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I've never been to this group before - hi all! You guys look very
interesting and good for me I'm going to a place called LA Weightloss tomorrow http://www.laweightloss.com and talking to them about what they do. I've been to weigh****chers and didn't stick with it. Has anyone been to this place before? I wonder if there's been any successes (besides the ones they provide!). I was reading down through the posts and saw mention of pizza and beer - I think I'll have some of each tonight before I crack down on it Thanks for being here & sharing... Mary |
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Have you worked with your doctor? Did he give you a referral to a registered dietitian or state-licensed nutritionist? If not, then you need a different doctor. Apply the same standards to LAW. Who are you working with? What is their training? Look at their diplomas. Check their school out on the web. If they don't have state licensing as nutritionists and they aren't registered dietitians, they shouldn't be advising you on eating. What tests are they going to run while you pay them money? If they won't be checking cholesterol and triglycerides and other blood chemicals, how will they know you are healthy? What do they say about exercise? Do they have training as sports instructors? If not, why not? If they don't tell you to exercise, leave. You can't be healthy without exercise. Do they want you to buy supplements? What is in the supplements? Get a printout of the values. Take them to the store and check the price of the supplements against a bottle of Centrum. Then consider two facts. One is that clinical studies show that anti-oxidants and fiber from supplements are less effective than getting them from food. The other is that megadoses of all nutrients can cause problems. If you didn't stick with weigh watchers, why not? The chances are the same thing will happen with LA Weightloss. Did you ever join a gym? Did you stick with that? If not, then your pattern is not to stay with anything. Why go to the expense? If you want to be healthy, you have to exercise and you have to eat portions that are limited in size and number from a wide variety of high fiber low fat food. You can do this on about $2500 in food and $200 in shoe-leather per year. Now look at what LAW will charge you. Why spend the money? First learn to stick with whatever program you start. Then if your health doesn't improved, work with your doctor first. "Mary E. Hill" wrote in message ... I've never been to this group before - hi all! You guys look very interesting and good for me I'm going to a place called LA Weightloss tomorrow http://www.laweightloss.com and talking to them about what they do. I've been to weigh****chers and didn't stick with it. Has anyone been to this place before? I wonder if there's been any successes (besides the ones they provide!). I was reading down through the posts and saw mention of pizza and beer - I think I'll have some of each tonight before I crack down on it Thanks for being here & sharing... Mary |
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:06:30 -0400, "Mary E. Hill"
wrote: I've never been to this group before - hi all! You guys look very interesting and good for me I'm going to a place called LA Weightloss tomorrow http://www.laweightloss.com and talking to them about what they do. I've been to weigh****chers and didn't stick with it. Has anyone been to this place before? I wonder if there's been any successes (besides the ones they provide!). I was reading down through the posts and saw mention of pizza and beer - I think I'll have some of each tonight before I crack down on it Thanks for being here & sharing... Mary Well, Mary. I used to WORK there, if that counts. LA Weightloss is much the same as any weighloss company. They tell you what to do, show you how to do it and then it is up to YOU. If you are motivated to lose, you will, and if you aren't - you won't. Trouble is - if you are motivated to lose you don't need LA Weightloss. You can get the same information from any library or probably a zillion websites on line. There is no magic wand that they wave that makes you lose weight. It is all up to your following their diet and sticking to it. Their diet plans are based on calorie intake (surprise!) just like most other sensible weightloss plans. They also have "snacks" that they require you to eat which, surprise again! they sell. Those snacks are nothing more than meal or snack replacements and, again, have no magic effect on the diet. But it makes them a pretty penny to require them as part of the diet and sell them as a pretty price, if I recall. They will give you the hard-sell (there was a lot of emphasis on SALES there, as I recell). Really you are better off saving the cash and doing your own research as to a low-cal diet plan (with exercise, of course) that will work for you. EM |
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:06:30 -0400, "Mary E. Hill"
