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★★★★★
“IT WORKS”
Written on: 29/04/2013 by Paulajane
I have done lighter life lite and in 3 months lost nearly 2 stone the counselling was brilliant you don't talk about food just how to handle situations without turning to food. You get in life what you pay for i did the maintenance by buying the books off ebay and gradually introducing meals and lost more weight. Now I am happy I knw that I have to watch what I eat for life. It has cost me altogether about a £1000 but it is the best thing I have ever done. (read more)
★★★★★
“Impressive counselling standards”
Written on: 20/02/2013 by LizShaikh
I recently applied for a job as a lighterlife counsellor and was very impressed by the Standard of training the counsellors receive. What Lighterlife offers you is the counselling to change your behaviours as well as your perceptions about food and weight loss. Whether the clients choose to embrace this is up to the individual. You will lose the weight on the program and if you chose to utilise the skills provided you will maintain the weight loss. I am a masters level counsellor and... (read more)
★★★★★
“DOES WHAT IT SAYS IT WILL DO”
Written on: 11/01/2013 by samantha.davies (1 review written)
I have done this diet back in 2006, it was amazing to see the weight drop of. It is up to you no one forces you but it takes you away from the problem ie calories etc. You need determination and i think anyone who fails is either not yet ready or doesn't have the will power so will continue bouncing around the diets on offer. I am so pleased with lighter life and can not recommend it enough. I feel it has saved my sanity losing 1lb a week on other diets and supposed to be greatful,i... (read more)
Soobazza's Response to samantha.davies's Review
Written on: 15/01/2013
Hi I have joined LL this week and have just completed my 2nd day with success, no cheating. It seems by the write-ups that maybe group leader charge different prices for the food packs, do you know if this is so? Also I read that there is a weekly fee of £15 - I was not informed of this and was not charged when I joined - how is your group run please?
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Sunnysam1122's reply to Soobazza's Comment
Written on: 16/01/2013
Hi, the food packs have different prices soups 1.80 and bars about 2.00 odd. The 15.00 isn't lighter life it goes to the councillor which I think is freelance. I hope this helps. Oh and well done xxx
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Cupcake501's reply to Soobazza's Comment
Written on: 25/01/2013
Hi, I also do lighterlife and the £15 is a fee charged if you stop to group, I presume this goes to your councillor. You then pay slightly less for your food packs so overall it works out cheaper to stop at group pay the £15 and buy your foodpacks all for around around £66 (inc group fee). I think it works out at between £72-£75 if you don't stop at group and just pop in to get weighed and buy the packs. However to make it cheaper for myself over the month and due to only being able to stop at group every couple of weeks I buy my months supply on the day I stop at group therefore I get the packs cheaper without having to go to group every week. Hope you understand this and it helps. x
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★☆☆☆☆
“Total scam”
Written on: 26/10/2012
I did Lighter Life a few years ago and lost 3½ stone. This was more due to being with a great group who all encouraged each other. The councellor was also doing the diet while instructing us, but cheated just about every week - and told us! Since then I put all the weight back on. I've just started the diet again. Paid the new £60 per month 'admin fee' as well as around £120 on two weeks' food packs. I was enrolled without presenting a medical form, but then told two weeks in that I... (read more)
Bimsey01's Comment
Written on: 31/10/2012
£60 per month admin fee - Why - I dont pay an admin fee, I only pay for my packs!
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Imnotreallythisfat's Comment
Written on: 01/11/2012
I have never paid an admin fee, even when restarting after a break. You've been conned!
I've been on and off this diet several years. Trouble is, I know it works if I stick to it. So that tells me I can cheat today - and diet tomorrow. Maybe. I'm resistant to the psychology.
After a recent break, I find they've again changed one of my favourite L-L foods. Cranberry/raspberry bars now have a horrible salty and synthetic taste. Over the years lots of favourites have been stopped.
I'm told L-L change/stop the recipe of packs/bars for nutritional reasons. In which case, have I not been getting correct nutrition while on the old recipes? Or are there other reasons - cost cutting?
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★☆☆☆☆
“LL diet - awful”
Written on: 08/09/2012
Very overpriced nonsense. I don't need counselling, I know I was fat because I ate too much out of greed. I switched to exante and lost 5 stone in 3 months. At 100 pounds per month it was a LOT cheaper and I haven't put the weight back on because I have done plenty of research on my own about how to maintain a normal weight. We must stop waiting to be told what to do all the time by counsellors, GP's etc, responsibility for being fat is in our own hands. If you want to get the weight off... (read more)
Becxcouch's Comment
Written on: 29/01/2013
I totally agree with this review! Although I had an excellent LL counsellor and a fab group (joined in 2009 and still meet regularly now as a group at each others houses), once I lost the weight (5 and 1/2 stone in 21 weeks with NO cheating) I knew exactly what I had to do to keep it off. I have gone up and down around two stone since coming off the packs at the beginning of 2010 but know what I have to do when I feel it needs dealing with and can't justify the price tag of LL now.
