It sounds lie your current eating is unbalanced--too many carbs and not enough protein. You could start by switching to brown rice, which is a complex carb and a whole lot better for you than white rice. White rice is a bit like WonderBread.

Also, you mention that your partner has a sweet tooth. That doesn't mean that you have to eat what she eats. It's easier to lose weight with a friend sometimes, something to think about.

I have never done WW. But it seems like alot of people have much success with it. It seems like a very good way to plan and track and learn about a balanced way of eating for life.

Granted I am one of those people who is 5'6" and my winter weight is 130. Summer I'm at 125. But I wasn't always. My adult weight until I was 38 was 145, but then I got serious because I knew that I was the only person who could make the change I wanted in my body. So I did. The first thing I dud was to drop the daily latte habit. I also ate fruit every day. I upped my protein and cut down the carbs. The carbs I do eat are whole grain: brown rice, whole wheat bread ( make it myself,so I know what is in it), whole wheat pasta. Lots of veggies. Common sense, but doing it makes it real.

Best wishes for success and happiness.