Starting a group on Wed!

[BendyMum15]

After trying to follow the plan at home on my own using what I remembered from when I did it online and failing I've plucked up the courage to go to a group.

Only have about 10lb to loose to get to pre preg weight but as I wasn't happy with weight when I got pregnant I want to lose just over a stone in total.

Have never been to group before - what is the Image therapy thing and roughly how long is a meeting?

xx

[LikeTheShoes]

I think each group is different.
At ours On your first meeting you sit and talk though the plan with the consultant and fill in a form while the other members pay, deposit fruit for the slimmer of the week basket and food diaries, weigh in and buy raffle tickets and chat or just weigh and go, it usually takes about 40 mins.
Then our consultant gives out any awards (and stickers) for anyone who has lost 1/2 a stone or a stone or has their club 10 (10% of their starting weight gone) or has got to target or has got to their target weight.
Then our consultant goes round the room with a palm computer which tells her who's lost and gained and how much (in the order you weighed in) and it goes something like this* "Liketheshoes, you've had a gain this week, did you expect that or do you need some help with the plan?"
"well, I did eat 10 big pork pies on the way here today"
"oh, how many syns were they each?"
"19"
"hmmm, does anyone have any ideas of something Liketheshoes can have instead of pork pies?"
"you could bake your own scotch eggs with 5% pork mince from tesco that'd be free"
"oh, good idea"
"well, it may have been a gain this week but you're still 2 stone less than you were when you joined so let's give you a round of applause"
clap clap clap
"so how much do you want to lose next week"
"3lb"
"great! let's do it"
or (more frequently, thankfully)
"Liketheshoes, you've lost 3lb this week, bringing you to 8 stone 13 1/2lb"
clap clap clap
"this has been a great week for you, any tips"
"stick to the plan, eat pickled onions"
"fabulous, what's your target for next week?"
"1/2 lb so I get my shiny sticker."
"Great!"

This usually takes about an hour (but it depends on how many people are there and what sort of week they've had)

Then the others go home and the new people pay and weigh and set a target (if you want to, I've been going since January and have only just decided on my final Target)

Then you get your pack and go home and read it then go shopping!

*not based on actual events!

[LikeTheShoes]

you wanted a book lengthed reply, right?

[PhoebeMcPeePee]

do you go to my meetings as that's pretty much it down to a tee!

[BendyMum15]

Thanks Liketheshoes! Love your egs!

I have several targets so I have small goals as baby girl is only 4 months so want to get to pre preg weight first, then to my wedding day weight and if I feel I can to my living in Italy weight ( although this was 10 years ago now so not sure its going to be poss so my wedding day weight will do!).

Will have to make sure baby girl has a big feed before I get weighed as my boobs can weigh up to 2lb if she hasn't fed for a while. Yep, I was sad enough to weigh myself before amd after a feed to see what the boob weight was!