The three phases of the Weight Watchers Diet are:
Initial: (currently suppressed). Originally there was a special list of 700 foods that were the only ones that could be eaten in this phase of the Weight Watchers Diet. In any case, it is considered that it is in the initial phase until it manages to lose 10% of the initial weight
Weight loss: Do not exceed the limit of 20 – 30 points per day.
Maintenance: Do not exceed the limit of 50 points per day. Sixteen weeks are recommended.
The Weight Watchers diet rests on four pillars
- Food program
- Personal development
- Physical exercise
- Group support
- The Weight Watchers Diet meetings are weekly and it is important to be consistent.
- It is essential to learn from the experiences of colleagues.
- The Points Plan enables members to learn how to eat properly.
- This system allows you to lose weight and also teaches you to maintain weight.
- The first day, they receive a few books with the least and psychological techniques.
- The psychological tools of the Weight Watchers Diet are prepared to encourage you to lose weight.
- Each food is assigned a few points based on its energy intake.
- These points can be distributed as desired.
- If you consume a lot of points one day, you can recover them throughout the week.
- They recover by eating later foods that score fewer points.
- The number of points consumed with the Weight Watchers Diet should be noted on a checklist.
- Exercise is also noted, that r day, should be divided into several meals.
- The most severe point limits correspond to the consumption of sweets and alcohol. You can only consume, of these, a maximum of 14 points per week.
In the meetings it is explained how to handle the 6 tools of success:
– Formulation of objectives.
– Reinforcement convictions.
– Anchorage.
– Step-by-step planning.
– Mental training.
– Motivation strategies.
It is intended that they learn to adapt their behavior to each new situation
– Use happy moments as a source of energy.
– Discover the positive side of negative experiences.
– Perceive and direct your mental processes with greater clarity and efficiency.
