A friend of mine did LAWL, but didn't keep it off, we were going over my WW stuff and she said it was very similar.

I believe in supplementing my WW with things that worked from the million weight loss programs/diets I have tried or read about. Keep what works and toss what doesn't work for you! :D

Just popping in for a quick visit, I think WW is great. I've tried almost all the other programs over the years and this is understandable and easy for me and it fits into my lifestyle. I am using the WW CORE plan and not only has it helped me to continue along my path in losing weight, but I think it will ultimately extend my life as it is one of the healthiest choices. I think I eat like a diabetic.
Like any good eating plan, it does take some time, but it's worth it and YOU are worth it.

Thank you all for great input. I'm looking at getting a WW group to meet at work. Turns out we have a lot of interest. Has anyone had experience with that?

I started WW at home last April, 2007. My fiance and I are doing it free by borrowing a friends materials and using a WW cookbook (we are each other's support system). I too, at first, thought it would be incredibly time consuming and confusing trying to figure out the points for foods I eat, and the first couple of days were like that. But, I can truly say that after doing it consistently for about 2 weeks and tracking all of my food for each day and writing down the points value for everything, it got really easy to keep track of points. I'm not sure about you, but I really do tend to eat a lot of the same things during the week (fruit, cereal, yogurt, different kinds of sandwich meat, etc.) and after writing down the points values for all of this food for a couple of weeks, I was able to memorize what the points values were for most of the common foods I eat. As far as recipes go, there are a lot of great books out there (including a WW cookbook) that will give you all of the nutritional info and all you need to do is grab your trusty points calc and figure out the points once, and write the points value down next to the recipe so you have it in the future.

Writing down what you eat each day can be a little boresom (I would say no more than 5 minutes a day) and I do get tired of it sometimes, but it is a great way to track how much you are eating, your eating patterns, etc. I do see how WW can seem time consuming and confusing at first, but after a few weeks it becomes just like any other habit like brushing your teeth. Good luck!

Just an FYI, I bought the Points calculator this week for $9.95. It's the small compact looking version.

I have also bought the little calculator and it is awsome, I could not live without it...it makes everything so easy to count, I paid 19.95 cad. for mine and that was the best money I spent....I take that little thing everywhere with me...just pop in the cals and the fat and fibre and poof there is the points value..great for shopping with or anything....It takes about two seconds to decide whether something that you want to eat is worth it as well, many times it has saved me from eating somthing that I should'nt. :D