Lighter Life diet plan...

[kazzianne]

Has anybody heard of this or know anybody who has done this? A woman I know from the school gates,has lost 6 stone in 5 months and looks incredible.When I asked her how she had done this she said she had done the Lighter Life plan,which involves no food at all apart from their bars/drinks and water.It is very very strict - but they do insist you get your doctor to give you a medical before they allow you to do it,and you have 1-1 counselling every week.Is this plan a new thing then?

[bex401]

Sounds a bit dangerous to me Kazz,you be careful!!!

[purpose]

I just replied to this but the damn thing freaked. If this gets posted i will try again.

[kazzianne]

I wasnt gona do it Bex - dont think I would be able to stick with it for long,and they apparently dont let you do it unless your BMI is over 29.

[philandlil]

the link below is for their website

http://www.lighterlife.com/2006v4/

[purpose]

It seems long replies can't be posted at the mo, irritatingly enough!!!!!!

Kazzianne - just wanted to add: got a LighterLife mag from Tesco last week �2.90 It seems it has been going for a while as some of the counsellors have been 'qualified' for several years.

[kazzianne]

Purpose - oh,ive never heard of it before.Have just read the link that Philandlil posted,and it seems very well run,but god it would be hard to stick to!!

[purpose]

Lol... well they all seem to have lost 6 stone in 5 months... can that be healthy...? Or am i just jealous...?

They must exercise like mad cos there don't seem to be any baggy bits, either!

[purpose]

OMG - i just went to the site.

They are on 500 calories a day!!!

No wonder they are losing weight!!!

[kazzianne]

well this woman I know looks fantastic too! She reckons you choose 4 meals a day from shakes,bars and soups,and loads of water.Its very expensive though.

[purpose]

Well, it's tempting me... apart from the fact it doesn't FEEL right!

Now, correct me if i'm wrong - but i thought that if you lost weight THAT quickly, your skin is less likely to get a chance to 'fit' again. I thought that to stay toned, you had to lose weight slowly while exercising...?

I have weight to lose but don't want to rush it for this very reason.

[kazzianne]

I agree Purpose - but I think probably that most people who did this would do some form of exercise at the same time if they were aware how quickly they were going to lose it - I would anyway! Did you see that Dr Hilary Jones from GMTV supports it?

[purpose]

Does he? I lost connection and can't get back on the site.

I wonder how one would fare going from eating bars/shakes etc to 'real' food after the desired weight had been achieved. I think i would just go mad and eat loads... lol... prob not a good diet for me, then!

[zara 4]

Its cambridge diet with a modern name,works brilliantly,but don't be fooled,when the weights gone,give it a while and see how she is???

[kazzianne]

it does say on the site what you do afterwards - some sort of maintenance plan but I will have a look in a min and find the website address again for you.

[kazzianne]

Zara - well the lady I know has kept the weight off for 4 months so far - is that good or bad??

[kazzianne]

www.lighterlife.com

[purpose]

I think that's definitely a positive start. I'd struggle with 4 days.

The mag keeps repeating itself that it is 'for those with 3 stone or more to lose', so i guess it is far less beneficial for those who just want to lose, say, a stone.

I feel all positive about being on my own diet now, having discussed this subject - so thanks kazzianne!!

[kazzianne]

im not sure why you have to have at least 3 stone to lose,maybe because your body would tolerate it better.

[purpose]

This sounds cynical, but i'm not sure it's supposed to - they do say that the larger you are, the faster you lose it, so perhaps people with 3+ stone to lose see more 'success' within their 100 days.

I'm still curious about the exercise side of it though. The mag doesn't say ANYTHING about exercising.

[kazzianne]

have you tried the website again?? I will look later - I do know that they give you counselling/therapy every week to find out why you overeat/drink to the extent that you have at least 3 stones to lose.