Stepping off the WW ledge and joining MFP

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  • tamsindennis
    tamsindennis Posts: 1
    Wow - others like me!
    I did WW religoulsy for about 3 years and got down to my goal weight, for about 3 months! Since then it has been slowly creeping back on, whithout me realising. I found WW very hard work in the end, but after a week of MFP I feel like I am getting back some order with my eating and making better choices. It certainly feels less of a full on effort than WW was but that could just be me at the minute.

    Anyways, good luck everyone xx
  • Marcia661
    Marcia661 Posts: 183 Member
    Can I join the club? The first time I joined WW was after the birth of my son.......23 years ago. It has been an on again/off again love affair since then.
    Never have I seen results like I'm having with MFP, not weight though mind you, but rather inches...LOTS.
    I've had to change my way of thinking and step away from the scale. My body feels better and better.
    I'm glad to hear I'm not alone :)
  • 000mrspah000
    000mrspah000 Posts: 2
    I'm another ex-weight watcher who has restarted MFP this week.

    I'm interested in what you are saying about calories. I am sticking to 1230 which is my target for 1lb a week loss, that is fine for me during the week, but the weekends will be difficult. I've restarted this week and I'm thinking that if I aim for 1230 during the week and save up exercise points, then I could have a higher allowance during the weekend and still end up at around 1,400 for 1/2 lb a week.

    Does anyone else "save up" calories like that - same as weekly ww propoints?
  • SpazQ
    SpazQ Posts: 104
    Here is something you might be interested in:

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    or google: "meet Staci nerdfitness"

    Also, I hear a lot of 1200 calorie range stuff. If you don't know who Lyle McDonald is, you can find him at bodyrecomposition.com.

    Staying at a severe caloric deficit for more than 4-6 weeks at a time is bad. Lyle talks about this in his books. 4-6 weeks then a 10-14 break where you eat at maintenence.
    If you are within 10 lbs, severe deficits shouldn't be done for more than 10-12 days. Then 10-12 days eating at maintenence.

    His rapid fat loss guide is a great read even though he doesn't condone crash diets, he knows people are going to do them so he wrote the book so people can understand how to do them correctly with minimal impact on lean body mass.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I think WW teaches a lot of good skills, but doesn't have an engaging online presence. With two toddlers and a full time job, going to meetings wasn't in the cards for me. I also like the way MFP tracks potassium, calcium, etc. It really drives you to more nutritious foods. I find myself eating a lot more fruit and nuts with MFP.

    Also: I save up calories, but don't carry them week to week - just like in WW
  • msharp23
    msharp23 Posts: 14
    There's tons of us former WWers! I too found success with WW after having my boys, but I didn't like the whole "points" thing. I feel like I eat much healthier when I'm watching calories and macros. When I was doing WW, I was totally focused on that major "point" and ate a lot more processed, "low fat", "low sugar" fake stuff. Now that I'm eating more real food, I feel a million times healthier than when I was on WW. I know that wasn't WW's fault, it was just the mindset I was in when I was tracking "points"-it made food feel not like food if that makes any sense. WW works, but for me MFP works much better (and it's free!!!).

    I highly recommend you new members all search these forums for HelloitsDan's "road map"-it's a life changer!

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