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Bottom Line The points-based method of Weight Watchers is outdated and doesn’t go far enough to promote healthy lifestyle changes. For better success, stick with diets like Medifast or Nutrisystem. Weight Watchers Reviews Weight Watchers Review by Barbara on January 27th, 2008 at 9:40 PM CST Name I'm really confused by all of these reviews. Why would a *Weight Watchers meal* give anyone the runs? Weight Watchers doesn't tell you what to eat; it preaches portion control. If you get the runs after a meal well, then, maybe you'd better check the efficacy of your refrigeration system. Moreover, why would a 350 pound man (IIRC) pass out from hunger; he's pretty likely to have some fat stored for energy. Do you think that maybe, just maybe, he jumped into vigorous exercise too soon, and this all wasn't WW fault? As to those horrible meanies who wouldn't allow a woman with a baby into a meeting, *everyone* paid for the meeting, not just your wife. When that adorable sleeping infant wakes up and starts screaming bloody murder, he's going to disrupt *everyone* And that's just one kid; imagine a dozen. That's why WW very specifically designates certain meetings as child-friendly. Hey, I love me kid; I really do. He stays home with his dad while I'm at WW. OTOH, if the weighers saw the child, they should have warned mom. But what's most puzzling is the reviewer's suggestion that NutriSystem is a better diet plan. Why? Because WW doesn't *require* exercise? WW certainly *encourages* it strongly, but let's face it, short of hiring someone with a whip to go after members, you can't *require* anyone to exercise. And the fact is you *can* lose weight w/o exercise, if you're willing to eat less. In any event, NutriSystem doesn't require it either. What NutriSystem does is infanticize people -- we'll feed you from this jar (frozen dinner), and you're incapable of choosing a different jar, or making your own (fresh) food. Let me ask, what happens when you go to that first wedding or busines lunch? What happens when you reach goal and have to make yourself dinner? Have you learned proper portion size? Have you learned to select food over the course of a day or week, planning so that if you're going to a fancy restaurant with your spouse on Saturday, you think ahead and don't order in pizza on Thursday? Of course not. You eat what NutriSystem puts on your plate and then, when you're sick and tired of it (after 9 weeks in most cases, you admit), you're right back where you started, having learned nothing. You might get the idea that I like WW. That's right. It treats me like an adult -- I eat what I choose to eat, when I want to eat it. It forces me to think about what I eat each day. If I choose to eat a big lunch, I'm going to need to eat a low point (calorie) dinner. It also teaches me to think of my long-term eating. If I have a treat today, will I have enough weekly points left to have a treat over the weekend? You can't have treats all the time; you have to choose. It encourages people to eat 5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day, 2 servings of dairy, 6-8 glasses of water, & exercice. It rewards low fat, high fiber (more healthful) eating, & exercise. It is teaching me how to eat for life. I'm really confused by all of these reviews. Why would a *Weight Watchers meal* give anyone the runs? Weight Watchers doesn't tell you what to eat; it preaches portion control. If you get the runs after a meal well, then, maybe you'd better check the efficacy of your refrigeration system. Moreover, why would a 350 pound man (IIRC) pass out from hunger; he's pretty likely to have some fat stored for energy. Do you think that maybe, just maybe, he jumped into vigorous exercise too soon, and this all wasn't WW fault? As to those horrible meanies who wouldn't allow a woman with a baby into a meeting, *everyone* paid for the meeting, not just your wife. When that adorable sleeping infant wakes up and starts screaming bloody murder, he's going to disrupt *everyone* And that's just one kid; imagine a dozen. That's why WW very specifically designates certain meetings as child-friendly. Hey, I love me kid; I really do. He stays home with his dad while I'm at WW. OTOH, if the weighers saw the child, they should have warned mom. But what's most puzzling is the reviewer's suggestion that NutriSystem is a better diet plan. Why? Because WW doesn't *require* exercise? WW certainly *encourages* it strongly, but let's face it, short of hiring someone with a whip to go after members, you can't *require* anyone to exercise. And the fact is you *can* lose weight w/o exercise, if you're willing to eat less. In any event, NutriSystem doesn't require it either. What NutriSystem does is infanticize people -- we'll feed you from this jar (frozen dinner), and you're incapable of choosing a different jar, or making your own (fresh) food. Let me ask, what happens when you go to that first wedding or busines lunch? What happens when you reach goal and have to make yourself dinner? Have you learned proper portion size? Have you learned to select food over the course of a day or week, planning so that if you're going to a fancy restaurant with your spouse on Saturday, you think ahead and don't order in pizza on Thursday? Of course not. You eat what NutriSystem puts on your plate and then, when you're sick and tired of it (after 9 weeks in most cases, you admit), you're right back where you started, having learned nothing. You might get the idea that I like WW. That's right. It treats me like an adult -- I eat what I choose to eat, when I want to eat it. It forces me to think about what I eat each day. If I choose to eat a big lunch, I'm going to need to eat a low point (calorie) dinner. It also teaches me to think of my long-term eating. If I have a treat today, will I have enough weekly points left to have a treat over the weekend? You can't have treats all the time; you have to choose. It encourages people to eat 5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day, 2 servings of dairy, 6-8 glasses of water, & exercice. It rewards low fat, high fiber (more healthful) eating, & exercise. It is teaching me how to eat for life. Read all 65 Weight Watchers reviews  Add Your Comments Name Email

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