Well, you can check out http://www.weightwatchers.com That's what I started off doing. You can plug in your zip code to see where and when meetings are that are nearby, if you decide to go to meetings. Meetings are $9.95 a week. You go, they weigh you and write it down to track your progress, and then there is a meeting. It's not very much like AA... at least the ones I've gone to. You don't have to introduce yourself or tell your story or anything. Usually the leader just talks. She'll usually ask us how the week went, esp if there was a holiday or something, and get people that did well to tell what helped them, and people that didn't do well, what they could have changed to do better. Then there will be some motivational stories/quotes and some specific tips... like new low-point foods that have come out and such. I was a little surprised that it's not more personal... you don't really get one on one time with anyone where they see your food journal or anything. Of course, if you ever want to talk to the leader about something, you are definitely encouraged to stay after the meeting to do so. Heh, so that's what they're like for me. Every week they give you something... recipe cards or little books with quizzes to find out whether you need more carbs or protein, etc. And when you make certain goals, you get stuff... for 5 pounds you get a bookmark, and they give you a gold star for every 5 lbs you lose. And I know you get a keychain at some point, and a few other things...
The point ranges are: less than 150lbs = 18-23 150-174 = 20-25 175-199 = 22-27 200-224 = 24-29 and so on. You can use a couple of sites to look up points for stuff, although they may not list everything. One of the most useful is http://www.dwlz.com It has alot of good stuff you can pick up on by checking around the site. Not the best laid out, maybe, but lots of info.
Some people are like, if you want to know about it, join! I'm not like that, so if you have questions, feel free to ask. You might want to try to take a test run with it, start writing down what you normally eat in a week, and then see how many points that works out to, so you can see where the weak spots are.
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Date: 2003-07-09 10:14 am (UTC)That's what I started off doing. You can plug in your zip code to see where and when meetings are that are nearby, if you decide to go to meetings. Meetings are $9.95 a week.
You go, they weigh you and write it down to track your progress, and then there is a meeting. It's not very much like AA... at least the ones I've gone to. You don't have to introduce yourself or tell your story or anything. Usually the leader just talks. She'll usually ask us how the week went, esp if there was a holiday or something, and get people that did well to tell what helped them, and people that didn't do well, what they could have changed to do better. Then there will be some motivational stories/quotes and some specific tips... like new low-point foods that have come out and such. I was a little surprised that it's not more personal... you don't really get one on one time with anyone where they see your food journal or anything. Of course, if you ever want to talk to the leader about something, you are definitely encouraged to stay after the meeting to do so. Heh, so that's what they're like for me. Every week they give you something... recipe cards or little books with quizzes to find out whether you need more carbs or protein, etc. And when you make certain goals, you get stuff... for 5 pounds you get a bookmark, and they give you a gold star for every 5 lbs you lose. And I know you get a keychain at some point, and a few other things...
The point ranges are:
less than 150lbs = 18-23
150-174 = 20-25
175-199 = 22-27
200-224 = 24-29
and so on. You can use a couple of sites to look up points for stuff, although they may not list everything. One of the most useful is
http://www.dwlz.com
It has alot of good stuff you can pick up on by checking around the site. Not the best laid out, maybe, but lots of info.
Some people are like, if you want to know about it, join! I'm not like that, so if you have questions, feel free to ask. You might want to try to take a test run with it, start writing down what you normally eat in a week, and then see how many points that works out to, so you can see where the weak spots are.