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    Started again last week

    Hi All! Here I go again for the second time. To cut a long story short, after quite successfully losing over six stones last year, and (so I thought) maintaining within 10lbs reasonably well for a while, I now am back on LL after putting on over a stone within 8 weeks and I just needed to stop...
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    Second week's weigh in

    Oh well, here goes, I stayed the same this week:o. I am actually not too sad about it as I had a rather too relaxed Saturday and also attended a pizza and pancake party just before the weigh in, and even though I did not eat anywhere as much as I would have in the past I had a slice of pizza and...
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    Minnie's first weigh in

    Well done Minnie!! What a great start. My best advice for the weekends would be to try and save a few points every day if possible and that way you can relax a bit over the weekend (ideally plan what sort of treat you will have to make sure you don't go over your weekly points). I think the...
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    Whats the new Kick Start ?

    I started two weeks ago with the kickstart diet and from what I understand from the booklet I was given you can do the kickstart for a maximum of two weeks. It is 18 points a day and if you're over 14 stones it's 22 points. Other than that there is no difference to the actual WW rules about...
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    Second week's weigh in

    Wow Barbados, sounds lovely, if only I wasn't so scared of flying I would love to go somewhere like that, maybe one day.... I could have written that bit about your weekend, I also "fell" into the wine bottle by accident, and instead of my 1 glass I planned for had 3:sign0007: but I really...
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    Introduce myself !!

    Hi Lisa! All the best for your WW restart! I swapped from LL to WW. Been doing it for almost three weeks now and think it's great! No more no food for me. Let us know how you get on! xx
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    Second week's weigh in

    Thanks for the welcome Paula36, this forum is really great and inspirational, thanks everyone. Hi Minni64, my weigh-in also is Tuesday evening, so let's cheer each other on! I know what you mean about weekends. I also have a really good routine going during the week but on weekends we are...
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    Well here i go again...............

    Hi 4busybee! I too am an ex LLer, had to stop due to financial reasons and weight started creeping back on over christmas. I was not sure which diet plan to follow other than that I knew I could not face going back to shakes. I tried at home for a few days as I had some packs left but I just...
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    Second week's weigh in

    Thanks for your kind replies everyone. I am now well into my second week of WW and I am really, really enjoying this. I can see now why most of you are so enthusiastic about WW, it really is a lot different to when I did it years and years ago. I am getting the hang of the pointsvalues in most...
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    Second week's weigh in

    Hi All! I have basically just been lurking on this forum for the last few weeks while I was trying to decide which diet plan I should go for. As you can see from my sig I did LL last year, managed to loose a lot of weight, run out of money and couldn't finish management and put on a wee...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Thanks Laura. I have been avidly lurking on all the management threads and can only echo that they are a tremendous source of support and advice, and really has helped me over the last couple of weeks in development and now management. Today I am feeling really hungry for some reason, and...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    I am so loving this at the moment!!! I had a good day today, my only wobble was in the early afternoon,as I was feeling really hungry even though I just had a soup about an hour earlier. Luckily I had done the shopping for the week already and so could fall back on a celery stick which I...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    See you on the other side of development soon then Icycold;)... Well, today I did do a lot better than yesterday, I can call this my first proper day on management. I had a lovely piece of tuna steak for my dinner and about 25g of cottage cheese and although I wasn't exactly full afterwards I...
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    First ever gain

    I just want to say a quick thank you all for your honesty and your inspirational posts!! You are all going through incredible learning curves at the moment. I am just at the start of management but as I have been struggling for the last couple of weeks on development and have had ups and...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Thanks Sun!!:flowers: I have been lurking around all the recent management threads and am really grateful for all you folks to give so much insight into the ups and downs and dangers of management. It has really helped me to prepare myself mentally, and although I didn't expect to fall into...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    I am just sooo excited!!! Ignore what I wrote in my last post about management.... I have officially as of yesterday started management and I am just so happy. It really felt like the right time to do this, and even my weird food craving I had literally up to the LL meeting seem to have...
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    SIZE 10?!

    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: I went shopping yesterday (why do I suddenly enjoy going shopping:cool:) and bought myself some tops and a nice skirt. All I thought comfortable size 14's.... I tried them on at home and one plain white long sleeve shirt actually felt a bit tight but when I checked...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Oh what a week it has been! The emotional roller coaster really put me through the paces but I am still hanging in there and trying to take as much positives from it all as I possibly can. I was absolutely focused and abstinent for 4 ½ days, probably back into ketosis and in the swing of...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Yesterday was a good day. I managed to get back into abstinence and drank about 5 litres of water :happy036:. It's funny how relatively easy it seems once the head is in the right place again. The day before I just couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel and now suddenly I seem fine...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Gosh, has it been this long since I last posted.... I have to hang my head in shame, I put on 3lbs at my meeting yesterday, and I won't cry or moan or anything, basically I only have myself to blame. As disappointed as I was that it was 3lbs, I did expect a gain as I had eaten all day...
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    HELP - Awful morning

    Thank you everyone for your lovely comments and thanks iceycold for your concern. I have basically just been really busy the last couple of days, didn't even really have time to lurk, and even at work where I normally get a chance to catch up I was just snowed under with work yesterday... I...
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    HELP - Awful morning

    I drink to that :party0036:(water of course)
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    HELP - Awful morning

    Goodness Me!!!! I just had the loveliest bunch of roses delivered to my office. What a surprise. It has been a few years since DH has done that. It is just what I needed now. I am really chuffed......
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    HELP - Awful morning

