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hey everyone starting tomorrow, anybody else starting? it would be nice to know im not the only one in sugar withdrawal, living in the loo...lol. Have done exante before and although its pretty easy after the first few terrible days, some moral support needed, I've 2 reasons for posting one...

lost 8lbs....does a conga round my scales count in my 30 mins exercise...lol shona xx having a glass of coke zero to celebrate

eejitville population = 1....lol its a goodie so i want to share....i lost 8 lbs shona xx

keep going guys. i felt terrible day 4, after a visit from the keytosis fairy im feeling ready to take on the world, or at least go about my daily business and not be ready for bed before my 6 year old....delete where applicable... shona xx

i started same day as you, im going with friday morning xx

thats fantastic. well done you. just goes to show you cant look at 1 week on its own. you have to look at the whole picture. its such a buzz when something thats been hiding in a corner of the wardrobe fits. shona xx

i hate the direct line one, with the guy giving away the free cake...grrrrrrrrr shona xx

hiya i did ll, a few years ago. have to say that i felt excited to start but also trepidatious, day 5 and its been up and down, but the support has been fantastic, every day gets a little easier. you can do this shona xx

heya well done you are doing so well, this type of diet has rollercoasters like no other, the first few days are the worst, read my day 4 post, today however is so much better. its really great to know we are all in that same leaky old boat together plugging the gaps and staying afloat, shona xx

heres the team thread...lol couldnt find it before. im a newbie, this week 1, will wi friday. its been a looooooong weekend so far but still on track, good luck rebirth and lozoo, hope the wi fairy is kind to you. shona xx

what a rollercoaster.... feeling really strong today, not so tired and the ketostix was pink...maybe the worst is over...lol feeling good about not giving in, my dad bought lots of naughty treats for sam, and even though i cant say the idea of scoffing the lot....and buying more didnt cross my...

5 lbs well done you. I did ll a few years ago and didnt have the huge losses every week that some of the other group members did, but i loved the consistent loss every week, no gaining and losing. shona xx

thanks everybody i rewarded myself with some coke zero today, oooooh it was bliss...lol. feeling lots, lots better today. had lots of temptation yesterday and didnt give in, even though i felt wretched, its nice to feel strong, instead of giving in and scoffing anything within reach. the...

thanks guys its been relatively easy until today, when ive struggled big time. eye on the prize though. its the support that makes this diet doable, there are just so many highs and lows. shona xx

great post, specially when you are having a nightmare day shona xx

well today has been utter torture, havent cheated, but i came pretty darn close, im sooooooo hungry, bought some bars and had one for breakfast, im blaming the bar, cos ive been okish so far, but no sooner had i eaten it than i was really ravenous. am aware its my brain playing tricks, but...

havent cheated, but im just tired, fed up and most of all HUNGRY....grrrrrrr keytosis where are you...lol bought some bars yesterday and im blaming them as ive been ok so far, but today ive been really hungry, drank loads though and im off to drown my sorrows,.....in the bath...lol shona xx

i find it easier to drink water thats not too cold. straight from the fridge i really struggle, but if i leave it out its not such a chore. shona xx

the first days are the worst, stick with it, when you see the loss on the scales it will be motivation enough. big hugs, tomorrow will be better. shona xx

kinda like that thats what ex ante means. for me the event is my sisters wedding on 10th sept. im gonna look fantastic for once, not great for my size etc, just fantastic. i did ll a few years ago and lost 2 st 10, although i havent put any of that back on ive yoyod since losing another stone...

another one here, sadly im on the weeg side, used to live in fife though, loved being closer to edinburgh. shona xx

hiya i loved the veg soup too, tried the mushroom one, but it was scarily lumpy, hopefully it wont be too long before the magic cup comes. what do you put in the tomato soup, im dreading it as i dont usually like tinned tomato soup, but as im proud owner of 21 sachets im gonna have to try one...

