Weight Watchers: Low Budget Impact

I’ve never been successful on prepackaged diet products. It’s not the flavor, the ease of accessibility or the limited options. It’s just that they all seem to cost so much money and well, running or walking (if I have the time!) is free. Then I read this article at BlissfullyDomestic.com on how WeightWatchers was actually easy on the budget:

I’ve been a little surprised at the impact - or lack thereof - of Weight Watchers on our grocery budget. I thought I’d spend more on produce and “special” low calorie foods. But that hasn’t really been the case. I do buy a lot of produce, but not much more than I used to. I buy a few things that I didn’t used to - particularly Laughing Cow Light Cheese and rice cakes - but I’m just using the money that I used to spend on chocolate and cookies. It doesn’t cost more. I do keep some Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen dinners in the freezer for times when I don’t want to eat what I’ve made for the rest of the family (like hot dogs), but again, that cost is mostly canceled out by the food I didn’t eat. (Especially because I buy frozen dinners on sale with coupons.