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Hi I'm back...again....again!! i have previously lost 10 stone with lighterlife (then gained 5st) Lost 4st with lipotrim (now gained 4st back again) this is partly eating habits and lack of exercise, but also illness. was just wondering if anyone out there has been using Asda measure up and...

Hey guys, i'm back again!! :cry: I was on LT March - May 2010 losing 4 stone. unfortunately, i have had a bit of a crazy crappy year, and my weight has crept up to 13st 9lb. I want 16lb off! I found a week's supply of LT packs in my cupboard, and knowing my pharmacy no longer does LT, i was...

hey ladies, hope you are all well? well i am separated, house up for sale, and i've hit 14 stone. Guess whose starting LT again on monday...... x

Hey guys, just to let you know I'm still hanging around!! Got up to 13st 3lb, so back on LT. Started monday, ate on wednesday because I got a 3 hour tattoo (yes, midlife crisis) and nearly passed out, but straight back to it thursday. My scales put me at 12st 9lb so its working!! Think i'm only...

Hey guys, just thought I'd pop on and say hello, i'm still here! Still having major problems with the husband, doctor thinks it will take him months to recover. :cry: I went really far off the track, and started drinking heavily 4 nights a week. I have subsequently taken stock, given my head a...

thank you all, you are all fantastic xx

am back up to 12 stone 10lb. My pot belly back with avengence!! Burried my Granddad yesterday.... hopefully this cloud will soon lift and I can start taking charge of my life again!! x

hey guys, again, thank you for your support. You are all fantastic. Unfortunately, the plot thickens. My husband has had a breakdown. He went AWOL on sunday night. Finally located him, then he passed out and we couldn't wake him. Long story short, we ended up calling an ambulance and he was...

So over the last few days I have eaten KFC, Southern fried chicken, and a massive curry.... all washed down with lager lager lager. In light of the situation, thats just life! But really gutted that I've reverted to emotional eating :cry: About to get the train home, so just going to draw a line...

thanks for your support guys, you are all great. :flowers: Been taken out for a chinese tonight. My first one for about 5 months..... i'm so stuffed, my stomach is swollen!!! Think i'll take it steady tomorrow.... just so i don't pop!! :eek:

Am ok thanks Tan. And thanks to everyone for your best wishes, feel all loved!! :) still obviously gutted about my granddad, and we can't arrange funeral coz they need to investigate cause of death :cry: have eaten a stupid amount of Barratt Shrimps and banana's, and had three glasses of wine...

good luck Tan, you are doing so well x

thanks Tan, i'm such a mess tonight :(

hey Tanya, how's it goiing? you keeping the weight down? x

where's Betsy gone? :(

Breakfast - bowl of muselli with natural yogurt Lunch - vegetable curry with boiled rice Snack - mini blueberry muffin Tea - large glass of wine Guys, i lost my Granddad this morning :cry: He had an op on monday and was doing really well, so i was very shocked. Decided to stay here in...

:o:o:o woke very hungry and hungover :o:o:o yes, i'm in a hotel. the breakfast was rank so will make a better choice tomorrow.... had no wine tonight, just facebooking and ignoring my big pile of work!! I only ever drink coffee when i'm hungover, and need the caffine and sugar rush. :p...

Tuesday 25th May Breakfast - small bowl of muselli with natural yogurt. Two slices of wholemeal toast with scrambled eggs (which looked and tasted like tofu!) two grilled tomatoes, one slice bacon Lunch - jacket potato with sweet and sour pork. Two bread rolls with butter (naughty naughty)...

:8855:ha ha, i'm eddie!!! but boy am i having fun lol :8855:

i'm being really naughty now ladies and aving a packet of walkers palin crisps.... but it could be worse, after the amount of wine i've had tonigh (prob two bottles!!) it could be a pizza lol!! Talk soon ladies xx

Monday 24th May 2010 Breakfast - Porridge with skimmed milk, saltana's, walnuts. Slice of wholemeal bread with Philly extra light. Lunch - TBSP of beef in red wine sauce, roasted veg cous cous, side salad. Half a slice of carrot ckae..ummmmm! Tea - ASDA chicken pieces in Madras marinade...

wine and vodka diet....its the future!!! In all seriousness, its been a crazy few days, so i haven't been having set meals which is why i've not posted! I'm off to doncaster next week for work, so i'll have to make sensible choices in the hotel....!

2lb weight loss this week!! Get in!! :D:D:D:D

19/05/10 Breakfast - handful of blueberries with L/F plain yogurt and sprinkle of walnuts. One slice of sun-dried tomato and parmesan cheese bread spread with Philly extra light Mid-morning - Apple Lunch - one slice quiche with a salad of lettuce and cherry tomatoes Snacks - slice of...

screwed it up tonight.... had a full bottle of wine doh!! But i didn;t eat any tea!! Yeah....I know there is no logic in that lol x

it was the hubby's Nanna's 80th birthday party last night..... i thought i did OK considering. I definately stayed away from the alcohol..... jeez, i have enough in my system to keep me going till new year lol

I'm not sure, there is a forum for losing weight via maintenance so maybe if you post on there they will be able to advise you better Good luck :D

Tues 18 May 2010 Breakfast - Porridge and skimmed milk, with blueberries, saltanas, walnuts Mid-morning - 5 cherry vine tomatoes Lunch - Baxter's healthy choices wholewheat pasta soup Mid-afternoon - Apple, one cold, cooked sausage! Tea - 2 slices quiche, 4 mini sausage rolls, 1 slice...

:8855: Ha ha!! Well by the vodka and southern comfort i only know what i drank due to the empty bottles in my kitchen!!!!

Good luck with your weigh-in i'm sure you will have a nice suprise!! ;) :D

Saturday 15th - Monday 17th.....Don't judge!!! Saturday 15th (Tapas for Hubby birthday:D) Breakfast - porridge with skimmed milk, blueberries, strawberries and walnuts Lunch – Tin of Baxter’s healthy choice spicy tomato and rice soup Tea – Various Tapas Dishes….yum yum yum!! Snacks...

it was said in jest. Absolutely no need to pull me up about it cheers

my vegetarian friend has chilli sauce on her toast on a morning!!!