I have also gone on to EXANTE packs and just before Christmas I lost 22lbs in 5 weeks and am maintaining well. At just over £100 a month it's a no-brainier. The only downside is I don't like their bars and wish I could still get the LLnut fudge bars but you can't have everything!!
Would definitely recommend a ketogenic diet but they must be done responsibly.
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★★★★☆
“Great if you change your eating habits for good!”
Written on: 21/08/2012 by Becxcouch (1 review written)
I lost 5 1/2 stone on LL 4 years ago and was lucky to have a great, inspirational counsellor, which I think can makeor break it for some people. LL definitely worked for me but many people did that as soon ass they go back. To normal food they put all their weight back on. They then blame this on the diet! The simple fact is the calories in must not exceed the calories going out if you wish to maintain your weight. It is not the fault of the LL diet if you then go back to over eating,... (read more)
Becxcouch's Response to Becxcouch's Review
Written on: 21/08/2012
Sorry for the typos, this iPad has a mind of its own!
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★☆☆☆☆
“Demoralising.”
Written on: 05/08/2012
My sister and myself did this diet last year. I lost 2 and a half stone and my sister 4 and a half. I have put a stone back on and my sister all of it. It's a diet that makes you feel totally deprived and isolated. The counselling is a load of jumbo jumbo about adult state and child state. Nobody mentions hungry state which is what you are permenantly. It's like hunger is wrong and your made to feel guilty for it. I am at Slimming World now and losing weight steadily. I would never recommend... (read more)
Tailz's Comment
Written on: 24/08/2012
I agree about most of the counseling stuff is bs but u just have to take away what u need from it. For me it's just about thinking positive eating a more balanced diet and learning to enjoy and want healthy food and to unhealthy food. Also do more excercise but just generally being more active. I think they are talking a load of junk on the psychology side, like what u say about the child state they have used bad analagies and poor psychology in my oppinion but no doubt that the diet is working and although I feel hungry some times iv worked out a routine that works for me which is a packet for breakfast and lunch then an afternoon meal like 5ish then a packet in the evening cos thats when I was snacking most. Also I drink as much tea as my dairy allowance will allow as well as water to fill me up any other time I feel hungry. It's been 2 weeks and iv lost 6kg hoping to loose almost 2st in just over 4 weeks. Obv it's difficult as yo have to control cravings but it's a good excercise in will power and I have not strayed yet although I do enjoy watching other ppl enjoying food I'd like to be eating lol,it's creeping out my bf but it's not for too long. I just miss the variety. But looking forward to fitting in to my new clothes iv bought as an incentive and push to do it as too late to get a refund so I have to make it and I WILL!! Good luck xxx
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★★★☆☆
“Im thinking of going back”
Written on: 27/07/2012 by ladybirdhouse
i lost nearly 9stone on ll a few years back, but 3stone has started creeping back on. Does anyone know the new prices as im aware its no longer £66 (read more)
Shawaii's Response to ladybirdhouse's Review
Written on: 08/08/2012
I have just gone back with the belief that as I had done the whole program back in 2007, briefly returned in 2010, I woul dnot have to pay anymore for group sessions. WRONG. The website states collect your packs and free monthly counselling in the refresher section. I was not amused that I had to pay for group sessions I would not use. I was either going to pay for the sessions or the foodpacks were dearer?? Sessions £15 a week. Foodpacks vary from £1.80 for bars I think upward depending on what you have. This allegedly gives you choice on what you spend!! So you can choose to live on the £1.80 stuff (bars if I recall) or spend more. So either way the person got her money each week.
I have since been in communication with HQ about the misleading advertising and they have now put the onus back on the counsellor stating she can charge what she wants as they have three price brackets.
I lost 6 stone first time round. I know why I put half back on and don't need someone going over it all again. I think it's a disgrace that you are held to ransom and mislead in this way.
So at the moment I don't know if I will stay or go once the month is up. Personally I think any counsellor worth their weight (scuse pun) should attract more business by using their discression. If I don't need personal group meets, but doing the diet again will promote the place then doesn't need a rocket scientist to work out you gain in the long run.
To con peole and that is exactly what they are doing, by saying you pay for session stay or go (This just for return people) or you pay more for food packs which is the same money as staying is and must be a rip off. I am going to take it further and I hope they get their knuckle firmly wrapped.
