Thinking about "breaking up" with Weight Watchers

rml_16

I did fabulous on the Momentum plan. When I saw they made all fruits free, I knew that would be the end of losing for a lot of people. WW has been a great program for many years, but the latest program I think was a major mistake.

I stayed on WW when it changed, but continued following Momentum.

chevy88grl

I did WW in the past. Yes, I was able to stay within my points, but I never felt like it really taught me HOW to eat. I've learned a lot more about serving sizes, reading labels, etc by simply eating less and working out more.

Like everything else when it comes to weight loss, WW works for some people and not for others. Give MFP a try for awhile and see how you like it. If you don't think it's working for you - you could always go back to WW.

natini

I lost 42lbs on WW old program. I am on maintenance but have decided to loose about 10 more pounds and change my weight goal. I could not loose weight on the new program. I think it is all of the free fruits and veggies. I always eat fruits and veggies to bulk up what I am eating. I changed over to MFP. It was strange at first because I have done WW points for over 10 years. I love the online tools for tracking and the best thing is that they are free. If you don't care about the money, use MFP and just go to WW weekly meetings for the weigh in and support. Best of luck!

natini

I am also a member of WW online (it runs out on12/26). I won't be renewing my membership either. In fact, I stopped tracking on WW. I think there are good points to WW. It kind of forces you to make some better choices - such as fruits & veggies but there a few things about it that bother me. First, I am an accountant - I want to see the numbers - that is what makes sense to me. I typically like to have a glass of wine at night but WW penalizes you for alcohol. My glass of wine is 5-6 points for a 135 calorie drink. On the other hand, I can run on the treadmill for 46 minutes straight at 9 min/mile and I earn 7 points. Those 46 minutes are approx. 530 calories burned, so why is it only 1 more point than the 135 calorie glass of wine? To me, that just doesn't make any sense.

I totally agree with you!!! It doesn't make any sense.

skinnywithin

I just quit WW too !!!!!!!

Freshstart07

Accoutability is a huge motivator and look how well you have done with it. But as you have noted you have stalled and are not to your goal. I think WW is an excellent program even though I have never taken that plunge why because it has helped millions just like you. I think you should stay the course that works for you. No doubt the WW diet has gotten you where you are today. But you may certainly be at the point where there are not as many freebees. Good luck and thanks for being a motivator to us all.

Tori_356

I did weight watchers countless times only to lost a little, then gain it back. I never lost as much as I have with MFP. I am sticking to MFP, its FREE and it works!

katcod1522

I go to weight watchers to weigh in..and get the helpful info...but i dont follow that food plan.

MinnieInMaine

Just wanted to say I totally get where you're coming from with using every available point/calorie given to you! I used to do the old points system (Momentum) so after starting on MFP earlier this year, I had an initial loss but then stalled out for about a month. Figured out I still had that mindset of it being ok to go over my daily limit a little because that's how I used to use those weekly extra points on WW. I ended up changing my goal from 1 pound per week to 2 pounds per week and that helped me a lot. I've slowly changed that as I've gotten closer to goal but still set my daily calories a bit lower than it needs to be so that I still have that wiggle room.

See below for guidelines shared by members on MFP... According to this, I should set my goal at 1 pound per week tops, but I have it set slightly higher than 1 pound per week. My daily calorie goal is 1400 but I tend to average closer to 1500, which still allows me to lose 0.5 to 1 pound per week.

Here is a great guideline for setting weekly weight loss goals:
If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

Above all, please remember, as hard as it can be to do, give yourself a little bit of a break over the next 2-3 weeks as your body adapts to the changes. Best of luck to you!

tofutot

I simply will not count points using the new system. Free fruit?? Whoah! I'm a compulsive over eater and proud member of Over Eaters Anonymous - don't try telling me fruit is free - I'll surely over eat it. If the weigh-ins and meetings are helping you, don't quit. Just use one of the older counting methods, where fruits are generally a point.

BTW - I lost my 56 pounds faithfully journaling & counting WW points. I replaced WW mtgs with OA mtgs and actually stayed off the scale at the beginning as much as possible. I could tell by my clothes, that the pounds were dropping off.

Good luck!

Hellbent_Heidi

I did well on WW in the past, but when I decided to get back on the wagon this time around, I realized they'd changed everything and I would have to buy all the materials again in addition to the usual fees, plus I'd heard a few people complain about the new format. I found MFP and since it was free, decided to give it a shot before I shelled out money for WW. Looking back, I wouldn't change a thing. Its so easy to follow and people are really helpful in keeping each other motivated!

Good luck in your decision..

mrsmac619

I just recently quit WW to join this because its free. My husband and i are doing MFP together... so we shall see how we do... But i have faith. And in this economy free is great!