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    Struggling this week

    Hi Ali Firstly, congratulations on getting through RtM and maintaining your goal weight - you have done really well. I don't think there's anything wrong at all with enjoying some 'less healthy' foods after all that time following a strict plan - perfectly natural., especially with all those...
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    Hello Mods! Can this thread please be a sticky?....

    Wow - a sticky - I'm so proud tee hee :D Thanks BL and KD!
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    New starter to LL HELP

    Hiya and good luck with starting LL - you won't regret it :) I can understand why you are nervous - I was too - but you really have nothing to worry about. The 1st few days can be hard for some people and you may feel a bit hungry during this time, but once you're in ketosis you will feel...
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    Getting back into Ketosis

    Thanks very much Kate and Dancing for your replies. Dancing, I hadn't really considered any possibility of my brain suffering if I over do it - scarey stuff...! I sent a mail to LL medical team and this is what they say - 'It¹s important that clients do not overdo it whilst in...
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    Getting back into Ketosis

    Hi guys, I'm going to be doing a short stint on abstinence again because I want to lose the half stone that I gained during RtM. It's Day 1 and so far I'm OK, but it is only 11:15!! I really need to stop looking at the clock...! :) Do you think I will go back into ketosis faster if I go...
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    first ever gain!

    Hi SWBT This RtM / Maintenance thing can be pretty hard can't it...:sigh: However, even though 3lbs may seem like a lot, especially being your 1st gain (you lucky thing!! :)), you know it's not that much in the grand scheme of things and the important thing is to try and get yourself back...
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    Deb G - Before & After

    Deb, you look amazing :) Congratulations! :superwoman:
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    Yo-Yo's Diary mark 2

    I'm not impressed at all - that's nothing! I put on 12lbs during a 1 week holiday last year :o Good luck with your restart, however you decide to do it. Monkey x
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    RTM when is the right time

    Hi ...I know waiting until you get to a 'healthy' weight for your height is the recommendation for many reasons. However, it would be much better to concentrate on maintaining what you have lost and introducing food in a healthy way, rather than jacking the whole thing in and re-gaining your...
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    Buy one get one free - not a good idea!!

    :booboo: Just bought easter eggs for the family and ended up with 1 extra due to the BOGOF offer... BIG mistake!! I feel sick... What's worse is that I had just finished reading the 2nd chapter of my new book - 'Eating Less - Say Goodbye to Overeating' by Gillian Riley. Oh the irony and...
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    Help please ............On Exercise

    Hi Kassy I've been looking into home fitness equipment quite a bit lately and found that it's a bit of a mine field. Decent treadmills are really expensive, whereas cross-trainers are much more reasonable and use up just as many calories. I also considered getting an iJoy Surf simulator...
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    size and weight

    Hi toller-girl I'm the same height as you, so these are my weights / size stats! :) - 15 stone - size 20 (just about!!) 13 stone - size 18 12 stone - size 16 11 stone 4 - size 14 10 stone 9 - size 12 10 stone 2 - size 10 Obviously each person can be quite different and it also depends on...
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    finished

    Hi Janey Er....no...not actually done it yet....Been far too busy eating for england!! :o I've been kidding myself that I can get away with eating badly because I've been doing lots of exercise - weighed myself this morning and safe to say that I am no longer in denial! I'm really trying...
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    finished

    Hiya, no probs. Sorry only just seen your message! The 10-day relaunch plan is as follows - Day 1: 3 foodpacks + 1 meal + 2-3 litres of water Foods - lean protein, including chicken, fish and veggie alternatives, variety of vegs, skimmed milk Day 2: 3 foodpacks + 1 meal + snacks + 2-3...
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    Bad Time!

