Astrantia's Lipotrim Diary

Hello everyone I'm a newbie!

My lovely friend, willowfire365 (http://www.minimins.com/lipotrim-weight-loss-diaries/188998-willowfire365s-diary-23.html) introduced me to Lipotrim recently. She's doing so well, and is such an inspiration! So many thanks to her.

I'm 28 years old, and currently weigh a rather mahoosive 20.9 stones. At 5'4" that is obviously morbidly obese. I have been overweight since my teens, but never to this degree. It's absolutely effecting my health, and it's scared me into sorting myself out once and for all. I have a real issue with food, and I find this much easier for me to control than a 'food' diet.

So, I'm on day 4 of Lipotrim. I'm not yet in ketosis (I'm still hungry), but this is due to a slight set back late in day one. I'd taken my meds and felt really sick and dizzy. Being sick on my meds is rather horrendous, so I caved in and ate a piece of dried bread. This sorted the sickness, but obviously set me back. But nothing since then, so all good.

All your diaries are a real inspiration. I really don't want to fail, where other various attempts at other diets have.

All the best,

A
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Hi Hun! I know you'll be amazing and if your first week is anything to go by you're going to be a superstar! Keep everyone updated and stay strong!

Tc X

Hi Astrantia

I am on day 18 of my Lipotrim journey I too have a lot to loose I am 5ft 2 & started at 21st 7lbs - as you morbidly obese such an awful tittle but one that I wont have for ever!!
I have been 100% since starting this diet although the first 10 days I found extremely hard with the shear coldness I experienced - I make sure I drink tons of water. I carry an Evian bottle with me everywhere, I find I drink more out of that than out of a glass.
I only like the Chocolate & Chicken so been having 2 chocolate & 1 chicken - although this week Have made a cup of black coffee up & added my Choc to it been like a naughty treat!

Good Luck & stay focused

Thank you Will and Annie! You're both awesome.

So, I had my first weigh in last Thursday. Guess what? 12lbs down! 2lb off a stone. I was very pleased. But hell, it took some willpower, got to say!

On Friday and Saturday I stayed over in London to see Michael Jackson Immortal at the 02 with a friend. And while the show wasn't 100% good, I was! Even when offered a free dessert at Harvester.


I've bought some Ketostrips to keep an eye on things. So far so good. I've tried the flap jacks and while they resemble dog biscuits in flavour they make a nice change. Also the soup isn't as bad as thought it would be and having something savoury makes a nice change too. So plan is to have 1 shake a day, 1 flap lack and soup for dinner.


I've been to the gym today to set up a programme, as I'm worried about getting lose skin. They also have toning chairs I'm going to use. Some cardio too, but not too much as don't have many calories to spare without passing out! The gym instructor said what I'm doing goes against all her training and wasn't too happy about it, but I assured her it's fine.


I shall be reading up on all your progress tonight when I'm not hopefully feeling so miserable and tired (un-Lipotrim related).


Loves,
A
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Really suffering this evening. Feeling so hungry. Can't stop thinking about food. Totally having sexy food fantasies lol. Mmm, Filipino food, chicken noodle soup, Wonton Soup...Oh God, slap me!

2nd weigh in today. Lost 4lbs this week. Grand total in the 1st two weeks 16lbs.

Really suffering this evening. So hungry and stomach is rumbling. Feel rather sick from hunger. Had just shy of 2 litres of water, which the remainder I will polish off shortly.

Did anyone else suffer with the hunger and sickness from being hungry in the second week? :-(

I had a rather scary moment last night, one that I can only contribute to LT, because it's never happened to me previously.

Around 11pm I started to see in my field of vision a transparent circle that continually flashed. I can only describe it as being like looking through either the bottom of a pint glass or a kaleidoscope. By midnight I couldn't read my computer screen, all the letters appeared jumbled. I got a little scared, especially when someone mentioned maybe I'd gone into hypoglycemic shock. So, being rendered useless by the lack of vision, I thought it best to go to bed, but setting my alarm for a couple of hours to check I wasn't...err, dead (I live alone) ;-P I also stuck my finger in a jar of Marmite and had a bit of that, in case it was because of a salt deficit.

