Sorry about the long post. I'm not known for being brief with my words !!!
It's not unlimited syns.
It's about using flexi syns to your advantage, so not to make you fail.
As with any changes...it's all about choice. You don't have to follow it....more so because it's obviously not official!
sw has evolved over the years, it's so very different from when I first encountered it 20 years ago.....and it will continue to do so.
Agree. Whether this turns out to be true or not, it's not about saying you can just have whatever you want - flexi syns have always been open about saying that you won't necessarily lose weight but at least you will stay in control. For me, anything that keeps me sticking to the plan will eventually be the best thing for me. I need that flexibility at times and what you have described above is essentially what I do. I stick to the plan the vast majority of the time but on the occasions that I am going to feel really deprived, I have a little bit of whatever it is. I find it difficult to significantly reduce my syns to compensate so if I can manage it, I do but if not, it just goes as an extra.
I always thought the EE plan was a 'strategy' to slow down members losses, to get more money out of them - and now, i think this sounds highly suspicious too.
If you still lose weight, but at a slow pace, but can eat what you like (to a point obv!) then you would keep going on SW. Paying more cos it takes you longer to reach target.
I know this is a business and I accept that there will be a part of that but although EE may slow some people's losses down, for others it will keep them on the plan having the flexibility to have spag bol etc and therefore ultimately be more successful. However I agree with many of the posters that I like the flexibility that green and red bring too and also think it's a shame that SW don't present all 3 to new members (and feature the other plans in the magazines) routinely (some consultants do) and push everyone into EE. Especially for vegetarians it's ridiculous.
I know there will be exceptions, but I don't think I've ever met anyone in person who has lost better on EE than on Red/Green, if they've tried all three. For me, it was a balancing act between what I can eat and what I could potentially lose. I found EE less restricted, but had to balance that off against smaller losses. I'd chose to be slightly more restricted with Red and Green days, and take the bigger losses. I personally don't think it's fair that some SW consultants (most likely from direction from higher up) remove that choice from members by pushing EE and not telling members about the other plans.
I'm not sure. If I'd started with only red or green, I don't think I'd have stuck to the plan as well which for me would almost certainly have meant slower losses. So in it's purest form I agree with you but I think in real life I probably have lost better on EE. Now I do quite a lot of green days so it's good to have a choice.
As far as the commercialism goes, the plan has worked for me. I don't regret a single penny of my spending and am very grateful to SW for helping to teach me a way of eating (hopefully for life) that allows me to 'be normal' and stay in control - whether that's green, red or EE.
Anyway, apologies for repeating myself I think (it's late, I've had a long week....
). Whatever people choose to do, I hope you are all successful
Gail x
