Weight watchers vs slimming world

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I need to lose about a stone, after having a baby and returning to work my snacking has gone out of control and preparing good healthy meals has moved lower on my priorities, but I need to do something.
I want to join either WW or SW, I need the control of weighing in. I've had success years ago with WW but friends have done SW recently and apparently WW has changed? Any thoughts or recommendations welcome - thank you.

Thank you everyone for your feedback, so interesting to read. I know it needs to be a long term change, I just need to get out of my habit of snacking when tired or just change on what I snack on and improve my evening meals. My child has a brilliant diet, just need to make me the same! As a few of you mention, life changes and adjustments all take their toll. I have a few special occasions coming up, if I can get a stone off and try and get back into some good habits I will be happy.

I have always had to watch what I eat but before baby I was active with the gym and running 4-5 times a week. Now I just can't fit it all in. I do what I can and accept that.

Reading with interest. One of the plans is easier to go to in terms of location but happy to go to the other if that is deemed more successful. I will never have a low bmi just want to feel and be slimmer. Thank you everyone! Hopefully we get a few more posts as so interesting! Thank you

I’ve lost 3 stone with WW and kept it off. I think the key thing isn’t the diet plan- sw or ww- but your mindset. If I want to have a beer or wine at the weekend (or Easter egg!) than I do but I know come the working week then I will go back to healthy eating and that weekend hasn’t had an impact on my weight. I did this when I was losing weight too and I still lost weight. I think the important thing is to not ‘give up’ when you think you’ve ruined your diet. Just carry on with your diet the next day. Also I did exercise, every day, and still do as I enjoy it now. Nothing fancy- hiit you tube videos at home. It’s made a massive difference to how I look. Good luck x

I started SW about 8 weeks ago and I’m a stone and a half down now. It’s not a bad diet to follow at all really. Lots of options for lunch and very little has to be weighed out.

With only a stone to lose, they are both equally dysfunctional. Weight watchers is more likely to work though, because SW does not restrict calories, and you have to do that to lose that last stone.

I’m currently using my fitness pal and am transitioning to a keto/low carb diet. Been doing it for three weeks now, I’ve lost 4kg and feel soooooo good. No bloating, no afternoon slumps and am barely hungry. I wish I’d done this years ago.

Having done sw for years I finally went over to ww and love it, I think ww is good and it learns portion controll and has made me more aware of what I eat.

Just have a slimfast instead of one meal. Easy, cheap, effective. Lost 2st of baby weight doing that.

PainSpeaking

“Could I just point out that people get fat - my self included - because they eat poorly/lack portion control. So for anyone who gets to target, and then reverts to their old habits, will, get fat. Again. And again. So unless you broadly stick to eating properly for the rest of your life, you will get fat. Again. And Again.”

You are absolutely right of course but there are reasons people regain behind greediness....and it’s becase we are biologically programmed to fain weight. As a result our ancient brain recognises most diets as us being in danger of starving....we are then biologically driven to seek out higher fat foods and unkike our ancient ancestors we don’t have to hunt for it. We can drive to the local shop and get our chocolate or whatever.

There is a way of circumventing this....and it’s to lose weight slowly...very slowly so the body doesn’t think it is starving and to increase movement.

Most slimming clubs and diets fail because they don’t recognise this...a slower weight loss leads to longer term success but doesn’t fit our “rapid results” driven society.

As an extra...every dieter I’ve known who has kept the weight off successfully (more than five years is the criteria much research uses) has become a mini athlete running miles a week, or swimming or something else. And they now eat what they want too but have changed their lifestyle and habits so massively that it doesn’t matter.

As an aside there’s a woman who did WW and who is ace at hula hooping. I can’t get more than four rotations before it clatters to the ground .

At 50+ I have done lots of diets. I’ve lost 3-4 stones each time and then regained each time too. Only now that I have accepted that slow is the way to go am I succeeding. Success is 1.5 to 2lbs a month....and there are no swings in that, no pressure at the scales...static..no problem...0.5lb is fine.

Success is 1.5 to 2lbs a month

If you are overweight, 1.5-2lbs fluctuation a month is absolutely nothing! I’m 8.5stone and my weight goes up or down that much depending on if I’ve pooped or on my period for goodness sake.

Just wanted to update, in case anyone was curious. Opted for weight watchers as weigh in times suited be better. Lost 3lb the first week so happy with that. Thank you for all of your help and advice.

Well done!!!!

Thank you