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  1. gaijingirl

    Quick CD question

    Thanks guys! To be completely honest, I would rather SS than a mixture of SS and meals, although I know it works extremely well for many people - so I may see if my current counsellor has a suitable class at weekends. I'll give her a call and see. Thanks so much for the information. As...
  2. gaijingirl

    Quick CD question

    Sorry... I'm sure this will have been covered somewhere else! I did LL and got to goal earlier this year. I've pretty much maintained my weight and actually last month I did an olympic distance triathlon and did it in a really good time! So I'm pleased with that. Although I got to goal it...
  3. gaijingirl

    start managment tomorrow ...

    I have to say - the very first day I could not eat much, but after that I was well able to eat and I did not lose weight at all in maintenance. And in my class it is absolutely not the case that everyone lost weight. It depends very much on the person. I kind of assumed I would so I was...
  4. gaijingirl

    can't have the new packs ....

    Well you are a bit odd - but i don't know about the reaction thing... :p Personally I find them a godsend. Yesterday I forgot to bring my shaker but just poured one into a 3/4 full 75cl bottle of water and shook it up - no lumps at all! PERFECT. How completely **** if you are reacting...
  5. gaijingirl

    start route to management today

    Good luck! The first few days - when I went into maintenance proper I couldn't eat much anyway so it didn't matter it was plain. This time around I'm having smoked and flavoured as long as it doesn't significantly change the nat. vals. (ie the one I really like the taifun sundried tomato is...
  6. gaijingirl

    start managment tomorrow ...

    Hey gorgeous! I think you've done exactly the right thing. I have gone into maintenance tonight for exactly the same reasons... last night I ate a pasta shell and it took all my willpower not to eat the lot!! I could feel myself about to crack and I want to do this properly! You look fab...
  7. gaijingirl

    hello i just arrived

    Wotcha! I LOVE your name! :D love gaijinfloppyboobs!!
  8. gaijingirl

    Where did my tummy go? And Cerulean wears her first bikini since 1988

    Very encouraging to hear all this talk of bikinis. I really want to get one - simply because I have never worn one in my life. It will need to be a real sucky-in-hoist-em-up affair and I won't be doing any running down the beach Pamela Anderson stylee.... I have **** loads of loose skin... :(...
  9. gaijingirl

    Benefits of Starvation!!

    I believe there's a whole movement who subscribe to this and have special diets to help them live longer... I say special diets, what I mean is eating sod all! There's been a few magazine articles about it recently.
  10. gaijingirl

    Literlife - should I do it?

    How did it go? I've come to realise that some people do put the weight back on - but then some people put the weight back on on any other diet!! My counsellor told me that LL had some research done recently which apparently shows that VLCDs are significantly more successful at helping people...
  11. gaijingirl

    Less sleep?

    Right thanks all - I will give the hot bath thing a go. I do always bring my laptop to bed - was on it till 1am last night - because I always think of things I have to do and end up getting embroiled. Will have to stop that! Rosemary essential oil eh? What do I do with it - sprinkle it on my...
  12. gaijingirl

    Less sleep?

    Does anyone find they sleep less on LL? I haven't slept more than 6 hours for weeks - very often about 5 hours. I remember it was like this before too, only then I felt quite good on it. Right now I am going through a very stressful period so I don't know if I'm not sleeping 'cos of LL...
  13. gaijingirl

    Karen Millen Dress! The beginning of thin clothes...

    WOW - you look WELL foxy!!! Great dress - it really suits you!!
  14. gaijingirl

    Hair Loss

    FP - I have lots of hair loss. I have to clean the clumps out of the shower every day - but my eyebrows and legs/arm hairs are still growing! Although I'm obviously losing a lot - it is totally not noticeable AT ALL! Really..... relax! I haven't heard of anyone experiencing such terrible...
  15. gaijingirl

    'Morning After' Pill

    The water flavours do that to me too! I've just come back from the library (24 hour opening at the moment) and it was MOST embarrassing - the noises coming from my tummy and the WIND!! :eek:
  16. gaijingirl

    Sarah's Rolfing thread (no, not Rolf Harris!)

    The name does sound like some kind of very dodgy sexual practice.... :D Will be REALLY interested to find out how you get on. Our counsellor is always saying I need to do something a bit more yoga-y or holistic or something like that..... I do keep meaning to do yoga but tbh, the few times...
  17. gaijingirl

    Exercise

    Well I think that you're getting a very rough deal. I changed my counsellor several weeks into foundation myself and now travel about 3 times as far as I really need to - BUT I have loads of choice of counsellors in my area (London) - so it still means a journey of under an hour! I would be...
  18. gaijingirl

    Exercise

    FP - I have continued to exercise pretty much throughout doing LL. BUT - I do find I need to take it easier - I can't exercise to the intensity I do when eating. I have commuted by bicycle every day (14 mile round trip) and swam most days throughout, as well as playing badminton (which bizarrely...
  19. gaijingirl

    Sick of Evans

    :D :D I HATE those tops. I don't like glitter on clothes in general anyway - but the last thing I want is something written across my chest like that!! I know exactly what you mean about being at home in there too. I still pop in from time to time when passing - I always felt like I...
  20. gaijingirl

    LL - WEIGHT LOSS AND HOLIDAYS

    ooh thanks! That's a nice compliment!! :)
  21. gaijingirl

    LL - WEIGHT LOSS AND HOLIDAYS

    That all being said, Heaven Can Wait just posted a really inspirational thread about her holiday!!!
  22. gaijingirl

    LL - WEIGHT LOSS AND HOLIDAYS

    I stayed on LL through Christmas, New Year, my birthday, foundation and a couple of months of development. However, in March I had to go to Japan for work (and play). I was there 3 weeks and came off LL 3 weeks previously to that to do a mini-maintenance. I pledged to go straight back on...
  23. gaijingirl

    Sick of Evans

    I'm really glad not to have to shop in Evans any more - just to have more choice if nothing else. I do think they've vastly improved over the last few years though. I'm lucky in that one of my closest Evans is the flagship store at Marble Arch - which is really nice. I went to the opening and...
  24. gaijingirl

    Tummy tuck op

    I'm interested to know this too! I will probably be in the market for getting up the duff within the next 1-3 years (sooner if my mother in law could have her way!) - but I have been assuming that there'd be no point in having a TT until afterwards.
  25. gaijingirl

    Banana Shake

    Hey Virgo girl - do you want to do a swap? I have my meeting next Tuesday and (if you plan to get chocolate as well as strawberry/banana) - could get all chocolate and swap 7 of them for 4/3Banana/Strawberry when we meet? I'm desperate to try them! Don't worry though if you were planning to...
  26. gaijingirl

    My LL Counsellor is overweight!

    My counsellor is also significantly overweight and I'm in a class with quite a few people who have done LL and regained weight (to different extents). I don't know if others have come across it, but my counsellor runs quite a few returners courses - they have different books and sign up for 4...
  27. gaijingirl

    joh117 before and after photos

    WOW - another fabulous hourglass figure - I'm so envious and what amazing hooters!! Surely you don't need all that - c'mon don't be selfish share a bit of the breastage around - I could do with a bit more up top... :D You look gorgeous!
  28. gaijingirl

    WOW!

    I really want to try these new flavours but my LL counsellor has just had a MAHOOSIVE delivery of all the other flavours so I don't think she'll be getting them any time soon :( - she wouldn't be able to get out her front door!! :D I'm hoping to go into maintenance in a few weeks time so I...
  29. gaijingirl

    What is wrong with me?

