User Review #4 by Mark on October 11th, 2007 at 12:52 PM CDT

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Dear "Complete Pig" I enjoyed your post. Though you have had no luck with WW, I thought I'd offer a few tips. 1.) Dieting is not "easy". It takes commitment and consistency. To be a success, you have to understand this "new" way of eating and living is permanent. 2.) "The minuscule amounts of...food" are actually appropriate portions of food for an adult. You have been vastly over eating for some time, so your perception of what is "enough" food is quite skewed. 3.) You're going to be hungry, get used to it. 4.) You can do it, if you want. Good luck!

Dear "Complete Pig"

I enjoyed your post. Though you have had no luck with WW, I thought I'd offer a few tips.

1.) Dieting is not "easy". It takes commitment and consistency. To be a success, you have to understand this "new" way of eating and living is permanent.

2.) "The minuscule amounts of...food" are actually appropriate portions of food for an adult. You have been vastly over eating for some time, so your perception of what is "enough" food is quite skewed.

3.) You're going to be hungry, get used to it.

4.) You can do it, if you want.


Good luck!

User Review #3 by carla on September 27th, 2007 at 11:10 PM CDT

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If you have to have the group dynamic than this program is for you. I felt like we were all a group of cattle following a diet plan and spouting the corporate line--'drink your water' each your points. bla bla bla. Once I got to lifetime (now maintenace) they quit caring for you. All the big money is in the 'losers'. Once you manage to lose your weight and manage to KEEP it off they forget about you.

If you have to have the group dynamic than this program is for you. I felt like we were all a group of cattle following a diet plan and spouting the corporate line--'drink your water' each your points. bla bla bla. Once I got to lifetime (now maintenace) they quit caring for you. All the big money is in the 'losers'. Once you manage to lose your weight and manage to KEEP it off they forget about you.

User Review #2 by nomis17 on July 14th, 2007 at 2:42 PM CDT

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I really didn't think that this weight watchers program was worth the money. I actually gained weight during the course, and found it unpleasant and useless. All the meetings can provide is advice, someone will tell you, "don't eat so much food", and "do exercise", but it's really up to you. Therefore it requires self-motivation. I found it difficult to motivate myself, and thought that paying $10 would entitle me to more help. Another problem was that i found one of the women at the class to be a bit aggressive. This rather ruined the meetings, I was actually quite scared. Although i'm sure this is not the case at the majority of meetings. I went to the classes for 9 weeks. Total cost, $90. Total gain, 10 pounds. I recommended this form of weight loss only for the well motivated and strong willed. To be honest I really could not be bothered.

I really didn't think that this weight watchers program was worth the money. I actually gained weight during the course, and found it unpleasant and useless.

All the meetings can provide is advice, someone will tell you, "don't eat so much food", and "do exercise", but it's really up to you. Therefore it requires self-motivation. I found it difficult to motivate myself, and thought that paying $10 would entitle me to more help.

Another problem was that i found one of the women at the class to be a bit aggressive. This rather ruined the meetings, I was actually quite scared. Although i'm sure this is not the case at the majority of meetings.

I went to the classes for 9 weeks. Total cost, $90. Total gain, 10 pounds. I recommended this form of weight loss only for the well motivated and strong willed. To be honest I really could not be bothered.