WW vs. MFP

I did WW online and did well, but then fell away from tracking and well....you know what happens then...
I wanted/needed to get back on it, but money was an issue and then a friend told me about this (the school nurse suggested it) and so I figured I would try it..and I really, really like it...I'm tracking again and I've found the people on here to be wonderfully supportive of everyone...

I've done both and been success. I like MFP b/c its free. I couldn't afford to pay for WW anymore. MFP has made me pay more attention to what I eat. I know you can do it. Both programs take work and dedication.

Agreed on all. They are out to make money. I had to unsubscribe from their emails because I felt like I was being stalked to start their new program. Really sick of the "new" programs they announce. Stick with one thing and just stay true to it. In my mind this is watching nutrients via this site. You have all the support you need and it's free. Why not?

Also a former WW member. (Lost 28lbs, made it to goal, became a lifetime member, kept it off for 6 years before putting on a few and losing my free meeting status.)

WW still does points and they actually do suggest how you should distribute your points. Example, protein: 6 points , carbs: 14 points, etc.

To me, the biggest differences between the 2 are the cost and the weigh in.
-With MFP you do not have to weigh in weekly. Or you can weigh every fews days, whatever works for you.
-And obviously MFP is free. When I was in WW I found that paying for weight loss made me stick to it better. I didn't want to waste money on TOP of not losing.

I'm only on day 5 of MFP but I like it a lot. I can get DAILY support instead of just 1 hour a week. Community is key for me. (To be fair, WW does have an online version. It might be included with membership.)

I find MFP to be less confusing. I liked the WW recipes and emails. I like not paying for MFP. It's one of the reasons I won't pay for Jillian Michaels App. I get the same stuff here for free. Also, no product pushing. It's actually not allowed here. That makes me happy.

I did ww points plus in 2011 and lost 70 lbs, doing it online only. I came to mfp as needed a change and loved the idea it was free.
WW website did have a lot of problems when posting, which annoyed me.

I do like mfp better as can track sugar or sodium, or etc., have an open diary all of which ww does not have, and can choose friends.

Mfp is free which is a huge factor in why I use it and not WW. Also feel that the emphasis here is fitness and not just weight loss, or perhaps that is because I have been careful who I add as friends and what I read/pay attention to? I started C25K because of this site, and am glad I did as now I am much fitter than before.

hello there I have tried WW and did quite well to start with but it's expensive and a pain working out the points. All foods have calories printed for you so i find MFP simpler to use so thats what i'm sticking with but I suppose its whatever suits your life style and circumstances. good luck with whatever you decide to do.

I was about to re-join WW and then I stumbled on MFP! I played around and was pleasantly pleased. Due to my hectic schedule, I think I would prefer an online program. Would love to hear from others with experience from both plans... Thank you!

I LOVE Weight Watchers!! I lost 35 pounds in 3 months after I had my middle son on their nursing mom's plan.

I hate that they change it every year, though. Seems like I was always having to relearn a program change.

I like MFP because they are consistent and it is FREE And I get tons of support. So...will be staying here!

WW $$$ MFP free, easy choice for me lol

Although I have never joined WW, one of my co-workers uses it. Her main complaint is lack of accountability in between meetings. I love MFP, because as long as I have the internet handy (pretty much always with my smart phone) I can log my foods. THis helps when I am out and about and need to make healthy choices.

WW has much accountability! If you have a smartphone and most do...you can log on 24/7.

I lost about 60 lbs over several bouts with WW, so it definitely works, but I won't go back. It's expensive, they are all about pushing their products when you go to meetings, and they spam you TO DEATH. Seriously.

I'm all MFP now!

I don't think weight watchers is all that useful or healthy to be honest. I know a family that uses weight watchers and they use the points to eat any type of junk and focus solely on these points, rather than macro-nutrients and clean whole foods that should take up a majority of the diet. Any time I see weight watchers foods on the shelves in supermarkets they are processed chocolate bars and ready meals etc, and personally I just don't think that gives the person any knowledge or learning opportunities for healthy eating or sustainability, people rely on weight watchers brand and that equals MONEY because people will keep crawling back because they have no idea how it went wrong.

Off and on since the 1970's I had been a member of WW and each time I lost weight and followed all their various plans and paid out all those $$$$. The one thing I did find was that there was only support during the meetings, altough you can go as many times a week as you want to, but who has the time. I never did the online meetings. I like MFP better. It seems more realistic to me and I love the daily, if not hourly support that I can find here. A lot of people have told me that WW sets their daily points too low, but I don't know if that is true or not. Someone else made a valid point that fruit ( I guess on the newest plan) is free. How can that be? it has calories and if you are a diabetic that is bad news. I forget to mention that each time I left the plan I also gained weight. I think MFP will work better for me at keeping the weight off, much easier to keep tracking.

I lost weight with WW as well, and liked it well enough. But just tracking calories makes more sense to me. Plus, I think the community and support is much better on mfp.