Plans without the lties

hi raz, this is anointedone, i have not been doing to good i have not been following my diet to well it seem like i can't keep up with it like not having a will to eat i need your help on what to do i want to lose the the weight i donot want to be fat or big so please lend me a help and hand as soon as possible i am in serious need

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

I'm here for both moral support and technical help. Is there something specific I can help you with? Are you getting bored with the food choices? Is your life so busy that planning is not happening? Let me know where the specific difficuly lies.

I know it's hard. Another thing that makes it hard is how easy people that have never needed to lose weight think it is. Losing weight is a difficult task but you CAN do it! Look at the things you've accomplished so far. Be proud of the successes you've had!

I used to tell people I sat with that it was a matter of being stubborn. The weight, by nature is stubborn. It throughs us challenges. These challenges pose a threat to success but these challenges are surmountable. Get stubborn! Be more stubborn than the plateau...be stubborn and keep trying and you will succeed.

Have you ever hear the song "Tubthumpers"? If you can listen to it...it says "I get knocked down, but I get back up. No you're never going to keep me down." Get back up! If you try one more time than the times you've failed you'll end up a success.

treese97,

For the gold plan, the servings are generally 6 ounces for lean proteins like white meat chicken and 4 ounces for less lean choices.

Vegetables are 1/2 cup cooked or a cup raw on all the plans.

I would suggest to you though...if you go on Ebay there is typically someone selling the menu plans...they're usually pretty cheap.

hi raz, this is anointedone i know i have to be stubbron but it is hard for me and yes i have came a long way and now i am tired of some of the foods well i know i have to get back on track i am eating chip and some sweets and i think it is ok and i know it is not so i need some help and to stay focused i am going through a lot since my daughter died and i can't seem to get back on track so help please

god bless
anointedone

HI RAZ, THIS IS ANOINTEDONE I NEED HELP SEEMS LIKE I AM SLIPPING BACK INTO MY OLD SELF I NEED A NEW WAY MAYBE I CAN DO THE TAKEOFF DRINK OR SOMETHING I NEED HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
GOD BLESS

ANOINTEDONE

HI Razz. My husband is wanting to start the diet. Do you know what his plan would be? He weighs about 230. I wasn't sure how it worked with men. Thanks! Today was day one for me on the fast forward! YEAH!!!! Weightloss here we come.

treese97 in Kokomo, Indiana said: HI Razz. My husband is wanting to start the diet. Do you know what his plan would be? He weighs about 230. I wasn't sure how it worked with men. Thanks! Today was day one for me on the fast forward! YEAH!!!! Weightloss here we come.

treese97,

I need to know your husband's height to be able to help with which plan he should be on.

Hi Razz. My husband is around 5"11. He does exercise in the gym. He said he wouldn't be one that would do any bars. Thanks for your help!

anointedone123,

Do a FastForward. Unlimited green vegetables, unlimited protein, 4 oranges.

For the boredom, do you have the LA cookbook? If not, you can either go on Ebay and buy one...I've seen them available there. Another thing you can do is take a regular cookbook and replace things like regular cheese with the no fat kind...use skim milk when it calls for milk, etc. When you do this it makes telling what to count it as more difficult. Weigh the protein portion and "eye it" with the veggies. If you're keeping a close count on the protein and fat you should do fine. Another reason this is good is it prepares you for maintenence when you move away fom counting.

Also, don't be too hard on yourself when you slip. Just pick up and go from that point on. If you slip once in a day the day can still be good.

treese97,

Does your husband exercise more than 5 hours per week? If he does he needs the Red plus plan if he doesn't he should be on the red plan. This would be until he gets to 220 then his plan would change.

