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Old 05-04-2009, 09:15 AM   #1
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Default WeightWatchers or the Bigest Loser?

I'm heavey, would love to do WW. but they don't not have hours I can get too. Doing WW online means to me that I've got less suport. The Bigest Loser books and set seems more reachable atleast to me. I'm seventy pounds over weight with really bad back and bad knees. I'm trying to find something that will help me and not hurt me. I can't afford Jenny Craig. the food cost is way to much. Has anyone used either of them?

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Ive just started WW in Feb of this year and lost 33 pounds and I go out to eat all the time LOVE IT
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Old 05-04-2009, 09:27 AM   #3
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I'm a lifetime member of WW. Nearly 21 years! The program, although always good, has gone through some great changes over the years. I also believe that the biggest loser is a good program also. But WW is the only one I've done and is the one that actually taught me good eating habits to start. The thing I like most about WW is there isn't anything you can't eat. It teaches more portion control than anything. However, they do have 2 programs. One program lets you eat what you want by counting points and the other program limits certain foods, but you don't have to worry as much about portions. It even let's you jump between the two programs (per week) if you want. Being that my eating problems aren't WHAT I eat, it's how much I eat. You can still be overweight by eating too much of the good stuff! WW online has a free 1 week program going on right now. Might as well try it while your deciding. I believe they've even improved it again this year. I hear them advertising a new porgram that helps you choose more filling foods. (can't think what it's called). Good luck!
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I signed up for the new free week program from WW and I'm going to use the Biggest Loser videos for at home. Amazon has some really nicely priced videos right now.
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It's called momentum. My 14 year old daughter lost 20 lbs in 3 months. She was just a little overweight and really learned how to eat smart if you know what I mean. She knows how to make good choices. She is still a kid afterall and still has her cake and ice cream but she knows when to stop. Her pediatrician recommended it. It really worked for her. I, of coarse, went to all the meetings with her. She was not alone. I also learned how to cook, not only for her but for all of us, a little healthier.
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i've done weight watchers a few times and lost weight each time.

In the beginning of this year i tried the biggest loser program. i signed up for the online thing, purchased the books, and used it for about a week.... wasted my money on that one. it is a great system but it didn't have the support that WW did. With WW i paid to go to meetings so i felt i had to attend. And since i was weighing in every week i made it a point to make sure i had a negative number to put down each time.
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i've done weight watchers a few times and lost weight each time.

In the beginning of this year i tried the biggest loser program. i signed up for the online thing, purchased the books, and used it for about a week.... wasted my money on that one. it is a great system but it didn't have the support that WW did. With WW i paid to go to meetings so i felt i had to attend. And since i was weighing in every week i made it a point to make sure i had a negative number to put down each time.
Yep, the weekly weigh in is a very big insentive for most people. If you can't/don't/won't go to meetings, you can still do a weekly weigh in with someone who will support you. It also needs to be someone you can be accountable to and doesn't have an emotional stake or connection to you. I hope I'm making sense. For example, if my husband would do my weekly weigh ins for me and I gained weight, he's just say. Don't worry, you look fine. That's not enough for me. I need to weigh in to someone who I would not want to disappoint or embarrass myself in front of. I know, sounds silly but that's how it worked for me.
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I signed up for the new free week program from WW and I'm going to use the Biggest Loser videos for at home. Amazon has some really nicely priced videos right now.
Exercise, Workout and Fitness videos & DVDs is a great site for workout videos. They have EVERYTHING there! It's based on your fitness level and also type of fitness. Strength/Aerobic/Strength&Aerobic. I've bought videos from them for years! Their site even lets you play a sample from the video itself. Besides, exercise let's you earn WW points to spend. WOO HOOOOO!!!

