weight watchers

I did. For ME, I was actually eating more calories, and gaining. I think I overdid it on fruits and veggies. Sounds impossible, but 3000 calories of apples is still 3000 calories.

I joined here in July, tracked my WW, and realized I was WAY overeating in calories. Cancelled WW, then got serious here about 6 weeks later.

I'm now down 6 pounds.

you can lose weight but it is really not much different than counting calories. Just make sure you eat your fruits, veggies, grains, etc drink water. Its really all about tracking and portion size. I say track here for free. It is just my opinion. I have done both and it is not much different.

so overall, my fitness pal is a better solution for you guys ?

For ME it is, but it really depends on the person. IMHO, WW isn't much different, except you have 'points' instead of 'calories'. I found it harder to calculate points.

I did WW and the points were a pain - also having to be really mindful when going out w/my hubby. I would bring a binder of restaurants with point printouts in it. When I dropped points, I starved and had to quit. I've been doing this for 35 days now, and I have lost 13lbs so far... this seems easier to track...

I did weight watchers and yes I lost the weight. But at soon as I stopped looking at points I put it back on. I much prefer MFP and counting calories because I have learned how, when and why I eat the way I do. So much easier to make the changes with calories, than with points.

I have lost almost 50 lbs (I started losing before I joined MFP) and haven't had to pay one penny to anyone to tell me how to do it.

In my opinion the old points system was way better. I lost 75lbs that way. I think it's just me though. I personally did not like the change (Jennifer Hudson era) since I had been so used to the old way of doing things. I also had my coworkers joining me on the weight loss the first time around and of course that support group we had made things better. Last spring when I tried the new WW system by myself it just wasn't doing it for me. I quit after the second week.

In the end I think it's all about your attitude. If you believe it will work for you then it will. If you think it won't work for you then it won't. Currently, I'm hoping this MyfitnessPal thing works for me. It's pretty fun. I love how it just has every kind of food you can imagine. That makes tracking easy.

I lost all 41 pounds on WW. I have logged on to MFP, though, for the fitness aspect for years, I find that WW has a pretty wet-noodled approach to exercise, and I am obsessed with fitness and healthy eating so the combination of these two resources has suited me very well.

Having said all of that, I have NOT been able to lose my last ten pounds, I have been trying for almost 6 months (so I've maintained this weight for six months, and this was 5 pounds lower than my original goal) and the scale has not budged. I decided that counting calories was really a good way to micromanage the way I count food. I've found that I eat far less on MFP than I do on WW, so I hope the weight comes off soon.

I still attend WW meetings, I like the group aspect and the support and I like my leader and the fellow WWers. And because I maintained this weight so well and I understand the points so well, I will likely go back to it to maintain again in the end (if this weight EVER comes off!). I eat equally healthy foods on both plans, I just eat less fruit and veggies on this plan now because I ate them with abandon on WW because they were 0 points. Now I eat them like a normal (!) person!

I liked the old WW better and people on the new one eat alot of the 0 foods on the new one like another person mentioned and it adds up, I have the new books and calculator at home but dont really use them, and the meetings arent worth the money when you have MFP for free and alot of friends on here is just as good to me, Good Luck!

I did it for 5 years and I worked for me and 2 other friends! I just got tired of it. I get bored easily. I wanted to try something different too. I really like this site. I would never say I would not go back because I still believe in the program. My leader taught me so much of what I know...she really emphasized healthy eating like vegetables vegetables. She also taught realistic goals for ex. if you go on vacation are you trying to maintain or lose wt? She was really into teaching lifestyle changes a little over time so it remains effective. She was 67 and full of energy and ran races and kept us going. She was the best leader I ever encountered. She taught me the journey concept. They usually let you attend one meeting for free.