    Hey there - just another supportive hug from me. I'm like Russian Doll too I'm afraid - all or nothing - very much so! Personally the bingeing for me becomes so extreme and upsetting and painful (as I then purge) that it's a relief to get back to packs. I've only done this twice so far and...
  30. gaijingirl

    Look Good Naked - Stretch Mark Creams Reviewed Next Week

    I bought it in the chemists, just my local one - lots of pregnant women use it to ward off stretch marks. But any Boots will have it too.
  31. gaijingirl

    Feeling fat - even after LL?

    Thanks - loads more great replies! It's definitely true about the confidence thing - I think my head is still trying to catch up with my new body iykwim!! I still managed to lose 2lbs last night despite my blip. My final exams are in two weeks time (Mrs Lard - this is my second time round...
  32. gaijingirl

    Look Good Naked - Stretch Mark Creams Reviewed Next Week

    I'm quite tempted to give that Boots cream a go myself - except that I tend to buy these things, use them for a week or so and then forget. I have the bio oil and went through a phase of using it and then forgot again! At the moment I'm madly doing that Dove moisturiser that gives you...
  33. gaijingirl

    Feeling fat - even after LL?

    Heh heh - I read that article too Dom! They went to great lengths to point out "problem areas" of BS's body! But I also found it a bit depressing because that was yet another article where DvO's "before" body was still better than my "after" body! :mad: I do know what you mean about instant...
  34. gaijingirl

    Feeling fat - even after LL?

    You're right of course AJ! The loose skin is nothing when compared to the weight I had before. Not being Kelly Brook or Denise Van Outen ought to be the least of my worries. But I guess it's just that it goes a bit deeper than that. I suspect that even if I did have a body like that I would...
  35. gaijingirl

    Feeling fat - even after LL?

    Well I have made a pact with gaijinboy. I did try to wean myself off the women's mags once before - unsuccessfully. Like FatPossum my intake has increased since being on LL - it's my treat. But, I'm beginning to think it's doing me more harm than good tbh. I LOVE looking at the clothes...
  36. gaijingirl

    NEED A HUG *SOBS*

    Wow - sounds like you have a lot going on in your life!! I would try not to put too much pressure on yourself at the moment. I too get very wound up about the ketosis/sticking to it thing and it all swells up in my head until I get myself in a right tizzy! I did a bit of research into the...
  37. gaijingirl

    question: mixing CD with LL?

    Your post made me smile and think of:
  38. gaijingirl

    question: mixing CD with LL?

    I will give the two new flavours a go and I'm really looking forward to the nut bar (word is that it doesn't have the taste and texture of corrugated cardboard!!) - but I have to say I'm not a banana fan either and artificial strawberry doesn't really do it for me - but at this stage I'm happy...
  39. gaijingirl

    Been shopping today... updated photos... 6 stone lighter....

    OMG!! you're a completely different man!! I can't believe you've changed that much just since February! That's one of the most jaw dropping things I've seen on this site! Well done!! I have to admit though - looking at your photos, after working out why there seemed to be a surplus of arms...
  40. gaijingirl

    Feeling fat - even after LL?

    WOW - what amazing responses. I have read and re-read this thread. It has really really made me think. Geri - not a size 10, but a 14 at the moment. Where I ought to be happy I feel. You're not the first to mention the picture thing but I've dismissed that idea so far - but I'm going to...
  41. gaijingirl

    Feeling fat - even after LL?

    So I am now at the original goal I set myself - 11 stone 7lbs. But now I'm here I feel - in a strange way - almost as bad about my body as before.. I did have an inital rush of elation at being so much slimmer - being able to wear "normal" clothes etc. But now, I go into the shops and feel...
  42. gaijingirl

    well that's me told

    :D :D I had to laugh at that!! Especially 'cos you're probably the least common person I know!!
  43. gaijingirl

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??????

    Hey there SM! I said exactly the same to my counsellor last week. I did my foundation, did a couple of months of development - then had to go away for 3 weeks to a situation where I would be eating so did a mini-management, went away, coped fine, came back. The idea was to go straight back...
  44. gaijingirl

    Day 100 !!!

  45. gaijingirl

    Adventures in New Look - the size 14 dress and saggy bits and exercise.

    ooh well done you! Can't wait to see your b4 and after pictures!! And all that cycling - that's fab! I'm going to take a leaf out of your book - in fact i'm going to rip it out, photocopy it and carry it around with me - you're brimming with positivity! :) :)
  46. gaijingirl

    Really struggling - help!

    Thanks Cerulean!! I'm really looking forward to my class with her - those classes ALWAYS sort me out one way or another!! I feel a bit better now that I have, at least, regained control of what I'm doing. Getting quite a bit of work done on my essay today and feeling better all round.
  47. gaijingirl

    Really struggling - help!

    Thanks guys. Well I was spiralling downwards into a bit of a frenzy and was about to go binge-tastic. I tried calling my counsellor but got the answerphone - I know she has classes on Sunday mornings so she must be busy. BUT I think I've made a good adult decision! I went to the shops and...
  48. gaijingirl

    Really struggling - help!

    So here's the long and short of it. I LL'd from October to mid-March and went from 17 stone 13lbs to 11 stone 10lbs. I wouldn't have stopped (my first goal was 11 stone 7lbs but I subsequently decided I'd like to get down to 11 stone if possible - maybe even less, secretly I'd like to be in...
  49. gaijingirl

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    WOAH!! Natalie20 - way to go.. you look like a singer or model in your afters!! Congratulations! (Need bigger pictures though!!)
  50. gaijingirl

    Am I ready for a size 14?

    Time will fly by... I started at 17stone 13lbs!! I started in October and got to 11 stone 10 by the beginning of March. I've had a month out for various reasons but hopefully another month or so should do it. There's loads of us who seem to have started at 17 stone something - wonder what it...
  51. gaijingirl

    Help

    I can totally empathise - I lost almost all my weight and then was sent to Japan for work and leisure for 3 weeks, so came off went onto early management. I came back Sunday and went straight back onto packs to lose my last stone - after a couple of hiccup days I have now been on packs since...
  52. gaijingirl

    People starting LL in March...

    Hey Brixtonjacks.. are you in SW2/9?? (sorry tried to pm you but your pms aren't enabled!) :)
  53. gaijingirl

    AJs Maintenance Journey Part 1

    Thanks AJ! I think I will get back on track too - which just goes to show how well LL works! Pre-LL I would have just assumed I'd fail! Now I know that a few blips doesn't make me a failure - nor mean that I have to go on a prolonged bender! Your posts help enormously too though (as does...
  54. gaijingirl

    AJs Maintenance Journey Part 1

    Wow - well done for getting through management so successfully! I got back from Japan a couple of days ago. I think I did ok in Japan - I'm convinced I put on weight but my clothes all still fit the same so maybe I didn't. I made sure I did a lot of exercise whilst I was there which probably...
  55. gaijingirl

    LL Low Calorie Week

    My counsellor said the same thing about the bars - they've also found a different supplier to the one they had previously used (ie whoever does the Cambridge packs) for these new flavours (can't remember if that was also the case for the old flavours or not though). Apparently the new nut bar...
  56. gaijingirl

    SHIRATAKI NOODLES- 0 CARBS

    These are konnyaku which is a regular part of the Japanese diet. There's another thread on here somewhere about them. They're an acquired taste (or no taste really) but they are a regular item in Japanese supermarkets and are really added to soups and stuff rather than eaten alone or as an...
  57. gaijingirl

    How far do you travel?

