Where are the former Weight Watchers??

Still on the fence. I am still with WW. I started with meetings that did not help so I switched to online. Since March Ive lost 42lbs. What I find now with MFP is that the food database with WAY more advanced with much more options. Its scary how they have almost everything I plug in.

The Points Plus systems is getting boring for me and I have been stuck at my current weight since mid-July. I reecntly started using MFP and i really like it so far, especially because of the phone app/scanner. But also the community here is awesome and you get a bunch of replies very fast.

I like the calorie system and that you can earn extra calories by working out. This plan with a heart rate monitor seems to be a very good thing. The only thing so far I would like to see is a weekly weigh in type thing where it shows the graph, like on WW.

Hi there

Im doing MFP and converting it to WW PP
MFP has some great features you can find an abundance of foods from all major supermarkets and build you own recipes

When WW PP was first launched I did a lot of research on it and I read the theory behind the plan is to divide the calorie value in food by 40 so if a chocolate muffin is 350 calories it would be e.g. 350 / 40 = 8.75 which would be 9 PP

1160 calories = 29PP
1960 calories = 49PP

I do a MFP daily diary up to 1160 calories then divide the total by 40


Good luck and I hope this helps

I switched over in the spring, mainly because WW didn't have a real app for droids. I'm a huge fan of MFP! I have lost weight a lot slower on here, but I've also stuck with it a lot longer. I had a tendency to burn out every few months on WW, probably because they decided how much I could have on a daily basis. On here, you can choose how quickly you want to lose weight without being unhealthy. And it changes as your weight goes down - usually about 10 calories depending on the change of your weight - which I think works better. MFP also has a much larger, and ever-growing, nutrition database. WW flat out refused to add some places and types of food.

Oh yeah, and the biggest kicker? It's FREE! That, and I like the community a *lot* more on here than on WW.

i love MFP! It took me 4 months on WW to lose 17lb and i've been doing mfp since aug and im down about 27lbs! Plus its free. In the real world my food has calories not points. I personally dont think WW teaches me how to eat/be healthy in the long run

done WW...much prefer MFP! and yeah, its FREE! ;-)

I have a friend who swears by WW but her success is mainly by eating fruits and vegetables, very small portions, and little carbs besides the fruit. She often eats the same meals every day of the week. Honestly, I think all of that is her decision as far as what/how much to eat. She walks maybe 30 minutes a day so she eats less vs exercising more and eating more. She loves it and has both of her daughters doing it successfully as well.

I myself wanted to join WW but considering I am broke as heck I thought I'd do it my own way. A coworker of mine introduced me to MFP and I love it. It's free, user friendly, lots of support and informatiob, and everyone is free to diet and exercise how they choose. I have learned a lot from people and the articles posted.

I think you could easily do both and get the best of both worlds.

I just started MFP today and I've found so much more freedom with it. I put it in the same amount of food in WW and on MFP; on WW I have 5 points left, on MFP I have 700 calories. That feels less restrictive to me and lets me eat more. I always feel hungry on WW. And honestly, I like knowing the "how" behind my weight loss. WW has a formula that no one is allowed to know; MFP uses calculations anyone can figure out for themselves. There also seems to be much more food on MFP. Since I eat a lot of whole foods I always had to create items on WW, whereas I found them easily on MFP. I also like knowing how many actual calories I've consumed and what my carb, protein, and fat needs actually are, rather than having my food life dictated by the mystery of points.

I have nothing negative to say about WW, it is a great program that has helped change a lot of lives. I myself have used it and lost weight with it as well. But MFP is the greatest of the two in my humble opinion. Counting calories is so much easier than figuring out the points. I like logging my food with attention to carbs, fat. protein, fiber etc. I think tracking these things are more important than just knowing how many points I have left. And as another member mentioned I can exercise and earn more calories. One last thing and this is an important one ,is the community and support found here. I hope you find the same support and joy that I have found here. :flowerforyou:
Gina

I did WW for about six months and lost, at the most, 14 lbs before I decided to stop going to WW meetings and paying for the services. My weight fluctuated between the four month period that it took for me to find MFP and I've been much more successful with MFP in the past couple weeks than I ever was with WW. Initially I stopped going to WW because I was getting frustrated with the points system and felt as though the meetings were not very helpful - I couldn't find a meeting time with people my age or with similar goals and felt as though the meeting was geared to career-focused adults (which is okay, just not what I needed). I had a problem with WW advertising their foods - which were full of chemicals and not healthy in the slightest. I also felt that on WW, I wasn't eating healthy, just working with packaged foods to fit within my daily allowance.
I really love MFP! I feel that I am held more accountable by allowing my friends to view my diary and really enjoy the 24/7 support I receive from my friends and members via the message boards. I also like that I am able to contact people with similar backgrounds (college student, diabetic, food allergies etc) and find how they are approaching weight loss. As a diabetic, I love that I have access to the nutritional information - my blood sugars have been under much better control during my time with MFP. Finally, I feel like MFP is really helping me make this a lifestyle change, instead of a long-term 'diet.' I like that I am learning more about healthy foods and working out, and how our bodies use what we put in them.
At the end of the day though, whatever works for you, works for you. I know a lot of people that have had fantastic success with WW and others with MFP. You'll figure it out eventually! I, though, am a definite MFP convert

I used WW for a while but w/ MFP, I've found much more success than anything else I've tried.