WEIGHT WATCHERS

Since the early 1960s, Weight Watchers has been the gold standard for successful weight loss programs. Among the reasons for Weight Watchers' longevity: the program is based on science, addresses the dieter's lifestyle as a whole, and is free of gimmicks..

The Weight Watchers Points System is possibly one of the most useful and easy to learn tools available to someone who wants to lose weight long term. Even if Weight Watchers is not a long term fit for you, you will find great value learning their approach to portion control and group support. You will learn the power of daily "self-monitoring," which is a technique that helps you be accountable to yourself each day.

The system is very simple - it assigns point values to portions of foods. Foods high in fiber and low in fat and calories have low point values. And vice versa. You can eat a lot of them each day and lose weight. A Starbucks Muffin might be worth between 6 and 10 Points. If you eat one of those, your day is probably blown. Fruits and vegetables have limited point impact, so you can eat a lot of those and do great for your day.

Once you get your motivation lined up, you are ready to start their program. You can do this either in person or online, you are assigned a target daily point value that you need to reach each day. If you follow their goal for you, you are highly likely to lose weight. When you follow the system you are

1) incentivized to eat high fiber, low fat foods, and

2) you learn portion control.

There is a reason Weight Watchers is worth billions of dollars as a company. The Points System is one of the main reasons, along with their focus on "Filling Foods", group support and healthy recipes.

Weight Watchers Online is a more independent approach for people who prefer not to attend meetings. The Online version of the program provides access to a Web-based service very much like eTools. The support system for Weight Watchers Online is a message board where members can post support and share advice. The message board (but not the other support tools) is available free of charge to the public; in an attempt to limit access to the essential plan information to its members, Weight Watchers prohibits the posting of its proprietary Points calculations on the board.

In some areas Weight Watchers meetings are operated by a locally-franchised organization rather than by Weight Watchers International.

 

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