    I started off with an LLC about 3 miles and a bus ride away but changed to someone about 8 miles and a cycle or tube and walk away. It takes about an hour as opposed to the 15 mins or so before but it's worth it because my counsellor is great! I think I will be going to see her for many years...
  58. gaijingirl

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Some before and afters of me - so far 6 stone 3lbs lost. Having to take a break as off to Japan for 3 weeks next week - but would like to lose a bit more when I get back. End of September 2006 Two nights ago (struggling with troublesome cat who doesn't like to be meddled with!)
  59. gaijingirl

    How many of us have suffered from an eating disorder/addiction in the past?

    Another bulimic here. Now's the test to see if I'm rid really! :sigh: I feel pretty confident though. :)
  60. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    oh dear - I'm not onto snacks/fruit etc yet - it's only day 5 - but this is definitely hunger!! Oh well, I'll just have to live with it I suppose. I am drinking like a madwoman and trying to focus my mind elsewhere. I'd forgotten what it feels like to feel this way!! If it gets too bad I...
  61. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    Hiya AJ! Well I got over my reluctance to eat pretty damn quick.. :rolleyes: :D I am definitely enjoying my food now. I also seem to be eating quite a bit - or so it seems to me when I go back to look at your first week posts. That being said, OH totted up my entire calories for my dinner...
  62. gaijingirl

    Binge cycle - copied from other thread!

    I'm so pleased you got the job!! You sound so much happier now - it's great. BTW - that's what I have done - I pretty much consume most of my packs in the evening - certainly I push them towards the end of the day - and I ALWAYS save a chocolate milkshake to have in bed before I go to sleep...
  63. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Well last night I had some tofu with soy sauce and wasabi. Some mixed salad leaves with a small bit of cottage cheese and balsamic vinegar and black pepper - and it was all lovely. I didn't eat very much - but it looked like LOADS and I'm scared it was too much. But I didn't eat until...
  64. gaijingirl

    Oh my god........

    Butternut squash massage??? :confused: :confused: :D
  65. gaijingirl

    anyone been to bali?

    I went for about a month - but it was quite a while ago - mid-late 90s. It is extremely beautiful but also a thought provoking place with some sadness too I thought. I was living in Japan at the time so I was earning in yen and I could change up 1000yen (approx a fiver) and would have to carry...
  66. gaijingirl

    The truth about size zero

    If someone had told me when I was 18 stone that I would wake up one day and be the weight I am now I would have been over the moon. Of course I'm delighted to be so much slimmer now - but I still don't feel anywhere near slim enough. I look back at a period in the 90s when I maintained a...
  67. gaijingirl

    The truth about size zero

    Well that's a much healthier attitude - most of me wants this too - it's the destructive side of me - the side that propelled me to get so overweight that is attracted by the idea of being underweight. It's not a rational decision any more than wanting to be 18 stone was a rational decision. I...
  68. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    You didn't at all! :) Even the thought of lentil soup is comforting to me - makes me feel warm inside!! :) I had cottage cheese this evening. It was ok. I still don't feel very interested in food - but this is probably because I'm not eating anything very interesting yet.... still a don't...
  69. gaijingirl

    The truth about size zero

    The term "crash diet" has so many negative connotations. I tend to think of a crash diet as altering your eating in such a way that not only do you drastically cut down your calories in order to lose weight but you also "crash down" on your vitamins etc etc. I don't think that VLCDs do that...
  70. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    swoons... :o
  71. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Thanks for that! The encouragement on here is great! Well this morning I went for a consultation at a very posh hairdressers. I haven't had my hair properly cut or coloured for about 5 years - it's extremely long (to my waist) and in very very bad condition, greying etc... I only ever wear...
  72. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Also just realised - tea isn't until tomorrow - day 3 for milk right?
  73. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Hiya - yes it's this "Are you afraid of eating again, do you think you may be in danger of bingeing if you start eating again?" I was in such a state before I started where I was just throwing up anything at all I had eaten - it was costing me a fortune. I hated the feeling of food in my...
  74. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Well just had my tofu - can't say I enjoyed it like I thought I would. I could hardly eat any of it - but even what I did eat made me feel bad. I felt immediately that I wanted to throw it all back up - still sitting here willing myself just to wait for this feeling to pass. (but I'm not...
  75. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Hmm.. good point! *makes note to buy a silver platter* :D
  76. gaijingirl

    Binge cycle - copied from other thread!

    Tofu - my favourite - and none of that Cauldron stuff either - proper fresh tofu from the oriental supermarket! Haven't had it yet - will have it tonight with salt - as they don't mention soy sauce in the things I can have list yet (oddly - since pure soy sauce - not the rubbish sugary water...
  77. gaijingirl

    Binge cycle - copied from other thread!

    Just a bit of added support. I was a chronic binge/purger before starting on this (on October 3rd) - I ended my food days on October 2nd with a big curry and an even bigger trip to the toilet afterwards to get rid!! Since doing this I haven't b/p-ed at all. I am going back to eating for...
  78. gaijingirl

    Started management - with ambivalence..

    Well... I will be eating something for the first time today since October 2nd 2006! I found out a few weeks ago that I have been accepted for a job in Japan over the Easter holidays teaching Junior High school students. (I used to live in Japan in the '90s for 4 years teaching Senior High...
  79. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    I didn't get everything either - my counsellor doesn't really follow the book or the programme as such (which is how I like it). We did get it all eventually in an ad-hoc way. I never got the swiss ball but I didn't want it until a friend mentioned that she'd like one - so I asked for it last...
  80. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    GOAL!!!!!! YAY! I can't believe how brilliantly you've done and are still doing - what an inspiration!! I'm so pleased for you. :)
  81. gaijingirl

    Help me!

    Seriously - throw the scales out. Not only do I not have scales I often go a few weeks where I ask not to be told my weight loss. There's nothing more disheartening than ss-ing all week only to lose 0.5lb - but what more can anyone do than SS? If you're ss-ing and not slipping the weight will...
  82. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    Thanks Kate!!! I'm really pleased but it does mean a LOT of pressure on me to get stuff done in advance, in order to meet a deadline that falls directly after the trip! Plus I don't fly well - so have been to the doctor for a weighty prescription and am trying to put it out of my mind...
  83. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    AJ! What a timely discussion! I weighed in at 11 stone 12 tonight and I will be starting maintenance next week. Actually I would definitely prefer to carry on ss-ing until at least 11 stone but I found out a couple of days ago that I have been offered a job during the Easter holidays...
  84. gaijingirl

    I survived !

    I knew you could do it! See - it's true if you can do that you can do anything for sure! The wedding excuse is the best one of all - all women are allowed to do the craziest things imaginable (not that this is crazy in our eyes - but you know how some people react to LL!) when preparing for a...
  85. gaijingirl

    Changing from LL to CD- advice

    Mine's the same. I switched from a very rigid counsellor to my current counsellor who has 20+ years counselling experience and pretty much dispenses with the DVDs and all that but takes the most useful counselling elements from them - she's very good. I've really been given food for thought...
  86. gaijingirl

    100 days !!!

    Well done. What a fantastic achievement. you must be overjoyed! :)
  87. gaijingirl

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Yorkie - you certainly can see a difference! It's amazing how much difference 4 weeks can make!!!! Well done!
  88. gaijingirl

    Anyone heard of the 12 steps?

    Overeaters Anonymous (and all the ---- anonymous groups) also follow the 12 steps. I went to an OA meeting shortly before I started LL and definitely wouldn't count it out again. Although it was pretty intense!
  89. gaijingirl

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Bloody Nora! Everyone looks incredible - but Russian Doll - WOW!!!!! Can't believe you're not at goal - you look amazing - really can't imagine you even thinner - you've obviously got good dress sense!
  90. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    I don't know yet. Trying not to think about it for various reasons (partly superstition partly fear). I haven't been interviewed yet. But will let you know. :)
  91. gaijingirl

    Big-boned bodies...

