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But I've never been a big rule follower so I'll carry on doing as I please. :D I think large swathes of the stuff on LL and especially in the RTM book is bunkum so I take the bits I want to and ignore the rest.

The whole book is actually really good and has loads of ideas in that I'm going to have a go at making. Other recommendations for good low cal cookery books would be appreciated.

I made these last night from Ainsley Harriott's low fat meals in minutes book and they were delish. Chicken Chilli burgers 500g lean minced chicken or turkey (I used chicken breast and pulsed it in the food processor) 2 garlic cloves crushed 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped 1...

I put semi skimmed in my coffee by mistake the other day and couldn't drink it because it tasted awful. Skimmed is ok but I still can only have a small splash.

We're going to the south of France - let's hope the weather picks up there because it's not great at the moment. I'm not looking forward to curtailing my web time but I start work when we get back from our hols and won't be able to get online during the day.

toller-girl - 14bs - 4lbs to go mrspnut - 28lbs - 4.4lb to go Hope I manage this on Thursday but I doubt it Corey - 14lbs Donnalou86 - 14lbs - 1lb to go :party0049: Bexnkev - 20lbs - That's me done :cool::p:wavey::drool::p vickiabd - 14lbs Lemma - 10lbs - 7.6lbs to go PositiveBetty -...

I'm supposed to be going to the post office with some parcels but I'm waiting for 2 people to pay me for items so I'll wait until later in case they pay up this afternoon. I'm also trying on things to see what I want to take on holiday and packing up things that I won't need for a while so that...

Week 2 - chicken tikka It's hard for me to give quantities because I never measure anything and usually cook on a big scale but I'll try. 1 Chicken breast cut into large chunks 1/2 cup of natural yoghurt 1/4 teaspoon turmeric teaspoon each of chopped ginger, garlic and chilli small handful of...

Morning :D It's a beautifully sunny day here and I've already got my washing on the line. I'm also planning in going to the gym when it opens at 8 and get my workout done nice and early. Hope everyone has a good day, we have to start packing (we did a little bit yesterday) properly now because...

I tried one of these last night - blackcurrant and blueberry, and I'm afraid I only managed a few spoonfuls before I felt ill. I just can't stomach the artificial sweetener taste. :( so I shall have to give the jelly a miss and wait until I can have olives in week 5 instead.

My GP did say that she thought that even WW would work if you had counselling with it. I'd definitely recommend the book "Breaking free from emotional eating by Geneen Roth" it has loads of good ideas in. :)

Flower, I have a photo of myself at my heaviest and when I feel like slipping or I can feel my resolve wavering then I look at that photo. I feel sick when I see how big I got and it shocks me into thinking about what it is I want from the programme. Why not try looking at your goals again and...

But I mentioned to the people that I see at yoga every week about losing weight and one of them said "I thought you had but didn't like to say anything in case I was wrong" and I've lost over 4 stone so it's quite noticeable.

I'm the same, I dislike the taste of artificial sweeteners and would rather have a few grains of real sugar than artificial sweetener but then I don't use sugar much at all anyway. I have bought a couple of pots of sugar free jelly but I can't say I rushed home to eat them and the yoghurt I've...

Morning, it's lovely and sunny here so we're going to try and get to the tip and round the supermarket before the crowds descend. :D We have to start packing up our house today ready for the move and so I can see an evening of listing stuff on ebay and freecycle to clear the clutter. Hope...

Go back to your goals and look at them again, look at what you've achieved and where you want to be. Remember that doing the diet takes a huge amount of effort and that you are worth putting in that effort for. It's also your choice whether you put the work in or not, you can control the food or...

You look amazing and you mom looks so proud. :D Well done. Now we have a new style chat thread just waiting for your presence to grace it. :)

Welcome back, I'm glad you had a good time and managed to stick to the plan. Hope your computer is fixed soon so you can get back tofull chatting speed. :D

Well done Tange :D what an achievement. My current jeans are too big and I told OH last night that I want to go shopping for a new pair before I go on holiday next week. He didn't look best pleased. My little one is going to her new childminders for a trial morning today and so I'm going to the...

Evernink, another 3.8lb lost this week and that's in rtm as well. I'm now well over half way and everyone noticed that I've lost another chunk as it were. I realised tonight that my jeans are huge on me now so I might go and get some more before I go on holiday. :D any excuse to spend money...

I've made myself a list of jobs to be done before we move and allocated 3 of these to my OH. Shall we take bets now on how often I have to remind him to do his 3 tasks? I have about 50 things on my list and that's just this weeks one. :D because I have to have so much done before we go on...

I would discuss it with your LLC too, they are better placed than us to advise you.

Mikey - I think water is amazing, nothing else has the power and force that water has. Our landscape was created by the power of water and without it we'd all die. :D TG - I'm glad you're feeling better, I know I am since I started RTM. I've got my WI tonight so I shall see how I've got on.

I ought to explain properly really, I've proposed this thread instead of the daily hour x hour threads for us to put all our general chat. Come and share your highs and lows, your joy and your woe. If you want to tell us how much you've lost or you want to rant about your LLC then this is the...

