Where are the former Weight Watchers??

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  • SorchaRavenlock
    SorchaRavenlock Posts: 220 Member
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    WW is great and if you can afford it and find a nice group nearby it is a very good weight loss program.
    I did WW several years ago and lost over 50 pounds. While I did like a lot about it (logging everything I ate was especially helpful, and so were recipes and healthy eating tips) I prefer MFP.
    Besides the fact that it's free, I don't have to worry about getting to meetings but can socialise and look for support any time I want. Logging here is so much easier too then calculating and writing down everything by hand. Keeping track of carbs, fat and sodium helps me eat healthier, and I think in the end this will be far easier to maintain then WW was because it is so convenient and low cost.
  • fredd500
    fredd500 Posts: 106 Member
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    WW does work, there's no denying that. Anything which encourages you to do more while eating less has to work. The problem I have with it is the absolute devotion by its members and leaders that its mathematical formula (for that's all it is) is somehow the only mathematical formula that works and that it is somehow easier than just counting calories. OK, so it takes other things in to account like protein, fibre, fat content etc but so do calories in a way - weight for weight, fat will have more cals than anything else and since MFP makes it easy to see the other stats too, you don't really need to sum up all of them into one magical number.

    WW would argue that counting calories is the old fashioned way to loose weight. In reality, they are doing exactly the same, just obscuring it from people.

    What upsets me the most however is having paid my weekly subscription, and finding I gained on the scales (entirely self inflicted after an alcoholic bender the weekend before) being told by the area manager no less that "after alcohol, all you really want is high carb foods like bacon and eggs". I may be no nutritionist, but if that's how they train their area managers, I'm out!
  • tropaze
    tropaze Posts: 317 Member
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    I did WW points first, and I didn't care for it. There's nothing wrong with it, it just didn't work for me. This site is free and it's easier for me to understand (no conversions, etc).
  • alp1990
    alp1990 Posts: 56
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    My fitness pal is free yet you get the same amount of support if not way more. I did weight watchers on and off for 4 years and yes I did lose some weight but I felt very restricted sometimes. For example, I can go out to restaurants and eat as most have calories information but rarely ever the saturated fat. So I can work out what i'm eating for MFP but i'd always have to guess how many weight waters points it was.

    I also like that you can easily log your food on MFP from your laptop or phone and not have to pay £30 a month or whatever they are charging at WW these days.
  • lowash67
    lowash67 Posts: 33 Member
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    I am a former ww memebr and I did the new and the old ww system. I did pretty well on both of them. I did a jump start in January with ww and decided to swith to MFPonce my membeship expired in April and so far I have continued to keep the weight off. I am still striving for that last 15 lbs so we shall see. I like MFP because it allows me to see the calories that I am eating and if its to much in calories then I won't eat it.
  • Wimbledongal
    Wimbledongal Posts: 64 Member
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    WW has worked for me in the past but I needed a change - this is so much better! Better database for food, i like that you don't get 'extra' points/cals to play with - it means I'm sensible at weekends rather than thinking I can use my 49 pps.

    I also find the forums are much better on here - I just found a lot of the advice on WW was very poor and sometime just wrong. Much more knowledge on here.

    I have been on here for 10 days and have lost 4.6lbs - I quit WW online last week and it feels great!
  • Wimbledongal
    Wimbledongal Posts: 64 Member
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    Oh and do add me if you want! I find all the support I get super useful and nice!
  • mgraziano5
    mgraziano5 Posts: 1 Member
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    Just started this program and I'm loving it. Was getting frustrated with ww. Too soon to tell just yet, but I'm reading a lot of success stories... plus it's free!!! Wish me luck!
  • daddiod
    daddiod Posts: 37
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    Best move ever to come here from WW for so many reasons and its not just the money.
  • TaylorsGranddad
    TaylorsGranddad Posts: 453 Member
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    I did WW years ago & lost about 2 stone, cost me a small fortune & took a year, the support was great, BUT on here the support is fantastic & It's free to use, easy to follow, & so far I've lost 3.5 stone too :) in a year, AND I fell off the wagon fron Sep to Feb & put on a stone & a half..
  • TaylorsGranddad
    TaylorsGranddad Posts: 453 Member
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    PS... Inever really exercised on WW, I do loads on here as you can (if you want) eat them back, it works for me

