Ron Layne's secret weapon: his counselor!

You got the chance to meet Christina Young, Greg Thompson's personal L A Weight Loss counselor, and a key factor in his success.

Now, in the second installment of our counselor podcast series, we're happy to introduce James Maxwell, counselor for Ron Layne. With James's support and guidance, Ron dropped 74 pounds -- and literally saved his life.

James was a counselor at the Glamorgan Center in Calgary, Alberta, where Ron went three times a week for 10 months. I got in touch with James recently, and were immediately impressed by his candor and enthusiasm. He clearly loves his job, and knows how to motivate people!

So lend him your ears, and enjoy his first-person account of life as an L A Weight Loss counselor. And without further ado ... James!

Meet the counselor behind Greg Thompson's success

Whenever I chat with L A Weight Loss customers, I don't get very far before they drop the name of their personal counselor. It's no surprise: Their counselors are a major contributors to their success. L A Weight Loss customers meet with their personal counselor three times a week to get the motivation and nutritional advice that helps them hit their goal weight.

That's the story behind our new My L A Weight Loss Diary feature -- podcasts with the personal counselors of people you've gotten to know on this site. And what better way to kick this off than with Christina Young, the woman who put our resident farmer Greg Thompson well on his way to his goal weight of 240 pounds.

Greg met Christina at the Eau Claire, Wis., center where he's gone three times a week since he started the program 15 months ago. Marnie and I recently caught up with Christina to get the inside scoop on what it was like meeting Greg at 508 pounds, and how she helped him develop a plan to realistically shed hundreds of pounds.

We hope you enjoy our first of many insights into what it's like to be an L A Weight Loss counselor. On with the show!



Speaking of Greg, he sent me a new photo last month sporting his ever-shrinking body. He's now an incredible 273 pounds, and Christina is a huge part of that success!

Here's Greg (minus 235 pounds) and Christina at the Eau Claire center. Only 43 pounds to go!! Keep it going, Greg -- you look FANTASTIC!