Hiya Broxi, this subject comes up a lot and although i am not a CDC, I sort of feel sorry for them sometimes.
The thing is, CDC's are not just selling food packs, many of them out there are really good weight loss consultants and offer so much of their time to us dieters.
LL is expensive, upward of £66 because you are paying for a structured councelling session. With CD because many counsellors do this counselling ad hoc, we seem to forget about it.
I am a hypnotherapist and charge a lot for my time, but thats ebcause my skills are worth what I charge and people expect to pay for my time. When I visit my CDC, I am rarely out of there within an hour, and yet in theory she gets paid a very modest hourly rate.
I know some CDC's are very much in it for quick profit, little effort, but I think that when we ask the question what do your CDC's charge we should also be saying, "what do your CDC's charge, and what services dot hey offer you"
The other thing is, I believe that CDC's make the same profit up and down the country and yet the cost of living is most definitely different from one place to another int he UK so CDC's have to make money to cover their costs and make enough money.
As for RRP, it means nothing, how many shops do you know that sell anything by an rrp?
I would say, if you are happy with the service you get from your consellor then he or she is worth every penny you pay, if you are not happy, then i would look else where...
Alos just remember that paying £40 a week, is only the equivalent of paying £5.70 a day for food... You don't need anything else at all and it is absolutely nutritionally based.
I doubt many of us could say that eating our normal overweight diet, we could eat for less than double that
I know I used to spend a huge amount on food for myself!
Just to add, I believe some CDC's do run groups if you want the added support of group therapy, why not ask yours if she can do that, if it is something you want?
Good luck with your journey xx