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A friend of mine suffered with this too. She said it was all over her back but eventually went after a few days - without changing anything to the LL diet! Strange!

A friend has just started the Cambridge diet and mentioned that they're allowed porridge for breakfast! Hopefully, we can soon have the same luxury!! Hx

3lbs for me too! Starting RTM today! Name ............................ Week .............. Loss ............. Total Loss Brumchick ........................ 10...................5lbs ............. 36.3lbs futureyummymummy ........ 11 .................. 4lbs ................ 47 lbs...

Hi TD, Have you confirmed with your LLC that it's ok to take the oil suppliment? Might be worth checking. Hx

Has great cheekbones :)

Likes to surf! :)

Lol - likes blue?? Hx

Thanks Emma. Will do, not going anywhere! Everyone on this site is so great and supportive! Hx

Awww, thanks Mandy! You too! ;)

Should be a scientist! :)

3lb loss this week! My LLC said it's getting harder for me with the hunger pangs etc as I don't have much body fat left to be burnt. For this reason, and that I only have a few pounds left to lose before my target, I have decided to make next week my last on Foundation!! Will start RTM next...

Has passed her half way target! :) Hx

Is stronger and has better will power than she thinks! :) Hx

Don't blame you Poppy! We order ours just before weigh-in and have only ever had one soup out of stock. I guess it's all down to how organised your LLC is! I would query it with her as we should get what we're paying for after all! Hx

Hi Gaynor, Have been on LL for 10 weeks now and have only suffered with constipation once near the start. If I find I haven't been for a few days I usually take a Ducolax just to clear out the system but don't really suffer with bloats or anything. Might vary from one person to another. Hx

I've always prefered savoury food but since being on LL for 10 weeks now can't stomach the soups any longer! Gag reflexes hit everytime I go to take a spoonful! I'm sticking to the sweet from now on! lol Hx

I'm proud I fitted into my size 12 bikini today! Whoop whoop. All ready for my August holiday now! Yay! Hx

Week 10 weigh-in tomorrow and feeling positive! No lapses and drunk water like a fish, even got a little exercise in! Bring on the scales! :) Hx

Pete - I can't help feeling you're guarding the books behind you with that pose! :p Hx

Well done Emma! You're still fighting strong, although you've had doubts and concerns about continuing, so see that as a big achievement and motivation! It shows great will power and strength! :) Hx

Trust Huseyin to lower the tone! lol What game is he gonna come up with next??? Hx

Very good point! Fingers crossed for next week then! lol It'll be posted in the November starters though! Been on LL for 8 weeks! Hx

It is weird where the weight comes off! Even the rings on my fingers are starting to fall off! lol I probably noticed after the first stone and it really hit me yesterday when I slipped into a pair of size 12 trousers whilst out shopping! :D Hx

2lbs this week - wish it was slighty more! Name ............................ Week .............. Loss ............. Total Loss Brumchick ........................ 8................. 4 lbs ............... 30 lbs futureyummymummy ...... 7/8/9 ............. 10 lbs ............. 40 lbs...

That's a HUGE amount we've all lost!! Well done everyone!! :) Hx

Hi, Your GP signed form will still need to be approved by the LL medical board so it's all in their hands now unfortunately! Hx

I hope that's the same for me Anna!! :confused: Hx

Damn it, well why do I have to start "lady week" (!!) the day before weigh-in when I feel like I had a good week?? Grrr.....lol Hx

Are we and why are we heavier when we're on our periods?? Hx

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I intially thought it was just to get us to stay to the end of Foundation and that we lose the 14th week pay if we didn't. My LLC says it's an incentive to help us stick to the plan and not to have to worry about finding the money for the last week. We do get the 14th weeks pay back if we...

So many differences between groups! Obviously, LLC have their own choices to make! Can make it a little confusing to new starters! Hx

Pete's the expert! Pete?? Hx

Hi TD, Don't mean to put another snag into your problems, but you also need to pay 2 weeks worth on your first day. This counts towards your first and 14th week. However, it is possible to join a group up to 3 weeks from it starting so although you won't be joining at the same time as...

Hi Charlie, I actually did have problems getting my GP to sign the form. It was put to me that they do not advise / recommend low calorie, liquid diets and promote healthy eating and exercise. I was told this by the nurse and GP after already getting through so many hurdles to join LL (finding...

Hi Jazzy, I'm surprised you've tried the peanut bar as you're not allowed bars in the first week! Were you allowed to take home bars?? Hx Oops - teach me to quote without reading all the replies! :)

Nice to see some more chatting in here - we all went a little quiet for a while! Come on November starters! Whoop, whoop! :) Hx

Hi SS, Sorry to hear you're having to leave us November starters, but it's good that you're still focussed and booked straight back onto the next LL session. Keep in touch with us all for support from all sides. Even if it helps you to stick to a healthy diet in the interim. Best wishes...

Hi all, Since deciding to speed walk the 30 minutes to my train station every morning (saw the butt starting to sag and had to do something about it!) I've noticed that I seem to feel a lot more hungrier than I used to! I can see some kind of scientific reason behind it (I'm sure Pete...