    Hi Tina I've definitely been where you are you, several times in fact! I seem to go through phases where my head is in the right place and others where no matter how hard I try, I don't seem to be able to resist eating off plan. Sometimes this really depresses me and other times I manage to...
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    great north run

    Hiya, I'm currently trying to build up to running my 1st 5K in June and found the info on this site is fantastic - Runner's World UK They have training plans for all distances and loads of stuff about what to wear, how to eat, how to prepare for races, etc. I started off not being able to...
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    Your Figure Idol

    Nell McAndrew! ...Did you see her in the Race for Life campaign with nothing but a thong and a bit of paint on!!? Amazing! (and totally unattainable!)
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    finished

    Ah....oh well... ta Ali
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    finished

    Hi Youcandoit My LLC gave me a booklet called 'Relaunch Management' which is a condensed version of the RtM plan. There are 10 steps to it and it can be done over as little as 10 days, or you can repeat each step a number of times to introduce the food more gradually. It's supposed to be used...
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    What should I do now??

    Thanks Deb - I keep looking at all the diet / health / fitness books on amazon and not buying any of them, but maybe now is the time..! :) I've not had a chance to come on here for a few days, but hope everyone has had a good week? I'm feeling much more positive at the moment - loving my...
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    What should I do now??

    Hi Ali Yep, you're right and that's partly why I've gone off track a bit - no planning! I let the chaos take over...! Before I start back on RtM I'm definitely going to make a list showing each day and what I'm going to eat and then make sure I carry the right food with me at work. Then all...
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    What should I do now??

    OK, so following my LL meeting last night, I spoke to my LLC and we decided that I'm going to just have foodpacks until Sunday night, weigh myself on Monday morning and see how I feel. Then I'll either go straight onto week 8 RtM or more likely, re-do week 7 i.e. not trigger week! Already...
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    Met my RTM group....

    Hi Deb I'm afraid i'm one of the people struggling on RtM in our group :o, but I'm definitely not the only one. Our group doesn't seem to have much focus at the moment and is a complete mix - some people still in Development, others in RtM and a few who are now maintaining and just pop in...
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    What should I do now??

    Thanks Ali and SWBT I'm going to talk to my LLC tonight, but have thought about what you both said and I think I should try and get back on track with RtM, rather than going back onto packs, even if I go back a couple of weeks or something. The problem is that apart from the nasty scales, I...
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    What should I do now??

    Help please! I'm supposed to be starting week 8 RtM tomorrow i.e. the 1st of the trigger weeks, but I lost any sense of routine when I started a new job at the end of January and because I have a long commute and lots of new information to take in, I keep using tiredness as an excuse to eat...
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    I am lucky because...(add yours!)

    I am very lucky because I am happily married to a lovely man :cupid: I have close friends and family around me :gen126: I found Lighter Life at just the right time in my life:scale: I am healthy and able to work on getting fit :character00116: It's week 5 of RtM and I am allowed to have...
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    I hope this might help

    Thanks Mrs Lard It was great to read these posts again! Hope you are getting on well? I also wanted to thank you for putting me onto Shauna Reid's 'DietGirl' book - I loved it and she has inspired me to start exercising! I'm now on week 4 RtM and struggling badly - your advice re making...
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    ADVICE FOR RtM BEGINNERS

    Hi Madam Mimm Congratulations on your fab weight loss and good luck starting RtM :) I've just started week 4 and to be honest, I have not stuck the program as closely as I thought I would, but so far am still a couple of pounds under my goal weight. My only piece of advice for the first...
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    Gallery Photo's ...

    My 'before and after' photos are now in my gallery (I think!) Having just eaten a giant packet of maltesers, I'll be heading for the before photo if I'm not careful!!
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    Struggling with management - advice please

    Hi KitKatKin I'm only on the 4th week of RtM and have lots to learn yet! I've found it hard sticking to the plan 100% (sugar is the devil for me!!), but so far managed to keep to my goal weight...somehow! I think if I put on more than a few pounds that I might go back onto the packs, even if...
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    This is so hard - I'm really scared

    Thanks KD, I've been reading your posts and they've really helped me. I am determined to keep it off this time, so will be sticking around this forum!
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    Who's that girl?

