Comments on: Weight Watchers Endorses McDonalds’ Menu Items http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/weight-watchers-endorses-mcdonalds%e2%80%99-menu-items.html No BS Health and Fitness Advice Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:20:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sal Marinello http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/weight-watchers-endorses-mcdonalds%e2%80%99-menu-items.html/comment-page-1#comment-1527 Sal Marinello Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/?p=2034#comment-1527 WW doesn't teach people how to eat and despite the anecdotal success stories there is no reliable data to indicated WW is effective. There are guidelines by which diets are evaluated, and WW cannot provide such data. People married to WW never eat intuitively - as we were meant to eat - and as we ate for generations without problems. And people speak of losing weight as if it's the Holy Grail. Losing weight isn't indicative of anything except a loss of body weight. By itself weight loss doesn't improve health or improve other indications of health. WW doesn’t teach people how to eat and despite the anecdotal success stories there is no reliable data to indicated WW is effective. There are guidelines by which diets are evaluated, and WW cannot provide such data. People married to WW never eat intuitively – as we were meant to eat – and as we ate for generations without problems.

And people speak of losing weight as if it’s the Holy Grail. Losing weight isn’t indicative of anything except a loss of body weight. By itself weight loss doesn’t improve health or improve other indications of health.

]]> By: FlamingJune http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/weight-watchers-endorses-mcdonalds%e2%80%99-menu-items.html/comment-page-1#comment-1519 FlamingJune Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:47:53 +0000 http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/?p=2034#comment-1519 Why the bashing on WW? For many people, it actually works. And, by the way, there is nothing really magical about the point system... 1 Pt= aprox. 50 calories. If the food is low in fat, round down... high in fat, round up. Of course they want you to think the point system is complicated so you will rely on them... but it is all "eat less, move more" once you are attending classes. And there is a lot of information in their classes about eating smarter as well. However, WW is a business, and they need to make a profit. I will say that every person I know (including myself) who has lost a significant amount of weight and kept it off long term, used Weight Watchers (or had gastric bypass!) Why the bashing on WW? For many people, it actually works. And, by the way, there is nothing really magical about the point system… 1 Pt= aprox. 50 calories. If the food is low in fat, round down… high in fat, round up. Of course they want you to think the point system is complicated so you will rely on them… but it is all “eat less, move more” once you are attending classes. And there is a lot of information in their classes about eating smarter as well. However, WW is a business, and they need to make a profit. I will say that every person I know (including myself) who has lost a significant amount of weight and kept it off long term, used Weight Watchers (or had gastric bypass!)

]]> By: marianne http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/weight-watchers-endorses-mcdonalds%e2%80%99-menu-items.html/comment-page-1#comment-1453 marianne Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:14:54 +0000 http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/?p=2034#comment-1453 you're killing me - never cease to make me crack up - and wait, chicken nuggets are fake!?! you’re killing me – never cease to make me crack up – and wait, chicken nuggets are fake!?!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/weight-watchers-endorses-mcdonalds%e2%80%99-menu-items.html/comment-page-1#comment-1452 Shannon Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:51:15 +0000 http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/?p=2034#comment-1452 Great article. I went to the doctor recently to get tests done to try to find out why I'm not losing any weight and she said to me "you should try Weight Watchers" and that made her lose credibility with me instantly. Great article. I went to the doctor recently to get tests done to try to find out why I’m not losing any weight and she said to me “you should try Weight Watchers” and that made her lose credibility with me instantly.

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