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  1. magickmel

    Can someone give me vital info?

    Good Luck Rachael ! I know what you mean. Although I do CD now I can't imagine not having done LL first for foundation and a few weeks. I needed the head changes too ! I wouldn't have wanted just foodpacks and get on with it. Don't think it would have worked for me. Hope he understands how...
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    We planned to go to Cornwall today as we now nearly have completion of our property transactions and also planned have the car MOT'd yesterday in readiness. How was the MOT? I can't tell you cos Vauxhall dealers' MOT computer is BROKEN. How did they break it? THEY USED OUR CAR Put it up on a...
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    so angry

    Luckily I haven't had too much of that other than some people thinking I wouldn't stick with it. The worst grief was from an assistant in Boots when I was trying to buy ketostix, OMG did she go on :eek: Agree with previous advice - say it's between you and your GP. Nobody will ask for details...
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    Can someone give me vital info?

    Yep £66 for foodpacks and counselling. I used to buy savoury drink sachets which came in a box of 14 for £6 (you can have 2 per day) So savoury drinks and water flavourings are up to you. You are paying roughly what Cambridge foodpacks cost plus the cost of counselling which would generally be...
  7. magickmel

    kaz`s diary

    Hey Kaz, This WILL be you !:) If I can do it I know that anyone who wants to can and it sounds like you are in the place where you really really want to. :gimi: About the expense - yep its easy for an adult to eat £33 of food per week especially if you count all the add ons, bits and pieces...
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    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hiya, Totally understand you feeling hungry if you do all that running. Better as you say to crack one thing at a time, finish SS'ing then a healthy diet to give you the energy for running. I am about to buy some Low GI/GL cookery books I think as my way forward. Yes I agree, I don't...
  9. magickmel

    How do you eat yours?...lol

    I tend to just eat down them as I am usually eating them when out but if I am at home I like to cut them into pieces and pretend it's a box of chocolates. Vivid imagination eh ?:rotflmao:
  10. magickmel

    Celery........

    Agree - it isn't worth the risk. It's also not just the celery - its the fact that you are crossing the boundary and having food. I think you could get a knock on effect from that. Talk to your counsellor but my advice would be give it away to family, friends, neighbours, anyone !
  11. magickmel

    100 days today but a bit mis!

    Congrats on finishing the 100 days ! I was in a similar position. Don't worry, it carries on falling off. Hoping to get to 8 stone this week. You can do it ! All the best
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  13. magickmel

    Made it to 5 stones....! woohoo after 10 weeks!!

    That is fab ! :wow: :king: Many many congratulations. You must feel like a new person !:)
  14. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hey Kirstin, Brilliant news on your progress ! 11st 7lb eh ? That's what I want to be which gives me a BMI of 25.2 so I must be a bit shorter than you :) Then I hope to get it under 25 by AAM, 790 etc But I am starting to really want food so 11st 7lb will have to do. I don't know if I am...
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    Anyone stuck to the diet for 100 days and NOT lost 3 stone?

    Everyone in my LL group exceeded the 3 stone loss easily ! I lost over 4.:) EXCEPT - one lady who had only about that to lose and she kept going out for meals....but even she lost 2 1/2 stone !:eek: So if you are sticking to it I can't see that you will fail...scientific fact if you work out...
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    helloooo

    Welcome and good luck !:wavey: Your journey may be long but with a VLCD (as you probably already know !) you can't lose weight faster. I was a bit prompted into this diet by type 2 diabetes.......off all medication now. Your health will certainly benefit never mind the fact that you will look...
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    Before and now pics! Love it!

    Wow, you do look fab ! You must be so proud of your achievement. Congratulations !
  19. magickmel

    i have a problem

    Can't understand why your CDC won't post them. Mine posts mine all the time as I am living in 2 places. I pay the postage but she never complains about it ! Do you hope you get it sorted. Not a nice situation to be in.
  20. magickmel

    DAY 1 AGAIN

    I am sure the warmer weather will help. Nice shakes with ice cubes, not feeling so flipping cold due to ketosis. I can't believe I did this over the winter....I have never been so cold in my life! Good Luck !
  21. magickmel

    I am obsessed!

    Obssessed - YES :D I want to watch programmes, read success stories, spend ages on Minimins......:eek: I want to talk about weight loss and clothes, family and friends must think I am about the most boring creature around ! They say they understand because I have done so well so they know...
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    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Thanks ! Thanks everyone for your lovely comments and support ! I am hoping to get to 8 stone off by this Wednesday so fingers crossed :D
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  24. magickmel

    kaz`s diary

    Kaz, The weight will drop off you and you will feel so different in a few weeks time. I always failed at every diet and look at my ticker below. I started on LL and in recent weeks have done CD. They are great diets where you lose so fast that its motivating.
  25. magickmel

    i am thinkin about food in my sleep!!

    I Know, the feeling was so STRONG I was convinced I had ! It was such a relief to realise that I hadn't cocked the diet up !:D
  26. magickmel

    Back from hols...with some great news !

    Hey Debz, that's great news ! I bet you will be fab and much sought after :) I hope to be applying in the next few weeks, would like my BMI to be a little less although I posted on that and apparently 28 is fine. Hope you got through the washing, still its a lovely weekend for getting it...
  27. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    I have to say I was very suprised and it felt scarey but there again there are always Guests signed in on here who never join or post who read our stuff all the time so I suppose we have to remember nothing we say is going to be private !:eek:
  28. magickmel

    i am thinkin about food in my sleep!!

