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    WI In the morning but...

    Hi. I did TS for 2 full weeks and lost 11lb. Been on WS now for three weeks and its a much slower loss. 5lbs in three weeks and I'm religiously sticking to it (1000 cals). It was very strange but when I first switched I stayed at 13 stone for nearly two weeks. It was driving me insane as i felt...
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    Unusual goals?

    I use lanacaine anti chaffing gel. It really works and ended my days of cut off leggings under skirts!
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    How do you cope with stress???

    I have an Atkins chocolate crisp bar on standby! It's so hard as I have a stressful job and 2 small kids and I'm a definite stress eater. The atkins bar is cheating, but it stops me eating 'real food' and isn't nice enough that I'd want two (btw I had two once, never again, worst stomach cramps...
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    Any ideas for substitute bars

    If you but online from eBay there are absolutely loads of atkins flavours. I have a cupboard full and I do 2 shakes and an atkins bar per day. Week three and I'm down almost a stone. I can't stomach anything other than the chocolate shakes so the atkins gives me something to look forward to of...
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    Do you watch your BMI?

    I am right on 30 as of my last weigh in. Can't wait to be just 'overweight'!!!! When I did this in 2007 the best feeling was getting into 'normal' too!
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    Rewards...

    When I did LL in 2007 (pre-baby) I went from a 6 to a 5 but my feet were (and are again) broad. Hoping to go back to my smaller shoes again this time!!
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    Eating out at a restaurant without too much damage?

    Just a few restaurant ideas: steak and salad, rocket and Parmesan salad, garlic mushrooms, prawn cocktail, garlic prawns, chicken breast - I've had all of these and stayed in ketosis. If you have any choice in the restaurant you can look at their menu online and choose in advance so you won't be...
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    What are people's losses like on Working Solution?

    Hi All, I just wondered if anyone could tell me what their actual losses have been like doing Working Solution? I'm currently on week 2 of total solution, but based on the fact I am being sick after the shakes (I HATE THEM!) I am considering swapping. Also i am a teacher hand have a residential...
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    Blimey, getting started again is hard work ...

    Good luck on your restart Ju - I gained 13lbs over xmas (I'm doing Exante) but restarted on 27th and have lost 9lbs this week - so in a week's time what you gained will be almost gone and it'll be like the exesses of Christmas never happened. Hard all this eh? (it's Beth by the way) x
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    One week in and I HATE the shakes

    Hi Irene, At the time I didn't have any trouble with them for four months - I didn't "like" them, but didn't retch! Although I tried one the other day and did gag on it (I think the chocolate one tastes identical to the Exante one). I tried CD once and hated them far more! I guess I'll just...
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    One week in and I HATE the shakes

    Hi all :-) I lost 4 stone on LL in 2007, maintained but then had a baby at the end of 2009. The stress of the pregnancy and subsequent premature birth of my son meant that I put it all back on and another 3 stone! I've worked hard to get that three stone off and now I started Exante (my...
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    OKAY LADIES!!!!!!

    Wow! I don't feel so bad after reading this!! I've done: 2003 WW - Worked and I lost 4 stone in the run up to my wedding but put it all back on when I got pregnant and used that as an excuse to eat for twenty. 2005: WW again with exercise - worked and I lost 2 stone but then went back to work...
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    Slimming World Online

    I love the online tools - Filling out the food diary and fit logs really helps me stick to plan and has helped me find hidden syns. I have the site on my lap top at work and at home minimised so I can check syn values quickly. It wasn't anywhere near £30 a month for me as I did the bronze...
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    How Does Body Magic Work?

    There are basically 3 awards for doing regular exercise which increase in difficulty from Bronze to Silver to Gold depending on how much you do. I'm working on Silver (online) which is basically completing 90 minutes exercise over at least three days in the week. I think for gold it is 120...
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    Is it ok to switch between green/EE/Original midway through the day?

    Thanks for all your replies :-) I mainly eat superfree foods anyway so hopefully as long as I eat superfree (and eggs, and quorn) and only one HEX A and B in the morning then I can fit into any plan for the evening :-) I weighed today and seem to be losing the christmas weight steadily so it's...
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    Is it ok to switch between green/EE/Original midway through the day?

    Hi - Another quick question - I'm a member online and therefore using the food diary online. I've noticed a couple of times that I can sort of juggle between the plans to eat "more" or have less syns. So for example today I started on EE - had scrambled egg, half a snap pot of reduced sugar...
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    What is the lastest .....