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Becxcouch's Response to ladybirdhouse's Review
Written on: 21/08/2012
I did LL 4 yrs ago and lost 5 and 1/2 stone. I've kept most of it off but want to lose about 18lbs and have discovered an identical diet online called Exante. It is a third of the cost, you can buy the packs online and you don't have to go to classes. The packs taste fine (although the bars are a bit yuk) and you only have 3 packs a day instead of 4, although they are bigger and fill you up more.
I would recommend it if you are considering going back on this kind of diet!
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★★★☆☆
“Very little support from the Counsellor”
Written on: 08/07/2012
I joined Lighter Life Light and was impressed with the food and the fact that I could have one low carb low fat meal per day. Downside was I got no support from my counseelor as she did not have enough people on the Lite program and had no room on the regular meetings. When I stopped going I did not receive one phone call or e-mail to ask why. She was only interested in taking the money, weighing me me and giving me the bars, soup etc. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Not for me !”
Written on: 24/06/2012
I knew lighter light was expensive when I started but thought it would be worth it to lose the weight. I started off ok but found the drinks very sweet and oddly, left a salty taste in my mouth. I continued for the week and lost 5lb. The second week I just craved something to eat. Not particularly junk food, but vegetables and fruit. I felt I needed to eat something and finally gave in. I wasnt impressed with the councellor at all, considering we had to pay £15 each session, I wondered... (read more)
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★★★★★
“I feel great!!!”
Written on: 03/06/2012
I started lighter life on wednesday (almost a week) the first day killed me!! i thought i couldn't do it, but on day 2 i felt on top of the world and it hasnt been even a week and many people have been commenting on the weight ive lost, i even feel a difference something which i dont ever realise!!# the food is different, you have to get used to it...i personally liked the carbonara,minestrone and the shakes the price is steep but if you think about it when we go out socialising we do spend... (read more)
★★★★★
“Everyone's different..”
Written on: 22/05/2012 by eileen1987
I've read some of the negative reviews and have to say that for my it was different.I did lighter life last year and lost 3 stone. I kept the weight off but stupidly started eating rubbish at work and gained about 12lb . Had i have kept doing what i was doing which was eating sensibly and eating like a 10stone 10lb person should i would have been ok. I did not suffer from any headaches, feeling sick, dizziness etc etc. The whole idea of ll is that you follow the program and understand what... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Lighter Life? - Steer well clear!!”
Written on: 18/05/2012 by 6129tony (1 review written)
Some years ago I went on the LL diet programme and stuck to it religiously, even forgoing my Christmas dinner. I lost 91/2 stones and found that I could buy off the peg clothes for the first time in 25 years. I felt good about my appearance, but I was always tired and cold, so I didn't really feel good 'inside'. I was 26 stone when I started, and 161/2 stone at the end. As soon as I started to eat I gained weight. I was only eating light meals, but the weight piled on and on. I now weigh... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Great at the time”
Written on: 08/05/2012 by klairy (1 review written)
I decided after a lot of thinking to try LL, I was extrealmy overweight and the idea of 1-2lb a week weightloss was deflating before i even got started. LL did everything it did on the tin for the innitial 12 weeks, i lost heaps of weight(5st 8lb) however as soon as the 12 weeks were up, the consultant lost intrest, classes were canceled and she became more interested in getting our money, i lasted for 3 weeks after this. Needless to say i have gained 4 stone of this weight back... With... (read more)
Guest's Response to klairy's Review
Written on: 17/05/2012
What a shame that your consultant let you down so badly! Mine is wonderful and although this is my second time on LL, she is as encouraging as ever. The result is that I have now lost five stone, been able to come off my blood pressure tablets, and still have the enthusiasm to lose 5 stone more to reach a healthy weight. I really hope you find the energy and willpower to try again, but make sure you find the right consultant. And the LL Forum is a great source of support. Good luck!
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Guest's Response to klairy's Review
Written on: 18/05/2012
I will never do it again, i'm glad you are doing so well on it though, there is the odd majority that do, i have had two friend who ended up in hospital as a direct result of ll.
I am losing the weight again now but I would never go back to it.
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★★★★★
“Join now!”
Written on: 30/04/2012 by Guest27
My third day into the diet and it's going really well. Food pack are quite filling and taste okay too.Lost 2pound in 2 days! Feel great. Altough really expensive its going to woth it when I finally lose the weight.. (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Good while it lasts!”
