WeightWatchers Program - Weight loss tracking & support

WeightWatchers is the top program endorsed by physicians for weight loss. Our application has recently received new enhancements, making it even more convenient to use, simpler to adhere to, and increasingly effective.

Experience a weight reduction of 3.5 times more compared to others and successfully maintain your progress with tailored solutions designed for every individual.

Feature

- The cornerstone of our approach is our established Points program. Receive personalized meal plans and nutritional advice that cater to your specific requirements.

- Boost your outcomes through Workshops led by coaches, providing you with live expert guidance.

- If qualified, gain access to a customized prescription medication plan along with one-on-one check-ins from a specialized clinical care team.

- NEW! Consult with a Registered Dietitian for more straightforward, tailored meal planning.

Counted on by millions and specifically adapted for you.

All users can utilize our user-friendly, acclaimed app. Here’s an overview of some features, including new additions aimed at streamlining your tracking process:

- Track food intake, workout activities, hydration, and weight

- NEW! Use your camera to monitor meals and their corresponding Points® value

- NEW! Access over 350 ZeroPoint foods that don't require tracking

- NEW! Automatic macro tracking for any food consumed

- Barcode scanner available to check the Points® value of packaged foods

- Guides on healthy eating choices while dining out or cooking at home

- Over 11,000 recipes and information on more than 450 restaurant options

- NEW! Calculate the Points® value totals for any online recipe

- My Progress feature provides weekly reports to help you identify effective strategies and areas for improvement

- An exclusive social network just for members.

- 24/7 live chat support with WW coaches

Download the WW app now to start your free trial today! Your subscription will automatically renew monthly unless canceled prior to the end of the trial period.

MEMBERSHIP TERMS

†Based on a 2023 survey conducted by Cerner Enviza involving 500 doctors who recommend weight-loss initiatives to their patients.

*Derived from a 6-month randomized controlled trial (n=376) comparing participants following WW to those adhering to standard nutritional guidelines alone. Study by Palacios et al. 2024 is currently under review and supported by WW International, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

How much does WeightWatchers cost?

Generally, memberships start for as low as $23 per month, depending on length of commitment you choose. See offers and pricing here.

How is your weight-loss program different from others?

We help you lose weight and build healthy habits, one small step at a time. Fad weight-loss diets can be restrictive, and rarely work long term. We have more than 140 publications that show WeightWatchers’ efficacy to help members lose weight and keep it off. See how WeightWatchers stacks up against the competition.

I’ve tried WeightWatchers before. What’s new?

Our program is now easier to follow, easier to stick with, and more effective than ever before. Here’s how we’re making your journey better:

NEW! Meet with a Registered Dietitian for easier, tailored meal planning

NEW! Use your camera to track meals and their Points® value

NEW! 350+ ZeroPoint, no-track foods

NEW! Automatic macro tracking of any food you eat

NEW! Generate Points® value totals for any recipe on the internet

NEW! Access to more affordable weight-loss meds, like compounded GLP-1s

What foods will I eat on the program?

What you eat is up to you—and we’ll show you how to enjoy your favorite foods in a way that gets you to your goals. With WeightWatchers, there are no “good” or “bad” foods—just nutritious and less nutritious ones.

Do I have to track everything?

Science shows food tracking is the biggest predictor of success—the more you track, the more weight you’ll lose! But we’re all about consistency over perfection: It’s better to track some food most days of the week than every single thing you eat only some days of the week. In other words, perfection is not required. You’ll quickly decide how to approach tracking in a way that works for you. 

Who are WeightWatchers experts?

Our team includes nutrition and behavioral scientists, registered dieticians, clinical researchers, and more. Together they help you overcome common weight-loss hurdles—like stress-eating or late-night snacking—while our exclusive Points system makes nutrition easier—so easy that healthier eating will feel like second nature. After you sign up, you’ll answer a few questions to get a plan customized for you, and build healthy habits with proven behavior change techniques.

3 reasons you’re losing inches but not weight

If your clothes are fitting better but the number on the scale seems stuck, don’t fret. Here’s what’s going on and why it makes sense to rethink how you measure progress.

When you’re trying to lose weight, the number on your scale can feel like the most important metric on the planet. When it moves down you’re thrilled. If it gets stuck — or moves up a little — you may feel discouraged. Or think your healthy habits aren't working. But here’s the thing about losing weight: It almost never declines in a constant, linear downward path.

It’s normal to have ups, downs, and plateaus. “Checking in on weight as a marker of progress can be a helpful tool for some, but it is by no means the be-all and end-all of health and fitness,” says Leah Barron, R.D., CPT, a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer in New York.

In fact, your weight can stay the same even if you’re seeing other positive signs, like your clothes fitting better. But as natural as it can be to lose inches and not weight, it can still cause distress. Something that can help: Understanding what’s going on and seeing that there’s more than one way to measure progress while on a weight-loss program.

Here are three reasons your body might be getting smaller without losing weight. And what, if anything, you should do about it:

1. You’re losing fat and gaining muscle

Exercise changes your body composition. Simply put, fat takes up more space than muscle but doesn’t necessarily weigh less. That net positive change shows up in the way your clothes fit. (Oh hello, looser pants.)

While it can be a little discouraging to weigh the same thing you did when those pants felt tight, Barron says this indicates a change in your body composition. “This means that although your weight is staying the same, the percentage of fat tissue versus muscle tissue is changing — which is actually a much better indicator of health than weight alone.”

Body composition is what determines your total mass — it’s the sum total weight of the water, bone, muscle, organs, and fat that makes up your body. While your bone mass tends to stay pretty steady, the other factors can be fluid, changing both what you weigh and the size and shape of your body. Research has found that some unavoidable factors, like age, can alter your body composition over time, but others — like exercise — are under your control.

When you start exercising, especially if you’re weight training, you can lose fat and gain muscle. This may keep the scale steady (adding a pound of muscle and losing a pound of fat is a net zero equation) but it will help you lose inches. “Muscle tissue is denser than fat tissue, so it takes up less space,” says Barron. “This is exactly why your weight may not change, but your clothes are feeling looser.”

This is one of those situations where you should keep doing exactly what you’re doing. Don’t be tempted to stop weight training so that you don’t add muscle mass. This can backfire on you because when you lose lean muscle (which may happen when you lose weight), your metabolism can slow. “Your basal metabolic rate, or BMR, is generally the calories you're burning just existing — breathing and moving through your day doing the things you normally do,” says Audra Wilson, M.S., R.D., LDN, bariatric dietitian at the Northwestern Medicine Metabolic Health and Surgical Weight Loss Center in Geneva, Illinois. “However, when you lose mass, your BMR can go down a bit, too.”

The reasons for this are unclear, but studies have found that the body adapts to weight loss — and makes keeping the weight off that much harder — by slowing the metabolism. In other words, you ultimately burn fewer calories over the course of the day, which can set you back in your weight-loss goals over time. Building muscle, however, can offset this dip. “The muscle is going to burn more calories at rest than fat would,” Wilson says, ultimately helping you get over this plateau and continue to lose weight.