Hi there!
Yes, something good has come of this, and I believe that something good can be found in everything. What I learned is that there is alot of junk science out there, and that the clinic employees really aren't capable of critical thinking. It was amazing that I could say to a nurse: "here is my diet record and here is my calorie count", and I would get the response "yes, it is a record of your food and your calorie count is right, but you are eating 800 calories, regardless of the calories that you have recorded" without her being able to show me where those extra calories came from! It was also scary to hear her say that "this diet isn't about the calories".
ALL diets are about calories!!! Too many calories are stored as fat. To lose fat, you need to expend more calories than you take in. It was like trying to convince a member of a cult that their reasoning is distorted. Scary. Also, I learned that there is no quick answer, and what most of the "lose 20 lbs in 20 days without exercise!" type programs are really selling HOPE to a vulnerable group of people who are really, really motivated to see results. And, I found that the small print is still suspect. This particular plan puts stars under each "success story" and claims that "these results ARE typical" and that their weight loss is guaranteed. However, they only "guarantee" 10 lbs in a calendar month (not 30 consecutive days) and their "guarantee" means that they will "treat you for free until your 10 lbs are lost". Hardly a guarantee of their "typical" weight loss of "4-5 lbs each and every week".
It is all set up for maximum exploitation of a vulnerable population for maximum profits, and I really should have known better. That being said, I am sure that for some, the program is effective. All I know is that each pound I lost cost me $80. That's right, $80, based on a weekly cost of $160 and a weekly loss of 2 lbs on 425 calories, which, according to the program director, is absolutely acceptable results for their program. I could have done that with Weight Watchers for $15, been able to eat real food, and I would have had enough left over for a gym membership and had the energy to start an exercise program. Sigh. Lesson learned and pocketbook lightened -- dieting is hard work, and there are no easy answers, at least, not for me.
Thanks for listening!
oops my bad didn't see that post! 
hope that you find something that you like and that keeps you calories at a healthy range 
