I'm sticking with WW.

The meetings and the accountability of having someone else weight me in on a regular basis are what make me stay. I've tried to lose weight on my own, and have failed. I have a great leader and a great meeting group. They provide me with F2F accountability - if I say I'm going to track everyday, someone will ask me if I've done it. Almost every week, I come away with something to think about or something to put into practice. The points system works well for me. No matter what variation is currently in place, if I track and stay within my points, I lose. I just don't do it consistently enough, which has nothing to do with WW.

The GOAD board has provided consistent day-to-day support and has helped change my thinking regarding many weight loss myths. I'm glad this group has moved and reorganized. There is a lot of wisdom represented here!

I used to be a member of weight watchers, and I do truly miss the meetings and the sense of in person community. I like hearing peoples stories, struggles, and accomplishments. However, I just can't justify the price, especially since Smart Points is not a workable plan for me (as a highly active individual not eating my APs is a quick pathway to binge-city).

Luckily I have MFP and the boards here to help me lose my last few "vanity pounds" and transition back into maintenance, all for free

I think WW was absolutely amazing for where I was when I first joined. I needed some structure in my approach to weight-loss, and WW did a great job providing that structure. I hold no ill will based on that.

The blessing and the curse of WW, though, is its success in helping folks lose weight. Once I lost weight, and kept it off for a while, it felt like WW wasn't really offering me anything else. Sure there was the occasional discussion of maintaining weight-loss at my face-to-face meetings, but they were few and far between. Even if they were frequent, I'm guessing that there just isn't that much to say about maintaining weight-loss, as it mostly boils down to "keep doing what you've been doing."

I stopped going to WW meetings, and stopped bothering with etools, etc. I learned how to manage my weight (mostly) without counting points/calories.

The one thing I *do* miss about WW is the boards back at the time when they were more "vigorous." I felt like I had a group of cyber-friends who were all in it together. The discussions usually revolved around weight-management, but because everyone kinda got to know one-another, those discussions included insights that could only really occur when you've interacted for a long time.

I still hang-around for the value of interacting with folks who have been on the same path with me for a long time, and for the newer folks who seem to "get it." It's nice to be more introspective and try to strip away the denials and falsehoods that we all tell ourselves. It's nice to show your warts, so to speak, and have folks who "get-it" help you process things. It's also nice to help others work through the same processing, partly because it's nice to help once in a while, but also because sometimes I also gain insight into myself through that processing.

Maybe this is a bit of a tangential perspective, and for that I apologize. The point, though, is that WW was an "on-ramp" for me, but now I like cruising down the highway.

My eTools is paid up through 2021, so there it is. Like Steve-0, I have modified much of how I accomplish weight management over the years. Like Charlie, I do like the structure and since I know it so well, it's still a usable tool for me. So, yes. And, no.

For more, go here: https://countcurtblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/baby-meet-bathwater/

My 2 cents, I'm sticking with WW. Why? Because each of the 3 times I've used their plan, I lost/lose weight, lots of weight. But each of the times that I left, I allowed or caused the weight to come back. I'm also sticking with GoaD. Why? Because of the invaluable support that I have/do receive from people like Cindy, Big Steve, Steve-O, Charlie, and many others who have offered sage advice on the GoaD board. Also, most of those who offer help, do so in a tough but not "holier-than-thou" attitude. And I am really thankful that, though they've been maintaining for many years, they stick around to help people like me.....

I'm lifetime thus sticking with WW, I think I would even if I were still a paying loser. I like the new program and now that things settled down I like the website and app. I like the new plan because on points plus (the program I lost all my weight on) I could not lose the 12 lbs that I added over the course of 1.5 years while injured and recovering. When Beyond the Scale came I got back to goal in about 5 months. And dare I say, I actually find the new community on Connect OK too. Different but still provides the things I like...feeling "I'm not in it alone." - Food finds - Recipes - Humor - some Wisdom. I don't post often, but I have a group of folks I follow that give me some good insights etc.

Kat - look for a gear symbol next to your post. You can edit for up to one hour after the initial post.

See, I'm looking right at it!

I started tracking on MFP and WW when the app and site was going through "the change". I liked the MFP app and site (and price) alot more than WWs. After two months on Smart Points after discussing with my leader, I dropped my monthly membership and now drop in once a month to the Lifetime meeting which I find helpful since it is more of a interactive lifestyle discussion around a circle. I still use smart points as a secondary tracker, but often find it rather restrictive. The idea of calories in and out with an eye on nutrients makes more sense. But the WW approach is pretty well ingrained and that I do follow. Once I get back to goal we shall see.

I do miss the weekly meetings with my leader, but not at the price WW was charging packaged with low grade etools compared to other options. The old lively GoaD board has been gone for a while and I have adjusted. I do miss it. But I have also taken some responsibility and tried to put more into the new GoaD reality over the last couple months.