lucasnd 10/08/2009
I did this for a long time then strayed away for awhile. but I came accross this elite weight loss package recently and it seems so be working great so far. ya'll should check it out.here is the website. http://nathan6245.eliteweightlosspackage.com/
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girlnterupted 07/22/2009
I love Weight Watchers. I have lost 40 lbs and I'm almost on maintenance. I go to meetings so I can weigh in, this keeps me accountable. It has taken me a year to lose this weight because the last 10lbs come off very slow and I am limited as to what I can do to exercise. I’m still very satisfied with the program. Following points is the easiest thing in the world and it just clicked with me from the start. You just have to be honest about what you are eating and track every single, BLT. (bite, lick, taste). I feel I can eat this way for the rest of my life. No food is off limits and the plan is very flexible. Weigh in is private. You can choose to share your success or not. You don’t have to go to meetings. Many are successful with WW online. Or find a meeting that you like. My meeting place has different leaders at different times. IMO many who say they can not lose with Weight Watchers are not following the program correctly. It’s not just counting points or eating filling foods. There is a lot more to it that that.I laughed as I read PP say how expensive it is. The monthly pass with etools is 40 bucks a month. A bargain in my opinion! And once you maintain your final weight for 6 weeks meetings are free as long as you weigh in once a month and stay with in 2 lbs of your goal weight.If I can lose these 40 lbs anyone can! Just eat real food, not the prepackaged dinners.
kraut 06/02/2009
I am midway through my third week of Weight Watchers and I have already lost 10 pounds and my bra no longer fits. Of course, it was probably mostly water weight but that is the most consistent weight loss I have seen. It is uncomplicated and flexible, and I personally prefer the points to calories for some reason. I have been trying to lose the same stupid 20-ish pounds that I gained a year ago, but would always plateau after losing about 5 (and of course, those 5 would be back real soon) Better yet, I have not felt like I gave anything up. Since I work odd hours, I have been inclined to break the rules a little, ie count my food toward the next days points rather than digging too deep into my weekly allowance. However, the program works, as long as you stick to it. I've had such encouraging results that I plan on staying with the program long after I reach my ultimate goal weight; I will stay on it until I feel a permanent change has been made.
GYMNOJEN 05/31/2009
I have been on WW for 8 weeks and have lost 22.2 lbs. I strictly follow the points and walk for 60 minutes a day, five days a week. I am very happy with the program. I think that if you do not lose, then you are not following the program. I very rarely feel hungry and feel like I eat all of the time. I have learned the better kinds of foods to eat...this is the key!!! I look forward to going to the meetings and would recommend to anyone. For those of you that say it is too expensive, you can get a monthly pass for $36, this is paid for if you eat out 3 less meals a month. But, I would not pay unless you are serious about the program. You get what you put into it!
Phenuser 12/20/2008
Weight watchers is a great way to lose weight if your able to control your eating habits. I think it is best if used in conjunction with a diet pill for appetite. I personally do weight watchers with Accompliex and I get it from http://www.SlimEffects.com It has decreased my appetite so much and I love it. I have lost 65 lbs so far
karief16 09/02/2008
I've lost 28 lbs in the past 3 months. I started out going to meetings to get the initial information and ask questions but after the first three weeks I stopped going and am still losing weight. I like this diet because you don't HAVE to eat "Diet" food. I can still go to a fast food restaraunt if I want... I just have to choose more wisely. I travel a lot and this diet makes it easy for me to travel and diet at the same time. Though it's not the most FUN thing... dieting never is. It comes down to... do you want to lose weight or not? If you really do and are willing to give it some time in order to do it in a healthy way... this diet is amazing. I plan to be at my goal weight in about four months. I'm already getting comments on how much weight Ive lost... it feels amazing.
HelloKitty09 08/05/2008
It's more affordable than Jenny Craig. Their food taste delicious and leader rewards you with a gold star for every five pounds that you lose.
NadsG3 06/16/2008
I was a victim of the freshman fifteen so i turned to weight watchers to shed the pounds. Within the first month of the program i lost about six pounds, although when spring break came, I gained it all back plus more so it is very important to stick to the program. I am in the middle of trying to lose the weight again but it is a lot harder the second time around.
