Yes I've been a lifer for decades.

Under my day, select food then scroll down to recipes...select that and scroll down to create a recipe.

Also you can chat any time with an online coach who will help you with the app.

Weight Watchers is the best! I’m not familiar with the current plan and so can’t help you with your question, but I wish you well and great success.

Another "lifer" here.

I'm doing WW but I've fallen off the wagon for a few weeks. I'm scared to get weighed!

Eld6161, and I always weigh less in the morning!

I am also doing Weight Watchers and I love it, having lost a respectable number of pounds since I joined. I use the app all the time to record my food intake and to find out how many points a non-WW food has. The app has numerous food items and their points value, including "brands" and from some restaurants such as McDonalds.

I've been a lifetime member for 20 years and key for me is to attend the weekly meetings and weigh in. When I have tried to do it online only, it doesn't work for me. I need to attend the meetings for the accountability at weigh in and support/tips/ideas from other members. The app on my phone is a great tool.

It doesn't matter when you weigh yourself, as long as it's always the same time and wearing the same amt of clothing. Once you start a weight loss program it's the ups and downs that count.

I lost 42 pounds 10 years ago (on my own with calorie counting) and have kept it off. But like eld6161, I still weigh myself everyday because it's easier to take care of 2 pounds than 5 pounds.

I'll agree with that, blfenton. The minute you say, "It's just a pound," and say that again the next day....you're in trouble.

A friend is using Nutrasystem and doing well on it, it works for her and what she needed. But WW is good because you just continue eating normal food when maintaining. I have no idea how the transition from NS food to regular food will work, but hoping for a good outcome.

Just curious. Why it's now called "WW"...instead of Weight Watchers? Do they still have where you go and weigh in at meetings? I joined back when they were on the point system. Not sure what they go by now.

I agree Blfenton. I always tell people to wear the exact same clothing while they are trying to lose weight for the weigh ins. That way there is never a shadow of a doubt that that pair of pants weighs more and that is why you don't have a weight loss.. In reality, yes some clothing does weigh more then others.

WW, stands for Wellness that Works, I think they are trying to get away from the idea that it is only for weight loss.

Because you lose weight very slowly, a half a pound means something as long as it's going in the right direction.

I was one of the odd ones in that I always gained weight when on WW. I think I joined between 4 and 6 times during my 30's through 50's with the same results each time. I finally had one counselor tell me that I was not the only person that she had known who gained weight. Her thought at the time was that although I was eating more but differently than normal my body reacted as if it was starving. The longest I was able to be on the program was six months and a 15 pound gain. Wondering if any other person had the same thing happen to them.

The only diet I actually lost weight on and felt good was the old Rotation Diet.

WW is trying to update their image and include more health related concepts vs. the focus on the scale. They aren't "meetings" any more but "work shops". It's not a diet but a program. Another change is that they are focusing more on "mindset" and mindfulness as a way to achieve permanent weight loss. Considering 95% of people regain the weight they've lost, I think the maintenance part is even bigger than the weight loss phase.

Most of the people in my meetings are lifetime members. Only like 2 people are overweight, lol. I was hoping to find people on similar journeys but no such luck.

Chi, doesn't matter...we all face the same struggle...

I went to 4 different meetings with 4 different leaders before I found one I liked. They make a huge difference so it's best to keep trying until you find one that is sympatico.

I loved the program when they did food exchanges. It kept me honest and a balanced diet was built into the program. When they went to points I hated it. I saw how easy it could be cheated and it simply din't make sense. They also introduced the fat and fiber nonsense. I'm sorry but if I count zero points for a slice of high fiber bread that has 120 calories and I have to count 2 points for a slice of white that has 60 - 80 calories which is really going to help me lose weight? Make that a sandwich and it gets worse.

The bottom line is weight loss is a calorie in and a calorie out. It doesn't matter what they call it, high fat, low carb, or whatever. If you do the MATH and follow the programs to the letter it still comes down to CALORIES. No magic. So when a program changes and makes it easier to cheat the system or allow people make bad foodchoices out of ignorance, no a banana cannot be a zero point food in the real world, then they have strayed too far from their roots for me.

