From member to lecturer to director
By GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
September 14, 2016 12:26pm CST
I joined WW in March, 1967. By the time I reached my goal I started working for them as a lecturer--in 1968 I was one of the top drawing lecturers in NYC--I remember we worked for a base pay plus 25 cents per person as commission for any over 50 members--my classes averaged about 75-100 people--I was doing 5 regular classes a week plus subbing at 2-3--in 1969 I moved to Memphis to open WW of Western Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and Chattanooga with the title of Director of Operations and, within a year, the salary and perks to go with the title.
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@celticeagle (189823)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Sep 16
So what is WW? What did you lecture about?
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Sep 16
Weight Watchers! It was all about motivation, not accepting excuses and having to answer to someone.
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@celticeagle (189823)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Sep 16
@GreatMartin ....Oh, I see. That sounds like a good way to do it. I saw that Oprah was into that and even had some stock in the company.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
19 Sep 16
@celticeagle And she lost a bundle on the stock last month!!
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@LeaPea2417 (40026)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Sep 16
That is great you lost the weight. I have memories of my Mom when I was a small kid, going to Weight Watchers. She got real heavy after the birth of my sister and I have a memory of going with her to one of the meetings and her getting on the Scale to see how much she had lost.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Sep 16
To this day--49 years later--I get on that scale every Thursday!! 
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
16 Sep 16
This must have been very enjoyable. Can't imagine how many you have helped by doing those lectures.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Sep 16
For many reasons it was THE best decade of my life!
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Sep 16
It was a good way to be motivated to keep the weight off knowing people would be 'inspecting' me every week.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Sep 16
It is a weight loss program where people get together every week, weigh in and discuss any problems they may have had following the diet plan.
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if yes then I'm in! 