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So this morning was day 5, still no loss. I decided to take a day off so I could draw a line under it and start afresh tomorrow. 1st of May, new order from Exante (so much cheaper than Slim and Save, I'll see how it goes), new start. Today I ate 2000 cals. It feels like all I've done all day...

So much for my good feeling about this time, lol..... I was on plan for 2 weeks and during that time I had a lot of social events where I would eat normally, so I was thrilled when at the end of it I had lost 10lbs. Then something massive came up at work and basically I needed brain power. I...

Just discovered a new one - Quorn cocktail sausages. 4 of them is 131 calls and 8.1g of carbs. The hard part is only eating 4 when they come in a pack of 12!

I felt that this forum was feeling a little unloved, so I thought I'd make a contribution! I love mushroom risotto, it's one of my fav comfort foods and I was really fancying it today. This isn't restaurant standard, but it's as good as a Risotto Pronto and made me feel like I was having a real...

Don't listen to them! Your weight loss is a fantastic achievement and they are just jealous. Prove them all wrong! I know it's hard, I usually don't tell people what I'm doing because they are so judgemental and I am v easily influenced by others. I love what you said - it's over eating that...

It's weird because I've been reading these forums obsessively for a couple of weeks, so I feel like I know yuo guys even though I am just saying hi for the first time. I kinda wish I could commit 100%, but I tried it a few times before - I had serious boyfriend and a stable job and I...

So, my approach towards S&S is slightly different this time. Rather than try and be 100% on plan the whole time, and beat myself up terribly if I'm not, I have accepted that it won't be possible. I will be on plan as much as I can, but if a friend asks me out to lunch I'm not going to say no or...

Hi everyone, I've tried S&S before with mixed results, but I have a good feeling about this time. I have a plan which feels much more sustainable and achievable. Last year I got down to 158lbs through healthy eating and exercise, which is the lowest I've been in a long time. It was amazing...

Hey hun how's it going? Hope everything's ok?

So, I often find myself in a situation where I'm unexpectedly away from home and I need to grab something to tide me over without coming off plan. I thought maybe we could put together a list of products available on the high street that you can use instead of a pack that would keep you on...

Personally, I don't think it works like that. I totally get your question - when I first started I was always looking for people the same height and weight to compare to. I was convinced that I wouldn't get the same losses as bigger people, but from experience it depends not just on the...

I'm here to subscribe too! We're similar heights with similar goals so it will be great to follow your progress. I have tried this diet a few times before, with mixed results. Need to start a new diary but have been putting it off because I'm not sure how much to write... the whole story is so...

Hi everyone, I started a low carb diet on Sunday but I'm having difficulties and I was hoping that someone on here might be able to help me. On Tuesday I used a ketostick and it showed that I was in ketosis. But when I weighed myself this morning I hadn't lost any weight at all! After 4 days...

I'd really like to be 160lbs by the end of the month, so that's an ambitious target of 14lbs. Mind you my weight has been really up and down this week, everything from 172 up to 177 so I don't really know what to call my start point!

Maybe try adding some herbs like chives or chopped corriander? Or mixing in some chopped mushrooms so it's kind of like a mushroom omlette? When I don't like something I just add loads of salt, pepper and veg to cover it up! On a side note - I don't really understand the scrambled egg packs...

I kind of do that... when I feel like giving up and I can't go on I'll have a huge steak and salad or roast chicken or something similar as a cheat meal. It doesn't knock me out of ketosis and it usually doesn't take me over 1000 calories for the day either, but it makes me feel like I've had a...

I imagine that they would leave the shake full of bits, urgh! Maybe you can buy powdered Konjac, which is what zero noodles are made from. That would mix well into a shake, hmm I might have to look into it! I normally use powdered psyllium husk to thicken the shakes and make them more filling...

So my new order arrived yesterday. I really don't know what to do with it. I was so disappointed with the weigh in on Monday. I lost 6lbs but at least 3lbs of that would have been water weight, probably more like 4lbs. My scales measure body fat percentage as well and it hadn't decreased, in...

