Weight Watchers

I am not on it myself, but I have two good friends who lost about 30 pounds each on WW, and they both say they love the program.

I did WW about 3 years ago....faithfully for a year and a half...I lost 25 lbs in the process. I think it is an excellent program in that you eat normal food...it's all portion control. I got tired of counting points though....BUT overall if you like the encouragement received in the meetings and the accountability of weighing in each week it is great. I did learn alot...especially what true "serving sizes" should be.....Even after I quit going, I kept the weight off for the most part until my son was deployed to Afghanistan than my emo eating kicked in.... :-( Insanity and MFP are getting me back on track.

Hi everyone! Is anyone on weight watchers? Does it really work? I really would like to know.

I was on WEight Watchers for the last few months and lost 20lbs (then gained 10 back, ugh). It DOES work, but in an effort to simplify my life, I think tracking calories is easier right now.

I did love the meetings for support though.

I've done WW for several years. I used to go to meetings and until just recently did online. It's a good program, I've lost about 30 lbs. I just seem to be at a standstill. Also, can't afford to keep doing the online just to use the telephone mobile site. I can still do the plan, but this site has a larger database for tracking. My calorie goal here is about equal what the calorie count for the points I used. I guess the key is balancing your diet whether you're using calories or points. A lot of people seemed to like this site from what I read on the WW message boards. I like the MFP site so far and it is certainly user friendly. I just started here but so far I think I'm going to like it.

I did it about 10 years ago and had a lot of success with it. I lost 75 pounds that year, and found the program really easy to follow. I kept it off for 5 years, then it started creeping back on because I fell into some old bad habits and stopped tracking and keeping myself accountable. I went back a few months ago, and think it's a great program!

It's just a new way of looking at your calorite intake, and they really try to simplify things for you. The group meetings and weigh-ins add a layer of support and accountability as well.

I have since quit, but only because I was only using the online site, not the meetings, and am trying to save money and am using MFP instead. But I would recommend it, if it sounds like a good fit for your lifestyle.

It's not for everyone, and it's also not a quick-fix diet. It's a lifestyle change, so you will learn lots of new techniques to make your new lifestyle comfortable for you.

I did the old programme and lost weight really quickly but it was really restrictive and I put the weight back on quickly! Then I started the new programme and I was loving it at first because you can eat so much more food! I lost a few pounds the first week, but then it I had a bad week and gained a couple back. After that I just didn't lose any more weight, despite sticking wih the plan. I gave it a good few weeks but got really fed up and ended up here!

ive done it and it works..... it almost works the same as mfp but its points instead of calories.

I left the new Points Plus program to return to MFP. It is much better in my opinion. I was at the minimum amount of daily points allowed and still was not losing weight. Plus, it is very tiring and a lot of work.

Me and my wife did WW for about 3 months, doing the online only portion. I can't comment on the meetings and weigh ins at all because we simply did online, but for the price the Online site is pretty terrible. I felt like I had to constantly add everything I ate manually because their database of foods was so limited. That's one of the reason's why I switched to this.

On the topic of the Points Plus program, I do like that they tried to balance out the points values for carb heavy items. I felt that on the old WW system the diet was oriented towards carb heavy low fat meals which is not a diet I would choose to do. That said, I don't agree that bananas and other carby fruits/veggies are 0 points because it allows you to eat as much as you want of those which ends up slowing progress for many people. Overall, I think WW is best described as a trainer at my gym said " A shoe size, it will work over time for everyone provided they stick to the plan, but other diets may fit your feet better and produce better results more consistently with a little discipline."