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thanks for that, i'll check it out! Planning to start on ist November (tomorrow) so will be looking at lots of inspirational photos today!!! wish me luck!:)

:cry:I keep starting with all good intentions and failing by the end of day one! I lost over 4 stone last year and have put at least three back on. I feel really frustrated with myself as i know i really need and want to lose the weight but i haven't got the same will power as i had first time...

morning! Had a bit of a rocky day yesterday.... i start out feeling positive and strong and then i let myself get easily talked into having lunch etc. It wasn't an unhealthy lunch ( salad,cheese etc) but then I felt i'd ruined my new start.Anyway going to try really really hard today because i...

Thanks Diane, I have made a decision that today is the day! You are so right.... it is only a taste, why sacrifice happiness for that. I'll check in later today and let you know how i'm getting on. Thank you:thankyou:

Well done Diane! wish i had your will power! I haven't posted for a while because I didn't have anything positive to add so thought it best not to say anything:cry:! I have failed at staying abstinent and am feeling totally useless, i seem to have gone on a massive spree of eating all the wrong...

:eatdrink051:Thank you!!!!!!!! I was sitting here at my computer just thinking how hungry i feel and thought i'd see if you'd replied to my earlier comment and i'm so glad you had!:eatdrink023: I was just thinking the usual thing,:airquote:"i'll start tomorrow again" and you've stopped...

:happy096: well done Diane! Bet you're over the moon:D Definitely given me some inspiration to keep at it! x x

Hi Guys! thanks for your responses.... i am determined to do today. So far i've had three pints of hot st clements and it's not too bad! I really have to forget about what i've ruined by eating and move on.... today is the day! Glad to hear that I'm not alone with this struggle. Well done...

well i've been rubbish!:banghead: I've had a really terrible couple of days and ended up eating whatever i could get my hands on. I feel terrible for it and i keep promising to start again tomorrow and then i don't. I seem to be able to find any excuse to eat and then feel terrible afterwards...

Hi Tina and Diane!! Well i was thirty last september and started LL in April last year losing 4 stone 2 lbs in my first 100 days, then much like you Tina I lost the plot after going away to Jamaica in September last year and have been struggling ever since to get back on!!!! I have two...

wow! well done Diane.... not sure i could have done that on my first day, it must have taken some real will-power and determination not to eat!:drool: Well it's the weekend which is another tough time for me... I find that when we're all together as a family I want to eat or go out for lunch or...

:Dall is good with me! sorry you've had a bum day Tina, i'm sure tomorrow will be better, i have days like that often and have sabotaged my efforts and so the cycle continues!!!Well done for not heading to the chocolates!!!!. Hope you're still going strong on day one Diane?:hug99:

morning! good luck for today JB!!!:D you'll do great i'm sure....stay strong girls! Well done for losing that extra 2lbs too Tina, bet you're chuffed:D I have planned to walk the dog at tea times so i'm out of the house at my weakest point in the day so hopefully i'll have less conversations...

morning Tina and Diane!! Well i nearly wrecked it all this morning! Got up in a horrible mood and thought i'd have some breakfast but by the time the toaster had pinged I'd talked myself out of it and tipped my nice cup of tea (with milk) down the sink... the kids ate the toast! Why is this...

reading about other peoples decisions and struggles to return to being abstinent are so benificial to me. I woke up this morning after weeks of messing about and had the same arguement with myself that i always have," shall i start tomorrow and have some breakfast?" but then i came on here and...

:party0011:hoooooray!!!! I managed to find your diary Jelliebabie! Sounds like there are a few of us who need to stick together on this second time round thing!!! We can do it girls! I really have to make this work for me as I'm so fed up that my weight has crept back on, i want to feel good...

:confused: i can't find it either!!!!!!!:D

sounds good to me!!!:D how do you create a diary??? i'm a bit rubbish when it comes to computers!! Anyway i'm all for having buddies to help motivate each other so i'll be staying in touch defo!:character00148:

Hello!!!! I'm a returner too and need lots of inspiration:sign0009:!!! I had lost over four stone last year doing lighter life and then went on an all inclusive holiday to Jamaica in September last year and since then I have been trying and failing to be abstinent!:cry: I have put on over two...

to stop beating myself up about the weight i've gained, pull my finger out and get on with the job of abstainence!!!

