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Originally Posted by 18086
Welcome to the site Mariam!
The problem with programs like LA WL is that once you go off you gain everything back. These types of programs are quick fixes but not a life long way to keep weight off. I can't speak for everyone here but what I have found works best is not a "diet" but a life style change. What are you eating? How big are your portions? portions are what will getcha, even if you are eating pretty healthy if you are eating to much is still going to hinder way loss and promote weight gain. What I do is eat a veggie salad everyday (roman lettuce, cukes, broccoli, peppers, onions, carrots, radishes, etc. with fat free cottage cheese and low calorie dressing), keep away from ALL white flour, keep low fat intake, watch the carbs and sugar, and portion size. I am also a vegetarian so I don't eat any kind of meat. Another secret is protein! Without protein you won't keep full, if you start to feel hungry and few nuts will do the trick.
What I would recommend is finding recipes for healthy meals and sticking to preplanned meals so you stay within your calorie range.
Good luck!
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That is so true Tobey! I have learned to invent new recipes myself too. For example.. I make a great fat-free balsamic glazed chicken using a little Truvia to sweeten the balsamic vinager.
The thing is, years ago after 9 months on LA Weight Loss, I lost over 100 lbs, but I felt like a new person, and was too arrogant to do the maintenance part of the program.
I want to get a copy of that cooking slim cookbook from that Lifetime show too. Almost all recipes fit into the LA Weight Loss Plan. But the main thing with LA is you are in a certain calorie range depending on how many pounds you still need to lose, as you lose, you change color plans......but the allocations of 4 vegetables to 2 1/2 proteins and 3 starches and 3 fruits is what gets you to reach long term goals.
If you are just calorie-counting, you could be messing up a good metabolism, by eating too much of one type of food, and too little food overall, without realizing it. On LA, when you balance everything properly, you end up with more food allowed than you would normally eat. So there is never any hunger as you lose. I don't believe in their nutrition bars though......I but Luna bars instead. LA's bars are so plastic that they don't need a date on the box----really! But selling the bars is how they paid their rent.