Plans without the lties

razmataz in West Chester, Pennsylvania said: Drop to gold at 167 if you still have lites. If you run out of lites go back to purple.

Gold is as follows:
2 protein (2 oz smaller than purple)
3 vegetables
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat
2 lites
Hope this helps!

Thank you so much, Raz! I was so afraid of not knowing the next step! You Rock!

razmataz in West Chester, Pennsylvania said: twinzmom1229,

Do you still have lites? Also, what do you mean by "early hours"? How many hours do you work a day?

I'm thinking that purple might be more appropriate (depending on the work questions and if you still have lites)

Another possibility is red...if you're out of lites and/or working enough hours.

Let me know & I'll try to help.

I work from 6:30am to 1:pm on most days and sometimes go in at 4:30am. I work 30 hours a week. I still have lites and try to be frugal with them.

Thanks!

twinzmom1229,

Ok, you need to make a decision with regards to the lites...you either use them or you don't. Sorry to be so blunt but that may be why you're stuck on a plateau.

If you're planning on using the lites, try switching to the purple plan.

Purple:
2 protein (2 oz bigger than on blue)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat
2 lites

If you're going to go it without the lites, go to the red no lite plan.

Red/No lite
2 1/2 protein (2 oz bigger than blue)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
3 starch
1 dairy
1 fat

If you decide to do a "no lite" plan for now, you can incorporate 1 lite a day once you get to maintenence. It's up to you. It's just that during the weightloss everything is carefully balanced. If you get too much, you won't lose. But ironically, if you don't get enough, you still won't lose.

If you want to "jump start" things you can do a take off. (2 days)

6 oz lean protein
2 servings of green vegetables
2 lites
4 oranges

divide this up over the day

I usually suggest:

Breakfast: 1/2 lite, orange
snack: 1/2 lite
Lunch: 3 oz lean protein, 1 serving vegetable, orange
snack: 1/2 lite, orange
dinner:3 oz lean protein, 1 serving vegetable, orange
snack: 1/2 lite

Let me know if you need any more help!

I was on the Gold plan about 2 years ago and lost about 20 lbs. I was at a plateau for like 4 months, became discouraged and eventually went off the plan. They also told me that I would stay on the Gold throughout the program. I actually am back up to my starting weight and wanted to get back on the plan. I am 5'7 and weigh 180. My goal is still 150. Could I get some assistance? I do not have any of the products.

ttms777,

Since you do not have any of the products you will be on the purple plan. But, let's start you off with a Fast Forward. Instead of the juice you will use 4 oranges on each day. Do Fast forward for 2 days.

You get:
Unlimited protein
Unlimited green vegetables (raw or steamed)

4 oranges

It's ok to use butter, margarine, oil in/on foods.

No starch! No pasta, bread, or starchy vegetables like peas or corn.

After your 2 Fast Forward days, go on the purple plan

2 protein (2 oz. bigger than gold)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat

You will be on purple until you reach your goal.

kingme27740 in Tuckerton, New Jersey said: Hi Everyone!
I am in need of some help. I started out on Purple (5'1 192 lbs 25yrs old)and my goal is 132lbs. I've lost fifteen pounds so far and I have plenty of Lites. At what weight should I drop down to Gold (or another plan)with lites? Thanks in advance!

Hi Everyone!
If I wanted to incorporate 45 minutes of Tae-Bo 3 times a week into my schedule do I need more food? Thanks in advance!

45 minutes 3 times a week does not require any change.

Thank you Raz!

I'll try the purple plan w/ the lites and go from there. Hopefully I can hit my target within a few months before my lites run out! ;-)

What about condiments? Can we have sugar free jello in the cups?

Thanks again!

Yes, twinzmom, you can have the SF jello in the cups. 1 cup = 1 condiment. However, I used to tell people if they were having a craving and were going to go over on something to have an extra condiment in the form of jello

Razmataz, you are a lifesaver. Will you please let me know at what points I need to drop plans? I started out on Red. I am 5'10" and have 98 pounds to lose. I am now out of Lites. Which plan should I be doing? Thank you soo much for being willing to help!

Razmataz, I forgot to note that the Red plan is working, I've lost 25 pounds. But I want to make sure I'm on the right track. Thanks again.

