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It can be done! I now weigh 7st 3lbs (can't update my stats on the left as I use my phone). I lost about 8 and a half stone in total. My goal was 9 stone but once I was in the swing of things it was easy to get to 8 stone and since then I've not been trying to lose, it's like my body has...

When I was bigger I was 15 stone 9lbs and a size 16-18 and now I'm between a 6 and a 8 (wear an 8 but always a bit big) and am 7stone 9/10lbs at the moment. I go up and down 4lbs but no lower than 7 stone 9lbs. I haven't changed my stats for awhile as I use my phone and can't change it. I...

I done a VLCD before losing the rest CC and a VLCD has all your daily nutrients but if you ate less than 1200 calories on conventional food it's very difficult to get all your nutrients that you need

Fat is not bad for you. Keep the fat in things such as pastry, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, fast food and so on lower but fats from fish, nuts, avacados etc are great for you! Your brain needs healthy fats to function. I watch it all to maintain but don't worry when I go over as often I'm...

Yea I was doing it when I was losing too.

I have always done this and still do it now I'm maintaining and it's never caused a problem for me.

I put in whatever i have to hand lol, usually just mixed herbs & spices (in a little jar) and a bit of garlic Oh and dont blend too long as you don't want a liquid lol

When I make homemade burgers I use lean mince which I mulch up in my blender and add herbs and spices and make a burger patty. I rarely bother with egg or flour and they always stick fine and taste great. Try marinating your fish and chicken to get different flavours. I just use different...

No worries. I'm glad it's moving for you again. If you're anything like me (being a shorty) keeping it at 1200 should be fine as long as you eat back most of those exerice calories

If I eat more than 1 or 2 portions of fruit a day I gain weight. I love sugar but my body doesn't. I can eat as much non sugar carbs and fat as I like as long as I'm within my maintenance calories but have to be really careful with sugar natural or not It may be a bit of trial and error to...

Thank you, it was all worth it. I would suggest trying to up calories or at least eat back the majority of your exercise calories. I love the days I can eat more now but was terrified when I first started doing it. You may gain the first week as your body will want to hold on to the...

I'm not really sure as I didn't plateau but I'm 5ft exactly and I if I don't exercise then 1200 calories is only 250 calories below my maintenance calories which would put me at 0.5lbs loss a week or 1lb a fortnight. Some people plateau if they don't eat enough calories (advised at 1200...

I never eat breakfast and once a week only eat a sandwich at lunch so I can have a high calorie takeaway or meal out and it's never done me any harm

For general terms i was always told drink to thirst. But if you want to lose weight and/or get rid of water retention then the more you drink the better That's the key, I was recommending so much as you were asking for advice that may have boiled down to a water retention problem. The more...

It's all about trial and error to get the right balance for you You may not always need 2 litres (although that is what is recommended even for someone not trying to lose weight) but definitely drink more after high sodium foods I'm maintaining now and one Wednesday I was 113.4lbs, the...

And yes if you want a consistant result always weigh before you drink or eat anything after going loo. Water in your system will make you heavier. Do be absolutely consistant everything needs to be the same- scale in same place, same clothes, same time, same day, same scale, eat or drink...

When you have a low bmi the more active you are the more you need to eat. My opinion is that you're not eating enough and your body is protesting. I know you probably want to do what worked before but it's not working now. You need to listen to your body, if you don't it will not lose...

I can't see your stats at the moment (on my phone). What's your bmi? If it's quite low (in or near "healthy" range) then 2lbs may be too much to aim for. when you have a lower bmi your body probably wont like such a high deficiency as it sees itself as healthy. I know it's annoying (been...

How big are your bottles? I personally have to drink 3 litres of water a day for 2-3 days after eating high sodium. On sunday i was up a pound so had to drink lots then wednesday it was gone. You could also be burning too many calories for the amount if calories you're eating. You're burning...

As far as I'm aware mexican food has a lot of sodium so it's probably water retention. I only pay attention to my weigh in once a week, same day and time, as my weight fluctuates massively day to day regardless of what I'm eating. I once weighed myself every day over a week (same time each...

Thanks aaron You definitely have nothing to worry about, it will just be your glycogen stores filling up quicker than mine as you brought in carbs/sugars sooner. As I brought them back slower it just meant I lost more than I gained from the glycogen levels coming back. I still would have...

Don't worry too much about the vitamin levels on mfp as a lot of food entries haven't had this info inputted. You could be eating more than you think. I see a lot of entries that just have fat, sat fat, carbs, sodium and sugar inputted. I take a daily vitamin tablet and as long as I make sure...

I never eat breakfast and it didn't harm my weightloss. I also bank my calories so i can have 1 higher calorie day a week but i'm maintaining now. I would say you may be aiming too low a weight though as i am 5ft nothing and the lowest i should go is 98lbs if i don't want to be considered...

Thank you. Yep that is exactly what i did. It did mess my metabolism up but in the last few weeks it has gotten a lot better. I am only 5ft nothing and 114-115lbs so can't really expect to eat loads. I think i blamed the diet for messing my metabolism but it has finally sunk in i just...

I lost just over 4 stone on lighterlife then moved to calorie countimg but i did do the lighterlife refeed programme and every week added an extra 100 calories a day until i was where i needed to be. 800 calories a day isnt really good long term if you are no longer on the vlcd. So week 1 i...

I got married lol. I also bought a whole new wardrobe, a pretty small one though as i didnt have much money. I still add something to it every month. Getting to goal was the biggest reward of all though.

Everyone on here does so well. Changing lifestyle habits isn't easy. Hoz I am indeed an 8 in majority of shops. In a couple shops I'm a 10 in some items and some shops I'm a 6 in some items. But 90% it's an 8. I can't shop in our peacocks anymore as their sizes are a size bigger than the...

I just noticed we are the same height and started nearly the same weight hoz. My original goal was 126 lbs too but I carried on losing when i got there trying to get the balance right maintaining so changed it to 118lbs as thats the weight my body is happy with. I'm now lower on purpose as I...

Not sure, I've only just put my stats in. I need to post this so I can check. I record my evening weight as that's when I did at the beginning to keep the amount lost consistant. 47.49%. nearly half! And and my height I really do look half the size lol

3 chicken strips are 339 calories Regular fries are 247 calories BBQ rancher grilled chicken burger is 396 I have found these to be the lowest calorie options. The BBQ rancher is lower fat than the strips as it's not fried. It's all on the kfc website and on their menus inside now. It's my...

They are in our sainsburys, never left. They're not on offer though but were a few weeks ago. They ate always with the biscuits in our Sainsburys, above the go ahead bars. When I went morrisons a couple weeks ago they were there too and the yoghurt ones were on offer. Our closest morrisons...

That sounds great advice but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I am still on 1200-1300 a day apart from one day a week where I eat more (rarely 1200 though). If I eat more (even 100 calories a day) I gain and if I eat less I lose. I do have to eat exercise calories back (on top of the...

