Weight watchers?

I tried it and it is almost the same as MFP except they let you pretty much eat as much fruit and veggies as you want. I don't know if that has changed since. MFP checks in on the sugar intake from fruit so I think it is a little bit better.

WW is the very first diet I did after my 3rd child was born. I lost 35 lbs in 6 months and became a lifetime member. It was about 27 years ago. I was able to maintain for a couple of years but then because of life events I regained all plus some. I always went back to WW and it always worked to lose but I would regain plus. Now instead of 35 lbs to lose I have 75 but will be happy with 50 if I feel good and am fit. I was actually thinking about going back because they have an updated plan coming out next week. I joined MFP in Oct because I wanted to start sooner and now I am pretty happy here. I have lost 10 lbs. I am have 1200 cals per day and I eat 200 to 300 exercise cals on top of that. I main reason I wanted to go is for the face to face meetings so I may go to a couple meetings with different leaders to see if I lake any and rejoin for a couple months. If I do I will still record my daily food into MFP.

If you're thinking of joining, wait until next week. New plan being rolled out with a different points formula. I think they are calling it "smart points."

I have done it in the past when they would run a special for $19 a month online. I looked last week to join again and it was $40! So I'm just going to continue to count my calories

I did it 8 years ago, lost 40 lbs, I'm a lifetime and by keeping the weight off I get meetings + E tools FREE (close to 7 years)
So YES I'm a WW success Story, tried many "short cuts" before but didn't last...

I lost 80 pounds on WW 15 years ago and was a leader for a bit. It, like any other program, can work, if you follow it. The points can be confusing, but it does teach you about portion control and not just giving you meals. I learned a lot of recipes, and about a different way to live. Unfortunately for me, life, stress, medications have gotten the better of me and I've gained half of the weight back. I did try to go back to weight watchers, but I just wasn't motivated to follow the plan this time. Now I am doing things differently with medical support and struggle due to some medical issues, but I still think it can be a good plan for those who like a group setting and the support that weight watchers can bring to you.

Is WW running a promo? I'm only curious because there have been a lot more WW-related threads than usual lately (I don't mean that in a bad way.) I personally find the actual tracking and points vs. calories to be pretty much the same, so if you are doing online only, I'd suggest MFP. The WW meetings can be helpful if you are looking for something in-person.

ald783 wrote: »

Is WW running a promo? I'm only curious because there have been a lot more WW-related threads than usual lately (I don't mean that in a bad way.) I personally find the actual tracking and points vs. calories to be pretty much the same, so if you are doing online only, I'd suggest MFP. The WW meetings can be helpful if you are looking for something in-person.

LOL I don't think so since the Promo here is not usually good however I don't see people mentioning MFP on the WW boards...

Yeah I heard so many complains about the new app, I'm lucky I'm still using the old one, anyways I can track in paper, that's how I got to my original goal in the first place! And also many posters moved to Facebook and thats why is quiet

Also, weight watchers is about the leader .........there are good ones and not so good ones. I find that makes a difference.

WW was really the only diet I have ever had success with, but each time I stopped going to meeting I would gain all the weight back. I joined MFP in October and used the $ I would have spent on WW on a monthly gym membership. I am way more successful now than I ever was on WW. Have lost 20 lbs since first week of October! The more friends you add in MFP, the more motivation you will have daily! You will see how many are working out and eating under their calorie goal and you will want to do the same! Feel free to add me as a friend, it helps having a group for support!

I go to Weight Watchers meetings and really like it. I don't do the points plan (I do a keto diet instead) and I use MFP to track my food instead of the WW app. But I like the structure of the weekly weigh-in, and wanting to get a "congrats" from the lady who weighs you and updates your weight in the book. The meetings are pretty corny, but hey, sometimes corny works.

I lost 12 kilograms on WW, I gained it back slowly over the years and after the birth of my son because I stopped tracking.

The nice thing about weight watchers is you do start to think about everything as 'points' so you do end up tracking in your mind so you are actively thinking about everything you eat and you can 'save' points for special occassions. If you are one of those people who simply cannot do a strict diet like Weigh less it does help you feel like you have more control and you feel less deprived.

However they don't count certain things like coffee, tea, sweetners, some veg etc which MFP does so MFP is more accurate. I go to meetings but I go for support and for the weigh ins - knowing I have to weigh and my leader is going to see the loss or gain weekly keeps me accountable. It is not a bad diet on the whole, any diet that gets you thinking about what you are eating and gets you started with tracking accurately is a good thing. The problem comes in when you see it as a short term thing - its not. This is a lifestyle change - you will do it daily for the rest of your life no matter what plan you choose.

Hi ... I was going to join WW again !!! But thanks for the advice above ! Think I will stick to MFP, although it been ages since I actively started tracking calories !! Will take a bit of getting used to but I really want to lose at 15lbs !!!

starspeckled wrote: »

I love weight watchers. However the past week they have absolutely ruined their app and website. Go to their Facebook page, people are LIVID. I just cancelled my membership and am headed back here. After using the food database on MFP, you will be disappointed by the small database Weight Watchers has.

Their plan worked (can't speak of the new one they rolled out today), but the tech issues are unbearable. Good luck!

This is exactly why I canceled my membership and came here!