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I use 'slim and save' food packs on my fast days- makes it easy to have the right amount of calories. Twinrix LL are lighterlife food packs, Lighter life is a very low calorie diet- you see a consultant and get measured and weighed an they make sure the diet is suitable for you, you buy your...

JUDDD is "Johnsons Up Day Down Day Diet- Also known as alternate day fasting- you fast (consume fewer than 500cals) every other day. 5:2 you fast 2 days out of 7. DODO I have no idea! Some people, especially those on JUDDD, fast for 24hrs- e.g 2pm one day to 2pm the other, that way they eat...

I do, if it is a 'best before date' apart from fresh eggs and fresh dairy (e.g. milk), 'best before' means that nutritional values and flavour may be impaired but the product won't harm you. I have many tins of things I use well past their sell by date. I also use my packs after the date- I...

I read the book and tried it for a few weeks. They advice against drinking diet drinks at any point but you can during your fast period if you wanted to. Personally it didn't work for me, but I'm glad I tried it. Good luck.

I know the general consensus is that ketosis stops you being hungry but this isn't strictly true- you are hungry (e.g. not having enough calories for your needs) and sometimes your body doesn't want to burn fat, it struggles to make that transition and tells you you are hungry in an effort to...

Yeah, both CWP and SnS suggest a loss of 1stone per month, but obviously everyone is different but your losses shouldn't change. Good luck.

I sieve out the pasta and add it to a cup of boiling water for 10mins whilst I thoroughly mix the sauce with water and prepare my veg or meat etc. I then strain the pasta and add it to the sauce before microwaving it. Leave it to stand for a minute or two and it tends to thicken up.

Slim and save is between 550 and 650 cals per day depending on which packs you go for. The packs have fewer calories in them than the lipotrim ones, which is why you can have 4. Slim and Save also has a lifestyle plan which is 3 packs plus a small very low carb meal, such as half a chicken...

That is great, but just a word of caution- quick losses can go back on really quickly too, you need the time on this diet to change your attitude to food to help you keep it off long term. Also, people often find they have a week or two with slow or no losses, but if this happens don't lose...

The new meal packs should be out this week, not sure about the banoffee porridge or the new shakes.

I am sad they have got rid of the red fruits shake- I loved it, and the cheesy pasta, it was my fave! I hope the new ones are just as nice because I'm currently stuck with only 3 shakes I like and a stockpile of cheesy pasta as I don't like the other meal packs!

It's the olives! The point of the tracker is so you can maximise what you have but to keep you in the cals and carbs that they set. I often go over by about 50cals but stay under carbs by quite a bit. Are you drinking enough? Have you tried 4 packs a day?

6lbs first week but TOTM came so I'm hoping for a good second week as well. My first goal is 1.5 stone but I'd like to lose 3 in total. Good luck!

I have been on the diet 10days, but this is my second time round, so know what to expect. I have stuck to it religiously but today I feel awful and can constantly smell acetone/ nail polish smell. I know ketosis causes bad breath but I am sure that 'acetone breath' is not a good thing and can be...

Me! I want to start sooner but my OH is joining my journey this time and goes back to work on the 6th, so starting then. I have done slim and save before and it really worked but I failed to change my lifestyle and so have gained the weight back, this time I'm going to have a whole head approach.

Slim and save are sp much nicer- like actual milk shakes, I love them, they feel like a real treat. Good luck on your weight loss, just think one lb at a time. Take care of the pounds and the stones take care of themselves!

I'm trying to fat today, but I don't think my head is in it. I'm writing a uni assignment, which usually means comfort food. The donut is calling me :)

If you have a very sedentary lifestyle (like me!) e.g. desk job, drive to work, watch tv in the evening and exercise less than 3 times a week I found last time that 2000 calories on up days was too much. This time round, rather than limit the calories I have increased my activity!

Yes it does. Which is why it better to do whole 'days' rather than 24hr periods, say 2pm Monday to 2pm Tuesday, though some people find that that works for them.

Yes, very much a head thing. I'm not really hungry, I just know there is cake in the fridge!

Keep going! Eating isn't going to stop you getting a cold. Good luck!

Hello! I tried JUDD for about 2 weeks but couldn't keep it up and as a consequence I regained most of the weight I lost on slim and save. My issue isn't so much what I eat but I have a BIG issue with portion control. I just love food! I am trying 5:2, today is my second fast day this week...

