While the Green plan is designed for people who do better with stricter guidelines, the Blue and Purple plans encourage users to focus on making healthier food choices, rather than on counting points. In addition to encouraging healthy eating, WW also motivates users to stay active by assigning members a weekly fitness goal, referred to as FitPoints. Activities like dancing, walking, and cleaning, in addition to more traditional workouts like running and weightlifting, all count toward your FitPoints goal.
The app also provides fitness videos and workout routines, along with a weekly review of your physical activity level. Because sleep is a critical component of a healthy lifestyle, WW also offers a sleep tracker and services from Headspace, including sleep music, 5-minute behavior change coaching, and mini-meditations.
These Wins can be exchanged for prizes, including WW keychains, fitness accessories, and kitchen tools. Unlike many fad diets that promise unrealistic results over short periods of time, WW explains to members that they should expect to lose 0.
The program highlights lifestyle modification and counsels members on how to make better decisions by using the SmartPoints system, which prioritizes healthy foods. Many studies have shown that WW can help with weight loss.
One study found that people with overweight who were told to lose weight by their doctors lost twice as much weight on the WW program than those who received standard weight loss counseling from a primary care professional 1.
Though this study was funded by WW, data collection and analysis were coordinated by an independent research team. Furthermore, a review of 39 controlled studies found that participants following the WW program lost 2. Another controlled study in over 1, adults with obesity found that participants who followed the WW program for 1 year lost significantly more weight than those who received self-help materials or brief weight loss advice 3.
Overall, most of the studies on the WW diet find that participants lost an average of 10—15 pounds 4. While some involve counting SmartPoints more than others, the plans overall encourage members to choose healthier, more nutritious foods.
The plans also allow members to enjoy their favorite foods, as long as they fit into their allotted daily SmartPoints value. Additionally, unlike diets that forbid certain foods, WW allows users to eat them within reason. This means members can go out to dinner or attend a party without worrying if the food served will fit into their diet plan.
Another benefit of the program is that it provides members with tools and resources for achieving a healthier lifestyle. For example, to follow the program, you must be willing keep track of the foods — and their associated SmartPoints — that you consume each day, even if you choose the more relaxed Purple plan. Additionally, while the program encourages the intake of nutrient-rich foods, members can theoretically choose to eat foods that are high in sugar and low in nutrients and still stay under their set amount of SmartPoints.
Though monthly costs vary depending on the subscription plan, the total investment might be out of reach for those on a budget. Although the WW point system emphasizes whole, unprocessed foods including vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins, no foods are off-limits. While healthy choices are encouraged, members can choose any foods they want, as long as they stay under their daily SmartPoints allotment.
However, WW makes it clear that no foods are off-limits and members can eat their favorite snacks and desserts as long as they stay within their designated SmartPoints. I've learned to accept that it's okay to indulge sometimes and I should not feel guilty about it , as long as so I've tracked it. Plus, the sense of community is super helpful. I am a meeting person, and feel that sitting in front of a group of people every week is beneficial and holds me accountable and encourages me to keep going.
I'm down pounds in 15 months! So being able to lose weight while still eating fun foods was what originally sold me on Weight Watchers. I started the program in July and learned the trick was that I could still have ice cream if I really wanted it, but then I would focus the rest of the day on fresh vegetables and fruit and lean protein to balance it out, or work out to get extra activity points.
I also rediscovered my love of running and now I'm a marathoner. For me, the accountability Weight Watchers provides has been the most critical in helping me stay on track. I lost 60 pounds in 17 months. I stopped attending when I got pregnant with my son who was born in August of this year, but the program worked so well for me that I just joined again when he was five weeks old to help me lose the baby weight. My favorite thing about the program is that you don't have to totally give up anything to lose weight.
When I need that piece of chocolate, I can have it! I just have to track it, account for it, and make a better choice somewhere else. Getting stuck in a deprivation mindset can really hurt weight-loss goals. I can only deny something for so long before I end up bingeing on it. Weight Watchers is about a lifestyle change and life-long better choices, not depriving yourself in the short term to get to a certain weight only to end up gaining it all back in the long run.
That worked for a while but I discovered that as I've gotten older the weight is harder to to get off and keep it off. So in May of , I started regular Weight Watchers and attending meetings. I found the support and weekly weigh-in to be really helpful but the best part was the lack of judgement.
There is no shaming over weight! Weight will fluctuate and they make sure that's included in the program. I lost 23 pounds in six months. I had to keep it off for six weeks to become a Lifetime Member—not only did I do that but I've kept it off ever since. I'm still a proud lifetime member and I still go to meetings every week. I lost 59 pounds in 18 months with them and liked it so much I now work for them.
And what good is weight loss if you end up physically and mentally worse for wear? The risks are real: in a study published in the International Journal of Obesity , researchers found that very low calorie diets may cause a deterioration in heart function in some dieters.
Many supplements and special weight loss foods can seriously cost you. But are they effective? In general, no—or not for long. Watching your wallet and your weight? Start by making small changes to your eating habits, like swapping out sugary and pricey smoothies, specialty coffees, and fizzy drinks for still or sparkling water and unsweetened tea. For sustainable weight loss, try a programme that helps you establish healthy habits and allows you to go out to dinner and enjoy your favorite foods—even if it takes you a bit longer to reach your goal.
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