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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / October 2006You guys are awesome!
I've been catching up reading posts... and though I don't have time to respond to everything, I wanted to point something out. This group is a heck of a great place to be. I'm reading "reports" from pretty much everybody, and I am soooo impressed by everybody's success, not only in weight loss, but in... attitude? mentality? I'm not sure how to explain it, but everybody posting is either reporting a loss, a controlled gain, or a "I got out of control, but here's my plan to get back on track". The very few post about "not being able to figure this out just now" aren't whinning rant about how unfair life is... but rather a "Gee I still need to work on this, any idea anybody?" Everybody is solution oriented, well aware that it's up to each of us, but that we can support and help each others out.. I love this place.. just thought I'd let you know! Will~ Yes we are and so are you :-) Thanks - Ralph > I've been catching up reading posts... and though I don't have time to > respond to everything, I wanted to point something out. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Will~ what he said, Lee > Yes we are and so are you :-) > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > > Will~ ;o) > what he said, Lee >> Yes we are and so are you :-) [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> > >> > Will~ Thanks for your post Willow. Considering that you are a leader, I had personally hoped to hear more from you, but I also understand that you are very busy. Your posting is really welcomed. Thanks, Eddie Weight June05-359.0lbs Current Weight-280.8lbs Loss to date=78.2lbs Goal Weight-180.0lbs I've been catching up reading posts... and though I don't have time to respond to everything, I wanted to point something out. This group is a heck of a great place to be. I'm reading "reports" from pretty much everybody, and I am soooo impressed by everybody's success, not only in weight loss, but in... attitude? mentality? I'm not sure how to explain it, but everybody posting is either reporting a loss, a controlled gain, or a "I got out of control, but here's my plan to get back on track". The very few post about "not being able to figure this out just now" aren't whinning rant about how unfair life is... but rather a "Gee I still need to work on this, any idea anybody?" Everybody is solution oriented, well aware that it's up to each of us, but that we can support and help each others out.. I love this place.. just thought I'd let you know! Will~ I try very hard to be a "member" here, not a leader. There's 2 reasons for this... 1- The main reason is that I don't want to be "the leader" in here.. I do that enough already. The challenge of being a leader, is that you have to "know better" all the time. You're there to help people, and your own struggles, issues, victories matters only in how it will help your members. There's no place for your own plan as a leader cause it's all about the members. Staff are members too, and it's hard to go to a meeting as a member for me since I do a lot of fills for other leaders. Every time I walk in a group in my area, they see the leader, not the girl who's trying to keep a grip on her weight... ;o) 2- WW is a business, I know there are a lot of ppls doing the program without going to meetings, and as an employee, I owe loyalty to my employers. WW staff aren't very well paid, and any penny lost by the company because people steal the program, is cut from the staff.. the CEO isn't gonna cut HER salary for any loss, instead, mileage isn't being paid anymore to the little dummy at the bottom of the line (that's us, leaders and receptionists). I'm not going to give "leader support" for free online, because I feel like it's punishing those work for WW full time and depend on it for survival and benefits. I work part time now, and live off my DH salary... but I have lots of my friends who are trying to live on WW alone.. believe me.. it's not easy. All of this said, I'll help if I can, and have gone a little farther than I probably should with members here, but I'm here as a MEMBER, not a leader. Will~ > Thanks for your post Willow. > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Will~ Amen... On Oct 17, 10:58 am, "Willow Herself" <willowki...@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote: > I try very hard to be a "member" here, not a leader. There's 2 reasons for > this... [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] > > > Will~ Thanks for understanding.. means a lot to me! Will~ > Amen... > [quoted text clipped - 87 lines] >> >> > Will~ I fully agree with the position you take Willow, but I think you misunderstood my comments. I'm not trying to sound like I'm whining, but I guess I'm just a little disappointed that you find time to respond to others posting in here, but you seem not to respond to any of mine. It's a trend I've noticed for a long time. I know I can't (or shouldn't, or won't) beg for support, but I just feel that you continually don't post any support or comments to any of my postings. It's nothing personal, so please don't take any offense...........it's just something that I've noticed since I've been in this group. I just thought that, as a leader outside of this group, you might have been the one person that "might" go out of their way to give most in this group (if not all) the support we are all looking for. I feel a little left out - but hey, maybe I've offended you in some way in the past and don't realize it? As I said, please don't take any offense to my comments..........I know that no one in here is obligated to post or reply to every single post, but most of us do.......... Eddie Weight June05-359.0lbs Current Weight-280.8lbs Loss to date=78.2lbs Goal Weight-180.0lbs I try very hard to be a "member" here, not a leader. There's 2 reasons for this... 1- The main reason is that I don't want to be "the leader" in here.. I do that enough already. The challenge of being a leader, is that you have to "know better" all the time. You're there to help people, and your own struggles, issues, victories matters only in how it will help your members. There's no place for your own plan as a leader cause it's all about the members. Staff are members too, and it's hard to go to a meeting as a member for me since I do a lot of fills for other leaders. Every time I walk in a group in my area, they see the leader, not the girl who's trying to keep a grip on her weight... ;o) 2- WW is a business, I know there are a lot of ppls doing the program without going to meetings, and as an employee, I owe loyalty to my employers. WW staff aren't very well paid, and any penny lost by the company because people steal the program, is cut from the staff.. the CEO isn't gonna cut HER salary for any loss, instead, mileage isn't being paid anymore to the little dummy at the bottom of the line (that's us, leaders and receptionists). I'm