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oh hon, I do so get it, I do the same thing. I self-sabotage as soon as I start feeling and looking better about myself. It's why I've only ever managed to get goal weight once as an adult, and why I've never managed to keep my weight off for very long. As soon as I start getting any attention...

Well done on your loss hon, you're doing amazing considering what's going on around you at the moment.

2lbs is nothing considering the trip you had, so well done :) And I hope you can get your money back, that's a lot of money to have overpaid :(

welcome back, glad you had a great time

S&S doesnt allow you to do their diet at all within 12 weeks of any kind of surgery unless it's very minor and even then you have to stay off for 2 weeks. Anyway yeah do listen to your body, you're on so few calories and your body requires all of those calories just for its basic bodily...

I hope you have a wonderful time Mere x

haha dont worry about it, take advantage of it all, sounds like a wonderful trip :)

good luck hon x

Susie we were in Zante for 2 weeks last summer, it's lovely. What part will you be in? We did a jeep tour of the island which was fabulous and took us to bits we would never have seen.

I'm glad to hear you're not letting your sister's negativity affect you much longer. It's so true that we cant pick our family. I have had major issues with my own family at times and unfortunately there's not a lot we can do about it. We just have to try not to let it affect us so much and to...

oh it sounds wonderful, even if it was cold, have a fabulous time

yay back in the 9s!!! well done Mere, that's amazing.

that's exactly it, she wants to get her BMI to 24.9 so that she's in the normal category, but it's eluding her.

A friend of mine I made through the s&s group is in a similar position to you Mere, also near goal and finds that she's constantly sabotaging herself. She's been within 10lbs of goal for probably a year now I think and there's always a reason why she hasn't gotten there. I've told her that maybe...

oh goodness, poor thing, that sounds awful to have to go through and I hope her boss is sympathetic.

Well done Mere, that's fantastic.

oh I love that attitude Mere, I tend to buy what's cheap and fits and have nothing that's good quality or will last. Maybe it's time I grew up and started buying for quality rather than cost.

of course you're inspirational Mere, you lost your weight and you've basically maintained that weight loss despite having a busy life and having travelled etc.

oh come on Mere, the truth is you are obviously just a kind of apple shape, and the older you get the more likely you are to carry the weight around the middle. You're definitely slim (even if you dont think so) and fit and I can only dream of being in your shape when I get to your age.

it's hard to imagine those last 4lbs will make a huge difference to your size but I guess it can when you weigh so little. Well done on your loss this week.

ah yes, the unsalted one wont have the same effect.

Oh goodness, those are unusual allergies. I have food allergies (mainly fruit and veg and some nuts) but with so many different things I can imagine how difficult cooking must have been. I've had my allergies for more than 20 years now but my mum still forgets what I can and can't eat lol. If...

I remember that you were fainting and had low blood pressure? Something else that can help is adding a bit of salt to your savoury packs as that can raise the blood pressure a little. It's quite normal to get low blood pressure on a vlcd unfortunately.

Sounds like you've had a lovely time :)

well done hon, that's absolutely fantastic :)

have a lovely weekend Mere x

Sounds like you had a lovely time and well done for getting straight back on plan, that's determination :)

Welcome home! Glad you're doing better and back home with your family x

oh wow, it sounds amazing, and what a lovely thing for your hubby to do :) Enjoy your dinner.

Well done on the loss Mere and honestly dont think too much about the weekend away and the meal, just enjoy it, the diet will still be there when you get back.

oh I'm so glad it worked for you. Getting that salt water down is so hard, I used to gag all the time :( But it does work and I'm glad you've had some relief :)

if you can manage it, the salt water flush will work, but it's pretty horrible and drastic and a last resort only. I had a friend doing S&S who was in the same situation as you and was really suffering so I told her about it and it did work, but it's honestly really awful to do it. If you google...

well done on your weight loss and I'm glad I was wrong about the packs hindering your recovery :) the friend you haven't heard from, is it possible she doesn't know you're in hospital? seems odd otherwise.

