I had joined the JC on Howe Avenue a few years ago and successfully lost 10 pounds with the help of wonderful Lori, who offered helpful suggestions when I had to dine out instead of eating the JC food. This time I decided to try going to the Rush River JC as it is more convenient. When I told the consultant I would not need to buy the JC food for a meal later that week as I would be dining out with a friend, he suggested I avoid dining out during the time I was on their program. That is totally unrealistic. I suggest going to the Howe JC instead, where they help you incorporate healthy non-JC food choices into the JC program from day one. This is a more realistic way to lose weight as you cannot live on diet foods nor eat at home all the time!