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Well today is my first day. It's only the morning and I have only had one shake so really I have nothing exciting to report yet! I am to pick up packs and be weighed on a Saturday am. Obviously not doing that this week so roll on next Sat. Any other CWP folks on a similar time scale? Please join me.

Hi everyone. Lost a lot of weight (8 1/2 stone) a few years ago and have regained around 2 stones. It's the story of my life! 10 weeks tomorrow I jet off to Corfu and I refuse to go with 2 stones of flab hanging out! Starting Cambridge sole source tomorrow and will post how I get on. Weigh in...

Pearl77, I lost 5 1/2 st in 23 weeks 2 years ago but never reached target or did RTM. Your sister's plight rang some bells with me - any excuse to mess about with the plan! I really need to get my head in gear. Managed packs and water yesterday - no messing about :rolleyes:

Pearl77, you have this exactly! It is crooked thinking. (In my case I think it is warped!!!) Straighten the thinking out = straighten the mind out. :D

Yes I am really going to stick with it in my own way ie having a couple of healthy meals on predecided days - this chopping and changing makes me anxious. I don't care if it takes a bit longer just as long as I get there and stay there. I think we both need to settle down and get on with it! Am...

Thanks for your response magiclove. I'm so messy just now that I hardly feel in a good place to be of any help but anyway - from my observation people who go on RTM with some weight to lose always regret it cos it is really hard to lose that last bit. If it were me with just (?!) 20 lbs to go I...

Thank you so much for your responses. It helps just to know that someone is out there. Yes I do understand that my behaviour is a bit confused. I shall give serious thought to Slimming World. There is a group local to me. LLLite would be ideal but they only allow you if your BMI is under 30. If...

Hi everyone - just looking for some objective thoughts. I am a returner of three weeks and I have been eating something everyday as well as taking my 4 packs (ho hum :o )This is giving me a loss of around 1 1/2 lbs per week which I am quite happy with. I have 4 1/2 stones to lose. LLC is...

Hi Collette You sound just like me. I am starting today. My book arrived through the post from Amazon - so I've been on Atkins for 5 mins!!! In 2007 I lost 6 stones with an online diet called Kimkins. Unfortunately since then I put on 4 stones and have subsequently been through Lighterlife...

Thank you so much for your help. I have had a difficult week psychologically :sigh: and have made a decision!!! I looked at the situation VERY carefully and felt that I could easily be in the same place this time next year. :cry:It was doing my head in completely. Sooooo I have bitten the bullet...

Hi I'm on LighterLife and completely stuck. I have lost 5 stones and seem determined to stay where I am. Seem to be fearful of what life will be like if I get properly slim. 2st 7 lbs to go. There would be no excuses then! Any suggestions welcome. I have wasted months . My LLC has been so...

Well, today is day one of my fresh start and I feel very positive (and excited) indeed. I am viewing what happened as a wobbly patch. I lost 8 lbs in the period and that is still 8lbs. Better than putting it on!!!! Yesterdays meeting was about the consequences of not following rules eg rules of...

Thanks for the honest comments. I have been doing a LOT of work on this and the underlying reason is fear. Fear of failure. I lost virtually all my surplus weight two years ago and then regained it all again which I found to be a complete nightmare. I was depressed. I really could not face it...

Hi everyone....looking for advice. I am struggling on development (ie lapsing very couple of days) and as you can imagine weight loss has slowed down. My idea? Join a foundation group afresh at another centre. Would this work? I need a fresh start.

Hi Becky I think another 38lbs should see me where I want to be. I'm just so glad thet I recovered from my lapse and am on the way down again.:D

Had final foundation weigh-in and didn't admit to my lapse. Well.... I've lost 3st 9lbs 2oz. in Foundation. I am well pleased and going smoothly forward. I freely admit that my lapse had a drastic effect on me and I have no wish to repeat the experience. I am so grateful to be losing again. :D I...

Dear Goodness. You look like a new person!!! Congratulations!!!:D

Hi Sorry I cant help. I start in 10 days and would be interested in any feedback. From what I can gather the sessions build on what we have learned although the sessions are more flexible. I am going along to a group with one of the girls from foundation so at least I will feel I know someone...

Thanks everyone. I am now on day 3 of foodpacks. Physically still grotty but mentally and emotionally a lot stronger. Crooked thinking has been kicked out! This is new for me. Before Lighterlife I would have been on the way back up. It DOES change your thinking. I'm not bad, rubbish and a...

Feeling a lot better. Almost finished day 2 back on the foodpacks. Not huge fun, but I know I will feel better in a day or two. Also I will feel that I am on my way to goal. Yippee! This is all part of the learning curve. Nobody is perfect :o

Hi Pete You sound a lot more positive. I think bad patches hit everyone in life. It's how we deal with them that matters. Let's face it eating just makes things ten times worse.View it as a learning curve...we have to learn to do something different. I have EVERY confidence that you will lose...

Hi I'm in the same boat too. I don't want to give up. The way I look at it is...can you manage one perfect day....just ONE day? That's the start. After 3 days you will be back in ketosis and feeling nice and positive again. Sugar and insulin levels will balance out and off we go!!! I've always...

Anyone else having gum trouble? Mine are very swollen and the dentist says I have gum disease. I think the diet is the cause. Any useful advice gratefully received. I will be slim with false teeth!

Hi Pete. This is a nightmare time but it will pass. Just hang on in there. You look GREAT. Given what is happening, no wonder you feel wobbly. Just do your best and pick up again once things settle down.

The important part of your post is the last four words. This will pass. Keep focused. ;)

Hi Becky. Snap! I also have 3 stones to lose. I think I am frightened of being thin and I already look so much different and thinner. When I pass a mirror I do a double take. It looks great but doesn't look like me, if this makes any sense. When I started on abstinance I was totally determined...

Thank you so much for responding. I have had a severe wobble. The stress levels have lowered due to some family decisions and I slept this morning until 11.30am which I think was necessary for health. One of my emotional issues I have learned is that I want to be perfect and I'm not!!! I have...

:cry:Hi I've been on Lighterlife for 13 weeks and am doing absolutely great. Had a huge amount of stress the last few days and have lapsed pretty badly over 2 days. I am really frightened in case I go right off the programme with the inevitable effect. I've been yo yoing up and down for 40...

Hi everyone. I've just completed 5 weeks on lighterlife. I have just completed the weight history graph and OMG I have yo-yoed hughly for 40 years. I can see the pattern quite clearly. I am completely paniced...how on earth can LighterLife fix out a problem as long standing as this? Every time I...

Hi Daisydoll. I haven't started yet but hope you don't mind if I ask a question. Did they mention new people entering the group every 4 weeks and if so, how does this work?

Thanks Poppysparkle. I was told that new people could join every 4 weeks. I wonder how that will work. I would imagine that the therapy sessions build on what has been covered in previous weeks so how do you cope if you join on week 4? No doubt I will find out :) I'm just concerned that I miss...

Thank you both. I shall find out in due course about the changes. To tell the truth I think I am just stressing about what I am about to embark on. I had the choice of starting in one week or three weeks and I went for the three weeks and now I feel I have changed my mind and want to ask if...

I am new (my first post) and waiting to hear of Foundation start dates. On the info session we were told that Foundation is changing to a new intake every 4 weeks. Does anyone know how this will work? I need everything available!