Joined Weight Watchers now regretting it
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gooz71
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I joined WW a month ago and had been losing weight. Last week however, they changed their whole program and I am so disappointed. It's left me feeling hopeless. I am wondering if anyone on here has had better success with MFP than WW after having done both?
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Loads of people have had success with MFP and it's free.
read this
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p10 -
The biggest recurring issue I see with weight watchers and people who then use mfp is the free fruit and veg.
People not logging their fruit and veg and wondering why they aren't losing on mfp.
Log everything with calories and create a deficit and lose weight.0 -
Hey, I'm a former long, long time WWer and I quit after they kept stuffing around with the program. I've had over 70lbs of success with MFP now!0
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What have they changed now?0
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Apparently, low points will be assigned to low fat meat to encourage folks to eat less fatty meat. Sugar and Saturated fat are more points. More emphasis on fitness and motivation.0
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cos you can't sell that as a product
WW points were developed when calorie counting involved notepads and little look-up books - it was designed to simplify - now it just complicates IMO
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My Mum - also a relatively new WW member (though she has been a member on and off for around 30 years!) has just recently cancelled her membership due to the restrictive Smart Points system. In my honest opinion, it is utterly ridiculous, totally unsustainable and a real shame. Weight Watchers used to be such a positive and straight-forward approach to losing weight but is needlessly over complicating things.
MFP (again in my honest opinion) is the absolute ultimate tool in losing weight. Counting calories and being realistic whilst STILL being able to live like a normal human being and on top of all that, it's free.0 -
If weight watchers found the perfect formula for losing weight they would still have to continue to change it to make money. And they also have to keep it complicated so you think you cannot do it on your own.0
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I joined WW a couple of years ago, dead simple: Daily points + Weekly points, eat what you like (encouraged to make healthier choices) = 3stone weight loss. I've put all of it back on (but thats not WW fault
) Is it a lot more complicated now? 0 -
Can you cancel your membership or are you locked in for a certain time period?0
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I lost every week on the flex program than without warning my account was changed to that stupid points plus, I gained back half what I lost trying to figure out what to do. They should let people choose what they want to do, I paid for flex I want the flex.0
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The biggest recurring issue I see with weight watchers and people who then use mfp is the free fruit and veg.
People not logging their fruit and veg and wondering why they aren't losing on mfp.
Log everything with calories and create a deficit and lose weight.
This is a good point. if you DO go with MFP, log your fruits and vegetables. Eat them, definitely, but log them.0 -
The new program is called "smart points" and IMO it's now "low carb" which isn't sustainable to me. They lowered the points allowed each day and have raised the points on most foods unless it's lean protein and/or very low in sugar. For example, a bowl of oatmeal that used to be 4 points, is now 7. I totally get that they are trying to get people to eat healthier, but what I liked about WW before was you could have what you want and still lose weight. Now they are pretty much forcing you to eat low carb so it's much harder to adhere to (for me).0
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The new program is called "smart points" and IMO it's now "low carb" which isn't sustainable to me. They lowered the points allowed each day and have raised the points on most foods unless it's lean protein and/or very low in sugar. For example, a bowl of oatmeal that used to be 4 points, is now 7. I totally get that they are trying to get people to eat healthier, but what I liked about WW before was you could have what you want and still lose weight. Now they are pretty much forcing you to eat low carb so it's much harder to adhere to (for me).
That bites
Calorie counting
it's free
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As others have said - it's smoke and mirrors. If the system was easy to follow/replicate outside of WW they wouldn't be needed - and wouldn't get your money. CICO is free, easy to follow and works for life. The sheer number of people you see on the boards saying they've done WW many times speaks for itself really.0
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cos you can't sell that as a product
WW points were developed when calorie counting involved notepads and little look-up books - it was designed to simplify - now it just complicates IMO
Agreed. I belonged to WW in the 90s and it was helpful then but not something I'd pay for now that there is MFP. A good group and leader could be worthwhile, but overall, I don't think it's worth the fee.
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kshama2001 wrote: »
cos you can't sell that as a product
WW points were developed when calorie counting involved notepads and little look-up books - it was designed to simplify - now it just complicates IMO
Agreed. I belonged to WW in the 90s and it was helpful then but not something I'd pay for now that there is MFP. A good group and leader could be worthwhile, but overall, I don't think it's worth the fee.
If someone wants group support and accountability I would suggest looking into TOPS instead of WW. That way they could follow their own program and pay a lot less (TOPS is $5 a month plus a yearly $20 fee). I don't think I would want to pay $40 a month to have someone weigh me in and get materials & listen to meeting topics that don't necessarily apply to what I am doing.0 -
WW has to continually ramp up there "system" to make it look complicated; that's how they get to charge money for something your poor little, average intellect can't figure out.
You can't make people spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars chasing their weight loss dreams by telling them 'here's the numbers, follow a simple CICO rule and... yeah, that's basically it'.
The diet industry is five billion plus a year for a reason.
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WW has to continually ramp up there "system" to make it look complicated; that's how they get to charge money for something your poor little, average intellect can't figure out.
You can't make people spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars chasing their weight loss dreams by telling them 'here's the numbers, follow a simple CICO rule and... yeah, that's basically it'.
The diet industry is five billion plus a year for a reason.
Spot on!0
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