Well here is the update for now anyhow!

I went in this morning and what a shock I gained back!:mad: I said , " She said what are we doing diffrently?" Have not spoke to this girl yet so I went easy on her. I said good question! :mad: I sid I have ate what I was told and done TO as told . she said how was TO I said I lost a whole .6 lbs! She said you hit a platuea I said< "DO NOT EVEN START WITH ME I said I have heard this same BS for a month now!" I said this is a crock, I have done what you all ask and it has not worked , I have used all these weeks that I have paid for and they are wasted! I said I was suppose to meet goal and get some money back and that will not happen due to this "plateua" you speak of.

She said I feel your fustration! I said well I am calm right now but if you knew what I was really thinking you would not be ready for it. I said, I am sick of everyone of you telling me I hit a stalling point and no one helping me end it! If I am stalling then lets solve the problem instead of having me leave her ticked off and unsuccessful.

Sh got the picture loud and clear I think!;) I am suppose to go back there in a little bit. with last months diary and this months they are going to fax copies of them to the dietican and call her and ask her what we need to do. Its about flipping time! She told me plan 2 is for people that are at 193lb range so me doing that plan would put my body into starvation mode. what ever!

I will let you know what happens when I get back!

Steph

Well I went in with my stuff for them to fax over to the dietican.

I signed in and they were oh she is back again, 2xs in one day.
she took my menus and made copies of the days she was suppose to and then said she did not have afax number! how in heaven name can you not have a fax number to the dietican! I said are you kidding me??? She laughed and said no we get faxes but we never send them to them. Good grief!

She stapped them together and then said they would MAIL THEM! I said WHAT?!?!? The manager said I will get the number and get it faxed.
I could not even believe my ears!

She said ok thanks! I said I better have not driven 20 miles here for you to make copies! I could of done that the next visit! I exspect more then what I have gotten so far for the extra trip I am making here.

She said , OH OK! So I head back with the woman that I just can not stand! She decided to read me this flier she got from headquarters! On brush our teeth after eatting and all this other stuff that had ZERO with breaking a platuea! i shook my head laughing at her, I could not help it! she said, "Maybe I should read this over rather then read it to you!" I said good idea. I said if brushing my teeth after everytime I put something in my mouth was going to lose me weight then I should of been brushing 50xs a day!

She said I have this sheet its for those on gold plan BUT I know they have it for every color when we used th colors! She could not find the purple plan platuea buster. I was again shaking my head she had a stack of papers and she sat there looking thru them all to try and find the sheet she needed. I said why not look at the gold one and figure it out off that, just adjust the amounts you get! She looked at me in shock with the look of what a clever idea! god help me!
So she tried telling me what the stall buster involved! I ended up summing it up for her!So she said to try taking out condimnets the next few days( like thats going to matter!) I hardly use any , anyhow! then it was add more variety to exercise i can see that so ok I am going to climb stairs too.
so then she tells me look in the book and the really high fiber foods use those things listed the next few days were required. i thought these guys are so taking guesses at everything. I said is this going to work?? she said she did not know! I said , Ok well how long do I need to do this plateau buster a day 2 days a week what? she again did not know. I said, OH my god ! she said when ever you break the cycle it can vary person to person. I agreed but thought they had a general idea.
She said to try something besides bars for my lites, so I bought the chocolate shake to see if that may help me too.

I just am amazed that it seems they know so very little and are just taking guesses at everything. I said well I am sick of wasting time ,money etc etc. I said I should be down 20lbs and I gained back what I lost on friday. Enough is enough! I said I will be back in a couple days and see what happens!

I would this the dietican would of reviewed my menus and have some ideas by then if what they told me does not work. if they have not spoke to her I will stay there while they call

Steph - someone mentioned having them call the dietician with you in the room - make them do that. I have been through this BS, and honestly, it is BS!

When I got upset they told me to mark down the times that I eat. Okay, did that. They took my diary and told me they had faxed it to the dietician and would call me later that day or the next with the dietician's advice. A week later, they told me the dietician suggested breaking my food down more and eating more often throughout the day (so instead of the 5-6 times I was eating before, now I am eating about 9 - 10 times throughout the day).

I am not convinced the dietician was ever called or faxed. I have a feeling they have these answers on a written Q&A sheet. Everytime they told me they called the dietician, I was told the same thing (several times I have been told to break down my portions more and eat more often).

Maybe being in the states will help, maybe they will actually talk to a dietician, but again, I have my doubts!! When I got upset at COD almost two months ago (COD terms it my "meltdown"), one counsellor told another that the dietician had been called several times on my behalf and the dietician had said that obviously I am not eating on plan. Prior to this point i had never asked the dietician to be called (because I didn't know that was a possibility), and I had never been told one had been called on my behalf. I think they use the dietician card as an out when they need it.

Has anyone here ever actually talked to the dietician??

Steph- Maybe it is time to try some visualization technices. Do you have any pictures of yourself at your goal weight? If so, put them on the fridge, bathroom mirror, etc, and look at them often. Tell yourself often that you are thrilled to be nearing your goal weight, and that every bite you take is getting you closer there. Believe it or not, your level of frustration may very well be slowing you down, and maybe even be making you gain. I understand that this experience has left you disappointed and angry. Try, however, to turn it around into determination and a good attitude. You WILL start getting to your goal weight! Have a great day!!!

Patsy- Yes, there are several here who called the 800 number on the lites and talked to the dietician themselves.

Well I am going to call the dietican to confirm they recieved my menus and then if not I will fax them myself and speak to her.

they are just grasping at straws and soon i will grasp at there throat!

Could someone pass along the number for the dietician to me? I do not do lites, so can't get the number from the box. If I don't get resolution on Friday, I would love to call the dietician myself...

The number on the box to Customer Service is: 877/ LA-HELP-1

I am shocked and amazed. I went to weigh in last night, and I my weight was up (that didn't surprise me), but they offered to switch me to plan 2 - and told me that if that didn't work they would put me on purple like I was on before.

Not sure what the change of heart was, but I am glad!! Fingers are crossed this works...

I'm trying the new plan, even though they don't roll it out here until the end of the month. I've lost 1lbs in the last two days, so we'll see how I do. It is tough to get in all the food, but it's just more important for me to plan ahead now I guess. It's wonderful to find I have a starch left at the end of the day.

I did horrible on plan 3 for all 4 weeks...up and down, up and down, so finally...after my 4 weeks were up, the lady said she would switch me back to the purple plan. I'm down 1 pound. Going back to purple may be just what you need.
Good luck!!

My fingers are crossed. I am getting married in 9 months. I had originally planned on ordering my dress this month, but seeing as I am still a lot bigger than I want to be, I will keep putting it off. I don't want to have my dress taken in 9 sizes or something you know - afraid it would ruin the look of the dress...

Tonight I will go to COD and weigh in. Hopes are that I am starting to lose weight I put on from being on plan 3. Might be measurement day as well...

I saw on another post that Steph was moved to plan 2. Steph, hoping plan 2 is the answer for you!!