Thinking about letting Weight Watchers go and do MFP exclusively.

I no longer will go to weight watchers. Don't get me wrong, it's a good plan but for me it was only short term. I also like the fact that I can see nutritional values as I go along. With mfp I generally concentrate on if I'm getting enough protiein so that I will feel fuller. With ww it was just point values and I was always hungry. I tried core but never tracked the non core foods so after a while I have as getting complacent.

I feel more focused with mfp for the fact that my weigh in is during the week in the morning. I used to go on Thursday nights and weigh in after work my weight was always higher on their scales. I need to stay on track (or as best as I can) 24-7. The instructor used to joke and say that some members referred to Thursday's after weigh in was "piggy nite"meaning that you didn't have to keep track of your points after weigh inane you could just go binge. I'm guilty for falling into that mentality.

I also felt that the weekly meetings were good but not addressing my issues with food. It felt very generic.

I hope this helps. The best of luck to you on your journey.

Funny, I was just thinking about this tonight. I did WW before...a few times. Although I liked the idea behind WW, I am finding MFP much more beneficial. On WW I found myself using points on snack type foods a lot and not really worrying about the overall nutrition of the meal. Using MFP, I feel I am focusing on nutrition more. I must admit I only started MFP in late Dec. after losing 60 lbs on my own.

I tried weight watchers for a few months and then discovered MFP. I can now actually feel my weightloss..I started and stopped but now I am 100% focused and I am very proud I lost more weight in a month doing it with this app then with WW. MFP has more foods in the database, more support, and FREE.99..LOL but overall it's WAAAAAAAY better...if you are determined to lose the weight then yes save your money. DEFINITELY don't waste your money on that active link...what a waste. WW gave me a great foundation though on how to actually eat what I want. Just making better choices and exercising more and it feels great. Everyone is very helpful on here.

I switched from WW to MFP. I had gotten really frustrated in the points system. I used to understand it a few years ago, but with the most recent changes and the way the points are calculated now, just didn't make sense to me any longer. I quit following WW and started using MFP exclusively a few months ago.

I am considering a change too been doing ww for sometime and i am a big fan but i'm stuck and would like a fresh look at things. Also I really want to focus on fitness. I find it a bit frustrating to find everything on here though and was wondering if there is a simple way to use their program. I'm sure it's simple but i have a way of making everything difficult untill i figure it out. The wonderful thing on here are the many people and sharing that goes on.