Have a lovely weekend Mere.

hmm, a stick of dynamite may have to do the job lol, but regardless, well done on your loss.

oh goodness Mere, that casserole sounds disgusting, but more oh goodness on not having "gone". Have you considered taking psyllium husks? One of my friends on s&s is taking the capsule form now as she was really suffering and it's working for her. Good luck for WI.

lol auto correct "cat agony" makes me laugh :) you're doing great though Mere, you're such an inspiration to us all :)

Well done on your loss Mere and how exciting to be whisked away for Valentines :)

I know you want to lose the weight, but please dont do it while you're recovering, very low calories can slow healing down dramatically. Just worry about the diet when you're out of there and recovered. Your recovery has to come first, the diet's not going anywhere.

Good luck Mere x

Glad to hear you're on the mend. I wish you a speedy recovery so you can get back home to your family.

Enjoy Burns Night, sounds lovely.

Well done Mere :)

good luck hon

Good luck for surgery hon, hope it all goes well. One thing I would say though is that you should probably come off the diet. I know you want to stay on plan but it's actually really important to have more calories for healing. By keeping your calories to a vlcd level you could prolong recovery...

Fantastic, well done for getting back into the 16s Harry :) I'm so happy to see you sounding so positive and determined this time.

I'd forgotten about the shingles, sorry to hear you're still having pain from that. But if you can walk at least that's something. Your hot tub sounds amazing, so glad you're getting so much use out of it, even in the winter.

wow a 30 to a 22 is amazing, well done hon x

I'm definitely feeling the "slump" and want to just sleep nonstop at the moment. I really hoped I'd wake up full of energy this morning but again that's not happened. I think it's the weather or something.

Aw Mere, that dream was weird, but you know if it ever happened to be true, it wouldn't make any of us think any less of you. You're wonderful and we love you :) I hope things click for you soon and I'm sure they will. You've been dieting for so long, sometimes our brains can be a bit rebellious...

I guess it's because before you had the wedding to motivate you but now that's over you've not got your next goal lined up. I hope you can find your mojo again.

Well done on your 3 stone, fantastic achievement :)

I had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup for breakfast the day before I started the diet. We had a Frankie & Bennies open here just after xmas so I took my daughter there for breakfast as a treat.

Sounds great Harry. I used to make shake pancakes quite often when I was on plan before, but to save some calories I just used egg white instead of a whole egg and it worked really well.

Well done Harry, keep going, as long as you're happy :)

good to see you back Harry, happy new year hon :) how's your feet doing? still having problems? good luck with your journey this time around :)

Hi Mere, happy new year. Just catching up and saw the wedding pictures, wonderful :) I hope you're feeling better now.

Merry Christmas Mere x

that's awesome, well done Mere :)

sounds like you're having a lovely time, enjoy :)

I hope you enjoyed the wedding :)

The other thing to consider is whether there will be anyone pregnant there, as shingles is the chicken pox virus which can be dangerous if someone is pregnant. Glad to hear you're feeling a little better though.

oh goodness Mere :( I hope you'll be ok. It does sound like shingles and although I've not had it, I know lots of people who have and it can linger for ages. Just take it easy and look after yourself, it can leave you quite run down.

I got confused when you said the 7th Game of Thrones book, cos there's only been 5, but then I remembered that some publishers have split some of the books into 2 volumes. I read them all on my cruise a few years ago :)

oh sounds amazing Mere, I'm very envious :)

Well done Mere, nice to break through that barrier, you're doing fantastically well x

incredible photos, so beautiful :)

wow what amazing photos, that really is an adventure

wow Mere, you're amazing

wow bargains! I'm sure you'll look absolutely radiant :)

oh what wonderful news and a great incentive to get into shape :)

Oh my goodness, what an adventure. Not something I can ever invisage doing myself, I like my luxuries too much, but it sounds incredible. I'm glad you're ok though, sounds like it got a bit scary with the altitude sickness.

