I might break up with Weight Watchers...
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I tried WW for a bit, but honestly it drove me nuts doing the points thing.
MFP is simply amazing!! Enough said. :drinker:0 -
I've done Weight Watchers (more than once), Herbal Magic, Zone and who knows what else. This is working for me like nothing else has.0
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Hi Meredith! That's my name too!
I wasn't having much success with WW and decided to try MFP since it was FREE! I was doing WW on line and my weight wasn't really moving. I logged my last day of WW into MFP and found that although I was sticking to my points allowance I was very high on carbs and sugars. I would not have known this if I hadn't started MFP. Anyhow, I find MFP works much better, has a better database of foods, is FREE and best of all it is working for me!! I say ditch WW.
Best of luck!
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I tried Weight Watchers for a few weeks about a year ago. It didn't really work for me, since I couldn't stay under my points. Of course, when I started using MFP, I had the advantage of seeing a dietician, so she helped me a lot.
At this point, if I tried WW again I could probably do it, but tracking on MFP is so easy to do, I prefer to do it this way. Especially since it's easier to find out calories than points. I actually started using Sparkpeople.com before I tried this site (now I use both, here for tracking and Sparkpeople for resources) and I found that I like the SP website a lot better than the one for WW.
I think the reason WW works so well is because it's just a way of tracking food and exercise. So to me, tracking on here seems like pretty much the same thing; it's just a matter of individual preference between the two.0 -
I also left WW, several times and think.....I should go back....then money always stops me. I realize though it isn't Weight Watchers making me lose weight. It is planning my food, Logging it, and exercising. For me, I think so many years of WW has screwed up my metabolism. I tell ya, IF I eat the 1200 calories the FMP says I should, plus eat my exercise calories I don't lose weight. So I am trying to find a balance.
When I left WW It was the old point system and I was down to 18 points a day and I was starving always! I was near my goal weight and i couldn't lost that last ten pounds.....I wound up leaving and gaining...here and there....then all of a sudden another 50 pounds snuck up on me!!! So here I am needing to lose 70 pounds!
Most important....right now is to NOT gain any weight through the holidays!
To all of the EX WW's, please Friend me I need the HOLIDAY SUPPORT!0 -
Do you go to meetings or are you only a online member? I am a lifetime member of WW (although I am not actively going to meetings). If you are within the healthy weight range for your height, I suggest that you declare goal so you can get to lifetime status. That way you can go to as meetings that you want without having to pay. I like the MFP online tracker a lot better than WW's. I don't like that fact the WW changes their plan every couple of years and you have to re-learn the plan. Since you have been doing WW for some time, you have all the necessary tools to succeed. Good luck on your journey!0
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I tried Weight Watchers for Men right after the first of this year. I hate the new system they have. I quickly switched to MFP because my wife was having good results. A few years ago I had good success with the WW points system. I did add all the weight back I had lost though lol. MFP along with running I have lost over 50 lbs. Hopefully I will have better long term results keeping it off than I did with WW. I continue to track my calories through MFP even though I hit goal weight several months ago. So far so good. Good luck!0
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The main reason I never joined WW was the cost. I always said if they'd pay me back all that money at the end, when I reached my goal, I might consider joining. Money is a great motivator. LOL.0
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Hey Y'all,
I've been doing WW for about a year and a half now. I lost 30 pounds; but find myself getting sick of points tracking. I still have about 10 pounds to go for Goal and have yet to get there.
Has anyone decided to leave WW and found better success here? The message boards here, alone, seem a LOT friendlier than WW. One time, they were just snarky and rude.
I think it would be better to just track calories and excercise-instead of having to always figure out points.
(Plus, I did a 10K yesterday and the excercise function at WW groups certain speeds together. I should get more credit for walking at 4mph and higher, than a slower 3mph pace..)
Any advice or input you can give me would be great! Anyone who has tried both, let me know!
Maybe this can help me lose those last 10 pounds....
