Every time I watch your videos I appreciate your channel more and more. As someone who has done both WW and calorie counting and has succeeded with both.....I find myself back on WW bc I also need the mental break of tracking the zero point foods. I love that it pushes me to chose healthier options and that's my number one goal over weight loss....health....since I hit my 40's last year. I find more satisfaction knowing I'm putting more whole foods into my body! Also the Healthi app is what I use and they also have the zero point food lists in the database so still don't have to track the zero point foods. I love it. Love love love your channel!
I think once you hit over 30 your priorities really change. You see the older generation you love struggle with diabetes or heart disease or immobility and all you can think is… I don’t want to be like that. Yes I want to be thinner but I also want a healthy heart and to be able to go up the stairs. lol. Slow and steady for me.
Wow! Great video, Ams! One thing I struggle with is CONSISTENCY! I’ve done WW and calories, doing a calorie deficit right now…I was eating only 900 calories on WW, but NO DOUBT not eating enough zero foods! You touched on some really important posts! Thanks!!
Wow! 900 calories is definitely not enough and I think under eating can be one of the biggest downfalls for sure. I hope calorie counting works for you.
I agree with you on the full fat dairy. For my body, the full fat dairy is healthier, so I budget the points and count them. I will make it work. Thanks for doing what you do!
Thank you for this! I've only lost 6 lbs in 60 days, but I love seeing my jeans fitting, and I am happy to do this WW for the rest of my life. I love your channel and you are my favorite cheerleader!
Hi Amber! Are you a teacher?!? You got talent! I very much appreciated your video on this topic! Clear & comprehensive, I will recommend my family & friends to watch this video when I see them roll their eyes when I mention WW. (Nice visual aids…tools & Fritos/ Apple.) I lost 81 pounds over the last year & am now on maintenance. But I like the ease & variety of foods WW provides so I’ll stay awhile. God bless you, Amber! Keep up the good work!
No, my mom was a teacher though so maybe it rubbed off on me. lol. You lost 80lbs and they still roll their eyes? What’s wrong with them? lol. Congrats. I hope to make it to maintenance at some point. With the way I’m loosing it might be another year or so. As long as I get there I’ll just enjoy the journey.
Thank you, this video popped up the perfect time! I have been flip flopping between WW and MFP and was just feeling frustrated because I didn’t have enough calories left for the apple I wanted to eat and tracking my health salad calories was irritating …. So back to WW with a better mindset it is!
This video was so relatable, thank you!❤ I've done weight watchers twice in the past, 3 months both times, and was successful. When it comes to calories, I'm exactly the same...I over complicate it and switch up the calorie limit every other day because I always feel like it's not working. At least with WW, it's structured so that I don't have to count 0 pount foods so it's less stressful.
As a fairly new subbie, I've commented that you and I share a lot of similarities in our weightless journey....and we do. This includes that both of us are doing the program again, and that the first time "failure" was not WW fault. When I did it the last time I had such a destructive mindset- in short- kind of like you said, I bought the hammer and just wanted it to do it's job and then blamed WW when it didn't work like I wanted it to. What I am liking about WW this time, is that I am taking the time to really try to grasp 'the why' of things as I am learning, not only about foods, calories, points, substitutions, etc, but also about me and how I got here. I have moderate mobility issues now compared to the last time I tried WW 5 years ago...and I even use a wheelchair. This means the fitness portion is almost non existent for me right now. BUT taking my thyroid medications consistently, and switching to 100% honest tracking of my foods means I am now slowly losing the weight! My 18 pounds in three months may not seem like much to many people BUT for me...I am winning the battle! Again, I appreciate you and your channel- you are one more "hammer" in my tool box! lol
I started watching your videos at the beginning of the year. Don’t remember how I stumbled upon you. I did WW 18 years ago after having my oldest and it worked. I have done everything in between. After browsing your videos for a week I said let’s try again. Thank you 36 days in and down 14.1 pounds Tracking digitally is working for me. First 30 days I just tracked and weighed weekly this month goal I set is to track and get 5000 steps a day. Thank you for your honesty.. Love the new house it’s beautiful
Great video! As a long time Weight Watcher who has been in and out over many years, I agree with everything you said! If you work the program, the program works. Sometimes it’s easier to blame the program instead of being honest with ourselves, but I do think it can be a very healthy lifestyle, like you said, you are encouraged to eat more whole foods, fruits, vegetables, high protein and better options. Very informative video and I’m sure it will help a lot of people.! ❤
I lost 60lbs on we. Maintained for 5 years. Got married to a nars and gained 30. Now divorced and wanting to get my body back. It works but it’s a lifestyle change. It’s been 10 years and a lot has changed with ww. Thank you for your videos. My fave GV cream soda is 180 cal but 12 points 😮.