I'm exhausted just reading your statuses Mere. Have a wonderful trip x

Looks amazing :) I think you should host a party for us all to come and try it out ;)

so exciting :)

I'm sure you'll be fine on your holiday, you're building up your fitness and stamina everyday and I would concentrate on that rather than what the scales say. Also you're possibly retaining water in this heat (I think most of us are) which will affect the numbers on the scales.

wow that will be amazing, lucky lady :)

I've basically struggled since January, it's so hard until it clicks (or you get a fright that forces you to do it properly). My fright was being nearly 15 stone again and back in a size 18. But I'm in my 3rd week of this restart and doing fine. In fact I almost wish I wasn't going on holiday in...

restarting is so hard, I've spent a month saying I'll restart tomorrow and my weight just kept going up and up and up. It was only the shock of being nearly 15st again that made me start properly last week but I've wasted a month and could have had so much more of my regain off by now. If you...

wow well done on all the walking, very inspirational.

hey hon, you still look awesome though, everytime I see your pics on fb I think how amazing you look, so gorgeous and so happy :) Any gain you've had will come off quickly again, but you're definitely not fat and horrid, not even a tiny bit :)

well done Harry, you're doing great :)

good luck Lynne :)

sometimes those inches come off without the scales reflecting anything. I have no idea how that works but it really does, I see so many people reporting similar things on the group.

sounds like you're back in the zone Harry :)

Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time at the moment hon. Ok what about if you bulk cook? Make a large amount of something and portion it up so that you dont have to think about cooking for the family everyday? Or do you have a slow cooker? Then you could put the food on in the morning and...

wow, that's amazing, well done Mere :)

fantastic, well done Lynne x

I hope your tummy settles soon hon x

Exercise makes your body retain water around the muscles so what the scales say isnt accurate. But you must be doing your body so much good :)

well done on your loss hon, so pleased for you :)

even if you dont have totm anymore, does your body not still get monthly hormone surges? I was always under the impression that still happened? But yuck, even as a confirmed chocoholic I can't eat cooking chocolate, it tastes like soap to me lol. When I was a kid though, I'd eat anything, I even...

your trip sounds like it'll be an amazing experience Mere, wow :)

Hey Harry, hope you're doing well hon x

You're doing so well Mere, I'm sure those lbs will be dropping on the scales to reflect your hard work soon, they can't not considering what you're eating.

dont bother with the raspberry ketones, they have nothing to do with ketosis and they dont actually do anything at all, it's just one of those hyped things that turns out to be a big con, dont waste your money hon.

sorry to hear that the treatment hasnt worked for you, that's disappointing and a waste of money :(

Have a lovely day Mere x

Welcome back Harry, you looked amazing in your holiday pictures :)

Hope you're having a wonderful holiday Harry xx

RIP Alia, I'm devastated to hear that this beautiful inspirational woman is no longer with us :(

glad to see you're back on the wagon and doing so well Lynne, I like your idea of short challenges, much more manageable :)

I know you can do it Mere but sorry to hear you're going though a stressful time at the moment x

Glad to see you back Harry, good luck hon x

That's a great motivation to keep the weight off Mere. Sorry to hear you've not been well though x

I hope you feel better soon Mere x

aw congratulations x

I'm so glad to see you feeling more positive and determined, go Lynne! And good luck with the move, sounds daunting. x

I have absolutely no doubt you'll do it Mere x

Sending lots of hugs your way Mere x

aw Harry, dont be so hard on yourself hon, we're not machines and sometimes life gets in the way. I've been on and off plan (mostly off) for a couple of weeks now and have regained about half a stone which is annoying. I'm finding it hard to find my motivation and determination at the moment but...

