Hi, all! Just had to post this somewhere (I am so HAPPY!!) - I went to WI today, (last WI was Tuesday when I asked them to switch me back to my purple w/ lites b/c it wasn't working for me) - and I LOST 2.6 POUNDS!!!!! ...since Tuesday!! This is the biggest loss for me in all of my 4 months on LAWL (well, from WI to WI)...Just had to share! I am now at an all-time low for me...and nothing is going to stop me from getting to goal now!!!

Thanks to everyone for all of the support! Keep up the good work!

:bravo::hat::dancer::flow1::high::encore::cheer2:: congrat::cheer:

These are all the good ones (smilies) I could find. Way to go Stitchinchick! I like the encore one best myself. Now take a bow!!!

That is awesome Becca!! Congrats!

WOW that is awesome! SOO very happy for you! it really feels great to come along and have a big lose. linda makes you want to go get a new outfit;)

Way to go Becca. That's over 25 pounds! Some weeks are just the best!

Steph, I'm at goal now. Been there since May. Although my original finish date was beginning of March and I ended up setting a goal 12 pounds higher than my original goal, so I know something about the 2 pounds a week not budging and feeling crazy frustrated about it and worrying about the weeks and the cost and just making myself crazy about it. But in the end, for me, it was all wasted worry. I'm happy with my body now, which is a first for me.

Steph, how is the new plan going? How did the week of express go? Are you back on the regular numbered plan now?

I have good news for me - COD put me on purple plan on Monday. I was still 9 lbs off weight I was suppose to be to be put on purple, but they put me on it anyway - and told me that they would not be putting me on plan 4 with 5 starch. Now that I am on purple, they would put me on a lower plan which I am guessing would be plan 3.

Since Monday and starting on purple, I feel soo much better. I am excited about weighing in tonight. I stepped on the scale this morning and it showed a 1.5 lb loss...hoping that stays into the afternoon :) They told me it could take a week to see any real progress after changing plans - but I think i will see it right away...might not be huge losses - but right now I will take any loss. i think this is what I needed to break my plateau :) I feel so confident and empowered :)

Patsy,
You will have to let us know how WI goes - It sounds like you are happier on purple, though. I have been on purple w/ lites since the beginning and have 15 pounds to go and then I'll move down to gold w/ lites. So...keep us posted!

Steph - I agree with Patsy...how IS it going? Inquiring minds want to know!

Becca- That's great!!! Congrats on the weight loss.

AWESOME! I love when they come off in 2s or 3s! CONGRATS!

ps-if you are ever looking for a place to post, the weekly threads (marked with the dates of the week) are just open chatter, updates, get to know you better posts and you can always post there!

KEEP IT UP!

thought I would drop in update you guys
 

Hey guys its been a while since I posted, I kinda have been down in the dumps.
I did my 2 Day Take OFF and lost.6 when I got weighed after that! then of coarse TOM came along:(. well I then did the full week of the skin book that the newbies start with very little to pick from compared to the thicker book anyhow went in and gained .4 .that was really annoying! I tossed it up to water weight gain from TOM. well then after that was over and I was back on the normal book and the water retention was gone , I thought I was good to go . I ate for 3 days from the book I had gained with before and went in to get weighed and gained 1.4lbs!:?::mad: So needless to say I was on the verge of tears. I sucked it up and kept it to myself as I listened to this girl tell me I should of not had red meat more then 3 times a week and I had it
2xs! She said I need to cut that out so much. I was going to snap so I kept my mouth shut if you can even believe that ( I could not). She told me come back in a few days and no more red meat this week~ what ever ! she is the same one who put me on the wrong bookto start so like i can believe what she is telling me at this point ???

the other girl said , hit a plateau again??:blah: I said no not again it never left , i said who knows what it is . Since I have been doing this I don't lose weight really so what ever. I said, frankly at this point I don't trust the system much anymore until I see consistant results for myself. Not that it does not work I am just wondering if my body does not like it thats all.
So I cried on the way home wishing at that point I never even did this program and that I wasted alot of money to have nothing happen for weeks. the stupid "counslors" think they know my body better then I do and won't let me change back so here I sit on a plan I don't like and not losing weight but if i don't do what they are saying I lose my money.

I went today and got weighed and did lose but thats because I went to the bathroom 3 times after not going the past 2 days. So I lost but all I lost was 1lb of crap no pun intended!
I am sure it will not show any more lose this week . Ihave had the same weight or gained for weeks. I did all this "metabolism jump starting with takeoff and all the stuff they told me and it did nothing".
Part of me thinks this is a waste of time to tell you the truth, maybe I was only ment to lose 15 lbs and this is how I am suppose to be from now on .

