One of my friends and me we started almost at the same time to do something against our weight problem. While she is joinging a special group once or twice a week I am trying to lose weight myself. She thinks that a group is great, because you meet people in the same situation and you weigh there. But I think that it is very often just a waste of money. Or what do you think about these groups?

I think they're great for some... but years ago - I tried weight watchers and going to the meetings and such and absolutely hated it... I'm not good in groups, and not a social person at all and the group leader was way too "i really want to be an actress and this iis just a temp gig while I get discovered" type... who was too cheerleadery and too perky... too phony... The dynamic was all wrong for me... I will never forget the meeting where I got a ribbon for hitting the 10lbs lost mark and the entire group applauded -I wanted to die... (I still had about 140 to go at that point 10 lbs was meaningless to me)

if there was agroup of grumpy cynical people I'd be all over it... but grumpy cynical people tend to keep to ourselves

This website is a group-- while you aren't paying for it -you are still a member of it... and you take from it from you need and give to it whaty ou are capable of...