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Hi this is a message for amanda Jayne haven't been on for a while and just wondered how you were getting on. Throughout managment your diary kept spurring me on and would love to know how you are doing now. Are you still maintaining and if so what is working best for you? Love to hear from you...

Glad you had a great time AJ. Never been on a cruise but reading about what you have got up to makes me want to go on one now. Well, maybe one day. Nice to have you back at miniminis though.

Just bought a fab book from the cheap' book store' in town. It is an anthony worrall thompson low GL book with great recipes and it gives nutritional info aswell. It tells you roughly how many cals you should be eating a day and the bonus was that it was only £4. Was looking at the Rik Gallop...

Thanks that's reall good advice. Might try calorie counting, how didi you start it? For instance did you go on a particular site and how do you know how many calories to have? Thanks, sorry for all questions.

I am doing maintenance on ll at the moment and have been toying with the idea of following the GI diet afterwards as it sounds really sensible. The only thing is alot of the Gi recipes I have found have told me they are low Gi but not given any indication to the calories of that meal. Do I still...

Hi Tracy, thanks for that good advice. I think you are right my mindset has definately changed and I know I won't allow myself to go back to the 'old' me. That's a good tip about swimming aswell, I never did anything like that when I was pregnant with lotte. Congrats on getting that 4 lb off bet...

Hey don't worry about that 4lb you will easily shift it again and at least you had a good time with your friends, it's not like you are going to suddenly start eating like that every night. I do plan to have a chinese or something quite calorific soon so that I can feel that I am in control of...

hi minilady sorry it took so long to get back to you but I have been away for the weekend. Talk about major temptatipn! We went to a nice hotel for my dad's 60th and met up with all the family. It was lovely, I did loads of swimming and jacuzziing but I nearly caved when it came to the evening...

Have you just come off lighterlife? Would be great to have someone to chat to about managment. So far I think I am doing ok, but am well dosed up on sugar free jellies. I have just been to the library today and borrowed a gi recipe book but I did notice that alot of the recipes seemed quite...

Thanks maybe baby, good luck to you aswell.

thanks for that. Will look out for that book

Hi everyone, I am thinking of doing the G I diet to maintain my weigth loss but I am a little confused. I understand what G i means, but do you have to watch everything ie kcals, carbs and fat and doesn't that get a lttle complicated. Any help?

cheers jo for that. May try the quorn myself now.

Jo malone mandarin and lime body souffle! Bliss - enough said.

Thanks Betty Boo that is great! I am doing ok I think I sometimes worry that I am not having enough or maybe too much but I guess that's part of the whole journey. i agree with you about taste buds I love balsamic on salads and raw mushrooms and before i wouldn't have even entertained them. I...

Hi just noticed that you are pproaching week 5 and wondered if you could give me abit of advice about week 3. Can I have more than one form of protein for my meal ie eggs and bacon, or chicken salad with bacon or does it have to be just one off the list. Also, did you find any fat free sauces at...

Hi all, just approaching week 3 on managment and noticed that shop bought sauces are on the menu. Does anyone have any good ones they recommend and where to get them from. Am so excited about trying them.

Oh have a fab time! Am sure you will.

Hi Amanda Jayne just wondered if you could help me. Just started managment and have been reading your managment journal and noticed you ate alot of something like raita (?). Well I wondered if you could let me have the recipe cos would love to give it a go. I have been given a recipe book for...

Anyone tried the new vanilla shake yet? We had a sample at class the other night and I can't get over how scrummy it is. Just like a really expensive ice- cream flavour. Bliss!

Thanks for that AmandaJayne. Will def try the freecycle network site.

Do you still find your Lateral thigh trainer useful AJ? Was thinking of investing in one soon but they all seem too pricey. I don't know what other exercise I could do becuse I'm so busy and hate the idea of jogging on an evening.

Thanks for that AJ. I have been away for the last 2 days so that's why the delay in replying.

I am trying to get to know a little bit more about this diet but I don't know where to look. Any ideas or handy websites?

AJ I just wanted your advice. I am shortly finishing foundation and making my decision about where to go next. I have reached my target BMI but feel i could do with shifting another stone. In an ideal world I would go onto development but we just can't afford to do it indefinitely and so I will...

My LLC admitted to splitting a stick of sugar free gum into 4 sections and eating it throughout the day to keep her breath fresh. She did this everyday whilst on ll and still lost alot of weight. Think if I did that though it would just encourage me to want to have more.

