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<blockquote data-quote="Chronicle_Cat" data-source="post: 1882778" data-attributes="member: 486327"><p>Interesting but not surprising.</p><p></p><p>I have belonged to Weight Watchers here in Canada in the past and lost fairly substantial amounts of weight with them twice (last time 75 lbs, regained 50 lbs of it.) I did not reconsider them because I knew that their program was not designed for diabetes and they do not distinguish carbs from other foods. (Both my doctor and friend with Type 2 told me I needed to reduce my carbs to get better control of my blood sugar.)</p><p></p><p>They are quite expensive to join and attend (you have to pay for every meeting). The quality of their leaders varies considerably. I think that they are old fashioned, they are now so many other ways to track your food (I use an app Carb Master) and get support.</p><p></p><p>I also knew that to stay in business, they need to have the majority of their members not lose weight, only a bit of weight or lose and regain. Their program changes every few years so members will keep buying their materials.</p><p></p><p>As well, I disliked the processed foods (snacks) that they sell at meetings that aren't real foods. Although they talk about "real foods" (some members do come in with terrible diets), they also push these processed foods with the Weight Watchers label on them which is hypocritical IMHO.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I found when I was on Weight Watchers, I was hungry all the time and the weight came off more slowly than it is presently. I disliked the focus on goal weight. When you have a large amount of weight to lose, it is very discouraging to see that goal weight every single week on your weigh-in booklet. (Here in Canada, they are discreet about the weigh-ins, you don't see or hear other people's weigh-in amounts.) Although better blood sugar is my primary goal, my secondary goal is weight loss. I've haven't set a final goal yet, I prefer to focus on small, easy attainable goals rather than the large amount remaining.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chronicle_Cat, post: 1882778, member: 486327"] Interesting but not surprising. I have belonged to Weight Watchers here in Canada in the past and lost fairly substantial amounts of weight with them twice (last time 75 lbs, regained 50 lbs of it.) I did not reconsider them because I knew that their program was not designed for diabetes and they do not distinguish carbs from other foods. (Both my doctor and friend with Type 2 told me I needed to reduce my carbs to get better control of my blood sugar.) They are quite expensive to join and attend (you have to pay for every meeting). The quality of their leaders varies considerably. I think that they are old fashioned, they are now so many other ways to track your food (I use an app Carb Master) and get support. I also knew that to stay in business, they need to have the majority of their members not lose weight, only a bit of weight or lose and regain. Their program changes every few years so members will keep buying their materials. As well, I disliked the processed foods (snacks) that they sell at meetings that aren't real foods. Although they talk about "real foods" (some members do come in with terrible diets), they also push these processed foods with the Weight Watchers label on them which is hypocritical IMHO. I found when I was on Weight Watchers, I was hungry all the time and the weight came off more slowly than it is presently. I disliked the focus on goal weight. When you have a large amount of weight to lose, it is very discouraging to see that goal weight every single week on your weigh-in booklet. (Here in Canada, they are discreet about the weigh-ins, you don't see or hear other people's weigh-in amounts.) Although better blood sugar is my primary goal, my secondary goal is weight loss. I've haven't set a final goal yet, I prefer to focus on small, easy attainable goals rather than the large amount remaining. [/QUOTE]
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