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LA Weight Loss
Background
LA Weight Loss used to be a center-based weight loss program with over 650 centers worldwide.
Over recent years LA Weight Loss clinics have been closing down, and the franchise company closed down at the beginning of 2010. There are now just a few centers located in North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Canada. LA Weight Loss is transitioning from a center based program into one that is totally online based.
The LA Weight Loss clinics attracted some controversy. This was often due to the significant costs involved with the program and the hard selling practices of some sales staff. However, with the new online LA Weight Loss program, dieters have access to LA’s effective plans but with less cost involved.
Most of the LA Weight Loss products are available from their new website and they are trying to restore their reputation after they received such bad press as the result of many people losing money when the centers closed.
LA Weight Loss Rapid Results Diet
LA Weight Loss Rapid Results uses the Transmetabolic Factor which is supposed to help the body to continuously burn calories throughout the day, boost energy, and help control appetite for maximum weight loss. They believe it’s the key to permanent weight loss primarily because it works with the body, not against it.
The New LA Weight Loss Diet consists of 5 steps.
Step 1 is The 2-Day KickStart Plan featuring LA Weight Loss TakeOFF™ Juice.
This step is to be completed for the first 2 days and then every 14 days of the program. This is similar to detox and is supposed to prepare the body for weight loss.
Step 2 consists of The LA Rapid Results Diet System.
Dieters are to use The Rapid Results Diet System until they lose 20 pounds or reach their goal weight. Dieters use the LA Rapid Results Food Guide to plan meals and it consists of nine main categories: Proteins, Vegetables, Fruits, Starches, LA Lites Bars, Dairy, Fats, Beverages and Extras. Each day dieters are to consume a specific number of servings allotted based on individual needs.
Step 3 is the transitional phase using LA My Way Food Guide until goal weight is reached.
This stage is started after 20 pounds are lost and continues until the dieter reaches their goal weight. It is designed to transition dieters into eating a wider variety of foods while still controlling calories.
Step 4 is to use two LA Lites™ Bars every day throughout the program.
LA Lite bars are designed to help with cravings and control in between meal hunger.
Step 5 is to use the LA SmartTrim Nutritionals™ along with the diet program daily.
This is a supplement line designed by LA to supply dieters’ bodies with the vitamins and minerals that support weight loss.
Exercise
LA Weight Loss recommends that dieters exercise at least 3 times a week to achieve maximum results on the Rapid Results Program.
LA Weight Loss Costs
The LA Complete Success System, which includes all products and guides as well as online support, costs $289.99 a month if automatic rebilling is selected or $419.99 if one month is purchased at a time.
All products and program parts are available separately and vary in price.
Conclusions
LA Weight Loss has worked for many people and people keep coming back to them as the program is straight forward and easy to follow. However, this program relies heavily on the use of prepackaged processed food, special juices, and supplements. While people may indeed lose weight using the LA Weight Loss Rapid results program, it isn’t exactly teaching dieters how to eat healthy and get the vital nutrients they need from fresh whole foods.
For dieters who aren’t concerned about eating processed food then LA Weight Loss could be a good option, but for those that want to lose weight in a healthier way, then there are certainly cheaper and better diet plans available.
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Does anyone know what are the vegetables that you are allowed when doing TAKE OFF? can you eat artichokes? Thanks!
Hi everyone. I did the L.A. program several years ago and lost over 20 pounds, but, like a lot of you, after my store closed, I gained it all back!! Now, I’m starting over. A friend of mine and I are going to try it on our own. I still have all the information from the last time — Is save everything. When I started my counselor put me on a take off diet without the L.A. Takeoff. It was eating protein and veggies (lettuce) and oranges and drinking water for the 1st 2 days and then start the regular L.A. plan. I love this plan. It’s been the best weight loss plan for me, and I’ve tried about everything. It just takes discipline. You have to eat a lot, and it’s really hard to get everything in. I would love to hear from anyone to chit-chat about our weight loss challenges.
ldhall
Is there anyone kind enough to send me the purple plan and the gold (by the way how many cal is the gold I cannot remember) I wouldnt ask but as money is tight and I had to get the products from ebay and cant afford to pay all that money online for just the menus. thanks so much. email me at hesswoman@hotmail.com
all of the meal plans are on the LA website. you pick out which one you want and download the adobe file and print it yourself.
If you cant find them on the website, just google LA MEAL PLAN and it should bring them up. free of charge, might i add.
and yes, I successfully lost an average of 5-7lbs a week with LAW & two of my best friends had the same results with them too…and it was easy.
Hello there are l a weight centres still running in British Columbia and in Calgary. If you google them you will find their addresses I spoke to a girl last night. Answer to Rino it is a fixed plan and if you read Charlene’s blurb Jan 26 that is what the plan was like.
please e mail me the purple plan please jujubee24@verizon.net
Hi yes you can get them on ebay but I live in Canada and there is exchange and shipping and then customs hits you at border with another tax that is why I would like an alternative
I was on LAWL a few years ago and lost 60 lbs. but have now gained 30 of it back since the LAWL here closed. I have everything but need a Purple and gold food diary. does anyone know where to get one? Oh it would also be good to have the start up plan… if I remember right you ate proten and veggies for 2 days???
Hello – Can someone help me out? I used to be on Red 1 but lost my book. I sort of remember how the plan but I do not remember the portions…can someone help me out? My email is ghassemkhani@yahoo.com. Thank you.
What category does this diet fall into(Fixed menu,Exchange-type,Prepackaged,Formula,Flexible,Questionable)??Help please??I need it for a project,help please??
