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blk7363
blk7363 Posts: 17 Member
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Went back on ww 3 weeks ago cause I was not losing on fitness pal
Thought the freestyle program would be great but I was so wrong
I have gained weight since I’ve been in the program and so frustrated
Seems like I’m not losing on either fitness pal or ww

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    Are you tracking honestly and accurately?

    Have you had a physical lately?
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,482 Member
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    I lost on a prior version of WW. Don’t know about the current version. I found counting points a bit easier than counting calories. Also liked the flex aspect of WW.

    But a calorie deficit monitored by tracking works. No matter what system you use, tracking has a learning curve. Are you using a food scale? You don’t really know where you are without one. Keep trying.
  • DebLaBounty
    DebLaBounty Posts: 1,172 Member
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    MFP works, you just need to be consistent and accurate. My sister in law gained weight on the new WW program, too. It lets you eat “free” foods that actually -gasp! - have calories!! Plus it costs money.
  • JGertch
    JGertch Posts: 13 Member
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    Keep trying. I know it seems frustrating. I have been there. Pray for guidance. It’s helped me. I am currently on WW but I don’t like the new plan so I’m trying out MFP again. I plan to track everything, excercise & eat healthy. Give it 100% & I know it will work for you.
  • Ivanapoutine
    Ivanapoutine Posts: 28 Member
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    I too signed up to WW in January. 5 weeks in (tracked every crumb) and stayed the same. I never overdid the zero foods according to WW experts (1
    Cup yogurt, 2 fruits, 2 eggs max of zeros) and this being my third day of MFP, I am down 3.3 lbs. I am still a member on WW since I paid until March but after counting the cals I was actually eating, I was going way over! I showed my logged food to WW help and they stated the amount I was eating was great. Three days in, I am definitely hungrier, but I feel better and I know it will probably take a week for my body to adjust to the smaller portions. WW is a great plan to guide people who eat unhealthy towards eating healthier. I know it works for many but for me, I eat healthy 85-90% of the time but I love big portions. All of the zero pt options were the foods I generally already ate but it allowed me to eat larger portions than I would have if I were tracking calories hence no weight loss.
  • 1John410
    1John410 Posts: 5 Member
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    I totally agree with what the majority of the folks have said here. I actually just cancelled my membership and paid the early termination fee. I was on it for 4 weeks and while I succeeded with other WW programs, this one didn’t work for me at all. I called it “The Carb Hater Program”. I was out with my college age son and hadn’t eaten all day so we stopped by Sonic and I grabbed a large tater tot...thinking it would be 10 points (which would still be a lot) but it was 19!! And I had a total of 23 for the day. Not to mention the oodles of chicken and eggs I ate (and fruits and veggies, too!). I agree with the previous poster, using MFP I do experience hunger, but also weight loss. After tracking and manipulating the WW program for 4 weeks I had a 1.8 lb loss. No way. I am not messing with that anymore.

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