I'm now celebrating over 10 years of being a Lifetime Weight
Watchers member. As a Lifetime member, as long as I weigh in at least once a
month, at goal weight or below, I can attend meetings and participate in the
program without a paying fee. For a frugal person like me, "free" is
excellent motivation to maintain my goal weight year after year.
Unlike many "diets" I've tried in the past, Weight
Watchers is a way of life, focusing on making small, permanent changes in eating
and exercise habits. Since nothing is completely off limits with Weight
Watchers, you don't have to deprive yourself of the favorite foods you crave.
You just have to learn to savor them in moderation, or find acceptable
substitutes that are healthier choices.
From "points" (which was what they were called
when I joined) to "PointsPlus" to the new "SmartPoints,"
Weight Watchers allows you to budget your food intake in the most satisfying
manner while following good health guidelines.
Managing your weight with a program like Weight Watchers is
similar to achieving financial fitness through small, permanent changes in
spending and saving habits. You lose weight by burning more calories than you
take in; you grow wealth by spending less than you earn. By using your money only
on the things and experiences that add value to your life, you can shrink your
financial footprint and steadily build wealth.
When you increase exercise, you firm up your body and make
the most of your slimmer shape. When you invest your savings, you have the
opportunity to grow your wealth faster.
Crash diets, austerity programs and get-rich-quick schemes
may promise spectacular results, but making habit changes you can live with long-term
achieves results that will stick.
What small changes can you make to achieve financial fitness?
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