hello

im thinking about joining weight watchers seen as my current plan just isnt working. im currently calorie counting and on 1200 calories a day. I have also just started the 30 day shread and go to the gym 2/3 times a week, but..... nothing is happening

if i was to join weight watchers, what do you actually get for your money? is it best to do the meetings or online?

People who attend the meetings lose 3 times more weight than those that only do online. In addition to the meetings, you get booklets for 12 weeks, a weekly newsletter type handout, great support and encouragement.

The new program will be rolling out in the UK beginning Sunday so this would be a perfect time to join.

In a similar vein, I am thinking about WW myself, but I can't afford to do it for ages. In any case, the big thing for me is maintenance, I can lose weight I just always put it back. I want to get to a Gold membership, but they aren't going to let people turn up with just 5lbs to lose and then claim free membership, so how long do you have to go for before you can be a Gold member (assuming you are at target weight)? I'm really not interested in the stuff, the plan, the newsletters, anything at all, in fact I cannot read a success story without it triggering my latent anorexic so I have to shred those immediately, but that motivation to keep weighing in to keep my Gold card valid is huge, and it's really the only reason I'm interested.

Do you have to be a member a certain amount of time, attend a certain number of meetings or lose a certain amount of weight with WW before you can be a Gold member?