Weight Watchers happens to be one of the most popular weight loss systems that have the lowest drop out rate.

Weight Watchers generally offers two distinct programs:

• The Flex program
• The Core program

With the Flex program, you are assigned a number of points per day depending on your current weight and gender.

Foods have a specific number of points, for instance, 3 oz of chicken breast equals 3 points, one teaspoon of vegetable oil is 1 point and so on.

The dieter then keeps track of the points and that is how you keep down the number of calories.

Now, if you exercise, depending of the length and type of exercise, you can then deduct points.

The diet is not all that hard to follow although it might look complicated at first. The good thing about it is that you are not restricted from eating any specific type of food, as long as you stay under their total point value for the week.

The Core Plan classifies certain types of food as "core," and permits participants to eat core foods with the restriction that they should only eat these foods "until satisfied, not full." Core foods are a list of healthy foods from all the food groups, including fruits, vegetables, fat free dairy, lean meats, and whole grains. Non-core foods are assigned the usual point values, and participants are given an allotment of 35 non-core points that they can eat in a week.

People have the choice of following the diet on their own or joining the support group. This alternative is for people who don't want to attend meetings, and is a more independent approach to weight loss.

Things I liked about Weight Watchers:

• No particular food is forbidden
• There is a lot of variety
• Lot of suggestion when it comes to snacking, going out to dinner, etc

Things I didn’t like:

• I felt hungry in between meals.