Sorry to hear that Mere, I hope your mum does come out soon and things get back to normality a little for you x

oh no, hope he's ok x

so happy for you Harry xxx

Sorry to hear about your mum Mere, I hope she makes a recovery soon and that things calm down a bit for you.

you're amazing Mere, what an inspiration, and well done for getting any excess off so well x

aw I'm so sorry to hear about your bunny, and it's totally understandable to grieve for him, he was your baby. Just give Angel as much attention as you can now, you can take comfort in eachother I hope. xx

Sorry to hear you've been in so much pain Lynne, that definitely doesn't sound good and needs further investigation to find out what's causing it. I hope you get answers soon x

I'm so happy to hear you sounding more positive Harry, you deserve to do well and I'm glad you're getting the opportunity to shine :)

sorry to hear you're still in pain Harry, and night shifts are going to be difficult, I hope it all goes well for you x

Good for you Harry, you can do this. I'm nearly in the 12s, my weight was 13st 1.75lbs this morning, I remember when you were less than me and I was dying to catch up. You just need to get into the routine again, you know you can do this, you've done it before!

I have the white wine water flavouring from slim & save and I think it's more like elderflower too, it's lovely, makes a nice change :)

hope you're ok Harry, come on girl, you can do this!

You're such an inspiration Mere, I love coming here and seeing how well you're maintaining :)

well done on the job Harry and stay focussed, you can do this! And you KNOW that the scales sometimes dont move for days, mine usually dont move for at least 3 days during the week, sometimes even longer, but by the end of the week they've usually had a whoosh.

What about some white cropped leggings? You can get them with lacy edges too, I've seen them at YoursClothing. That would help you feel less like you're wearing a dress and keep your legs mostly covered? And well done for coming back here and getting back on plan, I might not post here much...

congratulations darling, you've worked so hard for this and it's wonderful to see you reach this goal :)

This is your time to shine, well done on having the courage to make the changes that needed making and good luck for your date :)

I know I said I wouldn't post here again but that picture is absolutely amazing, I dont think I'd ever seen a before picture of you, what a complete transformation, incredible work hon, wow!!!!!!

I still have my LL book from the last time I did it and my weight losses are almost identical to then. I had a low loss week this week only because I was ill and ate as I felt I needed more calories to help get better (and it worked, I'm almost completely better now). But even though I ate, and...

I can't stomach full fat milk, it makes me feel physically sick. I even find semi skimmed hard to drink but can drink pints of skimmed milk. The difference in carbs is negligible. If you can have a certain amount of calories of milk make your own decision as to which you want to have I guess...

Harry your BMI is still high, even though you're tall, so if you want to keep losing dont listen to anyone else. However if you're happy being the size you are, that's fine too.

ooooh nice one Harry, well done on getting in the 16s :)

hope the exam goes well today, good luck x

good luck Nikki xx

enjoy your day off x

Good luck with WI :) I hope you get the result you're wanting, but dont forget that you'll be toning up, your inches will be coming off, even if the lbs aren't. What about if you still exercised but did it gentler or for less time so you burn less calories? Or did something like yoga or pilates...

Have a wonderful trip Mere, I hope it's everything you wish for :) We'll miss you but are looking forward to hearing all about it when you get back x

I wish the days away til WI day too :)

I'm a slave to my Nespresso machine too and learned to drink my coffee black thanks to it because they just taste so damn good. I bought a tiny bottle of Nescafe to use for my shakes, I tried putting a Nespresso coffee into the shake but it's a waste of good coffee and you lose the taste.

yep, this diet makes your hormones do all kinds of weird things, I got really moody and pee'd off in my first couple of weeks and sometimes really weepy and miserable too.

There is no citric acid free juice, it also has to be calorie free and carb free. If there was anything we'd know about it by now. The only other thing you can have is Coke Zero or Dr Pepper Zero but you should really only have small amounts of it as a) it can encourage you to eat as it's so...

no juice is allowed, only water (which you must drink, you need it to flush out the ketones and to keep you filled up), black tea/black coffee, green tea, peppermint tea

aw I hope you feel better quickly Alia x

I'm not going to make my challenge by the end of the month, not with such a small loss this week but I have to accept that I ate because I was ill (and then because I was a greedy pig) and that's what happens. ExanteDreamer - 14lb to lose - 4lb lost - 10lb to go Becka - 14lb to lose - 0lb...

