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woohooo well done all :) 4lbs off for me this week, i have been having small losses for a couple of weeks so am VERY pleased with this one. not sure am gonna get into the 13s before wednesday though :(

2lb here :) leaves 1lb to go by wednesday to reach my 21lb mini target, and 4lb by the following wednesday for my second target of being in the 13s before i go to turkey :eek:

what was it that made you finally decide to jump on the lt train and change not only your physical appearance, but your whole thinking processes, mindsets, emotional attachments to the way you live/eat??? was there one single thing that finally tipped the scales (no pun intended)?? or is...

just before i started LT i bought loads of lovely summer clothes in a size 16 for my holiday and put them in my case. then recently, i got them outta my case to try on before i go. and they are all too big!! i will be able to wear them as they arent falling down yet, but a couple of weeks...

yours are definitely achievable CF, you wont need wishes of good luck but i'll send them anyway xx

oooooh what a stunning girlie dress, and a great incentive for you :)

ugh now i'm confused, what are gel nails??? omg im so not used to this whole treating myself thing! :o

wow! you go girl! congratulations. how about you take a lil bit of that huge amount of determination you have ms wonderwoman and spread it around us mere mortals hehe you are an absolute inspiration xxx

7lbs!!!! think i have set my goals too low! hehehe good luck, im sure you will do it xx and thanks julz and shaz, it does feel better to "voice" your goals. makes you more determined to do them cos you know people will ask :rolleyes:

it seems more real when its said, or typed in this case so these are my own lil baby mini goals/targets for the next few weeks... currently at 14.6 - this week - 3lb loss to get to 21lb (1.5 stone) and take me to 14.3 over next fortnight - 7lb loss to weigh 13 something before my holiday...

i know that when you are a "normal" diet and you plateau they recommend that you change your meal routine....you know eat at different times, eat more when you would normally have less etc....... not sure if that applies as you are far from plateauing with your current losses but it might just...

YAY :) mine arent really really short at the moment so hopefully will be ok :) ok, now the all important question of colour.......

thanks tracy, when i enquired she did say that i would need to oil them 2-3 times a day, that they would last for 2-3 weeks depending on what kinda work i do (im office based to guess that will be a bonus) im gonna try it anyway, i have always had really bad nails, either bitten, or they get...

thanks tracy, do they stay on for three weeks?? and are your nails ok underneath?? xx

hmmmmmm thanks guys, am actually wondering whether to bother. going to turkey in 14 days, and it seems like they will have come off before i even get back! for 45 quid that kinda sucks and Gaz, yes i said tiPs hehehe xx

anyone had acrylic tips on their nails? gonna treat myself on friday and i am wondering how long it takes, and how long they last?? xxx

hahahah, if all my bits werent seriously still southward i might agree with that :D anyway chele.....well done on the tasting, or lack of. i hope he made all the right choices. but i gotta say, when we started this, and i said we can journey together, i didnt really mean that we should...

wow!!! omg! wow, wow, wow! how absolutely fabulous do you look?? i dont think i would ever take that dress off either girl, it looks awesomely amazing!! an inspiration to us all xxx

good luck lady, im sure you will be very successful, and a slim (but not too shady) lady in absolutely no time at all xx

awwww, what wonderful presents......although im sure she would have been just as happy to have such a wonderful mum lisa! xxx

yeah i drooled all over my desk too hehehe!:D

where are you girlie, you ok??? xxx

hey blondie, bad girl hehehe, im sure one cup wont hurt, drink lots of water today to flush it all through. and forget all about it!!! it could be worse, it could have been steak and chips, and pepper sauce, with mushrooms and onion rings, followed by death by chocolate with vanilla ice...

ya right lisa, i'm weighing less now than i have done for the past 4 (or maybe more) years, im happier in myself, and as long as the scales keep going in a downward direction im a smiley pixie :)

only 1lb here but im done moping about it :D

thanks girls, what better support network could anyone possibly want than you lot. i had a really good night out, and am grinning like a cheshire cat :D

..........stupid, pathetic, measly pound.:sigh: im off out on a date tonight as well. :wave_cry:

i saw an episode of casualty once that had a girl on there that was trying to lose weight, so took tapeworm eggs. she was in agony at the hospital and eventually vomited........it was basically a huge pile of pasta but omg how gross !!!

well, i started off with great intentions, got up, did 20 mins slendertone, and 5km on bike....... was planning on going to the park with friend and kids, and do stuff, football, baseball etc when i got a call from mum asking me to come down and take dad to hospital with suspected...

