Any weight watchers followers here?

Hi Mariluce. You've made a wise choice to use MFP, in my opinion. I consider myself relatively new also, I've been on MFP seriously since Oct. and I've lost 42 pounds. I had tried innumerable fad diets through the years, including three rounds of WW (though it's not really a fad diet). My mother told me years ago that it was simply a matter of calories in and out. Of course I didn't think she knew what she was talking about! (Dumb younger me!) If I can help you, I'll try my best to give you info and support as you need it.

Hi Mauriluce!
I also recently switched from WW to MFP. I started WW mid-Dec 2015, and paralleled my tracking with MFP for the comparison. I dropped WW 3 weeks ago because I found that I felt LESS GUILTY about the choices I made with what I ate. Changing eating habits won't happen overnight, and I felt like WW gave you guilt complexes for choosing one thing over the other. MFP also encouraged me to actually eat more whole foods as opposed to WW, where I tended to choose higher chemical things (like fat-free, or sugar-free). I am consistently losing more weight with MFP than WW, because I can also keep an eye on macros (you don't have to, but that's what I like to do.) I have a MUCH better understanding of the food that is going into my body with MFP. I don't plan on tracking forever and MFP, will help me develop better eating choices once that time comes.

I know one thing that some folks do to "bank" WW weeklies, they'll make an entry every day in their food diaries called "BANK CALORIES" and maybe allot 25-50 calories each day. It will take out from your daily so you can save it for whenever you get that binge urge. Hope this helps! Good luck!

I was on weight watchers years ago & I lost 60lbs.. Mostly because I was eating HORRIBLE foods. I just started counting my own points, and gradually I gained a little bit back (not much). I tried going back, but #1 - the people in this town are RUDE!. I would sit in a corner all by myself at that meetings because I felt so left out. I tried introducing myself, and that got me nowhere.. I'm very shy face to face, so it's hard for me to meet people. Anyway, so I joined MFP, I've been on it for a long time.. I lost 18lbs, but then I quit smoking & gained 30, now I have lost 13 of it. #2 - I discovered the formula for the new Weight Watchers Smart Points. And I'm using the Fit points formula for points plus. I have been comparing the MFP & smart points results. WW points are keeping me on track for eating healthy foods,no processed foods, or grabbing a quick bite at the drive through. There have been times I have gone hiking all day, and according to MFP I had lots of calories left, so I would go into BEAST MODE and do a swan dive into the pantry. With WW, I find out that is not the case. So between the two, I have stayed focused, on eating right, and since the beginning of the year I have noticed the scales budging, and the tape measure getting smaller!
If anyone has the breakdown of the Fit points etc. I would greatly appreciate it. I heard you actually get more points. Since it's new, no one is actually putting info out on the internet yet.

HI everyone. I have been doing WW for years I had lost 100 pounds. I had spinal fusion surgery last Aug gain about 20 back just before and another 20 just after. But since WW switched to smart points my weight loss has stopped. I liked it at first but now no so much. For the first time in my WW life I feel like food is good or bad. I always felt before that I could eat what I wanted but in moderation, but smart points are so high on some foods that it makes you feel guilty for having them. I am giving MFP a whirl. My son does MFP and loves it. Today is actually my first day on MFP. all advice is greatly appreciated.

Oh, I also mostly eat whole foods, etc. I am gluten free since 1997 and a SAHM so I really plan my cooking out using real foods. I never really felt like these realities were supported at WW. Here I feel like they are.