The wrong approach

Alright, I rambled about this to may this morning.. It's really uber (−_−＃). 

Had dinner with this friend of mine ( an former-church friend) whom I'd not met for a few years .. Thought it would be just another catch-up session but uh-huh.

Alright, she seems to slightly thinner than I last saw her (at her wedding or house-warming).. Thought it was due to stress..

I'd stepped the trigger button on her weight yoyo journey and she began sharing about how she ballooned after wedding, cuz  she stopped acupuncture, then her back condition due to the excess weight, and her annual health check that led her to decision to shed excess baggage.  And her friend intro this program to her which she said it's purely supplements and no vigorous exercise required ( she didn't know that I pick up distance running in these couple of years.. and had no qualms to do weights & resistance training ) and can eat normally (uhm normally? If one's definition of norm is fast-food ,  still no changes required? ). Then she shared that since the program work on her and she was uber impressed by the testimonies of the larger than life zapped back to pint size with all their ailments like high bp/ blood glucose level reduced, she saw the biz opportunity and her friends intro her to this biz oppty. 

By this point, MLM flashed across my mind while I tried to look engaged. I knew where it was leading, and the sales pitch to come when she flashed those before & after pix. (−_−＃)

Guess what, she actually said sensible diet & exercise won't help one to shed pounds. ( uhm apparently, she didn't know there's one live example right across her! ) 

She continued sharing the program which uhm those supplements one is supposed to take will (a) suppress appetite ( doh I don't eat much in first place) (b) suppress trans fat and absorption of fats, lower bad cholesterol ( uhm my cholesterol level has never left the uber healthy range ) (c) increase metabolism ( no wonder the mass will decrease !) and (d) protein shakes to suppose help tone muscle. (duh... I prefer natural proteins!) 

Perhaps she didn't know I'm sorta a health buff and haha I'm no idiot to biology ( being accountant doesn't mean I'm not a science student, alright? Uhm actually I was introduced to the world of bookkeeping only in uni.) 

Then the program apparently require a 'right diet' too and light exercise to tone. Then why the bashing that exercise n good diet ain't effective? the  program simply helps to boost metabolism rate so energy from food is utilize at a higher rate ( exercising thru strength training will too help to boost one's metabolism rate) so it's same logic but in the supplement probably accelerates the process.

Then the protein thingy..isn't this the same as low carb, high protein diet thingy? 

All these refutes ran thru my head while I looked interested. 

And perhaps sensing that I didn't express my interest in trying - she shared the compensation plan ( which she said was very attractive that swayed doctors, lawyers, accountants, even million dollar round table insurance advisor to join her network ) network - nice way of naming your 'kah-kias' . It's so plain that it's multi-level marketing!
So assuming you manage to attain 4th generations of network ( ie 4 levels of kah-kias and their kah-kias), your active n passive income can amount to us$40k a mth. ( (−_−＃) my smartie brain told me that this is only possible n sustainable if everything remain status quo per mth.. Ie each kahkias sell/ buy 3 programs.. Doh it's not within ur control rite? And sustainable only in economy boom! Obviously I didn't buy that.

Oh this MLM company has this 'gene-resetting' technology too -the anti- aging program.. Okie...I'm suspecting this co to be the MLM 'new-skin'.. Lol it was.

I was thinking, why the beat-around-the-bush of the company's name. MLM stigma? 

Alright, I'm not the least swayed by the 'compensation' plan. I'm pretty happy being the professional status n the relatively alright compensation plan.. I need no paid incentive trip ( if so, won't left ngo if I like sales n incentives to hit target). 

她碰到我这大钉子是她不幸！unfortunately for her, I'm rather well-informed and educated .. And relatively analytical mind.  

But happy for her that she's enjoying what she is doing and she seemed more positive .

And duh, I prefer working out than popping supplements pills , despite being a us patented program.