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I've been on Orlistat for 2 weeks now and have had no problems so far. I track my calories (1370 a day) and fat content on the My Fitness Pal app which makes it all very simple. I do keep wondering however about the portion sizes ie. if it says 80g of frozen peas, is that before or after...

Not in my refreshers group you don't - if any LLC asks you to do this - go to another! I pay weekly for my packs and if I don't go for any reason (like when I go on holiday for 2 weeks in September) then I don't pay - simple as!

This story was in the Daily Mail a few days ago - he was on Lipotrim - think he just called it vitamin supplement powder to make it sound more of a story and more amazing than it actually was! (he obviously still did well though, although I don't believe for a second that he didn't miss real...

Thanks everyone for your help! I really don't think I have piles so I think the Dulcoease might fix it - hopefully! MM x

Hey I'm having real problems in the toilet department and need some advice. I'm not constipated (I don't go every day but thats normal for me on LL) but when I do go it hurts so much as its like pooing rocks! This has made me bleed and everytime I go now it effectively reopens the wounds...

thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk7 2.5lb; total loss 17lb; 7lb to go Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 5 & 6 - 5lbs: Total lost 19.8lbs JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 6 -0.5lb; Total lost 14lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 7 -3lb; total lost 20lb Jo B - Target...

thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk6 2lb; total loss 14.5lb; 9.5lb to go Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 4 - 2.5lb: Total lost 14.8lbs JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 6 -0.5lb; Total lost 14lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 6 -4lb; total lost 17lb Jo B - Target...

thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk5 3lb; total loss 12.5lb; 11.5lb to go Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 4 - 2.5lb: Total lost 14.8lbs JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 5 -1lb; Total lost 13.5lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 5 -2lb; total lost 13lb Jo B - Target...

thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk4 2.5lb; total loss 9.5lb Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 3 - 2.75lb: Total lost 12.3lbs JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 4 -3.5lb; Total lost 12.5lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 4 -2lb; total lost 11lb Jo B - Target 28lb: wk 4...

Another 3lb for me - again! thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk3 3.5lb; total loss 7lb Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 2 - 3.3lb: Total lost 9.55lbs JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 3 -1lb; Total lost 9lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 3 -3lb; total lost 9lb Jo...

I'm on the pill and 4/5 days into LL I got my period even though it wasn't my 7 day break. I've got it again a week early this month - apparently it can take a few months for your hormones to settle. Its because when fat cells break down they release Oestrogen sending your hormone balance...

thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk2 2.5lb; total loss 3.5lb Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 1 - 6.25lb: Total lost 6.25lbs JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 2 -5lb; Total lost 8lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 2 -3lb; total lost 6lb Jo B - Target 28lb: wk 1...

All sorted - LLC just emailed back to say its fine! MM x

Hi I've got a BP check at my doctors later today but I've stupidly left the form given to me by my LLC at home. Are the forms in the back of my person record book the same so I can just use one of those? TIA MM x

thin_inside - Target 24lb: wk1 1lb; total loss 1lb Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 1 - 0lb: Total lost 0lb JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 1 -3lb; Total lost 3lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb; total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 1 -3lb; total lost 3lb Jo B - Target 28lb: wk 1 -0lb; total lost...

Me too! thin_inside - target 24lb; wk 1 -0lb; total lost 0lb Pancras - Target 28lb: wk 1 - 0lb: Total lost 0lb JCJazzy -Target 18lb: wk 1 -0lb: Total lost 0lb Preeti77 - Target 28lb: wk 1-0lb: total lost 0lb Musical Missy - Target 28lb: wk 1 -0lb; total lost 0lb

Just out of sheer interest - how are you going to make a shake at a Take That concert???

Hi At the end of the day its entirely up to you what you do - I would however advise that you make the decision soon or you will be fretting about it. Whatever you decide, stick with it and don't change your mind at the last minute. If you do eat I'd go with chicken ceasar salad as you can...

LL works using a combination of low calories and ketosis. Ketosis is the premise on which Atkins diet is based, this means you could eat anything low carb- as per Atkins and still remain in ketosis. You would up your calories however although eating a few extra would be unlikely to make the...

Hi everyone I started on 15th May so had my first WI last night - 8lb! I'm actually in a refreshers group not a foundation one as I've been here done this before. The plus sides are I didn't have to get doctors forms signed again, I knew exactly what I was letting myself in for and the water...