I have had similar comments from people in my group.So far i have lost 2st9lbs and as i am quite tall i do look very different,lots of my group have said,"ooh you've not got far to go now"and then when i tell them i have to lose the same again (to get to my personal goal which is within the...

woweeeeee!:wow: you're really going for it Jodie! well done they are amazing losses bet you feel made up with yourself! Hope the injury isn't too painful :D

:party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011: Fantastic weight loss...keep up the good work you're doing great!:party0038:

WOW!!! you're really flying now LSL!!:character00255: Keep it up and your clothes will be falling off you soon enough! Wondered where you'd got to so glad to hear you're still going strong:character00115: :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

:party0011:well done, that's great! :D:D still think it might be worth contacting LLHQ or speaking to your counsellor about the situation she put you in though so it doesn't happen to you or anyone else again! Enjoy the weekend!

what a fantastic feeling, you must be thrilled and so proud of yourself!:party0011:

hi, just wondered if you'd had the water flavourings with hot water? I drink that all day instead of black tea or coffee, it's a life saver for me!:D

i think you've done fantastically well and your holiday isn't for another two months so just think of the weight that you can lose in that time and then go away and just enjoy yourself. I'd make the most of how well you've done so far, enjoy the holiday, eat and drink what you like:eat...

:D i bet you're beaming from ear to ear! Well done, inspirational achievement:party0019:

I was at work yesterday and everyone was eating chocolate biscuits:party0051: . I wasn't at all bothered and felt really in control. Four weeks ago I would have joined them and probably eaten more than any of them and then felt terrible afterwards knowing i shouldn't have eaten any (that vicious...

wow that is truly amazing, well done i'm sure you feel fantastic and look like a new person:party0011:

:party0023: ROCK ON TOMMEE!!!!!! well done , i bet you feel great!:D :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

:party0049: :party0049: :party0049: :party0049: :party0049: WOWEEEEEE you look fantastic lady! Keep it up and keep on smiling you look great!:D

hello! i'm on day 24 of LL! So far so good but find it difficult at the weekends when I would normally "treat" myself to a take-away and maybe some chocolate! I've been craving pasta and pesto! I make it for my daughter and it's hell watching her eat it! Good to hear the diet is going well for...

:party0048: i bet you feel absolutely made up with yourself and what a long way you've come, congratulations! People like you really inspire me and others:thankyou:

:clap: :clap: :clap: well done lottyfern and Sammy2!!!! :party0019: :party0019: Keep at it girls!

i was really nervous about seeing my GP too. When i actually got there she wasn't at all interested, filled out the form and charged me £25 for the inconvenience!:mad: I felt angry at my GP because i felt that they weren't interested in my mental or physical health and they have never...

oh no! you sounded so positive earlier in the thread and now it's all going wrong! :sigh: Are you at home or at work? I'd go to bed if i was at home or go and have a bath:nightf: .If you're at work then try and keep busy but whatever you do don't go on a binge or else you'll never get back...

:party0023: woweeeeeeeee that's mega! Congratulations, i'm hoping for good results tomorrow! You're doing really well, hope you're feeling proud:superwoman:

mmmmmmm banana custard sounds yummy, think i'll try that later for lunch on this miserable wet day! I've got the heating on it's sooooo cold brrrrrrrrrrr!!:D

:cry: I was thinking exactly the same this weekend and last weekend! It is soooo much harder at the weekend.I suppose that is because the weekend would usually be the time that I would relax with some wine, a take-away and a film and then maybe a bit of chocolate too! I nearly started this...

:party0011: well done that is fantastic! Keep at it!:D

i'm 30 this year by the way!!!:(

i would definitely have the sprogs first and then go for the TT.They got rid of all my pregnancy stretch marks so now I have a nice flat tummy and nice skin! A friend's sister has had children after a TT but not sure what state her tummy is in now so can't really give any definite advice.I'm...

hi, Mrs Pink! my scar is flat and looks like a scar should!:D It isn't red or raised and yes i would definitely wear a bikini but not a string one:eek: ! It does go from hip to hip though and apparently sometimes, depending on how much skin and fat needs removing you may need a vertical cut...

hi, i had a TT last June before i started lighterlife and after the birth of my second child. I also had a large apron of fat( 10lbs!!!) which has now been sucessfully removed! I paid privately for it because my experience with my GP has always been difficult and i have always been made to feel...

