Weight watchers vs calorie counting?

LukesGreenMilk

Monnietron wrote: »

I see a lot of comments from people who don't agree with Weight Watchers. I have been on WW for almost a year, and I am down 40 lbs. and 6 lbs. from goal. Calorie counting has never been sustainable for me, and WW has been amazing. I have recently started tracking calories as well, so I can use that for maintenance. I am 5'2 and my TDEE is 1675. I average 1200-1400 calories a day. I have averaged 0.8 lbs. a week loss.

I recommend WW to anyone. It has been a life saver for me.

I’m happy for you, but I’m confused how an inaccurate counting system can be more helpful for you than an accurate counting system? I don’t get how it’s a lifesaver.

missysippy930

Losing weight is always about eating less calories than your body burns, no matter which program you are following. Someone, somewhere, has counted the calories, has determined, how much to eat, and what you can, and can’t eat and drink,to be in a calorie deficit. It’s big business.
Or, we can accurately track it ourselves, eat what we choose, be in a calorie deficit, lose weight, and save some money. It’s up to you 🤷🏻‍♀️

VeryKatie

I have done both. I prefer calorie counting. I like to know what is going on. And when I did ww, fruits and veg were 0 points... but I also didn't care about eating them. I found I was under eating. Like 1100 cals a day when I checked (im 5' 6", thats way too little for me). I lost weight but felt pretty terrible the whole time. I much prefer having control over what I eat and being able to look at my macros and diary to see what went well and what didn't.

Monnietron

LukesGreenMilk wrote: »

Monnietron wrote: »

I see a lot of comments from people who don't agree with Weight Watchers. I have been on WW for almost a year, and I am down 40 lbs. and 6 lbs. from goal. Calorie counting has never been sustainable for me, and WW has been amazing. I have recently started tracking calories as well, so I can use that for maintenance. I am 5'2 and my TDEE is 1675. I average 1200-1400 calories a day. I have averaged 0.8 lbs. a week loss.

I recommend WW to anyone. It has been a life saver for me.

I’m happy for you, but I’m confused how an inaccurate counting system can be more helpful for you than an accurate counting system? I don’t get how it’s a lifesaver.

I'm probably not going to explain this well, but I'm going to try. I understand "calories in calories out." However just tracking my calories and eating whatever I wanted, I never learned any good habits. I would eat a bunch of crap, go over my calories, give up, and the cycle would continue.
Starting WW, foods are assigned points. I had 23 points a day. I am a volume eater. I found that I would rather eat boneless skinless chicken breast for 0 points, than a cheeseburger for idk, 14. If I wanted a snack, I would grab some grapes for 0 points, not a granola bar for 6 points. For some reason these numbers just clicked better with me.
Now that I am down 40 lbs and only have a few to go, and I am a shorty, I know I have to pay attention to my calories as well, and I am working on cutting down portion sizes. WW has already given me a way to know better what I should put in my body.

I hope this makes some sort of sense! I get it doesn't work for everybody, but it really did help my relationship with food, and I know I will be able to make this a new way of life.

Mugs203

Monnietron wrote: »

I see a lot of comments from people who don't agree with Weight Watchers. I have been on WW for almost a year, and I am down 40 lbs. and 6 lbs. from goal. Calorie counting has never been sustainable for me, and WW has been amazing. I have recently started tracking calories as well, so I can use that for maintenance. I am 5'2 and my TDEE is 1675. I average 1200-1400 calories a day. I have averaged 0.8 lbs. a week loss.

I recommend WW to anyone. It has been a life saver for me.

which plan are you following on WW?

LiftandSkate

I've done both, and prefer calorie counting for all the reasons others have already listed. I find WW to be somewhat old fashioned and dated in their approach to nutrition.

CassiCrafts

I couldn't lose weight on WW, but that doesn't mean it's not good. Like someone mentioned before, I WILL over eat on those 0 point foods. I'll go out of my way just to say "well its 0 points and I want to snack" and then boom all the fruit in the house is gone. I have a tenancy to binge eat, and even when I binge on healthy foods, it's too much. Calorie counting I do eat healthier, because if I want to binge or eat a lot at one time...I just save my calories for it. And I can see that even at 0 points, it's still calories, and if I let myself run loose on it, well there we go. Like I said though, everyone is different, eating habits, weight, hunger pangs, it all feeds into what will work for you. So take what I say with a grain of salt.