The first time I did WW I did it online and was successful. The best things I like about the website is eTools, you can input your recipes and find out the points values and you can tweak those recipes to make them lower in points. If you are hungry and you only have 3 points you can search the database for recipes that are 3 points only. There is a community forum, but for me personally, I wasn't crazy about it because WISH is so much better. I like being able to look up point values when I am at work too. I think it is all about your commitment level and the support.