We're working hard and we used to be fat but come in here its where you can chat So please join in and talk rubbish here but its even bettter once you've had a virtual beer That's all for now make it your goal to share all your secrets we wont tell a soul HONEST WE WONT

I use coke to clean my toilet - there is no way I'd ever drink the stuff. :)

I probably was a little harsh, but I had given advice on this thread twice and the OP didn't like what I was saying so she started another thread asking the same thing. I'm happy to give advice and support to people that are struggling but when someone comes on here looking for permission to...

Tange - FWIW I agree with you completely. I also think it's a little insensitive to come on the board and ask us how best to lapse. We're all in or have been in abstinence and it isn't easy to do but nothing you really want comes easily. Perhaps you should have thought more about your social...

I've had a call from the estate agents and we've got the house. :D That's one more thing to tick off my list and about a million more to add to it.

I think you need to speak to your LLC about it. They're better placed to advise you than we are.

I did a big gathering over may bank holiday weekend, Blackpool with 36 of my mates. It was a very drunken affair and loads of fun but I stuck to the plan completely. I made savoury packs into crisps at home before I went and stored them in tupperware boxes. I had 2 bars one day because it was...

I would change doctors, who wants to be with a surgery that are so blinkered and unwilling to learn new things. You can change your gp at any time and don't have to give a reason but if you know someone else in the area that has already got their form signed or if your LLC knows of a...

Thank you, I will. We have a back up house in case, as long as no-one has got that one since we looked at it.

Well done on your first day :) I do get the odd pain in my kidney even now but it's usually when I've drunk a lot of water quickly and they're working overtime to keep up.

Morning, I've got to go to Sleaford this morning to collect a mattress and then I have a fun afternoon of photographing clothes to put on ebay. I want to buy myself a new dress for the dinner dance I'm going to in July but pennies are a little tight right now so I've got to sell before I can...

That was why I was going to do a general chit chat thread, new joiners are more likely to know what it is rather than the hour x hour threads. I think I will start one tomorrow (if I remember) :)

Nope :( I was thinking about starting just a general chitter chatter thread earlier instead of us starting a daily thread but thought I might get lynched if there's some big history behind the daily threads that I don't know about. I thought it might make people come on the thread a bit more...

I have a vanilla pack with coffee every day for my brunch - I don't think I could cope with anything else. I started off with a variety of packs every week and slowly I have reduced them to the same packs every day. :)

You've done brilliantly and you look fantastic. I've got my end of foundation photos on thursday so I have to remember to wear something nice. :)

I know TG has said about cutting down on carbs but I did something different. I made a list of all my favourite foods and whittled it down to the best 14 which I had one of every night for the 2 weeks before I started. Whilst I ate each meal I sat there saying goodbye to the old me and the night...

I've felt better after eating for the last 2 days. I hope you do too. :)

You need to do what's best for you, not what anyone else wants. :)

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Salad dressing is like the first one. I have a fat free dressing by helmans I think but there are a number of kraft very low fat ones. Quark is very low fat cream cheese, usually found near the philidelphia on the cheese aisle - waitrose should have it. (ours does).

I did occasionally have 2 bars and 2 food packs during my abstinence, usually when it wouldn't be convenient to make a shake. We go away a lot and I'd struggle with facilities. The bars only provide about 100 extra calories and have a laxative effect but in the grand scheme of things it isn't...

Thanks TG - I did consider it very carefully so I know I've made the right choice for me but I also know that my LLC will be unhappy that I didn't talk to her before making my decision but I have the rtm books and I could just walk away now if I wanted to but I won't. I will continue to support...

I'm now in the position where I have been pretty much forced to start rtm 2 weeks early - my bp has dropped to make me hypotensive and the doctor wanted me to come off the diet all together but I have argued that I'm going to do rtm come hell or high water so I have agreed to start now and do a...

I think she's brilliant as well - really useful info and always happy to share it.

I have had to start RTM early because my blood pressure has dropped so much making me faint a few times and feel very dizzy a lot of the time. It was worrying me about continuing on the diet and doing all the day to day stuff like driving when I was feeling like that. I have talked it over with...

Congratulations, you've done so well. :D

I know realistically that I am building muscle mass instead of just losing weight but it doesn't stop me feeling low about it. I am getting impatient now and just want to be finished.

Morning, I'm trying to get all my laundry done today so I can dry it on the line. :D I'm also going to view more houses today and meeting up with some ladies from another forum for coffee this afternoon. I've been feeling a bit low about the diet lately - partly because I haven't lost as much...

You can make the soups with a small hand whisk - make the powder into a loose paste with cold water first and give it a really good whisk before adding hot water. Or there are bars after your first 5 days which are incredibly portable. The other thing I do is make a soup pack into crisps (the...

