written by on 21/10/2009
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Lighter life
PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS DIET!
I started the lighter life diet around two years ago and did it for around 8 months. I lost 5 stone and as soon as i came of it i put a lot of the weight back on, this was following the lighter life guidlelines of introducting food in stages.
It made me have a very negative relationship with food as it makes food the enemy and a bad thing. I developed an eating disorder as i had got it ito my head that all food was bad and when i ate anything i became so overcome with guilt that i would make myself sick. I was really ill. The lighter Life counsellor was rubbish and gave me no support and i eventually had to seek medical help and see a psychologist about my eating disorder,
I know its awful being overweight and many people see this as a quick fix but its ruined the last 3 years of my life and i would never never advise anyone to go on this diet - yes you will lose weight quickly but it rarely stays off and it does not do your mental health any goo