Points Plus?

Hey

Well I started doing the Pro Points plan and I must say I found it to be successful for me... I did give up though, had so much going on that weight loss just took a back seat (I know tut tut!).

BUT
I have just rejoined and I am determined to stick at it this time!

It is entirely different to counting calories though, I tried to follow WW alongside MFP but sometimes the calories vary even if your points are the same, somedays you maybe over on calories some over... Depends if you get upset seeing the little red numbers because you've gone over for the day lol.

x

You have access to weight loss success right here for free.
There is no magic to WW.
It's all about controlling your intake of calories.

I would save my $ if I were you and stick with mfp.
THERE IS NO MAGIC.

I am on weight watchers right now. I just started doing it. My boyfriends mom did it a few years ago and lost almost 100 pounds.. She gained a little back and is now doing it again.. Since January she lost 20 or 30 pounds and looks great. So I decided i should try it too. Trying to get to my goal so I can buy a cute bathing suit! Everyone I talk to that has done it though has had nothing but positive results.

I have not used the new points plus program, but had success on the old points program.

For me I cant see paying when MFP is free. Unless it's the weigh ins and meetings you are looking for. At one point I NEEDED that weekly weigh in. I needed to be accountable. This time I KNOW I can do thus on my own, and I am doing it!!

You have to find what works for you!! Good luck with whatever you choose!!

It works. It is a great program. I track points and calories. Sometimes they don't even out and you have too many calories even though you are good on points sometimes not a lot of calories even though you are out of points. The point system is so different now that if there is fat in the food the points are higher even if the calories are w/i your range. It's a good program. I like it

Seems like it's a simplified form of calorie counting.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I am finding that the calories I eat, are not necessarily comprised of nutritious foods. I think that the WW plan may force me to make healthier choices.

WW will not force you to make healthier choices, only you can do that. Just as with mfp, if it is in your points you can basically eat whatever you want. You are the only one that can decide if those points/calories are used up by healthy or unhealthy foods. Regardless of which one you choose, though, I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

You do realize that it's all the same thing? MFP calls it counting calories and WW calls it counting points. The points just equal a certain amount of calories.

Basically yes, but not exactly. I can eat the same number of points on Monday and Tuesday, but have different calorie counts for those days.

You get "dinged" on points for high fat foods or high carbs with low fiber. Sometimes it's a mental thing (points seem easier than calories).

As for me, I had a lot of success with the Momentum plan. I did not have success with PP 2011. With 2012 I've had minimal success. So, I've been doing it along with MFP, trying to decide whether to quit paying for it altogether.

I'm on WW. Its working for me. I lose about a pound a week. PP is different from the old points, but once you get used to new point values on items, its fine. If anyone is doing WW, please add me. I would love to peek at your diaries to find foods I haven't thought of.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I am finding that the calories I eat, are not necessarily comprised of nutritious foods. I think that the WW plan may force me to make healthier choices.

Only you can force yourself to make healthier choices. I've done WW ages ago and lost weight, but used to cry myself to sleep because I was so hungry. I did it again just last year thinking the new plan would be different and it's still basically the same thing - Points. You pay to use the tracking system on-line, but MFP is FREE! and way more supportive. I will give WW credit, if I hadn't joined them last year, I never would have gotten bored with them and discovered MFP. Thanks WW.

I did ww points plus and it does work but there was a bit too much flexability for me.You have something like 49 extra points to use if you go over your allowance.There was no "if" for me, if those extra points were there I felt obliged to use them.Ive only been doing MFP for 2 days but I know it will suit me.I have 1200 cals to use and thats it, no extra and Ive been out and about today and still found it really easy to keep track of my cals.x

The new WW plan has been very de-motivational for me.

My brain just can't make a logical correlation between Fat/Carbs/Protein/Fiber and "points" like it could with just Calories/Fat/Fiber on the old plan.

Tracking f/c/p/f (and also subconsciously considering calories, because calories are so familiar) was just way too much for me.

Now I am just counting calories. Calories are simple. I need simple. This is working much better for me than P+ was.

This is exactly what I found frustrating with WW. I love simple...and FREE.
Basically it's a matter of finding what works for you and sticking with it.
So far, for me, that's MFP!

I just cancelled my WW subscription. After joining MFP I quickly discovered I was an 'under-eater'. WW did not even remotely help me address that or even bring it to my attention. I would eat my 'points' but never eat back workout points. I was netting around 800 calories/day...no wonder I was suffering exhaustion, depression, constantly being sick, etc, etc, etc AND I wasn't losing weight!!

Since joining MFP (which being free is a total bonus as far as I'm concerned), I've been slowly upping my calories, ditched all medications for the above 'issues' and feel 100% better. I have lost a few pounds (not a lot yet since I'm trying to fix my metabolism) but I have also not gained any weight (which I feared because I was increasing my net calories by 700/day min!) so obviously the extra calories for me is a GOOD thing.

I feel more in control of what I eat, how I eat and understanding my body with MFP than I ever did with WW (especially WWplus).

All that being said...that's just my experience. I know some people do very well on it. But I always wonder if they are 'healthy' in their WW diet or if they are actually slowly destroying their metabolism like I did.