Weight watchers vs myfitnesspal

Both work by reducing calories whether you count them or not. The difference is cost and whether you feel you need in person support.

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I’ve always been a MFP gal and my mom did WW. Now given that they are saying you can eat as many bananas, beans, and eggs as you want without counting them, I believe my mom will consider switching over!

Tracker is better here. Support/community much better there. I'm tracking with both at the moment.

I did WW in late 2016 and early 2017. I was told that I was not eating enough points because I was eating a lot of fruits and vegetables. I really did like the support group and made some new friends. But I felt that I was being penalized for eating some of the good things for my body. I did lose 12 pounds during the four months I attended. I left and looked for something else, and to my surprise, I found a free program called Diabetes Prevention Program which helped me tremendously. I made new friends, I changed my behavior and to date, I have lost 38 pounds and still losing. I never heard of the program until I searched for alternative weight loss programs. The only criteria is that you are not diabetic and that you have someone in your family that is diabetic. I am so glad that I found it because they encouraged us to use MFP to track our food, calories and activities. Like WW, we weigh in each week to see how we are reaching our minimum goal of 7% of our body weight. They actually look at our trackers each week, by taking them home, and write comments and suggestions to help us get on track. I have been in this program since June 2017 and I am not looking to lose too much weight too quickly, been there, done that! I want to lose steadily and reasonably so that I will not gain it back this last time. Now with that said, I joined WW again because I have been asked by quite a few women to support them during the process. They have seen my results and want someone they can trust to go through with them. Since it will be offered at work, I only have to pay $25 for a 3 month session. That is not a lot to pay to help someone you love, who by the way, does not qualify for the Diabetes Prevention Program. I will get a chance to see the new "free foods" program, but will basically be sticking with what I am doing now.

angelb1983 wrote: »

I have done both. I think a lot of people that have never done WW judge it negatively. It does teach you to measure things and it teaches you to eat until comfortable but not full. It has taught me more about nutrition than MFP (at least when you invest in meetings and not just online). With all that said, I like MFP more because like an PP said, it has way too high of points for certain foods. I don't want to feel like I fail if I have a avocado, or cookie. I like to eat what I want in moderation and it doesn't really allow for much wiggle room.

Yes, with WW you have many "free" foods but their idea is that people don't usually binge on those type foods. For me, that has proven to be true. I found that when I follow WW I eat around 1300-1500 calories and have a much more "clean" diet. With MFP I have free reign on what I want to eat and allow myself 1700-1800 calories to lose.

With all that said, it is up to you. Both programs work.

I have done ww on points....wasnt successful but on ww exchange program in late 80's I was!
Then again....the meetings were fun and leader engaging.
MFP is a huge success with me cause it costs me nothing....community.....science.....log in responsibility which makes me accountable. Mainly costs me nothing...TA DA!!!

I am currently on Weight Watchers, I love the group support and the points. I also track all my food on MFP to make sure everything I'm eating is under the calories I should behaving. It's double the work but I'm a weirdo for numbers. I love Weight Watchers and MFP, I use them in tandem.