How does the Weight Watchers diet work?

Basically Weight Watchers is a points system, right. You get a certain amount of points to consume each day depending on your weight and your goals. Every food has a points value calculated based on its calories, protein, fat and fiber. So technically you can eat whatever you want, as long as you stay within your points budget. It's less restrictive than an actual diet where you have to completely avoid certain stuff. I've got colleagues who got into it and they said it was cool not to feel deprived, just having to track what they eat.

There's also group meetings if you want, because WW isn't just the app, it's a whole community with coaches and people doing the same thing. There's psychological support behind it, not just calorie counting. And now there's the digital version so you can do it entirely on your phone without going to meetings if you prefer. Honestly it can work if you have the discipline and you actually use the app to track, otherwise it's kind of a waste of money.

The thing is it requires real commitment, you actually have to weigh yourself and log everything you eat. No magic there, it's just another way to create a calorie deficit. After that it's personal, for some people it works well, others find it too complicated to manage. Like personally I track my nutrition as a coach but I like my freedom, so WW wouldn't be for me, but I can see why it would appeal to someone else.