So sorry to hear of your bad experience at yr first meeting! Our group just isnt like that. I am a member of the social team, and if I see a new member on sitting on their own I have on occasions gone and sat with them just for a bit of moral support. If you keep at it I am sure you will make plenty of new friends. A lot depend on the consultant as well. Mine is great, but I am genuinely sorry you have had such a negative experience. Just bob on here for any support you may need. We are all here for each other xI went for the first time ever the other week and i dont think id stay again ....... the leader went through the plan so fast i barely had chance to understand what she meant coz she kept sayin she had to start the meeting ...... then took me into a room full of people and made a big fuss that i was new and made me sit in the class with some people who looked me up n down and said i shouldnt be there, said i dont need to loose weight and im too young??? (im 25) i havent judged them why they were there ?? i would have preffered to have chosen my own seat and not had everyone stare at me ... and then i waited two hours, clapping about 30 people who had lost weight, and fair enough they shared lots of tips and recipes but most of it was asking everyone singly what they wanted to loose for next week and it must have took about an hour n half ... and then finally she weighed me ... she then didnt even speak to me, ran off doing somethin else ..... so i couldnt even ask any questions .......
I think everyones different, i prefer to keep weight stuff secret coz of my health problems i cant loose weight easily so i get easily embarassed about it all ... so im not a big fan of the meetings, i would have joined the online thing but i wanted to get a heads up on the diet before i commited to spending £60 ..
Plus ive learnt loads from coming on here
and how lovely are you making new comers feel welcome, i deffo joined the wrong group eh
*Claire-Bear* said:I went for the first time ever the other week and i dont think id stay again ....... the leader went through the plan so fast i barely had chance to understand what she meant coz she kept sayin she had to start the meeting ...... then took me into a room full of people and made a big fuss that i was new and made me sit in the class with some people who looked me up n down and said i shouldnt be there, said i dont need to loose weight and im too young??? (im 25) i havent judged them why they were there ?? i would have preffered to have chosen my own seat and not had everyone stare at me ... and then i waited two hours, clapping about 30 people who had lost weight, and fair enough they shared lots of tips and recipes but most of it was asking everyone singly what they wanted to loose for next week and it must have took about an hour n half ... and then finally she weighed me ... she then didnt even speak to me, ran off doing somethin else ..... so i couldnt even ask any questions .......
I think everyones different, i prefer to keep weight stuff secret coz of my health problems i cant loose weight easily so i get easily embarassed about it all ... so im not a big fan of the meetings, i would have joined the online thing but i wanted to get a heads up on the diet before i commited to spending £60 ..
Plus ive learnt loads from coming on here
) and chance to see how good I've been the past week! It really helps me stick to the plan and get a few ideas...I've been on SW for 8 weeks now and you always see the same people just come, get weighed and then go home...I can't see the point when you pay £4.95 to be there!...I'd rather give the OH or a friend £4.95 to weigh me at home if I was going to do that...though equally I understand that some people have commitments that mean they can't stay to group. The consultant said she was too busy to talk me through the plan, but said 'you look bright enough, just have a look through the books and ring me if there's a problem'. Then an older lady moaned at me because I sat in her usual seat, no-one even looked or smiled at me, and the whole meeting just seemed to be people talking about alcohol ( I can take or leave it, so it was very dull).
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I wonder how they monitor them. I suppose the team leaders perhaps sit in sometimes, but then things may be a little different if a bad consultant knew they were being monitored! It is such a shame that members up and down the country have bad experiences. Cant fault my consultant, she is there for everyone and really cares about us all. She has become a good friend too. I think if you have a good consultant and are happy to stay to I T then you get so much info and build up friendships with others. For me £4.95 would have been a total waste of money to just weigh n go. But there again, my group is great.
