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Is paying for weight watchers worth it?

It was really hard for me to think about spending money to use the Weight Watchers program. I always thought, "Why should I pay for a program when I could use a million other things for free?" It seemed like a total racket.

However, after struggling to lose weight for several months on my own and making zero progress, I signed up with a friend for Weight Watchers online. We agreed to do it together and encourage each other. This was my first-ever experience in trying Weight Watchers as I always opted for the free option before!

When I signed up, I had a goal to lose 20 pounds and I thought I could do this during my discounted promotional period of 3 months. I paid around $50 for the first 3 months and it was $19.95 each month after that. At the end of my three months I was pleasantly surprised with how well I was doing and I had lost about 12 lbs, since it was working I decided to keep going. It took me 6 months to reach my goal to lose 20 lbs.

So what makes WW worth it? Weight Watchers Teaches you what to eat in a very different way than the free calorie based programs.

Before WW, I had done both My Fitness Pal (MFP) and Spark People and honestly I lost weight with both of them but I was also hungry a lot and you have to weigh/count everything, which gets tiring. On WW, you can always eat something because even if you are out of your points you can have something with zero points like fruit or eggs. The WW points system strongly pushes you toward not just a healthy item but the healthiest things you can eat. On MFP, I would think "oh I can have this, it's only 100 calories, that's a good snack." and then I'd have used up a bunch of calories on little filler snacks. Doing WW helped me to see that I shouldn't be having chips as a snack, only fruit or vegetables.

It really pushed me to make not just a good choice but the best choices....ok most of the time no one is perfect...but now I know what the best choice is and it's usually vegetables! Who knew??? ☺

I also found the online community very supportive. I have not personally attended any of the in-person meetings, as it's even more expensive than online but if you need that in-person support, it might be worth it for you. The online community was great, start following people who stand out to you and it can really help out. This was one reason I didn't want to cancel, I felt involved in their journeys.

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