Does the Weight Watchers Point System Work?
The answer to that question depends on your weight loss goals. The Journal of the American Medical Association recently did a study of Weight Watchers participants. They found that following two years in the program, one group of participants lost an average of 6 pounds. Another group of participants, all of whom attended at least 78 percent of the weekly meetings, lost an average of 11 pounds after two years. This isn’t a significant amount of weight loss, considering it’s over a two year period. Most dieters want to lose 6 to 11 pounds per month, not per year. If you want to lose a lot of weight fairly quickly, it seems that Weight Watchers may not work for you. An obese person, who needs to lose a lot of weight for health reason, probably wouldn’t benefit from Weight Watchers either. The best course of action is to perform more research, and decide if the program is right for you. However, it’s not all bad news. Some participants do really well with Weight Watchers. With the proper