    Thanks for the hug Mini!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I get this fibreclear from any pharmacy or do I need to order it online???
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    HELP - Awful morning

    Thanks, iceycold for your support. I already texted DH, he generally hasn't got much time to chat at work, so will call him at lunchtime. it's just everytime I get this problem, I feel like going back to eating "normal" food. I am glugging away the water at the moment,and at least for the...
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    HELP - Awful morning

    Oh man, I could cry, well in fact I did this morning in the loo. It's my birthday and I woke up to a complete blockage down below. I was expecting one, as hadn't been able to go to the loo for the last 3 days but on my birthday???? (I am taking psyllium husks but somehow still get constipated...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Yessssssssss, a good weightloss (3lbs) and a victory over my voices to report. Yesterday I was all set up for disaster. On the way to my chorus rehearsal I bought myself a coffee and a bag of nuts .Why on earth did I buy it?? In hindsight possibly to give me something low carb to “fall” back...
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    Starting LL in May

    Drumroll.... I lost 3 lbs this week and am just sooooooo happy. I am getting closer and closer to goal. I have to say that it is getting harder by the day and those voices in my head are working overtime but as long as I can control them for most of the time I will be ok. so another week for...
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    First gym session...

    well done for going to the gym!!! I still have to get to that point. Like you I have to work out the practicalities of finding time to go but the pay-as-you-go sounds like a good option if time is limited. I bet the exercise will help you to stay focused and to force some of that weight to...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi All!! Great to hear from you! Well done Eileen and Helen for your losses:wow: My weigh in is tonight. After a really tough week with good/mixed/and one bad day I would be pleased not to have put on, which would be the first time and would still upset me but I only have myself to blame. I...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Well, I finally have my head screwed on again the right way... The "withdrawal" symptoms have left me and I feel more positive again about being able to manage this last leg. I was fighting the battle of battles with myself over the last couple of days, and am just pleased that despite this I...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Funny you mention the scals Kitkankin... on good days I have no problem not to jump on them and tell myself that I will only get weighed once a week, but as soon as I have one of those bad days I am up on those scales trying to find out what damage I have done with my eating, it's my crutch so...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Oh, where to start… (this might be rather long) First things first, when I woke up this morning I couldn’t breathe properly, every time I tried breathing in I had this excruciating pain just under my left breastbone, and it really freaked me but as I suffer from ribcage inflammation (which when...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    How do I give myself half a smilie:confused: Oh, well, rolling eyes it has to be then
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Well, what can I say….I need to get a life… We had our new washing machine delivered earlier today, and I was as excited as a little kid in a toy shop. I am currently doing the 3rd load. I just love pressing all those buttons and see it whirl into action. Sad really but after 3 weeks without...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Wow, that was actually quite easy this afternoon. I really have to give myself a pat on the back!!!! it's all in the mindset and in mentally preparing myself for the situation. I had a nice vanilla coffee (made in my blender so it ended up being really frothy) whilst making the kids dinner...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    I am currently thinking about this afternoon and how to abstain in the midst of chaos. Afternoons are a dangerous time for me at the best of times. I think I will use some visualisation techniques to keep me going. My old before pictures are in my bedroom so I also shall try and have a look...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Thanks Whatsnewpussycat and Helen!! I need all the motivation I can get to keep me going. And I know what you mean Helen about getting into the mindset of surely it must be ok to slip because everyone else is... that's why I am always in two minds of how much information to include on those...
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    Just updated my ticker!

    Well Done Sez!!! What a great feeling to finally be below 30!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Oh yes, the savoury drinks, I couldn't have survived without them. I actually have the Mariegold stock, as the ingredients are virtually the same as the official savoury drink, just a lot cheaper. I just had a nice long HOT bath, so am definitely not cold anymore now, just very tired. A quick...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Ohhh, I am sooo cold, LL and cold weather don't seem to go together very well. I've just realised if I manage to lose 4lbs this week I would still have lost 1 stone in the last 4 weeks!! Now its up to me to make it happen. I am actually feeling hungry today but just focusing on getting...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    WOW!! Hi Eileen, yes it always helps to know that other people are facing similar struggles. I would actually guess that most longer-term developers will struggle from time to time, at least from what I gather from my group. They might not always be willing to share the nature of their...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Why are some days so easy and others so hard?? I managed just fine on Monday, no temptations whatsoever and then yesterday it was an all day battle and I gave in in the end. Not massively but enough to make me cross and to wonder why I wanted/needed to eat those extra calories. I think part...
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    Struggling

    Hi Sharon! I can so emphasize with how you feel. I am another May starter and after having breezed through foundation and the first few weeks of development have struggled massively in the last couple of weeks to stay abstinent. I have wrecked my brain trying to work out the why's and triggers...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi All! Just catching up with the posts here. Thanks Summer for your positive post, great to hear you find maintaining fairly easy so far. Helen you've done so well!! The size 14's are just round the corner for you!!! Good on you on closing those accounts. I echo a lot of your post…When I...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Thanks for your kind words Mrs L, they are much appreciated. I am actually lying low at the moment and was experiencing somewhat of a writer's block as again lots of things happened over the weekend which need reflecting on… I wish that after 3 straight days of abstaining before the weekend I...
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    lets do 7 days SS-ing together!!