Today, my vision appears to be restored, but I have a headache and I'm feeling tired. Although the tiredness could be due to other medical reasons.

Anyway, hope you're all getting on ok. I've been reading through various threads. I'm amazed at people's success, particularly those that have had to lose large amounts and have stayed on LT for months and months.

Wishing you all good health!

A
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So today I seemed to have a new lease of energy. I don't know if this is from the Lipotrim, now that I'm 2 weeks 2 days in, or what. I cleaned out my bedroom cupboards, sorted all my make-up/vanity table, threw a load of clutter out, sorted my bookshelf and did various other housework. It's all good!

I have trouble sleeping at regular hours (this is before LT), and I've been getting into a routine of having a flapjack with a cup of black tea around 12am-1am (probably not ideal). Then when I wake up in the morning I have a shake, then in the evening I have the soup. This works well for me, and I feel more like I'm actually eating proper food with the different textures/flavours (savory, sweet and solid food). I have a dessert spoon of fibre powder during the day in water or shakes. Also the flapjacks help with 'movements', being as you actually have something to pass. I cannot stand being constipated, it's unhealthy and makes me feel terrible. Touch wood I've been fine so far, but not taking any chances, hence the fibre powder and flapjacks.

So presently, all is good. Possibly popping to the gym tomorrow at some point. Awaiting parts I've ordered for my bike to arrive next week, then I can get that back on the road. Also awaiting swimming costume delivery. I'm rather determined to shift this weight, but not only that, I want it to stay off. Thus, changing my life style. Pre-Lipotrim I'd changed my diet completely to be balanced and healthy. So after LT, all being well that's how I'll continue.

I really hope you're all well, and getting on ok. Wishing you all great losses!

A
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Currently feeling rather low, which has been the trigger for the over-eating that got me this overweight in the first place. Although, I think a large amount of me currently feeling so low is the thought of likely another 8 months (!) on Lipotrim (since I have 8/9 stone to lose).

I don't do things by halves, it's all or nothing, thus I am planning no 'breaks' or slip ups. I did slip up on the first day, as I've previously mentioned, but nothing since then (other than the finger in Marmite that evening when I was dizzy [was still in Ketosis after I did that]).

8 months of nothing but shakes, flapjacks and soup :-( Miss food. But I'm sick and I mean SICK of not being able to go into a regular clothes shop and buy clothes to fit. And having to wear things that I don't even like, that in no way reflect my personality. Frumpy rubbish, most the time. And most importantly, I want to be healthy. I want to feel confident (I currently don't...at all).

It's been 3 weeks, but it feels like longer. I wish I could lose weight faster (who doesn't). Wish I could snap my fingers, and it would be gone.

Hun u are doing sooooo well, this is just a time and it will pass. You will have good days and bad days. Personslly this early on in the journey just try to concentrate on getting through one day at a time rather than looking at the big picture, i found that easier.
In 8 months time u wnt feel sad about the food u didnt eat, ive found my 9
weels tough but i fontvthibk.... I missed out on food if thatskes sense. Keep
at it, maybe go see the doc ant the vision just to make sure. Well done and u can do this xxxx

Goose, you're a sweetheart. Thank you for your kind words. It really perked me up when I read your post. You're right, one day at a time. Your weight loss is a real inspiration, well done!

Just had my 3rd week weigh-in. Another 4lbs down this week. Total loss since 12th Oct - 1 stone 6lbs.

Find myself watching cooking videos on YouTube in the evenings. I feel like it satisfies me in some way. Anyone else do this?

I always watch good programmes also. A lot of us seem too. also things on YouTube.
I agree they fill you up in a certain way !! X

Week 4 weigh-in done. Another 4lbs down this week. Total weight loss in 4 weeks: 1 stone 10lbs.

Week 5 weigh-in done (went a day early). Rather shockingly, I've lost over half a stone this week!

How much exactly did u lose ast? Well done in any case. Its great to see people losing. Keep going doll.

Ava
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I know it's abit of a late reply but maybe the vision thing was abit of a migraine x

8lbs, ladies.

Yeah, headaches and not seeing are never much fun

Have a good day, lovelies x

Well done astrania