I'm fasting too, my second fast day 'this time round' groan. Finding it much easer to not have anything but drinks then a small meal in the evening.

Well done! How did you do that?

If it is free on BOTH red and green it is 'superfree' on extra easy. You should fill 1/3 of your plate with superfree each meal and make these your primary snack. If it free on EITHER red or green it is free on extra easy. When synning, you take the smallest syn value, so if a slice of bread is...

Wow! WELL DONE. I'm not at target but have been previously- keep going to class and follow food optimising, you can increase your healthy extras and up your syns, but stay in the 15 if you can and if you find you are gaining just reign things in a bit. Well done!

I was in agony the first two weeks, so glad it isn't just me!

Yes you can, but it needs to be before your usual group unless you have told them this week that you can't make it (you won't have to pay extra next week but it can mess things up a bit because the system reads it as you missing it). Also bear in mind that different times of day and the scales...

Yes! I like veg but get bored using the same old boring veg, I forget how good it is!

It smells like celery and there is a celery-like taste to it but the texture is very different. I love it, but I also like celery.

cooked lettuce is also really tasty!

I love celeriac- mashed, puréed or grated raw in a salad in the summer. Yum! I love artichoke too.

1.5 off this week for me. No the 2lbs I gained but inhe right direction. Consultant has advised I increase my protein and reduce the rice and pasta, so will try that.

Whoop whoop!

what is it with the aldi one?

Haha! I totally know what you mean. But it is so individual. 'They' say that it is about 1 dress size per stone, but for me, I'm a 10 at 10stone and a 14/16 at 11 stone.

Well done on your weight loss so far. I too came from a TFR diet. It just wasn't sustainable anymore. So far I haven't had great results from SW but I like it and it is more long term than most other things. The best advice I can give you is plan plan plan- make your own lunches, get used to...

Yes, extra lean is less than 5%

So disappointed. Gained 2lbs this weigh in. so in the five weeks I have been doing slimming world I have lost a grand total of 0.5lbs. Whoop whoop :( I tried so hard this week. All for nothing.

ooh, thanks I'll check it out.

yep if you want. Though as you reduce in size your energy requirements will also decrease and so portion sizes should change naturally. At the beginning you can eat as much as you like whenever you like as long as you commit to the 1/3 rule.

As long as it is a third or more quantities aren't important in superfree, I just want to make sure you are eating a thirs. Eat as much free food as you want, as long as it is 2/3 of your meal and one third is super free. Make sure all mince is less than 5% or it has syns in it, even if it says...

You can swap between them. As for picking one and sticking to it, you probably should but if you only have one hexb in the morning and stick to the 1/3 superfree rule you could decide partway through the day to go EE.

Were the pork burgers homemade or did you check the syns? My consultant says it is fine to half and half your healthy extra's but some consultants disagree- I think it depends how long they have been doing it. I think you need to work out if it works for you. You don't give quantities of...

chilled things tend to have higher fat content in them, to keep them tasting better for longer, where as frozen ones don't require it as the texture and flavour takes longer to diminish.

The 1/3 thing is a rule on all plans now.

If it was free on BOTH red and green then on EE it is superfree. A third of each meal must be super free and your primary snacks should be superfree. If it was free on EITHER red or green then it is free on EE- meat with fat cut off, pasta, rice etc etc. Then you get one hex a, one hex b and 5 -...

Hello, so sorry for your loss. Diary is looking good- make sure you have your hex a too though! Good luck on your journey.

I don't know if that is right, but I know that a hex b is usually 6 syns, so if you can then that would be right. I think you would need to contact slimming world and ask, there details are on the website.

I too am not big on veggies, but if cut them really really small and add them to sauces, such as bolognaise, curry etc then I can get quite a bit in. Same with soups.

for things like 'a chip' or 'a crisp' I count 1/2 a syn. For 'a small bite of...' I count 1 syn for a very small bite (more like a nibble). Nando's pineapples are bought in syrup so you need to syn that too, but I can't remember how many. For some people using syns weekly (which is what you...

If you can rescue the microwave then baked potatoes, beans, scrambled eggs, buy the precooked chicken from the supermarket, salads, if you buy a hand blender then soups made in the microwave or slow cooker, B&M bargains have camp stoves for £9.99, easy to use for pasta, stirfry etc, so they...

