OK Huney, now lets sort you out! Denying yourself syns DOESN'T work! You don't say how much you have to lose, why don't you put it on your details? No one will judge you, after all we aren't all here because we are supermodels! You MUST eat enough to lose weight! Start off on at least 10, but preferably 15 syns per day. Eat everything you are allowed on the plan. Lots of free foods! Fruit and veg.If you have tried losing weight before discovering SW then you will be in the mode of cutting your intake of food back drastically. You need to suspend belief and stuff yourself with all your free foods! It goes against everything you believe helps you to lose weight, but KEEP THE FAITH! IT WORKS!
As I said in another post, a girl came to class last night, last week she put 1lb on and was devastated! She didn't have breakfast, and didn't use her syns (she is a big girl) Last night she was frightend to get on the scales as she had in her words "never stopped eating all week" She lost 6 1/2lbs! She was gobsmacked.
It does take a big leap of faith when you have done diets that require you to drastically reduce your intake, but it really doesn't work if you cut back, especially at first. You need some leeway to cut back when you eventually hit a plateau.
I have made excuses for years that it was difficult to lose weight when you're past the menopause. In fact being truthful I was cheating, and the minute I stopped and came back to SW and followed the plan properly the weight peeled off me faster than it ever has! (I'm 58) The blip was my fault! Too much gin the day before WI, but I clawed it back last week! I was determined.
So the lesson is, trust the plan, eat everything you are allowed and you WILL lose weight! Good luck!