How to Do Weight Watchers for Free

Disclaimer: The team of Weight Watchers keeps updating the program, according to the requirements/feedback of their members. The program has been updated many times, the latest one being the Weight Watchers 360° program, which was unveiled on the 3rd of December, 2012. The program teaches members how to manage their food environment, claiming that we tend to eat what we see. It also guides people on ways to control their temptation, and to avoid pleasure eating. Weight Watchers has not increased their rates for this new approach, and all the meetings, eTools, and apps are included in the total fee.

The content in this article explains the Weight Watchers program in detail. The details of the current program are exclusively available to the paid members of Weight Watchers.

There is quite a rage about the Weight Watchers weight loss program, which is a unique way of losing weight. This diet program was introduced in the year 1963. One thing that separates this weight loss diet from the rest is the basic philosophy of this diet. The creators of Weight Watchers have come up with the idea of the dieter having all the regular foods, but in a limited amount. To carry out this diet more efficiently, they have given certain points to each and every food item. The dieter is required to eat only certain points worth of food for a day. These points are also called daily allowance points, and allotment of these points differs from one person to the other. Along with the weight loss goal that an individual has set, these points also vary as per the age, gender, weight, height and activity level of a dieter. The entire Weight Watchers points system and its weight loss effects have become a huge success around the world.

In November 2010, Weight Watchers overhauled their earlier points system with the new PointsPlus program. Weight Watchers PointsPlus is an equally good program with positive results for healthy weight loss. If you wish to follow this weight loss diet, then you need to get a Weight Watchers membership. People who don't want a Weight Watchers membership and still want to follow the Weight Watchers diet can try a few things to do Weight Watchers for free.

How to Do Weight Watchers PointsPlus for Free

There are many reasons why people may want to do Weight Watchers for free. Some people find it hard to take out time to attend the meetings while some others find this weight loss program a bit expensive. No matter what the reasons are, it is important to understand that you might not get guaranteed weight loss results with following Weight Watchers on your own.

About Weight Watchers
Well, as far as the working method of Weight Watches PointsPlus is concerned, you need to learn a few basics. The first and most important thing that separates this diet program from the rest is its points system. These points are derived by a specific formula. You need to find out the Weight Watchers formula to calculate the daily allowed points for you. Sadly, the official Weight Watchers formula is under strict regulations of the US patent law. However, people who are official members of Weight Watchers get this formula for free. Hence, the first thing you need to do is find out a workable way to calculate your points for losing weight with Weight Watchers. Since Weight Watchers has given certain points to all the food items, you may need to be aware of those points so that you can calculate accurate required points for you.

Ask for Help
If you want to do Weight Watchers for free then you must find someone you know who is an official Weight Watchers member. If you are lucky enough to find one, then you can definitely request him/her to lend you their Weight Watchers PointsPlus kit, which contains a handbook, food pocket guide, restaurant food guide, food journal, Weight Watchers diet plan, and Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator, which is the latest addition to the kit. It also contains tips on healthy weight loss, which are provided by the creators of this diet. Once you learn about the Weight Watchers formula and food values, you will definitely be able to find out how to calculate points for Weight Watchers. Keep in mind that calculating points is actually the basic step if you wish to follow the Weight Watchers weight loss program. The kit also contains a free cookbook which contains Weight Watchers recipes that are made with ingredients that have ideal Weight Watchers points.

Attend Free Meetings
This is one more way which you can use to follow Weight Watchers for free. Weight Watchers holds many monthly meetings, and some of them are free of cost so that more and more weight loss aspirants can attend them. The Weight Watchers operators not only hold free meetings, but they also reward you if you decide to join them or achieve weight loss with their methods. These meetings are mostly free for first timers too. However, if you want to attend the meeting one more time, then you need to search for a person who is a member of Weight Watchers, and who can arrange free passes for you so that you can attend the meetings for free. Attending the meetings gives you detailed information about the Weight Watchers weight loss program. You can freely interact with the fellow weight loss aspirants and clear out your queries and ask questions to the Weight Watchers representatives and operators. Attending free meetings allows you to decide whether you really want to follow Weight Watchers.

Free Online Tools
There is no dearth of online sources that claim to have the exact version of the official Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator as well as other handbooks, that are available only for the paid members. You may definitely buy these tools and start your Weight Watchers expedition! There are a few things to remember though. First of all, you can't confidently say that these online free tools are reliable. Secondly, since they are not the official tools we do not recommend them. If you wish to choose or buy them, then it is entirely your personal decision. Lastly, most of the online tools like the food guides and points charts might be free, but other tools like the Weight watchers PointsPlus program, may require you to pay a minimal sum. You can also go to the local libraries as well as any local recyclers center to search for the Weight Watchers magazine which may contain a few tips of their weight loss program.

Another way of learning how to do Weight Watchers for free is to sign up for one of those in-person support systems. The in-person support system allows you to set your long term weight loss goals. Once you achieve that goal and successfully maintain it, you become a free lifetime member of Weight Watchers. However, you still might need to pay the starting fee.

(Disclaimer: The information provided in the above article is for informational purposes only, and should not be used without prior professional medical advice.)

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