Lisa's Lighterlife diet

I am SO sorry......

I havent posted in ages, I have just been so busy!!

A little update, I have been maintaining my weight loss through healthy eating and excersize, I walked 100 miles in aid of cancer research, I went on holiday and didnt feel concious in a swimsuit, I went parasailing and I am really happy!!!

Last week, I sent some photo's to the BBC who were asking for weightloss photos, Mine were then published on their website and since then a central company that deals with magazines like Closer and reveal have been in touch and would like to feature me in an article! My only problems are that as of yet, I have not revealed to ANYONE my original weight and also I still want to lose another two stone, so I am not sure whether to do it or wait.....

Anyway here is the link to the BBC page, I am picture 9

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5286482.stm

Laters, L xxx

A brilliant long weekend

My friend Kelly came down to stay this weekend and I have had a fantastic time. She arrived on Friday evening and we had a bbq (me just having some nice chicken) and proceeded to get drunk and have a laugh. On Saturday in preparation for our walk we walked about six miles to and from a nearby shopping centre and I bought myself an England shirt to support our boys in their second round game against Ecuador. On Saturday night we chilled and watched a dvd and on Sunday morning my mate Ali picked us up, we were off to see take that!! We had gold circle tickets for Milton Keynes.

We arrived at the venue and when we got let in we were given wristbands and later found out that as we were within the first 2000 people there that we had got into the VIP inner circle!! we were soooo close.

They played the football so we watched England win with 60,000 people, it was awesome! Next came Beverly Knight who was outstanding and then the Sugababes - Brilliant. Just before take that came on all of the sugababes came out and stood in front of us ( good job they are all short or I would have asked them to move!!) They stayed the whole concert and mingled with the crowd and enjoyed it with the rest of us!! Take that were BRILLIANT they know how to put on a fantastic show and there was a surprise guest for relight my fire - LuLu!!! A brilliant night to end a brilliant weekend - my whole body aches today from all the dancing and jumping around we did!! So much fun!!

On a diet note, I am finding it hard to stick to 100% now, I find in the evenings I am feeling a little hungry, but I am determined not to let this go now and I will lose another stone before my holiday!!

Photos from the wedding

Here are the photos of me going to my friend Sams wedding, now they arent great because I asked my dad to take the photos and lets just say that he isnt the best at taking photos!!! I took the first two myself!!

This is the one my dad took, please ignore the shed!!!

Bless!!

I am still going with Cambridge, but I have been eating more and more recently, mainly just protein but I havent put any weight on, just maintained. I am having a last big push now before my holiday. I have managed to get in contact with Avril and will be picking up another months worth of packs on Wednesday.

Having a bit of a miserable time at work at the moment and that made me feel like I wanted to eat, but I am rising above it and I am gonna focus on losing another stone before my holiday - my last target!!

Not been around for a while

Well all of last week I was ill, I got a stomach bug and was really sick for three days, then I got a tooth abcess, so all in all not a great week!! I had a bit of a nightmare because I was so sick, I never ate anything for a few days but then when I got my abcess I was given antibiotics so my mum forced me to eat some bread as it was all I could keep down to take the tablets!! I havent put any weight on at all though (plus I had some chicken and pork at BBQ's at the weekend)

I am going to Sams wedding on Saturday and I just popped into Next on the offchance yesterday and I fell in love with a dress! I havent bought anything in next since 1998 and I tried the dress on and it was a perfect fit!!! I was grinning from ear to ear! So I bought it!! I am going to do all my hair and make up and I will take some photos before I go to the wedding on Saturday!!! Eeeeek I am so excited!!! I am still a few dress clothes sizes more than I would ideally like to be, so I am really pushing myself for this last bit. I went to bodypump tonight and took my friend Kelly! It was sooo funny, as it was her first time, her arms and legs were all over the place and she got cramp!!! When we came out she fell down the steps her legs were so shaky!! It is such a good workout though and it makes you feel so good afterwards, I love it!!

Anyway, I have been being bugged about not updating this for a while, so here we are! Photos will be here on Sunday!

Message for Sarah

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

Officially over six stone lost!

When I first got weighed at the Cambridge counsellors house, I was shocked that her scales said I had lost quite a bit more than I thought. I then checked my aunties scales which were almost identical to the lighterlife scales and found there to be a difference of around four to five pounds. Well I weighed myself on the scales again last night (my aunties) and I can confirm that I have officially lost six stone one pound!! I am finding Cambridge fine in the day, the cartons of milkshake are ideal for work and the bars are absolutely gorge, but I find I am more hungry in the evenings at the moment. I don’t know whether this is boredom, temptation of food i.e. BBQ’s happening or the fact that I am on one pack a day less on Cambridge than Lighterlife? I am not sure. The thing that matters is that I am still losing weight, and trimming up. I still go to bodypump once a week which I absolutely LOVE!! I really have to sort out what I am going to do about getting foodpacks now Avril has left before my supply runs out!!

New photo time!!!

I went out on a hen night this weekend and I had so much fun!!! We were dressed as schoolgirls - well I was more of a headmistress cos I was in black but it was so much fun - met some lovely men too hehehe!!!

Me and my friend Kelly - Me with my dinner promoting Cambridge hehehe

One of the "nice men" and yes I had a vodka or two - justified I think!!

Details of our charity walk

I mentioned a while ago that I was doing a charity walk in aid of cancer research, well our website is now complete!! Check it out at www.sendustocoventry.co.uk

This is such a big thing for me as I could never have attempted to do something like this six months ago as I was tired out walking up the stairs!!! I would be grateful, if anyone who reads this can take a look at our site and please make a donation, every penny counts!

Thank you!

Frustrated and ecstatic at the same time

I am frustrated with the cambridge counsellor April, as she knew me and hannah were coming tonight to get a months supply of food packs as she is quitting and she didnt order stuff in - so annoying!! I got my months worth but hannah had to order stuff and I tried a chocolate bar and thought I had died and gone to heaven!! It was just like a milky way bar, absolutely lush! Wish I had ordered more!

Oh and I lost six pounds (although I am not overly trusting of Avrils scales, they are not electronic) which takes me to losing exactly SIX STONE!!! I repeat SIX STONE !!!!!!! Woot Woot!! I am gonna be a size 14 before you know it hehehehe

First week of cambridge diet

Well my first week on Cambridge has been relatively easy, I was SOOOOO disappointed that I HATED the tomato soup, I was so looking forward to it, and I have decided to solely stick to the sweet packs now. I really like the tetra packs (cartons of ready made Banana or Chocolate milkshake) the mint chocolate and toffee and walnut shakes, I make them into a nearly ice cream state so I get a crunchy ice texture and I love the chocolate orange bars so I feel I can move forward with this more now!

I was a bit worried in the week as I tested my ketosis and had seemed to come out of it, then checked the next day and was back in, so I don’t know whether I had a dodgy pee stick, or if the new packs had affected me slightly. Happily when I weighed myself last night, it seems I am still losing, so I am happy with that.

Did Body pump last night and I put my weights up so I worked extra hard, I just need to work out how to tone my calves more as most of the work is thighs, arms and buttocks, with a whole section of sit ups!!! I do love the class though and come out buzzing every week, never mind being stiff as a board for the next two days!!!

We have been trying to get in contact with the Cambridge counsellor woman, to find out what she has left in stock as she is leaving, but to no avail, even though we are due to go to her house tonight, I think both me and Hannah are going to buy a months worth of packs and go it alone as she is quitting in the next week anyway! Will update later if I managed to buy any packs!!!