Yeah, it is likely to impact on it, but it will even it out over the next week, like the above poster says, look at your loses monthly. I am also a shift worker and have to do this.

My other half is really sweet and mentions it almost every time he sees me in the nuddy, but I have stopped believing him seeing as I have hardly lost anything. I have one friend though who when I had lost 2 stone kept telling me she couldn't tell- I had lost 3 dress sizes almost! Everyone else...

You can move groups as you like- sign up to the most convenient and if you don't like it try a different one. Once you have decided on the group most suited to your needs then you can have membership transferred to that group for no extra charge. Everyone has different needs and different...

Nice! Well done.

Have you got the slimming world app on your phone? Like eternity says, it is correct for most snack type things, but if it has any free allowance then it isn't and obviously much harder for things with out a label!

Yeah, planning is key in this diet. I don't have much time to cook an evening meal, I get home about 6.30 nd my partner at 7 so I try and do 'big cooks' every time I make a meal, such as slimming world bolognaise or curry, shepherds pie, whatever I make enough for 4, that way I can heve seconds...

Slimming world is safe in preganancy, as long as your midwife ishappy for you to it. A mum following a healthy eating programme is less likely to have complications than one not doing so most midwives support it. Also, you can get yourself in to good habits and make sure you are doing the best...

As everyone was so helpful withmy last post I thought I would try again. Apologies for the unpleasteness in this post! I suffer from IBS, and hadit well under control, no attacks in ages. I have the diorrhea/ stomach cramp variety rather than the constipation side of the issue. Since starting...

It was only when I read it that I thought 'I'm not eating enough!'

I think you have hit the nail on the head, I'm not eating enough for lunch/ before I leave the house (I work part time) so I'm getting s hungry and grabbing the nearest thing, which in my office is usually chocolate. i then thnk 'well I've ruined it now' and go on a spending spree in asda for...

I drink 3 to 4 pints of water a day (roughly 2 litres), plus tea and coffee and diet drinks (ocassionally) and when I don't I feel tired, sluggish and bloated and get headaches. As a guide your pee should be the colour of white wine!

I just don't know what is wrong with me. I just can't seem to stay on track. I start off well then by mid afternoon all will power is out the window. I have binged all week. I'm so miserable with my weight but loose so slowly that I get to the 'what's the point stage' and binge. I just don't...

Is this your first weigh in? It could be because you haven't been eating enough. Have you used your syns each day and had your superfree? Try writing a few days of food diary's down here so we can help more.

And it has to be fat free natural or you'll have to check the syns as the flavoured ones, even vanilla sometimes have syns.

Sorry that didn't answer your question! Painkillers shouldn't harm weight loss, but the impact of being unwell; lack of activity etc may do.

Not a silly question at all. I only just found out you need to syn chewing gum and cod liver oil tablets!

soup is fine. I think because expecting you to eat all your veg raw would be unrealistic. Just remember to syn any milk or cream used in your soup. I find soup great for lunch and the easiest way to get my superfree.

Green is great for veggies and red is great if carbs are your downfall. I think I am going to try red after a few more weeks- i could eat my body weight of rice or pasta, I think it is hindering my weight loss.

Buy plenty of 'superfree'- veg and fruit (but not peas, corn, sweet potato, parsnip or avocado) it is what you will need most, frozen can be really helpful. I find I eat about 3 mullerlight yogurts per day too, and I never ate yogurts before. The most are free, just the 'under layer ones...

This morning I had a greggs £2 deal, coffee (I'm hexa milk today) and a bacon sarnie. On the slimming world wbsite itis 18 syns BUT I only had the top half of the bun, wiped off excess spread and took all the fat fro the bacon. I have synned it as4 for the half roll 1.5 for the spread and free...

I've had that sausage casserole thingy too, it's really yummy. Just remember that other brands of low fat sausages are more syns than the sainsburys ones. I really enjoyed it though and it was worth the 2 syns. I used bbq beans, made it even yummier.

they definitely have a fake powdery taste to them. I only like tomato and herb.

That cheered me up. Well done.

5ft 7 currently 11st 3 size 14 When I was 10st I was a 12- I carry weight weirdly.

well done!

