Has anyone lost significant weight on Weight Watchers LONG TERM?
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Yeah my mom has when i was really little she was really big i dont remember her ever being fat but i've seen pictures and she was like 200 lbs probably even 250. she was on weight watchers and lost it all she went down to like 130 and has been small ever since
692067
I've lost 44 pounds in 5 months with weight watchers, I was a chocoholic!  And I still love carbs.  Weight watchers has some ot the best ice cream desserts, I love the cookie and cream bar, it's big and satisfying.  I eat Quaker chewy granola bars  when I have to have a sweet, they make me drink water they're so sweet and only 2 points in weight watcher terms.  I also eat fruit, strawberries dipped in splenda, yummy. If I gotta have chocolate then I eat m&m's, they are chocolatey, I can control the portion I eat half the bag and close it up and give away the other half.\nHope these suggestions help!\nOh by the way, if you like jelly beans, jelly belly has the most wonderful sugar free jelly beans, but be careful, if you eat more than 1/2 of the bag, it has a laxative affect!
101146
Weight Watchers diet is great
968927
I used to weigh 280 and thought I was sexy.   I wasn't!!!    I have lost 50 lbs and FEEL SO MUCH SEXIER!!!    Weight Watchers has helped me learn so many healthy habits and opened my eyes to what I was doing wrong.  And the PLUS side... I am healthier and will live longer without all the risks of the diseases caused by being so overweight.   My goal is to be around 150.  I am 5'3.    AND I find myself looking at overweight people now just to gawk and remind myself that I don't want to be that way.   Lose it, you will feel better!!!!! I promise!
747525
If your into to keeping diaries and track of your food intake, it is a great program. I think the charges to join and continue going to the meetings is too high though. I joined and when I got my diary, points book, weight on their scale, I never went back. I don't need any support - some people do. I lost over 20 pounds and have kept if off. I still have all  my supplies so if I gain a few pounds over the holidays, i can go back to counting points. Of course, when you reach your goal, you cannot go back to your old eating habits. You have to eat the types of food and portions of food you did when following the diet.  Good luck - will power is the way to lose weight with or w/o weight watchers.
385960
I have tried everything (haven't we all) and learned that Weight Watchers appealed best to my obsessive-compulsive nature.  The point-counting really works for me.  Tom Hanks also really said it best when asked how he dropped so much weight for the island part of "Castaway".... he simply told the reporter all he had to do was "Eat less, exercise more."  The willpower thing is what gets me, but if you can stick to it for a couple of weeks, you will see results and keep plugging along.  GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
211119
Yes, a few years ago...lost weight for a few months, then stopped losing...probably eating too much!
367090
About the Thinstant pill you asked about - I've never heard of it and don't know of anyone here at 3FC who uses it. There's one important thing that I want to share with you about diet pills - they don't work.\n\nI'm the moderator for the Maintainers Forum here, which is a group of 3FC members who have lost weight - and more importantly - kept it off. Periodically we survey our maintainers to ask how they lost the weight and no one has ever successfully lost weight and kept it off with diet pills. And we have over 40,000 registered members!\n\nDiet pills may work in the short run, but if you want permanent, long-lasting results, it's just as simple as eating less and moving more. Poke around in the various groups here and ask lots of questions - you'll find all the help that you need for lifetime weight loss and maintenance.
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I've been trying to lose weight and the best way I have found is with Weight Watchers.  You can eat and eat what you want.  It's simple and it also promotes a more healthy style of eating.  I have found also that the weight stays off.  Another good way to lose the wieght is walk...walk walk walk!!\nYou would be surprised how much you will drop.  And drink water...sip it all through the day...you'll melt away in no time!
868403
Weight Watchers have been around forever.....i joined for about 3 months for the first time after i had my first baby.  I joined because I couldn't lose the baby fat, I  just could not loose the last 15 or so pounds and stuck at around 125 - 127 pounds.  I just  wanted to get back to my regular 112 - 115 pound range.  It took me less than 2 months to lose at least 10 pounds!\n\nI loved weight watchers!  I was amazed at how much you could eat and still lose weight.  Plus it gets you back on track to eating healthy foods and making healthier choices, and you are in total control of what you eat, just so long as you keep it within your points range which is very easy to do.....you still lose weight!\n\nAnother added bonus of weight watchers is that you can carry over points that you don't use.....so you can save for a special outing/occasion.\n\nThe meetings are very informative as well, with lots of hints and recipes that are shared, among the other members or if you just need  a bust of encouragement!\n\nEvery week you weigh in and are given more food choices and new recipes! its really great!!  you really look forward to each week, it is that encouraging!\n\nWell hope this helps, take care...\n\nWish you and your baby all the very best!
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I have used Phentermine and I lost 25-30 lbs. in 6 months.  You have to get a doctor to give it to you but it is worth it.  I have found that any of the over the counter meds. don't work.
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I am a big fan of Weight Watchers. That is what I am on right now and I have already lost over ten pounds. I get to have everything that I want and I don't feel like I have to starve myself. It is not really a "diet" but a lifestyle change. You can do the program by going to meetings or signing up and doing it online, or you can find the information and guidelines on online and do it at home by yourself. That is what I have done. I do not feel the need to go and share my weight weekly with others and some members of the program SWEAR that it is the ONLY way to lose weight, but I don't agree with it. Just a personal thing. So if you would like I have all of the information that I could email you about how to get started and great support websites where you can not only go to get help, but it is FREE unlike going to WW meetings that can cost anywhere from $10-12 a week! If you are intrested just email me @ CRMartin666@yahoo.com. Thanks and I hope that no matter what you find a diet that is right for you.\nPS. All of these people can give cocky answers of "eat less and workout" when they have never had to work out a day in their lives. I guess that they don't understand that normal people need a little help at times. Take care!
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There are many plans that work, the key is really what will work for yur personality and discipline type. I used (and still use)Weight Watchers and was very successful. I lost 123 pounds and now I run marathons, teach dance and even tried out for womens professional football, I used to be 256 pounds and would get tired walking ! Weight Watchers is great because it is so felxible, the weekly meeting really help with support and education about nutrition and excercise topics. Go to Weightwatchers.com and check it out!
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never because you're depriving yourself of food.\nalthough they do work in the short-term, in the long-term they're very dangerous as you'll regain all the weight that you lost.\n\nthe best way to lose weight is to regulate what you eat, cut down on your emotional eating, and to work out more.
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Yes It worked - and it was wonderful - It does take a lot of discipline but you see the weight coming off and it makes you feel soooo good- The nutrients they sell ( I think thats how they make their money) are what gets you going and fill in where you miss food.\nI used to weigh 149 when I went on it - and I weighed 116 when I was done - I did it in 4 months and it stayed off for a while- Of course if you dont make your diet a habit, you will gain the weight back slowly- I weigh 135 now ( 7 years later).\nYou should try it - Good luck
501463
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580334
Weight watchers is great. I've seen a lot of great results from friends that have gone through it. That is the only plan I would ever go with.