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    Possible Treatment for the dreaded Hair loss!!

    More of a good reason to stay 100% abstinent! Not something I've been very good at myself... :D Just wanted to add that I've been taking Nourkrin and - fingers crossed - the hair loss seemed to stop almost immediately. I did some research and Nourkrin is actually backed up by proper clinical...
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    Hi looking to start the Cambridge diet or lighter life

    I personally think that CD can be adapted more to your lifestyle than LL. I'm now on CD SS+ after doing LL and loving it to bits! I have a small meal - with real food - in the evening, and have still been losing a lot of weight consistently. Also, on CD plans with food, it's like starting...
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    Help! Whether to continue with LL...

    Hiya, Just wondering if you've been drinking enough water while on LL? I find that if I don't drink enough water - watermill style, not all in one go - I feel dizzy and shaky on a VLCD. As the others have said, sometimes hunger is nothing other than thirst. Often I have a mug of savoury drink...
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    Possible Treatment for the dreaded Hair loss!!

    Help! Hi, Just wondering if anybody else has tried the 'Food Science of Velmont' Superior Hair vitamins and found them any good? I've started re-introducing food and the hair loss has now increased dramatically (although I don't think it ever stopped during abstinence). Just washed my hair and...
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    Feeling guilty about losing weight like this

    Very interesting post, as others have said. I thought I'd add my two pence worth, although a bit late... Had you set yourself up for failure in your mind? Maybe you need to train your mind to accept that you've been a great success. Even if you don't believe in an NLP-ish approach, I'd try to...
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    Weight loss moving up plans

    Any ideas, anybody? If you've moved up the plans, how long did it take you to start losing weight again? Cheers. *bump*
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    Weight loss moving up plans

    Hiya, I'd like to go on 810, but am worried about how long it's going to take me to start losing weight again, having moved up programme. Does it take a long time for the weight loss to kick in again? Cheers,
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    2008 prices

    I've found a new CDC who charges £35 for the standard 21 packs. She also seems to take extra care of her clients - was worried that 1 hour for the initial meeting wouldn't be enough, only does 1-1s, and apparently gives you some motivational/mind changing exercises to do daily. Seems to be just...
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    omg woohoo cdc plse explain lol wooohoo

    That's great news - well done! Could it also have something to do with TOTM or so...? Very interested in the mayo bit... I've re-introduced chicken/turkey breast because I was getting too dizzy and tired, but am getting bored of tabasco sauce... Are we allowed a bit of mayo on CD...? Probably...
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    2008 prices

    That's what I thought, Nicky... I know CDCs can charge what they want, but that looks a bit like too much to me, considering what the RRPs are. Thanks for the heads up! I'll keep looking...
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    2008 prices

    Hi, I've been enquiring for a CDC in London and one of them has come back with prices that don't match the sticky, ie I've been quoted £2 per item or £40 per box of 21. Have prices gone up since December? :eek: Many thanks.
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    I did it... 8 stone now gone!!! Yippee

    What a wonderful achievement, Bex! Make sure you celebrate it every day - not many people have can say they've done the same! :hug99:
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    Libido

    BL, I'm sure it'll get better for you once you've reached your goal and feel as sexy as hell. Or it could just be you need a bit more adventure in the bedroom...? Or simply get your partner to do some reading on the subject...? But if you are concerned, have you thought of relate.org.uk? It's a...
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    Libido

    Hey you, lovely people who are finished with LL or CD - does it go back to normal? Very alarmed otherwise...:eek: The funny thing is that when I was on the Zone or South Beach mine went through the roof - and boy was it good...! :smoke: - so quite a bit of a bummer this time... :giveup:
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    Libido

    Just being nosy here... :p I've been reading about how people's libido is affected differently by LL. Sadly mine seems to have got on the first plane out of here and deserted me completely... :cry: So how has it been for you...? :D
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    Dizziness

    Good luck with RTM, Corey. And since it's earlier than planned, an idea could be to ask your LLC if you can spend twice as long on week 1 and week 2... I remember reading that some people have done that to lose a bit more weight overall, as you can still expect a good weight loss the first two...
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    How much can you lose...

    ... on AAM 810? I have 1.5 to 2 stone left to lose and am getting fed up with the limitations of a VLCD - really miss eating out at the weekend... :eat: So I was wondering if I could switch to 810 and still lose reliably every week...? What was it like for you on 790/810? Many thanks, GBx
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    Can you recommend a good CDC in Central London?

