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A month of two ago I and Cam joined weight watchers. Cam and I had discussed the possibility of this sort of thing for him before, but it was only after ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
col_ki mentioned going on it with Wendy that it occurred to me that we could go together. I checked it the website and they were having a limited offer of free registration, so away we went.
It's actually been pretty good. Every week we turn up and pay our $18 (each! I know!) and then get weighed. The woman at the desk tells how we've done (in a low voice, the whole thing is set up to keep it private) and writes it in our book, then we're free to go. We try and stay for the meeting after that, where the leader goes through the Topic Of The Week (Set by upper management in a pamphlet), though she tends to see this as more of a guideline and discussion often veers into other topics. After that anyone who's done particularly well is congratulated, and in some cases given a little star (silver for positive life changes, gold for every 5kg lost) The first 9 weeks or so you get a little book each week on the main principles of the program, starting with a description of the two Plans and suggested recipes and going on to stuff like exercise and how to resist snacks.
If it all sounds a bit like primary school, well..it is. That crossed with a church afternoon tea. But regardless of how my adult conscious mind feels about it, deep down I am thrilled to get a little round of applause when I go down a kilo, and the desire to get that again is surprisingly effective. The actual advice is, afaict, pretty good stuff, and you're under no obligation to eat any of the official weight watchers products as long as you stick to the eating plan (ie a strictly limited amount of sugar and fat depending on your body type and exercise level) Which is good because they are pretty much all foul or can easily be replaced by better, cheaper products :)
And what's been the result of all this?distancam has lost eleven kilos. Woot!
And me? Well... I've..gained 1.5kg. Which, you know, not good but I was pretty much guaranteed to gain weight after going from *poor+energetic job* to *able to afford big lunches+ desk job*. I've been trying to exercize as much as possible and have taken to heart the recent pamphlet's advice to try and even out my blood sugar, not sure if it'll help with my weight but I certainly feel a lot better.
col_ki mentioned going on it with Wendy that it occurred to me that we could go together. I checked it the website and they were having a limited offer of free registration, so away we went.It's actually been pretty good. Every week we turn up and pay our $18 (each! I know!) and then get weighed. The woman at the desk tells how we've done (in a low voice, the whole thing is set up to keep it private) and writes it in our book, then we're free to go. We try and stay for the meeting after that, where the leader goes through the Topic Of The Week (Set by upper management in a pamphlet), though she tends to see this as more of a guideline and discussion often veers into other topics. After that anyone who's done particularly well is congratulated, and in some cases given a little star (silver for positive life changes, gold for every 5kg lost) The first 9 weeks or so you get a little book each week on the main principles of the program, starting with a description of the two Plans and suggested recipes and going on to stuff like exercise and how to resist snacks.
If it all sounds a bit like primary school, well..it is. That crossed with a church afternoon tea. But regardless of how my adult conscious mind feels about it, deep down I am thrilled to get a little round of applause when I go down a kilo, and the desire to get that again is surprisingly effective. The actual advice is, afaict, pretty good stuff, and you're under no obligation to eat any of the official weight watchers products as long as you stick to the eating plan (ie a strictly limited amount of sugar and fat depending on your body type and exercise level) Which is good because they are pretty much all foul or can easily be replaced by better, cheaper products :)
And what's been the result of all this?
distancam has lost eleven kilos. Woot!And me? Well... I've..gained 1.5kg. Which, you know, not good but I was pretty much guaranteed to gain weight after going from *poor+energetic job* to *able to afford big lunches+ desk job*. I've been trying to exercize as much as possible and have taken to heart the recent pamphlet's advice to try and even out my blood sugar, not sure if it'll help with my weight but I certainly feel a lot better.