    I did this for weeks too ! I used to dream I had eaten by mistake. I mean I would just dream I ate grapes while passing the fruitful wothout thinking or finished a few cake crumbs off and I would wake up convinced I had failed the diet and would be out of ketosis......but thank goodness it was...
  29. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Glad you enjoyed your night out and a day lolling in the sun sounded very relaxing. I can't wait to move as my new house has a private garden - bliss ! Here I am overlooked by about 50 houses - no exageration:sigh: I googled for magickmel the other day after reading your post and got loads of...
  30. magickmel

    LighterLife Men

    Hi Digger, Glad to hear of a men's group running so well. I wanted my other half to do it as I have had such great success on LL. He went to see my LLC who said she had some men on her books but they didn't stay for sessions etc. So it seemed a lot of money to pay for the foodpacks if he wasn't...
  31. magickmel

    cracked my 5 stones

    Brilliant news ! Congratulations !
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    aaww thanks Lunar, I am blushing now :o Thanks !:) Can't get used to being considered skinny, he he :D
  33. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Its interesting stuff Lottie because I really believe we can limit ourselves by what we believe as our subconscious takes it queues from our beliefs. So we have to visualise ourselves smaller and believe that we can be :) Yes I have got my head around Cornwall. I want to be back there but I...
  34. magickmel

    At Last... I am overweight!

    Brilliant ! :D I became overweight a couple of weeks back and boy did it feel good !!!! (After being morbidly obese for donkey's years !) :) Its a lovely stage to get to, good for you !
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Yes ! You're right, I ought to take a pair of size 10's although my head really really really can't get around that !!!!!!:eek: I had a barrier about not believeing that I would get beyond a size 16. I think its coz everywhere I shopped had the "Size 16-30" label and I had always shopped in...
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  38. magickmel

    I just wanted to let you all know...

    Yep, I can relate to that ! Glad you got some new things, it's so much nicer for you to have stuff that fits. Ok so it can get expensive but shopping is so much more fun !
  39. magickmel

    hmmmm....bought a size 16 top!!!

    Yes, why not !!!:)
  40. magickmel

    hmmmm....bought a size 16 top!!!

    Yes, loads on my diary - think its called Melissa's diary - OMG just bought size 12 jeans or something like that ! You have to follow through a bit to see them all. Also Mini put my before piccie and 100lb off piccie on the photo thread of inspiration
  41. magickmel

    Saggy, baggy, flabby upper arms, advice pls?

    Hi sharon, I have the same concern and it makes me unhappy but I am still over the moon at the weight loss. This time of year it can be hard to buy nice T shirts that have long enough sleeves ! My arms are flabby and full of stretch marks. I am hoping that once the stretch marks settle a bit I...
  42. magickmel

    Hello to everybody!

    Nice to meet you ! Glad LL is working for you and great losses. I love LL too, it helped me change my head and lose the weight.:)
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    pick me up magazine

    Cool ! Will get a copy.
  44. magickmel

    hmmmm....bought a size 16 top!!!

    Oh boy yes its possible ! I was size 26-30 just over 6 months ago and bought some size 12 jeans today. I bought them as a motivator to get down another size .....but they fit ! LL and CD are amazing !
  45. magickmel

    Mix-a-mousse - how many times ?

    Great thanks Linda ! Apparently the weather is going to be very hot over the weekend so I thought of doing one each day. Glad that I can! I still have my old LL habit of 8 pints of water a day so water never a problem ! :D
  46. magickmel

    Mix-a-mousse - how many times ?

    I have forgotten the answer to this !:rolleyes: Is there a limit to the number of times one is supposed to use mix-a-mousse in a day or week ? Can't find the answer anywhere ! Cheers !:)
  47. magickmel

    Happy Brithday Mini

  48. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Hopefully I will be moving down to Cornwall really soon now so today I decided while I was in town I would get some jeans from M&S in the next size down. The nearest M&S to where I will be living is about 40 miles away so I was trying to be practical :) It seemed so ridiculous to be buying...
  49. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Agree Kirstin, if you don't want to eat then please don't. I eat out with my OH and with family and I take a bar and have water and coffee. It's no big deal really. I used to think I was being unsociable or a nuisance etc. But that was the adapted child part of me trying to be a good girl and...
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  51. magickmel

    Tragic news, taking a break.

    OMG mags, I can hardly get my head around your news so I can only imagine how you are feeling :hug99: Please take care of yourself, anything I can do just holler.
  52. magickmel

    On the Ning Nang Nong

    Yes I used to love that as a kid, and even now as a big kid !:D
  53. magickmel

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Thanks, yes I love clothes shopping these days, I could get quite addicted to it ! I am really chuffed :)
  54. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Its amazing how quick one changes on these VLCDs isn't it ? I am only about 7lb lighter than the picie before. He he. :giggle: .....never thought of that !
  55. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Skinny ! Never been called that before :rotflmao: but thanks :) Thanks :) Still looking forward to my Brighton shopping trip! It feels amazing Sonya after being morbidly obese all my adult life ! Can't believe it !:)
  56. magickmel

    Weigh in tonight-very nervous-Hugs anyone?

    :hug99: You will be fine, it's exciting, don't be nervous. Doing LL or Cd is THE fastest way to lose weight. Even if it doesn't show up on the scales this week for some reason, it will next week. You can't go wrong !
  57. magickmel

    one stone gone!

