My job did Weight watchers and I lost 25 lbs and am now not overweight. I am now a WW lifetime member. There really isn't a gimmick to what they do. They provide accountability, emotional support, and decent diet advice by emphasizing healthier choices. Most of the people in our program still failed though. I still go weigh in once a month for free as a lifetime member not to give up my commitment to healthy weight. I feel great, and everyone should give losing weight a try at least.

I think most people fail because they expect immediate results and can't stay consistent because they go too hard for immediate results. On WW when presented with an unhealthy meal option I would consider if it was really worth it giving how well I was doing, and I wanted to crush it on the scale every week. I think for me that was the most important driving force to not making bad decisions like eating a pile of cookies. People think they have to sit there depriving themselves with a pile of lettuce but that is exactly what WW discourages. You can eat whatever but it has a cost. For me I was happy eating lean good food like a small sirloin steak with some broccoli.

I will say Weight watchers is pretty effective