Hi Pete. Seems like we're going through the same things everyday!! I have had freezing hands a feet for almost a week and have been having baths every night just to try and warm up! Yesterday I was so hungry that had there been food in the house I probably would have lapsed!! The hunger...

Hi, I'm in the middle of my 7th week and time has flown by so hopefully it will with you. Some people find the first week the hardest but I actually found it the easiest so you may do too! :) Stick with it and your sense of achievement at the end makes it all worth while! Good luck! Hx

You're in! Go for it!! lol Hx

I had exactly the same happen to me!! Doesn't it feel great!? Really adds to your motivation. I even got a 'skinny' comment!! :) Hx

*zips up mouth* - I can't compete anymore!...I'm too hungry! :8855:

Perhaps I should change my original comment lol. First week loss due to 'muscle disuse' causing large weight loss in the first week! Muscle weighs more than fat, if we are not using them as much then we will lose weight! lol

Phew, though I am still confused! I'll blame the hair colour! lol

But I think it still stands in this case. Their theory would still be correct to us! We are told not to do any exercise for the first few weeks on LL due to lack of energy so we would not be using our muscles to full usage for quite a while! Surely it can't be just definition we lose??

We also have the case of that poor young girl who died sudden after her body started to use and waste the muscles around her heart?? Think the case may have been that she either went too far on the diet or her body chose to lose the weight from other areas?? Please correct me if I'm wrong...

I'm not sure though that they do provide enough to generate energy - isn't that why we lose so much weight quickly?? Because it uses our fat stores for the energy we need to survive?? Hx

I like this theory!! :)

Quote from an exercise website: Losing muscle has more to do with inadequate diet than with excessive aerobics. If you suspect you are losing muscle there are four likely causes: 1. You are not eating enough protein. Protein is the only nutrient that is actually used to build muscle. To stay...

Hi Pete, I'm not sure this is really true. Before being over-weight I was a regular gym goer and even at my heaviest always had a firm body from still doing regular exercise. Since losing 2 stone on LL my body has never been 'saggier'! I've always had a firm butt (lol!!), but now have a much...

It's not 'extra' as such. Sorry if I confused you :) but our bodies are currently going without things at the moment which we do actually need. Hence, for example, we're all told to try not to exercise too much as your bodies couldn't handle it and we'd get tired quicker. When people don't...

This is true! So although my current BMI is 24.6 (a healthy weight), if I were to put back on the 'weight', not necessarily fat, I would then be back in the over-weight range. Hx

I'm sure it's possible to still regulate it a little, but our bodies will all want that extra we'd then be eating! lol Hx

Potentially, yes. :( It'll happen over time though, not all in one go. Her explaination being that all the energy type foods and protein that you'll be eating will be absorbed straight into your muscles and liver as they had been deprived of food. I pretty much understand it though. All the...

Hi all, Was discussing weight gain when starting on RTM and she said statistics show that you will generally put on the same amount of weight that you lost in your first week when going back onto foods. I thought this was very useful in helping to know which weight goal to reach in...

3lb loss this week which I'm over the moon with considering I lapsed twice over Christmas and New Year! Happy New Year all! :) Hx Name ....................... Week .......... Loss ........ Total Loss futureyummymummy ...... 6 ........... 3 lbs ............. 30 lbs saz343...

Hi all, I've just finished week 6 in the foundation stage of LL. I've lost nearl 2 stone so far and have about 1 stone left to lose. I caved in on Christmas day and treated myself to a child's size dinner and even a slice of cake. Didn't feel guilty until the next day, especially as my 6 week...

Hi all, Well I caved in on Christmas day and treated myself to a childs size dinner and even a slice of cake. Didn't feel guilty until the next day, especially as my 6 week weigh-in was 2 days after! Decided to have the weigh-in anyway, teaching me a lesson if I had put weight on, but i was...

A surprising 4lb loss, whoop whoop! :) Name ....................... Week .......... Loss ........ Total Loss futureyummymummy ...... 6 ........... 3 lbs ............. 30 lbs saz343 .......................... 6 ........... 3 lbs ............. 27 lbs Sarah-J ......................... 5...

Think a few of people's losses we're missing on the most recent copied version so have updated. This should be the most up-to-date one :) Hx Name ....................... Week .......... Loss ........ Total Loss futureyummymummy ...... 5 ........... 3 lbs ............. 27 lbs saz343...

Name ....................... Week .......... Loss ........ Total Loss futureyummymummy ...... 5 ........... 3 lbs ............. 27 lbs saz343 .......................... 5 ........... 5 lbs ............. 24 lbs Sarah-J ......................... 3 ........... 3 lbs ............. 15 lbs...

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A little fact to help you stay away from coke is to remember they use it to clean car parts!! Can't be too good for our insides! Hx

Should I be worried that I just enjoyed the smell of cat food?!? lol Hx

Hi Rach, You can start the RTM programme earlier if you like. It's slightly cheaper starting at £40 a week and gets cheaper per week. Hx

Name ....................... Week .......... Loss ........ Total Loss futureyummymummy ...... 3 ........... 4 lbs ............. 18 lbs saz343 .......................... 3 ........... 5 lbs ............. 16 lbs Sarah-J ......................... 1 ........... 7 lbs ............... 7 lbs...

