How to Track Weight Watchers Points on MFP!!

missized · March 2013

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LeanneCutrara · March 2013

I have followed all the steps but I dont see the WW points in my diary!!

TonyasLosinglt · March 2013

Umm... wow... didn't mean to ruffle feathers with my reply. I felt I WAS on topic. I never said I didn't like WW. I was trying to explain why I found the plug-in useful. My aunt, who is a WW leader, had stressed eating ALL my daily points and doing that left me feeling bloated (overly full). I was eating the same foods, but as a vegetarian many of my foods are very low point or no point but still a significant amount of calories. It resulted in me eating much more than I usually do.

With this plug-in, I was able to see that and discovered that I just need to make some adjustments to my plan to have success. It made itself even more useful to me for that reason.

Every BODY is different and not having success with a program does not mean a person is doing something incorrectly or that the plan is bad in any way... just means they need to make adjustments or find a new plan.

Oh, so glad I stumbled on this thread! I was given three free months of Weight Watchers in exchange for writing about my experience on my blog, so I took a break from MFP and started using WW Online.

For starters, I haven't felt as accountable as I did with MFP. Second, I felt bloated all the time and it has been a struggle to stick to it. Third, I seemed to lose all motivation to exercise (ties back to my first point), And finally, I gained FIVE pounds in the first month. Using this tool, I think I have a big clue as to why... I'm eating about 400 to 600 calories more a DAY than I was with MFP. It's crazy and very eye-opening!

I you felt bloated then you were eating the wrong foods. If you were still eating the same types of foods as you were eating while doing MFP, then there shouldn't be any difference, because WW is basically the exact same thing, except it uses points rather than counting every calorie. If you gain weight on WW you are doing something wrong, it is not the program.

That being said, this thread isn't about whether or not you like WW, it is here to help those who want to track their points on MFP, so please - let's not go off topic.

Thank you.

ricsan · March 2013

Thanks for posting the instructions on this thread. I didn't see the previous thread but have been searching for a way to show WW points. I use to use Fitday and wanted an android app for it but, alas, they only have apple apps. I'm delighted to find a way to convert calories here to points. Thanks again!

learnerdriver · March 2013

bump for tech disability

Cjoseph03 · March 2013

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CM9178 · March 2013

Umm... wow... didn't mean to ruffle feathers with my reply. I felt I WAS on topic. I never said I didn't like WW. I was trying to explain why I found the plug-in useful. My aunt, who is a WW leader, had stressed eating ALL my daily points and doing that left me feeling bloated (overly full). I was eating the same foods, but as a vegetarian many of my foods are very low point or no point but still a significant amount of calories. It resulted in me eating much more than I usually do.

With this plug-in, I was able to see that and discovered that I just need to make some adjustments to my plan to have success. It made itself even more useful to me for that reason.

Every BODY is different and not having success with a program does not mean a person is doing something incorrectly or that the plan is bad in any way... just means they need to make adjustments or find a new plan.

Oh, so glad I stumbled on this thread! I was given three free months of Weight Watchers in exchange for writing about my experience on my blog, so I took a break from MFP and started using WW Online.

For starters, I haven't felt as accountable as I did with MFP. Second, I felt bloated all the time and it has been a struggle to stick to it. Third, I seemed to lose all motivation to exercise (ties back to my first point), And finally, I gained FIVE pounds in the first month. Using this tool, I think I have a big clue as to why... I'm eating about 400 to 600 calories more a DAY than I was with MFP. It's crazy and very eye-opening!

I you felt bloated then you were eating the wrong foods. If you were still eating the same types of foods as you were eating while doing MFP, then there shouldn't be any difference, because WW is basically the exact same thing, except it uses points rather than counting every calorie. If you gain weight on WW you are doing something wrong, it is not the program.

That being said, this thread isn't about whether or not you like WW, it is here to help those who want to track their points on MFP, so please - let's not go off topic.

Thank you.

You didn't ruffle feathers, just didn't want to get too into another discussion about why or why not people like WW.
However, WW is virtually exactly the same thing as counting calories with MFP, except it uses points to disguise that, and as you mentioned, it wasn't working for you because you were eating the wrong foods - IE, you were doing something wrong - it wasn't the program.

annalistic · March 2013

bump!

missized · March 2013

BEST THING EVER! I don't have to track twice now!

YAH!

I changed it to PP True in the scripts BUT it's still counting fruit. Which, honestly, I like because I eat way too much fruit. Maybe that will keep me in check a little bit more.

Best day EVER.

hookilau · March 2013

I used to be with Weight Watchers (I got fed up and tired with it all) and dropped out in Oct. and finally this December I cancelled my membership....YEA! A friend told me about MFP and I joined up real quick. I can tell ya this "Wow! What an eye opening experiencing this has been for me!!" No wonder I wasn't losing weight prior to joining MFP. If you see exactly how many calories are in vegs and fruits you'll think twice how "free" those foods really are per weight watchers. It's a real eye opener for me!

Me too. I'm a WW dropout for the same reason you are :laugh: I aint goin' back there :drinker:

hookilau · March 2013

holy carp I take it back :blushing: . This is cool as hell. Thanks:flowerforyou:

rosikinslovesyou · March 2013

They had me on about 800 calories a day (old points).
The most depressing time of my life for sure.
I learnt to fear fat and make unhealthy food choices (a swizzles double is less points as a apple etc).

You couldn't pay ME to go back there.

sataylor24 · March 2013

Of course this is blocked here at work - will have to set this up at home! Thanks

hookilau · March 2013

I want to say thank you again

I was on WW for about 2 months and didn't lose a thing. I started to simultaneously log my food here because since everything is valued in points, I had no idea what my macros were to tweak them, or at least see where I was going wrong.

My first 10 days on MFP I dropped 4#'s to break a 6+month long cat and mouse game with the same 2 pounds. Using the plug in, I was able to see what worked.

19. 19 measly points :huh: really? Ugh. I'm still aiming for 1200 but it's net rather than intake. MFP is a bit more transparent than WW's is so I'm able to customize as needed.