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Coming over from WW

pammyshepp
pammyshepp Posts: 6 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Happy day after Labor Day! Am I the only one who overdid it a little this weekend? I am converting myself over from weight watchers this morning. I have had limited success with it this go around. I eat a lot of fruit, which is now free on WW, but it definitely has calories.... Has anyone else who has done WW recently had an issue with some of the changes?

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,462 Member
    Welcome.

    WW never made any sense to me. I mean, a large apple has nearly 200 calories. How does that not "count"? My body still counts it.

    Take a look around in the Success Stories forum, and good luck.
  • Katiebear_81
    Katiebear_81 Posts: 719 Member
    The way it works is that your "baseline" calories are closer to 1000/day, which allows for "free" fruit and veggies.

    I did it back when it was Points Plus. I lost over 30 lbs this way, and it was wonderful! Then Smart Points came out, and I hated it. I felt like it took away all of my options. Points for something with sugar almost doubled, and I did NOT want to be on a low carb diet. If I wanted some jellybeans, I wanted some jellybeans - I shouldn't have to give up half of my lunch points to be able to have some, you know? Anyway, I quit (also: expensive to do something that I hated so much) and then gained back the 30 lbs. SIGH. So I'm here now, as well.
  • santandr77
    santandr77 Posts: 38 Member
    I joined here while ago then back ww then back again. I much prefer this hun good lookxx
  • melissa570
    melissa570 Posts: 3 Member
    I just came over from smart points too. I was successful and lost the 15 pounds I wanted to lose earlier this year. However, once I reached goal I found myself binging which I have never, ever done before. I think the program is too restrictive and seeing negative points if you do splurge a little is mentally defeating. So I have pretty much gained 10 pounds back. I am finding MFP is more easy for real life and the pounds are coming back off again but I feel satisfied.
  • ocaines2014
    ocaines2014 Posts: 1 Member
    Hmmm- I kind of in between - I still have my WW
    App- but I also just d/l MFP- I am debating whether to switch or not. To me calories aren't just calories - it's what's in the food that counts. I think that's why WW To smart points - if a Big Mac is 500 calories- but 2 grilled chicken breast -brown rice and veggies are the same - then we should be eating the chicken. That's why WW are incorporating their point system based on more than just calories , carbs and fat.
    However- if I can track using MFP for free and it works - then why not? But I love that I can eat fruits and veggie and not count - it forces me to eat fruit - otherwise If I have to Count it- I won't eat it.
  • darciew2
    darciew2 Posts: 50 Member
    That was totally me... Fruit eater on WW. I actually gained weight :)
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