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Hi Naett and other second-timers, I had to take a big look at self-sabotage too, with the help of a therapist. It turns out that I was becoming uncomfortable in my new body (as much as I thought I liked it), nervous by the changes I was making, and intimidated by having less 'personal...

NAME: Kim AGE: 34 TOWN: just outside London DO YOU DRIVE: Yes JOB: waiting on my work permit HAIR COLOUR: brown EYE COLOUR: green ANY TATTOO’S: no ANY PIERCINGS: ears YOUR BEST FEATURES: lips? Everyone always used to make fun of them, but now people always ask...

LOL, they're smart, aren't they! Kimmer

Everyone tells me it's a good idea not to leave right away, as we'll be so exhausted after the wedding, but we figured we might as well be exhausted on the plane! We haven't gotten to music yet for ours - we're working on flowers and ideas for decorating this week, and invitations (we're...

I asked my counsellor this the other day. She told me it's partially behavioural as well - if we're abstaining, the danger of using diet coke in place of food when we feel an impulse to eat rather than dealing with it is high due to its sweet taste and association with junk food and treats. I...

No probs - I had a couple of weeks that the scales stayed the same, and it drove me crazy - up 1 one day, down 1 the next, and so on...I caught myself a couple of times going 'this isn't working - perhaps I should be eating anyway'. Thankfully, I was encouraged to keep at it and ride it out...

Hi Sandra, Just remind yourself that it's not possible that you've gained weight. It takes 3,500 extra calories (above what your body needs to get through the day) to gain a pound of fat. At 1,000 calories, you're still getting about 700-1000 less than you need every day, just to get around...

Yeah, the water is important - when I'm coming down with something I tend to retain it like crazy, otherwise. It's hard to get in, but your body needs it for the krebs cycle to burn fat - if your body always has water, it's always able to work to make you smaller! Congratulations on your...

Bums. Sorry you're not feeling well - I wanted a gold dress originally, but the dress only came in two colours, and once I saw it, I wanted it immediately. Having second thoughts about my bridesmaid dresses today, as I'm not sure how difficult it will be to find an outfit for my mum, let alone...

Oh, that is so pretty! I love the delicate top of the corset - it's beautiful, really elegant. The nice thing about the corset is it will allow a little bit of leeway as your size changes after your dress gets underway... Will yours be white as well, or ivory? I had a really hard time with...

First, copy and paste the photo onto your computer desktop, or wherever else you want to save it. Then, go back to reply to this thread. In the window below where you type your reply, you will see a button called 'Go Advanced'. Click on that, and you will see a little thingy that looks like a...

That's so weird, I still can't see it for some reason - what type of file is it? I am just getting a little box with a question mark in it.

Hi Claire, I know it's different for all of us, but I would like to tell you what happened when I first did LL, last year. I was 100% until I had about 2 weeks left, and then I went home to see my family. I took all my shakes and bars with me, and was intending to be abstinent. Instead, I...

oh, fun stuff! I am not sure of it off the top of my head (I am terrible with music and memory) but I am sure I must have it here somewhere - I'll have a listen to it when I find it. Thanks for the nice comments - there is only so much interest my OH is willing to pay to colours! Where are you...

Dunno - we're not allowed diet coke on LL, but I do get nauseous sometimes in the tub. I suspect it's down to a bit of low blood pressure, or perhaps going into ketosis, if you're not there yet. I know when I first started LL I felt a bit pukey for a couple of days here and there... Kimmer

Ah well, back on the horse, eh? Funny coincidence - we booked our honeymoon today too - I don't know how I'm going to wait for so long! My fiancé's folks are giving us an Australia/ New Zealand cruise for our honeymoon (very gobsmacked), so I've been glued to their website all evening...Im...

I so agree about the word 'willpower'. We don't eat because we have no willpower. We eat because at some point, we conditioned ourselves to respond to things that have an emotional impact by eating. It is no easier to train yourself not to eat after years of overeating than it would be to...

Hi Esmeotto, I am sorry to hear you're having these problems. My family (mom in particular) gave me a lot of trouble when I first lost a lot of weight. When I went to visit her, she couldn't bring herself to speak to me for about a week! She's had a negative attitude towards life, and the...

Hi Cora, Whoops! I know my LLC would be telling me to think about what I was feeling and thinking when I made the decision to eat...were you uneasy that you'd never met this person before? Were you self-conscious about not eating in front of this person - and if so, why? Then, if you make...

Hi Esmeotto, I am sorry to hear you're having these problems. My family (mom in particular) gave me a lot of trouble when I first lost a lot of weight. When I went to visit her, she couldn't bring herself to speak to me for about a week! She's had a negative attitude towards life, and the...

Hi Ninababes :) Looks like you're well on the way to your dress - and beyond! I am hoping that mine doesn't show up in the shop until I reach my goal weight - then I can go try it on immediately! We're not getting married until November, so taking it slow at the moment - just booked the...

