Group News

How do I get a partner?
Sign up on a list I start at the end of the month. This is the only way you can get a partner. If you miss the list, you'll have to try again the next month. I usually send out a PM notice to ALL members about the list. There is only one reason you should miss the list: you're a new member who has joined in the middle of the month. If this is the case, please feel free to start a discussion thread asking if anyone wants to partner up with you. Some months I may be able to take on another partner. If no one responds to your request, PM me and I'll see what I can do.


Can I request a partner?
If you and your partner really hit it off and want to stay partners for another month, BOTH partners need to PM me to let me know. I will allow this for one month only. After being partners for 2 months in a row, I ask you to sign up for a new partner for the 3rd month. Does that make sense?

I will grant requests for gender and age. Please be aware that this group is primarily females. We do have 2 males. Also, please be aware that there are members who are under 21 and under 18. If either of these situations bother you, please let me know ASAP. After partners have been assigned I will NOT change them. I have done this in the past and it causes a lot of headache AND hurt.


What are partners supposed to do for each other?
Support each other, encourage and help your partner live a healthy life. Set goals together, send hugs and PMs. Be there for your partner. An open line of communication is key. As soon as you find out who your partner is, PM them and as them as a friend if you'd like.

If you are having trouble with a partner, PM me or an admin ASAP. We cannot help what we don't know.

How do I fine my buddy after buddies have been assigned? 

The first thing I would suggest is to go to the discussion thread where everyone signed up for a partner.  Scroll through the members to find your buddy.  Another thing I suggest is to go to the member page and look for your buddy there.  Another option is to type your buddy's screen-name into the DS Search option which is at the top right of every page.  Your buddy's profile should show up on the list.  If you are having trouble finding your partner, it might be a case where the person signed up for a buddy, then left the group.  (It has happened before).  If this is the case, either me or one of the admins will try to make contact with the person to see what's going on.  Then, we will try to get you matched up in another group, or with a new partner.  

Feel free to add any other questions in the FAQ thread on the discussion boards.  I will answer them in the thread.  

I'm going to bump this news article up every week so it stays at the top for members and new members to see. I don't want there to be any confusion on what this group is about.

Here's the descriiption from the Welcome.

Let's group together and be weight loss buddies! Every month I will match up two people and they will be weight loss buddies for each other for that month. Hopefully, we can motivate each other and lose weight together!

The key to that is the second sentence. I will match up weight loss buddies. I will do this at the end of every month.

Thus when I post the thread for you to sign up, you must sign up to get a buddy.

If you're a new member and you've missed the post because it's the middle of the month, start a new thread saying you're new and I'm sure there will be someone that is willing to help you.  I will not match up buddies in the middle of a month.

If you're not happy with the founder/group leader matching up buddies and you'd rather do it on your own, then don't join the group. Find another weight loss group you'd rather be in, or start your own.  

This group's main focus is to support one another. Keep in contact with your buddy for the month and hopefully you'll both be losing some weight!