Just had to unwrap 80 chocolate biscuits from their wrappers for a meeting! The smell, my god, was amazing!!! I could smell every single ingredient!!! More importantly....I MANAGED TO RESIST!!!!! Yay! Hx

Just to confirm - did check this with my LLC (though a little embarrassed asking - is it a silly question???). Anyway, it's fine! Nothing we put on our skin will effect anything! Even chocolate, as long as you resist the urge to lick it off! lol Hx

Hi both, Your LLC will take a 'before' pic for you, but I also took one for my own record. Stick it to the fridge or mirror to remind you not to be tempted. I also have a pair of jeans as my visual and physical target. They cost me a fortune from my skinny days and I know as soon as I...

Hi all, Shaz, yes, have my 2nd weigh-in tomorrow! Nervous but confident if my own scales are anything to go by! I was worried about the whole bar-less-weight-loss thing too so only ordered 6. Depending on my hopeful loss tomorrow, may only order 4 this time. I think we do need them to...

A suggestion from my LLC was to cook yourself that Christmas dinner but freeze it until your Route to Management section of the programme! I'm certainly tempted by this as at least you won't feel like you're missing out too much. "You can have it, just not yet"! :) Hx

Sorry Shaz, may have been me - not sure it warrented the attack though! Hx

Name.......................Week...........Loss.... ....Total Loss futureyummymummy........ 2 ............ 2lbs ............ 14lbs saz343 ......................... 2 ............ 4lbs ............ 11lbs Sarah-J ........................ 1 .............7lbs .............7lbs Strictly...

Just had my first weigh-in with a loss of 9lbs! Over the moon! Hx

Well done Shaz, that's great! Can't wait til my clothes start falling off me!! First WI tomorrow. Very excited but nervous! Wish me luck! Hx

I think it's ok to go a little bit under your target weight as as soon as you start 'eating' again we are bound to put back on a few extra pounds just from the weight of food. Thats the view I've been giving my family. Hx

Hi everyone, I know we shouldn't but couldn't resist a mid-week weigh-in. Since Sunday I have lost 7lbs and over the moon!! Feeling great mentally and physically too! Good luck to everyone else! Hx

Just got through my first day! Was very hungry but hasn't put me off at all. Shakes are yummy! First challenge was my brothers birthday where champagne and chocolate were flowing. Just asked to smell them and that was enough for me! lol Hx

My first day! Feeling very positive. Joined the plan in the 2nd week in my group so was encouraging to see everyones weight lost from their first week! We actually have a doctor in our group so can't be that dangerous a diet! Hx

Just got the official go ahead for starting LL tomorrow. Looking forward to adding to the losses table! Hx

You're both absolutely right, and was planning on doing my research into 'appropriate' foods if I was to do this. This is something LL approve though as they have just started a new programme for people with a BMI of under 29 which entails 3 meal replacements with one 'proper' meal, a day...

I'm planning on asking my counsellor if it's ok to take vitamin and mineral supplements with the plan. I've already been told this is ok, depending on which ones I take. Extras to help my hair and teeth, a top priority! Does anyone take any at the moment? Are we allowed to chew gum to help...

Hi girls, So what is the average time people have had to wait to join LL then? From online enquiry to start date it's only been 2 weeks. Can I expect something to be delayed?? Hx

Thanks girls, I know. We're all on here for support and to share and help with concerns or worries. I'm still going to start on Saturday with fingers, and everything else, crossed! Hx

I'm sure it is. Just voicing concerns but am still going ahead with the plan. Actually have found though that Drs and Nurses DON'T recommend it. My GP even showed me an artictle in her office of where a guy had become an epilectic from such a low calorie intake. Took a lot of convincing that I...

Well done everyone on your loses! I'm starting on Saturday but am getting a few concerns as everyone I talk to about it says they've heard reports that it's really dangerous! Feels a bit like a catch 22 - you go on the LL diet to lose weight and be healthy, but get unhealthy in the process...

That's great Sarah!!, Well done! You too SS! I can't help thinking though that that can't be healthy losing that much weight in a few days! Have you had any side effects?? Hx

Hi Sarah, Do you mean it does or doesn't?? A couple of friends who have just finished the 14 weeks didn't suffer with hair thinning/loss at all, so it may only be the unfortunate few. I'm planning on taking Perfectil and Vitamin B complex which all help keep skin, hair and nails healthy. I'm...

Hi all, Starting LL on Saturday with 3 stone to lose. Had problems with GP approval but can be got through private GP. Slightly worried about all the hair loss comments but hopefully supplements should help! Getting excited though!

Thanks Emma, im in!

Starting LL on Saturday with 3 stone to lose. Had problems with GP approval but can be got through private GP. Slightly worried about all the hair loss comments but hopefully supplements should help! Anyone else starting soon and wanting to share support? :) wk 1: wk 2: wk 3: wk 4: