jael001
Gold Member
Hi all, I've been reading some of the threads on here to get a sense of this diet, I found out about it while looking on the CD section and thought it looked a better solution for me than being tied to official weigh-ins etc.
I ordered my first week's packs last week but I've been down with the flu and today's the first day I'm feeling human again so I decided to start today rather than keep putting it off.
Just had a porridge pack, tastes nice, reminds me of Horlicks, but it was quite runny with lumps. I did it according to the instructions on the pack but any tips on how to make it more porridge-like? Less water?
I also wondered about the shakes, can I make them into a pudding? Basically about 6 years ago I did Lighter Life and lost 5 stone on it, but I'd make my chocolate shakes into puddings by just adding a little water and mixing til it was a thick paste that I ate with a spoon. I found it tastier and easier to eat that way. Can I do the same thing with these shakes?
I'm allergic to walnuts so only ordered the choc & orange bars which is a shame as obviously that limits me a little bit, and not sure about all the soup flavours so only ordered mushroom for now. Towards the end of my LL journey I lived on choc shakes and chicken soup only so I'm sure I can manage without a huge range of stuff. A bit nervous about the carbonara so haven't ordered that one yet, sounds like it's something that you either love or hate.
So a bit about me...if anyone's interested. Last year I turned 40 and decided to stop dieting. I've spent 20 years of my life on one diet or another, obsessing about my weight, either the gain or the loss of it. I decided I'd had enough, that I was obviously not meant to be slim and that I'd just enjoy my life and eat what I want. However, since I made that decision I put on about 4 stone and I'm now almost 18 stone and at 5'4 that's just too much. I had said I would only diet again if it was affecting my health and although I have no specific health issues at the moment (although I did have to have my gallbladder out last year, 40 and fat, the perfect candidate for stones), I went to Paris last week for 3 days and found it so hard to just move around, walking up stairs was almost impossible (I live in a ground floor flat so dont have any of my own) and I'm struggling with small things like being able to put my shoes and socks on, stretching across my huge stomach is getting difficult. So I decided I'd try to lose maybe that 4 stone I put on last year. And I dont want to take a year to do it, hence trying this out. But, now I'm thinking maybe I'll try to go all the way. I got down to a size 12 on LL in 2006 and it was an amazing feeling, even if it only lasted a few months before the weight started creeping back on. So for now I'm not going to set myself a specific goal, I'm just going to see how I get on.
I ordered my first week's packs last week but I've been down with the flu and today's the first day I'm feeling human again so I decided to start today rather than keep putting it off.
Just had a porridge pack, tastes nice, reminds me of Horlicks, but it was quite runny with lumps. I did it according to the instructions on the pack but any tips on how to make it more porridge-like? Less water?
I also wondered about the shakes, can I make them into a pudding? Basically about 6 years ago I did Lighter Life and lost 5 stone on it, but I'd make my chocolate shakes into puddings by just adding a little water and mixing til it was a thick paste that I ate with a spoon. I found it tastier and easier to eat that way. Can I do the same thing with these shakes?
I'm allergic to walnuts so only ordered the choc & orange bars which is a shame as obviously that limits me a little bit, and not sure about all the soup flavours so only ordered mushroom for now. Towards the end of my LL journey I lived on choc shakes and chicken soup only so I'm sure I can manage without a huge range of stuff. A bit nervous about the carbonara so haven't ordered that one yet, sounds like it's something that you either love or hate.
So a bit about me...if anyone's interested. Last year I turned 40 and decided to stop dieting. I've spent 20 years of my life on one diet or another, obsessing about my weight, either the gain or the loss of it. I decided I'd had enough, that I was obviously not meant to be slim and that I'd just enjoy my life and eat what I want. However, since I made that decision I put on about 4 stone and I'm now almost 18 stone and at 5'4 that's just too much. I had said I would only diet again if it was affecting my health and although I have no specific health issues at the moment (although I did have to have my gallbladder out last year, 40 and fat, the perfect candidate for stones), I went to Paris last week for 3 days and found it so hard to just move around, walking up stairs was almost impossible (I live in a ground floor flat so dont have any of my own) and I'm struggling with small things like being able to put my shoes and socks on, stretching across my huge stomach is getting difficult. So I decided I'd try to lose maybe that 4 stone I put on last year. And I dont want to take a year to do it, hence trying this out. But, now I'm thinking maybe I'll try to go all the way. I got down to a size 12 on LL in 2006 and it was an amazing feeling, even if it only lasted a few months before the weight started creeping back on. So for now I'm not going to set myself a specific goal, I'm just going to see how I get on.