February 27, 2017

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Weight Watchers weight loss program review Fort Collins Colorado 2017

Here is my review for Weight Watchers. This program is really established and has been around for decades. Locally people complain about their hours not being posted correctly. Here are the points that I review all the time on various weight loss programs for consistency. 

Price

This program is reasonably priced. There are no added hidden costs. They have a price you pay to join the program and if you want to use their app you pay a monthly fee. They have items you can buy that have the Weight Watchers name on it which are more expensive than Amazon, but you can always just go to Amazon. Probably one reason their price is so good is that they pay their employees poorly. This is the most common complaint on Glassdoor. 

Concept

They are behind the times when it comes to weight loss. Their basic philosophy is reduce your calories and you will lose weight. There are endless studies showing that this just will not work long term. Your basic metabolic rate will slow down and you will stop losing weight. Also, a calorie is not just a calorie. They are letting you eat whatever you want and that is really causing you to fail. You have to stop eating foods that jack up your insulin resistance. Unfortunately even the American Diabetes Association is missing the diet boat. Their answer just take more meds. THAT IS NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER.

Execution

While the product is not something I recommend they really are organized. You can go to meetings, they have an excellent website, and a great app. There are recipes on their site which goes along with their point system and it correlates. You can go in and have your measurements done. If a company has been around since the 60’s they usually have got it worked out. At one time they were even voted the best weight loss program in the country. 

Value

If all you want is a quick weight loss program that will not last this is the program for you. The Biggest Loser never has a reunion show because all their contestants regain their weight. This  program is basically the same thing. After you get your weight  down you will gain all the weight back and more. Diabetes and obesity are a dietary disease and have to be treated by changing the diet. Weight Watchers is not doing this. Insulin resistance is at the core of those problems and has to be controlled. Because this is not solving the root problem I do not think this is worth a dime. 

Siegfried Emme , FNP

Loveland Medical Clinic

The Loveland Medical clinic is dedicated to helping people maximize their health. Weight loss is our primary focus because usually if that is under control the rest of your health is pretty darn good. For our patients we do also provide Urgent Care and Vitamin IV infusion therapy. We have a very limited number of Concierge primary care patients that all have come from our weight loss program. If you are looking for someone to just stick you on another pill we are not for you.  Give us a call and see if we are a good fit. Your health is our mission. If you are interested in losing weight you can join now here.#22dayweightlossprogram #losebellyfat #LovelandWeightloss #Fortcollinsweightloss #Greeleyweightloss #LovelandMedicalClinic #SiegfriedEmmeFNP