Building knowledge and success one meeting at a time

The first Weight Watchers meetings were born over 45 years ago, when founder Jean Nidetch, a housewife in Queens, New York, gathered her friends to discuss their struggles with weight loss. And while Weight Watchers has evolved over the years, what made the first meetings a success still benefits approximately 1.5 million members who attend meetings around the world each week: the power of motivation and information.

Our Leaders lost weight with Weight Watchers

We know that experience matters when it comes to helping
you succeed with weight loss. Each of our Leaders has had long-term success losing weight with Weight Watchers. They
are trained to pass on years of Weight Watchers expertise,
and their unique personal strategies and insights from
being a member, too.

Our Leaders can give you the guidance to start making the changes you need to reach your goals.

The importance of a supportive environment

Support can be an important part of your weight loss success. In fact, in a study of women trying to lose weight, getting support accompanied an improvement in the participants’ ability to control their eating and choose lower-calorie foods.¹

At meetings you’ll find first-timers sitting next to both new and long-time Weight Watchers members. Along with a weekly discussion topic and guidance from the Leader, you’ll also hear about the struggles and triumphs of these fellow members. You don’t have to participate in the discussion, but you’re bound to hear helpful strategies and motivating advice that helps you through the week.

What happens at a meeting

Affirming your commitment to yourself

Once you’ve decided to lose weight, holding yourself accountable is essential to achieving success. That’s the purpose of the meeting’s private weigh-in. Our members find that meetings and private weigh-ins help them keep their resolve and motivation.

Don’t take our word for it.

Learn about Donna’s experience with meetings.

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The science behind meetings

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*Come experience a Weight Watchers meeting discussion at no cost and no obligation anytime in participating areas. Free meeting visit does not include program materials. If you decide to join, you get the first week's program materials and pay the fees then in effect to join. Participating locations include U.S. Meetings in all regions except AZ; Imperial County CA; Brevard, Dade and Monroe Counties, FL; Southeastern NV; Western parts of Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties, NJ; Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, Otsego and St. Lawrence Counties, NY; Central OH; Eastern PA; Eastern and Central SC; Middle and East TN except the northeastern counties. Free meeting visit is available all year long.

¹ Wolfe WA. A review: maximizing social support—a neglected strategy for improving weight management with African-American women. Ethn Dis. 2004 Spring; 14(2):212-8

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