LA Weight Loss

This place is a rip off!! There is a reason they won't give you any information over the phone--if you heard the prices over the phone, you'd never go in. DON'T DO IT!! They are very high pressured sales people and you won't even find out the full amount on the first visit. Just the 8 week program cost over $350 and then when you come back 2 days later to find out about the real diet plan--they give you the cost of the lite bars--at a cost of $180 for just 8 weeks (they'll try to sell you the platinum pack at $688!! This program is nothing special-and definatly is not worth the price. Go to weight watchers if you want to weigh in.

I am so glad I signed up for LA Weightloss.  I have been carrying some extra pounds over the years which I always thought I could loose on my own.  I never was able to achieve my goals in the slightest.  Since I have joined LA Weightloss I have learned how to eat for the rest of my life.  I am convinced that I can quit smoking and keep the weight off.  Yes, their bars are expensive but I know I won't be on them forever.  My chocolate craving is under control now.  I came across one lousy counselor but the rest of them are great!

I find the program great. It is simple to follow and stay on. And to me the bars are great. For 1 year of one on one this is a bargain. I am sure for some if there is a pushing sales person it would turn me off too. But my counselor used to be a client. She pushed nothing on me. I have spent $1000 in 1 year on diet pills that could have given me a heart attack or worse. This to me is a safe bargain. But it is not for all people.

I went on La last summer (2004) A friend worked there for a few months. Even after a $50 discount coupon to start it cost me $650 to start and then the pushy sales pitch of the bars you HAD to eat in order to get your money back for maintaining..not to mention that they do not tell you if you do not go in 3x per week you never have a chance of getting your money back either, I worked two jobs and have 2 children there is no way I was able to go in 3x per week....I lost 40 pounds in the first few months which was great but then hit a plateau that I still can not get out of, I have not gained any weight back but have not lost for several months.....the worst thing is I paid over 1,000 up front for many boxes of the nutritional bars they call LA Lites, In march I was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night with terrible pains in my side, it turned out I had a kidney stone, the pain was even worse than childbirth, the hospital bill was $4,000, I went into La a few weeks afterward... Read more

im so glad im not the only one who thought it was a hard sale! ive been in sales before and this rep gave me the classic wrap up sale line, ...so how would you like to pay for that today, check, credit card or cash?

L.A. Weightloss is a joke. What they don't tell you in the initial meeting is need to spend hundreds of dollars on their special foods and supplements. If you just need someone to talk to about your weight loss program, join a chat room. At least it won't cost you an arm and leg. A sensible, balanced diet and exercise is what it's all about.

RUN. These people are loons. They wear labcoats like they are doctors and push everything from snack bars to drinks to vitamins to diet drugs (yes, diet drugs). They are fakey-nice and salespitchy. The cost is outrageous ($400+ upfront) and the diet is horribly restrictive. I worked at a restaurant when I looked into LA Weightloss and was told that I would not be able to eat ANYTHING from that restaurant. I ended up declining to join their program and since I have received at least 5 phone calls from these nuts trying to get me to join. I know several people who are on this diet and are re-gaining lost weight because they just can't do it forever. Like I said, RUN RUN RUN!!

On the initial visit I was told my cost would be $431.20, and I would get half back after after one year of maintenance. The bars you have to buy to honor the guarantee and rebate are $28.00 a week. Before you sign the contract they say you don't have to buy them, after you sign the contract the pressure starts. A discount will be given if you buy a large volume. This is a one time offer on the discount. If you don't do it then tough luck they will cost you as much as 30% more. There is also a whole room full of produt not necessary but if you want maximum weight loss they are necessary for the progran. This is hard sale. The employees I have talked to all had sales backgrounds not nutrition backgrounds. It has stringent portion and what you can eat meal plan that is in reality no different than any other program I have been on. If you like going to timeshare sales promotions that are pressure, pressure, this is the diet for you.

i did not encounter high-pressure tactics, if i did, I would have left immediately. i was told repeatedly that I DID NOT NEED to buy the bars. It does trouble me, however, that in addition to a sizeable upfront investment, there is an emphasis on additional products. I plan on discovering less expensive bars or drinks (if they exist) with the same nutritional content. So far, they run about the same. As far as the visits, I know myself. I need to check in with an external authority 3x a week to keep on track. I'm "fortunate" (g) to have a chronic medical condition that prevents me from using all but their basic vitamin supplement, which I will purchase elsewhere. I told them the condition and they crossed the others off the list in my binder. This made me feel better about the comments I had read. The program is restrictive but it does work, at least so far. I wouldn't recommend it as a first line of attack, however. A lot of variables seem dependant on the center--some ap... Read more

I have belonged to LA Weight Loss for a year. I was willing to pay the $7 a week for something that worked. Then they said I had to buy LA Lites in addition, another $400 for 40 boxes (I was told I should buy 40 boxes at once because it was cheaper and I would consume 2 a week. At first I lost about 2 pounds a week, so I was willing to spend the money, even though it was a lot. Then every time I went in (3 times a week) I got the hard sell to buy the suppliments, especially as my weight loss slowed. I lost 60 pounds in all, but for the past 5 MONTHS I have lost and gained the same 5 pounds over and over. The counselors give me conflicting information and seem at a loss. I am frustrated because I am following eveything they say to no avail. Instead of the bars that they once said I HAD to eat as nutritional suppliments, I am restricted to Kool-aid type drinks at $10 a box. I really feel as if the only reason the program calls for LA Lites at all is to increase their revenue. I am willin... Read more

The diet is very restrictive but works well and it taught me how to make appropriate food choices. I lost 20 pounds and have kept it off for over a year. I did not like the staff at the center. The turnover rate was incredibly high so there was always someone different each week. Also, they are salespeople and are constantly pushing you to purchase their products. Very high pressure, which is why I have not been back to the center.

this system works, but you have to follow a pretty strict diet. be prepared for the hard sell when you go in for your "free" consultation. you do buy regular grocery store food, but the big bucks you spend are for the required supplement bars (2 a day) so the price they advertise in commercials is misleading. also, the staff have been trained, but are not weighloss experts by any means.