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Post by lmenglish on Aug 11, 2018 13:26:18 GMT
Kitty, NatureLover, I'm in your boat. I need the accountability of weighing in. When I didn't go, I gained and then tried online. Did not work for me. zazzles, I feel left out of your group as I don't own any Apple products. I also feel like they don't care about their lifetime members.
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Post by zazzles on Aug 11, 2018 13:26:44 GMT
zazzles, I feel left out as I dint own a single Apple product Awww. For you, Linda, we'll do Skype video conferencing.
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Post by lmenglish on Aug 11, 2018 13:28:04 GMT
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Post by fullmahina on Aug 11, 2018 13:29:05 GMT
Including a personal coach, wellness and meal plans etc etc. They beat WE out of the gate. I like the idea of meal plans. Not just a pile of recipes, but a real meal plan format that would provide some structure and guidance. I have done Jenny Craig quite a few times in the past and always welcomed the structure of the plan although I rarely went whole-hog with the program, usually substituting meals with cheaper comparable store-bought items. IMHO JC quality has gone into the toilet and it's prices have gone through the roof. They also have a policy now where you MUST do the complete program, to the letter, with only a few substitutions of food allowed. They're also planning to introduce DNA testing to supposedly personalize your food plan, although with the limited (and sometimes honestly AWFUL) foods they offer I am not sure how that's going to work out. Another gimmick, I think. In contrast to WW and other programs, JC has absolutely NO mobile apps and only a minimal online presence---a community forum that is heavily overseen by JC, a FB page, and a bunch of articles on their site. JC is a sorry mess, IMHO. Still, a structured but somewhat flexible meal plan where you could just DO IT and check it off as you go would be something I would be interested in. There are times when I simply do not want to think for myself. Even a WW food delivery program, if the price was right. NutriSystem is very affordable if you wait for them to offer you 50% off but right now I am enjoying cooking my own foods. I wouldn't cross NS off my list, though, if in the future I wanted to go for a structured food-delivery program. I know WW once had a program where you could buy frozen meals at centers. I remember going to meetings and handing in my order at the beginning of the meeting and picking up my bag of frozen food when the meeting was over. With all the competition (NS, JC, South Beach) out there providing structured meal plans I wonder if WW will ever venture back into the meal delivery business. Combine a strong online program and meal delivery and I think WW might have a winner.
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Post by debsback on Aug 11, 2018 13:40:01 GMT
I was wrong about the price. Mine is $19.88. Sorry. Interesting concept but I wonder if different people will have different pricing?
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Post by zazzles on Aug 11, 2018 14:57:10 GMT
debsback , that might have been the price they showed me, too. It is difficult to understand because when it got to the actual price page, the price shown was clearly an annual price—pay a year up front. Nope...not me. fullmahina , WW is still working on a partnership with one of the fresh fixin's companies. I belive their aim is to have WW-geared/approved fresh meal kits in major grocery stores. If I recall correctly, it may happen by December. Also, just as a point of reference, check out eMeals. They are a menu/recipe service. They offer 19 different weekly menus focused on different goals: healthy, vegetarian, vegan, kid-friendly, allrecipes.com, paleo, slow cooker, etc. Not hugely expensive. They have phone apps as well as web site. If you use the web site (I do), you select a menu type and download the week's PDF. It has 7 main recipes and, as appropriate, sides to accompany, and a shopping list for everything needed for the meals. Their schtik when I subscribed was that you can change menus anytime you wish, so I change menus 19 times every Wednesday, collecting all 19 menus. That's because I'm a picky eater and lots of recipes I simply wouldn't make. So I tend to mix and match. Some of the menus, like Healthy Eating, give NI. Others, like Paula ("butterfingers") Deen, don't have NI. They do offer a free trial—I think it is 14 days—and you can cancel before 14 days or you're billed for a one-year subscription which is in the neighborhood of $70 if I recall. I have gotten some great recipes from eMeals, and many that are quick and easy to prepare.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Aug 11, 2018 14:58:37 GMT
fullmahina, I loved when WW had that! Then the whole SmartOnes thing happened. At least in the beginning they incorporated it into their “QuickStart”meal plans. I honestly have never understood why they don’t get a lot of people want the simplicity of having menus planned out and the convenience of frozen food. I just don’t see why they can’t expand their menu planning options on here and make if more like the 2 week options in their past. Pick something from group a, b, and c boom done. Include recipes and grocery lists to print out. Sheesh.
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Post by fullmahina on Aug 11, 2018 15:03:25 GMT
Noom looks interesting. But the price they quoted me is $18.99 a month. And I got quoted $24.83 per month after a free 14-day trial. I must be a tough case. Sounds like the old thing at the Woolworth's lunch counter where you ordered a sundae, popped a balloon, and paid the price inside the balloon for the sundae. Not impressed with the pricing game.
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Post by zazzles on Aug 11, 2018 15:09:22 GMT
Sounds like the old thing at the Woolworth's lunch counter where you ordered a sundae, popped a balloon, and paid the price inside the balloon for the sundae. How did I miss THAT one. Maybe Woolworth's West coast stores didn't do that. Or maybe it is that I never ate sundaes at Woolworths—just plenty of Banana splits and Turkey Club sandwiches with french fries!
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Post by fullmahina on Aug 11, 2018 15:50:28 GMT
How did I miss THAT one. Maybe Woolworth's West coast stores didn't do that. Or maybe it is that I never ate sundaes at Woolworths—just plenty of Banana splits and Turkey Club sandwiches with french fries! Found an old pic of a Woolworth's lunch counter with the balloons.
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Post by fullmahina on Aug 11, 2018 15:54:01 GMT
Also, just as a point of reference, check out eMeals. They are a menu/recipe service. They offer 19 different weekly menus focused on different goals: healthy, vegetarian, vegan, kid-friendly, allrecipes.com, paleo, slow cooker, etc. Thanks Mike---I'll take a look!
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Post by linda72 on Aug 11, 2018 17:25:48 GMT
lmenglish, zazzles, I'm with Linda, no Apple products either. I feel like WW prefers Apple as everything comes out first for Apple. I've been with Android so long, I'm not sure I could switch to Apple. I've got everything on Google Drive, Google photos, Gmail, etc. but I suppose those could be used on an apple phone. Not ready to switch, esp. if I can't be assured those apps would integrate. I also think LT members are an after thought but I realize we're not bringing any money in (except for buying products they sell at a meeting.)
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Post by lmenglish on Aug 11, 2018 21:12:11 GMT
linda72 , we can have our own party! WW absolutely supports Apple products first, figured that out years ago. And I do buy their products!
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Post by itsrad on Aug 11, 2018 21:34:42 GMT
I believe Apple is an easier platform to program than Android. Not sure why, but that is what I was told.
<-- related to a software engineer.
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Post by itsrad on Aug 11, 2018 21:43:34 GMT
zazzles , thanks for the information about the coaching option. I hadn't heard much about since it was introduced, and folks were mostly complaining about it. I think the danger WW is going to run into (and really has already) is that they are trying to everything to everybody. It reminds me of Oprah doing her "you get a ...., and you get a ...., ..." You want online, we've got online. You want coaches, we've got coaches. You want to without measuring, you've got FreeStyle. You want to mediate. We'll have mediation. You want exercise. We've got exercise. You want an app that lets you post your bunions and stretch marks, we've got an app that lets you do that. They might make it work. They've been successful this year. But this is a really hard business, and the danger is they are going to not be the best at anything. They are not an agile company. Grossman may change that. Only time will tell.
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