Is the support group meetings I go to done right??

Hi guys, I go to a support group meeting through the hospital that I had my surgery at. The nurse coordinator hosts the meetings which is cool. What I don't quite like/understand/agree with is that she seems to put people down for their choices. A man mentioned he ate some un-breaded sweet & sour chicken and he was just commenting on the social gathering he was at and that's what he ate and didn't get bothered by the sugar, and she was like "now is that the best protein choice you could have made?" Now, I do understand she's the nurse and coordinator of the whole thing, but this is supposed to be SUPPORT GROUP between WLS patients correct? Shouldn't support group be between us and not necessarily including her? Also, the program that our surgeon has us on includes 2-3 meals of mostly protein, and low-carb otherwise. Also they do NOT recommend protein supplements, and she will not even say that they're okay at all. So in meetings, we really can't talk about protein supplements because that's not part of THEIR program. I feel like we can't be open and just talk normally because she butts in on every comment and tried to be a drill sergeant. Needless to say, she annoys me BIG TIME. I really don't understand if it's just me, or is this NOT the way a support group is supposed to be? Can you guys tell me what your support group is like and who runs it? What do you discuss? What's a good way to run it? Please let me know. I would even be willing to hold my own support group elsewhere by renting a room once a month from a night school or something. I would like to run one where we're not chastized for being NORMAL. Mind you, the nurse coordinator is 5'10ish, 140 lbs, and never has been over 15 pounds overweight in her life. PLEASE, what kind of SUPPORT is she offering?

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