    I def don't see the me that fits into the tiny clothes hanging in my wardrobe...! If I pick something from a rack in a shop, I have to force myself to pick the small stuff, cos in my head I'm a few sizes bigger! ...very odd, but glad it's not just me :) I wonder how long it takes to get used to...
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    Maintainers grocery list

    I don't have any staples yet as I'm in the middle of re-introducing conventional food, but... I have discovered that I no longer need mayonnaise because I absolutely love plain fat free fromage frais with spring onion and a couple of spoons of fat free salad dressing mixed together as an...
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    Third Week WEIGH IN!!! Doin the Snoopy Dance!!

    Ah well, yes, it does look a bit weird - it's the number of minutes I can run without stopping! I am completely unfit and never done much exercise in my life, but I started a walk-run programme 4 weeks ago and have now entered myself into a 5K Race for Life - eek! I actually ran-walked 5K...
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    Third Week WEIGH IN!!! Doin the Snoopy Dance!!

    Well done on a fabulous loss BL!! :character00180:
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    How do I know???

    Hi Zombie Sounds like you are doing really well - congratulations! :) I'm also 5' 6 and currently weigh around 10 stone. I have lost 4 lbs during the 1st few weeks of RtM, which is despite quite a few 'lapses'. More's the point, I've lost inches since completing the weight loss part of LL...
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    Newbie, just joined

    Hi Flab-u-less Flower (fab name by the way!) I'm new to this forum too and currently just beginning my maintenance journey. I'm following the Lighter Life 'Route to Management' programme, which is re-introducing conventional food and helping me to work out how much I can eat to maintain my new...
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    My Skinny vs Fit rant...

    Hiya I get a bit embarassed when people call me 'skinny' because a) I'm not, I'm now normal weight for my height and b) it reminds me that they are all so shocked to see that I've actually managed to lose my excess weight! However, after years of them saying absolutely nothing, but...
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    This is so hard - I'm really scared

    Thanks Deb You're right - I should try and do a thought record next time I feel like going for the chocolate. I have done them in the past and find them sometimes useful and sometimes not - unfortunately if I am in that rebellious mood, then even if I know what I am doing, I still rebel and do...
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    This is so hard - I'm really scared

    Hello, I haven't posted here before, but figure it's more likely someone here might know what I'm talking about... I'm currently on week 3 of the Lighter Life 'Route to Management' programme, having lost my weight during last year. To start with it was lovely just to eat anything, hence the...
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    Wobbly goose neck!!

    Thanks guys! I thought about buying some fancy potion to fix it, but a bit worried that the more I touch it, the looser it gets!!! Maybe if I wear a lycra face mask while running that will help!? ...or I might just get arrested... Mind you, it's nice to be worrying about the small stuff...
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    Questions about RTM...for the future ;o)

    Hi Blonde If you stick to the RtM plan, then you stay in ketosis for the 1st few weeks because you are not really eating any carbs. However, don't do what I did and eat carbs during a lapse cos it's really hard to get back into again afterwards, just like it is when in foundation / development...
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    Wobbly goose neck!!

    Help! I've just noticed that there is loose goose-wobbly skin hanging from my neck!! I'm 33 and didn't think I was ready for saggy jaw lines just yet!! I really hope it's going to shrink back somewhere where I can't see it!!? :eek: You don't think running will make it looser do you?? (any excuse...
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    Sarah's story!

    Hi Sarah It's great to hear you're doing so well! I've missed your posts on here - I may not have posted much myself, but always followed your RtM threads with great interest and hope to follow your lead! You are so right about LL not really being about the weight loss. I thought all my...
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    Questions about RTM...for the future ;o)

    Hiya BL The RtM plan costs £59.50 for the 1st week (£10 for the books), then £49.50 for the 2nd week, £33 for weeks 3 to 8 and then £16.50 for weeks 9 to 12. A couple of people from our original group decided not to do RtM - 1 of them is still maintaining close to their goal weight, but did...
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    Feeling light headed

    Hi Sil If you're worried, then it's always best to check with your GP. I had the light-headedness both at the very beginning of LL foundation and towards the end of my weight loss. The last blood pressure test I had showed it was quite low, which apparently explains it. My doctor was not...
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    Question for RtM pros!

