Overweight Slimming World Leaders

[ImperialBlether]

I've gone to SW a few times over the years and they have all had something in common: their leaders are more overweight than I am.

The one I know best, I've known for about fifteen years. Her children were at school with mine. She's always been the same weight, needing to lose (at a guess) six or seven stone.

I remember going to WW a long time ago and the leader there told me they had to be at target weight (or near enough) before they could train as a leader. If they put on a lot of weight, their job was gone.

I think that's fair enough, really. They are the ambassador for the diet. Yes, we can all have a troublesome time occasionally where we put on weight, but what kind of leader is it who stays several stone overweight for decades?

I went to SW tonight. A different leader was there, standing in. She was the biggest person in the room.

Surely this is a bit ridiculous?

[amusedbush]

The regional manager for SW local to me is fat. She goes on and on about how she lost 4 stone and changed her life but honestly she is still about a size 18. I get that she’ll feel better than she did at her biggest but I’ve gone from a size 22 to a 16/18 since March and I still feel like crap. Slightly less crap, yes, but I’m still way too heavy and unfit. I can’t imagine stopping at my current weight and crowing to everyone about how great I look/feel.

[Doree]

A little disillusioned when I joined Slimming World recently, to discover the leader was morbidly obese. Yet she still had her slim picture on the SW stand. A lovely person but difficult to respect her lecturing on losing weight. A bit like an alcoholic telling you how to stop drinking or a smoker; smoking whilst lecturing you on how to stop. When I mentioned this to someone, they replied, “ Oh, many SW lecturers are fat.” That’s discouraged me even more. I’m aware that other sleeping mi g groups don’t allow their lecturers to regain more than a few pound. Are these lecturers in denial?

[Doree]

A little disillusioned when I joined Slimming World recently, to discover the leader was morbidly obese. Yet she still had her slim picture on the SW stand. A lovely person but difficult to respect her lecturing on losing weight. A bit like an alcoholic telling you how to stop drinking or a smoker; smoking whilst lecturing you on how to stop. When I mentioned this to someone, they replied, “ Oh, many SW lecturers are fat.” That’s discouraged me even more. I’m aware that other sleeping mi g groups don’t allow their lecturers to regain more than a few pound. Are these lecturers in denial?

[Solo]

Yep! I with the McKenna group. It does work and costs nothing except the price of the book which you can pick up for a couple of quid. I will never diet again.

[Sparklingbrook]

Oh sorry. Health Care professional usually GP. I got a bit of a funny comment on another thread about it.

[ppeatfruit]

Sorry sparkling I don't know what HCP stands for but IMO ANYONE telling you to loose weight who should do it themselves (without saying 'I know let's do it together' )is a bit -stupid- deluded and hypocritical.

[Sparklingbrook]

Can I ask a question? What do you think of overweight HCPs telling you to lose weight?

[ppeatfruit]

KinKy WAY TO GO GIRL!!

[KinkyDorito]

I have no issue at all with people needing to lose large amounts of weight - obviously, I am one of them.

I do with them taking £5 a week off me and telling me what to do when they obviously aren't themselves.

[KinkyDorito]

By the way, since I've taken you all off topic, my SW leader was really big and never budged in weight and didn't share her 'journey'. I must admit, it didn't do much to inspire me. I realise that anyone can do the job, and that is encouraging, but when you are paying what I see as a considerable amount of money to join and stay in a slimming club, I would expect the person leading it to have lost weight and be able to demonstrate that they still were or maintaining. I never saw any evidence of this with her. For all I know, she could have lost 10st to get to the weight she was - but she should have been sharing that with her classes. You have to be prepared for it to be in the public eye to give the people you are instructing some confidence.

I was asked to be a leader for SW a while back, but it was when I was nearly at goal having lost 5st and in a size 12 from a 22. Getting a new leader who was bigger than when I started the first time was off-putting. Sorry, but it was.

[KinkyDorito]

I don't fancy him. Some do, some don't: all are welcome . And we won't judge you too harshly if you do fancy him...