You have to start eating again at some point so you might as well do it in a healthy way with slimming world. I moved from a vlcd to sw with a week in between, gaining 3lbs.

Lost 2lbs this week, that takes me back to 11.3 which means I have lost all my birthday weight. I can't wait to be back in the 10s

Body shape changes are just as important- who would want to be a 10 stone elephant! Well done.

Yeah, I don't find going through each person individually to be very helpful. I would rather it be a discussion about things people were confused or struggling with, recipe ideas and pointers, which I know happens as the C goes round people but it just drags on and because Iam so concious of...

Thank you!

Dumb question: I put myself down as a shift worker on my form. For the next few weeks I have tuesdays off, and want to go to a day-time tuesday group with a different consultant just fo ease as getting to my usual class is going to be really difficult. The issue is that my usual consultant is...

Mine is supposed to be 5.30 until 7 but she always runs over and we finish just before the next class comes in. I'm going to start going later for weigh in so I'm only 6 until 7.30. It means we don't end up eating until 9pm, which is just too late for me and I hate leaving early.

Might have to invest in an actifry

Yes, looking much more like it! And if you are feeling satisfied and not keeping yourself hungry then it's great. And you can use a few extra syns if you go out for dinner or lunch one day.

I would say not. If you restrict yourself you will end up binging. You say you have your Hex's but I can't see them on your plan? You also need more superfree- for example fruit with your breakfast yogurt and make sure you snack on some in the day if you can't manage it at lunch. Also you...

Yeah, I know how you feel. I usually avoid the scales after 9am so weighing in the evening was a new low (or high) for me :( But so far I am loving it, have ha a week off though for birthday celebrations, but that ends tonight. Witht he help of your group, your will power and this forum we can...

It's my birthday week and I've put on 1.5lbs. Hoping I can reign it in this week and drop the 2lb I have gained over the last week.

You get your 'club 10' award once you have lost 10% of your starting weight

I do find it hard to eat my Hex's I end up not syning my milk in tea and coffee and counting that as my a (I would never use 300ml of milk) and have to have either porridge for breakfast or a sandwich/ beans on toast for lunch or I don't get them in. As for syns, you really need to have them...

No there are others. Do I need to re-join if I go to a different group though?

I'm not vegan but I snack on marinated tofu when I fancy something savoury that is a bit different.

I haven't been overweight for that long, so have an awful lot of clothes that I fitted in to 18months or 2years ago. My target it to get in to those- I know what weight I was at that time but that isn't so much my target as the fitting in to them is!

I eat 2-3 a day, they are an easy snack when I fancy something sweet. If I eat too much fruit it makes me unwell so once I have had two pieces as a snack I turn to the mullers.

No they aren't they are all between 1.5 and 3 syns according the the syns online thingy. The big tubs of fat free natural and fat free greek yogurt are free.

yeah, I felt humiliated last week. It has been mine and my partners 30th birthdays, so I have gained, I had thought about not starting until after all the celebrations but thought 'no time like the present' so just got on with it. Last week my C told me not to get used to having such a small...

I have been missing pate, gonna try this.

Yep, it's a fine line. I'll monitor my weight loss and see. Thanks guys.

I just don't seem to be able to get out of the 11s, I just feel as if I have been in them forever!

Me! I swapped from Slim and save, had a week off in between where I gained a bit (about 2lbs, though as my slimming world weigh in is in the evening it showed as a 5lb gain) but my first week weigh in I lost 2.5lbs. I have then maintained for a week but it is entirely my fault. Slimming world...

I know that bananas whole or chopped are free, and that if you cook or mash them they are about 4 syns each. BUT... my new favourite breakfast (and sometimes dessert! is two hi-fi lights crumbled up with a banana sliced on top and topped off with a mullerlight toffee. As it stands it is free...

I live in Prestwich! Though I go to the Crumpsall group but might swap. Good luck. I am sure they can find a way round your difficulty. Let us know how you get on.

Welcome! Sorry for your loss, but well done on using it as a motivator for something positive. 25lbs is awesome, it is about what I am looking to lose. I lost a stone on slim and save total meal replacement, but found it was too unsociable for me so swapped to slimming world three weeks ago...

