Weight watchers

jadu1536

I just cancelled my weight watchers app subscription .. the number of times they change things up really messes with you!

Danp

jadu1536 wrote: »

I just cancelled my weight watchers app subscription .. the number of times they change things up really messes with you!

That's because it's not interested in helping people lose weight permanently. There's no profit in that so they sell convoluted 'programs' that offer a temporary fix so that you think it's effective and you'll keep coming back and forking over your money time and time again.

jadu1536

Yes maybe that’s true!

cheryldumais

I quit 4 years ago after about 20 years of an online membership. I have since lost the weight (100 lbs) and maintained. I agree with @Danp they are not motivated to help you lose weight and keep it off. That would be shooting themselves in the foot.

ChickenKillerPuppy

I lost weight with WW and kept it off when I kept tracking, but after falling off the wagon yet again decided to try MFP because I realized I was eating A LOT of free (WW free) foods and not losing. Although at first tracking calories was much tougher because you have to log everything (no free foods like on WW), I love that I can actually eat anything on MFP because it's just the calories - no weighted formula penalizing carbs and sugar and rewarding lean proteins. I got really afraid of carbs and sweets on WW and I hated that. I love that with MFP I still eat a healthy balanced diet but it actually feels like nothing is off limits because the calories are what they are.

LotusCass

I joined WW 3 months ago after being on and off MFP for a couple of years and yo-yoing with my weight (more of a mindset thing). I thought perhaps the weigh in’s and meetings might help me stay on track better and help with mindset. I hate the WW app though. It’s so hard to track.

Muscleflex79

I was turned off weight watchers forever years ago after my leader suggested I stop lifting weights in order to lose muscle (and therefore lose more weight) - she thought it would speed up my loss! I ran out of that office and never looked back!