The Spark Just Ain't There

I, like most women, struggle with my weight. And, like most women, I could use to lose a pound or two. I'm pretty devout when it comes to my weight loss program of choice, but my attention span leaves something to be desired (hey - I'm media addict...what did you expect?).
So in the past few months, I've been exploring SparkPeople.com - a fitness site geared toward...everyone? I'm not really sure. While I've found some information and exercises intriguing, I never got hooked by Spark People. The site is tough to get used to...there's almost too much going on. I find the illustrations of the exercise moves limited.
On the flip side, the community seems pretty strong, up to date. Not quite as active as say, theknot.com, but active yes.
The part that really gets me, was Spark Points. It's designed to be another way to track progress (code for: "get off the scale, you're making yourself crazy"). However, there's no payoff in the points. I get virtual trophies? I'd rather have them converted to MyPoints so I can get some cold hard gift cards to buy clothes for my newly svelte ass.