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Done it for you, Mama C Caz 14lbs (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 14lb (15lb lost, -1lb to go) Reached and an extra 1lb for good luck Eatlessweighless 14lb (6lb lost, 8lb to go) Karamac 19lb (15.5lb lost, 3.5lbs to go) Katiebaby 16lb (19.8lb lost, 0lb to go) LastEverDiet 14lbs (6lbs...

4.5lbs off for me this week - that's a bit more like it!! :-) Caz 14lbs (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 14lb (10lb lost, 4lb to go) Eatlessweighless 14lb (6lb lost, 8lb to go) Karamac 19lb (15.5lb lost, 3.5lbs to go) Katiebaby 16lb (17lb lost, 0lb to go) LastEverDiet 14lbs (6lbs...

Only 2 lbs off for me this week. Pretty unhappy about that - it's only week 2 :-( However, I do have a water infection so maybe it has 'upset the balance'? Caz 14lbs (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 14lb (7lb lost, 7lb to go) Eatlessweighless 14lb (3lb lost, 11lb to go) Karamac 19lb...

10lbs. Well done!

9lbs off for me. Pretty darn pleased with that, I am!! :) Caz 14lbs (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 14lb (4lb lost, 10lb to go) Eatlessweighless 14lb (0lb lost, 14lb to go) Karamac 19lb (9lb lost, 10lbs to go) Katiebaby 16lb (10.6lb lost, 5.4lb to go) LastEverDiet 14lbs (0lbs...

Well done! You must be SO pleased!

Day 4 for me today and boy, do I feel rough. Headache, nauseous, grumpy (I actually want to throw something! ) but knowing this should pass in a couple of days is helping.

I'm not a huge lover of cup-a-soups at the best of times! Had original oatmeal this morning and really liked that - its a cross between Ready Brek and Farley's rusks! I like most of the shakes so far and I've had the mushroom pasta padded out with more mushrooms& broccoli the first night...

Absolutely brilliant! Oh my goodness you must be SO pleased. Ooh, that's MY motivation for the day!

Amen to that, Minerva.

I think I'd go back in time and tell my 16 year old self that a size 10/12 is NOT fat. My friends at the time all seemed to be a size 8 and I didn't compare bone sizes or think logically. Carrying that forward to now, I need to stop comparing myself to others still. I'm ME, I should do what's...

Day 2 for me today, too. Can I also buddy along? Suspect I'll need a whole load of support in the first couple of weeks. Woken up with a bad headache today. Think I've probably slept funny but normally I'd have something of a 'treat' to make me feel better!

I started today and have about 7 stone to lose so I'm going for a big target of 19lbs Caz 14lbs (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 14lb (0lb lost, 14lb to go) Eatlessweighless 14lb (0lb lost, 14lb to go) Karamac 19lb (0lb lost, 19lbs to go) Katiebaby 14lb (0lb lost, 14lb to go)...

I've had the same sabotaging thought, reading day 5, as I always have whenever talk turns to eating food more slowly: I like my food HOT! It isn't practical to keep putting it in the microwave so what do I do?

I used to have that on the wall in my salon. It's such an inspirational quote.

Day 2 Since I have been planning for a couple of weeks to start S&S on April Fools'Day (!) I already know what my first (and hopefully only) diet choice will be. I think I need a diet which allows no deviation. It's too easy for me to plan a treat and turn it into a feast then a rapid exit from...

Oh so many reasons and I'm sure I'll think of more: I'll feel more in control I'll feel as if I've accomplished something important I won't be out of breath I'll fit in all my clothes again I'll be able to bend down to tie my boots without feeling winded (!) I'll be less self-critical I'll be...

Thanks, slim&happy. 1st April is start date!

Ok, Monday it is. I'll get the book out and dust it off! I'll print the worksheets off, too, to do it properly!

I'll join too. Got the book about a year ago and only read a couple of chapters. That's me all over - I start things full of enthusiasm and then I don't maintain the momentum so things fizzle out :-(

Haha - no more babies. Maintenance is the hardest bit, I think, but it's also the most important bit. Losing is the easy part!

Deezer, you're right. I've not been eating anything remotely processed for about 4 months so my body should be in a healthy place now to shed this lard! Gyms here in Switzerland are crazy expensive but I've been asked by a girl at work if I fancy joining a Roller Derby group (I think they've...

