Hi!
I'm also an ex-SW fanatic and I've recently gone over to RC and I'm enjoying it very much. I loved how flexible SW could be but to be honest I was eating too much as there isn't alot of portion control (cos you can eat as much as you like of free food - but it's all still calories right?)
So I found that although I was losing overall it wasn't getting me the results I wanted.
A friend recommended RC and since I was looking to get into some kind of exercise I went for it! The food is pretty easy to do. It is more restrictive for the first couple of weeks but I can honestly say that I've not been hungry at all (I'm almost at the end of week 1 btw). There is a good balance of food you need to cook and convenience foods so it's very practical.
And although there is obviously more measuring of portions, they give you these portion pot things that make it very quick and easy.
Overall I'd say that it's great and if I can have good losses using it (and a quick mid-week weigh on my home scales told me good things) then I can see myself sticking with this one for a while.
It is a little more money than SW but you get a 45 min workout a week for the extra 1.75 (SW is 4.25 still right?) - and you couldn't get it for that price in any leisure centre.
I hope you decide to go for it - I was a bit worried but I'm very glad I did.
Best of Luck
Fi