Why "MyFitness Pal"

I can eat anything!

real people, real success, a special bond and support system (I have never tried any of the other programs so I don't know how they are)

I've done some of the other diets out there, too. But this has a special appeal that the others don't.

I'm challenged by my pals to exercise when I don't feel like it.....just seeing what they did inspires me. I get food ideas that sound yummy, and usually are! Because it's free, I can do this without using family resources on "another diet". Don't really want to feed the "diet industry" that is way too commercialized. I don't have time to go to meetings. Since I am honest with myself, this is a great tool to keep me accountable about what I eat and how active I am. HOPING that I can stay with it in some manner, in order to maintain my loss.

Accountability and inspiration from reading other members' post, diaries, etc.

The support on this site from other real people is instant, which is not something that other support systems like weight watchers provide. And I love that this site is not just about weight loss, but other health things too--if you want to find a support group to do a fitness challenge together, for example, it's usually as easy as posting a topic.

That being said, it's not magic. I think the people who have had success using this site as a support tool have reached that turning point, emotionally. Without the AHA moment, I doubt someone would have success on any plan. (Not that I haven't had some yoyoing myself!)

Also--THE APP! I log on everything I eat, about a million times a day! I actually used the app before I found the website! But I'm super glad I found the website.

like you I have tried lots of other diets and nothing worked. I came across this site by accident and just find that it works for me. I'm not eating what anyone else says I should, I eat what I want but make healthy choices. I can see where I am each day, the logging of exercise calories encourages me to be active and I like having the support network.

You can eat anything you want. it helps to retrain you on what you should eat, as well as how much. before i started using this i ate large. i mean all fast food meals where large combo this and large combo that. it educates you on how bad fast food really is. i eat out a lot for work but before i eat i use the mobile site on my phone to see what i can have before ordering. i had lost 40 lbs. then i stopped due to vaction and gained 20 lbs back. so i am back at it. the only time i cheat is on a holiday. i call that my splurge day. gives me a break from my normal routine.

I've really liked it a) because of the community and b) it has the most comprehensive food database of any tracker I've used.

I love mfp b/c it really keeps me motivated. On days I don't feel like exercising I can see my friend's activities and see they exercised. So not to be outdone I drag myself on to the treadmill for at least 30 mins. I end up feeling great afterwards and I'm glad that I got the motivation.

I also love the mobile app. It's so fun to scan bar codes. I found the app first then found the website. I love how it's set up. It has taught me to eat much healthier and to learn portion control.

Since I just had a baby 13 wks ago the last month I've really been using mfp a lot to help me loose all my pregnancy weight. The first 2 months it was easier to drop the baby weight and since joining mfp almost a month ago I've lost just about 7lbs. All the pregnancy weight is gone and I am now at my thinnest weight in over 10 yrs.

This site has definitely helped me and I'm loving it

First the support here is incedible, the accountability to your MFP peeps keeps you honest and in a way helps you start to look at some of the behaviors around your eating. With MFP I want to be honest because I know thats important to me and I believe it's important to my MFP friends. It's helped us learn to eat anything we want, but to be mindful of it. We've learned as we've logged, how what we eat feeds our body nutrients and what feeds our sweet tooth or fat tooth is not really necessary, but we ascribe to the "If we bite it, we write it" philosophy and that helps us choose wisely.
I love the friends we've made and I look forward to being helpful, encouraging and to being encouraged. This is so doable now and it's as simple as logging and learning. Don't change all at once, pick one thing a week to change and then before you know it you got a whole lotta changes and whole lotta good stuff happening. I love losing, but more important I love getting off some of my meds and my BP getting normal and glucose getting normal, and just becoming healthy. My wife (hootsmamma) and I have lost a small person between us and are confident we'll continue to lose and achieve our goals. Friend us if you need support. Good luck!