I did LA Weight Loss 2 years ago and lost about 20 lbs. in less than 3 months. The weight came off fast. The only problem I had is that once I got off the "plan", the weight came on fast. And I mean fast. As with any "diet", you have to learn to maintain. As I never met my goal, I never went on maintenance.
When I first started, I really loved it. Yes, I would go 3X per week (although they told me it was not mandatory, but they do want you to go at least once a week). The bars that they had (and you really need them to follow the plan) were very expensive. I think they were the most expensive part of the plan. They were good, though. They are soy-protein bars. Basically, soy protein is difficult to digest so your body needs to speed up metabolizm to process the food, which is why they help with weight loss. Anyways, I think they were about $14 per box and you needed 2 boxes a week. They have you on those throughout weight loss and then tapering off through maintenance. It's very expensive.
Also, the people they had working at the center were a very interesting group to say the least. I started with a woman who was thin, who was very motivating and had actually done the program herself. Well, she left after I had been going for about 8 weeks. The rest of the staff were extremely overweight and they would say to me, "I did the program and lost XX lbs., I'm just taking a break right now". OK. They had such a high turnover rate that I never had the same person more than 2X. It was very discouraging. If I was paying that much money I wanted real consultation with someone who really cared. None of the staff that was left cared about me or my weight loss at all. "There is a special on supplements right now". "There is a sale on bars right now if you need more". I really felt by the end all they were was a bunch of salespeople trying to make their quotas.
I even spoke to the District Manager about my feelings at the end when I was out of weeks and bars. She told me "I will set up a personal meeting with you and the new manager for this center who starts this week so you can talk about it". I agreed. The day I went in for the meeting, she was walking out of the office at the same time. I said to the receptionist, "I have an appt. with Suzie the manager". "Oh she just left for the day". Apparently she figured since I was just rejoining, I didn't need to speak to her after all. Needless to say, I didn't rejoin.
I just started Weight Watchers again. I'm doing really good this time and have lost 6.2 lbs. in 4 weeks. I know the weight won't come off as fast as it did with LA Weight Loss, but I also know that I don't need their bars or have to spend thousands of dollars for a very simple low-carb diet. I really didn't get anything else out of it.
I'm sorry to be so negative about them. This is just my experience. I just want everyone to know it's not always end up being what they describe in the consultation you have.
Any questions, feel free to PM me.
Jacki