    The concept of having a large frame is sound - but just because we're overweight doesn't necessarily mean that we have a large frame!! There are plenty of tests to determine what size body frame you have. Having a large frame doesn't mean you can't slim down to the lower reaches of your BMI (or...
  92. gaijingirl

    sad ... sad.... sad...

    Hey Methenie - I'm the same - I only lost 0.5lbs at the last weigh in two weeks ago and only a couple of pounds the previous weeks - 4.5lbs in a month I think it was (rather than at least 3lbs a week before). I think it's just because, like you, I've already lost quite a bit and my body it...
  93. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    Loving this thread even more now that it's a food and sex blog! I have to admit to having gone off sex whilst overweight. Now that I'm thinner I want to be having more sex but when I get to bed I worry about my breath and I still feel a bit disgusted with my body - obviously there's loads less...
  94. gaijingirl

    Kath's Diary

    Hey Cath - just seen your thread. We started LL on exactly the same day!! You're doing SO well. I'm really pleased with my progress - although would prefer to have lost as much as you obviously! My weight loss has slowed RIGHT down now - whilst yours seems to still be going amazing quickly...
  95. gaijingirl

    Why aren't there more LL flavours?

    My counsellor said that it's also because as the bars are baked they cannot guarantee the same consistency in vitamins and minerals etc (as they do with the shakes/soups etc).
  96. gaijingirl

    LighterLife success story in this weeks Woman's Own.....

    Yes thanks for the heads up - i'm a magazine junkie and also love the success stories.
  97. gaijingirl

    Roll Up Roll Up! Predict Your Weight Loss Here!

    Brilliant! HUGE congratulations!! :)
  98. gaijingirl

    Dreaming about eating....

    I don't get them so much anymore but in the first 50 days or so I used to get nightmares that I had gone on a massive binge - and then I would have all those self-loathing feelings afterwards. I would wake up feeling horrible! Yuck!! In a way I wouldn't mind if I continued to get them...
  99. gaijingirl

    Why aren't there more LL flavours?

    Tried to pm you - but you're not enabled... loads of luck for your WI tonight!! :)
  100. gaijingirl

    Should I start or wait?

    SSing is sole sourcing - ie using foodpacks as your sole source of nutrition. Personally I feel if you're really raring to go (I know that feeling - I think most of us do) I would just start and deal with the holiday thing when you get to it. BUT be resolved to stick to SS-ing when you get...
  101. gaijingirl

    Should I start or wait?

    I usually go snowboarding every year - but this year I haven't whilst SSing. I am extremely active and do lots of exercise every day - but I have found that I've needed to cut back whilst on LL. I still cycle to work (12 miles) and swim most days as well as playing badminton 1-3 hours a week...
  102. gaijingirl

    Weird taste in mouth...

    YAY! Go Treefrog.. really looking forward to your WI tomorrow! Did you not have a "pop in session" or have I missed that?
  103. gaijingirl

    Beyond Chocolate

    I've also recommended it on here. I went on one of their weekend workshops and had the MOST AMAZING time and then followed it up with counselling in Swiss Cottage for several months. I am still in touch with them and they still send me all kinds of lovely stuff - I got a gorgeous Christmas...
  104. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    OMG! I'm drooling at your posts. It seems you're making a brilliant journey of discovery too! You're doing so well - I hope I can do this as well as you. You're an inspiration! :)
  105. gaijingirl

    vanilla milkshake and my straw

    I use straws too. Got multicoloured ones from Woolies. i also zap my shakes with ice in teh blender and drink them from a tall glass. I like to think this makes my foodpacks a bit more exotic and exciting. But I think that maybe this is very literally "clutching at straws"... :D
  106. gaijingirl

    Help!moral Support Needed I Am Going To Fall Off The Wagon :(

    Hey Pixie - glad you've broken through the crisis. I lost 0.5lbs this week when I REALLY needed to lose more as I have been really truely struggling recently. Previous two weeks I lost 2lbs each week. Up until now I've been losing at least 3lbs a week. Looks like the easy ride is over for...
  107. gaijingirl

    New LL bars - is it true?

    Forgot to mention that my counsellor (who is one of the founders of LL!) said that there will be new flavours soon too!
  108. gaijingirl

    Back from my colonic

    Hmm I might do it again then! I do remember her saying that she could see some stuff coming off the walls which had obviously been there a while. I've been vegetarian for 16 years now. I've heard stories of people like me having colonics and old bits of undigested meat popping out.... :eek...
  109. gaijingirl

    Back from my colonic

    Mike - I had two colonics pre ss-ing (quite a long time ago) and quite "enjoyed" them - if that's the right word? Do you think it's worth doing whilst ss-ing? Do you really think it will help the weight come off quicker? I would have thought it would be quite clean up there anyway at the...
  110. gaijingirl

    yesterday was a toughie

    Wow...well done - I bet you feel really really good about yourself now though eh?!? That's what I like about this diet - when I've done other "conventional" diets, I've always convinced myself that such situations are special cases and I can make up for the overindulgence later (which of course...
  111. gaijingirl

    To Icemoose

    HUGE congrats on your loss - and your post is very inspiring for all of us - who amongst us hasn't had a low loss week? I've had a couple of low losses recently and it had really been getting me down. Will remember to look at this thread next time!! :)
  112. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    this thread gives me hope for the future... This is fabulous. Really encouraged to see that you are still losing weight. (Even though I'm veggy) Your food sounds really good and it's especially encouraging to see that you are really coping with eating - one of my biggest fears!! You're doing...
  113. gaijingirl

    New Photo added now 73lbs lighter!!!

    WOW! Well done - you look absolutely stunning! :)
  114. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    I'm 5'6". My group fell apart after Xmas - only two of us went back and the other one had eaten over Xmas - although she did so consciously and went straight back on and is very committed. i've joined a "refreshers" group as there were no suitable developers groups for me to join. TBH.. my LL...
  115. gaijingirl

    Mother in law - grrrrrr

    Don't let it get to you. I think that some people just don't see weight. I always assumed that people saw the same "me" I saw in the mirror - ugly, fat, disgusting, nasty.. etc etc... But it's amazing how many people haven't noticed that I've lost weight (5 stone so far) - and even more...
  116. gaijingirl

    Has anyone here never ever never cheated on a VLCD...

    I started on Oct 3 and have stuck to it 100% thus far. Again, largely through fear. Still have another 2-3 months to go I reckon which I'm a bit daunted about at the moment.
  117. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    Hello... just continuing our conversation from the before and after pictures' thread... in response to your question "When are you moving to management?": Got a ways to go - I'm feeling a bit fed up today with all of this. I want to go out to dinner with my boyfriend and eat some "real"...
  118. gaijingirl

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    typed out a long reply but it doesn't really belong here - so I'm going to put it on your management thread instead... :)
  119. gaijingirl

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    I'm gobsmacked AJ! Do you mind me asking how tall you area again.. i know you said before - it's just that you're a bit of a role model for me and I'd love to look like that - and we started at teh same weight an' all! GG x
  120. gaijingirl

    Management here I come!!!

    WELL DONE! You sound super motivated and your loss so far has been fab!
  121. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    I'm really enjoying it too! Can't quite imagine it ever being me....
  122. gaijingirl

    What made you all get big in the first place????

    Always had a problem - or at least I thought I did - looking back it was created from nothing.. Was constantly warned off getting fat as a child as "no one would love me". Started WWers aged 13 - have since rejoined numerous times. Teenage years also included Cambridge Diet (not today's...
  123. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    This is quite exciting!! :D
  124. gaijingirl

    Gaijingirl

    YAY! Go Treefrog!! I'm massively impressed at your capacity to make a decision and stick to it with the drinking and smoking. You're going to sail through this I reckon!! :)
  125. gaijingirl

    finally get going ....