I lost 70lbs in 16 weeks last time - an average of just over 4lbs a week. I say last time because I'm nearly back at square one, having given up before I got to goal and slowly regaining the weight by eating too much and not exercising enough! This time I want to stick at it til goal (88lbs) and...

I'm so glad I found this thread. I'm starting (again!) on 1st April and I have 7 stone to lose. Feeling very daunted by it all. Lost 5 stone 4 years ago with LL. it has all gone back on because I started 'messing' with the diet - trying weekends off etc, which lead to more and more food intake...

Thanks, futureyummymummy :-) April 1st is my start date. I started on the same date 4 years ago and lost 70 of the 100 lbs I needed to lose. Then, for some reason I lost momentum, went on to 1 meal a day and instead of focussing on how well I had done I started gaining. So now I'm back at...

Hi - I'm ready to start a VLCD again so am looking at various brands. Anyone who has done LL (Minerva - I know you have) - is the taste comparable? I tried Exante and I really didn't like it!

4lbs lighter this morning so at least some of that huge gain was fluid retention from the flight!! Good day yesterday and very, very busy today so shouldn't have much time to think about being hungry! Woken with a headache but I'd 'stocked up' on panadol in preparation so I'll keep the headache...

Absolutely fantastic! Well done, Clara! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Back from 2 weeks at home in UK and over a stone heavier :mad: New start today. Reset all my stats and my ticker. It's 10.30 and I've had a litre of water already. I need to get my head in the right place to do 20 minutes a day on my cross trainer, too - I'm sure it will help. In the UK I...

Thanks, BL and Kathy. I AM excited, although I've just shocked hubby - he thought I was doing Lite but I'm doing Total for at least 6 weeks first! Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Tomorrow's the day! Still have the vertigo but it isn't showing signs of disappearing and I need to start my incredible shrinking act! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Clara, your website/app tips are brill. Keep them coming - you're my guru!! Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

That cabbie's words must have made you feel amazing and made you realise that you LOOK amazing, too! Well done and stay focussed through RTM - it's the key to keeping it off for good. Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hope you feel better really soon, Cass. Be kind to yourself! Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

It IS independence day, you're right! We are in control of what happens and nobody else can do it for us. I'm quite excited and I've got another couple of weeks to prepare my head fully. The support on here is amazing. Thanks, ladies - you're all absolutely fab! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Set my restart date! July 1st. I'll be back!! :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well, I've seen the ENT specialist about the dizziness and nausea and I apparently have something called labyrinthitis. I'm actually glad there's a reason for it because I've had it for about 5 weeks now :( I have medication to ease the vertigo but I have to take it with a proper meal 3 times...

I'm afraid I'm really, really low, Clara. My first thought this morning was that I wish I hadn't woken up cos that means I have to get through another day :( Trip home in 4 weeks and it just cannot come fast enough! Now you know why I'm not posting - don't want to make you guys miserable! ;)...

I'm in Riyadh, honey. I've got a beauty business so I'm busy but I just miss home SO much! I'll muddle through - it'll ease again in a couple of weeks. :( Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hey, Cass 3lbs in a week, when you are this far into it, is absolutely fantastic. And to think you thought you'd gained 1lb! Just goes to show that you must not get on your scales at home. My hubby is convinced that our scales are temperamental and yours might be just the same. I have to...

Thanks, Clara. Yes, you're right - posting more often will help. It's a bit like not getting on the scales when you know you haven't been 'good', isn't it? I haven't posted because of the way I'm feeling and that is definitely distorted thinking because posting and getting replies is one of...

Hi to all you lovely shrinking ladies! I've had a bad time of late. Depression has hit me like a tonne of bricks and, true to form, abstinence went out of the window. Why do I do this to myself? At least if I'd stayed abstinent I'd have something to be happy about. I'm miserable because I...

Oh my goodness, honey - how on earth could you ever be a disappointment to ANYBODY? You are SO inspirational. An absolute marvel! Your determination and your strength absolutely shine through in your diary. You are one amazing lady. Keep doing what you're doing because you are certainly...

Strong resolve today. I'm just treating it as 'day 1'. So today's goal is to get through day 1! Thank you so much to all of you for your support. You've strengthened my resolve and you're right. I CAN do this! Just had a bit of a blip, that's all. And a bit of crooked thinking. A bit of 'oh...