hiya donna im day 2 and like you ive done ll in the past. have to say the exante stuff to me is loads nicer, good luck shona xx

im doing pretty well, feeling a bit lathergic but thats it. i think i may have to converse through the loo door as i am in almost constant occupation. little dude has just had a cupcake which smelt devine, id forgotten how your sense of smell intensifies. ive also noticed that most of my...

wow thats fab emily go girl xx

hiya thanks everyone, managed with a fork today as i could nt find a whisk but great minds think alike, have just ordered the cup with the whisk ball. has to be said the thai chicken soup was really nice, far better than ll. shona xx

thanks guys i wouldnt have minded if they just disagreed, but im sure if id announced i had decided to have 3 sachets of cyanide the reaction would have been the same...lol however im doing just fine, and despite the doubters im happier than ive been in ages as ive taken a positive step. now...

none of my friends or family are being supportive. they all think i am mad and should just do ww. if the ww route worked for me id use it....lol. at least i have cyber support. shona.

hey teapig hope you had a good day 1, shona xx

heya nikki well done today, im starting tomorrow, really excited but a bit nervous as well enjoy that coke zero shona xx

good luck for monday Im starting tomorrow, so we ll be in the same boat. be sure and let us know how you are going. shona xx

hey ww, im in the wilds of ayrshire...us scots will be fine, were nothing if not stubborn...lol roanne, claire, ill be looking out to see how you are both going on tomorrow. shona xx

you are doing really well, the first couple of days are the pits. i think i mixed up when filling in my details...oops,havent lost anything yet starting tomorrow. keep us posted as to how your going, will be right behind you tomorrow shona xx

thanks, i have one lurking in a drawer somewhere, shall dig it out, shona xx

my name is shona and i am a scalesholic...lol is there a 12 step programme, do you think... im starting tomorrow and im trying to decide where to deposit my scales so they arent accessable because i wont be able to resist. how are you finding your first day anyways? shona xx

can i be on a team please? starting tomorrow, being on a team is such a fab idea, bit of support. shona xx

ive just got my delivery and it says to make the soup with a blender, i hadnt bothered to get one as i dont like shakes, previously when i did ll, the soups didnt need blending. will pop out and grab one tonight if need be though. im so excited now. shona xx

hiya clair Im eagerly awaiting my delivery and will be starting tomorrow too, id be glad of a diet buddy. ill look out for you tomorrow, raring to go atm shona xx

hiya im getting my delivery tomorrow, ive yoyod for a bit, lose a stone gain it back, well done you for maintining. It feels good to be in control, not just going along for the ride, bring on keytosis...lol keep us posted as to how you are going Shona

hey guys my delivery will be here tomorrow, having done ll previously. im half excited and half dreading the first week of hell, before keytosis. I found the ketostix and counselling with ll a bit much, but i have to say i am a bit worried about going it alone.:confused: shona p.s. i know...

hiya arty tommorrow is day one for me...i still have some soup so I'm still eating that. So the weight loss for me is yet to come, think Im going to be really upset as I have worked so hard. Im not giving up though, good luck and keep me posted as to how you are doing.

how was your weigh in this week? I start tomorrow wish me luck Shona

thanks Hayley can always use a buddy, will keep you up to date I am starting next thursday. Good luck chuckie I will def keep you posted. I have lost 4 stone already, and still have 1 1/2 to go, I'm not bothered if it takes longer as long as I get there

this isnt through choice, my relationship has ended leaving me unable to afford ll or for that matter cambridge. Has anybody swapped from ll to weightwatchers, does it work, or do you put weight on as the vlcd is so strict? A very sad Shona as I loved ll, I have lost 3 stone 4 in 10 weeks

after a marrige breakup I cant afford the 66 pounds a week for lighter life or even the 30 pounds per week for cambridge. Just wondered if it was possible to swap from a vlcd to weight watchers as I dont want to put all the weight I've lost back on. Shona

Thanks, dont really want to eat anything else after having the extra bar, but its no big deal...just means that im not having a bar tomorrow..lol Shona

I chose to eat it, just needed something sweet. In total Ive had 2 bars and one soup. Should I have the other soup pack or leave it? Shona

hiya fatgirlslim Im on the same week as you so we must have started around the same time. Fantastic weight loss, glad you have also found minimins the support here is brilliant. Shona

lol....at chatterbox buying its own cola...and sellotaping the biccy tin....

