Hey Kerry
I have never done WW, i think the reason I love SW so much as a diet is that it's not REALLY a diet. I mean, there's rarely much fixation on portion sizes (apart from HEs), the 'syns' are on normal food so you don't have to buy WW products which are quite expensive I think, and i love the free food so much so I find it a struggle on some days to have ANY syns!
Perhaps if you hit a wall with SW again then tell your group leader and see if she has any advice or tips? If you aren't part of a group (like me, I'm a DIY SW'er lol) then I'm sure there are enough lovely people on this site to give you any advice, as I'm sure many people have experienced a similar annoyance when dieting on SW.
Also I totally agree with Tracie, you do need to be in the right frame of mind before dieting. When I first tried SW many many years ago, I was adamant I would use all my syns on the food I missed such as chocolate, pastry, etc. And I didn't really eat much pasta, or any veg and little fruit. It was a disaster and somehow I think I gained a 1lb and thought 'stuff it' i give up. Then moving to Uni, my tastes started to become more varied, I practically get my 5-a-day in one meal sometimes, and i enjoy cooking and discovering new recipes. But i think SW actually HELPED, rather than my new outlook on food helped SW - or perhaps it was a combined effort hehe!
Either way, I'm in the right frame of mind now to go 'i want to lose weight, noone else is gonna do it for me, I want to be *this* size or weigh *this* much, and this is how i'm gonna do it!" - don't get me wrong, I hit a wall 2 weeks ago and went off the ''food'' rails slightly... but now I am back because i realised I'm the only one who can do it!
Good luck with whatever you decide! And congrats on your initial weightloss, that's amazing!!
All the best,
Danni
xxx
PS. sorry to blab on hehehe