Weight Watchers?

Akimajuktuq

I have used WW many times in my life, and my mother many times before me. I don't really agree with their plan or what they consider "healthy". When I lived in a location that I could attend meetings, I always had meeting leaders that promoted unhealthy eating (fill up on rice cakes but don't have any fat!!!) I was on WW online for the last year paying $22 per month just to be able to log my food and use their food database. Their point system is useless in my opinion, especially for someone who cannot eat a Standard American Diet to be healthy and lose weight.

When I first found MFP, I didn't take the time to explore it fully and saw that their macro guidelines wouldn't work for me. However, when I returned a few months later, I played around and discovered that I could change my goals to what works for me, then I was in love. No more $22 per month and no more stupid "Points" and food advice that doesn't fit for me.

This is my opinion ONLY: since WW gives poor nutritional advice (for many of us) and sells unhealthy food products, and it was their low fat/high carb that created my metabolism problems in my early 20s, I am SO HAPPY to not be giving them any more of my money. Sure, WW can work as well as any diet for some people out there, but I find it much more useful to know my macronutrients. By eating enough fat and protein is how I can avoid cravings, binging, and feel satisfied.