Weight Watchers versus counting calories

it's the same basic principle. you are counting points versus calories. WW just charge you for it.

I was doing weight watchers for a while and like this so much better. This is so much easier and healthier. I had no idea how much sugar I was actually taken in while on weight watchers because fruit is 0 points I would eat it all the time. I now know I was taken in way to much. I think you learn more about your eating habit with MFP.

I've done Weight Watchers....twice. This works better. The points were too restrictive for me. Also, since you are tracking points, the focus does not tend to be on learning nutrition. Don't get me wrong, they both work well, but for me this is better....and cheaper.

I didn't do well on WW. I found I was concentrating too much on what I couldn't have, and it just wasn't good for me. I really think it comes down to personal preference, and what you feel works best for you. With that said, I do think that this site helps you focus more on healthy eating and exercising, as a whole.

I gained weight in college about 30lbs and lost it on WW, I am a life time member. I have kept the weight off for 6 years and gained it back after a major illness. I returned to WW and was losing, but the new system makes it much more difficult. I too was eating a lot of fruit, which they no longer count into the system. I understand why, people were choosing low cal brownies vs. fruit and they want the focus on healthy foods. I agree with this 100% but it was harder to lost the weight. On the flip side, the meetings always make me feel good, even when I don't lose one week. That motivation can make a world of difference, for me anyway. Being at a meeting around people who you can see an talk to and share with isn't quite the same as online chat rooms.

You can always go to the website, find a local meeting and give it a try. The first meeting is always free.

I left weight watchers in April and on the advise of a friend joined MFP. Although I agree with a previous poster that the meetings are good and I do miss them, it very much depends on your leader and how inspirational they are. I did lose some weight with weight watchers but I feel much more motivated now and am eating better and doing more exercise than I was when I went to weight watchers. The £20 a month fee I'm saving is a good bonus too!

I am also a WW defector. I was successful and lost my first 80lbs on the diet. However after a while I just couldn't seem to get my head in the game. I put back on 30 of the 80 and with still a lot to lose I kept trying to work the program. On the night I went in for my weigh in and I hadn't eaten anything all day because I was trying to conserve points and just totally not being healthy I was told by a WW employee and I quote wow well you can go out and have a hot fudge sunday for dinner! I left the meeting and never went back. I realized that the one thing WW doesn't focus on is nutrition. Most of the focus is on what can I eat for the fewest points even if that something isn't the healthiest option. So I took my monthly dues for WW and joined the gym. I figured even if I only went during the time I had set aside for my WW meeting it was going to be healthier for me. The trainer I worked with told me about MFP and I found it very eye opening because for the first couple weeks I played around following WW points and logging it into MFP and the numbers were astonishing.

WW works for a lot of people. You have to do what works for you. The only plan that truly works is the one you can maintain consistently.