Weight Watchers - anyone doing it currently?

[Anonymous]

Last time I did WW was almost 20 years ago and it was great, very effective, but the points system seems totally different now. Back then, the only zero point foods were vegetables basically. Now it seems like there are a ton of zero point foods, but maybe they redid the points for everything else? Does it still work as well or is it too easy to eat too many calories of "zero point" foods?

[Anonymous]

There is a great episode on the podcast Maintenance Phase about Weight Watchers.

[Anonymous]

I think it's excellent if you have a lot of weight to lose. If you only want to lose 5 or so lbs, it is probably not strict enough and/or your diet is is pretty close to what they recommend already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's excellent if you have a lot of weight to lose. If you only want to lose 5 or so lbs, it is probably not strict enough and/or your diet is is pretty close to what they recommend already.

+1

I went through multiple plan changes - I had the best results with the fewest "free" point foods. I lost 30 lbs and kept it off but I've been stalled with the next 20 I want to lose.

I started a weight training program and I'm working with a nutritionist. I'm now using myfitnesspal and going for more precise calorie and protein goals. I am feeling stronger from the weights already after a month.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

It's lost so much w/out the in-person experience and demanding everyone participate through the ap.

[Anonymous]

I'm on it. I lost over 50 lbs along with being on Ozempic. I use it more as a general guide. Fruits, veggies, lean meats, healthy grains, etc are ok, but there is no way you're going to just eat all day and lose weight. For example, bananas are zero points, but if you eat 50 bananas in one day, no weight is coming off.

I use it to keep myself accountable and to track what I eat. Don't know if that's helpful to you, but it's working for me. I'm 44 female if that helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's lost so much w/out the in-person experience and demanding everyone participate through the ap.

I HATED going in person. I love that I can do it on my own at home.

[Anonymous]

How much is the WW virtual program now? Any specials? I did it years ago and am trying to find out pricing before signing up to lose some of this perimenopausal weight. Their website is not transparent. I don't want a free cookbook or scale, just an inexpensive monthly price.

[Anonymous]

I started doing it (online only) January 1 when, at a doctor appt prior to Christmas, the scale said 162. My goal is 140 and today I weighted in at 143.

I had pretty good habits prior to starting -- I am very fit and active, almost never drink calories (soda, alcohol, etc) but I do have a big appetite and I had fallen into ap pattern of eating too much and eating yummy foods.

I've made WW work for me by sticking to the daily points 95% of the time. I almost never use weekly points and come in below the daily points. I like the no-point foods because they help me stay on track and make good choices. I do track my exercise and have an activity goal of 420 minutes a week, so I do like that, but I don't use the points I've accumulated.

A good (really following the plan) day of eating for me might look like this -

Breakfast - 2 eggs (zero points), light English muffin (2 points), avocado spread (2 points)

Lunch - leftover protein from the day before (could be zero points, or maybe 3-4 depending on the meat and how it was prepared) and raw vegetables (zero points) or fruit and nonfat plain yogurt (zero points) sometimes with some point-friendly granola (3-4 points)

Dinner - protein (probably 1-5 points depending), more vegetables. Maybe some black beans (zero points). Sometimes something like sweet potato, which does have points, or a dinner roll which has points.

A day like that might just hit 16, 17 points. But I have eaten plenty of food and calories.

I completely think it can work even with all the zero point foods, but the key is, after a day of eating like that, I might have 8 points left -- if I felt the need to use those points and ate 2 cookies or candy or something, I don't think my weight loss would have been successful.

My advice would be to eat the zero point foods as much as possible and you'll find you're adding points to them based on preparation (salmon is zero points, but if you use some olive oil or butter or pesto or something, that has points). Scrambled eggs with veggies - zero points, but maybe you want to throw in a few tablespoons of low-fat cheese which has points. Etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's lost so much w/out the in-person experience and demanding everyone participate through the ap.

I HATED going in person. I love that I can do it on my own at home.

I am the opposite and want the in person. Unfortunately, they are few and far between. So no WW for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a great episode on the podcast Maintenance Phase about Weight Watchers.

I really like Maintenance Phase but I had enough issues with tht particular episode to question things I've heard in their other episodes. I've been on/off/around WW for basically ever so I know it pretty well and some of the stuff they said was not very well informed. (I'm not a WW apologist and have become skeptical of WW and all of diet culture - much thanks to MP - I just really thought they were scraping with some of the digs they had on WW.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's lost so much w/out the in-person experience and demanding everyone participate through the ap.

I HATED going in person. I love that I can do it on my own at home.

I am the opposite and want the in person. Unfortunately, they are few and far between. So no WW for me.

I really didn't like going in person but I did so much better with losing weight when I did that vs. online. I'm not good at being accountable to myself.