    9lbs is absolutely fantastic. Imagine how long it would have taken for you to lose that otherwise! Doesn't look to me like you're going to be losing weight slowly. And even slowly on LL is much faster than traditional routes!! You're doing fab. 'Tis the season for boiler disasters sadly -...
  126. gaijingirl

    AJ's LL Management Journey!

    Hey AJ.. so pleased you're documenting this. I am always wondering what's ahead of me in management! Can't wait to see how you get on. Thanks and good luck! :)
  127. gaijingirl

    Gaijingirl

    BTW - well done to you too - you're going great guns! :)
  128. gaijingirl

    Gaijingirl

    Thanks! Yes, I have managed to stick to LL 100% and have not eaten at all. This is largely out of fear I think. Obviously I'm very scared about going back to food - not just the bingeing and putting on weight - but of course the purging is something I don't want to revisit. I've been bulimic...
  129. gaijingirl

    mouthwash?

    Gold spot seems to be officially ok - I used that for a while with no falling out of ketosis. I also use Listerine mouth wash and spit it out. But generally I try and wash my teeth more too.
  130. gaijingirl

    Six Stones Lost! and Moving to Management!

    heh heh - pussygirl here!... I'm going to try and make it all the way down to about 10 stone before moving into management. 11 stone was my original goal - which is where I was last time I was slim - but I'm going to see if I can go that extra bit. I don't know whether I will or not yet -...
  131. gaijingirl

    Six Stones Lost! and Moving to Management!

    WOW AJ.. you know you're my inspiration! Well done. I'm so pleased for you - reading stories like yours - especially when we've chatted to each other - is another really great thing about this journey we're undertaking. So happy for you. :)
  132. gaijingirl

    finally get going ....

    Go Virgo! You're the most determined person I've ever met!! You will do this fabulously.... (and she's gorgeous anyway!!! :D _
  133. gaijingirl

    DAY 100!!! I've made it!!

    Thanks all! I'm really pleased. Here's to the next 100 days!
  134. gaijingirl

    DAY 100!!! I've made it!!

    I actually can't quite believe it's already done. It passed so quickly. At the start it seemed like forever and I didn't think I'd really do it. But - at last WI (Sunday) I'd lost 4 1/2 stone! I reckon I'll be on for another 100 days or so to get down to my goal weight. Originally I had that...
  135. gaijingirl

    Starting questions - any food?

    John.. I started my MA the same week as I started LL. It was really good timing. I'm so busy with studies and exams and stuff that I really forget about food. Also, not having all those food worries has really allowed me to focus on my studies! So all in all it's been fantastic! Good luck...
  136. gaijingirl

    Now that nearly at target! what next ?

    This is my goal. I want to be exactly like this. It seems a bit like the Holy Grail atm though... :(
  137. gaijingirl

    HIV

    Great news - I'm glad you've had some resolution over this. How lucky your friend is that she has you! :)
  138. gaijingirl

    Lighter Life website down?

    How bizarre - I can't seem to get it at all here and i've tried on 2 different computers... I've accessed it from here before too.. :confused:
  139. gaijingirl

    Lighter Life website down?

    Can anyone else get on the LL website? I want to find info about this Harley St counsellor!
  140. gaijingirl

    Just had my first one!

    I put 6 ice cubes in a blender, then the shake, then fill it up to 500ml. Whizz it all up. The ice makes it extra frothy. it makes an exact pint of milkshake which I drink with a straw!! :D Vanilla's lovely!!
  141. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    Heh heh.. i lost 9lbs over Crimbo - a textbook average of 3lbs a week. Perfectly happy with that. Although I did think i'd be slimmer at this weight - I do seem to be awfully flabby despite all the exercise. :confused: Then looking at my stats I realised that I made a mistake at my last WI...
  142. gaijingirl

    Losing hair - why?

    You could always do a Gail Porter and get a mohican!! :D I bet you still look great. :)
  143. gaijingirl

    Not sure what to do about my LL class

    Wow.... thanks for such a quick response DQ. I'm thinking I need to sleep on it for a few days - maybe go along next week at least and see how I feel about the new group. Your info is really helpful thanks.
  144. gaijingirl

    Not sure what to do about my LL class

    Right, so I'm 2 days off my 100 days! YAY! but still have a way to go Anyway, at class today only two of us turned up - the rest disappeared over Christmas. :( Now as my 100 days have come to an end, I should move into a development class. I was told b4 Xmas that this would be Monday...
  145. gaijingirl

    Wanna here something funny???

    WOW! What a great guy.... now I fancy the ar$e off him. Sod the silly moo - she needs to change her attitude and learn a bit of empathy or she's going to be miserable her whole life! Brilliant story actually - has started my day with a smile. I had a good one yesterday when my neighbour...
  146. gaijingirl

    London counsellors

    I'm seeing a lady in Finsbury Park after changing from a guy in South Norwood who I didn't see eye to eye with. The lady in Finsbury Park is great and was one of the founders of LL!! She's been working in this business for many years. However, she doesn't exactly follow the counselling...
  147. gaijingirl

    HIV

    I, and my partner, had HIV tests when we decided that I would go on the pill and stop using condoms. We had them at our local GUM clinic. They offered lots of counselling services for people in this situation - do you know if maybe where she had the test offers something similar... they...
  148. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    No - as I said before, you're right on that, they may well do - In the case of the leery neighbour it would be an extremely weak defense though. To me that's blatantly not the message intended. Shall we just move on?? I was enjoying some of the comments...:D
  149. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    Lovely. :) Must have just misunderstood your posts somehow. Actually it was this one which confused me. Specifically this statement "He notices that she's happy. That is what it's about." I don't think that's what it's about at all - or even intended to be about. I think it's blatantly NOT...
  150. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    Yes -she's hilarious. I've been posting on there for quite some time now and have met loads of the other posters on there (including Marri who is quite a character!). We have loads of meets (next one in two weeks) and get to travel all over the place!! I've been keeping them up to date on my...
  151. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    I think we may have crossed wires. I'm not saying that the husband of the woman who has lost weight is happier that she's cosmetically improved. (Is anyone else??) I'm saying that their neighbour is saying that. With an apology to his wife - who is then, in my analysis, set up as a failure...
  152. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    (I'm talking about the neighbour here - not the husband!) So why does he need to say "as a man" and then apologise to his wife. What has being a man got to do with noticing someone's happiness? Why not say " I notice she's much happier". They may have intended to imply that he notices that she's...
  153. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    Actually I too was extremely miserable overweight and certainly didn't feel desirable either, just downright depressed and getting to the stage where I was avoiding going out or even getting dressed - but the last thing I needed was a bloody diet company implying that that's what everyone else...
  154. gaijingirl

    Its Day 100 for me!!!

    Hooooooooge Congratulations! I'm on day 95 and can relate a little to your feelings. I think I should be feeling more jubliant but I want to lose another 3-4 stone so I'm looking at another 100 days before I even get to maintenance... :( Someone put some good advice on here about going into...
  155. gaijingirl

    Hands up if you hate the current Weight Watchers advert

    Well the first time I saw this I thought it was a piss-take - sort of Little Britain style because I honestly didn't think a diet company would put that out to advertise their product... then the penny dropped... :eek: OMG - what a pile of cack!! This poor woman who we never even see is...
  156. gaijingirl

    London counsellors

    Jodie - do you have a London counsellor yourself?
  157. gaijingirl

    Am I not in ketosis? - HELP!!