    How is everyone doing?? I managed to abstain yesterday, probably helped by my tummy bug. i actually for the first time since doing LL almost forgot a foodpack, and had to climb out of bed at 10pm to make myself a soup... I am drinking like a bucket with a hole today (almost 3 litres down), I...
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    Starting LL in May

    Nice hearing from you Eileen! The big question "WHY" I have asked myself umpteen times in the last couple of weeks. I figured out it has probably a lot to do with having actually been on this diet for a long time and genuinely missing food but also (at least for me) facing up to old habits...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Thanks Mini64 I am just trying to make sense of myself at the moment and find writing things down really helpful (now there's something new for someone who always tried to hide from the world...) but it's nice to know that some of it might help other people along the journey. Thanks...
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    A massive thank you to Sun

    Well done on making that decision!!!!!! I also suffered from lack of decision making and goal setting a few weeks ago and it did mess up my journey (but only temporarily) and I am sure you can do this now with your new focus. all the best!!!!!
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    I am having one of my philosophical moments…. Last night while I was lying in bed zonked out from whatever was living in my tummy and making me extremely uncomfortable (try to run to the loo every 10 minutes on a VLCD and you know there isn't much coming out so probably the body makes up for...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    What a Difference a Day Makes... I can’t believe I am the same person as I was two days ago. I am actually feeling really positive at the moment, despite having come down with a nasty tummy bug and feeling rather drained. I managed to do a whole day of ss-ing yesterday (Thanks to Sez and her...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi Trish!! Apologies for not replying earlier but I am all over the place at the moment. Don’t apologise for sharing your thoughts with us. I always feel actually having to think about my emotions and writing them down is really helpful. In the old days I would have just ignored them and...
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    lets do 7 days SS-ing together!!

    great to hear you're doing well so far Sez!! I actually did it today!!! I am currently (11.00pm) on my last pack, had 4.5 litres of water and will very well just go to bed after posting here, so i actually did it!!!! I had a little wobble in the afternoon, as like you Sez I find this the...
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    lets do 7 days SS-ing together!!

    Hi Greenockgal! That is exactly what I want to do lately everytime someone mentions the "new me". It really hurts me when people say "oh, you're a completely different person" and I just want to shout "NOOOO, I am still me, only slimmer" and the weird feeling of wanting to eat because of it...
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    lets do 7 days SS-ing together!!

    Hi Sez! I would love to join you on this challenge. I have been lurking and following your threads as I am struggling myself lately (as I have posted in my diary, which I started exactly for that reason...). So here goes, today I have had one coffe and a litre of water, no packs yet. I will...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Utterly Confused Am I... Well, while I wouldn't want to say that the last few days have been a complete disaster, they were far from picture perfect, and have left me with a lot to think about. I wonder whether I am just ready for management, or whether I am just looking for the quick way...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Why Oh Why? This probably has been my most challenging weekend to date. I don't want to go into food details but instead I need to work out what went wrong and to find coping strategies. In short on both Saturday and Sunday I had birthday parties to attend and gave in both times, not to the...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi everyone! Great to hear from you and well done for hanging in there despite all the pressures that life throws at us. I had quite a horrendous weekend and what I need to take away from it is that I can't (definitely, positively) not attend any function/party get-together until I finished...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    Arghhhhhh!!! I am just hiding away from the rest of the family while their eating their nice cheese on toast lunch, and hubby comes walking in asking me "what are you doing?". Me saying "I can't watch you eat cheese at the moment, sorry." He gives me one of those "looks" and walks out again...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    I did it! I managed another day of staying abstinent and gave myself a nice smiley face on my chart. I really have to focus on a day by day at the moment. It is so hard at times though, and last night I turned into the ugly old troll again. Basically DH suggested whether us and the kids should...
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    My Second Half of Development and Beyond Diary

    I shall try and keep a record of my final struggles with development until I reach management. I think I need to do this now, writing things down can be such a cathartic process! :psiholog: Realistically I will probably need between 4 to 8 weeks to get to management. I am 1stone and 11lbs...
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    Starting LL in May

    Thanks for your reply Trish! I know all about hiding and outwardly functioning/being happy/being able to cope. I have been doing this for so long in my life that it hurts even thinking about it, and when I read your post old feelings started welling up again. In fact it is exactly what I have...
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    Starting LL in May

    Wow, it's quiet on the forum lately.... I hope you are all doing ok. I, after having been flying all week, came crushing down last night with a big bang:(. After spending hours with my daughter trying to do her homework, enduring her ever increasing frustration at me and her noisy siblings...
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    What do you do when you are hungry?

    I agree with the above posts. Water is the best way of filling up your tummy and giving you something to do. Something else that has helped me in those hungry days was to just "last for one more hour" and then see how I feel, and then another one and so on, either until it's time to go to bed...
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    Costa iced americano

    Thanks for answering my question! That probably explains my headache I had for part of Saturday. Probably Syrup withdrawal:eek: I am just surprised that they are not required to ask, keep in mind all the health and safety regarding allergies/diabetics and so on. Or maybe it was just my luck and...
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    Boundaries

    Thank you all for your comments, there is a lot to take in and think about! I read most of the Highs and Lows of Development thread and can only recommend it to anyone who is going through development now. No matter how much we think we can hold this together and motivate ourselves, I think the...
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    Starting LL in May

    Welcome to another week. How is everyone? Helen and Eileen I hope you are back on track and have put your slip up behind you. You are right, we can only take these situations and learn from them, rather than beating ourselves up and starting the downward spiral of feeling guilty and a failure...
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    Starting LL in May

    good morning! Just a quick pop in before the family demands breakfast. I have been 100% again yesterday, drank 5 litres of water and feel good. How did you do Helen?? Just started my first litre of the day, and will have my first pack in about an hour with a nice black cup of coffee. also...
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    Boundaries

