WEIGHT WATCHERS

It beats me why anyone would want to pay money for something like WW when with MFP, you CAN lose all the weight that you want to FOR FREE! :bigsmile: It REALLY, REALLY,DOES work. :bigsmile:
(ps. I HAVE done WW several times years and years ago. I've also got a sister who has, and my mother is also a lifetime member. Course, she gained all the weight back and more, and is too embarrassed to ever go back to WW. It DID work for awhile, but, unless you want to keep spending money for it, once you stop going, the weight comes back.)

I've done it a number of times. It has worked, but it really depends on the sort of involvement and motivation you need. I have actually found more support here than I ever did at WW, even when it was at work and I knew the people involved. I also think that being in touch with calories is more helpful than pretending food is okay to eat by using points to disguise the calories. I also disliked the limited online help of the WW site. You had to pay to use the utilities. Here you don't.

I would save my money and try this place and see if you don't have some success. Besides, you don't have too far to go to meet your goal.

WW is a total waste of money...have done it many times before and it works, but once you know the tools you need, you can do it on your own...i'm basically doing WW on this site...I still follow points and type in all my food here for the day..it's great and has been working wonders! Love this site!! And its FREE!!!

If you are the type that is a seld-motivator I don't think WW is going to get you anything that you can't get from MFP. However, if you are a person who needs lots of outside motivation maybe it is not such a bad idea.

Those that have said you can get everything that you need right here on MFP are correct. Search the forums for answers and if you can't find what you are looking for then post a question - there plenty of people out there willing ot help.

I think WW is fantastic. I will say that MFP has better support, in my opinion. WW community boards are soooo big and there are so many topics and users that it's hard to get connected. I don't kow why but the boards on MFP seem more close knit.

So, here's my story. I have been doing WW on and off for years with good success (when I stuck with it). On Jan 1st I started over, doing on my own since I knew all the information and had all the materials. I lost 15 lbs pretty fast. Then my husband left on a military training thing and I stopped eating anything. I was down to around 600-700 calories a day...max 800. I didn't lose a thing (I know, I know... not good to eat that little). So, I joined MFP thinking if I logged my stuff online it would help keep me accountable. I started with the 2lbs a week/1200 calorie thing. Still no weight loss. I upped my calories to 1500. Still no weight loss. I would fluctuate a little up and down the same two lbs but never saw the scale move. I was keeping to my calories and excercising and logging everything and I was stuck. So I shelled out the money to do WW online (been doing it on and off for years) and this is my second week and I've lost 4lbs after being stuck for almost 6 weeks.

I think MFP can work for some people but I don't think it necessarily teaches how to have a lifestyle change like WW does. I guess you could argue that on either plan though if you choose to use all your calories or points on beer and pizza for the day, who would know. I just like how WW gives reminders to get your fruit, dairy, whole grains, lean proteins, etc in. You have to check those boxes off every day. Also I like that WW give you flexibility to splurge a day here and there without the big red negative calorie counter glaring at you since you went over your calories for the day.

One the other hand, MFP nicely tracks things like sodium, carbs, protein if that's something you are interested in. But I wouldn't knock it till you've tried it. Everyone on here, whether they said they would keep it up or not, all agreed that it works.

I tried it online free for a week and did'nt really care for it and besides after the week it cost 17.95 a month..I found this site and i've lost 3 pounds..I've been here 2 weeks and I'm loving it...so easy to use and lots of support!

I started two weeks ago. I was able to sign up for 12 weeks of WW for $25 through my medical insurance. I NEED the accountability of getting on the scale in front of someone else. Plus, I know I have to go because if I don't weigh in for 10 of the 12 weeks, I forfeit the medical insurance discount in the future.

So far, it has worked well (or as well as it can work after almost 2 full weeks on the program-I weigh in again tonight btw). I go in for the Express section. Basically to weigh in and pick up new materials. This has worked well for me. I count the points in my WW booklet and a couple times a week I log into mfp and log all of my food. I need the comparison from points to calories.

We will see how things stand at the end of my 12 weeks. If I'm doing well and think I can manage on my own then I won't continue and use MFP for support and calorie/activity counting and a note pad to continue to make sure I'm still within my points.

I agree MFP is awesome as well as free but right now I need to face someone to be accountable. I've tried it on my own and keep yo-yoing up and down the same ten pounds over the past two years. Enough is enough. I had to pay for help.

Did all of you that did WW eat all of your extra 35 calories every week? If so or not did it seem like you lost more eating them or less. The reason is my wife really eats healthy and only dips into the extra calories when we eat out once or twice a week only. She was doing great on WW until after the holidays. She gained about 4 or 5 pounds back. Before that she had consistently lost on average of a pound or pound and a half per week. Since New Years she went back to what was working for her and now she'll gain a pound or two one week then lose a pound. She is still 4 pounds heavier than she was right before Christmas and losing and gaining the same two pounds week by week and making no real progress. She still could lose 15 to 20 pounds and still be ok. Has anyone in WW had the same problem and what did you do to overcome it. We think maybe because she only eats at most 10 or more of the extra 35 weekly calories, maybe she isn't eating enough. Any help would be appreciated. We just can't understand why the weight loss was going so smoothly and consistently and all of a sudden she's right back to struggling like she had in the past. Thanks.