Lisa's Lighterlife diet

My Journey from fatdom to slimdom on the Lighterlife diet!

Hi Sarah,

Thanks for your message, sorry for replying so openly, I didnt know how else to answer your questions!!

1) I have been watching 10 years younger - bikini special (have you seen it?!) and it has scared me silly that if i lose lots of weight I will end up with loose skin galore! I am 27 so a bit younger that the women on 10 years younger but if you don't mind me asking has this been a problem for you or have you found you are quite toned (don't answer if you don't want to!)

I have not had a problem with any loose skin at all and I think that there are a few reasons for this. Firstly I am on 23 so as with you, age is on my side. You need to drink loads of water is the second thing, it helps with your skins elasticity and lastly excersize has helped. Are you from Oxford? I guess you are if you are seeing Lin. Well every tuesday since I started Lighterlife I have been going to a bodypump class at Ferry pool. With Bodypump, even without dieting, you can lose three dress sizes from toning up. What I love about the class is that you are not running around like a mad thing and you dont have to have good coordination, its just lifting weights and using different muscles to music and my word do you feel it!! This has contributed greatly to the toning of my arms and legs!!

2) Coffee! i think it will be a life saver for me but can you have all of the nice flavoured coffees you can get in whittards etc or is just plain old coffee?

I have stuck to plain black coffee and peppermint tea all along (peppemint tea also helps with digestion) but I have been told there is a certain make of coffee called brewers (i think) that does flavoured coffees you are allowed - the best advice i can give you on this is to join the discovery health forum and ask - http://www.discoveryhealth.co.uk/forum3/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2 everyone there is really kind!!

3) Do you find that you get tired and weak throughout the day?

Not really, there are obviously times, i.e. time of the month, when you are feeling mentally weaker than normal, and you will have your bad/off days on the diet, but on a whole, i have felt fine with it. The huge weight loss is a spur to continue.

One last thing, if you are using Lin - my Lin, then you are lucky, she is a fantastic counsellor and a great support, in fact I need to drop her a line to say hi as I havent done so in a while, but stick with it and her cos she is seriously the best.

If you have any more questions then drop me a line, good luck and let me know how you get on OK?

Lisa x