Hmmm...that is very interesting! Can anyone address this? How can the rule
for North America differ from that of the Phila. franchise?

Cindy

"Anne" wrote in message
...
Most of WW is "corporate" but a lot of it is franchises. The franchises
can set their own rules as well as their own charges. Currently the WW
North America rule for Lifetimers is as follows:

You only need to weigh in once a month. You can attend meetings as
often as you like, BUT you weigh in at the first meeting you attend in
the calendar month. It is the same with non lifetimers who attend more
than one meeting a week -- you weigh in at the first one. As far as in
meeting support for lifetimers, it seems to be more of an individual
leader and center matter. At our center there are a couple of leaders
who are more supportive of lifetimers and a couple who are less so.
Lifetimers gravitate toward the more supportive meetings. There is also
a special promotion going on in Northern California with a lower weekly
fee for lifetimers who are above goal and want to come every week.

We tend to see WW as a monolithic corporate entity and ascribe all
practices as "corporate policy". Sometimes the practices are "franchise
policy" and some may even be handed down from local Territory Managers
and not come from ON HIGH at all.

Just my $.02 (US)

--
Anne in CA
"Don't miss the diamonds along the way; every road has led us here
today." -- Sheryl Crow
162/129/132
http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/ww.htm

Cindy wrote:
My group is part of WW of Philadelphia. Our leader said, "Please don't
hate
the messenger." She encouraged us to write to HQ to voice our opinions.
I
intend to do so. The handout we got this week states: "Lifetime members
must
weigh in at each meeting. If lifetime member is more than two pounds
above
weight goal, the weekly fee is required." I know of at least 8 lifetime
members in my group who won't be going weekly anymore. This may be
pennywise, but it is pound foolish! (Excuse the pun!) Lifetimers are an
asset to meeting discussions. The support part of WW is getting pushed
aside
for profit. My WW friends have gotten me through some rough times...and
not
just concerning weight loss. What harm is done in allowing lifetimers to
attend meetings without paying (except our once-a-month weigh-in week)?

Cindy

"Fred" wrote in message
...

Well, the topic for this coming week was "sharing food and menu ideas"
so that seems open to sharing NON-WW food ideas and is pretty
wide-ranging. It might be some leaders are more open or the rules are
not exactly rigid but that some leaders are less willing to push the
"corporate envelope???"

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 13:46:40 GMT, Coq wrote:


I think Fred spoke for me. The loss of the "Sharing" aspect of WW
meeting could be the "iceberg" point for many of us. I also am
waiting to see what happens.

Coq



On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:25:28 -0700, Fred
wrote:


I saw something about paying by Lifetime members on the "chalk board"
the other day but did not inquire.

A leader mentioned that some of THE CORPORATE rules are becoming a bit
irritating and constraining. We shall see if WW over does things in
trying to be a big nameless, remote corporation as opposed to a more
sharing organization.