The parma violets we got for coming last in a pub quiz about 5 weeks ago.....when still in TFR.... I resisted them for SO LONG!! Gone now though........ and still haven't touched the mars easter egg :D

he's naughty, as i was unpacking the shopping he helped himself to a ww ice cream..... i felt smug when i declined :p

:8855: see, i've done that before....but with a full pack of full-fat sweet treats!! I used to eat a big bag of crisps and then a whole two pack of Tesco cheese cake or Tesco bakery cookies in one sitting :eek: ...doh!

well done Mary, fantastic loss :) .....and yes, i think i have given up giving up too!! Will give up when i get a bun in the oven lol x

p.s. no, we don't have kids....... except for the 30-year-old big kid i share my house with ;)

hello ladies..... telling off taken in lol..... unfortunately i sent the husband to do the food shop and he came home with yet more ww sweet treats!!! Doh!! I am going to take it steady neady now though! And yes, going to enjoy the weekend but in no way am i going to go overboard....lesson...

you're not ranting, don't worry! ;) I'm going to really look into low GI. I know i have a sort of GI attitude in my main meals, but the snacks are going to have to change.....and i HAVE to stop buying so much weight watchers crap!!! xx

don't despair (so much easier said than done ;) ) You may not have lost weight, but you most probably lost inches.... my last week on TFR I GAINED 3lb...... no reason for it whatsoever, just think my body stalled that week! You are doing fabulous, just keep going....Good luck x

hey Betsy, hope you are still going great guns on your refeed Big hugs xx

BETSY!! So sorry, haven't been on for days! lost another pound this week, but in all honesty, I don't know how??!! I'm not doing too well at the moment, i have quickly slipped back into my snacking ways (and had another very heavy alcohol fueled night on monday!!!) Don't come over to the...

Tanya, sorry to hear you're in a decision pickle..... Hope you make the right decision for you..... and banish the comfort eating demons that lurk in our every move! Good luck chick x

Hey Mary, about the smoking thing.......... Yeah I'm still smoking!! I will quit when i get my head around this maintenance lark!!! x

Thursday 13th & Friday 14th May 2010 Hi guys, sorry I've been MIA :o Been sooooo busy at work, out of the office Thursday and Friday and not had much time to log on!!! Still have snacking issues :mad:, but i'm going to knock that on the head TODAY!!! Thurs 13th Breakfast - porridge with...

Wednesday 12th May 2010 Breakfast - 50g muselli with tablespoon fat-free fromage frais, strawberries/blackberries Snack mid-morning (was starving) - weight watchers vanilla rice pudding Lunch - Two small Healthy Living wholemeal buns, with cottage cheese, tomato pickle, lettuce, cucumber...

well done you. i'm exactly the same, get on the scales every day. I think it helps to see the fluctuations!! I'm pleased after the few days i've had that the scales are showing the same weight lol So can i ask you....did you manage to quit smoking then? I gave up smoking the same day as...

Mon 10th & Tues 11th May 2010 Mon 10th May Breakfast - 30g porridge with skimmed milk. teaspoon of lemon curd, teaspoon of saltanas and teaspoon of walnuts. Lunch - lowfat seeded pitta with roast turkey, scraping of low fat garlic and herb cream cheese, scraping of tomato pickle, iceberg...

Hey Betsy, how are you getting on? :) x

Pre-TFR I was obsessed with peanut butter and banana in my porridge :) But a teaspoon of PB and half a banana soon turned into full banana and a tablespoon of PB lol so i'm trying to stay away from it!! The lemon curd/saltanas/Walnuts was very tasty, and i wasn't hungry till lunchtime....highly...

Hey Mary, see you are back on TFR. How's it going so far? soon be in ketosis city hey! Good luck Ktx

Monday 10th May 2010 My Day so far... Breakfast - 30g porridge with skimmed milk. teaspoon of lemon curd, teaspoon of saltanas and teaspoon of walnuts. Lunch - lowfat seeded pitta with roast turkey, scraping of low fat grlic and herb cream cheese, scraping of tomato pickle, iceberg, yellow...

I know you're trying to help Jan :D , and if I didn't want your help I wouldn't post! :p i think i'm just feeling low cos of the trousers..... but in reality i was only JUST in them, and I drank a lot friday :cry: I have to just keep my head up, keep making the right choices (or START making...

thats a new one for my beauty routine then!!

just feeling down Jan :(

Sunday 9 May Breakfast - 50g muselli with tablespoon fat-free fromage frais, 3 strawberries Lunch - roast turkey, new potatoes, roasted courgette, carrots, brocolli, green beans, sweetcorn, gravy Dessert - strawberries, blackberries, weight-watchers jelly, form frais, walnuts Tea - ham...

OH MY GOD!!!! I didn't realise i had been mokey for a week lmao! You should have told me!! What a doofus i am!!! Yeah i have to admit i have eaten a lot today :( will have to rein it in tomorrow.... mokey, monkey, KT, Katy.....whoever! x

hey Tanya, do you like cereal? You could have a bowl of porridge with fruit and nuts and seeds in it? If you like peanut butter, a teaspoon of PB and a banana in a bowl of porridge is LUSH!! I also like a bowl of museli with low-fat yogurt or from frais instead of milk... x

Hey all, Well day 1 of a brand new me today, and i started it with an horrendous hang-over!!! well it was my 1st wedding anniversary ;) So hang-over usually means comfort food, but i have TRIED to be as good as possible...... My hubby suggested a greasy spoon for breakfast, which i would...

now i remember why i don't usually drink much... so ill today!! :wave_cry: I have only just pulled myself around, i have been so ill!!! We had a really enjoyable meal, the cod wrapped in parma ham was so bloody good (maybe not the best for refeed day 7, but oh well) the bottle of champagne...

