Slimming World #4

[ramennoodle]

I follow quite a few accounts that do this. I don't understand it. Is it literally just an ego thing or do they get something out of it that they aren't letting on about?

There are very rarely any adverts or affiliate links etc, it doesn't seem like they get freebies... what's the point in begging for engagement and moaning when your posts don't get seen if you're not actually gaining anything from it? And they've been at it for years so it's not like they're holding out to hit the big time.

 

[JustWonderingIf]

There are very rarely any adverts or affiliate links etc, it doesn't seem like they get freebies... what's the point in begging for engagement and moaning when your posts don't get seen if you're not actually gaining anything from it?

When no ads are involved it's all about ego.
They gain attention and it makes them feel important.
It's 'My stirfry got more likes than X's. That must mean i'm more popular than them, i'm so superior'
Kind of thinking

 

[ChubClubThug]

I follow quite a few accounts that do this. I don't understand it. Is it literally just an ego thing or do they get something out of it that they aren't letting on about?

There are very rarely any adverts or affiliate links etc, it doesn't seem like they get freebies... what's the point in begging for engagement and moaning when your posts don't get seen if you're not actually gaining anything from it? And they've been at it for years so it's not like they're holding out to hit the big time.

I agree it's just bizarre and quite embarrassing. Unless there are undisclosed ads slipped in there, or they're planning to do ads in the future

Thefunnymummy florida or whatever she's calling herself these days is another one. I used to like her till she started moaning and witching about people being ungrateful and not liking her posts!

She also made herself look a fool when she was blaming her weight gain on swelling from her op, but miraculously now she's counting calories, stopped eating tit and exercising, she's losing weight again funny that no mention of the swelling either

Such a disappointment when half decent accounts turn into knobs

 

[JustWonderingIf]

When tryingtodoitall had a rant about people not seeing her posts the social media manager was straight in the comments to lend a hand lol

 

[ChubClubThug]

When tryingtodoitall had a rant about people not seeing her posts the social media manager was straight in the comments to lend a hand lol
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I can smell the desperation I honestly don't mind her mostly but this is just cringe

 

[Nurseypops]

I do actually like her mentioned above, but, I'm hoping this is the beginning of the end for influencers and Instagram, sick of the lot of the begging guys.

 

[rubyred66]

For someone who claims she has her account just for herself she really gets bothered about engagement and traffic.
Shes been moaning for weeks about lack of likes and comments on her posts.
Blaming the instagram algorythm.
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I think boring Slimming World accounts with predicable ego and self importance will never get the M25 traffic that they crave in their own little world of self importance.

 

[Dragondog]

 

[imjustnosey]

this is bleeping bang on!!

 

[JustWonderingIf]

On a personal note, it irks me she uses a professional light box and photographers background to take photos of her tea. It's mind bogglingly pretentious.
Just stick a filter on it if you must and crack on.

Someone has been reading here...

 

[walterisback]

I knew I had escaped the SW spell this morning when I stood on the scales. I hadn’t lost as much as I hoped but knew I was retaining fluid as my rings are stuck on my fingers. I used to go to group on a Friday am and the old me would have been in a foul mood and thinking of skipping group or preparing to go and feel like crap. But I just got off the scales and carried on with my day (reading Tattle).

 

[Damocles]

Seen snares' latest result?

The great restart isnt going well at all is it...

makes me smile, he is a (his words not anyone elses) a fully fledged slimming world consultant
so he should have all the tools he needs shouldn't he really.. It was only last week he was saying "my members have left me feeling so inspired and ready for the week"

 

[Tamara]

Has Harry joined the thick thigh brigade? Is this a weight gain I see before me..

It also looks like he is going bald as well.

In my opinion her engagement is dropping for the following reasons:
-Her posts are repetitive
-The swearing has got old and feels forced
-Eating white bread no longer has the wow factor she thinks it has
-Most dieters have moved to CC so things like oil, whitebread etc that she's oh so 'controversial' for using will be all over peoples feed, its not a novelty.
-SW is out of fashion
-She's very holier than thou when it comes to eating speed which most people find unrelateable.

On a personal note, it irks me she uses a professional light box and photographers background to take photos of her tea. It's mind bogglingly pretentious.
Just stick a filter on it if you must and crack on.

What is a professional light box? I don’t know what that is sorry?

 

[rubyred66]

This week at my slimming group the consultant was being quite aggressive towards a lady who calorie counts. She was using a woman who lost 6 stone to tell her how much better slimming world is to calorie counting. Both members looked so uncomfortable

 

[Stillsneezy]

This week at my slimming group the consultant was being quite aggressive towards a lady who calorie counts. She was using a woman who lost 6 stone to tell her how much better slimming world is to calorie counting. Both members looked so uncomfortable

My money is on that they both cal count, only one is honest about it.

 

[NapQueenReturns]

Seen snares' latest result?

The great restart isnt going well at all is it...

makes me smile, he is a (his words not anyone elses) a fully fledged slimming world consultant
so he should have all the tools he needs shouldn't he really.. It was only last week he was saying "my members have left me feeling so inspired and ready for the week"

Last post is ages ago as far as I can see? Unless he's been doing dirty deletes.

 

[rubyred66]

My money is on that they both cal count, only one is honest about it.

Being calorie aware is so important, even knowing just roughly what a milkshake equates too, I think this is where slimming world are wrong in trying to make calorie awareness into a swear word. Almost everything that goes into your mouth isn’t ‘free’ there should be a balance clearly explained.

 

[walterisback]

I think SW feel quite threatened by the popularity of calorie counting especially the Nutracheck app which is fantastic value for money and so user friendly.
They are busy racking their brains at HQ to find something to entice people to join/rejoin.

 

[Stillsneezy]

I think SW feel quite threatened by the popularity of calorie counting especially the Nutracheck app which is fantastic value for money and so user friendly.
They are busy racking their brains at HQ to find something to entice people to join/rejoin.

The one thing that I actually liked out SW was the lack of weights and measures. But as someone who literally grew up within the diet (Mum took me when I was 15 and I only severed ties at 43).

My eating is now so screwed up and I find I have a habit of going off the deep end and panicking with cal counting. Nutracheck is great unless your using certain foreign foods that your can't read the nutrition info for.

 

[walterisback]

The one thing that I actually liked out SW was the lack of weights and measures. But as someone who literally grew up within the diet (Mum took me when I was 15 and I only severed ties at 43).

My eating is now so screwed up and I find I have a habit of going off the deep end and panicking with cal counting. Nutracheck is great unless your using certain foreign foods that your can't read the nutrition info for.

It’s funny how we are all so different- I find calorie counting stops me from demonising certain foods that on SW were so synful such as pizza or olive oil. Also for instance today I had a barbecue and went over my calories by about 400 but across the week it was only a couple of hundred. If I’d synned it I would have been so over it’d be off the scale.