Gone from WW for good!

I had been a WW member since 2000 and I had not lost any weight and I was getting so tired of not losing...so I quit ww and my friend told me about this site...I LOVE the dedicated commitment and support you find from community members here. But I did recently re-join WW with the new 360 plan. I LOVE IT!!!! It deals more now with issues behind eating, not just eating, but dealing with symptoms of over eating and with binge eating. I have found the changes to be really great and I love going to the meetings...HOWEVER, this site is FANTASTIC and I have met some great people!!!

Thank you, OP for starting this thread. As I read each response, it was like a confirmation that I made the right decision to join MFP. :happy:

While it's a great place to get feedback from other people, I personally thing WW the cooperation is only in it for the money. I don't really think eat anything for "x" amount of points is logical, (at least that is what I remember it to be the last time I tried it with my mom when I was 14)

Say You have 24 points for the day, and you can eat all the junk food you want so long as it stays under 24 points. That means a person may not be getting enough nutrition and their body may not be burning off calories correctly, thus slow weight loss or gaining weight back. I think WW wants people to not lose the weight, because if they lost the weight they would go out of business.

I also don't like their criteria for hiring their employees. If you go to their website, they require their receptionist to be within 5lbs of their BMI and their Instructors to be within 2lbs of their BMI.

Because of Genetics some people do not look fat but they technically are fat or obese because of BMI. Me I am obese according to BMI, yet I only consider myself fat because I can still see my lady parts with out having to move my tummy out of the way. At my goal weight, 170 with 20% body fat. (im 205 with 30%now) I would still fall in the obese range yet I would look normal. If you took a professional wrestler like John Cena, he is also obese according to BMI because of muscle bulk.

I do not like how WW uses BMI instead of figuring out body fat %. Body fat % is more accurate when trying to lose weight than BMI.

(In case you are wondering normal body fat% for women is between 15-25%)

I agree. Have been on WW on and off. Lost 75 lbs. Not all this was from WW, though. I believe you van do this without it and ultimately, it is the only way that I believe you will be consistent. Just bite the bullet, come here for support, ideas, etc. Personally, I have gone wheat free-low carb/limited processed junk and am feeling a wonderful change. Wheat just affects me badly and is not needed in the diet (although, you hear all the rage about whole grains). Not needed. For me it's working. There is no one size fits all anything with diet or exercise. I do believe WW is out to just make money and don't put forth what they preach with regard to balance in there foods. Just my thoughts. Good luck to everyone in New Year!

Exactly! I had an old leader that was good too, but didn't care for the new one. Was a very crowded room and was hard to get individual attention. Will not go back. Waste of time and money. Also, when meetings were cancelled because of inclimate weather, you aren't notified but, still needed to pay- not right.

I have left WW behind as well. Their program from last year in particular did nothing for me, my mother or sister. We all waited for weeks to lose something and all the scale did was bounce up and down 2 pounds. I'm going to try strict calorie counting for a while and make good choices. We will see how that goes. This app really is amazing so far. The list of foods is extensive!

Thank you, OP for starting this thread. As I read each response, it was like a confirmation that I made the right decision to join MFP. :happy:

Me too! Was wavering between the two. My final reasoning for MFP, it offers as much if not more than WW, Only thing are meetings & they cost extra :huh: I wasn't going to go to them anyway. So it became a no brainier for me Glad I'm here and all of you :happy:

I was on WW for a few years. I really like the maintenance part, but I've never got there! After the last change I stopped losing and I have not had success with it at all! I too finally go fed up with paying for something that was not working. Good bye WW!!

I feel the same way! It's a good feeling. I am on the right path and my stomach is nowhere near as upset. It's fabulous. Those TRX bands are tricky. You really have to be coordinated for some of the moves and a very good core (ever done a pike on those things?). I've tried it... When no one was looking. I will stick to the ball for that move. I am going to really try to continue the mo wheat/sugar,etc for the year. I don't have that dire craving need anymore that I used to and that just is amazing in itself. I had always craved bad carbs and I am shocked that I can just say no now without going through massive withdrawal. I am not going to say I won't ever have a drink (not big beer drinker) but do like others that are sugar. For the most part I am doing good planning ahead. Good luck to you and maybe next year around this time we will still be on here and have huge successes!

I've tried them all, proteins, WW, private dietitician, groups, etc. and always gained back and +. I vowed some years ago that I would never again enrich some people or organisation on my fat (money) ! With MFP, it's the first time that I'm really confident to be successful (confident but still scared to death...)
Thanks MFP for the hope you're giving me! And thanks to all of you, MFP friends! I plan to be with you for the next 3 years!

When you use the iPad app, you can scan a product when you want to add a new food to your log. Look for the sign on the right hand side of the screen. I love this feature!

I still have a membership (only 3 mo) and thinks it is a great program for many (particulary the way they gear it now with a veggie/fruit focus and stressing reasonable goals). The real draw was their database and apps (and to a lesser extent, an easier way to conceptualize healthy choices by point units). But I am tired of logging food/exercise at both and no longer find any point in doing that since I can log from my iPhone with the MFP apps. So, this is very likely my last month with WW also.

WW transplant too! I was absolutely successful with WW, just got sick of paying money for them to tell me what I already know. Exercise and eat less while making better choices MFP has been just as helpful. Add me for support, anyone. I could always use some myself.