Well done Katmat :) Let us know how you get on with S&S :)

lol that's fine, you go with what you fancy :) You could always go for a pop of colour if you want to make a statement, pretty much any colour will go with a nude coloured dress :)

Well done Nix. I'm going to weigh later and see if I've managed to have a proper loss this week after all.

Happy Birthday Lynne, I hope you have a lovely day x

wow look at you with all your exercising :) I'll be interested to see what happens on the scales :) how do you feel having done it? Got the endorphins running?

6lbs :) It depends on lots of factors, for example: if you were dieting or being careful beforehand (you may already have lost a lot of the water weight), your natural metabolism, your starting weight, how much water you drank, if your tummy worked or not, how much activity you did, if it's...

The mutlivitamin is ok but I'd email Exante and ask them about the fish oil one as it may affect ketosis.

As the others have said, this diet works! I'm on week 12 and I'm 37lbs down, and that's with cheating too. And regarding how the diet works, it's 3 packs a day, you can choose from shakes, soups, bars and there's porridge and pasta too. There are some new meals coming at the end of June...

Obviously nude shoes and bag if you can get them, otherwise gold or white would go I think :)

Hi Mini, well done on your loss, sorry to hear you're not well though. I've not been well for a couple of weeks with a chest infection which is finally starting to clear up. I added in food as I felt I needed some to help fight the infection, but it became a bit of a slippery slope and I ended...

celeriac is a root vegetable, kind of like a turnip, you can mash it or grate it. I'm not sure it's considered low carb though, 100g of cooked celeriac has about 9g of carbs (more if it's raw).

I got mine on Amazon, it's only £7.08 so pretty cheap, it's a big thick book too The Beck Diet Solution: Train your brain to think like a thin person: Amazon.co.uk: Judith S. Beck: Books

I've read the intro and the first task (the list making bit) but haven't gotten as far as actually doing it as I got ill and so have put it off. I need to though. When I was reading through all the intro bits I kept nodding my head, everything she says resonates with me and I think it can...

You should always have 3 packs so that you get your full amount of nutrients but you can do Working Solution for a while where you add a ketogenic meal Working Solution

yes prawns are ok :)

You can do it Nik xx And the reason those few slices of pizza put on double what you ate in Dublin is the carbs, they fill up your glycogen stores again and you gain water weight. It's not fat you've gained, but that water and glycogen weighs more than if it'd just been protein calories. But...

Well done Harry, 100% day ahead :)

Well done, that's a fantastic result :)

You might be up a little Mere but you've still lost a lot of weight and are looking fantastic. As long as your clothes fit that's all that really matters.

I've seen elsewhere that people got long expired bars from there in the past so do check your expiry dates.

2 or 3 bars a day is ok occasionally if you're going to be out and about and have no other choice, but yes they do say only one a day. The shakes aren't all equal as far as carbs go though so also not sure why it makes a difference. This is what it says on the website: The choc/orange bar...

I believe the Biggest Loser bars are ok but haven't seen them on sale anywhere for a long time. I am not aware of any other bars (even from other diets) that are considered ok other than the Tesco ones.

Yes Dukan did get a bit boring after a while, and even if you love red meat, which I do, you're still limited eg. no lamb or pork, so it did make it difficult, although it is an effective diet if you've not got that much to lose I think.

This diet can make you more hormonal than normal. I had some pretty bad days in the first few weeks where all I wanted to do was cry, and actually a couple of weeks ago again, I was really miserable.

Stop worrying, if you have been 100% the scales will move again. It's only been a couple of days. I have had up to 4 days where the scales haven't moved for me at all, or they've even gone up slightly, but they always move again/go down again. Our bodies dont lose at a consistent rate everyday...

I feel for you, after all the carbs I ate I'm finally heading back into ketosis (got dog breath today) but I was starving yesterday which made it hard. I ended up having 2 hard boiled eggs. But these first few days are really hard. Think about how the weight will drop off though, you'll lose the...

When I have a scratchy bit on a bra I run over that area with my nail file and it usually gets rid of whatever was annoying me :)

sounds like a good idea to me :) and glad the scales moved again :)

That's an awesome loss, you've lost almost a stone in 2 weeks, it took me 4 weeks to lose that. Why aren't you happy?