Friday 7th May Weighed myself this morning and I appear to have lost 3lb.......YAY!!! Day 7 Breakfast - half a Maintenance Chocolate whip with 200ml skimmed milk Lunch - 1 slice Hovis Seed sensation with 2 slices BM Chicken breast, tomato pickle, spinach, red onion, beef tomato...

hey Betsy, Thank you for your support and advice for my buffet today. You're a good egg!! If you read my diary you will see that I made a mountain out of a molehill lol, no drama, very healthy day!!! FANTASTIC about your neighbour!! you do look VERY different in your photos! I sometimes read...

Thursday 6th May Day 6 Breakfast - Maintenance bar Lunch - 3 quarters wholemeal bun with boiled egg and salad. 8 cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion. Tea - 2oz chicken and 2oz prawns, cooked in pan with garlic, shallots, small tin tomatoes, red pepper, chilli, courgette, broccoli, 3oz...

hey Tanya, just found this thread. i knew you were doing Exante and wondered how you were getting on. Big congrats for getting your 1 stone 2lb off, bet you are made up! I'm with you on the idea to continue managing your weight-loss without TFR. I would like to be between 11st7lb and 12st, so...

hey, i'm going to start researching on friday!! Never had a strawberry in my champagne before....here goes.... well its fruit!!! Besty, how old is your baby? I do love pitta's, never had the seeded one's before though... My problem pbfm (pre-big fat me) was that i would have three pitta's, not...

Thats around the size of my breakfast bowls too... phew!!! Still haven't had a pitta, but have some seeded pitta's in the freezer ready... hope your baby is better soon xx

yeah you're right! God ketosis was our security blanket!!!! :d'oh: x

i don't know why, but i felt more comfortable refusing food when TFR!! demons hey!! Thanks hun, think its bath and early night for me... x

hello peeps, quick refeed question... The refeed sheets say on days 4-7 fruit or low fat dessert, or yogurt (low fat) What exactly does it mean by 'dessert' People who have already refed or are currently refeeding, did/do you have puddings, and if so what did/do you have?? Do you think...

well done, you are right it could have been much worse! So you feeling better now and happy to continue refeed? x

Wednesday 5th May Day 5 Breakfast - half maintenance chocolate drink with 200ml skimmed milk Lunch - 4 small new potatoes (cold) with red onion, half green pepper, celery, spinach and carrot, mixed with Phillidelphia light Garlic & herbs Tea - 4oz lean steak mince made into meatballs (with...

I'm using Body Shop Nutraganics range at the moment, but i noticed the other day that Olay have a range for 20+, 30+, 40+ and 50+.... was thinking about trying the 30+ range till i noticed that bloody Fiona Phillips on the packaging....my wrinkle will have to wait, i'm not having her stare up at...

what is river cobbler and what do you do with it?!! x

what's said on minimins, stays on minimins lol x

I read your 'odd' refeed..... i see why you are scared to have two meals a day, but don't be hun, you gotta confront your demons soon! After day one i switched from LT to maintenance products and i'm pleased i did that. I was living off peanut bars and strawberry shakes and i had had enough...

Lisa, at least you enjoyed your son's birthday!! You can't make any decisions properly until you weigh-in and see what, if any, damage is done.... You may have filled your glycogen stores, you may not have.... you just have to wait and see. But as long as you are willing to do the refeed by the...

does the bio oil on your face not make you break out? i've never thought about using it as a face moisturiser.....now i've hit 30 i need some help lol

Oh fantastic find in ASDA!! They are a jar of Pepperdew mild (though they have a good kick) whole sweet piquante peppers. i snapped them up because i've only ever seen them before in Marks and Spencers and Morrisons, but both have them in olive oil and stuffed with cheese (though very delish...

oh god yeah!! Me and my hubby can't stop burping!!! And the other..... I didn't pass wind much on LT, now i'm going like a trooper!!!! x

I think i'm still reeling from the 3lb weight-gain last friday....! xx

Tuesday 4th May Day 4 Breakfast - Maintenance Strawberry drink Lunch - 2 slices of seed sensation bread, spread with tangy tomato pickle, and consisting of BM chicken breast slice, scraping of cottage cheese, lettuce, spinach, green pepper, red onion, with a side of cherry tomatoes and...

Aw thanks Jan, its nice to hear someone thinks i have right ideas lol my husband certainly doesn't at the moment!!! ;) i had a panic the other day about thursday.... day 6 of refeed and i have meetings all day in a different office.... 3 hour journey each way, meetings all morning, site visit...

Hey Emma, Thank you for letting us who are starting out on the refeed journey know that maintenance is possible... KTx

Hi Jan, i don't think you are the prophet of doom, far from it, you are experienced in this.... i'm just on day 3 of refeed lol I have just made a sandwich for tomorrow's lunch, and although i'm massively looking forward to bread, i know i the past i've been a bread fiend (like, easily...

great diary ES! Sorry to hear about your job.... obviously not since you wanted to leave anyway, but because job hunting and interviews are a real drag! I found that when i was doing this (and lighterlife also previously) I spent too much time thinking and analysing and worrying about what i...

absolutely LOVING it Tanya!!! x

Hey Taylor, I only use one tablespoon of cottage cheese, but add it to a small portion of another protein, like two slices of BM chicken breast, or today I used it with half a tin of mackerel instead of using mayo! I have only used Tesco Light choices plain cottage cheese though. I don't...

Monday 3rd May Day 3 Breakfast - Half an orange cream maintenance (I had half because I knew I wouldn't be able to have a full one after yesterday's Chocolate drink!!) Lunch - one tablespoon of Cottage Cheese mashed with half a tin of mackerel (the dog got the other half!) with a salad...

Thanks Betsy, I forgot how amazing food tastes!! I have always been obsessed with cottage cheese and philly light/extra light so i emailled LT and they said both could be introduced from day 2!! Brilliant!!! I ordered my shopping on line and although i stipulated 8oz potatoes they sent 2...

