Weight Watchers
A trusted approach to weight loss for more than 40 years.
BACKGROUND
It's been more than 40 years since Weight Watchers came on the scene and started helping people live healthier lives. Weight Watchers helps members create a foundation to introduce healthier choices and physical activity into their lives. Weight Watchers was made popular by its POINTS system. A point value is assigned to each food on the comprehensive list of more than 27,000 foods based on its calories, fat and fiber content. The Weight Watchers POINTS allow you to eat the foods you like without restriction. Simply stay within your daily POINTS range and you can still enjoy fried chicken or diet soda; more importantly, you'll learn that those food choices have high POINTS and you'll be more inclined to choose grilled chicken, water, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Unlike many diets, Weight Watchers also encourages an active lifestyle, and awards POINTS for exercising.
It all started in a living room, where women would gather to support one another while losing weight. Then it grew, and became one of the most recognized names in weight loss. They've remained an innovative brand, taking the plan online, creating a program specifically for men and even launching the Momentum plan to teach people how to eat in order to stay full longer.
Weight Watchers Meetings The original Weight Watchers plan invites members to weekly meetings where they help dieters form a network of support with people sharing similar experiences. Each person checks their weight privately. Meetings are conducted by a trained Meeting Leader who motivates and offers the group support through information about nutrition and fitness.
Weight Watchers Online For those whose schedules won't accommodate a weekly meeting, or prefer the anonymity the Internet offers, Weight Watchers Online makes it possible to reap the benefits of the program from the comfort of your own home. Online subscribers can communicate via message boards, monitor progress, obtain POINTS counters, access hundreds of approved recipes and so much more.
Weight Watchers Online for Men Available exclusively online, this program is tailored to the needs of men seeking an effective approach to weight loss, without the female undertones. The same POINTS plan is used, but recipes, fitness and weight loss advice speaks your language.
Weight Watchers Momentum The newest innovation from Weight Watchers takes your healthy eating skills one step further, by showing you how and when to eat so that you maintain satiety longer.
Read this explanation of how Weight Watchers POINTS work.
PRO
- Programs to suit adult men and women
- Choose counseling via meetings or privacy and convenience online
- Online program is a comprehensive experience
- Provides exercise guidance
- Thousands of recipes and meals to choose from
- Applebee's partnership for more healthful dining
- POINTS make it simple to assess nutritional value of food
- Reputable and effective for more than 40 years
- Free Weight Watchers Mobile iPhone App
CON
- Counting POINTS may be time consuming
- Online detracts from the traditional social aspect of meetings
- Weight Watchers Online for Men is only available online, not in meetings
DIET and NUTRITION
Weight Watchers emphasizes eating more wholesome food, while allowing you to splurge on cravings in moderation. You'll use your POINTS to make balanced food choices that include whole grains, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, eggs and dairy. No matter which plan you choose, you'll have access to all of the Weight Watchers recipes that are delicious, satisfying and good-for-you.
Weight Watchers members can enjoy chili, muffins, brownies, burgers, pizza, pasta and so much more - especially when you follow their healthy tips for lightening the recipes and keeping your POINTS values low.
EXERCISE
More guidance is provided for fitness online than is in meetings. Weight Watchers Online gives access to dozens of workout demonstrations and has something for all skill levels to follow. You can also earn activity points by working out, which will allow you to save some room in your food POINTS for the week.
CONCLUSION
Weight Watchers is a tried and true veteran of the weight loss industry. With a variety of methods to choose from for both men and women, you're almost certain to find the right path for your weight loss journey. Weight Watchers provides guidance from every aspect of weight loss. Food is one of the primary concerns of any dieter and Weight Watchers goes above and beyond most other weight loss programs with thousands of recipes that anyone, dieting or not, will find tempting and delicious. If their style appeals to you, go for it.
See the Official Weight Watchers Web Site
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i started weightwatchers last tuesday and have found it to be exremely easy and the most satisfying diet i have been on..i have never been hungry yet.. its nice for a diet to actually let you eat lol.. i tried the cambridge diet before.. but all were allowed to eat was the shakes and soups which i found revolting. i did lose a stone in 2 weeks on it but piled it back on and then some when i ate food again. got my first weigh in tomorrow. wish me luck!
5 YEARS ON WW- LOST 80 LBS AND MAINTAINED WEIGHT LOSS SINCE 2005. BEST LIFESTYLE PLAN EVER
I have lost 95 pounds on this program and made it part of my life its been 6 years that I have hit my goal and there is no other plan for me,
In 5 months I lost 41 lbs. ---walked a lot, followed the guidelines, was totally committed. It paid off. In the last five months, I have kept it off. If I go up a couple of pounds, immediatelly I go back to the points system and get WW focused. It is so doable!!
