Post by Katie on Sept 27, 2004 12:37:28 GMT -5
Weight Watchers has introduced a new program called Core. I am trying it, but it is tenuous at best right now for me. I am to be "eating to my satisfaction" from a list of foods that are "healthy" and to stay away from foods that are "trigger foods." The program was introduced with a lot of fanfare, but with piss-poor support given to transition from Flex to Care for those of us who tend to compulsively overeat. In fact, we get conflicting information from the 800#, from leaders, and from our printed material about what foods are Core and about combining foods on Core to make "non-Core foods"
And to beat it all, we are not TOLD clearly about the reasons that certain foods appear on the list and certain foods do not--for example, that the brand names appearing in the Complete Food Companion are only those companies that paid for advertising!! That just seems kinda weird and fishy to me, and that Weight Watchers is showing their "money-grubbing" petticoats on this.
My feelings at this time are feelings that I've had in other circumstances: "Well, if I ran (Weight Watchers)...." :lol: I really, really like the basis of Core, but Weight Watchers has done a very bad job of introducing such a drastic change in the way most of us look at food. I'm literally between a rock and hard place, and very shaken, now attempting to resolve this change in my relationship with food so that I can do Core and do it successfully. Here I was thinking I was doing OK with Flex---telling myself I'd be counting points & journaling for the rest of my life--when Core comes along and pulls the rug out from underneath my feet. And let's not mention all the changes/rumored changes/probably to come changes.:ugh: Of course, I know I can go back to Flex, but, I WANT to succeed with Core! I've been eating healthy all along, and this is the next step for me to take the focus off food, in a way, and onto living.
Now, these are just MY feelings about Core--I'm sure everyone is different. But I'm sure others feel like I do as well. I believe I needed much more support and guidance in making the transition instead of "here it is--try it!" The other Weight Watcher programs were mentioned---but Core is very different!! Those of us who tend to compulsively overeat are told to eat to our satisfaction--big, big step: a frightening step, and a thrust into a relationship with food that we have never had in our entire lives. Surely, Weight Watchers knew this. Where is all the information they could have provided us with re satiety and fullness? This could have been done in segments during meetings, with written material, on their website, etc.
Now, Diannelee from Bootcamp Buddies made a great statement that we have to "get a foothold on our goals" and not let something like this discourage us and get us off track. We have to decide whether to stick with Core and go back to Flex, and not let any internal problems that Weight Watchers has impact us, as we're responsible for our own future. But gee, WW--a little more support and consistency would be nice! (And, yes, I've emailed and phoned my concerns to WW about this.)
I've been an avid Weight Watchers fan for years and years now, but they're gonna have to do a tremendous amount of work in my mind to redeem themselves with this "stunt."
And to beat it all, we are not TOLD clearly about the reasons that certain foods appear on the list and certain foods do not--for example, that the brand names appearing in the Complete Food Companion are only those companies that paid for advertising!! That just seems kinda weird and fishy to me, and that Weight Watchers is showing their "money-grubbing" petticoats on this. My feelings at this time are feelings that I've had in other circumstances: "Well, if I ran (Weight Watchers)...." :lol: I really, really like the basis of Core, but Weight Watchers has done a very bad job of introducing such a drastic change in the way most of us look at food. I'm literally between a rock and hard place, and very shaken, now attempting to resolve this change in my relationship with food so that I can do Core and do it successfully. Here I was thinking I was doing OK with Flex---telling myself I'd be counting points & journaling for the rest of my life--when Core comes along and pulls the rug out from underneath my feet. And let's not mention all the changes/rumored changes/probably to come changes.:ugh: Of course, I know I can go back to Flex, but, I WANT to succeed with Core! I've been eating healthy all along, and this is the next step for me to take the focus off food, in a way, and onto living.
Now, these are just MY feelings about Core--I'm sure everyone is different. But I'm sure others feel like I do as well. I believe I needed much more support and guidance in making the transition instead of "here it is--try it!" The other Weight Watcher programs were mentioned---but Core is very different!! Those of us who tend to compulsively overeat are told to eat to our satisfaction--big, big step: a frightening step, and a thrust into a relationship with food that we have never had in our entire lives. Surely, Weight Watchers knew this. Where is all the information they could have provided us with re satiety and fullness? This could have been done in segments during meetings, with written material, on their website, etc.
Now, Diannelee from Bootcamp Buddies made a great statement that we have to "get a foothold on our goals" and not let something like this discourage us and get us off track. We have to decide whether to stick with Core and go back to Flex, and not let any internal problems that Weight Watchers has impact us, as we're responsible for our own future. But gee, WW--a little more support and consistency would be nice! (And, yes, I've emailed and phoned my concerns to WW about this.)
I've been an avid Weight Watchers fan for years and years now, but they're gonna have to do a tremendous amount of work in my mind to redeem themselves with this "stunt."