Have never done WW though the idea of points does appeal and I've heard you soon get used to what points = What food.
This is very true. Most people eat more or less the same foods most of the time, so I just basically typed up a list of all the foods I normally eat and what their point value is. It makes for a very quick and easy reference.
I also think the point system is a much easier visual guide than counting calories etc. If you know you've only got 30 points per day to spend and a glass of wine or 20g of chocolate is worth about 5 points each, or you could have 200g of chicken or 2 slices of bread for about the same number of points, it puts things into perspective very quickly and makes making the right choices a lot easier.
I made the decision yesterday to cancel my WW subscription, because I've been doing it long enough now to know what I'm doing and what the values are, but I'm still determined to lose at least another 10 pounds, hopefully before Christmas.
I tried the 5:2 diet, but I also couldn't cope with the "starve" days. I like my food too much and when I'm deprived of it that's when I'm going to be obsessing about it the most.
