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Day three of total and very happy to have resisted temptation at the train station today when I had a 30 minute wait for my train. Boredom is always dangerous for me!!

No idea how much damage Christmas has done but I'm now back on total (day 2) and ready to continue and reach my goal.

Am pleased that I've managed to reduce my cholesterol level from 8.6 to 6.6 and now to 6.0 without statins. I have another six months to get to 5 or under. Weight loss has slowed but pleased to have lost even one pound this week after four social occasions in just over a week! I'm...

Thanks DQ! Just over half way there now!

I couldn't update my ticker and somehow deleted it while trying. Not sure I can be bothered to set it up again. :sigh:

Hi Cathy (and waves to Clarabow!) I think you are doing fabulously especially managing to cook for the family too. I'm not sure, in fact I know, that I couldn't cook for others without having at least a little taste myself! Just as well I live alone! Kxx :happy096:

I love reading your diary ... always inspires and brings a smile xx

Jules, you've come so far and I know that you will succeed in getting those last few pounds off. Thank you so much for your support ... I'm not quite half way yet but already I am feeling better and I'm not giving up! x x

Hi Clara Glad things are improving for you! Fingers crossed that you get your secondment. xx

Hi Lady T - hope you've had a wonderful holiday! And hi Gem - so sorry that you are having a tough time but there's no way you are a failure. You've had a blip and you can lose it in no time - the important thing is you knew where to come for support, empathy and encouragement - the LL forum...

Hi Cathy Some days it is a struggle but I'm still sticking to the plan! Have given up on soups for now so I'm sticking to two shakes and a bar plus the occasional Coke Zero. Hope all is well in your world? xx

So sorry to hear your sad news. Lady T is absolutely right - it's the children who help you get through the tough times. I remember years ago when my father-in-law died ... my son, who was about six at the time, cut a star out of a book and stuck it on the wall above his bed. He said it was...

Hope you feel better soon xx

Thanks! I do hope so. I see you've been feeling under the weather - hope you are on the mend soon. I've been having problems with a rash but can't quite pin down what it is ... seems to come on at work in the afternoons and looks like hives. Maybe I'm just allergic to work!! xx

A 600 cal low carb meal every day for a week after four weeks of total is recommended on Exante - it's supposed to boost your metabolism I think and also I guess a good idea because Exante dieters aren't monitored the way they are on LL. Thanks for coming over to see me!! xx

I stayed the same this week and I'm assuming that's because I've added a 600 cal meal for the past three days. I was going to do it for a week but now think maybe I will just go back to total immediately ... I need to see that needle going down! Kx

Well I got the colour ... where I part my hair my scalp is nice and red! And, according to my scales, I haven't put any weight on.

Away for a couple of days in Spain on business - hopefully, I'll come home with a loss not a gain (or at least a little bit of colour on this very white skin of mine!) xx

Well done you! And thanks for popping over to see me on Exante ... have to admit I do miss being here on LL. Karen x

Right now, I feel like never eating again. I felt quite good today and so when I got in from work I decided to try some of my smaller (but still large!) clothes on .... well now I'm totally depressed. The weight I've lost so far doesn't seem to have made much impact and either the clothes...

Well done Jules, you've come so far - I know that you can refocus and continue your journey to goal x x

Gem, I can only hope that I "fail" as well as you do!!!! K xx

Hi Jules Weight loss has slowed but that's because of a couple of social occasions when I made the decision to eat. The first time I really did pig out but I gave myself a real talking to and by the second event I was much more careful. Thankfully, I have no more events on the horizon so I...

Big hugs Jules. xx

Lol! No - the first time in six weeks that I've had a problem!! If I'd gone that long I'd expect to lose at least two stones!!! How are you finding the packs? I was a bit worried at first because I didn't like the shakes but tried them with half a sweetener and now they are fine. My...

I finally succumbed to the dreaded difficulty in going to the loo for the first time in the six weeks I've been following LL/Exante Total and so I took just one Dulcolax. What happened to gently curing the problem?? I had to literally run for the loo and then was stuck in their for an hour...

Welcome back LadyT! You've been missed :)

I weighed in this morning and had lost 3lbs bringing me to my 14lb target for June :) Well done everyone xx

I weigh in on Saturday morning and I've not weighed myself all week either. I try not to otherwise I end up jumping on the scales at every opportunity .... when I wake up, when I've been to the loo!! I thought I'd miss the fourth pack but the three Exante definitely seem to leave me feeling...

Hi Gem I had the strawberry shake today and it was so much better with the sweetener so I think the only pack I have trouble with is vanilla. I have coke zero in the fridge but haven't had any yet - I'm a little scared it will make me crave a choccy bar because for me a can of diet coke...

Hurray! Its true - the shakes are drinkable with the help of a sweetener. So today I ordered the Exante bumper pack. Karen xx :D

Hey Gem, how are you doing? I'm really happy ... I had a chocolate shake and liked it! (I did have to add a sweetener tho). So I'm going to take the plunge and order for the month despite the yukky vanilla packs which I figure I will just use for coffee. Kxx

Hi Gem I had a vanilla pack today (yuk) think it is only fit for coffee and I found the strawberry tasteless but drinkable. The banana was ok and I have yet to try the chocolate. I like the tomato soup but had to add a lot of pepper to the mushroom and vegetable. I only got a weeks worth...

