Officially left weight watchers to come back here...
Julem22
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Hi Everyone, I Officially left weight watchers to come back here. I did lose some weight on Weight watchers, but I have to say. I did not like Smart Points, My Trader Joe's Oat and fiber bar was 5 points (it is only 120 calories and I look at it like a treat but the points were so high!). My morning coffee was 4 points when it was barely 80 calories. I understand the push to get away from sugar, but I was starting to get resentful of just eating protein all the time. So, here I am...
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Awesome and welcome!!
read this
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p1
Lots of successful people here!!5 -
Sitting here thinking of doing the same thing.....2
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I did the exact same thing. Welcome back : )2
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I did the same also..my 100 calorie yogurt bar was like 5 sp vs just counting as 100 calories etc so I've been counting calories and it works out just fine4
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I do WW as well and love it. I have lost 25 lbs since Feb of this year. But I'm also doing MFP. A lot of people from WW do both.
Feel free to add me as a friend! 5 -
Hi Everyone, I Officially left weight watchers to come back here. I did lose some weight on Weight watchers, but I have to say. I did not like Smart Points, My Trader Joe's Oat and fiber bar was 5 points (it is only 120 calories and I look at it like a treat but the points were so high!). My morning coffee was 4 points when it was barely 80 calories. I understand the push to get away from sugar, but I was starting to get resentful of just eating protein all the time. So, here I am...
THIS!
I used weight watchers 10 years ago to get some weight off. It worked great. My friend had mentioned to me on how she signed up and lost 10 lbs in less than a month. I thought why not give it a try again to get the last 15 off...total waste of $20!
Not only is their food database weak, the app sucks. And to log your food is so time consuming to figure out the smart points value!
My 1500 calorie day was 54 smart points and I am only allotted 30?! A glass of 2% milk was 6 points?! 110 calorie Greek yogurt was 5? Disappointing. I understand that they are trying to get you to cut sugar and fat but I feel full fats and sugars from dairy and fruit are ok. It's the fake food and chemicals that I stay away from.
I will continue to stick with MFP!21 -
I used to use WW but I left them because of all the new changes.3
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Yep. I loved my leader but the ww database sucked and I just couldn't lose with the new system.2
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I think it would be different if the whole world ran using points...but real world isn't like that. So on WW's you are constantly putting (your life) a round peg, into a square hole (the world)...frustrating!!!4
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Yep its getting you hooked on a process. Hey, news flash, just listen to your body, and pick what you crave. Life today for my dinner, I am having tilapia, because I like it, then I added 1/3 cup of campanelle pasta because I like how its curly and a bit chewy. Then I am sauteing some zucchini in some spices and some chicken broth because it makes a nice "bed" to put my fish on and steam it. Then I am putting on some walnuts because I just love walnuts. It makes a great meal, and I didn't even look up my blasted points either... hahaha!13
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I signed up with weight watchers just as they rolled out smart points. I really do t like it anymore so I'm coming back to mfp.2
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I too left WW...I wasn't crazy about all their plan changes! I'm all about the KISS method.
MFP is easy and as a new member I already feel part of a community. 5 -
I'm another weight watchers reject. Smart points were dumb points when all the healthy food(I thought!) turned into evil food. Came back here to lose the weight the right way.4
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I also left WW. My job offered it free to employees for a year. I tried it for a month and I could not get into it, so I'm back on MFP. I do attend the WW meetings at work for tips and accountability but I track on MFP.3
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I lost 17 lbs on SP,but then felt like I was starving and started to binge more so I recently tried points plus and it was better for sure, but I think ultimately counting calories will be easier..4
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Personally, I think you did the right thing.
I was on WW last year and everyone around me was losing 3-4 lbs a week !!! Me? .2...I was so frustrated and I felt so hungry at the end of the day. I stopped going and fell off the wagon big time. I gained about 15 lbs and felt awful.
I just woke up one day and thought, it's about damn time I put myself first. I do so much for everyone so it's about time I do something for myself which is take care of myself.
A friend of mine is a personal trainer so she's been working with me for the last week and keeping me accountable on sending her my MFP stats at the end of every day.
I've been off and on MFP for a few years now but somehow, this time feels different.
If anyone wants to add me, I'm a great motivator. I just have to motivate myself more
I wish you all a beautiful day !!! Drink that water 10 -
Good choice!!! I am so sick of all of these diets and programs. Advocare, Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem etc....
MFP worked for me and always has worked way better than any other "diet" or program. It's about making smart choices and turning it into a lifestyle rather than a temporary fix. As long as you're burning off more than you put in ..you'll lose weight.10 -
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