Day 25: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Their parting gift to me was a bottle of appetite suppressants.  While I appreciated that, I would have also wanted something non-perishable.   The glued-together plastic broccoli or beans that served as a visual of what one carb and one protein portion looked like would have been fine.  That is something I could have kept in the kitchen as a constant reminder and a source of inspiration.  Better yet, if they made those broccoli or beans magnetic they could have also held up the numerous pieces of paper that end up on our refrigerator door. 

At the last session, I was also initiated into one of the center’s secrets—their maintenance program. Six months on their maintenance program cost the same as one month on their regular program.  Consumer beware!  Always ask for alternative, less expensive options when you sign up for something that’s anything but.  I paid $360 to lose 4.2 pounds—so that’s about $86 per pound lost. 

I realize that many people lose much more than that during the first month and thus lower their dollar-per-pound ratio.  I’m not looking for a crash diet.  I’m not doing this to look good for a wedding or a reunion.  I’m in it for a slow-to-moderate sustained weight loss. 

All in all it was a brief and sweet good-by.  No pressure to stay a member or “you’re nothing without us” implication.  Instead there was a hope that I’ll come back for the maintenance program.  I’m determined to do a month solo first.

I left the center lighter on my feet, the appetite suppressants in my purse giggling with my every step.