Weight Watchers: Dieting and weight loss

At Weight Watchers we believe that healthy, long-term weight loss is within everyone's reach and you can reach your weight loss goals:

• Choose a programme that is healthy, well-balanced and interesting, gives you plenty to eat, and fits in with your lifestyle. And it can include all your favourite foods.
• Gradually increase the amount of exercise you enjoy and which fits in with your way of life.
• Think about what you might need to change in your long-term behaviour by using some practical recommended strategies.
• Get lots of support, encouragement and motivation all along the way.

 Reach your goals with Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers is recognised as a safe, healthy and proven way to take control and reach your weight loss goals and now has an online plan.

Weight Watchers online features

• Access to online tools, inspirational topics, weekly emails and guides to help you reach your goals.
• You’ll learn to make wise food choices and discover hundreds of delicious recipes and meal ideas.

As a Weight Watchers Online subscriber you will have access to a comprehensive suite of interactive tools. These enable you to manage all aspects of your weight loss journey including the two highlighted below.

• When you’re following the POINTS® Plan, the interactive POINTS Tracker lets you instantly search POINTS values for nearly 30,000 foods.
• When you’re following the Core Plan, browse the Core Food List, which makes it simple to stick to healthy food options.

Weight Watchers Switch programme

• Switch recognises that everyone is different, so what works for one person may not work for another.
• Discover the small changes you can make to help you take control and lose weight by learning healthy habits.
• Choose one of our two flexible, healthy food plans - The Core Plan and The Points Plan

The Core Plan - No fuss

• Eat freely from a comprehensive list of foods including fruits and vegetables, lean meats and poultry, grains, eggs and dairy products.
• Eat three meals a day until you feel comfortably full.
• Snack on fruit and vegetables or have the occasional treat in controlled amounts

Complete flexibility with your POINTS® allowance.

• All foods are given a POINTS value based on a unique formula.
• Discover your own personal daily POINTS allowance.
• Eat any food, just stay within your daily POINTS allowance.

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