    PPS... I've started running too.
  • MamaBGood
    MamaBGood Posts: 6 Member
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    I'm also a convert from WW online. I lost 70 pounds in 2009-10 on the old Points system, gained some back and had trouble losing on PointsPlus. I just couldn't seem to make the switch to PointsPlus--harder to calculate in your head how many PointsPlus a food was worth. There were some things about the WW online tools that I liked better, butI like MFP because it's free, easy to use, and I find it much easier to track calories than to figure PointsPlus. Plus, I like the Facebook-style feel to the website.
  • inka88
    inka88 Posts: 1 Member
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    I usually use the app on my iphone and it is so easy to track that it is not a chore like other plans.
    Now I can see what I am eating and you get used to the point so you know waht is goo and what is bad
  • cloud2011
    cloud2011 Posts: 898 Member
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    Years ago, I did WW and lost weight successfully. I was within a few pounds of "goal weight," which at that time was rigid, not flexible. No leader ever suggested I was successfully maintaining. Instead, I paid my fees weekly and after 6 or 8 months at a very healthy weight (but not a Lifetime member), I left, and tried going back a few times.

    In short, I think WW is a corporation that doesn't care whether I lose weight or not. Their main interest is revenue, which is fine for a corporation, but not for me.

    Some of the meetings were entertaining, but now that the world has changed and you can find support here, I find MFP to be much more realistic and helpful.
  • CMorin2105
    CMorin2105 Posts: 21 Member
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    I've been on and off weight watchers for years. I used to love it. It was just easy and I lost weight. I switched to MFP because a friend of mine suggested it. I love it. The support from others is amazing. When I weighed in at weight watchers I used to feel judged when I hopped on the scale... especially when they said, "were you expecting that gain.".. MFP is free, and easy. Plus watching sodium and carbs really really helps...
  • joankpoirier
    joankpoirier Posts: 281 Member
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    Here i am!!! no more counting points for me. its P90X all the way
    Hey everyone!

    This is my second day on MFP... coincidentally I found this site yesterday just as the WW site had a major several-hours-long crash. I know there are other threads on this topic but I would really love to know how WW people feel about MFP vs WW. I've seen people say that it is better and I just want to know what specifically about MFP made you decide that WW wasn't getting your money any longer ? (I know that cost is a reason in itself hehe)

    IMHO, the nice thing about WW was the extra weekly/flex points that you could use outside of the daily allowance. Do you find it restrictive to eat the same amount of cals everyday without any wiggle room? I don't know the MFP program well yet so I'm not sure if there is any rollover of cals from day to day if you eat less than your daily allowance, if there are "exercise points," etc.


    Please enlighten me!!
  • Abriggs4205
    Abriggs4205 Posts: 5 Member
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    I did WW and had success with it, and regaining my weight was a lack in discipline on my part. I could not use the wiggle room/flex points because if I did, I never lost any weight. I have only been doing MFP for 4 days now, but just find it to be easier to use and better for my pocket book!
  • April4th
    April4th Posts: 140 Member
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    I've been on and off weight watchers for years. I used to love it. It was just easy and I lost weight. I switched to MFP because a friend of mine suggested it. I love it. The support from others is amazing. When I weighed in at weight watchers I used to feel judged when I hopped on the scale... especially when they said, "were you expecting that gain.".. MFP is free, and easy. Plus watching sodium and carbs really really helps...

    I so identify with this. Many years ago I belonged to WW and would go to the meetings, but I was always, always self-conscious when getting on the scale. Even if they claimed they weren't there to judge, they judged. And they always had this "look".

    Anyway, I joined MFP around mid-March and while I haven't lost a super amount of weight yet (I'd lost around 15 lbs. from going to the gym before I was told about MFP), I've found that MFP is easy to use, it makes me more conscious of what I'm eating throughout the day (boy was I surprised!), I can keep track of my exercise, and there is a tremendous amount of support and interesting information here. I'm going to keep trying that's for sure.
  • msia52
    msia52 Posts: 6
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    So sick of Weight Watchers. I lost 25 pounds two years ago but put on 16 due to my skipping meetings. I decided to go back in October 2011. I have lost a total of 6 pounds in almost 7 months. I am discouraged. I would go one week and lose 2.8, next week up 1.8. What did it for me was I weighed in at a physical for a government job and knew my weight. Two days later, and staying on plan, WW scales tell me I'm up 2 pounds from that weight. I have a feeling their scales are not accurate. I'm sick of feeling judged while weighing in. I'm sick about hearing about tracking. I'm sick of hearing the same thing year after year. I'm done and I'm so happy to find you all here. I think this site is great and it will help me. I have to lose 20 pounds and I know I can with the tools provided here. Just found this site yesterday, like the original poster, and so glad I did.
  • dynamicwon
    dynamicwon Posts: 175 Member
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    Im not sure anyone answered this but you can bank calories on MFP just like saving points on WW. A few people on here have tried it and it worked for them and I tried it and it does work. Lets say you have a wedding on Saturday save a few calories everyday for the wedding but not too many or it doesnt work every body is different on how much you can get away with.

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