MFP vs Weight Watchers?

I just switched because this is free. The only thing I dont like is counting the fruit and veggie calories where on WW those are 0 pp. I loved WW PP but not the cost. I have only been doing this a few days. I do like it. I wondered about just logging the calories from the other foods and not the fruits and veggies but not sure how that will work on here.

Was doing WW until they changed the program recently. Fruits and vegetables that were no points made no sense. They still had calories, but no points. I really wasn't happy with WW after the program change. Weight wasn't really dropping. MFP has helped me drop 15 pounds in four weeks.

The one thing I liked about WW is I lost weight consistently and so far I'm struggling since I started MFP, but overall I like MFP better.

So is there a way, and does it make sense, to modify the calorie count that is set for you? One thing that has worked for me on WW is having the flexibility of the "weekly points." I almost always stick to my daily points only, but those extra points allow me to eat out, for example, and go a bit over on one meal. I've been losing steadily. How would I account for that on MFP? Eating the exact same calories every day seems like it might be harder.

There is really no way to do it on MFP the way it happens on WW. That is, you don't have any extra calories set aside for the week and the exercise calories don't go into a bank that can be used on a different day.

What you can do though, is intentionally eat less during the week and then on the weekend, add up all those "remainder calories" so you can eat more. In that context, it's not nice and simple like WW.

weight watchers make nice ice cream, mfp is yet to offer me this.....


i dont know the differnence. im not even here for the wieght thing. but i think ww uses a point system so you can save calories and stufff.

If you need groups to help you stay accountable, then WW might be a better fit for you. I found the meetings boring after attending them for a couple of months. Then I started dreading them. A lot of the people in my group felt the same. We became WW dropouts. I don't need to pay someone to weigh me once a week.
I like MFP because you account for all the calories and nutrients you consume. There's no top secret, patented algorithm that you will never know. I don't need a special calculator that figures out the point conversion for me. I eat a lot of fruit too, and if you start tracking your sugar, you might see that the majority of it comes from fruit. Try replacing some of your fruit with a vegetable or lower calorie fruits. Bananas, apples, pears are on the high calorie end for fruit. Try berries, melons for lower calorie options.

I joined weight watchers on many occasions, thinking it would work for me. In principal I didnt really understand how fruit and veg could be "free" .. I ended up being too scared to eat fruit and veg which was a shame! Ive been on MFP for 2 weeks now and the weight is slowly coming off. Im finding it much easier than WW and I feel asthough I am learning what actually keeps me full.

Plus MFP is free, so its a no brainer for me.

I was on Weight Watchers for about a year and lost 12lbs and am looking to lose about 5 more. Based on a recommendation of a coworker, I started using MFP because it is free (instead of $18/month for WW).

My biggest issue with switching from WW to MFP is compensating for the fruit. On WW, they are 0 points but here I have to accommodate for the calories, which tends to be around 40% of my daily allowance. So far, it has not been going well, I seem to go over my calories almost every day. Any suggestions on how to compensate for this? Maybe I should be looking for fruit with less calories? I'm in the habit of eat two bananas per day but that is like 214 calories...

Try some fruits with a lower calorie amount such as grapes, berries and melons. Also, you can incorporate more nuts into your diet which keeps you full. I also put my fruit in my morning oatmeal and I notice I don't use as much as if I were to eat it seperately. It fills me up and keeps me for at least 3-4 hours!

Fruits are considered a quick "healthy" snack so people tend to eat more of those but there are other things that you can eat that can fill you up for less calories. Try celery or carrot sticks with peanut butter. There are some great forums on here that can give you some ideas. You just have to play with it and see what works for you. Don't give up! You'll get it soon! Good Luck

I liked (not loved) WW because it helped lose weight and the weekly weigh in gave you something to look forward too. However, MFP is FREE (where WW can get expensive). You can do it right from home. And you can weigh-in whenever you like. PLUS being online gives you the freedom to ask questions that you would never ask in a class in person.
Just my personal opinion.

I tried the new points plus and I hated it. Hardly lost anything and to accommodate the "free" fruits everything I liked to eat had too high points so I would run out. I lost 50 lbs on WW in 2000 after my 3rd kid on old points program which I had liked. I did WW again last spring and even after buying the calculator and books and having it online I could not get into it. I LOVE MFP because it is easy and free and I can really see where I am at. I think the points plus calories are higher than 1200 because many people are complaining of not losing even when following it well. Lost 8 lbs over my first 2 weeks. Try both and see but look out if you do WW nonlinear its complicated to cancel. Good luck!