    Hi Leesy This sounds yummy and I'm now digging around for my recipe book :) I'll be allowed sugar free jelly from thursday onwards, so might give this a whirl then! Hope you are getting on ok with RtM? I'm doing ok, but never been very patient and I keep willing the week to pass so I can get...
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    Day 3 of lighter life, HELP!

    Hi Rose Sorry to hear you're having a tough first few days :hug99: If it's any consolation, I remeber my 1st week being fairly awful too - I had a bad head almost all of the time until around day 6 and also felt dizzy and light-headed a lot. The good news is that although it varies from person...
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    RtM 'Crisp Story' - Am I missing the point or is this wrong?!

    You are absolutely right! The difference is that now I know it IS a Choice, whereas I used to think I couldn't help it some how... Thank you so much for your support and encouragement :) Having just eaten some lovely salmon and king prawnsm I'm off to the pub now to drink some fine sparkling...
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    RtM 'Crisp Story' - Am I missing the point or is this wrong?!

    Thanks Lilac Angel I did listen to rest of the CD and in between some of the dodgy bits, there were some good points! I know maintaining is going to be much harder than losing the weight, especially as I've lost weight in the past and 'magically' put it all back on again...! But I'm hoping...
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    RtM 'Crisp Story' - Am I missing the point or is this wrong?!

    Glad it's not just me then! Thank you :)
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    RtM 'Crisp Story' - Am I missing the point or is this wrong?!

    Hi, well today is my 2nd day on RtM (salmon last nigt and it was yummy!) so I thought I'd start doing some homework and listen to the CD that I was given for this part of the programme. There were some good points later on in the recording, but the first part was the Crisp Story and it's made me...
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    Struggling now nearing goal...

    Hi Deb, I know exactly how you're feeling because this was me all through december! I think for a lot of people, including me, the chatterbox turns up the volume after we've lost most of our weight. Maybe because we're not quite so upset about how we look and feel any more..? Or maybe...
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    Ll Welcome Thread Sign In Thread 2008

    Hi, this is me - I started LL at the end of May. I lost around 3.5 stones during the 100 day Foundation and apart from a couple of minor lapses, this was the easiest 'diet' I had ever done. It's was so exciting to lose the weight quickly that this kept me going :) I started Development in...
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    LL Counsellor - hope this is not a sign of things to come :(

    Hi there! Well, this would be doing my head in too, so not suprised you're feeling anxious. She's prob busy with stuff that's built up over Christmas, but even so, if she doesn't call you today then I would be pestering her tomorrow. You don't want to be wondering what's going on all weekend...
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    Jan 2nd resolution - I must not be a plonker!

    Well the weigh in wasn't quite as bad as it could / should have been - I put on 5 lbs. If I'm lucky I may be able to lose a lot of that by next week and I'll then decide whether to lose a bit more or start RtM. I'm going to dig out the green book and do some 'homework', which might help focus...
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    lighter life councellors

    Hi SWBT Our LLC actually told us what she gets out of the 66 quid for each person and it is suprisingly little. I'm not going to write it on here because I'm not sure she'd want me to, plus I suspect every LL business is different! She then has to pay for her premises and other running costs...
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    Jan 2nd resolution - I must not be a plonker!

    Thanks Zombie - I've just finished reading AJ's Management Thread and am feeling inspired again! My eyes are hurting now though! :) I hope that when I do it I am able to use some of her meal ideas because they sound amazing! And Sun, wow, you lost your weight really fast! It's great to hear...
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    Jan 2nd resolution - I must not be a plonker!

    Thanks Sun It's encouraging to know that RtM is do-able! Sounds like you are doing really well. I'm feeling a bit more positive after my 10 min 'run' :D and looking forward to seeing my group tonight. If I start RtM then I'd be the 1st person to do so in our group and I don't think that...
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    pressing the self destruct button

    Hi Sil, just wanted to say that you are definitely not alone in feeling like this. At the moment, I feel a bit like a fraud - someone who's borrowing a slim body and doesn't quite belong in it! I keep waiting for the weight to go back on! I don't feel confident when I'm out either and this has...
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    Jan 2nd resolution - I must not be a plonker!

