My son and I have been on weight watchers for 7 weeks now. I am down 10.5 lbs and he is down 9 lbs. It is a great motivator to have someone to do it with, we keep each other on track. We don't consider it a diet, it is a life style change. Weight watchers teaches you healthy eating habits. We also go to the meetings once a week, that also keeps us motivated, who wants to pay for a meeting and not lost weight, so we really keep on track that way too. I exercise at least 4 days a week for 1hr 45 minutes or more, depending how I feel. I have bought all kinds of dvd's(denise austin, tae-boe, and The firm) I do one of those for 45 minutes and my treadmill for 1 hr. I never use to exercise, I am determined to lose the weight for health and family. I walk the dogs too, but I have always done that, and it is for fun. Water,water,water as everyone had said. Everyone knows exercise speeds up the weight loss, although WW is designed to lose without it. I love WW and highly recommend it. Also we have one night a week where we go out to eat and splurge(with our extra 35 points) and pretty much have what we want in moderation. You can't deprive yourself completely or you will crash. We also love the rasberry ice Crystal light. Here are some sites I have found since getting on the program that have helped me and my son:
http://www.hungry-girl.com/ http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/index.php? http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html