Thanks...Id forgotten about the food dump, This is the first real wobble I've had, I really couldnt do this diet without minimins Gotten through the 15 mins...now breathe.... Shona

bloody chatterbox. I know I wont stop with a bottle of coke zero...leave me alone Shona

thanks shadow that makes me feel better, I was really stressing about not being able to stay with ll.

My partner is being transfered from Nottingham to London early in the new year. Although I will have finished foundation I will have another 2 stone to loose. I'm worried I'm going to have to leave lighter life as I can't rejoin in London, as I won't have 3 stone to loose. Does anybody know...

glad you are doing well. 4 stone....well done you. what a brilliant diet this is, it just wouldnt be possible without the toolbox and the support. huge hugs Shona

thanks dont feel like I deserved 3 this week, Im really not doing this the easy way. always next week....

lost 3...making a total of 21 lbs...I had a real toddler strop at the weekend and although I didnt eat I drank hardly any water...just because...grrr Im really surprised I lost 3....onward and slimward.....

wow look at you You look about 5 years younger, its pics like yours that make it so much easier , when the going gets tough. Shona

hiya Stardreamer Hope you are feeling better today, I feel like I am getting stronger, but I do still have the urge to eat now and then, I find writing down what makes me feel good, to look over when I have a wobble. Also I feel emotionally empty, so have a treat, every 7 lbs I lose, like...

3 stone in 9 weeks...way to go, well done you. Shona xx

wow 5lbs Im a bit shocked as I didnt think I'd lost anything, but it makes up for the last two weeks of 2 lbs a piece. 22lbs in total. Im really settling into ll now, its beginning to feel normal if that makes sense. Im so so glad I didnt give up last week, it was touch and go for a while, I...

good luck carrot, well done for going the whole 14 weeks, Im on week 4....14 seems such a long way. Shona

just ordered some...thanks for the tip though, hadnt thought of ebay. That was quick delivery wasnt it. Shona

off to have a look I can't eat the shakes and i'm getting a bit tired of soup. Shona

Know that one too....bars are only eaten at nap time. I've even tried making him a cupasoup and giving him a bar of his own, but it hasn't made any difference, my counsellor suggested drinking my soup to make him think it was coffee, but he can smell it, he was like the bisto kid...lol

refuse all food and crave my shakes and soup...whilst I am drooling at the stuff he is refusing. Grass is always greener isn't it. Shona

Hiya Steph, hope the ll counsellor has been in touch. Im on day 23 and have lost 17 lbs so far. I had *christmas dinner* the weekend before I started. Best of luck when you start in January. Be sure to let us know when you get a response. I decided to ignore the advice that I was given by my...

they probably smell and look loads better than they taste....just look superior with your water...good luck with your weigh in. Shona

Thanks guys I realised the purple wasnt right, but thought I'd just go back to the nice pinky shade, Im not hungry and still have horrid breath, but you really have to look at the stick to see its pink, so light in fact the counsellor said well we can just say ketosis. Shona

On my first test pop in week one I was a lovely bright pink, week 2 my water intake was dodgy so I was purple. Week 3 at pop in and weigh in I have gone to a very very light pink. I haven't cheated but have upped my water intake. Any body else had this? Am I not in ketosis, why has this...

its just so tempting to try and make the weight loss quicker isn't it. I have to be careful as I often don't want the 4 packs. But for me not having the 4 packs is as bad as eating food, happily in child mode. Hope you get your energy back soon and feel better. Shona

The first few days are the worst, please hang in there, I didnt get on with the shakes at all, but I quite like the soup and love the crisps, you get bars next week too. I felt absolutely awful for the first 4 days, then suddenly on day 5 ketosis kicked in, I feel better than I have in...

