I lost weight with MFP while I was training for a Spartan race. After the race was over, I slacked off on my exercise and, I ate a bunch of junk and gained my weight back. I knew winter was coming, my outdoor exercise was over and so I decided to join a gym.
I joined a gym at the spa I go to. I like it because it's not well known and I have the gym to myself for hours. However, the membership is a little more expensive because it includes some add-ons like personal training sessions, infrared sauna AND nutritional consults once a month. (The personal trainer is awesome).
I made my appointment with the consultant and she was fricking worse than useless. I don't know what the hell kind of training she had but I was more knowledgeable about nutrition than she was. Examples of her advice: without knowing my energy expenditure on exercise, she told me that I should eat their specially planned diet which amounted to 1100 calories per day (including a number of meal replacement shakes which she would gladly sell me) EVEN THOUGH the computer testing she did showed my BMR to be 1600. (As measured by my HRM, I typically burn between 600-900 calories a day through exercise, including weight training.) I am a big girl, 5'9" and 200 lbs. 1100 calories a day is ridiculous.

When I told her I would not drink her shakes, she told me that they would then customize a diet for me using regular food. Again, what a waste. Even though I told her I was diabetic, none of her planning seemed to take this into account. Her menus included larger amounts of carbs than I would ever eat at any one meal and more importantly, not enough protein with meals.

I thanked her politely and came back here to do my own thing with nutrition. Now I just see her so I can get my bodyfat measurement done. Quite a disappointment.

So now, I've come back, I eat at least 1600 calories a day and most of my exercise calories back. I feel strong and energetic and most importantly I know that I'm losing weight the correct way that is good for the long term.