    Yippeee - a stone already gone, that's brilliant ! Totally understand your triggers too !
  58. magickmel

    I've turned into DIETZILLA

    Oh dear, I often have Coke Zero but I can't say that it feels like I have come off any worse by having it. It is my only little treat so the thought of not having it is not a pleasant one :( I don't think there is anything wrong with asking colleagues for support, mine are always quite...
  59. magickmel

    Hi everyone

    Hi Debbie, Sorry to hear that you have had such a rough time :( but glad you are back on track now :) I kept putting off joining a gym in Hampshire as I thought we would be moving so quickly but we are still living with relatives and Cornwall feels miles away ! I could have done a 3 month...
  60. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Oh Kirstin, keep away from the scales for a few days, it isn't worth it. You know that when you are SS'ing you are losing weight in the fastest possible way that you can. So blips on scales are down to fluids, need to poo, etc etc (graphic eh?) Give it time to show you a true picture or you are...
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    WhayHayyyyyy Under 100lb to Go!

    Hurray and Congrats !:D You can do this, the time flies by so quickly, it has for me, I can hardly believe it :)
  64. magickmel

    Into development next week

    Hi and congrats ! I know how you feel. I couldn't believe my success with LL when everything else had failed ! Its a great feeling. We are all different but I have been in abstinence since September last year and I am hoping next week maybe to get to 8 stone. Nearly time for food - hurray ...
  65. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    OMG :eek: Wouldn't that be a fab diet plan :giggle: Yes unfortunately I meant 1500. Just think what you could have for 15000 ! Actually, DON'T think about it :sigh:
  66. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks ! It was a lovely sunny day on BH Monday wasn't it ? Just right for watching the narrow boats go by and watching other people do the hard work of getting through the locks :) Yes I am hoping it will even out next time. I'm sure it has happened before. Thanks. We were on the Kennett...
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    Cognitive Behavior Therapy

    Hi, I would start off with a good book on Transactional Analysis - have a look round for one that feels readable and light. It is the basis of all the stuff that follows on LL. Once you have the Parent, Adult, Child thing sorted iny our head you can apply it to any and all food situations. It's...
  69. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Disappointing weight loss this week, 1kg exactly so counting it as 2lb for the ticker....however it makes it 16lb to go till I get food :) Not sure why I didn't lose the usual 3-4, not TOTM but I think I have been less active this week so maybe its that. Easter was nice ! I had 2 non-food...
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Yes I think in the past I have invested food with such a lot of power. I believed it could heal all my emotions and problems just by filling myself up with it. Actually it never did cure the stress, anger, boredom or whatever so why I believed it did so I don't know now !:eek: I also believed...
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    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hope your one pound disappears ! I have only had a 1kg weight loss this week and it isn't TOTM so I know how disheartening it can be. :sigh: I think you may need more than SS'ing to get the energy you need for all that running. Couldn't you do the 1000 or 15000 plan ? Don't faint on us girl...
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    in shock! (but in a very happy smiley way)

    That's brilliant ! Congratulations !
  74. magickmel

    New to Cambridge Diet

    Hi Caroline, agree with all the good advice. From another tangent think about how you will look after yourself if you feel tired or nibbly. Plan some non-food treats for yourself. Buy a few good magazines, some nice bubble bath, a new CD...whatever feels a treat and you can dip into if you feel...
  75. magickmel

    CD and insulin resistance

    Hiya, I have PCOS and insulin resistance that turned into full blown type 2 diabetes. This diet is the best thing I have done. I am off all diabetic medication and my periods which were fairly non-existent come every 28 days like clockwork !
  76. magickmel

    My genius cat!

    I can believe it, some critters are just so damn smart ! You should be very proud of her, you have brought her up with excellent problem solving skills :D
  77. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    I hope those damn sizes are gone forever. I am SO used to not shopping in Evans now and like it a lot ;) The thought of maintenance is damn scarey but I am determined to suceed rather than have done all this for nothing. But when I think i lived through Xmas and Easter, its just blooming...
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Cheers but I think I am motivated by fear of cocking it all up rather than being such a goody-2-shoes :D So much an investement of time, money and effort, why waste it ?:) OMG Melissa - hang on tot hat thought for another 18 lb:rolleyes:
  79. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Well done ! It isn't easy but you do feel quite virtous don't you :D
  80. magickmel

    First LL Meeting tonight - ekkk

    As others have said - LL rocks and will change your life ! It changed mine ! Think others have covered your questions. We also did the lemon exercise on the first evening so you can see how powerful your mind's influence is. It is a bit hectic as there is a lot to do and everyone has questions...
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    Water??

    I must admit my LLC always told me to sip continually throughout the day. CD don't seem to offer any advice unless I am missing it. I do a mixture of both, especially on days where I don't feel you will get through the water unless I really go for it, and I have always been happy with my weight loss
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    Happy days!

    Well done, its a great feeling isn't it ?! I was just posting somewhere else that its nice to take back the power and control of choosing whether to eat or not. I have never been able to do this ! Long may it live!
  85. magickmel

    Getting through Easter!

    Well done you ! Don't you find it powerful though that you have the power and the control, not the food !!!! I am loving that. :) I used to think that when food said "you have got to eat me !" that I had to obey. However I haven't died by abstaining at Xmas or Easter and it feels great !:D
  86. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    11s 12 lb is great ! I have rattled on about not reinforcing the negative by posting "failed attempts" on your diary, on my diary so I won't :blahblah: on again now on here :) Oh boy, do I understand the NT thing ! In the last week I have been to 3 different NT properties with people and...
  87. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Agree about the triggers and there is stuff I know I am better off NOT introducing. Chocolate, cake, biscuits and bread ! Went out to a do today and it was all sponge cakes of every damn flavour....:drool: I didn't have any - I took a bar but I know if I had I would have wanted to try all the...
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks !:) As I say that is a bit of a cheat as it has an elastic waist band :D Totally agree about the middle of the BMI range. I intend to still lose a bit when I reach this target. I will add a meal for 2 weeks, 790 for two weeks etc and hope to still lose bits.....I want to get mid-range...
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    I've lost everything so heres to a new start