    Thank you very much both of you. I've woken up this morning with a big headache and still can't decide how to handle this - part of me, as you suggest Sun, would like to start the RtM part of the programme, but another part of me is very worried that I'm not in the right mind set to follow it...
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    Jan 2nd resolution - I must not be a plonker!

    I apologise now because it's silly o'clock and I can feel a dodgy ramble coming on... I'm having a mini meltdown here - can't sleep because I'm sooooo annoyed with myself and also really scared that if I wait until tomorrow to write this, I'm going to wake up having put all my weight back on...
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    Christmas Time

    I was going to give myself Christmas Day and Boxing to eat what I like and then get straight back on it, but in reality I'm not sure how abstinent I'm going to be from this Fri... I've just agreed to go round to a friend's for a 'Christmas takeaway' (who am I kidding?!) on Fri and then I have...
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    Slowing down at the end?

    Hi Zombie I've been on LL since the end of May - for the first 3 months I lost an everage of 3 pounds a week and then when I got nearer to the 'helathy' BMI range it started becoming nearer to 2lbs a week. Other people in my group haven't noticed much change all the way through. However, for...
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    When to start Route to Management

    Thank you so much for your replies. I went to my LL meeting last night and got the blue RtM book so that I can take a look at what's involved before I decide anything. My LL counsellor has left it up to me to decide, but I suspect she thinks I'm copping out if I stop abstinence now and in a...
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    When to start Route to Management

    I'm hoping for some advice because I can't work out whether I'm thinking like an 'adult' or an 'adaptive child' here...! My LLC and I decided months ago that my goal weight should be 10 stone - this is right in the middle of the healthy BMI range for my height and more importantly for me, it's...
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    Why is this last stone so difficult? :o(

    Hi Kitkatkin Sorry to hear you're having a rotten time, but I'm sure the bloating is just temporary and that if you stick with it those jeans will be slipping on in no time. I do know what you mean about the vicious circle though - I do the same thing - get depressed cos I dont feel like I'm...
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    Why is this last stone so difficult? :o(

    Hi Kitkatkin I looks from your tracker as if we are at a similar stage in our LL journey and even though I'm sorry you're having a hard time too, it's good to know I'm not the only one struggling! What's your plan for this week? As it's Sun night, I'm going to try and have a fresh start...
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    Why is this last stone so difficult? :o(

    Thanks Sarah What you say does make a lot of sense. I've always been the big one in my group of friends and I think part of the problem is that I now feel under pressure to stay slim, whereas when I was fat, this was just 'normal' (even though I was completely depressed about it!). I'm not...
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    Why is this last stone so difficult? :o(

    Has anyone else nearly got to their goal and then come up against a brick wall? I've been so happy on LL most of the time up until now. I've gone from a size 20 to a size 12-14 since the end of May this year, which is fantastic. I've recently bought a heap of new clothes and had loads of fun...
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    Interesting Question

    Hi Helen Your post made me smile as I have had similar thoughts on several occasions while attempting to follow other diets.:) I like to think that any change in weight takes effect as soon as the deed is done, but according to my LLC this is not the case! She told our group last week that it...
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    started the LL program today

    Hi Claire I'm now half way through the 100 days foundation and looking back it has gone really quickly. The first few days you just need to do whatever you need to do to get through, but by the end of the 1st week you will be feeling great. I bought myself lots of magazines and...
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    Hello

    Thank you v much ISOM, I haven't actually tried mint tea at all yet as I used to hate any of the herbal type teas, but I'm fairly sure my taste has changed now as I've been drinking those savoury hot drinks that just contain veg, which I also would have avoided before LL!
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    Hello

    Thanks Sonkie, I've been trying to cut down on caffeine, but perhaps I'll let myself have extra coffee for a while!
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    Hello

    Thanks Mike I think I read your blog somewhere before I started LL and it was really helpful and inspiring, so thank you!
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    Hello

    Hello! I think it's about time I posted rather than just lurking and taking all your fab advice! :ashamed0005: I've been doing LL for 51 days now and so far it's the best decision I've made for a very long time! I was around a size 20 when I started at the end of May and just about squeezing...
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