    Thanks all - wee sticks are pink again and I feel, more or less, back to normal, apart from being shattered from burning the candle at both ends with this deadline I'm trying to meet.. :( Momentary panic over.... :o
  158. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    Olijames.. your cat is just like mine only ginger. Mine has the most incredible amount of fluff and hair - it gets everywhere!!She hates being groomed too which makes life a bit tricky. We have full protection suits for those occasions.. :D Little madam! Well I reckon I will push the boat...
  159. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    When i say bikini I mean tankini really. This is my 2nd major weight loss so my stomach is also a bit of a war zone!! I saw your lovely picture on your profile (I wasn't being extremely rude in post 11!!!!!) but this is an even better and larger.... lovely Tabby! :)
  160. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    RIP Tabby... :( Sadly Machka does not have quite the same, sweet nature.. she is a little tiger with a sideline in Godzilla moves (she tends to rear up on her back feet in order to attack our legs as we walk by), swiping the cheeks at 7am in order to get us out of bed to feed her and bringing...
  161. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    WOW... I've just seen your pussy!! Now THAT looks like a character... :D
  162. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    Of course you can ask me a personal question about my pussy... :D :D That's my Machka (Croatian for cat) and yes she is a real real character, she comes as part of a double act with her sister Neko (Japanese for cat) who is a bit more normal! I'm 5ft6in and I was 11 stone 3lbs for years...
  163. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    BTW - do you mind me asking how tall you are? We started at the same weight and I seem to be following in your footsteps (although they're getting harder to make out these days as you're not leaving a very deep impression with that new super light body of yours..;) ) I'm not sure where I want...
  164. gaijingirl

    Just under 5 lbs lost in two totally abstinent weeks?

    I do feel for you. I have my first WI for 3 weeks on Sunday and I know I'll be a bit disappointed if it's not a good one. Somehow psychologically I feel that my body should reward me for sticking to the diet over such a tricky time. Which I suppose is a bit nuts really - after all - when did...
  165. gaijingirl

    Am I not in ketosis? - HELP!!

    No - thanks... it's good to know I'm not alone and it didn't affect your weight loss. Hopefully it will pass. Thanks K!
  166. gaijingirl

    Am I not in ketosis? - HELP!!

    But you were still losing weight right? I don't want to be hungry, weak, not making pink Ketostix and NOT losing weight.. :mad: It's hard to know any more what is genuine hunger - I'm probably not that hungry - it comes and goes in waves and maybe it's a response to feeling a bit pants - I...
  167. gaijingirl

    Am I not in ketosis? - HELP!!

    So the past few days I've been feeing really quite hungry but decided it was probably just one of those things that happens from time to time. I've also been quite stressed and also feeling very tired. Yesterday evening I went to play badminton as I do every week, taking care to have a food...
  168. gaijingirl

    Weight Losses in Maintenance

    I'd be interested to know this too.... I still want to lose about 4 stone (maybe a little less - not sure what I weigh now until WI on Sunday) and wonder what proportion of that would be in development and what (if any) in maintenance. Sometimes I wish I could just go on losing weight for...
  169. gaijingirl

    Allow me to introduce myself...

    Hi Sarra, I'm on day 91 of my foundation and I have lost about 4 stone so far. (I haven't had a WI in 3 weeks as my counsellor was away over Christmas, but it was 3 stone 5lbs before she left). It really has just fallen off and has been SO MUCH easier than I ever could have imagined. Just...
  170. gaijingirl

    Merry ChriSStmas!

    Well thank God that's all over! Made it through in one piece - hopefully a smaller one without any slip ups - apart from two days where I ate 5 packs - Christmas Eve and NYE (but only had 3 the following day). It has been harder - I can't pretend it hasn't - funnily enough the meals haven't...
  171. gaijingirl

    Need to poo!

    Our counsellor told us not to take Senokot as it is plant based - however looking it up it seems to use the leaves and pods of the plant and i was under the impression it was flowers we should avoid?? he recommended Dulcolax. i have no idea how acurate this info is though - I left that...
  172. gaijingirl

    Very embarrassing - too much water??

    See I wouldn't mind if I'd at least had the pleasure of getting pi$$ed in the first place.. but honestly.. with my current levels of virtue such nasty things should not happen to me!! :mad: :D I can remember the dream very well - I was at a festival with my mates and searching and searching...
  173. gaijingirl

    Very embarrassing - too much water??

    So last night, I wet the bed!!! :eek: I'm turning thirty bloody four this week... :mad: I haven't done that since I was in nursery school!! I can't quite believe it to be honest... I'm thinking that maybe I need to cut down on the water - but I don't really want to, I'm always thirsty -...
  174. gaijingirl

    is it possible to swap to ww from ll

    I would say that swapping to WW would definitely end up being more expensive than swapping to CD. Even though it's free to register at the moment, the meetings are £4.95 each. If CD is £32.50, you'd have to spend less than £27.45 a week on food to spend less. You will definitely be doing it...
  175. gaijingirl

    Merry ChriSStmas!

    Thanks MadamDotty.. my b'day is on New Year's Eve.. but I've booked myself into The Sanctuary in Covent Garden for the day and I'm having a facial and bust treatment thing!! I'll probably also get my nails (top and bottom) done and someone's given me free tickets for the London Eye. Then int...
  176. gaijingirl

    Merry ChriSStmas!

    To be honest Cheekymare I think it takes a WHOLE LOT MORE strengh to get back on the wagon - so I've great admiration for you. The thing that keeps me on the straight and narrow is basically fear - because if I fell off the wagon, I'd watch the bloody thing disappear into the sunset and be...
  177. gaijingirl

    Merry ChriSStmas!

    So far so good!! SSed the whole way through. My birthday is coming up on Sunday though - so not quite there yet... Just have to keep focusing on the bikini... :D How's everyone else getting on??
  178. gaijingirl

    CHRISTMAS .......GULP!

    Hi, I'm ss-ing throughout Christmas, New Year and my birthday! :eek: :( :D But I heard that they're all going to happen again next year around about the same time, so I'm not too worried!! The way I look at it is I had my fun and this is payback! Plus it's all going to be so worth it...
  179. gaijingirl

    This book may help

    I can also recommend Beyond Chocolate - both the book and the organisation. I went on one of their workshops and series of follow up groups and it was excellent. The sisters who run it are fabulous. @ Beyond Chocolate @
  180. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    1lb off this week. Obviously not as impressive as last week's 12lbs! But then hardly surprising either. I'm very happy with that!
  181. gaijingirl

    Help! LL Counsellor going on hols!!

    Mine's doing the same. She's going on holiday for 2 weeks. Her locum is there for WIs and picking up foodpacks but not meetings. :( It does seem a bit expensive. I asked the locum and she said that the counsellor says that in her experience people do not want to come to meetings over...
  182. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    Been a bit quiet on here because I went away last weekend and couldn't go to my meeting. So yesterday I had a double weigh in! And lost... 12lbs!!! :D :D :D I did have a little incidence of choccy waterfalls again this week so I think that has a large part to play in this. Same thing...
  183. gaijingirl

    Amanda Jayne's done 100 days on LL !!!

    Woot woot! Well done!
  184. gaijingirl

    Help! LL Counsellor going on hols!!

    I don't think you should let it affect your weight loss and if worst comes to the worst find the money and get your packs. But I definitely think you should complain or at least ask that half the money can be paid now and now later - or for some kind of compromise.
  185. gaijingirl

    hello out there

    I'm on about day 57 now and I am hoping my next WI will take me to just short of 3 stones lost! At first I still had lots of food cravings and struggled not to eat (even though I wasn't hungry).. but this has become more and more rare and these days LL feels like the normal way for me to be...
  186. gaijingirl

    just found this on another site (long thread!!)