:wow: Red you hottie!!!! you look absolutely fantastic!:D

:party0019: That's great Tracey bet you're thrilled to bits, bet you feel fab in your new clothes too! Have a great week!:D

AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Well done lilscottishlady! Bet you're chuffed to bits. You go girl!!!!:party0011: :party0049: :party0048: :party0023:

oooh yummy, can't wait to try them, hopefully get some tommorrow night!:drool:

:giggle: I thought that too on my first weigh in, but i'd lost 11 lbs:eek: ! I go again tomorrow night and i've been thinking the same thing!!! I'm sure you'll be very pleasantly suprised:scale: ,keep me posted!:character00148:

wow you did well lilscottishlady!!! I was out to the pub last night with my friends, i drank sparkling water all night and refused the invite for an indian take-away(my fave)! Drinking the water didn't bother me at all and I felt great this morning too, no hangover!! :D :clap: :clap: :clap...

I'm out to the pub tonight too! If you can do it so can I!:D

I had a tummy tuck last year prior to starting LL and 3 months after having my second child. For me the roll of fat hanging around my mid-rift was far more unbearable than a scar from hip to hip, the surgery has changed the way i feel about my body completely. Before I had the TT my husband was...

hi sarah1982!! well, i was told to cut the lemon bar up into about eight pieces and the put half on a plate and put into microwave for about a minute, they sort of puff up and then go hard as they cool.Lots of people say they like them like that but i don't!!! Hope this helps!:D :D

anyone know how to make crisps???? :D

:doh: I think that all i can say is that 100 days is such a drop in the ocean in terms of time and just think how fantastic you'll feel afterwards. You will be able to have those sweet things later, it's not forever and hopefully by then we will be able to stop eating when previously we would...

:party0038: woweee that's good going!!! well done, i'm on day ten of abstinence and hearing results and dedication like that keeps me focused. Bet you feel and look as Patsy would say," fabulous darling!!!!"

Hi Trish, I started my LL journey ten days ago and this site has really been a godsend! I have been on here nearly every day getting support and advice and seeing people succeed, this diet is lifechanging and i know it will change mine. Good luck with your journey and hope to be speaking to you...

:party0019: That is so fantastic, i bet you feel on top of the world!Well done you!!!!!:D

i only drink eight pints a day too, plus tea, cofee and savoury drinks..... can't stop peeing so not drinking any more!!!!!!:D

:wow: That's fantastic! Two pounds a day!!!! Keep it up and you'll be thin as a pin in no time!!:D

I have the toffee one to try tomorrow so hoping i'll enjoy that! Not going near the nut cruch one ever again!!!! Tried the lemon one as biscuits but not as the actual bar so might try that again, you never know i might be pleasantly suprised!:D

oh well,:cry: shakes it is then for the next 13 weeks!!! Hope the weigh in goes well for you tonight:D

you're organised!!! Best of luck with the muffin..... any tips on how to make them so they don't look like cow pats!!!??

i obviously don't have the skills with the old microwave cos all my stuff has tasted awful!!!:D

:D i like them too! Just having one now after my attempt to make a vanilla biscuit went horribly wrong! Actually feel like i've had soup when i have these. Can't stand the proper soups though.Tried to make the poppodoms too.....disaster!!!

:sigh: I was so excited about trying the bars but had the nut crunch one today and was soooo very nearly sick!!!They taste disgusting, i even tried to make it into a biscuit with the vanilla milkshake but that was vile too!!! Think I'll just stick to the milkshakes and look forward to the new...

:D sounds like you're doing really well, people keep offering me things too and I have suprised myself at how disciplined I've been. Hope the weigh in goes well tonight, you'll definietly have lost! Keep us posted on the results:scale: !!!!!

