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Very tiring and stressful day today. Was ready to throw the towel in but, went to WI and lost 1lb (not bad in the circumstances!!) and am back in ketosis. Also excellent counselling session talking about how we discount ourselves and our goals in favour of short term things and pleasing other...

Well done for getting back into it and not letting one slip up throw you into defeat mode :-) hope you have a good day again today x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well, I feel like I've gone right back to the start. I'm counting the number of hours I've done rather than days or weeks. But, I've done it. 48 hours of sticking to it. Massive cravings and lots of crooked thoughts (trying to work out why I'm struggling just now and I think this time of year...

Good for you for facing the 6lb gain head on and resolving to lose it. It takes strength to do that. I've run away from slimming clubs in the past because of a weight gain (and that's how the weight piled on, sigh!!) so well done for this, you'll be a stone down in no time at all! Sent from my...

Hi, yes you're right. My reason for choosing LL is to re examine my relationship with food. I felt really strong at the beginning and think maybe a got too cocky because now the cravings are hitting big time. Good luck with getting back on the waggon Jen, you can do it!! Sent from my iPhone...

Ps have you done parent-adult-child states in your counselling yet? Your post, great example: you, eating=rebellious child You after feeling guilty=adaptive child and you cast us, the other readers as The critical parent who would be "cross" with you. Isn't it mad the tricks our mind play on...

You don't need to apologise, you havn't let anyone down. Most of us have our wobbles because this diet is HARD sometimes. Let's face it, if you were on Ww or SW you wouldn't be beating yourself up would you? Remember this is YOUR journey and nobody else's. So, sit yourself down, draw up a list...

Thanks :-))) Have had a much better day today, stuck to the diet and no cravings or symptoms so far. My reasons for doing the diet are on my screen saver now to remind me, so it's all good. Hope it carries on like this tomorrow but I suspect the symptoms of coming out of ketosis may kick in...

Sending you loads of good vibes.... You can do it Hun :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hey, how's it going? Glad you're getting compliments for your loss, it makes it all worth while doesn't it?? Thanks for all the encouraging comments by the way, they really do encourage me!! :-))) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sigh!! Soooo, after deciding to have an "evening off" for my birthday trip away, deciding to get back into it the next morning. Lasting until 7pm sat night then lapsing again army friend's BBQ. I'm now on attempt 2 of getting back into the diet. Am keeping busy, avoiding food and making my...

Hi Hun, sorry you're finding it tricky today. Chips probably knocked you out of ketosis which won't help. How about writing yourself a list of all your reasons for wanting to do this and the putting it somewhere that you keep seeing it all day. I'm making mine the screen saver on my phone :-)...

Havn't posted because food's not going too well :-( Gotta get into this tomorrow!!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Take care Claire, i'm sure you have your reasons for leaving LL but remember everything you've learnt about food, put it into practice and see the rewards. Well done on losing 10.5 lb and good luck :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

No counselling session, that does happen from time to time due to circumstances BUT don't forget that the counselling is a major strength and selling point of LL (and the reason it's more expensive than others) so if it becomes a regular thing, don't be afraid to discuss it with your LLC. I've...

Thank you :-))) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Isn't it funny the situations/places that we associate with food? I try to view the cravings as a positive thing (not always easy!!) because they give you the opportunity to reflect on your foodie behaviour and to use LL as a learning experience rather than just as a quick fix!! I've used it as...

I think we're going to the pics instead now so have side swerved that one!! But a lot of foodie days coming up and it's going to take every last ounce of will power and motivation to stay on track!! Tomorrow I'm going on a spa break with friends(who're all bringing wine and munchies) Saturday is...

Brilliant!! Well done I'm happy that all your hard work and will power has been rewarded :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

How did it go? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

That's great news, i'm glad you're feeling better!! Hope all goes well for you on total and you see some really good losses :-)) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sorry to hear that :-( it's so frustrating when you've been really good and still stay the same or gain. You've got the right idea though, stick with it and you'll probably see double the result next week :-) fingers crossed for you! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Woo hoo!! Four pounds off which means I've lost two stone since middle of Sept :-))) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Fab!! :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well done for getting straight back on it after a blip :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Can't comment on implants as such but yes the vlcd and sudden weight loss can play havoc with your periods. They're a joy aren't they :-/ Well done on another good day, sounds like you're well and truly in ketosis now. Take care Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks for the support :-))) it really keeps me going. Another 100% day today, tummy's rumbling so obviously not quite back in ketosis yet, but soon I hope. Hopefully I'll get to that 2 stone mark in the next week. I skipped WI tonight to go to my monthly book club, so will WI tomorrow. There...

Good luck with your WI if you've been 100% then you should hopefully see a good loss. Well done for sticking with it whilst everyone ate.... Never easy :-/ but remember chocolate cake always looks and smells brilliant , then when you bite into it, it's a bit of a let down :-) Sent from my...