Very helpful!! I just started WW yesterday ($10/month for 10 months ok itsworth it finally). Have been doing calorie counting for years and years. It's not helping and I'm burned out. I'm absolutely loving the zero point foods. Last night I did add up my calories for the day and it was around 1090, so I made a big bowl of fruit for dessert. ❤ Plus I really love the community of WW.
Ommggg sooo glad you did this! I just found you last week and have been binge watching you!! I’m back on WW after huge success about 7 years ago but under a different system! I do .. TRY to track both calories and points bc I desperately just want to be healthy! Thanks for all of your hacks as I had a lightbulb with pairing a 0 point food with something I’m craving!!! TY
“At the end of the day out of calories but still hungry…” The 0’s stump me every time. Because I don’t know what caloric number I’m at for the day with points. And I know calories in calories out is the only way to lose weight. Don’t get me wrong, I lost 110 pounds on weight watchers and have kept it off over 3 years. I love the simplified tracking with WW. I left WW for about 10 months once I realized I couldn’t shake that 0’s have calories. Tried macros, but it was too complex for me. So I’ve come back to WW, and while there is a level of comfort being back, I’m at a point where I am trying to lose 10 pounds that I’ve gained back but still can’t shake that 0’s have calories. The whole concept can be really overwhelming.
Honey girl, that was perfect timing! I needed that like no ones business! 2 of my nieces have lost quite a bit of weight. Guess what? Ozempic! Aaaaaggggghhhhh! Now that is the mother of all chemicals. Keep doing what you are doing! You look great!
I think people are talking about the artifical sugars and artificial butter spray and light butters are low points. These products have been researched and are NOT part of a healthy diet. Thats rewarding for the poison, loll. But each Pearson certainly has the RIGHT TO CHOOSE what is right fir them, just like you choose your coffee creamer, it's low points but is it a healthy option? Everyone has to choose what they are willing to trade off! I agree with you, NOT GIVING UP MY COFFEE! A CUP OF COFFEE DID NOT CAUSE OBESITY! LOLLL. I GAVE UP TWINKIES AND DING DONGS. 😅😅
I think we throw around the word poison too often. I understand where people are coming from but I am not going to eat any kind of sugar for health benefits. If it’s white sugar or maple syrup, my body still will react to it the same and spike my insulin levels. The sugar free doesn’t spike my insulin levels the same way and therefore for me, is a better option. But like I said, no sugar is going to give me health benefits. Same with butter. Do I think fake butter is healthier than real butter? No. Do I think eating real butter is a great way to keep my calories down and give me health benefits? Also no. And we definitely have the freedom to use more zero point foods and use the points for real butter. That’s where I think the education piece could be helpful. It not perfect and your right, my coffee definitely isn’t what made me gain weight. lol. But it did give me plenty of joy 😝 I appreciate you. Thanks for being here.
Those foods are actually great tools for weight loss. Being obese is much more dangerous than I can’t believe it’s not butter spray….actual research supports that
I love your honesty, Ams. And your discussion makes so much sense. My afternoon snack this afternoon is going to be a delicious apple; instead of those dang leftover Christmas "treats" I have been gobbling up every afternoon sitting in my office. And popcorn tonight:) Thank you.
Hi great chat and I like your outlook I have been the same over the years and have finally realised this is my life if I want to stay fit and healthy and Im happy with that it’s an addiction so once you lose weight your not “ cured “ 😊 it’s finding what works for you I like tracking its part of my way of life now all the best to everyone TAKE CARE ❤️❤️
Great chat. We always need to think about how we sustain the weight loss for a lifetime. I do think weight watchers gives us lots of options that way. You are so right needing the right mindset as well. Thanks for sharing. 🙏❤️🤗
Hi Amber. I just subscribed! I was ready to quit WW and just count calories, but after watching your video, I've decided to stay on the plan for now. Thanks for the great information!!
Great video! I tried calories and macros for a while. It was tough, but I felt like I have a really good depiction of my overall nutrition and where I stood. That being said, I couldn’t keep up with it for the long-term. I like the simplicity of WW. I don’t track my zero point foods neither do I measure them. My WW past failures have looked similar to this: mon- fri “good” on plan. Sat -we would eat out at restaurants have drinks, etc. I would go over my daily points and into my weekly points if not over them. I’d mentally say “forget it” eat like trash on Sunday and “start over fresh” on Monday. That was not a failure of the program. That was a failure of me, not being honest with myself. My commitment to myself this year has been to track 100% good/ bad/ or ugly. If am negative for the day or for the week, so be it but I track it. Its made me more conscious and careful about what I’m choosing because I will see it on my tracker. I’m down 8.5 lbs since 1/1 so not very fast, but I’m hoping that this will be my last time having to lose this weight! Good luck on your journey!
Yes! Using weeklies to build a sustainable lifestyle so when we get there slowly… we stay there. I’m not looking to starve myself, loose quickly and gain it all back quickly too. Been there and done that. Lol
Very good video. I am doing digital also had gone to meetings but too expensive right now and you are right Weight Watchers should help the digital people more. We are still paying money for their program. I’ve done Weight Watchers many years and yes, I have my ups and downs, gained it back, but he still do Weight Watchers, you are helping a lot of people thank you are you also am trying to follow the Mediterranean way of eating which is healthy and putting it in the Weight Watchers points. Hopefully it works.
Glad you mentioned Healthi. Better Balance is the most like the current WW program. I do Conquer Cravings which gives me a little more freedom in the sugar and fat category but vegetables are the only zero foods. The bites (points) are based on total fats and fiber. Sometimes our personal plans have to be tweaked to our needs for sustainability.
I love that there are so many options to suit peoples personalities! If I didn’t need the name recognition of WW for my videos I would probably be on the better balance program. I think it’s actually what I started on initially.
Weight Watchers is a tool. Thats it.I have been on it for many years. I like all kinds of food. I dont like to completely cut out any foods. It makes me want to binge. I am thankful for the accountability of Weight Watchers. It is not my enemy! Thank you for this video. You are wise and a positive person which is why I like to ❤atch you!
Thank you Amber it's helpful I think I'm eating more healthy options with ww I'm not eating junk food that change has helped me and also I'm eating more veggies I am not loosing weight fast but I'm happy 😊
A video idea: My goal weight is not in the healthy BMI zone. I'm not sure I can ever get to healthy BMI and maintain it without being in a calorie deficit forever (I'm a calorie person but did WW for years so i have WW mentality, too 😊). I want to thrive in maintenance at some point. I am a newbie to strength training and I have a goal of 10,000 steps for this summer but probably three days a week during the school year. I am also developing a success attitude outside of a number on a scale. My doctor is not concerned because I'm always working on my health. Thoughts on BMI? After all this I i want to be healthy. I've been at this since 2019.
You are so correct! None of us are alike. I too am a returning weight watcher. 24 years ago I lost 40+ lbs but in the last year started gaining. I “thought” it was my thyroid (which contributed to weight gain 24 years ago). I’ve been on meds but if you look to the quick loss programs you WILL gain the weight back. Once I started tracking EVERYTHING it was a real eye opener….
@@amsinprogress hi Amber, it's after getting cold again here in Ireland, it's 5 degrees Celsius at the minute (41 Fahrenheit). We're hoping for some nice spring weather soon😁🐰🐇🌸🌷
Love your content I no longer use the WW app anymore because I just wanted to count calories. I loss weight using WW and I learned a lot. I understand the chemical comment because the I can’t believe it’s not butter is 0 points and other types of sprays. I use them instead of real butter because they are listed as 0 calories. So I say you do you. Have a great weekend.
I understand where people are coming from but I don’t know who thinks butter is healthy. It’s delicious and there is a place for it but I’m not eating it for health. Like you said, even if you count calories, high fat is going to mean higher calories.
Respectfully, thru most of April, I would lose a pound then gain a pound. I was frustrated and had a meeting with a ww coach. She asked me to look at the portions of 0 point foods. I did this and realized my eyes were bigger than the portion sizes I was allowing. I also counted the calories and macros I was eating and realized I was eating 1800 to 2000 calories per day!! I eat extremely healthy foods. Steel cut oats w fruit for breakfast. 99 percent lean ground turkey 4 oz surrounding that w ww recipies for lunch. A large healthy salad w black beans and bolthouse dressing for dinner. For me, watching the scale not move is so frustrating that it will push me to quit my program. I also cut my fat down in half. For example 19 g walnuts in my oatmeal instead of 28g. 1/2 oz cheese (full fat) instead of an oz and half a small avacado instead of a whole small avacado. I checked this decrease gives me quite enough fat for the day. I am quite active and get between 7 to 12 activity points a day. I also stopped eating at 6pm and start eating 12 hours later. I sleep much better and wake up rested and ready to go. For me, this is working and I feel like I am achieving my goals. Also, I don't use many of my weeklies or use my activity points. The only thing I wonder about with the slow weight loss on ww is that they are a company who ants to make money so they promote this slow, slow weight loss. I appreciate your videos and the way you use your ww program. I just wanted to offer my perspective.
I think within the program and even using different programs, we will all have differences in what works for us. I’m happy you have found the combo that works. I would love to be a little stricter or track even more but it always flairs up my eating disorder. For now, keeping it low key is helping me not binge eat.
Thank you! Very helpful. The thing I wonder about is how Weight Watchers works since you don't know without signing up first. I've done it before but I know it also changes yearly. Thank you for explaining and I enjoy your videos.
I am a WW girl 100%. Worked for me many times. I gained it back but once I commit weight is coming off and I feel great. I am full and make good nutritious food choices. I make bad choices if I count calories. I need WW to push me in the right direction.
WW worked for me in 2017. I made lifetime, had lost over 40 lbs, then gained it back a few years later. It definitely was not a WW problem 😂. I'm back on the plan and enjoying the results. Your meal ideas have helped me tremendously!
For me WW is a healthier and mentally safer option. I have a history of disordered eating and even though it's been almost 20 years it's always there in the back of my head. If I'm counting macros and calories I quickly become obsessed and overwhelmed and either quit completely or WAY under eat because food becomes scary and shameful if I'm not "perfect". WW for me is gentle and easy because the only thing i have to think about is points and I have the weekly points that give me a cushion and take that fear and shame away. With thyroid issues and PCOS weight loss is going to be slower for me anyway so I need something I can mentally and physically stick to and even enjoy long term.
@amsinprogress I came across your videos about 2 weeks ago and it was the push I needed to get back to WW! Thank you for making content that is relatable and real! With a past of disordered eating and PCOS you know how hard it can be to work with our bodies and to get our bodies to work with us🤦♀️ I've done WW in the past but took a break when we brought our newborn home..now with 2 teens and a 2 year old I decided it was time to take care of me again!❤️
Your channel showed up in my home page today. I have been trying to decide if I should go on Weight Watchers or not. I think I need the accountability and encouragement. You mentioned something about workshops. What are they and how often do they happen? Thank you again for your video.
You would need to look in your area. There are physical ones. Most people go once a week. They have closed down a good amount of these so research if there is one near you. They also do online workshops which you can tune into and I believe there is no limit at how many you participate in a week. I think they are kind of like a zoom meeting but I’ve never done one so I can say for sure. These options do cost more.
I love weight watchers. A problem I have is that I did better physically going to a meeting g to weigh in. I don’t know why, but it made me more accountable. My problem is that we don’t have a meeting location anymore in a town the size of over 100,000. That I dont understand. They use to rely educated volunteers. ocated volunteers. Now no volunteers. Grrr!!!