I wouldn't advise going too low I ate around 1000-1100 a day and yes I lost a lot of weight but now that I'm maintaining I can't eat much more than what I was eating when losing weight as my metabolism is shot to pieces. It doesn't both me not eating much as I'm only little so don't feel hungry...

I remember thinking the same when I was on total, that lots of people return so you must gain back. I think the reason so many people go back is because they know it works. If you go back to eating too many calories you will gain, it's science he he. The 2000 calorie advice isnt for...

I have the myfitnesspal app too. I calorie count to msintain. Within reason, I don't mind if I go a bit under or over. It works for me and I just haven't gained back and I always know I'm eating the right amount for me

oh yes defintitely I am now below my original goal weight, a very healthy 115-118lbs (I fluctuate throughout the day) but some days, like today, I feel fat. I know in my head that I am not fat and I have been maintaining long enough that I do see myself as slim in the mirror the majority of...

Hi all I haven't been on here awhile but I just wanted to pop on to give let you all know that LL works and if you don't go back to old ways the weight will stay off. I finished RTM on 28th February 2011 and am now 115-118lbs (I fluctuate naturally with water retention) and the only time in...

On some packs of meat it says if frozen consume within 24 hours of defrosting. You can usually smell if meat is gone off though

I would say you need to eat more, as you are already in a healthy BMI you shouldn't drastically cut your calories below your maintenance. You should aim for 0.5lb a week loss, trust me you don't want to mess up your metabolism like I did and mine is pretty messed up. but... There are more...

yea the orange and ginger flapjacks are amazing, and I nearly put this as a bin as I normally really dislike flapjacks but left it as try. So glad I did.

I don't think the prawn salad would have done any harm. When I was on the refeed programme I was still in ketosis for the first 2 weeks which was just protein and salad. Sometimes you just need to eat real food. Lots of people in my group used to take their soup to restaurants but I would never...

Fair enough if it's allowed, just mentioning it as I know quite a few got kicked out of ketosis from any kind of fruit flavoured water. They all tried it as an experiment one week. but then again I didn't do it so they could have been fibbing lol. Just trying to help as I know how horrible...

We took the dogs for a 2 hour walk. Then braved sainsburys for a few bits such as bread. Then cooked hubby a fry up and myself a bacon sandwich which we are now eating. This afternoon I'm baking cupcakes to practice the topping as I want to bake some for the mums for mothers day next weekend...

I would go easy on the fruit flavoured water as fruit and fruit juices and anything with fruit in (apart from approved food packs of course) is a big no no on VLCD as it can kick you out of ketosis. We weren't allowed fruit or fruit juice until week 3 of the refeed programme when we were slowly...

I heard on LL that coke zero is the only "safe" diet drink and any others (if too much) can kick you out of ketosis. There is something in all the others that isn't in coke zero. I'm not really sure though as I was a geek and stuck to LL to the letter for 4 months lol. Just what I read on many...

Hi Sarah I lost 4 stone on Lighterlife and after the first week it was pretty easy. Try and drink at least 3 litres of water a day, on a VLCD honestly the more you drink the more weight you will lose. The great thing about ketosis is that you really are never hungry. I had a shaker on LL and...

Well done! You may lose your weight mid week. I weigh less on Tuesday and Wednesday's than any other days. I then gain thursday and that gain stays till Tuesday when it half drops then back to normal on Wednesday. It's only a 1 -2 lb fluctuation but it annoys me so I've decided to go back...

On lighterlife I never lost on TOTM weeks but when calorie counting and eating more i lost pretty much every week. Now maintaining I don't gain that week either. Perhaps some of us need a bit more food when on he he

I don't really cut down on certain things before weigh in as I want a true reflection of my weight and not just a weight because I purposely made myself lighter by doing things a little differently day before weigh in. But that's just me, my advice would be to: • cut down on sodium the day...

I have read both sides to the "starvation mode debate" and from my own personal experiences I personally don't believe that it exists in terms of 'eat too little and your body will hold on to the fat' as I have been on a VLCD before upping back very slowly to 1200 calories to calorie count and...

It's really difficult to say as everyone is different. I am 5ft exactly and was 15 stone 10lbs at my heaviest and was a 16-18 (16 on top and 18 on bottom) but a lot of shorter people are a bigger size at the weight I was. There are a lot of factors to it. I was a comfy size 12 at 12 stone...

I had 3 thick small pancakes. I just put the ingredients I used into MFP as a recipe, set it to make 6 pancakes and it worked out how many calories for me. I used 100g plain flour, 1 egg and 250ml semi skimmed milk and they came out as 90 calories each. I had 3 and my husband had 3. I could...

I think most people here go by MFP or what's on the packaging (if there is any). Food companies are allowed to be up to 20% out on their calorie information anyway so something that says 200 calories on the packaging could actually be anything between 160 and 240 calories. This is fine for...

I will let someone who is on a computer give a better more detailed answer but basically no. Your body naturally burns a certain amount of calories without you doing anything, even if you were in bed 24 hours. It burns calories to keep you warm, keep your heart beating and so on.

Cod in butter sauce with Charlotte potatoes (parboiled and then baked in oven with fry light)

Thank you. Yep i still calorie count but not quite as strict with myself now and I do have weeks where I gain if I'm going away or celebrating but that's life he he

Admiral Pie (on offer at Sainsbury's) and new potatoes. Lazy I know he he

I've been "maintaining" since my wedding in july but I have dropped an extra half a stone since then naturally. I don't lose every week now and when I do it's only a teeny amount but it sure does add up. I don't want to lose more now though so if it goes down one week I will eat more the next...

I was like this for quite awhile at the beginning of calorie counting but now I don't have any problems. I just plan the day before what I am going to eat and make sure it adds up. If I am short now I just eat a few nuts, they are very calorie dense but very nutritious and good for you.

Goodthings Start weight 218lbs Current weight 118lbs Total lost 100lbs Now maintaining

That will be mostly water retention because of sodium, drink the water eat your 1300 a day and check in 3 days time. I bet it's pretty much all gone. I am doubting you ate 21000 over your normal maintenance calories. I'm having a 3 course dinner party with 9 others tonight and I'm going...

It takes 3500 calories over your maintenance calories to gain 1lb. It depends what Chinese food you had to eat too. In the short term you may gain some water retention, in the long term it won't do much at all as this should be a lifestyle change and it's not as though you are never going...

On my birthday week last November I gained 3lbs but it was gone again within a week and half without me even trying (I maintain now so wasn't "dieting" over my birthday last year) as the majority of it was water retention. I just cut out my weekly takeaway and kept my sodium and sugars down and...

