My expereince is that this is a below average program - nothing new is
offered here.  Its a VERY low cal plan, quite challenging to navigate,
VERY expensive products (yes - those 'bars' - they taste just OK) and a '3
times a week' commitment - yes,  you have to go in and get weighed 3 times
each week!!  Sometimes you wait 45 mins just to step onthe scale?!  You
probably will lose weight but there are easier, more pleasant and less
expensive ways to do it!!

Hi Blue Eyes and everyone in this forum,

I'm Teddy.   I've just joined the LA  WL program for 12 days.   I'm currently
123 lbs, and need to lose 8 more lbs to hit my goal .    My goal is losing 12
lbs.

I'm writing this to you seeking for  your advise of how I am suppose to do
next after the unpleasant visit that I had yesterday with the LA  Manager.
First of all, I have to tell you that English is my seconde lang.  so please
bear with me here and forgive my incorrect  grammas and spelling.

Like I said at the beginning, I've just joined the LA Weight Loss program in
less than 2 weeks.  Right before starting, I reached an agreement with my
counselor that I won't take any supplements, bars or any source of nutrient
(product) from the LA Program.  It againt my culture, my belief and my
philosophy.   I can cook and enjoy eating as well.  So I'd prefer to take in
a REAL food that I really like.  I even asked them to tell me the "hiden
cost" that I may have to pay so I can just pay it right a head as long as
they help me to achieve my goal without taking any of their product.   My
counselor had completely understood and agreed with me on this as well as she
told me that there is no hiden cost and I don't have to take their product if
I don't want to.  I can just stricly follow the nutrient plan to achieve my
goal.    So, we signed the agreement with her notes stating that I don't have
to take any of these.  She had been a great counselor to me.   That gave me a
big encourage to join the program and stricly follow her advised.  I'm on
"Green Plan".  For 12 days, I had lost 4.5 lbs.  I'm doing so great during a
day.  I thought I would be very happy to show her my achievement at my weekly
visit which was yesterday..  

However, I was so disappointed to know that ..."she's no longer with the
company".  Based on the tone of her manager's voice, I think there is
something not right for her.  Of course, I couldn't get much information
about her from the manager.  

What I'm about to tell you is the main reason why I join this forum and need
your help.   My weekly visit was yesterday and thing start when the manager
was trying to sell me their product.   I must sid that It's been 12 days that
I have to work so hard to stay on the diet plan as well as workout harder to
achieve my goal.  So, I thought losing almost 5 lbs should be a paid off.
And during 12 days, I took only 1 LA bar (a free sample) on day 12th since I
couldn't make it to lunch and was so hungry.   She start pursuing me to buy
their product by putting me in a "take off" plan that I have to take 32 oz of
"fast foward weight loss" with strictly diet plan for 2 days then have 4
"follow up" plan that I have to reduce the amount of "real" food then drink
their Slim Down and eat the Lite Bars.  I told her about my agreement with
the program, I told her how good I'm doing so far ... then asked her ... "why
I have to take these product instead of eating my own food?"  She told me
that ... I'm losing weight because ... I took an LA bar (?).  To be honest
with you, I took only 1 bar and that was only 1 day before I went to the
center for my weekly visit and talk to her.  So, I asked her ... "how can the
bar that I took ... yesterday could help me to lose almost 5 lbs today?"
And of course, she ignored that question then start talking about the "take
off" plan that she wants me to do for the next 2 days and of course with ...
taking these products.   Then she took me to their supplier room and start
asking me what flavor I want for the Slim Down and bars....   I've almost
fallen for that until she stacked the bag with 4 pack of Slim Down then make
me buy 5 boxes of LA bar.  Suddenly, I realize ... why do I need that much of
their product when I told them I don't want it.  Then she told me ...  I
have to ... buy these LA bars sooner or later because ... I have to take 1
bar/day in the maintance period to be able to ... take half of my money back.
Of course, I don't see this condition on the agreement at all but I don't
worry about that for now.   I kept telling her that I don't want those bar
from the beginning, I don't want them now and of course I definitely don't
want to eat them while I'm at the end of the program, then she said ... "if
you don't want them, you don't have to eat them".  So I asked her ..."if you
said I don't have to eat them then ... why I have to buy them?".  She said ...
"so we can make sure we know ... what you eat during the ... maintance period
so we can help you not gaining weight back....".   She didn't sound so
convince to me at all, especially, the part that "eating 1 LA bar per day ...
will give them an idea of how to ensure I'm doing well with the program...."
Lucky me,  I had a strong head at that moment, so I confirmed her (again)
that I don't want those bar.  Finally, she stacked 3 bottles of "fast forward
weight loss" juice into the bag then told me ..."well, then please at least
drink this".  And of course those drink cost me almost $70.  I don't mind to
pay a little extra just to make her... happy at all.  However, after paying,
suddenly she wants me to come back next Tues. (2 days after finishing the
juice) to see her (instead of next Sat. for weekly visit).  I asked why I
have to see her so ... soon... then she said she need to change my diet plan
to "Gold color" because ... I don't take any of their product.  I asked her
why have to change if I'm doing good so far... She said ... "well, you were
in a wrong plan, we need to put you in a ... right plan".  At this point, I
don't want to argue with her anymore then start changing the subject as well
as making a few joke then walking out with a nice smile.  Really, I don't
want to ... piss her off anymore after refusing to buy their product.

However, I am so worry since yesterday and I can be over reaction or panick...
But I'm really worry that I don't want to begin the "take off" plan that she
gave me.  I'm suppose to start it tomorrow then come back to see her next
Tues to ... change my plan.   I'm so ... afraid that she will do whatever it
takes to sell me the products to earn commission without concerning my goal,
my request.  I'm afraid she will put me in the plan that ... preventing me
from achieve my goal so she can convince me that I need to take those
products to reach my goal....  She did say that the "Gold Plan" will have
more nutrient, more portion of food I can take.  She even mentioned that ...
"the green plan is so stricly for you" (even if I didn't complain about that
green plan at all).

What I'm asking you here is please tell me what I suppose to do, what should
I tell her and if any of you have the problem similar to mine from your
counselor?  I need your response soon before coming to see her on this Tues
(June 13).  And if any of you know if we can change counselor or diff.  LA
office to continue on the program.   What really make me  worry is that she's
the manager of that office, I can't imagine what will impact my plan if I
told her ... I don't want her to be my counselor ( but want someone who is ...
working for her).

Please please give me some advices.  Thank you so much.
Teddy