Hey I'm on day 6 today and have just started bleeding and I have no idea why! I've been on the pill for over a year and my period is usually as regular as clockwork starting on day 4 of my 7 day break and then finishing 4 days later. I'm not currently on my break so I can only assume its diet...

http://www.minimins.com/lighter-life-forum/21321-bruising.html MM x

I don't mind the tomato (I'm more of a shake person though) and its the only flavour I'll eat although not many other people like it - its quite sweet and has a tendency to be quite frothy, I think as long as you remember its never going to taste like heinz its fine! As for the Broccoli and...

Except I just realised this is the lighterlife board and you don't have such flavour! You could still do the Chicken one though! I'm so glad its almost the weekend - getting all confused! MM x

But there already is the first 2 flavours on your wish list Gobubbles! And you could always add some kind of Tikka flavouring to Chicken soup to make it chicken tikka flavour! MM x

2 to 3lbs a week on Weight Watchers - you'd be lucky! Even the woman they use in their marketing campaigns who lost 3 and a half stone, when you look at the small print it says she took 56 weeks - thats less than a 1lb a week! 3lb a week is more the average on a VLCD ie CD MM x

I use half a tsp per litre and drink all 5/6 litres with it in - thats works out about 2 and a half tsps a day and I'm pretty sure its made no difference!

Did you say she's about to drop - as in heavily pregnant? If so surely you don't mind her sleeping in your bed - its not like she can sleep on the floor is it. I've given up my bed and slept on the floor for a pregnant friend before - surely this is no different except you didn't have to sleep...

Thanks everyone! I had a great weekend celebrating - first time I've drunk since July! Felt good to be normal for a change - probably helped that I was wearing a lovely new size 12 dress :) Back on the CD SS wagon now though and feeling yuck with carbohydrate withdrawal - oh well, not much...

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Or don't have one at work - I don't, I have one before work and then 2 in the evening MM x

Your own version of Cambridge? You must have nearly killed yourself with malnutrition! That would never have worked, you just can't replicate your own version. Basically you have to really want to lose the weight, you can't do this diet half heartedly, its an all or nothing diet with no room...

If you know someone on CD you could always get them to get some CD water flavouring for you. Its £6 so £3 cheaper and you need a lot less of it as its so much sweeter - tastes identical too. I use it in all 5 or 6 litres water I drink and a tub lasts me over 2 months - worth a try...... MM x

Claire - as a person who is also in her 20's and also as someone who has been pretty much abstinent for over 6 months I can honestly say the not drinking thing and social aspect is soooooo not a problem. I went out on Saturday night and got into bed (sadly alone but we can't have everything!)...

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I've been suffering from hunger lately as well. Yesterday I think I discovered the key to this. I had my first shake in the morning (7.30ish) as I usually do and then had my 2 remaining packs in the evening after work. Up until now I've always had a pack at lunchtime at work, this was fine on...

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I sold some CD and LL packs I had (given to me by a colleague who knows I am on CD - sadly they were mostly flavours I don't like) and made a ridiculous amount for 16 packs. I have no qualms about this whatsoever - I need the money. I explained how it works and the need to see a doctor on my...

Thanks YoYo - that looks like a good plan to follow - can't even imagine running non-stop for 30 minutes without dying! Would think I might struggle towards the end of the 8 weeks though with lack of carbs (on CD) but could deal with that when the time comes. Just need to decide where to run...

Has anyone got any advice for me about starting running? I've never run in my life (ran for a train once but I don't think that counts) and its something I've always wanted to do (no idea why - its just always appealed) and now seems a good a time as any! I'm really not amazingly fit - I go...

Last night I stupidly got on my highly accurate digital scales and weighed 13.1 - this morning I was 12.7 - thats 8lbs difference! My tip - only get weighed on your CDC's scales once a week, now to wean myself off mine............ MM x

Well I did go to the supermarket and I've just eaten a bowl of........canned tuna mixed with cottage cheese. Odd combination admittedly but has made me feel a bit better - can't have been any more than 150ish calories in that lot and is pretty much carb free so minimal, if any damage hopefully...

Thanks guys My CDC (although very nice) isn't that much use (he tries but not much help) so unfortunately thats not really an option! I drink 5-6 litres of water a day so I wouldn't imagine me upping my water would make any difference. Thanks for trying though! MM x

Okay so I've been SS'ing since July- with only christmas off and a few 790 type meals but for 98% of the time I SS. The last few weeks I am feeling so hungry (proper hunger) and I don't know whats changed! Last night I was so hungry I had to have an extra pack (I should only be on 3) and right...

Well I personally couldn't manage without them - I very rarely drink water without them as I'm really not that keen on plain water. The only time I don't use them is when I'm in the pub - getting out a tub of white powder is never the best of ideas! I find it best to use a very little though -...