I am now eating my chicken tikka sandwich from yesterday. Luckily I don't spread on butter or anything so they haven't gone soggy

I was on 1200 when I was calorie counting to lose weight and as I lost weight I still ate 1200 just lost a little less each week. As you get closer to "a healthy bmi" you should have less of a deficiency anyway. When I got to goal weight I still kept to 1200/1300 in the week (on days not...

Forgot my lunch today so have had to pop out and got a tuna and cucumber wholemeal light choices sandwich and apple bag from tesco. To be honest it isn't much different to what I left in my fridge anyway and same amountof calories. I now have a chicken tikka wholemeal sandwich and apple all...

you may get lots of different answers because every single person is different. Some people lose slowly and some fast so don't be disappointed if you don't lose at the same rate as others, you may even lose quicker than the average. The average is 1-2lbs a week but like I mentioned, everyone is...

Give the lady above a gold star! I agree completely with what Caroline just said. This is why I go by the grams instead of % on myfitnesspal as it separates fat and sat fat which I don't think the ratio graph does?

This isn't going to help if you want to learn not to snack when you get these munchies but I know at about 9pm I will want something to munch on, either through boredom, habit, hungar etc, so I plan it into my calorie allowance from the offset so I know it's not going to do any harm. I always...

I'm not trying to lose anymore but I'm 8.5 stone and have 23% body fat. When calorie counting to lose weight I didn't really go by my ration, I just made sure that I ate under a certain amount of fat and saturated fat (in grams) and I still do this now to maintain. I don't have any fat around...

I lost 4 stone in 4 months on lighterlife and then had to do the refeed programme where I lost another half a stone. I started the refeed programme before I was at goal because of medical problems (not because of the diet). I then carried on eating using the tools I learnt during the refeed...

I no longer eat butter. I was "allowed" to eat bread before butter on my VLCD refeed programme (as in butter wasn't introduced back within the programme at all) and I realised as long as the bread isn't dry or stale then butter really isn't needed. I find sainsburys organic bakery bread that you...

The lowest Myfitnesspal will advise you to go is 1200 calories a day as you shouldn't really go below this without consulting a doctor first so you may find that 2lbs will be too much for you to aim for as you only have 3 stone to lose. Don't quote me on the above as I weighed less than you do...

When I have a medium chicken kebab I count it as 450 and a large 600. No idea if I'm right or wrong but it never effected my weight loss so I still count it as this now. It's a complete guess. I load mine with lettuce and tomatoes too and no sauce.

I have 23% body fat (which for my age is on the lower side of the healthy scale) and Caroline is right, the parts of me where I don't have loose skin looks ok and toned but my tummy, legs and arms have a bit of loose skin, not loads and you can't tell at all when I'm in clothes but it is there...

I'm a maintainer. Well I call myself a maintainer as I stopped trying to lose weight when I got to 9 stone. I am now at 8 and a half stone as very very very slowly I lost another half stone without wanting to. Now I'm at 8 and a half stone I have decided it's perfect for me, my height and...

I'm maintaining now but I still calorie count, just not to lose anymore. I still do the same things now as I did when losing but with more calories. I eat under my calorie goal 6 days a week so I can eat over on a Friday or Saturday night. I go out for a meal or get a takeaway and eat whatever...

My dad plays golf every weekend and has done for years. He said it is great walking around in the open air but he still has to do gym work too as he says it's not enough for him. He has got lazy and now uses an electronic caddy though. 2 hours for a beginner may be a bit optimistic though...

The fruit and fibre ones are my favourite, not so keen on the milk and cereals one. I love these but I don't eat them fo breakfast. I eat them as a snack as I find them much more filling than a cereal bar or something and if I save some calories and have them in the evening it stops me wanting...

I use the wii. I have just dance 1, 2 and 3. I wear a heart rate monitor now and in about 50 minutes I burn off about 360 calories and considering I'm only 5ft nothing and 8.5 stone I think it's pretty good going. It really gets you moving. I set it on the just sweat setting and it choses the...

Thanks isoonwillbeslim. Wrapping it round twice is a great idea, I will try that. I've only used it twice since I got it Thursday as I started feeling ill on Friday afternoon and now I have a burning swollen throat, sickness, a horrible cold and aches and shakes. Good start to the new year...

I got the Lloyds pharmacy heart rate monitor today with chest strap as some weeks I'm still losing weight but not wanting to. I think it's because I'm not eating enough on the days I exercise so I bought one. Does anyone here use it and is it pretty accurate? I do have one problem with it...

I didn't realise you're in Leicester bostik, you're right near me Well done on the loss

As long as I only stick to one or two portions of fruit a day I'm fine and it doesn't matter to my body about veg. I'm on maintenance so my sugar allowance may be higher than yours. Mine is 31g a day. I don't really eat high sugar fruits such as grapes or pineapple very often. I eat more...

I did lighterlife for 4 months. The first week is mostly water weight and I lost 2 stone before I really noticed any change. The first week I lost 7.5 lbs, second week 4 lbs and then 3lbs most weeks after that. I didn't do my body any harm but it was with lighterlife and I was...

If you keep gaining it may be worth going to the doctor as you shouldn't gain if you're eating the right amount fir your body and amount of exercise you do. I see this a lot on mfp and some people have said they have shifted things by eating the same amount buy boing easy on the exercise for...

MFP also tracks fat, sugar etc too and when you get down nearer your goal weight how much fat, sugar and carbs may start to make a difference so I found it easier to start getting used to tracking properly early on. I'm now maintaining but regardless of calories if I eat over my allowance of...

You may hate me for saying this but it could be because you have a healthy BMI but going towards the lower side and your body is rebelling. You may want it lower (or the same) but your body may have different ideas. It may have lost more than what it wanted to at this time so is gaining a bit...

The last ones I had were 150 odd for 100g Think it depends where they are from Nutritional information is allowed to be out. Calories can be up to 20% more or 20% less than what it says on packaging. Calorie counting is great as it averages out as some labels are over estimating...

Did the potatoe come in a labelled bag? When I buy them from the supermarket I buy the ones in the bags instead of the loose ones and the bags have the nutritional value per 100g on them I know that different baking potatoes I have bought have had different amounts of calories per 100g in them...

In theory yes. 3500 calorie deficit a week should give a 1lb loss. Everyone is different though and sometimes you will probably lose more and sometimes less. I am maintaining now and I still lose 1-2lbs some weeks and gain other weeks. It always averages out in the end

Hi Georgina You are replying to a lot of old posts, some of the posters may not be around any more. Just thought I would say something in case you are expecting losts of replies

Is that really all your maintainance calories are? If I don't exercise and eat the same amount of calories every day (I don't as I like to eat less in the week and more at weekends) then my maintainance calories are about 1500 a day and I am only 5ft tall and weigh 122lbs 1500-1600 sounds low...

Hi all I'm probably going to sound a little 'preachy' here but I don't mean to. I have been maintaining my weight for going on towards a year now and I have been getting bad migraines (both head and visual) so went to the doctors as I have suffered from migraines for years but never had a...