    Tally, that sounds like a monster time to have gone through. :hug99: Wishing you all the best for starting CD. It's a brave but life changing decsion - well it seems that way for me:) Yes, the only way is up....look forward to hearing that you are flying !
  91. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Yes its getting harder, I was just moaning on another thread !:) I got into a size 12 skirt today - white and floaty - only coz it has an elastic waist band but after size 26/28 I feel I am there ! And I am not !:sigh: You have so little to do now that it must be blooming hard. Yes I guess...
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    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    :hug99: Oh Mags, never mind. I am feeling it harder as the weight goes down and I still have 18lb to go so heaven help me when I get to only 5lb left ! I mean I wore a size 12 skirt today...ok, so it had an elasticy waist band....but after size 26/28 ! I feel like a fairy in comparison ! So...
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    EASTER EGG CHALLENGE

    Yep, still no chocolate ! Accompanied people out for a meal today too and enjoyed my nut bar and black coffee !:D Hurray ! Only 18lb left before food, I aint going to muck this up:)
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    A few questions....

    Hi, As caroline says its a personal choice. I have been on foodpacks since last September and have been out for lots of meals (including today) and have not eaten anything. Just sparkly water and black coffee and my own bar or tetra. I enjoy the company but don't feel the need to break the diet...
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    I have got my first pressie for losing weight.

    Aaww, that's lovely Sonya and well deserved ! Glad you got an Easter treat.
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    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Shopping, what a joy, my fav new addiction ! :D No calories but not healthy for the bank account:sigh: Comfy shoes - yes, yes, yes. So important ! I don't care how thin I get, I aint clicking about in high heels !:p Ooooh, space hopper, wonder how thin I would need to be to play on one of...
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    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hope you're ok, Happy easter !
  102. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Aaawww, thanks !:) I am starting to feel a lot more confident and happy within myself, don't quite feel amazing yet but feel I am getting there :D Thanks for popping by Wendy and posting !:) It's so lovely to get the feedback
  103. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    OMG what a shock with the bra ! But a proper fitting one does wonders for you apparently, so if that's how a "professional" measure you and it feels good ! I am jealous as I was a C cup and now I seem to be a B:sigh: Maybe I should get properly measure though, I might get a suprise. I have...
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    Really bad day today

    Oh poor you ! I couldn't do that much exercise on LL, no way. I also found that my blood pressure fell quite a lot and I get dizzy a lot still but have never passed out. Might be worth getting your GP/Nurse to check that out. Particularly with visual problems a sthe eyesight can change when...
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    EASTER EGG CHALLENGE

    Not a bit of choccy shall pass my lips ! I managed Xmas on foodpacks so I can manage this too ! A determined Melissa !
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    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    You will get there ! So close now it aint worth picking !:) I saw the Lindt chocolate bunny advert last night and had the urge to bite the head off one and scoff it. (And me a vegetarian !:rolleyes: ) Good job there wasn't any choccy in the house :eek: I would have struggled. Hope it was a...
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    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Yeah you're Lainey ! I have done EVERY diet known to mankind - or womankind. Done them, lost some, put it back on and more. I hadn't thought about this ! My head needed to be in a different place, I needed to think differently and LL helped me with that. Hopefully I can help others see that.:)
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    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Thanks for your support Mini :) I do want to help others do it because of the life changing aspect of it. I really believed that life couldn't be any other way for me. I think that was the problem, we tend to get what we believe ! I want others to see that isn't true too.:)
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    How much difference does the LLC/Group make?

    I was in a very small LL group - 5 of us so we got lots of attention ! LLC did weigh us on arrival and put our food packs up while we watched the DVD but we got well over an hour and did work our way through the foundation handbook, did the activities and did do homework ! A very good LLC. But I...
  112. magickmel

    I'm confused

    Yes good point. What I meant about reserves for exercise was that there isn't much readily available energy in my body without burning fat which isn't instant. So when I swim my body can't seem to get me energy quick enough and I am knackered !:) So I have to take it slowly and do exercise in...
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    I'm confused

    18lb to go until I introduce food which is a bit scarey but looking forward to it ! I have thoroughyl loved losing weight so fast though, very motivating ! Trying to introduce bits of exercise too to tone up but as I said above, gently, gently, I just know my body doesn't have the reserves for...
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    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Oh bless you, thanks !:)
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    I'm confused

    I think it depends on what level of fitness you had before you started the diet. One of my LL group did tennis, swimming, golf etc and carried on doing it. I couldn't ! I have been on a VLCD since the end of September 06 and have only just started swimming ! And that left me weak and wobbly so I...
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    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Indeed, that has to be worth something ! I have been morbidly obese most of my adult life so I know all the pain and crap that goes with that :(
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    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Thanks for the vote of confidence :) I could share all my head stuff but it would probably take a whole forum :D and it might only work for me !
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    Hey - got to my 100 pound weight loss today, photo added 4/4/07

    Yes indeed, clothes are such a joy these days ! So much better than buying what happens to fit and isn't too expensive, And yes I feel loads healthier :) Thanks. I think my eyes look a lot better not so puffed up too!
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    Hey - got to my 100 pound weight loss today, photo added 4/4/07

    Just thought I would add the photo to this thead to finish it off ! So before and after 100 pounds !
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks natayou ! :) I thought I bought the top from Dorothy Perkins but then I saw someone else wearing one and it was from Evans...but they are all Burtons group aren't they so it could be a Dotty P's....I am fond of that shop! Tops still fit me in Evans but jeans and skirts dont -...
  121. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks :) Yes I am trying to do piccies of at least every stone or every month, depending on which comes first :D Thanks ! My head will get bigger at this rate :D
  122. magickmel

    Thread veins - anyone recommend a solution?