I need words of inspiration please, ladies. Can't get back into it! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ok: honesty.com! No food at all passed my lips yesterday. BUT I can't say the same for Gin & Tonic. Bad girl. Bad, bad girl. I had a great time but BOY did I pay for it today. I haven't eaten anything for nearly 3 weeks and then wham! I also think I shouldn't drink with the meds I'm on at...

Thanks, schweetie. Still holding on! I'm so, so pleased for Annie - that great big first week weight loss is SUCH a boost!:D

Aww, thanks, schweetie. I think you're right about our resistence being lowered. As I said in an earlier post, my first 2 weeks on LL fairly sailed by as I was so, so busy in the salon and didn't have time to think about food. This last week has been a bit more 'normal' and so, I guess, it's...

Wow, Annie, that's fantastic. Well done that girl :)

Thank you for your kind words, Gembritney. I'm sure it's not the usual LL 'off-colour' feeling. I've had a horrid headache for a full week, along with nausea, pains in the top of my tum, dizziness and tinnitus. Doc said it was a problem in my inner ear and gave me some drugs but it's got worse...

Certainly not tempted by food at the moment. Not feeling well and, happily (crazy thinking here!) it is accompanied by nausea. I can't face shakes or soups, either. Just hope I don't crave food when I feel better!! Hope everyone's doing well - I love to keep reading all these motivational posts!!

I KNOW this diet works! My hubby's auntie - a diabetic - lost 10 stone on it 2 years ago and she's kept it all off. She's now on 1/4 of the medication she was on before, too! I lost 5 stone and, the way I was looking at it, I regained 3 stone. But all the lovely ladies on here have pointed...

Well done you! Every time you get through what you perceive might be a trying day, your resolve strengthens and you become more and more positive that you CAN do it! Here's to the incredible shrinking AnniegoLightly!! ;D

I guess the last 2 weeks have been fairly easy for me because the salon has been really, really busy, I've been working 12 hours a day and I just haven't had time to think about food. Now, with lots of people having gone home to UK for the Easter holidays, I find myself with time on my hands...

Hi Clara I think you're amazing to resist chocolate. One of the good things about being out in Saudi is that they don't 'do' Easter so I'm not tempted. I have a beauty salon and when I had the salon in England clients used to bring me Easter eggs. It was so lovely of them but so bad for me -...

Bank Holidays certainly do try our commitment to LL, don't they? Just remember - one day at a time! You can do it - I get myself a coffee and a sparkling water if we're out somewhere and people are eating. I end up worrying where to find the nearest loo and it makes me completely forget about...

Clara - yes, I'm going it alone. To have the packs posted out here is absolutely extortionate but I have some very kind friends here who bring out a month at a time for me when they go home. I would normally have gone home at least 3 times this year but my daughter is getting married in...

Thank you so much, ladies. It will help so, so much to know I have the support of people who fully understand what I am doing. I'm already finding myself telling little white lies to people who disapprove of VLCDs and claim, as they always do, to know far better than we do! "Surely it isn't...

Thought I'd start a diary as I've been on LL for two weeks now and had a fantastic loss of 15lbs. I know the losses will slow down a little now and, without a diary to record my feelings I'm worried that my resolve might weaken. I seem to be constantly saying 'no thank you' to invitations...

SB - Thank you for your kind words. Two weeks in, one stone gone. I'd forgotten what an AMAZING boost that fast weight loss is! Your inspirational words "One thing's for sure, the loose skin can be covered up with clothes, but the fat always shows through" are like a mantra to me now and...

Hi Heaven Can Wait What about flaxseed? It is used on diets like Atkins as it doesn't affect ketosis. Also, the health benefits are amazing. I take it all the time, whether dieting or not, as I have arthritis and my hubby takes it to help his psoriasis and diabetes. It also helps with PMT...

Hi Spanglymum and WELL DONE! Your achievement is amazing. I'm back on LL again - for about the 4th time! The first time was successful - I lost 70lbs and I felt absolutely amazing - when I was dressed. I think part of the problem for me was that I focussed too much on the negative. I...

Big hugs, Han.

Hi guys. I've said this before in another post but I want to tell you that I found it EASIER second time around. Why wouldn't it be? This time I KNOW I can do it - I've done it before and I can darn well do it again!! Good luck, ladies.

Thanks, Han - that's really lovely of you. I get a real boost by coming on here and I hope I give a little of that back to you guys!