Hi glad you spoke out today. I am now at maintenance and I also get the "she is so lucky to be naturally slim" from people who didn't know me when I was more than 15 stone at 5ft tall. I too hate it as I'm definitely not naturally slim and if I didn't still count my calories I would gain...

quite often if I am having a meal out I have just a bowl of roasted veg for lunch

I was on Lighter Life and changed to calorie counting I will warn you that if you don't do the lighter life refeed programme first (route to management) you probably will gain a little bit of weight back as your body will be shocked. With the LL re feed programme you up calories slowly but...

Hi I'm now maintaining and have been for awhile. I am only 5th tall and under 9 stone so I can't eat too much without a gain. I eat 1200 to 1300 a day and then have a big blow out on one day where I eat or drink whatever I like. I found if I eat my bmr which is 1500 every day then I...

I would agree with Caroline unless the soup is creamy. A lot of restaurants put sauce etc on prawn cocktails. If you want it as low cal as possible stay away from the bread, just eat the soup on its own.

I used to eat breakfast when I first started calorie counting but I had to force myself and my stomach didn't like eating in the morning so I stopped eating breakfast and I still don't eat it. I eat at 1pm-2pm. I still have 3 meals just start at lunch. It has had no effect on my metabolism or...

I know what you mean about your dress. Mine was a lace up corset one and I had hugeproblems with it. I had to have it adjusted 3 times the last being the week before my wedding. It fitted perfectly the week before and even though I didn't lose weight that week my size shape or size changed as...

We will probably go to the Indian with my dad one day that week but I will stick to chicken tikka and salad but when I go Mexican I won't count that day as I'm going all out and the Mexican doesn't do anything low calorie ha ha. Used to be my favourite restaurant but haven't been since last July...

What date is yours? Mine is 3rd. There will definitely be cake and a meal at the Mexican restaurant. Yum

Well done Bostik On my fortnightly weigh in on Wednesday I lost 2.2lb. I'm not always very good at maintaining but it does mean I will be able to enjoy my birthday more in 2 weeks without worrying.

I have just noticed your height and you're the same height as me (5ft) so may have the same issues as I did. When on LL I lost 3lb a week where everyone else lost more. Then on calorie counting I lost a lot slower than the majority of others eating the same amount as me. I am now at target...

Increase the water if you can as I still have to drink at least 2 litres a day and I'm maintaining. If I don't drink what my body needs then I hold onto water and gain weight. The best way to lose water weight is drink more water

I personally don't advise eating just once a day. I did that and slowly gained 4 stone! My body never knew when its next meal and it messed me up. When I was losing weight (maintaining now) I did LighterLife for quick results, lost 4 stone and then lost another 2.5 stone by calorie counting...

I'm 26. 27 in less than 4 weeks. I am now maintaining at just under 9 stone after losing just over 6.5 stone. I lost the first 4 stone on LL and then the rest by calorie counting. I got married at the end of July and everyone thought I was just losing weight to look good on the day but I have...

Yea it definitely wont be fat, it's just your glycogen stores filling up which is completely normal for people switching from a VLCD to calorie counting. Yours is a relatively small gain. You have nothing to worry about. You're doing the right things and you will drop pounds next week.

Ah that explains it That's why lighter life and Cambridge have refeed programmes as you bring food back slowly and slowly being yourself out of ketosis and get used to carbs. You also carry on losing weight so don't notice the gain of glycogen as you lose more than the glycogen gain so it's a...

Is this your first full week weigh in after Cambridge? If so I can explain why you probably saw such a big gain. I did Lighter Life and switched to calorie counting. I wont type it all out now in case it isn't your first proper weigh in since Cambridge ha ha

Well done Donzy! I am maintaining now but weigh every other Wednesday night to keep on top of things and I lost 0.22 of a lb so I am happy to say I stayed the same even after a Chinese buffet meal (and I ate loads), macdonalds, cupcakes on 2 days, alcohol and chips and chicken after alcohol on...

I have been maintaining awhile now and have only gained weight once (my honeymoon) and lost it again within a week and a half. I still count my calories, still use MFP as if I didn't I think my "estimates" would be quite a bit on (or over) the generous side. I don't eat any differently than I...

agreed, it's water for me too. It didn't matter what I ate within calories as long as I drank lots of water. 3 litres plus a day for me. Even though I am now eating maintenance calories I still drink lots and it doesn't seem to matter what I am eating as long as not too many calories.

It's not good to go below 1200 as it's difficult to get all the nutrients your body needs in less than 1200 calories. I am also 5ft tall and I did eat under 1200 quite often and I never stopped losing or felt ill or hungry I am on maintenance now and although I wouldn't actually advise anyone...

I don't do a lot of exercise really, just walk a lot and I lost over 90lbs

thanks ladies I gained 3lbs over the bank holiday weekend but know most of that will be water weight as my measurements are the same so I don't mind and I have just gone back to 1300 a day Have a lovely weekend everyone

I lost the first 4 stone on Lighterlife in 4 months (started last August) and then lost the rest calorie counting. Took about 7 months to lose the majority of it. I owuld advise to drink plenty of water, at least 2litres a day

Hi Stef Welcome to the boards and good luck. I am the same height as you and my goal was 9 stone too and I must have been the same starting weight as I had 91 lbs to lose too. Well I did it. I am now 8.13/9 stone and am managing to maintain and if I can do it anyone can Oh and I went to...

thanks squeezy, it really was the perfect day. Now to stay slim for the rest of my life ha ha

It's been ages since I've been on! The wedding went really well and so did the honeymoon. I had 18 days off my maintenance plan and then a week and a half eating my "lose weight" calories (1200-1300 a day apart from Saturdays where I have fruit for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch and either a...

Make sure you do RTM, a lot of people who think they can do it without it find out they can't. RTM was the most important part. some people in my group did gain a little bit when bringing in some foods but it evened out again. I finished RTM on the last day of February this year and the only...

I have no idea how the photographer is as he didn't contact me, I found out through my boss that he couldn't do our wedding! I have tried to contact him but heard nothing back... Something else went wrong this morning. I got up at 6am to drive to Leicester to pick up the flowers from the...

Hi Squeezy No one wanted the pressure of it. They all said they would take pics but all said they would be rubbish. Luckily we have found someone else. It's more expensive and we haven't got the money back from our other photographer yet but we will just have to deal with it. On the plus side...

well after things going so well for a couple weeks our photographer was rushed to hospital on Saturday and wont be able to do our wedding on Friday! It only cost us £200 as my boss knew the photographer and I was going to do all of the touch ups and printing myself. No other photographers will...

