Musings of an ex Weight Watcher (very long)

Summer_Rose

Weight Watchers has a very good program, before a 100 calorie banana and a 100 calorie cookie were interchangeable, But with the new program the banana is a free food because of the higher fiber and nutrition value, and also stimulates metabolism and keeps you feeling fuller longer, So, the newly revamped system encourages smarter choices. You can modify the program by allowing yourself 1200 to 1400 calories daily taking the place of the points, and still allow yourself unlimited fruits and non starchy veggies. MFP is a great site and I think Mike is a genius by giving the people something for free but at the same time benefiting so well. Not sure what I would do without it, but I'm basically on the WW's plan, and logging my cal's here.

healthyjen342

You must have read my mind! This was my next blog post!! and my points are almost the same as yours!! and you are right..I was a WW member and joined twice (I stopped going the first time b/c I got pregnant and that is not encouraged)...

PersianFlower

I've been off/on WW since 2005, I had a lot of success when I started, then I got sick from my at the time undiagnosed thyroid disease. I gain everything I lost BACK and MORE!

I know the program works, even picked up the new one at the end of May but for me I think it has come down to a mind set. I kept trying to do WW while sick and it messed me up "mentally" in this game. I blame the whole thyroid thing, sucks to been 'on point' and exercising 3-4 days a week and GAINING weight! It wasn't WW fault or my will power but a stupid lil glands lol!

Still doesn't make it feel any less than failure. I lost a lot of hope in me losing weight, so I turned to MFP at the end of last year to try and get into a new mindset. I lost weight and gained weight. It's been a process than I am learning to deal with. I take ever loss as a success and ever gain as a bump in the road instead of a absolute failure.

I did miss the WW system for a bit but MFP keeps me more honest since its easy lol! Wow long winded tell huh?

perne11

I joined WW Feb 1 of this year. I lost about 21 lbs on WW in 3.5 months. I joined MFP about 7 weeks ago and I have lost about 9 lbs. Here is my take on it.

I like them both! In my opinion WW encourages you to make healthy choices and so does MFP, however ultimately it’s up to you. I eat pretty much the same on MFP as I did on WW. Also both WW and MFP encourage exercise, but there it is again, it’s up to the individual to decide if they are going to lose weight by exercising or not.

My determining factor in choosing MFP over WW is that MFP is free! WW is great for those that are just getting started on their weight loss journey and need that one on one attention. But once you realize that WW is just CC, and that you do not necessarily need a point system to track food it’s kind of liberating. I still sometimes cross check my calories with WW Points Plus just out of habit and curiosity to see if I’m staying within my daily points. I do this by dividing my calories by 40 and then rounding up to the nearest whole number. This is accurate 99% of the time, unless you are calculating alcohol.