New to MFP.....after being on 'the Dark Side'

Hello all,

I am new to MFP, I have been struggling with weight watchers for quite some time now and feel I need a bit of a change to kick-start my motivation again.

I have about 10kg to lose, hopefully by the summer holidays when I go to NYC with the other half and really dont want to look back on pics feeling I look fat and frumpy, I'd like to look back on holiday snaps and reminisce about the holiday itself. I have quite a poor self-image of my body. I think if I lost the tum I'd feel much better! Even if I got below 11st...or anywhere near 11 st I'd be very chuffed!

A bit of background to my motivation for weight loss, I put on over a stone in the year of getting together with my lovely boyfriend. Just got comfortable, snuggling up on the sofa most nights with a takeaway meal, and all of a sudden, clothes are much tighter and having problems with IBS.

I joined WW in 2009, and actually did very well with it, losing about 1.5 stones in about 5 months. We joined a swish gym, and we were actually using it 3x weekly. Then Xmas happened, I fell off the wagon and really struggled to continue. Since Xmas 2009, I have not been able to get back into the swing of things. I have also recently moved jobs and am finding my new role far more demanding, mentally and physically. Most of the weight is now back on. I am now only 10lb under what I was when I started. had I managed to claw my way back on the wagon, I'd be at goal by now. Anyway, I started with WW new plan in Jan 2011, and have had a few successes, but also a few relapses. I think I need something newer which won't cost me a bomb! WW must LOVE me. As I said, I think a change is in order and I think I do well when everything is new and still a novelty!

OH and I have just bought bikes and we plan on cycling to work at least 3 times a week (about a 7mile round trip for me). If that, coupled with calorie counting doesn't work then I guess I'll either have to win the Euromillions and pay to have it sucked out in surgery, or throw in the towel and force myself to accept I'll always be a little bit podgy!

So any words of wisdom, success stories, or experiences changing from WW to MFP would be of great comfort!

I look forward to what the next few months hold!!

Amie xxx