weight watchers?

Question

what is your opinion of it? is it more a life style change or a diet? once you lose the weight how often do people put it back on plus some?

Answer 1

In balance, I think it's good. When I started to "reform" and watch my nutritiion and exercise, I started off with following the Weight Watchers original book and cookbook (though I didn't sign up for a class). Gradually, I evolved beyond this because I had to make adjustments due to specific genetically-induced problems. But it got me started and I suspect that for most persons, signing up for a class would provide the additional incentive to shift to a disciplined, but positively enjoyable, lifestyle from the "eat and swill" approach that is stimulated by commercialized social norms (hint: don't watch foody commercials while you are started a diet).

Overall, I believe that if you take Weight Watchers or any similar program based on better nutritional standards (not ideal, but better by far than the prevailing approach) you will be coaxed gradually into a lifestyle change. But presenting it largely as a diet draws more people into it. The psychology behiind Weight Watchers (emulation, competitive weighing, shame) works for many people, but turns off others.

One of the things that I read a few years ago impressed me. A research study compared various programs. The overall finding is that almost any program that is based on sound nutrition and exercise will work provided you stick with it for a long period of time.

Answer 2

Well I tried it and i lost 150 pounds in two years. So my opinion is that it works.