Great talk! I'm enjoying being on WW and it's working, but I think the "chemicals" comment comes from examples such as velveeta processed cheese food thing = 1pt but a regular natural slice of real cheese is 4pts which is unfortunate, and you sort of addressed in the full fat vs non-fat observation. I hope WW takes that into consideration in any future updates 👍
I hope they do too. I agree about the cheese, but there is a large calorie difference for those two things too which goes into it. I don’t know if there is a perfect answer other than use enough zero point foods that you have room to use your points for real cheese. lol.
Hi Amber. Great explanation. Nice job. I have done ww switched to calorie counting. Back to ww to lose a few pounds. It’s very easy to count points I get too focused when I calorie count and focus too much. On every calorie. The question I I have is how do you handle tracking a recipe. Do you enter the ingredients and create the recipe on the WW app. Or calculate the points by the nutrition given on the recipe. Or print out the recipe figure the point value first each ingredient and calculate by the number of servings for the point value. Which do you do and which option is most accurate. I would rather not have to create the recipe on ww. I have recipes that have the nutrition facts. I have recipes on another app which. I use. I just find it too much to have to create those again on ww. Which in your opinion is the best way to handle a recipe for points. Thank you.
I don’t like creating recipes either but that’s what I do most of the time because it is most accurate in my opinion. There are also food blogs like Emily Bites that will give you a recipe and a recipe link so you can use their hard work. lol. That’s my favorite way to do it. 🤭 I try to include WW links on my videos to help out too. I try to look at it as do it once and enjoy it over and over again.
So hard to be patient! I am 62 and very sedentary job. I lost 10 lbs right off but stalled for 2 weeks now. I do go out dancing with friends on the weekends and skip dinner and have saved weeklies for few glasses of 5 point wine. I have gone from size 10 to 16 in the last 7-10 yrs 😢
I would recommend stop skipping dinner and have a low point dinner instead. You can have grilled chicken, a veggie and corn for no points and be better off. 10lbs is drastic and will prob take your body a bit to figure it out. I also have much slower weight loss if I drink every week. It sucks but it’s true. Best of luck.
I was on WW. I don't hate it. Do what works for you. I'm crazy, I prefer tracking everything. I feel more in control just keeping track. Others hate tracking everything. I love watching WW videos, I have a general idea of the calories just from someone telling me the points. So many creative recipes coming from ww people. The best program is the one that works for you.
We ate out Mexican last night. I had a glass of red wine instead of a margarita (margarita's are 18 points?!) I had grilled prawns, mushrooms, onions, refried beans. My husband thought the refried beans were a bad choice. But when I tracked it, restaurant refried beans are 2 points, and he called bullshit.
lol. For the most part the only points will come from oil and if they use cheese. The base is just mashed pinto beans. I’ll often use regular fat refried beans because they taste so much better and are still low enough in points.
I think people are talking about all the fat free options WW encourages for less points. Compare ingredients of daisy sour cream to daisy fat free sour cream. The fat free options are less whole and less healthy.
Is anyone eating sour cream for its health benefits? I think there is definitely room for improvement like i said but even when counting calories, full fat things are higher in calories. Protein and carbs have 4 calories per gram. Fat has 9 calories per gram. It makes sense that higher fat means higher calories and points.
I tracked both the last two weeks to see where my calories are. They are about $1350. I am bad about not eating a weekly points. Really only time I use them is if we go out to eat. Which is every other week and I still stick to as healthy as I can.
That is the problem with ww. It is so easy to under eat your calories. If you are not going to use your weeklies then go to town on those zero point foods! 😝
I try to eat low carb less processed junk but low carb foods take lots of points in menopause and it’s hard. I am very active 10k to 17k steps a day Do you use all your points dailies weeklies activity? With Fitbit I burn almost 2300- 2700 calories Hardest for me is its more low fat
I think it depends on what you are spending your points on. There is a long list of zero point proteins, fruits and veggies that you can use and then you have points for those higher fat items. Typically if you are low carb you eat higher fat. Some ideas: Avocado 36gm-1 point, 1 tbsp chia seeds-1 point, using olive or avocado oil is going to be a healthy less point option over something like butter. Choose a full fat milk like fairlife that has less sugar and more protein. 6 large olives-1 point. I might do a video to showcase. I have a Fitbit I use to track too but I don’t trust it to be accurate on the calories. I use it to be mindful of my steps. I eat my weeklies every week and I let my hunger decide if I need my activity points. I normally use at least half of them. Hope this helped.
