Weight Watchers wasn't the way to go!

Hello blog world.
When I started trying to lose weight , I was using weight watchers. Please understand that I don't think it is a bad program, it just didn't work for me.
I gained 5lbs in one month on that program. It started out ok, I lost a little bit but every other week it came right back, regardless of any changes I may have made.

I think I know what the problem was for me though....

Most fruits and vegetables are "free", meaning you do not have to track the points+ for them. This ended up being a bit of a problem for me. See, I don't really eat meat. So, 90% of my meals are fruits and vegetables with a little carbs thrown in.

I tried to work the program around that and spoke with some Leaders and message boards etc about what I could do to tweak the program.. try more points, try less points, work out more, work out less... Everyone told me to eat less fruit, more meat and dairy. Yuck... but the whole point is to be healthy, and I like my 8 freggie servings a day thankyouverymuch.
So 2 weeks ago I decided to try a free website, sparkpeople.com (simultaneously w/WW) and track my calories as well as macro-nutrients like protein, carbs, fat and fiber. Not just points.

I discovered that by following my points and WW healthy guidelines, I was eating nearly 2000 cals a day!!! NO WONDER!! I was also too high in carbs, low in protein, high in fat and fine on fiber.
I understand that I could have tweaked it for less points etc. but I wanted a clearer picture of what was going into my body.

So, I cancelled WW.

No hard feelings there, WW, I just think my lifestyle wasn't conducive to their program, a little too "one size fits all" I suppose. After my first week on sparkpeople, I lost 1.4 lbs. That was more than I had lost in over 3 months. YAY!

So, I start afresh. Awesome. Slow and steady wins the race! I weigh in tomorrow, wish me luck!