My sister lost some weight with Weight Watchers and was nearing her goal weight. Her child got sick, and she sort of fell off the wagon so to speak. Now she struggles. But it is keeping her from gaining too much weight. She does eat a lot of the Frankenfood they sell. She says it's because it's so hard for her to figure out points for recipes and things. And while a lot of chain restaurants either have points on the menu for some items or are searchable, not all are.
I know WW is touted as being successful in part to the records they keep on their participants. Does anyone know if they track people who drop out after they drop out? How about recidivism rate for people who stop going to meetings after the goal. Not knocking the program at all (I know it's helped a lot of people), but I think sometimes its wonderful healthy successful shiny image is a bit self manufactured.
Personally, if I were to go on a calorie restricted diet and I didn't want to count calories, I'd do a straight exchange diet. It would be a lot easier for me to figure out. I know you can still do that on WW, but you can get a lot of free ones as well. As for support, I've been considering OA, not because I have gained a tonne of weight lately, because I haven't. I am considering it simply because I think I have an addictive relationship with certain foods. If I don't eat those foods, I don't overeat. To me that's a bit of a sign that there's something going on there other than just being fat and into self gratification. I don't know if you feel at that point, but if you're looking for support, they probably would give you the best.