Well I have 21 packs of the cappuccino a week - I love the stuff and I don't even like coffee! For some reason though my CDC seems to have problems with getting hold of this flavour - I could only have 10 this week - had to make up the rest of the packs with tomato soup and cranberry bars - the...

Well as you still have 3 packs on AAM who would know whether you'd eaten food anyway? On LL you can sole source down to your target BMI so its not going to do you any harm for another week. Just my opinion though - I'm sure others will have some thoughts MM x

I'm hovering around 12 and a half stone and am a 12/14 and I'm 5ft 4 and a half. I seem to be in a far too small size for my weight but hey - I don't mind! I've got another 3 stone til my goal of 9 and a half stone - at this rate I'll be a size 6 at the end. How ironic it would be if I...

Thanks Sweetpea! Sorry if I was confusing in my last post - my final goal (as per my ticker) is a BMI of 23 - this is the one my doctor is happy with! As for ways to meet men - god only knows! I don't meet 'em through work or friends - I'm thinking speed dating and internet dating will soon be...

Thanks everyone - I'm feeling a bit more positive today and am determined to get back to 100% abstinence - I've done it before and I know I can do it again - it just might involve a bit more gritting of my teeth this time! I think the point made of compliments = slim = diet over is probably...

Hi everyone As of last week I have been SS'ing for 6 months and have lost 6 and a half stone to date. Until Christmas I didn't eat ANYTHING apart from my packs and then I had a few days off over Christmas (which I had promised myself before I started the diet) and the day after boxing day I...

I just emailed and told my LLC that I was leaving for financial reasons and that if I could afford it there's no way I'd give it up (which is all true - I miss the others in my LL group and I preferred the packs) and she understood that and said I was welcome back any time. I didn't telling her...

I don't think water flavourings are restricted on Cambridge - my CDC has certainly never mentioned it and I've never heard it mentioned anywhere else! Would have to give up if they were - I'm really not a big fan of plain water. On CD however you do need significantly less of the flavouring -...

The point you all seem to be missing is that one sandwich won't make any difference in the whole scheme of things! I made a conscious decision to go to a Chinese restaurant last week for a friends birthday and I ate lots (all you can eat - yum!). I went straight back on the packs the next day...

Thanks Big Birdy! Its amazing the things people don't like to say - I think its a British thing, not mentioning what people look like. My close 'proper' friends have all commented which I suppose is the important thing :-) MM x

Well I've lost 6 and a half stone and still people don't seem to notice! Even I can notice in my most recent photos (see gallery) although I still feel pretty much the same as I did at the beginning! I'm hoping the 'thin' feeling will kick in soon :o) MM x

Thats right - LL do have a milk week, have never heard of anyone doing it though - certainly no one in my group did and I've never come across anyone on Mini's who's done it either! MM x

Why don't you just not do it? Lighterlife don't have one so you'll be fine if you skip it. Your CDC won't know whether you've done it as you still have the same number of packs - my CDC knows I don't do it and has no problem with it. I SS'd continuously for nearly 6 months and didn't touch...

I went to my first class last week - it was rubbish! They played really irritating new age 'whale type' music and it was so slow - didn't even hurt the next day which is my indication that something was worth doing (no pain no gain and all that!). I found it all pretty dull - each to their own...

Your skin isn't affected by the speed at which you lose the weight. If your skin is stretched then you're going to be left with loose skin whether you lose it over a couple of years or a couple of months. Think of it like a balloon - its going to be all out of shape and stretched whether you...

It does make you wonder why some people care so much about what other people choose, or choose not to do! My mates can do whatever they want, if it makes them happy then it can only be a good thing. Lucy stick with it - you need to prove a point to your friends and family now! One of my...

Can only go along with what the others have said - what kind of friends would say that?! I've been SS'ing for nearly 6 months and I have gone out with my friends and they have totally supported me even though I'm only drinking water (the best bit is water is free and I get to drive me and my...

Aw thanks guys - I'm glad I can always rely on you lot to make me feel better! Bobbin - I've also just looked at my photos and scared myself! The 'after' was taken in October and I'm another 2 and a bit stone lighter than that photo - even I can see I'm significantly smaller now than in that...

I didn't touch a single bit of food for the first 120 days - had a couple of days off at Christmas and went out for a meal last night (see my feeling deflated thread!) but apart from that its soooo much easier not to eat anything - it just makes it more difficult! MM x

Thanks everyone! I know I am on this journey for me and no one else but I just found it irritating that no one seemed to notice Plus - they're all on the smaller side, I've never had any friends oddly that are bigger than me although in a non-mean kind of way I did feel a bit smug the other...