Written on: 05/04/2012
I did LL 3 years ago and I loved it. I did the initial recommended weeks, then some more and the maintenance weeks. I lost 6 1/2 stone and felt wonderful couldn't praise the diet enough. I started to regain weight the following year, slowly at first and very soon it was going on in leaps and bounds. Now 3 years later I have joined Weight Watchers and I am a stone heavier than I was when I started LL and to top that I have just been diagnosed with Gallstones. (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 14/05/2012
i' am sorry to hear, its souds a little bit likemy storey when it comes to putting it back on. But to be honest, i did not change my eating habits. This is the battle that you have to over come. im trying a combination of milk shake diet and lowcarbs food for now. I want to keep it off this time so I am exploring different foods. Good luck.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Told I was too fat to go on the lighter life lite...”
Written on: 20/03/2012
I had a baby 1 year ago through IVF which included me being on steriods for 4 months. 1 year on and I haven't lost the weight I would like & as I'm keen to do another round of IVF i want to lose around 2 stone over the next 3 months. I didn't want to do the full on LL programe as I had read some negative reviews and want to be as healthy as possible going into IVF. I also have to entertain clients at lunch time and knew that total abstinence of food couldn't work (my issue is evening meal... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 27/04/2012
That is awful. Noone should be made to feel that way!! I don't blame you for never going back. One thing i thought of though......why does Pauline Quirk advertise Lighter life lite....there is no way she would of had a BMI of 30 is there. Good luck with the weight loss and all the luck in the world with conceiving again xx
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Talonqueen's Comment
Written on: 21/05/2012
Pauline Quirke was sponsored by LL and they paid for all her food packs. She must be really careful now to keep the weight off or she will be right back where she started.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Don't do it ”
Written on: 18/03/2012
I started LL at 11st 7lbs and in the 8 week programme got to 9st 5lbs so I was very happy then I went back to eating normal food, before I knew it I was 12stone! It's like it happened overnight I didn't even realise! Now I've lost a bit of the weight again by exercise & healthy eating, but because I lost and put on the weight do quick, I have stretch marks all over my tummy thighs & arms! I spent so much money on this diet and regret it so much, I was always tired and never felt up to doing... (read more)
★★★★☆
“I am doing it and it works....”
Written on: 12/03/2012
I started lighter life 5 months ago today and have lost 4 stone. It is hard work to start with, but I can honestly say that I am not hungry and I am feeling extremely well. My doctor recommended this diet after years of struggling with my weight. I regularly get checked out by my doctor and I have had no problems i.e no hair loss, no illness (actually not had a sniffle since starting). The only problem I have had is bad breath - which is controllable. The weekly counselling sessions... (read more)
Ecres14's Comment
Written on: 14/05/2012
your absolutely right. I did the diet, but put on the weight back and more, BUT i can honestly say I did not change my eating habits. That was the problem. I am doing the diet again but not restrictive as before and am trying different foods to lose and maintain my new weight to come.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Do not do this diet!”
Written on: 03/03/2012
I lost 6 stone on this diet in 6 months! Wow that's impressive isn't it ? Well let me tell you that I have now gained all of the weight plus another stone. I am waiting to have my gall bladder removed as a direct result of this diet ( they do not tell you about this when you join). Also on completion of the diet I lost a lot of hair which has never grown back. My counsellor was ever so interested in me when I was paying the full amount each week but when when I reached goal and my weekly... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 19/04/2012
They cannot cope with someone who wants support?! This sort of drama-queen statement is what makes your review less than trustworthy. Yes, you do seem like a woman who is blaming others for her unhappiness, unfortunately.
It seems that for those who went back to a dreadful diet and unsurprisingly put on their weight again are the ones who say LL is rubbish...and id be interested in your medically verified evidence that LL caused your gall stone..
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★☆☆☆☆
“Big Mistake”
Written on: 12/02/2012
5 years ago I had an injury which resulted in me giving up a very active life and job. Weight piled on and I went from 9st to over 13stones in 4 years, I am only 5ft 1" so as you can imagine I was fat and my BMI showed that I was dangerously obese. Last year I decided to try LL to get back to my normal weight in time for my husband coming home from a 6 month secondment in Asia. It started well in spite of the fact that I didnt like the Weight Management Counsellor or the meals! I persevered... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Lighter Life!!! Dont Bother!!!!!”
Written on: 08/02/2012 by Daveyboy1602 (1 review written)
Just tried Lighter Life and had to come off it after 5 days, it made me feel so ill, i had headaches, was freezing cold and had kidney pains. Its a very big ask expecting people to survive on 500 cals a day, the food packs arent great, the shakes amd bars are nice, but the main meals are disgusting and the people that are on it who say the meals are tasty probably think they are tasty as its all they can eat, it is essentially starvation as you cant eat a thing except the 4 food packs a... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Heavier Life!”
