Weight Watcher's Meeting in Paris?
 

My wife is on Weight Watcher's maintenance status: She needs to check in to be weighted once a calendar month. Our trip to Paris will cover an entire month (and a few days more). Has anyone attended a WW meeting in Paris? Where? When? How does it operate?

I'm sorry, claude, but if this is not a joke post, then it should be.

There's no need to be snarky about someone who has obviously managed to lose weight to her target and wants to maintain her membership in W.W.

I don't know if she'll be able to weigh in here, but you can print a list of meeting/locations/times by going to:
www.weightwatchers.fr
then clicking at the top tab for "trouver une reunion"

Socialworker: No, it isn't a joke. Travelnut has it exactly right.

Travelnut: We had found the locations/times of meetings before I posted, but thanks for the help anyhow. My wife is hoping to hear from any visitors to Paris who have actually visited one of the meetings--with info such as whether her limited French would suffice, whether they would enter her weight in her "diary," etc.

I hope your wife's familiar with the metric system or she could be in for a surprise ;)

Socialworker, what a rude and/or ignorant response. I have eaten on the WW program for years. No, I'm not fat and never was, but did go on it when I gained a few pounds, and realized that it is truly the way everyone should eat. I do not attend meetings, but I do record what I eat and use the WW online program. d claude bear, I would go on the WW message boards and ask the question there. You are more likely to get serious answers. It is my understanding that many people attend meetings while abroad, but I am unsure in what country. I know it is important for those trying to achieve lifetime to attend meetings, but I would also check in with your center. They may just put her on "hold" so she just has to go one extra month to get lifetime. Congrats on making goal and staying there to your wife.

PS-- It's funny that you posted this, b/c I'm going to be in Paris next week and was secretly wondering if anyone on these boards knew of any points-friendly tips for lunch there, etc.

I have lost 30+ pounds on WW core plan. Since the core plan incorporates plain good old food (meats, vegetables, fruits and grains) I don't see any problem finding these things on the menus in Paris. I can easily add the carb points when necessary. But I'm not going to fool anyone: I will follow the plan for breakfast (cereal and fruit) and sometimes for lunch (salads), but dinner and desserts are MY VACATION TIME. But with all the walking, I bet that I will not gain an ounce.

Why not post to dwlz.com , an online
support group of Weight Watchers.
They may have some restaurant suggestions. Also flyertalk.com has
a weight related forum for business
travelers and I bet they have some
recommendations for meeting locations
and restaurants. All the best.

I'm sorry but I have to stick up for "socialworker"...I applaud anyone who has lost a lot of weight but my gosh when you are taking a European trip it's all about thoroughly enjoying the culture of which a major part is the cuisine. I can't imagine worrying about calories or food combinations and especially about attending a weight loss meeting when I could be immersing myself in an incredible foreign country. Besides...if you sightsee like my husband and I do...you will always walk off any extra calories you consume in a day. Chill...enjoy your trip!

It isn't about maintaining her weight. It's about retaining her ongoing membership, which is lifetime for free once you have lost and maintained that loss for a certain period of time. Nowhere was it said that Mrs. Bear will not be enjoying her vacation in Paris.

i'm a lifetime WW member. you can inform your home WW Center about your vacation and get a vacation pass which might excuse you for the monthly weigh in. you have a whole month to weigh in, is it possible for you to weigh in before or after your vacation if you will be back within a month? but then, it might be fun to go to a WW Center in another country to just check out how they do the program there. enjoy your trip to france.

The Bears;


Mrs. B, you are to be commended for your desire to attend a WW weigh-in in Paris. You are obviously serious about the program...you deserve to lose and maintain..and I wish you a happy visit to Paris..and a happy healthy life.

Please ignore the nasties, of whom there are a few too many on this forum.

stu

sorry claude, i just noted that you will be gone for an entire month. so can disregard the second part of my post. if your wife do ever find a WW center in Paris and weigh in and attend a meeting, please post her experience and thoughts on it on this forum. how different is it from the WW Centers in US?

colitis and socialworker,

i am not going to impose my value system on you but you might want to give this a quick thought:

My parents always taught me: "If don't have anything good/pleasant to say, don't say it"

colitis: if you can't imagine yourself worrying about calories and food combinations-that's you. and that's fine. just don't impose what you consider unimaginable for yourself on others. i wish you lots of happiness in life.

"when you are taking a European trip it's all about thoroughly enjoying the culture of which a major part is the cuisine. I can't imagine worrying about calories or food combinations and especially about attending a weight loss meeting when I could be immersing myself in an incredible foreign country."

Caroltis, no matter where you go in the world, you can eat in a healthy way. I follow the WW program, and intend to do so while I am in Paris and anywhere else for the rest of my life. WW has flexibility in it, so basically you can eat very well on it, and even go out to that big fancy dinner and dessert once a week if you eat moderately and well the rest of the week (cereal/yogurt for breakfast, a reasonable lunch, perhaps salad, soup, or sandwich, and a reasonable dinner with a lot of veggies). You can enjoy a foreign country while eating to live (and learn and enjoy), rather than living to eat. And making lifetime (which I am not b/c I've only ever done online) is not only about free lifetime membership but also about giving yourself the encouragement and motivation to eat healthy for life.

She may get a shock with metric, but an American friend of ours swears that stones and pounds make her feel better.
She says that ten stones sound so much lighter than 140 pounds ;-)
I'm sure that the French WW members will be very friendly and welcoming.

having done WW, I congratulate your wife and think that we all know the WW philosophy lets you enjoy food and is not about depriving yourself but about balance.

As far as meetings, unfortunately I don't know either, but I strongly suggest that your wife does ask her local center about putting a "hold" or something similar to her membership, as others have said. Since she obviously has been going there for quite some time, I think they might be able to accomodate her.

and "SOCIAL WORKER" -- I've never seen a screen name be so unfit for anyone!!!! thought of changing it to ANTI SOCIAL WORKER!!!

Hello all--

My wife (Claude E.A. Bear) appreciates all the fine suggestions and expressions of support. She reminded me she is in "lifetime" status, not "maintenance," and does intend to enjoy Parisian cuisine during our month there. We have located a Weight Watchers location on Avenue des Gobelins (relatively near our apartment) offering many meetings--and she plans to go to one, just as she would here in San Diego.

The main reason that I thought it was a joke or troll is b/c it would seem that a sincere query would be done by the person who is actually on the program and that they would do so by contacing the WW site or their local meeting leader.