So, last night went out with a group of old friends - some of who I haven't seen for over a year and the rest who I haven't seen since I started the diet. I didn't really want to tell them about the diet and have been really worrying for ages about what I was going to do about the meal. To cut a...

Hey Sarah Nice to hear how you're getting on - you sound really happy and lets face it - thats the most important thing, far more important than weight loss. You were my inspiration (and I rarely say that about people!) when I first started LL last July and you answered loads of my questions I...

OMG my heart stopped then for a second - thought you were going to say they were discontinuing cappucinno - its the only pack I have (apart from a few tomato) - thought this would be the end of me! A friend gave me some old packs she had from ages ago (still well in date) and all the cappucinno...

Hi Mandy I'm on CD as well and used to do LL - I much preferred the LL bars (new ones only!) and I really miss the LL mushroom soup - the CD version is vile! Sadly though you can't swap between the 2 as the calorie contents of the packs are different - if you were to swap a soup pack you...

Hey Emmie Lou You're starting out at exactly the same weight as I did 5 and a bit months ago and you're the same height as well. I've currently lost about 6 stone (weigh in is in about an hour!) and am aiming for a goal of 10 stone per my ticket but actually after thinking - it would be silly...

Hey the first Dorset person I've come across on here - yay! I started of at scarily close to 20st too (end of July) and now I'm about (WI tomorrow!) 13:5 ish and my size 16 jeans are becoming worrying loose (worryingly because it will mean I need to buy more - I've already had to buy loads of...

Well I've done LL and am still on CD and there's really not much to choose between them - other than CD is half the price. If you think the counselling might help - go for LL - I personally thought it didn't do much for me - I thought it was all a bit stating the obvious every week but each to...

Great dress and easy solution to make it even better - get a wide belt to show off your waist. I have a dress like this and did that and it looks much better (Primark do ridiculously cheap belts as well) MM x

I drink one litre before work, one before 'lunch', one during the afternoon and one during the evening. I always use Volvic 1 litre bottles (I refill them - tap water tastes just fine) and then pour the water into a glass and drink with a straw. Often I'll drink an additional litre in the...

Well I wear 16 bottoms (all 18's are too big now) but 16's in New Look are a bit big so I could probably get away with a 14 (I'm far too scared to try them on though!). My top half is usually either a 14 or 16 - but Tesco and Asda come up huge on me (obscurely as I still have a pretty big...

It definitely doesn't work like that! I've got another 3.5 stone til goal and am currently at the weight many other CDer's are starting at. From reading other threads some of these people at the same weight are size 18/20+, I'm currently a size 14/16 - in fact I've just got back from the sales...

Well I ate from Christmas eve afternoon through to the end of Boxing day. And when I say ate I mean ATE! I ate full Christmas lunch (incl roast potatoes, sausages in bacon, stuffing and bread sauce) followed by homemade cheesecake and that was after a big breakfast and was followed by a big...

After having read this thread some of you have come across as so self-righteous! I have been abstinent since the last week of July and I fully intend on eating over Christmas despite the fact I still have 3 and a half stone to get to goal. I really don't believe (and neither does my counsellor)...

In my LL group we used to talk through every single DVD - literally just pausing to laugh at certain bits or to show indignation at the 'fashion' bits which imply that we don't know how to dress ourselves! My LLC was a woman but my CDC is a man - I think I resemble Matt Damon more than he does...

The lace one definitely - I have a wrap dress like yours and wear it to work so I think the lace one is more partyish! You look lovely in both though - if you wear the wrap dress - make sure you wear lots of sparkly jewellery! MM x

Thanks everyone! I've had a pretty difficult week this week , preparing party food was more difficult than I anticipated (the smell of baking sausage rolls was almost irresistable) and as for throwing away left over party food when I was starving - how I stopped myself screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Quite intrigued Alibongo by the fact that some of the ladies in your group said they're lactose intolerant - to my knowledge LL packs aren't lactose free so what are these 'lactose intolerant' people drinking?! lol! They must be literally starving! Feel free to correct me on this - I know...

After a rubbish 1lb loss last week this week was a bit better - 7lb! Thats half a stone in one week - the human body is a strange strange thing. Probably for the best being as I said I was going straight to the chip shop if this weeks weigh in wasn't any better. Its day 144 today and somehow...

ooh and meant to say- I pour the water into a glass and drink it through a straw (she says with a straw currently in her mouth!) It makes the water go much quicker and easier MM x

Even though I've now swapped over to Cambridge I still drink at least 4 litres a day - sometimes more. I find it dead easy now and manage it without even thinking about it. I use a 1 litre Volvic bottle (I have a collection of them!) and find they're really not very cumbersome to carry round-...

