TOPS - Take off the Pounds Sensibly

Considering their membership is pretty reasonable ($32 for a year), and they claim they don't sell any foods or supplements, it could be a reasonable support and accountability program.

It looks like they provide a exchange based meal plan (exchanges are what WW used before their present points system). These are another method of portion control.

Just remember, it still comes down to CI<CO, you can continue to log in MFP and use their meal plan as a structure so you can learn how many calories you're eating under their program. If the calories comes out low, you know you have some freedom to eat some more.

ETA: I just realized there's a $5 monthly local affiliate fee in addition to the $32 annual fee, so $92 total annually if there's nothing else. Still reasonable, imo.

I tried TOPS for a while. The first group I joined was in Maryland. It was a good group of people and supportive. So was the group in Tucson -wonderful people who introduced me to mall walking. The next group I was in was not supportive in any way. I was struggling and they told me I was obviously cheating. Bottom line is that is depends on the group you join. Some groups are great and others are not. The only difference between TOPS and MFP is the face to face interaction that you get. If you feel you would do better with that - go for it.

tops is okay. I havent attended my local group in a while, but I used to attend weekly. It can be a great source of support, but also quite a few foods were demonized in my local group, so you will just have to see what works for you.

My mom has been a member forever. Like anything, it works if you do the work. It's a generally positive place, and the price is very affordable.