LA Weightloss

Hi Sonja, I am Julie and i got to the point of surgery and now decided to do this on my own. I am going to join la weightloss and i need to lose 100 lbs and same it'll take about a year. I live in Lincoln right by Rocklin. If you would like we can email eachother for support?? I mean that's what it takes. Did you pay for the online to put down what you ate on their website and all?? i think i will. Let me know how you are doing ok?? HUGS--Julie

No, never checked that out. I just spent about 150 bucks a month on appetite suppressants from a bariatric doc here in town. Did that for six months.  Lost about 21# that way. Not exactly a miracle cure, but i had not been able to budge the scale before that no matter what i did. I had a question.  Reading your other posts, looks like you are treated for diabetes.  Has your doctor offered you Byetta?  I'm hearing great things about that with weight loss, especially for diabetics. 

Aww thanks!  3 times a week is a lot to go to a clinic. That's probably why I haven't gone to one yet. Besides, that's a woman thing!  Us men can do it on our own! ARRrRrrrr!  I know what you mean about feeling desperate. I'm 5'7" and was at 330lbs when I started. I had honestly given up and I wasn't going to fight it anymore. I felt like surgery was my last hope but my insurace explicitly states it didn't cover it and I seemingly couldn't find the time to look for financing and other means. Then I got laid off so there goes what insurance I did have. For 2 months I could have researched and looked at other means but nope, I just sat on the couch eating and playing video games. Sad... so sad..  I don't have a track record of sticking with anything, but I'm changing that. I think a lot of people say that you should have other reasons for losing weight other than the appearance gains and fitting into clothes.  I think most of them are probably those size 2's who don't understand what it's like not to look good or feel healthy. Sure doing it for the health is a admirable reason but seldom holds a candle next to looking in the mirror and saying "Daaayuuummmm..  Mmm.. I look good!" or when you go shopping and fit into that size 36 or 14.   My wife was the same way about the surgery too. Since then she's changed her mind after doing her own research and talking to several friends and family members who've had it done. I'm no saint by any means, but thanks for the compliment!  Hang in there and keep at it.  Besides, I'm probably gonna need you in the future when I blow it again! (Just thought about something.... I hurt more now after exercise than I ever hurt before from being super morbidely obese but for some reason I really like this pain!)

March 28, 2007 I went on LA Weight Loss around 2001, and lost 52 pounds on it.  But I couldn't afford to buy their products any more, and I got burned out on the diet.  I didn't like their rules, and I missed having bananas and pears.  At the time, they thought these fruits had too much sugar.  I also didn't like not being able to eat a steak and a baked potato together.  I'm not sure if they still have the same rules as they did back in 2001, but good luck to you.  Right now, I'm on a 1600-calorie diabetic food plan which I got from my doctor.  So far, I've lost 8-1/2 pounds on it in two months. Denise Phares

Denise:  They must have changed some - - I can have 1/2 a banana or 1/2 a pear as a fruit serving and nobody said anything to me about not having steak and baked potato together.  For me, the structure is what I need to keep me in line.  If I'm allowed to have too much freedom I tend to cheat and then not record my food correctly.  I've already experienced the effect of going off the plan this past weekend when we went to an airshow and I strayed.  I GAINED 2 pounds and now have to work backwards to get to where I was - - sucks!  It sounds like the plan your doctor gave you is working, so stick with it!  Good luck to you!!