Has anybody done weightwatchers?

WW taught me healthier eating however with the new point system I gain.

I find more support right here for free.

I love it. Been on it many times in the past... I am on it now, even after Lap-Band surgery. Their nutritionist are really up to date on everything...I just rejoined a week ago and I've love 7 pounds. Currently the PointsPlus program focuses on protein, fruits, veggies and fiber. Encouraging you to eat protein, by allowing more of it (which curbs your appetite), allowing Fruits and Veggies on an unlimited basis, etc. It's a good program right now... I like it a lot. They really put a lot of thought into the PointsPlus. I'd recommend it... Oh, and it's so affordable. I use to be a weight loss consultant and Jenny, and that works too, but very expensive. I prefer WW.

WW is the first diet I ever had success on. I lost 75 pounds and kept it off for about 10 years. I would join again if I had a friend to go with me and the money to pay. Instead of just calories, Points are based on calories, fat, and fiber. There are staples that you have to do such as calcium, veggies, water ect. but you can eat anything you want as long as you don't go over and get your staples. I love that MFP is free and there are lots of similar support so I'm def loving this app. My favorite though is that when you complete your diary you get a weight if you keep within your calories. So motivating!

I'm currently doing WW, both online and at meetings. I just started on January 4th and it was through their community forums that I learned about MFP. After checking out this site I decided to use both sites until the end of February and see which one I like the best. I joined MFP a few days ago and so far I like it very much. This site is such a bonus because it is free! It also has a few things that WW does not, so we will see.
You made a great start...keep it up and you will reach your goals!

i did ww on the old plan and lost over 30 pounds and kept it off (until i got preggers). the new plan i was struggling big time. i was barely loosing weight. then gaining it back and some. i was so frustrated. I tried mfp as a trial and i lost almost 3 pounds in the first week. i have since quite ww and am sticking to this plan. Bonus... this is free and i agree much better support o here.

I have done ww many times in past and lost about 3stone each time but put it back on again......

The first difference is MFP is free... WW in GB costs about £5.00...
MFP is easier to track and log... WW you have to calulate the points value of everything.

Me personally feel that i caould be more suscessfull using MFP than i was using WW.

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Why spend money needlessly?

I have done WW several times before and lost weight and put it back on. I find there is more support here. I also find it easier to track everything here.

I have quiet a few friends who have done weight watchers and lost alot of weight. I was thinking about joining them but was wondering if they were really worth the money. Has anybody who has done myfitness pal tried them? THe reason I ask is because I was wondering if they were just the same as myfitness pal?

I've never been to any of the real-life weight loss clubs personally, but have heard very good reports back from friends who have been.

I think a certain amount of success in weightloss can often (though not always) be attributed to the support a person has and the people they surround themselves with. This is one of the reasons why MFP and, indeed, WW, are quite successful.

With WW of course, you go to their meetings in real life, talk face-to-face with people going through the same thing etc, you also have advisers there if I have it correctly?

Definitely worth a try!

I lost the first fifteen of my weight on WW then they change to the new system last November and I did not adapt well to it. I lost ten more pounds after that mainly watching calories and other fad diets. I put 15 back on and here I am. Now lost almost 8 again.

I prefer MFP because one, it's free. It's expensive enough to eat healthy that I need that low cost. When I originally joined WW I was the heaviest I had ever been and I honestly needed that shame in going to weigh in public and going to meetings. I did enjoy the meetings but I was never a good WW person just doing the online version. I needed that accountability.

Now? I know what needs to be done and I have MFP "friends" here that I know watch what I eat and workout and provided accountability. And I have found that MFP is more of a lifestyle for me vs always counting points and such. And it's a rare day that the food I am eating isn't in the database vs. the WW database which sucked.

Another bonus is that I want to SEE the nutrients. MFP gives that to you. WW just gives you Points. I think it's much more empowering to see what exactly is going in your body than an arbitrary number.

Long post but my two cents.

WW taught me healthier eating however with the new point system I gain.

I find more support right here for free.

Im on WW now, and discovering this out, im eating more healthy, and loosing weight, but yes it costs and MFP is free, i dont think i'll be with WW for much longer??

I still do the old Flex Points program with great success this time around. I use MFP to log food and exercise and to keep track of things like protein, fat, fiber and sodium. I'd say give it a try for 30 days and see if you like it. I know when I went to meetings, it made me feel accountable. Now, I am more in charge of my life and can be accountable to myself without "falling off the wagon" so to speak.

I've done WW online twice and the meetings once. I live in a small town and the leader at the meeting was horrible and there wasn't another option. I didn't do well.

I felt like the points were difficult to calculate - esp. with new PP+ system - you have to have a calculator or phone app (which isn't free - you have to subscribe online)

I also think WW focuses a lot on low-fat which just doesn't work for me. I need some fat to feel satiated.

I did like the WW online check off boxes where you check off your dairy and Fruit and veggies servings. Kept me mindful of that.