Exercising on the lower calorie plans is fine as long as you feel able to. I've been SSing continuously for 4 and a half months and I started swimming regularly at the end of September and I'm fine (and an awful lot fitter too!) I think the sooner you start exercising the better Good luck! MM x

I plan on having Christmas day off entirely. Sod eating only turkey and veg - its one day when I will be eating whatever I want, including roast potatoes, stuffing and those sausages wrapped in bacon! (although after over 4 months of SS'ing I'm not sure I will be able to eat much - the last...

Well co-incidentally I went to my doctor about this very problem this morning. He took my blood pressure which was fine and said not to worry - the dizzyness will just go of its own accord and that I should just make sure that I get up slowly so I don't pass out! MM x

Don't get your hopes up NooNoo - I've lost 5 stone in the last 4 months and there are still a lot of people that haven't noticed (or choose not to comment at any rate). My jeans in that I was wearing at the end of July were a 24 - the ones I have on right now are a 16 and my previously size 20...

My ex-LLC (she is still one but I've swapped to CD) hadn't done the programme - she said she did it for about 10 days but she wasn't allowed to do for any longer than that. Not surprising really being as she's a size 6 at the biggest - possible smaller. I told her she should tell people that...

Thats also my only reason! I've never had any problems with my health so its wasn't really a factor. I've never been smaller than a 16 in my life (other than as a child and then only just!) so the thought of getting into a size 10 is sooooo tempting! MM x

I've been SSing for about 20 weeks now and I can say hand on heart nothing other than packs and water have passed my lips - not even a nibble! During this time I've been on nights out with no problems - have even felt smug about the fact I can drive home and don't have a hangover the next day...

No I really don't think thats true - sure I used to eat badly sometimes but so does everyone. As I said, my problems have arisen due to inactivity rather than diet. I also think skipping meals probably didn't help either which I always used to do. My previous diet was pretty healthy in the...

I agree with Miss Fenella about LL trying to put everyone in 'a box' ie addiction to food. I know lots of people do have this problem but I really don't have any food issues. My problem has always been the same - I'm just too lazy! Don't get me wrong - I love food but they aren't the reason I...

A friend of mine has just given me a huge carrier bag full of CD packs - yay! Apparently she tried it last year but only managed a couple of days and so had masses of packs left over (she must have bought at least 2 weeks worth glancing in the bag!) They're all in date so should be fine. My...

Well I must carry my weight EXTREMELY well! I'm currently 14st 11 (probably less now to be fair as that was last Friday!) and 5ft 4" and I'm a size 16/18 on the bottom and a size 14/16 on the top. Suppose I shouldn't moan about that really (despite the fact I would much rather have...

Yep I did post ages ago but despite a trip to the doctors and speaking to my LLC I didn't really get any answers! Also it was at the start of LL and I had loads of different side effects to start with - all of them have gone apart from the bruising (thank god, don't miss the bleeding gums, split...

Anyone else got any problems with bruising? Just went to the loo and without my jeans being pushed lower than my knees I reckon I can count at least 15 bruises on my legs - soon I think from hip to toe I will be just one huge bruise! I also have a really deep bruise on my stomach which is...

Hi all I started CD on Friday (SS'ing) although to be fair I'm not really a newbie- I've been SS'ing on Lighterlife since the end of July. It has to be said I'm pretty disappointed by the CD packs so far and I'm really missing the LL packs - I tried the mushroom soup last night and it was vile...

Well I start CD tomorrow (I'm down to my last 2 LL packs!) but I'm on week 16 or 17 - can't remember. I had lost 3st 12.5lb at the end of foundation - was gutted was only a 1.5lb off 4st! MM x

Thanks Peanut - and hopefully not too long til I get there either! Its almost more exciting seeing the second figure on my ticker go down than seeing the first one go up (if that makes any sense!) Good luck with your LL journey! MM x

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Hi everyone Have made the decision to start CD next week. I'm currently on week 16 (I think - started end of July) of Lighterlife and have (as of last Thursday) lost 4st 2.5lb but still wanna lose at least this much again. The cost of LL however is really getting to me (I am skint on a whole...

I could be wrong in thinking this but...... LL packs need to be eaten within 15 minutes (or roundabout that) because once you open the pack and mix in water the vitamins start decreasing until eventually there are none left. If you were to leave one in the fridge overnight I would think the...