I definitely didn't lose 2 inches in 2 weeks (I measured, I didn't lose any inches on my waist in 2 weeks) so they couldn't have took it in enough in the first place. I lost 0.8lbs in 2 weeks but all my measurements are the same so I've not lost any size. I have decided to stop worrying about...

well yesterday I ordered an Edwardian style waterproof ivory parasol and after this mornings downpour I think it was worth it just in case ha ha. The order of services arrived and look fantastic (and no sneaky spelling mistakes) I went to pick up my dress today but it needs to be taken in...

If I go to weighing daily I think it will be after the wedding as I am more worried about losses ha ha. Also I don't have any scales as I only get weighed at my lighter life maintenance meetings once a week. I like to keep to the same scales that I know are regularly checked and colaborated so I...

I used to weigh daily but I fluctuate so much that it would panic me to eating more or less when I actually wouldn't need to. Even if I weigh at the same time I can gain/lose up to 3lb daily. I lost 0.8lb! Not too bad but not what I wanted so I'm upping my calories by 200 extra a day this week...

Thanks Kirsty we need it, I bet I fall over my many layers of dress You're all completely right but the problem is that all of his friends are our friends and they have all turned it down as they don't feel like they can do it emotionally. If no one will do it then my future FIL will probably...

I recieved the gifts for our parents today and I am so happy with them. I got my mum, my dad and my OH parents silver photo frame albums. They are basically a photo album with a silver photo frame attached to the front cover. On my mums and my dads I have had 'My Daughter's Wedding' engraved at...

not long to go at all. Scary how fast it's come round. I had quite a quiet weekend as we have no money spare until after the wedding but I could just not get to sleep last night so I'm exhausted today. Sunday 10th July b - nothing l - marmite on wholemeal toast d - roast dinner (full roast...

definitely A relief We went and paid for the decorations today and got the money back (minus the insurance) for the best man's suit hire. Not too much left to get sorted now Friday 8th July b- nothing l - tin of tuna and a tesco light carrot cake slice d - chicken and bacon fajita's s - salt...

it's great being able to buy pretty clothes instead of sacks just to cover up. You go!

a wedding cake made out of cheese would have been pretty cool, with plates of crackers and fruits on the buffet table. I can't wait to see the cupcakes. My photographer has got back in contact so that's all sorted now. On the downside the bread has gone mouldy overnight so I had nothing to...

ha ha. Chicken strips and fries. I don't like chicken on the bone or sauces (mayo and other nasty stuff) so only eat the strips or popcorn chicken. I do love the strips though. I have never liked sauces, only ketchup on chips (and I don't have that now). I really enjoyed it as I haven't had it...

it was confetti.co.uk. I got the £11.99 ivory rosebud one as it's stunning. I designed my order of service today and I'm very happy with it, I matched the design to our invitations etc. I stayed the same this week (with 1 meal out and a takeaway). very happy. To be fair though I do eat under...

Thanks Sazbirl, it's all go now I think that sounds fine happyhealthy, mine was only so slow because I was only on 550 calories with the Lighterlife. My guest book arrived from confetti today and it gorgeous, has a lot of pages so I'm going to turn it into a scrap book. I get weighed today so...

I hope I don't gain too ha ha. Don't think I will as I'm too scared to as I can't afford any more adjustments ha ha. You will be fine Happyhealthy, you have the perfect attitude to it all so I don't doubt it at all. It is scary though, I was terrified of gaining weight for the whole 12 week...

My veil arrived today and I have been typring up my order of service so things really seem real now. I think I have actually managed not to lose weight this week so fingers crossed I can keep that up for another 3 and a half weeks ha ha. Saturday 2nd July b - apple l - I shared a platter for...

weight fluctuates throughout the day and throughout the week I NEVER weigh myself more than once a week, always on the same day at the same time. This is the most accurate way to keep an eye on your weight. The one week that I done a test and weighed myself every day my weight would go up...

I always have dry chicken tikka pieces (not in a curry) with salad and one poppadom

well the 4lbs definitely made a difference but luckily the haven't cut it yet just pinned it so it doesn't matter so I don't need to try and gain anything back now. I'm out for a meal tonight and will be eating whatever I want so if I end up gaining a tiny bit I know I can lose it easily. Don't...

yep it's on 29th July so right at the end of the month, 4 weeks today! I go back to try my dress on tomorrow and hopefully it fits. I may then need to it turning up to pick up in 2 weeks. Eeek it's all exciting now I just bought a wedding guest book from the confetti website and a veil from...

For maintaining you should definitely eat back your exercise calories

thanks ladies Well the day went as well as can be expected, it was a lovely service. my eating was out the window though and strange Thursday 30th June b- apple l (was at the wake) - 3 quarters of ham sandwichs in wholemeal bread (one quarter was half eaten), 3 mini sausage rolls and half a...

I lost 4 stone on Ligter Life and then another 2 stone on calorie counting. Since I have been 'maintaining' I still count calories and have lost a further 4lbs which is annoying as I lost them AFTER I had my final wedding dress fitting and when you are smaller 4lbs does make a difference. It's...

well done, you have done amazing! You have such a great attitude to losing weight that I just know you will keep it off.

ha ha, You've made me smile which probably isn't going to happen much today. Eating well is going out the window today. I have started with water and an apple but for the rest of the day I haven't planned as I don't know what food will be at the wake and we will be so drained after that we will...

thanks ladies you're wonderful! Happyhealthy, I upped it by 100 calories extra a day each week. It worked for me. Just keep upping it until you maintain. I need to listen to my own advice though I buggering well lost another 1lb this week! I haven't eaten as much this week though to be fair...

That chicken looks lovely!

mmm cheese. I limit myself to cheese once or twice a week as although I can stick to just a little it makes me want to eat everything else I can get my hands on ha ha. My biggest tip for maintenace is do what you are doing for calorie counting but slowly up the calories. Trust me up them slowly...

doesn't sound weird to me ha ha. In fact if I liked mushrooms I would make that myself (still might without mushrooms ha ha)

Thanks happy It is yummy but it's meant to be a diary for maintenance, I'm just not very good at it. Some days I eat too much and some days I eat too little (never seems to be right) but for the last 2 weigh ins I have stayed the same so fingers crossed I am now doing ok. Still not gained any...

It was yum! after Thursday (funeral) I will be able to get back into reading other peoples diaries more often again. Monday 27th June b - apple l - wholemeal sandwich with extra light laughing cow traingle, small bag of twiglets d - fish goujons, potato croquets and salad s - seabrooks salt...

Thanks Shazzabir. Everyone on here is so kind and supportive. Sunday 16th June b - apple l - scrambled egg on wholemeal bread d - potatoes (boiled and then baked in 1 cal spray), cajun chicken from butchers and salad s - seabrooks salt and vinegar crisps (a real treat) a curly wurley, an apple...

I have a lot of food replacement shakes left from my LL days but wont be drinking them as having them as my only food intake for 4 months has made me never want them again ha ha. I have bought bananas and nuts to build up my calories so that will help. Today I have had strawberry's, wholemeal...

thanks ladies Well I did have 1/3 portion of chips and a battered sausage tonight with my mum as we had it planned for weeks (the only takeaway mum likes is fish and chips). We had a regular sized portiion between 3 of us though so that's not too bad and I had only had an apple and 2 slices of...

