What happens at weightwatchers

The Warden

Im thinking of joining weightwatchers but im a bit nervous so i was wondering if anyone could tell me what actually happens at them. Is it just getting weighed? Do they make you do any exercise (please no!)? I just found this site so if this question has been addressed before i apologise.

First off they extract 10ish euro from your wallet.
Then they weigh you, and you sit down for a motivational talk.
Where you learn tips from your leader and the other members.
The first day they will keep you after the talk to learn about the programmes.

It isn't at all scary.

Bottle_of_Smoke

From what I've heard they weigh you rather than take a body fat percentage reading. So if you plan to combine it with exercise it could be very inaccurate given lean muscle mass weighs more than fat.

The girls in my office who've been on it for over a year are all still overweight.

Probably better off going to a decent gym.

Edit: I see you don't want to do exercise, well you're going to have to change that. You will never have a decent bodyshape without exercise. Ever. Try and find something you'll enjoy. I like running/walking with an mp3 player. Curves gym & educo/tony quinn would probably be your best bet as you only spend 15-20 minutes a day working out. Find something

eve

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Edit: I see you don't want to do exercise, well you're going to have to change that. You will never have a decent bodyshape without exercise. Ever. Try and find something you'll enjoy. I like running/walking with an mp3 player. Curves gym & educo/tony quinn would probably be your best bet as you only spend 15-20 minutes a day working out. Find something

I think that OP just meant that they didn't like the idea of exercising at the meeting itself. A lot of overweight people have an issue doing aerobics etc in front of other people and would rather do it at home.

neuro-praxis

OP, the meetings are friendly and straightforward, no exercise involved. The WW plan teaches you positive attitudes and manageable diet changes. The aim is for healthy, moderated eating to become a natural part of your life.

However, as in the case of Bottle Of Smoke's co-workers, they cannot physically take the food out of your mouth.

The system absolutely works. When stuck to rigorously, you will lose between 0.5 and 4 lbs every week. It's sticking to it that's hard.

Once you have dropped a bit of weight you will find it easier to exercise too. Losing the first stone with Weight Watchers then motivated me to join the gym.

The Warden

eve wrote: »

I think that OP just meant that they didn't like the idea of exercising at the meeting itself. A lot of overweight people have an issue doing aerobics etc in front of other people and would rather do it at home.

Exactly, its not that i have a problem with exercise, its just that i dont want people looking at me while i exercise. Anyway i think i get the idea as far as what happens at weightwatchers so thanks all.

How Strange

No, its not like the sketch out of Little Britain. There is no ritual humiliation.

WW is great if you do it properly but don't buy into all the crap about eating the WW low calorie food. It is pure muck. Use WW to re-educate yourself about healthy eating, portion sizes and cooking meals from scratch.

I'd say the reason alot of people in WW are still overweight is because they literally want to have their cake and eat it. Apologies for awful but intentional pun

If you are overweight and want to shed a few pounds then the alcohol, sweets, biscuits, cakes, chocolate, crisps, pastries etc must go. And I wouldn't recommend subsituting them with WW products. Just let your palate and stomach get used to not eating them. This will eliminate the craving for them.

Let them be a weekend treat so when you do indulge yourself you enjoy them. But not all at once!

If you are serious at losing weight then WW will help you do that. I've seen so many girls be obsessed with points etc while never learning anything about improving their diet.

rubadub

How Strange wrote: »

I've seen so many girls be obsessed with points etc while never learning anything about improving their diet.

Yes, I often wondered if these points are explained properly. Or if people are just blindly counting points without any real reasoning. I have said before I knew people who fooled themselves with the points system. Problem was really portion sizes. WW might say and apple is 1 point, so they go to the shop and get the biggest baddest apple they can find and call it 1 point.

Same with bars, I heard a girl and her mother discussing them, turned out they were equating normal sized bars to those thin dairy milks for kids.

The variation in points should even out, but it is easy to fool yourself. If you aim for 2500kcal per day and go 5% more on your point estimates then that is 125kcal extra per day, 45625kcal per year= ~1 stone put on per year.

olaola

rubadub wrote: »

Yes, I often wondered if these points are explained properly. Or if people are just blindly counting points without any real reasoning. I have said before I knew people who fooled themselves with the points system. Problem was really portion sizes. WW might say and apple is 1 point, so they go to the shop and get the biggest baddest apple they can find and call it 1 point.

Same with bars, I heard a girl and her mother discussing them, turned out they were equating normal sized bars to those thin dairy milks for kids.

The variation in points should even out, but it is easy to fool yourself. If you aim for 2500kcal per day and go 5% more on your point estimates then that is 125kcal extra per day, 45625kcal per year= ~1 stone put on per year.

AFAIK they are quite explicit about portion sizes - I've never done it myself but worked with a few who have. She used to count out the dessertspoons of beans she was allowed with that dinner and that kind of thing.

I think people who get it wrong, just are not paying attention or just plain fooling themselves.

angeldelight

If you don't like the idea of going to meetings you can do WW online - I've been doing it and have lost 34lbs in 18 weeks. I love it cause I can still have treats and include them but have definitely upped my fruit and veg levels etc. to keep me full. It's weightwatchers.co.uk that has the online option