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101 Essential Weight Watchers Links & Resources for Recipes, Blogs Restaurant Guides & More

Published December 16, 2021 · Last updated May 17, 2023 · By Martha McKinnon · 28 Comments

As a longtime lifetime Weight Watcher, I get a lot of questions about the program, how it works, the cost, how to join, the pros and cons, recipes, daily SmartPoints budget, calculators, apps, etc.

Many times my answer is a link. A link to a website, blog, article, recipe or video. So! I thought I'd compile all those helpful links into one list. It's (hopefully) a list that will help answer many of your initial questions.

Does Weight Watchers Really Work?

Weight Watchers (WW) is a popular weight-loss program that attracts hundreds of thousands of new members every year. Its flexible, points-based system appeals to many dieters and stresses the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

Studies have found that Weight Watchers is an effective way to lose weight and keep it off.

If you’re looking for an evidence-based weight-loss program that lets you indulge in your favorite foods once in a while, Weight Watchers might help you reach your health and wellness goals.

Helpful Articles About How WW Works

US News: Best Diet for Weight Loss & Best Commercial Diet Plan
I Did WW (Formerly Weight Watchers for Two Years
Here's Why I'm Still Doing It (USA Today)
Can WW Actually Help You Lose Weight & Keep it Off (EverydayHealth)
Weight Watchers Diet Review: Does It Work for Weight Loss (Healthline)
Here's What Happened During My Month on Weight Watchers (Woman's Day)
Does WW Work? 3 Simple Steps this Woman Took To Lose 65 Pounds in 1 Year (Today)
Weight Watchers: Why the diet I hated as a teenager became the lifestyle I love as an adult (NBC News)
The WW App Makes It Easy to Lose Weight - One Woman's Story (Business Insider)
Weight Watchers Success Story: Alexis Lost 100 Pounds
7 Secrets of Successful Weight Watchers (Simple Nourished Living)

How Much Does Weight Watchers Cost?

Weight Watchers pricing is always changing because of special promotions and limited opportunities to join for free, so be sure to check with them directly for the latest cost information.

Cost. There are three ways you can follow myWW:

Digital (which includes access to the Weight Watchers app and 24/7 chat with a live WW coach) starting @ $3.38/week
Digital 360 (includes personal coaching) beginning @ $4.61/week
Digital plus unlimited workshops beginning @ $6.92/week

How Does Weight Watchers Points Plan Work?

Weight Watchers has just launched, Points, a simplified version of last year's Personal Points. You can learn all about Points and how it works here.

How Many Points Do I Get A Day on Weight Watchers?

When you download the WW app, you’ll take a detailed questionnaire providing details regarding your height, weight, age, sex, activity level, lifestyle, food likes and approach to eating.

From that assessment you will receive a personalized PersonalPoints Budget and customized zero points foods list. This is formulated to ensure you lose weight while getting all the nutrients you need and never having to be hungry.

How Long Does it Take to See Success with Weight Watchers?

The time it takes for you to see and for others to notice weight loss results can vary from person to person. Many factors, including your starting size and your eating plan, can make a big difference. In general, however, many people can see results in one to two weeks when they stick to their plan.

Articles About Succeeding on WW

Official Weight Watchers Links

Support Groups for Weight Watchers

It's no secret that support is key to losing weight on any diet. Weight Watchers is no different, even though it's a lifestyle not just a diet! I've created a list of the Best Weight Watchers Friendly Facebook Groups (Smiley's Points).

Weight Watchers Reddit Community - A helpful community for news, support and links regarding weight loss using Weight Watchers.

23 Weight Watchers Recipe Blogs

You definitely don’t have to be on Weight Watchers to be interested in these blogs. They’re great resources for lighter eating and if you’re interested in knowing the nutritional information on recipes:

Best Weight Watchers Recipe Collections

There are lots of blogs, while not focused specifically on Weight Watchers Recipes, that have created helpful roundups or collections of Weight Watchers Recipes for their readers. Here are some of my favorites:

50 WW Freestyle Recipes for the Instant Pot
Easy Healthy WW Freestyle Recipes for Two
WW Friendly Air Fryer Recipes
35+ Easy Recipes for Sweet Treats with 3 SmartPoints or Less
100 Zero Point WW Recipes (DeeDeeDoes)
200 Best WW Meals with SmartPoints (Prudent Penny Pincher)
31 WW Zero Point Packable Lunches (DeeDeeDoes)
Best WW Recipes of 2016 with SmartPoints/PointsPlus
100 of the Best Weight Watchers Recipes (Tone and Tighten)
83 Days of Low Calorie Weight Watchers Crock Pot Recipes (Simple Nourished Living)
20 Weight Watcher LUNCH recipes (A Spectacled Owl)
20 Weight Watchers SNACK/APPETIZERS recipes (A Spectacled Owl)
25 Weight Watchers SIDE DISH recipes (A Spectacled Owl)
25 Weight Watchers Recipes with 6 or Less Points (You Brew My Tea)
25 Weight Watcher BREAKFAST recipes (A Spectacled Owl)
25 Easy to Make Weight Watchers Dinner Recipes (Meraki Lane)
25 Weight Watcher DESSERT recipes (A Spectacled Owl)
25 Delicious Weight Watchers Dessert Recipes (Meraki Lane)
30 Weight Watchers DINNER recipes (A Spectacled Owl)
45 Recipes to Start You on Your Weight Watchers Journey (A Spectacled Owl)
50 Weight Watchers Recipes to Help Start your Weight Loss (A Spectacled Owl)
Amazing Weight Watchers Dessert Recipes (Midlife Healthy Living)

Weight Watchers Meal Plans

What can I eat on Weight Watchers? For many meal planning is one of the big keys to success when you are trying to eat better and lose weight, which is why I share my weekly meal plans with my readers in my emails each week.

Here are more sample meal plans to help you...

How to Do Weight Watchers for Free: Resources & Guides

If your circumstances allow, the best way to successfully do Weight Watchers®, is by joining their program, either by attending meetings, signing up on-line, or with their new personal coaching.

I became a lifetime member by attending meetings. If that's not possible for you, following the program on your own is possible, but it will take creativity and commitment.

Here are links that may help you do Weight Watchers for free:

How to Do Weight Watchers at Home for Free (Slender Kitchen)
How to Get Weight Watchers for Free, Really! (Frecklberry Finds)
Weight Watchers Free: DIY Guide (Healthy Weight Forum)
Printable Weight Watchers Food Journal (LaaLoosh)
7-Day Weight Watchers Menu Plan (SkinnyMs)
Create a Custom Weight Watchers Meal Plan with Plan to Eat (Organize Yourself Skinny)
50 Weight Watchers Friendly Fast Food Options with 8 or Less Points (The Life She Has)
Weight Watchers Weekly Meal Plans with Recipes and Points (Simple Nourished Living)
Zero Points Food List (Blue)
Zero Points Food List (Green)
Zero Points Food List (Purple)
Fast Food Survival Guide with SmartPoints for Weight Watchers (Meal Planning Mommies)
Portion Distortion - How Portions Have Gotten Bigger and What You Can Do About it (Nutrition Secrets)

Is There A Free App (iTrackBites) for Doing Weight Watchers?

There is a free App that is very much like Weight Watchers: iTrackBites.

Weight Watchers or iTrackBites, which is better?

Weight Watchers vs. iTrackBites (Smiley's Points)
iTrackBites Explained (Video)
This app lets you do WW without paying for it and I can't believe how good it is (Business Insider)

Weight Watchers Shopping Lists

What foods can you eat on WW? What foods are not allowed?

The thing is that while everything is allowed on WW, no foods are banned. WW members are an amazing resource for finding and sharing healthy low points foods.

Weight Watchers Restaurant Guides

More About Weight Watchers

Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.

A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.

She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.

A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.

More about Martha McKinnon

This post contains affiliate links to products I like. When you buy something through one of my Amazon links or other (affiliate links), I receive a small commission that helps support this site. Thank you for your purchase!

Originally published 3/2015; Updated with new WW Personal Points Content 11/2021

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Comments

Dani Ryan

March 19, 2015 at 6:23 pm

Thank you so much for including both of my WW roundups in this post!

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Susan Steinke

March 19, 2015 at 8:38 pm

2 friends and I have a facebook group - Weight Watchers Lifetime/Gold Members

it is a closed group so you have to request to be added.