When you say you have 98 pounds to lose, do you mean until your goal or until you reach the weight on the chart? It does make a difference. What is your current weight? That will help me be the most exact.

Wow -- you're fast! I am 5'10" and 292 pounds. My goal is to be 170 pounds. I also work long hours from about 10-7

I've been exercising for one hour 3 times a week.

It looks like I can't add. I have two goals, under 200 to start, but I may want to go to 170. I haven't decided yet (I know that sounds crazy).

Ok, a little surprised you're not on red 1. But if red is working (as I always say...if it ain't broke, don't fix it)

Anyway, you're next drop (from red to purple) is at 206. If you hit any plateaus on the way let me know. Keepup the good work!

Oh and I'm not always this fast...I just happened to be online and I have it set so I get an email when someone makes a new entry here.

Thanks so much! Is Red 1 the same as Red? Just curious, which do you think they should have put me on?

Hi, this is going to sound dumb, but I am signed up to receive all new comments in my email, but I don't know how to post a comment or question without simply replying to someone else's comment. So, am I doing it right?
Also, since you seem to be the expert, I have a question. I started out at 240 on the purple plan and I am now 188 on the gold plan. My goal weight is about 140. Do you think I will need to change plans again before reaching my goal or will I stay on the gold plan? Thanks in advance.

I have a lot of extra LA LITE BARS in Chocolate Coconut Almond
and some Fudge Brownie if anyonw is interested they were purchased
January 2 2008. I would sell for 14.00 a box and I also have
3 bottles of the Fast Forward 18.00 a bottle, and I also have
a lot of Cinnamon Raisin Delight cookies left, so if anyone is
interested let me know, my email address is we3@lmf.net
take care and have a great weekend..

Raz, that is quite interesting as my center dropped me to gold
at 186, and I was losing so good, then when the center announced
they were closing, they dropped me to gold pan and haven't lost
since on gold plan, so I got so mad that I cheated for 2 days
straight then tried my weight watchers books got down to 179
and then nothing,,,,do you think I should go back to Purple
with lites or maybe try purple and no lights then drop to gold
when I get to 167 ?????? Thanks so much for your help....

Trisha,

I need to know both height and weight to be able to address that. If you want to "jump start" things you can do a take off. (2 days) The change may get your metabolism back up.

6 oz lean protein
2 servings of green vegetables
2 lites
4 oranges

divide this up over the day

I usually suggest:

Breakfast: 1/2 lite, orange
snack: 1/2 lite
Lunch: 3 oz lean protein, 1 serving vegetable, orange
snack: 1/2 lite, orange
dinner:3 oz lean protein, 1 serving vegetable, orange
snack: 1/2 lite

Let me know if you need any more help!

Tammy,
No question is dumb...you seem to be doing it right.

My main question is: Do you still have lites? If you're going to be on gold you need to use 2 each day. If you do not have any switch to purple. I need to know your height to be able to determine whether you will need to change plans or not other than this. As I said, if you do not have lites switch to purple.

Purple PLan:
2 protein (2 oz. bigger than gold)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat

Newsy42,

Red 1 uses the same portion sizes but has more servings of some of the exchanges. Like I said before if you're losing at a good rate, I don't think we should change your plan.

Ok thank you Raz. I'll keep going without the lites. If I did buy some on eBay, should I just keep doing what I'm doing? What if I hit a plateau? It seems as though the big differences in plans/drops happen for people who weigh a lot less. Ok, I'll shut up now and let other people ask questions.

my height and weight right now is 5'5" and
weight first thing in the am is 180..thanks

Sorry I forgot about the height thing. I am 5'9" and I don't have any of the lites, but I have been replacing them with other nutrition bars because I still crave that something sweet in the afternoons and evenings. Therefore, I think I will do better by staying on the gold plan. I am using the Pria bars and the Luna bars which are both very tasty. The Pria bars only have 5 protein and the Luna bars have about 14 protein so I have been trying to balance it out by eating 1 of each per day.

