Thinking it through

Thanks for your comments yesterday. CJ, I totally understand where you are coming from. I know that WW works - and it used to for me until the change. I am still 42 pounds lighter than I was, thanks to WW,  but since the new ProPoints, I just can't seem to get my head around it. I've lost and gained the same half a stone since the  end of last year which has meant I've become completely disillusioned. I guess I am my own worst enemy with this as I took my eye off the ball a bit, but my lifestyle hasn't really changed that much since I started WW, I've always eaten out and still managed to lose, but maybe it's been somewhat excessive of late! I don't want to change diets because I want to eat more, I just need something that works for me. Perhaps going it alone for a while is the answer while I sort my head out - maybe WW will be the ultimate answer. I just don't know at the moment, but I am definitely going to speak to a Dietician and see what they can add to the equation.

I've spoken to a couple of my thin friends who lead a similar lifestyle to me - the difference with them and me is, if they know they have a big meal planned, they cut back that day (perhaps even that week) on what they eat, do a bit of exercise to give themselves a buffer (like you said Gabby in your comment). Similar to the old WW plan I guess, in that you could save your points up. I guess I need to work on my mentality a bit. I know what I need to do, it's just doing it that is the problem.

Thanks also to Miss Spoon for your Slimming World post, very helpful. I know there is a  class near me, so it's definitely something I am going to look into. My mother swears by Slimming World and has never gotten on with WW, so maybe we're more similar than I thought :)

I signed up for Myfitness Pal yesterday while I sort myself out as I don't want to completely lose the plot - which I am taking as a positive. Usually when I am 'in between' diets, I use that as an excuse to stuff my face with Pasties and KFC!

According to my new profile, I can eat 1930 calories a day to lead to a 1lb a week weight loss and I need to aim for 3 x 30 min workouts per week. I tracked everything yesterday and although my calories were under goal - my fat intake was far too high:

Totals	1,736	154	93	89
Your Daily Goal	1,930	265	64	72
Remaining	194	111	-29	-17
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein

I had a couple of the girls round for dinner (the skinny ones I mentioned) and I cooked Parmesan and chilli coated chicken breasts with cherry tomato, red onion and avocado salad - totally delicious, but the olive oil and the avocado bumped up my fat intake a bit. Still, they are good fats, so I won't stress overly. It's good to keep an eye on these things however. I've gotten so used to counting the points in everything, that I'd dismissed things such as avocado in favour of a bag of crisps due to lesser points.... Somewhat a fooked up mentality I think.

Anyway, I'm going to stick with this for now while I get my head back in the game. Thank you everyone for your input, it definitely gives me 'food' for thought.