Slimming World consultants earn more money covering another Slimming World Consultants group. Let me explain.
One of the cardinal rules for weight loss management is not to get fixated on the number on the scales. Every consultant will tell you that, and every doctor, nurse and weight loss coach will tell you the same thing. If you are looking after your diet, eating better and taking control of your eating, you are doing well. I have never met a dieter who has understood, taken the head off or accepted this fact. Every dieter I know is ruled by the number on the scales.
We all know that the number doesn’t define us. It’s just an arbitrary number that, on the grand scale of things, is miniscule. However, it is the one number that can make or break your day. It’s the one number that emphasises to you and the world your dedication to your weight loss and how well you have done that week. Just like an exam, you are graded on your efforts. It does mean something. It means you are in control, and every slimmer I know wants that number to go down. Just plain and simple.
Stepping on the scales
The other thing a dieter should never do is step on the scales every day. Again, this is controversial. Some people do, and others don’t. It’s just a loose monitor of how you are doing. I go through stages of when I will weigh daily and when I won’t. At the moment, I am weighing officially once a week. Then I weigh at home mid week just to make sure I am staying on track.
How am I doing?
Today, I got on my scales ready for my home weight as a group in about two hours. I only lost half a pound. Half a pound, what the hell! I have been so good. Worked the plan and ensured that I have never gone over my syns. Assured that I have had a third of speed foods on my plate and refused cake and biscuits at my other job. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. My only thought is that I was a bit lax the previous few days before re-joining the new group.
Maybe I did eat well over my daily allowance for food intake. I really couldn’t tell you because I didn’t write it down. Now I only have half a pound to show for it. Before you say anything, I still have four days until my new official weigh-in. If you understand my meaning, I feel very blocked in the rear. I will not beat myself up over this, as I was hoping for a two-pound loss today as I wanted to lose 4 pounds this week.
Standing Tall
This will not ruin my day. I have four meetings today and need my energy for that. I have told some of my clients that I have restarted my weight loss goals and I am honest with them, it keeps me accountable. But I am massively disappointed in the scale number.
Running a Slimming World Group as cover, how much will the Consultant earn?
My friend ran a slimming World group for a colleague, Katie, who is sick today. She has one group, but there are three sessions. If a Consultant is going to make any money, each session should have at least 65 members. then you could earn about £19,000+ per year. However, this group had 83 members. Her first session had 51 members, the second had 10, and the final session had 22. There is room to grow; she will work on that in the next few months. Katie took over this group a few months ago. Before that, the group had 120ish members. For every group, you have to work in the proviso that 20% of the group will not turn up for one reason or another.
Katie’s Income
Other Slimming World consultants covering group isn’t cheap. Katie, for example, has to pay my friend, the covering consultant, a fixed fee of £30 per session. For running Katie’s group, she earned £90. This would be deducted from Katie’s percentage of earnings. Slimming World would not cover any of the fees. This means that Katie made very little. The money she took on the night was £345. Katie had to cover other expenses, including slimming world percentage (in this case, 50% as she has good numbers). Check out this article to discover more about the number of members and percentages. How much does a slimming World Consultant earn.
- Income £345
- Rent £104 (SW will cover 50%)
- Rent rebate from SW £52
Total £293
- Slimming Worlds fee 50% of the payments after rent £146.50
- Cover consultant £90
Katie’s earnings £56.50
This does not include any commission on HiFi bars, magazines and books. This could go to the consultant you are covering if they gave you their stock or my friends if she took her own stock.
As you can see, having cover for a group will take most of the original consultants earnings, if you don’t have the numbers you will end up owning money! My friend has covered for other consultants, and they have ended up owing money, which isn’t good.
My friend said the sessions were fantastic; everyone welcomed her and had questions, and they had a laugh. She did say that the final session was good, but the members were tired and wanted to go home. One of the members started to take over the group, pack the room up, and ask people to put chairs, etc, away. She should have told her to be quiet, but she had literally just finished and was about to ask them to do that, so let it slide. There are times when members of a group tend to bully cover consultants. My friend has said that she doesn’t think she meant to but it comes across as bullying.
Ture Experience for another Slimming World consultants
I had heard of another consultants who has two members in her group who contradict everything she says. During IMAGE Therapy, they give their opinion on what the member should or shouldn’t do. They demean her at every opportunity and talk through her sessions, distracting other members.
She was in discussions with her team developer to either ask the members to leave her group and find a new one or find a way to get them on the side. If I was running a group, I think I would speak to them and ask them to leave if they continued.
These members liked their previous consultant and thought of the group as their group, and as such, they knew how to run the group. They aren’t even on her social team. To add insult to injury, they were target members, so the consultant earned nothing from their attendance. She has lost members because of them.
Picking your Battles as a Slimming World Consultant
I think you pick your battles. This lady wanted to get home; she had been there since 7 p.m., and it was now 8.15, and she wanted to get something to eat. Although my friend didn’t mind what she did, it put a bit of a spoiler on the final session.
If she covers this group again, I think she will know to finish it a little earlier, but they all had a good discussion, and people were talking and sharing stories, which is what it is all about. My friend felt it was a good session and she earnt £90.
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