Jennyonaplate
Gold Member
I got back from class tonight and I can't believe how my consultant treats people. I've been to her class a few times before as it's the only one in my area, and it's like she's lost a lot of the skills she had before.
One woman said she wasn't too pleased losing 1/2lb as it was her first week and she'd eaten exactly the same things as her friend who had lost 3.5lbs. The woman was significantly larger than her friend, so my immediate thought was wondering if she was eating enough, as her body would need more calories than her small friend. The consultant just said 'well that's not right, come see me after and we'll work out what you've done wrong'. The she proceeded to go through a massive list of things everyone could be doing wrong (eg, heaped and not level teaspoons) and on each one she was saying things like 'I bet this one's for you Tracey'. If I was that girl I would've been mortified, and wouldn't be too inclined to go back. There was no motivating people who were a bit disappointed at all, no suggestion that their losses would show next week etc.
She even told the newcomers that they had to 'beat' the biggest first week loss of 1stone 1lb at a different class - Brilliant, set those members up for disappointment when they 'only' lose 4 or 5 lbs.
Another lady complained that she had a be good to yourself sandwich which had a syn value of 15.5, wholemeal bread, chicken, salad, mayo - nothing else. I suggested that if she hadn't had her healthy extra's that day, she could count the two slices of bread as 2 healthy B choices, and deduct 12 syns from the total, or 6 syns if she was doing EE for 1 HEB. I got told that was completely wrong!
Anyway, it just made me more determined to open a class of my own when I get nearer target. It's something i've always wanted to do since first starting, but I think my tiny town needs one. The size of the class has halved since she took it over, such a disappointment.
Sadly no other classes in the area, so I'm stuck with her for a while!!
One woman said she wasn't too pleased losing 1/2lb as it was her first week and she'd eaten exactly the same things as her friend who had lost 3.5lbs. The woman was significantly larger than her friend, so my immediate thought was wondering if she was eating enough, as her body would need more calories than her small friend. The consultant just said 'well that's not right, come see me after and we'll work out what you've done wrong'. The she proceeded to go through a massive list of things everyone could be doing wrong (eg, heaped and not level teaspoons) and on each one she was saying things like 'I bet this one's for you Tracey'. If I was that girl I would've been mortified, and wouldn't be too inclined to go back. There was no motivating people who were a bit disappointed at all, no suggestion that their losses would show next week etc.
She even told the newcomers that they had to 'beat' the biggest first week loss of 1stone 1lb at a different class - Brilliant, set those members up for disappointment when they 'only' lose 4 or 5 lbs.
Another lady complained that she had a be good to yourself sandwich which had a syn value of 15.5, wholemeal bread, chicken, salad, mayo - nothing else. I suggested that if she hadn't had her healthy extra's that day, she could count the two slices of bread as 2 healthy B choices, and deduct 12 syns from the total, or 6 syns if she was doing EE for 1 HEB. I got told that was completely wrong!
Anyway, it just made me more determined to open a class of my own when I get nearer target. It's something i've always wanted to do since first starting, but I think my tiny town needs one. The size of the class has halved since she took it over, such a disappointment.
Sadly no other classes in the area, so I'm stuck with her for a while!!