Amakap121 04/10/2008
Weightwatchers is a terrible company. I canceled my membership and they continued to charge my credit card. I tried calling customer service to no avail. I was told that they didn't accept phone calls and that they would call me back. Well, that never happened. I would only get pre-canned emails. I finally had to get my credit card company not to pay the charges. I will never give use them again. Buyer beware
jul18 02/18/2008
weight watchers is amazing. it takes a lot of self commitment though. i am only 14 and i started weight watchers back in november. i started out at 159 and within 2 and a half weeks i was 145. once the holidays came and im a kid so it was hard to stay faithful, i leaned off of it a little and gained a few pounds back.. but the week i started on it again i dropped those extra pounds. my advice is to not stop because it is very hard to get back on. but its the best diet i have ever heard of.. its not even a diet.. it just teaches you size and proportion. it is a lot easier to be on this with someone else, although if your a commited person, alone will be fine i never attended one meeting
rubysea 02/06/2007
It's been around for a long time for a good reason, they know what they are doing. What I like most about WW is that you can tailor it to what you need. Beginners may need to spend more money at first to learn about calorie restriction and proper nutrition. But once you get the basics down, you can use all the information you learned in your real life. They also have some really tasty ready-made meals and a great cookbook.
HelenAHandbask et 01/27/2007
Anyone who claims that they're doing everything Weight Watchers says they should do and still aren't losing weight either need to be more honest with themselves. In the very rare case they are having real problems and it's not a cheating/portion size issue, they should see a doctor. If you are disciplined enough to do it alone, great. A lot of people need the support and information though. In the end, like any diet program, they won't do the work for you and if you aren't losing weight or if you aren't keeping it off you need to work a little harder or at least accept responsibility instead of blaming a diet plan.
hotsean73 03/02/2006
It sounds to me like some of the lower ratings are from people without willpower. I see many people come and go at these meetings. There one week, gone the next. I have been doing WW for 2 ½ months and have lost 35 pounds, 6inches in my waist and down 3 suite sizes. And…It is not expensive at all… and you certainly don’t need to be rich. You can pay for WW by skipping the twice per week visit to your local McD’s. The program works, the plan is straight forward, it allows you to eat what ever it is you crave (with moderation) and the results speak for themselves. WW is the easiest lifestyle change to make. The food is good, the servings are reasonable and the support is there if needed. I highly recommend WW to anyone that truly wants to change their eating habits and live a healthier life…if you want a quick fix try something else.
devilsliladvoc ate 10/19/2005
I can't believe the number of people complaining about the expense of Weight Watchers. If you can't invest $12 a week in yourself by cutting out trips through the drive through, buying miscellaneous junk from the grocery store, then no plan will work! The point of weight watcher is to face the scale instead of the deceptive body imagery we create looking in the mirror every day. Tired of starving, using diet pills, only to regain back the weight you've lost and then some? Try weight watchers!
Mr.Political 01/17/2005
Perhaps the only diet really worth being a part of. With Weight Watchers you learn to eat properly and still lose the weight- for a life time. Yeah, WW takes a while to have an effect but its worth it.
pharm_d_2b 06/27/2004
I have lost 23 pounds in 4 months on Weight Watchers. I have never felt deprived, and I have even learned some healthy habits through WW. Sure, there are people who don't have the motivation to stick with it and rejoin time after time, but just remember that Weight Watchers works if YOU work Weight Watchers. :)
hays 01/05/2004
It is the best. The only one I could work with. I didn't have to give up eating anything comletly. I lost 30lbs in 4 months with no exercise. (Even thought I should have)Hey I would have just lost more!
tvtator 10/29/2003
Weight Watchers works if you use it to your advantage and follow the program. . However once you get the hang of it and use the progam there is no need to pay to go to the meetings every week. Just use what you learned and maintain your weight loss.
lauriedelbalzo 09/04/2003
very manageable. I think it is easy to follow and doesn't put too many restrictions on your life. I lost 20 pounds in 4 months
kolby1973 08/14/2003
Personally I think it is way too expensive, and I know few people that it actually worked for. These people did everything 'Weight Watchers' asked of them, and still very little results. I definately wouldn't recommend it to men who are dieting either. If you are rich and have the patience of a saint, then go with Weight Watchers !
