Just cancelled Weight Watchers to come back to My Fitness Pal

Starbunny11 · July 2018

So, I started doing Weight Watchers in April and managed to lose about 10 pounds over the last three months. However, that price tag was just getting to me. I felt horribly guilty and so much pressure if I went over my point goal and I felt like that was counterproductive to a healthy mindset, so here I am. Back at MFP. My question is, for those of you doing the free MFP version (like me), what keeps you incentivized to lose weight? Do you have little motivators for yourself? That is something I did love about WW, is the charm system. I loved getting those little charms on my keychain. I guess I could get my own charms, and may, but I was just wondering what you guys use to motivate yourself. Thanks!

kommodevaran · July 2018

I'm in maintenance, but the same goes for weightloss: I'm not incentivized to lose weight. I have a drive to do the things that in turn makes my body use up stored fat: Eat food I like, but less. Move in ways I like, every day. Doesn't sound like much, right? That's the whole point.

tonkacrew3 · July 2018

Personally, I don't pay much attention to the community her (aside from my friends). My incentive has been following "The Full Plate Diet" You can download the book for free. I'll give a link. I don't get anything from talking about this other than the joy of helping someone else. This way of eating is the easiest, cheapest and healthiest way I have found. I don't go through my day hangry and I am losing slowly and in a healthy way. I exercise as I can and just the fact that this way of eating has been so easy has been enough motivation. I also noticed a bulletpoint journal on pinterest that so eone made in a dollar store journal that kept track of the small goals they met each week or so. When the goals were met, they had a small reward (i.e. a charm, a good book to read, a smoothie from someplace not home...etc.) Things like this also keep me going. Oh...and humor! I try and paste a funny or motivational meme on my page daily. It helps me not be SO serious about my weight and keep things in perspective. I hope this helps! ☺
Here is the link for the book:
Uugh...next to add it in a new reply...sorry!

PADMADORA928 · July 2018

I just canceled my WW account because my goals were very different from people in my group. I wanted to lose weight yes but I love working out especially with heavy weights. So I haven't seen my weight go down that much in the past 2 months but could see and feel the changes. Good luck to you.

swimmchick87 · July 2018

In the past I tried little rewards for every 10 pounds- things I wanted, but likely wouldn't spend the money on otherwise. Honestly, I find the best motivation is being able to fit in clothes I haven't fit in for awhile, buying a smaller size, doing an activity I previously found difficult (due to being out of shape) and realizing it's gotten easier, etc. or even just looking in the mirror and realizing how much better I look. The material rewards I built in for myself didn't really compare to that stuff! To each their own though. I'm not knocking anything that works for you.

Starbunny11 · July 2018

I'm trying to think up some incentives for me to work towards and having trouble. I really want a new fitbit, but they are so expensive...My current fitbit is the One and has been having trouble syncing, etc. I'd love for that to be an incentive for when I get to my goal weight, but that seems like something that would be helpful for DURING the process.

emmamcgarity · July 2018

If you really want a new Fitbit put money in a jar every weigh in to save toward it. I am finding the new smaller sized clothes are much more fun to shop for.

Snowflake1968 · July 2018

My biggest motivator is seeing the differences in myself, but I also enjoy a good reward system so I have set out things I want at each 10 pound loss.
180 - New Sandals
170 - New Underwear
160 - 2 New outfits
150 - 2 New Outfits
140 - $500 shopping trip

I am probably going to have to change this up some. I am down 19 pounds right now and finding my pants are all really unflattering in the bottom. I don't own one pair of pants or shorts that I have to unfasten anymore.

klorben · July 2018

I also just quit WW and went back to MFP. I’m actually a fairly healthy eater, I just have horrendous portion control—so those 0 point foods were doing no good for because I have no problem eating tons of chicken breasts and eggs.

I never went to meetings, so I never got charms. I just keep a list in my phone of little rewards for certain milestones— pedicure, new workout clothes, etc etc.

kathleenneriducharme · July 2018

I was a lifetime WW member for about 9 years. I'm now about 7 pounds over my goal and I stopped going to meetings mostly because the leaders that I liked left. I'm trying to lose that 7, and promised myself new workout clothes when I lose half of that. It's not a lot of weight to lose, but I haven't been motivated to watch my portion sizes. I have been working out, but those portions are killing me.

CerysDub · July 2018

I often bought myself something a little too small and then hung it on the back on my bedroom door so I walked past it everyday, and then tried it on occasionally... when it actually fits that feeling is amazing!!!! Doesnt have to be expensive.. one of mine was a cheap pair of jeans in the next size down for example! Worked really well for me, I went from a size 20uk to an 8uk over the course of the year, and when I fit into one piece of clothing, I went out to buy the next lol.

kommodevaran · July 2018

tonkacrew3 wrote: »

This way of eating is the easiest, cheapest and healthiest way I have found. I don't go through my day hangry and I am losing slowly and in a healthy way. I exercise as I can and just the fact that this way of eating has been so easy has been enough motivation.

Isn't this exactly what MFP, including the general consensus of the community, stands for?

Just cancelled Weight Watchers to come back to My Fitness Pal

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