Get the bars on ebay… I have bought plenty from the sellers there.
hellow if any one can e mail me the purple plan make me out a menue for 14 days how much to eat what to eat i would gladly pay for this purple plan jujubee24@verizon.net la to your door my name judy i live in springfield mass
thank you for helping me out on the purple plan i did,nt no what to do now i do i wish i could have a menue wrote out to be like i had another time i join la weight loss years ago thank you for your help
CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE EXACT BRAND AT RITE FOR THE LA LITES ANY CLUE WOULD HELP I ‘M FOLLOWING MY OLD PLAN BUT MISSING THE LITE
Just wondering if Lisa from Feb 18/ could tell me what the name of the exact bars are at rite aid? Thanks Deb
Hello,
I was on the gold plan a few years ago and lost the weight successfully but then gained it back after my baby. Can any one please send me the gold plan if they have it available? It would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
So in place of the take off use the 48 hr detox. My center closed and need take off but the la to your door is expensive…Help!!I want to start asap. I lost 32 pounds on program had baby and need to lose it again after 13 months if the weight has not come off then I am going to have to work at losing it again.
Darlene Border
I would love a copy of the diet. Are you on facebook? If so add me as a friend – Then i can have you e-mail me the diet through them.
I am the Rita Cortese in Wenatchee Washington.
Thanks
Hi There,
I appreciate all the info on here, as I did LA a few years ago and lost 40 lbs. However does anyone remember how much Dairy you can have and what you can have for the Dairy?
Leah, what is the 24 hour detox? Is it the old Prep?
Are there any funny chemicals in the detox (caffeine?).Thanks. By the way the comments above talk about the counselors at the 3 times per week weigh in. I had no pressure to buy anything after I paid the initial $250.00. It was only to weigh me and ask any questions.Of course, I continued to ppurhcase the soy bars which were $7.00 per box but I really loved them and we had to eat them.
any centers in new jersey? I joined 10 years ago. I went in and was told it would be $250.00 for the program (26 weeks). While I thought it was a bit much, I realized it was the same as Weight Watchers. I said let me think about it.The counselor told me if I walked out the door I would never come back. Anyway, she was a little pushy, but she was right. If I left, I would go right back home and continue to put off losing weight. Anyway, I joined and did the 3 day kick off or prep. It was unlimited amounts of beef, raw greens, no milk or starch. It was a little hard for me to eat so much protein but I had about 4 hamburgers a day!! After 3 days I lost 7 pounds. Then I went on the normal program which is very similar to Weight Watchers except for the soy bars (which I loved loved loved and were a great treat. Plus YOU HAD to eat 2 a day. Oh joy). Anyway, I quickly lost 30 pounds and never had so much energy in my life.I used to lay around and hardly be able to keep my eyes open. Seriouisly, after LA I used to bounce out of bed each morning It really made me see I need to eat protein and lay off the starch/sugar. I even felt my mental health improve. I also weighed in about 3 times per week. sometimes the centers would be crowded. But I loved the program and am sorry they are no longer around.
LA worked great for me!if you need to start up..this is what i do
1. Get the 48 hr HOLLYWOOD DIET DETOX drink 14.99 (walmart,cvs) its the EXACT same thing.
2.I brought a box of LA bars to Walmart/Target, can did a comparison..the LUNA bars are exactly the same sodium/fat etc. (cheaper too)
3. Drink the holly wood diet for your 2 days detox, then start as normal.
** i was on the GOLD PLAN..smartest thing i did was keep all the books and detox info….infact im on it again right now to loose the extra xmas pounds! Like anything if your commited itll work!
im on blue i hav sugar if any wants this plan i wud b glad to give it to you
Hi everyone. I was on LA a couple of years ago and lost 40 pounds. It was great. However, like a fool, I went off the program and gained the weight back. I have since then moved to a different state and I can’t seem to find my materials. What I’m looking for is if someone could volunteer to send me the information which states the serving sizes of each food. ie: Broccoli 1 cup “Cooked”, 1/2 cup raw. The book this information came in also had other foods listed as well such as various cereals, complete meals such as Hamburger with fries. Any help that anyone can give will greatly be appreciated.
Hello. My girlfriend did the LA program a couple of years ago and did very well and still is. Now I would like to do it as I have 50 lbs to loose. Unfortunately, she did not keep all her materials for me to follow. I do have the info for Take Off from another post here, but do not recognize the color plans that everyone seems to be talking about. She did give me the LA Express Menu Plan Kit book that you use for the first 4 weeks, but I do not know what my servings should be (which number plan to go on) and I do not have the book for 5th week until I reach my target weight. Is there anyone here that can help with this, please??? Thank you… Alli
Lisa,
Would you share the name of the product that is available at Rite Aid?
Thank you!!
FYI… they sell the LAWL bars on EBAY…
In reply to lacharley: LA Lites were just purchased from another company that makes these bars and then LA Weight Loss created boxes and packaging for them. You can find the exact same products at Rite Aid. They have a different name, but they are always in the diet section, normally by the pharmacy. I know this because I use to work for LA Weight Loss. Hope this helps.
Hi Nicole S.
Thank you so much for offering to e-amil me the ‘plan’. However, I have some concerns about sharing my address with everyone that can access this site.
Thanks Again,
Best Regards,
Mike
LA weight loss was the only program that worked for my husband. Since they closed he has gained all the weight back. He was on the red program. Does anyone have that one that would share with me? Also I was on the blue plan and it worked great but I did the bars twice a day. What do I substitute those with? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks