I've been away, so nit been on here for a bit. Welcome to the newbies. I managed to lose whilst I was away, so very happy with that. Had some treats but chose them carefully and limited the number of treats. Did lots of walking too, so that probably helped.
I have been on plan for 10 months now. Mostly pointing, but did slip in a few no count days whilst away. Just made it easier. But I think I now have the portion sizes under control. Also have been trying to eat more no count based foods, but pointing to get me in the swing of it, which helped me too.
For anyone who is struggling or doesn't understand, what is it you are finding difficult? If you are feeling hungry, are you eating some fruit to help fill you up and bulking your meals with veg to make them more filling? Also make sure you drink lots of water. When smart points first came out, I struggled with it, as I liked my sweet treats and they doubled in points from the old pro points. I have now got used to it and am looking at other ways to get my sweet fix. I also started walking and have increased that bit by bit. When I started, I did very little exercise for the first month or so.
I eat all my daily and weekly points. For a long time I didn't really touch my fitpoints, maybe dip in with using one or two at the end of the week. But I liked that they were there as a buffer. when I got to around 6st loss I had a bit of a plateau. Ended up having a bad day and used all my weeklies and some fitpoints. Had a great loss that week. Have continued to use some of my fitpoints every week since then and the weight is still coming off. 7st 8lbs now.
I think WW say you can use your fitpoints, but you don't have to and for some people, they struggle to lose if they eat them all. There are some who exercise a lot, they seem to get better results using fitpoints. Everyone is different and you will need to find what works best for you. .