Written on: 31/01/2012 by marthasweetcheeks
As many other reviewers have said, you CAN lose weight with lighter life, but once you stop you put all the weight back on. I was feeling really good about losing the weight but now I'm heavier :-( (read more)
Guest's Response to marthasweetcheeks's Review
Written on: 24/06/2012
No. You only put the weight on if you go back to the same habits. You cannot expect to repeat the same behaviours and expect a different outcome. I lst 5 stone and kept it all off for 3 years. When I let myself slip, stopped exercising and ate lie a pig I put on a stone. That's not lighter life's fault, it's mine. Simple.
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★☆☆☆☆
“lighter life is a farce”
Written on: 27/01/2012
Keep away. Following a sensible diet plan will be much more beneficial. Ketosis is an absolute farce and the counselling sessions are feeding you on your own guilt and food issues. People are losing weight as i did, but as soon as you eat solids and not shakes your body stores it and is relentless in letting go. I was very ill on LL and many of the people in my class noticed that they were as well. Avoid, see a dietician and put your will power to use and follow a sensible and healthy... (read more)
★★★★★
“Helped me immensely in losing weight ”
Written on: 06/01/2012 by weight_matters (2 reviews written)
I've been on the Lighter Life program for 2 and a half months now and I have lost 3 stones. I was skeptical of the program but barring the first week (which by the way was very tough) the following weeks have been less stressfull and easier because I have now got a hang of things. I never had any kind of medical issues but bad life style and binge eating were the reason for my weight gain. However LL program has made me realize where I was going wrong and guided me on the right path. A big... (read more)
★★★★★
“Lighter Life. GETTING THERE..LIGHT AT THE END OF THE...”
Written on: 01/01/2012
I started the LL diet back 2 months ago and so far I have lost 5 and a half stone. I have experienced NO sickness or health problems. I dont feel hungry at all. I only have the vanilla milk shakes but this is fine and keeps me fulfilled. Yes it is hard to drink so much water and go without food when everyone else is eating but what type of diet is not hard??? At nearly 38 stone this was my last chance do or die and I couldnt be happier at what i have acheived so far, finally there is light... (read more)
★★★★★
“Lighter Life Total Programme”
Written on: 24/10/2011 by SkinnyToffee
I have been on the Lighter Life Total programme now since 2 August 2011 and to date (24 October 2011) I have lost dead-on 3 stones (I am due to be weighed again tomorrow evening so I will have lost more). Health Benefits: At the beginning of the programme my BMI was 39.9 it's now down to 31.5 - this is a massive health benefit, particularly as I have high blood pressure (it's nowhere near as high anymore and my GP has even said I may find I have to stop taking the BP medication). I have... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Lighterlife - dont do it!”
Written on: 10/09/2011
I have to post this anonymously as I used to be a LL Counsellor. Dont do it! I did the diet myself and lost 3.5 stone. I put it all back on and then some! It IS doable in the weight loss phase, and the idea of the counselling is logically sound - but it just doesnt work! I had only a handful of clients who kept the weight off and they didnt have issues to start with. My body is now so messed up its untrue. I had to have surgery to remove my gallbladder - there is a fair chance that... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 16/09/2011
Its everybodies individual choice and what works for some may not work for others. So basically if it is not your cup of tea then that does not mean its not for everybody. Personally I feel it is the easiest and the most doable eating plan I have done so far. If you go back to the way you were eating before your weight loss of course you are going to regain the weight thats not rocket science. As for being sucked in - all diets out there today are doing their level best to compete with each other - Its the individuals choice which way they want to go. I can personally recommend it to anybody who has weight to lose. I have never felt this good in a long time and it is all down to doing lighter life
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 26/09/2011
Oh dear. An ex-LL counsellor with a huge chip on their shoulder! So you say it works - as you say you lose the weight. But then you say it doesnt work - as only a few keep it off. So just like any other diet then if you go back to your old habits! Then you criticise rapid weight loss - but go on to suggest doing the Cambridge Diet instead! How stupid do you think people are? I hope you are doing very well as a Cambridge Diet counsellor now. Your review is so full of contradictions and utterly rubbish. And you want people not to do it cos the counsellors don't make enough money out of it - i.e. YOU failed to make enough money out of it as clearly you deserve to have done given your attitude. Your review is an embarrasing joke.
[I have no affiliation to LL, have lost 9 stone on LL and maintained for some time]
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 27/01/2012
to the guest who has lost 9 stone...congrats but goodluck keeping it off. Im am an ex LL follower and lost 4 stone myself (thats what happens when you only have 500 calories a day and milkshakes....when back on solids it all goes back on and your body stores it cos you starved it for so long. Now I am following a sensible diet plan eating solids and the weight is coming off. I have never felt so sick when i was on lighter life. You are losing weight and it gives you a boost but take off the sunglasses and hopefully you will see it for what it is...just another farce.