Wow, you look amazing. :D

Morning, I'm off to Mablethorpe today to visit my sister and family (they are staying there for the weekend) so I'm hoping that the sunshine holds out. Hope everyone has a good day. :D

Thanks Ali, I suppose I'm lucky that our group is very supportive of each other and we do plan to meet up at least monthly afterwards to provide support and encouragement to each other.

We found out last night that our LLC is giving up her franchise on 24th July and from that date we'd have to travel to Grantham if we wanted to carry on. She has said however that as we're in week 12 of foundation now, that she will keep our group together and do a mixed development/RTM group...

Our counsellor has a friendly private doctor who will sign the forms for a fee of £30 because there are 2 surgeries in our area who refuse to sign the forms at all. If I were you, I'd change GP's to a surgery who will sign the forms - who wants medical care from someone that refuses to see...

Morning all, My OH will be glued to the radio for the game tomorrow as well - Go Super Leeds :D and we're going to his mum's for the weekend. She lives in Bridlington so we're hoping that sun continues so we can take the kids on the beach. Hope everyone else enjoys the bank holiday and any...

Morning, Lemma have you tried your local Red Cross, or ask the community nurse at your GP's surgery. I'm busy today and I'm going to my MIL's tomorrow for the weekend which should provoke a reaction because she hasn't seen me since easter. :D

toller-girl - 14bs - 10lbs to go mrspnut - 28lbs - 15.8lb to go Corey - 14lbs Donnalou86 - 14lbs - 7lbs to go :party0049: Bexnkev - 20lbs - 11 to go :cool::p vickiabd - 14lbs Lemma - 10lbs - 7.6lbs to go PositiveBetty - 14lbs Blonde Logic - 14 lbs - 11.2 to go! Twinny - 20lbs : 14.6lbs...

Morning, I'm feeling positive today - I put on my pyjama bottoms last night and they are really loose now so I might go and try on clothes today and see how comfortable the next size down is. :D I'm also determined that I'm going to do something productive today as well as having my first...

Personally I wouldn't touch it, I use coke to clean my toilet because it's the only thing that shifts the limescale (why would I want to subject my innards to that). The whole point about abstinence is that we're not eating and drinking in order to look at the impact food has on our lives, and...

I did last bank holiday weekend in Blackpool with 36 of my mates and I managed to abstain all the way through it. The smell of the fast food along the sea front made me feel sick as did the smell in some of the cafes we went into. I did wobble on the saturday afternoon because I wanted to drink...

I do own about 150 cookery books as well as getting more out of the library each month. :D

I go to bed and read cookery books before I go to sleep :D I also have a notebook where I constantly jot down recipe ideas and I also went through all my back issues of good food magazine and ripped out all the recipes I want to keep and copied down some others.

Morning, I had a call this morning to offer me the job I interviewed for yesterday so I am in for a busy 6 weeks or so. In between getting ready to start work, I have to find childcare, find a new house because we'll be moving 2 weeks after I start and go on holiday - all whilst remaining...

Well done you :D

You get weighed at your first meeting but my LLC didn't redo our BMI's then.

Last year I did the moonwalk with a BMI of over 35 and that's 26.2 miles. I was exhausted by the end but I survived. I would advise you to do some training first though even if it's just walking as fast as you can.

Morning - I've had such a busy weekend - down to London to stand on a street corner clapping and cheering on 17,000 men and women walking through London in their bras. :D I have a photo of me and my friend - her in her decorated bra and me in my multiple layers and a bright yellow t shirt over...

Morning, I'm going to london this evening to crew at the Moonwalk, so my hands will be sore and I will probably lose my voice from clapping and cheering every walker that comes past my bit of the route. I walked it last year when I was at my heaviest and I'm planning on walking it next year when...

You'll probably find that next week you'll lose more. I have always lost more the week after I've lost a smaller amount simply because of changes to the amount of water I've drunk or how much time I've spent at the gym. I did 4 sessions at the gym in the last week and have recently started a...

toller-girl - 14bs - 10lbs to go mrspnut - 28lbs - 19.8lb to go Corey - 14lbs Donnalou86 - 14lbs - 11lbs to go Bexnkev - 20lbs - 13 to go :cool: vickiabd - 14lbs Lemma - 10lbs - 7.6lbs to go PositiveBetty - 14lbs Blonde Logic - 14 lbs - 11.2 to go! Twinny - 20lbs Tigerlilly7th - 16lbs...

Afternoon, I've been feeling a bit ropey for the last few days and I ended up with a migraine last night. I took some of my meds but I still feel bad today. I'm going to take it easy today because I've got to go to London tomorrow evening to crew at the Moonwalk and I have to be well enough to...

We knew about 4 weeks ago (and I put in on the hour by hour thread that day), and our counsellor has already run out of caramel - we haven't been able to get any for the last 3 weeks. The banana and strawberry ones are a different formulation and are much easier to mix and they are wanting to...

Morning, Happy birthday Slimsea, and have a great holiday BL. :D I've got my WI tonight and I hope I've lost a decent amount. I find it tricky because my scales and the scales at the gym weigh much lighter than my LLC's scales so I can't always tell whether I've lost or not. I want to lose...