    I'm really fussy about Use By dates and consequently end up throwing food away which winds my OH up no end. He always says to me "Would you eat it at 11.59pm but not at 12.01am?". I know there should be leeway, but I once ate a ready meal at uni that was 3 days over date (only veghie pasta) and...
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    Free recipes WITHOUT tomatoes??

    Hi all, After scanning the past three issues of the magazine and the recipes on the member site, I am at a loss to find many recipes for casseroles/sauces/one-pot which DON'T have tinned tomatoes in and are free or very low syns (I save my syns for treats!). After 5 weeks on plan my OH said...
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    Not going very well...

    lol!! Brilliant...I'll never forget my grandpop sending out my brother for elbow grease! THanks for your replies :-) It was a bit of a hellish year but now I have two beautiful kids and 2011 will be the year for me!!
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    Not going very well...

    Thank you so much for all your replies. My personal trainer took measurements and is also measuring my body fat percentage so maybe I'll see a change there. I've STS again this week (on my scales - weigh in is on THursday) which is a bit gutting but I am still sticking to it. It's helped to join...
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    Can't access food diary on website

    Hi All - Is anyone else getting an error message when trying to access some of the SW website (as an online member)? I can't get into the food diary!!! x
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    Alcoholic Drinks over Christmas! Damage limitation!

    A little thing I do with Baileys is to mix it with skimmed milk. It tastes (I think) even better and if you mix 25ml with 25ml of milk you get a "double" for the syns of a single - use your HEX A for the milk. It's still 5 syns, but mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Alternatively I put it in a skinny latte...
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    Oh dear...Hidden syns...

    Hello again, Following on from my post this morning about not losing (in fact gaining!) the past two weeks, I decided to join the website and start doing an online food diary. Wow! No wonder I have been unsuccessful!!! My group leader has been a little remiss in telling me some of the things...
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    Not going very well...

    Many thanks for all your replies - I will persevere!!
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    Not going very well...

    This is my 4th week on SW and so far I've been really disappointed. I had m weigh in last night and I just wonder if anyone has any words of wisdom as I am really close to giving up! I lost 4 stone with Lighterlife 3 years ago, getting to my target of 10 stone. Then I got pregnant, got...
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    What combination of packs is allowed and why aren't we allowed more than one bar?

    Hi all, I lost 5 stone will LL in 2007. It totally changed my life (as in divorce, new partner, new job and way more happiness and confidence) and I maintained at 10-11 stone for 2 years until I fell pregnant last year. My son was born very early and has been ill and the combination of...
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    Newbie here - needs support!

    Well done for getting through day one (almost!!!) You know you can do it. I read that the minimum is 2litres a day. By week 6 I was only drinking 2 litres BUT they say 4. I am glad you liked the site - i knew you would. The truth is that in the early days the MORE the better as the water fills...
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    Ketosis Headaches - when do they strike?

    HI Blondelogic, Been reading your posts with interest as it reminds me how I felt way back in MArch before I started the best journey of my life! I lost 4 stone on LL and have managed to maintain it (roughly ;-)) since June so it has totally changed my life. I get bad migraines anyway and...
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    Dropouts

    This thread is great. I thought I was the only one who has a cr*p LLC. My LLC never checked our blood pressure, read a "script", wasn't even trained (she was "training" as the franchise was acually run by someone else) and also said the most incredibly tactless things to the point where my group...
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    Managed a full week on restart :-) - and target weights

    Thanks to all those who posted support for my thread last week. I've managed a full week on restart and WOW - my weightloss seems to be massive this week - in the first week of foundation I lost 6lbs, but this week I seem to have gone from 11.9 to 10.12. I'm just immensly happy that the scales...
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    I'm really desperate

    Sorry - just wanted to add that I was 14 stone on my wedding day and it was still the best day of my life. xx
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    I'm really desperate

    Hi slimbride, I posted a similar thread the other day about why I have self sabbotaged and regained the weight I lost. Restarting is SO hard - so much harder than starting foundation was. I have restarted at least 20 times snce June and only managed 6 days before going on massive binges. I too...
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    Restarting - It's SO hard! - Why ?

    THanks so much for all the replies. I am managing to stick to it and haven't cheated for 4 days so I am now back into ketosis and the hunger is fading. I feel in control and great. The sugar cravings are RIDICULOUSLY strong but I am managing to think mysef out of them! I'll keep you all...
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    Restarting - It's SO hard! - Why ?

