Is anyone else doing weight watchers since the 1st of the year? They have come out with a new program, smart points. I am finding it very difficult to stick too! They don't have too many restaurant foods and any small treat blows the points quickly.
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I'm a Lifetime WW member , and I love the old Points & Points Plus. I rejoined this fall after Dd2 and lost the baby weight pretty quickly... Then they switched to smart points and I couldn't get the hang of it! I hated that any treat became an indulgence. Everything just seemed so much more rigid. I gave it my best go for a while but just couldn't get into it. sadly I canceled my membership last week. Bummer because I've always been a huge WW fan.
So not much help, but I sympathize!!
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Yes, it's terrible! I'm breastfeeding, and when I plugged in my day into My Fitness Pal after a day on the new plan (even after going over by 3 points) I had only eaten 1300 calories. I'm just tracking calories now. I'm bummed, because I had a lot of success on the PointsPlus system.
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@Charm54: @gentlelunette: That is really disappointing to hear - I was on WW @ Work before I got pregnant last year and was really looking forward to joining it again when I go back to work in March. I really liked both the Points and the Points Plus.
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I joined last year about two weeks before they switched, so I've had recent experience with both. I'm finding the new one really, really hard to stick to. Everything I eat went up in points, but I actually get slightly fewer per week. I'm coping, but it's really hard. I'm also a really inconsistent weight-loser, even when I stick to it, so it's hard to sit out the weeks where I don't lose anything and keep doing it.
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Wow, I've been bugging my HR rep to get me the information on how to join since we get half off membership as a perk but maybe I'll stop and just stick to MFP.
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@Charm54: @gentlelunette: @sarac: I agree! I think I will cancel my membership. I really wish I hadn't bought the 3 month package. I am sticking to MFP and logged 974 calories and was at my 30 points. I was within my limits of everything on MFP and about to be over on WW. There is no way that will work with my lifestyle.
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I tried it and cancelled a few weeks in for the same reason. I completely understand wanting to emphasize healthier foods, but I need some flexibility in my life and I was always blowing the daily totals. Plus their iPhone app is awful and it's very hard to put in recipes so I gave up and went back to MyFitnessPal. Free and much more user friendly.
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I used WW online long ago when I lost a few pounds before my wedding.
I now use My Fitness Pal and like it a lot, even better than WW. They have most restaurants and pre-packaged foods so it makes the tricky stuff a little easier. I also didn't like all the food/recipes they showed on WW. It sometimes made me hungrier.
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Ugh, also having the same problem. I want my oatmeal back at four points not seven!!
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@babynumber1: I haven't lost any weight this month despite being pretty compliant. I'm going to give it another month or two and see. If I keep not losing weight (while still feeling hungry most of the time) I'll probably try something else.
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Despite my saying I wasn't going to join and just do MFP instead, I decided to try it out since I get it for 1/2 price. I just started last week and am still getting used to it. All I can say is that I'm so happy that I'm breastfeeding so I would have no idea how to stay on plan without the 17 extra points I'm getting. I think the good thing is that it's forcing me to eat more fruits and veggies and my meals are going to take a lot of planning.
FWIW, I put in everything I ate the first day into MFP to compare my calories. I get 52 points right now and it was only about 1,500 calories. I know I need to shift to more nutrient dense food but that seems low for someone who's nursing. Obviously what I was doing before wasn't working so I'm going to give it 3 months and see how it goes before I drop off.
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This is disappointing to hear that so many of you have been unhappy with the new points system. I was just looking into joining WW, since I'm having trouble losing the last of my baby weight, but now I'm not sure. I want something I can stick to.
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@aprild: I started the new plan 6 weeks ago and love it. The new plan really steers you to eat lean meats and lots of fruits and veggies. As I understand it, sugar content really drives up the points value (so a lot of processed foods are higher points than they were on the old plan. I've been averaging a 1.25 lbs per week weight loss and I haven't been hungry and I've been eating a lot cleaner.
I haven't logged my foods in MFP to see how many calories I'm eating, but I'm eating 3 meals per day plus 1-2 snacks and I'm not hungry and I don't feel deprived.
I now use My Fitness Pal and like it a lot, even better than WW. They have most restaurants and pre-packaged foods so it makes the tricky stuff a little easier. I also didn't like all the food/recipes they showed on WW. It sometimes made me hungrier.
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