Anybody been on LighterLife?

[mummybear86]

Hi, I have been looking into joining lighter life. Since giving birth in Feb, I have been comfort eating and weights piled on even more. Turns out, I have pndepression, so zero will power. Have to lose atleast 5 stones. Can anybody tell me anything about lighterlife at all? Any success? how much weight does a person lose on an average every month? Think it is £66 a week which seems like a lot of money, so just want to make sure the diet is worth paying so much for. Also, do they have an option for vegetarians? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

All I can say is that an acquaintance did it, lost a lot of weight and then put it all straight back on again. He does have serious psychological issues around food though.
The criticism I've heard is that because it's so extreme it doesn't help you learn long term good habits.

A friend of mine has lost a lot of weight on Lighter Life. It does seriously reduce your calorie intake though. Don't know how easy it is to keep the weight off?

I have a baby of almost 7mnths and joined Slimming World 4 weeks ago to get rid of the 3 stone I gained having a baby. So far 11 lbs off. I find it pretty easy as I have no willpower and like the fact I can eat as much pasta and rice etc as I like.

With Lighter life You do get group counseling so you get an understanding of why you over eat.

There can be very very serious health implications to lighter life. Including heart failure. Please please dont do it.

Check out Cook Yourself Thin on tv (channel 4) and get out in the sun with baby for a walk. The sunshine and exercise are supposed to help allieviate depression.

I lost 3.5 stone on it in 14 weeks. Kept it off since Feb, but in all honesty whilst the weight loss is great, as soon as I stopped attending the counselling, I started thinking about food wrongly again. However, I do now know that this is wrong, so some progress. And it hasn't impacted my weight, but I thought I would float around on my cloud of freedom for addiction permanently, when actually I still have to choose all the time and I get it wrong from time to time. I guess it showed me just how deep addiction can run. But the weight fell off and has stayed off.

My friend did it, lost 3 to 4 stone, regained a stone or two, did the refresher 1 month course, lost a stone, and has since regained a couple of stone again. I know someone else who did it, lost loads, but is putting it all on again.

As with any other diet, once you stop doing it, the chances of the weight coming back on are high. I don't want a 'easy fix', just something that will work for me. Have been reading about people who have been on lighter life and all of them seem to have lost a lot of weight with it. Then again, some have maintained it, while some have put it back on again.
Is the £66/week really worth it? Do we have to pay upfront or pay every week? Has it changed your eating habits at all?

Mousey84 - I do go out for walks with the baby but at the moment, nothing really seems to be helping. I know I sound like an absolute failure.

Thank you for your kind words, inzidoodle. I really am unhappy with my weight. I don't remember a time when my weight has been 'ideal'. I have been lighter than what I am today, but never my ideal weight. I'm 23, but look a lot older. Like you would, I stay at home almost all the time. No friends, no social life, nothing. My family lives in another country, so only have my inlaws who are not really family.

I don't think I will be saving any money as I don't spend on food and grocery anyway. Husband's not willing to pay for the diet either as he thinks I should try to lose weight without lighterlife. So will have to shell out whatever money I have saved, after which I will be left with nothing! (Since I'm new to the country, I have never worked, so no maternity pay etc).

Just wanted to ask a few things, do you know if its £66 or £70 a week? Also, how much weight on an average does a person lose in a month? Is it a 100 day plan or something? Will any GP ever say no to the diet?

It went up to £70 in January. I would caution you that if your partner is not supportive, this might be very difficult! If it's purely financial and you can pay through savings then fine, but if he doesn't think you should do it, it could prove very hard to follow. It is 100 days of total abstinence (minimum), and you can continue abstinence to your goal weight if you're not already there. Then the management phase kicks in which gets gradually cheaper as you drop packs and add more food. Like inzi, I devised my own management plan as I couldn't afford to stick with them. The rapid weight loss is a phenomenal incentive and I can't imagine regaining the weight now I have it down to a manageable level. If I regain a pound or two, that's easy enough to lose. It was facing 6 stone to lose that I couldn't seem to get moving! I lost 2.5 on my own and then 3.5 with LL. The 2.5 took over a year and involved giving birth, the 3.5 took 14 weeks. I think it's great, but it isn't the answer to long term weight management - it provides you with a great incentive because it give syou the body you want to maintain very quickly.

My GP said of regaining the weight that most people who lose weight through any means regain it - that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.

I should point out that I am now planning plastic surgery to deal with the loose skin I have left. There is a downside to losing weight rapidly and this is it. However, my energy levels have soared and I can mostly hide the skin. I would still do it again in a heartbeat, and wish I had done it sooner.

just a thought but if £70 is too expensive have you considered cambridge? same diet but only £40 a week. You dont get the group counselling but you do see a counsellor every week