I've only eaten the bars in the last 3 or 4 weeks (since the new peanut and cranberry ones appeared). Before that I just had shakes and soup apart from in my first week or so when I tried all of the 'old' bars (urgh yuck to all of them!) I'm not sure it is the bars but my losses haven't been...

Don't wanna burst your bubbles but I so wouldn't get too excited the cheesecakes! I tried one last week and it really wasn't that nice and required far too much effort for a disappointing result in my eyes. But fingers crossed you enjoy yours! I've given up the bars for a week as I think...

In one word - no! I actually only have the raspberry, strawberry and mushroom packs and I really like them - even look forward to them! When you've been doing this for a while (I'm on week 15) believe me you will start to like them - in fact I really fancy a strawberry one right now...

Hi Twopoundsperweek, I'm getting 500 calories a day from my 4 packs which is the same as I've been getting for the last 3 months! You're right, it does sound low but being as its a very low calorie diet (VLCD) I think its fine :o) I think the amount of fibre I get is alright - I drink loads of...

I'm on week 15 (had my first development group on Thursday - very odd what with there being new faces and bright yellow books!) and over the last few days I've noticed that I seem to have far too much energy! I mean its 11.30am at the moment and I'm up, showered and dressed, just about to start...

By the time Christmas day is here - I will have been abstinent for 155 days and plan to continue well into the new year. However I always said from the very start that I would be eating Christmas dinner - I will eat Christmas dinner with the rest of my family and then just have either 2 or 3...

Thats good to know that you've done it - thank you! MM x

Yeah I've got my bar for the day still left - suppose I could eat that - would probably need to keep it hidden though! MM x

Thanks guys - have just found out I'm going to a Vietnamese (sp?) restaurant so ironically even if I was eating 'real' food - being the picky eater I am, I probably wouldn't have liked anything anyway! I did phone the restaurant to see if they would make my soup for me but the girl didn't...

So....... Am going on a big night out in London tonight and its looking increasingly like I may be going out to dinner first. The whole people eating round me really doesn't bother me - it seems to bother other people much more. I am however unsure what to do while everyone's eating! Do I...

Thanks guys - its always nice to know I'm not on my own feeling this way. Karion you've completely hit the nail on the head, I always seem to be 'waiting' for Monday nights (LL night), waiting for the weigh in, waiting to officially get that little bit closer to goal and waiting til I can feel...

Went into Matalan earlier today (thought it might be worth a look for cheap clothes) and it was really strange. They've got a new plus sized range in (Rogers and Rogers I think?) and for the first time ever I didn't even consider having a look - I just looked at the 'normal' sized range. Its a...

Hi I've just nipped over from the LL forum to ask a question on my mum's behalf (she's thinking of starting CD soon) Do you have to have anything signed by your doctor to be allowed to start CD? On LL you can't start without a medical form signed by your doctor but I'm not sure about CD (my...

Thanks Sarah but I'm on week 10! Oh well - here's hoping things will improve soon! MM x

You would think with the amount of water I drink a day I would have flawless skin right? Wrong! I am continuingly breaking out in spots and its now bordering on acne and is driving me mad! Pre-LL I didn't have to wear foundation as my skin was so good - now I'm getting through concealer and...

I'm getting worried now that when I get my next lot of space food (as all my friends call it) my LLC will have run out of cranberry bars 'cos everyone wants them! MM x

OMG - am just munching on my first Raspberry and Cranberry Crunch bar - think I might have dies and gone to heaven! Tastes like the best thing I've eaten in years (I'm thinking that may just be down to a lack of solid food in the last 9 weeks mind you!) As someone who has tried and subsequently...

Some of these replys just made me laugh out loud (and bear in mind I'm in an open plan office - someone just asked if the spreadsheet I was looking at was really that funny - oddly enough its not) The ball is currently half blown up in the middle of my living room - I may now rest my feet on it...

We got given our exercise balls this week and I thought I'd at least blow the thing up even if I have no idea what to do with it! I huffed, I puffed, but its still very sad looking and deflated - how did everyone else do theirs? I don't have a foot pump and am not keen on taking it to the...

Are you sure its not just emotional hunger? I literally never seem to get hungry on LL. On Sunday I had one shake about 10am, went out and didn't get home till 10pm - when I had to very quickly consume a bowl of soup and a double shake! Really wasn't hungry all day. Maybe its just me though...

