Hi There!
I really hope that my new (and now OLD!) CD consultant isn't reading this as I don't want to offend her... but I really want to get this off my chest! If she is reading this, maybe she can take it as constructive criticism!
I stumbled across info on the CD a few days ago and thought it looked FAB! I loved the idea of SS, and the success that so many people have had with it. I phoned my nearest consultant, booked an appointment and went today.
To start with, she could do with losing 2 or 3 stone herself. The before and after pics on the website look a VERY long time ago, and she is now bigger than in her 'before' pic.
With almost no introduction whatsoever, she started going into great detail about glycogen and ketosis, complete with drawings and demonstrations. I may not be a nutritionist, but I do have chemistry, biology and human biology A-Levels and know all about that stuff. I kept nodding, but I didn't like to say 'Yes, yes, I know'! She then explained in great detail how bad I'd feel after a few days. I told her that I had been on VLCDs before, and had (MANY years ago) gone for days without eating anything, so knew how it felt, but she carried on telling me how different people react to it. Maybe I should have been more clear with her, but it would have been nice if she'd asked me more about my history and goals in the first place.
Then (and this is my big issue here!), I told her I hoped to follow SS. She started to tell me about something that sounded like SS+ (I've read up!). I told her that sounded like SS+ instead of SS, and she told me that no one can stick to pure SS, she doesn't have anyone doing SS, I would have to be monitored by a doctor, and I would FAIL on SS. I asked her how often I'd have to be monitored by a doc, and she looked up her paperwork just to find she was wrong! She still stressed that i WOULD FAIL on SS (because 'everybody' does), and her words were more-or-less 'no, I won't let you do SS'.
I came away feeling really stunned, as I was so excited having read about everyone's success on SS. I felt like she just wanted to make more money out of me. I did think I could just lie to her... buy enough for SS+, but only use three a day... but why should I have to lie to her? I have enough guilt about food and dieting as it is!
She said I had to get a doctor's signature (fair enough), and to come back if I could get it today, otherwise she'd be there tomorrow. I phoned her later to tell her my doc's receptionist said it would take seven days, and she just said 'That's fine, bye'. Maybe I'm being over-sensitive here, but it's NOT fine with me... I was really looking forward to starting right away, and it just would have been nice if she'd been a little bit more sympathetic as I'm sure she knew I was eager to start!
Anyway, I've decided to try a different consultant, but I wanted to get this off my chest as I was/am SO looking forward to starting this diet, and today really pricked my balloon! Hopefully in a few days time I'll have more positive things to tell you!
Rant over... thanks for listening, lol!
I really hope that my new (and now OLD!) CD consultant isn't reading this as I don't want to offend her... but I really want to get this off my chest! If she is reading this, maybe she can take it as constructive criticism!
I stumbled across info on the CD a few days ago and thought it looked FAB! I loved the idea of SS, and the success that so many people have had with it. I phoned my nearest consultant, booked an appointment and went today.
To start with, she could do with losing 2 or 3 stone herself. The before and after pics on the website look a VERY long time ago, and she is now bigger than in her 'before' pic.
With almost no introduction whatsoever, she started going into great detail about glycogen and ketosis, complete with drawings and demonstrations. I may not be a nutritionist, but I do have chemistry, biology and human biology A-Levels and know all about that stuff. I kept nodding, but I didn't like to say 'Yes, yes, I know'! She then explained in great detail how bad I'd feel after a few days. I told her that I had been on VLCDs before, and had (MANY years ago) gone for days without eating anything, so knew how it felt, but she carried on telling me how different people react to it. Maybe I should have been more clear with her, but it would have been nice if she'd asked me more about my history and goals in the first place.
Then (and this is my big issue here!), I told her I hoped to follow SS. She started to tell me about something that sounded like SS+ (I've read up!). I told her that sounded like SS+ instead of SS, and she told me that no one can stick to pure SS, she doesn't have anyone doing SS, I would have to be monitored by a doctor, and I would FAIL on SS. I asked her how often I'd have to be monitored by a doc, and she looked up her paperwork just to find she was wrong! She still stressed that i WOULD FAIL on SS (because 'everybody' does), and her words were more-or-less 'no, I won't let you do SS'.
I came away feeling really stunned, as I was so excited having read about everyone's success on SS. I felt like she just wanted to make more money out of me. I did think I could just lie to her... buy enough for SS+, but only use three a day... but why should I have to lie to her? I have enough guilt about food and dieting as it is!
She said I had to get a doctor's signature (fair enough), and to come back if I could get it today, otherwise she'd be there tomorrow. I phoned her later to tell her my doc's receptionist said it would take seven days, and she just said 'That's fine, bye'. Maybe I'm being over-sensitive here, but it's NOT fine with me... I was really looking forward to starting right away, and it just would have been nice if she'd been a little bit more sympathetic as I'm sure she knew I was eager to start!
Anyway, I've decided to try a different consultant, but I wanted to get this off my chest as I was/am SO looking forward to starting this diet, and today really pricked my balloon! Hopefully in a few days time I'll have more positive things to tell you!
Rant over... thanks for listening, lol!