I am thinking of joining WW. If it isn't too personal . . . anyone else on the board doing WW?

Well, I did and it went really well for a month! I am not good on following diets! But it truly works, my friend already lost 22 lbs in 2 months, counting those points! I don't have good will power!

I follow WW and love it. It really works if you work it. Good luck and have fun with it. Lots of great recipes to make it easier,

You will love it! WW is the only diet that has truly WORKED for me...and I've been on plenty, believe me! It really is more about learning how and how much to eat - a lifestyle. It allows you to "cheat" once in awhile without guilt :) The support system is fantastic and inspiring. And even if you decide to quit attending the meetings, the diet is easy to continue on your own. Go for it and good luck! :thumbup:

I just rejoined last Wednesday! I would be glad to pm back and forth with you for support, if you need a buddy!

I don't have good willpower either so I think going to the meetings will give me the extra incentive I need - at least in the beginning.

sewred - thanks that would be great!

I'm thinking of starting to go again, too.

WW isw a great healthy program. I lost 45 pounds and have been maintaining for 1 1/2 years. It really works if you follow it according to the plan. I also go to regular meetings which has been my secret weapon. Good Luck

I'm thinking of starting it again and this time stick with it.

Joined 6.5 years ago. Still doing program. Lost 72 lbs. Have gained back 15 but I still try to stick with the plan and GO TO MEETINGS. They really help

i am doing ww i have lost 10 lbs. in 3 weeks it is easy to follow iam not going to meetings because i have joined before and have the books . you can eat out and it is EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am doing WW thru internet but not to great. I use to belong to T.O.P.S/K.O.P.S. and did great. Don't have one close to me so am suffering. TOPS stands for Take off pounds sensibly. Their website has a location guide if interested.. Tincan

I just started this week too !

I am a WW Lifetime member. Of course, I've stopped going over the years, then returned, etc., but this last time I've really stuck with it. YES, IT WORKS. Stick with it until you get Lifetime membership. Meetings then cost nothing. Your only obligation is to weigh in once a month. It forces me to remain at my goal weight and now it's as much a habit as quilting and going to this site every day. Tracking is very important. There is ABOSOLUTELY NOTHING you cannot eat, just track your points and you will meet success. Of course, excercise is encouraged. Walking is my exercise of choice and the combination has worked for me.

I'm on WW since Sept. 2000, I lost 45 pounds and I was doing good until last year, I gained 15 pounds and can seem to take it off. I'm a lifetime member but if you past your goal weight by 3 pounds they make you pay again and I just don't want too. So my goal now is to get back to my normal weight so I can start going in every month.
Yes it works, yes you loose weight but you have to keep you spirit up, mine is down at the moment and that's why it's not working for me

YOU CAN DO IT I KNOW YOU CAN! Just think, it took 10 years to get that 15 lbs. back on. Count your points, track what you eat, and sew, sew, sew.

I rejoined WeightWatchers 2 weeks ago for the LAST time. I seem to have a different mindset this time and am really following the program. It's an "at work" program that includes access to their internet tools. We have meetings during the lunch hour in my building. I hate to track my foods/points, but being a computer geek, it's much easier for me to track on the computer. Living over here, there's a lot of "local" foods that, without the online tools, is hard to figure out the points. So this has been a lifesaver for me. And, so far, it has been working.

I started WW on 3/10/10. I was told by my doctor I needed to loose weight. I knew I needed help, so joined WW. On 7/6/10 I hit my goal and have maintained since. (lost 33 lbs) It was much easier than I had thought it would be. I am alone and only have to cook for myself, which might be why it was easier). I was going to the meetings each week. Now I weigh in once a month and still try to go to at least two meetings a month. I went back to my doctor in Aug. and he was so proud of me...as I am of my self. All blood work was back to normal. If I can do it anyone can..just had to make up my mind that this was what I had to do. (I have two small grandchildren that I need to see grow up). I have had to buy all new clothes which wasn't a bad thing. I gave all my large clothes to the mission. Good luck I know it is possible.

I've been a member since my daughter dragged me there the week before Thanksgiving 2002... I weighed 250, was so out of shape I couldn't stand at my sink & do dishes w/o pain in my back & feet. ( not that I WANT to do dishes.....) I had always been a healthy weight until 30, then the the lbs slowly started coming on until I quit smoking in 1999 , at 170lbs.then w/i a year I packed on 80lbs. ( I would take 200 hundred lbs if that's what it took to get off the smokes!, I had a 3 pack a day habit for 24 yrs...) Anyway... I'm down to 170, they say my goal s/b 160, my cholesterol went from 275 to 119 ini 6 months; Most days I do the program 'in theory', but I am the healthiest I have ever been in my life, when I'm not activly doing the program I'm still maintaining my weight w/i 10 lbs for the last 3 years. i've been able to start running at 45, and participated in a sprint triathlon last year. The winner finished in 1 hr 6 mins. I finished in 1hr 48 mins.... okay that's a big spread for a race, but, considering where I came from.... that's not that big of a spread! The biggest thing about WW is everyone there knows EXACTLY how you feel and think. I say find what works, somethng you can live with for the rest of your life, and stay with it; you'll have days when you're 'off' and days when you're 'on'.. but stick with it.

