Thread: Day 8 - still starving - please advise!

Hi all,

I posted in this forum a couple of days ago as I was concerned that I wasn't in ketosis. My main reason for thinking that was my still strong hunger sensation which has been fairly constant since I began the diet. At my first weigh in I was down 8 pounds and my pharmacist said that I couldn't have achieved that kind of weight loss without being in ketosis, but why then am I still so plauged by hunger? Has anyone else experienced this? Can anyone offer me any advise on coping with hunger? (I'm already drinking as much water as I can handle.)

Help!!

Is it definitely hunger or food cravings? It did take me a couple of weeks to really get into the swing of LT and this may sound odd but I really enjoyed just the smell of food. Even now I find just smelling food helps to make me feel better!

I had to come off Lipotrim after 4 days as the migraines were unbearable. A colleague lost 11lbs in her first week so it obviously works. Hoping to give it another go Good luck with it Jules

I'm afraid it's definitely proper hunger as opposed to just mental cravings. I can feel the pangs quite frequently and the odd time my stomach rumbles audibly. Don't be put off though Leanne, I hear it isnt like this for most people.

I don't know what else to suggest because you surely must be in ketosis! I'm assuming that your sticking with it 100%, not nibbling at all and drinking between 2 and 4 litres of water a day? I hope you manage to hang in there and hopefully these hunger pangs will subside.

Yeah, I'm sticking to it by the letter! Thanks for the words of support - fingers crossed it changes!

I think I found the first 2 weeks hardest. I think I still get odd rumbles and "hunger" feelings which I deal with by drinking some water but most of the time I feel fine. It is tough but worth it. If you get headaches you may not be drinking enough water.

Originally Posted by SlimmingJules

Yeah, I'm sticking to it by the letter! Thanks for the words of support - fingers crossed it changes!

Have u tried having a flapjack? They don't suit everyone. Just wondering if actually chewing and eating something would help u? Good luck x

I actually haven't had one headache since I started so that's something to be thankful for. And I effin love those flapjacks yeye! it's the highlight of my day, shame you can only have one. I'm on day 11 now so hopefully moving into the second week will change things. I'm thinking positive thoughts

Oh that's good news then, u sound like ur ready to attack it!!! ;-) x

Lots of sympathy coming your way from me because I still get feelings of hunger and I've done14 weeks now!! It really makes it sooo much harder and I feel like I could just stuff my face at times as I feel so starving but I know that would make me sick. I do find that lots of hot peppermint tea helps me when I feel like this so maybe give that a go.

Regardless, I've stuck to it and now lost 4st 4lb in 14 weeks so it does work, it's just HARD :-(

Hi,

I did LT back in June and back to join you all today (Wednesday). I lost 2.5 stone in a little over 8 weeks but have since gained 10lb do here again !!!
I found having hot shakes helped with the hunger pangs, even hot strawberry not to everybody's taste but I feel better and fuller on hot shakes except vanilla ( minging ) yuk. Green tea and black coffee and chilli flakes in the chicken soup are great on cold days.


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It's day 12 and I'm still the same - trying not to let it get to me or throw me off track but my pharmacist is calling Lipotrim today to ask them about me as she said its highly unusual for someone to still experience genuine hunger at this stage if sticking totally to the programme as I am. I'll post what she reports back Ms R xx

Hello slimingjules how are you doing?
I am on my day 6, I work with food so it is quite hard sometimes but I stick with LT 100%. Try to have a big mug of chocolate shake with hot water, drink it really slowly, sip by sip, try to enjoy the moment. And at home if you are bored and don't want to feel the hunger try to busy yourself. I had my flapjack at 11am this morning, got home and I am on the internet just to kill some time until 5.3pm, then I will have my chicken soup and after that I am going to cook dinner for my husband (I couldn't do that on an empty stomach )

I think I've been fairly lucky so far in the sense that I don't feel physically hungry but my god do I miss food! It's killing me smelly other people's lunch at work and I'm so bored when I get home on a night without any cooking to do. I find myself laying in the bath for an hour after work (where I am now), cleaning then getting into bed at about 9pm n watching tv just so I'm away from the kitchen lol. I am drinking loads n loads of water though so maybe that's helping with the physical hunger x