I have had friends have a good deal of success

I think there are ways to 'trial' it - e.g. go to a couple of meetings without making a financial commitment?

I don't know anything about the BMI I am sorry, what does the website say?

My view is that it really does promote a healthy way of eating, and it makes the diet easier to stick to because you have social support, and it is easy to use the points system - that is what I have been told, anyway.

Do you have any friends who might even want to go with you? That could be a good motivator for continuing to go to meetings