Weight Watchers
 

Has anyone her ever done Weight Watchers?

Has it worked for you? What did you find difficult about the program.

I just joined myself. I'm interested in hearing anyone elses thought. My mum brought me too it because she lost a lot of weight on the program so I'd thought I'd give it a try.

P.S Wish me luck!

I've been on WW since mid-October and have lost about 15lbs. It's all about portion control.

You basically can eat anything you want, just in small portions. You figure out the points, and go from there. If you know you'll want pizza for dinner, eat very light the rest of the day.

It's MUCH less restrictive than Atkins in terms of the types of food, but not in the terms of amounts of food. The key is to find low point foods that you can fill up on. I don't like most veggies, so I just end up a bit hungry if I reach my points limit. To me, that's better than raw celery. ick.

Good luck. I joined and got the info and never went back. If you thinkn you need the meetings, great, but I didn't want to pay for them AND have somewhere to go every week, lest I be penalized.

Weight Watchers is one of the most nutritionally sound programs out there. It focuses on portion control and exercise. The meetings will provide you with moral support and tips when you start to lose motivation or identify troublesome areas for you. You will lose slowly but steadily (the healthy way!) and learn to make lifestyle changes (essential for continued success). I found that a lot had to do with my leader. Some are better and more helpful than others.

Dee

I followed WW before my wedding and lost about 20 lbs. I did it on my own, though, with the books and information given to me by a friend. That worked fine for me, but I know some people really like the motivation and accountability that having leaders and meetings to go to gave them. I'm just starting it again because I've gained about 5-10 lbs now, after the wedding, and really liked the "structure" WW gave me (working towards a specific amount of points, having to plan out meals in advance, figuring out how to work in exercise, etc. . .) but didn't feel like I had to give up anything.

There are some great sites that can help you figure out points for when you go out to eat--Dottie's Weight Loss Zone comes to mind as one that has a great itemized restaurant listing -- www.dwlz.com -- and the books have a good generic listing of foods and items from restaurants (because, hey, we're not always going to make everything we eat, we're going to have to go out every once in a while).

Overall, I've found it fairly easy to follow and have been happy with the results! Good Luck! :)

Just starve yourself.

-Rudey
--And reward yourself with expensive jeans.

Oh but Rudey, darling, Anorexia is so 1990s! ;)

Besides, if you go under the amount of calories you need to survive, your body goes into Red Alert mode and hoardes those few calories you do allow it, thereby making it even more difficult to lose weight.






And I know anorexia is a serious problem, and should not be taken lightly, I was just responding tongue-in-cheek-ly to Mr. Rudey

Well I won't starve myself, but I will eventually reward myself with expensive jeans.

Which brand do you recommend? :D

That's not always true. There are ways to spike your metabolism levels while starving yourself and if you're a girl and not worried about maintaining lean muscle mass it shouldn't matter. So moral of the story, you shouldn't eat at all this week.

-Rudey
--Yes, ok.

RudeyThere may be but I'd rather much look like Halle Berry than Lara Flynn Boyle. Give me muscle tone and mass over being stick skinny any day! :)

Lady Pi Phi two that I've heard good things about are Citizens of Humanity and Paper Denim & Cloth. Usually in the $100-$150 range. I just discovered our local Von Maur carries PD&C but not in my size! I'm too damn tall! :(

Exactly! Did you see her on the cover of some tabloid. I can't remeber which one. She looked nasty.

How tall are you. I'm 5'8'' and I find that I have problems finding pants that are long enough myself.

I'm 5'10" I always have to make sure the inseam is at least 34" (but longer is better because then I can wear those cute pointy-toed high heel boots with them!) ;)

weight loss
 

my best friend has joined weight watchers- gone off it- gone on it- gone off it- you get the idea she just wasn't very consistant and she did lose weight like 15 pounds in like 2 months- but it was very difficult for her..... i know i couldn't do it... i just try to watch what i eat and pay attention to when i'm hungry- and i drink lots of water! i lost and kept 20 pounds off by just paying attention to what i ate- walking more often and drinking tons of water.... anyway- my best friend just joined LA weight loss- i don't know if there is one of yours in that area but a lot of my friends have done it and really like it- ash just started- itsl ike 150 dollars to start! :eek: so tahts keeping her going to the meetings since she has so much money invested- plus they map you out on a specific plan- not having points- but eating 1dairy- 3 carbs- 3 proteins- along those lines- she likes it so far- but hang in there- pay attention to your body- take vitamins (esp calcium!) if you want more advice about vitamins PM me or pick up a book about it- or there is a ton of advice online- get back to basics and stay away from bagged/boxed food- (for the most part) food wasn't meant to be eaten out of plastic like that.... anyway- enough babbling- good luck!!!! :)