I'm used to weighing in naked after my first wee of the morning so starving myself before weigh in did occur to me! But I don't. Doubt it makes much difference, particularly if you start off doing one thing.

I was surprised how much I eat on this plan. I had 106/ 105 of my syns the first week and lost 2.5lbs. Some things I noticed- are you weighing and measuring? Is your cottage cheese a fat free/ low fat one? Good luck!

Can I ask what the issue with fry light is- I avoid sweetners like the plague (rarely have soft drink or cordial) and would never cook with it, but use frylight as I didn't realise there was an issue, would genuinely like to know.

pudding rice with a muller light

Welcome back! Well done on your maintenance. As for your mum I would just ask that she uses fry-light instead of oil, it's not that you don't appreciate her cooking, you just want to be able to eat it with out worrying so much, same with extra lean mince etc. And remember you superfree! Good...

porridge with honey- a bit of treat

I also have a very fetching eruption of spots on my chin :( oh well, glad to know it passes, and at -2.5lb for my first weigh in I think I'll stick to it!

you could try gumtree?

whoop whoop, well done.

Thanks. Good to know I am on the right track. I'll monitor it and go to the GP if necessary.

No but now I know they exist I will search high and low- I love the coconut. Are they still 1/2 a syn?

Just looked and ackee is 7 1/2 syns per 100g!

Breakfast: magic porridge (hexb and mullerlight) with chopped apple and strawberries Snacks- mullerlight, celery sticks with hummus, Lunch- baked potato with tuna, quark, beans and side salad snacks- stawberries with natural yoghurt Dinner- homemade lasagna - lean mince, courgettes, onions...

yeah, I love Jamaican cooking. I would imagine that the oil and fact the meat usually has all the fat/skin on is what would make it bad so you can make your own following you MiL recipes but use fry light, bake instead of fry and syn the flour? On the topic of Jamaican food, does anyone know...

Hey all. I'm on my first week of SW, doing EE. I'm eating what I would consider quite a lot but keep feeling dizzy and weak. I'm drinking plenty so don't know what is going on! Prior to doing this I did a VLCD and never felt this way.

ooh, might make rice pud

I've just joined SW, I so want to get in to the 10s!

It is best (from what my consultant was saying) to snack on super free food but I questioned and questioned her about free food and she really did say I could eat as much as I wanted...we will see!

Oh good, not just me then! End of my first week and my breath is rank and my mouth tastes funny- I usually associate it with the ketosis of atkins and vlcd's I've done in the past so wouldn't have thought it would happen with SW.

According to the Slimming world website you may have to rejoin: "Target members are given free attendance of any Slimming World group - known as free lifetime membership - while ever they remain within 3lbs above or below their target weight. We ask target members to weigh in during their group...

celery sticks with Quark or homemade SW hummus half a donut last night! 17g maltesers

Scales will read differently for a variety of reasons. All SW scales are the same brand but the biggest difference is where they are located- mainly the floor type. Carpet and tile weigh very differently, but as long as each week the scales are in the same place that won't matter. Scales at...

superfree is anything that was free on both red and green days. There is a list in the ee book, but basically it is all fruit and veg except corn, peas, parsnips and sweet potato (there are probably some others but I can't think of them right now)

your hex b of porridge oats with a mullerlight (other sysn free yoghurts work too!) mixed in, left over night in the fridge to soak and then eat hot of cold, usually with some fruit chopped and stirred through.

I've been having magic porridge- I'm not that keen but it is filling. With chopped apple too. Though yesterday it was bacon, egg, mushroom, tomato and beans

First slimming world breakfast today- magic porridge with a tsp of runny honey, strawberries and apple. Yum!

Only half a pound his week. Cherrypie- target 14lb (0lb lost 14lb to go) MamaC- target 14lbs (1lbs lost, 13lbs to go) MrsBNow- target 14lbs (0lbs lost, 14lbs to go) Joyous_One- target 14lbs (0lbs lost, 14lbs to go) Mini mouse -target 14lb (6 lb lost, 8 lbs to go) nixxy -target 14lb...

I'm having a lack of loss on the scales too- 10days and they haven't moved :( going to try some jeans on and hope I've lost inches.

How many syns is soreen malt loaf- I like that with sliced banana on!

Thank ladies, and sory for hi-jacking the thread!

And I make porridge with water rather than milk! How many syns would that be?