Hey Betsy, thanks for your support. I think i'm doing ok, though day 1 i definately made too much salad....but i couldn't finish it and didn't force myself to even though it was so yummy!! at my last weigh-in i had gained 3lb, so gutted, and absolutely no reason for it!! The only thing i...

Sunday 2nd May Day 2 Breakfast - Chocolate Whip with skimmed milk - OH MY GOD, GORGEOUS!!! Lunch - one tablespoon of Cottage Cheese (low fat of course) with 2 slices of B Matthews Chicken Breast with a salad of iceberg, spinach, beef tomato, Pepperdew pepper, cucumber, red onion...

hey Glitzybug, sorry to hear you are unwell. How are you feeling now? with you suffering from low blood pressure, a total food replacement diet may not be the best thing for you. Why don't you look into doing something like Lighterlife Lite, or one of the cambridge plan diets where you have an...

Saturday 1st May, refeed is finally here after 9 weeks of TFR! Day 1 Brunch - Strawberry lipotrim pack Dinner - Marinated Chicken breast cooked on a grill pan with a little water, with a salad of iceberg, spinach, green pepper, beef tomato, vine cherry tomato, cucumber, grated carrot, red...

i went to the library yesterday (1st time in about 5 years!!) and got two books on GI, and i must agree with you all, it seems the perfect lifestyle to adopt!! Think once my refeed week is over i'm going to try a 14-day GI weight loss diet (can loose about 6lb in 14 days) then adopt GI as my...

hey betsy, refeed starts tomorrow for me! I like the food in your diary....might be borrowing some tips!! Looking forward to seeing how your weigh-in went?? Ktx

i will do. the other half is at work for the BH weekend, so i'm planning meals and i'll put it up on here. :D I have tomorrow sorted (day 1), i did have sunday sorted but a game of badminton at 7pm-8pm is making me have to rethink my stategy lol :eek: Thanks for your support...and wish me...

hey hun, don't despair....easier said than done! My last week this week and i put on 3lb, was so gutted, but i've got so much support from this site that i'm feeling a lot better. Don't worry too much, a 1lb off is still a 1lb off and it will equal out in the long run....promise! Good luck...

i know you're right, one pitiful weigh-in does not detract from the fact that i have lost 51lb! I'm feeling upbeat again now because of you guys on this forum and the fact that the tesco man has been!!! My cupboards are no longer bare!! I have washed all my salad and veg, and i'm looking...

I bet you do lol ;)

I have only once been given a pee stick at my pharmacy!! But even then, i have had nothing else than the LT packs, water and green tea, so i shouldn't have been kicked out of ketosis right? :confused: x

yeah lost 9lb on TOTM.... but then i suppose TOTM was in this week a little as well so that could have had an affect? You're right, 6lb in two weeks...better than a slap in the face!! Thanks x

maybe you are right, maybe last week was a blip! and on reflection (whilst marching the dog around the streets for two hours) i'm thinking perhaps i didn't drink enough water this week. we had run out of 2 litre bottles so had to get 1.5 litre and i haven't been drinking any extra. and yes...

Hey guys and girls, Just had my final weigh-in before refeed starts tomorrow and I have PUT ON 3lb. :cry: Gutted gutted gutted. I have not done ANYTHING different. I have categorically NOT eaten or cheated in anyway, its not TOTM. I just don't understand it???? :confused: I know i have...

No worries chuck, hope you're game isn't off lol x

Hey guys, just want some advice...:confused: On Refeed week, is it better to have the normal LT foodpacks, or maintenance products, or a mixture of both?? :confused: If a mixture, from what day is best to have the maintenance stuff? I know the refeed sheets say from day 1, but what do the...

Thats my plan Tanya!! I haven't weighed in today yet, but i reckon i'll still have around 10-14lb left to lose, and i'm hoping that will give me the incentive to take refeed and maintenance seriously!!! Start refeed tomorrow.... can't wait!!

yes yes and yes!!! I LOVE finding out what people are eating, love advising my friend who's on WW (I'm good at advice, just can't take my own), love collecting recipies from the internet and cook books, and most of all LOVE LOVE LOVE watching cooking programes!! I especially like come dine with...

I'm the opposite. I have degenerative disc disease, and just before starting LT I was in a lot of pain most of the time. As soon as I had the first stone off, the pain disappeared! Its now only occasional when i have been overdoing-it. I must keep the weight off or i could end up needing metal...

The first time we played we'd been on diet 2 weeks, and it was hard!! Thought i would pass out.. But now no problems at all. In fact as we've lost weight or game has dramatically improved!! Few weeks in u'll have loads of energy. Good luck x

thanks guys. I kno its common sense, i need to shake that into me!! I think u hit the nail on the head about never bein able to see food like a skinny person does!! Just need to start liking me and looking after me WITHOUT thinking of food as a luxury, but as a need!! Thanks guys, positive polly...

Fingers crossed indeed!!! It really isn't the TFR thats the hard part is it?!! :sigh:

thanks for your support Jan. I know i need to bloody chill lol xx

Hey guys, i'm due to refeed on saturday, and my old negative demons are popping up! I was on top of the world last week after weigh-in and entering my final week, but this week i have felt so down and i'm just setting myself up for failing I know in the past i have lost 10 stone, but i...

i'm afraid i'm a bit of a negative nelly!! Since i've lost weight and my confidence has grown i would say that the glass is 50/50....which is an improvement on my previous glass is always empty!!! However i know i previously lost 10 stone, and then put 5 stone back on in less than a year, so...

hey, welcome! I did drink 6 litres for a while, but it made me very dizzy! Like, VERY dizzy!! Try not to have any more than 4 litres including packs and tea/coffee. Well done you by the way, i couldn't work with food!! x

hey Julie, I had planned to exercise like there is no tomorrow, but on reflection i knew i wouldn't keep it up in the long run!! So i walk my dog every weekday for 1-2 hours, and every weekend for 2-4 hours. I also play badminton once a week. I decided on this because i will always have to walk...

i think i'm going to concentrate on the refeed and see how that goes.... i've done my first week menu plan tonight for me and the hubbie!! I've ordered a tesco shop to be delivered on friday night, and saturday morning me and the dog are off to the butchers!!! I can't wait for my first meal...

