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Oh I totally agree with you about WW! I have done it several times, too, and I have lost weight, but I was hungry all of the time. I think I did the program you did back in the late 80's/early 90's. There were little boxes and we were alotted certain servings, like 4 bread/grain, 3 meat, 3 fruit, etc. With thier newer "points" system they basically let you eat whatever you want until you run out of points. If you want to eat a McDonalds hamburger 3 times a day, that's okay because it's in your points range.

My sister in-law lost close to 100 pounds on WW in a really short period of time, about 9 months. She was very thin for about 3 months. Then she gained it all back in about as much time as she lost it. She's now back to her pre-WW weight and then some. We don't really get along, but I know she feels like garbage because of it. She and my brother both really like to cook (he's a professional chef), so I don't know why they don't at least try low-carb out. He's also very overweight.

Like I said earlier, I before I got side tracked, I lost 25 pounds initially on Atkins, my mom lost 35 and my dad 25. Even my husband who was eating more vegetable and less bread and pasta, because it wasn't in the house lost a little weight (he's one of those people who can eat anything and not gain weight).

Having been on WW's before and now on a low-carb plan have you noticed that the weight loss is more noticible with a low carb plan then a low-fat/cal plan? I'm really tall and no one usually notices that I have lost anything until I lose around 20 pounds. When I first started Atkins before I lost 9 pounds in the first 2 weeks and it was very noticible. I think it's because, like someone else said, lets go of alot of the water it's been holding on to and people start to look less "puffy". Just curious if anyone else had noticed this, too.

I don't know how much i've lost since my scale is still in a box in the garage (we moved, and i haven't unpacked everything yet). I know I've lost some weight since my pants are looser, and a few mentioned have asked me if I've lost weight. It's not really noticeable yet, though, because I too am very tall. I did mention that I'm not doing Atkins - I just couldn't live with it. But I eat almost no refined carbohydrates now, and that makes a real difference. I also walk every day now, and that helps, too. Another thing that helps is that we have a garden and a ton of yard work to do. So, instead of hitting the snacks in the couple of hours before dinner (my toughest time), I'm out gardening and working in the yard. It's a great diet aid!