Thanks for this. I've been a WW member since my son was born 22 years ago; always wondered about Jean's back story.
For the record, Jean didn't invent the points system, which was introduced sometime in the late 90s. The original WeightWatchers from the early 60's was an "exchanges" program, where you had to eat categories of foods at each meal. For example, for breakfast you could choose: 1 egg *or* 1 ounce hard cheese *or* 2 ounces fish *or* 1/4 cup cottage *or* pot cheese AND
1 slice bread (No rolls, bagels, biscuits muffins, crackers, cereals, or special breads)
Thanks for this. I've been a WW member since my son was born 22 years ago; always wondered about Jean's back story.
For the record, Jean didn't invent the points system, which was introduced sometime in the late 90s. The original WeightWatchers from the early 60's was an "exchanges" program, where you had to eat categories of foods at each meal. For example, for breakfast you could choose: 1 egg *or* 1 ounce hard cheese *or* 2 ounces fish *or* 1/4 cup cottage *or* pot cheese AND
1 slice bread (No rolls, bagels, biscuits muffins, crackers, cereals, or special breads)