    Hiya, Thanks for replying. I have asked her but she says no. I also don't feel I can outline the real reasons why to her (lack of counselling etc). x
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    Restarting - It's SO hard! - Why ?

    Hi, Not sure if anyone will remember me. I started LL in MArch, stuck to it religiously (Never cheated once) and lost 4.5 stone. By June 21st I was 10stone and a steady size 12. I couldn't strat management straight away because the group wasnt running for a fortnight - in theory I should have...
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    TOTM - A question for the girls (post-Foundation)

    Hiya, My periods didn't stop but in foundation I had 2 per month (NIIICE). After foundation they have gone back to being monthly and regular but where they used to last 6 days, they now disappear after 3 (I'm not complaining!) and are very light. I still get a lot of other symptoms like breast...
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    Why is this not going right for me no matter what??

    Hi, As everyone else has said, try to wait til the official results before getting disheartened. It is hard I know. I had several slow weeks in a row (6lbs in 3 weeks) at one point and I nearly gave up. I asked my LLC to measure me and although the lbs weren't shifting, the inches certainly were...
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    In a bad way.

    Thanks to everyone for your kind messages and support. I had 2 shakes today plus an iced latte, some cauliflower cheese (a tiny portion) and a cheese roll. Bad I know. I lasted til 5pm with just the shakes but then the old chatterbox crept in again. Tomorrow is another day and i will start...
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    In a bad way.

    I got to Day 100 on Thursday. Haven't cheated once in the whole of Foundation and lost 58lbs. Thursday I went out and ate. Haven't stopped since! It is the biggest binge I have ever been on and I have already put on 5lbs according the the scales. The thing is I still have a stone to lose so...
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    Day 100 and is this a BAD idea??

    Hi - So far I have stuck to LL religiously. I hit 100 days on THursday having gone from 14.6 to 10.4 (by my scales). I really don't crave food but I am craving the feeling of being drunk - silly I know. Before LL I was pretty much T total and hadnt drunk for a year and a half (due to...
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    Will I ever be happy?

    Hi, I'm on day 91 of foundation and so far lost just under 4 stone. It's milk week this week which I'm loving as I can have milk in my coffee (and even a latte!). Can't believe I've made it this far and am now 10 stone 6. However, I still FEEL ENORMOUS. I can buy size 12 clothes in most shops...
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    Boobs and weight...

    Lotifern - lol! No no! Trust me, I'm still getting the sagging look. THe only difference is mine are not like golf balls in socks, they are like melons in a wind-sock. Hideous - but just about ok in a bra. Pixie - for my height (5ft5) and my frame size, my recommened weight is 8.5! I'm...
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    Boobs and weight...

    Hiya, I've hit my first target now and am 10stone 10. REally pleased but still feel enormous. My measurements are 39,31,39. I'm a size 14 and really thought I'd be about a size 10 by now :-(. The thing is I have large boobs. lol. To put it bluntly. I was a 38JJ cup but now I'm a 32 HH. They...
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    Hair Loss

    Hiya, Just taken a quick glance in the mirror (a rare occurance I can tell you!) and noticed that I can see my scalp. AHHHH! I was warned on here a while ao that there might be some hair loss with LL, but it seems to have happened very suddenly - I am definitely thinning out on top and in...
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    Back from my holidays...

    That could be my tummy! Jesus but our tummys were similar! You are soooooo brave baring all in a bikini - you look fab! I would never have the guts - I am covered in stretchmarks, even at 10.10. I know what you mean about watching people eat. After 12 weeks, I am totally comfortable with it -...
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    Sugar Free Chewing Gum...

    Hiya, I'm in WEek 11 and have lost 50lbs - I have had a chewing gum (WRigley's Sugar Free Extra) every day the past 4 weeks! I don't cheat at all other than that and my LL counsellor told me that it is not really cheating as it is not going to take you out of ketosis or affect your weight loss...
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    Week 15 and I seem to have stopped...

    Hi TigerGIrl, My LL Counsellor told me last week that it shouldn't slow down but should still average one stone per month. She told me to try not to look at the weight loss at this stage week by week, but more in blocks of four weeks. I am trying to get from 10.10 to 9.5 and so far haven't...
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    Accepting how you look after weight loss

    Totally feel the same... Hi Yorkiegirl, I am exactly the same. I have now hit my initial target - to be BMI 25 and am 10 stone 10. I can wear great clothes and if I catch myself in the mirror FULLY CLOTHED, I am starting to think I look ok. However, naked is a different story. I hate my saggy...
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    How much will this slow down...

