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Written by Scrivs on June 23, 2007
So I decided to join WeightWatchers because I heard so many great things about it and wanted to lose some weight. They gave me great feedback on how to go about losing weight and getting back into the figure that I want as well as connecting me with some great people who are going through the same stuff as me. I figured it would be easy all I had to do is signup and the weight would magically start to come off.
I noticed that after a month I still weighed the same as before. Nothing had changed although I joined WeightWatchers. I didn’t understand it because I continued doing things the way I always do, but being a WeightWatchers member meant I should’ve started to lose weight.
So I got mad at WeightWatchers for not doing what I thought they would do and that is help me lose weight without me doing anything. They explained to me that they gave me the resources to see a change and all I had to do was put some effort into it, but that isn’t what I wanted. Joining them should’ve meant that I could lose weight easily…hell, almost automatically.
I quit WeightWatchers because they didn’t do what I expected of them and walked away knowing that I did everything I needed to do on my end to get the job done. I’m sure I would’ve met some of these people even if I hadn’t joined WeightWatchers so in my mind they did absolutely nothing for me and I am disappointed and can’t recommend them to anyone.
I’m off to get liposuction now because that produces instant results.
And that was your Saturday analogy.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:30 am
Reading through the smoke:
1. Scrivs has been getting too many rude comments about his weight. Everyone: please lay off. He’s trying his darndest to get back into shape.
2. 9rules is to WeightWatchers as ??? is to liposuction.
I’m still trying get my head around this one. Maybe paying thousands of $ for SEO and pre-fab blog posts ? Not quite sure ….
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:54 am
Damnit, I thought it was cool to join weightwatchers!!
Now seeing that I have to do all the work to lose weight, I would probably be better off joining The Biggest Loser and get public recognition for all that work to begin with!!
How hard is it to get noticed around here?!
June 23rd, 2007 at 4:46 am
http://www.devlounge.net/articles/blog-networks-and-what-could-have-been - am I right?
I’ve gotta say, as a 9r member I’m not really interested in Notes and my.9r but that doesn’t mean they are bad ideas, I just have those needs filled elsewhere. But expecting huge gobs of traffic for little effort is just naive.
June 23rd, 2007 at 3:13 pm
You’d be surprised to see how many Members believe that is how things should work out. It’s a monthly trend.
June 23rd, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I joined weightwatchers, bothered to talk to people, worked out and got so much support from those who were part of it - now I’m down 4 dress sizes
June 24th, 2007 at 3:08 am
Scrivs, don’t worry about it - Weightwatchers just has good marketing. Those who succeed get all the publicity… It’s a business.
A month on a hike in the wilderness would lose you all the weight for free.
I’d like to lose about a stone. I have heard that there are some good online community sites for weigthl oss (photos, profiles, groups, etc.. (like LAST.fm for dieting.. )
Not sure what the names of any of these sites are. Because of the amount of fake spam dieting sites I expect it will take ages to locate the ‘real’ sites.
Does anybody know the URL (s) ? Perhaps that could be a good idea for you too Scrivs?
June 24th, 2007 at 7:32 am
People who bother you with their criticism do it for 3 reasons: egotism, arrogance and impatience. Don’t let them get on your nerves.
I’m with Mary-Ann. I also don’t read notes about pets because I’m not interested in that. But that doesn’t mean I now think the network isn’t good enough for me anymore. I know what I put in (not a great deal recently), and I know what I get out of it (more than I ever expected or deserved).
If those former members (yes, the Snooks and Velosos etc. — who never talked to me either, never commented on a single post) can’t deal with the vulgar crowds, it’s their problem. If they don’t like the network to change because it’s not good for their A-list image, they should say so.
As soon as I feel too good for the rest of the world, it’ll be my problem and I’ll say so.
June 24th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Also, to the long haired leaping gnome railing against 9rules content/pets, I feel that even the lowliest 9rules post (not all have to be in depth discussions on interpretive jazz dance) such as the one on pets in by its very nature better than half the drivel out there.
Please see the following link for a more detailed explanation of my feelings concerning the devlounge post.
