Hi Happychicken, it's soooo sad to read your post but I can identify with it so much. I too felt similar and I hated going out and not having nice clothes to wear and as for make up and doing my hair....why bother when all people will see is how fat I am!!!! Can't believe you remember me from the last forum, ha, Noitulove also remembers me from it too and possibly some others?
Yes I'm back on it again and I started this time 2st 4lb heavier than I did last time!!! I'm about to complete week 8 (tomorrow) and funnily enough, feel a bit heavier than last week and that I've possibly gained weight but today in work, I've had soooo many comments people saying I look dead skinny!!!! lol. How can somebody look dead skinny when they weight 13st 6.5lb and only 5ft 3.5" tall?? I am in a sizw 14 now which feels amazing as I was bursting out of a size 16, indeed I only had 1 pair of really generous size 16 trousers that I could squeeze into, I basically wore elasticated waist skirts before that but coming into winter, I knew I had to do something and I wasn't about to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe of size 18 or 20 trousers for the winter.
So I bit the bullet and got back on track. In fact I had decided before I went on my holiday in August that the day I returned (my daughters birthday) I would go the pharmacy and sign up again and I would start the very next day and do this properly until Christmas as I needed to lose 6st!!! So I'm on it and have been for 8 weeks and I've endured my son's 21st birthday party at our house and I stayed 100%, I've had friends round for dinner and I've had my shake and fed them a lovely meal. We're going on holiday soon for a week in a cottage in the middle of Wales but I will be taking my shakes and food for my hubby. We will be doing a lot of walking & cycling and totally chilling out in front of the open fire so can't wait. We still enjoy a full social life, it just doesn't include us going to a restaurant but we do go to friends for dinner and them to us as I can have my shake still and they know what I'm trying to achieve so they don't pressure me in any way.
Well good luck to you, looking forward to seeing how you get on.