Have lost close to 80 lbs twice with WW. Will work for you if you stay on it!!
Pros: Cost $100.for 10wks. Lost 40lbs in 3.5 months. Played tennis 5-days a week. Became a lifer=free WW
Cons: Personal out of the ordinary probs: Dad with dementia needing care, teenagers, etc. slowly gained back because I did not have access to the diet I was used to. WW won't take me back unless I pay for each meeting I missed while I was gone because I became a lifer. So at what $12 bucks a week x 2 yrs...well you do the math.
Point: This works best for single people, cuz they can have nothing in the house except water and vegies;)
Just bought a Monthly Pass. $39.95 a month. Excited to get started. Looks like a life plan and not a diet! I have 40 lbs to lose and I am 40 years old. Time to get serious!
fine. very nice.
best regards
for light and slimline cooking
Weight Watchers Works! If you apply the principles you will be successful. Jean Nidetch is the founder of Weight Watchers.
Started this today - I have a big number in mind (~ 60-65 lbs), but right now I'm working towards just 5%. I think I can do it. Plus, I think I'm more concerned with my clothing sizes - I'm a 16 right now, and would really rather be a 10 or so... we'll see how it goes.
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I'm back on weight watchers b/c I'd gained 15 pounds back b/c I stopped watching my portions and began eating out alot. I'm a Lifetime member and I find going to meetings help me stay on track. When I get back to my goal weight I'll continue going to meetings because the Saturday leader we have is awesome and inspiring.
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I did ww about 4 yaears ago and lost 40 but now i am not doing ww and have gained it all back and more in about one year. I was lifetime i thank it is a great program and it really works you just got to stick to it. thanking about going back after the frist of the year because i know i need to.
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this has been the best change i have ever made. it makes me feel like i am not even trying to lose weight and the pounds come off every week! love it!
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Weight Watchers was established by Jean Nidetch in September 1961
I have tried WW twice-the first time I did not realize we were not supposed to eat so close to "weigh in" and since I had eaten an hour before, I was 2 lbs more. The leader asked me if I still wanted to stay for the meeting. I was aghast-what kind of leadership is that? The second time I was going to do it with a friend-until I realized the leader (different woman) was giving bad advice (make your two year old eat what she eats???) This is after two weeks prior her telling us to not make our kids diet if we are. These "leaders" speak out of both sides of their mouth. Never again.
I enjoy doing Weight Watchers. I was on it years ago when I was at my lowest weight. I quit and was quickly sucked back into the way I ate before, and then I went to college it it got WAY out of hand. However, I started getting serious about it again a couple weeks ago and I have lost about 9 pounds since I started. I am not hungry ever since I snack a lot more than I did before. I am young, so it's hard for me sometimes when I go out with my friends. After a 40 hour work week, it's hard to say no to a martini (or two). But those points add up fast.
I am a vegetarian on top of that, so I really enjoy WW because I can choose what I eat and calculate points accordingly.
I'm starting Alli in about a week and a half, after I cleanse. I'll be posting about that sometime in the next couple of weeks.
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diet doesnt work
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It's works for me me i lost 85lb i feel GREAT!!
Just wondering if anyone out there can give me some tips on how to start. Do I just sign up and they send me all the materials I need to suceed? Thanks for all of your input!
I was on WW for a year and lost 10 pounds (which was really good for me; I am on the petite side and that's a lot on my frame). There were many things that I liked about it. The leader and meetings were really positive, the weekly weigh-ins were a good way to stay on course, and I learned a lot about the real caloric content of foods that I had previously thought were "healthy" and therefore could be consumed without limits, like pasta and potatoes.
That said, there were some things that I did not like, as well. I think that the pure emphasis on points wound up distracting me from other habits that I knew were healthy. As I got down to 18 points, I found myself drinking diet soda instead of milk, chewing sugary gum to stave off sugar cravings, and eating the WW-branded foods which are often high in sodium and transfats. After a while, I got tired of the points counting and quit WW. Instead of counting points, I decided to cut "unnatural" things like 100 calorie packs of snack crackers or WW candy bars out of my diet, and to rely instead on natural, home-cooked things, even if they are higher in calories. Two years later, I've lost 15 more pounds.
I think that my problem with WW was mostly psychological: on a program that says that you can still eat cheeseburgers and chocolate sundaes, I found myself always looking for a chemically-adapted lower-calorie version of junk food. Once I changed my focus to eating only natural foods, I found that my tastes changed, that I am less stressed out about "saving" points, and that I have a lot more energy. I definitely still rely on some of the things that I learned about food from WW, though.
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