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Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers is one of the most consistent weight loss programs in history. Their program has helped thousands of people to lose weight, generally in a sensible way. Weight Watchers has continued to stay up-to-date offering more and more flexibility with their plans. No longer do they just run the POINTS® system.
Now with The Momentum™ program is a fresh approach to weight loss from Weight Watchers. This easy-to-follow program helps you choose wisely with the POINTS® System so you can stay fuller longer and handle hunger and temptation. You’ll learn to make smart, healthy choices, while adapting the program to your needs.
They also have an entire range of branded food products, scores of recipe and cookbooks, and even produce a magazine!
Basics
Weight Watchers latest innovation is called Momentum™. This encompasses healthy nutrition, effective calorie control, and livability. The goal is to lose weight and keep it off.
The philosophy behind Weight Watchers believes that dieting is just one part of long-term weight management. A healthy body results in a healthy lifestyle (both mental, emotional, and physical health). They do not tell you what to eat, but provide the information, tools, and motivation to help you make good eating decisions.
Weight Watchers Momentum™
MomentumTM is supposed to help you stop dieting and start living. Using the techniques Weight Watchers teaches, you will be able to:
- Learn to handle hunger and beat temptation
- Stay full longer, with delicious Filling Foods
- Make healthy, smart choices second nature
- Get expert information based on the latest nutritional research
- Learn to choose wisely with the POINTS® System
- Adapt the program to your needs
Foods Allowed on Momentum™
The new MomentumTM program is supposed to help you look at food in a fresh way as there are no required foods or forbidden foods, but rather you should learn how to make better choices. You should learn to eat smarter so you stay fuller longer, and you’ll get strategies for beating hunger and temptation. On the MomentumTM program, you will be taught about filling foods and satisfying choices that you can rely on to help keep hunger in check.
Meetings
One of the strengths of this program is the ability to meet regularly with others – in an environment of mutual encouragement and support.
Enjoy support from your Meeting leader who lost weight with Weight Watchers, is a trained expert in the program and is committed to your success. You also benefit from the exchange of tips, recipes and others’ practical experiences. As a Meeting Member, You attend Meetings once a week for less than an hour. There’s no contract, so you pay as you go, and you can sign up for the Internet weight-loss companion for Meetings, Weight Watchers eTools.
Weight Watchers Online
Weight Watchers Online provides all the tools you need. Chart your progress online and see your rewards as you go with the Weight Tracker. A series of interactive foods enable you to manage daily food choices and activities.
The on-line program also has a very strong community – chat rooms, numerous message boards and recipe swaps. All are extremely active and very helpful.
Does Weight Watchers work?
Weight Watchers is a sustainable (2 pounds weight loss per week) and workable program that has been successful for over 40 years. It is common to see a number of people try different diet fads, only to return to Weight Watchers when things don’t go so well. It is also refreshing to see that their on-line will NOT accept people who are on (or 5 pounds above) the minimum weight range for age and height.
Pricing
Pricing varies, so you will need to check with the Weight Watchers® site.
Downsides?
No diet program will work for 100% of the population – but Weight Watchers is most certainly one of the best choices out there.
Links
Weight Watchers® USA – Official Site
Weight Watchers UK – Official Site
Weight Watchers Canada – Official Site
Weight Watchers New Zealand – Official Site
Weight Watchers Australia – Official Site
I have used Weight Watchers twice. The first time I lost 18 lbs in 4 months without any exercise. The second time I lost 11 lbs in 3 months with moderate exercise. It’s not a ton of weight, average about 1-2 lbs a week. But it really changed the way I saw food. I learned which foods were really bad choices and how to substitute for lower fat/lower sugar/lower calorie equivalents without sacrificing much taste. I also learned quickly how big my portion sizes had been, and how to eat the right amounts of food. It only took about one week to get used to the new size of meals and I no longer felt hungry or craved sugar. I could eat almost anything, I just had to adjust the amount or sacrifice something else later that I might have eaten. It’s all about making wise choices. More than anything, W.W. changed the way I looked at food overall and the way I ate in a permanant, sustainable way. It wasn’t a fad diet, not a quick weight loss scam. It was something I can and do use all the time now when I need to shed a few pounds. I highly recommend it. (I did the online version, not the meetings, as I’m on the computer all day. It was so easy for me to look up points and put my foods into the system to keep track.)
i am edeline i am 16 years old i am 200 pounds i need something that can make me drop some fat
Where is your meeting schedule?