Scammers

hooltwl1957
hooltwl1957 Posts: 31 Member
edited November 23 in Motivation and Support
i was extremely disappointed to get a friend request on MFP only to find out it was from a personal trainer attempting to pick up customers to sell his services. This person had 445 friends which was very upsetting. This site is for people who are here to help one another by supporting them through one of the hardest task they may ever take on. For the trainers who are here to make a buck on these people, u should be ashamed of the way u are conducting business. Please be careful when u are offered free calls from trainers or people selling there programs to lose weight. This persons partial name was star**** and he is using a profile picture of himself on televising with the words Personal Trainer under his image. U don't need to buy any program to help u lose weight just limit your calories and start moving. The pounds will come off. If u really want to work with a trainer, then go to someone near u with references. I think MFP should throw these scam artist off their site. Good luck everyone and be well.

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  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    It is lousy. They're like vultures. I've had a few that just added me as a "regular" friend, seemingly legit, and then all of their newsfeed posts are about Advocare, 21 day fix, etc.
  • hooltwl1957
    hooltwl1957 Posts: 31 Member
    I hate that.
  • hooltwl1957
    hooltwl1957 Posts: 31 Member
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    It is lousy. They're like vultures. I've had a few that just added me as a "regular" friend, seemingly legit, and then all of their newsfeed posts are about Advocare, 21 day fix, etc.

  • lisajahn3
    lisajahn3 Posts: 35 Member
    There are so many support groups that are free and even have trainers who have the goal of helping people not making a buck. It takes someone who has been there, in my opinion, to inspire people who are on this journey. There are so many mental and physical barriers that we have whether personally created or societal, and support is key in overcoming them! Hopefully we all can weed through the groups that want to support us and the groups that are out for the quick buck! The real support groups are phenomenal and work!
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