Lets not be too naive about Europe. I guess that Slimmerswhoever have got a nice licence and monopoly to trade in UK and not in other European countries and vice versa for their European counterparts. Just look at the whole mobile phone racket. Boundaries exist across Europe when it suits people or organisations. So, whatever you were doin was not illegal, more likely a restraint of trade. Look at the problem with BSkyB (is that the right name, I dont have TV). To diet, there must be thousands of possibilities on the BBC website which dont involve starving yourself, or being pious about what you enjoy eating. PS I aint slim either but 18 years between me and her is making me work at it!