Ms happygolucky
Member
Hi all
Found this really helpful forum and felt I needed to write how I was feeling...
I have been on CD for around six weeks now - SS. I am losing weight, but it is hard-going. My CDC is the only one in my county - there is no one else. When I met her, I feel awful for saying it, but I was really disheartened. I desperately wanted motivating and inspired and the short CDC introduction on the website sounded promising, however, when I did meet her she was at least 8-9 stones overweight - not inspiring. There was - and has never been - any weigh -ins - I was told she didn't do weights. No counselling. No words of wisdom. No booklets or information. No support. I filled in a form and that was that. She discussed she really needed to get back on CD, but she uses the products as snacks as they taste nice.
The house smells and is a total mess and I really dread going there - it is at least a 60 mile 'round trip for me so costly also. The last straw was my visit the other day when I was overcharged by several pounds but didn't realise until I counted it up at home - my fault.
I feel I have no option now but to buy similar products online as I amn't getting any of the 1:1 counselling which drew me to CD initially. Any info I have got online. All that is being provided is the sachets - nothing else.
It's really, really disappointing as I have read that many others get so much advice and help from their CDCs.
Any advice or should I just cut my loses and go elsewhere?
Thanks
b.
Found this really helpful forum and felt I needed to write how I was feeling...
I have been on CD for around six weeks now - SS. I am losing weight, but it is hard-going. My CDC is the only one in my county - there is no one else. When I met her, I feel awful for saying it, but I was really disheartened. I desperately wanted motivating and inspired and the short CDC introduction on the website sounded promising, however, when I did meet her she was at least 8-9 stones overweight - not inspiring. There was - and has never been - any weigh -ins - I was told she didn't do weights. No counselling. No words of wisdom. No booklets or information. No support. I filled in a form and that was that. She discussed she really needed to get back on CD, but she uses the products as snacks as they taste nice.
The house smells and is a total mess and I really dread going there - it is at least a 60 mile 'round trip for me so costly also. The last straw was my visit the other day when I was overcharged by several pounds but didn't realise until I counted it up at home - my fault.
I feel I have no option now but to buy similar products online as I amn't getting any of the 1:1 counselling which drew me to CD initially. Any info I have got online. All that is being provided is the sachets - nothing else.
It's really, really disappointing as I have read that many others get so much advice and help from their CDCs.
Any advice or should I just cut my loses and go elsewhere?
Thanks
b.