I started SW the last week in May, and got really confused with my diary. The ladies all recommended EE to me because it's the easiest one to follow. It's the first time I've stuck to a diet consistently and I can count on one hand the days I've gone over,,,and they've been things like a birthday party...a special occasion. I've never had a big loss, but I won't let myself get disheartened, I seem to have one good week, and one not so good, but I've not put on- on any week, and only -sts once. I've lost 2 stones 3.5lbs, and not once have I felt hungry. I can't really get my head round the syns, because I never have enough. I was told I should try to "up" them, quite a few times, and I would lose more, but it doesn't make any sense to me, because I'm not hungry, and not depriving myself of anything I want, I've just learned to eat differently, and now I don't even think about it. When I tried to have more, it was always at the end of the day when I totted up my daily intake (I still like to keep a diary every day, it helps me) then I would have something just for the sake of it, and to my mind that was extra calories that I didn't need...so now I STILL don't have enough! On the other plans where you can have 2 x HE As, and Bs,...well I have a job to eat 1 of each, let alone any more. I'm a slow loser, but still a loser...if it takes a bit longer than so be it...I put it down to my age.lol! Whatever you decide, if you use more calories then you take in, the weight will come off, and really, that's it in a nutshell, whatever you decide, good luck x