Aww Tealight (hugs). Sorry about that. Your C sounds a bit tactless. I know what you mean, because I have only been on SW for two weeks after previously losing three and a half stone on a VLCD. I have found it so hard to lose on EE because I have come from eating nothing to all this free/superfree food and I was sure I would gain. I have lost 6 lbs in two weeks, but I have had to be very restrictive, especially with carbohydrates because of all the water gain that comes with eating them after a fast. I suspect that might be what happened to you. I go to SW with my daughter and she has lost fine on EE, so it worked for her. I am a vegetarian though, so I wondered if I should be on the Green plan, but my C says that we all have to do EE as Green and Red are being 'phased out'. She has told me to ignore them!
I think you should give it another try now that you are well again and eating normally. Then if you feel it isn't working for you you can do the Green and Red anyway.
Congratulations on giving up the smoking as well
Good luck XX