Slimming World or WeightWatchers? Discuss please!

**Chocolate Lips** · 08-06-2012, 08:59pm

I want to sign up to an online diet thingy, I find this gives me the motivation. In the past I have done WeightWatchers with good results but fancy trying Slimming World this time as I was always hungry on WW and people tell me that SW is better for filling you up. However SW is going to cost me £60 online and WW £30 so I am being swayed in that direction!

I'm looking for any advice or experiences on either SW or WW please to help me make the decision!

**Annie Goolahey** · 08-06-2012, 09:01pm

Sw works better for me (when I'm in the zone) and as you are a "cooky" person I'd say it would work very well for you as well.
It's less flexible than WW (in that if you are having lunch out you might find yourself a bit stuck) but apart from that I find the lack of weighing and measuring freeing. You just have to be better prepared.

**kelly** · 08-06-2012, 09:02pm

I prefer SW but I see there are deals on quidco for WW if that helps?

**Chocolate Lips** · 08-06-2012, 09:09pm

I'm actually just debating going to a group, but I'm a bit of a scaredy cat

If I go to a group do I have to pay in advance?

**Bluebabe75** · 08-06-2012, 09:09pm

I lost nearly 3 stone doing WW Online last year. Mostly I found it really good, and the free fruit / veg on the Pro Points system does make you eat more healthily

I liked the fact that you get a weekly allowance of additional points too as that gave me the option of having a higher point day if I needed to (i.e. for a meal out) or saving them for wine at the weekend. The only real reservation that I had about it was that sometimes the points seemed stupidly high for what I was eating (salmon fillets and jacket potatoes spring to mind) and it was sometimes hard to find a low point option when out. It did work though and I think it helped teach me a healthier way of eating.

I'm now trying to shift the last stone by calorie-counting using the My Fitness Pal app, as I got a bit bored of pointing, but I would still recommend WW.

**Annie Goolahey** · 08-06-2012, 09:10pm

I *think* SW joining fees are £10 and WW around £15...
with SW you get all the info at the first meeting - with WW it is split over a few weeks

**Annie Goolahey** · 08-06-2012, 09:11pm

Originally Posted by Bluebabe75

. The only real reservation that I had about it was that sometimes the points seemed stupidly high for what I was eating (salmon fillets and jacket potatoes spring to mind)
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Jacket potatoes on propoint never made sense to me.

**Bluebabe75** · 08-06-2012, 09:13pm

Originally Posted by Annie Goolahey

Jacket potatoes on propoint never made sense to me.

I never quite got over the day I chose one as the 'healthiest' lunch option on the menu only to find I had no points left for dinner

**Chell** · 08-06-2012, 10:08pm

What about My Fitness Pal to track food and exercise? Totally free and so simple to use. I love the iPhone app as I can scan product packaging to add the cals. It is great for adding recipes as it works out the nutrients per serving for you.

**CutieMcpretty** · 03-07-2012, 04:50pm

Hi , glad I found this thread. I have tried slimming world and lost 6.5lbs in my first week and overall in SW lost under stone. I lost 3 stone in WW so really thinking of going back to WW as we left when they brought in pro points anyone know how the pro points is going now.

Which would you prefer?