What has worked best for you: Counting points or calories?

I prefer the counting calories because the food I like may not necessarily be high in calories, but it is high in points...so I end up hungry and grumpy on WW. For example, I get about 30 pts a day, and my daily frappucino uses 7, even though it's only about 180 calories (Skim, no whip and all that). I know I could give up the Frap, but I would much rather just work it into my life and with calorie counting I am able to do so.

Can I vote neither? You might consider looking into eating Paleo / Primal. It's high fat, low carb basically. Lots of good protein, healthier carbs, and healthy fat = good. You can quit counting anything if you eat this way, and the pounds should melt off. Visit Mark's Daily Apple to help give an overview.

(The gist is that modern food is full of sugar, and you need to get away from eating that crap. Sugar = bad carbs = hello body fat. Low fat foods are full of sugar, so avoid them for sure.)

Points because it's easier to quickly tally to 29 than 1500. I can think back or think ahead 5 plus 2 plus 3 is 10 so I have 19 left. I don't even have to write it down or enter it in an app. On the other hand 63 plus 275 plus 184 is....um...still counting and then minus that from 1500... I like that Points Plus takes fibre, fat and carbs into the equation. I like that when I'm out and looking at a label I can roughly count that each 50 calories is 1 point.

I used My Fitness Pal and counted calories. It worked and was really easy. I liked that I could put in my own meals and save them so when I would have leftovers and things I could just put the meal in again without adding in each and every ingredient. I think it's really well designed.

I know for me, personally, I have to count points. All calories are not created equal, and using points steers me toward healthier choices (in terms of fiber, protein, etc.)

ETA: or you could do Simply Filling, or Core, or whatever they're calling it now. That's not counting points OR counting calories... just eating healthy choices.

ETA2: plus, I would never want to do all the math related to counting calories...

I lost successfully on WW but have switched to counting calories and using MFP now because I was getting bored of WW and converting to points. Plus the UK app doesn't have as many features as MFP so was bugging me! I'm much more likely to stick with something easy to use so that sealed the deal!

Neither. Counting carbs is the only thing that's ever worked for me. I don't worry about the calories, and I never lost weight on WWs. But everybody's body works differently. Good luck with whichever plan you choose .

Husband and I are doing the Advocare challenge. The first part of it is a cleanse part. During the cleanse you eat mostly fruits veggies and proteins. You have a schedule of when to eat what. The second part is the max phase and you add in some complex carbs. But you still have the same eating schedule. It has been good for us because we have had to change our eating habits. we will be starting our 2nd full challenge in the next couple days. We stayed on the max phase for a few weeks after our 24 day challenge was up. 

I made a 31 day dinner plan. It is great every 5 days we get a fun day. 

I start on the 1st day the first of every month.  I did every 5 days for a fun meal it doesn't have to be a full on cheat it can just be that we add something fun to the meal we are eating like cheese or bread. 

For me, counting points is easier.
However when WW isn't working well, using my fitness pal has helped because of the pie chart that shows % of carbs, protein, fat.
I have a tenancy to spend all my points on carbs because they are my favourite, then I end up hungry and not losing weight.
Its just a continual work in progress isn't it?

counting points and the accountability that comes with WW is what works for me (along with being mentally ready to actually do something!).