Well said. I think I will stop visiting the WW message boards myself. I
turned to them because this group had gotten so quiet. I am an internet
junkie so if it is quiet here I go wondering on the message boards. They
have been very negative lately.

I also like what Willow said about listening to my leader. And if I question
what she says I will call WW directly. Go right to the source.

I am just disappointed that WW seems to be falling down on the job
distributing the corrections that the leaders were given. Mine has stopped
talking about them as if they don't exist. I'm not sure if that is fair to
us as paying members. It certainly is not fair to the Online members that
none of the updates have been incorporated into their databases. I have
worked with computers and data bases for decades and their lag time on
updating the Food databases just does not make any sense to me.

"prairieroots" wrote in message
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One reason I prefer this newsgroup to the message boards on the WW site is
that here we state what works for us and then allow people to figure out
for themselves what works best. What happens on the WW boards is that
everyone is looking for absolutes, the definitive word on exactly what to
do. I've seen a lot of blaming of WW, a lot of attempts to "bargain" with
the program, a lot of anger, a lot of denial. Sounds a lot like the stages
a person goes through when handed a diagnosis of incurable cancer. I've
also seen acceptance on the WW boards, though not as predominantly as I
experience here on a consistent basis. All the regulars here seem to have
come to the place in their weight loss journey where we've accepted the
hard reality, and sure, we're not always happy. We struggle. We groan. But
as a group, we all seem to understand that the key to our ultimate success
is us. Negativity is contagious. That's why I don't spend much time on the
WW boards. I'm afraid it would hurt my program more than help it--from the
way some people talk, you'd think WW was administered by the devil.

I think people should do what works for them. If counting the additional
items as points but the basic recipe as core works for someone (as
evidenced by continued weight loss), then they should continue to work the
program that way. But if weight loss is difficult or in reverse, then it
might make sense to examine with rigorous honesty whether to follow the
current WW guidelines more carefully.

For example, WW core says fat-free plain yogurt is core. Well, not for me.
I'm discovering that dairy of almost any kind is a trigger food for me.
Some people find that they can eat one chocolate a day and have their
sweet tooth satisfied. Not for me. One chocolate soon has me eating
chocolates by the bag.

In short, do what works. IMHO.