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Weight Watchers Community Forums

VaBelle35 — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 15:39:50 GMT

Good morning

Has WW closed their community forums completely or are they now private forums with paid membership?

I stopped paying a year ago so I haven't been on since they changed the program.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

SahmIam — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 15:46:19 GMT

Weight Watchers, without warning, closed the community forums that had been around for 15 years plus. The only WW official forum for the WW community is via CONNECT which you must be a paying member to use. In addition, unless you have an Iphone and pay for the app usage, you can not interact other than to read any postings/threads (I have a Windows phone but still have to pay the full amount yet can't do anything but scroll).

Years of friendships, advice, etc. GONE without any warning.

Not impressed in any way with WW as of recently.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

VaBelle35 — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 16:06:24 GMT

@SahmIam Thanks.

I had a feeling that was the case.

I have emails addresses for some of the people there, so I will reach out to them and see where they are hanging out these days.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Jacie — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 16:25:33 GMT

And yet WW wonders loudly why they are losing so much money.....

Just change EVERYTHING.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

SahmIam — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 17:48:42 GMT

@VaBelle35

I wish I had done that but I am SO cautious that I didn't. If you do find out, woud you PLEASE post here the site or forum or wherever it is that they are now meeting/posting? I didn't check in for a week (usually it was a daily check in for me) and then POOF....gone.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

conlt — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:57:42 GMT

The forum is called Connect and you have to be a WW member to access it.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

conlt — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:58:41 GMT

You can react now from a PC, that just changed in the last week or so.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

lexi — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:43:33 GMT

I found:" Simply Filling-my plan of choice.:...it is very good...website.. free....

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:10:30 GMT

@VaBelle35 wrote:
@SahmIam Thanks.

I had a feeling that was the case.

I have emails addresses for some of the people there, so I will reach out to them and see where they are hanging out these days.

You might want to check out the forums on Spark People or My Fitness Pal. I believe those are both still free.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Marybella — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:12:31 GMT

There are also many WW groups on Facebook, if you are interested in communicating there.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

VaBelle35 — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:43:10 GMT

Thanks. I'm not doing WW anymore, I'm just looking for specific people who used to post there.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

chessylady — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 05:58:36 GMT

I am a lifetime member at my goal weight and I get Connect for free along with free meetings. I very much enjoy Connect, lots of nice helpful people encouraging one another. I like the new program.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Mmsfoxxie — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 19:07:55 GMT

Im a Lifetime member of WW, too but I regained my weight and just couldn't get back on track this last time. Since quitting, I'm back in control on my own. I'm disappointed that I don't have access to their forums any more. Sometimes reading them is what got me to rejoin. Being/staying in touch.

All is well, though. I workout 6 or 7 days a week now and eat usually modeling the WW Points plus plan. I'm down 18 of my 30 lbs needed for goal. It's all in the brain power.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

MKR14 — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:25:43 GMT

@lexi Thanks for posting the Simply Filling site. I checked it out. Nice.

i had lost 7 pounds when I was sick but I know I gained probably 5 back so far. Just want to eat but lower fat to help my medical pancreas problem. I am glad that @VaBelle35 started this thread. Thank you also. 🙋🏻

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

chessylady — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:24:22 GMT

It is great that you can do it on your own. I need the accountability of the scale and the encouragement of the group.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Yesyesyes568 — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:35:31 GMT

Hi WW LIFETIME MEMBERS. IM ONE ALSO. BUT IVE BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME. YOU SEE I HAVE PUT THE WEIGHT BACK ON ,SO I WENT TO A MEETING AND WENT BACK ON TRACK

BUT I WAS GAINING WEIGHT AND COULDNT UNDERSTAND WHY. WELL I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE HYPOTHYROIDISM. NO WONDER I KEPT GAINING WEIGHT. NOW I HAVE TO LOSE IT.

I DID ASK THE LEADER AT THE TIME BUT HE JUST BRUSHED ME OFF, WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY WAS I GAINING LBS? ILL NEVER FORGET THAT.

SO FAR I LOST 7 LBS. IM SO HAPPY!""

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Mmsfoxxie — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:10:04 GMT

That's a great start @Yesyesyes568. But, Maggie, I don't think you can expect the leader to know specifics of why you're gaining weight other than to help you maintain obedience to the plan. It's good that you went to the doctor and got a diagnosis.

I'm so happy for you!

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

PilatesLover — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:15:46 GMT

A bunch of us that had regular check-ins on the Simply Filling, Fitness, Make Connections, On The Smart Points Plan, etc. boards formed our own message boards with a similar format.

You can join us at http://wwmessageboards.freeforums.net/

I think the regulars who controlled the General Daily Thread have their own place now, named GDT something or other.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Tissyanne — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:36:21 GMT

I have been attending weekly classes, and following the smart point plan using the WW app. I joined in December 2015, and have had great success. I think this is a very well thought out plan, and definitely liveable for my lifespan. I encourage anyone who is serious about a healthy eating plan to check the Smart Points out.

Re: Weight Watchers Community Forums

Yesyesyes568 — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:34:36 GMT

To PilatesLover

I hope you read this but I must have spent half an hour trying to register to be on the message boards but it's impossible to do.

Is there another way?

TIA