NinaSharp Member

As someone who did the current WW program and MFP and just reached lifetime, I would say forget their tracking. Track at MFP, but follow WW guidelines for exercise and avoiding food traps. Their way of trying to convince me that all sugar is bad for me didn't really help me at all I tracked everything through MFP (and…

You get the points for excercise, but they tell you weirdly enough not to eat those.

I am. I've done WW so many times, but MFP actually works better in terms of helping me in the real world i.e. I don't have time to figure out the number points in crap. I use WW for the weigh ins because it keeps me accountable.

I don't eat them all back because of 1. I don't trust my calorie burn 2. 2. I don't always trust my weighing/measuring ability and 3. 3. because I eat enough during the day that I don't actually feel hungry. At night, after I'm done with my workout, I may have a second helping or a snack, but just enough to get rid of the…

Ok, this makes me feel far better. I think I'll just save speedwork for spring.

This! I am currently using WW because it forces me to think about my choices and actually log my food. I do agree the plan is ridiculous in that per logging foods in WW, I should have gained weight, but I've been steadily losing and about 3 lbs away from goal. I know it seems silly to pay for the program, but I do need the…

I think people look more for others doing crazy things on the exercise equipment, than for what size you are. We are all there for the same reason.

30, 5'6"

Not to throw a wrench in here, but I have a question. I use MFP and WW. I've noticed that my points with WW are typically less than1200. How do people lose/maintain on that?

Thanks! I kept looking for me to lose weight daily and just have a lump number at the end of the week. This makes sense.

I came to a similar conclusion the last time I did this. Am I the only one who is unable to eyeball portion sizes? I may not have to calorie count, but I find that when I stop measuring things, my portion sizes go up and up and up and then I'm eating for 3 people and still only counting it as one serving.

Progress not Perfection

The rest of my boss's Bark Thins.

When I was thin, I was in love with some skinny jeans from Old Navy. I bought them in a size 6 and loved them. Then I got heavier and it felt like I was fitting into a noose. So I bought 5 or 6 pairs in a larger size. Friday, I was looking for something to wear and grabbed a pair. I didn't realize it, but I'd grabbed the…

This. All of this. You said it better than I did.

I don't think he was saying restricting doesn't work. I think he was pointing out that our bodies figure out ways to get us to gain weight. Sure you can restrict calories, but in the case of the contestants, their metabolisms just slowed way down (I guess assuming they would continue to exercise 8 hours a day) to…

I feel like that is it. My body knows what I'm capable of, so I have a mental block now.

It was originally 2 lbs a week. That was really too aggressive. Now I don't have a specific target. I'm hoping to just eat healthy and exercise.

This! It doesn't do what you think it would do. It simply allows MFP to take away the extra calories that you said you were going to earn. So if you predicted that you would walk for 30 minutes and burn 150 calories, but your fitbit says you didn't actually burn that much, it takes it away from you.

I had a similar experience with Weight Watchers. When I first started the program I loved it! It made so much sense. I finally lost weight, readjusted my attitude to food and the pounds fell off. When I walked away, that was the beginning of the end, in that I could never replicate the success that I had the first time.…

Thanks!

One week into maintenance, I feel like this is far harder than losing weight. I did CI/CO, so making sure I burned more than I ate was fairly easy. Now I still weigh everything, weigh myself daily and put everything I eat into MFP. I want to be able to pinpoint what's working and what isn't.

Currently eating 1200 a day. Planning to add about a 100 calories a week until I stop losing/stay at Goal Weight and that will be my new daily amount.

This. Because I always want to know how what I ate yesterday affected me. If I start gaining consistently, I can find the date that I was at a low and find what I ate/did for the days preceding that low.

yes! I do this all the time. I find that hanging them up in my room (usually one dress or a pair of pants) gives me a tangible, non scale goal. 'When that bit of clothing fits, I know I'm good'.

I did. The problem was the model of paleo I followed in couraged me to eat 2000+ calories and barely any movement so I wound up losing at first then gaining toward the end as the wheels cam off.

This. Sometimes breakfast doesn't happen until 2 pm and then there's a calorie explosion.

This. I want my calories back even if I am not making unwise choices anymore.

This.

*mic drop*