Yes you can heat the shakes :) Just dont put hot water in a shaker, it can burst. I make my chocolate ones hot sometimes and mix with a stick blender. I have my "latte" ones cold though, I like them that way, just a spoonful of coffee with a vanilla shake :)

I did Dukan for a while last year too but found it incredibly expensive to keep up with long term. Also I found the maintenance daunting, I was going to have to be in that phase for years. My dad lost weight really well on it though, and he's kept 95% of it off too, even though he doesn't do a...

Welcome! I've started reading a book called The Beck Solution which is about how to think like a thin person and stop yourself cheating on your diet and also how to keep the weight off long term. Anyway, the first task in the book is doing exactly what you've done, writing a list of your reasons...

I reckon the power plate is a good way to exercise, as it's low impact and doesn't burn lots of calories, but you still get the toning benefits. At least at the beginning, I'd wait to do your jogging for a little while. But I'm no expert in any way shape or form, it's just my guess :)

hope you're doing well Harry x

2 stone by August isnt ambitious, you should lose an average of a stone a month on this diet so it's right on track :) good luck :)

I've not heard of that one but I'm sure it'll be good and if you've never been it will be a wonderful experience. I love the theatre but don't go as often as I would like as its pretty expensive.

You've been doing this long enough that you know the weight will come off hon, there's no need to worry. You've upped your exercise so that will have an effect, but overall you'll still be losing weight. I regularly have 3 or 4 days where the scales dont shift at all, I've learned to stop...

There's honestly not a lot of advice to offer you during the first few difficult days other than that once you're in ketosis you'll feel so much better, you wont feel hungry, or tired anymore. I came out of ketosis over the weekend so my body is going through those first days again. If you can...

Glad to have you back and happy to hear you had such a good time, but ouch for the broken finger and other injuries. And oooh nice prize :) Can you choose what you can go and see in the theatre or is that pre-chosen? You'll have a fabulous time.

no you cant use the stick blender with ice, but you could make it up and then add ice after? Unless you wanted crushed ice, in which case you'd need a proper blender.

wow that's amazing Alia, both the weight loss and the money off with the coupons :)

I can't see any reason why you can't take them out of their packs if you're not making them up yet. The packs will keep them from getting any moisture etc into them but as long as the container is air tight and dry I'm sure it'll be ok.

11lbs is a huge loss, I only lost 6lbs my first week and it took me a month to lose my first stone. Well done.

You can't make hot drinks/soups in a shaker, it builds up pressure and will burst. You have to use a blender to make them smooth, I have a cheap stick blender, you can get them for about a fiver at Argos or Tesco etc.

If you add an extra bar onto your 3 packs a day you're risking coming out of ketosis. Generally the carb limit for ketosis is about 70g per day, although it varies from one person to the next and some are more carb sensitive than others. 3 packs is about 60g of carbs so a 4th pack/bar will take...

the wateriness will be simply down to how much water you use. I make mine with 250ml of water. I have one of those shakers with the metal ball, it makes it really smooth, no lumps.

There's also the Douwe Egberts ones that you can get in Tesco etc, they do vanilla, hazelnut and caramel from what I can see, they look quite good, I might try one of those.

There's a company called Beanies that do flavoured coffees Buy flavoured wholebean coffee, flavoured instant coffee and a wide choice of speciality coffee from Beanies Flavour Co and I contacted them to check the nutritional info on their coffees and they claim there's less than a calorie per...

No you're not doing it wrong if you're having 3 packs a day plus water and not doing too much exercise. Our bodies just dont lose at a consistent rate. Also in your first few days your body will be shedding water and glycogen stores, only once those are depleted will it start burning fat which...

You're better off having protein (chicken/fish/egg) after exercising, particularly because protein is used to repair muscles (which is why athletes use protein shakes).

ah yes, chaffing cream, I have a big tube of that, even though I rarely wear skirts/dresses. When I was in Paris just before I started the diet I got chaffing from the trousers I was wearing, ouch. Went to a pharmacy hoping they'd have something but ended up with nappy cream cos it was the only...