Good Morning from a not very sunny Lincolnshire. I fear that the best of the sun has left us for the time being and I may need to dig out some jumpers again. :( I've got a bit of a headache and I've been feeling dizzy for a few days which I hope goes soon because I still have another 5 weeks...

Morning, I'm taking my toddler to the farm park today but I need to get my bum moving and get showered/dressed. I've also got freestyle dance tonight which is a serious workout, I'm sort of cacking myself even though I did the class last week. Hope everyone else has a good day and good luck...

It doesn't matter what mistakes you make as long as you learn from them - otherwise you'll keep repeating the same ones over and over. Try and write down how you felt when you were eating and how you feel now. If you can work out what triggered it then you'll be able to head it off next time...

I tried it at a meeting one week and thought it wasn't too bad so bought a pot and I had one spoonful out of it and couldn't drink it. Too artificial for me - all I could taste was sweetener. :(

Morning, sorry to all the people tired or who have to work in the sunshine :( but I shall be mostly sunning myself again today. BL - I have made crisps up in advance and put them in a tupperware container for going away, I've also had 2 bars in a day when away for convenience. Just don't have a...

If I'm in a pub and they have no mineral water then I just have soda water (this has the advantage of usually being free). You can choose to see the diet as a pain and a restriction in your life or you can choose to see it as a brief interlude and the beginning of the rest of your life. I've...

I'm hoping to be in a 12 by christmas - I have been dropping sizes fast and bought 2 size 18 vest tops in the supermarket today. I was expecting them to be too tight now, but thinking they'd be ok by my holiday in 6 weeks time. I tried one on and it fits fine now. I shall keep on drinking...

Congratulations, you look fabulous. :D I can't wait to post my after pics.

You can get into ketosis just by eating a very low carb / high protein diet. Try looking at atkins or pig2twig for ideas.

Morning, I'm feeling really good today, which is partly down to the sunshine and partly down to my PMA. I'm wearing a skirt today that I haven't worn for 6 years (how I love to hoard stuff) and it fits with ease. :D I'm also going to have to nip to Matalan for some new vest tops, all mine are...

Afternoon, I've been to get a slide for my little one and she's having so much fun in the garden today. I'm going to the gym this evening but I might make myself some crisps for afterwards. I'm mostly eating crisps, bars and drinking cold shakes at the moment because I don't feel like drinking...

toller-girl - 14bs mrspnut - 28lbs - 23lb to go Corey - 14lbs Donnalou86 - 14lbs Bexnkev - 20lbs - 17 to go :cool: vickiabd - 14lbs Lemma - 10lbs PositiveBetty - 14lbs Blonde Logic - 14 lbs - 11.2 to go! Twinny - 20lbs Tigerlilly7th - 16lbs blue - 20lbs Nade - 20lb Lola - 10lbs...

Some people have difficulty with change, and to them seeing you thinner means that you're different. If your OH and your LLC don't think you look ill then you're probably fine. I would be guided by them rather than someone who hasn't seen you for ages. Also if she lives in USA then she's...

Sorry you didn't feel good yesterday. I do agree with katie though, if you can think positive then you feel better. Also, every time I think about food and think I'd like to eat that, instead of feeling sad because I can't, I remind myself that I am making the choice to be thin. I could eat...

The time has flown by for me and I've found it relatively easy so far but I think that will change once I go into RTM. I am looking forward to the end of abstinence though, but part of that is because I go on holiday then so my first mouthful of food will coincide with the first day of my...

Good Morning to all you losers ;) Hope the sun is shining where you are and that the water goes down easily. Today is my busy day and I should be getting dressed but instead I'll end up having a mad rush at 9:30 as usual. :D Good luck to all those with WI's tonight.

I have been through phases of thinking that I'd like to give it all up and drink/ eat whatever I like but it always passes. Sometimes I think it's because this diet removes all choice that sometimes that can drag you down. I know on a sunny day like today, I'd like to be sat in the garden with...

Well done you - I had loads of people notice last weekend when I was away, but they all knew I am on a diet. I've decided that I need new gym kit because it was just hanging off me yesterday.

Well done, you'll soon be there. :D

Morning, Sun is shining here but I'm knackered and a bit stiff as well. I did freestyle dance at the gym last night and I have never sweated so much in my life - it was brilliant though and we're going to make it a regular thing. :D I ought to go and have a shower and do something constructive...

Morning (just), It's glorious here today and I've done a whole load of stuff already this morning. I'm at the dr's in a bit for my blood pressure check and then I have to nip into town and then I have the dentist at 2. Tonight I am going to try dance freestyle at my gym with some of my LL...

Thanks Cookey :D I'm barbequeing for the family today and I've made myself some crisps and I might also have some ice cream as a special treat ;) I've set up my ticker for the summer solstice challenge.

Morning I've had a lovely weekend in Blackpool with the girlies. Had a bit of a wobble on saturday but my LL mates helped out with a few supportive texts - I didn't lapse and I feel fantastic that I managed a huge meet without alcohol. I'm home alone now, DD1 is coming back from her friend's...

