This last spring I spent over $300 on WW and suffered and starved for 12 weeks and didn't lose a darn pound. I exercised faithfully, and everything. It was the most frustrating experience of my life. Mind you, I was on medication (Antidepressants) which make it brutally hard to lose weight. If not impossible.
With that said, here goes.
Anything that is good for us (ie. soluble fibre) is VERY high in points (usually 4 or more per serving) and is practically nonexistent on the core plan. There are maybe 2 or 3 choices on the core plan and you're restricted to how many times a day you can eat them. You'll probably be eating about 22 points a day. With that said, by the time you get in soluble fibre say 4 times a day, that's 16 points. Yikes! Doesn't leave much left for anything else.
Also, they rely heavily on FF dairy products. All my soy alternatives are high in sugar and have more fat so they're high in points as well. Yikes!
I literally lived off turkey sandwiches with WW bread, FFturkey, FF mayo and lettuce and mustard. 2 points.
Then I snacked on sugar free applesauce (I think 1 cup was 1 point).
They also have a tally at the end of the day where you're supposed to have eaten so many servings of fruits and veggies, so many of dairy and so many fats. With the high points of the SF I just simply couldn't do it. I was starving all the time! First they would suggest snacking on an apple or some raw carrots or a salad with FF italian dressing or their 0 point veggy soup. I couldn't tolerate any of them.
Don't want to discourage you - you might be successful, but I just wanted you to know my experience - the truth and nothing but.
Ask Shell or Laurel (Retrograde) about the BMR way of counting calories. It allows for more caloric intake with the idea that the calories rev up your metabolism. The WW way, according to the BMR people is that it's just too few calories and your bod goes into starvation mode. Hope I'm not putting words in your mouth, S and L. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
-------------------- Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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