I’ve done WW twice, both times successfully.
I have never purchased any of the WW products as for me they defeat the purpose of learning a new way to eat/plan meals etc they are also ridiculously expensive and additive filled.
I too have done WW twice. Successful 2nd time. I had no time for the bland WW products, would rather save my points for a proper slice of cake/packet crisps etc.
I did by chance though discover the WW eclairs available in the freezer dept and supplied by heinz. Now they are certainly yum:-)
I did WW very successfully. For me, it was of course to lose weight but also to re-educate myself on portion size etc. I was never ever overweight until I hit 30, moved city, lost my job and got married. I put on 2 stone over about 18 months. Anyway, yes, there are reasonably healthy alternatives to my own personal cocaine, crisps. Kettle Crisps and air popped popcorn has been my savior. Peanut butter however is banned from the house. I never touch the weight watchers food though. No one except Himself knows I’m on the program and I want it to become a way of life, so I’m using regular brands, but the low fat version as much as possible. M&S do the best low fat sausages on the market, Dunnes own brand rashers are low in fat, cook eggs with just one yolk regardless of how many eggs you’re cooking, there are loads of simple tricks and changes that anyone can make to lower saturated fat and calorie intake. Sweet things have never been a problem for me but I think if you’re buying lemon slices even if they’re WW, you have a bigger problem than the “program not working”. Week after week I sit in the meetings (Im treating it like AA but the image of Marjorie Dawes always creeps into my head) there is always someone there eating a packet of WW crisps or slugging a bottle of WW fruit drink who is wondering why they can’t shift the weight.
I know! Its strange though, I always go to the same meeting and Ive been going there since early July last year (two stone gone thankyouverymuch!) and I have never seen the same people at the meeting each week. Where do they go?
am a ww veteran here, have done it and I dont really buy their products, except one of the choc bars that I get at the meetings, As for crisps I find you are better off having a pack of regular crisps from a multi pack, they are usually smaller than the single packs in shops.
I eat Chicken Nuggets and Chips from McDonalds, that is my treat to myself after my weigh in each week. I find that even though I have lost my 49 lbs or 3st 6lb I need to keep going each week for weigh in so i dont fall off the rails (doesnt cost me once I stay with in range) I too have noticed that a lot of people dont stay with it and people I would have know to say to are no longer there
joined ww a few weeks ago. first week r 2 was doing grand, was eating my normal foods. then discovered ww foods in my local super valu, and became obsessed esp the bars, crisps etc. have found that i now focus on what treats i can have instead of just eating normally and reducing portions etc. so i have decided that when all the ww stuff is gone im not buying anymore. just going to eat regular foods etc. and i totally agree it sooo expensive. but i really think it works have lost almost half a stone already!!
Thursday 4 March, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I’ve done WW twice, both times successfully.
I have never purchased any of the WW products as for me they defeat the purpose of learning a new way to eat/plan meals etc they are also ridiculously expensive and additive filled.
Thursday 4 March, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I too have done WW twice. Successful 2nd time. I had no time for the bland WW products, would rather save my points for a proper slice of cake/packet crisps etc.
I did by chance though discover the WW eclairs available in the freezer dept and supplied by heinz. Now they are certainly yum:-)
Friday 5 March, 2010 at 9:31 am
I did WW very successfully. For me, it was of course to lose weight but also to re-educate myself on portion size etc. I was never ever overweight until I hit 30, moved city, lost my job and got married. I put on 2 stone over about 18 months. Anyway, yes, there are reasonably healthy alternatives to my own personal cocaine, crisps. Kettle Crisps and air popped popcorn has been my savior. Peanut butter however is banned from the house. I never touch the weight watchers food though. No one except Himself knows I’m on the program and I want it to become a way of life, so I’m using regular brands, but the low fat version as much as possible. M&S do the best low fat sausages on the market, Dunnes own brand rashers are low in fat, cook eggs with just one yolk regardless of how many eggs you’re cooking, there are loads of simple tricks and changes that anyone can make to lower saturated fat and calorie intake. Sweet things have never been a problem for me but I think if you’re buying lemon slices even if they’re WW, you have a bigger problem than the “program not working”. Week after week I sit in the meetings (Im treating it like AA but the image of Marjorie Dawes always creeps into my head) there is always someone there eating a packet of WW crisps or slugging a bottle of WW fruit drink who is wondering why they can’t shift the weight.
Friday 5 March, 2010 at 9:35 am
don’t know much about weight watchers, but the idea that people would actually eat *at the meetings* really is like something out of Little Britain.
Friday 5 March, 2010 at 9:45 am
I know! Its strange though, I always go to the same meeting and Ive been going there since early July last year (two stone gone thankyouverymuch!) and I have never seen the same people at the meeting each week. Where do they go?
Friday 5 March, 2010 at 9:53 am
PS McDonalds and Weight Watchers in money making shocker! Come on, you want to lose weight, you stay out of McDonalds. Its very simple.
Friday 5 March, 2010 at 11:26 am
am a ww veteran here, have done it and I dont really buy their products, except one of the choc bars that I get at the meetings, As for crisps I find you are better off having a pack of regular crisps from a multi pack, they are usually smaller than the single packs in shops.
I eat Chicken Nuggets and Chips from McDonalds, that is my treat to myself after my weigh in each week. I find that even though I have lost my 49 lbs or 3st 6lb I need to keep going each week for weigh in so i dont fall off the rails (doesnt cost me once I stay with in range) I too have noticed that a lot of people dont stay with it and people I would have know to say to are no longer there
Tuesday 7 December, 2010 at 8:12 pm
joined ww a few weeks ago. first week r 2 was doing grand, was eating my normal foods. then discovered ww foods in my local super valu, and became obsessed esp the bars, crisps etc. have found that i now focus on what treats i can have instead of just eating normally and reducing portions etc. so i have decided that when all the ww stuff is gone im not buying anymore. just going to eat regular foods etc. and i totally agree it sooo expensive. but i really think it works have lost almost half a stone already!!