I found that a more self-guided experience focusing on simple food tracking and mindful eating was the key to my success.
It changed my life in a major way in teaching me to eat more purposefully. At first, the food tracking was tedious, but soon it got easier and quicker. After a while, tracking became second nature. Since I started the program, I tracked diligently and racked up over 12, WellnessWins yes, yet another type of points that I redeemed for a cookbook, new socks, and a sleep mask.
As mentioned, the zero-point foods vary depending on which program you choose, from just about to more than Zero-point drinks include things that have no sugar or fat, such as black coffee, black tea, and water.
There are a lot of diet beverages, too, that are zero points. The creators of WW know that people can fall off the wagon if they never have the opportunity to eat any of the high-point food that they crave. These can give you the freedom to indulge at your discretion. If you go over your daily point budget on any given day, points are taken from your weekly points. Your amount of weeklies is personalized to you and designed to help you find success in your weight goals whether you use them little by little, many at once, or choose not to use them at all.
You may save up all those weeklies for a decadent treat on the weekend, guilt-free. For example, you may opt for an unhealthy appetizer with your significant other or go out for drinks with your friends. Or the Starbucks drink that you found out is worth 14 of your daily points? Have it once a week. I think that is the key to what makes WW so successful—no food is truly off-limits. I opted to set a weekly FitPoint goal instead, which motivates me to work out by chasing that goal each week and allows me to compete with myself by increasing my activity.
You can even sync devices, like your phone or fitness tracker , to your WW app to track your activity for you. There is no shaming over weight! Weight will fluctuate and they make sure that's included in the program. I lost 23 pounds in six months. I had to keep it off for six weeks to become a Lifetime Member—not only did I do that but I've kept it off ever since. I'm still a proud lifetime member and I still go to meetings every week.
I lost 59 pounds in 18 months with them and liked it so much I now work for them. I really enjoy the focus on real food versus processed 'diet' food. I was able to learn how to incorporate special treats birthday cake, movie theater popcorn, cookies, ice cream, etc into a healthy diet and not feel guilty about it. The program also taught me that it's okay to say no to food if you really don't want it. It's not that I can't have certain items, I just choose not to.
It gave me some control over my choices. I started online and they have a social media platform for support. Once I got closer to my goal, I switched to meetings. The support was amazing and helped me push through plateaus. But mainly it's not a diet but a lifestyle change.
I have lost a significant amount of weight more than once using the program and kept it off for more than two years each time. Unfortunately, a few years ago I went through some pretty traumatic stuff—think crazy stalker ex-boyfriend and my mom dying—and went off the program and gained the weight back.
But instead of seeing it as a failure life happens! I really like the new points plan they are using. Laura relies on Plant Nanny , a smartphone app that pairs plant-style avatars with reminders to drink water.
Now she drinks roughly half her body weight in ounces of water each day. While whole fruits and fresh veggies can help keep your energy levels up, these low-PersonalPoints snack recipes can hit the spot no matter what kind of food you feel like. Explore more WW member transformations here. Skip to main content Skip to footer. During your first month on a WW plan, you might lose weight at a faster pace than during subsequent months.
This is normal, and the initial period of rapid weight loss shouldn't last more than a few weeks. Is Weight Watchers Right for You? Here's What You Need to Know. Weight Watchers encourages healthy eating and discourages food deprivation. While following a WW plan, you can expect to lose an average of 8 pounds a month, or 2 pounds a week. This is a realistic and healthy goal to aim for, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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