Thanks for the kind words Squeezy It seems whatever I do I can't gain those bloody 3lbs back that I want to gain back for the wedding. My H2B isn't choosing another best man, he will have his dad there for him in the church but he could never replace our friend and no one would want to do it...

They still haven't determined cause of death so I am thinking we will never know. The funeral is next Thursday and it will be the worst funeral I have been to (I have only been to 2 and one was my grandad who was old and one was my uncle who had cancer for a long time and we knew he wasn't...

I lost 4 stone on Lighterlife with a consistant 3lbs a week (apart from first 3 weeks, those losses were higher) I then lost a further 2 stone 3lbs by calorie counting. If I am really really really careful I can lose 3lbs when calorie counting, but I wasn't eating much and it was playing havoc...

thank you all so much for your kind words, it means a lot. I haven't really been counting calories for the last few days so maybe I will now gain back those 3lbs. If I do gain more than 3lbs I'm not worried as I know I can lose it again before the wedding comes in 5 and a half weeks.

well I have to say that I'm not too bothered about any lost or gained pounds at the moment. Last night a close friend of mine and my husband to be's best friend and best man died. He is only 25, would have been 26 in August. No one knows what happened yet. His housemate (another close friend...

Thanks squeezy I definitely agree that as you lose weight you realise it runs much deeper than for a wedding, holiday or party. It's 6 weeks today and I just had an ouch moment when I went and paid for the hotel wedding breakfast and evening reception. It wasn't much by most wedding standards...

Oh yum, I love mccoys but wont eat them now ha ha

Hi I'm not an expert and have only looked at your diary for yesterday so far but could it be the fat and sugar content? Nutrition charts say that the average woman should have no more than 90g sugar and 70g of fat a day, and this is to maintain not to lose weight. I might be wrong as I'm now...

You are all inspirational here for losing weight! I think anyone who takes the plunge is inspirational as even though I have found CC the easiest diet no diet is the easiest thing to do in the world as it's not just about cutting back on what you eat it's learning new things about yourself, and...

You are doing a great job! What low fat crisps do you eat? I'm not so worry about low calorie anymore as I'm maintaining but I want to try and start watching my fat levels as my calories have now had to go up.

I wanted to gain ha ha! No seriously I need to gain 2/3 lbs in the next 2 weeks as I had my final dress fitting 4 weeks ago when I was at the weight I want to be and have lost 3lbs since. My dress wont really let me gain or lose any weight and I collect it in 2 weeks. I can't afford for them to...

Although I stayed the same at my weigh in yesterday foodwise it was not a good day at all. I had apple, wholemeal sandwich and twiglets for lunch and then as I didn't gain any weight when I had tried to my brain told me that it was ok to get chips from the chippy and a battered sausage. I didn't...

Thanks everyone. That's why I am still going to count calories Kirsty, as I'm worried about gaining it all back again Maintaining is defintely full of ups and downs. I will post my food for the day tonight as I'm seeing my dad tonight so don't know if we will eat out or if I will eat at home...

if they have it will be this Friday on home territory ha ha. I didn't eat loads but I did drink ALOT and alcohol makes me retain water. I do need to gain 2-3lbs back though and have it stay (if it's only water retention I know it will be gone after a few days). Gaining back scares me as I...

I aim to eat eat 1500 calories (more when exercise). The reason I have to have a take away or something with loads of calories is because usually I only hit 1350-1400 a day (plus exercise calories). I am only 5ft tall so I don't need to eat lots and I get full really quickly so have to eat 3...

I lost 4 stone on Lighterlife and I will always be thankful for that and I havenothing bad to say about the diet. I then lost another 2 stone calorie counting. I am now at goal. I still go to lighterlife maintenance meetings every wednesday as I only like to get weighed on those same scales and...

I was really dreading it. I done lighterlife for 4 months and lost 4 stone with just strawberry and banana shakes and a bar a day and nothing to drink but water. I couldn't eat anything else as the soups gave me heartburn. It wasn't easy but I stuck to it 100% and got the main bulk off. Then I...

I have the tshirts and I am pretty sure my bridesmaids have planned a stripper for next weekend at the party. I don't want a stripper as I don't really enjoy all attention on me still but they really want one and I'm not that against it that I would ruin their fun ha ha

Hi I have been reading the diaries and posts on the calorie counting board for awhile but wasn't sure whether to post much as I am no longer losing weight but I have thought now that I am calorie counting, just to maintain and not to lose. I know I will gain and lose within a few pounds...

Have a fantastic birthday weekend, my last birthday was spent on Lighterlife so I only had shakes and a bar really wish I had done calorie counting from the beginning but I did need to lose a lot of weight fairly quickly. I love reading your meal diary, gives me ideas for when I get back off my...

Pineapple has lots of natural sugar but I have read that your body burns off more calories digesting it so it isn't an issue. I had loads on holiday and actually lost 2.5lbs. The only fruit that I have been told in my LL meetings that people gain from often is grapes, but that is because they...

drinking is the nightmare for my weight. I am now maintaining my weight but when I was losing weight through calorie counting (lost over 4 stone on LL first) I was losing 2-2.5lbs a week. On one week I had some alcohol on a night out, it was only vodka and diet coke but that week I gained 1lb...

I did LighterLife and when I went on to RTM(a re feed programme) my LLC advised us that fruit does have a lot of sugar so not to eat too much in one day (have some of your 5 a day as veg or salad) but it is all natural sugars so it's the good sugars your body needs and can burn off easily with...

I tell myself to not be so bloody stupid and that I look great! I make sure I really look at myself in the mirrir every day, and I mean really look or I don't notice how much I have changed. I find it helps if I don't look at my face (not because it's horrible ha ha) just so I can imagine that...

Our RTM class is joined with the maintenance class so different people pop in all the time with the same RTM every week. I finished RTM over 2 months ago but still go every week as a maintainer as it keeps me on the straight and narrow and I enjoy the classes. We do still do councelling in...

I lost 5stone and 10lbs. I have just got back from holiday though so may have gained a few back although my clothes dont feel or look any different so it wont be too much

I measured my waist earlier and it's 29inches. I didn't measure my hips and I was in a hurry. I fit easily in a size 10 with room. Sometimes I am up to a 14 on top though (with shirts) as I am a 32e/f bra size. I lost about a size per 1.3 - 1.5 stones. I was heavier than I looked though. I was...

Hey Sorry I'm only just replying. I was on Lighter Life. I lost 4 stone in 4 months during the VLCD (shakes, soups and bars) and then lost 1.5 stone when eating again just by being careful.