River you CAN defend yourself by sticking to the diet, losing the weight, looking AMAZING and keeping it off. Honestly, honey - I don't know why these people feel the need to knock us but the problem is THEIRS, not ours. Why do they want to knock you for being positive and doing something...

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I think you've definitely got it right, Lucy. I was married to my previous husband for 17 years. I knew after 10 years that I no longer wanted to be with him but at that time we had a 10 year old ( we got married because of the baby) and a 6 year old so I thought I'd be able to stay until my...

Oh, honey. I've been there - I guess an awful lot of us have and nothing I can say will make you feel any better I guess. Please look after yourself. Stay strong, remember the good times (I don't think bitterness is good for our health!) and post on here for strength and support. It's so...

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My friend has apparently been speaking to other people I know telling them how worried she is about me doing this 'unhealthy' diet. Guess the proof is in the pudding (pardon the pun!) and I'll just have to prove her wrong by staying healthy, completing RTM and keeping the weight off (she's...

Hi peeps! I always use a 'smoothie-to-go' which I got from Tesco. It comes with two large 'cups' with travel lids so that you can make your shake, pop on the lid and take it with you. I make it with lots of ice and water and it makes a really thick, scrummy shake. Kind of like a McDonald's...

Fantastic, AJB! You star! Well done and well done for making those wise food choices.

Heehee, BL - I'm into 'food porn' too! Sofajay - hope you're feeling better soon, hon. It really does sound like a bug. Don't let it put you off LL. Do you make your shakes in the LL shaker? I bought a 'Smoothie-to-go' from Tesco and now I make them with lots of ice as well as water and the...

Hi ladies, and welcome! The counselling aspect of LL is what makes it so different. Well, that and the fact that you can literally see the weight melting off you! If you make sure that you really pay attention in group, actively participate in any activities and then go over them again during...

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Hanmac, you look absolutely amazing. How pleased are you? OMG - isn't this the best diet EVER? A friend (and yes, she really is a friend) tried to get me to stop LL today by telling me that, at the hospital where she works, they did blood tests on 2 staff who were on LL and found that they had...

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I think we're all bread and potato lovers - comfort food from the past which doesn't have to be our comfort food anymore! My hubby decided about 4 weeks ago to cut out bread, potatoes and pasta from his diet because he felt as if they bloat him. Result? He's lost 12lbs! Pah, and I've lost...

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Haha - I know what you mean. I have tons and tons of clothes which don't fit but I'm kind of focussing on my 'favourite' jeans in the next size down!! I also kept my size 22 jeans from before I did Lighter Life the first time and was horrified to see that I could actually wear them if I pulled...

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Welcome back, Yoyo. I'm pretty much the same as you. Went through abstinence, lost four and half stone, didn't do RTM and now I'm back on LL again as I put nearly 3 stone back on again! LL really is the only thing which works for me. I kept reading posts where people say it's much harder the...

They sound like pretty good food choices to me, AJB. You are SO good for leaving the bread and the fries. I'm not sure about the carrot and coriander soup (could it have had flour in it?) but everything else sounds like high protein, low carb which shouldn't bring you out of ketosis. Do you...

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Hi Lucy - I'm going to choose the next item of clothing I want to get into. Have you done that? Got a pair of jeans which I can sort of get up but there's no way on earth they'll fasten (as opposed to another pair which will only come up to mid-thigh!!). Going to try them on again in another...

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Hi River and welcome! Christmas is SUCH a long way off, in LL terms. You'll have completed your first 14 weeks by then and so you can expect to have lost at least 3 stone, probably more, as long as you've stuck to it - which isn't hard to do after the first few days! Just picture the look on...

Bet you feel great, fitting into that top! You're so right, you know. We quickly change our automatic response to stress, don't we? I just want to run a bath now and lie in it with my book. Had a bad couple of weeks with my hubby's health and some of it was really scary. I just kept thinking...

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Fantastic losses Hanmac and FF! You have got the right attitudes, too. Once you've done RTM you'll have the attitude and skills to stay slim for ever. I hope I'm as successful as you. WELL DONE.

Well done both of you. Fab losses!

Bet you feel pretty pleased, eh? You certainly should do! Well done, Lucy.

Good girl! All that matters on this journey is what WE want and how WE feel. How often do we put ourselves first? We might never again. But for now, in this moment, it's the right thing to do.

