Weight Watchers

I think there are a few groups here for weight watchers or for getting the knowledge from weight watchers without paying.

My office had about 10 or 12 ladies that did it. 2 had success that lasted longer than their membership.

I know people who have had great weight loss on that program. I would try it, but what I'm doing is working for me. If it wasn't, I would consider doing it

I loved it after my first and second lost 30 pounds both times before getting pregnant again. It did not work after kid #3 not sure if my body knew my tricks or if I was following my points but eating the wrong foods. It is really easy to follow and allows for eating what you want without guilt as long as you count it. I think it’s best for a first time dieter it helps teach moderation and portion control. It does tell you to eat certain foods types so many times a day. But I never followed that and that’s why I think it was the type of food I was eating that was keeping me from losing the weight after the third.

I lost well on Momentum, yes. But I was also trying a lot harder. When I tried hard enough with Points Plus I lost too. I think I lost about 56 pounds on Momentum. Never stuck to the new plan long enough to really judge how well I lose on it.

Weight Watchers is very similar to MFP, except its points you count instead of calories. Why pay when you have that here for free. I lost almost 40 pounds in 2008 and I have kept it off within 10 pounds, because as soon as I hit that 10 pound range I dug deep and ate healthy again for a few months to get back on track. I got to that goal using WW online, I didnt go to the meetings.

Any sort of calorie/point counting diet is a healthy way to go. You learn portion control and how to start making better choices if you want to feel fuller while still giving yourself some indulgences now and then. But like I said, why pay when you have MFP!?!?!?! A lot of people do both for added support.

Love weight watchers. I started it in 2007 and lost over 30 lbs. In 2010, I started gaining in all back and today I'm at my pre weight watchers weight. I've been planning on starting it back all year, but kept forgetting to write down every thing I ate. Today is my first day entering my food in myfitnesspal. I'm hoping that I can have the same success and love that I can track what I eat electronically and for FREE.

I lost 50lbs on it but I left because I think the points are too gimicky and I can just track cals and do the same thing. I didn't find the meetings in my area to be too helpful but they might be in your area.

It is still tracking food so same thing as here and this is free. With here you don't have to convert to "points" first so it is one step less.

I lost a bunch of weight on WW but then when I needed to go back to lose it again, they had changed their program. The new program tracks fat, protein, carbs, and fiber. You need to know all of those variables to calculate points. Many times when I go out to eat or need to quickly figure out points for something, all I have access to is calories. This makes tracking a little more difficult for me. Its possible to get those numbers, but it requires a little more work. Perhaps if I had been a little more motivated it would have been ok, but for me, I couldn't make it work.
Calorie tracking is much easier by comparison. Once you are on your way, there is a lot of merit to WW's concept that not all calories are created equal, but right now for easy, vanilla weight loss, this is the way for me.