Thanks everyone Im trying to focus on the bigger picture, feeling lots better, and hey 1lb is a 1lb. Ive walked loads today, even conquered the stairs at work. I really couldnt do this diet without you THANK YOU AGAIN

waaaaaaaaaaay well done you:) :) Shona

Thanks guys , had a bit of a snivel to myself and I feel loads better. Havent measured myself yet, will get the tape measure out in a bit what a rollercoaster.... Shona

Thanks I am a bit fluey as well. Missing the comfort food so much this week. Feeling really deprived for no gain, daresay it will feel better tomorrow.

after only losing 2lbs last week, went to pop in today, I've lost 1 lb, I am so disappointed, I really just feel like giving up. I've really worked on drinking water all through the day, and I'm excercising more. Does not help that we had a bonfire party and I stuck to the plan, just feeling...

I am so so cold. My feet and hands are like lumps of ice, very handy for tormenting the terrible toddler, off to run around the garden when he gets up, that should help. Shona

thanks Flopster Im feeling loads better today, I am being a lot more organised, IT WILL WORK... How are you finding management? Shona

Thanks guys as usual great words, I AM going to do this. I wasnt as upset that I had just lost 2, more that I hadnt been drinking well and that could have affected my loss. Shona

I think the downside of ll, is that I want the moon on a stick. Im more dissapointed that I didnt get the water right. I think I got a bit complacent about it, after my loss the first week. What a learning curve.

tad dissapointed...lost 2...making a total of a stone in 2 weeks. I know I didnt manage my water well at all last week. Back on track now though 2 1/2 litres down. Shona

don't be cross, just pleased that its being fixed, although I do wish I had found lighter life years ago. Shona

good luck starting your new meeting today Shona

well done you, I have my week 2 weigh in tonight, the toffee bars are fab Shona xxx

I'm so glad your new counsellor is fab. Sounds like you have had a brilliant day all round Shona

glad you are feeling great, although Im tired just reading what youve been doing. I know what you mean about having to remember your packs, having more trouble glugging the water though Shona

half soup, half crisps...now thats a great idea thanks Shona

s ok nobody can see them for my crisps Shona

thanks Mini They are so nice and made life for me easier. Cest La Vie Shona

until I went to the class on Wednesday I had been eating crisps every day. I LOVE THEM. The counsellor says they denegrate the nutrients and should be an occasional treat. I miss them, What do you lot think? Shona

5 lbs in 4 days, well done, please don't be disappointed, you are losing weight the quickest way possible. With another 2 say at the end of the week, thats 7lbs in 7 days. Everybody's body works in different ways, totm, amount of water you are drinking, (I am about 3lbs lighter first thing in...

hiya Im glad you are finding ll fairly easy. make sure you let us know how you got on at pop in. As for the eating one light meal, its totally your decision, however I couldnt trust myself to leave it at one meal. Shona

water.........eeek Im no help at all am I? hope some of the others have better ideas. Shona

Hiya Natpot Im astounded, I feel really great as well. Shona

Hiya Stardreamer How are you feeling? you are doing really well,My poor partner is stuck eating with the terrible tot and cooking too.. remember to let us know how your weigh in goes. Shona

QUE drum roll....I've lost a further 3lbs, making 12lbs in total. I'm feeling a bit stunned really. Shona

8 lbs...on week 3...you go girl Shona

Thanks Shadow Im finding it easy(for now) as I'm not hungry, I suddenly have so much energy too. hey flopster I'm in control its lovely, have you started management yet? hows it going? shona

hey You've made a big step though you are thinking about what you are eating, before you would have eaten the spread without a backward glance. I have a horrid toddler, and I find it really difficult not to pick at his food, not because I'm hungry, more a habit. Its also a bit odd not...

Thanks karion, feeling positive is definately something new I could get to enjoy. hiya Stardreamer, havent weighed myself since the midweek drop in when I'd lost 9 lbs, stick with it honestly after the first 3 days its so much easier, hi Dizzy I know there are going to be ups and downs...

