RM07
Silver Member
Yes it's the euphemism I cringe at rather than the mention of menstruation. Even in my group where we are all female they all still refer to it as a star week!
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Yes it's the euphemism I cringe at rather than the mention of menstruation. Even in my group where we are all female they all still refer to it as a star week!
Snozzberry
Full Member
I have been members of several SW and WW groups over the years and there have always been men there - nowhere near as many as women admittedly. There are two men who stay to my current (smallish compared to my old group) meeting - plus our Consultant is male - and they are both pretty active in discussing their tips and recipes.
gazter
needs to get a life
Men do get fussed over it, I love it, but some don't. Also,,there is less money to be made from men. You don't get many 'I need to lose ten pounds for my holidays' members, which is the bread and butter for weight loss groups. Instead you get the 'oh my god I'm 5/6/7/8/9 stone overweight and my doctor has said I'm going to have a heart attack if I don't do something about it'.
gazter
needs to get a life
ha whenever I've gained I've claimed the excuse of men having a 'star week'. The other month though I was in the queue, the people in front of me where discussing their new HRT, the others behind their star week and the woman sitting adjacent about her painful nipples from breast feeding.
Ha on the bright side maybe that helps make you glad you're a man!
Princess_Ruthy
Silver Member
There are a few men in our group who stay to image therapy, my husband being one of them 
One thing I'm intrigued by is SW Central's policies. Our consultant told us that even though men can win Miss Slinky in group, they can't go on to the nationals (and there's no Mr Slinky). She also said that gay couples can't get Couple of the Year at the national level. Does anyone know if this is true?
Happy Hippo
Full Member
As a bloke who has to live with the effects, I tend to call it "argh week", well, the week before anyway
jaylou
Gold Member
How can a man win Miss Slinky? It's like a woman winning man of the year!! Very odd to even consider it.
However, same sex couples can indeed win couple of the year and go on to the nationals, as long as they are in criteria.
*Emsie*
Gold Member
Bilsat won Miss Slinky or woman of the year in his group
jaylou
Gold Member
Whilst that's a lot of fun, it's a bit unfair for the ladies of the group but I guess all groups are different.
Even so, I struggle to understand how someone could expect to go forward to the nationals as a mail miss slinky (not saying Pete did expect, just in response to the other post!)
Even so, I struggle to understand how someone could expect to go forward to the nationals as a mail miss slinky (not saying Pete did expect, just in response to the other post!)
Llamasoks
Gold Member
I don't think it'd go as far as nationals (not sure, don't go to group), but I suppose until they introduced a Mr. Slinky it would be a bit unfair it a man COULDN'T win it *shrugs*
*Emsie*
Gold Member
Yes I do think some of the criteria with the comps is a bit strange!
Would have thought same sex couples would have been entitled to go through to the nationals though
*Emsie*
Gold Member
I suppose its a case of remembering everyones a winner lol as if we look at the comps and sotw etc to closely none of its fair particularly, like single people can't win couple of the year etc
Happy Holidays
Gold Member
I'm surprised SW can get away with doing Miss Slinky & not doing Mr Slinky, surely this is discrimination?
*Emsie*
Gold Member
Hmmm
I always thought the idea of Miss.Slinky was to give women who hadn't had loads to lose a chance but in group it often still seemed to go to women who had lost loads ?
Happy Holidays
Gold Member
Yep you're right now I think about it, hmmmmmmm, controversial!!!!!
