Weight Watchers new plan & MFP

Good question. I would like to know the answer to that myself. LOL, I may have to go and sit in on a WW meeting to find out what the deal is.

A couple of my co-workers are doing Weight Watchers and today is the 1st meeting on th new program. I'll ask her tomorrow and know more...they seem very excited about the change because it's been the same thing for a while.

Instead of concentrating on calories, it is concentrating on healthy intake. Points are based on fat, fiber, protein, and carbs. The daily point allowance is more generous than the previous programs, but so are some of the point values of many foods. Higher protein and fiber makes a food more point friendly, carbs and fat increase the point value.

If you have any specific questions let me know and i'll ask my sister, she has been a WW leader in Toronto for 3-4 years now and was in the WW magazine as well once she reached her goal weight

I did Weight Watchers a couple of years ago and lost about 25 pounds and then slowly added it all back on plus 10. When I decided I need to do something again I joined again but was unable to really commit to it, partly because the whole point thing really drove me nuts, always having to whip out my little calculator to figure stuff out, and the 0 - 1 point foods I ate too much of. Just because it has 0 ww points it still has calories. The calories in verses calories out is much easier to follow and they won't be revising it any time.

Also, the cost of this site over ww is much cheaper LOL.

Just my opinion, everybody need to find what will work for themselves.

"[/quote]So this is what I got from my co-workers:

I don't know if you are aware of how the plan works now but...you know veggies are all free to them...well now so are all fruits. So they can have as much veggies and fruits as they want! Of course with this change, the point value in other things has changed. For example, one of my friends has a bagel with peanut butter every morning and it used to count for 3 points. Now it counts for 5 points so what she did now is reduce the amount of peanut butter used, but now she added a banana to her 'meal' because now it's free. Sounds pretty good right!
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It is not so much "eat as much as you want", its a free food to eat to satisfaction. WW counsels you to eat until you feel satisfied and not to you are full. This is to prevent overeating. The free foods help when you are low in points and feel hungry. It encourages you to grab a piece of fruit or fresh veggies instead of processed garbage, which can be low in calories but also low in nutrition.

I signed up for WW PP on a cash back deal. I've used WW before but not for while, so I though I'd try it for free. Three weeks of using it and I haven't lost any weight. Been following it as advised. Went onto the forums and a number of people switch back to the old WW system and have lost weight. Not sure if I was doing something wrong, but many people on the WW forum reported weight gain or no weight lost at all.

Decided to use MFP again as I have consistently lost weight with it.

I have been on the WW plan in the past, and I lost weight but I always gained the weight back and then some. I was so excited about the change in the program, (free fruits as well as the free veggies) I couldn't wait to join! Well, I did.....and I obsessed so bad over the food that first weekend after I signed up (in addition to paying for a month) that I did not go back...To me for some reason it was harder. Where I had recipes that I had gotten off the internet with points already calculated I was freaking out because I didn't know the points for some of the recipes yet and I didn't want to eat them unless I knew the points first.....That would mean going to the website and figuring the points through recipe builder.....Needless to say, it caused a few tense moments between my husband and I and I decided that WW's was no longer for me......In the mean time I joined a weight loss group at work and our registered dietician gave me some helpful tips and turned me on to MFP...so this is my first day and I have gone grocery shopping and my goodness! It was so much easier shopping this time around than it was shopping those couple of weeks ago for WW's......
Oh as the program use to be: Calories, Fat and Fiber, It is now based on Carbs, protein, fat, and fiber AND the only way you can figure your points is to spend 10 bucks on a points calculator....There is no longer a points finder ruler.....Sorry for gabbing so much....Hope this helps some of you.....

I am currently in WW and using MFP. The new WW plan really does force you to focus on eating healthier and promoting more natural foods without looking at calories. However, high carb foods and alcohol increased in points under the new plan, so things like cereal and wine have increased in point values. If you’re a member, you are allowed to purchase one hand held calculator at $5.95, but after that they jump to about $11 for any additional calculators purchased. I have a smart phone and in addition to the MFP app, I also have found many free WW calculators out there that allow you to figure your daily points allowance and calculate food values when you have the nutrition facts available. I currently pay for the unlimited membership, which includes free access to the website and I can attend meetings at anytime, but as far as the food catalog goes, it is not very helpful and does not include many foods. That is where MFP comes in for me. I can easily find so many foods in this website that I would not be able to find on the WW website. I love that MFP gives the nutrition facts, and you can even modify what you see on the home screen, so I was able to add fiber to my home screen. This makes figuring out my WW points for my daily foods a breeze! If anyone is doing both, I recommend MFP to search for nutrition facts. It just makes everything so much easier!

I have been a member on and off with WW for 10 years, and Nov 09-now I had lost 108 pnds and that is with yo yoing 10 pnds for the last 6 months! So it works without a doubt! But so does any other diet followed properly. I am trying this out to save $$ for a bit but my WW meeting was like family, I miss them and hope to go back soon. ( A skinnier me would be nice too!)

I agree the new plan with FREE fruits and Veggies is nice ,but if you count those fruits and veggies as their point value like they were b4 you can WAY over eat even if in moderation!

Just started the new weight watchers online. Still going to log into mfp to watch my calories. Wish me luck.