The savoury powder I bought from asda had allready lasted me 3 weeks and and it cost £1.35. I can't justify paying £6 for only 14 drinks when the supermarket powder works just as well and hasn't affected my weight loss at all.

I bet you will be surprised tonight because I felt exactly the same as you do now and when I went along to pop in I had lost 4 pounds which I was gob smacked at. I did struggle with constipation at first but I started buying the water flavourings which encouraged me to drink more water and the...

I couldn't possibly imagine doing lighter life without my daily fix of a bar. I agree the nut crunch is the most filling but toffee bars made into biscuits are just divine. I really don't think they affect weight loss either because I've had good losses and not so good losses all the while...

I wish my boobies would go down. I still feel like Dolly Parton.

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thanks for this sonke. You've got a great reputation!

Gee whizz what a complete difference! You look amazing. I bet at christmas you never thought that by May you'd have lost so much weight and looked like that.

Can someone explain to me what rep power is all about under my name I've been wondering for a while. I'm also very happy today because I have just bought a size 14 pair of jeans and feel really slinky in them. I really wish I could bottle this joy I feel at the moment for my down days.

Wow AJ I have just sat for an hour and half and read your whole weight managment thread and feel completely inspired. What a great idea to write a complete journal of your progress. One quick question, are you allowed bars still on managment because I have grown to really love them ( think this...

thanks guys for the good advice

Has anyone been through maintenance and if so what diet are you doing now or is it just healthy eating? Someone mentioned GI diet was a good one to do as you have a small amount of each food group but I'm allready starting to feel anxious of what I am going to eat afterwards and was wondering if...

My councillor said that the extra water helps flush away the fat stores. Have to say this last fortnight I have drunk 6 litres a day and have lost 5 lb each week.

I have added 80mls of water and whipped it up into a frenzy and it is almost identical to angel delight. Deeee-licious!

I would feel abit more disappointed if my LLC was overweight more so than my weight watchers leader I guess because I am expecting so much more from this diet. It does feel like I am on this magical journey and maybe it does sound naieve but I want to believe that it works for other people...

I had the new strawberry shake for breakfast and am addicted! It was so much thicker than the other shakes and it even seemed to fill me up abit longer. Does anyone else feel the same, not had the banana one yet hope it's as nice. All my work mates even dipped their fingers in and loved it...

The time that I think i need to munch is on a night when my little girl has gone to bed so I take a glass of soda water up into the office and come on this site or play on the arcade games ( very addictive) and time just passes by. I on my 9th week and have to say it is alot easier now but I...

WOW! What an inspiration you are. You are so photogenic aswell, you look bloody gorgeous

Phew! Feel so much better now thanks for all your advice. Getting weighed tonight so will let you know if my weight loss has been affected, but reading all your posts has reassured me and I think I should be ok.

Can anyone help me? I have just read on a previous thread how RED came out of ketosis because she put tabasco sause in her soup. Well low and behold I have it in my soup everyday as I thought it was ok to have to add that bit of spice. Well now I am beginning to panic and think maybe I am out of...

Wonder what the banana and strawberry shakes are like made into mousses as my LLC says they taste like angel delight's. Have tried raspberry as a mousse on my first week and nearly threw up.

About 5 dessertspoons. It really is worth trying.

I think my taste buds are going crazy. I have just mixed my choc pack with soda water and spread it out on a plate and then cooked in microwave for about 1 min and it has come out less than desirable but somehow I love it. It hasn't gone crunchy like a cookie but more like a choc flatbread...

Well done and happy birthday scooper. I really enjoyed reading your piece, very inspirational. One thing I have always wanted to know though, what is cornbread and how easy is it to make? I have only ever seen it on american tv shows and it sounds lovely.

I can appreciate your sweet tooth because I have one too and I've found the fruits of the forest flavouring really helps take that away. I even dip my finger in every once in a while as it tastes like sherbert ( but wouldn't recommend doing often as it has laxative effects).

Can I just echo what you have said cherry blossom I am on week 8 and feel exactly the same. The weird thing is I know I'm not going to give up LL but I just want more energy and to feel full after shakes like I used to. Never mind hopefully these feelings will pass soon.

It this stuff alot cheaper than LL savoury drink? It sounds good as long as it doesn't have any adverse effects or take you out of fat burning. I wish we could find a cheaper version of the fruits of the forest water flavouring cos I am abit addicted to it but it is so expensive on top of the...

Greaseproof paper? Do you oven bake yours and if so what are they like?

