I used to love my group, really nice bunch of ladies and my leader was really helpful and would treat everyone personally - you could get upset or be over the moon and people would understand. I would get texts from her, esp if she new i was having a bad week and she was always helping with tips and recipes.
Since Nov my old leader left my group has been taken over temporarily by someone else. I don’t like her technique, she is a lot less personal and I feel rushed when it’s 'my turn' to talk and it’s almost like she doesn’t listen to anyone - she also sends out group emails to my group and the other two groups she runs which say how well her main groups are doing but nothing about ours. Also since Jan the group and tripled in size (used to be 10-12 who stayed, now over 40!) - so something that used to take 1-1 1/2 hours now takes about 2 1/2! now I go and get weighed and leave.
I don’t want to put you off at all, group is fantastic and if you are feeling crap it can defo keep you motivated, but I just wanted to give you my honest opinion. Im sure when the new group leader starts she'll be lovely, and if not i'll find another group locally as there always seems to be alot around. If you join one and don’t like it you can always try another group somewhere else.