Hi Gem, I haven't moved my diary yet but will leave a message for Starlight today. I have got some quite good digital scales and my son is going to take charge of WI every Saturday morning! I also got myself some ketostix so that I can confirm I'm in ketosis. Made it to 2 stone down today -...

3lbs more gone today and I've made the two stone mark. From Monday I am going to switch to Exante - I tried the packs for one day last week and they are good. I simply can't warrant the £72 for LL especially when I don't make use of the classes (been there, done that, makes no difference to...

Hiya I've done the same as you Gem and ordered Exante (just 7 days worth initially) and have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. So far I've tried the banana shake which was nice, the tomato & basil soup which was absolutely yummy, and a orange & chocolate bar which I found a bit dry but...

Hope everything has gone well x x

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and don't think my ticker thinks much of the tiny loss ... it won't let me edit it! xx

Sulking!! Only 1lb down. I don't see how that's possible when I have been 100%. Maybe I need to exercise more. Went out for lunch and stuck to a shake and a bar and a large bottle of still water. There wasn't much on the menu that I liked anyway ... really! xx:mad:

Thanks LadyT & Hannah. I am feeling more positive again today and although I can't cancel the lunch (was booked months ago) I will still go and take a pack and a bar with me. Hopefully, I will have had a good result at weigh in tomorrow morning and that will keep me in determined mood...

Inspector Gadget

My get up and go has got up and gone and I've started obsessing about food. I'm having lunch with some girlfriends on Saturday and I've already decided that I'm going to stick to a pack and water, so why then did I google the restaurant and read the menu, three times? I keep thinking that some...

Thankfully managed to sleep most of the night and cold seems on the retreat today. Decided that I would treat myself today as a reward for the 100% abstinence, despite my throat calling out for ice-cream, and had a pedicure and also a shellac manicure. It's been a long time since I spoiled...

Big hugs Spangly x x x

Abdominal muscles? What are they?? :D Well done Hannah! xx

Hey you! 154lbs seems about right to me - you don't want to make your lovely face all gaunt! And besides, 154 might be your goal but there's nothing to say that you won't lose a little more during maintenance and in the future. It seems to me you are quite an inspirational person on here...

Day 24 Couldn't quite believe my eyes at weigh in this morning - I was down 7lbs, bringing me to minus 25lbs in 24 days. I'm crossing my fingers, and everything else, that I can lose another 3lbs this week to bring me to two stone in one month. Still suffering quite badly from this cold -...

Ugh! I've got another cold with a sore throat, the fifth in six months! I normally don't get any. I think I'm picking them up from my grandchildren but they have also coincided with every time I've tried to diet this year. And every time I've given up and grabbed a medicinal bowl of...

I LOVED your instruction manual!! It made me laugh and it gave me tears all at the same time xx

Wohoo!! :D

Thanks everyone - I survived! Hot bath, book and bed! I think the problem was the shepherds pie pack, it's too much like food. I will stick with shakes and soups for now. It did make me realise, however, that I rarely eat from hunger and maybe Lady T hit the nail on the head ... I live alone...

Well done Lady T! Nearly there :D

Well done Cathy!! :)

Thanks Cathy but I'm struggling this evening and keep thinking about having a fifth pack. I know I'm not hungry and, if I give in, would this be the beginning of the end? Decision made - I'm going to bed!!! Night all. Karen xx :wave_cry:

Oops sorry ... no idea what happened there I couldn't see any of the new threads on flowers ... can now!! xx

Good luck Kayleigh! Everyone on here is very supportive and I'm finding it a great help and I am sure you will too xx

Good luck with the weigh in xx

Hi Spangly Thanks for the post. I find it really odd that I have no trouble NOT eating but so many problems with eating sensibly. It seems to be all or nothing with me - hope this time I can break this silly cycle! xx

Hi Hannah You looked fantastic and I adore your shoes! I'm glad you had a great time. xx

Yes - Coldplay

New York New York - Frank Sinatra

Well done Helen for such a good start xx

My personal theory is that I have lost weight off my ankles only!! xx

Can I join in? 14lbs Thanks Karen

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Fantastic!! Wear your medal with pride!! xx

Good luck for tomorrow!! xx

I bet clothes shopping gives you such a buzz now that you can pick and choose and know that stuff is going to look great on you! It's one of the thing I am looking forward to as I tend not to shop for anything but essentials when I am big. Thanks for the helpful posts in my diary x x

Yum, just tried Shepherds Pie for the first time and really enjoyed it, however, I'm feeling exactly the same as when I'm not dieting and eat something I like ... I want more! Just as well it was the only pack I had.:rolleyes: BBxx

I know I should try not to weigh more than once a week but as I had to take some packs back today (have suddenly gone off chicken!), I couldn't resist having a quick weigh - and another 2lbs has gone, bringing me to 17 pounds off in seventeen days. Anyway, naughty or not, that 2lbs (along with...

