If you follow the plan, Weight Watchers works. When you don't it won't. The best part: you can actually do it for life.

I lost 50 lbs on Weight Watchers, and then hit a plateau, which is where I am now. It is slow and steady weight loss, which is the healthiest. I am now looking for ways to up my activity level to get to my goal; part of my plateau problem is due to a medical condition. I've seen many succeed on this program, and it's not a diet, it's a way of life. It's making smart choices, and portion control, which are easy to learn using their extensive user friendly website. Highly recommended.

I lost 60+ lbs with WW--I started in Sept 05 and reached my goal in July-6 weeks later I achieved free lifetime membership--My doctors are thrilled with my numbers. I have energy--I have confidence-- WW helps you lose weight by building you up emotionally--It cost alot, BUT our credit card bills went down (and It might be tax deductable)--we were eating out less and eating less expensive foods (than low carb, which I'd done without lasting results for years) without trying--

Overall, I think WW is the best program out there. It's something that's realistic, balanced, and can be followed just for healthy eating. The downsides are that the meetings can vary greatly in quality, depending on the leader. If you aren't getting a lot out of the meetings, try a different leader and it will be completely different. Also I feel that they don't give enough attention to keeping the weight off, just losing it. But they have a good program to keep you coming to meetings even after you've lost your weight.

It's all about retraining the amount of food you eat -- you can eat whatever you want, just in moderation

I have always felt WW was a very healthy way to lose weight if you really stuck to it. i lost 83 pounds on it about 3 yrs ago and have kept it off. My Dr. says all my numbers are great. It's all a matter of wanting to be more healthy and to look better. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy but it's worth it.

WW is getting less affordable and the leaders are repeating themselves more. Some people weigh in and leave, which I wouldn't do, but they are tired of the soft or hard sales pitches in the meeting rooms. 10 years ago WW gave a feeling of truly caring for all members. Now it seems to be caring for sales of artificial ingredients in WW packaged snacks. The price is costly and recently scholarships to those with proof of low- income was stopped. These people paid a reduced weekly fee. That made the meetings rooms more diverse and balanced. Their corporate policies have tipped the scales in favor of pre-paid plans and weekly meeting fees that most lower incomes families cannot budget for. Bring back the old policies and less sales in the meeting rooms!