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Number two in our list of top ten most popular Diets, WeightWatchers Diet Review : With countless success stories under its belt, WeightWatchers has been going for over 40 years.Read our full WeightWatchers Diet Review and decide for yourself whether it still makes the grade.

What they say

"Millions have lost weight with Weight Watchers. Our simple, healthy and balanced diet puts you in control.

It’s easy and it works. You’ll eat real food, enjoy real life and get real results! "

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Our Review

In the UK WeightWatchers have been going for over 35 years, over 40 in the USA. Their philosophy is to encourage a lifelong, healthy approach to weight loss and healthy living.

It all started in the 1960's, when Jean Nidetch, an American woman from Queens, New York, decided that the best way to loose weight was to eat real food and to get help and encouragement from her friends and family. She invited a few friends to her house and they decided to all try to follow a diet recommended by her dietician. Agreeing to meet regularly to chat and encourage each other the idea soon spread to other houses. Eventually she joined a business man and together they started WeightWatchers.

How WeightWatchers works

When you join WeightWatchers you sign up to attend weekly meetings. The leader who runs the meetings is always a former member who has successfully lost weight using the program.

At meetings you learn small encouraging ways that will help you loose weight. You will be weighed confidentially and have your progress monitored. You will be given achievable goals and incentives to follow.

There are two flexible diet plans and the basis of these diets is a point system. All foods are given points to make it simple for you to choose what you can and cannot eat. This allows a flexible approach to weight loss, letting you have treats from time to time. The amount of points you are allowed per day depends on how over weight you are. The more over weight the more points you are allowed to start off with. As you loose weight your points are decreased and there is a lot of emphasis on drinking lots of water. You can also 'earn' yourself extra points by exercising. For example a brisk 15 min walk can earn you an extra 1.5 points.

Sample WeightWatchers Recipe

Greek Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

2 3/4 lb whole chicken, (1.2 kg) fresh or frozen
1 item(s) lemon(s)
1 spray low-fat cooking spray
200 g natural low-fat yogurt
1 chunk cucumber(s), cut into small cubes
1 tablespoon parsley, or coriander
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

POINTS® value | 8

WeightWatchers Foods

You can also buy a full range of WeightWatcher foods that are available from high street shops and super markets. These foods are convenient and clearly show the amount of points they contain. There is no pressure to buy these foods from WeightWatcher leaders.

WeightWatchers Online

If you cannot get to meetings or prefer not to, you can join WeightWatchers online. For a membership fee you can access online tools to calculate food points, interactive tools to keep track of your progress, recipes, email, message boards and many more features. There are two diet plans to choose from.

Online WeightWatchers Fees

3 Months Saving Plan

£49.95 for first 3 Months
£9.99 for each following Month

Standard Monthly Plan

£39.95 for first Month
£9.95 for each following Month

The Good

• Good Healthy nutrition based
• Encouraging and supportive
• Easy to follow
• High proven success rate

The Bad

• Needs commitment
• Can get costly if you buy the prepared meals