I think finding a class that you connect with is a vital component in succeeding in your own weight loss journey.
I joined last year and went along to a class with a friend who'd been doing very well there. It was great, supportive and fun even if they did sometimes focus on how to save your syns so you could have your wine at the weekend (I'm not a big drinker). The main problem was it was on the other side of town and I needed to wait for my husband to come home with the car so I could drive for 25 minutes to get there. If I didn't drive it would have been 2 buses to get there and 2 buses home.
Anyway, I went to another class that was close to work and that was handy, but the C wasn't as focused as the first one. The room was not laid out well, the queue formed across the entrance and when people were coming in they had to squeeze past you. Now, I'm not sure about everyone else, but I found that most of us going to SW don't feel particularly slim at the best of times. Having to squeeze past people to get into the class didn't help my self esteem. If I did stay to class then a lot of time was spent talking to others who'd been bad "again" and then on those people who'd had tremendous weight losses. They also focussed a lot on how to save your syns to go on some big drinking nights at the weekend. It started to leave after I'd been weighed, then after a few months I stopped going completely as I didn't feel I could justify £4.95 a week just for a weigh in.
When I was ready to rejoin and recommit I found a class closer to home in the evenings and popped along. Wow!!! The C is great, the group are great. It's fun, friendly and best of all motivational. This group have quite a few target members who stay to class, which is good to see. I've managed to lose nearly a stone in 9 weeks, and I'm much happier. I always stay to class and there's always something new to learn.