Years ago I joined WW and lost 42 lbs. Over time, I gained it all back and some more to boot. WW is a great program but if you don't stick to the maintenace plan, you will slowly gain it back. I tried the online program, didn't work for me. I weighed this morning and have lost a total of 12 lbs. in about a month using my own program. I'm sticking to no more than 1200 cal. a day and most days I don't even reach that. 300 cal. per meal, with 300 cal. for snacks in between if I need it. So far its working for me. I do keep a food journal which helps in keeping track of the daily calories. Losing is not easy, but can be done with a lot of will power. Exercise some every day also helps.