MFP Premium?

christa0130
christa0130 Posts: 102 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is it worth it?
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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited December 2015
    Not for me. Counting calories daily is plenty. If I could see micro-nutrients (somehow) I would pay. And if I could see more than just fat, protein, calories, etc. I would like to see 10 items.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    for a site as buggy as this one, no. Plus, you can do everything on the free version that you can on the premium version.

    You can see Micros on the free version (four of them), and you can set up your food diary to show fiber, sugar, etc. You jut have to go to custom settings.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited December 2015
    I would like to see all listed in the first page.
    Calories, Fat, saturated fat, Sodium, Calcium, Potassium, Carbs, protein, cholesterol, sugars, fiber, iron.
    Also would like to add magnesium. That way I don't have to look at printable report and go to reports. I want it all on one page.
    open diary.
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    edited December 2015
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    I would like to see all listed in the first page.
    Calories, Fat, saturated fat, Sodium, Calcium, Potassium, Carbs, protein, cholesterol, sugars, fiber, iron.
    Also would like to add magnesium. That way I don't have to look at printable report and go to reports. I want it all on one page.
    open diary.

    You can see the nutrients on one page in the app. But the nutrients are going to be what's generally reported on nutrition labels. Using MFP to track potassium or magnesium (?) isn't likely going to be very fruitful since neither of these are required to be reported and often aren't. Upgrading to premium, even if MFP listed all nutrients under the sun, won't change that.

    OP - I personally think premium would be worth it if were just a few dollars. For $50, what they're offering isn't worth that amount to me. I would like to see them offer more interesting tools and calculators and things like that that make me not have to math.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    christa0130 wrote: »
    Is it worth it?

    All the responses you've received so far are from non-premium members so you'd likely get a different view from some that are premium members. Perhaps you could create a thread asking for 'Premium Member input for new member' or something with that wording in the title. Or you could try it out for a month and see if it feels worth it to you. :)

    I don't feel it's something I need personally. The site is currently and has been having many issues for sometime and that would make me crazy knowing I was paying money and it not working properly.
  • Resistive
    Resistive Posts: 212 Member
    edited December 2015
    The only benefit I found with regards to the premium account was no more ads. Other than that, I see no benefit too it. The standard system pretty much takes care of everything you need.

    I do have the premium account.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    this site has become borderline worth it for free...i couldn't imagine spending money on this mess.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    this site has become borderline worth it for free...i couldn't imagine spending money on this mess.

    Yep
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Plus, you can do everything on the free version that you can on the premium version.

    apart from the things you can only do on Premium,

  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    yarwell wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Plus, you can do everything on the free version that you can on the premium version.

    apart from the things you can only do on Premium,

    :D ^ Makes a good point!
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I'm not even sure the free site is worth the money any more tbh
  • christa0130
    christa0130 Posts: 102 Member
    I agree with you all. I used to LOVE MFP when I first started my weight loss journey 3 years ago. I've had to start all over and not feeling what I see on here.
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  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Resistive wrote: »
    The only benefit I found with regards to the premium account was no more ads. Other than that, I see no benefit too it. The standard system pretty much takes care of everything you need.

    I do have the premium account.

    Well, there you have it, a reply from someone with premium, and it's the same as the rest of us. Really not worth it. It is not necessary for weight loss.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    yarwell wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Plus, you can do everything on the free version that you can on the premium version.

    apart from the things you can only do on Premium,

    such as...?
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    edited December 2015
    Caitwn wrote: »
    christa0130 wrote: »
    I agree with you all. I used to LOVE MFP when I first started my weight loss journey 3 years ago. I've had to start all over and not feeling what I see on here.

    The boards on SparkPeople may appeal to you. Personally I love the reddit "loseit" board community: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/

    I've never been on the Sparkppl boards but love love the recipe converter, recipe section and all the articles written over there. I find it enhances what I get from MFP. Just clicked on Reddit...what I saw on the section it opened up to was some really positive support... Saw a lot of MFP members using it that way as well...logging over here and using feedback a bit over there.

    I say if more sources get you to goals in life... more power to you. :) I'm sticking around but enjoy looking around and finding things not offered on this site ;)

    I find the sites compliment one another.
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    The things that are worth it for me :-
    1) i adjust my calorie goals based on grams and I have different goals on different days that match my workout/recovery program
    2) I can quickly see which foods I like and have eaten that have the most calories, macros, nutrients that I am interested in
    3) What ads?

    Are these things worth it to everyone? Probably not. But as my own trainer and nutritionalist, I dont mind spending the $50 a year for things the things that I pay attention to.
  • BuddhaB0y
    BuddhaB0y Posts: 199 Member
    If the premium version would allow you to make a recipie and send it to others so they don't have to find and add all the ingredients over again I would gladly pay for it!

    It's a huge pain in the *kitten* not being able to share recipies.
  • dhimaan
    dhimaan Posts: 774 Member
    This website has helped me so much. It has been instrumental in my fitness journey. If for nothing else I would pay just to support MFP. I cannot afford premium at the moment, but if I could I would.
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    edited December 2015
    dhimaan wrote: »
    This website has helped me so much. It has been instrumental in my fitness journey. If for nothing else I would pay just to support MFP. I cannot afford premium at the moment, but if I could I would.

    Thats how I look at it as well. My medical bills used to be much more than $50. Apparently my food bill is to :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    edited December 2015
    20yearsyounger wrote: »
    dhimaan wrote: »
    This website has helped me so much. It has been instrumental in my fitness journey. If for nothing else I would pay just to support MFP. I cannot afford premium at the moment, but if I could I would.

    Thats how I look at it as well. My medical bills used to be much more than $50. Apparently my food bill is to :)

    That's a pretty cool reason to have decided to go premium. I can totally understand that thought process! :smiley: Regarding ads....I too find those annoying so I use ad-block.
  • srecupid
    srecupid Posts: 660 Member
    I bought it just because i tend to use things I pay for more than free stuff. My copay at the doctor is like $20 so if it saves me a couple trips to the doctor because of weight related stuff I see it as worth it. Plus what is $50 compared to not dying at 50?
  • threadmad
    threadmad Posts: 190 Member
    Agree with @20yearsyounger and @srecupid. As for the comments about the current site being buggy, I've been logging in for 130+ days and haven't experienced any problems.

    Premium features list: https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1935024-what-are-the-features-of-myfitnesspal-premium-
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    I agree there have been a few issues. Mostly with pushing out new updates that weren't tested properly. I lost my friends feed a few days ago including christmas. Didn't like that at all. However, I was still a able to log and do what I needed to do as well as try out the new restaurant menu feature.
  • threadmad
    threadmad Posts: 190 Member
    edited December 2015
    Ok, I'll bite :) . What features worked before August 2015 that are no longer working?
  • ayalowich
    ayalowich Posts: 242 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    this site has become borderline worth it for free...i couldn't imagine spending money on this mess.

    Thank you. I still use it every day but it is clear that they have no interest in making the free website functional.
  • ayalowich
    ayalowich Posts: 242 Member
    srecupid wrote: »
    I bought it just because i tend to use things I pay for more than free stuff. My copay at the doctor is like $20 so if it saves me a couple trips to the doctor because of weight related stuff I see it as worth it. Plus what is $50 compared to not dying at 50?

    Do you seriously think that paying $50 is going to make you live longer? Or that if you don't you will kick it by 50? That comment can't be serious
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    where can I find this restaurant menu I keep reading about?
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    where can I find this restaurant menu I keep reading about?

    The MFP app on Apple iOS mobile devices

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10296936/ios-version-6-11-1-release-discussion-and-notes/p1

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