Too poor for weight watchers:( HELP!

I don't get why people think it's better. MFP is so easy to use and is free. My friend started doing ww's, her daughter was on here briefly, but just posted in fb that she was starting ww's. I guess it all boils down to what you actually stick with.

i've done weight watchers on and off for a few years. While it was successful for me the first time... it gets soooo old putting the info in the points calculator and even though now youre able to scan more foods the database is limited. this is so much easier and the fact that its free is amazing! stick with this!!!

I agree with so many on here. WW didnt teach me anything - I have lost and gained more then I care to admit on WW. MFP is common sense and I feel like I am really learning how to eat better. Also, I feel so much less restricted. I think I can be on MFP forever but by this point in WW I had enough. I hated not losing bc I felt like it was a waste of money. Now I know some weeks are better then other without spending $$ . I used the money to buy a fitbit and next a treadmill.

I stopped going to WW due to finances, but also the new plan was not working for me. If you really want to try it, you might look on eBay. I'm sure you can find the new member kits there for not too much money. Also you can join a WW group on FB for support.

But I still prefer this way myself, and also I usually know about how many calories I am at at any given time anyway so not sure why you are struggling with the lack of portability. I have been known to stick a wrapper or bag in my purse to record later and have often made a list of what I ate while away from the internet.

I have been on MFP since Dec 30, 2011. I have lost 26 pounds and it's been pretty easy. I work with a girl who started WW at the same time and she's only lost 5. Just sayin. If you decide to join MFP send me a friend request. The support you get from friends is the best part of this site. Good luck in whatever you choose.

I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but my wife (successfully) used WW online for many years, but needed to buy all these tools and pay a monthly fee and stuff to figure out these semi-mysterious things called "points", and WW would redefine what a "point" meant every now and again so you had to buy new tools and keep your membership up.

A "point" is nothing more than voodoo math applied to a simple concept called a "calorie", and WW was tuning specific calories to favor some (proteins, complex carbs, etc) over others (fats, sugars). But at the end of the day, they were trying to set a calorie deficit and encourage exercise by awarding points for exercise, etc. But it was all this mysterious voodoo math about what a "point" meant and they'd sue the living crap out of anyone who tried to actually demystify their "points".

MPF uses industry-standard measurements of caloric components. Calories are measured in, well, CALORIES. Protein, fat, etc are measured in easily-accessible formats that happen to match USDA labelling requirements to any average Jane or Joe can easily add to the database. No voodoo required - a pound is about 3500 calories, determine the calories you are burning, make sure you are eating 1,000 fewer of them a day and eating balanced amounts of them from various sources, 2 pounds a week will follow. If it doesn't, your guesses as to your calorie counts are wrong.

No expensive tools, no mystical math, no mystery. Burn more than you eat, lose weight. And the tools are free.

MFP makes their money off the flashing ads you see on the site. As long as you are viewing and occasionally clicking on the ads, they make money. They don't need to invent voodoo math to keep you coming back for more, because their tools are actually useful and teach you about food rather than trying to mystify food to the point where you are dependent on them to figure out how to eat healthy. MFP just wants you to visit the site, and visit it often, so they provide good tools (and this discussion board) to maximize ad impressions and their profits.

I can't do apps or anything on my phone:( It seems like it'd be a lot easier to keep track if I could! lol

you don't need the app to be able to do it - you can remember how many calories you have left - and the best thing is that calories are written on everything unlike WW points.
or you can put everything down the day before and plan your meals which is an effective way for people to not make bad choices with food.
WW is a rip off. The idea that you need to spend loads of money to eat less and move your own body more is something ive never really 'got'.

I have done WW and MFP. The last time that I was on WW I took a week and logged EVERYTHING that I ate and drank on to both. And I found that my calorie intake was the same as my WW points! So I stopped paying for WW and am back on MFP only.

MFP has helped some, but I like the idea of the point system vs having to find a computer to look up whether I can eat something or not bc I don't have internet on my phone to check all the time.. I've heard of so many people having such great long term success with weight watchers!!!

You'll learn this over time...give yourself some more time with MFP and you will have success

Edited to add: you can add me as a friend if you'd like

MFP has an app for phones that are easy and all you have to do is scan the barcodes of the food your eating, Its all right there. LOVE THIS SITE and its FREE!

I learn something new on here everyday! I didn't know you could do this!! I must be REALLY slow! LOL. See, way better than weight watchers....

Im sorry but im hearing nothing but excuses....you can preplan your meals! Log it all in the night before. IF THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY! good luck.....in rooting for you.

I was a big WW fan too, then I happened upon MFP and I'm so glad I did. I have lost just as much weight using MFP and it's all FREE!!! You really don't need WW.

MFP is free and is better...both are really the same concept. track what you eat and don't go over your daily allowance and you will lose weight. It's really just counting Points vs Calories. Either way you have to count what you eat. Another plus with MFP is that you don't have to covert what you are eating into the points system. The calories are the calories.

I have been using WW online since 12/26/2011. I have had wonderful success with it. I have recently discovered MFP and right now, I am doing the two side by side, as a comparison. I am happy to spend the $19/mo for WW, but if I can get the same results for free, then I am all over it.

It has been mentioned that there is an app called Value Diary, that has all the WW info for a one-time $3 pricetag.

Pardon my ignorance as I have never done weight watchers .....but how do you know points for foods without looking them up? Also....Sometimes its about making educated choices while you are out....not specific items.....Chicken is good...cream sauces are bad...whole wheat is better than white.....etc...

MFP has helped some, but I like the idea of the point system vs having to find a computer to look up whether I can eat something or not bc I don't have internet on my phone to check all the time.. I've heard of so many people having such great long term success with weight watchers!!!