Did it, had PHENOMENAL success, but quit out of boredom and I'm trying to manage my weight on my own. I'm still losing, so whatever they taught me must have stuck.

LadyPiPhi, I don't know much about Weight Watchers, but I just wanted to wish you luck on your endeavor (since you're Canadian though, I guess you're embarking on an endeavour, right? :) )

It's so hard to lose weight, but keep reminding yourself how good you're going to feel once you're done! :)

The thing is, you're never really done with weight management, especially if you've had problems with your weight before. Losing weight is easy. It's keeping the weight off that's the hardest.

Well first day was rough. I had a little slip this evening. I ate more points than I was alotted because I had a low blood sugar (I'm a diabetic).
I have to start adjusting my insuling to meet my food intake now, because obviously I'm eating less. I was a little hungry during the day too. I need to make sure I have 0-point snacks on hand (maybe some cuccumber?).
I'm going out for dinner tomorrow. That's going to be difficult.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone.

The first week is always the most difficult, IMO, but after you get used to it it's not so bad. Don't be afraid to eat at the top range of your points for the first few days. How are you spacing out your foods? This is what I do:

Breakfast: 3-5 points
Mid-morning snack: 2-3 points
Lunch: 5-7 points
Mid-afternoon snack: 2-3 points
Supper: 5-8 points

Drinking lots of water helps keep you filled, and if you exercise, you can eat a few more points (I think the max is 5?) or save your points from one day to the next. Is there any info in the books about adjusting points for diabetics? (I don't remember, it's been a while since I've really read through them).

Good luck, we're all here for you!

Good luck! Everyone knows that if they want to go out to dinner with me, it has to be at a restaurant on www.dwlz.com or Subway. I've become a pill about eating out - but I don't care because WW works!

It's not a diet, its a way of life. Pretty soon, you'll start to realize that your old portions were huge and how much food your body was meant to have.

Planning is key. Plan your points tomorrow so you can enjoy your dinner out.

Are you working on the "old" points system where you have a daily range? Or are you on FlexPoints? If you're on flex, you have 35 "extra" points to use over the course of the week. I felt I had the best results when I didn't use many, or any at all, but the're a nice cushion to have for when you slip up.

I'm working on the FlexPoints system. I did use a few o my flex points yesterday, but I definitly have enough to eat out, although I'm going to try and not use too many of my flex points on tonights dinner.

There isn;t any info on the book about diabetics, so I'm going to bring it up with my leader at the next meeting.

i feel like this is the story of my life! i've recently gotten myself back to the meetings b/c i feel like i do so much better when other people say what i weigh as opposed to when it's just me checking. although, my actually staying at the meetings depends on the leader and the other people there. sometimes they just annoy me to death and i sneak out!

Damn! I am so hungry right now, but I don't have anything I can snack on, and I am using all my will power not to go to the vending machine and get a bag of chips

Do you have any water to drink? Even diet colas are okay (as long as you don't drink like 10 every day). I gave in and had another (very tiny) piece of birthday cake, but I'm also going to the gym tonight. That justified it for me.

You can do eet! :D

Yeah I have water and diet cola. I find that water doesn't fill me up.

Maybe I'll just chew on some gum till I go home and make dinner.

Only one more hour of work.

I am on Weight Watchers, and I love it.

However, I missed several meetings because I was on vacation and went off program. I am not sure if I am still a member or I have to rejoin next week. I am really not looking forward to the weigh in, but I have to go and face it.