hey ladies, Jan, what do you think of the stabalisation plans? Do you think they are something to maintain in the future? x

hey dirtycash, i had an extremely dizzy day yesterday, in fact i thought i was going to pass out. But my friend had suprised me with a spa day, so we were in and out of a pool, jaccuzi, steam room and sauna, and i think it just took it out of me!! like you say, its one of the few negatives...! :)

Congrats MissD, fantastic weight-loss...... ........Now stop thinking negatively!! Just wait and see what next week brings! You have lost over a stone - A STONE!!! And you achieved that, no one else did it for you!! Congrats Ktx :D

Everyone is a critic, but they don't kno what was goin on in my head when i hit 30 years old at 16st 5lb wearing a size 20 so they can tell me as much as they want about the damage this diet is apparently doin to my body... But its less damage than the strain of bein obese was doin to my heart...

oh i love it when the collar bone turns up!! First time i saw mine i nearly cried lol x

miss desparate and Bonnie, you are doing so well already just getting this far. The first week is so hard, a bummer really, and i'm not going to lie the 2nd and 3rd can be a real ***** too! I'm 8 weeks down and still freezing and have dizzy spells, but the scales don't lie, and that is what...

nothing to do with my weigh-ins, but during the working week i eat pack one at 7.30am, nothing during work and pack 2 at 17.30 when i get in! at first i had a pack in work, but i was quized too much and then the eye rolling and sarcastic comments start, so i just find it easier to keep it out of...

Hi Bobbie, no worries, i'm happy to assist if I can! I see you have had a good weight loss too, well done, bet you feel great!! I swear that just by adding the nightly walks has really helped my weight loss. Kt x

Hey niamh, if my post helped you then i have achieved what i wanted!! I have taken inspiration from people on this forum and i just wanted to pass it forward!! Good luck with your journey, 8 weeks from now you will be a different person... I kno i am!! Ktx

don't worry, you will be fine when you get weighed properly One week my wii fit told me I had gained 4lb....... gained 4lb!!!! I was not happy. Anyway, by the time weigh in day came that was a distant memory and i had lost half a stone!!!! Don't let it get you down. if you MUST weigh yourself...

don't drink too much! Hi Dirtycash, I suffered really badly with this. And I still do occassionally. I found i was drinking TOO MUCH water!! I realised I was having nearly 6 litres a day as I was drinking 4 litres of plain water, and hadn't counted my tea and soda water. I make sure now...

hello my lovely fellow 100%ers!! Tomorrow my husband and i are entering our last week on TFR (hopefully for ever...fingers crossed) I will have been doing this diet 9 weeks, and although that really isn't a huge amount of time, i must say i am relieved it is almost over!! My husband has...

keep me posted wwhat you think Hey Jan, let me know what you think when you receive the book. I have read it cover to cover and i am very impressed!!! :D

oh believe me i have a whole meal planned (in line with the refeed plans of course) lol. Been planning this meal for weeks!! x

excellent!! We have so many bottles still from our wedding.... they're calling to us lol x x

i got the book on amazon for about 4 quid. it does look really interesting....and yummy!! x

according to my source of all knowledge.....my mother!! It doesn't matter what product you use, as its the actual rubbing in of the mouisturiser that helps your circulation to rebuild cells, or something like that!! I used to use bio oil, but i also was 21 stone for a very long period of my...

Hey all, has anyone heard of, or used a book called 'Fat-burner foods. Eat yourself thin in 14 days' by Dr. Caroline M. Shreeve? I bought it today and it claims to guarantee 6-7lb weight loss a week by doing a 14-day rapid fat loss menu plan followed by a 14-day stabilizer plan (where you...

i finally had a response from Lipotrim, they said the same as you, but the cottage cheese and low fat soft cheese ok from day 2! Alcohol they said from day 8, but my husband is adamant we're having champagne on day 7 to toast our 1st anniversary!!! Thanks Tanya, you're a star x

I used TFR shakes but also had the maintainence caramel bars. Never brought any but had the free ones that i managed to send to different family and friends houses :giggle: I must get about ordering some samples for my friends and family!!!

Hey Laura, I did lighterlife in 2008-2009 going from a size 26 to a size 14 bride in time for my May 2009 wedding. I also got caught up in married life and busy work and hit my 30th birthday in Feb this year weighing 16st 5lb after gaining 5 stone. i didn't even maintain my new weight!! I...

It is frustrating!! I so want to do this well, but I know certain foods like cottage cheese, and mackerel will become my staple meals!! The refeed sheets are great, and believe me i know them off by heart now, but I don't tend to eat tuna, or a lot of potatoes!! The first sample menu for Day 4-7...

I went to bed last night wearing full length winter PJ's, a jumper and woolly socks!! Window closed, winter feather duvet, husband and dog!!! And I shivered lol I can not get warm.......my heating bills scare me!!! KT x

Hi guys, Was looking for some advice on the following… I'm due to refeed in a few weeks, and I was wondering when the following dairy foods can be added to the diet: Eggs Low fat cottage cheese (plain) Low fat yogurt Extra low fat Philadelphia Soft cheese spread with garlic & herbs Hard cheese...

Hey girls, i previously lost 136lb, took 7 months. Every week seeing that goal get nearer and nearer was all the motivation needed. Katie is right though Bobbie, don't focus on how much you WANT to lose, focus on how much you HAVE lost. Good luck KTx

Following on from the questions from LipoLisa, did the people on here who have done the refeed use the LT maintenance products during the refeed week, or just continue with teh LT shakes? Also, how many refeed weeks did most people do? Thanks in advance KTx

it is fantastic when people notice, you must feel really good! And in a size 16 already, go you! I think its really funny when you can see a visible difference, and then people start saying things......except for the jealous one's who pretend you haven't changed at all lol.....there's a few of...

