The Weight Watcher Starter Kit is an optional tool for Weight Watcher subscribers. It is not a required part of the Weight Watcher Membership and actually comes at an extra fee to the initial membership cost, and as a result you would be informed on its benefits before purchasing. This article will provide a brief review of the Weight Watcher Starter Kit and help you determine whether or not it is for you.

Firstly the Weight Watcher Starter Kit costs members around $US 29 ($CAN 32) if you buy it at your first meeting. If you purchase it after the first week of joining you will pay an additional $US 3.

What do you get for this investment?

Well the Weight Watcher Starter Kit is designed as an investment into yourself, the dieter. It is aimed at helping you achieve your goals at a faster rate by pushing you in the right direction from the very start, reducing the time it may become accustom to the Weight Watcher Plan. The Weight Watcher Starter Kit contains:

- The Complete Food Companion; and

- Dining Out Companion

These two texts act as the ultimate reference books to find Weight Watcher Point Values, particularly with Dining Out, as it directs dieters to actual restaurants that are Weight Watcher Friendly (have the Weight Watcher Values on the menu) as well as values of common meals. They also provide dieters with a number of Core Plan options that have been found crucial to dieter's success. In addition to this the Weight Watcher Starter Kit also includes:

- A Three Month Journal

This enables dieters to track their first 12 weeks of eating, which helps keep track of your progress during the initial phase that can often be the most difficult.

- Meals 101

A mini recipe book that features around 50 quick and easy recipes to start the dieter on the Weight Watcher Program. This is a good guide to get an understanding of what the Weight Watcher Complete Cook Book's are like and whether they are for you. It also provides reasonably varied meal ideas that can be used during these early stages.

- Product coupons valued at $10

These are for savings on in-meeting room products. This is obviously only beneficial you are likely to purchase these products, if you are it in a sense takes $10 off the cost of the Weight Watcher Starter Kit. Some of these products can be valuable.

- Weight Watcher Organiser

A simply to manage organiser that is suited to contain program materials, companions, membership book and membership PASS. Helps the dieter with organisation if you are that way inclined but these materials can certainly be maintained simply by yourself.

Ok, so as you can see there are certainly a number of useful items within the Weight Watcher Starter Kit, and if you are likely to use them then you certainly get your moneys worth. HOWEVER one might consider why on earth Weight Watchers do not include their Weight Watcher Starter Kit in their initial member subscription. It seems as if they are simply trying to extract more money from the customer, as if it was really important it should be included, not optional.

In concluding if you are think you will use the items and are planning on attending meetings regularly the Weight Watcher Starter Kit is for you, if not give it a miss.