So keep up the exercise. It really does matter on the days when you go a little overboard.
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I started Weight Watchers in the end of March, I went to like 3 meetings then quit going to them and I just do it on my own (my mom bought me all the WW books). At the beginning, I was around almost 100 lbs overweight. So far when I weighed the other day, I had lost a total of 23 lbs. That's without doing a lot of exercising. I only did WW because my mom did it and she seen such awesome results but then quit and gained it all back, now we're doing it together and for good!
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I started Weight Watchers in the end of March, I went to like 3 meetings then quit going to them and I just do it on my own (my mom bought me all the WW books). At the beginning, I was around almost 100 lbs overweight. So far when I weighed the other day, I had lost a total of 23 lbs. That's without doing a lot of exercising. I only did WW because my mom did it and she seen such awesome results but then quit and gained it all back, now we're doing it together and for good!
That is AWESOME!!!!

I too don't go to the weekly meetings. When WW changed their program about 3 years ago I got the "at home" program so that I could get all the books, etc. without having to go the weekly meeting. The only reason I don't go though is unfortunately the current meeting instructor in my hometown isn't very motivating. That's the only reason. Losing weight is a lifelong journey as it's not something you can simply do for a week or a month or even a year. You've got to make the changes for the remainder of your life! This is why WW is such a great program (IMO). Because there isn't a single food out their you can't eat. Your given weekly points to spend (like money) and away you go. Don't hesitate to add the exercise. I suspect eventually you will have to anyway as you will hit a plateau and the only way over it will be to add some exercise. Not to mention it makes you feel stronger and better about yourself. it also makes you look thinner than the scale reflects because it "tightens" everything up. Keep at it because it sounds as if you are off to an excellent start!
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Good luck to all of you weight is a tough issue to battle.
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WW is the best program ever, the best thing is that you can actually cook for your whole family with the diet because it actually isnt a diet its a new way of life.. just healthy.....
WW usually has times on the weekends after work and in the middle of the day.. I know I can drive 10 minutes and there is a meeting somewhere that can accomdate me...
I honestly think the online thing is great but there is nothing like the meetings...
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If anyone is looking for good videos to start out with you might want to try the Taebo T3 program. I love it, i started using it a couple weeks ago. It starts out with 3 different workouts that you alternate for a month and they are only 10-12 minutes each! This helps your body gear up for the longer workouts that you do after 4 weeks (the program includes 3 long workouts too). The short workouts still make you sweat a lot and you feel it in your muscles the next day but I don't wake up unable to function because the workout is too much for me.

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That is AWESOME!!!!

I too don't go to the weekly meetings. When WW changed their program about 3 years ago I got the "at home" program so that I could get all the books, etc. without having to go the weekly meeting. The only reason I don't go though is unfortunately the current meeting instructor in my hometown isn't very motivating. That's the only reason. Losing weight is a lifelong journey as it's not something you can simply do for a week or a month or even a year. You've got to make the changes for the remainder of your life! This is why WW is such a great program (IMO). Because there isn't a single food out their you can't eat. Your given weekly points to spend (like money) and away you go. Don't hesitate to add the exercise. I suspect eventually you will have to anyway as you will hit a plateau and the only way over it will be to add some exercise. Not to mention it makes you feel stronger and better about yourself. it also makes you look thinner than the scale reflects because it "tightens" everything up. Keep at it because it sounds as if you are off to an excellent start!
Thank you so much and thank you too for all of the advice!! We were walking quite a bit but we quit, I live like 30 mins away from her and she goes to school so it's hard for us to meet up daily and walk. I bought an exercise ball with a video and did that for a day and the ball was the wrong size and I have yet to get another one. I really need to do it though so I can get this extra weight off while I'm young.
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I started Weight Watchers in the end of March, I went to like 3 meetings then quit going to them and I just do it on my own (my mom bought me all the WW books). At the beginning, I was around almost 100 lbs overweight. So far when I weighed the other day, I had lost a total of 23 lbs. That's without doing a lot of exercising. I only did WW because my mom did it and she seen such awesome results but then quit and gained it all back, now we're doing it together and for good!
That's awesome girl!

I've been doing WW on and off for the past year or so. I think it's harder for me because I'm not overweight and only wanted to lose 15 lbs. I've only lost 6 lbs so far but that's because I'll do it for a week then quit. I started back on it on Monday so I'm going to try my hardest to lost the last 10 or so pounds.
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