[Sparklingbrook]

So I just get the book and report back.

[PhoenixFromTheFlames]

stop talking about pmck being sexy, you'll put people off
I did WW for 2 years.6lb off goal, couldn't.be a gold member, put it all back on and more :( one leader was a healthy weight who weighed in but one was...hefty. always disconcerted me. I also go to curves now. Love the exercise but the diet left me down due to lack of choice.
Started Paul mckenna last week. If I'm hungry, I can eat. I feel I have more control over food cos nothing is banned. Last week I worked out six days in a row! (Personal record). Haven't weighed myself yet but I'm convinced I'm losing.
If you want an easy weight loss solution, I swear this is it!

[KinkyDorito]

And fancying him is not, I repeat not, mandatory.

[KinkyDorito]

Okay folks i've got 2 words for you all - PAUL MCKENNA- it is the best because it re -educates your attitude to food and IT IS NOT A DIET !!!!!!!!

Because as someone on here said DIETS MAKE YOU FAT. Leave yr Marjorie Dawes, shit powders and sythetic diet foods and fees. Come on to our thread IT WORKS !!!!!

What she said.

[Sparklingbrook]

Oh, I am all torn about which way to go. Not doing anything I have to pay for. I walk 3 miles at least 5 times a week but my eating has to be sorted.

[ExpatAgain]

HEAR, HEAR! anything that isn't money-making AND offers a decent long-term solution gets my vote! At least with McKenna you just buy a book.

Otherwise, come and join our intermittent diet thread which also is
a) free
b) a way of life, not a traditional diet
c) evidence-based from clinical trials!

[ppeatfruit]

Okay folks i've got 2 words for you all - PAUL MCKENNA- it is the best because it re -educates your attitude to food and IT IS NOT A DIET !!!!!!!!

Because as someone on here said DIETS MAKE YOU FAT. Leave yr Marjorie Dawes, shit powders and sythetic diet foods and fees. Come on to our thread IT WORKS !!!!!

[ledkr]

Thanks ex pat.
I had a good day today despite leaving my healthy lunch on the kitchen table and having a stinking cold. I can defo see the link between carbs and cravings,its also linked to depression and i definately crave sugary snacks since ive had pnd.I had chilli and brown rice was nice but takes getting used to.

[ExpatAgain]

obviously meant to say no i'm NOT selling anything!

[ExpatAgain]

here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/big_slim_whatever_weight_loss_club/1373044-Has-anyone-heard-about-the-Intermittent-Diet-Im-thinking-of-giving-it-a-go

And, no, I'm selling anything! just hate that people have to spend anything, let alone a fairly hefty monthly membership fee, to lose weight!

[ExpatAgain]

weight-loss is bloody hard that's why, the body conserves fat every time we diet so each time we try to lose weight and keep it off it gets harder..

I really hate how WW and SW exploit people and takes their money! Research proves such diets fail in the long-term and they end up taking money from desperate people in the firm knowledge thaty they've got a lucrative market for life. If their diets worked they'd be out of business!

Sparking and kedkr, I know online support isn't quite the same but why don't you look at some of the (free!) MN threads on low-carbing for example or even join us on the MN Intermittent Diet thread (again, free!) ? A lot of research is pointing towards a cycle of carb/snacking-addiction which spikes your blood sugar and makes it difficult to lose weight. Have a look and spend your money on new clothes rather than WW/SW membership...

[Sparklingbrook]

I will join you ledkr. Christmas and Ds2's birthday now over so no need to eat naughty stuff. I have lost 3 stone 3 times in the last 15 years.

[ledkr]

Me and my sister were saying the other day that we want so much to be slimmer,healthier,more energetic and fit into our lovely clothes so why is it so bloody hard to do.I have in the past quit smoking and drinking so why cant i just get to grips with this eating thing.Going to have a good bash this week,am back at work now so no more danish pastries and jezza kyle for me

[Sparklingbrook]

Sounds good ledkr. We know what to do don't we? Just need to do it.