Review: Weight Watchers program

I was recently talking with a former patient. While in my program, she had lost 1 kilogram every week. It was phenomenal. What's her secret? She had 2, actually. First, she is literally the only patient I've ever had to attend 100% of all scheduled clinic sessions. She had the luxury of being retired, living close by, and not catching any common colds during her 10 weeks, but still--30 sessions in a row is impressive. Second, she joined Weight Watchers International. She enjoyed the structure of their program, and the accountability from the weigh ins. However, it was very expensive, and she found it a little overbearing. She quit after one cycle. Instead, she found a local version, Weight Watchers Foundation. They don't do the diet provisions and all that, but they do have weekly weigh ins. My patient said it was this oversight that helped keep her on track. She said it was much more low-key than it's International counterpart, and very non-judgemental. For her, it provided the little extra motivation she needed to keep from eating lots of cakes and slices at the cafes. For her, she needs that external oversight to keep herself in check, but you can obviously weigh in on your own (Disclaimer: losing weight does not necessarily mean you're losing fat, and when losing fat, you don't necessarily lose weight). Check out my new permanent page on fixing your diet to meet your goals for tips on how to be your own Weight Watcher.