1. Completing the 6-Week Maintenance Program
When you reach your goal weight on Weight Watchers, you continue to pay for 6 more weeks of meetings. During this time, you begin the maintenance process, which is designed to give you the tools you need to keep the weight off for life. You'll learn how to increase the amount of food you eat without gaining weight. If you stay within 2 lbs. of your goal weight for 6 weeks, you become a lifetime member of Weight Watchers. As a lifetime member, you never have to pay a registration fee again. Meetings are free as long as you stay within 2 lbs. of your goal weight and you weigh in at least once a month. The men and women who lead Weight Watchers meetings have all gone through the process of becoming lifetime members.
2. The 5-lb. Warning
If you gain more than 5 lbs. on the maintenance program, start going to meetings again on a regular basis. Make a commitment to getting back to tracking your daily points. If you're eating too much of a particular food, or you're letting portion sizes get out of control, recording your points will get you back on track immediately.
3. Hit the Gym
Exercise has consistently been shown to help keep the weight from coming back. A regular workout routine boosts your metabolism and gives you more energy throughout the day. Increasing the amount or duration of your workouts helps to offset the extra food you're eating now that you're "off your diet." (Actually, the Weight Watchers program should not be considered a diet, but a way of retraining your food habits permanently.) Increase the intensity and duration of your workouts, and ask your doctor about adding strength-building exercises such as weight lifting. When you add muscle, your body burns fat and calories more efficiently. Look for ways to incorporate physical activity into your daily life, such as taking the stairs and participating in extracurricular activities like team sports and recreational social clubs.
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