Lose Weight Now: Popular, Man-Friendly Diets

weight watchers how to lose weightWeight Watchers
The Gist: Based mostly on portion control, this plan gets you to think of your food in terms of points, allotting so many points per day. Working out or doing activity in general can credit your point balance. Think of it as a creative way of counting calories, and expect to lose about one to two pounds per week.

Pros: It doesn’t restrict certain types of foods (like chips and guacamole), and it offers you a choice of food plans that take into account your lifestyle. If you’re a stay-at-home dad or constant traveler, you have some convenient options. Plus, if you like group support and prefer to attend meetings with a favorable guy-to-girl ratio, that option is available for a fee.


Cons:
Despite the group therapy approach, you must rely on your own discipline to succeed. If you don’t like math, you’re out of luck. Membership is $45 a month in addition to the cost of your own food. You’ll also need to learn to permanently restrict your portion size, or rather, know what a standard portion size is. And you will need to compensate at some point for the chips and guac. Sorry.

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