Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kirchhoff David
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/23/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC [WTW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11 MADISON AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO WW.com
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10010		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 35,402
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 07/14/2008 07/14/2010 Common Stock 15,000 $ 53.03 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 07/14/2006(2) 07/14/2015 Common Stock 37,500 $ 53.03 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kirchhoff David
11 MADISON AVENUE
17TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10010		       President & CEO WW.com  

Signatures

David Kirchhoff 08/24/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The 35,402 securites listed on Table I are comprised of 3 Restricted Stock Unit Grants: 31,027 Restricted Stock Units granted on July 5, 2005 will vest quarterly starting on September 15, 2005 with the last vest date on June 15, 2008. 1,250 Restricted Stock Units granted on July 14, 2005 will vest on July 14, 2008. 3,125 Restricted Stock Units granted on July 14, 2005 will vest on the following schedule: 20% on July 14, 2006, 20% on July 14, 2007, 20% o July 14, 2008, 20% on July 14, 2009, 20% on July 14, 2010.
(2) Options for 37,500 shares granted on July 14, 2005 will vest on the following schedule: 20% on July 14, 2006; 20% on July 14, 2007; 20% on July 14, 2008; 20% on July 14, 2009 and 20% on July 14, 2010.

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