I've done both...lost 75 pounds on WW (before getting pregnant with my 3rd...you can't stay on WW while pregnant). In my opinion, the support from the weekly meetings were invaluable! Much like the support you CAN get on here with a good, quality group of friends.
Tracking calories through my app on my phone, I think, is easier though. And I agree with an earlier post, if MFP works for you-SAVE the extra money! ;-)0 -
I made the switch too - WW to MFP and found MFP to be a more active community and friendlier. I switched for health reasons because I needed to count carbs not points and I find MFP much better. Plus it's FREE. Win-Win for me.0
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I cancelled my WW account about two weeks ago, right after I discovered MFP. MFP is sooooo much better and I feel better!0
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I used to do weight watchers but like you point counting got a bit tedious. I have only just joined this site but just flicking through the msg boards everyone seems a lot more supportive hopefully mfp will work better for you!!0
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when I was growing up, mom mom did Jenny Craig. She GAINED weight instead of losing it. Go figure since she burns off most of her calories at the gym or at work as a Registered Nurse on the grave yard shift.0
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My manager did the same as you she turned round and said 'gimmie that website!' she was annoyed at the meetings and how pathetic some of the women could be. One time this woman left because she didn't win slimmer of the week by a quarter of a pound- it seemed more like a race then a healthy means of weight loss! She had lost something like four pounds but that didn't seem to matter : /0
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I lost my first 30 lbs on WW. Then I hit a 7 month plateau -- I quit and it's slowing but surely coming on off. I think my body needed a change and I found that (new ideas, recipes) here.0
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About 4 years ago I left WW for calorie counting at (originally, caloriecount.com), but then I found this place.
It's SO much easier than points tracking (and not to mention, cheaper!)
Counting points was getting on my nerves, and I feel I learn a lot more by tracking calories.0 -
Also, we're free!!0
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I had been doing WW since April 2011 and lost about 22 lbs. I started B12/B6 and Lipotropic shots in July and decided to give those a fair chance. The office doing that gave me a great deal and I am doing those thru November. I stopped my Monthly pass membership but signed up for the online only membership and that is thru October I think. I came back here to see if tracking here would be easier. I find it is easier that point tracking but I have to get ahold of my emotional/bored eating.0
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I cancelled my WW and I love what I am doing now so much better.
I have purchased and started using Fitbit a little over a week ago and the combination of tracking my food here and combining the Fitbit tracker has caused me an incredible sense of accountability and ease. Pror to the Fitbit I was using a pedometer and it was just tracking one small lthing. The Fitbit counts everything and it is so acurate!
Fitbit and My Fitness Pal interact and it is as simple as syncing and you can get as involved as you want or simple as you want. It is totally awesome and helpful.
I also love the boards on both.
Ditto broke up with WW, joined MFP and just got a Fitbit. Love MFP and Fitbit. And also love MFP Customer Service, they are topnotch!
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I did WW about 7 years ago and had great success until I went off plan and gained weight back pretty fast. I have switched to MFP and I am actually learning what I can eat that will make me stronger and better. I think the most imprtant thing is journaling and then you can start seeing how your diet really works for you. Also I do not add my workouts onto my log because then it wants me to eat more food. I am trying to lose a lot of weight and I want to maxamize my weight loss.0
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I tried WW once with the old point system and lost about 17 lbs and then again about 2 years ago with the points plus and lost about the same. I got really tired of the point system, the weekly meetings were ok but not motivating enough. Some of the leaders were boring. Anyway, I joined MFP and love it! Much easier tracking calories and exercise, lots of support and motivation as well as great info..and it's FREE!0
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hi
I lost a stone on Atkins then did ww, i lost another 3 stone, i got sick of pro point tracking too so tried filling and healthy, at first i had good losses but found that the more carbs i ate the more i wanted, i was getting addicted to oats so simple of all things. so i ditched ww and started up on atkins, which you can configure this site to show atkins, i had put a stone back on but that is now gone again!
