I am a shift worker and in the past not being able to get to the meetings de-motivated me and I came off the diet as a result. I have joined online this time round, my friend gave me her SW book from a few years back and I use the SW site for syns online and tracking my weight. All in all, I wasn't that impressed with SW online. It was expensive (£60 upfront for 3 months) and you dont have the contact you would have if you had a consultant. I had a query once and before I could email them for a reply I had to check that my question was not on frequently asked questions otherwise they wont respond. I am VERY lucky to have found this site, it really is a blessing. When my 3 months runs out, I might just join meetings again and go when I can, I have since found out being a shift worker you dont have to pay for weeks you miss so this helps too. I miss the contact, if you have a question to ask my SW rep or text her. A lot of ppl on this site do it alone so it can work like that too. Best of luck