UK - can we start a sub-group?

[Waterbabe_Helena]

I've read the sticky and the UK threads, and I see that no-one has posted to those for years. The idea of a UK never really got off the ground, did it?

Can we try again?

If there are say, ten of us, that's enough to make a UK group to talk about the specific challenges, foods we can buy, recipes etc and maybe even buddy up with someone we can actually telephone and even MEET now & again?

Is anyone with me on this?

I'm also thinking of starting a real group in my town of Hastings, an "Atkins Group" because there's no alternative to Weightwatchers here for anyone who likes the group thing.

Helena

[stephbob]

I think it's a great idea!

As for the group in your home town, I tried to do that in Swansea, but wasn't allowed to. Atkins have a University on their main international website, and it's actually illegally to use their name or concept. It's sad, because I knew it would go down well, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.

[13_jane]

Hi

I'm up for it!!

I sometimes have to look foods up just to see if we can buy them here in the UK that some of the US members make, so it would be good to swap UK recipes.

We could hold our own "convention" one weekend at a health spa or something!! hehe!!

Jane x

[Alexa]

Hi,

I'm in the UK too - count me in!

Baarb

[Deeds]

I am in the UK too!

Great Idea. Can we start a thread here about the different Atkins friendly food we can get from the supermarkets.

As I get really confused.

[Alexa]

Hi Deeds,

How's it going? Well done on the 7lbs lost so far! We've got similar heights and goal weights.

Is there any food in particular you're after?

[Kent]

Sorry that an American admin (the English admin will probably respond later) has to weight in here, what would a subforum for UK provide that a thread would not? I am all for promoting our international members, but I just want to be sure of the justification. As you can tell our international forum is relatively slow, and breaking it up even further would only make it less so. Do we need more dedicated threads like for foods Americans talk about and we can't get or the inaccurate conversion charts in the book?

Let me know or send me a pm... Thanks for your thoughts on how to make this board better.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by Deeds

I am in the UK too!

Great Idea. Can we start a thread here about the different Atkins friendly food we can get from the supermarkets.

As I get really confused.

Good idea, Deeds!

Anyone can start a new thread here by going to the top of the International Forum page and clicking on 'New thread'.

So do feel free to start a thread and post your questions saying what you need help with sourcing - give it a meaningful title so people realise what it is about to get more responses!

PM me if you are not sure how to do this and I will try to talk you through the process