Tammy,

At about 150, change to the green plan. Green plan is as follows:

2 protein (same size as gold)
2 vegetables
2 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat
2 bars

Trisha,

At 180 gold with 2 lites would be the appropriate plan. Do you have the book for gold? If not make sure you reduce the protein servings by 2 oz. Are you weighing and measuring everything? Not weighing and measuring is a coomon mistake when a plan is changed. Are you using 2 lites a day? 1 isn't enough. Also, are you getting enough variety?

You could go back to purple for another 5 pounds then make the drop. Maybe that will get things moving again.

Newsy42,

You will be changing plans to the purple at 255. If you weigh & measure, follow the plan, watch your sodium intake, and make sure to have plenty of variety you should plateau for long. If you have any problems feel free to post and I'll do my best to help.

OK, so change plans at 255 and not 206? Got it! Thank you :)

Hi Raz, Yes I was following everything to the T, and the I even tried to go back to the purple plan to shake things up and nothing.....at present I am following weight watchers and then I will switch back and see if that doesn't break the plateau. I have an idea that my hormones were all off which I don't think helps matters...but I sure do appreciate the help and all the support that you give me, thanks so much. I will let you know how I do...

Hi Raz, my husband and I both lost about 45 lbs each on the plan. But we went away and gained about 16-18 lbs back. I am 5'7 and 157 lbs, and he is 6'3" and 196 lbs. I have been on the gold plan with lites and supplements (Excel, Reduce Plus, etc.) and he has been on the purple plan with lites the entire time. We also usually try to walk about 3 miles each day, but we haven't been as disciplined as before we went away.

What plans should we be on to get back down without the lites and without the supplements?

Thanks so much in advance!
Kim

Kim,

You should be on the purple. And your husband on red. (Red is what I would have put him on before the "Man plan" came out. To be honest the "Man plan" is the only I don't have memorized and the men I counseled who did both the original and the "man plan" all agreed that they lost better on the older plan)

Purple:
2 Protein (2 oz bigger than gold)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat

Red:
2 1/2 protein (same size as purple)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
3 starch\
1 dairy
1 fat

Good luck, let me know if you need any more help.

razmataz in West Chester, Pennsylvania said: Kim,

You should be on the purple. And your husband on red. (Red is what I would have put him on before the "Man plan" came out. To be honest the "Man plan" is the only I don't have memorized and the men I counseled who did both the original and the "man plan" all agreed that they lost better on the older plan)

Purple:
2 Protein (2 oz bigger than gold)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat

Red:
2 1/2 protein (same size as purple)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
3 starch\
1 dairy
1 fat

Good luck, let me know if you need any more help.

Dear razmataz
I just want to say Thank you on behalf of all the clients of LA/Pure. I have been on the diet since early 2005 and I love it. I'm very sorry to see them leave. I only wish they had left a better way. :-) That is old news. Now Please keep up the great work your doing!! We all really appreciate it!!!

Thank you! I loved my job and was devoted to my clients. I never would have left if I hadn't had issues with the company. The plan was good, lots of clients succeeded overall, it a shame and I don't want to bash anyone. That doesn't do anyone any good.

Hi Raz,

Thank you so much for the information. This really helps!!!

-Kim

Great, thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

For any of you who are interested, I now have some nutriional aides available. I do not have Pure Weight Loss supplements. These are from a different source. Let me know if you're interested.

Hi Raz, I have been on the plan in the past and did real well consistently lost about 2 pounds a week. I am 5' 122lbs. I either did purple without lites or green with lites. I workout about 3-4 days a week for an hour approx. Recently I started the plan again doing everything correctly but I am not losing just maintaining. I started using luna bars instead of lites wondering if that is the reason why. The luna bars have 10-20 more calories than the LA lites. I find having the bars makes the diet alot easier.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks alot

I am 5' tall an 250 lbs. I just started Fast Start yesterday and I am down 4 1/2 lbs already! After today, what do I do next? Purple?

Thank you soooo much for your help!

jbanana,

Great start! You would be on red if you have lites, red1 if yu do not have lites.

Red:

2 1/2 protein servings (same size as purple)
4 vegetables
3 fruit
3 starch
1 dairy
1 fat
2 lites (or comparable protein bar, at least 8 g. of protein)

Red1

2 1/2 protein
4 vegetables
4 fruit
4 starch
2 dairy
1 fat

Let me know if you have any more questions.

