Getting fed up of Lighter Life. Phase out (and low carb instead?) or stick with it?

[pinkdelight]

Hullo everyone. I posted this on the Sole Source thread but it's v quiet on there. I find the looong threads a bit intimidating/confusing anyway, so thought best to start afresh and hopefully get a better response/broader feedback. Any thoughts gratefully received...

I've been doing LL for eight weeks now and lost 2 stone. My plan was to do three months and lose 3 stone (taking me from 14st to 11st), but am getting fed up now and thinking of phasing it out and just doing low carb and exercise. I wasn't doing any exercise when I started but now that I am, and it's quite a hardcore bootcampy type class twice a week, I feel like I'd rather do more of that and eat proper (but healthy) food. So partly I want to stop cos I feel like it's done it's job of taking me to a new (healthier) perception/lifestyle. But I also just feel fed up of the sole sourcing, especially because the group-wise of things has gone really downhill lately, with everyone away on hols or giving up for the summer or just staying home to watch the Olympics! Last week there were only two people at the group and it's been thin on the ground for at least three weeks now. I know it's not all about the group, but it did play a big part in changing my mindset and helping me to feel motivated. It kind of has the opposite effect when no one else is making the effort.

So I guess I'm partly here just to offload, partly testing the water to see if others have had this experience/felt this way, and seeing whether people agree that coming off LL Total, either onto Lite or just straight into management is okay? One other factor, I should add, is that I'm not a very authoritative person, and I feel like I may end up sticking with LLT just to 'please' the counsellor as opposed to doing what's right for me. I'm sure if there was no counsellor, I'd just ditch the diet right now. But maybe that's not a good thing. Arrrgh!!! I dunno. Any thoughts??

I heard this diet was dangerous. Am I wrong?

In terms of what? I've heard various things about people having trouble when they go back to real food, but it's rubberstamped by various doctors (incl Hilary Jones!) and there's lots of medical involvement (see the GP before starting and healthchecks every 5 weeks). I don't think it's dangerous for me. Just boring! But on the other hand, very effective. Hmm.

Anyone? Sorry to bump, but I kind of have to make a decision before the meeting tonight...

I would try to stick with it. I did CD for 13 weeks and lost what u needed to lose. If u eat food now you will get out of ketosis and not lose as much.
I tried to make it a bit more interesting by adding Tabasco and herbs to my soups as well as fresh rocket which u are technically not allowed but it doesn't take you out of kt so worked for me. Good luck.

Hi Pink- hope you get to read this before you throw in the towel! Don't do it! Keep going. Look how far you have come! You are 2/3rds of the way there- that is incredible.

I am going to be starting CD in just over a weeks time & am so pumped up & excited I hope it helps you. I know it's boring but, whats boring about loosing that weight really quickly & feeling amazing & at your target? Be specific about where you want to be in x amount of time. So how many more weeks will it take you to loose that last stone?

You said about trying to please the consultant but what really- deep down- will please you? Will it not please you to stick to what you have set yourself, get the job done and then move on to the next thing? Also maybe to speak to your consultant about the sessions being thin on the ground, it must make them a bit bland if there are only 2 of you there so have a think about how the consultant might be able to team up a few more with you whilst it's holiday time for the others.

Hope I don't seem harsh but I know people don't start these thing lightly. And just remember why YOU started- where YOU wanted to get to & whether YOU are there yet? That is about pleasing yourself- not others.

Hope I don't seem harsh

Pink PLEASE do the management part. I did LL some time ago and lost 4 1/2 stone. It was great, came off quickly and I thought it was quite easy. For a variety of reasons I didn't do the management. My weight has gone up and down since and I now find myself in the position of having 6+ stone to shift.

LL is a quick fix but you need to educate yourself long term too.

Wow, thank you for the replies. It was so quiet here yesterday and I left really lost, so it was great to come back and hear your thoughts - and to hear that they were all resoundingly positive and uplifting - not harsh at all! Just what I needed.

I had already gone to the meeting before I read them, but the good news is that I've decided to stick with it and seeing your words it feels like the right decision. You're right that I need to remember why I got into this and how far I've come. I guess this last stone is probably one of the hardest because it's so much easier to get fed up and compromise. But the counsellor said that after the initial sense of release, I'd start to feel regret and the thought that I'd never completed my journey would set me off on a negative note, and undo all the hard work I'd put in, basically.

Then we talked about ways to get over the things that are demotivating me and to be fair, he came up with some really constructive solutions. So I'm going to keep going till my target and yes, I definitely want to do management. You're so right about the long-term education aspect. It is so much easier in the short-term to give in to your self-sabotage, but as you say littlepie, it's not like you really get away with it as the problems are bound to resurface. Good luck with losing your 6 stone and loads of luck starting the CD lizard. I will definitely bear all of your words in mind next time I'm having a dark moment!