It has been 9.5 months since I had my band removed. I have gained 4 lbs back in that time. Each day is getting harder and harder for me so today I joined weight watchers. I need the accountability of weighing in every week with a real live person, it seems to motivate me and keep me on track. It is only 12.00 a week and to me that is minimal if I can lose a lb here and there or maintain this weght loss I had from my band. It is actually a good program and I know of several who are having great success with it. This is one program I never tried in the past ( tried every other diet) I feel doing WW with 90% of the weight lost with my band I can get to my goal weight of 150. with out my band Had I done only WW to lose all of my weight I know I would of quit since I had over 100 lbs to lose, but since I only have 28 to get to my 150 goal I feel very possitive I can do it with the help of WW. Iam allowed 24 points a day, so far today I have eaten 3 egg whites and 1 piece of dry wheat toast to equal 3 points. for a snack I ate a bananna to equal 2 points I have 19 points left for the rest of the day, point tracking is easy, I always thought it would be a pain in the butt , I was wrong

Wish me luck :eek:

well today was my first official weigh in at weight watchers and Iam happy to report I lost 6.4 lbs in one week. happy happy me

WAY TO GO!!! Congrats!! I'm taking my band off on Saturday (slippage) and my plan is to join WW next week. You encourage me!!!

Corinne

Hey Michelle, update us on the WW, please?

or..

just give us a general update on yourself :biggrin1: !!!

Miss you!

I live in a remote area north of Toronto in Ontario Canada. We don't have anything like WW within our reach. I own a small lady's fitness centre based on the Curves concept. This year I want to change the fitness centre to be a weight loss centre as well. I worked with a dietician to put together a sensible simple program promoting weight loss. I want to operate it similar to WW.

I have great faith in the plan, however....I'm not sure what to charge....could you guys help me out and let me know what you pay for WW......are meetings paid in advance....ie: 6 meeting fees at once????...somebody else mentioned this to me.

Also....what would you, as a member attending meetings, like to see in your leader? What topics would you like covered at the meetings? What information would you like to receive at the meetings? How long should the meetings be?

I would really appreciate your help with this........I want this to be affordable and effective for my members.

Thanks, Carol

Carol, I can't remember what I've paid for WW -- the last time it was the online experience. Personally, I hated to attend the meetings and had more success working the program on line (but I am probably not the norm; I never am!)

When I did attend meetings, I was impressed by a leader who had been enormous herself and was now impressively slimmed down. The before and after pictures lent the leader immediate credibility.

Here's a link the the website of WW. Check it out and see what you can learn. BIG NEWS!!! They also have an affiliate program that you can get information about. It might be worth checking out and then you can access a program that has been proven to work for millions.

Click here: WeightWatchers.com: Start Losing Weight Today!

Best of luck,

Jo Ann

Hi Paula

Well it has almost been a year saince my band was removed due to erosion. I am still maintianing my weight loss. WW has helped me keep things in check and be accountable. I havle lost 12 lbs with WW. I feel I have beat this thing once and for all for me to keep my weight off for a year and only to have been doing WW for a month I am very proud of myself. It just hit me this week that it has been almost a year..wow how time flies. Honestly, it is a struggle some days and other days it is easy. I still try and live like a bandster by following the bandster rules andliving a bandster lifestyle. I have yet to go back to some old habits I had pre band. I still drink no carbonation..I eat Proteins first then veggies then fruits and if I am still hungry I eat the carbs. I do not drink with my meals. Thankjs for asking about me Pauls, you are always the sweetheart!

WW for $12 a week is so worth it to me for the accountability alone. I do not go to the meetings I just use it for the weekly weigh ins--somedays I track my points and some days I dont but as long as the scale is moving in the downward direction Iam happy

la madam-good for you I know of many people who lost weight with ww. But why do you no longer have a band? I was just banded on the 6th and am having regrets.....Suzy