    Yes, I agree, LL definitely need to look at this development issue very seriously. At the moment I get the impression it all depends on individual counsellors whether you have a good development experience or whether you feel very much left to your own devices. I think the idea of different...
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    Starting LL in May

    so far had 3 litres and 2 foodpacks, and one really nice iced americano which tasted suspiciously sweet. But even if it did contain sugar (I hope it was sweetener, as assume they would have to declare sugar for diabetics) my intention was right and it didn't trigger any other cravings. Am...
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    Costa iced americano

    This afternoon I thought I treat myself to something that's ok with the LL guidelines, so I bought myself a nice Costa iced Americano while picking up the kids from school. When I drank some it somehow tasted suspiciously sweet (albeit it tasted very nice so drank it anyway..). As had kids in...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi Helen! great to hear you're on track so far today again!! I just had my second shake (Thai soup) and so far had 2.75 litres of water. I am really trying to aim more for the 5 litres than 4 at the moment (that's one way of feeling full;)). Yes, I agree, 12 lbs should be achievable in a month...
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    Boundaries

    I am in week 5 of development and have to confess that I have found the last couple of weeks a real challenge, and have to admit the occasional lapse. From reading posts here and from talking to my fellow LL'ers in my group I understand that most of us who have got a lot more than 100 days to...
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    Starting LL in May

    sorry, I didn't check in again yesterday, the business of life just took over but just wondered how you all managed yesterday and also to let you know that I managed to stay 100% yesterday:D:D (despite my son bringing home a massive 150g bar swiss chocolate from school, which looked absolutely...
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    Starting LL in May

    I am doing ok so far. Just having my second pack of the day (mhh, Thai soup) and a big glass of water, which once finished will bring my intake to 2.5 litres. I still feel very positive, another success today was that I threw the cheese leftovers from my little one's lunch straight in the bin...
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    Starting LL in May

    well done Helen for starting over again today. We can and will stay abstinent today!!! I have been on track so far, even had my coffee without any milk!!! Had a lemon bar for breakfast and will try and leave as long a gap as possible until my next pack. am doing quite well on the water 1 1/2...
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    Starting LL in May

    Thanks Eileen! We must have just crossed posts, and yes, I forgot to mention about the book. I have actually started going through bits of my foundation book again, and that together with lots of flavoured water have seen me through this afternoon. I just have to find my motivation again to nip...
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    Starting LL in May

    This self sabotage thing is very strange indeed. I think once the damage is done it's a lot more difficult to get back into sole-sourcing, as the body will start craving all the foods again, worse if we get ourselves out of ketosis as the hunger returns. I think this is why I was thinking all...
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    Starting LL in May

    :whip:!!! (Be a good girl from now on Helen!!!) Can I please have a good kicking in return!!!! Just like you I have messed around this week and am not really looking forward to tonight's weigh in. I am always so motivated after a meeting but Mondays (the last two consecutive ones) seem to be my...
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    So honestly then, have you ever cheated on LL?

    It's definitely harder once some food has crossed your mouth for whatever reason. I managed the first 100 days without any real hickups. Funnily, what messed with my brain was milk week. Even though I didn't follow it to the letter I just can't rid myself of my milky coffees since then. And...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi Maystarters! Wow, you have been busy posting while I was away. I had a great time and managed to lose 2lbs during my holidays (I have posted all the details in another thread). wow, Eileen, a belated well done for your holiday efforts!!! I know how you feel, I too feel a bit more relaxed...
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    Back From Holidays (and finally time to post)

    Hi Everyone! I am back from my holidays (well actually been back since Sunday night but life was absolutely frantic the next couple of days) and there would be just soo much to write about. So first things first: I had a great time, probably the most relaxing holiday I have ever had with the...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi all Maystarters!! A quick hello from holiday (sneaked a few minutes away from the kids). I had a good weigh in last wednesday, lost 4 lbs and achieved my target of being in the 12´s by 15th August. I was soo pleased and it was a great motivation for staying motivated on my holidays. The...
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    All set for my holidays (NOT)

    So here I go, tomorrow morning at 5.20am me and my family will set out on our 10 day holiday to my dad in Germany. Why oh why do I go on holiday at the start of development , which even without distraction proofs quite a challenge on a daily basis, and my decision to have a meal a day thrown in...
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    Self-Sabotage - HELP!

    Thanks for this thread and the wise words everyone! I am only at the start of development but already my food demons and my inner chatterbox have come out at full force, tempting me and giving me all sorts of reasons why I can/should deviate from the plan just a little bit... Over the last week...
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    Starting LL in May

    Welcome to the May thread Icycold I am another May starter who has gone into development now. 5 of us will continue with development. One will go into management and the rest (4) has vanished throughout Foundation. Well done for coming so far and doing so well!! I will have my first...
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    Fat Content - in me, not a packet!