raineshower 08/14/2003
I have lost 20 lbs on Weight Watchers in the past 10 weeks. It is kind of a slow process, but that's the healthy was and the key to sticking with it. It's not a diet, but a lifestyle changing process.
jacobeeniesmom 06/22/2003
I like Weight Watchers. I've lost about 30 pounds in a year. Not a whole lot. But more than I could have without them. I even quit going for a while because I thought it was stupid. I didn't think I needed them anymore. I learned how to eat right and excersize. But for some reason I didn't do it when I quit. I needed that every week getting on the scale. Even though I have a scale at home. I really don't go to the meetings anymore. But I do pay $12 a week just to jump on the scale. I'm crazy. But if that's what I need to do to make it work, I'll do it.
twinmom101 05/21/2003
Seems like all my friends are into this. It gets annoying when you're talking about a recipe and all the sudden, all anyone wants to know is how many points might it have. It works, but so does exercising and eating healthy.
D.Fletcher 03/23/2003
Over the years I have spent hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars at Weight Watchers and have never reached my goal. In college I probably only needed to lose 10 lbs, but thought I needed to lose alot more. But each time I rejoined my weight was up some. Why did I keep joining? I don't know, when you feel fat and desperate you do these things. When you know you are going to be weighed by another human each week, it props up your sagging motivation & commitment. In the Plano, Tx area they have a lot of good speakers and I learned a lot of good tips at Weight Watchers. However, my weight would go down & up and down & up. The last time I joined I needed to lose 30 lbs and never made it to the first 10% (you get a key chain when you have lost 10% of your starting weight) even after a year and a half. I ate very healthy but I stayed hungry & never could seem to stay within my points. To quote Jared at www.intense-workout.com "weight watchers is just replacing the word calories with the word points. Counting calories is free, counting points costs money ($12/week)." So my recommendation is "JOIN" if you think it is what you need. Keep in mind it is a money making corporation, they have lots of goodies for sale at the meeting place and at your local grocery store ("Smart Ones" frozen dinners)and as of Nov. 2001 it is a publicly traded company & you can buy stock. The ticker symbol is WTW. By the way, the speakers are no longer allowed to talk about other brands of products (grocery products). I use to learn lots of good tips about products I had never heard of and did not know they were available.
mariredwine 01/11/2003
It is a sound program but it is expensive. It might be the right thing for those who desire a supportive atmosphere, but the meetings teach VERY basic nutritional information. If you are like me and you've read a bazillion diet books and every article about weight loss in your life, it is all repetitious. It works well for my mom in law, though, who was raised on country cooking. She has lost a lot by making simple substitutions. I also feel that the program lacks any ways to get insight into our eating habits. I think the idea of another reviewer to go to a dietician is more worthwhile.
plummer925 11/10/2002
It was okay - but TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE! At a cost of $12.00 per week for a one-hour meeting with about 50 other people...just too much! Found out I can get a one-on-one with a LICENCED nutritionalist at my local hospital for $12.15 for about 20 minutes...guess where I spent MY money!? You guessed right if you said NOT WEIGHT WATCHERS! Oh...and the point thing is just too confusing sometimes!
Snoopy 04/08/2002
I think it's good for people who want to go to meetings and support each other in their weight loss, but like CastleBee said, it's not for everyone. I like my weight loss experience to be private.
CastleBee 03/07/2002
Here’s how I see Weight Watchers - unless you really need or enjoy the companionship in your weight loss efforts there is no real reason to attend these meetings. The one time I did join I ended up slowly phasing out of it because I could not deal with the “religious experience” some people seem to get when they lose weight. It was the same story every week “I lost yadda yadda pounds, I feel yadda yadda great about myself, I’m a whole new person yadda yadda.” And I’m sitting there thinking well, that’s great but there’s another hour of my life I will never get back. That said I understand that many people do better with a support group so I don’t condemn the whole idea for everyone – just doesn’t seem to work for me personally. Another revelation was when I realized that the diet itself is basically just a bells and whistles version of the Diabetic Diet (as is Richard Simmons diet), which is available free from many sources (your doctor, the Internet, your local library, the American Diabetes Association to name a few). If you’re not into the meeting/support group thing then why pay a weekly fee for something you can get without spending a dime?
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