Though I'd update after a tough few days at the start I'm now on day 6 and I feel great. I haven't had this much energy in years. I'm not hungry and the main thing is no guilt about what Im eating. 4 foodpacks...easy. thank you everyone for the advice when I was low last week.. Shona

well done 19lbs how fab is that Shona

hiya well done for making that first huge step by joining ll. I found actually deciding to join the hardest part. I would also so cut down on carbs and start drinking water, I didn't in fact if anything I spent a week eating everything I was going to miss and had 3 days of misery detoxing...

glad the soup wasn't too bad, keep up the water and I'm sure you will be amazed at how easy it is. Im on day 6 and after 3 days of hell, I feel fantastic and Im not hungry at all(although I do drool at the m&s food ad) Shona

I feel fantastic....thanks for asking how are you?

Failure pah....you've done brilliantly, I bet you look stunning in your new togs. Im sure you ll get rid of that pesky 1/2 stone however you decide to do it. Do you still lose during management? shona

well done you Im still day 4 ...a month seems a heck of a long time...but posts like this make it all the more attainable. shona

thanks dq and Mini I am one very happy hoppy bunny. Flopster Thanks again...you were right it works. no magic wand, however I do feel this is the way for me to finally deal with my food issues. shona

thanks Anne I will get a 3/4 litre bottle and see how that goes. Anything to make glugging easier,hopefully the flavourings will help. I am taking my water bottle everywhere...lol

im glugging like a good un....its hard work though, tougher than not eating...lol

wow....I've lost 9 lbs in 4 days. It was a struggle, not hungry but I've felt bad....IT WAS WORTH EVERY MINUTE.. Shona

hiya not long to wait, I too would advise cutting down the carbs, I didnt and have suffered for the last 3 days, however I am on day 4, feeling fab and not hungry. It really is the best thing I've done, I finally feel like I am in control, I dont have to worry about what I'm eating. Shona

thanks proffesor 4 days is nothing in the grand scheme of things is it. at least I'm not hungry today..lol

thanks guys Im not giving up ...I feel like Im in control... wish Sam the horrible toddler would stop crying for my soup, which he loves...lol

hey Virgogirl Im on day 3, and I was really nervous before my first session, everyone is in the same boat and I found them really friendly. good luck Shona

day 2 not hungry at all, I am feeling really sick and headachey. Feels like carb withdrawal to me, any body know how long it will last? Feeling a bit chuffed that I was able to buy food for my horrid toddler, but have absolutely no compunction to eat it. Shona

hey flopster your pics were fab....thanks for the water tip, I was waiting until it was ice cold. Have just had mushroom soup for lunch, whilst I drooled wanting Sams sandwich he had a paddy cos mummy wouldnt give him her soup. Hiya Illdoit Im very hungry but also very motivated, bring on...

Had my first meeting last night and picked up my food packs. The water is cooling in the fridge and Ive started the day with some green tea. The first meeting felt different to anything I was used to, the small group was lovely. off we go then...can't really beleive that I could have lost...

waaaaaaaaaay to go Another 5 gone...thats fab shona

well done for taking control...Im a serial regainer, I never take any action until Ive put on everything I lost and a bit extra. Im starting ll tomorrow for the first time, so I will be eagerly awaiting keytosis with you shona

well done 11 lbs in one week that is brilliant. I start LL on the 18th.. a week today actually, if I can lose half of that I will be happy. I've read your posts over your first week with lots of interest as I will be in the same boat soon, you have inspired me as you've stuck with it even...

hi all I am so so pleased with myself. Im not great at meeting people but although I was very nervous went to my information day, had my medical, day 1 will be the 18th. I am feeling more positive than I have in years, I am in control, strange feeling, although my sister who is being very...

thanks everyone....I finally called and spoke to one counsellor who passed me to another closer then a third. I am going to an information day on sunday, where there will be a doctor who can sign necessary forms and then start on 18th of this month. I feel liberated almost, thank you all for...

hiya finally called and left a message shona

hiya I have recently found out about lighter life, I have had food issues for over 20 years. I have tried all of the other options on and off they work for a bit then my old habits return Im really annoyed as I want to do this, I suddenly feel like there is hope for me, So why am I sitting...