Weight Watchers

September 19, 2000

Matt--I will have to admit to being a " Born again Weight Watcher " !! I am 43,

3'5 " Diastrophic that doesn't get around real well. Two years ago I was at

my highest weight...sorry no confessions here, especially after seeing how

people 6 inches taller than I weigh...and was told that I needed to lose at

least 40 pounds. I had tried Weight Watchers many times over the past 8-10

years, with success but didn't stick with it. Two years later, and 25 pounds

down and I'm sticking with it. The point system works well, but like any

program, you really need to follow it and the weight will inevitably come off

and stay off. The hardest part for me is drinking lots of water, but that's

more from a convienence standpoint of using the bathroom being a hassle, but

I probably down 3 glasses of water in addition to my 2 cups of coffee and I

feel like I'm doing pretty well. I do water aerobics 3-5 times a week and

that helps. It's sensible eating, portion control, exercise and water...and

no deprivation. I highly recommend it.

Kate

September 20, 2000

Hey Gang,

I hate to admit it but, I too have joined Weight-Watchers with

satisfactory results. I've lost 6.5 lbs. and I never go hungry.

Although, I wish I could loose the weight faster, I'm loosing 1.5

lbs. per week on average. It's better to take it off slowly. I have

to agree with Kate, it does work if you stay with it. The 1,2,3

program is easy to follow and I go to the support meetings, which

gives me lots of encouragement. My leader is working with me to find

out my weight goal. The charts that they use are for average size

folk. Speaking of weight goals, anyone know what the weight range

should be for a male 3'6 " . I think there's an Achondroplasia chart

out there. Can someone send me one? And don't tell me I should weigh

as much as a first grader <grin>.

One doctor told me at a recent conference, " If you look fat, you

are. " That really hit home and that was one of my deciding factors to

do something about the weight issue. Plus, a friend of mine suggested

I go and check out the program with her. Mind you, she's lost 25 lbs.

So, I continue to loose weight and people have noticed. 6.5 lbs. is

noticeable on us LP's.

I really have to thank my wife Dawn, who has been supportive and

loving. Dieting is one of the hardest things to do. " You " have to be

the one in control of your destiny and I have taken control of my

eating habits. I have tried dieting on my own with no results. I like

Weight Watchers because I needed help, guidance and support. With

this program, you can eat anything as long as you stay within your

point system. I can have pizza and a beer if I want. Of course, I

don't eat the whole pizza and I drink light beer now.

Good luck!

Art Gil

September 20, 2000

HI Art,

Wow, I am impressed Art. Good for you. I have done WW and it was so slow,

but I commend you for staying with it. I may have to go check it out. It

sounds like it has improved since I last did it. I need to get with it.

Thanks, and good luck.

Sincerely,

Patti

July 20, 2002

A man consulted with me about exercise for fat loss who has been on

WW recently. He told me that the current WW doesn't rely on the

processed food products any more, and places a high emphasis on

unprocessed and less processed foods. Some other aspects of their

nutrition and exercise prescriptions sounded quite contemporary, as

well. He was under no illusions about the WW dogma being the

ultimate, but considered it a useful step towards a physique which

would enable him to become more athletic and independent in the

future. He reported fairly significant fat loss with them - 35 out

of the 70 he wanted to lose, I think.

Wilbanks

ville, FL

>

> <<I was wondering what the members of the Supertraining list thought

> of its properties i.e., nutritional content, health complications

> related to this diet if any, ability for the users to stick to the

> diet, cost etc.

>

> **** I am not familiar with what Weight Watchers recommends as far

> as caloric intake or macronutrient profiles, however I have noticed

> in the past that some of the prepared supermarket offerings have a

> lot of salt.

>

> Personally I think people could save themselves a great deal of

> money by simply following a sensible fitness diet, many of which are

> up on the Net at no charge.

>

> However, Weight Watchers (and other groups such as TOPS and

> Overeaters' Anonymous) do more than just provide diets. They

> provide psychological support and a place to go to share problems.

> Those who are trying desperately to lose body fat often need this as

> much or more than they need to be told what to eat. It's different

> than a personal trainer in a gym, even if the PT is a very good one.

>

> If this type of environment works for someone and the results are

> worthwhile, I see nothing wrong with it as long as they realize that

> they must make an internal permanent lifestyle change. Eventually,

> they should discard the crutch and be able to go it alone. OTH,

> possibly some of these people need a permanent crutch. If it means

> the difference between maintaining normal body fat levels or being

> obese, then the answer is an easy one.

>

> Rosemary Vernon, Editor

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July 20, 2002