Chi, mine is the opposite. The majority are working toward their goal. Look and see if there are other places and or like Annie suggested a different leader.

When you achieve lifetime, they never take the status away from you. If you are no longer at goal, I think you have to pay per meeting. Once you reach back to goal, you don't have to do the 6 week maintenance before receiving the status as you did it already once before.

Watchme, I agree. I think this new program will fail. They are not emphasizing portions. I agree. It's calories, calories, calories which to be turns into portion control,

The other big thing for me, and WW doesn't advocate this, is intermittent fasting. For me it's just to stop eating at the same time I started. If breakfast was at 7:00am then I stopping eating at 7:00pm. No continuous eating after dinner.

The other thing that I changed was walking 5 miles a day. This is a challenge because even if I walk the dog with two long walks it still doesn't cover the 10,000 steps. So, I am walking around my house to fulfill the quota!

I didn't join WW until just before Christmas 2018, so I didn't experience the older style program. However, I really like the way it is set up and find that portion control and other limits are built in with the points system. I think the idea that people can eat anything they like (but be accountable for) is really good because when on another system, I reached my goal weight and ate very unwisely after I was freed from those constraints. With WW, it's possible to have treats both before and after goal weight, and no "let me out of this jail" feeling after reaching goal. It remains to be seen whether it is truly sustainable long-term for me!

Edited to say - I also walk 10,000 steps a day for which audiobooks are a lifesaver!

Watchme - on the WW program that I follow, a slice of bread regardless of what type is 2 points.

maifleur01, I also gained on WW. I was in a group paid for and hosted by my employer. The group leader came to our jobsite to hold the weekly meetings. At the time they were using the "points plus" program. I was always hungry,grumpy, had no energy and by the end of the run I had gained 4 pounds. BUT,that being said, there were several people in that group that lost significant amounts of weight and have largely kept it off even now,years later. It worked for them. Not for me. I was hugely disappointed, because I was SURE that WW was going to work for me,but it just doesn't. For me, a low carb,high protein and fat diet,coupled with daily exercise works. I have upped my daily step goal from 10000 to 15000,and often get 20000 or more. Those things combined have helped me lose 30 pounds so far. On WW,I didnt have the energy to do much activity.

But i do think it's worth a try for anyone that hasn't tried it yet. You never know what works and what doesn't until you DO it.

Stacy, for my walks I also enjoy audiobooks! But usually I listen to either Christmas music (year round) or sometimes I will listen to a YouTube video. Makes all those steps go by a lot faster!

Amy, I totally agree about the carbs.

I did do Weight Watchers. I paid a small fortune to lose weight. Then I stopped weight watchers and gained it all back. So I went back to Weight Watchers, lost the weight again and low and behold, I gained it all back again. The winner? Weight Watchers.

I did Keto for four years. I lost 50 pounds and kept it off. I got off Keto (long story, but I'm back on keto now) and gained back 15 pounds in 2 1/2 years (I gained my WW's weight back in a few months after quitting). Keto price? $0.00. Who won? My bank account.

With any new way of eating, you will gain it back if and when (and I do mean WHEN) you stop that way of eating. How much money you want to lose to the diet plan, depends on what you can afford and how long it will take to lose that weight. They're counting on you to fail, but regardless: they have your money.

Keto works best for me. No points to count. And in all honesty: I don't track. I just avoid processed food, sugar of all forms (white, brown, honey, agave [what the heck is agave anyway?]) with the exception of a little artificial if and when I want a diet pop, which I don't drink often. It's mostly a vegetable and meat diet, and some berries for fruit. About the only sugar Keto'ers eat.

The problem I had with WW's is I was always hungry. And the message was confusing. They would say fatty foods are bad for you, don't eat them. Oh, but sugary foods are really bad too. Don't eat them. What does that leave? Not a lot. Yet when you walk into ANY WW's office, the first thing you see is all their low point highly processed chemical laden treats that are really expensive. With Keto, because it's a high fat, mediocre protein and low carb way of eating, you're rarely hungry. Some people even forget to eat. (not me, I like food).

Good luck, and I do mean that sincerely.