    Just read through the thread and it seems that many people are just repeating stock phrases they've heard elsewhere without actually doing any research at all! Some quite shockingly inaccurate information there!
  187. gaijingirl

    Oh No!!!

    Kati... have you tried Freecycle... I bet you'd get one very quickly there!! The Freecycle Network(tm) - Changing the world, one gift at a time. I have given away probably about 40-50 items (including two enormous bags of clothes today) and received many too (including a magimix blender)...
  188. gaijingirl

    Crimbo Coping Stratergies

    I'm another abstainer. There's no way I will eat/drink. I've come so far and surprised myself really at my resolve! I'm another veggie - so that helps. I'm also treating myself big time - I've been having manicures, eyelash tints.. going to go to The Sanctuary in Covent Garden, getting my...
  189. gaijingirl

    Is it the diet?..

    ditto.... had a v. funny turn! Thought I was going to pass out. Get dizzy from time to time!
  190. gaijingirl

    Lighter life 60 lb down 10 to go and counting

    You look incredible... everything about you is just lovely! Well done. you're a real inspiration to people like me who are still en-route. Thank you! :)
  191. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    3 more lbs off! I love this diet!
  192. gaijingirl

    Thinking of starting LL - a few questions if anyone can help I'd be grateful?

    Hi there, I had a counsellor in South London near where I live - but we did not hit it off. I now have a fantastic counsellor in Finsbury Park who is extremely knowledgeable and was involved with the setting up of LL and has been with it ever since. She would be a good person to ring about...
  193. gaijingirl

    Bleeding gums!

    Noticed from another thread on here that people are suffering from bleeding gums... I've been really suffering with this too and my gums are also quite painful. So... is this a normal side effect? And why? :confused:
  194. gaijingirl

    Week 10 weigh in

    WOW! What a loss. Well done! Less of you! :)
  195. gaijingirl

    Phobia's - Fear of flying!

    Thinking about you tonight.... Kitty the betablockers in conjunction with the valium does help too.. you take them in advance and they take the edge off the pre-flight anxiety. When you're no longer ss-ing I can also highly recommend Bach's Rescue Remedy which comes in liquid and spray form...
  196. gaijingirl

    Teas?

    Green tea and white tea (a younger leaf version of Green tea) are also good and v. good for you. :)
  197. gaijingirl

    Phobia's - Fear of flying!

    Kitty... i reckon I have the worst fear of flying known to man. I developed it, inconveniently, whilst I was living in Japan. I was unable to fly home and came home, from Japan, overland. It took me 3 weeks! Since then I've had 3 hypnotherapists. 2 courses of CBT. I did the BA fear of...
  198. gaijingirl

    DAY 50 OF LIGHTERLIFE

    OMG!! Already! Well done! I'm so pleased for you!
  199. gaijingirl

    I'm looking forward to .....

    I'm looking forward to being able to wear skirts again - I don't know as my thighs rub too much and it's too painful. I'm also looking forward to wearing the teeny tiny halterneck top that I've started to knit for myself in anticipation of being super slim next summer! - (I'd never have done...
  200. gaijingirl

    Great tip if...

    How sweet is your man???? BTW.. have you thought of doing your shopping online and then having it delivered? You might feel like taking a chunk out of the computer whilst doing it, but I believe that PCs are LL friendly! :) My counsellor has a set of weights which she makes us pick up...
  201. gaijingirl

    I'm so disappointed...

    Honestly.... what everyone else says is completely right. To be honest, I'd be gutted too - so I don't have scales in my house - they just act as another voice in my head to join the entire united nations of chatterboxes in there telling me bad things. A girl in my group lost 12lbs at drop in...
  202. gaijingirl

    Anyone else dreading Christmas ?

    oh.. and it's my birthday on New Year's Eve too! Still.. I reckon this year SSing is my main present to myself. But I'm going to have to think of something else as my next main present... :D Trouble is that as I'm not earning at all this year - all the money is courtesy of OH so I feel...
  203. gaijingirl

    Anyone else dreading Christmas ?

    I am a bit worried.. and a bit sad at all the invites I will have to turn down. But I'm organising lots of little treats just for me. Going to see the Nutcracker in Covent Garden (to be fair we do this every year) Going to see Spamalot on Boxing Day Bought myself a jewellery advent calendar...
  204. gaijingirl

    Stardreamer weekly weight.

    KERRRRRRRRRR.............ONGRATULATIONS.......... YAY... Go stardreamer! :)
  205. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    OMG... 6lbs!! That's amazing. I've kind of resigned (in a good way) myself to 3lbs a week and anything above that is a bonus... I'd be OVER THE MOON if I lost 6lbs in one week! As for people noticing... most of them have been because I had to tell them I was dieting.. but at my book group...
  206. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    Yay! Another 4lbs down! People are beginning to notice!! :) This is the best diet ever!!!!
  207. gaijingirl

    Struggling

    F&F... I'm also veggie - during my first week I was seriously tempted when dishing out my cats' dinners! :eek:
  208. gaijingirl

    Haven't started yet

    I started at the beginning of October and will be ss-ing through Crimbo, NYE and my birthday also!! However, I think if I were thinking of doing it now I'd be tempted to wait until after Christmas. Although frankly when I did start in October it could have been Christmas Eve and I'd have...
  209. gaijingirl

    Scary.... funny turn!! Help!

    I reckon it is that Magic! Very strange feeling.... horrible - I was butt naked on all fours on the floor in the bathroom trying not to throw up and having this horrific image of being found wet, clammy and naked on the floor of the bathroom by one of my lodgers.... :eek:
  210. gaijingirl

    Scary.... funny turn!! Help!

    I would have thought that but I've done the opposite of my usual routine (cycling and swimming etc) and spent the last 3 days on my backside on the bed watching TV (apart from badminton last night)! I've just been berating myself for being such a lazy beeeeatch!! :D
  211. gaijingirl

    Scary.... funny turn!! Help!

    YEs I'm fine. I little bit anxious.. but basically ok. I might give my counsellor a call though for reassurance. Thanks for all your replies. It was just wierd unlike anything I've ever experienced before. I have had a pretty major problem with panic attacks in the past - but this was...
  212. gaijingirl

    Scary.... funny turn!! Help!

    I'm on LL. I've never experienced anything like this before to be honest. My BP has largely been normal so I've never experienced any symptons related to blood pressure. I have heard that dizziness can be a sympton of low blood pressure so maybe my BP went a bit low or something?
  213. gaijingirl

    Scary.... funny turn!! Help!

    Well it was... but no hotter than normal. I'm very used to VERY hot baths and this wasn't actually that hot. In fact I had just showered off with quite a cool shower. :confused:
  214. gaijingirl

    Scary.... funny turn!! Help!

    Well I just had what I think might be commonly called a "funny turn". Getting out of my bath it felt like all the blood rushed to my head - but not the same as when you suddenly get dizzy.. a bit different. Anyway, I kept thinking I was going to pass out and had to keep getting down on the...
  215. gaijingirl

    ~~Tofu ~~ ????

    Here are a few tofu recipes. These are all "pointed" from my WW days. I'll leave the points in for any WWers who are interested. I've also got loads of quorn/soya mince/tofu sausage recipes if you're interested. (I'm veggie too) Tofu fried rice (serves 2) (Total points 10. Points per...
  216. gaijingirl

    ~~Tofu ~~ ????

    I eat tons of tofu (or at least I did when I wasn't ss-ing). I used to live in Japan so I ate it daily! Here you can get Cauldron tofu in most supermarkets. They do several flavours.. the regular, smoked and marinated. Also you can get the "real" stuff from East Asian supermarkets - but...
  217. gaijingirl

    . MY LIGHTERLIFE LIFE.

