Weight Watchers--any body tried it?

Good for you! I too need to lose a substantial amount of weight, I'll be interested to hear your experiences. I've known 4 people who have used Weight Watchers within the past few years to lose weight. The first lost between 50 - 70 lbs. about three years ago. For the most part, she has kept it off. There is about 15 lbs. she seems to go back and forth on. The second person lost 70 lbs. As soon as she became less committed to the program, the weight started to come back on very quickly. A friend of mine saw her a few days ago, and it seems she has gained back all the weight she lost and added another 20 or 30 lbs. In all fairness, she is in a miserable marriage, has a high-needs child, and has struggled for years with depression, anxiety, etc. Two other people I know have lost about 20 lbs. each in the last year on W.W. Both have been very committed to following the program and both have kept the weight off. The best thing I have heard about W.W. over and over again, is that it is a way of eating that you could, technically, continue for the rest of your life. So, that's all I know. Good luck and keep us posted!

Just about every body at my work does some kind of weightwatchers. @ people i know lost over 50 pounds. one went to the meetings the other one did it on line. And one of my good friends lost 27 pounds, but she gained a lot back.

I have thought about it a few times and I could never part with the cash they were asking to get started. I just cant afford to pay their weekly dues and thier start up fees. I keep waiting until I figure out that it is cheaper to be skinny and it would have been worth it this whole time. Let me know how it all goes and what kind of things they do there. Id love to know what makes it all worth it.

My husband and I joined 10 years ago to lose weight before our wedding. It was much easier because both of us did it, but he lost 40 lbs and I lost 20 which was our goals. It became kind of a competition, who could lose the most. To keep the weight off you wil need to continue eating the way they teach you. That is where your husband can help. It is hard to eat correctly when you have to cook meat and potatoes for him. I wish you the best of luck!

Hi Aurone, Very good that you've started weight watchers! My BMI was not to high, but I was gaining weight very fast, so I knew it would be to high if I didn't change. And the BMI of my boyfriend is much to high. So about a half year ago we started weight watchers. We're doing weight watchers by the cd-rom, the flexipoints program, because we don't have a course nearby and no time to go there. But together with the internet forum, with al the hints and tips, it works! Especially my boyfriend has a lot of weight. And the good thing is: we're not hungry! We're more creative with food now, so the things we eat are sometimes much tastier than the chips and more instant food we used to eat. The only thing is: I'm finishing my masters at the moment, and with al the stress, it's difficult to stick to the program. So I'm taking a small break now (just a few days). So at the moment I watch my food, but I'm not following the program. But It's a good idea to let people know how you're doing with Weight Watchers. I'm curious! Hope to hear from you soon!

Hi Aurone, How are you doing with Weight Watchers now? Did you already lose some weight? I've lost a 0,5 kg this week. It's not much, but at the moment it's very OK. I thought I would have gained some weight, so it was a very pleasant surprise. My boyfriend lost nothing, so he was dissapointed, but because he lost a lot until now he's still motivated to go through with the program. I hope for you it's going good, because the first weeks were the hardest for me. When you don't know if it's really working.

I've never been on weight watchers myself but I have a few friends and neighbours who have done fantastically on the program. I have always been less inclined to do it because i can't afford the price they asked for it here. I'd love to try it someday, as even listening to what they've learnt i've learnt alot.