wrote: I've never been to this group before - hi all! You guys look very interesting and good for me I'm going to a place called LA Weightloss tomorrow http://www.laweightloss.com and talking to them about what they do. I've been to weigh****chers and didn't stick with it. Has anyone been to this place before? I wonder if there's been any successes (besides the ones they provide!). I was reading down through the posts and saw mention of pizza and beer - I think I'll have some of each tonight before I crack down on it Thanks for being here & sharing... Mary Well, Mary. I used to WORK there, if that counts. LA Weightloss is much the same as any weighloss company. They tell you what to do, show you how to do it and then it is up to YOU. If you are motivated to lose, you will, and if you aren't - you won't. Trouble is - if you are motivated to lose you don't need LA Weightloss. You can get the same information from any library or probably a zillion websites on line. There is no magic wand that they wave that makes you lose weight. It is all up to your following their diet and sticking to it. Their diet plans are based on calorie intake (surprise!) just like most other sensible weightloss plans. They also have "snacks" that they require you to eat which, surprise again! they sell. Those snacks are nothing more than meal or snack replacements and, again, have no magic effect on the diet. But it makes them a pretty penny to require them as part of the diet and sell them as a pretty price, if I recall. They will give you the hard-sell (there was a lot of emphasis on SALES there, as I recell). Really you are better off saving the cash and doing your own research as to a low-cal diet plan (with exercise, of course) that will work for you. EM |
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"Auntie Em" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:06:30 -0400, "Mary E. Hill" wrote: I've never been to this group before - hi all! You guys look very interesting and good for me I'm going to a place called LA Weightloss tomorrow http://www.laweightloss.com and talking to them about what they do. I've been to weigh****chers and didn't stick with it. Has anyone been to this place before? I wonder if there's been any successes (besides the ones they provide!). I was reading down through the posts and saw mention of pizza and beer - I think I'll have some of each tonight before I crack down on it Thanks for being here & sharing... Mary Well, Mary. I used to WORK there, if that counts. LA Weightloss is much the same as any weighloss company. They tell you what to do, show you how to do it and then it is up to YOU. If you are motivated to lose, you will, and if you aren't - you won't. Trouble is - if you are motivated to lose you don't need LA Weightloss. You can get the same information from any library or probably a zillion websites on line. There is no magic wand that they wave that makes you lose weight. It is all up to your following their diet and sticking to it. Their diet plans are based on calorie intake (surprise!) just like most other sensible weightloss plans. They also have "snacks" that they require you to eat which, surprise again! they sell. Those snacks are nothing more than meal or snack replacements and, again, have no magic effect on the diet. But it makes them a pretty penny to require them as part of the diet and sell them as a pretty price, if I recall. They will give you the hard-sell (there was a lot of emphasis on SALES there, as I recell). Really you are better off saving the cash and doing your own research as to a low-cal diet plan (with exercise, of course) that will work for you. EM Thanks for the answer. That's the type of info I'm looking for. Not a lecture. I'm not 12 - I've been at war with myself over weight since that age. But a bit of support IS helpful. So thank you for an actual answer to the actual question! My sister made an appt for both of us there today. I had never heard of the place before yesterday, that's why I asked about them. She thought it might be helpful to have one-on-one with someone and to be weighed every week with someone else watching over your shoulder. We do already know about nutrition intake (we're professional dieters), but because this offered the personal interest of another individual, we thought it might give us that extra oomph (sp?) needed to stick with it! Ah well. It's good to check into this stuff Mary |
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"Auntie Em" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:06:30 -0400, "Mary E. Hill" wrote: I've never been to this group before - hi all! You guys look very interesting and good for me I'm going to a place called LA Weightloss tomorrow http://www.laweightloss.com and talking to them about what they do. I've been to weigh****chers and didn't stick with it. Has anyone been to this place before? I wonder if there's been any successes (besides the ones they provide!). I was reading down through the posts and saw mention of pizza and beer - I think I'll have some of each tonight before I crack down on it Thanks for being here & sharing... Mary Well, Mary. I used to WORK there, if that counts. LA Weightloss is much the same as any weighloss company. They tell you what to do, show you how to do it and then it is up to YOU. If you are motivated to lose, you will, and if you aren't - you won't. Trouble is - if you are motivated to lose you don't need LA Weightloss. You can get the same information from any library or probably a zillion websites on line. There is no magic wand that they wave that makes you lose weight. It is all up to your following their diet and sticking to it. Their diet plans are based on calorie intake (surprise!) just like most other sensible weightloss plans. They also have "snacks" that they require you to eat which, surprise again! they sell. Those snacks are nothing more than meal or snack replacements and, again, have no magic effect on the diet. But it makes them a pretty penny to require them as part of the diet and sell them as a pretty price, if I recall. They will give you the hard-sell (there was a lot of emphasis on SALES there, as I recell). Really you are better off saving the cash and doing your own research as to a low-cal diet plan (with exercise, of course) that will work for you. EM Thanks for the answer. That's the type of info I'm looking for. Not a lecture. I'm not 12 - I've been at war with myself over weight since that age. But a bit of support IS helpful. So thank you for an actual answer to the actual question! My sister made an appt for both of us there today. I had never heard of the place before yesterday, that's why I asked about them. She thought it might be helpful to have one-on-one with someone and to be weighed every week with someone else watching over your shoulder. We do already know about nutrition intake (we're professional dieters), but because this offered the personal interest of another individual, we thought it might give us that extra oomph (sp?) needed to stick with it! Ah well. It's good to check into this stuff Mary |