Have just been to my week 8 group meeting (so technically week 7) and after last weeks disasterous 0.4lb loss this weeks was a lot better - just under 6lbs! That makes a total of 2 stone, 3.5lbs at the half way point - fingers crossed for another 2 stone by the end of foundation! This also...

I've also developed a new love of cookery shows - my friends think I'm mad and just torturing myself - I however like to think of it and describe it as my version of porn! MM x

lol! I so hope you got that the wrong way round Greenochgal! That would make LL the worst diet in the world - your husbands friend going from 23 stone to 28 stone in 12 weeks! MM x

Thanks Peridot - its good to know that its not just me suffering from low losses despite sticking to the plan 100%. I don't think I am retaining water, my watch or my rings aren't tight at all (funnily enough my wrists haven't changed size at all yet - but its probably because I've got fairly...

Thanks everyone - I'm still disappointed (keep thinking maybe I did eat and just don't remember it - sleep eating??!) but as everyone always says - if I stopped now - I'll never know how much I would have lost next week. It just seems soooo unfair when every else in my group keeps on losing...

So, went for my week 7 weigh-in tonight and I've lost a grand total this week of........ 0.4lb. What a disappointment! I've stuck to my 4 packs and minimum of 4 litres religiously and haven't so much as sniffed any food (there's literally no food in my house even if I wanted to eat!) Its not...

Hi PaddingtonBear I could easily go on about how difficult the first week is for some people but I would guess you knew it would be before you started. If you weren't pre-warned - the first week is bloody difficult for some people! You just have to keep in your mind your reasons for doing LL...

I'm glad some of you think we lose weight from the top down - this makes me feels much better! The first place I apparently lost weight from was my face/neck, then someone (my mother!) commented on my shoulders looking smaller, then someone else mentioned smaller boobs (please please please keep...

I hate all of them! The toffee is the best if I had to choose one but to be honest I'd rather go without. They aren't compulsory and I've managed (other than the one bar of each I've tried) for 5 weeks without them! MM x

Does anyone know if I can take vitamin supplements whilst on LL? I know the packs are meant to contain all the vitamins that I need but I'm sure I'm deficient in vitamins B and C as I'm showing all the classic signs of these deficiencies. Especially narking me today is the fact that I have...

Have just got back from picking up my food for the week and got one nut crunch bar - heard they're quite nice so thought I'd give one a try. Oh my god they are vile! I've managed about 3 bites and have had to give up on it before I was sick. Will just have to make do with 3 and bit packs...

Has anyone noticed that they're bruising more easily? I have the most horrendous bruise on my stomach and I have absolutely no recollection of injuring myself in any way - and believe me I've spent all day today going over everything I've done this week! The bruise is at least 2 inches across...

My LLC does offer an introduce a friend fee! Sadly I genuinely cannot think of one person that I know that would even remotely need to do LL - even at work - I'm surrounded by skinny people arghhhhhhhh!

Day 23 and my mouth feels and tastes like a birdcage again - it felt like this in the first week and has now come back again damnit! No amount of teeth brushing, drinking flavoured water or eating packs gets rid of it and its driving me mad! Also got a permanant sorethroat - it kinda feels like...

I discovered on day one that the packs are pretty much undrinkable (other than the strawberry one and apparently the banana although I'd rather chew my own hands off than drink anything banana flavoured) without using a blender. I'm on day 19 and have just 'broken' my SECOND blender...

I actually really like the sound of some of these classes but after using that link to find my nearest class - it seems its 60 miles away! I don't think I like the idea enough to make a 120 mile round trip of an evening though! lol! MM x

1) I seem to have an extraordinary sense of smell - from my desk I can now smell the chip shop across the road from my office - its a fair way away (and I'm on the 3rd floor) but I can definitely smell chips - however I'm the only one who can (although maybe it a kind of oasis in the desert...

How odd - my doctor couldn't sign the form quick enough - in fact, it was him that suggested LL in the first place! Also when I asked if I should just see the nurse for my monthly check-ups he asked if I could make an appointment with him so he could see the dramatic difference himself. Isn't...

Thanks everyone - its always nice to know other people understand whether I'm coming from! Sandra - yes my LLC has apparently always been tiny and so hasn't done the programme - someone told me she did do it for 10 days though just so she could see what it was like (I think any more than that...

Yeah you're probably right Geri - my stick was quite a dark red despite me drinking what feels like the whole of the English channel! And 9.7lbs is just about a 1lb a day so that is okay I reckon MM x

Ah its alright - I'm not saying I don't like her - I don't know her that well - just finding it a bit difficult to 'figure her out'! MM x

I've just been for my second pop-in and I'm really not sure I see the point in them! I literally walked in, got handed a ketostick so I could rush to the loo as I was bursting (and someone walked in on me 'cos I forgot to lock the door so that was nice!), showed her the red stick, jumped on the...

