A History of Weight WatchersWritten by Kathy A. Brewis
Weight Watchers has been around for a long time. I can remember my mom telling me about time that she was on Weight Watchers back in 1970’s. From description she was able to give to me and from what I was currently hearing about, it was same program but with a different approach. Of course, there were some food differences in two programs but overall old program and new program basically had same goal, and that was to help people lose weight.It all started with one woman’s frustration with losing weight. She was an ordinary housewife who had tried every fad diet known to mankind. In desperation she turned to a free diet clinic in New York City. She stuck with diet and lost 20 lbs but soon lost her motivation. She then called up a few of overweight friends and they started meeting together at each others house. From meeting together they determined that losing weight was more than just a diet. It was also about changing one’s habits and getting support from people who cared. In 1963, Weight Watchers became incorporated and had their first public meeting in a loft in Queens, New York. The meeting was not advertised so it was a surprise to find 400 people outside doors to loft waiting for meeting to begin. The company rapidly began to expand as their former members branched out and formed franchises around United States and abroad. There were changes made to basic food plan as nutritional findings further developed. Weight Watchers also introduced a behavior management program based on belief that best way to control weight is to change bad eating habits. In 1978, an exercise program was added, which made Weight Watchers first dieting organization to place importance of walking to overall fitness of an individual.
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