Is your way of eating sustainable? 6 steps to find out

The “perfect diet”? It doesn’t exist. What does work for weight loss: Finding an eating pattern you can stick with long-term. To get started, think about what you ate last week, then take this quiz.

Let’s dive a little deeper…

Raise your hand if you’ve tried to lose weight other ways before joining WeightWatchers®. (Lots of members have.) Did any of those “diets” ban foods you enjoy? Or feel so restrictive that you couldn’t help but (over)think about whatever you weren’t having?

Yeah, that doesn’t work. Research shows the most successful approach to eating is one you can stick with long-term. And, for most people, that means flexibility and liveability, not restriction. In other words, a pattern of eating that includes nutritious foods that you enjoy and keep you on track, plus wiggle room to account for things that influence food choices—your environment, social situations, culture, and more.

With so many things influencing eating behaviors, finding what works for you may not be easy. And, as anyone who has accidentally gone over their Points Budget knows, you may not get it “right” all the time. That’s normal; this a journey! Just keep making room for what matters to you and success is a lot more likely to follow.

1. Research shows that the most successful dietary approach for weight loss is one you can stick to long-term.
   
   

2. Leveraging your natural preferences and tendencies is a good place to start.
   
   

3. When your eating pattern takes into account foods you like and the things you tend to do, it's easier to stick with it.