Anyone else a closet Weight Watcher?????

[travelgirl 3]

I just started doing weight watchers. A friend of mine is a receptionist for them, and she got the startup pack for me since the only meetings available to me in my area are 30 miles from home, and 60 miles from where I work, so meetings just don't work for me, and I think their website is about useless. I did the at-home thing for awhile, and hated it.

I do, however, do pretty well on WW when I'm being careful and counting my points, so I'm just doing it on my own, without meetings. I already see a nutritionist every 3 months when I have my diabetes and cholesterol labs done, so other than the weekly weigh in, I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.

Besides, there are several online forums for WW support, so I'll go there when I need advice. Or I can call my friend. :biggrin:

[seppi 0]

Juliegeraci, funny I save my extra points for wine too, so far it's still working for me.

It's good because I have some control. I stop eating/drinking when the points are gone.

I would love to get within 10 pounds of my goal by the end of the summer and WW should help.

I won't tell the leader let alone anyone else there. My mom, sister, husband and best friend are the only ones that know. I never even told my kids. They are 10 and 14 now and I thought they were too young 2 1/2 years ago and now it doesn't seem to matter.

I think that the meetings will help me because no mater what, support for frustrating times, is support, banded or not. I happen to have a tool, that when working properly, will just help me a bit.

Edited March 19, 2008 by seppi

[restrict2008 0]

I am also a lifetime WW member- i probably should start going again but meetings are so tough for me in my job. as far as being banded- hey people have different genetics and different hunger levels and different sized stomachs. mine happens to have a band around it. big dealio! i still have yet to feel restriction- I ate a bunch of gooey pizza two weeks ago with nary an uncomfortable twinge except the agita i felt for the next 72 hours worrying that i stretched my pouch.

[juliegeraci 7]

My WW leader is really really nice. She mentioned to me how good I looked. I was down about 65-70 lbs so I just told her I had the surgery. She was quite nice about it. It will be interesting when I get to Lifetime. I am not sure if I'm going to tell the whole story or not. I use to weigh 320 lbs and when I get to goal I'll be at 185. Julie