heyyyyyyyy dont feel guilty! everyone does it, thats life. well done!!

i almost fell asleep! im gonna do another 20 mins later, when i settle down for the evening, its fab! i never thought about trying it on other areas though, dunno if it would work, but hey its worth a shot :cool:

same here, and im not expecting it to make a huge huge difference in any short amount of time, but as they say......every little helps, and it really does feel good to be doing something to help with this long ole journey xx

well done wednesday girls :) ya all doing grand :D **pixie**

kazza, i have the slendertone flex, around 50 quid on amazon, it only does abs and im sure at some point i will want more but its cool for now. fairy, no idea, im sure one of the others will have a better idea. i wouldnt mind an arms and thighs one too :)

how chuffing cool is that slendertone thing? it is the strangest/nicest/coolest/relaxinist:D feeling ever! how much is it safe to do in one day?

well done girl, keep up the good work xx

woohooooo, congratulations on a fantabulous loss :D

ok, im off work today so i can do a bit more... 1 hr housework 1 hr wardrobe clearing out (not gonna burn much fat, but i found shoes i forgot i had and several tops that never fitted before but do now) 10km bike ride (or longer if im in the zone) however much i can manage on my new...

ha ha, i'll compromise and use one each morning til they run out and then wont buy any more :D i have dropped 1.5lb since mondays weigh in so i think i can safely say im still a ketoic goddess :cool:

well during the first week it was dark purple and no matter how much i drank it just wouldnt come down, this week, its pale pink now and then but 95% of the time its neutral, and i really dont think im drinking any more than i did last week, which is the bit thats confusing me. i thought i...

thanks lisa :) i wish i could be that chilled. i guess i'll see how it is in the morning. they say thats the best time to test anyway

after being in ketosis for a short while is it normal for the sticks to stop being pink/purple and to be really pale? is there any other way of telling??? loss is slow, but i havent gained, and the sticks are either a very very pale pink or that neutral colour??

i say we go for 100 next week, less first weigh ins but with a push we can get there :)

hehe, i know, i was joking about that bit. think its gonna be much much longer before i notice any change, i just want to feel like im doing something on those days when i cant be bothered to physically do my crunches

i'll let you know in a week, its coming tomorrow :D congrats on your loss lady xx

what about chele?? have we got her?? i know she weighs the same day as me cos we started on the same day

watching myself shrink :D

cool lisa! im looking forward to it. this might sound like a daft question but im going to turkey just after you get back....do you think we can take it with us? hehehe lounging by the pool is not quite enough for me :rolleyes:

yay, yay, yay, i cant wait!! oooooh! im like a lil kid on christmas morning. hehehe! xx

slendertone flex female.....£42 from amazon. hope its ok, i didnt know what to buy so i figured this was a good starting point

after reading the exercise thread, and being inspired by all you wonderful people, i just treated myself to a slendertone system. it should be here tomorrow yay :gimi:

yay Satty, very good work !!! xx

wooowwweeee!! very well done !!!

4lb here :D (making my own personal total 17lb woohoo)

chele, boots are doing a 3 for two offer on it at the mo, but cant remember how much it costs. i got handy lil sachets that i can take to work and add to stuff, very convenient xxx

thanks chele, and everyone else, you really are amazing. i would never have got this far without your support xx

thank you, all of you wonderful beautiful people. it isnt as much as some lose i admit but what i have to remember is that i was doing slimfast before so i already lost a bulk, so 6lb is great. now i gotta remember how to do my ticker xxxx

six pounds......why do i not feel as happy as i should??? :confused:

well done both! thats fab xx

yeah, not sure it helps but then i have only just realised that you can take more than one a day heheheh

6lbs here! not as much as i hoped for on my first week but hey, its nearly half a stone and im way past that hurdle i havent been able to get past so im smiley :D well done everyone xxx

omg missy..........well done!!! yay!!

doing really well girls woohooo!!! :D

yay!!! good job fairy!!! well done you xxx

eewwwwwwwwww!!!

hehhe thanks nik, although nearly 12 hours later and still nothing. i cant possibly be normal :rolleyes:

yay lottie!! well done, thats fab!! i cant wait to weigh but i am having my new fridge freezer delivered today and dont know what time (between 7 and 7) so i might not even get there :confused:

eeeek, had i better take some more laxatives?? heheh

im hoping i do, just dropped two laxatives as well, its been a long bowel movement free week (excluding the rabbit syndrome that is)

hehehe, i dont think my huge 3lb loss is gonna make much difference, but im gonna stay on it just for the candy floss water that i just found!

