Weight Watchers
One of the biggest names in the world of slimming, an international company that offers various dieting products and services to assist weight loss and help you maintain it - Weight Watchers. 
Weight Loss ProgramsTurnAround programThe program was introduced in August 2004. It consists of two parts of the Flex and Core food plans, but intended to assist people in developing an overall healthy lifestyle. The philosophy behind this program is that dieting is just one part of long term weight management. They do not tell you what to eat, but provide the information, members support, tools, and motivation to help you make good eating decisions. The Flex Plan – this allows you to eat and drink anything you like as long as you stick to a daily Points allowance (the on-line program includes a complete food database for POINTS values, and a daily tracker). The Core Plan – this allows you to eat from a set list of healthy foods. There’s no limit on quantity – you simply eat until you feel comfortable. You also have a weekly Points allowance for treats. In The United States of AmericaThe Momentum Plan The momentum plan was implemented on December 7, 2008. The plan based on the proprietary Points formula, which allocates each food a value based on its calories, fat, and fiber. Members are allowed a certain number of points each day based on their gender, height, current weight, age, and activity level.
Also, they are allowed 35 optional Points each week. Finally, members can earn additional Points through exercise. These "Activity Points" are calculated based on the member's weight, the duration and intensity of the activity. Activity Points previously had to be consumed on the day that they were earned or they were lost; with the Momentum plan, they can be eaten on any day during the week. The Momentum Plan encourages members to remain satisfied while dieting by focusing on eating foods identified as Filling Foods, which include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy and soy products, and lean proteins. The Momentum Plan also includes an option that allows members to eat from the Filling Foods list without tracking Points values at all. This option, known as the Simply Filling Technique, is very similar to the former Core Plan. Members following the Simply Filling Technique do not receive a daily Points allowance, but eat to satisfaction from the Filling Foods list. They do, however, receive the 35 weekly Points, and are entitled to eat any Activity Points that they earn. The weekly Points and Activity Points may be used for foods that are not on the Filling Foods list. In the UK, Ireland and AustraliaDiscovery Plan This is similar to the points plan that went before it, where one may eat fewer points daily than are allotted based on sex, weight, age, height, pregnancy status, and activity level and “spend” these points later within the week. However the Discover plan aims to help the user understand which foods are more filling, and make healthier choices. Part of the new Discover plan is an option which is similar to “The Core Plan”. This is called the Simply Filling technique. Users choose freely from the "filling foods" list and also allowed 21 points per week outside of the filling foods list. Weight Watchers Meetings
It is simple, you find a meeting in a convenient location for you, join the class and then attend once a week. At your first meeting, you’ll agree your weight loss goals with your leader and find out more about the two eating plans. Your group leader will calculate your daily Points allowance (if you decide to try the Points Plan). Each week you’ll have a confidential weigh-in and your group leader will lead a 30-minute discussion on different aspects of weight loss. You’ll also have the support of other members to help you stay motivated. There is no contract so you pay as you go.Also there is an ‘Internet companion’ service for members who attend weekly meetings but want additional support during the week to help them stay on track. This effectively provides weekly members with all the same information they’d receive if they were online members. A Lifetime member may attend meetings free of charge as long as he or she weighs in at least once per calendar month and, at any weigh-in, does not weigh more than 2 pounds (0.91 kg) more than his or her goal weight. You can become a Lifetime member if, at the end of six weigh-ins during the maintenance period, the member weighs in within 2 pounds (0.91 kg) of his or her goal weight.
Weight Watchers OnlineIt is an alternative to people who do not want to attend the weekly meeting. Online membership gives you access to the Points Plan and Core Plan, a Weight Tracker, a Points Calculator, progress charts, recipes, weekly emails and message boards.
Weight Watchers at HomeThis program allows you to follow one of the Weight Watchers plans from home. All the information is sent to you via post.
Does it Work?Weight Watchers is the program that works and has been around for over 40 years. It promotes a healthy weight loss of 2 pounds per week. Every year thousands of people try different fad diets, just to return to Weight Watchers when things don’t go well. Research shows that people who attend meetings lose three times more weight than those who diet on their own.Return from Weight Watchers to Lose Weight with Us Home Page
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