How to Succeed on the Weight Watchers Diet
- 1). Attend meetings. When I went to local Weight Watchers meetings it really surprised me that many members would weigh in and leave before the meeting even started. The meetings are really important for support as well as menu ideas, cooking and exercise tips.
If you are enrolled in the Weight Watchers Diet online program take advantage of all the interactive tools and be sure to frequent the forums for online support from other Weight Watchers members. - 2). Plan ahead. When you are following the Weight Watchers diet plan or any other diet plan you will find that lack of planning will be your downfall. It is really hard to stay motivated when you haven't taken the time to go grocery shopping and resort to ordering high fat take out.
- 3). Eat plenty of low point foods. The great thing about the Weight Watchers diet is there are no forbidden foods. However, if you choose to eat high fat, calorie dense foods that are high in points you wont be able to eat much. While high calorie foods such as pizza is fine if you plan for it, plan most of your menus around plenty of low point foods.
- 4). Eat more fruits and vegetables. Most vegetables on the Weight Watchers plan are considered free foods because they are 0 points! Fruit is just 1 point per serving. Combine this with low fat or fat free dairy, lean sources of protein, healthy whole grains and small amounts of healthy fats and you will be eating a decent amount of food each day.
- 5). Serve Weight Watchers friendly foods to your family. Don't stress yourself out by cooking two meals every night. Even if your family doesn't need to lose weight they will still benefit by eating the healthy foods that you eat. The only difference is you will be watching your portions by counting points.
- 6). Use all your points. The Weight Watchers diet plan gives you extra points each week to use as you like. You can spread these points out through the week or use them for a special occasion. For example if you enjoy going out to dinner on Saturdays you can use your extra points and splurge a little. Make sure you use these points. Some members think they will lose weight faster by eating fewer points but instead end up feeling hungry, frustrated and deprived.
- 7). Keep a journal. Writing down everything that you eat is a great way to stay on track. It is also a nice way to get meal ideas. If you ever get in a rut just look through your old journals for meal ideas.
- 8). Exercise. Get in a some exercise each day to help boost weight loss and even earn extra points. Check out the resource section below for tips on getting 10,000 steps into each day, which is equivalent to walking about 5 miles.