I want to be wearing a pretty dress on holiday at the end of june when I have my first bit of real food. Grilled fish will taste so much better under the sun in the south of france. :D

I'm up for it, and I'll aim for 2 stone this time. :D It's also the day before I go on holiday.

Katie-x--------- 20lbs - 18lbs gone!!! Lemma------- 20lbs - 7.8 lbs gone! Tigerlilly------- 20lbs - 13 lbs gone! Bexnkev------- 20lbs - 22lbs gone :cool::D:character00238::rotflmao::wavey: BL ----------- 20lbs - 16.9 pounds gone! :D:p:rotflmao::eek:;) Tiffanydiamond---------- 20lbs - 4.5...

Afternoon - I've got 5 minutes to sit down before I have to go and pack for my weekend away. I've been to vote, done music group and been to weigh in amongst other things this afternoon and I lost 8lb this week :D I'm more chuffed than a chuffed thing, after last weeks dismal 2.8lb. So my half...

I did that at the weekend TG - which is why I have all the parcels to post today. You have just reminded me to go and try on a pair of fat face boots that were a bit tight round the calf before I started to see if I can wear them this weekend. :D

Morning, The sun is shining here and I've got 14 parcels to package up so I can go to the post office and I will vote on the way. :D I've got WI tonight but not the proper session because we're going to see the Fratellis in Nottingham tonight. I've also got to hoover my car and pack my stuff...

Lola - you look fantastic, congratulations and good luck on CD. :D

You actually don't need to overeat to put on weight, if you are eating too little food and what you are eating is high in fat and sugars then you will put on weight much quicker than if you were gorging on slow release foods and vegetables. I was about 8 stone overweight and thought that I ate a...

Morning, I went shopping yesterday and bought new knickers and pyjamas for my weekend away. I also need some new bras really but I might wait a few more weeks to see how much more they shrink and just go shopping before my holiday. I also wore my jeans that I bought years ago and was going to...

I've lost 2 stone in 6 weeks, so I might lost another stone in the next 3 weeks.

The only restrictions we have are only being allowed to order 2 cranberry and 2 peanut bars each a week but that's manufacturing shortages not our LLC - everything else she has loads of and she runs about 8 groups a week.

You aren't responsible for how he feels, if you've been together for 15 years and never given any reason for him to mistrust you then he needs to deal with the feelings he has. I'm sure that once things settle down he'll feel better about your weight loss but some people feel discombobulated by...

Morning, I've been up for ages with my toddler :( but have been pottering about the kitchen. The sun is out here again, so I'm going to try and get loads of little jobs done today - need to go to the market as well because my older daughter has decided she wants salad every day for her packed...

Morning, the sun is shining here and I feel good. I've ordered myself some new glasses this weekend and I hope they'll be here by wednesday because I'm having my haircut on wednesday evening and want to make sure they go together. I'm going to Blackpool next weekend with a group of friends...

And our group slags off the fashion section, last weeks told us we could change our outfit just by adding a scarf. We were going to go round town looking for the people wearing scarves and ask them if they'd done LL :D

I can't stand simon biaggi or bridget whaserface either. I spend the entire time the dvd is on fuming and muttering under my breath like a mad woman. :D

I hate that bloke with a passion - I want to stab him in the eye every time he comes on the dvd's. In fact I don't want to do the exercises purely because he's told me to do them that is how much I detest him.

I have a dinner dance coming up in July, by which time I will be in week 3 of RTM. I have already decided that I will eat at the dance, because it's at a very special place (The Orangerie at Kew Gardens) and it's a very special occasion which won't come around again, but I'm on holiday the week...

I know realistically that 2.8 is a good loss but I'm disappointed in myself for allowing my water intake to drop and I think that's why I didn't lose another pound. :sigh: Just some crooked thinking, but it will spur me on to drink more this week.

The strawberry and banana were brought in to replace them originally but they've been running them alongside each other to see which were more popular and have now decided. There's still no word on when the tomato soup will make an appearance, but they are reformulating it after the previous...

We were also told last night that the caramel and raspberry flavour shakes are being withdrawn at the end of the month. :( My friend and I are trying to order the rest of the box our LLC has of caramel, so we can continue to drink our lattes.

Morning, I'm a bit down because I only lost 2.8lb last night but I haven't been keeping up with my water so I'm back on a water chart to make sure I get 5l a day. I've also done all my housework already and I put my toddler in time out for biting me and she's got into bed and gone to sleep so...

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Ali's just reminded me, I stopped at the supermarket on my way home from my first meeting and bought a bottle of wine, cheese and olives and scoffed them all. :D

Morning, I've got a really busy day today which is obviously why I've booted up the laptop. I've got laundry to sort out, toddler group and jo jingles for me and small one, school run then street dance for the bigger one and then home for dinner and dash back out for WI tonight. I hope the sun...

I started in the middle of march and like you have told the rest of my group about this site but no-one else has joined up. I do like the support this site brings and see it as an extension of my group, although in the second week our group all swapped mobile numbers so we do text each other...