I weighed in this morning and I only lost 6lbs. I was completely crushed, I lost more than that last year on the Dukan diet and it was much nicer (and cheaper) than this diet! I have been completely 100% all week, the only mistake was eating one extra pack, and that didn't even take me over my...

Hey Spangly, I've been feeling really low on day 7 as well, but let's try and stay positive for the first weigh in tomorrow! There were a few of us that started last week so I'm really looking forward to seeing how everyone else has done. I might try and calculate a weight loss percentage...

I got back from staying with my family tonight. I managed to stay on plan 100%, despite the temptation that comes from living in pub with unlimited white wine and crisps! I also made pancakes with my little cousins twice and took them out for pick'n'mix, which I love, so I was feeling quite...

My mum has been obese since I was about 4 years old. She has dieted many times but she doesn't understand the concept of calories, so it's never successful. She said some very cruel things to me as a child and instilled some really awful eating habits, resulting in me suffering from ten years of...

Day 4 Porridge - ok Coconut bar - great Red berry shake - finally, a shake that tastes ok! Mushroom pasta with lettuce - ok 3 coke zeros 1 tea 2.5l of water Day 5 Oatmeal - great Truffa bar - good Chocolate shake - good Vegetable soup - fine 2 coke zeros 2 large cups of tea 2l of water So...

Well today has been a day of two halves! Thanks for all the kind words everyone, it's really helped. It's funny because I've seen all these things in other people's diary threads but then suddenly when you're in it you forget all of it until someone says it to you! Like I mentioned before, I...

I'm on day 3 too, only down 2lbs. I was expecting more than that by now as I lost more in 3 days on Dukan and I was eating loads more calories than this! Congratulations on your 4lbs, how much are you hoping for for the whole week? Do you have any mini goals?

I started on the same day as you guys and I'm really struggling at the moment! Morning of day 3 and I can't concentrate on anything, it's like my brain is running at half speed. No cravings though, just hunger! I went a bought some ketostix this morning to cheer myself up and mine are moderate...

It was coke zero, I just call it diet coke, habit of a lifetime! I really want to stick to this diet, so much so that I haven't been tempted by real food, but I had 5 meal packs because I was having trouble concentrating at work and I was waking up in the night because I was so hungry. I wasn't...

Day 1 178lbs Maple and almond bar (delicious) Lemon bar (not great) Cottage pie (ok) Spicy Spaghetti (ok) 2 cans of diet coke 2 large cups of tea 2 large cups of green tea 1.5l of water Day 2 176lbs Strawberry shake (terrible) Chocolate trufa bar (ok) Chicken soup (not great) Spaghetti...

Hello everyone! I started S&S yesterday after planning it for a couple of weeks. I had planned on keeping a really detailed diary, I was going to post all about my plan of attack for S&S, my recipe ideas, my dieting history ect. As it I'm already at the end of day two and I haven't had time to...

I started yesterday, I'm soooo hungry right now but I'm trying to resist so I have something to eat later on too, as last night I was so hungry it woke me up in the night a few times! Glad you liked the strawberry shake, I'm not having much luck with mine. I ordered lots of strawberry because...

Hi Smallerme, it's my day 2 as well! Will be great to have someone to talk to who's a exactly the same stage as me. I picked up my sample box from the post office yesterday, I've been planning this for a couple of weeks and I was so excited. I took loads of pictures of the parcel and all the...

I'm still in two minds about this, I really think a VLCD is the right solution for me right now but I'm struggling to understand the advantages the artificial packaged food has over eating a small amount of natural food and taking a multivitamin. I might have to give them a call and find out...

I'm new to VLCD but based on my experience of other diets I've done in the past I'd say go for it. I find I can easily lose 5 pounds in the first few days and, whilst it will be mostly water and waste matter rather than fat, it leaves me with a flatter stomach and makes my clothes fit...

Hello everyone! After many years of dieting with very mixed results I have decided to do a VLCD to lose 45lbs. I was trying to choose between them and I had settled on S&S, when I started looking at the ingredients for the different packets to see what I would be eating on this diet...