Hello all! I'm not new to the W.I.S.H. site, but I'm new to this thread. I typically only go to the journal section to update my journal and read a few that I have been following for a while and post in the events sections, but I noticed this thread today and decided to post.
I don't attend meetings, but I'm a WW myself and have seen great success with it. I'd lost about 30lbs. years ago on WW, but didn't do much for exercise and would gain it back and usually then some. That was my life for years until I became a runner about 3 1/2 years ago. I was up to 260lbs. and I knew I needed a change. I was in my early 30's and my kids and wife were becoming unhealthy as well so DW and I decided to make a change. We both started exercising religiously and watching what we ate. I started running and DW started doing pilates and walking a lot. She was anti-running until the weight started falling off me and she wasn't losing quite as fast as she wanted.
Fast forward a few years and we were both active runners. I had lost almost 50lbs and was down to 205-210lbs. and DW had lost about 20lbs. herself. We both kind of hit a wall and last fall/winter, I started training for the WDW full marathon and I gained 15lbs back. I couldn't understand how I was gaining weight when I was running more than ever. I realized my eating was the culprit so we both got back in WW in February of this year.
DW dropped another 15-20lbs. and is now pre-baby weight and I dropped the 15lbs. I had gained back and then another 15lbs. on top of that. I'm now down to my high school weight and in the best shape I've ever been in my life.
DW has stopped WW and is using My Fitness Pal and doing well with it, but I'm still tracking religiously thanks to the wonderful WW app for iPad and iPhone! God bless technology.
I love being on WW and no longer look at it as a chore since I get a ton of exercise points each day. Now, I'm at 194lbs. and still losing, but I'm a faster runner and have better endurance for it. I can't wait for race season to start back up in a few weeks to see just how much faster I'll be, but I'm certainly a WW believer. All in all, through diet and exercise, I'm down almost 70lbs and still losing. DW swears I can't afford to lose any more, but there's still room.