The Weight Watchers "POINTS" System

Despite needing a major overhaul to reflect the latest scientific research, Weight Watchers remains the most popular and most effective diet. This is a link to a summary on how the program works. The bottom line on Weight Watchers is that it is a great starting point for anyone who needs to lose weight. They will teach you portion control, and demonstrate the power of group support as well as peer pressure.

The glaring weakness of their approach is that they sell foods that are very poor in nutrients. They focus on food restriction, and simple fat reduction. A food can be low in fat but still contain little to no nutritional value. Which is why Weight Watchers is a lifetime kind of thing. You can only restrict your food for so long. It is only through a diet high in nutrients that you can achieve a healthy weight without dieting. We will be blogging about that more in the future!