    Hi, Thank you all for your advice. :hug99: I've been recommended a few people, some by email, others in this thread, so I now need to make up my mind. Never an easy thing for me... :D soontobeskinny - another LLer moved to CD...! Out of curiosity, what made you change programme? x
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    Curious about RTM...?

    Always so helpful - cheers Ali! :hug99:
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    Curious about RTM...?

    Me too, Mikey! :D
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    Curious about RTM...?

    Hi Slimeseaa, Happy it helps, although I can't say if you should be having 2 or 3 foodpacks in week 4. Ali, Deb (and anybody else on RTM) what do you say? I read about your LLC - really appalling!!! It really does you credit that you've got as far as you've got all alone - you should have...
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    Curious about RTM...?

    Glad you guys find it useful too! :D Like you, Corey, I couldn't find this type of info anywhere ... And if you're wondering what else RTM has to offer in addition to re-introducing food, there are some top-notch replies in this thread...
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    Was I supposed to eat/drink that???

    AOK...? :confused: what does that mean...?
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    Curious about RTM...?

    If like me you're not there yet and wondering what happens in detail, here's what I've found on this 2007 blog: Inane ramblings (just ignore me): Search results for lighter life BTW, Would you like this post as a sticky? First to second week is three packs plus one protein meal for £49.50...
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    Can you recommend a good CDC in Central London?

    Hiya, :wavey: ... so I take it there's no good CDC in central London...? So sad... :cry:
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    Your RTM experience...

    Deb, how true that in abstinence CBT is all theory! That's part of the reason why I've been pondering whether it's worth it to do RTM, because so far for me it's not been earth-shattering stuff... :( I've always been into psychology, self analysis, etc. and I even did NLP a few years back, so...
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    Can you recommend a good CDC in Central London?

    Hi, I'm currentlyon LL, but tonight our LLC told us that her practice relocates at the end of Foundation, and her replacement in the area is someone I wasn't impressed with when I spoke to her when I was looking for an LLC. :( So this has made my decision easier - I'm moving over to CD in...
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    Your RTM experience...

    Thanks, BL. Your 2p is always worth way more than that - and always very welcome! :) Linze, your answer nails it on the head: The latest news is that tonight my LLC told us that her practice relocates at the end of Foundation, and her replacement in the area is someone I wasn't impressed with...
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    Your RTM experience...

    A few questions for you RTMers and maintainers... Hope you've got the rest of the afternoon free to answer them... :D In their marketing materials LL claim that LL really starts with RTM. Why would that be, in you opinion? What has RTM given you in addition to a (very good!) structure for...
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    How much did you have to lose when you started LL?

    I think you can on CD so probably a 'left-over' from the other poll... I think this poll would be great as a sticky - maybe with anything less than 3 stone removed...?
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    LL on BBC One this evening

    ooops... :D
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    How much did you have to lose when you started LL?

    Great idea, KD. Very useful. Thanks! :hug99:
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    LL on BBC One this evening

    Thanks, NNYY! I missed it yesterday and was going to look into iPlayer today - you made it really easy for me. :D Now... I personally do worry that some LLCs don't tell the whole story so that they can get clients on board. However, my biggest concern from the programme is that they interviewed...
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    I'm so angry!

    Mandee, I'm sure it's just a wind-up... whether because she's jealous or not. I'm sure she's just waiting for you to burst out laughing at the 'joke'. If it is a wind-up, the best thing you can do is just laugh it away in front of her - if she's saying that maliciously, your laughing at it will...
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    Lifeline Exercise

    :rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao: Thanks, Catito. Sounds like it's similar to the exercise in the link. x
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    Lifeline Exercise

    Thanks, Katie. Is it perhaps something like this: Eos Life-Work Lifeline exercise x
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    Lifeline Exercise

    Hiya, Could somebody please shed some light on the Lifeline exercise of week 6? We didn't do it becuase it fell during the Easter break and I don't know if we're evver going to do it. I know some people have found it an eye opener, so if you could tell me how to do it I'd be really grateful...
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    A very important question.

    I've not had bad breath problems either, and I instructed my husband to tell me straightaway if it happened... Shazzy, don't worry, you could go elsewhere to have your form signed - your LLC will be able to advise you. It seems to me you're freaking out a bit - it happened to me too right...
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    A bit of advice from someone who screwed up...