I have tried several brands of bars and have finally found one that tastes good and satisfies my craving for sweet . The texture is similar to that of the Lites too.
They are called Pure Protein. I have found them at both the local grocery store and at Walmarts, which I profer not to support.

I picked up protein bars ($15.00 box of 7) on vacation in Florida last week from Quick Weight Loss they have a plan & products similar to LA/Pure.You can order on line and have them delivered or call the Delray Beach office and ask for Matilda she will help you.

Thanks for the info. Ill be giving them a look see.

Barb in Clifton Park, New York said: I have tried several brands of bars and have finally found one that tastes good and satisfies my craving for sweet . The texture is similar to that of the Lites too.
They are called Pure Protein. I have found them at both the local grocery store and at Walmarts, which I profer not to support.

Did you try the Luna bars? I have not tried either yet (I still have LA bars) Which do you think is beter of the Pure Protein or Luna?

should have known in Manchester, Pennsylvania said: Did you try the Luna bars? I have not tried either yet (I still have LA bars) Which do you think is beter of the Pure Protein or Luna?

Luna bars are nothing like LA bars. I think they are gross. I bought LA bars off the internet, but I am going to try the pure protein and the Quick Weight Loss from Florida. They look like the LA bars and have the same price point. They also have about 150 cal and 8 grams of protein or so. The internet site is Quickweightloss.net.

I purchased the variety pack of Quick Weight Loss bars so far I like the 2 I tried (lemon meringe,Cinnamon Raisin), however the consistancy is kind of like a special k bar only with SOY crunchy puffs not a smooth texture like some of the lites.I just want to let everyone know so they are not dissapointed.Everyone at Quick Weight Loss brags about the Chocolate Peanut Dream There is also 15g protein in the bars that are in the variety pack.

pecan in Toms River, New Jersey said: I purchased the variety pack of Quick Weight Loss bars so far I like the 2 I tried (lemon meringe,Cinnamon Raisin), however the consistancy in the crispy variety pack is kind of like a special k bar only with SOY crunchy puffs not a smooth texture like some of the lites.I just want to let everyone know so they are not dissapointed. Some of their other bars may have a smoother texture.Everyone at Quick Weight Loss brags about the Chocolate Peanut Dream There is also 15g protein in the bars that are in the variety pack.

razmataz in West Chester, Pennsylvania said: Purple no lite plan: 2 protein, 4 vegetable, 3 fruit, 2 starch, 1 fat, 1 dairy The proteing size is 6 oz instead of 4 oz for beef and 8 oz instead of 6 oz for chicken. *** There are NO drops from purple no lite plan ****

Red no lite plan: 2 1/2 protein, 4 vegetables, 3 fruit, 3 starch, 1 dairy, 1 fat
Protein serving on red is the same as purple

Red 1 no lite plan: 2 1/2 protein, 4 vegetables, 4 fruits, 4 starch, 2 dairy, 1 fat

If you were on green or gold, move to purple. If you were on purple, move to red. And if you were on red, move to red 1.

The drop sequence can not be posted as easily. It is based upon your height and ideal weight. But, I can tell you that if you are following the plan and you reach a plateau that won't break odds are you might be near a drop point. When deciding if you will make the drop be honest with yourself about how well you are following the plan. If you're following it exactly then try the drop.

Thank god I have found you.I have been so lost. Here is my situation. Iam 32 years old 5 1 and weigh 160 pounds I would like to loose 30lbs. I am willing to start my exersise program back up. It will be 45 mintues of cardio and 45 mintues of weights 6 days a week resting on sundays. What plan do I need. I have lites

Francine,

If I'm reading this correctly your doing 9 hours of exercise total per week. 4 1/2 hours cardio and 4 1/2 hours with weights.

If I have read this right you will need to do the red plan if you have lites...I think you said you do.

So that's
2 1/2 protein
4 vegetable
3 fruit
3 starch
1 dairy
1 fat
2 lites

As long as you are exercising this hard you will not have any drops. If your exercise regimine changes or if you run out of lites let me know and I'll tell you what changes to make.

Also, to everyone, my laptop officially died. I'm at the mercy of using my room mate's computer and/or the one at either work or the library. So, if I don't respond as quickly as usual try to bear with me. Thanks!