That is so brill Lottyfern that you are taking the LL plunge, you won't look back. I was as excited as you to start it and remember being on a high after my first meeting. The only thing I will say is that the first few days can be tough and you just have to stick it out - it does get alot...

The popodoms are fairly easy. Just make a soup mix into a paste (4-5 dessert spoons cold water) then spread quite thinly onto a dessert plate and microwave for about 2 mins. It will go golden in colour. I then take it ou to cool and then break into bits, yummy just like crisps! Alot better than...

It's all good! Now I've just got to work out which shake I am going to replace.

Many congatulations. You have done so well an achieved so much:)

I had this last week and my LLc said it was because I was dehydrated even though I was drinking plenty of water. So this week i have increased water intake and don't feel light headed. Don't know if this is the case with you.

:gimi: Just been to class and my LLC announced that by next week there would be two new shakes, strawberry and banana ( apparently new manufacturers so are nearly lump free). Apologies if you guys already know this but I was just so excited by the news that I had to share. Also from mid may...

Wow you look great, what an inspiration you are. Bet it feels great to be so near the end doesn't it x

You have done so well completing your 100 days, you should be so proud. Don't feel deflated just think of how you looked before you joined LL.

Hi Cherry Plum just out of curiosity how do you make that fridge cake it sounds yummy. Have you tried toasting the nut crunch bar and sprinkling a little salt on, that's really nice.

Hi first of all I just want to say a big hello to you and wish you all the best for your LL journey. I have been on it 7 weeks now and most days do honestly seem like a breeze ( I do have the odd bleep day still). As cherry plum says your tastes will def change. I foind that when I get an urge...

:clap: Wow thats brilliant scooper well done. Many congratulations

well done, many congratulations

well done tasty tracey but how much have you lost altogether in pounds?

I add about 5 dessertspoons of water and make it quite thick and then about 2 to 3 mins in microwave depending on kind. Mine tend to look golden brown abit like a tortilla chip. It did take me a couple of go's to master it though.

Can I just say that my lighterlife group has gone poppodom mad. None of us dared to waste our foodpacks at first incase of disater but one girl came in last week with a bag full of samples of various poppodoms and we were immediately hooked and had to try them out for ourselves. Well they are...

You can do it! It's only a little blip in the great scheme of things. And as mentioned before keep on drinking the water, that certainly has helped me in times of temptation.

well done. Nearly there myself, what an achievement. Keep up the good work.

I have been advised not to have my hair cut shorter at the back ( at the mo it's a pob) because sometimes we can lose hair at the end of foundation. Has anyone experienced this and if so is it alot?:(

I could not imagine ever wanting to have a boob job, main reason being that I have always had big boobs and would do anything to get them smaller, so far no joy! Tops look so much better when you have smaller boobs.

Hi MTC2, it's great that you are joining us. You MUST visit here at least twice a week cos it really encourages you and answers any queries you may have. Although LL is brill, it can feel like a long road at times and that's when the support of others on here step in. Keep up the great work!

Oh wow! That's the one we always go to usually on a saturday morning before shopping at the retail park at the top.:)

That is fab that they did that. Which starbucks did you go to as I am from west yorkshire aswell:clap:

Oh bumpy how shocking that she could even think that she could get away with this behaviour which is totally unacceptable. I'm so glad this experience hasn' totally put you off the diet and that you are willing to give the cd diet a go. Good luck to you and keep us posted.

thanks amandaJayne and can I say you look fab on your photo!

Thanks Beverley will do x

Great thing about LL is the really thorough counselling and that's what you pay more for and I agree I admire anyone who can last the 100 days

Apologies for sending two similar threads but thought I'd deleted first one and now I realise I haven't I feel abit silly

Apologies that I have sent two similar threads but I thought I had deleted one

Just a query. All this week I have been working late and concequently haven't been getting my last foodpack till after 10.00pm and I was just wondering if this might affect my weight loss this week. I know on other diets they tell you not to eat after a certain time as your body doesn't get...

Just a little query, all this week I have been working late and concequently I haven't been getting my last foodpack till after 10.00pm. Will this affect my weight loss this week do you think? I was always told on other diets not to eat after a certain time cos your body can't burn the calories...

Yer don't worry incy wincey it will all balance itself out. Do tou mind me asking what week you are on?

YAY, You go girl!

Waht a cool idea to have your teeth whitened as a treat. I wonder how much that would cost. I think I would like a spray tan and not feel ashamed at showing off my new svelte bod.