Yup
Bad weigh-in today; gained 1.4
Have lost 35 lbs. so far
Good luck

I am new here (today) but agree with everyone about WW. I became a lifetime member about 30 years ago. I just started back to meetings and weigh-ins last week. It's the best program out there I think because you get to choose whatever you want to eat. There are no restrictions. If you want to use up your daily allowance of points (calories) going to Dunkin donuts for breakfast and Mcdonalds for lunch, you can. There just won't be much left for dinner except celery and water! I would give it a try. I did try the online version a few months ago but just couldn't stick with it. So it's back to the meetings.

I do it online. Love it!

I am doing WW, joined the first part of August and have lost 11.8 pounds. It is a wonderful program and would recommend it to anyone wanting to lose weight the healthy way.

[quote=Debbiemg]I am new here (today) but agree with everyone about WW.


Welcome to the Board from a WWer in New Hampshire

I started going to WW earlier this year. After 2 months they closed the group down, and now there is a 70km round trip to the nearest group. I don't drive at night because of cataracts, and I really need the motivation of the meeting to keep on track. Another group that was closed at the same time has a 3 hour drive to the nearest group now. We all protested about the closures of the groups, but they are only interested in the money side of it. I will NEVER join WW again, even if they set up next door!

Be careful of their products too, some of them contain Aspartame as I found out the hard way. Spent 2 days in bed because of it.

I've been doing ww for about a year. I've lost 30 pounds of the 70 or so I need to lose. Didn't gain it over night so ... it's taking a while. I completely lost track over the summer, but hopefully am back now. The meetings make it for me. I've done online - and many other plans - but this one is set up for success - both during and after. A dear friend is in the same group - lost 50 pounds over a year's time and has maintained for almost a year. She still comes to meetings nearly every week.

The products? I don't eat many of them - you don't have to to be on the program. I do keep some of their frozen meals on hand for lunches at work when I don't have leftovers.

Keep trying till you find something that works. For me - right now - this works.

yes, I am. Lost 7 lbs in 2 wks. Have to follow the plan, however. Good plan.

I have done weight watchers a couple times during my life. Every time I followed it, I lost weight. This last time, two years ago, I think I had a change in mindset, that I was tired of going up and down. I lost 30 lbs and have kept it off. It took me about 8 months total to lose it, but I kept dropping weight. The most important thing is to write down and track your points. Once I stop doing that, I fall off the wagon and can gain a pound or two. No more!!! I track. Follow it, it works. It's a lifestyle change. And it feels great to weigh what I did when I got married, again. :)

Thanks for boosting my mind, I really make efforts by counting my points everyday and my husband needs to loose some weight too and he's ready, I think this time it's going to work and you give me a lot of motivation. Also I started to exercise more again which will help. Thank You

Hi there
I have been to weight watchers on/off for years.Latest is 17lbs in 10 weeks.Feel so much better for making the effort. Good luck

I'm going to start next week - I just need to figure out which day (waiting for a friend to let me know what day is good for her).

Sounds like everyone is doing great on the program even with the ups and downs.

{bourvel} That can be sooo tough. I know how hard it can be especially when your spirit is down. I hope yours gets lifted soon!!

I did ww and lost 76lbs it works if you stay with it.

WW works great if you stick to the program and use a tracker for you food intake. I'm not good at tracking and so I need to practice that more.

I'm not in WW ,but getting back to using the tracker, books etc....from last time.That was about 3 yrs ago.Still need to wrap my head around the fact that I need to eat light for rest of my life.Sooner or later, it will kick in.I like reading about all the sucess you've all had with WW.

I have done it, and lost almost 50 pounds - so I know it works. I have been seriously considering joining again, because doing it on my own doesn't seem to work for me.

I joined last week. I have been in WW before and it works. I always quit after I have lost 30 pounds. Of course I find them and have to start over. Staying for the meetings helps me, as does tracking points. Counting points is a great way to watch what you eat. I have to work on that. Love to be someone's buddy. Send me a PM. :thumbup:

It works. I was doing it earlier this year then for medical reasons had to quit.

I weighed in today and lost 6.8 in the first 2 weeks! YAY!!!

Congratulations!!!! I am a life time member. I hit my goal 3 months ago and weighed in yesterday and had lost 1.5lbs. My doctor had told me not to loose any more,( I'm 8 lbs past my goal)Nice to have that much to play with. But I guess I have to add more points to my tracking. Not a bad thing, if I can stay on point. Keep up the good work.

You and I sound alike but we have to keep trying. It is hard at first to change old habits. I am finding this very hard to do but I know too many people who eventually lost their weight by sticking with it. I just joined for the 4th time 6 weeks ago. The key is to write it down and I am finding that hard to get into the habit. But, I will stick with it and hope you do also. It will come off.