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★★★☆☆
“Mmmm tough one”
Written on: 27/08/2011 by stevem200872
I have been on lighter life now for 3 weeks and so far lost 1.5 stone I was 19 stone to start with. The shakes are nice, the soups are okay too and out oof the bard cranberry is lovely. The first week was tough I had Bar-B-Q's it was my birthday and my wife's but I stuck to it and my will power is rubbish when it comes to food. But for me the ketosis is what stops me from cheating, it takes 3 days to enter ketosis and for the sake of eating one meal it's not worth it. After the 1st... (read more)
★★★★★
“LL works if you want it to”
Written on: 06/08/2011
Like any diet this only works if you commit to it, and you have no more chance of putting the weight back on than you do with any other diet. If you achieve your target weight and then go back to eating as you did before, then yes, you will put the weight back on. But that is why the group sessions and route to management are so important, and you must have a LL counsellor who is supportive and informed. I've lost 10 1/2 stones in 9 months and I've struggled at times, but overall I would... (read more)
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★★★☆☆
“Trial packs required.”
Written on: 22/07/2011
Hi everyone, I've been hearing a lot about lighterlife and would like to give it a try. Anyone with unwanted packs to sell??? Ideally you would have Paypal or be in London where we can meet and I buy from you. I know they are not allowed on ebay, so maybe list on ebay as a diet book and write the proper info ie available packs in the description section. Many thanks.Please contact me on talie812 at yahoo . co .uk (replace 'at' with the correcet at sign' (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Lost my belief”
Written on: 08/07/2011
I have been with the LL program for over 5 years and I lost 3stones on the first attempt, and now I am 'locked in', once I am off the packs, I cannot control my weight and put it back on again. Until recently I assisted the LL counsellor, but I was noticing more and more clients returning having put the weight back on, of course myself included. I have become disillusioned with the whole thing. Yes its does work, you get a quick weight loss, but I feel it is unsustainable when you return... (read more)
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“Don't do it”
Written on: 02/07/2011 by Jane1
As a Personal Trainer with qualifications in nutrition too, this is a very damaging way to lose weight! As it can ruin your body in many ways. It maybe a quick fix but is it really worth it? What are you going to do? stay on it for the rest of your life? (which will probably be cut short because of it!!!) When you do come off it, most of the time people haven't learnt to change their eating habits and just revert back to how they ate before going on lighter life/ lesser life! and the... (read more)
Guest's Response to Jane1's Review
Written on: 12/07/2011
That's easier said than done. I work as a hairdresser with my own salon I don't have time to excercise all the time and sometimes I miss my lunch because I'm too busy then I'm hungry at 4pm so I eat the first thing I see! I cook healthy meals but that's not enough. I am thinking of doing lighterlife because I am depressed about my weight and I'm afraid my insecurities willbe an issue in my marriage. Is'nt it better to get the weight off first and then concentrate to keep it off
Amanda
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Guest's Response to Jane1's Review
Written on: 11/08/2011
A diet is what is needed if you have large amounts of fat to shift, and you must have to put in your body less than it needs to do this. The diet works if you learn to take in what your body needs the rest of the time when off the diet. Unfortunately you can educate people on how to do this, but it is then up to the individual to follow the lifestyle. The diet is not the problem , as it obviously works it is the sesibilities of the person to change their lifestyle. Of course you will put the weight on and more if you go back to your old ways, and I don't believe that the diet has caused even more weight to be put on, it is just that when you get fat you tend to just carry on eating more and more and get fatter and fatter!!!!
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★★☆☆☆
“I am about to start the LL programe on Saturday. I...”
Written on: 16/05/2011 by joannasavage (1 review written)
I am about to start the LL programe on Saturday. I have found the information that all have written here very useful. I have met the LL leaders & they are all really helpful and friendly. Cant wait to start the group.I do have concerns over the reviews that talk about sickness etc. I want to have a kick start and the diet is recommended only for 16 weeks. I have read lots of information from the websites which has been really useful and decided to give it a go. You have to go to see your... (read more)
Guest's Response to joannasavage's Review
Written on: 04/06/2011
i too im starting this plan... i am concerned with all the bad reports about this.. especially the weight gain after and the sickness... but i feel i need to tey this because if i dont.. it will be a case of what if!!!!!! goodluck to u and me... keep me posted how u are geting... for morale support... liz
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Guest's Response to joannasavage's Review
Written on: 19/06/2011
Good luck. I am seriously thinking of starting this weight loss program too. How much is it each week?
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★★★☆☆
“I started LighterLife in January 2009 and lost 3 stone...”