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  March 19, 2015 at 10:30 pm
  
  Thanks, Susan.
  
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- Vicki Bell
  
  January 01, 2017 at 10:21 am
  
  I am a WW Life member that has fallen off the wagon?
  
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Laura

March 19, 2015 at 10:53 pm

Such a great resource! Thank you also for including me in your bloglist 🙂

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  March 20, 2015 at 3:54 pm
  
  Thanks Laura and you are very welcome 🙂
  
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Cathy Ward

March 20, 2015 at 8:55 am

Thank you so much for this information. I have been on WW but now I am doing TOPS but still use my WW points as a guideline. This is great!

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  March 20, 2015 at 3:53 pm
  
  You are so welcome Cathy! I hope it helps!
  
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Susie

March 20, 2015 at 4:49 pm

Thank you so much for compiling this. I know it was a lot of work. I was familiar with most of the bloggers but there was a lot of additional information that I had not discovered. Once again thanks!

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Jenna

March 25, 2015 at 6:14 am

Would you please add my site to your list? Thanks.

http://www.recipe-diaries.com/category/weight-watchers/

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  March 25, 2015 at 9:55 am
  
  Hi Jenna,
  
  Yes, I'll be happy to add your Link. Thanks.
  
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Sarah

March 26, 2015 at 10:18 am

Thank you so much for including me in this list! And for suggesting some new places for ideas- thank you for pulling this all together! Have a great weekend!

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  March 26, 2015 at 12:45 pm
  
  You are so welcome Sarah! It was my pleasure!
  
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Nancy Rountree

July 28, 2015 at 9:02 am

Thank you so much for compiling this list! I love having all this information available! Would it be possible for you to include a list of inspirational and informational You Tube videos and/or presenters?

Thank you so much.
-Nancy

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  July 28, 2015 at 4:12 pm
  
  Hi Nancy,
  
  Thanks so much. Great Idea. I'll put it on my list to add inspirational/informational You Tube Videos as I find them!
  
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Linda

December 17, 2015 at 9:30 am

I am looking for a salad dressing recipe from WW in the 1970's that was oil, vinegar, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Can't remember the portions of each ingredient.

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  December 17, 2015 at 5:57 pm
  
  HI Linda, I'll keep my eyes out!
  
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Alisha

January 12, 2016 at 7:31 pm

Hi Martha! I love this list! So helpful. I just bookmarked it so I could come back again and again! My friend and I have been doing a meal planning blog for a while now and when I started doing Weight Watchers a few months ago I started sharing Weight Watcher friendly meal plans. We are working on being another resource for others doing Weight Watchers. I have lost 30 pounds now and I am hoping to have a great success story to share, like you, someday. 🙂 Do you think you could add our blog as another resource on your list? Our blog is http://www.mealplanningmommies.com. Thanks!

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  January 13, 2016 at 12:21 pm
  
  Hi Alisha, I've just checked out your website and think it's great. Love your fast food smart points choices survival guide! I'm going to add a link to it from my WW Resources Page! Thanks for letting me know about you and your great site!!
  
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  - Alisha
    
    January 13, 2016 at 12:43 pm
    
    Thank you so much Martha! 🙂
    
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    - Martha McKinnon
      
      January 13, 2016 at 4:45 pm
      
      You are most welcome, Alish!
      
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Barry

October 25, 2016 at 12:53 am

Your blog is amazing, Keep it up.

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Lori

April 04, 2017 at 1:53 pm

May I share this on another Facebook group? It's for people over 50

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  April 05, 2017 at 3:46 pm
  
  Sure Lori!
  
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Deb

January 05, 2018 at 1:50 pm

Good afternoon, Martha~

Wow! What a website. Everything anyone would need to know seems to be here--including a lot of encouragement. Which is why I listed your website as the Weight Watchers diet go-to site in my recent Planet Habit blog post, "13 Healthy Diet Blogs and Websites."

Please continue to help folks find their way to wellness, which really is the motivation for healthy dieting, right? Thanks for all you do!

If you're interested in reading my blog post, you can find it at: http://debkincaid.com/13-healthy-diet-blogs-and-websites/

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- Martha McKinnon
  
  January 06, 2018 at 9:35 am
  
  Wow, Thanks Deb. I very much appreciate the acknowledgement!
  
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