    IPL! I thought it was ILP- no wonder I couldn't find it !:o That sounds exactly what I am looking for, will go check it out properly, thanks :D
  123. magickmel

    From a size 22 down to size 14!!!!! WAHOO! FLORIDA HERE I COME!

    That's fab ! Shopping is just so much nicer isn't it ? You will have a fab hols feeling so good about yourself - enjoy and well done !
  124. magickmel

    Bigmama's 10th Weigh In

    I'm not sure but if you have lost well this week, which you have, I guess you must be in ! Sometimes if your wee is very dilute it doesn't show that pink. What a great weight loss, you must be so pleased !:)
  125. magickmel

    Thread veins - anyone recommend a solution?

    Yes that's what I am trying to find out about, a light zapper thingy !
  126. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    My LLC was great and I was dreading swapping to CD (no LL in Cornwall) but she is great too. I do feel lucky ! How are you doing today ?
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    I have weighed in this morning and in a fortnight have lost 6 pounds......so 106 pounds gone, 18 pound to go before I can re-introduce food.:) Have talked to my CDC about it already and I am going to do 2 weeks on Add a Meal when I have lost the 18lb before I start moving up the other plans...
  129. magickmel

    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Thanks everyone, I suppose I need to put this into perspective. There are strengths and weaknesses to having stayed on track and to having fallen off the wagon and re-started. What counts is the ability to support others and I would love to do that as its been such a life changing thing for me :)
  130. magickmel

    Will I make a rubbish CDC because of this ?

    Hi all, I am going to be applying to CD soon with the sponsorship of my lovely CDC.:) Just trying to get my BMI down another few points. Obviously it is making me think a lot and here is (maybe a problem)........:sigh: I have never cheated on LL or CD....never strayed apart from Coke zero...
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    Thread veins - anyone recommend a solution?

    I will check with the GP but I just seem to have one quite defined red line starting to travel !:eek: Will go check the link, thanks :)
  133. magickmel

    Put my mind at rest...

    I have to say that the people I know who have put weight back on on LL are the ones who decide they don't need development or foundation coz they think they can do it on their own. Mostly they couldn't. I would guess its the same with CD.
  134. magickmel

    How Comes the cartons are ok as they have milk?

    I think most of the packs contain milk proteins as we have to have protein, but it is measured so as not to bring you out of ketosis. Whereas if you kept having it there is a chance you would come out of it and not lose weight. I think !
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    I know I am being thick, but please can someone help me?

    You are welcome.In the water coolers at my workplace there are 2 buttons, one (the blue one) gives cold water and the white button gives it at room temp...ie doesn't chill it on the way out of the machine. I find it far easier to drink lots at room temperature. Goes down easier !
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    I need your help

    You will be fine once your body goes into ketosis as you won't have any physical hunger. However its up to you to cope with emotional hunger which is a different thing altogether. But if I can do it anyone can :) Your weight loss is achievable, look at all the success stories on here. I...
  139. magickmel

    Finally scanned my 'before' photo (AmandaJayne)

    :wow: You look great and must feel great too !:) Isn't it such a life changing experience ? Huge Congrats :D
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  141. magickmel

    Redbush Tea

    I am sure it is a leaf tea and its ok. Never affected my weight loss that I know of. Its about the only tea I can bear to drink black too so its a bit of a life-saver :D
  142. magickmel

    Thread veins - anyone recommend a solution?

    Just bumping this up in the hope that someone on here today may have some info on this topic. Taa !
  143. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    :giggle: Yes working on that one already ! Really have the wanderlust and want to be away for Easter but I guess its all a bit late now and we should be conserving our resources for the imminent move to Cornwall. Very tempting to go down there though although the whole world and her dog will be...
  144. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    I thought 9st 4 was :wow: enough but your extra news is great ! You must be so flipping delighted :) :) :) It's SO close now Mags, you can do it !!! I got into such a dither about eating food again yesterday ,even though its a few weeks off, that I emailed my counsellor and she rang last...
  145. magickmel

    Thread veins - anyone recommend a solution?

    Oooo, would be really interested to know what happens ! I wonder how that's supposed to work then ? Tell me more !
  146. magickmel

    Blergh! - FatFairNForty(ish) - my diary

    That's fab news ! Hurray !:wow: :) Congratulations
  147. magickmel

    Thread veins - anyone recommend a solution?

    OMG - I am getting so vain these days :eek: (No pun intended ! :p ) I have a thread veing that starts by my nose and is starting to move out towards my cheek. I cover it with concealer but it never lasts.:( I have been looking at ways to get it removed. I went into one place that does ILP...
  148. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    You're welcome ! Go for it !:) Lottie and Kirstin inspired me so maybe its contagious :D Thanks :) Well got the OH to take my official 100lb off photos so will put those up maybe Wednesday morning after my weigh in.
  149. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Oh yes, that horrible heavy feeling of getting out of the water, it doesn't feel good. I think I will always be self-conscious....I wouldn't swim coz of my weight and now I am so wrinkly at the top of my arms and legs that i think people will stare at that. But what the hell...I am trying to...
  150. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    I hope I am able to build back up with being on CD. I really felt weak and feeble. I guess its coz my BP and Blood Glucose is a lot lower too. It's the nearest I have come to thinking "OMG I must have food". I really felt like I needed it. I guess my body was saying it did as not enough energy...
  151. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    No problem, I was intending going to steal Lottie's too :) I am pleased but getting a bit nervous about coping with food again. I am only a goody two-shoes about not straying coz I am so bleeding terrified about eating food again and what might happen :eek: I know its going to be hard once...
  152. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    :wavey:Good Luck ! Be sure to post your success here straight away now !:)
  153. magickmel

    How much would you expect to pay for a Mix A Moouse?