i think weight watchers was great for a while the eating out book especially got me through many occasions, but i found i just craved more and more carbs, atkins suits me so much better0 -
I haven't done WW since I was 15, didn't have much luck... I don't like how it's a little more complicated when losing weight is pretty hard in itself... keep things simple!!!0
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Hi Meredith
I think the tracker here on MFP is awesome! I post on a message board on WW because I've become "friends" with the people and we give alot of support to each other for changing behavior. But I stopped using the Points Plus system when they switched over to making fruit free. I knew I could not lose weight that way. I started using the LOSEIT! app which I liked because I could learn about nutrition and it was simply a more accurate way to see what I was doing with food. I just found out about MFP and have used it for a few weeks now, and I love it! There is a really good community here too and folks who are quite knowledgeable about nutrition. Good luck! I have 15-20 lbs to go. Friend me here if you want to do a challenge together or just be connected.
Oh...the other thing that is cool about MFP is that your "friends" can view your tracker/food and exercise if you allow it. That's a good way to get direct feedback. Carol0 -
I did WW on my own and going to meetings. I lost weight easily in my early 20's as I got nearer to my 30's it wouldn't come off. I tried going to meetings for support and motivation. I never lost more than 23 pounds on WW and that was when I did it on my own and not paying for it. I just used the materials.
January 2012 I was enormous, highest weight ever. Just had a baby and had PPD bad. Tried WW on my own because I am poor with another kid to feed. I lost the first week (probably water weight) and then nothing after. I googled calorie counter and found MFP. I have never met goal, I have never passed my goal. I have never been my high school weight since high school......until now, all with MFP.
So if you ask me, MFP is so much better than WW.0 -
I lost 65 lbs on WWs back in my 20's. Kept it off for years, then slowly regained. I rejoined WWs a few years ago and lost about 30 lbs. and mostly due to me not staying on track, I stalled. Then they switched to the new points system and I thought it might be a good change, but it just was way more complicated to follow. Previously I could estimate points pretty accurately, but the new system has a 'secret' conversion. I ended gaining back most of the 30 lbs.
A few months ago, I tried LoseIt and then came across MFP. I wasn't tracking every single day, but still managed to lose some pounds. A few days ago when a friend mentioned they had joined, I decided to take it as a challenge to track daily. So far, I'm down 19 lbs. 0 -
I did Weight Watchers three years ago with the Points Plan and lost 30 lbs. in six months. I achieved Lifetime Membership and thought the program was wonderful. I kept the weight off for over a year. Then, I had a major crisis in my life and started stress eating. When I rapidly regained all my lost weight, I joined WW again, this time under Points Plus. I hated it and never lost an ounce. So, I divorced WW. I have been trying MFP for 45 days now and still haven't lost any weight but at least my life is not miserable with this plan. I have made some great, supportive friends so I feel like a winner whether this works for me or not. I have a lot of determination so hoping I can get it figured out and get out of this plateau soon! I like this so much better than Weight Watchers!0
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I just broke up with Weight Watchers, too. I find it interesting that they say they want to know why you're leaving, and to do so they provide a list of choices, such as "didn't like the online tools," "achieved my goal," "I felt a needed more personalized service," or "I'm pregnant," but not a single choice is "loved the old program, don't like Points Plus." You can check "other," but you don't get the option of explaining. I don't think they want to know just how many people truly disliked the switch to Points Plus.0
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i did weight watchers and hated it! i put on 5lbs and the points tracking drove me insane. a friend told me about mfp and I've lost 15lb on here and made some amazing supportive friends. you need to do what's best for you and maybe at this stage in your weight loss this is it. good luck with whatever you decide. :-D0
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I did WW for a bit and lost 30lbs when i was in college. although i enjoyed the points, i never learned anything from it. i've lost about 33lbs here, and have learned so much more and am aware of so much more of what i'm putting in my body. also, mfp being free is ALWAYS a plus for me!0
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