| It's been more than forty years since Weight | | | | successfully losing and maintaining her |
| Watchers came on the scene and started helping | | | | post-pregnancy weight by following the program. |
| people live healthier lives. Weight Watchers helps | | | | Perhaps, its most prominent celebrity endorser is |
| members create a foundation to introduce | | | | Sarah, Duchess of York. Before her, Lynn Red |
| healthier choices and physical activity into their | | | | grave appeared in a series of popular television |
| lives. | | | | advertisements for the packaged low calorie food |
| The original Weight Watchers plan invites | | | | division of the H.J. Heinz Company, then the |
| members to weekly meetings where members | | | | parent of Weight Watchers. |
| hold group sessions, helping dieters form a | | | | Weight Watchers has proved to be a great plan |
| network of support with people sharing similar | | | | and a great program for losing weight and |
| experiences. Upon arrival, each person checks | | | | keeping with tasty meal choices. Being able to |
| their weight privately. Meetings are conducted by | | | | continue to eat for fun and for weight loss is the |
| a trained Meeting Leader who motivates and | | | | corner stone of programs like weight watchers. |
| offers the group support through information | | | | Other programs that starve the body leave you |
| about nutrition and fitness. | | | | craving sweet foods, carbohydrates, etc... and |
| Weight Watchers was made popular by a points | | | | ultimately lead to a break down and food binge. |
| system called Flex Plan. A point value is assigned | | | | Food binging is one of the worst possible things |
| to each food on the comprehensive list of more | | | | that can happen to new dieters as it not only will |
| than 27,000 foods. The Flex Plan allows you to | | | | erase prior progress but can sometimes set the |
| eat the foods you like. Just stay within your daily | | | | dieter back even further than before starting the |
| points and you can still enjoy fried chicken and | | | | diet. |
| Diet Pepsi. | | | | Members are also welcome and encouraged to |
| Weight Watchers emphasizes eating more | | | | join the Weight Watchers community online, at |
| wholesome food through its Core Plan. Members | | | | From the comfort of their homes, members can |
| don't count points; just choose a balanced | | | | form virtual support groups, monitor progress and |
| combination of whole grains, lean meats, fruits and | | | | access hundreds of approved recipes, like Blue |
| vegetables, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy. | | | | Cheese Muffins, Sweet and Sour Pork, Grilled |
| Jenny McCarthy recently appeared in a | | | | Beef Fajitas and even delectable treats like |
| commercial for Weight Watchers after | | | | Chocolate Mint Brownies. |