Good luck Debbie, you know you can do this! I am the same, lost 10 stone, put 5 on! It goes on so easily!! Stay strong and you will succeed x

hi Bobbie, congrats on the 13lb, that would have taken you probably 2 months on a conventional diet!! I'm only doing tfr for another two weeks, then starting refeed. I won't be at my goal weight but decided to do this because i will be away for two weeks in may with hotel food for work, and also...

Hey Bobbie, As the others say, with weight loss everyone is different, but you can see from my signature, that i lost 13lb week one, and have had some good weight losses since. 7 weeks in and i'm lost over 3 stone. I swear by exercise. and i don't mean killing yourself at the gym!!! I make sure...

I walk TONS!!! I have probably walked enough to have done a lap of the world by now lol Its working out great for me because i'm getting out of the house, fresh air and exercise, avoiding food (though i live in a town so have to pass a lot of take-aways before i get out into the fields) and the...

I saw that in your diary Mary. DO you have an idea of how many calories a day you now eat? x

Thanks Welshie Do you attend classes or manage the slimming world idea yourself? Do you find Red or Green days more appealing after this diet? I was going to just try and maintain with a low-fat, low-carb style of eating, but i'm wondering whether it would be best to do a normal diet class...

Very very pleased!! I am quite concerned about portion sizes, but more for my husband than me!! I can cope with reducing the size, but he eats with his eyes first if you know what I mean? he will think he's missing out rather than just realise thats all he needs!! Pre-diet, a 500g pack of meat...

I'm one step ahead!! Have thoroughly examined the refeed sheets, been on Jan, Mary, Chelcie and many other people's refeed and maintenance diaries, have started writing down low fat menu's and recipie ideas in a book, and have already created a shopping list with exactly what we're going to...

When i did LL i dropped from 26 to 16/18 in 14 weeks, u will be suprised how well u do for that wedding!! Good luck x

I wore a size 20 dress to my 30th birthday party 27/02/10. Today at work I kept having to pull up my size 16 SKINNY jeans!!! I'm aiming to to maintain a size 14 figure! x

my OH and i are both doing this diet, and refeed starts 01/05/10 7th May will be our 1st wedding anniversary, but we have agreed a reward of having a celebratory meal in the house together, and cooking the meal in line with the refeed instructions. We decided to do this because we do not want...

Hey fellow 100%ers...... so happy today, have hit 44lb loss, thats over 3 stone in 7 weeks!! My size 16 are started to feel loose, my heels have got higher again and I can't stop smiling!!! :D :D :D :D :D 2 weeks to refeed!!! :eek: KT x

hey, just had 7 week weight in and lost 3 stone 2lb in total!!! So it is achievable!! x

i'm a fizzy fan, but drink both still and fizzy. Haven't affected my losses.... and fills me up (ish)

hey Mr, i really struggled the first few weeks. Felt hungry CONSTANTLY and dizzy and nausous. It passed though, i can't put my finger on when, just one day i thought, god i'm not hungry!! Still dizzy though, so i decreased my water intake. I drink about 3-4 litres (was drinking 5). But i've...

crunchyfrog, get yourself down to Asda and purchase a pair of old faithful 'pull you in' knickers. Not the sexiest looking things, but once you put on your dress, or skirt, or whatever over the top you have a fantastic smooth appearance. I have a stomach and then an over hang and then my boobs...

i'm soon to have my 7 week weight in, but i changed my day so really will be weighed at 6 and a half weeks if that makes sense, and i am 4lb off three stone. 2 stone is definately achievable....anything additional is a bonus right?!! Good luck x

i did exactly the same when i started this, organised my clothes in order in my wardrobe. It started at size 20 on the left down to size 14 on the right!!! The 20's have now been removed and put in storage!!! I'm sat here today in my size 16's and couldn't be happier!! I have a ton of summer...

good on you yummy mummy 2 be, you are doing fantastic! This diet does have a down side.......the increse in teh clothes shopping budget lol x

Louizekj, i think what you have done is fantastic. I never considered something like that, but reading your post, a lightbulb went off in my head lol. I'm finishing TFR 30/04/10 but will still have 1 - 2 stone still to lose. I think that trying to maintain that for a year or two is definaetly...

good on you, and sorry if i accused your husband of sabotaging you! I'm with you on the guilt you put on yourself for 'wasting' food, however i never seemed to get that guilt when i threw away fruit and veg in the past lol. Good luck, and enjoy your weekend away x

I really think this has got out of hand. Everyone needs to stop attacking each other, and no one should be accused of bullying or ganging up on people. I think these forums are getting misinterpreted. There is no issue with people needing to eat, or having slip ups etc. i think when people get...

make sure u drink enough water hun, its ur lifeline!! Try soda water, really fills u up. I have soda when i'm at lunch with friends. As for the weight loss so far, i am really pleased, but its definately slowing down now. Went on scales tonight (a sin, i kno!) and i think i've only lost 2lb this...

I think i am one of those random people who like them lol I actually have one for lunch at work and nibble at it so it lasts an hour!! Granted they are not the nicest tasting things by any means, but its nice to chew. They taste better now 6 weeks down the line when all i've had to this point...

You will all get there....we all feel miserable for a while, its just your body reacting to a huge change!! Seeing the weight-loss will keep you going. Get out for some walks in the fresh air!!! Saying that, day 5 my husband and I (both doing diet) took the dog for a long walk and we REALLY...