I know how this feels I lost 5.5 stone and went from 38ff to a 32f/e It was only in the last 5lbs that I lost any size on my boobs at all. I went for awhile as a 32FF which is very difficult to find closthes that fit, I found it easier when I was bigger. The biggest issue I had was finding a...

Hi there I finished RTM nearly 7 weeks ago and I lost 18lbs during RTM (didn't gain any week) I also had a bit to lose on RTM as I was advised by LLC and doctor to come off abstinance earlier than I wanted. I have lost another 7lbs since I finished RTM but on purpose as I want to eat and...

I would doubt it would be a dress size per 7lbs or I would have lost 11 dress sizes! I was an 18 to start with and I lost 5.5 stone and am most definitely not below a size 0. I am now a comfortable size 10.

dry chicken pieces are pretty good and taste yummy. It's just chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices and then grilled. Usually if you buy this from an Indian restaurant or takeaway it comes with a salad and as it's protein it fills you up really well.

I have recently finished Lighter Life and most people find that it's about a stone to a dress size. My loss was nearly 1.5 stone to a dress size though

I am pretty sure obese is a bmi of 30 or more. BMI of 25-29 is overweight. 44% fat for your weight would be a shock! I don't know anything about body fat % but that sounds really high for your weight.

I had my milk in a glass just as a drink on its own as I can't stand milky shakes and it didn't do my weight any harm, in fact I lost 2lb more that week than I did on any other week (apart from the first 2 weeks). I had semi skimmed and it did make me feel really full after drinking it all. It...

I had a bar every day apart from one week (test for the bars) and I lost the same amount when I didn't have the bars so I kept having them as it made the whole thing a lot easier for me. I went over 4 months without lapsing once and I put this down to having the bars.

That can definitely happen. I lost over 5 stone in 6 months for my wedding in July this year. Now I just have to keep it off but as I want to keep it off for life I need to get used to it anyway

I have a Kenwood smoothie maker and it does crush ice but not if you put lots of ice in all in one go.

I wanted to donate when I was on total and my LLC said it would be fine but I couldn't in the end as I had had a tattoo only a couple weeks earlier. I am booked in for 18th April, I get quite dizzy after blood tests (never donated before) but think it is worth it.

I wanted to donate when I was on total and my LLC said it would be fine but I couldn't in the end as I had had a tattoo only a couple weeks earlier. I am booked in for 18th April, I get quite dizzy after blood tests (never donated before) but think it is worth it.

when our group was on our 4th or 5th week one of the ladies had her 60th birthday meal that her daughter had booked for her in London way before she even thought about LL (it was a very expensive restaurant that gets booked months in advance). She didn't want to let her daughter down and she...

Keep your water up, not to the extent of anstinance but try at least 2 litres a day as it really does help

Welcome back Minerva, I am looking forward to reading your posts. You wont know this but you were a true inspiration to me during my RTM, along with SB and BL. I read all your old threads the week before I started RTM and it helped so so much and made me determind that I could do it and I...

Good luck, you sound as if your head is in the right place to leave and I'm sure you will get into those pants soon

Everyone is different on RTM. Most people lose at the beginning and gain it back at the end so end up about the same. My step mum didn't lose or gain any week and I lost every week apart from 2 weeks where I stayed the same (TOTM) RTM isn't easy but it's a great learning curve and I wouldn't...

Our LLC also lets us do RRTM longer than 12 weeks if we want so if you really want to lose more then you can do extra weeks of week 2/3/4/5 for example where you still have plenty of foods to learn about and eat but if you follow the plan to the letter you can still lose weight. Everyone in our...

I'm 5ft exactly and apart from the first 3 weeks I lost 3lbs every week and sometimes nothing at all! I too felt down sometimes but when in RTM I carried on losing, sometimes 2 or 3lbs. I have now finished RTM and am still losing a bit which needs to stop but at least I know it's not difficult...

It's definitely achievable, in fact I am now struggling to maintain as I am still losing. Luckily I can still afford to lose a bit but I don't really want to and I need to learn not to as I am getting my dress adjusted in May so I can't lose or gain any after then until after my wedding in...

I never done a LL diary when I was going through abstinance or when I was doing RTM really but think now is the time I need to do one. I learnt so much about food and my body during RTM and it was so so important for me but I now find myself struggling. I finished my 12 weeks of RTM on Tuesday...

The LL soups used to give me heartburn and I used to get heartburn a lot before I joined RTM, especially when eating anything from Gregg's. I have found that high levels of fat give me heartburn but it can't be that for you. What are you eating now? I found gaviscon mint tablets used to work...

You're doing great Fudgie Going to the loo (or not) was a problem I had during a few times. It wont be so bad when you can add fruit in week 3, just choose fruit that is rich in fibre and you will be fine. When you can have dried fruit I found raisins help a lot in that department, but don't...

You are doing fantastically from the sounds of things and it is scary and a struggle at the begginging, RTM is a big big learning curve and through trial and error you will find out what your body needs so by the end of RTM you will no longer be scared I felt like I struggled at the beginning...

I rarely have that much salad as I find it's the protein that fills me up not the salad. I don't weigh my salad though so I have no idea how much I do have but I can't imagine that lettuce weighs a lot. Try and make sure the calories of your one meal adds up to at least what a pack or bar is...

I hope it goes back to normal for you but if it's anything like what I had then 4/5 hours It was worth it to get slim (only just though as I hate TOTM anyway so constant for 7 weeks was horrible)

Hi Fudgie I would personally go for a little more than 56g of fish or chicken. I started with 100g and slowly upped it throughout the weeks. I was still doing 100g on week 4 and my LLC advised it wasn't enough. To put it into perspective LLL is planned to still lose weight and they have...

How did you get on this week Laura? I have now had my first full week 'off plan' and was weighed last night at LL and lost 1lb. It must be a natural loss though as I did have some chips Sunday and a BGTY choc pudding and couple slices of garlic bread on Saturday. I am definitely not on a diet...

I completed RTM without gaining any week at all. There really is nothing to worry about, as long as you are careful and follow plan whilst on RTM it isn't scary. I was terrified of RTM for about the first 3 weeks and really wish no I hadn't worried so much.

Thanks SB. Now I am getting into sorting everything out it's just hit me that I am actually getting married! Me!

No worries Fudgie I read all the old posts on here when I got to RTM and they were all very helpful.

Hi Fudgie I finished RTM a week ago today. Have a read of my post below titled 'am I eating enough'. It has a long conversation between myself and Laura (who is now coming to the end of RTM). It's all about our experiences etc as we have gone through RTM. It's probably incredibly boring to the...

I'm not sure as I only really post here. My email address is [email protected] I don't mind posting it here as it's not a private email address really I will definitely show you a picture as we have a photographer that will hopefully take some great shots. You are doing fantastically...

well I lost another 1lb this last week but it's ok as I started RTM a couple weeks early on doctors and LLCs advice. I lost 17lb in total during RTM and I am now eating what I now consider to be normal eating so I am happy Oh an my dad is paying for my dress to be adjusted so that's not a worry...

well done Spangly!