    Hiya, Still loving the diet and sticking to it 100% after 75 days. I have pretty much hit my first target of losing 3 stone and am now 11 stone. I just wondered how much I can expect the weightloss to slow now as I try to reach my new target of 9 stone? Can I still expect to lose a stone a...
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    RElationship between weight and clothes size...

    Hi, I know this has been posted a few times before but I wondered if anyone would mind posting their current weight and dress size. I read in an earlier post that the differences between sizes becomes less (in terms of weight) as you lose more. I am 11stone 5lbs at the moment and am...
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    Struggling with my body...

    I'm in week 9 of LL and have lost 41lbs. I love the diet still and find it easy. The thing is that my initial target weight was 11stone. I'm only 7 lbs off that now and am by no means happy with the way I look. In fact I still repulse myself. I am in a size 14 now which is great but I have an...
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    Still so hungry.............

    Hi Charlie, I was hungry for the first 3 weeks. It drove me mad, but it did go. Now in week 8 and am NEVER ever hungry to the point where I struggle with all the packs. I only lost 6lbs in my first week too but have now lost over 30 lbs. Stick at it - it's hard but so worth it :-)
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    What happens when you dont lose weight?

    Hiya, I only lost 6 lbs in my first week. Like you, I had lost all this by the first pop-in so when I hadn't lost any more 4 days later at the first weigh in, I was VERY upset (I cried - pathetic I know!). Everyone else in my class had lost between 9lbs and a stone. I nearly gave up. I'm so glad...
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    Considering

    Yes! Hi. I am doing this diet with my mum who turned 50 this year. We both have been doing the diet for 7 weeks. She has lost 26.13 lbs and I have lost 26.32!! We started at the same weight too. I am 26, so I reckon the diet works the same for ANYONE. Also, she has cheated three times and I...
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    Will I always have four boobs?

    Sorry about the title, but it's how I feel! Doing really well on L and loving it still after 6 weeks. I've lost a total of 30lbs, including what I'd lost pre-LL. I'm now just over 12 stone - lightest I've pretty much EVER been (well all my adult life anyway). THe thing is that I bought a size...
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    What's the worst thing that can happen if...

    Thanks :-) Thanks for the replies. I'm going to really try to get all 4 packs down each day. I don't know why I am trying to sabbotage myself... Luckily no constipation at all and still feeling great but hopefully no damage done. Thanks again. THis forum rules. xx
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    What's the worst thing that can happen if...

    I don't manage all 4 packs each day? My problem is fitting them all in. To be honest I LOVE this diet and the weightloss is amazing but I HATE the packs to the point where I just gag every time I have to drink one. Over the past week there have been 4 days where I have only had two packs and a...
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    Anyone stuck to the diet for 100 days and NOT lost 3 stone?

    Hi, I'm sorry if this sounds like a totally negative thread. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, I just like to be prepared for every eventuality. I am in week 5 of LL and loving it. I have stuck to it 100% and feel in control of my eating for the first time in my life. I 5lbs before joining LL...
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    Struggling to stay motivated with such small losses!

    Hi everyone, Thanks for all the replies - this forum is GREAT! I have checked about breastfeeding and (without sounding like a freak here) I am breastfeeding my daughter who is 18 months old. So it is not her main source of nutrition (more for comfort at bed-time really) and the LL cousellor and...
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    Struggling to stay motivated with such small losses!

    Hi, I am just going into Week 5 of LL and now starting to really struggle. I hate all of the shakes and can now only tolerate the Thai Chilli Soup and the Nut Crunch Bar. I have stuck religiously to the programme - 4 packs, 4 litres every day without cheating. The past two weeks my losses...
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    Easter Sunday... uh oh....

    Things like this are akin to torture for me! Today we had the big Easter gathering at Mum and Dad's. 12 people stuffing their face on roast lamb and hocolate pavlova all around me. The smell of the food was unbearable and then to top it all off my great aunt (she's 92 so we pretty much let her...
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    How much did you lose in foundation?

    Hi, I'm in week 3 and could just do with a little motivation! I met up with my very thin friend yesterday and she told me she was 9st 2lbs! I got really despondent because I have such a long way to go before I'm anywhere near that! I guess my question is how much did you lose in the first 100...
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    Another newbie - need some advice

    Hi, I've been lurking on here for a few weeks (sorry) but finally plucked up the courage to register (I think somewhere in my psyche that must mean that I know I MIGHT get through the next 90 days!). I'm on day 10 and could do with some advice as I'm having a real 'Down day' today. I have...
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