hey, not complaining, if every bottle of water tastes like candy floss i would be able to drink 4 litres a day easy!

i just dropped a fibreclear into a the last third of a 2litre bottle of evian, and i swear it tastes like candy floss!!! :D

i have tried to drink more, im taking as much as i can physically take, and i do think i should drink more. the colour of the stick didnt change even after eating, i have just drank about half a litre of water and i bet if i went to test now it would still be dark purple. its concerning me a...

i have cheated a couple of times, chicken on day two, ham day four, nothing other than protein. and i dont know if i have been drinking enough water either, been having about 2.5-3 litres a day but the ketostick has been permanently dark purple and i cant get it down to a lighter colour. so i...

i'm off for first weigh in tomorrow too and very very scared. :eek:

awww rainbow, you dont sound sad at all, you sound very caring :gen126:

well apart from all those that you already listed the one thing i really am looking forward to is learning to surf.......without the coastguard calling the rspca to help rescue what must look like a beached whale in neoprene! :eek:

hey philip, welcome :) im on my 5th day and feel fantastic, i cycled 10k last night, crunched some abs, and did some weights for the bingo wings :rolleyes: i got my first weigh in on monday and to be honest i feel better than i have for ages. i thoroughly recommend it and this place, and the...

good luck, may the best girls win hehe xx

thanks girls, will try something tonight before bed and hopefully will be clear before my first WI on monday :D

congratulations......and well done on this weeks loss xx

oooh yeah bio oil! thats it! been trying to think what that was called for ages. yay, i might head off to boots later!:rolleyes:

max.....ooooh, i definitely would! works for me. although lack of ginger doesnt automatically mean its a dealbreaker, i just seem to go that way :cool:

hehehe yeah i have done that before too, and im going with my best mate and her hubby so i might chicken out when i get there :D

or at least that's what my bowel thinks. please tell me this is normal, im taking fibreclear daily and this is the first time i've erm "been" since starting, and currently on day five. :sigh::sigh::o

well done hun :) you should be proud of yaself for being a star!! xx

chele hun, i went into ketosis late weds, yesterday i slept for most of the day, today i woke up full of beans, have just had my second shake. went to see mamma mia with my mum and niece and wasnt even tempted to share their minstrels and right now i am confidently cooking chips for the kids tea...

chele....i spent the last 4 weeks on slimfast and lost 10lb on that but it was so slow. cuddlyfairy....im gonna be abroad, noone will know me hehehe :rolleyes:

we definitely will......at the shop just now they had bikinis in the sale, i picked one up in a size lower thinking oh this might be ok, but then i realised that i have no idea how much i will lose over the next few weeks and that if i bought it, it might actually be too big! and then skipped...

and that is exactly what im gonna do over the weekend :)

ooooh hurry up back jemjem, this is exactly how i will be on monday :) good luck xx

fab loss lady! well done and sooooo inspirational :D

hehehe bless! god aint this water drinking business hard work, and i love water!

i cheated yesterday too, i ate chicken, just forget about it and start afresh chick stay strong xx

at the start of day three i feel completely new, (cheated and got on the scales which are 3lb below the 15st point that i have been trying to get past for months :D), but i'm not completely drained, just a bit tired, no dizzyness and i actually enjoyed the strawberry shake for breakfast this...

i guess i'll be off now then. :wave_cry::wave_cry::wave_cry: Gaz says my cheating punishment is an early night, and i think i have to agree, so i shall head off with my last glass of water of the day, and grab an early night........and hopefully tomorrow i will feel less dizzy, less tired...

the thought of fish and chips makes me wanna vomit. im just glad i cheated this early on, hopefully i can get on with it now. the thought of eating that chicken again makes my stomach churn, am happy with my green tea now :rolleyes:

lou, thank you!!! i'm feeling strong again now, and i hope when i get up tomoro it will feel much better cos i will be further ketosified (made up word hehe)

hehehe that could well have been the best offer i had all week :p

after reading some of the posts i think i got off quite lightly hehe :eek:

yeah that could be it, been doing slimfast before this with not much success which was way too slow. am just sipping now and gonna have an early night so hopefully will feel much better tomorrow

hehehe, yeah i bet he is :D

chele, i just added hot water to a vanilla shake and then added a spoonful of coffee and it was just like a frothy coffee :) im on day two and in ketosis already, no bad breath here yet thankfully :D

i have only had about 1.5 litres today so gonna drink constantly for the rest of the evening and have a good flush out. i must admit to being concerned that i have gone into ketosis and it seems quite strong after just one day though :confused:

ah ok satty, thanks, will just try and stick to normal portions then. im gonna try making the vanilla one as a hot coffee now as i think this may be achievable at work. i also just tested for ketones and it was bright purple so that explains a lot, but im only on day two. at least its...