Hi Glitzybug, I didn't actually vomit, but I had a full week where i was VERY naucous (sp?) and thought i was gowing to throw up. It did pass though. Maybe your body is just reacting to the additional vitamins and minerals? I stayed feeling very hungry for a good three weeks or so, i was worried...

some really good responses on the subject here. I personally think there is too much food chat but u can't affect free will!! And taylor, its not ur fault at all, i think there was talk of food well before ur 'break'!! :) x

hee hee, i think u guys are pro's, u all give sound advice!! I think we will always battle with our weight but hey, who wants to live a boring life lol!! Tanya, ur photo's look amazing, such a transformation x

Hey Harden, why did your husband book food knowing you are on a TFR diet? Don't give in to sabotage, make the decision if YOU want to Good luck x

I’m sorry but I just wanted to get my two pence worth in this massive battle that seems to have sprung up. And i'm not attacking anyone here; or fighting anyone's corner but my own... I have previously done LL for 7 months, 100%. (I put some of the weight back on because I categorically did...

well siad Taylor. x

hey Tanya, can i just ask, how long did you maintain your weightloss and over what period have you gained the 2 stone? I'm sorry if I'm being too nosy, but I previously lost 10 then gained 5 with LL and i'm desparate not to do the same with LT.... ....refeed in 17 days and i'm scared!!! Oh...

you guys really are inspirational! x

100%!!! Its the refeed and maintenance that scares me bloody senseless!! Good luck with your journey :D:D:D

Hi Finn, just wanted to say well done for your weight loss so far, and good on you for wanting to do this for your big day. My now husband loves me for me and has seen me at all weights!! We met when i was 16 stone. I spent a lot of time around 18 stone, and I was 21 stone when we got engaged...

P.S. My goal weight is 12 stone so going by the BMI measurements i will still be overweight by 4lb.......but I don't care lol xx

well done Rose, its great to just be over-weight!! Was sick of the horrible noises my wii fit made when i was obese! congrats xx

it seems different chemists are charging different amounts. I thought t was £36 for females and £48 for men, but our pharmacy is giving us a 'couple discount' so its costing us £74/week for the two of us!! And we have started putting money into a savings account as we are saving so much not...

Hi guys, All your advice is so appreciated. I get myself all worked up at teh prospect of refeed because i previously did LL and lost 10 stone. Unfortunately my bad habits returned so quickly that a year on I had gained 5 stone. I am planning to really really concentrate on managing my food...

you are doin fantastic, well done x

lipolisa, sorry u feel this way about my post, there is no malice intended. This forum is a great support network, but it can be hard sometimes to log on and find people helping others to eat and drink. I just wanted to find like minded people who want to give their 100% to this diet. I respect...

totally sympathise! I previously did LL to loose 10 stone.... Put 5 back on! I knew the best thing for me to do to regain my control was another VLCD and i'm happy i chose LT. There are some friends and my mother who are 'worried for me' and long term damage. But then there are some friends who...

hi guys, i am really intrigued to hear from any maintainers on this forum who have kept all their weight off, for how long, how did you do it and can you share any tips for lasting weight maintenance? I'm just worried this may be a flash in the pan weight loss... All advice welcomed and...

Can anyone offer me advice with this........ anyone please?!! x

it is totally personal taste. I eat both. I prefer the peanut as the coconut have a very bizarre non coconut taste!! But the peanuts aren't too bad, and as there is nothing from real food to compare it to, the taste becomes much more pleasent!! I only eat strawberry shakes, occasional flapjacks...

hi guys, i need to refeed start of may for various reasons, but with 2 and a half stone still to go, i won't be at target weight. Is it possible to continue to loose weight during and after refeed?? Also, is there any maintainers on this forum who have kept all their weight off and can share...

honk honk... 100% all the way!!

the best advice is the bath advice.... i have never been so clean!! Get yourself a good book or a few mags and relax!! Like the others say, as soon as you see your first weight-loss you will be so motivated. For me the thoughts of food never totally disappear, but when you have goals you can...

you are completely right.....however i must admit the more weight i put on, the more interested in celeb's weight gain i seem to be!! What is hilarious (in a sick way) is how much the mags were going on about Charlotte Church's amazing weight loss, how she's never looked better and so on, yet...

Hey guys, so glad i'm not alone in this!! I previously did LL for 7 months, which included a Christmas. In a class on 14 developers I was the only person who carried on TFR and didn't eat my Christmas lunch....subsequently I was the only person to loose half a stone over the Christmas period...

Hey guys, think this 100% TRF forum is a brilliant idea. I'm having great difficulty understanding the amount of people looking for help and advice in eating and drinking whilst on TFR. Surely if you can't remain on TFR for a short period of time, then how do you control your eating and...

i lost 13lb week one. as determinator says, it can depend on how much you have to loose, water content etc. Whatever you loose, just remember the results are far better than calorie counting etc. Good luck :)

Hi Loudei, i did Lighterlife in 2008/2009 to go from a size 26 whale to a size 14 bride!! I lost 10 stone, and was so happy on my wedding day... however i slipped into the contented married life and had two holidays, and copious meals out, then the take-aways started up again, then...

about 3 months after i finished LL I got all my hair cut into a really short do!! I've been growing it ever since and getting into a bob now, but my hairdresser keeps having to thin it out at the back because its so thick!! So I'm sure you will have no hair issues in the long term!! x

guys, your hair isn't falling out. What happens on a vlcd is that your body can halt regenerating new hair growth, so the normal shedding hair is not replaced as quickly. I did lighterlife for 7 months and my hair was noticeably thinner. It grew back thicker as my diet returned to normal. Don't...

My husband and i are both doing the diet so our shopping lists look like this: 4x 6 pack 2litre bottles water 2x 2litre bottles sparkling water 2x box green tea with mint Sardines (for the dog) They probably think we're crazy at Tesco!!! I don't envy any of you that have to shop and cook for...

Thanks for your help guys. I'm glad about the eggs....I'm missing my poached eggs!!! Maggie, the diet i'm doing is Lipotrim, only available in UK Chemists.

hey guys, i'm after a bit of advice please... I have the refeed info but i was wondering when u can add eggs, cottage cheese and low fat philly back in the diet? Thanks all x

i have lost 36lb in 5 weeks... But bare in mind everyone is different and as such everyones weight loss is different. I do walk a couple of miles a day and i think that does help. However my husband ate a kebab on tuesday and managed to lose 15lb this week?? Take each day as it comes and try not...

i like the peanut flapjacks.... especially as i can make one last 60 minutes!!! Now the coconut, oh god please no never again!!!!!

Where did you get the listerene strips from? I have checked Tesco, Asda and local pharmamcy but no-one seems to have them!!! I keep a tube of toothpaste in my handbag at eth moment to swill my mouth out with!!!