Weigh loss is hard! It dosent happen over night! We didn't gain the weight overnight! Choose what works for you THAT YOU can sustain, it's a lifestyle change! Love your videos, love plain simple talk! Sad that you have to tell people to be NICE AND RESPECTFUL! 😢
It’s not for my normal subs. Yall are amazing. It’s for random people who love watch ww videos just to leave hateful comments. Some people need to get a life. I don’t have extra time to spread hate.
Question! How much do you pay for digital only WW? I was Lifetime until the Pandemic and gained and trying to do it myself is not working. I need accountability.
So…23 dailies with healthy food choices comes to around 1200 calories? That’s what I’ve never been able to figure out. And honestly, my attention span would never support me doing both for any amount of time.
That’s what I think too. When I don’t eat much zero point foods, the. I’m at about 1200 calories for 23 points. Which is why I feel all the permission to eat as many zero point foods I want to feel satisfied. It’s not about over eating the, it’s about not being hungry. I can over think things too which is why ww is working for me at the moment. I think you should do what you have success on.
Think of war prisoners they are stressed, high cortisol hormones, lack of sleep - they are all in a calorie deficit and they ALL loose weight regardless of hormones, sleep, movement. It 💯 percent is calories in calories out - some people are just not ready to hear “eat less move more”
@@eviestas I don’t think there is a wrong answer. As long as you find the right one for you. I still eat the 0% yogurt too but only because I want it to be zero points. Lol
If you have FAT ON YOUR BODY - keep FAT OFF YOUR PLATE! Just get minimum 30-40g fat daily which is basically nothing! Lol!!! When she said you need fat… if you are fat… people don’t be dumb - common sense!!!! ❤😂
Amber I like your channel but some of what you are saying is not true. For example, Weight Watchers is NOT "working on" healthy fats. They also do NOT distinguish between healthy fats and "bad" fats. They dont. They have a formula and you are hit hard for fats. Its as simple as that. They wont acknowledge the need for a lower carb plan to accomodate for fats. You are correct that their Diabetic plan is worthless. Im pre diabetic and I check in on your channel because I like you but low carb is the way to go sister.
We can agree to disagree. Avocado and olive oil have been reduced in points where things like butter stayed higher. I said they are working in it, not that it is fixed. I think low carb is great if you can stick to it. I think there are a lot of options out there for people. I couldn’t stay consistent on low carb, therefore for ME it isn’t a good plan. Me eating low carb Monday through Thursday to binge eat in Friday isn’t gonna work
@@amsinprogress Girl, no. They have one formula for all food. The points for avocado and olive oil did not change. Neither did the butter. They dont have certain formulas for certain foods. Just sayin.
@@alexrenee7813 I am not saying they use a different formula to calculate points for butter vs avocado oil. The variable is not the formula, it’s the amount of fat and saturated fat in the food item. Example: 1 tbsp Butter is 102 calories, 11 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat. This is 6 points and there is 17 calories per point. 1 tbsp avocado oil is 124 calories, 14 grams of fat, 1.6 grams of saturated fat. This is 4 points and 31 calories per point. Even with avocado oil being higher in fat and calories it is lower in points.
@@amsinprogress DUE TO THE SATURATED FAT CONTENT. It has always been that way. Im not trying to make an argument with you Im just pointing out that they are NOT "working on it" with the fat. They would rather you go eat a bag of cheddar fish or better yet one of their tiny wafer bars than an ounce of cheese or a half avocado. THAT is wear my issue lies. But I will love you.
I found you this week and watched several of your newer videos. You are genuine and realistic, and I am here for it. The tip of using grams to weigh is genius. My journey has been rough, and I am now having mobility issues and physical therapy for my knees. I gained all my weight plus 5 lbs. So back on WW for the 3rd time at my highest weight and I am more determined as ever. I have concerts, traveling and life to live for as long as I can. Thanks for being so inspiring.
