Has anyone here done the Weight Watchers program after being sleeved? I don't necessarily want it specifically to loose the weight, as I know the sleeve will help me with that. But I want to learn how to eat differently. I need help changing my eating habits, and I think a long term program like WW would be good to help me figure out what works for my family. My husband wants to loose some weight as well, and would be willing to be in the program with me.

Just wondering if it's "allowed" to join WW after WLS surgery (not that they can stop you, but you know what I mean).

Be careful about telling them you had surgery. I've seen quite a bit of negatives posts about WLS on the WW support boards. I think the presumption is that WLS is the easy way out. To their credit, I used to think surgery was the easy way out too. That is, until I became more educated. Good luck to you.

There are a lot of nay-sayers on the message boards, but there is one specifically for WLS people.

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For instance in WW you eat breads and stuff that you will not longer be eating after VSG.

As for never eating breads again, I'd like to know where your information came from on that? According to my surgeon, nut, and the research I've done, the Protein is most important the first 6 months due to the healing of your stomach, but after that you can resume eating (healthy) carbs again. In fact, they actually suggest things like crackers, dry toast, cream of wheat and oatmeal in the soft foods stage. That being said, weight watchers doesn't require that you eat bread or carbs of any kind - in fact, the points plus plan is fairly low-carb. There are many people doing WW low carb that have done very weill. That's the beauty of that plan - it's very customizable to fit your needs and lifestyle.

The only thing I can see being an issue is the amount of points. The lowest amount they give is around 25 which comes out to around 1200 calories a day, which, once your sleeve is healed, is about the amount doctors try to get you to consume anyway (give or take a few hundred), so as long as you get between 18-25 points a day and skip out on the weeklies you should be fine.

Yes, I love WW - a LOT, LOL. No, it's not for everyone, but then, neither is WLS :-)

I was on WW for years...losing then gaining, losing then gaining...and gaining...and gaining... It didn't work in the first place which is why I went with WLS. WW is not designed for people whose stomach is not bigger than 1/4 to 1 cup in size. Too many carbs and not enough protein. If you want to learn...go with your NUT's advice.

I've been thinking about going back to it too. Mostly for the accountability aspect. Also, they do have great ideas for recipes, and I think it would be good motivation for me. I dont mind about the points and carbs and stuff. A good leader would be someone you can talk to about it and see if she could help fit it into your life. I would say absolutely to go in and talk to a leader and see how you feel after that. A lot of people will say that it didnt work before so why do it now? But you have to go with your own gut on it and do whatever helps YOU

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WW does work......if you follow the program. If you don't, you end up not losing weight and even gaining weight as you did and as I did too. That's not WW not working. It's us not working WW.

Too many carbs? WW doesn't advocate that. They advocate a balanced diet which ours really aren't under traditional standards being that there is a heavy focus on protein. However, WW does offer support and it is a proven fact that people with support do better than people without it. And, the beauty of WW is you can design your diet however you need it including eating low carb, high protein.

I use it to track my food

My surgeon said to eat 800-1000 calories and WW doesn't track by calories but points

I have only lost 5 pounds in 2 months following WW

There are some WW recipes that I have been making, I just look at the protein and make higher protein meals. I always have a protein shake or a protein bar for a snack or breakfast, so with the addition of foods that contain good protein, I make my protein goals. I have use the WW recipes post-surgery to help make wholesome, healthy meals, not only for me, but for my family. I do not, however, count points or anything though. Several of Emily Bites recipes have WW points attached to them and are high in protein. Go to www.emilybites.com.