What Weight Watchers Meant To Women In The '60s
This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jeal...
This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jeal...
Anthonia Akitunde | Posted 05.24.2012
Women aren't the only ones who should be concerned about their figures, says the man behind one of the biggest names in weight loss. Weight Watcher...
Karith Foster | Posted 05.04.2012
She glowed, as you're supposed to in that state and, yeah, sure, she put on about 50 to 60 pounds, but so freakin' what? my comparing her to an elephant has nothing to do with her size, but rather how long she was actually pregnant.
Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.23.2012
Weight slips on with great ease when you are middle aged and getting it off requires a whole new arsenal of willpower weaponry. I've approached dieting as an all-or-nothing mandate: Once I fall off the wagon, it's just too hard for me to crawl my way back on -- especially now that I'm post-60.
Posted 03.29.2012
Being overweight is no laughing matter, but Sir Charles Barkley and his cohorts over at Weight Watchers clearly think some of us need to lighten up --...
The Huffington Post | Jessica Samakow | Posted 03.28.2012
Is "Weight Watchers" by Dara-Lynn Weiss, a mother who put her 7-year-old daughter on a diet, really "the worst Vogue article ever"? According to Jezeb...
Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 05.22.2012
My first Weight Watchers leader, back in the late 1980s (I was the only high school student there) was named Candy. She had "before" and "after" pictures.
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 05.20.2012
There are choices for almost everything these days. Call the customer service department of your cell provider or cable company and you will be offered (in a maddeningly slow computerized voice) at least a half a dozen options from which to choose.
Erica Watson | Posted 05.15.2012
I feel that we should be able to celebrate weight loss or any other accomplishment without taking a jab at our former selves.
Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012
(Adds details, comments from Insider interview, background, share activity) By Lisa Baertlein CHICAGO, March 12 (Reuter...
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 04.28.2012
To the delight of many dieters and to the surprise of many, the Weight Watchers organization recently changed their program to allow dieters to eat as much fruit as they wish by removing "points" from this food group.
Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.14.2012
Dieting violates my basic philosophy of life, which is that life is too short to deny yourself things you love, and I happen to love food.
Claire Gordon | Posted 03.24.2012
American viewers might be surprised by the Weight Watchers' latest French commercial, which features models with metallic or glitter-encrusted lips gnawing on a chicken leg, french fries and even a sardine.
HuffingtonPost.com | Nicki Gostin | Posted 01.17.2012
Take one look at Jennifer Hudson these days and it's pretty clear that she's fit, fabulous and ready to share her weight loss journey with the world. ...
David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.11.2012
As you likely know, U.S. News and World Report released a list of "best diets" to coincide with the annual bumper crop of weight loss resolutions as the new year begins. I was privileged to be one of the 22 judges.
Posted 01.07.2012
Have you seen Charles Barkley lately? The played once dubbed "the Round Mound of Rebound" looks terrific, right? Ever since the NBA Hall of Famer beca...
Posted 01.04.2012
The easier a diet is to follow, the better the odds of sticking to it. So user-friendliness was one of the factors experts considered in U.S. News' la...
David Katz, M.D. | Posted 02.04.2012
With a nod to my many colleagues who are genuinely expert in weight management counseling, and have long addressed it well -- and especially to those who taught me to do so -- I must acknowledge that the track record for the large majority of our clan is not pretty.
Posted 11.21.2011
In Hollywood, it seems as though the post-baby, grueling slimdown process starts as soon as the doctor says, "it's a boy/girl." And for Jessica Simpso...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.31.2011
Watching a lean David Kirchhoff take the stage at the recent TedMed conference to talk obesity prevention, it was difficult to imagine the Weight Watc...
Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.26.2011
Jennifer Hudson has gone from American Idol alum to Oscar-winning actress and superstar in a matter of a few years. Now after losing a reported 80...
Posted 12.03.2011
Jennifer Hudson had an exciting and busy month of September. The Oscar-winner turned 30 on September 12 and opened "The Weight Watchers Jennifer Huds...
Posted 11.08.2011
Jennifer Hudson had her share of skeptics when she shed 80 pounds and came out as the spokesperson for Weight Watchers. But a new study on the efficac...
AP | By MATT SEDENSKY | Posted 11.02.2011
PARKLAND, Fla. -- Jean Nidetch ambles down the hallway of the senior community where she lives, two cups of Coca-Cola teetering on her walker. In her ...
Posted 10.22.2011
Got a weight loss success story of your own? Tell us about it at success.stories@huffingtonpost.com and you could be featured on the site! Name: Ki...
TresSugar | Posted 05.15.2012