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about ushistory & philosophythen and now
our history
Weight Watchers has been helping people achieve their goals for over 40 years.
Since we began, Weight Watchers International has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight. But Weight Watchers had very humble beginnings.
In the early 60s, Jean Nidetch, an American woman from Queens, New York, discovered the best way to control her weight was to be able to eat normal food and talk to friends and other people who could understand, and support her.
Jean invited some friends to her house for a coffee one day and asked if they'd join her in following a medical diet recommended to her by her hospital dietician. |
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They agreed to meet regularly just to talk about how they were getting on. Jean started holding meetings in other people's houses too and the group began to expand. She teamed up with businessman Al Lippert and together they founded Weight Watchers.
Four years later, the first meeting in the UK was held near Windsor. Since then the company has continued to expand: in the UK alone over 6,000 meetings are now held each week by a Weight Watchers
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Nearly 35 years after the UK launch, Weight Watchers launched its revolutionary weight-loss plan, which allows you to continue eating your favourite foods. |
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Key highlights:
 | In the early 60s, one American woman discovered the best way to control weight was to be able to eat normal food and talk to people who could understand. | | Weight Watchers International has today helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight. | | The ProPoints® Plan today shows the positive effect that simply changing habits can have on your weight when combined with healthy eating and two different food plan choices. |
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