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Hi All:
Jibbelle I did not reach stablization yet. I cut down going to the center, I just go twice a week now. I am still having trouble with the binging stuff, but I am still trying, I feel like this is the big test, if I make it through this I can do anything.
Jibbelle I hope you are feeling O.K.
Izzy I am glad your problem has been straightened out. Good Luck.
Have a great weekend
Diane I
04/06/01 201
05/06/01 146
goal 135

I spent 3 hours in the ER and in Xray yesteday to find out that there is a shard of metal in my arm that is causing the infection. I have to make an appt monday with a surgeon to have it taken out. I will just be glad to get it over with!!!

Thanks X (joules) for your post--I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.

Also, big thanks to Jibbelle for your PM--I will PM you back right after I finish up here. I sure hope that your arm is alright and you can get it healed up quickly. It sounds really painful.

Diane and Arvi thanks for your support. Diane you have lost so much weightttttttttttttttt Gosh I hope I can do that oh me I lost 3.4 the first 3 days then added the purple diet and see only a .4 loss since then Not happy bout that weigh in tomorrow so drinking the water ( have to make myself do that) but may not be able to eat all this fruit. I can not stand those barsssssssss I just cant eat them I went to grocery and picked up some atkins bars and they are only 2.60 each lol lol so much more expensive and too much fat but no sugar in there ate one half and it was pretty good but still just rather have the real food. Never have liked stuff like that or the drinks. So maybe if i have not lost more by tomorrowwwww I had a littel cheat too lol lol so wont do that today Weekends are hard with the boys around here and their junk. I told them last night I will buy your junk but only the stuff that you like and i dont. no more Lays potato chips I cant say noooooooooooo. ha. anyway if I dont start losing again will cut back those fruits on my own Have to I want this off. Arvi you have lost a lot in one week congrats and let me know how your purple plan is doing ok???? thanks Jibbell I am so sorry for you problem gosh I Hope that you get that clear up. Once they get that shard out you will be just fine. take care of yourself.

Just came from the center - lost .2. 6.8 total for one week. Not Bad! I'm pretty excited
Izzy, I'm having a Luna bar right now - S'Mores. I think it's very good, but then again, I also like the LA Lites (don't like the chocolate peanut butter, but I like the chocolate crunch, and I really really like the double chocolate). Anyway, the Luna bar is very good and the nutritonal values are very similar.
Jibbelle, hope you did well at the doctor's today, and be sure to take care of yourself - infections can get really nasty without proper care!
I have a couple of questions for anyone who may have an answer:
Does anyone have a recipe for scallops?
Anyone know why popcorn is not on the plan? At least it's not on my purple plan. I asked one of the counselors on Friday, but she didn't know, so I checked the nutrition label on the 94% fat
free microwave popcorn. I don't see anything that jumps out at me and I'm wondering if it's not on the plan because they want us to buy their bags of popcorn. I wouldn't object to buying their
popcorn here and there, but the bags are so small! I realize this is a weight loss plan, but popcorn without butter or oil -- why not??

I always assumed that, since no ingredients are added during air-popping, the amount of corn one can have (1/2 cup once a week as a limited starch) would be the same as the amount of popcorn one can have. After all, as long as you don't add salt or butter or oil, it's just another way to prepare corn.

Thanks Arvi for the info. I have problems with candy like stuff I really want salty things so that was my problem. I decided to try the drinks instead so I could get some more potassium. Dont want to take that in pills. like the lemonade and those type drinks. anywayyyyyyyy I lost one more pound today at weigh in at the center so that made me feel good because I ate out 3 times this weekend and was worried I had messed it up because I cheated little bit but right back on today. anyway that 4.4 for me so far and wed. is final weigh in for the week. I am also excited. I Hope this keeps working. I got my fast trckers and my frozen food list and those will help lots on the road this week taking a little trip for 4 days so looking foward to being with my friends and praying i can stay on this diet

Keep up the good work, Izzy - we can do this!! Glad to hear that you got your Fast Tracker, this is a real handy tool to have. I'm hoping to get a meal plan when I go in tomorrow - they were all out of them yesterday. I have a hard time trying to plan my day's menu and I mentioned this to the counselor and was told that they do have sample meal plans. If you don't have one, you may want to ask. Have a great time when you go away, and good luck with the plan - don't beat yourself up too much if you stray a little bit, though. We all know the vacations can be tough. The secret is to get right back on when we fall off!

Joules, have you used popcorn on the plan without a problem? When you say 1/2 cup, I assume you mean unpopped; right? How much popped corn does that give you??

