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As boobs are mostly fat it stands to reason that you will lose weight on your boobs too. Over the past 15 weeks I've gone from a 34K to a 32GG. Now I'm sure most of us with bigger boobs rejoice at them getting smaller, but I guess if you're small/average to begin then I can understand your...

I was also never told about having to only go on tfr for maximum of 12 weeks, eat for a week, and then back on tfr but it's NICE govt guidelines and LL and CD adhere them. I really think LT should make people aware of this. If anyone is interested the link is...

Lighter Life also say you should eat a higher amount of calories after 12 weeks and then you can go back to vlcd. LL suggest you mix your shakes with milk for a week to get your calories up and then go back to using water. Cambridge Diet also have a 12 week limit on tfr with a week of food and...

The formula is ((((x/y)*100)-100)*(-1))/100 x = your current weight y = your starting weight

Well done on the 37% loss! :) WOW, how fantastic.

:) Oh, actually now I see it listed on my user profile thingy - silly me :) - could have saved my hubbie the time in working out the formula for me! :D I've made a spreadsheet of my % losses for every week, as well as all kinds of measurements, I love looking at it - several times a day!

Hi all, Has anyone ever worked out what % of the starting weight they have lost? I find it really motivating, and it really makes me super happy, when I think of my weight loss in those terms. As at today, I've lost 25% or, which I think sounds better, 1/4 :), of my starting weight. woo hoo...

I have about 4 cups of tea a day with either 2 or 3 sweetner tablets in it.

Yeah, I've had similar stuff from friends and a co-worker. I've been told about putting the weight back on and how it's really unhealthy to be eating so few calories, etc, etc. It really p****s me off. Like being obese is the healthier option! And besides, I've never looked better. My skin is...

Yeah, I don't think I was ready to refeed either, just getting a bit desperate for some solid food! :) But I'm so over solids at the moment! ha ha ha I'm really looking forward to going back on the shakes and finally getting to my goal weight. And it won't be for that long - I reckon somewhere...

Yeah, I've read about this too. I'm using mashed cauliflower as a topper for my cottage pie this evening.

Just done it - going back on TFR as from next week :) Strange to think that only a week ago I was looking forward to refeeding and now I'm looking forward to going back on TFR for that final push to reach my goal. Let's hope I can lose the last 9kg in under 6weeks.

Thanks for the responses you guys. I'm actually thinking I might go back on TFR and give it one last push to reach my goal weight. Before I started refeeding I was starting to go crazy with no food and my motivation levels were at zero, but now that I've had some nosh, I think I'm up for...

Hi all I started refeeding on Friday. After most meals I feel terribly full (even though I'm eating the correct quantities) and bloated. I've also put on just under 2lbs overnight, since yesterday. I'm a bit concerned about all of this. Just wondering if anyone else has had this kind of...

Obviously you can't deprieve yourself of a bit of chocolate or ice cream for the rest of your life :) perish the thought! but I won't be tucking into chocolate every day like I was before. I think I've had a big mind shift over the past three months in my thoughts about food. I'll be much...

I couldn't agree with more. Once I'm done with LT I don't want to be on another diet ever again. Healthy eating and exercise are the key to ending the dieting cycle.

Yes, indeed :( They seem to put that c**p in everything! I even stopped using this particular brand of toothpaste due to the citric acid. Possibly a bit of overkill as I didn't not eat it :) but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Ribena also has citric acid in it.

Diet Coke contains citric acid - A big no no on LT

I've only got two tattoos at the moment. I have been waiting until I lost weight before I got some more ink work done on my new and improved thinner arms :D The last one I had done was about 9 years ago, when I was young and thin :) I think it will also be a great way to reward myself for...

I don't like mine so diluted - makes it taste less chocolatey imo. I usually use just under 200ml of water in my choc shakes (the only ones I have) and sometimes for breakfast I'll only use about 100ml to make it nice and thick.

Thank you :) It took me quite a lot of weight to drop my first dress size - I think about 30lb :( but now it seems to be getting easier to fit into smaller things. If you were an 18 before and a healthy BMI then how can there be anything wrong with that? I don't think any of us are trying to...

I totally agree with IrishMum. She would have been a rubbish slimming buddy if she caved so easily. You will really show her what she is missing out on when in the not too distant future you're slim and healthy, while she is still scoffing bacon buttys ;) Keep it up. In my opinion, it's quite...

Good luck with your refeed decision too :) I think most people would think we're all crazy for treating this as a major life decision. Although, thinking about it, it is kind of a major life decision. We've obviously all had food issues which has resulted in us needing to use LT. Now that we're...

Don't feel too bad. My lowest loss was 2.6lbs but that was followed the next week by my biggest weekly loss since starting at 4.8lbs. :) I know it's hard to stay motivated when the loss is not that great, but you can do it! Just keep the goal in mind. Do anything to stick to it - drink fizzy...

Congrats on your weight loss - 64lbs is brilliant! How long have you been on LT? I'm finding it harder the longer I'm on it. I also think I'm in the mindset of having never really been succesful on a diet before LT and now I don't want to stop before I reach my goal. I'm so glad I'm not...

ha ha ha, nah, you wouldn't want any of my boobs :) They're too big - even for a transvestite show girl :D:D:D I think it's hard for me not to think of me in terms of what I weigh. The scale has been such a big part of my life for many years now. But perhaps there is some wisdom in what you...

