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Hi... Hope these answers are helpful:
1. I am pretty sure the fee is $13.00/week or around $40/month if you sign up for the monthy pass.
2. You will get a lot of materials when you sign up, and you would be able to do the program without buying other stuff. BUT, there are additional materials that are very helpful which you may want to consider. They sell a member kit as well as a points calculator that I use all the time. I think the kit is about $40.
3. I am not aware of any "must attend x #..." With WW, you can either choose to attend meetings or do the program on your own on-line. With the weekly meetings, you do pay for those you miss. So, for example, when I had the monthly pass, if I missed a week for whatever reason, the fee for that week was still deducted.
4. From what I know, it is not hard to cancel.
5. Whatever you purchased is yours, so you would keep that if you canceled.
From my own experience, I lost 45 lbs with WW, and reached my goal last summer. I went to meetings weekly. In the beginning, I was not looking forward to sitting in a meeting and I felt a bit embarrassed. But, it did not take long for me to honestly look forward to going each week and seeing everyone. The meetings were very helpful and encouraging. Give it a try or maybe look at the on-line options.
Good luck to you! You can do it!!!