Morning, I've been feeling good this week after chucking away loads of junk. :D I really feel like I'm sorting out my whole life not just my eating habits and I hope that I continue to feel like this. I'm also convinced now that my LLC's scales weigh heavy because according to 3 other sets of...

Well done you :D and I hope your X rays go well tomorrow.

I am going to do my 14 weeks and then RTM no matter how much weight I've lost, then I'll continue with a low GI plan and exercise to try and shift some more. I'm using LL as a huge kickstart because I found that going to the gym 4 times a week alone wasn't working. :rolleyes: The counselling is...

Once you get to 14 weeks or your target weight then you start on the route to management - where you introduce food gradually over a 12 week period. If you look near the top of the page, you'll see a whole section on RTM which tells you what you can have when. I am in the same situation as you...

Morning peeps, It's a sunny day in Lincoln again and I think I might finish off sorting out the house today. Good luck BL with giving up fags, I gave up 4 years ago after 1 hypnotherapy session and have never craved them since :D best £100 I ever spent. Unfortunately I then managed to put on a...

I spent the last 2 weeks before starting LL eating like I was on death row. I had all of my favourite meals including curry, chinese, baked camembert, chilli, spicy chicken and sausages with one eye on D day. :D The night before I started LL, I went to a dinner party and stuffed my face with...

My on off craving is cheese and pickle sandwich on granary bread and it comes and goes regularly. I'm not going to eat it until I've finished on LL and I bet the reality won't match up to the mental image but I will chew every mouthful really slowly.

Good for you Claire, I'm really noticing clothes are loose now and the size 20 jeans that I was really pleased to get back into are falling down a bit as well. :D

Afternoon, I've been a busy bee today. so far I'm on my third load of washing, made biscuits with DD2, started a vegetable tagine for the rabble's dinner, finished fixing the drawers that I started yesterday (that we bought from ikea at the beginning of march :o). I've also done loads of...

I couldn't believe my eyes when I clicked on this morning to find we were deficient in an hour by hour thread so I thought I would remedy that. I'm sore from all the furniture shifting and sorting out we've done this weekend and I also have a washing mountain to tackle. Hope everyone has a...

Morning, I'm on here whilst I drink my coffee then I've got a chest of draws to put together and then I've got to start pulling everything out of my daughter's bedroom so we can get it sorted out and tidied. :( I'm hoping that we can be finished early enough to go swimming this afternoon but it...

Evening, Corey - we've got 30 days of night to watch this evening as well, we'll have to compare notes tomorrow. I've spent much of the day shifting furniture around and buying new furniture for my older daughter's room so that we can sort that mess out tomorrow. I feel like I want to get rid...

Oh Cookey, it's such a shame I moved last year because otherwise I'd have been able to arrange to meet up for a coffee or something on the weekend. :( Take care of yourself and if you feel the urge then go and tramp round the pine woods yelling c*ck off at the top of your voice. (it may get you...

They do sell tea, and you can have herbal leaf teas, just not fruits or flowers. Peppermint tea is quite nice and is good if you have a touch of windy pops. :D

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Katie - if you're measuring yourself for a bra, don't add the inches onto your back size, it makes the measurements wrong. So many places give you a badly fitted bra because they are taught to do it wrong. If you can go to Bravissimo or John Lewis to have a bra fitted then do so, if you have to...

Morning, the one day that baby decided to sleep in is the one day I have to get up to drive OH to work because he left his car there yesterday to go to the pub with his colleagues. :rolleyes: I'm feeling a bit wobbly today but I'm putting it down to missing class last night, so I may text a...

I've already been to get weighed today and did 4.6lb which takes me to 1.8lb off my first 10% which would be nice. I'm off to see a gig tonight so I'd better go and get ready. :D

Katie-x--------- 20lbs - 13lbs gone!!! Lemma------- 20lbs - 6.4 lbs gone! Tigerlilly------- 20lbs - 9 lbs gone! Bexnkev------- 20lbs - 14lbs gone :D;):character00238: BL ----------- 20lbs - 11.7 pounds gone! :D:silly::clap: Tiffanydiamond---------- 20lbs - 4.5 lbs gone...

Congratulations, that's fantastic news. :D

Morning I think I'm feeling a bit fragile this morning, OH snapped at me earlier and instead of arguing with him I just burst into tears. Doing this diet is makiing me question so many things and one of them is what I am actually getting out of my relationship - I can feel a bit talk coming...

Morning - I've been feeling blah for a few days now and last night's lack of sleep hasn't helped. I need to catch up on my LL homework because I haven't done any of it for ages but DD1 is going to one of her friends later today (when they all get picked up) and I'll put DD2 to bed and get on...

Congratulations - I can only dream of losing 100lb at the moment. What an achievement. :D

I decided a week or so ago that after my 100 days was up I was going to do RTM whatever my weight. If I need to lose more weight after RTM then I will probably follow a low carb diet - although that will probably be my way of eating for ever anyway. :D

WOW - you look amazing and so slim. I can't wait until I can look at a photo of myself and not feel ill.