not going to give "leader support" for free online, because I feel like it's punishing those work for WW full time and depend on it for survival and benefits. I work part time now, and live off my DH salary... but I have lots of my friends who are trying to live on WW alone.. believe me.. it's not easy. All of this said, I'll help if I can, and have gone a little farther than I probably should with members here, but I'm here as a MEMBER, not a leader. Will~ > Thanks for your post Willow. > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Will~ I have never deliberately avoided answering to you. I don't answer to more than about 5% of what I read, and you'll notice that I'll post a storm for a few hours.. and then disapear for days... I also "mark as read" a lot since there's no way I could read everything.. I have more time now, but I've been working up to 16 meetings a week, scheduled 2:30h per meeting.. and more (as you probably know, most WW staff work a lot more than the scheduled time).. Our schedule probably just don't fit.. I've read and enjoyed many of your posts. My previous explanation's goal was to avoid exactly this, I feel no responsability here "as a leader" to support more, to go out of my eay to help everybody... It isn't very fair, I think, to expect that of me. I try to support as much as I can, and yes, there are members here that I talk to more than others, Lee for exemple, simply because I feel closer to them. I also tend to connect better to "maintainers" who have made goal (where's Lesanne???) because they're in the same situation I am. I just relate better to them. It's the same way that in a meeting room, if you're a member (not staff) you'll talk to some people more, some less, and some you just didn't happen to.. not for any other reasons that it "didn't happen". Doesn't mean you don't like them, or that you are avoiding them, just that it hasn't happened.. Don't worry, I'm a big mouth, if I've got anything against you, I'll let you know.. heheh Will~ >I fully agree with the position you take Willow, but I think you > misunderstood my comments. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Loss to date=78.2lbs > Goal Weight-180.0lbs Thanks Willow.........I always appreciate your postings and comments. I know what it's like to be busy. Thanks for understand and not taking any offense. I also agree that no should feel obligate to reply. Eddie Weight June05-359.0lbs Current Weight-280.8lbs Loss to date=78.2lbs Goal Weight-180.0lbs I have never deliberately avoided answering to you. I don't answer to more than about 5% of what I read, and you'll notice that I'll post a storm for a few hours.. and then disapear for days... I also "mark as read" a lot since there's no way I could read everything.. I have more time now, but I've been working up to 16 meetings a week, scheduled 2:30h per meeting.. and more (as you probably know, most WW staff work a lot more than the scheduled time).. Our schedule probably just don't fit.. I've read and enjoyed many of your posts. My previous explanation's goal was to avoid exactly this, I feel no responsability here "as a leader" to support more, to go out of my eay to help everybody... It isn't very fair, I think, to expect that of me. I try to support as much as I can, and yes, there are members here that I talk to more than others, Lee for exemple, simply because I feel closer to them. I also tend to connect better to "maintainers" who have made goal (where's Lesanne???) because they're in the same situation I am. I just relate better to them. It's the same way that in a meeting room, if you're a member (not staff) you'll talk to some people more, some less, and some you just didn't happen to.. not for any other reasons that it "didn't happen". Doesn't mean you don't like them, or that you are avoiding them, just that it hasn't happened.. Don't worry, I'm a big mouth, if I've got anything against you, I'll let you know.. heheh Will~ >I fully agree with the position you take Willow, but I think you > misunderstood my comments. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Loss to date=78.2lbs > Goal Weight-180.0lbs ;o) > Thanks Willow.........I always appreciate your postings and comments. I > know what it's like to be busy. [quoted text clipped - 84 lines] >> Loss to date=78.2lbs >> Goal Weight-180.0lbs and partly of this is because your posts are always so good that it sometimes makes me happy enough I just click on as I am happy and I have to go back to respond, Lee > Thanks Willow.........I always appreciate your postings and comments. I > know what it's like to be busy. [quoted text clipped - 73 lines] > > Loss to date=78.2lbs > > Goal Weight-180.0lbs I can relate. I really don't have time to respond to every post I'd like to. Some weeks are too busy to do much but lurk quickly. I also know how you feel about the leader thing. I spend all day providing support, encouragement, etc. to everyone around me. Everyone is so helpless you'd think I was dealing with children! ;) By the time I get home, I feel for people but don't always have the mental energy to provide even a little bit more. Lately I haven't been able to post due to my schedule, need for extra sleep and my badly sprained right thumb. It hurt to type until today. I still can't lift weights or do any yoga poses that require putting any weight on my hands. My resp. infection is in its 4th week I think (lost count) while people at work are 5 or 6 weeks into this thing. There's no fever anymore or sore throat but lots of coughing still. Last week I had to take meclizine for vertigo caused by fluid in the inner ear so that knocked me on my butt. Needless to say my diet and exercise plan along with this group, has not been up there on my priorities - but it's nothing personal to anyone here.  Signaturethe volleyballchick giving support vibes if not posts... >I have never deliberately avoided answering to you. I don't answer to more >than about 5% of what I read, and you'll notice that I'll post a storm for [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] >> Loss to date=78.2lbs >> Goal Weight-180.0lbs > I try very hard to be a "member" here, not a leader. There's 2 reasons for > this... *snip* > All of this said, I'll help if I can, and have gone a little farther than I > probably should with members here, but I'm here as a MEMBER, not a leader. > > Will~ As well as you deserve to be. You need support too from time to time :-) Tanukiki >> I try very hard to be a "member" here, not a leader. There's 2 reasons >> for [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > As well as you deserve to be. You need support too from time to time :-) > Tanukiki That's for sure !!! hehe Thanks ! Will~ > I've been catching up reading posts... and though I don't have time to > respond to everything, I wanted to point something out. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Will~ Thanks to you for all of the support and help, too! :) -L. |
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