Scrapmouse
Full Member
I am returning to LL tomorrow to try and lose the stone and a half which I have put on since last May and also to try and lose another stone - making my total target weight-loss 35lbs.
Initially I lost 83 lbs which I was and still am very proud of especially as during that time I was nursing my husband who died in May. During the last few months life has been a hard adjustment for me and my eating has not been good. A holiday and Christmas were the final straws!!:sigh:
But I'm in a new place now. Wanting to finish what I started and get back to feeling strong and positive about my weight and eating habits.
My counsellor has suggested Lighter Life Lite which I think would be a great approach for me.
I came back to the forum to find out about how other people are getting on with it and was very sad to discover that firstly there is very little here and secondly that where there is something here, there have been comments that the people using the diet shouldn't speak about what they are eating because it would upset others who are in abstinence.
I am so disappointed and upset. I thought this was a place I could get support as I made my way through this difficult journey. Instead I feel a bit of a second-class citizen! It is almost as if those of us who are doing LLL should be kept in the closet.
I am sure no-one intended that but there must be some way that we can get support, talk about what our experiences are and also feel that what we are doing is just as difficult and demanding as those in abstinence. We are having to deal with food daily. When I did LL originally I always said it was easy as I didn't have to deal with food.
So come on everyone. How do you think we can get the support we want and need and not upset everyone else? I don't have anyone around at home to support me any more so I hope I can get some help here.
Initially I lost 83 lbs which I was and still am very proud of especially as during that time I was nursing my husband who died in May. During the last few months life has been a hard adjustment for me and my eating has not been good. A holiday and Christmas were the final straws!!:sigh:
But I'm in a new place now. Wanting to finish what I started and get back to feeling strong and positive about my weight and eating habits.
My counsellor has suggested Lighter Life Lite which I think would be a great approach for me.
I came back to the forum to find out about how other people are getting on with it and was very sad to discover that firstly there is very little here and secondly that where there is something here, there have been comments that the people using the diet shouldn't speak about what they are eating because it would upset others who are in abstinence.
I am so disappointed and upset. I thought this was a place I could get support as I made my way through this difficult journey. Instead I feel a bit of a second-class citizen! It is almost as if those of us who are doing LLL should be kept in the closet.
I am sure no-one intended that but there must be some way that we can get support, talk about what our experiences are and also feel that what we are doing is just as difficult and demanding as those in abstinence. We are having to deal with food daily. When I did LL originally I always said it was easy as I didn't have to deal with food.
So come on everyone. How do you think we can get the support we want and need and not upset everyone else? I don't have anyone around at home to support me any more so I hope I can get some help here.