READ THIS!!! I originally started on WW and followed it to the letter, BUT, as I got closer to my goal, the amount of points I could eat got smaller and smaller. I was literally starving. I started counting the calories I could have and they ranged from 900 to 1100 calories a day. Horrible! I was eating low fat, pasta, light breads, etc. and was hungry constantly!!! WW does look pretty good in the beginning, but it is a LOW CALORIE diet. Counting the points was confusing and my cravings were terrible. That is not a woe I can stick with in the long run. Good luck to you, and your friend, but for me, I like to be able to eat when hungry.