Lady Pi Phi,
Welcome and Good Luck! Here is the Weight Watchers site for Canada:
www.weightwatchers.ca You should also consider becoming a registered user of their site for free (they also have a subscriptions, but that has a monthly fee). That way you can access their community boards and meet fellow WWs.
Hope this helps!


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It varies from center to center, but I think you have to re-join if you've missed more than one month (4 weeks) worth of meetings.

If getting to meetings is difficult for you, ask your center about the Liberty Plan, where you only have to weigh in once a month. I wish this was available in my area. :(

Best zero-point snack for when you're craving something salty - DILL PICKLES!!! (umm... that is, if you like them). When I was on WW I ate them all the time when I was craving chip/pretsels/salt.

AHHHHH my feet are too big for those shoes. I've tried...no joke like fifty pairs of them on....none of them fit right or look good. I've resigned myself to wearing cute heels from now and to forever :( :( :(

I'm actually doing a lot better. It's getting easier. Now my biggest problem is that of my low blood sugars. I started taking less insulin at night but I'm still going low, and I ate a good dinner which should have kept my sugars up. I'm still trying to figure out the right balance. Right now, when I go low I'm not too concerned with going over my points or having a little something extra to eat because I would rather gain some weight than slip into a coma.

My grandmother lost tons of weight on weight watchers. It's kind of funny now. She'll tell me how many "points" everything I eat is. I quiz her sometimes.

It's pure entertainment.

ktsnake

I do that now. It's sad, I'll go through the store and mentally calculate how many points each thing I'm buying is. My hubby gets a kick out of it.

Lady Pi Phi
How are you doing today? I gave up yesterday because I was sick, but I'm trying to be good today.

I'm good today, just about to eat my lunch. Mr. sub small ham and cheese sub. I'm starving now but that's only because I went shopping for an hour on my lunch break and I have been able to eat anything until now.

Yesterday was very good for me. I wasn't hungry at all. But then I had a low so I obviously went over my point, but I'm not too worried about that because I need sugar when I'm low.

I love Weight Watchers! I've been meaning to post on here, I'm going back on it when I go back to school next week. Good luck ladies!

Good luck to all of you WW people! My mom lost 75 lbs in a year on the plan, and she's kept it off for over 2 years now. She doesn't even have to count points anymore because she's learned how much she is supposed to eat in order to maintain her weight. It really works if you make the committment!

I don't do Weight Watchers, but I went to Applebee's the other night and they have a Weight Watchers menu now! It lists the points of all of the meals on that one page of the menu.

I was like, oh, look honey, this is only 4 points! To which he replied "You're not ON Weight Watchers! What do you care!" Good point. But seeing that something is okay for Weight Watchers is makes me feel good about my choice.

I know a lot of people who have had success with it. I've been contemplating joining. If my training for my 3-Day walk for Breast Cancer doesn't get rid of some of this weight, maybe I'll join.

Good luck to all!!
Allison

My mom and I joined the other day. I actually find myself eating more in quantity than I used to. BUT on the flip side I am also eating better. No more candies and chocolate for me. Good luck to everyone!!!

and i just blew my points total tonight.. ggrr.. i've been so bad lately.

must. get. back. on. track.

mu_agd, rather than thinking of it as "bad", try thinking of it as an "unwise choice". Yes, you made an unwise decision, but the thing that WW has taught me is that there is nothing inherently bad about food.

Like it says on my Tools for Living bookmark, "There is always another choice."

Good luck tomorrow!

heh. I had a "bad" day yesterday too. Mom took me out to lunch at this amazing seafood place and then FI and I were so tired after work we got chinese food. In the interim, it was someone's birthday at work so we had cake.

But on the upside, I only ate 1/2 of each meal. So its not like I totally porked out yesterday.

The easiest way for me to stay on the WW plan is to get the WW meals & eat them for lunch. It's so much more convenient to have it right there for you with the points & portion size.

Hey everyone I just found a guy that has a couple of Excel spreadsheets and a program to calculate points, track meals and weight, and to break down recipes made at home. They are really especially for those that are trying to do the program without going to meetings. If anyone is interested in copies I will send them your way. PM me with an e-mail address. I can also send you the download links.

Edited because I can't spell right