    I bought mine quite a while ago. There are probably newer and fancier models out there. Mine just does the basis bodyfat, no fancy extra bits but does the job for me. it's definitely a Tanita. If you would like I can check the exact model at home later. Maybe you can snap one of those...
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    Psyllium husks

    I have been taking PH for about the last 6 weeks,and it hasn't knocked me out of ketosis. I think it depends on which one you take and also on your body's reaction. You might just want to carry on with it until your next meeting where you find out if it affects your ketosis. At the time I...
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    100 days later...

    doh:doh: talk about thinking of the obvious. I must truly be braindead. I didn't even think about asking LLC, she should have them on her digital camera..... Will ask her and hopefully problem solved, otherwise will have a nicetrip to Boots (need to buy stuff for our hols anyway)...
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    Milk Week

    I did a sort of milk week "light" version in the end. I had some milk every day (quite enjoyed my teas and coffes) but probably no more than 500ml max a day. I must say I quite enjoyed having the milk, and still managed to lose 2lb that week. Most people in my group didn't do it, and some...
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    Fat Content - in me, not a packet!

    I have the tanita scales at home that also measure body fat and am generally quite pleased and confident in their readings. You basically have to specify your gender, your height and then just step on barefoot. When I started LL my bodyfat was a whopping 49%:eek::eek: but now hovers around the...
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    How do you eat yours?

    Hi Sharon! I was wondering about this recently myself. I have always been an evening nibbler, and now without fail have to have my last pack (usually Thai Chilli) made up into Poppadoms with a big glass of sparkling flavoured water at around 9.30-10.00pm. I am actually really looking forward to...
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    100 days later...

    with regards to my before/after pictures, I would love to post them on here (I was really, really shocked with my before pictures) it's amazing how the brain plays tricks on our perception. i knew I was large but THAT LARGE:eek:. But anyhow, despite DH being in IT we still haven't evolved...
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    100 days later...

    This is my 100 day journey in a nutshell. The important bits first: Start weight 17.6 stones, Now: 13.3 stones Overall Loss: 4stones 4 lbs Dress size at start: 22/24, Now: 16 Inch loss: "only" 5 ½ from bust (DH will be pleased with that ;)) 8 ½ from waist (I...
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    Starting LL in May

    Well done everyone for losing this week:clap: I ended my last weigh in on a high, I lost 5 lbs and so managed to smash my goal of losing 4st in foundation. For me it feels like the journey now really starts, I went home last night after what was a very good meeting and somehow felt really lost...
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    Starting LL in May

    I too toyed with the idea of becoming a LLC. I am still a bit undecided as the 14k really put a stop to my enthusiasm, and also the fact that there are quite a few LLC in the area already. I know HQ is keeping an eye on the counsellor/population ratio but my LLC told me about a LLC nearby who...
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    A Guide To LighterLife Development

    Thank you so much Mrs L, you are a gem! I am due to start development tonight and this will be so helpful. I will need to print it out and read it all slowly and properly to take it all in. Even though it will be more of the same, I get the feeling it will be a very different experience. Thanks...
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    Need some help please

    Hi Sharon! Just a quick reply as have to dash out in a sec, but please just go to the meeting regardless of what has happened in the last 2 weeks. Crooked thinking galore, that what it sounds like to me. Believe me I had loads of it lately, and I think part of it has to do with having finished...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi Sharon! I don't know what to expect tomorrow. about 3 from our group will carry on with development (there were only 6 of us left in the last couple of weeks), and we will be thrown into an existing development group (as far as I understand) which already runs on a Wednesday evening, so...
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    Lost my wedding ring

    Thank you so much whoever it was that prayed to St Anthony's for my wedding ring to be found!! Much apprechiated. I gave up looking for it for now, hoping it will just turn up one day in the most unlikely of places, nothing else I can do now (other than look forward to a shiny new one, maybe...
  102. J

    Starting LL in May

    A big hello to all you May starters!! Looks like its development time for all of us pretty soon. My group officially closes tomorrow and then I will move onto development. I am really looking forward to finishing this first milestone, but know I will have a lot longer to go. How much more do...
  103. J

    Lost my wedding ring

    Thanks all for your encouragment and sympathy. Unfortunately the ring hasn't turned up yet. I went through the whole house and no sign of it, so unless, like some of you said, I will find it in a freezer drawer or the like at one point in the future it's truly gone. Praying was one of the...
  104. J

    Lost my wedding ring

    Just noticed that I lost my wedding ring, I am sooo annnoyed. Me and my colleagues been combing the office, I checked the car, called nursery but it has just vanished. Now I am really sure I had it this morning, as I generally never take it off. I can only hope I lost it at home. I won't...
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    Starting LL in May

    So sorry to hear about your cat. Coming so unexpected as well. Animals do become part of our families and of course you will miss your cat, so I wouldn't worry about the weight. Sometimes life just takes over and we have to deal with it the best we can.
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    Tearful...

    Well..... the fashionshow didn't go quite as smooth as planned... we had to see a doctor with our daughter tonight, so by the time we got home we had three screaming kids to bring to bed, the new clothes were lying on the bed, so DH had a look at them already before I put them on (how dare...
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    Tearful...

    ... but not because I am sad!! DH suggested this morngin that I should go and buy myself some new clothes (which means I must have looked really hideous in my old lot as this is a very rare offer...) So while out birthday present shopping for my youngest, who will be 2 on Sunday, I went past...
  108. J

    Starting LL in May

    Hi Everyone!! Sorry, it has been a while again since I last posted but last week was extremely hectic, and also I had a friend stay over, so all those evenings where I could have sneaked 5 minutes to post where taken up chating instead... Great to hear you are all doing well, from what I read...
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    Starting LL in May

    well done Helen and Sharon on losing 3 and 5lbs!!! Sharon, did you join your group late or why are you already moving onto development? Hope you will find it ok. Are some more of your group carrying on? I have another 2 weeks (wow, I can't believe it) until development. I really wasn't sure...
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    Milk Week

    As far as I am aware, it's milk, milk and more milk. Semi, skimmed or soya (soya is 2ltr:eek: a day). LL advises to make up the soups and shakes with the milk, so you wouldn't need to down it alongside the shakes and 4 litres of water. Gosh, if I'd do that my belly probably would develop...
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    A postive thread from Sez (at last!!!)

