VERY SAD

[tinkerbella]

It's very sad too see nobody using this forum as it really could be a very helpful place ...
Very very sad !!

[Blitz]

You are right about that.
One of the worst things about weight loss and being over weight is the sense of isolation.
The "me against the world" mentality...which is such a pity because places like this can help specially in the hard dark times.
I know that if I had known about this place when I was losing weight that it could have saved me a lot of time, encouraged me especially at the pointy end and given me knowledge and tips that would have made the whole process easier.

Kim

[admin]

HI Guys,
You are right, very sad....but lets not let it beat you.
Social Media seems to have taken over from forums in many ways and people drift in and out. Not sure what to do about it and wonder if it is the same with other weight loss forums....
I might promote the forum this week on Facebook and see if we get some people in....lets give that a go.

[Blitz]

Facebook and the like are OK for catching up with the latest news and gossip with friends but a Forum is a perfect place to find specialist help and advice on subjects without the whole circle of your friends and family being a part of it.

Kim

[admin]

Agree, I personally don't use social media. Our Facebook is used to post daily our new recipes and articles....other than that we only use pintrest for new recipes, that is about it for social media.

[CronicBadger]

Yes. Social media is ideal for ephemera, but not for storing and searching for valuable information. I also suspect it serves little to reinforce good habits because it is such a "twitchy" medium - conversations flit by and are buried within a few days, order is non-existent, and there is less accountability.

[JP1]

It's very sad too see nobody using this forum as it really could be a very helpful place ...
Very very sad !!

I'm back..

[Blitz]

Me too!

Kim

[JP1]

Yeah the hey day of this place, mid 2000’s to 2010 was a highly motivational place to be with many great peeps.. you couldn’t fail to be on inspired by some of them..

[CronicBadger]

At least the inspirational stories and message threads are still here. I occasionally dip into them for encouragement.

[JP1]

Yeah l miss the old peeps, any hanging aboutpop in and say hello..

[CronicBadger]

I'm still about, JP.

[Sydneygirl]

I had about 4 years off but now pop on every few months to have a look.
I’m surprised this forum never moved on to Facebook or similar

[JP1]

Yeah me too, when I haven't fallen off the wagon..

[CronicBadger]

There is a AWS Facebook page, but it looks as if it hasn't been maintained for some years. The only people posting in it are social media marketers advertising their products. The website and forum (and FB page, to some extent) have a wealth of resources, but their current state probably reflects the competition from other services and the FB juggernaut. I'd hazard a guess that for weightloss efforts, the social media sites are simply not as effective and useful as a website/forum combination.