    I'm doing well! Although I've been REALLY bad this week. It's my "reading week" at college which means I should be reading and catching up on work, but on Monday I got sick so stayed in bed... and I'm still here... :eek: I've done loads of stuff around the house and been to badminton etc but...
  218. gaijingirl

    Warning and confession!!

    Stardreamer.. you haven't let yourself down.. we all succomb to the irrational voices in our heads. It's certainly crossed my mind to cut down on foodpacks to try and speed it up and probably many other's too! I haven't because things seem to be going really well atm and I'm terrified of...
  219. gaijingirl

    . MY LIGHTERLIFE LIFE.

    YAY! Go you!! You're just ahead of me so I love reading your posts - knowing you're sticking to it helps me stick to it - if that makes sense... :D
  220. gaijingirl

    psyllium husks

    Thanks RD! I'll try that tonight I think! :)
  221. gaijingirl

    psyllium husks

    I usually make my soup with boiling water and my shakes with ice and water as a shake. If I wanted to make half a vanilla shake hot with psyllium husks - how would I do it..? I bought the PH a few weeks ago but haven't got round to trying it yet!
  222. gaijingirl

    There really is little hope for me.

    :D :D :D I bet they LOVE you down the gym! You must provide so much hilarity!! (sorry...)
  223. gaijingirl

    I wanna be like you guys!

    Hey Ziggy! SNAP! I have about 8 stone to lose and I've already lost 2 stone. I started at 17 stone 13 lbs and although initially I was thinking that 11stone 7lbs would be ok.. I'm now thinking I'd like to get it down much lower - maybe 10 stone? I don't know as I've never been that slim...
  224. gaijingirl

    really down

    Shona.. focus on the slim you - you know it really is going to be worth it in the long run. I have been tempted to be a bit disappointed with my weight loss over the last two weeks - but it could be water retention and I've got TOTM and even if it's none of those things... I'm 4lbs lighter over...
  225. gaijingirl

    Whats the one thing you thought you couldnt give up ?

    red wine... and crisps/bread/anything to do with crisps or bread - such as crisp sandwiches!
  226. gaijingirl

    savoury drinks...???

    Is it true that I can use Marigold instead of the LL branded savoury drinks? I have loads of Marigold Low Salt anyway as that's what I've always used.. but I don't want to knock myself out of ketosis - on the other hand, it would be a lot cheaper than the £6 a go that I'm currently spending on...
  227. gaijingirl

    Anyone seen article in Sunday Mirror today?

    Metro (free London newspaper) have just featured the same story - Crash diet warning.... :( Which has worked out pretty badly as I was forced to tell my Mum what I'm doing just now in the light of all this negative publicity! :rolleyes: Mind you she didn't seem that fussed. Turns out my...
  228. gaijingirl

    1st week weigh-in

    woot woot! Well done!
  229. gaijingirl

    Anyone there?I need last min emotional support!!

    Sorry - don't read this if easily offended... but what an absolute c0ck!!! I expect he has a very very small willy and a huge complex about it. Enjoy the flight, forget about the idiot, you'll sit in the seat fine!
  230. gaijingirl

    Anyone seen article in Sunday Mirror today?

    Full Sunday Mirror story here I think we can just about determine the level that this article is pitched at by the very last sentence in the article... "500cals equals 2 pints of beer." :rolleyes:
  231. gaijingirl

    worried

    I have to admit I have worried about the wisdom of what I'm doing on more than one occasion. But on the other hand.. after only 5 weeks I already feel so much healthier. This summer I seemed to have developed a sore back every morning when I got out of bed. I was bingeing and purging up to 5...
  232. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    YES! 2 STONE DOWN!! 3lbs off at today's WI (and it's TOTM!) so that takes me to an even 2 stone. I feel so good in myself, I went swimming afterwards and I'm much quicker than before, I'm beginning to feel my muscles again under the fat and I feel much healthier! :) I just know I'm...
  233. gaijingirl

    LL Magazine for Nov/Dec

    There's definitely been a huge upturn in LL advertising. I had never heard of it before a couple of months ago and now the advertising is everywhere!!
  234. gaijingirl

    LL Magazine for Nov/Dec

    now got the magazine!! looks good!
  235. gaijingirl

    LL Magazine for Nov/Dec

    And he's a chef... :D
  236. gaijingirl

    Christmas SS coping strategies..

    Right.. I've been thinking this through... Some of the things I'm going to do. I will volunteer for Crisis and work at their homeless centre for Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. On Christmas Day I will join in the Greenwich Cyclists central London ride. Hopefully our respective families will...
  237. gaijingirl

    LL Magazine for Nov/Dec

    Yeah.. exactly..... I didn't think much of Ray either ... I want to be married to Phil Vickery (if I weren't with gaijinboy of course.... ;) ) who keeps on singing the praises of his wonderful wife Fern Britten. I read an interview recently where he was just going on and on about how gorgeous...
  238. gaijingirl

    GG's WI - onwards and downward!

    My new counsellor is fab! She called me this morning just to see how I'm getting on and for a chat! I wasn't in but she left a message. How lovely! :) So glad I changed!
  239. gaijingirl

    LL Magazine for Nov/Dec

    Just sent OH to buy it for me! :D I read the Woman Colleen story too! My only criticism of that was that it didn't say whether she went into maintenance or not and really just focused on the fact she'd lost the weight. I don't know about others, but for me I am particularly interested...
  240. gaijingirl

    Iron tablets?? Will they help me feel warm?...

    I think I may just have to conduct this diet from the bath - just need to get me a butler to make my shakes and soups and bring them in to me! I'm lovely and toasty warm now - had a VERY hot bath, and I've smothered myself in Clinique happy body lotion, wrapped myself in a big towelling robe...
  241. gaijingirl

    Iron tablets?? Will they help me feel warm?...

    Sod this... I'm bloody freezing... I'm off to sit in a very hot bath again!
  242. gaijingirl

    Iron tablets?? Will they help me feel warm?...

    I've seen iron tablets mentioned on here to combat the coldness. I'm really really feeling the cold. Last night I went to sleep wearing a t-shirt, a sweat-shirt, a huge woolly jumper, tracksuit bottoms and I was under a thick duvet and I was still cold for much of the night. I'm on LL and...
  243. gaijingirl

    GOing out for Business Dinner AHHHHHHHHHHH!

    Actually I just thought of it when I saw the post.. but this diet has proved to me that I am an excellent liar!! :D (Although my stealing, hiding and binging on food for the last 20 years ought to have made that obvious to me before... :rolleyes: )
  244. gaijingirl

    GOing out for Business Dinner AHHHHHHHHHHH!

    Make an excuse about having to take a medical test the next day (after work/before work or whatever). My mother recently had one which required her not to eat for 24 hours. It wasn't anything particularly serious. Makes lots of noise about how it's sod's law that it should be the next day...
  245. gaijingirl

    Skinny Minnnies and Natural Fat Girls?

    Oh **** off!! :mad:
  246. gaijingirl

    Little bit fed up

    Thanks all for the pep talk. I feel better now.. just a momentary blip! I especially didn't know this...... That's really good to know - I really want to be a healthy person - or at least not someone who is sabotaging my own health - so this is good to know! I just need to keep plodding on!!
  247. gaijingirl

    ISN'T IT COLD BRRRRRRRRRR

    I'm REALLY feeling the cold these days. It's stopping me from doing things.. which is a B.A.D.T.H.I.N.G.!! Need to get off my arse and stop being afraid to leave the radiator!
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