Thanks Laura I get 'fat days' where I feel so heavy and well fat but when I get on the scales I haven't gained so must just be bloatedness. It's my last weigh in of the programme but I am going to carry on going to the meetings as I like to get weighed weekly on those scales (I don't want to...

I done the 12 weeks too, I really recommend it as I could easily have fallen back into old habit had I not done the whole 12 weeks. In this section there is a thread that lists all the weekly foods you're allowed in the 12 weeks, you could give that a go if you want to do the 12 weeks? I...

I was on for 7 weeks straight went on to RTM a couple weeks early in the end just to stop it as it was getting so bad I was nearly passing out all the time and felt so tired and weak) but only had low losses on my 'real period' week, the other weeks weren't a real period, I was just bleeding...

Thank you and you are doing so well yourself! To not gain any weight during trigger weeks must mean we are doing something right. I am still on 1400 calories at most a day, I could eat more and still not gain but I don't feel I need to as like yourself I don't feel hungry. I don't want to get...

well I lost another 0.5lbs but it's such a tiny amount that I am fine with that. For the last week I haven't really followed RTM, I tested myself and ate how I will be on any normal day (nothing we are not allowed on RTM but I just mixed it up with bread, cheese, cereal, potatoes and snacks...

Hi Laura Wow time does go quick! Can't believe you're now on week 2 of triggers and I'm on week 12! It's a great feeling when you realise the trigger weeks aren't as bad as you imagined. I want to stay the same tonight, if I gain a little then that's fine too as I have been trying so hard...

I did total and never weighed myself during abstinance but I started to during RTM as I was eating and I stopped doing it after 3 weeks as I found out that I would gain 1lb one day and the next day I would be 2lb down and so on, even if I weighed at the same time. Weight goes up and down...

I had this problem. When I got lighter I had a light period for 7 weeks straight even though I am on the pill. I would advise going to the doctors as it made me so ill and weak and tired. The doctor and my LLC advised I go on to route to management early and lose more if I want after a few...

moderation is definitely the key, we don't want to ever feel deprived so a little bit of what we fancy isn't always a bad thing. I am going to carry on going to weekly weigh ins and stay for the whole session every other week as I get on well with my LLC (she lives in the same apartment...

How have you been doing? I lost another half a pound this week. I am now eating what I consider normally as both my final 2 weeks of RTM are snack weeks as I don't eat cheese enough to worry so I will have cheese a cuple times during this time just to see it affects me. I have now had...

unfortunately being on total doesn't always mean bigger losses. At the beginning of my RTM I was losing 3lbs some weeks and eating 2 meals and packs and snacks. On total, apart from TOTM when I stayed the same, milk week when I lost more and the first 3 weeks I lost 3lbs every week. So being...

I was 2 stone heavier but am now 3 stone lighter. I haven't thought about it before but it does feel great to know I am quite a bit lighter now.

I hope today goes smoothly for you. Funerals are horrible as they are a final goodbye. I will be thinking of you today. I know what you mean by feeling a little let down when you stay the same. I did lose a little (0.2lbs) but it's so insignificant I just say stay the same as it basically is...

I have just lost 5 stone on LL and it took 2 stone before anyone noticed and 3 stone before I really felt I looked different. I knew I did as my clothes were too big but I couldn't really see the difference in the mirror. Even now I sometimes have to ignore my face when looking at my body in the...

Like Pearl said above, it's not LL diet that makes the hair fall out. When on ANY diet where you will lose lots of weight your body will slow down the hair falling out and new hair growing process and later on it will start again so the old hair will fall out. I don't know all the facts this...

my mum is like that with dates (but she stays a size 8 no matter what she eats as she's on her feet all day at work) I don't get it as I can't stand them ha ha. My trigger is nuts and crisps, well they used to be, so my LLC said I must must try them now whilst on RTM or I will never learn so...

remember you're not eating masses of calories so there is a chance the cupcakes have done no harm at all. As long as your body is burning off more calories than you consume then it should be ok. I have learnt that during my trigger weeks, as long as they don't turn into real trigger and I stick...

I got lucky with my LLC. She lost 10 stone on lighterlife before she bought into the franchise. She could already council over eating, sex addiction and drink problems so knows a lot about it all and she is brilliant. She also won an award and money for the best LLC in the midlands, or it may...

They didn't effect mine at all. I tried one week without (which I did not enjoy as I love the bars) and it made no difference

I LOVE raisins and have them every day, probably too many of them but they haven't done me any harm so I will carry on. It makes perfect sense about you seeing you as a higher weight. I still see myself as the big girl I used to be and still hate my pitcure being taken because I forget I'm slim...

well I went to my weigh in and was surprised to have lost another 1.75lbs. I was eating potatoes for week 8 and yesterday and today I have been eating special k for the second trigger weight so I expected to gain a little or stay the same, definitely didn't expect to lose. Happy to know that a...

Hey Laura Good luck for your weigh in. I had a large jacket potato the week on the Saturday before I should have done (was officially able to have 100g of potato on the Tuesday). This potato was a lot more than 100g but I didn't gain weight from it and stayed the same (it was also my TOTM and...

Thanks Jezabelle I'm the other way round, I loved porridge before LL and for the first 3 weeks I loved the LL porridge and then suddenly one day even the thought of the LL porridge made me heave. No idea why so now I'm scared to eat the every day porridge as I have a real phobia of being sick...

I'm about to start week 9 of RTM tomorrow. I have lost 13lbs in the first 6 weeks and then last week I stayed the same as it was TOTM and in abstinace I stayed the same when on TOTM so expected a gain when eating but nope stayed the same. I haven't gained anything any week as yet but I am now...

I lost 7.5lbs week 1, 5lbs week 2 and 4lbs week 3. Then consistantly lost 3lbs every week apart from TOTM when I stayed the same. I agree with everything Pinkie had said above too.

well done Mel that's fantastic news! You will probably be in the same position as me and need your wedding dress altered. I have a corset dress and the material now overlaps at the back the whole way down the back. What is your dress like?

I'm not sure as yet if it has been ok with my weight as I only get weighed at my meetings on Wednesday but I have not done the 6 days (7th day is back to week 7 foods) and I haven't felt the need to binge or have any more than the recommended amount so hopefully I will be ok. I know that...

some people from my foundation/developers group have decided to not do RTM but there was no way I would spend as much money as I did on LL (I know I never spent £70 a week on food and going out eating and drinking as my dad agreed to pay 1 out of 4 weeks on LL and then I only had £50 a month...

you probably have some of your glycogen stores back now from eating fruit etc so I doubt you would get a huge gain. My LLC said that the book doesn't list everything you can eat (although I'm sure it doesn't include chocolate till the last week hehe) just the main things. I was told now I'm on...