Ooh I might try the crisps, that sounds nice :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thank you!!! Much better today because sun/ mon back on track and 100% so should slide right back into ketosis pretty quickly I think. Bit of a challenge today as I was out all day visiting family, unable to make packs up easily and surrounded by yummy food smells. But I had a porridge before I...

Aarge it's tough when everybody around you is chomping away isn't it?? Especially if they're skinny, then life doesn't seem fair!! Try to focus on something else(like ranting on here, good choice!!) and don't fall into the trap of promising yourself you can have those things when you've finished...

Sounds like you're doing brilliantly and have a fantastic attitude which will help you to stay on track when it gets tough :-) I havn't tried the chilli this time around because last time I thought it looked and tasted like dog food :-/ (not that I've actually tasted dog food!!) but I've found...

So, weekend in London was a cautious sucess. Started badly when I realised that the packs I'd brought were mainly shepherds pie and porridge which I had no way of cooking, doh!! But I had one bar and a protien/veg meal (ham omlette and sald) in the eve on sat, then today my two choc packs, a bar...

Thanks for that!! Am In week 6 now but am becoming a bit of a Ll frequent flyer. Lost 7 stone on total in 2000, kept if off for years but a couple of stone crept on so did lite in Jan 10 but PILED weight on due to personal stuff and a course of anti depressants. Now hoping this time will be my...

Wow!! You look fabulous and really seem to have got your head around food/weight issues. Well done and thanks for posting, you've inspired me :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Three bars a week? Probably sensible and good for weight loss but I think I may be addicted to my little daily treat!! :-) I'm good thanks, seem to be back on track and my head's in the right place. All the best and carry on posting ;-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hey! Sounds like you've done well on your first day, and you found a pack you actually like? Result :-P the bars are nice too. Try the chocolate made with boiling water and a couple of tablet sweetners. Makes a nice mug of hot choc before bed. Good luck with the next few days, I hope ketosis...

Thank you for the encouragement Hun, how are you getting on? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Much better day today, started this morning when I looked in the mirror and, for the first time since I started this I could see that I looked thinner. Also on my scales at home I've just moved from 13st something to 12st something.... Which psychologically sounds much better :-) stuck to the...

So I've done this twice now... I get through a stressful/ difficult day fine and stay 100% no problem Then, when it's all settled down.... I eat!! Why? Yesterday... A birthday treat I had planned for next week had to be cancelled as all my friends dropped out one by one. I've calmed down now and...

We talked about that in group last week, it's so hard when the driving force for your weight loss is one specific day, cos when that day's over your motivation dwindles. Well done for sticking with it and making a sensible plan you could stick to rather than blowing it all together. Good luck...

Thanks for the encouragement. I've had another small wobble today so I really need to strengthen my goals and remind myself of why I'm doing this!! You: size 24 to 8/10??? Wow, I'm sooo impressed! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Oh no, so sorry to hear about your loss :'( Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Really miserable day today.. Too fed up to describe or post much. Stuck to the diet tho. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well done on your 4lb weight loss :-) the cbt excercises I've always found useful for challenging foodie thoughts. Try to stop picking and tasting though if you can (I know easier said than done) because it's probably interfering with Ketosis and you might actually be taking in more calories...

Well done for sticking with it.... How did your WI go?? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ugh!! After doing so well resisting stuff all weekend and all day Monday I cracked Monday evening and ate. Not a bad food choice (plain ham salad) but i'm still really disappointed in myself for not being 100% :-( I've had a headache since Saturday, had resisted tons of yummy food at the...

Thanks Vanda!! This diet is great as a reality check about how we use and view food! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Excellent, walking's supposed to be one of the best forms of excercise you can do :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks Julz.... A good day today, went out with a friend for coffee and cake. Well she had coffee and ice cream and I had peppermint tea. No cravings at all, just sat contentedly sipping my peppermint tea and nattering. Actually I was bending her ear about the sperm donors I've made contact with...

Thanks for the info!! Hope you get on well with Lite :-))) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I had an interesting day today, a lot of foodie temptation. First a buffet(I love buffet food) then a sit down meal at the home of people I didn't know very well. I actually havn't been too bad around the food but I was overwhelmingly tempted to have "a little something to be polite" I stuck to...

Brilliant, well done on reaching your goal. I'll look forward to reading your maintenance diary :-) good luck! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

So, a better day today. It's odd, for several months before I did LL I lived almost exclusively off rubbish, horrible I know :-( but anyway since starting this I hardly miss the rubbish at all. The things I'm craving are all meals, proper food with vegetables. I do actually like stuff like that...

So sorry you're feeling so low Gemma. I refer to this as lottery winner's syndrome. Where you spend years thinking "if only I was slim my life would be perfect" but when you finally get slim you discover that life isn't perfect and the issues you had before are still there, you're just dealing...

