Losing Weight Slowly but Surely with the Weight Watchers Points System

If your goal is to fit into the sleek little black dress by next weekend, the Weight Watchers Points program is not for you. If your goal, however, is healthy and sustained weight loss over a longer period, then this might be a good program to try.

The plan is simple: all foods are assigned a certain "points" value based on their calories, fat and fiber content. Depending on your personal weight loss goals, you are allowed to eat a certain number of points each day. Theoretically if you stay within your allocated points, you will gradually lose weight.

The diet is the brainchild of Weight Watchers, a commercial dieting company that uses weekly meetings as a way to motivate and congratulate dieters. Membership rates vary, and dieters pay a small fee for each meeting they attend. The diet itself aims for a low-fat meal plan with a goal of steady and sustainable weight loss.

The beauty of the points system is that you can fit your favorite foods into your meal plan, which can help you feel less deprived. For example, corn on the cob is 3 points, while a medium serving of fries from a fast food chain is 10 points.

You won't see astonishing weight loss right off the bat, but if you stick with the points system from Weight Watchers, you are likely to see long term success.

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