A points system versus turnkey menus

The main difference between Weight Watchers and Croq’Kilos lies in how weight loss programs work.

At Weight Watchers

When you first start WW, you answer a series of questions that will allow the program to assign you a daily Points budget and a ZeroPoint food list based on the foods you love and don’t want to go without. In addition to your pre-set daily points quota, you can earn additional points that are added to your meter by doing physical activity, drinking water, or eating non-starchy vegetables, for example.

At WW, we don’t count calories, we count points!

Once you have defined your number of daily points, you just have to compose your menus because there is no weekly food program. Indeed, if you are given a framework indicating how to distribute your points according to the different meals of the day, you are not told exactly what to eat.

You have to take the time to make your recipes and convert them into points to count them towards your daily points. So, Weight Watchers requires a little organization and a lot of time.

One of the main drawbacks is that the way the program works changes (too) regularly and it is necessary to readjust each time: Points, Propoints, Propoints 2, Points at will, Smartpoints, PersoPoints … You sometimes have to be hooked to succeed in following the different developments of the Weight Watchers program.

At Croq’Kilos

When you register with Croq’Kilos, you have the choice between several formulas:

• the 1200-calorie Express menu to boost weight loss during the first two weeks of the program or in the event of stagnation;
• the 1500 calorie Pleasure menu ;
• the 1500-calorie Vegetarian menu ;
• the 1500-calorie Low Budget menu;
• the 1500-calorie No-Cook menu ;
• the 1500 calorie Pork-Free menu ;
• and the 1800-calorie Stabilization menu.

With Croq’Kilos, every week, you have access to slimming menus developed by dietician-nutritionists in your personal space: breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, everything has been designed by professionals to respect your necessary daily calorie intake.

By subscribing to this food rebalancing, you learn to eat healthy, while enjoying yourself and cooking varied, balanced, and delicious recipes at home, which take you no more than 20 minutes to prepare. So, no more weight loss and/or headaches about what to eat during your weight loss!

Of course, the program is not fixed and can be adapted to your tastes and desires of the moment. Indeed, by registering with Croq’Kilos, you have access to more than 5000 different slimming recipes, which allows you to replace meals that you do not like with other equivalents.

With the calorie calculator, you also have the possibility of adapting the Croq’Kilos recipes according to your tastes and desires based on the Croq’Kilos menu that you follow.

The similarity between the two programs, however, is that no foods are forbidden and you can lose weight while continuing to eat foods that you enjoy!

Support during your weight loss

When you subscribe to Weight Watchers, you have the choice between several plans: a 100% online plan where you have access to the website and the program application, and a hybrid plan that includes, in addition to online tools, unlimited access to video or studio workshops. During your first workshop, you are taken in hand by a WW coach, who sets your weight loss goals with you and carries out an initial assessment and each week, for 30 minutes, you benefit from group coaching.

The downside to attending live meetings is that if you don’t live in a big city, it can be difficult to find a WW meeting near you, or you may have to travel several dozen miles after work or on Saturdays.

On the contrary, with the Croq’Kilos program, everything takes place online to allow everyone to follow the dietary rebalancing wherever they live. Once subscribed, you have access to a mutual aid and support group of more than 500,000 members on Facebook: The Croq’Kilos Team. This group is accessible to everyone, registered in the program or not, to get an initial opinion or to stay motivated throughout your weight loss. In addition to this, each registered person can join a private Facebook group – Les diététiciennes Croq’Kilos vous répond – on which they can exchange 7 days a week with qualified dietitians. This allows you to have expert support whenever you want, wherever you are.

The stabilization phase of the two slimming programs

Stabilization is the last phase of your weight loss journey, an important step not to be skipped to maintain your new weight in the long term and avoid the yo-yo effect! During your weight loss, no matter which slimming program you choose between Weight Watchers and Croq’Kilos, you learn to make the right choices, to know yourself better, to adopt healthy habits, and to tame your behaviors towards food. Stabilization is therefore the final stage during which you will seek to maintain a stable weight.

With WW, once you have reached your weight goal, it is recommended to initially add 6 PersoPoints to your daily points the first week. Then, in the following weeks, it is up to you to adjust your daily PersoPoints according to what happens on the scale:

• If you continue to lose: add 3 daily PersoPoints again.
• If you gain weight again: remove 3 PersoPoints per day.
• If you remain stable: do not touch anything.

With Croq’Kilos, you are supported throughout your stabilization phase to help you not gain weight again. This is why there is a program specially designed for stabilization, with a daily menu of 1800 calories. This stabilization phase is to be followed for as many weeks as kilos lost: if you have lost 25 kilos, your stabilization should last 25 weeks; if you have lost 3 kilos, then 3 weeks is enough! This stabilization phase adapted to your weight loss will allow you to keep your new weight in the long term, by boosting you to keep good healthy habits daily.

Losing weight, at what cost?

Finally, the last difference between these two food rebalances is the price of the different subscriptions. Here is the price of the different formulas for Weight Watchers and Croq’Kilos.

At Weight Watchers, the price of the program depends on both the length of the subscription, but also on the formula which can include either “Online + Application” access or “Online + Application + Workshops” access.

​Regarding the WW Freedom Online + application formula:

• ​3 months: €35 for the first month, then €22.90 for each of the following two months + €30 registration fee.
• 7 months: €0 the first month, then €18.90 per month for the following months + €0 registration fee.
• 12 months: €0 the first month, then €15.90 per month for the following months + €0 registration fee.

​Regarding the WW Freedom Online + application + workshops formula:

• ​1 month: €45 per month + €30 registration fee.
• 3 months: €25 the first month, then €45.90 per month for the following months + €15 registration fee.
• 7 months: €0 the first month, then €43.50 per month for the following months + €0 registration fee.

At Croq’Kilos, you have 4 different formulas, depending on the subscription duration you choose:

• 1 month: €14.99 per month.
• 3 months: €40.99 per quarter, or €13.7 per month.
• 6 months: €78.99 per semester, or €13.2 per month.
• 12 months: €144.99 per year, or €12 per month.

​Croq’Kilos is therefore more financially accessible than Weight Watchers which is quite expensive. However, be careful, whether for Croq’Kilos or Weight Watchers, prices may be subject to change depending on promotions.

Finally, one last detail but not least is the question of cancellation. Indeed, if on your Croq’Kilos space, you can deactivate the automatic renewal of your subscription in a single click, it is not quite the same at Weight Watchers. Indeed, if you wish to cancel your Weight Watchers subscription, the method is old-fashioned: you must contact them by telephone during opening hours and if the after-sales service is not overloaded. To this end, to avoid inconvenience on the phone, a self-cancellation tool has been set up but it is not always available…

You now have all the cards in hand to make the right choice of slimming program between Croq’Kilos and Weight Watchers. Do not hesitate to join the Croq’Kilos Facebook group if you want to get an even more concrete idea!