Breakfast Hello, I'm starting SW EE next week. I'm fine on pretty much all the principle but I'm really struggling with breakfast! I've read about cottage cheese pancakes which sound great but not exactly an everyday thing, same with a cooked breakfast. Fruit doesn't really fill me up and in...

how are you getting on? I don't get headaches going into ketosis but I do when I come out! I feel so much better not eating carbs. I love s n s, lost 12lbs so far in three weeks!

I go away on the 16th of August so only 7lbs for me, then I should be finished with s and s (though not at goal) scary! Cherrypie- target 14lb (0lb lost 14lb to go) MamaC- target 14lbs (0lbs lost, 14lbs to go) MrsBNow- target 14lbs (0lbs lost, 14lbs to go) Joyous_One- target 14lbs (0lbs lost...

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate it. Getting excited about starting now! I actually am a shift woker so it's good to know how that works!

Hello, I am currently doing slim and save total meal replacment until 16th August, when I hope to be a stone from goal. I'm stopping then as I am off on a romantic weekend break somewhere (London I think), totally organised by my OH! When I get back I want to change diets, as total meal...

Oh yes, very much so! And I don't ever have TOTM! I haven't caved so far, and each time it has passed but it's a b*gger!

Yeah, I think you need it- some people on here skipped it and are doing ok still but others found they couldn't lose if they skipped it, like their body just went NO MORE! I have read a few who have just made up their shakes with semi-skimmed or full fat milk and done it that way.

I'm glad that he is ok now, it must have been a really a stressful time for you. At least you tried and circumstances were beyong your contro for the majority of it, I wouldn't worry too much, most of that 7lbs will be water weight anyway. Good luck on this next leg of your journey.

I lost another 2lbs! So 12 in total for me. I might actually make a stone in a month this time! MamaC. -10lbs (8lbs lost. 2lbs to go) Noodles1609 14lb (12lb lost - 2lb to go) Rach1001 - 12lbs (7.4lb lost - 4.6lbs to go) choufleur - 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) 12stXmas - 17lbs (0lb lost...

Wedding was amazing and I gorged on pies and bread and scones (it was picnic style) so not officially weighed in as it will be a false negative, I did weigh, and had put on 5lbs! But it ha s now gone, aswell as an extra lb. Hopefully can get a few more off by weigh in on Tuesday, I'd really like...

hey, hope you are ok?

grrrr infuriating day. Cravings have gone mad. Caved and ate two digestive biscuits and a kitkat finger. 62 carbs and 783 calories, but that is it for today!

You'll get there, it took me a few false starts! So nearly caved today- buffet at work for a colleagues birthday, gorgeous food and an AMAZING cake. One of my colleagues had cooked biryani, which I adore, so I picked the meat out of it and just ate that plus the tiny amount of rice stuck to it...

HERE YOU GO. MamaC. -10lbs (8lbs lost. 2lbs to go) Noodles1609 14lb (5.5lb lost - 8.5lb to go) Rach1001 - 12lbs (7.4lb lost - 4.6lbs to go) choufleur - 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) 12stXmas - 17lbs (0lb lost - 17lbs to go) Spanglymum - 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) Vaney1984 - 14lbs...

HAHA! Kids can be so funny (and embarassing). Good luck on your journey. Get started! No time like the present.

I DID IT! Now to keep it off for the rest of the month, and then some! I have put myself on the end again as I hope to lose another 4lbs by the end of the month but don't want to let go of having already achieved my goal. Hope this is ok? MamaC. -10lbs (8lbs lost. 2lbs to go) Noodles1609...

So, after a week of very nearly 100% (not counting Buffetgate on Sunday) I have lost 10lbs! Woohoo. Can't believe it. Got a wedding on saturday and will have to come off plan for that and I am going hillwalking for the day on Wednesday, s and s have suggested I come off plan for that :( don't...

Not a clue. It is quite possibly because I squeeze myself in to my 10s, but once I'm past 10 and half stone I seem to go 'boom'!

Most people on here found if they followed the refeed programme they actually continued to lose weight, or sts. I wouldn't suggest skipping it- when I told people I was going to do this diet people gave me all sorts of scare stories so I did A LOT of research and found that after roughly three...

