Weight Watchers in conjunction with myfitnesspal

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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I can see where the weekly meeting would be encouraging, but MFP is free, effective, and with the friends you make on here, you can get some really great encouragement.
  • SolotoCEO
    SolotoCEO Posts: 293 Member
    MFP is free, WW costs money...I get as much (or more) from MFP, so why would I spend the money. Doing both - counting points and calories will most likely drive you crazy. Good luck regardless of which route you choose in the long-term.
  • Jacqui_Runs
    Jacqui_Runs Posts: 68 Member
    I was a huge fan of WW when I first started years ago. I also got suckered by the 0PP for fruits and veggies. Because they do have calories.

    Both of these programs work very differently I personally don't think WW is as effective as it used to be. I lost weight too slow, and it definitely wasn't an accurate depiction of calories in food. I was always running out of points, and was still hungry.

    Here, I can have calories left over, and gain more if I exercise. It's a happy medium, and while logging calories is tedious, it personally works better for me. Again, do what's going to work best for you, but I am not sure about doing both at the same time. MFP has been wonderful.
  • Renee1969
    Renee1969 Posts: 5 Member
    I just started back at weight watchers again after 5-6 years because my teenage daughter wanted to lose 20 pounds and the doctor feels WW is the best out there.
    I couldn't believe the plus system allows three free fresh fruits per day (after that you must count the points). Butttt then I saw that the points for almost all the foods I eat have gone up in points so they are costing me a lot more and therefore those three free fruits per day really are not free. But by saying they are its mentally encouraging me to get them in. And although high in sugar, I'm opting for fruits over (for example) a skinny cow ice cream sandwich.
    I haven't even had my first weigh in but that's the other part that helped me. Keeps me accountable.
  • sheldonklein
    sheldonklein Posts: 854 Member
    If meetings and accountability help you and are worth the costv to you, that's fine and personal. However, points are just dumbed down calorie counting, with small adjustments for fiber and fat. Counting calories on MFP is at least as easy and better.
  • Mezzie1024
    Mezzie1024 Posts: 380 Member
    I think it's great that you like the meetings and accountability, but for the long term, I would recommend learning to calorie count accurately. It seems less complicated and more accurate than points. I know there have been people on here that logged MFP-style but went to WW meetings. It seems like a happy compromise.

    Here's some food for thought. A couple weeks ago, I cut up some watermelon and weighed it. I ate straight from the bowl until I didn't want anymore, then weighed what was left. I didn't think watermelon would be a big deal, but lo and behold -- I had eaten 400 calories in watermelon. It was a very hot day, and it's possible I ate more than I would have in other circumstances, but still... that's quite a bit of 0-point calories that didn't at all feel like overindulgence at the time.

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