Hey all....I just wanted to say hello and am going to check out this site. Came upon it when researching the Weight Watchers At Home Plan....I have a chronic back disability (DDD) and osteoarthritis which limits my mobility. As a result I have put on alot of weight and am really unhappy about that.

I am limited in what I can do....just walking hurts. I think that if I could get rid of some of this weight it will help out so that's what I am aiming to do.

I am in the process of figuring out if the WW Momentum At Home Deluxe Starter kit is worth the investment....it is difficult for me to go out too much due to my pain and discomfort so I thought doing something at home would work out best. They offer it on ebay but I am not sure that with the savings that it will have everything I need to get started.

I was looking into keeping the cost down with the hard economic times and having one in college and trying to prepare another who will be going off in September.

I wasn't sure if the at home program allows you to do the online support and meetings or is that going to be extra??? I guess I am interested in any info that would be good to get me started.....I think that I would be most successful having a plan and an online community to get the support while keeping the cost down.

Any info or motivation would be so appreciated. Meanwhile I will see how to navigate this forum and see if I can get some of my questions answered by reading some of what others say.

Thanks and I look forward to meeting others ~ IG

Hi and welcome, hope you'll have a good time here.

Hi there IG . . . . . . I think there are a few places that will interest you around here -- we have a forum filled with those of us who have special physical challenges making weight loss more difficult -- we have forums for different age groups and forums for those with different amounts to lose. Our Weight Watchers Forums are very active and I imagine all your questions could be answered over there.

Hope to see you around regularly from now on, Chickie . . .

Wow everybody.....thanks so much for the warm welcome!! I guess looking at other intros I neglected to tell you much about myself.

I am 49 years old, have two daughters, 20 & 17 and a wonderful hubby and yellow lab. I did WW after having my girls and got to a goal weight of 149.....the first thing I will need to do is get a new scale since the one we have isn't digital. I will post a weight but last at the doctors it was around 230. So I have lots to lose here!!

OMG, Caroline, your DDD is so much more involved than mine. I have it in L4/L5 and L5/S1.....I must have it in other areas because I do have neck pain as well but my pain is mostly in my lower back, knees and feet due to the osteo. I am thinking that losing the weight will help with that.

Okay...anybody who can advise me on what Starter Kit would work out best for me I would sooo appreciate it. The last WW Plan I was on was the Points system....from reading about the Momentum on some of the threads it sounds a bit complicated. I would like some feedback on that if at all possible from you wonderful peeps.

Also....do most of you find that you can get the support here in lieu of a meeting or Weight Watcher's online???

Thanks for your patience...I don't quite know how to do all of this...perhaps I am best off posting in the WW forum where there will be more chances of people addressing my questions. I think that is what I will do and thank all of you for welcoming me aboard. I think I am going to like it here. ~ IG

The weight watchers here are an active and supportive group. If you need help finding anything ... just ask! We'll help you.

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