Weight Watchers Diet Plan Review

     Weight Watcher Diet Plan Review

Weight Watchers is an American-based international company that offers various dieting products and services to assist weight loss and maintenance. Founded in 1963 it now operates in about 30 countries around the world. Individuals can work with Weight Watchers: via in-person meetings and an online-only program. Both programs use the same basic materials and computations which is a method of measuring food by a points system. This system measures the carbohydrates, fibre, sugar and protein in a piece or quantity of food and allocates a point value to it. So for example 1 pint of milk; whole 8 points, semi skimmed 4 and skimmed 2 points. Quarterpounder beef burger is 6 points, chicken leg 5 and pork chop 5 etc Most fruit and vegetables are nil points. Points are allocated on a weekly basis according to your sex, weight, height and age. You can earn extra point through exercise. A 'goal weight' is specified for your achieve.

In theory, on a weight watchers diet you are able to eat anything but whilst you are restricted to your weekly point's allowance, the system does give some dietary flexibility. Weight Watchers claims that Research shows that people who attend Weight Watchers meetings lose three times more weight than those who diet on their own but it fails to cite a study to back up this claim. A clinical study involving Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers and The Zone diets, published in 2005, reported that among the Weight Watchers participants the average net weight loss in a one-year period was 3.0 kilograms. However, the study only included two months of "maximum effort", letting the participants decide their level of adherence for the following ten months. Although, having said that, Weight Watchers was the third most effective diet in terms of weight loss, and those that continued to adhere to any of the diets significantly decreased cardiac risk factors.

Weight Watchers may have been established 50 years ago so some of what they believe must contribute to its long standing test of time. However, don't be fooled they are still serious competitors in this niche market.

Whether you follow Weight Watcher online or attend a local meeting you'll have to pay for the privilege. You will find that you encounter expense at every turn with this diet. It is much commercialized with required books containing the vital point's calculations for different foods, another with recipe; even purpose made calculators are sold. In addition, they have a fully comprehensive own brand food products from biscuits, crisps, soups, ready meals and deserts (all of which boldly illustrate the containing points).

It is certainly been well thought out both scientifically and commercially. It is a house hold name and you can probably find a weight watchers session within a couple of miles from your home. I suspect that people react to a like group of people in the similar situation and knowing that you're going to be weighted at the next session encourages you to adhere to the plan. Although Weight Watchers claims to nutritionally well thought out, with the points system, it does leave the dieter somewhat to their own devices. I could see myself eating big point foods and then having to starve myself for the rest of the day or week!

I suppose they do provide you with the necessary tools and it must be said that all diets rely on a sense of self control.

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