Afternoon, Good luck Lola and congratulations to all the losers. :D I'm steeling myself for a mass sleepover tonight, my older daughter is having 4 friends over to sleep and I'll have to manage without alcohol which will be a first. I might pitch a tent in the back garden and let them sleep...

I ended up at 42 weeks pregnant weighing about 7lb less than I had at my very first appointment at the doctors about my pregnancy. This was due to not drinking alcohol and was very quickly undone when I started drinking gin again after she was born but if you're sensible about what you eat then...

I agree totally with what BL has said and would also like to add that if you keep reminding yourself that doing this is your choice then it starts to feel easier. Whenever I think about food, I remind myself that I could eat it if I choose, but I also think about how I would feel afterwards and...

I too was told of all the side effects including the risks of drinking too much water - I also did my own research and discovered that I'd have to be drinking about 10l a day to get near the unsafe limit for water consumption. The doctor on the video from the national obesity place spoke about...

Morning, It's sunny here in Lincolnshire, but we're struggling to get moving. We're going to Chester for the weekend to stay in a hotel but nothing has been sorted out or packed and my OH is still in bed. Hope everyone has a good day and loses loads of weight. :D

x-Katie-x--------- 20lbs - 8lbs gone! Lemma------- 20lbs - 2.2 lbs gone! Tigerlilly------- 20lbs - 5 lbs gone! Bexnkev------- 20lbs - 11lbs gone :D;) BL ----------- 20lbs - 7.3 pounds gone! :D:silly: Tiffanydiamond---------- 20lbs - 4.5 lbs gone! PositiveBetty---------- 20lbs - 8lbs gone...

Who cares what she thinks - stuff her. Next time she does it, feign deafness. Her - how's your baby You - pardon Her - how's your baby you - pardon Her - how's your baby You - I've lost weight not my marbles you plank. (or other more explicit words ;)) And if she still carries on just tell...

Morning, Congratulations to those who've lost and are in smaller clothes. Big hugs for people that need them as well. WI for me tonight and I'm not expecting a big loss because I haven't drunk enough water this week. Being at my mum's made it difficult to drink as much as I would at home but...

I got into a load of my size 20 trousers last week including my favourite jeans and that gave me a huge boost, I'm hoping to have lost enough this week to take me to a stone and a half but as I haven't drunk enough water I don't think that I'll manage it but as long as I lose the weight it...

Morning (just), I've driven back from my mum's already this morning - all 150 miles of it. I need to get back into the swing of things again now. I haven't lapsed but I haven't been drinking enough water either and so I felt quite hungry yesterday and today. I've got an interview this afternoon...

Happy Birthday Lady. :D Hope you have a fantastic day.

Good, I shall use what I've got in the cupboard then in place of savoury drinks. Thanks everyone. :D

I have seen this mentioned a few times on here but it isn't mentioned in the book. Are we allowed to have this? I'm asking because I suspect that the savoury drinks are mostly comprised of marigold vegetable powder because it looks and smells exactly the same and if so I'd rather use what I...

At our group WI last night, out of 10 people only 3 of us were in ketosis but everybody lost weight. I wasn't as strongly in ketosis as I have been but I still lost 6.2lb so I'm obviously doing something right.

Morning, I had to drag myself out of bed this morning :( but I also have a huge list of chores to be done so I think I need a boot up the bum. I'm going to my mums tomorrow for a few days and I've already had her questioning me on why I'm doing the diet. I can see a difficult few days but I...

x-Katie-x--------- 20lbs - 7lbs gone! Lemma------- 20lbs - 2.2 lbs gone! Tigerlilly------- 20lbs - 3 lbs gone! Bexnkev------- 20lbs - 7lbs gone :D BL ----------- 20lbs - 4.7 pounds gone! :D Tiffanydiamond---------- 20lbs - 2 lbs gone! PositiveBetty---------- 20lbs - 6lbs gone :D...

Evening, back from WI and I've lost 6.2lb which takes me over my first stone which I'm really quite chuffed about. I have been drinking 5l a day of water though this week and I'm sure that's what made the difference. :D

Morning, I was really ill yesterday and got quite scared about it. I had nausea and stomach cramps in the morning which progressed to every joint and muscle in my body hurting. I was crying because it hurt so much (even more than after I finished the moonwalk last year). I did manage to force...

The time and effort involved in trying to make those hapenny savings just isn't worth the money saved. :o

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Your analogy, ktd, is slightly skewed as cancer is a medical condition that is random in who it affects. Being overweight is not a medical condition and it affects those who consume more calories than they use up. There are lots of comedians who use weight in order to make a joke and I class...

How was it detrimental to people with a weight problem? I have a weight problem and wasn't offended by it. I thought it was a load of rubbish but it wouldn't have me trawling the net looking for the so called slimming aid. Shall we also condemn Peter Kaye, because in one of his shows he makes...