Its completely your decision because you have to be happy in what you are doing. I have two separate week long residential training courses in May and my OH 30th birthday bash, so i made the decision to finish TFR on 30th April. I reckon if I still feel the need to get a bit more weight off or i...

i think i will have to think before i stand, as i'm getting dizzy at work when i'm rushing around!!! I'm not going to quit, you are totally right Nenya about the results! I'm feeling great about the way i look, and the weight-loss, just feel terrible in myself!! Hoping the long weekend coming up...

Taylor, i've been feeling really low the past week.....if i had food in the house i'd have eaten!!! My TOTM was last week so i thought i was feeling hungry because of that....but a week on i still feel hungry, tired, dizzy and can't get rid of my headache...but, i got into a whole new size...

thanks for all your advice guys. I know i'm in ketosis, purple pee stick and yellow fuzzy tongue, but i just can't shift this dizziness!! I drink 4 litres of water a day, loads of green tea, and a few glasses of soda water. To be honest, the tea and soda is to try and combat the hunger i am...

Thanks for that Klo. I was worried maybe I was drinking too much water?? I do drink about 4-6 cups of green tea with mint daily. Could it be the caffine thats affecting me? I just want to feel energetic, but to be honest I've been having about an hours nap every evening for about 5 days now! :(

Hi guys, looking for a little help. I've been having a hard week last week (TOTM) and its continuing into this week. I feel really low and if i had food in the house i know i would have eaten on saturday. I've been feeling quite nauseous and when i stand up i am feeling really dizzy. Has...

well done pinkstar. And don't think about the food, think about the weight loss!! ;)

everyone's weight loss is personal to them, whether its 5lb or 5 stone!! I hope to loose another 2st then refeed. If i'm not happy i might do tfr in june to loose another stone. When i was 21 stone, a 7lb gain had no effect at all. When i got down to 11 stone i couldn't fathom that a 7lb gain...

Thank you for that advice Taylor. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you put back on and in what timescale? I previously did LL and didn't do the refeed and maintenance properly, and as such i put 5 stone back on of the 10 stone i lost!!! I'm determined this time, which is why i plan to...

hi guys. Have decided to refeed from 30 April as it is my fella's bday and i'm attending 2 week long residential training courses so want to establish refeed before these things happen. My questions are - how much weight do u think i could possibly loose in the next 6 weeks? And is it...

hi guys. Have decided to refeed week 1 may as it is my fella's bday and i'm attending 2 week long residential training courses so want to establish refeed before these things happen. My questions are - how much weight do u think i could possibly loose in the next 7 weeks? And is it...

it really does depend on the person i think. I lost it from my face first, my husband lost his moobs first!! I lost nearly a stone week 1, coupled with the fact i had a week off work, so it was really obvious after week 1. 3 weeks down and no one has mentioned my further weight loss!! I think...

yeah fibreclear hasn't helped me so far :o(

I was told I lost it from my face straigt away. I noticed it myself from my spare tyre!!!!

I really don't know how to use this site properly!!! I can't seem to quote!!

lost another 7lb this week.... so happy!! My husband and i have both lost 27lb so far and feel great.... even contemplating taking up jogging...eek!!! Well done everyone on your losses, this site has been great support Thanks all x

i finished Lighterlife in March 2009 10 stone lighter.......... A year later i had put 5 of those stones back on!!! I know exactly where i went wrong, and i wish i hadn't buried my head in the sand and done something about it sooner, but no use crying over spilt milk!!! I hope that when i have...

Hay Superslim, did you exercise before starting LT? I have carried on doing my normal exercise - 30min dog walk a day, netball and badminton once a week each. I have found i'm getting more into netball and badminton, and i also my dog walking has increased to an hour a day, and 3 hours on a...

Hi guys, my original weigh-in was a tuesday but had to switch to Friday due to pharmacy opening hours!!! So Friday is now my day, and tomorrow will be my 3rd(ish) weighday. Have not been feeling wonderful this week so i'm not hoping for much of a loss...... ..... fingers crossed!!!

Taylor, i'm with you on that point. I view the packs as fuel, not food! I don't prolong my feeding, just have them and get on! I previously did Lighterlife and loved the porridge....porridge turned into a bit of an obsession when i was eating again! Eclipse, how did you maintain your weight...

Hey guys, Looking through the forum threads, it seems a lot of people do LT to a point, and then switch to Cambridge Diet. Can anyone tell me why this is? What is the benefit of switching? Thanks :D

I went every day leading up to day 11 then stopped!!! day 15 I took laxitives...... today, day 16...wish i hadn't!!!

I'm considering carrying around a tube of toothpaste, but not sure if thats becomming obsessive!!!!

Yeah i'm proper paranoid that i stink!! Problem was I was smoking so was caining the fresh breath spray to mask the fag smell!! The Pharmasist said it was ok in small doses, but i was going through one spray every two days!!! Anyway, knocking the fags on the head now so here's hoping the breath...

Hey guys, thank you all for your advice...but please don't fight!!! :eek: My husband and I have now both lost 20lb each, however i have very little water in my packs, and he has tons!! I drink more fluids than him though throughout the day. I really do think its personal taste. I checked...

Hi guys Thank you both for your advice, the thing is i drink 4 litres of water a day and about another litre of green tea!! I dont think i could drink anymore......i can't stop peeing!! I even get up through the night, sometimes twice! I can't stomach the shakes for too long, so make them...

Hi All, I'm new to Minimins but used this site to help me make the decision to start Lipotrim after getting to that 'desperation' stage!! From Sept 2008 - March 2009 I lost 10 stone doing the Lighterlife diet. I slimmed down to get married, and was so happy to have a size 14 wedding dress...

Hi All, I'm new to Minimins but used this site to help me make the decision to start Lipotrim after getting to that 'desperation' stage!! From Sept 2008 - March 2009 I lost 10 stone doing the Lighterlife diet. I slimmed down to get married, and was so happy to have a size 14 wedding dress...