The average is a stone a month and it's almost exactly a month to then. I have a wedding on 22nd June too, yours doesn't happen to be at Kew does it? lol

having the shakes hot changes the taste quite a lot, it's worth trying them cold too. The chocolate has a weird taste hot, I love it cold.

I was just talking to a friend and I remembered when I moved to the UK from South Africa in 1988 I was 16 and I remember that I weighed 48kg. I looked that up, it's 7st 5lbs!!! And I still had big hips and thighs, I've never had thighs that had a gap between them since I started puberty at 11...

I love the carbonara and I dont add anything to it at all, I like it the way it is :) Just dont follow the instructions on the pack to make it, look up the instructions on the Exante site as they've updated them.

I didnt like the strawberry or banana ones at all at the beginning but your tastes change on this diet and now I really like them.

I knock my shakes back too, they definitely take longer to make than to drink. I just think of them as fuel to keep me going, I dont need to savour them anymore.

It will definitely affect your weight loss if you do more than the recommended amount in your first few weeks. Basically what happens is that your body will go into starvation mode which means that it hangs on to every ounce of fat as reserves, and instead starts to use up muscle as fuel to keep...

Not all carb-free foods are low fat or low calorie though, so try to have plain steak or plain chicken or fish, I wouldn't go for the prawn cocktail mentioned above as it has mayonnaise which is high in fat. Adding extra calories will affect your weight loss, even if you stay in ketosis. So...

Most of us here dont do food week, I only ate this week because I've been ill and felt I needed the extra calories, otherwise I wouldn't have and I'm on my 12th week.

You've got your fat goggles on again! Like ED did earlier this week. I've seen the pics on facebook and yes you dont look the same as your friends, but that's mainly because they tower over you so much. You certainly dont look much bigger than them, but you're differently proportioned and if I'm...

Glad you found that bead shop, that must be the one I linked to the other day :) Sounds like you had a lovely day :)

hmm, the husks should be working to regulate you, whether you're constipated or got diahorrea but it doesnt sound like they're doing their job :( Not sure what else to suggest.

Glad you're back with us. I was wondering how you were doing as you've not posted in ages and I haven't seen you online elsewhere either. You can do this, you need to put what's done behind you and start afresh. You know you can do this, come on girl!

have fun xxx

come on Muffy, you can do this. Everytime you're tempted to eat something you shouldn't, think about Tunisia and how you want to look and feel when you're there. You have to make that such a strong incentive that it overrides the temptation to eat. When I did hypnotherapy that's what the...

I turned 40 last year and I remember saying I didnt want to be fat and 40 too. It's my 41st next week and I'm still fat :(

Coke zero can make you crave food or sweet things. See if you can manage without it for a few days.

If you feel you need the extra pack have it. Or have some protein. But don't let yourself feel so awful :(

Well done on losing even though you've been eating, that's a good sign :)

I couldn't find them in the shops, I got mine on Amazon.

I haven't been perfect all along and I've been eating badly the last 2 days but I'm using the fact that I'm not well as my excuse, I need the extra calories.

I'm on day 79, my god the time flies :)

everyone has a blip sometimes, we're only human. The important thing is not to dwell on it, put it behind you and start afresh as soon as possible. I had one of those blips yesterday but today I'm back to doing it 100%. Use the disappointment you feel as motivation to keep from doing it again.

Buttons are you definitely in ketosis? Have you checked with a ketostix? Some people are particularly carb sensitive which means that the 60g of carbs a day on the diet is too much for them to go into ketosis.

Please dont do this instead of drinking water, the person that originally posted this thread said they were only drinking 3-4 glasses of water a day, drinking water is vital on this diet as not only does it fill you up, but it flushes out the toxins that are created when your body burns fat.

Please dont do your normal amount of exercise in week 1, even doing it in week 2 can be dangerous. If you burn too many calories while you're taking in so few your body will go into starvation mode and will burn muscle instead of fat as it will be holding onto the fat. You need to give your body...