Red Plus:

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

Red:

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

hi raz, i just want to thank you for everything it is a good thing we have you to help i will do the fastforward like you said and keep track with everything once again thank you could i do the juice instead of the oranges if so please let me know

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

If you have the juice that's fine. Mix it 50/50 with water. Drink 1/2 the first day and finish it on the second day. Just eliminate the oranges.

hi raz, i think i will do the juice it will be different and it will quinch my thrist
i will let you know how things are going in 2 days once thanks again for being there for me

god bless

anointedone

i tried the purple plan years ago and it worked for me. now i'm interestes in doing it aagain. i an 5'5, 180. would love to lose 30 lbs. raz please help me. i no longer have the copy of the purple plan because of several moves. my husband is in the navy. anyway please contact me. thanks

oh, i forgot to add that i walk 2 miles a day on the treadmill and i mile on the bike. my husband needs help too. he's 6'9 and weigh 320. i've read how supportive u are and i admire that in a world where everyone is looking out for themselves and always rushing. so for my future weight loss and for all the other people you're helping....THANKS

colethia,

Do you have lites or are you going to use a replacement bar? If so, purple plan is fine. If you're not using lites or a replacement then do red.

Purple:

2 protein
4 vegetable
3 fruit
2 starch
1 dairy
1 fat

For red add 1/2 protein and 1 starch

Generally protein servings are 8 ounces if lean like white meat chicken, 6 ounces if not so lean

Your husband can do either red (if using bars) or red 1. Red 1 adds an additional dairy and fat to red.

If you want the actual books, I've seen them for sale on Ebay

hi raz, this is anointedone hi how are you i am writting you to tell you that i did the fastforward and i did not lose any weight at all instead i gained weight i am following the red plan and i gained weight what am i doing wrong i need to know what to do i now weigh 261 when i was weighing 257 what am i doing wrong i need your help so please tell me what to do

god bless

anointedone

i dont have any lites, so which one do u think will make me loose more weight? if i need to get lites for better results then i will. so let me know if i should get them.....thanks

anointedone,

Are you weighing and measuring? Are you getting enough variety? How long are you out of bed before you eat your first thing?

Give me 2 or 3 days out of your diary. This will help me figure out what's wrong.

colethia,

The lites are really more of a personal choice than anything else. They do help people with cravings for sweets because they're sweet but other than that they don't really help the weight loss.

hi raz, thanks for getting back to me so soon i eat around 9am in the morning yes i am weighing and measureing my food in the morning i have a half of protein fruit starch and dairy mid morning i have a lite bar and around noon i have a protein fruit and a starch and at dinner i have a protein starch and fruit and a hour before i go to bed i have a lite also i drink 8 to 10 glasses of water
i am following the diet i just don't know what to do i am not losing hope i still going to work on it i just need help
god bless
anointedone

anointedone,

Are you getting up earlier than 8? If so you'll want to move your breakfast to within an hour of rising. Also, when are you having vegetables. I don't see vegetables on your list.

hi raz, thank you for all of your help yes i do do veg that is the best part of the diet and i weighed myself this morning and i lost 2 pounds i feel so much better now now i have a question what do you think happened i now know that i am not at a stand still i will continue and not give up also one more question i have some v8 fusion light it has o fat and 2% soduim 5% potassium and 4Pure Weight Lossarbohydrates 10g of sugar and 0g protein vitamin 35% calcium 2% folic acid 2% vitamin c 100% vitamin e 10% it is light it is 50% less sugar & calories it has 50 calories i was wondering can i have it it also has antioxidant plus help me to back on track i am excited to get started like it was the beginning

god bless
anointedone

anointedone,

You can use the light V8 fusion. 4 oz replacing a fruit...don't replace more than 1 fruit a day though.

hi raz, thank you once again for getting back to me so soon thank you allways i will be in touch with you if that is ok with you

god bless

anointedone

hi raz, this is anointedone

hi well i did the fastforward and i lost 7 pounds now i weigh 256 and now i need to know am i on the red plus diet or the red one more question can i have wheatina hot cereal also can i have kondike sugarfree bars

god bless

anointedone

anointedone123,

Refresh my memory on your height and whether you're using bars or not.

