User Review #2 by nomis17 on July 14th, 2007 at 2:42 PM CDT

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I really didn't think that this weight watchers program was worth the money. I actually gained weight during the course, and found it unpleasant and useless. All the meetings can provide is advice, someone will tell you, "don't eat so much food", and "do exercise", but it's really up to you. Therefore it requires self-motivation. I found it difficult to motivate myself, and thought that paying $10 would entitle me to more help. Another problem was that i found one of the women at the class to be a bit aggressive. This rather ruined the meetings, I was actually quite scared. Although i'm sure this is not the case at the majority of meetings. I went to the classes for 9 weeks. Total cost, $90. Total gain, 10 pounds. I recommended this form of weight loss only for the well motivated and strong willed. To be honest I really could not be bothered.

I really didn't think that this weight watchers program was worth the money. I actually gained weight during the course, and found it unpleasant and useless.

All the meetings can provide is advice, someone will tell you, "don't eat so much food", and "do exercise", but it's really up to you. Therefore it requires self-motivation. I found it difficult to motivate myself, and thought that paying $10 would entitle me to more help.

Another problem was that i found one of the women at the class to be a bit aggressive. This rather ruined the meetings, I was actually quite scared. Although i'm sure this is not the case at the majority of meetings.

I went to the classes for 9 weeks. Total cost, $90. Total gain, 10 pounds. I recommended this form of weight loss only for the well motivated and strong willed. To be honest I really could not be bothered.

User Review #1 by elbum on July 6th, 2007 at 9:13 PM CDT

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For years I've been looking for some way to lose weight. After admitting that I was a complete pig, weighing somewhere around 348 lbs., I concluded that continuing my lazy and gluttonous lifestyle could be hazardous to my health. So I decided to look around at the possible diet plans on the market. Weight Watchers with its 1-2-3 Traditional Meeting Plan looked like the perfect way to lose weight. It seemed so easy! Step 1 - Eat Step 2 - Exercise Step 3 - Lose weight Easy right!?! Wrong!!!! The experiment that was to revolutionize my life went horribly awry! After the first meal ("Meal A" for future reference) I knew I was in trouble. Well, lets sum this unforgettable experience in two words. "Explosive diarrhea." Almost ten minutes after eating their prescribed weight loss meal, I felt like I was passing hand grenades. THAR SHE BLOWS!!!! "Meal B" wasn't too much better. It consisted of a petite "steak" (I use quotation marks because you can hardly call a 4 oz. piece of meat steak) and two sides of vegetables. The snack-sized meal actually wasn't that bad. A little after eating I began the prescribed exercise, jogging/walking around my block. Yet once more fate was against me in this Weight Watchers diet as I passed out from hunger. I'm lucky the first car that passed by didn't hit me. I guess a 348 lb. man lying in the middle of the road is pretty visible, but still, this program just wasn't working for me. When I arrived at my first support meeting everyone there began to laugh at me. Now normally I'm not one to get upset by people making remarks about my weight, but being so fed up with the way this diet was going, I went to bathroom to cry. Maybe they were laughing at a stain on my pants or something, but still, a support group is no place to laugh at people. Apparently a few of the people at the meeting had recently eaten "Meal A." The bathroom was packed. After recovering from the utter humiliation of the laughter I went back to the meeting. The people apologized for laughing, assuring me that it wasn't me that they were laughing at. At the meeting we discussed what problems we were having with the diet. I'm really not the kind of guy who likes discussing my problems. My problem is quite simple really. Every time I see a pot roast I have an uncontrollable urge to "put it in my belly." After hearing about my experience with this program, you can make a decision about whether or not it is right for you. The miniscule amounts of diarrhea-inducing food could either help you lose weight or drive you insane. That's a 50-50 chance!!! Now you decide, is this for me? Good dieting.

For years I've been looking for some way to lose weight. After admitting that I was a complete pig, weighing somewhere around 348 lbs., I concluded that continuing my lazy and gluttonous lifestyle could be hazardous to my health. So I decided to look around at the possible diet plans on the market. Weight Watchers with its 1-2-3 Traditional Meeting Plan looked like the perfect way to lose weight. It seemed so easy!

Step 1 - Eat

Step 2 - Exercise

Step 3 - Lose weight

Easy right!?! Wrong!!!!

The experiment that was to revolutionize my life went horribly awry! After the first meal ("Meal A" for future reference) I knew I was in trouble. Well, lets sum this unforgettable experience in two words. "Explosive diarrhea." Almost ten minutes after eating their prescribed weight loss meal, I felt like I was passing hand grenades. THAR SHE BLOWS!!!!

"Meal B" wasn't too much better. It consisted of a petite "steak" (I use quotation marks because you can hardly call a 4 oz. piece of meat steak) and two sides of vegetables. The snack-sized meal actually wasn't that bad. A little after eating I began the prescribed exercise, jogging/walking around my block. Yet once more fate was against me in this Weight Watchers diet as I passed out from hunger. I'm lucky the first car that passed by didn't hit me. I guess a 348 lb. man lying in the middle of the road is pretty visible, but still, this program just wasn't working for me.

When I arrived at my first support meeting everyone there began to laugh at me. Now normally I'm not one to get upset by people making remarks about my weight, but being so fed up with the way this diet was going, I went to bathroom to cry. Maybe they were laughing at a stain on my pants or something, but still, a support group is no place to laugh at people. Apparently a few of the people at the meeting had recently eaten "Meal A." The bathroom was packed.

After recovering from the utter humiliation of the laughter I went back to the meeting. The people apologized for laughing, assuring me that it wasn't me that they were laughing at. At the meeting we discussed what problems we were having with the diet. I'm really not the kind of guy who likes discussing my problems. My problem is quite simple really. Every time I see a pot roast I have an uncontrollable urge to "put it in my belly."

After hearing about my experience with this program, you can make a decision about whether or not it is right for you. The miniscule amounts of diarrhea-inducing food could either help you lose weight or drive you insane. That's a 50-50 chance!!! Now you decide, is this for me? Good dieting.