Weight Watchers?

I have done Weight Watchers and didn't like it. I lost motivation really quickly. It was more complicated as you had to calculate points, etc. I don't like paying for it either so obviously I prefer free.

Personally the switch between things wouldn't motivate me if I had lost motivation even if I were paying for it... but that's me. I like this site the best. There are other free sites out there.

I don't like Weight Watchers and find it far too expensive for me.

I did WW and it worked well but it was so expensive and after a year and only losing 19lbs it wasn't for me. I found that the points were good but I lost most of my weight exercising and keeping track of points isn't much different than calories. If you really want to do it I suggest buying the books and then just using MFP for support because paying over 40+ a month to go to meetings is just dumb.

The old weight watchers plan worked for me and I lost 2 1/2 stone. But then they changed it to the new plan which I followed to the letter and put on weight. WW new plan gives you (at the lowest level) about 1200 calories per day PLUS unlimited fruit and vegetables PLUS a weekly allowance PLUS exercise points. If you can lose weight at a satisfactory rate on over 1800 calories then do it, otherwise do not waste your money on such a ridiculous plan. I was very disappointed with WW after it had worked for me before that point. Also the inaccurate rubbish with no basis in science spouted by WW leaders will drive you mad.

Weight Watchers helped me lose my first 50 or so pounds. It also taught me to stop dieting and instead make real changes in my eating habits.

^^This, but I much prefer calorie counting and myfitnesspal now. Plus..MFP is free

Here's the truth about weight watchers as I see it. I posted this when I joined several days ago.

I've tried Weight Watchers at least 3 times since 1990 but they only succeeded in making me hungry. Their boring meetings and constant talk about different delicious foods they sell with various pointless points just made me want to go out and eat. Also their planted stooge (there's at least one at every meeting) would constantly interrupt and make the boring meetings even more boring. I am very determined to lose more weight with some proper guidance and encouragement. The last thing I need is a pointless insulting points system. Points, by the way, are basically calories. In other words 1 point=approximately 100 calories. Because my profession deals with mathematics I read up on this and quickly concluded that the points system was nothing more than a money making gimmick.

Perhaps you will think twice about joining weight watchers because their main purpose is to take your money, gradually allow you to eat more points after you lose some weight and hope that you then rejoin and start again. If weight watchers was successful for the majority of people they would go out of business!

Weight Watchers helped me lose my first 50 or so pounds. It also taught me to stop dieting and instead make real changes in my eating habits.

^^This, but I much prefer calorie counting and myfitnesspal now. Plus..MFP is free

Me too - I did Weight Watchers and found the points system confusing - especially since they change it so frequently. I prefer calorie counting. It is so much more straight forward. Plus, I find the community here much more motivating than any weight watchers meeting I ever attended.

I lost 40 lbs on Weight Watchers (going to meetings) and was very happy with the results. Weight watchers teaches you how to accurately measure and portion your food (we often eat more than we think we are). I kept the weight off for about 4 years then I stopped paying as much attention to what and how much i was eating and gained back 15 lbs.

I have found that MFP gives you all of the same tools and support that WW online does without the cost. I am slowly loosing back that extra weight that i gained when I stopped paying attention. The thing to remeber that portion control is key in both programs. If you're not accurately counting your portions, you're not accurately recording you calories. :happy:

I did WW and regular gym/exercise and lost about 35 pounds. Then WW went to the "ignorant" (my opinion - hope it works for you though) Points Plus system and I could no longer easily figure out points in my head (I am engineer and good with math). So - I switched to MFP and started counting calories. MFP is soooo much easier than WW Points Plus system...like huge easier...and sooo much better at tracking exercise!!!

I am down 6 pounds more since starting MFP, but the extra 6 pounds lost might have something to do with being on day 41 of Insanity.

Aren't we all weight watchers? I mean, that's the reason we joined this site, right?

Personally, I do not like weight watchers. I find that the points are not overly realistic with the amount of calories one should be eating. For example, a wendy's chicken burger is only 12 points and I was supposed to eat 38 points a day. One burger is almost 700 calories, fries 400 calories etc. In that one meal, I've eaten almost all of my daily calorie intake!

38 points is way to much to eat. Yogurts, pudding, whole wheat everything adds up and the calorie intake could be around 2000 calories a day!

I like this site, it keeps me focused and on track.

I used the old points system to lose weight for my wedding in 2010. Loved it, lost 15 lbs. I quit due to not being able to afford the bill any longer (I was in grad school and had to penny count). I rejoined when they changed to the pointsplus, and I didn't lose any weight on that (granted I was only trying to lose 10 lbs at that point). I then joined here and lost 5 lbs. I am not a fan of the new pointsplus system, but, to each their own, this was only my experience.