So yesterday afternoon I am escorting out a patient I had just seen to the front desk area and I have three staff members up front juggling phone calls coming in as a barrage. I mean literally the phones were ringing off the hook. We have 7 lines, and usually at the most 3 will be in use at one time, but all 7 were lighting up, and as soon as one call was finished, that open line would ring immediately. As I hate to have my patients sit on hold or not have their calls answered promptly, I started answering the phones as well. EVERY phone call was from someone wanting more info about our weight loss program. I finally asked a caller if a commercial had just run on TV and sure enough, our comercial had just run on Channel 7 during the Oprah show. Turns out Oprah's guest yesterday was Kirstie Alley and their discussion of course was about their weight loss struggles. What timing for our commercial!
Anyway, to the point: Here are two women, one of whom can buy the world and the other has companies throwing her tons of money to lose weight using their horribly tasting prepackaged meals and these women cannot keep their weight off. Both can afford personal chefs, personal food shoppers, errand runners, daily personal trainers, etc and both have zero success in long term weight loss. This points 0ut the complexity of the psychological factors and genetic factors that contribute to weight problems. So, if you have difficult keeping your weight off after our program, do not feel ashamed, embarrassed or a like a "loser"...it is INCREDIBLY difficult to lose weight and maintain that loss and often help is needed. WE ARE YOUR SUPPORT!!! Look at our chat room and blog daily..come in to use our scale...all of these cost NOTHING. We are here for YOU and many of you have already shown Oprah and Kirstie that despite your relative lack of resources compared to them, you have shown the strength and fortitude to succeed !!! (oops...I guess now I never will be booked as a guest on Oprah....and, by he way, here is a bit of a rant: What made "Dr" Phil some weight loss guru??? At one point he had supplements and foods bearing his name on the shelves for weight loss. What are his credentials to advise someone about weight loss??? He sure didn't have success with his friend!!!)
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Wow...lucky you with the great timing for your commercial. I only caught part of the Oprah Show (before heading out to an exercise class), but did see your ad came on. And there you were again...not only in my head every morning, but popping up on my t.v. screen! Usually I see it run in the evenings. Next you'll be showing up on my front step to check out my fridge?
(Come on...I dare ya)!
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