A lot of the foods commonly eaten on Shabbos are written in their food listing book (chulent, challah, grape juice, etc).
It is more difficult on Shabbos with the new program because you can’t calculate points using the old ruler. It’s basically electronic (their calculator or e-tools) or using the book.
I liked the old program, and hated switching. I didn’t trust the new program. I eventually went off altogether and gained a lot of what I lost back (I totally stopped watching and ate whatever I wanted, fooling myself that I’d stay the same.
I’m back on the new program now. I figure, better to be on it than on nothing.
It’s hard learning a new system, and new point values, but I figure all beginnings are hard and eventually I’ll remember the points the way I did with the old.
It’s a mechaya not to have to count fruits and veggies. That makes it much easier.
Ultimately, I think it’s ideal to do the program everyone else is doing at the meetings.