As a last ditch effort, I went to the Results Weight Loss center in St. Petersburg. The sales pitch was high pressure but the woman who pitched it seemed to really buy into what she was selling and I bought it ($1300 or so). The program which was supposedly designed by a nutritionist, is very structured and, for the most part, doable. I liked the fact that I would have maintenance support once I lost the weight I needed to lose. What I didn't and don't like is the fact that every time I have gone into see a "counselor" is that they try to sell me more of their stuff. Clients are required to keep a journal of what they eat and one of the "counselors" actually berated me for my food choices. How about a little bit of support and encouragement instead of veiled criticism?
The "counselors" are another story. Just because they wear lab coats doesn't make them counselors. While I was going there, I saw no less than 5
different "counselors." I complained about this to corporate, about how people need to develop relationships with the counselors and they can't do that if they keep moving everyone around. I don't think any of them ever had weight problems (at least at WW the leaders have B&A photos), as a matter of fact, the manager of this particular branch "understood" where I was coming from when I spoke with her about my struggles with my weight because when she was a kid, she was really skinny and people teased her about it. How about getting some people in there who know what their clients are going through?
I haven't lost anything but money. Corporate is not responsive to the needs and concerns of their clients. Results will be debiting my bank account three more times before they are done ripping me off. This company takes advantage of people, mostly women, who have tried everything to lose weight. They make promises that they can't keep and play with their emotions. Once you have signed up and they have your bank information so they can debit your account, it's all over.
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