Anyone Give up WW to join MFP?

Love mfp so much more than ww.

I am a LTM from WW since 1977, went back in 2007 to lose 17 kilo, gained about 6 of that back and my cousin told me about MFP, have lost almost all of my gain back using this site, its all about commitment, WW or MFP in itself will not make you lose weight, you have to be committed and focused, if your brain is in the right spot, anything is possible, go for it!!!

MFP > WW All Day!! and it's free

I feel the same way!!!

I never used WW (I dislike the 'points' system. Seems silly to me when you have calories ) already integrated on the food items at the store. I did however, use MyFoodDiary.com, which is pretty much exactly the same as MFP, except there is no bar-code scanning (which I find AMAZING) and MFP has a way bigger community, and it's free. MFD was $9/mo. It also tracked strength exercise calories, and you could have your own 'fridge' and build your own 'recipes' so you didn't have to enter in each ingredient separately.

I prefer this much more, despite the differences!

I did!

I started WW in August 2011 and as of May 2012 I lost 25 pounds. I got in a rut and hit a major plateau and became pretty unmotivated and found it hard to keep up with tracking.

I switched to MFP in the very beginning of June 2012 and I was completely motivated to keep going. I find it much easier to count calories compared to points. The points system is nice but I often find it to be inconvenient. Mostly when you are at the grocery store having to calculate every single item into points. with MFP you can pick up anything and see how many calories are on it right away.

And the best part of MFP, it's FREE. The only thing missing is the meetings, which I kind of got burned out on pretty quickly.

Oh and did I also mention the WW app for iPhone and android was SO glitchy I could never get it running when I needed it. I find the MFP iPhone app to be so easy and user friendly. It's never crashed on me.

And looking up food is much easier too. Since the points system has changed a few times within the last couple of years a lot of the food points have changed and it's hard to know if what you are tracking is accurate.

MFP > WW All Day!! and it's free

I feel the same way!!!

^ this. I'm SO happy I switched.

Oh, and don't miss out on the Recipe builder on here. You put in your ingredients and it'll calculate the calories & breakdown per serving. I use it all the time for recipes and especially for basic "recipes" that I eat often so they're easy to find.

I am currently a member of WW but have found it easier to track calories with the MFP data base since I basically eat the same stuff. It's allot easier just to click on lunch and have all the previous selections there and you can just check mark all that apply rather than pulling one item at a time into the points tracker. I did track points and calories for about a month and found that they were in sync. WW gave me a start on my journey and with the app on my phone to scan items for PPV I found it easy for a beginner. Let's not forget about the little charms and such you receive for reaching certain weight loss numbers. I have my 10% key chain, the 16 week charm, the 25lbs loss charm and the 50lb charm all on my key chain to remind me of how far I have come. I don't agree with the zero points for fruits and veggies on WW. Let's face the real truth a plan only works as long as you work it. Bottom line you have to do what works for you. Right now I need to have that "accountability" factor for my journey and with the weekly meetings and weigh ins that is my accountability. I think allot also depends on the group and leader of the meetings. If you click with the group and have a fun leader it's great. I like the leader but I don't feel like I really click with the group..probably because most are lifetime and didn't have a large amount of weight to lose. WW is one more activity I do in real life that helps keep me focused on the journey. Once I reach my goal I will probably just use MFP for calorie tracking, advice and inspiration to maintain.

I tried WW a couple of months ago. I never quite got the hang of figuring out the points. A few years ago I lost a little over 30 pounds counting calories. I found this FREE site and thought I'd try counting my calories again since I had good results last time. I'm very new on here, but already LOVE this site. Good luck!

I had great success with WW going to the meetings. It really gave me the tools I need to lose weight - beyond the tracking. I liked the focus on recognizing your habits and making changes to not just what, but how and why we eat. I found the e-tools on their own really lacking, and not at all worth the money they charge. MFP is far superior for tracking, especially the bar code scanner! I LOVE this app.

Sometimes I miss the kind of support that came with WW, but maybe I'll find that kind of motivational support here as i spend mroe time on the forums. MFP community is definitely supportive, it's just a little different.

I gave up WW for MFP as well. I liked some parts of their new point system (not counting fruit) .... but for the most part I was annoyed with the new way to figure the points. I had been on the old point system so long that I had a pretty good idea of what the points would work out to when looking at food labels.
The new points plus was much more complicated to figure, so you had to have the calculator tool with you at all times.

I love that MFP is free, I love that I can log everything on my smart phone, I love that it syncs with my Fitbit and I love my friends on MFP! Sorry WW, but MFP rules!

Exactly the same - the best is the FitBit integration and that it's all free!

I did WW online for years and have been using MFP for the past 3 months. I know the food choices I need to make but I need the discipline of tracking the I get with MFP. It works as well as WW for me and is free.

I was using eTools for WW online, and I agree with comments that MFP is superior in the website. It took a while to get out of the mindset of not counting points and thinking about calories again, but once I did, it makes sense. I love that MFP also tells you whether or not you went over or didn't hit your goals for protein, fat, etc. The biggest bonus for me? People out here on MFP are WAY LESS RUDE than the message boards on WW. I've found that so many people on WW message boards have a superiority complex and have driven me to tears more than once! I'll stick with all of you wonderful people out here in MFP! For me, support is a huge part of my weight loss and I just don't feel supported on WW.

I lost 18 pounds on WW last year and got about 3 pounds from my goal weight. After three months, the weight started to come back on. I knew if I joined again I would lose again, but I didn't want to spend the $$ for something I knew I could do. A friend of mine introduced me to MFP and I am eating better than I did on WW because I watch my nutrients closer. Much happier hear and enjoying more success. 10 pounds in 60 days while beginning an exercise program because I have learned to watch nutrients...not little blue triangles.

I started my weight loss journey with a friend on Weight Watchers. It worked for me at first, but I started to lose momentum because the point system was a tough way to keep track of my food (I would be eating 900 calories, so after the initial big loss my body was not happy with me). I started trying MFP to keep track of the calories and make sure I was eating enough on WW, but why use both? MFP is free and I was losing better on it. I liked the weight watchers recipes, but you don't need to be a member to get that benefit, and I've found SO many great ideas through the community here that I don't need it. I think you'll be happy you made the switch. I've learned a lot reading through the posts on here about both diet and exercise, so make sure you're digging through those. Best of luck!