swtiched from WW to MFP and LOVING IT

XLMACX
XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
in Food and Nutrition
well its only my 4th day on MFP but i have to say its a breath of fresh air after doing years of WW. i think im almost a total convert! i know the two are pretty similar but what i like with MFP is you can be a lot more visual with what your actually eating and working with the weekly calorie graph means i dont beat myself up if i go over calories one day (like i would with points) also im loving that its making me push myself that little bit extra with my work outs, today for instance @ work we have a "sweet shop" man that comes in with lots of goodies i wouldnt dream of ever having any becuase points would be too high but today i have power walked to work and arranged my menu so i can have some i think been able to have those little treats here and there will prevent me from future binges, on WW i would only eat treats on a saturday when i have my weekly points Allowance so i always ended up trying to eat as much goodies in one night as possible now i feel it smore balanced out and im hoping come saturday becuase i ahvent been depriving myself that it will just be like any other day of eating....hope this works for me becuase already i can see this been my new way of life :)

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  • SPeffer1
    SPeffer1 Posts: 74 Member
    I'm glad you are loving MFP! I also agree that there are a lot of things on this site I enjoy more than WW. Though I know you said you did it for a few years, I'm not sure you fully understood the program. There was no reason to eat ALL your weekly points in one day, and therefore feel guilty when you went over points the rest of the week. You could have allowed for a treat every night and just spread them out. I've been on WW for quite a few years, and I've never felt the need to use them all on the day I get them. And you do get AP for workouts as well.

    But all of that being said, not every program works for everyone, so I'm glad you found the one that will work for you! I like them both a lot, and you are right that in general it's all the same - calories in vs calories out, and whichever one you choose will likely work if you stick with it!

    You have the right attitude about this being a new way of life. That's how I believe one has to look at it in order to keep the weight off long term. I know so many people who "diet" until they get to X number and then start eating like they did before, which obviously means they gained weight like they did before, so it didn't work.

    Great job finding that balance and getting on track!

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