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 at 01:04:23, Auntie Em wrote:
Trouble is - if you are motivated to lose you don't need LA Weightloss. You can get the same information from any library or probably a zillion websites on line. There is no magic wand that they wave that makes you lose weight. It is all up to your following their diet and sticking to it. Their diet plans are based on calorie intake (surprise!) just like most other sensible weightloss plans. Of course, one of the big motivators about Weigh****chers, LA Weightloss, or any of those is that you have paid good money to join and follow their programme, which you don't want to waste. Another motivator is that someone is going to stand you on the scales each week and record exactly how much you lost or gained, so someone else is going to see if you've been trying or just pretending. This group can, I'm sure, help with the latter, if you post your weight each week - but you have to be honest! Not because of us, but for your own self-esteem. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 18 July 2004 |
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 at 01:04:23, Auntie Em wrote:
Trouble is - if you are motivated to lose you don't need LA Weightloss. You can get the same information from any library or probably a zillion websites on line. There is no magic wand that they wave that makes you lose weight. It is all up to your following their diet and sticking to it. Their diet plans are based on calorie intake (surprise!) just like most other sensible weightloss plans. Of course, one of the big motivators about Weigh****chers, LA Weightloss, or any of those is that you have paid good money to join and follow their programme, which you don't want to waste. Another motivator is that someone is going to stand you on the scales each week and record exactly how much you lost or gained, so someone else is going to see if you've been trying or just pretending. This group can, I'm sure, help with the latter, if you post your weight each week - but you have to be honest! Not because of us, but for your own self-esteem. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 18 July 2004 |
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Hi Mary!
I just read the response from EM. I, too, also worked at LA Weightloss and I can confirm all the advice she gave you! LA Weightloss is a good program but it is high presssure sales and they will "require" that you buy their supplements! I hated that part of my job. I was a nutrition counselor who was given very little training. My main job was to motivate people and I really enjoyed helping them achieve their weightloss goals. I had one client who lost 110 lbs and I was her main counselor. I was very proud of her. I gave her a hug every time she came in! When she reached her weight loss goal, she brought her Mom and boyfriend in to meet me....she thanked me for helping her lose the weight...and I said "Honey, you don't need to thank me,...you did all the work"...and she said...."Yes, but you loved me through it"...I will never forget her words. They brought tears to my eyes. It was clients like her that kept me working there. I would still be there, but they fired me when I was hospitalized with crohns disease. I went to the labor relations board, got my job back, went back to work and was hospitalized a month later...they fired me a second time!!!!!..Said I was "too ill" to work there. I have nothing positive to say about LA Weightloss...I would advise you to save your money and go to Weight Watchers or a similar program where you will get support....that, in my opinion, is one of the most important things. As others have said, you will get the same support here!!!!! Good Luck, MaryAnn |
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Hi Mary!
I just read the response from EM. I, too, also worked at LA Weightloss and I can confirm all the advice she gave you! LA Weightloss is a good program but it is high presssure sales and they will "require" that you buy their supplements! I hated that part of my job. I was a nutrition counselor who was given very little training. My main job was to motivate people and I really enjoyed helping them achieve their weightloss goals. I had one client who lost 110 lbs and I was her main counselor. I was very proud of her. I gave her a hug every time she came in! When she reached her weight loss goal, she brought her Mom and boyfriend in to meet me....she thanked me for helping her lose the weight...and I said "Honey, you don't need to thank me,...you did all the work"...and she said...."Yes, but you loved me through it"...I will never forget her words. They brought tears to my eyes. It was clients like her that kept me working there. I would still be there, but they fired me when I was hospitalized with crohns disease. I went to the labor relations board, got my job back, went back to work and was hospitalized a month later...they fired me a second time!!!!!..Said I was "too ill" to work there. I have nothing positive to say about LA Weightloss...I would advise you to save your money and go to Weight Watchers or a similar program where you will get support....that, in my opinion, is one of the most important things. As others have said, you will get the same support here!!!!! Good Luck, MaryAnn |
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