Sounds like you're doing an excellent job, well done. Actually I take my hat off to people who do LL whilst cooking for their families. I think I'd really struggle with this :-/ Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Good luck, fingers crossed :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Good luck with your first day, keep me posted!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Lol tell me about it Karen. I keep saying that my brain needs to be fitted with an 'off' switch!! Not been too bad today though, a few cravings and am not well so did the usual trick of " I'm not well so I must NEED food to make me better" But I had a broth and that was warm and comforting so...

Thanks everybody!! Got a few more shepherd's pies and Broths this week and feel happier having these just to ring the changes xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Two pounds off at my WI today. It's my TOTM so I know I should be ok with two but unreasonably because I've had a few struggly days this week I kind of "needed" the boost of a big loss to keep me motivated. I'll be ok though I think because whilst my head's full of fertility treatment info I...

Hi! I'll be interested to see what your losses are like, switching between total and lite. It's a good idea if you have lots of eating type social occasions because it stops you lapsing then not being able to get back again. Have you managed to stay in ketosis throughout both? And is your LLC...

Welcome!! I hope it goes well For you :-) keep us posted when you start!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well done for doing day 1, I found that the first few days I was counting the time in hours, then around day 3 you start counting in days, by the end of week two you're counting in weeks.... Then months and it starts to fly by and you'll soon be at target :-) so keep up the good work and take...

7lb!! Excellent, well done. It's a good feeling when you have a big loss isn't it?:-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sounds like you had a difficult decision to make. Be proud of yourself for what you've achieved and for picking yourself up and doing rtm after a lapse :-) I hope this week goes well for you and that you feel positive about yourself and your relationship with food! Take care Sent from my...

Still struggling a bit today although not as bad as yesterday. I'm not craving any particular food, just want everything that I see :-) am in grave danger if rugby tackling a small child to the floor and stealing their lunch!! I know that it's a head-feelings thing. I'm still wrestling with...

Good luck starting your diet!! You might not find the first days as hard as you think but if you do, spread your packs out through the day, drink loads (I found hot drinks really comforting) and focus on what you want to achieve rather than what you want to eat! It sounds like you're quite aware...

Ugh!! Tough day continues... I havn't eaten anything I shouldn't but am just feeling very sorry for myself now. Hopefully I'll pick up a bit tomorrow :-( Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Having a tough day today today, really want to eat and am having to distract myself minute by minute!! I'm making some difficult decisions at the moment. I'm currently 38 (next month) and no kids. If I'm going to have children I need to decide very soon whether to go for the sperm donor route or...

Hi! Just wondering if anybody can give me advice on this?? I'm on total at the moment and very happy with it. By Christmas week I should be close to my goal but not quite close enough to start management. I can't realistically see myself sitting at a range of Christmas events sipping a vanilla...

I think Saturday night's a difficult time because it has so many comfort food associations, good luck, hope the evening passes quickly :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yikes!! Hope your heating gets sorted soon. Still at least it'll inspire you to excercise if only to warm up a bit! :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Been pleased with myself today as I've identified some usual triggers for eating: getting lost and stressed :-/ Being in a hotel(any hotel even if I'm not staying there!!) Being offered food and drink and feeling like saying no wouldn't be polite! Being nervous. Saturday night snuggled in front...

When working out my budget I always estimate that I spend "about £50 a week" on food. So £72 for LL seemed a bit steep. After 4 weeks I'm shocked at how much money is still in my pocket at the end of the week. I used to wonder where all my money went....... ON FOOD!!! :-S Sent from my iPhone...

It's amazing the food routines we get into without realising isn't it? I sat down to read the paper this morning and suddenly really wanted my bar.... Because I always chew when I read!! Sounds like you're doing really well with challenging your thought processes though :-) Can we have cinnamon...

Oh and yes I've tried the bars, love them!! I freeze them so they take me ages to eat :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thank you :-) wierdly I've found the water ok. I say wierdly because I'm somebody who can go all day, forget to have a single drink of anything then wonder why I have a headache in the evening!! Now, though I get thirsty if I go for half an hour without my trusty water bottle. A classic case of...

Been surprised at how few cravings I've had so far. I can even sit with mates whilst they snack or eat a meal and I don't feel any more than a twinge of jealousy!! But tonight, I just feel like I want something in my mouth, I'm like a puppy, chewing everything in sight!! :-D have had two bottles...

Hi! I identify with so much in your thread it made me laugh!! I too yo yo diet terribly and this time have somehow managed to gain 4 1/2 stone in 18 months!! Good luck on your Lighterlife journey :-) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hello, I'm new to this and am In week 4 of Lighterlife total. It's going well so far, 19lb lost and only week 2's been a nightmare :-) I love Reading all the diaries as they're my 'displacement' activity when I have a craving! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins