Weight Watchers Pros And Cons

Weight Watchers has proven to be an effective medium for weight loss over the years. However, as well as the obvious advantages there are some disadvantages to consider with this program.

Pros Of The Weight Watchers Plan Include:

• A healthy balance a nutritional diet, with exercise and counseling

• Education in healthier eating habits

• Large support group and and advice through online forums

• Healthy weight loss rate, you will probably lose about one to two pounds a week

• Steady, long-term weight loss program

• Plenty of online tools and resources

• Lots of variety so less chance of giving up through boredom

• Flexible eating plan - you can eat what ever food you want as long as within the points limit

• Points system saves time and makes the process simple

• Suitable for vegetarians

• Includes all major food groups so no cut in valuable nutrients

•  Tracks progress and provides rewards

Cons Of The Weight Watchers Plan Include:

• It's difficult to continue counting Weight Watchers points for the rest of your life

• Do not provide structured meal plans

• Too flexible eating plan may cause some participants to reserve their Points for junk food

• Attendance at weekly meetings can be time consuming

•  If you do not like a group atmosphere, you probably won't enjoy the meetings

• Weekly meetings can be expensive over time($10 and $15 a class)

• Weekly progress reports may discourage you. If you find you have not lost any weight in a week

• Some Weight Watchers products are quite costly

• Weight loss is slower than some other diets

As you can see, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. You will also notice that the disadvantages are mainly related to cost and expense rather than the safety and ethics of the diet.