How does Weight watchers work? (system, weight loss, pounds, lose)

[marc515]

I would like to know for my wife and I how WW actually works in regards to meetings and on-line. I see the on-line is like $65 for three months, but how exactly does the on-line work? What do you do, and what do you get out of it?

I also see that there are local meetngs; How do they work, and what is the cost?

If you sign up for th on-line, are local meetings free? or, if you go to local meetings, is on-line free?

Then there's the new Momentum program; OK, help here, as now there are three programs.

Thank you guys,.....marc

[movin'on]

I went to WW and got down to 122 lbs, which is a weight I had not seen for a long time. Problem is, I was always hungry. I've since gained the weight back and then some, but not WW fault.

You go to meetings and weigh in, then they have a meeting wherein various topics are discussed. You do this weekly.

It costs $13 a meeting. I gotta say, it worked. Paying that money each week and knowing I was going to be weighed in were motivators.

[kaykay]

You can pay monthly and get it down to $9 a week and also have access to the e-tools.

I don't think online would help me that much. Going to the meetings and the weekly accountability of a weigh-in is important to me.

Momentum is the name of their newest program which has combined the flex and core programs (not really much different than what it was before. Just new terms.)

[Honeycrisp]

The success rate is higher if you go to the actual meetings (esp. if the speaker is motivating), personally I think you're more accountable getting on the scale there (although your weight is kept private).

[Freemore]

Originally Posted by Honeycrisp

The success rate is higher if you go to the actual meetings (esp. if the speaker is motivating), personally I think you're more accountable getting on the scale there (although your weight is kept private).

Good post. My guide is like a drill sargent. I have lost 8 lbs in the two months with her. It's hard.

[carmac]

WW works well...I have been a member many times over the years. My problem was that, I'd lose weight, stop going, gain weight, then start all over again. A few years ago I got serious and stayed with the program, which is just basically eating healthy, and got to my goal weight!

I agree, attending the meetings and getting on the scales is a BIG motivator. So was plunking down $13 a week! But once you reach your goal and maintain it for 6 weeks you become a Lifetime Member, and you can attend meetings and weigh in for FREE!!

I've tried lots of diets over the years, and WW is really the best and most healthy by far.

[Chickrae]

I have done J.C., N.S (programs advertised on t.V.) and W.W. absolutely the best.

[NCN]

The WW diet works. I think the person who thought up the points system has to be a genius. The person doing the diet is you and some need a meeting but they just depressed me. It is just a matter of knowing how the diet works and sticking to it. If you stick to the diet, you will lose. My husband and I lost an average of 2 pounds a week. The really good thing about the diet is that they don't leave you hanging. It is not a diet so much as it is an education of the proper way to eat. When you get to your goal weight, they start adding back points until you get to the point where you maintain. Then you will know exactly how much you need to eat for the rest of your life to stay at your ideal weight. Great system, but the person sticking to the diet will always have to be you. Nobody else can make you stick to a diet. You have to commit yourself to staying on the diet.

Special note: When I started on WW I did not think it would work, but I said I would try it for a year. I took no responsibility for the weight loss, I was just responsible for staying on the diet. I went 20 days once and did not lose a pound. That would be a tough weigh in month. I found out I was counting the wrong number of points for pretzels that I was eating as a snack every day. So if you do the WW diet concentrate on staying on the plan. The weight will take care of itself. Count the points for every food every time you eat it. Do not rely on what the points for the food was the last time you ate it. You may have figured it wrong. I had 20 unsuccessful days to prove that.

[marc515]

Anyone have luck with the on-line WW?

How do you get materials; do you buy them on line?

Is there a basic book that outlines the new Momentum program?

Thank you,....marc

[tamitrail]

I don't know if it has changed, but what you get on-line is very limited. They don't send you any materials. You can look up the basics as far as the program and you have access to an on-line point calculator and the food database. If you e-mail them with any program questions, they tell you to join a meeting. You cannot go to meetings for free if you are an on-line member. But if they still have it, you can go to meetings and get e-tools to have internet access also.

Personally, I lost a lot of weight on WW in the past, but when they changed to their points system, it didn't work for me. I don't like having to convert everything to points. It is just too much work for me. If I already have to track my calories, I don't need to figure out the points on top of that. I also need to track my fiber so it's a lot easier for me just to know what my daily caloric intake and fiber intake is and be done with it.

WW is also tricky with how their points work. 1 + 1 does not always equal 2.