    I've been following your other threads, and I am just soo pleased for you. The weightloss you achieved is amazing!! Great that you feel more in control again. I think it's a great idea to reassess your goals as you go along. Hope you have another great week.
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    Milk Week

    Thanks for your replies! Still in two minds about it but the idea of "just" having a few skinny lattes and otherwise carry on as normal quite appeals to me :coffee:, I just can't stand black coffee!!!! I probably will decide on the day, and yes the thought of having to down 1.5 litres of...
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    Counselling

    Hi Peridot! I remember when I started Foundation, we normally didn't have much time for the actual counselling, to the point where we were told to read up on it at home. Most of the time seemed to have been taken up with weighing people, and watching the DVD. As time moved on, and the group got...
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    Milk Week

    I am fast approaching milk week (next week) and whilst a few weeks ago I was really looking forward to it, I am not so positive anymore now, probably not helped by a really slow weightloss of a measly pound this week, and the fact that it is done virtually at the end of Foundation, where I feel...
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    Starting LL in May

    Wow Trish 8lbs, what a boost just before your holidays!!! I hope you have a great time. Thanks for remembering me...with the kids off school now, I hardly ever find the time to log on here, that's why I was/and probably will be a bit quiet over the next few weeks (not helped by DH normally...
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    Starting LL in May

    Hi Everyone! I have been very quiet recently, as I hardly managed to get onto the computer the last week. Just tryingto catch up with some of the posts. Well done everyone for your weightlosses (last weeks one by now) I lost 3 lbs last tuesday, which makes a total of 3stones, yipeehhh, and...
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    Starting LL in May

    Thanks Trish! Those vibes must be working. I think I will manage not to eat, as no doubt the (hopefully positive) comments and watchful eyes of hubby will keep me on the straight and narrow. I think I find it more difficult not to cheat when I'm slaving away in the kitchen by myself, kids...
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    Electrolyte imbalance

    I also have suffered from cramps in my lower legs, especially at nighttime, which was quite annoying. didn't have a clue what it was and didn't investigate it any further. i didn't have them recently and, after reading the posts here, can only put this down to drinking some mariegold once or...
  119. J

    Losing weight in weird places

    Yep, exactly the same for me. I actually don't really know where my body has lost fat so far, as tummy and area under boobs/back seem to be very reluctant to shrink. When I was measured recently by LLC, I actually lost a lot from my waist but very little from tummy, LL said she had other people...
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    Starting LL in May

    Ohhhh, I must have missed out on getting my ball this week, as I was not at the meeting. Sounds like great fun. I suppose I really should watch that excercise DVD one of these days. I have been using the band though, especially for my arms and although I can't see any improvement yet I can...
  121. J

    I think I'm falling off the wagon!!! Help!!!

    I can really sympathise with you, as I posted earlier I am really struggling currently. Despite all the knowledge of how great this diet is, it is a daily struggle for me at the moment, and I think about food all the time and almost gave in twice during the last week. Now I think you have done...
  122. J

    Week 4 WI and Annoyance!

    Oh I can sympathise how annoyed you must feel about that. But I have to agree with the other posters, she obviously doens't/can't take this diet serious from the word go, so even while she gets away with it in the short term, unless she changes her approach she will either stop losing or give...
  123. J

    Half way blues??

    Thanks for all your replies. I am still struggling. Last night I felt so tired that I cancelled my chorus rehersal and just had a bath and went to bed. I just feel like I haven't got any energy at the moment. My house around me is slowly but surely falling apart but am generally too tired to do...
  124. J

    Half way blues??

    Thanks for the encouraging words. I think the sheer fear of going out of ketosis (didn't even know this word 10 weeks ago...) is keeping me from eating. Don't know how I am going to do the next couple of weeks though (at moment hanging on to the thought of only 3 weeks until milk week). OH is...
  125. J

    Half way blues??

    Apologies, this might geta little long... I am on week 9 of LL and have found the last week and a half to be really difficult, I don't know what it is, the weight loss is good but I really miss food. On two occasions over the last week, I ended up putting some food into my mouth before even...
  126. J

    Starting LL in May

    Hi Everyone! :clap::clap:, well done for the great losses this week. sorry that I have been a bit quiet recently, but I really struggled this week, and was more in a hiding and lurking mood. I had to be weighed on Monday, as I had a prior engagement and couldn't attend my Tuesday group. I...
  127. J

    51lbs in 10 weeks

    :wow:what a truly inspirational weightloss!!! You're absolutely right, the diet does exactly what it promises, it might not always be easy but it works. Keep up the good work!!!!!
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    Starting LL in May

    Thanks for all your motivational comments, yes I really feel in control now of this diet and my eating habits, and in a weird way this blib has helped me focus again. Trish, you also did well there, just imagine what your old self might have done on an occasion like that, and well done everyone...
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    Baking thought record - thought this might be useful as I had a bit of a lightbulb!

