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szymanskicolleen
szymanskicolleen Posts: 29 Member
edited 12:18AM in Chit-Chat
I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

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  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    Anything to do with that dizzy mare who posted on Farcebook last week about how it's better to just eat to instinct?

    I do think that Weight Watchers targeting teenagers isn't a great market penetration strategy, but I can see the business sense in it. Take an already emotionally vulnerable demographic, reinforce negative stereotypes and offer a magic solution. Seems like ideal conditioning for later life as a drone serf.
  • WorkerDrone83
    WorkerDrone83 Posts: 3,195 Member
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    Anything to do with that dizzy mare who posted on Farcebook last week about how it's better to just eat to instinct?

    I do think that Weight Watchers targeting teenagers isn't a great market penetration strategy, but I can see the business sense in it. Take an already emotionally vulnerable demographic, reinforce negative stereotypes and offer a magic solution. Seems like ideal conditioning for later life as a drone serf.

    On the flip-side, childhood obesity seems to be pretty prevalent. Might as well try to instill some good eating habits before they're too far down the road.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    WorkerDrone83 wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    Anything to do with that dizzy mare who posted on Farcebook last week about how it's better to just eat to instinct?

    I do think that Weight Watchers targeting teenagers isn't a great market penetration strategy, but I can see the business sense in it. Take an already emotionally vulnerable demographic, reinforce negative stereotypes and offer a magic solution. Seems like ideal conditioning for later life as a drone serf.

    On the flip-side, childhood obesity seems to be pretty prevalent. Might as well try to instill some good eating habits before they're too far down the road.

    Last I saw childhood obesity is at about 18%, so that's a concern but I definitely wouldn't be dealing with it for my child without medical supervision since kids have a lot needs adults don't and putting them on a diet can have unintended consequences. Definitely, avoiding weight issues by keeping them active and instilling proper eating habits is a much better idea.
  • WorkerDrone83
    WorkerDrone83 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    WorkerDrone83 wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    Anything to do with that dizzy mare who posted on Farcebook last week about how it's better to just eat to instinct?

    I do think that Weight Watchers targeting teenagers isn't a great market penetration strategy, but I can see the business sense in it. Take an already emotionally vulnerable demographic, reinforce negative stereotypes and offer a magic solution. Seems like ideal conditioning for later life as a drone serf.

    On the flip-side, childhood obesity seems to be pretty prevalent. Might as well try to instill some good eating habits before they're too far down the road.

    Last I saw childhood obesity is at about 18%, so that's a concern but I definitely wouldn't be dealing with it for my child without medical supervision since kids have a lot needs adults don't and putting them on a diet can have unintended consequences. Definitely, avoiding weight issues by keeping them active and instilling proper eating habits is a much better idea.

    I don't know much about WW. Is it a temporary 'diet' program or is it supposed to develop those good eating habits?
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    WorkerDrone83 wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    Anything to do with that dizzy mare who posted on Farcebook last week about how it's better to just eat to instinct?

    I do think that Weight Watchers targeting teenagers isn't a great market penetration strategy, but I can see the business sense in it. Take an already emotionally vulnerable demographic, reinforce negative stereotypes and offer a magic solution. Seems like ideal conditioning for later life as a drone serf.

    On the flip-side, childhood obesity seems to be pretty prevalent. Might as well try to instill some good eating habits before they're too far down the road.

    I'm unconvinced that WW instills good habits.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited February 2018
    WorkerDrone83 wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    WorkerDrone83 wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    Anything to do with that dizzy mare who posted on Farcebook last week about how it's better to just eat to instinct?

    I do think that Weight Watchers targeting teenagers isn't a great market penetration strategy, but I can see the business sense in it. Take an already emotionally vulnerable demographic, reinforce negative stereotypes and offer a magic solution. Seems like ideal conditioning for later life as a drone serf.

    On the flip-side, childhood obesity seems to be pretty prevalent. Might as well try to instill some good eating habits before they're too far down the road.

    Last I saw childhood obesity is at about 18%, so that's a concern but I definitely wouldn't be dealing with it for my child without medical supervision since kids have a lot needs adults don't and putting them on a diet can have unintended consequences. Definitely, avoiding weight issues by keeping them active and instilling proper eating habits is a much better idea.

    I don't know much about WW. Is it a temporary 'diet' program or is it supposed to develop those good eating habits?

    WW does not accept minors to my knowledge, and no, it's about weight loss in a healthy manner but geared towards adults. It doesn't really help for long-term maintenance unless you want to do the program indefinitely, I guess.

  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    szymanskicolleen wrote: »
    I woke up to #donewithdieting and #wakeupweightwatchers trending on Twitter, any thoughts?

    The WW one came from a report last week that they were going to offer free memberships to teens, I believe over the summer. Not sure about the other one.
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