Why did I Wait So Long?!?!?!

I ask myself the same question. I should have started right after the Christmas holidays instead of in May. But at least I did start. And kudos to you for doing the same!! Welcome to MFP!!

I did WW four years ago and loss 60lb the first time doing the point system. I even bought the books and counter. Well, I went to start it again and the whole points system had totally changed and I had to buy a new counter and new books..and the new points system just did not work for me, like the old one did. I tried for 3 weeks and not only didn't lose weight, I gained. I would have gone back to the old way but they changed the points on all their products so that you could not use the old way. Counting Calories using MFP has been so much easier for me and is working..

Welcome!

First off, I'd say the lack of info on WW is probably because they want you to only eat their products which increases their profit margin. Personally, I'm not of fan of prepackaged frozen meals. I prefer to make my own food so that I know exactly what goes into them and I am not eating anything that I cannot identify or pronounce (like weird unnatural preservatives or excess sodium) . I have control over what I put into my own body. MFP allows you to create your own recipes and figure the calories per serving. If you are using a product not listed in the MFP database, you can add it using the info on the package in front of you. It's tedious but worth the effort.

I highly recommend that you do some research and get an accurate measure of your body and the calories it requires as MFP tends to set everyone at 1200 calories per day. I don't think this is right for everyone. A good place to start is fat2fitradio.com. They offer calculators for figuring body fat percentages, BMR, and calories needed per day.

Other members will be more than happy to offer advice (good and bad) but research everything and do what you feel is smartest and healthiest.

Good luck to you on your fitness journey.

I feel the exact same way. I started my journey on Weight Watchers, but I have had a lot more success on MFP.

Same for me! Loving MFP.

I've done WW on and off for as long as I can remember. I've been through so many of their program changes too! I really like MFP waaaay better than their online site and I have found (several times over) that the support here is so much better -- and it's FREE!

Feel free to add me as a friend. This is a great place to track and get support while still being accountable to yourself and your success.

Good luck!

I was looking at WW the same day I looked at MFP. I despise WW for being annoying, hard to figure out, and they keep changing the program! Converting what I ate to points is nonsense for me. It is SO much easier to track the calories of what I ate, than convert and weigh things to points. Plus it is FREE and I wholey like the people over HERE than the people over THERE. No offense to past WW members- but this seems to be a rag tag group who are serious about weight loss, and the level of commitment seems higher, as well as the level of support you get here vs WW. I will never use WW again- why would I when MFP is better, and free!

I also did the WW plan. It was just too expensive for me to continue. I then had heard about this site and switched over...haven't looked back either. This place is amazing.