
Jean Nidetch
Housewife who founded Weight Watchers after a transformative experience at an obesity clinic.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 51min
Weight Watchers
Get your flex point calculators and food scales! This week, Mike and Aubrey are talking about one of America's most iconic diet programs: Weight Watchers. Along the way, we encounter The Rock, the mating habits of straight people and a new James Bond villain. Support us: Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PayPalGet Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and moreLinks!Jean Nidetch, a Founder of Weight Watchers, Dies at 91 Mass Firing on Zoom Is Latest Sign of Weight Watchers Unrest Weight Watcher's Kurbo app slammed for targeting kids. Makers defend it What's gone wrong at Weight Watchers? Weight Watchers Is Offering Teens Free Memberships and People Aren't Happy Americans’ new way of losing weight has left Weight Watchers behind How the Oprah effect helped Weight Watchers regain Americans' trust Deal Master Debbane The Population Cost‐Effectiveness of Weight Watchers with General Practitioner Referral Compared with Standard Care Weight Watchers on prescription: An observational study of weight change among adults referred to Weight Watchers by the NHS The Problem With 'Fat Talk' 'Fat Talk' Compels but Carries a Cost Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

Mar 22, 2023 • 38min
Encore: Diet Wars | Scaling Up | 1
In this conversation, Jean Nidetch, a housewife who transformed her life and founded Weight Watchers, shares her inspiring journey. She recounts the pivotal moment in a supermarket that spurred her diet quest and the unique community she built to support her. The podcast explores the emotional challenges of body image and self-acceptance, the innovative strategies that propelled Weight Watchers to success, and the competitive weight loss landscape of the 1970s, featuring various industry players vying for dominance.