WW info... Is this allowed?

If you are on a budget then you can't beat free (MFP.)

I tried it lost a bit of weight but stopped doing it and put the weight back on plus more.

I have never had luck with weight watchers...I guess maybe it depends on how you eat. For me, I don't eat that badly. If going to weekly meetings will be helpful for you in sticking to your healthy lifestyle goals, then it might be a good idea. I agree with the above posters about MFP being very helpful and free.

Ive tried ww before and had sucess with it. It works because its not like a diet it is more about portion control. The bad is once u stop counting points the weight will come back. Doing ww and no doing mfp. i think the best choice is mfp its free and just like ww u are counting calories and portion control. ww cost 15 every week and if u miss a week u still have to pay for that missed week the next time you go to weigh in. hope this helps:drinker: .

I left WW when I discovered MFP, been the best possible decision for me truly.

If you are even considering WW online I would suggest why not stick with MFP, if you feel you need the accountability of going to a class to be weighed then maybe WW would cover that. Or you could go get weighed at the doctors if you need that - and still stick with MFP!

I think everyones budget is stretched atm, and this costs nothing

Good luck wherever you go xx

I attend weight watchers.........but I don't follow their program.............yes, you read that correctly.

I found that with unlimited fruits and veggies, I gained or barely lost....I started counting calories AND following ww....and did better...then stumbled onto MFP and now just do this. This site, counting calories, is what works for me.

I DO still attend ww because it's my official weigh in....I get good ideas and information from the other members....and have made some good friends so for the $10 a week, it's my social hour that I learn a lot from - plus a few of us participate in 5ks together.

I'll try to answer questions for you. I know you have to buy a points calculator to be able to do the program...and they charge you for that...only $4 but my thought is, if I'm joining weight watchers and paid to join, that should be included in the price if its mandatory to do the program with.

It's a healthy, nutritional program.

I tried every possible organised diet that I could possibly throw money at to try to lose weight (bit like a cult church really, if I go every week and pay my dues maybe the WW/SW/diet gods will make my *kitten* melt off!) but sadly I never learned the basics of how my body works and how the calorie deficit will help. All I learned was that this food is this many points on this day, this many points if I eat it with this and how to calculate it if I add oil to it. Oh or don't forget, well I'm on a green day today, so SW god has allowed me to sit here and eat this entire bowl of vegetables until I feel like I could be rolled down the street to worship at the altar of weightloss.

*So* *Much* *Money* all handed over and not teaching me how I should actually be living and eating intuitively.

Can I suggest you start with MFP, stick with the calorie counts that are just on the packaging of the food you're eating and see how you get on. If, however, you really need the support of a meeting and social weigh in for the support and accountability, then yes definitely go to a weight watchers meeting or try Rosemary Conley - her diets couple an exercise class and will help you with that (if you need it).

Read a few blogs though, you'll see people who have done it all ways. Whatever works for you

I did WW also till I discovered MFP. I found this to be better than WW and I am more successful here. I hated paying for basically a meeting that I hated going to. This site has been wonderful.

If you are considering WW online, MFP is basically the same thing and it's free.

If you are considering WW meetings, I'd say go for it. I'm an avid user of both the WW website and MFP, but there is something about attending meetings face to face with people in my area that is hard to match with an online community. I've made so many new friends and we get together to go on walks/runs or attend fitness classes together. It's also nice to share local tips on restaurants and stores.

I learned so much in my meetings. After about 16 months on the points program, I started tracking on MFP and do like that better, but I won't be giving up my meetings any time soon. I lost 110 lbs in 18 months and reached my WW goal three weeks ago. After another 3 weeks of maintaining, I can attend meetings for free as long as I'm not more than 2 pounds over my goal weight. For me, the accountability a weekly accurate scale (my home scale is possessed) was a great motivator.

I now have new members coming to me for advice, it's an awesome and empowering feeling now that I can offer so suggestions and tips. It's definitely not a diet, it's about learning how to fuel your body with the right foods, it's about portion control (something I seriously lacked!), encouraging each other to get moving, and motivating each other to do our best. With the tools they taught me, I am confident I can continue to stay on track for the rest of my life.

I lost weight with WW online after my 2nd pregnancy, but only by eating way more than I was supposed to. It wanted me to eat 22pts a day and I ate 30pts.