Done with WW

I hate paying someone to tell me how to eat, I lost 50 pounds with WW once,but it took me 8 months,and alot of money, I now watch what I eat, walk,move as much as possible, and started doing body wraps a few months ago,it has been what has worked for me.

I'm currently doing WW, but I'm on the verge of quitting and sticking to MFP. The tracking system here is a lot more user friendly and the online support from other members is a lot better as well. For the price of WW you would think that they would make some improvements to their online tracking tools.

Yep, gained 4 lbs in one week on WW. They need to revamp their program again!!! Finally losing weight on MFP and the community support is wonderful . Believe me, we are not alone !

hello everyone i would like to try mfp and stop ww...just scared that i wont lose weight....

You'll be fine. Probably even do better, and you can save yourself some money. I did WW, and really, their "secret formula" still just means you're watching calories, and watching calories is much more simple. I lost weight painfully slow on Weight Watchers, and I always was second-guessing how many points I had logged for each item/exercise/whatever. MFP is pretty cut and dry. Only 3% of WW members ever actually meet their goal and maintain it. I'm not saying WW is bad, because it isn't, people have saved their lives by following that program. It's just way too convoluted and expensive. And forgive me, but I always found the meetings a little hokey. I mean, if you share a small victory or whatever you get a little sticker. For some people, that's a great form of encouragement. It was done with the best of intentions, but it always felt condescending to me.

I'm a Weight Watchers dropout as well! Their program was to expensive and I found the database here on MFP had almost everything- I have been pleasantly surprised more than once! I tried WW a number of times but could never dedicate myself like I have been able to with MFP... and MFP is free! BONUS!

I also had done WW in the past, I was successful at first but then got bored with it. So I switched to MFP and like it a lot. I agree that the food database here has many more options and plus like everyone else has said.....IT'S FREE! :-) I'm just really getting started, didn't really get serious about tracking until a few weeks ago...but so far so good!

I have been on WW on and off during the past few years. It has always worked for me and am currently a lifetime member. I only go once a month to weigh in. I can't stand the meetings, they bore me. It's the same old, same old each time. I do like the etools only because there are some ideas for recipes and foods. I just started MFP about a week ago and I truly feel it makes me more accountable for what I'm eating. My problem has often been not eating enough calories during the day. With MFR there's no guess work. Everything is right in front of you. The one thing I miss about WW is not having to count fruit. I don't eat a lot during the day but one banana and a cup of grapes along w/the other sugars you intake in normal food usually puts me over the top for sugar and of course adds calories. I wish this site had some food ideas, that's where I struggle the most.

Me on WW Me on MFP:happy: Need I say more?

I like this site better than weight watchers and its free!!!! I'd always fall for there products which were so expensive...it is a program that works though I have many friends who have lost and kept it off ....I definately wouldn't do good with the new point system either

I lost a large amount on WW, but it was because I was being accountable for something. I left them, came here and lost even more weight. I stopped going because it felt like a chore. The meetings weren't fun to me at all. They were common sense things you have heard 1000 times. I am now in a group challenge on here and feel that is pretty good at keeping me accountable. I still would like a smaller group or a real buddy to work with me more though because I really do miss the weekly weigh ins, just not the class.

I was a ww leader for 16 plus years was very successful on losing and keeping it off. but sometimes life just happens! I quit and got off track and boom WEIGHT gain. since i no longer work for ww paying sucked and it just didnt work like b4. so i wanted to try something esle but realistic and liveable. so here i am in the end its calories in-calories out and so far i've lost about 16 lbs!! the deal with free fruit and veggies w/ ww is so that you always have a better more nutricious choice to make when choicing a snack. and not be penalized. its just a helpful habit and ww is big on developing habits! so ww does work if you work it and ww is all about coming together with a group of people with the same common goal as you loose weight! to talk and laugh about things that work and things that don't. but i have found that this is a wonderful site and very helpful and supportive and the main thing FREE!!! so happy losing! the best losers in the world are all right here for motivation and support!!