Lighterlife

The thing about body weight is that it creeps on so much easier that it is lost. I don't know why this is (come on all you scientists tell us why!) So being somewhat middle-aged and slightly overweight (well more than 3 stone but I class that as slightly!) I finally got fed up with buying bigger and bigger clothes and decided to diet. Now I have tried a number of diets over the years, as my weight did used to go down as well as up (though once past 40 it seems to have forgotten the downward movement), - Atkins, Slimming World etc (all you dieters probably have your own list similar to mine) ... more

Right, the first thing to say is that this diet will be different for different people. For me, it has changed my life. I started weighing 18 stone, went down to 11-and-a-half and have now gone up to 14 stone again. Let me first of all explain how it works... You don’t eat conventional food. At all. That's right, no wine, no milk, you can't even have an apple. Because it's not just about cutting down on food its about changing the way you think. Like an alcoholic would give up their crutch; booze - you give up food. Instead you have four foodpacks. The options are soups (mushroom, vegetable ... more

I have spent most, if not all of my life overweight and being a teenager weighing in at 17 stone, there was a point where I said enough is enough, especially after the holiday pictures *cringe* So I went to join my local Lighterlife, on the induction I was was weighed in and my weight was recorded on my on personal weighing in sheet. PRICE When you join, you first have to pay £132, first and last weeks deposit, from then on its a constant of £66 a week. They would say that you cant put a price on your health, as an 19 year old, I found this statement I little annoying. WHAT YOU EAT 28 ... more

LIGHTERLIFE IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN The Lighter Life Programme is a weight management programme for those who have over three stone to lose or a body mass index over 29. It is a medically monitored programme which involves cutting out food totally in order to achieve weight loss!!! The object of the programme is to move you away from daily foodstuffs which contribute to your excess weight. Sounds crazy but it really works. I started Lighter Life 18 months ago and have never looked back. The programme uses wholly nutritional food packs which contain all the vitamins and minerals required for ... more

Hi all, i started Lighter Life back at the start of January 2009 and just finished the diet last week 9/04/2009. When first started i weighed 15st and 6lbs and i was only 5ft 2. I've just finished and i now weight 10st and 7lbs, i still need to hit my target weight of 9st but have decided to be sensible now and have a normal no carb diet and do plenty of exercise which is easy now as i don't have the hunger feeling anymore but that doesn't mean im skipping meals, i make sure i have my fruit salad in the morning, my homemade soup for lunch and i salad for dinner. When i started in January i ... more

i lost nearly 9 stone on lighterlife , it was the most difficult diet i have ever done , the prospect of not being able to eat for x amount of months is daunting beyond belief !!! however the idea of losing so much weight a week keeps you strong and encourages you to stick to it . for me the diet was not the issue , keeping the weight off is the problem ! for myself as a competitve rugby player who trains up to five days a week ,i still find it virtually impossible to keep my weight stable ! this stands for my sister and friend who attend the club with me. we collectively are all constantly ... more