    Thanks Sarah for sharing this with us. My group has just covered this in our meeting last week, and I was a bit confused about this hot thougths idea, your example is a wonderful explanation, and helped me to make sense of last weeks home activity. I will defnitely look out for those hot...
  130. J

    Starting LL in May

    Hi Everyone! Just wanted to wish you all a good week and look out for that group weigh in!! I was very busy the last few days so didn't really have time to post. Just briefly, I was surrounded by sooo much food this weekend, Friday picnic, Saturday, Buffet, Sunday christening... (won't mention...
  131. J

    I am officially NORMAL!

    Well done!!! What an achievement. All the best for management
  132. J

    Will I ever be happy?

    :rotflmao: This is great, I think I will have to put this up on a wall, just how I feel at times
  133. J

    I am officially OVERWEIGHT!

    Well done!!! :clap::clap:Must be a great feeling. Onwards and upwards!!! I can't wait to be writting the same here in a few months time (Isn't this great, with this diet I actually believe that I will be writing this in a few months time!!!)
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    Starting LL in May

    You've got the right attitude Tish, keep on doing what you're doing and the weight will keep on coming off. A group weigh in, now that's something different, but sounds good to me. To see the weekly total should definitely keep us all motivated. Everyone have a great week :character00238:
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    Will I ever be happy?

    Hi Beth! I am not quite where you are now (well done for sticking with it, not long now) but I know what you're talking about. I have lost over 2stones so far, and people are really commenting on how good/slimmer I look, but I look in the mirror and still see the old me, double chin and all. I...
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    I think I am throwing the towel in!

    You probably won't have covered this in your meetings yet, but your thinking has "crooked" written all over it. (read up on it in week 7 I think it is) Basically this is negative thinking we use to manipulate ourselves, things like "I will never stick to a diet", "I just can't do it", "oh, i've...
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    Starting LL in May

    Well done Eileen, that weight is coming off and off and off!! I was well chuffed tonight, I lost 5lbs:D:D:D:D, which brings my total to just over 2 stones. This was the big one I was hoping for, just in time for my biggest test yet (foodwise) on Saturday. This will keep me well motivated...
  138. J

    My 100 days are up!!!

    :wow:Well done!!! You have done incredibly well to lose that much weight during foundation. Keep it up!!!!!!!
  139. J

    Weekends

    Thanks everyone for your replies! It's just good to know that it's not just me going berserk on the weekends!!! I will have to somehow work out a strategy to stop feeling so miserable/deprieved. maybe I will have to go back to not sit with my family when they eat, as that seems to push me...
  140. J

    Weekends

    thanks icemoose Yes, you're right, I have to focus on the end result,and boy will I feel great then!!. It's just that my chatterbox is working overtime at the weekends. I will just have to get better at ignoring it. Now as for the tummy rumbling, it's definitely not the water in it, but maybe...
  141. J

    Weekends

    I turned into a green eyed monster again this weekend. I just find them sooooo hard to cope with. I am generally fine during the week, but really really miss food on the weekends. I see my family eat all day, at home, while we're out etc, and normally by the afternoon am in such a bad mood...
  142. J

    Starting LL in May

    Hi Everyone! I was really busy over the weekend so didn't get a chance to post. Just wishing everyone a good weigh in this week :). Hope to hear from you soon
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    what was your turning point to join LL?

    Very interesting thread, here is my motivation for doing LL (might be a bit long, sorry) Like someone else posted above, I was always big, and had to battle with both my weight and the bullying that comes with it (especially a boy in middle school who drove me to tears virtually every day for...
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    Starting LL in May

    I had my weigh in last night and lost 3lbs. While I am pleased with it, it was the lowest loss in the group this week, and I think my chatterbox is chatting away at me, so I can't really enjoy it as much as I should. I somehow have hoped there would be another "biggy" in there at some point...
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    mushroom = cheese???

    I tried making poppadoms with the mushroom last night, and I have to say that when you leave it to almost burn (turn brown) it does have some sort of resemblance with cheese flavour. Good enough for me anyway, so I will have it again tonight, mhhh.....
  146. J

    Guilty Chicken.....

    I am so pleased to hear that you are back in the saddle again, so to speak. Great weightloss too!!! Just keep on going!
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    Guilty Chicken.....

    Hi Chunkychicken! Please, please, plese don't give up. I think you hit the nail on the head - something inside you is trying to sabbotage you. Now I am only guessing here, but could it be fear of the unknown? Like you said, you actually can't remember being slim, and something inside you is...
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    Something to cheer you up

    Nice one:rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao:
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    Week 6 weigh in FOLKS!!

    You know Eileen, I haven't even thought of it that way. But I think you're right, my trousers probably also were very much on the tight side, with me refusing to go out and buy the next size up!!!!!! Looking forward to wearing my size 20 jeans soon enough (I can put them on just doing up the...
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    Starting LL in May

    That is absolutely fantastic:wow: You should be well pleased with yourself. What a motivation to go into the next week! I will have my weigh in tonight, week 5 for me. I will let you know later how it went.
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    mushroom = cheese???

    Mhhhh, cheese....................... I do so miss cheese. I will definitely give this a try tonight, and hope you're right I am quite bored with the mushroom soup at the moment anyway, so a change in flavour would be a definite improvement!! I let you know whether you're tastebuds have gone...
  152. J

    Week 6 weigh in FOLKS!!

    Sorry, meant to say defy science in my earlier post, in case any of you wondered. :ashamed0005: I think I should go to bed, I must be tired
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    Week 6 weigh in FOLKS!!

    What a great loss in 6 weeks:clap:, wow, you must have been well chuffed tonight! As for the clothes, I know how you feel. I am in week 5 and have lost 22lbs so far but like you my trousers are getting lose but I am nowhere near the next size down. I think the myth of lose a stone drop a...
  154. J

    Sugar Free Chewing Gum...