hey guys, thanks for the support. i feel really bad and like i have failed but im not gonna let myself down that easily. when i collected my stuff they told me that if i really really gotta cheat i should have ham or chicken, so thats why i went for chicken. should i have the other two...

i was doing so well, and thought it was going to be ok, but then i had to work late and didnt get back home at my normal time....and on the way home i was so weak, dizzy, i nearly crashed the car cos my concentration levels are so low, so i stopped at the shop, cos i had to eat something and...

WOW!!!! congratulations xx

hi jules, day two here, and the support here is amazing. good luck xx

hiya, i'm on day two as well, i started yesterday. i think the biggest problem is that this isnt just a diet. its a life changing experience and because of that fact it becomes the main focus of your thoughts. of course the more you think about it, the harder its going to be. i think the...

when i picked up my stuff on monday, the pharmacist discussed exercise and said i should avoid it in the first two weeks...her exact words were "you wont feel like it anyway". well i feel fine, so do you think it would be ok to go to my normal aqua aerobics class tonight or should i leave it...

i think the traces in mine means that im going into ketosis rather than in it. bring it on i say :D

i have a bigger spare room you can have hehee, im gonna have to do some serious housework tonight just to keep busy. kids will think i've had a breakdown or something :D

hey great loss :D well done!! the tub has a colour guideline on the side for you to measure against, i believe you are meant to be in the lower pink colours. i tested as having traces this morning.

loudei, wanna come over to mine this weekend ;):rolleyes:

paula, i was on a downer about the soup til i tried it, im gonna try the flapjacks next week too. stay strong, im a day behind you and stood right in your shadow, so you gotta get through the first week :)

thanks everyone....... Teg, if my hands werent so bloody cold i'd keep my fingers crossed, but i might not be able to uncross them again :D

well yesterday went well, went to the cinema last night to keep myself busy, got home and fell into bed. this morning i had the vanilla shake with a dash of coffee, very nice, i could have this every morning i think. ketostick showed traces this morning, early i know, but perhaps its because...

the chicken soup that i thought was going to be gross was actually very tasty. i made it cold, and sprinkled it with pepper then put it in the radiation machine and then ate, and enjoyed, it all. now why on earth did i only get two :rolleyes:

not worried, i wanna be slim much more than i want fish and chips, it smells yuk, thats what i meant :rolleyes:

thanks both.......isnt helping right now that my colleague has just been to the chip shop and is eating fish and chips, and the smell is wafting into my office! :sigh:

heheh, i shall consider that the first of probably many slapped wrists :D

hi shane, welcome and well done on your loss. im new, only joined and started today so i wont try to give any advice but im sure someone will soon :)

at roughly what times do you have your shakes through the day?? i had my vanilla one at around 8am, have had nearly a litre of water, one black tea and one black coffee since then and im not feeling at all hungry. im thinking that i could have my second one around 5 and then when i get back...

hehehe, i know, i have never tasted it and i still feel deprived! i did get 2 chicken soup. i have already decided i dont like it from reading all the comments about it so im dreading trying it :eek:

thanks all for the warm welcome and the advice. I dont take sugar/sweetener in any added form normally, i just thought the vanilla shake might have tasted better if it was a bit sweeter this morning thats all. maybe i'll just give it a bit more time. i feel deprived this week, my chemist...

hehehe im at work at the moment so gonna learn how to do that later when i get home :D my posts look really bland in comparison to everyones sparkles :o

wow, it feels like a dream to me at the moment :rolleyes: well done :)

hey chele, i started today too :) guess we will be journeying together. the only person i have told so far is my best mate, and thats only cos she will notice that i have suddenly stopped taking milk in my tea. i know my parents and sister especially (she lost 5st on RC and has another 3 to...

hey everyone :) i saw this forum while researching LT on the weekend and thought it was all so friendly that i had to join. i collected my stuff from the pharmacy yesterday and started this morning. feeling really positive at the moment. i had the vanilla shake for breakfast which tasted a...