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I live in W2 and the nearest Nando's are on Baker St or Westbourne Grove - aka abit of a trek. There's a Yo Sushi! in Paddington Station which might be of use, if not as you walk down Praed St there's a cafe called Limon, they're quite nice and will make up a salad bowl for you to take away.

Thanks! Is there a big difference between SS and SS+? How many shakes/bars etc so you have on SS+ as opposed to SS? LS

..and I was wondering whether I would need a medical first? Thanks LS

Thanks Lucy! The drink thing is a worry, my family are very big drinkers. I plan on easing in on the Wednesday with a small supper before starting the holiday on Thursday. Before starting this diet I could drink three bottles of wine over a day out but I am planning on only drinking with an...

Hi! I had a similar problem to you. In the last year I've tried Slimfast (9lbs), Slimming World (4lbs) and calorie counting (2lb gain) and always went off the rails or dwelled in the gray areas of the diet. On Slimfase I eeked out every last calorie and drank wine on most days. I saw Slimming...

Thanks. I ran (ambled really!) to Waitrose and I've just got some. I am more a savoury than sweet person and I remember from last time that the savoury sachets were just evil. LS

Can you buy Marigold Boullion in any supermarket or just in health food stores? LS

Thanks Minerva, that's great advice. LS

Hi Lulu! I'm not doing too badly at the moment I weighed myself this morning and it shows a 2lb loss since Friday! I've got my first group meeting on Thursday evening and I can't wait to meet fellow lighte lifers in the flesh. How did your weigh-in go? LS

Thank you for the tonuge biting! I'm just planning ahead in honesty. I've been toying with the idea of just going and sucking it up and sticking to abstinance but I'm the kind of person who plans for the worst and hopes for the best. My main concern is the alcohol consumption, my family...

When I started this diet I knew that there would be a gap in my days of abstinence. Over the Bank Holiday weekend my Dad turns 70 and we've long ago arranged a family weekend. Our family celebrates through the medium of food and wine and it would ruin things for others if I sat there not eating...

Angel and Paddington Bear how are you getting on? Hi! I had a weigh in on Friday after starting on Tuesday and I've lost six pounds!! Yesterday was a tough day, OH and I went to to the Natural History Museum and to a pub afterwards - I wouldn't stop reading the food menu and staring at...

I'm soo pleased! Since Tuesday I've lost six pounds :):):) I had my first bar today, I decided to wait until I had my first drop-in session to be sure I was in Ketosis. I had the peanut bar, which is far nicer that the peice of formica that used to masquerade as a 'nut crunch'. I'm still...

Thanks Lucy I've opted for the compromise. I started today and have my first WI on Thursday ( I started early); I'll have just packs until then and start the bars from Friday. Today hasn't been that bad, although I have caught the flu which has meant that I've been asleep for most of the...

That's so sweet of him. LS

Hi Angel I started today on just the packs - Strawberry, Banana, Tomato and Chocolate. I'm re;ieved to be finally started! I've done LL for a few weeks twice in the last two years but not as prepared as I was this time! :) How did it go with you? LS

Thanks! I'm not actually looking to bend the rules here and as I understand from having done LL previously it's an all or nothing diet - that's the reason I'm doing it. I need those boundaries to be clear. I have had a counsellor who allowed bars from the outset so there can't really be a...

Angel, I'm starting on Tuesday the 4th! I'll probably weigh in at 215lbs and I hope to get to 140 by the end of November. Have you done LL before? LS

Thank you all! I've just spoken to my LL counsellor and she's agreed to see me on Thursday so that I can get the packs a week early. I won't be having my group meeting until the following Thursday! I'm so excited but when I rationalise the fact that my main hobby and source of comfort will...

Thanks everyone. I'm more ready for the packs than I am the counselling, there's a large(!) part of me that can't wait to stop the eating and guilt that follows. I'm also so curious as to what I'm going to look like afterwards. Anyway, I've dipped in and out of minimins since I first did LL...

This will bang on a bit but bear with me! I first started Lighter Life in February 2007 and in under two weeks lost 12lbs and I looked and felt great but I was living with someone who was awkward about it and still expected me to cook his meals so I just caved in. Also my counsellor didn't...

Could someone let me know what flavour the packs and bars come in? Thanks

Onions and Mushrooms fried with some stock, soy sauce and fresh peppercorns.

I loved the book, but I cried buckedloads when she was explining about going for a body massage at the end of the book. Definately worth a read. L