Weight Watchers Program

Weight watchers weight loss program is without doubt the most successful of all weight loss programs ever created. The program is based on group member support plus a lenient diet, the program has taken people irrespective of age and weight loss objectives by storm countrywide.

Weight watchers Program advocate an "Eat-whatever-you-want" philosophy; this approach teaches members an-everything-in-small proportions way of maintaining a healthy body weight.

The program was formed 50 years ago and has undergone various changes ever since. The most recent and popular approach involves the use of a "Points and Stay formula", this is a formula for tracking nutritional value of beverages and food and encourages that one sticks to set targets on daily basis.

The points and stay formula advocated by proponents of the weight watchers weight loss program, has attracted many followers and is the heart of the program.

An update to the points and stay formula is something referred to as momentum, this is all about the consumption of filler foods which they say helps in making one feel full for longer thus preventing over eating which is a major cause of weight gain. The point and stay formula helps a person monitor his/her daily calorie intake based on the nutrition point value of food.

Participants are shown how to allot points by attending the weight watchers weight loss programs meetings. According to the program, beverage and food each has a nutritional value point.

These points are computed using a slide tool that is given as part of the member welcome kit. All food with nutritional content label can have the nutrition value checked. There are booklets that list the nutrition value points of restaurant and supermarket items.

Members record the cumulative point during the week for their calorie consumption on a pre printed points journal given in each meeting. With time it becomes easier to do this and you can keep your weight in check.