You are all so very inspiring. Thank you. You are keeping me going. I can't go to a LL group so you ARE my group! How was your weigh-in, Lucy?

Hi Lucy. Yeah, I think we all worry about our skin shrinking to fit. I lost nearly 5 stone on LL last year (and put 3 of them back on because I didn't do RTM so hey, here I am, back on it!) and I was surprised, straight away, how much my tummy shrunk back. My legs were a bit 'dodgy' but...

Haha - I'm even considering surgery to get rid of mine! My Auntie lost 10st on LL last year and, at first, her bingo wings were pretty bad. I haven't seen her for about 6 months and we met at a family party last month and WOW! She's nearly 60 and all those baggy bits have shrunk back pretty...

Wow - your weight stayed the same. You have done fantastically well. All that worrying and you were able to do it all the time! I bet you're SO excited about going back on LL and completing your journey. Well done, Lind.

Absolutely AMAZING weight loss. You should be very, very proud of yourself. You obviously have the willpower to do whatever you want to do. Never forget that - LL has taught you that anything is possible if you want it enough.

AJB - remember that we lose weight from various places on our bodies in varying amounts and then, after a while, the weight starts to redistribute ie your face might go very thin at first but then, without gaining any weight, it will fill out a bit. You might lose more than you want off your...

Hi BL. Good decision, methinks! I think we have learned to modify our 'foodie' reactions to horrid things going on in our lives but maybe we don't WANT to not enjoy food. We had quite bad news about my hubbie's health at the hospital on Wednesday and how did I react? I came home and I ate a...

Minerva, I think you should start charging for your advice because you ALWAYS know the right thing to say! You're great and really, really inspiring. Thank you. Lind - keep on going. That wagon's really comfortable so why would you even CONSIDER falling off it?!!!! :)

SB, Natasha - I second that wholeheartedly. I'm one of those people who wishes she'd done RTM! I wasn't able to do it because of moving but I think that none of us is ready, after a long abstinence, to be thrown back into the scary world of food without the support of RTM. It's structured and...

Haha - I'll keep you fired up if you do the same for me! I might have problems getting my packs sometimes - there might be a week or so when I don't have them every now and then so I'm going to do an Atkins type diet if that happens so that I don't have carbs. Different things work for...

Lind, if you follow the sorts of foods available in the first month or so of RTM you should be fine. Most people lose weight in the first few weeks of RTM but you'll be having a more varied diet so will be having more nutrients. I too had problems last year after 6 months of abstinence -...

We're here indefinitely. We have 14 years to retirement so definitely no longer than that (and hopefully a lot less!!!). You've got to take jobs wherever they are at the moment, haven't you? :( I guess I'm drinking 5-6 litres a day - I have a sip bottle permanently attached to my hand! I...

Hannah, I absolutely agree with Lind and PrettyPaula. His behaviour is utterly unacceptable. The idea of recording him on your mobile is really good. When you have approached the uni, have you just spoken to them or have you put anything in writing? I think it would help you to put it on...

Thanks, SB and thankyouNatasha as well. I have posted a couple of times and got no replies so I was (as we are prone to do!) thinking no one wanted to talk to me!!!!! RTM is where my trouble might start but hopefully I'll have support on here. I'm not in UK anymore - my hubby will collect my...

Please, please, please does anyone have any recipes for LL porridge? I have loads and I'm SO bored of it (bought loads when I was loving it!). Keep looking at it and thinking 'nah - I'll have a shake'!!!

Thanks, Natasha. Week one weigh-in lost 7lbs! Pretty pleased with that. 7lbs down, 63 to go. Like you, I WILL be a size 12!!! Finding it really tough. Not because I want to eat but because I REALLY want a cup of tea!! I can drink coffee black but not tea (ugh) so I'll stick with coffee...

Hi everyone and well done! I'm a returner on day 7 today. I'm kind of doing it on my own but my LLC is supporting me by e-mail as we've had to move to Saudi with my hubby's job (brought TONS of packs in my suitcase) and I've gained 40lbs (gulp!) since arriving here in November. Lost 70lbs on...

How are you doing, Natasha? 11bs in week one? WOW - THAT has just given me the encouragement I need!! Just started again this morning. Lost 70lbs last year but then moved to Saudi with my hubby's job, spent the first 4 or 5 months crying, sleeping or eating (!!) and have put 40lbs back on...