ccurtis

Hi
Im coming to Wellington soon. New start, new life, new me. Want to join a slimming club like weight watchers or slimming world. Do they exist or is there an equivalent in NZ?

Cheers

MrsFychan

yes know of several people who have done WW. most seem to do it online but there are the clubs around and about. Adverts for Jenny Craig are also on the TV but haven't seen slimming world but again assume that there is an on line option (?)

janiejones

I tried Slimming World online a few years ago,but it was difficult to do, because the low fat dairy options aren't as widely available here.

I'm currently doing Weight Watchers at Work, which is working out well. The food lists are biased towards Australia, but the online tools help to work things out, and Countdown sells a lot of Aussie products, because it's owned by Woolworths.

If you join a community group, it might be a good way to meet people as well.

ccurtis

Thats great news. im leaning towards WW too
do they have the weigh in days too or is it soley online.

thank you ladies x

janiejones

I weigh in at my At Work meeting, but get online tools as part of that.

moving2NZ2013

Slimming world is great. They're isn't the groups here but I did it online. Lost 3 stone in 5 months

Bumptious

Jenny Craig is really expensive - my friend worked for them as a consultant for 6 years. They push you to buy their food which is about $150 per week. Not doing very well as a company either, closing branches and cutting staff, probably due to the high cost of being a member. Better to do it through WW or doing your own research and eating less and exercising more. The ongoing support of WW would be advantageous.

TommyLuck

Sorry but WW is no better than Jenny Craig. Cemented in my thoughts when I learned about this;




Good luck to anyone who wants to do it, as a business model it's genius. Health wise, I'm not sure they have your best interests at heart. No pun intended.

pom4gud

Why? Its evidence based sound advice. Its also a business so has a marketing strategy.

TommyLuck

Is it?

It's not in the interest of either WW or JC to "lose" ones custom by "solving" the issue is it?

By and large the lifestyle one leads in WW or JC is unsustainable once you go it alone.

Sure you'll lose weight, but there many, many people who lose the weight and put all or some back on again. Some even end up heavier than when they started the bloody thing.

Relatively few manage to leave a WW or JC plan and sustain their new figure alone.

They scarcely educate us on food but would rather say "eat this [WW or JC product] as part of your weekly plan and you will lose weight", but don't explain the science or fact behind it.

This is why it's genius, it'll work while you're using them and you stick to the plan. Once you're gone they couldn't care less until you sign up again, which you will do because it worked before so it must be you who is doing something wrong ...

Evil genius.

Snap Shot

I wholeheartedly agree with what you've written (it was bound to happen one day.)

You've done a very brave thing commenting on a mainly women's interest subject especially as something as touchy as diet and weight loss. (Didn't mean to sound patronising, sorry.)

I've lost a lot of weight on a Rosemary Conley diet plan. Yep, she went out of business a couple of years ago.

Unfortunately I've put it all back on because emigrating is a biach.

Anyway, this morning I've gone swimming, then done a session on the static bike then walked home. Kinda like a mini triathlon as I'm reasonably keen on losing the weight that I regained which I accept will take time, effort and patience.



Good luck to all on any health and fitness plan for whatever purpose, I hope you reach your goals.