Using Slimming world or Weight Watchers as a wheelchair user

Garza

I am trying to lose weight and have been for many years, I wondered if there were any wheelchair users here who use either of the above groups? 

I have contacted them both and neither have any wheel on scales nationally which I think in this day and age is far from inclusive, especially for such a large and lucrative industry

My questions are 

Do you use the group and just not get weighed? 

Do you not use the group because you cant get weighed ? 

and finally 


if such a group existed which was inclusive would you attend? 

thanks for you  anticipated input

April2018mom

We are not members of any SW or WW group. I am naturally slim and my son and daughter are too little to be allowed to attend meetings I think. Possibly. 

poppy123456

HI,

I'm a community champion here on scope and i've been a member of Slimming World since 2016. Part of the reason for joining is that you weigh each week, so joining and not weighing isn't something i'd advise doing.

May i ask if you're able to stand at all? If you can then weighing just take a few seconds and then it's done.

I'm sorry but i've never been a member of weight watchers so can't advise on that.

Garza

poppy123456 said:

HI,

I'm a community champion here on scope and i've been a member of Slimming World since 2016. Part of the reason for joining is that you weigh each week, so joining and not weighing isn't something i'd advise doing.

May i ask if you're able to stand at all? If you can then weighing just take a few seconds and then it's done.

I'm sorry but i've never been a member of weight watchers so can't advise on that.

thanks for the reply, I am a paraplegic and a full time wheelchair user

Chloebird

I think in this day and age they don't have ramped scales for wheelchairs. 
It's so unfair and some would say its discrimination. 

Tori_Scope

Welcome to the community @chloebird It this something you've experienced yourself? 

littleacorn

Are there any local disability charities where you live? I used to be a trustee of our local charity and we had accessible wheelchair scales. We also had scales with  a hoisted  seat which weighed you.