I've lost on average about half a lb a day. The first week you lose water and glycogen stores, only after that does your body start burning fat, that's why the losses the first week are so big, unfortunately you're unlikely to see the same numbers again.

new products coming I dont fancy the savoury bits but the porridge sounds yummy :)

The bars are the only thing you're restricted to one a day of, all the other products can be mixed and matched however you want :)

I can't imagine small stores have them, but they're kept in the same aisle as the vitamins etc in my store next to the Slim Fast.

I only use about 100ml of water, but everytime I do it's slightly different. The instructions on the packs are wrong anyway, they've got updated instructions on the website.

Lesley I reckon that adding food will help, this diet's really only designed for people with a BMI over 30 and you're a few points under that, which means you dont have a lot of fat to burn.

oh dear :( as far as I know the Tesco UltraSlim ones and the Biggest Loser ones (which I've never seen anywhere), dont know of any others

well done Katmat :)

Carrie1980. - to be 9st 13.5lbs ExanteDreamer - 14lb to lose - 4lb lost - 10lb to go Becka - 14lb to lose - 0lb lost - 14lb to go time2go - 14lb to lose - 0lb lost - 14lb to go Recoveringchocaholic -14lbs to lose - 7lbs lost - 7lbs to go jael001 - 14lb to lose - 6.25lbs lost - 7.75lbs to go...

I looked into this the other day because someone posted that caffeine isnt allowed on Atkins, but there's no real proof that it makes any difference and Exante allow it. It certainly doesn't affect my losses, I have black coffee everyday and a spoonful of instant in my vanilla shakes.

I weigh every single day. I tried not to for a few days and couldn't manage it. I have a spreadsheet I use where I mark down my weight everyday, how much it's down (or up), my BMI etc and it works out my percentage lost, how much I've lost in total, how much I still have to go etc. And then on...

I love the pasta, and I like the soups too. Everyone's tastes are so different, it's best to just see for yourself and not go by what others think. Also things you dont like now you might find you quite like later on. I didnt like the strawberry or banana shakes at all in the beginning but my...

I'd base it on a loss of a stone a month (that's average) and they say that every 10lbs is about a dress size, but obviously that's not an exact science. So you could be nearly 2 stone down by then and at least 2 sizes down :) Obviously everyone loses weight from different parts of their body...

aw poor child, hope he's better soon. Unfortunately if it's a virus there's not a long they can give him, but did they suggest rehydration stuff? cos I would assume he'd need some of that if he's been so sick.

I'm no better I'm afraid, I'm guessing this is a viral infection rather than a bacterial one since the antibiotics aren't helping, but I may go back to the doctors tomorrow and see what they say. I love seeing my BMI going down too. I've gone down from 42 to 36 which is great. I have a...

oh Angel, I'm so excited for you, I actually got tears in my eyes as I read that, that's wonderful news!!!!! :family2: :bighug: :bliss: :bananalove:

yay well done on your new badge :) and lol I had to go back and check the toenails cos I never noticed before, if you'd not said anything no-one would even have looked twice lol

well done, you're doing really well :)

If you're finding it too creamy just use more water, I use 400ml for mine or I find them too thick.

well done on your 5lb off :)

hope you're feeling a little better, I take a large dose of vitamin C (I use the Redoxin 1000mg capsules with zinc) when I feel a cold coming on and 8/10 times it stops it developing into anything

yay well done Nix, fantastic stuff!!!! :banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer:

well done Mere x

you cant do private messages as you dont have enough posts, I think you need at least 50 (maybe more) before you can use that.

I find they're really filling, they're quite big, plus they come in plain silver packaging (the bars themselves) which means no-one knows what you're eating :)

The slowdown of weightloss might have nothing to do with the husks, our bodies dont lose at a consistent rate and the weight you lose initially is mostly water so it comes off much quicker. I'd give it a bit longer before you decide to make a change.

good luck Angel x

They're instead of the exante ones, one a day