On one hand, I actually do like the Weight Watchers diet plan. Really! I almost... kind of... sort of... really do. Mainly because of the way it compares to the many other popular weight loss programs and diet plans around. Bare in mind, I pretty much hate all of them. However, the reason I sort of like this one is because, unlike the 100's of others, Weight Watchers is actually based on the most simple and basic way the human body loses weight. It's not really based on a fad or a gimmick (like "low carb" for example), but is instead based on calorie control, which is what any weight loss diet SHOULD be based on.
The reason why calorie control should be at the heart of every weight loss program is this; your body requires a certain number of calories each day in order to maintain your current weight. For the sake of an example, we'll pretend this number is 3000 calories. So now, if you started eating 2500 calories a day, you would lose weight. Simple, right? The Weight Watchers diet plan is, for the most part, based on this very simple fact. This is why I like it. However, the fact that the other 100's of diet programs in existence are NOT based on this fact is the reason why I hate every single one of them. So... what are you thinking now? If the Weight Watchers diet plan IS based on this whole calorie control thing... why exactly do I hate it? Ohhhhhhh boy. You better sit back and get comfortable.