Well done! The search is worth it. Hello Reshmus, I just want to say that your post made me smile. I met my fiancé online about two years ago - same as you, after about 4 months in the UK (we'll be married in November). I was thinking about the sort of dates we did early on, that...

sorry, what is a gonk?

I'm not sure what you're implying about my feelings on the issue, but I'm going to leave it here. I certainly would advise others who don't meet the criteria for the diet not to purchase the sachets anywhere. I certainly wouldn't sit silently and watch people engage in activities that were...

I got them yesterday at the Revital health food shop on Wigmore St., in London (£12.95 for 120). Don't know where their other shops are, but they sell them online at: revital health stores - nutrition and natural remedies - home page The name of the product is Maxicol, by the way. K.

Excellent ideas - what I ended up doing was putting the whole thing in the microwave, letting it puff right up and collapse again, then sticking it in the freezer long enough to cool it down. It went chewy/ crunchy and was lots and lots of work to get through, which is what I needed. I never...

Just wondering if they are - I picked them up yesterday hoping for some action. I didn't think I'd manage well with the stuff that mixes in with water or shakes. K.

I know, but it's not in my power to do anything. THAT is what I'm saying. It's not my problem because I CANNOT do anything, other than not sell them on e-Bay and hope that people don't buy them. I think it's risky not only for VLCD reasons, but there is always a risk in buying food or...

Shoot - I can't see it for some reason. I'm not sure if it's my account, as I also can't PM anyone or see their public profiles.....Bet it's lovely, hopefully I can get this sorted out and get a look at it.

I find the sessions to be really helpful, and the more you put into them, the more life-changing the whole process is. The exercises really will help you figure out why you overeat and how to stop yourself from doing it. This is my second time on the program, but I'm still starting over 50...

Thanks :-)

Could just murder something nice and crunchy now - just got documents back from Home Office applying for permission to get married here, and it hasn't been processed. Apparently someone made a typo entering my card payment, and they decided it wasn't valid. Rather than trying again, they...

Well, that's what I'm saying - it's Lighter Life's problem, not ours. Right now, they can't prevent it any more than I can prevent people from coughing on me on the tube or spitting on the sidewalk. People are going to do what they're going to do. K.

Oh, I don't doubt it for a second that there are great individual counsellors out there, and mine swaps packs with me all the time. I suspect the problem arises when people either don't do more than a couple of days of a week, and then quit, sign up for a four-week refresher (you have to take...

Sorry, I do apologise for that to all Cambridge users and counsellors who read my posting. I made a big assumption that the companies operated in a similar fashion, and many of the complaints that I've been reading online are that people can't return their foodpacks (albeit this is primarily...

I'm reading The Time Traveller's Wife - excellent romantic read. I'm also reading 'The Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food Addict' by William Leith. It's a very well-written account of food addiction from a male perspective, which is giving me enormous insight into the differences and...

Hi all, I hope you don't mind me adding my somewhat boring thoughts on the matter, but I was just reading these posts, and a few of things sprung to mind: 1) Abstinence using 4 foodpacks a day is an extreme and useful tool to lose weight quickly, but it could be a dangerous one in the...

Hi Cora, It's important to have your sachets - my understanding is that it doesn't come off anymore quickly if you don't, and you're not getting all the vitamins you need for nice skin, hair, etc. Which brings me to my next point - my skin is looking AWESOME lately - really impressed! Don't...

November 29th for me, so lots of time yet for me to get to my goal and work on maintaining it for a bit before all the stressy bits start up. Hopefully by honeymoon time, I won't be so eager to dive head first into the first resort buffet table I see. Good on you, getting through the first...

Hi Cora, I am also a bride-to-be with a fair amount of weight to lose before I fit into the dress I've ordered (yikes). I am just into my 4th week of Lighter Life now, and so far am down a stone and a half. I understand the Cambridge Diet is similar. There is nothing like a wedding for great...

Phew! :) It's moved a bit! I was going by my own scales at home (I weigh first thing in the am, empty) and also at LL. Neither readings were showing any progress for the past couple of weeks. Happily, today I was down three pounds. YAY, what a relief! Thanks to all that posted...

I'm sorry you had that experience with your friend. I had a similar one when I lost a lot of weight a little over a year ago, and went home to visit my family (who hadn't seen me in the interim). It seems likely that if you were both overweight, she found comfort in having a 'eating buddy'...

Thanks for your replies. Yes - the LLC said that 4 wasn't enough for me, as the stick was dark purple-pink, so I upped it to 6 for the past 5 days or so...still no difference though. Not to be crude, but the in:out ratio must definitely be off. I keep double-checking everything I'm doing to...

Hi Everyone, I'm new here on the site, have started my 4th week of LL on Monday. Despite following the program to the letter, and drinking between 4 and 6 litres of water a day, the scales haven't budged in two weeks. I know that scientifically I'm 'losing weight' (or at least fat) since...