Wheatina is fine...3/4 C. equals 1 starch
The sugarfree Klondikes are fine...1 bar equals 1 starch...no more than 2 per week.

hi raz,
this is anointedone, yes i do have the lite bars and my height is 5'4 and i lost 2 more pounds so in all i lost 9 pounds i am so glad i am back on track thank you so much for all of your help and you will keep hearing from me oh my weight is 254 now and i am on my way to a new me thank you raz

god bless
anointedone

anointedone,

Use the red plan with the lites.

hi raz,
i was wondering can i have hot sauce and how much also how much spenda can i have and can i have a bagel

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

Hot sauce is fine. 1 Tblsp. = 1 condiment. Splenda either 3 packs or 3 teaspoons per day. 1/2 bagel = 1 starch

Hope this helps

hi raz,
i know i am a pain but can i have lima beans or kidney beans or can i make chili

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

Lima beans are a starch...kidney beans believe it or not a protein. Yes, you can make chili...typically most chili recipies are a starch and a protein.

hi raz,

thank you so much i am on my way to a diva thanks you will be hearing from me

god bless

anointedone

hi raz,
i was wondering can i have poptarts or can i have home made bread

thanks
anointedone

anointedone,

Poptarts are a no during weight loss...you can have them in stabilization. Homemade bread 1 slice would be 1 starch. To decide how big a slice would be weigh a piece of store bought bread and you can have a piece of the same weight.

hi raz,

thank you for that about the poptart and the home made bread i just don't want to mess up anymore i want to do the right thing thanks and you will be hearing from me

god bless

anointedone

hi raz,

just one question can i have popcorn

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

Yes you can have popcorn. 3/4 C. is one starch (I know that isn't much) If you want, you can have the Smartfood cheese popcorn...the 100 calorie pack would be a starch

hi raz,
can you have any 100 calorie snack

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

The cookies are a no during weight loss but something that you can add during maintenence. But, the popcorn and crackers are ok...both would be a starch

RAz,
Up to 205! I am 5'6".
Going to do take off with oranges tomorrow and Tues. Should I follow Gold with 2 Lites(luna bars). Walk 3 times a week.
What can I take in place of Reduce, Excel, and Carb Enders?
Help!

hi raz,

you did mean the 100 calorie snacks the crackers and the popcorn i won't do it all the time just sometimes what about the chips that is 100 calories is that ok oh how many times can you do the fastfoward or the takeoff

god bless

anointedone

anointedone,

Yes the crackers and the popcorn...100 calorie...count as a starch

sandy1,

Do the purple with the lites until you reach 189. As far as what to take for the supplements...I don't know. Xcel's main active ingredients were gurana and green tea extract. Reduce + was conjugated linoleaic acid (sp?), and carb enders had white kidney bean extract.

Other than listing ingredients I don't know what to tell you. I have not learned about the various supplements on the market.

FANTASTIC web site!!! My daughter and I had excellent results on LA Weight Loss Plans a few years back and slipped into old habits -we are both restarting today. So glad to find this site! Can you give the order of plans going down from Red1, Red, ?, ?, etc. and at what approximate weight you switch from each plan based on under 5 hours a week of exercise and not using any lites or protein bars? If it's over 5 hours of week of exercise do you just move up one plan?

Maureen,

In order to be able to give you what plan you should be on and the times to move to the next plan I need to know your height and weight and the same for your daughter.

hi raz,

did you mean any 100 calorie popcorn or crackers

and how many times can you do the fastfoward and the takeoff a month

god bless

anointedone

Okay ladies, you have truly made my year. I moved to Alabama after a very unpleasant divorce and there are no LAWL centers in the area and at this point if there were I would not be able to afford it. I know the plans and have spent the last 2 hours pouring over and printing all of the old comments posted here but my problem is that I don't have any material left. My ex threw it all away. When I started the plan in Jan 07 I was 279 lbs and 5'3.5" tall. Yes as round as I was tall. :( I did the plan for 7 months and lost 80 lbs. I kind of got discouraged because I hit a plateu and could not lose any weight no matter how hard I tried. After a few more months of half hearted attempts I quit the plan and have gained back 40 lbs. I have found out that I have a thyroid issue and that is the reason I could not lose any more weight than I did and now that is in the process of being corrected I would love to get back on the plan. I do have a cookbook but for the life of me cannot remember some of the basics like what are condiments and how many crackers are in 1 startch. Anyone know where I can get my hands on any color plan book? I tried calling my old center in SC and no one would even return my calls.

anointedone,

Any popcorn or crackers (100 calorie) the cookies are still off limits until maintenence.