Ok - so just come back from my second group and my first WI. In the last 7 days I've lost a grand total of 8.6lb. Trouble is I'm slightly disappointed by it - I wanted more! A few others in the group were talking about how much they lost in their mid-week pop-in and some of them lost more...

Is it me or does the fruit bar taste of nothing, the lemon bar of vileness and the toffee bar like it may have been near something toffee flavoured at some point - but not for several years? I think I might not bother getting any when I pick up my second week's worth of packs - might stick with...

Well I've made it to day 6 - hurrah- only another 94 days to the end of foundation! Finding it difficult to drink all the water on weekends - its 10 to 4 and I'm half way through my 5th pint - still another 3 pints to go before bedtime! Made biscuits out of a lemon bar today which marginally...

Hi Sez My first week is going alright thanks - I've made it to day 5 and things can only get better! I had my first Thai Chilli and lemon bar yesterday - the lemon bar was quite yucky but I managed to force it down - the soup however is possibly the work of the devil! I can't recall ever...

Only 3 stones? lol Triple it and add a hundred! I don't really have a fixed goal - I just think I'll know when I'm happy! MM x

Hey I'm not particularly taken with any of them but the best seem to be the raspberry and strawberry shakes (taste a bit like angel delight to me) and the chicken and mushroom soups are alright. I've just eaten my first bar (lemon) and it was a HUGE disappointment - had to force myself to...

Hi Minnie I started on Tuesday (group is on Monday nights) so I am currently on day 4 - so just 2 days behind you! I had my pop-in last night and lost 4.2lb so hopefully I can make it half a stone by Monday night as well. How are you getting on and liking the packs? MM x

Thanks Mike and Bex I know you're both right - in fact I'm now sat here drinking my strawberry shake like a good girl! My fingers (and toes) are crossed that this will all be worth it come Monday nights WI MM x

Okay - its 9 o'clock and I still have to have my 4th pack of the day - and I really really really don't want it. In fact the thought of it is making me feel slighly queasy. Will it really matter that much if I just skip it this once? I'm not particularly taken with any of the packs if I''m...

Funny you should say that - have just been for my first pop-in and I bought one each of the water flavourings. Have just come home and made a fruits of the forest pint of water and it was so nice! I think I'm going to find drinking the requisit amount of water much much easier now - its even...

Well my LLC definitely said it does count - apparently this came from LL HQ in April. As would happen I've just tried some black tea and it was vile - think it was a mistake making it so strong!

At £66 a week damn right I've been good! The only thing that has passed my lips are food packs and the obligatory 4 litres of water. I might get some water flavouring when I go for my first pop-in tonight as hopefully that'll make it easier to drink the water - I'm really stuggling - its...

I'm on day 3 and I just can't get rid of the horrible taste in my mouth despite cleaning my teeth lots! I also have a very attractive white tongue! Is this normal? Anyone any good ideas on how to get rid of the rank taste? (being as mints aren't an option) Just out of interest - has anyone...

Thanks everyone! Have just been to Asda (how difficult is that - going round a supermarket and not buying any food!) and bought a hand blender for a bargain £3.97 - hopefully this will be my saviour! I am currently starving, have a headache and a horrible tasting mouth so all is good :o) Must...

Its a chocolate one (hot) and I'm still trying to force it down. One of my friends just had a sip and the only thing he could say was 'and how long do you have to do this for?' I don't do banana but I've got a few strawberry ones - hopefully they'll be better!

Okay - just consuming my second pack of the day and yuck! Someone please please please tell me they get better over time??! Its full of lumps (yes I know - I need to get a blender but what about at work?) and it just tastes rank - what worries me most is that not only do I have to finish it but...

Thanks everyone! Its lovely to know there's so much support out there and I really do appreciate it - its nice to know that there are others going through similar things to me - somethings family/friends often don't quite 'get' despite their best efforts. Still excited about starting tomorrow...

I've made a conscious decision not to tell everyone about me starting LL (on Monday - weirdly I'm really excited - I seem to have been waiting forever to start!) as I know from past experience people like to make comments that just end up making me feel stupid – like I’m not capable of making a...

Hi everyone I've been 'hanging around' this forum for a while but although I don't start til Monday I have some questions! Ironically my 2 major food dislikes are milkshakes and soup (what the hell am I doing!) but I figure if I'm hungry enough I'll eat anything - especially if I'm seeing...