Weight Watcher Changes - Page 2

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

Ozempic costs nearly $1000-$1500 a month without insurance.

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

I would never take a drug to lose weight. I also did WW in the mid 1990s and was successful becoming a "life member." Several years ago I went back but the program had changed to the points system and it did not work for me.

I could lose 20 pounds but honestly I'm not motivated enough at this point in life. Happy I'm healthy and drug free at 73!!!!

cindyNC · ‎08-01-2019

I had joined pre-covid and then (not covid) my BF became seriously ill and was hospitalized for the entire summer. My exercise routine and eating habits completely reverted.

My mother was a life-time Diet Workshop member. I guess what disturbs me the most about these programs is how some of the attendees got thru "food contortions" to meet their points. The foods with all the additives that have "lowest points" ....WW is a business. What do people who can't afford it do to motivate and address their issues surrounding food?........rhetorical question

There wwere some great online meeting hosts when that first happened. Now they don't seem like real people to me.....glamor headshots etc....

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I've been taking Trulicity the same class if drug as Ozempic and Wegovy for weightloss since August and I'm down 45lbs. Something I couId not do by diet and exersize alone. My doctor prescribed it and my insurer pays for it. My goal is to lose another 20lbs. I have mixed feelings about WW entering the market because the medication will NOT be prescribed by your own doctor or probably any doctor. People will just be paying for the prescription with no medical oversight. But on the other hand, there are already companies out there doing the same thing. When I started I didn't know I'd have to take it for life to my weightloss. Legitimate doctors are following the rules and prescribing it for OBESE patients because obesity is a disease with many complications. A disease that gets worse over time.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@MaverDaver wrote:
I saw a piece on Ozempic last week on CBS Mornings. Doctor on TV stated people being mislead, that is, yes you will lose weight HOWEVER in order to continue to lose or maintain goal weight you would need to stay on med for rest of your life!! TO NOT DO SO, YOU WILL REGAIN LOST WEIGHT VERY QUICKLY AND ADD SOME ADDITIONAL POUNDS.

That's true but it's also true of every diet. Trust me I know. Once you go off a diet, you gain all the weight back....plus some. I do wonder if the people who are paying the $1200 themselves know that. I didn't know when I started it but it wouldn't have stopped me.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@chessylady wrote:
Just to be clear, I have no intention to go on these drugs. I will lose the three pounds the old fashioned way. I just hope weightwatchers does not focus on that part of the program to the detriment of the rest.

3Lbs.....lol. Are you trying to be funny or do you really not know anything at all about those meducations?

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

I used WW since 2015. I initially lost 58 pounds, which was great, but the program changed about each year and I did better on some than the others. Once my mom got sick in 2018, I had to stop going to in-person meetings. I really liked those meetings but could not make it for 8 AM on Saturday AM.

Fast toward to 2022. I saw an endocrinologist for diabetes and thyroid issues and he put me on Mounjaro, it is a medication similar to Trulucity. From August 31, 2022 until February 2023, Iost 50 pounds. In February 2023, because of the demand for weight loss, I was unable to get the medication I started to feel hungry again. I was without it for about 5 weeks and my appetite started to come back.

Taking Munjaro is not easy, I get some nausea about 2 days after giving the injection. I often don't feel hungry and really don't enjoy food anymore.

The good side is my A1C dropped to 5.3 and I lost the 50 pounds.

I finally got the medication again and I am back on it. I realize I will have to take it for the rest of my life.

There is a doctor in my town who is popular because he is prescribing Trulicity for weight loss. It is these type of doctors. 1 of my coworkers, who was about a size 12 took it and lost 30 pounds. She is not a diabetic and was not overweight. She kept someone, who really needed the medication, from getting it.

I am staying on the medication. I probably will cancel my WW now because I don't use it. If you take Trulicity or Mounjaro, at least in my case, I don't have to do WW because I will eat very little portions just because of the medication.

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

@Trinity11 I just read yesterday that studies are showing high fat diets are causing cardiovascular issues. I am sorry you had a heart attack and strokes. I was on Atkins at various times in my life, and it did work but I could not go forever not eating carbs.

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

@chrystaltree I have been taking Mounjaro since August 2022 and I lost 50 pounds. I go to an Endocrinologist and my primary MD, who watch me closely. I agree, I think it is unsafe for someone to take these drugs without close medical follow-up. I get a little nauseated on day 2 after I take the injection. I am happy that I have to medication. I am diabetic and need to lose weight, so I was the perfect candidate for it.

The metabolic doctors are looking at obesity as a disease now, rather than a will power thing. This is really the first time that we have medications that actually help and can change a diabetics life significantly. There are also heart benefits to taking the drugs.

I still have more weight to lose but my labs are all perfect now. My A1C went from 6.3 to 5.3.

I have been using the $25 coupon from Lilly to get my medication, but I go on Medicare in June and once on Medicare, I cannot use my coupon. I am a little worried about that. I checked and there is a Medicare drug plan that will in part pay for my medication. I am happy about that, My Endocrinologist says that eventually Medicare will pay for it for both Diabetics and people with Obesity.