Written on: 17/04/2011
I started LighterLife in January 2009 and lost 3 stone in three months although it was a struggle, by October I had lost a further stone in total I went from 14st to 10st, however I have now become totally obssessed by food I think about it all the time, eat all the wrong things and am back up to 13st. To be fair LL have been very supportive and I know a lot of people who have maintained their weight loss, equally I know plenty who haven't.
I am now at a stage where I am very disappointed...
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 14/06/2011
Yep same here, did the diet 3 years ago. Lost 5 stone and now have put it all back on. Since then, I've tried all other diets, WW, SW etc but none have worked. So am back on LL again. It's the only diet that ever worked for me. I'll make a point to see the management programme through this time
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★★★★★
“Having lost five and a half stone in six months on LL...”
Written on: 07/04/2011
Having lost five and a half stone in six months on LL I can only praise this diet. Yes it is extreem and expensive but it works. Having tried all other manner of diets I needed a swift result to keep me motivated. I am now able to manage my weight and make sensible food choices. I thought I had arthritis in my knees... Just fat knees and too much weight being carried through them. For all those who say they have health problems with this diet there will be many for whom it has been a... (read more)
★★★★★
“I have lost 5 stones on LL since October 2011 and have...”
Written on: 31/03/2011
I have lost 5 stones on LL since October 2011 and have not looked back. I feel better than I have ever done and have no regrets. If you are considering this diet but have concerns just speak to your local LL counsellor who will support you all along the way. There are some downsides ie, you cant really have a social life whilst doing the diet however it is a temporary phase which will change the rest of your life.
For those who are worried about the cost - I planned to put this on my credit...
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Msdiet's Comment
Written on: 21/04/2011
What about sagging skin? I'm worried, I have 5 stone to lose but don't want to become flappy.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 23/07/2011
Since October 2011 .... are u a weight loss time traveller or are you a LL representative trying to sell this disasterous programme.
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★☆☆☆☆
“My mum did this diet a couple years ago, she lost...”
Written on: 20/03/2011
My mum did this diet a couple years ago, she lost about 3 stone but has since put it all back on.. She has had dry skin and hair ever since, more importantly it ruined her memory. She struggles to remember simple things and after reading more into it I've discovered this is common since you're starving you body and it can do irreversible damage on your internal organs. The only healthy way to lose weight is healthy eating and exercise. Don't do this diet. Also one of the founders is obese,... (read more)
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“in a nutshell i did this programme for three months...”
Written on: 18/03/2011
in a nutshell i did this programme for three months was not informed of the need for the higher calorie intake week (to stop gall bladder problems) and ended up seriously ill in hospital for months a at a time eventually having
having my gallbladder removed. My coucillor could not have cared less and more or less refused to even talk about what had happened to me.
Yes I may have already have has a gall bladder problem brewing in fact i was in the high risk catergoy, the right age, just had...
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★★★★☆
“I lost three stone on lighterlife and found it to be...”
Written on: 11/03/2011
I lost three stone on lighterlife and found it to be the best diet I have ever tried. Yes, abstainance is tough - but only for a short while, then it gets easier, much easier than counting points, weighing food, balancing carb and protein or boiling cabbage! I had done them all over 10 years and steadily gained weight. Although my weight still creeps up (I love food!) I am aware of my issues and a few weeks back on the Lighterlife light or maintenance and I am back on the rails again. (read more)
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“Lighter life? It`s only about the money, there is no...”
Written on: 28/02/2011
Lighter life? It`s only about the money, there is no interest in you as an individual, only the insistence of paying for a whole week when you don`t need it. No flexability or understanding if you struggle, no individual support, just an insistence on "sharing" your journey with others with ludicrous rules about what you can and cannot discuss(whilst the counsellor appeared to be immune from this rule). Added to this a counsellor who is on her own ego trip, (enjoy the fancy premises (Mid... (read more)
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“Seriously consider the long term impact of the...”
Written on: 26/01/2011
Seriously consider the long term impact of the Lighterlife diet.. You lose weight on this diet because you stop eating. So yes, it does what it says -you lose weight,but you also lose nutrients which can have an impact that lasts for years. I was on it for 3.5 months and and came off it immediately after my doctor took a blood test and saw alarming results.
The cognative therapy is the only positive thing - it makes you look differently at food. Starving yourself is not safe (no matter...
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“I am looking into starting this "diet" but I am...”
Written on: 19/01/2011 by slb2011 (1 review written)
I am looking into starting this "diet" but I am concerned about how strict it is. I have 3 stone max to loose for my wedding in August and from reading the reviews people have posted it sounds like this is achievable from lighter life. My only concern is that I have about 3 occassions in Febuary when I was looking to start that would involve me having to come off the diet for an evening at a time. Would this cause a massive problem?