    HI, Thanks for your post. Yours is a very important message that cannot be stressed enough. LL brings about life changes, not just changes for the few months you're on it. I'm always convinced that s**t happens for a good reason. In your case, I'm sure your second attempt will serve to make...
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    personal subject

    Very good stuff - I only take one at bedtime. The first time it was pretty awful, now the effect is quite gentle. My counsellor said once a week is fine - better if the day before your WI... ;)
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    What do I do about my LLC?

    Have you thought of asking her yourself if you can catch up on the DVDs? It's hard to make a decision after only 2 WIs... I'd give her more time if I were you - it's important to keep an open mind. A good counsellor doesn't need to have been through it herself - she just needs to be good! Take...
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    will i still lose weight

    Just gone through some of your other posts and read that the hardest time for you is the evening. I often struggle in the evening, but I find that I can do it if I make myself a couple of pints of sweetened tea or the savoury drink - and keep drinking until I'm too full to eat anything! This way...
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    will i still lose weight

    Hi in trouble, How long have you been on LL? Have you been working hard on the CBT & TA stuff? The best option would be to completely switch to CD and find yourself a CBT counsellor! My GP practice started a weight loss programme with CBT, for free and without referral, so it might also be...
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    Useful resources: Books, CDs & DVDs

    Glad it helps! I remember reading somewhere that usually the most successful maintainers are those that really work on their minds (and exercise regularly), so why limit oneself to the info provided in group meetings when there's so much CBT/psychological stuff out there? Every little helps... :D
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    unofficial recipes with food packs

    My latest discovery is dunking the peanut bar in sweetened coffee. It's soooo yummy!!! :eat: (unless you don't like coffee, of course....)
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    ketosis

    Ketostix now says yes! :D:D:D
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    Losing My Way

    As I'm still in Foundation, I'm very intrigued (and worried...) by this comment. What exactly is the limitation of Development compared to Foundation? So that I can prepare for it... Thanks!
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    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    :party0011::flowers::party0049: Fabulous results - well done to both of you!!! :party0011::flowers::party0049: This just proves to us all how we can do it if we set our minds to it. Thank you! :)
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    Useful resources: Books, CDs & DVDs

    I've had a quick look and it seems the seminars are all in London...
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    Useful resources: Books, CDs & DVDs

    Linze, do you know that Gillian Riley holds non-residential Eating Less seminars throughout the year? EATING LESS SEMINARS with Gillian Riley THIS 2-DAY SEMINAR will follow the content of Gillian's book, EATING LESS: SAY GOODBYE TO OVEREATING (Vermilion, 2005) It's strongly recommended that...
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    My Maintaining story..

    What a fantastic achievement - well done! :party0011:You're an inspiration to us all - keep it up!
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    Icemoose One Year/Now Two New Photos added!

    Fab pictures and even better results! You look like a different man! Thanks for sharing them with us.
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    Summersky 2008 New Photo added! 8 1/2 stone off Before and After Photos!

    Fantastic results - well done! You look amazing. :)
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    The Power Of One Success Story!

    Thanks so much for doing this. It's an amazing site full of inspiration!
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    I am lucky because...(add yours!)

    I am lucky because I am healthy I am lucky because I am married to a loving, intelligent, generous man who thinks the world of me I am lucky because I am skilled and educated I am lucky because I have a good job that pays well and where I am appreciated I am lucky because I live in a beautiful...
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    new LL mag wot a stunner

    It probably also helps that once slim you have a more positive outlook on life, which makes you look and act younger. For me, it's very much being able to hope again, not feeling resigned to being fat anymore, after so many other diets had given me a sense that, yes, I could lose a pound here...
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    Useful resources: Books, CDs & DVDs

    Wow, sounds like a really powerful book - will have to give it a go! And I really like the fact that it's a story (and a good one at that...) rather than a self-help book. Makes it more digestible (food related metaphor not intended :p...).
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    Calling all London LLers...

    Just wondering how many LLers there are on this board who are based in London too? My LL group meets in Holborn - where does yours meet? :wavey:
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    Maintained for 2 years!

