Is Weight Watchers worth it??

I have tried weight watchers and other diet plans in the past and yes they all worked and then it all came back again. The only true answer is not a diet but a change in life and eating style. I have just started with MFP and have lost 3 pound with no plans of finding it again in the future. After looking at what I eat I have found that you don't need to be hungry when you do this. You just need watch what you eat. I now look at food in a different way. I could have 2 chocolate chip cookies and still be hungry and craving for more, or for the same calorie count and better overall nutrition I can have a bowl of salad with tuna or chicken and feel full when I am done with no cravings. Thinking about food this way has helped me stay on track with what I need to do. And when I finally get rid of the innertube in the middle I plan on keeping the same frame of mind about food to prevent in from returning again. The biggest thing overall (besides my innertube) is to keep a positive atitude and if you slip a little don't let it bring you down. Think about your mistake and learn from it, don't quit. And most of all if you need support you can find it here.:happy:

I think both are equally effective, I just find it easier to count calories Good luck!

why do you feel a need to go? isnt this enough? you get 24/7 support, tons of great friends and just the same great advice because everyone else is going thru it also. and its free! save your money to buy new clothes is my two cents but thats just me. did the program with core yrs ago and then gained all the weight back with laziness. sticking with core again, which in laymans terms is just pretty much clean eating, i ate that way and lost weight without tracking calories back then

Yes! I have been on it before. And lost alot of weight. Sure, I gained it back. But, I am doing it again. But, I am doing the old plan. Kept all of my information from back then. Counting calories works for me. My sister is losing on the new plan = point system. She loves it and is looking great.

I am one of those odd people who has tried weight watchers a number of times - stayed within points and still could not lose. Some years ago, I threw my body into starvation mode (during a very stressful time in my life that lasted almost 3 years). I have a very difficult time losing.

I am going to TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) now and basically, I use the exchange plan. I am using MFP to be accountable during the week and to chart my progress on a more regular basis than just weekly weigh-ins. I highly recommend TOPS though. It's an older program than WW and doesn't have nearly as many people by far. It does provide more one-on-one support as well as the weekly meetings and weigh in.

So to answer your question, WW was not worth it to me because I couldn't lose (and they told me I was under eating but I was eating the number of points that I was given). Under eating has been a problem for a long time. I just recently got up to the proper number of calories and now I need to make certain that they are from the food groups - and not junk.

I did it a few years ago (so, not the new plan - although they seem to change it up every year or so for marketing), and I lost 15 pounds within five or six months, but I plateaued hard....and I was already down to 19 points a day, and couldn't cut it down further without being very hungry.

Although I do think it works, the problem is that I didn't understand the relationship between points for eating, and exercise points. It didn't make the kind of sense that it makes here - for some reason, when MFP does the calculations, so you see clearly that you're still at *net* calories, eating back exercise calories makes sense, where I had no real idea that I should be doing that on WW.

I always thought that counting calories was hard, and counting points was easier - and in a way I suppose it is - but with a good database to pull from, like MFP, it's so much easier than it used to be, where you had to figure out all the calories on your own.

So, having tried both, I'm finding MFP so much easier, it's working better, and best of all, it's free.

This is not a knock on WW at all - it did work for me, and I liked it while I did it. So I'd say that if you like it, and it's working for you, go for it. I have friends who seem to need the 'meeting' aspect of it, and I only tolerated it, I wasn't in love with that part - I'm more of a do-it-yourself-er. The best part of it for me was the 'surprise' I got every week at the weigh-in - I wouldn't weigh myself at home, so it was like a game, to see what kind of reward I'd get each week. But I've learned to do that same thing at home, and it has the same effect for me, so it's all good. :-)

I paid and followed the weight watchers diet plan, the old one. I have lost weight with WW. I really like the meetings because it helps me understand that I'm not the only person struggling with controlling her urges for food. I also love the instructors and all their advice..... but to tell you the truth MFP is exactly the same except you don't have points, meetings and it's FREE. Meetings are substitute by blogs. The points you can do yourself, every 50 cal is 1 point. I really like WW, but MFP is the same thing and its FREE. Hope this helped.

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I think that was Jenny Craig wasnt it?

Weight watchers is a very successful tool it has the same fundemantels of MFP...

I've lost 90 pounds on WW, but am transitioning to using MFP alone. I did WW online, so I didn't use it for support. I have other groups for that. I used WW to learn how to eat and portion control. It really helped, but now that I'm on minimum points (26) and have a handle on portion size and what foods are good, I feel like I can do it on my own. My husband is starting WW next week and we'll cancel my membership and switch it to him.

About how much does weight watchers cost, on average? I'm just curious because I was telling my best friend about how I was using this site and we wanted to compare/contrast

Yes. Weight Watchers absolutely works. I have lost over 120 pounds following their program. That being said, I am not following their current program. That one doesn't work for me. I don't like the extra points that they give you. For me that doesn't work. But I don't look at it as a diet, but as a lifestyle change. I wouldn't be able to maintain this weight loss without it.

Everyone is different. What works for me, may not work for you. Or the next person. If MFP is working for you, continue to use it. I joined in hopes of meeting new friends and getting support. And I have gotten just that. I am just not a calorie counting type of girl.

I lost 60lbs with WW and kept it off for 4 years without counting points. I had learned how to eat and that was enough to keep it off. 2 years ago I gained it all back after I quit smoking and a few other things in life didn't help. When I did it before I didn't pay, only bought the materials and followed the plan strictly. I'm thinking about paying this time around to see if the accountability of the meetings will help. I do honestly believe it teachers healthy way of eating.

I used to swear by WW but sadly once they changed their points to points plus it didn't work as well for me & I hated it. I guess everyone is different. It is great for helping you learn how to eat correctly...but so is MFP. I'm doing better with MFP & a food reminder as to snacks & meal time good luck whatever you decide!

It did not work for me. Plus, it was expensive.

It's much easier to log actual calories than to figure out how many "points" something is worth that isn't on their list of stuff.