Keep your pecker up sez you've come such a long way allready. Just imagine how great you are going to feel on that holiday at the thought of all that weight loss, just keep going.

My mum lost 3 stone on ww over a 6 month period and has nothing but praise for it cos she felt like she wasn't 'dieting' as she just adapted her meals to fit in with the points programme they use. Her treat every night would be a glass of red wine. I guess it boils down to what works best for...

I never thought I would be able to drink so much water but now I am drinking about 6 lires a day. I use the flavourings sparingly(cos of expense) and usually as a treat to me on a night but during the day I have just got into the pattern of drinking a bottle an hour and feel abit empty when I...

Sorry Tommee not Tommy

I considered ww Tommy because I have lost weight in the past with it but just not enough. But once I am slim and svelte like I think it will be a good way of maintaining the weight.

Also, it's worth knowing that once you have completed the maintenance programme you can still go to a weekly class for free just to get weighed and meet with your group for support. How good is that! So to me I think I am preparing for the long haul.

Yippee! You have done so well! Many congratulations and you are only on week 7.

Hey it does get easier honestly. After my third week I felt like a cloud had been literally lifted. I have more energy now and don't get as tempted by food anymore. The first three weeks I'd say are killers and you are nearly passed them so hang on in there and keep your mind fixed on your end goal.

I had a go at making a bar of the chocolate and it mearly made me sick and yet I had to eat every last bit as i didn't want to waste a food pack. I only tried it cos the write up said it really was quite like chocolate. Pah! I also tried the chicken stuffing cos I couldn't stomach another soup...

Cant wait to try some of these yum yum

Hi there wicked witch, so tonight's the big night then. I really enjoyed my first class, although I was a tad nervous about meeting new people, but everyone was in the same boat and were all really friendly. We got weighed first and then bought our foodpacks for the week and then we all had our...

Hey don't worry you did well to stick to 1 piece of cake I might have been tempted to have abit more and abit more after that. At the end of the day we are all on this new learning curve and are all still only human and there are gonna be times when we may cave a little but the important bit is...

Just wanted to say well done. I can't imagine how giddy I am going to feel approaching that 3 stone mark and you are almost there. Goodbye to easter and hello to summer. I found it a real buzz the other day when we had the warm weather that I could fit nicely into my cut off jeans and t shirt...

Thanks will try that

ignore, diet ticker at bottom. It doesn't want to work for me

many congrats well done for losing 4lb. How long have you been doing LL? Bet you can tell a noticeable difference in your clothes:)

Wow you look amazing, like a proper blonde bombshell. You must be at your goal now x

You must try the shakes warm, they are gorgeous! The vanilla one reminds me of a full fat drink you might buy at starbucks. I have a christening to attend in July and I am determined to wear a nice summer dress that I have always dreamed about so that's my goal. You keep going too x

Just wanted to share how much happier I feel about LL now I am approaching the end of week 4. I know I have a long way to go but I never thought I would say how easy I am finding it. Even on easter sunday admist all my little girl's choc eggs I didn't feel tempted to have any and instead just...

well done tommee what an inspiration! Do you mind me asking how long you have been on LL and how much you have lost in total. Keep up the great work x

Hi yummy mummy my friend who did LL recently said that she tried to eat fish and chips when she was back to eating and she had really bad stomach cramps aswell. It makes me a tad bit sad to think I won't be having them again especially as a new fish shop has opened just up the road from us

really? What did you eat to put that on then?

hi yummy mummy, I have lost 15lb in 3 weeks so am really pleased. Hoping to get to my goal by summer. Bet it feels nice again being able to 'eat' and if you are still losing the weight with ww well good on you! Well done magickmel for sticking the LL out it must feel great being so near to...

Have a good holiday AJ. It's so encouraging to hear about your progress, you are an inspiration to me

Good advice thanks yummy mummy and magickmel. How are you both getting on with your diets?

:confused: Iwas told not to do much exercise on LL but have been reading about people buying lateral thigh trainers etc. Isn't it dangerous doing alot of exercise when only surving on 500 calories a day and also how do people muster up the energy? I am on week 4 and after a day's work and...

thanks for that scriptor Thanks for encouragment

Thanks for the advice

thanks coley will try that for inspiration:)

please. A few stories I have read in forum's from people who have done LL have really got me down today. Quite a few were saying that yes they had lost alot of weight but then when they went back to eating food put it all back on again and more. I am going to discuss this with my cllr next week...