That's fantastic! 3 stone gone in only nine weeks is amazing, i'm on week two and hoping that I can get results like that as quickly as that!:D Keep up the good work and ignore the inlaws (the mother-in law is probably jealous of how fab you look:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D...

no my counsellor said that it was better to put them onto that and then into the microwave! Maybe you can bake them though?:D

wow you look like a totally different person, what a fantastic achievement!:D

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: That is absolutely amazing..... well done what a fantastic achievement!:king:

:D Me too...just sent my other half out to get me some greaseproof paper:drool: I'm hungry now at the thought of crunchy poppodoms!

Wow i'm impressed, my attempt at chocolate muffins was a real disaster... looked like cooked cow s**t! and didn't taste much better! I don't have any of the soups usually bue got some last night to try and make poppodoms or crisps! Tried the lemon bar today and tried to make lemon biscuits in...

:wow: What a stunner, you look fab!:D

Hve you been given a print out of the things you can make with the soups and shakes? We're meant to get ours tonight i think.Have tried a few ideas off this site but so far all have been disasterous! I hated the caramel one, nearly puked drinking that!:D

well my attempt at a bar was terrible..... tasted absolutely disgusting so won't be doing that again! I've invested in a smoothie maker to see if I can make the ice-cream:drool: Hope to get my hands on some bars tonight....which do you suggest?:D

Been reading your advice! :sigh: I hate all the soups and the only shake I really enjoy is the raspberry..... think it'll be a long 13 weeks! I've just frozen a vanilla mixture in the freezer to see what that is like but it's not looking too good at the moment and it's been in for at least an...

i'm on week one and reading a post like that has really inspired me. I have struggled with my weight since my early teens (16 years) and finally i think i have found a programme that will work. thankyou for writing such an honest statement, I can relate to many of your feelings about being...

:wow: that is fantastic!..... is this your first week? I'm on week one, had a mid week weigh in and so far lost eight and a half pounds.Got my end of week session tomorrow so hoping for good results! stick to it you're doing great!:D :wavey:

:D had my first:airquote:pop -in :airquote:with my counsellor and group today..... sooooo pleased with myself, 8.5 lbs gone in four days! This is really going to work for me this time! :bliss: :bliss: :bliss: :bliss:

:bliss: :clap: This is my first week day four! Just been to see my counsellor for drop in session, I have lost 8.5 lbs!!!! well impressed with myself, can't wait to get on the scales again tuesday evening! so far so good, only another 96 days to go and 57.5 lbs!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: You look fab! Well done, what a great achievement :D

:drool: I can't wait to try some of those ideas, i'm craving some real chewable food so hopefully i'll be satisfied with a muffin or something that is meant to resemble one! Thanks;) Harri x

:superwoman: :wow: what an amazing achievement!!! you should feel really proud of yourself, well done you!!:bliss: harri x

:) hi shakermaker!!! I started on wednesday and so far so good! Found this site really useful in these first few days and i'm sure i'll be on it every day!! Some really positive stuff to read that keeps me going, have a great day:wavey: harri

:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: What an inspiration, well done for doing 100 days.I'm on day three and reading about sucess like that really motivates me.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: harri x x x

:D feeling quite good this morning having read the replies and ideas from everyone. Hoping that today will be a little easier than yesterday. Got to drop in with group and counsellor tomorrow which i'm also looking forward to, maybe i'll have lost a few pounds you never know!;)

:sigh: I'm on day two of lighterlife and finding it really difficult, mainly because I have two young children who I have to prepare meals for and so i'm constantly in and out of the fridge.I have tried all the soups and decided they are all horrible! Think it's gonna be a long 14 weeks just on...

:D thankyou! I'm looking forward to it and not looking forward to it at the same time! I've eaten lots of food today just because i know i won't be able to again which is probably something i'll have to talk about at some point! good site this!

:wave_cry: Hi, I'm new too!!! Just going to my first session tonight, been looking on the internet about this diet for quite a while now and then came across this site..... think i'll need lots of support and motivational words!! Everyone that I have looked at on the before and after pictures...

:D hello, this is the first time I have been on a site like this. I start my lighterlife this evening! Not too sure what to make of it all but excited about what i might achieve and how i might change.Any tips or inspirational thoughts would be great!:)