Becky.Boo
Full Member
Hi all,
I attended 1st SW meeting last night ..(I have done WW but everyone was raving so much about SW I thought I'd check it out) .. It felt terrible .. Firstly when I arrived no one welcomed me it was a sort of sit in that corner like a bold child, once that bit was over though I thought the meeting would be interesting! ..
However i was very shocked to find the Meeting seemed to had no plan or advise build in, it was more like a The leader reading from her palm pilot in a disorganised fashion calling people out ..announcing their weight losses and gains to everyone! I found it very strange and gained nothing from it! The leader also seems very disorganised and even said in the starter meeting oh I wouldn't ask me the syns in anything or recipes I'm a bland person eating the same every-week ... Is it not her job to know and help!? So confused!
Then when to weigh in there was no pleasantries or advise, just you weigh x, I even said "gee I reckon I'll find eating on the run And better option takeaway hard" expecting at least some encouragement or advise, the answer was it's in the book see you next week! Not a "do you have questions" or note of encouragement!
Sorry for the rant just I am wondering is this how the meetings usually go? I have to say I have attended various Weight watcher venues as I travel around the country a bit and I have always felt welcome and learned at least something new in the meeting! I leaned nothing from the meeting .. It was very odd and cold not a place I felt I would be supported .. In fact I thought OMG I would hate to have gained and be mortified like that!
Any advise in if this is the norm would be greatly appreciated!
Becky x
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I attended 1st SW meeting last night ..(I have done WW but everyone was raving so much about SW I thought I'd check it out) .. It felt terrible .. Firstly when I arrived no one welcomed me it was a sort of sit in that corner like a bold child, once that bit was over though I thought the meeting would be interesting! ..
However i was very shocked to find the Meeting seemed to had no plan or advise build in, it was more like a The leader reading from her palm pilot in a disorganised fashion calling people out ..announcing their weight losses and gains to everyone! I found it very strange and gained nothing from it! The leader also seems very disorganised and even said in the starter meeting oh I wouldn't ask me the syns in anything or recipes I'm a bland person eating the same every-week ... Is it not her job to know and help!? So confused!
Then when to weigh in there was no pleasantries or advise, just you weigh x, I even said "gee I reckon I'll find eating on the run And better option takeaway hard" expecting at least some encouragement or advise, the answer was it's in the book see you next week! Not a "do you have questions" or note of encouragement!
Sorry for the rant just I am wondering is this how the meetings usually go? I have to say I have attended various Weight watcher venues as I travel around the country a bit and I have always felt welcome and learned at least something new in the meeting! I leaned nothing from the meeting .. It was very odd and cold not a place I felt I would be supported .. In fact I thought OMG I would hate to have gained and be mortified like that!
Any advise in if this is the norm would be greatly appreciated!
Becky x
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