Does anyone know if there's a "formula" for counting something that's not specifically on the program? For instance, I was checking out some recipes at eggbeaters.com and I'd like to make the blueberry muffins. The nutritional info looks like something that would fit in the program, but I don't know how I'd make it fit. There's also several recipes on this particular website, but I don't know how to work them into the program

Arvi I read that corn is high glycemic. LIke bananas. and that it raises insulin levels thats why we only get corn once a week. It keeps you from using your fat storages cause of the spike in insulin so that might be why they dont talk about it but if you can have popcorn as to theirs then Id ont see why you cant have air popped. I would think that you could count the kernals of corn as to one half less than fresh I read that somewhere but dont remember where maybe have to ask counselor I will when I go back for you maybe mine has answer. As for making recipes those muffins sound wonderful but I am no cook so I cant help much there. hmmm if you can have a McDonalds hamburger then seems like they would be fine. They do have cookbook in the center you can buy for 28.00 so maybe you can pick that up and see whats in it would think you would count that muffin as starch and maybe 2 starches that would be the clicker. Hope you can figure it out. probably be fat, dairy, and 2 starches I betcha. I also read today that Stevia the sweetner that you can pick up health food store is appetite suppressant. It wont hurt you so wanted to share that Its natural sweetner. I Lost another pound thismorning on my scale in fact little over that gosh I am excited The only thing I added was fatty acid supplement and calcium I Like those was tired of tums. I also picked up the orang and lemonade drinks but then read the label when I got home and they contain phenylalamine and read on ask jeeves that that might spike blood pressure I already take one tablet a day for that any thoughts on this yall. Thanks
However so fat I am losing without taking anything or eating anything other than natural food so that is encouraging I have not done this in years I keep wondering what I am doing different maybe I am more aware of what I am doing since I have to pay big moneyyyy Thanks arvi for the info about the menu planner I do need something like that I dont eat like I should sometimes so that might help. Have a good day yall

Hi,

I'm new to the boards. Let me start off my introducing myself. I'm Kathy, I live in NYC, I'm 27yrs old. I just started LAWL 2wks ago and I already lost 8#! I am so excited and happy cause I thought i'd never get this weight off! I was on WW for 43wks and only lost 10#, it just wasn't for me. I need the strictness of LAWL and I need the one on one attention. Left to do a diet by myself, is only asking for trouble.LOL

I'm so glad I found follower people doing the diet. It's ashame that LAWL doesn't have a message board on their site, we all could use the extra support.

I have a few questions about the different plans, if you don't mind answering some for me. What are the difference between the different colors on the program? I'm on the Gold Program, how does that differ from the purple and blue?

I look forward to your replies.

184/176.4/120

Hi Kitkat I am on my way out of town but will be back the weekend but wanted to greet you and tell you that I am new also. You have been on it longer than me. I dont know all the differences but the gold plan has less protein than the purple plan and the red plan and the red plan has even more than the purple plan but thats all I have seen. I think the red plan has more calories than the purple plan Maybe some of the old crowd that have been on the diet can help you more. But this is good sight and I have been helped here as to info. so welcome and hope you keep losing gosh 8 pounds is good loss for 2 week I weigh tomorrow and it will be the end of my first week.
I look foward to seeing that scale fall. I am like you nothing else has worked. I spent way too much on ww and other programs I have a library of diet books and tapes so good to see something work for change. Good luck and come in often. We all need each other at this point.

Hi,

Thank you for the welcome! I'm so glad to be talking to fellow LAWL dieters. I hope everyone is OP and having a great day! I go for my weigh-in tomorrow, and i'm praying for more great news. This diet is so effective I wish I would've done it years ago!

I look forward to hearing from everyone! If anyone knows more info on the different colors like calorie wise, protein & starch wise, pls let me know.

Have a great day!

Hi Everyone-
I'm soooo glad I found somewhere I can find support from fellow LA WL members. Kathy, I too wondered why they don't set up a chat forum on their site (although the site DOES leave a lot to be desired). Anyhow, I litteraly just started -TODAY!! I actually joined last summer and was so disappointed with the way my center was run and the attitude of the counselors I left. It was so stupid of me but the Manager made me feel like such a failure I couldn't go back. But I'M BACK NOW (30 pounds heavier ) AND VERY DETERMINED TO LOSE IT THIS TIME!!
I'm 28 and tired of putting my life on hold because I hate the way I look! I've stopped doing the things in life that I loved like acting, singing,dancing, and kickboxing because I felt too fat! I'm tired of just having a "pretty face"!!
I have a long road ahead of me (at least 80 Pounds) but I'm looking forward to the reward and I'm looking forward to having your help and support (as well as lending my help and support along the way). Good luck everybody!!

Oh-I DO HAVE A QUESTION?
WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENTS. I PURCHASED (AGAIN) THE FB 500, TRIMAX, AND THE CELLUWAY AND WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK. THANKS