    After reading all this, I think I will try some chewing gum, as my breath has gotten continually worse over the last couple of weeks to the point where even my sympathetic other half has commented. I really don't like the breath freshener sprays (they make me feel sick), so I will just see and...
  155. J

    TV Adverts

    It's not just the ads on TV, food is literally everywhere. I recently had an emotional outburst when buying petrol and wondering to myself when/how did this society become so obsessed with food. I mean, I am there to buy petrol, and as soon as I step in the shop to pay, there is a culmination...
  156. J

    Starting LL in May

    Well done to both of you for staying on track with all those temptations in front of you!! I will have my big test on 16th June, when the choir I sing with has a big evening performance, and we will be spending all day rehearsing and then do the show in the evening, and already they are...
  157. J

    Savoury Drink

    After I bought it, I too felt that it was a bit of a rip-off. Thanks for reassuring me, I will use the mariegold from now on but probably like you will try not to have more than one a day.
  158. J

    Savoury Drink

    At my last meeting I bought myself a pack of savoury drink powder, as I am a bit of a savoury person. I was a bit shocked that compared to the water flavourings there was actually rather little powder there, just enough for 14 portions! Now I wonder, after comparing the ingredients with some...
  159. J

    Sugar Free Chewing Gum...

    Hi Scotsnats It's funny the sort of things we're missing while on the programme. I don't know whether a sugar free gum or two would make a difference to the programme, but I suppose they must have had their reasons to exclude it. I have the same temptation with milk in my tea. I have been...
  160. J

    tingly legs

    Don't know if this helps but my LLC warned us all from the beginning that we will get cold hands/feets, as the body shuts down any unnessecary services due to the reduced calorie intake (not sure of the exact processes involved but that's also why the nails and hair apparently stop growing...
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    Week 3 weigh in but I feel like giving up

    Hi Sammy! I have to agree with Eileen. I miss food especially in the evenings (maybe that is the time I used to eat most for whatever reasons). I too just take it one day at a time,and before I know another week has gone and Iwill have lost some more weight, and so will you. When you feel...
  162. J

    Loose Skin/Sagging...

    Good luck with the op M. I just really would like to avoid having to go down that route if at all possible (aversions to hopsitals etc) but I suppose only time will tell. Don't even mind having it a bit wobbly as long as I can avoid the dreaded hanging over effect of my tummy (three...
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    Starting LL in May

    well done Eileen and Tishtosh!! Two lbs gone forever!! :) I thinks someone wrote here somewhere that we shouldn't compare our weight loss with that of others (as hard as that can be). Our bodies are all different (and I suppose we didn't put it all on in the same way/time as well). I had my...
  164. J

    Loose Skin/Sagging...

    Hi Scotsnat Like you I am worrying about this a lot lately. My skin wasn't the firmest to begin with and yes, things are going south rapidly at the moment :eek:. My LLC said that we should really give our skin at least a year to catch up with the rapid weight loss, which I suppose makes sense...
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    Worried - New Lighter Lifer!

    Hi Scotnat Hope your weigh in goes well tonight. In my first week I felt abosolutely fine with hardly any of the dreaded side effects, unfortunately they caught up with me at the start of the second week ,but only for about 2 days. I found the soup very lumpy initially but my LLC advised to...
  166. J

    Starting LL in May

    Hi Everyone! Well done Eileen for losing a stone in 2 weeks, your clothes are going to fall off you in no time. Hope your weigh in goes well tonigth, keep us informed! Hi Louise, you have a fantastic weightloss in 4 weeks, what day do you have your weigh in? Hope to talk to you some more. And...
  167. J

    Starting LL in May

    Oh, just an afterthought. How are all the other may starters doing?? It would be great to hear from you!
  168. J

    Starting LL in May

    Hi Tishtosh I haven't started throwing out my old clothes yet, but it won't be long now, as especially my trouser are just hanging off me now and are just taking up space in my wardrobe. Tops are generally more forgiving and they will have to last a bit longer. My next weigh in is on Tuesday...
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    Kinda down!

    As you said, looking at the overall picture helps, but I know how you feel. In my group we actually had about 3 people who at their second weigh in hadn't lost and the atmosphere was really low for a while but they did make up for it the next week. My counselor said that it could be water...
  170. J

    Starting LL in May

    Thanks Tishtosh! I am just really excited that this diet works, and also works so fast. I had a lot of people noticing my weightloss over the last week, and I am just three weeks into LL. On the downside, my clothes are getting way to big now, but I want to wait just a little bit longer...
  171. J

    Kerry

    Hi Kerry! Please don't give up because of this "blib". You are only human and as long as you carry on you should be fine! Just keep on with the diet as normal, and you should go back into ketosis in no time. Even if you don't lose weight this week, don't give up, as this diet really works...
  172. J

    Starting LL in May

    Another May starter Hi All! I started on 1st May and am so far really impressed with this diet. i had my third weigh in yesterday and lost another 5 lbs, making a total of 1stone 5lbs!!! I find not eating not as difficult as I thought, admittingly I do miss my evening treats, that's why I...
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    Lots of new members - shall we do an intro thread?

    Just registered Hi Everyone I just registered and thought I say a quick hello! I stumbled accross this site today at work, and am already feeling really inspired by some of the stuff I read. I started LL almost 3 weeks ago (will have my weigh in tomorrow) and so far am really pleased with my...
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