I've been changing my mind about my final date/weight for a few weeks now. :( I should really just be like you and pick a date, but I'm finding it so hard to be decisive. Not eating any solids is slowly driving me crazy, but the weight loss is so amazing so that leaves me totally confused. How...

Well done! :):):) It's so amazing buying stuff that is smaller, instead of going up a size :D What is your goal size? I originally thought a size 12 but now not sure if I'd look too thin. :confused: It's a bit tricky to judge considering I haven't been a 12 for over a decade! Can't wait for...

:) Thanks When I first started LT my goal was 65kg. It has since been revised to 70kg but now, as I'm really, really struggling to stay on it, I might just start re-feeding at 73kg (which puts my in a normal BMI range) and then lose the excess by healthy eating and exercise. But then another...

I have been really struggling these last couple of weeks with being on LT. This is my 11th of tfr and I'm starting to go a bit nuts BUT... it was all made worthwhile when I finally fitted into a pair of size 14 trousers this morning! :D:D:D Down from a 20 about 3 months ago. Happy days :D

Mine was a cumulation of a few things: - I started getting to fat for my "big" clothes and bras I was becoming paranoid about eating in public - thinking people were all looking at the chubber eating I didn't want to meet any new people and would not go to any social events that involved...

I'm gonna try sniffing my hubbies dinner this evening to see if that helps :)

Guys, you have all been fabulous with your encouragement! :D I should have started on this forum ages ago.

I've been reading a lot about nutrition over the last few weeks. I've been to two nutritionists over the years, so have also been reading over the notes I got from them and watching You are what you eat. I think it's a combination of being so close to the end, and looking at so much informaton...

I've also dreamt about eating :D

Hi there, maybe you're right about it being cos I'm only a few weeks away and I'm just being too impatient.

:D I've just cheered myself up by buying a new winter coat during my lunch break (in a smaller size! :)) and feel a lot more motivated! This is my first non essential purchase since losing some weight. I've bought new bras and trousers, but they were really essential, so next that exciting. :D

I'm drinking oodles of water - between 3 and 4L per day. I'm not hungry though, just feel like there is nothing - and this might sound stupid - to look forward to after a long day at work. Food is such a bit part of everyday life. I had no idea how much food was shoved in our face - most tv...

Hi all, I'm into my 10th week of LT and the longer I go on the worse I feel about not eating. :cry: Everyone seems to say the first week is the hardest, but I breezed through that with no side effects at all, but am suffering big time now. I think about food more now than I did when I was...

I do feel somewhat better that I'm not the only one being driven crazy by other peoples negativity. Perhaps I will not want to yell at the next person who says that to me :) and might instead find the humorous side to their small mindedness.

I just get annoyed when it keeps getting said how keeping the weight off will be hard. I can't fathom how people think I (or anyone on a diet) does not know this. Anyway, it's going to be fabulous to prove them all wrong and stay slim and healthy :D woo hoo!

Exactly! Giving up food is no walk in the park. I've had something along those lines as well (grrrr........) from a friend of mine who admits he needs to lose weight but, even though he reckons LT is an easy solution, doesn't want to do it. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense :confused:

Yeah, I've tried to get my husband to go with me in the past. He seemed quite keen at one stage, so I even paid his enrolment fee and bought him new trainers. But alas, he did not step foot in the gym after he signed the contract. I suppose it must make a big difference when you've got someone...

Wow! That is super impressive!!! I only get to my home area at about 7pm after work everday, so when you add going to the gym I would be home just before 9pm, which really sucks. I've also got to get my butt out during my lunch breaks and start going for half hour walks.

Yup :D It's seems like very logical food advice and portion control to me. I don't really want to spend the rest of my life counting calories or points or having green days or weighing food. I've done toooooo much of that in the past. I just want to have a normal relationship with food.

I always managed to fool myself for a few months when I had signed up at the gym in the past that I was doing the right thing by sweating my guts out after a long day at work and a long commute home and actually enjoying it! (yeah right) but it could not be sustained and it got to the point...

My plan is to do away with diets completely. I've go the book "The Food Doctor", which I'm going to stick to. Basically it involves keeping your blood sugar level thereby avoiding cravings and excessive hunger. Staying away from simple carbs and eating protein with every meal and snack to keep...

Hi everyone, Just wondering what exercise, if any, you all do? I've joined the gym 3 times in the past few years, but I never last more than a few months - and it's a long, hard, painful few months. I've come to terms with the fact and I'm not, nor will I ever be, a gym bunny. I did, however...

Saturdays at about 11am.

Well done on resisting. It is so hard when you have to go to social functions and stick to the water or black tea. On Friday my husband had takeaway pizza. I think the smell was driving me insane more than the actual thought of eating it. I almost ended up in tears from the pure frustration of...

Thanks for that. It seems like people think that just cos I'm a bit of a chubber, I don't have a brain. :mad: I'm obviously a bit nervous about coming off LT in the future, but feel I'm going to be under scrutiny for people just waiting for me to become fat again so I can get an "I told you...

I'm so glad I'm not the only one suffering, makes me feel a tiny bit better.

Has anyone else had the words "weight loss is the easy bit, it's maintaining it that's going to be difficult" said to them? I'm being driven crazy. I've been fat for a few years now and am finally starting to feel good about myself after losing 17.3kg (38lbs) in 9 weeks, although I still need...

Hi all, I'm on the 2nd day of my 4th week on Lipotrim. I'm actually finding it harder to do as the time goes along.:sigh: I have not cheated once and the weight is falling off, but I'm getting a bit sick of drinking copious amounts of water and black tea. I do really like the shakes though...