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  • lucystrut
    lucystrut Posts: 27 Member
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    And the americans on here don't have Lighter Life so are unaware of the whole programme and what it actually entails. It is not just a VLCD and many people have huge success and maintain in a way that no other programme manges to do. There is lifelong support if you go through the 'route to management' part and a maintenance group to help you with eating in a sutainable and healthy way after the weight has been lost.

    Thanks. It's not actually lighter life I am doing, this is less restrictive, I have the 4 food packs a day but I am never in total abstinence - I have a normal food snack like cottage cheese or nuts and 1/2 pint of skimmed milk every day, then every fourth week I am to have a full week of normal low-card dinners, steak and salad etc, but the counselling side of it is akin to lighter life
  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
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    Hang in there. It gets better after about 3-5 days (really). I have successfully blended VLCD as the quick-start to my journey & then now using MFP to track/plan my maintenance. I do understand and appreciate those who are critical of using VLCD or any "drastic" measures, but I have faith that you are approaching this with the right attitude and dedication. Best of luck with the diet and, more importantly, the IVF!

    WHAT? she has the right attitude? she wants to lose weight on a VLCD so she can get pregnant.

    this place is just insane.

    And your statements of tolerance is EXACTLY what i look for in the message boards here. Thanks for being so supportive. (yes, that was sarcasm for anyone hard of thinking)

    Please allow me to clarify...
    - right attitude: she's not approaching VLCD as the "cure-all" for being overweight
    - right approach: she's using a tracking tool (MFP) to become more aware of her calories in/calories out
    - right incentive: if she wants to be healthy before she gets pregnant, she has the right to try whatever she thinks will help her

    Please, everyone, try to remember that we're all here because we're trying to become the best versions of ourselves, inside and out. And there is more than one successful path to doing that.
  • lucystrut
    lucystrut Posts: 27 Member
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    Hang in there. It gets better after about 3-5 days (really). I have successfully blended VLCD as the quick-start to my journey & then now using MFP to track/plan my maintenance. I do understand and appreciate those who are critical of using VLCD or any "drastic" measures, but I have faith that you are approaching this with the right attitude and dedication. Best of luck with the diet and, more importantly, the IVF!

    WHAT? she has the right attitude? she wants to lose weight on a VLCD so she can get pregnant.

    this place is just insane.

    And your statements of tolerance is EXACTLY what i look for in the message boards here. Thanks for being so supportive. (yes, that was sarcasm for anyone hard of thinking)

    Please allow me to clarify...
    - right attitude: she's not approaching VLCD as the "cure-all" for being overweight
    - right approach: she's using a tracking tool (MFP) to become more aware of her calories in/calories out
    - right incentive: if she wants to be healthy before she gets pregnant, she has the right to try whatever she thinks will help her

    Please, everyone, try to remember that we're all here because we're trying to become the best versions of ourselves, inside and out. And there is more than one successful path to doing that.

    thank u :-)
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
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    I have tried just following a sensible eating plan as well as other diets and I always cheat, I have PCOS and get big sugar crashes and cravings, another reason I chose to start with a VLCD as I read that its good it those circumstances, any other healthy eating plan I've tried before has been carb-heavy and I'm hungry every couple of hours, now I've had a soup mealpack at lunchtime I feel a lot better, think it was just too long from 6.30am to 1.30pm to only have had a shake pack. Whenever I have tried just calorie counting and/or eating healthily before I end up thinking oh I can just have a little bit, but a little bit is never enough, then I'm like well I was bad this morning so today's ruined so might as well be bad this afternoon, and so on. Thought because with this I'm not allowed that "little bit" that gets the ball rolling it might, in a perverse way, be easier to stick to. I really don't know what's best as there's so many conflicting views, all I know is I'm willing to try it

    You might want to try Atkins instead of VLCD. It tends to be very good for insulin resistance--which is very common in women with PCOS. I swear my youngest child was conceived because of the Atkins diet! I was trying to diet and work out and get into shape...I had about 20 pounds to lose. I followed weight watchers and went to a gym 3x a week, and GAINED 30 pounds in a short amount of time ( like 3-5 months). I went to my doctor and was diagnosed with IR. I hadn't been on birth control for 14 months when I started the Atkins diet Christmas week of 2004. I followed a modified version of the diet--50g of net carbs-- until I went back to the doctors the last half of February. Just a few days after my follow up, I discovered that I was pregnant. I had lost close to 20 pounds and continued to lose a few more pounds after I started eating more "normally".
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
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    VLCD work very well for short periods of time, and are safe when controlled.
    They are usually used in short bursts, with frequent maintenance periods.
    Listen to your specialist's advice and stick with it, good luck :smile:
    EDIT: Please note im not in anyway, suggesting anyone, follows a VLCD.
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
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    I have tried just following a sensible eating plan as well as other diets and I always cheat, I have PCOS and get big sugar crashes and cravings, another reason I chose to start with a VLCD as I read that its good it those circumstances, any other healthy eating plan I've tried before has been carb-heavy and I'm hungry every couple of hours, now I've had a soup mealpack at lunchtime I feel a lot better, think it was just too long from 6.30am to 1.30pm to only have had a shake pack. Whenever I have tried just calorie counting and/or eating healthily before I end up thinking oh I can just have a little bit, but a little bit is never enough, then I'm like well I was bad this morning so today's ruined so might as well be bad this afternoon, and so on. Thought because with this I'm not allowed that "little bit" that gets the ball rolling it might, in a perverse way, be easier to stick to. I really don't know what's best as there's so many conflicting views, all I know is I'm willing to try it

    As someone who started a lot heavier than you it is possible to lose weight without being miserable. If you want it bad enough you'll succeed. Starving yourself isn't going to achieve anything.

    And yes I have PCOS so I know how hard it can be.

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