    :D Congratulations KD! :D Such an inspiration for us first-timers! I thought I'd bump it to the top again - it's just the kind of feedback we all need! :hug99:
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    how do I get a photo displayed under my name on my posts

    BTW, you can up your posts by posting lots or playing games, such as the word association one. :D
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    help new LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Yeah, it'd be so uncomfortable when you start talking about parent messages and ego states... :eek:
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    Useful resources: Books, CDs & DVDs

    :read: Is there a book, CD or DVD that you'd like to recommend to others? What have you found particularly useful and inspiring during your weight loss journey? I've been inspired by another thread on this forum - Geneen Roth - who was it that mentioned her website? where some people recommend...
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    second step taken - deflated.

    Hiya, Very little to add to what the others have said, other than that depending on how your local surgery works, it'll probably be another 2 weeks before your medical questionnaire is done by your doctor, so by then it'll only be a short time to start proper. All the best,
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    ketosis

    It's been happening to me this week too! I had a mini-break last week as I was on hols, then since Saturday I've stuck with the plan and lost some weight - about the same as usual - but the ketostix test still says no... Can't complain if the weight does come off anyway, can I...? :)
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    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Oh, and in my teen life I used to be MAD about Duran Duran and Pink Floyd - I'm weird, I know...:D
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    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    I always struggle with these kinds of questions - either I'm amazingly eclectic in tastes, amazingly changeable or amazingly undecisive... Can't quite make up my mind! ;) Now, if I really must... I'd say recently I've been listening to Scissor Sisters a lot, not to mention the re-discovery of...
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    The half way slump

    Has anyone tried dunking the peanut bar in some coffee? LURRRRVELY!:crazy:
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    Looking to join LL

    Hi Sharon, Really glad you've made up your mind and made the first move too! This is the best slimming plan - just think how long you'd have to be on WW or SW to achieve the same results! And I may be wrong here... but in my personal experience I don't know one single person who's been on WW...
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    Banana Custard Lovers

    In case you're still wondering, you can get it from Holland & Barrett or similar shop. My LLC recommended only the powder variety, not the capsules. Enjoy! :)
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    Getting back into Ketosis

    Thanks for the info, Monkey. Definitely worth a sticky. Pacing yourself sounds like good advice. If you've not been active for a long time, have been unwell, or if you still have a lot to lose, then it wouldn't be wise to start full-on with intense exercise while on the foodpacks. Just build up...
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    I need your help and advice

    That's exactly what I suspect has been happening to me! In fact last week I didn't drink anything 1 hour before my weigh in and I had better results. Will stick with no water for 2 hours beforehand from now on. Thanks for the tip, Ali. You're ever so helpful.:hug99:
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    LighterLife - a diet designed for women.

    Fab news! :bliss: Cheers, Lemma :hug99:
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    great CBT book

    Just found this outline of the most important themes of the book. Thought it might come in useful...:cool: Basics of The Beck Diet Solution Create Your Advantages Response Card A "Response Card" is an index card or similar sheet that is convenient for you to carry with you or otherwise...
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    LighterLife - a diet designed for women.

    I just heard that LL were experimenting with tomato soup, but never quite got the right taste/nutritional value ratio and so gave it up. Which kind of contradicts the rumour that the CD & LL foodpacks are made by the same people. Does anybody know that for sure? And if so, when can we get the...
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    Tips against lapses

    Very inspiring! Thanks! :happy096:
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    Tips against lapses

    In your experience what's the best trick or technique to resist temptation. What works for you and stops you from lapsing?
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    LighterLife - a diet designed for women.

    Definitely another savoury-loving girl here! :D Flavours I'd like to see: - tomato soup - broccoli & stilton - chicken tikka - spag bol And I could defo do with a coffee bar!
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    Structure of your weekly sessions

    Hi all, thanks for all your answers! :-) Sounds like my LLC is doing OK. In fairness, she even prepares our weekly foodpacks for us beforehand to speed things up... And we all do the counselling bit too, which is why I chose LL in the first place. I've suggested we start watching the DVD in the...
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    Structure of your weekly sessions

    Thanks for all your answers. Well, at least we do the counselling bit, which is why I chose LL in the first place. I've suggested to my LLC that we start watching the DVD in the waiting room, so we can get straight into the key learnings & counselling at the end of it. I'm sure it will make a...
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    Structure of your weekly sessions

    Hiya, How does your counsellor structure your weekly sessions? I'm slightly disappointed with mine, as every week my LL group spends over an hour in the waiting room doing nothing much while each of us is being weighed. Then the counselling session itself is rushed and feels more like a...
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