    Nothing useful to add really but I pay £2.85 too !
  154. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    I am having that dilemma too. I wonder how much foodpack stuff to hold on to, it feels like a safety net and I can't imagine being without them ! I can't imagine eating. I can't think how I will cope when I am not in ketosis and feeling hunger ! :eek: I SO don't want to waste all this...
  155. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hi ! Just catching up on all your stuff. New weight goals and running schedules, all very impressive :) Okay so I am back to kick ass......yes 22 lb left, what are you hanging around for, get to it !!!! Do you realise that I am 12 stone something now and I started at over 20 stone, I am...
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    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Hi Mags !:wavey: Seems like you have been having a good week ! So pleased for you and knew you could do it !:) Hope the weigh in gives you the numbers you want but even if it doesn't you should be really proud of yourself. I have heard similar stories about people dropping out of LL...
  158. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks :thankyou: for all the good holiday wishes, I am back ! A quick check in, there are so many posts to catch up on. Haven't you been a busy lot eh ? It was fab and the weather wasn't bad for the time of year. I swam and swam :) :) :) and yes I do feel now that I can swim anywhere !:D...
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    Friend Having Trouble With Llc

    Isn't it always the same when you recommend something ! Whether its a pub, restaurant or whatever. It's awful when the recommendation doesn't work out for the other person.:( I know how you must feel but it isn't your fault hun. :hug99:
  161. magickmel

    Friend Having Trouble With Llc

    That's terrible and I am sure that LL would be very upset that an LLC is acting like that. She should report it. I can only speak highly of LL and am so glad to have done it for 5 months but we got the group counselling etc and its this that got me through the urge to nibble etc. I wouldn't...
  162. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    I am off for a weeks hols in the morning ! :D It is so nice to be packing clothes that I really like for the first time in my life. Choosing what I want to take rather than taking what is clean ! :) I went out today for some last minute bits and pieces and felt good about myself. I think...
  163. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    :) :) :) Thanks ! I am getting excited now about setting off in the morning and it feels really close ! Losing a Paris Hilton eh ? hehe ! I bet I couldn't carry her around for 5 mins though even though she is that skinny so how the hell have I been doing it ???:eek:
  164. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hurray, glad you got an SS day underway ! Take it one day at a time and don't stress about it. Have a good week while I am away !:wavey:
  165. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Well done for not picking when it would have been tempting to do so ! Sounds like you are really looking after yourself today, and an early night with a DVD is good and nurturing and calorie free :D I am off on hols in the morning, swimming cossie packed :) I will be strong too and really...
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    God Help Me! Im Not In Ketosis & I Can't Get Back In!

    Let us know how you get on tomorrow ! Good Luck and fingers crossed !
  168. magickmel

    Will I turn into a skinny b****?

    Hi Katie, Good thread ! I think if you are a nice person you always will be and vice versa really. But I have found as I have been size 28/30 most of my life until now that I am oh so nice all the time even to people who use me because of feeling so awful. I thought I had to be nice for people...
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    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Yep, I am on holiday next week and I am going to be as good as gold!:cool: Although I could have gone posh we are having a caravan so I can self-cater. No restaurant temptation and cooked breakfasts. So proud of you for all that binning :) And that preparation for the week ahead, good on you...
  172. magickmel

    Two Stone Gone!!!!!

    Congrats ! Bet you are thrilled. :D I think GI is the way to go and when I have finished this VLCD it's what I am going to do. Hugs :hug99: Melissa x
  173. magickmel

    Bio-oil - Cheapest price I have found

    Cool, I am on to it !
  174. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Yes I think i will care less and will never see the people again. I am SO looking forward to it now !:) I am so cold all the time on this diet that the thought of submersion in a tropical temperature pool is just so yummy :D Either that or come and crawl into your aga with the dogs :D
  175. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Yes have opted for the catalogue cossie that I posted a piccie of fairly recently. I am kind of happy in it but have got my head round it. I won't know the people on this holiday, will probably never see them again so I am just going to go for it and swim every day ! :D :D :D Yippeee !:gimi:
  176. magickmel

    any diabetics on cambridge diet??

    Hi, I am type 2 diabetic. I started LL last September on 3 x 500mg Metformin a day and by week 3 and ever since I haven't been on any medication. My BG is about 4.2 every morning. My GP has said that we can review when I start re-eating but he thinks I may not ever go back on tablets because...
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    God Help Me! Im Not In Ketosis & I Can't Get Back In!

    Oh Pixie, poor you ! It could be the sticks or if you are having loadsa water then the ketones could be so dilute that they are not showing up. Don't panic ! Have you had diet coke, lemon in water by accident, chewing gum ? If not it you probably are ok !
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    And as if losing 100 pounds wasn't exciting enough for one day, OH is taking me away next week to the Cotswolds as I am not at work !!! :) Indoor heated pool and I am going to swim ! :D Ok no big deal for some but I still haven't had the courage to get my new cossie on:o
  181. magickmel

    South West Meet Up - Bath Spa (14th April)

    Bude, not exactly close but I remember that all the replies that I got on the "Does anyone live in North Cornwall / North Devon" thread showed that everyone was in Plymouth ! So worth a trip over to see you all !!!
  182. magickmel

    Hey - got to my 100 pound weight loss today, photo added 4/4/07

    Well it's nice to be an inspiration :D , so many people on here have been for me ! :thankyou: for all the nice comments and for all the support on this lovely site !
  183. magickmel

    Curvy Chicken R U there ?

