As many people know the beloved Oprah used to use and now owns part of weight watchers. But that doesn’t necessarily make it a healthy choice. This post is about the pros and cons of using weight watchers.
We’ll start with the pros:
– You are allowed to eat anything as long as you track it. This makes you more mindful of what is going into your body in return making you choose healthier options or smaller portions.
– Promotes healthy eating. Sure you can eat anything you want but healthier food choices contribute less to your overall points (which is a good thing).
– Teaches the users about proportion size and how to make better decisions. This ones more obvious as dieting is all bout proportions and the food you eat.
– Weekly meetings, these make the person dieting more accountable as they would not want to disappoint.
Next for the cons:
– Price, in the long term it can be very expensive with the entrance fee being $20 and monthly anywhere from $7-$13. This can total up to $178 a year.
– Weight Watchers provides no rigid structure or diet plan. If you are a person that needs a strict schedule then weight watchers is not for you.
– Smart points is how weight watchers has you keep track of what you eat. Many report that it is a very tedious and boring process to complete. So if you struggle with counting calories then counting smart points is just as if not more difficult.
– Weekly weigh ins, yes weekly meetings was on the pros list but this can also be a con as it can be discouraging if you are not seeing results. It may also be uncomfortable if you are self conscious.
In conclusion, the decision to join weight watchers is completely up to you. If you need a structure and don’t enjoy tedious mathematics then it’s probably not for you. Although if you have self control and don’t mind the smart points, then more power to you.