Looks like alot of you are doing really well and that is so awesome, seems that one of the plans are really working great for you. keep up the good work!

Steph,

Are you happy with your body, with the way you look? If so, then maybe you are done…if not, then don’t give up, it will come off. It may or may not be with LAWL. How many weeks do you have left? Do you have a guarantee with the weight loss weeks?

If you stick with it, I think that at some point the COD will have to switch you back or adjust something to make the program work for you. You paid for a program that works, not to be a guinea pig. I am not thrilled about LAWL rolling out this new program. I was told that they had tested the new plan and that they were rolling it out everywhere – there was no choice to the matter. At the same time, I have heard mixed reviews of its success.

If LAWL is not a fad diet, why are they changing it now then? What was wrong with the old program? It seems to me that the buzzword anymore is fibre – and that LAWL is trying to fit in with the going fad. I signed on for a program that supposedly dieticians and doctors had devised that was healthy and sound.

If the old plan worked, and was healthy as we were told when we joined, why are we not being given any choice in the matter?

If COD won’t help you, call the 1-800 number. Make yourself heard – you have paid for a program that works and you deserve to see results.

P.S. – I started Feel Full on Tuesday night. I was not told to do takeoff or express, and so far have shown a gain on my home scale. I go in for weigh in tomorrow. I told COD I will give program a week or two to let my body adjust, but if no results I will expect to be put back on the old program…my COD seems okay with this…

You are starting to sound how I started. Well I have to tell you I used to really enjoy the plan, it was working and a was fine with it.

I will just flip my lid if I gain at the end of the week! I will totally come unglued and they will not want me to leave there unhappy.

I have along way to go to get my weight off!

I will seriously start at the end of this week with taking out the 1 protein and 1 starch daily they will not know it but I will let them think I am still on the plan they gave me.

I raised the same question if its not broke why fix it?? "to get more fiber and so we feel more full then we did on the old plan" I think it plays into them trying to seel us the premade food that does not need to be in a refridgarator??! sounds terrible.

I think its a crock of crap I have to do what they say when it clearly is not working or I lose my money. I should tell her fine keep the money I will switch my plan to one that works , and I may just do that next time if we go round and round.

I hope your scale is wrong but if its not make sure you hold your ground if your not happy! What they told you then and what they say the next time are 2 different things. I am half tempted to make them put something in writing! guess I just don't trust them much anymore. It should of been optional to change if you were not doing well on the other plan.

Stephanie and Patsy - I hate the fact you guys are struggling with the new plans. My weight loss has slowed down as well but I'm thankful it has not stopped or that I've not gained or I'm sure I would be as discouraged as you. I think the programs work you just have to find your right spot and the problem seems to be the counselors are unwillingly to change anything. Probably because they don't have a clue what to change it to, they are just repeating what they've been trained to say. I haven't read all the posts so I'm not sure what you've tried with the COD but I would ask them to call the LAWL dietician with you in the room and put them on a speaker phone so you call all discuss the issues and how to fix them. Have them fax copies of your diary to the dietician so they can review to see what is good/bad that might be contributing to the gains. As far as the high fiber being a fad, I think the proven health benefits of a high fiber diet make it much more than a fad. Good Luck! We will be thinking of you

Steph,
I can totally relate to how you are feeling about this plan - I too have had a lot of upps and downs with it - I have been on it slightly over 4 weeks - and have only lost about 5 lbs....so i am 3 lbs off of the guarantee 2 lbs per week. I was right there with ya - leaving the office upset after i had gained weight while being POP - which is like a kick in the knee after being good for so long.. seems like i lose 1.5 then gain 1 back then lose then gain.. etc.. so i am going in the right direction its just taking a LOOOONG time... you will have to let me know what you end up doing about it - i have decided to cut a starch out too and i am thinking possibly a protein too... Right now i am on TO praying to lose the lb i gained over the past weekend because of it being TOM....anyway keep your chin up and my advice is to do what works for you.. afterall we are all individuals and one persons body reacts differently to different foods so maybe you have the right idea to adjusting the plan to you and what works for you. Keep me updated and let me know what you do and how it works for you - I will do the same!

Well the kicker is when I changed my plan to lessen it one starch and took out half a protein. within 2 days i dropped 1 lb they know this I told them I did it to see what would happen. they were speechless to say the least. that is when we got into the discussion on plan 2 or 3 and i wanted to try plan 2 for a bit and she said no even though I was were I could go either way and those were her exact words. i will see what happens friday or saturday and if the results are not what are reasonable I will make the switch , if they will not help me then I will just do it with out them.