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Good luck for your WI tonight Bex (and that's my 50th post, so I can go and get on with the jobs I should have been doing today :o)

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It was fairly obvious wasn't it. Her face was far too thin for the size of her body.

I shall sign in here I think. I have at least 100lb to lose maybe a bit more. I'm on week 3 of LL and so far I've lost 10.6lb which is a good motivator. I'm also wearing a pair of size 20 trousers that I haven't worn for the last 2 years which is an even bigger incentive. :D

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It's a bit strange that the exact same thread on the CD forum has very different responses to it. Does that say something?

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It's a bit lame but I wouldn't be up in arms about it. Anyone who really believed you can lose 9stone in 6 weeks shouldn't be allowed out by themselves.

I might go to the clinique counter in debenhams today and try and blag myself some freebies. :D

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I agree with the others. You've done it now so put it behind you. Don't dwell on it or beat yourself up about it. Go and find something to occupy yourself that takes you well away from the kitchen. Above all be kind to yourself, we're only human. :)

How about falafels with a low fat yoghurt and mint dip. I also use halloumi quite a bit. It's nice grilled with a squeeze of lemon on it.

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I tried the peanut bar idea and it was lovely. I was sat up in bed on sunday night watching recorded episodes of Torchwood with a cup of green tea and my bowl of peanut snacks. :D

Morning, I really didn't want to move this morning but packed lunches needed making. I've got a day of errands to run that I ignored yesterday when I was enjoying the sunshine. :( Hope WI's go well and every one has a positive losing type of a day. :D

Congratulations, it's such an achievement. :D

Morning, hugs for poorly ones. The sun is shining here and I think I'm going to take the baby off to play at the farm park today. I shall make her a picnic and hopefully tire her out. :)

HI, welcome and congratulations on starting LL. :) I felt a bit rough the first week and I did feel quite hungry at times but it does pass and it does get better. I made meals in advance for my family for the first week so that all I had to do was take something out of the freezer for them to...

For me LL is my next to last resort. My last chance saloon if you like before contemplating gastric band surgery so I am really keen to stick to it and lose the weight. The cost is a consideration but for me, I've cut the cost of my weekly food shop in half by doing LL. I no longer buy...

Morning, it's lovely and sunny here in Lincs, and I've got my washing out on the line. I think I might do the housework today and potter generally. OH will be home from Dublin later and he's been drinking all weekend so he won't be feeling great. I'll get organised so that when he gets home he...

Evening, Congrats to people who've lost and hugs for those that need them. Brilliant news about your bike Katie. I woke up to the sun shining and felt all enthused this morning but a bout of clothes shopping with a stroppy teenager and the rain have dampened my spirits, so much so that I went...

The infection is what's causing the pain, and it won't go without the anti biotics, and without the infection gone then the dentist won't pull the tooth so it's in your own best interests to take them. :)

Morning, I'm really tired today as well, must be the weather. :confused: My OH is away now for the weekend in Dublin, and my usual response is to drink wine, eat crisps and take aways but I shall be strong and resist it all. He also asked me if I wanted a bottle of gin bringing back and I not...

I'm not qualified but I am taking erythromycin during my abstinence but it's a long term medication. If you need antibiotics then I would think they take precedence over being in ketosis, I'd ask your GP's advice.

Lost 4.2lb last night, was a bit down then but morepositive now.

Well done Katie, and a hug for you BL. WI tonight for me and I lost 4.2lb. I'm a bit ho hum about it as I'd have liked it to be more but a loss is a loss and it's still more than I'd have lost on any other diet.

Morning, Good luck with your theory test Katie. Hope everyone else has a positive day. It's WI for me tonight and I'm hoping I've lost enough to make me feel it's worthwhile. I rewarded myself last night with a trip to the spa at the gym and had a sauna, steam and jacuzzi before yoga so I was...

It's weigh in for me tomorrow and I can't wait. I need to drink more water today though, I've only had about 2.5l so far because of being out. I had a great time and I feel more positive for having done something.

Morning, I'm going out to meet a friend and her son today at a farm park near us, so I will have to get dressed before lunchtime. I went to the gym last night after missing a few weeks and I did almost my whole workout which has made me feel better. I have yoga tonight and I might go to the spa...

I'm wishing you every success. We've met in real life and I thought you looked fantastic then as well.

It's in the recipes thread that's pinned near the top of the page. I'm trying them in a minute.

Why not have a continental breakfast and have cooked meat and cheese. You could have some lean bacon perhaps with mushrooms and tomato.

Thanks for the warm welcome. :) I've added this site to my favourites so I'm sure I'll be here a lot. I'm going to try making the crisps for my lunch today.

Put me down for 20lb, I will have to drink masses of water and up my exercise to make sure I reach it. I'm away that weekend and I'd really like to wear all my size 20 clothes that I haven't worn since I had my second baby.

Hi, I'm on day 10 of Lighterlife and I'm feeling quite chipper. I saw this forum mentioned on mumsnet so I thought I'd join to get some extra support. I've seen a name I recognise from elsewhere on here already but I won't out them. I shall go and join in with the may day challenge now. :D