June 24th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
The analogy doesn’t work, though. To become a member of 9rules, one has to put a great deal of effort into their site. To continue to be a member of 9rules, members have to continue to put a great deal of effort into their site. Nobody gets to become a member of 9rules and then just stop working, basking in the glow of traffic. Likewise, I don’t go into WeightWatchers and suddenly stop going to the gym or watching what I eat thinking I’ll magically lose weight.
But, what happened to 9rules (in my opinion, of course) is that 9rules changed from an exclusive community of members to an inclusive community of Notes participants. That’s not wrong. That’s not bad. It’s just different.
I didn’t leave because I thought it’d damage my reputation. I do and still think 9rules.com is a great site with plenty of content and plenty of fans. I didn’t walk away thinking, “You’ll be nothing without me.” I didn’t think that 9rules would be any less popular. I left because I didn’t have time for it anymore. That’s not being elitist…that’s looking at a clock and realizing that I have work, family, and friends. 9rules will go on without me, I’m sure.
@Nils: I can’t possibly talk to everyone and leave a comment on every blog. Please don’t feel slighted. However, I try to be very open and willing to help. Swing by my contact page if you ever feel like chatting. I’m really quite approachable.
June 25th, 2007 at 5:46 am
[...] Scrivs recently posted an analogy comparing Weightwatchers and this post, in terms of me expecting to do “nothing” and get everything back in return. I’ll get on to my thoughts on this later. [...]
June 25th, 2007 at 6:02 am
Thank you Jonathan.
@all - I have updated my post with some more information that may be useful to you who probably think I am just some asshat.
June 25th, 2007 at 9:00 am
Oh, the pitfalls of writing for the web: it lacks tone, nuance and background. Sorry about that Jonathan.
I don’t think I ever felt slighted (if so, it was my own mistake) and reading over my comment, I’d like to say I never intended to use your name in the personal fashion it may have appeared. It was meant to be more generic.
The change you mention (from exclusive to inclusive) did affect people. I’m still convinced of that. At the tender age of 37 I’ve picked up a bit about how people respond to change… By the time round five additions were announced you could sense there was a different feeling there. A lot of the warmth I had received earlier seemed to have dimmed a lot already. But, before I start to sound like Yoda, let me also tell you: I still don’t get people enough to always react the right way, so let’s leave it at that.
As for snook.ca… I do drop by there, but you know: I don’t always find the time to comment or contribute either. Work and life do have an annoying tendency to sneak up on us. Too true.
That said, in a way we’re all ‘new to the web’, whether we’ve been on it for a year or a decade. Some of us write (or try to), like you and AJ rightly point out, others are more drawn to the social aspect. If there’s a place where we can work on our skills in either fields, it has to be here at 9rules. I’m happy because of that opportunity.
June 25th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Weight Watchers suck.
Fun analogy though.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Did you exercise? I had no time to exercise about 4 years ago, so talked with a friend who had great success and started Atkins. First off, it’s not NO carb and NO exercise, it’s LOW carb and definitely exercise. I lost the 40 pounds I wanted in about 6 months and have kept it off.
The big thing I learned was how badly I had been eating; grabbing a bag of chips and eating until it was gone, eating LOTS of candy, eating things I thought were good like pretzels but eating WAY too much of them instead of a good healthy meal.
I also learned with regular exercise, I can eat pretty much anything, just have to watch the portions. My exercise is running 5 miles ever other day. I don’t run fast, 10-11 minute miles, but it’s a good consistent pace and that’s what matters. It’s not easy to start, I know it took a lot of effort - I mean A LOT - to keep that consistent exercise. Now I drink beer, have a cookie (but not 10), eat plenty of carbs, I just am smarter about what I eat and am eating more healthy.
We have many people here at our office that did Weight Watchers and have succeeded, but the key factor has been the exercise. I didn’t do it because I didn’t like how WW does it. For me, Atkins made more sense and worked the best. Now it’s just a matter of keeping up the exercise, which isn’t always easy, but I do find I if I skip a day I miss it.
Best of luck to you, it’s not easy but well worth it!
June 28th, 2007 at 10:41 am
BodyForLife. Read up on it and give it a try. I followed it very closely for 12 weeks and went from 210 lbs (fit) to 180 lbs (lean). It’s a great program.
My friend and his wife tried weightwatchers and both saw significant weight loss. It’s all about finding what’s right for yuo.
July 28th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
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