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health/fitness ladies (and anyone on the bandwagon)

shanwalk2shanwalk2 member
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I'm a WW memeber.  I just recently re-started logging my points.  (and I'm doing MFP for accountability with y'all).

So night, I logged all my points with WW and I went 1 point over for my goal of 28/day.  However when I log into MFP it shows I am 286 calories away from my "daily goal" of 1,260/day.  

Here's the real problem.

I want a skinny cow ice cream bar.  That's 4 WW points. But it's also 'only' 140 calories. 

who would you go with?  WW points or MFP calories?   

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  • angelaggieangelaggie member
    Here's how I see it. MFP is great if you're all about a calorie is a calorie. WW is a formula taking into account fat and protein. WW is more about food choices combined with calories. So just starting out I'd use WW until you learn more about filling foods and calories. Does that make any sense? I'm a calorie tracker, but I also track grams of protein, fat, sugar and carbs.
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    Here's how I see it. MFP is great if you're all about a calorie is a calorie. WW is a formula taking into account fat and protein. WW is more about food choices combined with calories. So just starting out I'd use WW until you learn more about filling foods and calories. Does that make any sense? I'm a calorie tracker, but I also track grams of protein, fat, sugar and carbs.

    I agree. I think there are some flaws in the "a calorie is just a calorie" approach and that WW does a better job of taking into account food choices, especially for weight loss nutrition.

    FWIW, there were periods during my weight loss when I tracked both MFP and WW points. For me, it was a recipe for frustration and burnout. There are times when I'd be under on points, but over on calories or vise versa and it was confusing and aggravating. I highly recommend using just one type of tracker.

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  • libbyannlibbyann member
    I woudn't eat the skinny cow. If you're HUNGRY, eat protein and veggies. If you just want a treat, save it for some special occasion or a delicious, REAL FOOD treat this weekend or something. Skinny cows are not real food - they're full of artificial sugars and preservatives and are highly processed.
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  • risa_4-11-09risa_4-11-09

    Not going to say which one is better, becuase I think which ever one you will use is great. But I have my MFP set up to show the fat, sugar, proteins etc so that I can stay on track with those too. I believe you just go to your settings to switch them up from what it is set at when you start up.

     

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