    Oooohh brilliant ! Really looking forward to it and to checking out those shops. Have just been told we are going away next week as I am not at work...so I can't complain about that.....but it means the shopping extravagana in Brighton gets put back a bit. Thanks ! Melissa
  184. magickmel

    South West Meet Up - Bath Spa (14th April)

    Great !:) Gives me something to look forward to :D
  185. magickmel

    Bio-oil - Cheapest price I have found

    Wow that is good, the best offer I ever got it for was £14.95 ! Thanks for that.
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  187. magickmel

    Thought for the day...made me chuckle!

    Thought for the day: " Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic." How true is that ? I like it !:)
  188. magickmel

    Using Hot Water to Make meals???

    Me neither ! Have never felt healthier in my whole life ! Must be getting enough of everything.;)
  189. magickmel

    LOSING MY CONFIDENCE

    Wow Shaza, you are doing so brilliantly. :D I understand where you are coz I went through that too. I was so glad to find size 28/30's that were ok that I was just grateful to have clothes that fitted. But as I have lost weight and have more shops, more choice etc I am a lot more critical of...
  190. magickmel

    Using Hot Water to Make meals???

    I think its probably fine but my LLC used to say boil the kettle and then let it sit for a minute rather than pour straight on. But I agree, its only hot shakes and soups that stop me freezing to death on a VLCD :eek: :)
  191. magickmel

    Follow up to Blood Pressure check query

    Great ! Glad you are sorted ! I have always found them so helpful in Lloyds too. In fact I bought one of their BP machines with an extra large cuff and had to go back yesterday for a standard one ! They were impressed and so nice :)
  192. magickmel

    South West Meet Up - Bath Spa (14th April)

    Hi everyone, Sorry I haven't posted to confirm or not but I am still stuck in Hampshire, stuck in a house sale chain where one person has died and now we have to wait for probate:( :sigh: Still don't know how long it will be before I am over that way and keep hoping it will unjam :badmood...
  193. magickmel

    Hey - got to my 100 pound weight loss today, photo added 4/4/07

    Thanks! Thanks everyone for your lovely comments, so many nice things ! :wow: Love the joint effort on the hand claps Mandana and Geri - excellent :giggle: Much appreciated everyone, still feel on cloud 9 !:D
  194. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks :) I have been so inspired by the diaries on here too but have often felt that everyone else can do it but not me. I know this just isn't true anymore :D Glad you liked the piccies. Will persaude OH to take one at this milestone so I can put a new one up soon!
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    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    It is too cold for outside at the moment isn't it? I can understand you not wanting to. Why don't you take the pressure off yourself and do a 1000 cals a day and then you won't feel like you keep failing and getting into that viscious cycle. You will probably still lose with all the exercise...
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    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    I can't believe that I have got to my 100 pound weight loss this morning and have lost 7 stone 2 pound :eek: :D :) It feels so good ! I can't believe that I have done it. I thought it was something that other people did but not me ! After a lifetime of failed diets and being seriously...
  199. magickmel

    Hey - got to my 100 pound weight loss today, photo added 4/4/07

    Hi, I can't believe that I have got to my 100 pound weight loss this morning.:) It feels so good ! I can't believe that I have done it. I thought it was something that other people did but not me ! After a lifetime of failed diets and being seriously obese. I have 24 pound to a reasonable BMI...
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    Samples

    I don't know whether it is the norm or not but my CDC let me have 4 samples, a bar, a tetra, a soup and a shake. Bless her, it was really kind of her I thought !
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    im so happy

    Well done, excellent weight loss ! It isn't easy cooking for others so its great that you have got your head round that !
  205. magickmel

    Curvy Chicken R U there ?

    Hi,:wavey: Being a Brighton girl and a clothes expert I wondered if you could help ?:) I really like the clothes label "Dark Star" (do you know it ?)and wondered if you knew any shops in Brighton that might have a reasonable selection of it ? Trying to plan a shopping trip while visiting...
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    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Just tiny tiny lapses today which could have led on to big binges and didn't ! Hurray !
  208. magickmel

    A lighterlife question

    Yes in my LL group we all lost different amounts every week and those who lost little or none always made up for it later on. We all lost roughly the same amount in 100 days so don't give up ! There can be loads of reasons - not drinking enough water, the fact that you had a good weight loss...
  209. magickmel

    Must dos in Florida??

    The theme parks are great but really take it our of you ! Try to plan a theme park day then a day doing something more relaxing before doing a theme park again. Practice hitting yourself in the face with a hot wet towel, you will be used to the humidity when you get there :D Seriously, you...
  210. magickmel

    Why 4 litres water

    Yes you will retain water if you do not drink enough. You need it to replace moisture lost by not eating it in food. You need it to avoid constipation. Also it flushes the build up of ketones (side effect of ketosis) out of your kidneys. So get those 8 pints down !:)
  211. magickmel

    Nut crunch bar

    I tend to always eat one with a savoury drink, they go down a lot better ! Or cover in tabasco sauce and grill it ! I know someone who crumbles it into a soup but I can't say that appealed to me. However I have been having one every day and was the only person in my LL group not suffering...
  212. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    Hey Kirstin, You can do this, you have done it before ! :) I have about 2 stone left to do so promise to kick your ass all the way to your goals too !:D
  213. magickmel

    What is real?

    That is so lovely, Velveteen rabbit is so special !
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    Can anyone please give me any advice?