I have my initial introduction meeting on Saturday but...
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★★★★★
“I now totally recognise why I was fat and why if I am...”
Written on: 16/01/2011
I now totally recognise why I was fat and why if I am fat in the future it will be my choice. What a wake up call. I lost 5 stone innitially but feel better putting on 7llbs that was 2 years ago. I love that you get results so quickly, of course when you come off the plan the hard work starts but believe me nothing tastes better than being able to walk into a shop and buy a size 12 and know its going to fit. I still go back for a boost every now and again and will continue to do so for... (read more)
★★★★★
“Lighter life was the best thing I ever did! I lost 3...”
Written on: 30/12/2010
Lighter life was the best thing I ever did! I lost 3 stone in 8 weeks to reach my target weight, then went on to lose another stone without really dieting, so I lost a total of nearly 4 stone. That was just over three years ago and I've put on about 7lb but I'm still below my target weight. I don't actually diet, but do things like have only two biscuits instead of 6 or 7. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to lose weight.
Lighter Life is the best!
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Slb2011's Comment
Written on: 19/01/2011
I found this review very helpful because... I am in the process of thinking about joining so I am reading the reviews very carefully. I have about 2.5 stone that I needs to loose after putting on over the last 5 years and your comments have really helped. My only worry is family parties and my friends weddings that all seem to be coming up over Feb/ March. Should I be waiting for these to finish before joining?
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★★★★★
“I have lost over 7 stone and have kept it off for 2...”
Written on: 23/12/2010
I have lost over 7 stone and have kept it off for 2 years now.....yes I still see my councilor occasionally to keep me on track....but the weight stays off. This is the first diet that has truly worked for me. I never once felt ill, hungry or tired during the whole time that I was on it (about 7 months). Full information was given to me prior to commencing this diet - I would unhesitatingly recommend it to other people. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I was so excited about starting the diet. I did lose...”
Written on: 15/12/2010
I was so excited about starting the diet. I did lose weight but I became very ill on it. At first I was told it was just my body adjusting, but it got to the point I couldnt even stand for more than a min without coming out in a cold sweat and feeling like I was going to faint!! The final straw came when my fingers started seizing up, couldnt move them, then i got it in my wrists, toes and feet. Got an emergancy appointment with my doctor and had blood tests done. Was told id get my... (read more)
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“I AM 20 WAS ON THE LIGHTER LIFE PROGRAM FOR 15 WEEKS I...”
Written on: 21/11/2010
I AM 20 WAS ON THE LIGHTER LIFE PROGRAM FOR 15 WEEKS I BROKE THE DIET FOR 1 NIGHT HAD A MEAL WAS FINE 4 WEEKS LATER I WAS FEELING ILL FOR A FEW DAYS SO I DECIED TO EAT SOMETHING ORDERD A TAKE AWAY AN WITHIN AN HOUR LATER I HAD THE WORSE PAIN OF MY LIFE IT STOPPED AN CAME BACK AN HOUSR LATER I TRYIED TO GO TO THE TOILET AN EVEN SICK THE FOOD BACK UP THE PAI WAS UNREAL I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THEY GAVE ME BLOOD TESTS SIAD MY LIVER WAS HIGH 400 AN GAVE ME A SCAN SIAD I ALSO HAVE GALLSTONES I... (read more)
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“THIS DIET CAUSED ME GALLSTONES AT THE AGE OF 20 AND...”
Written on: 05/11/2010
THIS DIET CAUSED ME GALLSTONES AT THE AGE OF 20 AND DAMAGE TO MY LIVER!!!
I done the LL diet for 14weeks and lost over 2 stone i was over the moon BUT when i came off it everytime i ate solid foods i would have abdominal pains. Im only 20 years old and now after 6months of the diet i havent spent the last 4 weeks in and out of hospital. I have gallstones and will now be having my gallbladder removed. i have since lost even more weight
due to not wanting to eat because it causes me such...
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★★★★☆
“I started lighterlife in September 09 and took to it...”
Written on: 21/10/2010
I started lighterlife in September 09 and took to it with no problems other than constipation, and a great thirst, so even though you are told to drink you need to as your mouth feels like blotting paper. the reason i left after losing 6 stone was the cost but as soon as i started to eat i vomited this continued with most things over the first month and all of my joints have swollen and although i suffered from osteoarthritis in my right knee all of my joints have suffered and are very... (read more)
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Katiejamieloo's Response to Paulajane's Review
Written on: 03/05/2013
My friend is constantly doing lighterlife, but t costs her £70 + per wee, and she always put the weight back on, I have recommended this diet to her instead, no need for a counsellor, I have lost 7 lbs in a week and its gorgeous