chomp
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I am not a meeting person but I am determined to give Slimming World a fighting chance as I want it to be successful. I'm pretty introverted and don't like large social gatherings with people I'm don't know - I'm not shy by any means, I'm usually directs and bit outspoken but I get on well with people, but find complex social situations with more than a few people EXHAUSTING.
My Fiance and I attended our first meeting last night, having to go to the later of two meetings last night due to OH's train not getting back from work on time to make the new starter meeting early doors but next week and thereafter, we're going to the first meeting as my sister, her OH and usually her two children (for clapping or booing at the weigh ins - apparently thats the best motivation my sister can have for losing the lbs!) go to that meeting and a family that eats together loses weight together. That's the theory we are testing.
My sister already has a 'nemesis' I want to check out. I don't really subscribe to the crazy politics needed to navigate being part of most groups of women but it's fun to watch from the sidelines. Hope it doesn't end up like my mother getting kicked out of the WI about 3 weeks after joining. I never did get the full story, I assume her baking and tea making skills weren't up to par. I imagine it's like a mash up of Great British Bake Off and the 1990's show gladiators, but without safety helmets.
Personally the meeting I attended made me cringe about once per 5 minutes - I've attended worse meetings. The leader wasn't overally patronising and there seemed some genuinely lovely people, including 6 men which surpised me. There was clearly a bit of a 'Mean Girls' thing going on with a few of the members which made me roll my eyes and laugh at the same time. Not sure how much weight they've lost or how many 'plebs' they've kicked to the kerb to have them believe they are in the upper echelons of wthe dieting community, but whatever gets them through the week, hey?
So (at last) I reach my question / talking point - What are your best and worst experinces of group / Image therapy? Have you ever had a group nemesis? Or made a BFF there? Are there any SW Romances out there from meeting at group?
My Fiance and I attended our first meeting last night, having to go to the later of two meetings last night due to OH's train not getting back from work on time to make the new starter meeting early doors but next week and thereafter, we're going to the first meeting as my sister, her OH and usually her two children (for clapping or booing at the weigh ins - apparently thats the best motivation my sister can have for losing the lbs!) go to that meeting and a family that eats together loses weight together. That's the theory we are testing.
My sister already has a 'nemesis' I want to check out. I don't really subscribe to the crazy politics needed to navigate being part of most groups of women but it's fun to watch from the sidelines. Hope it doesn't end up like my mother getting kicked out of the WI about 3 weeks after joining. I never did get the full story, I assume her baking and tea making skills weren't up to par. I imagine it's like a mash up of Great British Bake Off and the 1990's show gladiators, but without safety helmets.
Personally the meeting I attended made me cringe about once per 5 minutes - I've attended worse meetings. The leader wasn't overally patronising and there seemed some genuinely lovely people, including 6 men which surpised me. There was clearly a bit of a 'Mean Girls' thing going on with a few of the members which made me roll my eyes and laugh at the same time. Not sure how much weight they've lost or how many 'plebs' they've kicked to the kerb to have them believe they are in the upper echelons of wthe dieting community, but whatever gets them through the week, hey?
So (at last) I reach my question / talking point - What are your best and worst experinces of group / Image therapy? Have you ever had a group nemesis? Or made a BFF there? Are there any SW Romances out there from meeting at group?
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