    Hi Julie, I am not qualified to give advice either but agree with MissPiggy. Can you afford to buy some foodpacks as you won't be spending on food in the supermarket ? Then you could have some foodpacks per day and a healthy meal. You could then cut down on foodpacks per day until you were...
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    oh god look at this

    OMG the story was heart rendering enough but some of the comments ! You wouldn't think they had just watched a video of a human being, and a child at that. Sad world sometimes :sigh:
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  219. magickmel

    What is the most anyone has lost in the first 100 days?

    I lost 4 stone 2 pound at the end of my 100 days on LL on 23rd December. :) Should be at 7 stone this week !:D
  220. magickmel

    Nats diary

    How are you ???? You have disappeared !
  221. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    I have just realised that for the first time in my adult life I am now overweight !!!!:p :) :D I started this diet seriously obese, got to obese and now my BMI is under 30 I have just checked and I am in the overweight category ! That feels like such a result. May sound silly, most women in...
  222. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Oh it is feeling better and better every day ! I hit the shops again today, told my OH I had no dosh and he treated me to loadsa clothes coz he is so proud of me ! Bless him :)
  223. magickmel

    LL Mag

    Sainsbury's, Tesco and even independant newsagents sell it. I usually get it in WHSmith though so maybe they have run out of the old one. New one due next week I think
  224. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    OMG throwing chocolate away:eek: So absolutely the right thing to do but it is almost unthinkable. I don't know how I haven't broken this diet. Maybe the "don't waste" food message is so strong for me that I would rather resist it than throw it. I think you are blooming marvellous even if you...
  225. magickmel

    Which adverts make you turn over?

    Anything for sanitary towels with flipping blue water ! Women wearing flimsy white knickers and skirts that NO WAY would anyone dare to wear during their period ! :D
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    Could I ask how much you all pay per week?

    £32.55 for whatever mix of packs, tetras, bars I have. Water flavourings £6.20
  228. magickmel

    Mini Diary.... 12 pounds to go!

    Only 12lb to go mags, how exciting, the end is in sight ! Great reasons for re-motivaing yourself. Those Roses are little swines aren't they, they call to you "eat me, eat me !" :D Just take no notice, imagine a dirty old dustbin instead ! Good luck
  229. magickmel

    What do you keep under your laptop?

    Ah, sweet, bet its nice and warm under that laptop !
  230. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    All I can say after just looking at that website is OMG :eek: But I believe in you and just know you could do it :D
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  232. magickmel

    6 Stone gone in 23 weeks ! Thanks LL & CD!

    I have always had good weigh in with the most dissappointing ones being around 2 pound. However it always seems to even out eventually ! Wish I could spread the willpower around a bit yes :D All I know is that losing so quickly is so motivating and that's where my willpower seems to come from...
  233. magickmel

    6 Stone gone in 23 weeks ! Thanks LL & CD!

    Thanks, I just can't believe that I am doing it after so many bad diets in the past ! Hence magickmel :D A name to live up to ! Thanks
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  235. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks Angela ! You look as if you are doing really well yourself too :)
  236. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks Lottie, I need all the encouragement to keep me on the straight and narrow for 2 more whole stones !:D and not only that but she has a weird Brummie accent !:p :eek: Having lived there before I have this lovely stock of words and phrases from the Brummie and the Cornish, bound to...
  237. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks Kirstin and Gen ! I am so happy to look so different and can hardly believe that me yes me has done this and got my BMI under 30 !:D
  238. magickmel

    anyone sold a house recently?

    Yes 2% is a hell of a lot of money to lose. That looks good to me - worth a go. Presumably if they don't sell then its no fee ? Worth checking !
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    anyone sold a house recently?

    1.5% - be aware that they do seem to have discretion to lower the rate a bit if they think you will go elsewhere! Don't know whether it will be more in London though than Hampshire but I guess you have some power as they will be vying for your business. Good piccies and details are great but...
  241. magickmel

    Very Happy - Just wanted to write it down !!!!

    Well done, it's so great when it comes off so quickly isn't it ?It did for me on LL too. Keep at it and you will soon be there!
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    LL or CD. Any advice?

    Totally agree with Mike. I lost most of my weight on LL and really enjoyed what I learned on Foundation as that is what has led to my sucess. I look at why when I want to eat....its never hunger....so I don't. I learnt a lot about myself on LL and this has helped me to crack it. I am now on CD...
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    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    So did you ever get to the running club ? Or are you doing it alone ? I bought a skipping rope today ! :) It was £1.79 in Argos and is probably the cheapest bit of exercise kit but I like skipping. Mind you, after having a go just in the garden its a lot harder than I remember ! Also feel a...
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  246. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Had a fab time in Cornwall even if some of the house stuff is still rattling on far too slowly ! Went out on saturday night to see one of my favourite singers playing locally and had a photo done for my 6 stone 7 pound weight loss So here I am all gothed up - in a tame way :) with...
  247. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Oh bless you !:) Aren't all the nicest people on this planet users of minimins :D
  248. magickmel

    Melissa's Diary -Vauxhall dealer trashed our car & 13lb to go, yippee

    Thanks Jane :) I am off to Cornwall in a couple of hours and have arranged to see my CDC while I am down there so we can have a chat about it. BMI 28 still seems a long way off though :sigh: But it is an incentive to keep me on the straight and narrow :) Have a great weekend everyone !:D
  249. magickmel

    Food.. its soooo last year..12 pesky pounds till goal :D

    I will have people who will go swimming with when I am back in Cornwall but not here unless I can persuade other half or step-son ! Hope you have a fab weekend, I am off to Cornwall ! Hope you got some running in :)
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