After one year of meeting regularly with this group, Nidetch lost 72 pounds. She expected to have no more than 50 members but 400 people showed up. Today, this group, according to the Weight Watchers web site has grown to over 25 million members who use the products and services of Weight Watchers to lose unwanted pounds. Meetings are held around the world in many towns and communities, including Cache Valley. At community meetings, members are introduced to the Weight Watchers plan called Winning Points.
All food is given a point value.
Some foods have higher point values than others. For instance, vegetables have lower points than fatty foods. Turner said people can eat anything they want, as long as they don't exceed their point value for the day. Point values are determined by current weight, height and age. The weight range is based on the same criteria as the point values.