by Jessica Serdikoff from Floptimism
Promises are made, testimonials are broadcasted, and many among us eat it right up. It’s hard not to, with how tempting they always sound. Who wants to hear the true secret behind safe, effective, and long-term weight-loss – that you have to work hard, sweat, and finally hold yourself accountable for everything you eat and the decisions that you make?
Yet that’s exactly what the folks over at Weight Watchers are promoting with their new 360 plan.
Weight Watchers has always been more of a proponent of health behavior change and sustainable habits rather than fast and easy, “too-good-to-be-true” ploys and gimmicks, so it isn’t much of a surprise that their new 360 plan has adopted even more of a lifestyle focus than ever before. Much of the program is the same, with points tracking and meetings; what’s new is an attempt to take all of the subconscious eating decisions we make on a daily basis (over 150 on average) and guide them to be automatically healthier.
Don’t get too excited – you still have to work hard. At the end of the day, it’s still up to you to change.
Weight Watchers, though, will facilitate your journey. More specifics of the plan can be found in this review article, but some general additions include physical activity monitoring, more interactive and hands-on meetings, and a greater emphasis on teaching and guiding members toward establishing solid healthy routines and habits.
Weight loss is not about food. It’s complicated, convulted, and downright confusing sometimes. Contributory factors fly in from every direction. With its new 360 plan, it sounds like Weight Watchers is stepping up to the plate and acknowledging that.
What do you think? Is Weight Watchers and its new 360 plan about sustainable change? Is there something you’ve tried that works even better? There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to weight loss and establishing a healthy lifestyle – it’s always about finding a safe and healthy method that works for you – but to me, it seems like Weight Watchers is giving this country one more viable option to try, and that’s certainly not a bad thing.
Jessica Serdikoff is the chief blogger behind Floptimism, a blog where Jessica shares deliciously inspiring recipes and tales of life as a nutrition student. Follow Floptimism on Facebook and Twitter.
Want to lose 100 pounds
yeah I would like to loose 100 pounds maby a little bit less but still would like to loose alot!!
10 yrs ago I decided my husband & I needed to eat healthier since he was diabetic. I threw out the white flour, white rice, limited red meat to once a weed, added fish at least once a week, one vegetarian meal a week, and we joined the “Y” and started ballroom dancing. The last known weight for me was 370 lbs but I know I weighed more than that because I was finding the clothes from that weight to be too tight. 10 yrs later and I’m still down the 140 lbs I lost. It was slow but steady. Yes I’m still overweight by every chart but at nearly 66 yrs old I have the lab work of a 20-something. Exercise is key and weight work is essential. It replaces fat with muscle which burns more calories. And the foods I used to think I couldn’t live withouth now hold no great hold over me. It can be done but you have to commit to making a life change not just go on a diet.
I have lost over 40 lbs and kept it off for more that 18 months. I am on the old point system and it works just fine for me. This is the second time I’ve been on the Weight Watcher’s diet. the first time I lost 35 lbs. and kept it off for over a year. I would suggest this diet to anyone who wants to lose weight. There is one thing that Weight Watchers doesn’t tell anyone is that the more you exercise the more points are added to your initial daily point total. If your daily points are 24 and you exercise for two hours you now have an additional 13 points. The longer you exercise the more points you gain. So the more you exercise the more weight you will lose.
Don’t be afraid to lift weights or use a bow flex as long as you stay within you points the weight will fall off faster than you think. The whole key is to exercise.
If all you do is just walk that’s fine but you will lose muscle mass. You will lose weight but you will not be as strong as you were when you started. Only lift weights that you can handle forget about this “no pain no gain”. Exercise three to four times a week and you will a big difference. I know because this is what I have done for the last 18 months. It works.
Hi,
It was interesting to hear that you are using the old point system. I lost weight on that program, became Lifetime and loved it. When they introduced the Points Plus plan I gained all my weight back, lost my Lifetime membership and quit! I threw all my books of the old points system away thinking that the Points Plus would be better since that’s what they told me. I am now looking to find any booklets that has the old point food program. If you can give me any help I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Joyce
You can find the old points material on ebay.
I just purchased some of the old points system info for my daughter-in-law. You can find them on e-bay – Just type in the search box Weight Watchers and you’ll find everything. But, people selling know people want them and prices are silly high. Just remember, the only thing you really need is the old ‘”RED” Points slide calculator. The other ones don’t measure the same. And a scale to weigh when you need to. I just went back on the old points system myself.
There is also an app call “My Score HD” – keeps points for the old and/or new program!
That’s good to know Dawn! Thanks for sharing. I know that for some people who aren’t use to the new system, this could be incredibly helpful! ~Kati
That’s interesting. Although I’m convinced everything on Ebay is priced high. But I’m more of an Amazon girl anyways.
Thanks for stopping by IreneNJ! I’m sure many other people reading this will be glad to know they can find old point system resources available. ~Kati
Thanks for stopping by Eagle Eye! Congrats on your weight loss and maintenance! That takes a lot of dedication and hard work. Exercise is an important component of achieving a healthy weight for sure! ~Kati
I also had lost wt. on the old points system, 30 lbs, through away all of that material (big Mistake) bought all of the new points plus material, gained all of my wt. back, plus. i am not sure whether to try the new 360 program or try to go back to the old program, i loved wt. watchers before and it worked great, just nervous to try anything new again.
& how this diet work? Or how do I Star?
When I was on the old points book, I took it to Staples and had the front/back cover laminated and the book spiral bound. Then I put a plastic CD holder that had a sticky back and stuck it in the front cover to keep other papers/points card. So many times while I was cleaning I was going to throw it out but because it was more like I book, I kept it! Glad I did. Just a suggestion I thought might help.
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