I agree. Not sure that I could have been so restrained!! But well done!! xx:cool:

Oh Jules - huge congratulations on the swimming! I have a fear of water since nearly drowning as a kid at West Wittering but I would love to learn to swim but have just never plucked up the courage. Maybe, just maybe, it's something I could do a few stones down the road! Although I'm not sure...

What a busy week! The weekend can't come soon enough. I think I might shut myself away and hibernate. Really pleased to have lost just over a stone in two weeks but also a little depressed as I know the losses won't stay at this rate and, in a way, the last two weeks have been easy for me...

Phew!! Glad the last two days are over. Sunday resulted in a dash from Berkshire to Peterborough to make sure my mum was able to say her goodbyes to her sister. So very sad to witness. It's a matter of days only according to the doctors. Today my sons, their partners, and grandchildren came...

Just a quick flick through the diaries for me today ... I have to go shopping, FOOD shopping :eek: Had call from my parents this morning to say they were on their way from Devon to Peterborough and would break their journey here (they are in their 80s) before going on see my Aunt who is very...

Have a fantastic evening!! xx

Size 12! I am so "jel"!!! How fantastic to be shopping for clothes in that size and being able to go in any store and know that you can pick and choose. I can't wait to catch up!! Glad you had such a good day xx

Well done you on the 3lb loss and ... great big hugz xx

Quote of the Day: "Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer." - Marcia Wieder Well Cas you certainly have been active! I have just read through your diary from start to finish and you are absolutely amazing. When I look at my journey and think that it's too far, I...

Well done Li! You look amazing and I bet you feel good too!

Thanks for the post Helen! Gracielou's tip about splitting the vanilla pack and using it as "milk" in coffee is a great one ... I tried it this morning and it was heavenly! I am going to treat myself to my first cranberry bar this afternoon with coffee. Yum! BB xx

Well done you, 5lb is fantastic!! xx

I used to be the same when I stayed in hotels - the lone chocolate bar in the minibar was constantly on my thoughts and very few survived until the next day! As you can probably tell, I have a very, very sweet tooth and would happily munch on a bar of Galaxy (or three!) instead of eating a...

Happy Friday to you too Weebs! Hope you have a good weigh in xx

Wtg! I am so happy for you!! :D BBxx

Day 9 No problems during the day and still no hunger pangs but tonight I'm babysitting for my son and his partner ... and I know they have a goody drawer! I have no intention of breaking my diet but it's like the contents of the drawer are calling to me!! Excuse me while I go and put some...

Thanks for the post! I noticed that I have a similar start weight and goal as yours - hope I can do as well. You look fantastic! BB

Hi Jules Thanks for the lovely post in my diary. I'm gradually working my way through the diaries as they are all so inspirational, including yours which I've just read all the way through. You've done so well and coped with all the social occasions too. Hope I can do the same!! BB xx

First Weigh In Pleased as punch - 10lbs down!! BB :D

Hi Helen I am exactly the same as you with the weight measurement - I only want to know in kilos because I have no clue what it means! Unfortunately, I made the mistake of looking in my record book and my LLC had converted to stones & pounds - I was depressed for the rest of the day :cry: but...

Phew! I stayed out of the kitchen and I am reliably informed the cakes have now all been eaten. I think I should lose 2lbs immediately for just saying no :D BB

Oh ****, someone's birthday and lots of cakes in the kitchen at work. :eek: I will be strong! BB

Hi Ask It might only be a 1lb this week but 40lbs in 8 weeks is amazing - I hope I do as well as you. BB

Day 7 Day 7 already - the week has flashed by. I'm not officially weighing in until tomorrow but I did have a sneaky weigh this morning and my scales show a 9lb loss. On past diets I have tended to jump on the scales every morning, every evening, and even after a trip to the loo, but I know...

I'm positive you don't need it ... but lots of luck for tomorrow!! BB

Thanks Clarabow! Really hope I can emulate your losses - two stone in six weeks would be heaven!!! BB

Day 4 I don't think I need to worry about exercise for now ... I'm up and down the stairs every half an hour or so at the mo! Hope this phase won't last too long. :crazy: Looking forward to my first weigh in on Thursday. BB

I am reading through the diaries, one by one, and have just read yours Lady T; it made me laugh, cry, empathise and nod my head in agreement at so many things. Well done you - don't let anyone take the shine off your wonderful achievements! BB :)

Back home at last with a food pack (mushroom soup - quite like this) and a big water bottle at the ready! I didn't buy clothes but I did promise myself to go back to Westfields in a month or so and treat myself then. I can't wait to wear clothes that I don't want to cut the size labels out...

Thanks Gem and LadyT! Two days complete and still feeling optimistic. I'm going shopping with my daughter-in-law today and, given that I was in and out of the loo about 20 times yesterday, I'm undecided whether I should reduce my water intake and make up for it later in the day, or carry on...

Day one of Lighter Life Total completed and I am on a high because I know I am going to do this. I finally feel in control for the first time in probably a year. I have a long, long way to go but I'm on my way! Have to say that reading some of the other diaries has truly inspired me. BB :clap:

I've just read your diary from start to finish - well done you! You've inspired me! I start LL officially tomorrow.