Aw Gem I thought you were having a bit of blow out, there is no shame and certainly no need to hide from us lovely we all totally get it, probably more than anyine else does!!
Be careful with the laxatives they can cause such problems and really wont counter balance the blow out so not sure they are worth the pain they cause you.
As for a failure, thats a joke right, er hello how much have you lost, oh yeah 5 and a half stone! Which partt of failure does that fall into because I am seriously struggling with that one! You are a success, just look in the mirror, just look at the compliments you get, just look at your gorgeous holiday snaps. If you had not done LL you would most definately be going on holiday heavier than you were when you started LL.
You may not hit your goal for the holiday, as I wont for mine, but do you know what I will be looking like one hot chick on the beach and you will knock em dead in vegas and be happy with the pictures that your sis will have taken, 12lb really isnt going to make that much difference in the grand scheme of the things, however you can lose another couple of pounds or so dont use your holiday as an excuse to let things go you have done so well gorgeous xxxxxxxxxx