Great Idea noodles! In a pinch you can have an atkins endulgence bar (but it is not TFR so you need a vitamin pill) or some fridge raiders or cooked chicken/ meat from a supermarket. I really hope all goes ok with your son. The alternative is get it delivered to a location, such as a...

I can be 9 stone to 10.5 stone and a size 10. 11 stone and I'm a 16. Go figure!

Good luck! I'm sure you'll be a beautiful bride regardless.

Let us know how you go on, seems such a shame to give up after such a good stretch! Enjoy your hols.

I like them all, but find I leave the last mouthful as it often has 'bits' in it. I can't stand cookies and cream though! I started off not liking the crispy chocolate one, but now I love it and am going off the raspberry, which I used to love! Taste change I think!

Hvae you found a solution yet? I have been making my shakes with ice this week because of the heat and they are soooo much nicer!

How are you getting on?

Not doing too bad. Had a slip up Monday becasue I was out for a meal but straight back Tuesday. Got a bbq and meal out on Sunday but hoping I'll be in ketosis by then so won't care and can have something keto-friendly!

This is my first challenge, hopefully I am not too late to joing! MamaC. -10lbs (0lbs lost. 10lbs to go) Noodles1609 14lb (5.5lb lost - 8.5lb to go) Rach1001 - 12lbs (5lb lost - 7lbs to go) choufleur - 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) 12st Xmas - 17lbs (0lb lost - 17lbs to go) Spanglymum -...

Definitely doable, if you start now and stick to it 100% you could lose all three stone by then! The pasta dishes are nice, but is is really small bits of pasta and not many of them!

eating any pack takes you out of ketosis for a while- until you have 'burnt' all the carbs in a pack the more carbs per meal the longer it takes, some will barely effect you at all. The only other issue I forsesee is portion size- part of the diet is about protion control, getting you to eat...

you could also do the 3 packs and a protein meal, one less pack to get down you. What in particular is it you don't like? You can change the texture by adding more and less water, or making the shakes in to mousses? Have you tried all the sns options? like the bars or wafers?

whoops, had a glass of wine or two...oh well. Tomorrow is another day.

Official week one weigh in is -4lbs :) I'm quite pleased as it has been really hard to stay on plan due to having loads of events- a bbq on Saturday where I had meat and salad, and a couple of nachos :( but I also didn't weigh my meat. And a christening yesterday where I also had mainly meat and...

If you follow sns refeed it introduces foods slowly so might help you?

That's fantastic. I started this diet after a humiliating and distressing shopping trip. I needed an outfit for a hen do, nothing in my wardrobe fitted and I went to try on some clothes- the (ridiculously slender) shop assistant had to help me out of a top, popping by bra off at the same time...

I make it in a big bowl (a pasta bowl), add boiling water, a tiny bit at a time, leave it 10minutes, then microwave, watching it like a hawk and stirring when it starts to bubble,do this for about 2 minutes, then leave for 5 to thicken and soften the pasta, then add my veg and eat. If I don't...

If you are making sure you don't go over every day you should be fine as long as it isn't too much. The atkins diet has unlimited calories but the carb allowance is vastly reduced- if you increase carbs you must decrease calories and vice versa.

As noodles says it should be fine- but you can't drink unlimited amounts- I use it as a 'treat'!

Two gulps should be fine as a one off, but it is done now, so just carry on as if it didn't happen!

Unfortunately, sagging skin is down to your genes more than anything, but exercise and moisturising will help. And being a healthy weight and looking good has got to be worth the risk! As for the gall bladder, you are more likely to get health issues if you are over weight or eat a poor diet...

A friend gave me some of her mousse powder- it was horrid! I think I'll try normal gelatine, I know what I'm doing with that.

Have a lovely evening, and be careful! Where you going? I live in Manchester too, I'm in need of a good night out, think I'll treat myself when I'm skinny.

It's probably all the sugar in the wine- it'll just be water weight and gone in the morning. Maybe you need a poo? or your scales are rebelling against regular use? or maybe the atmosphere is heavier today! I wouldn't worry too much though you're doing really well. You will shift the last bit-...

I started a bit hap-hazzard last week as I was at a hen do this weekend when I was off plan but I am properly back on plan now! I'm not counting it as day one as I liost 1.5kgs last week (I was on the diet for two days!) and haven't put it backon when I weighed this morning. I was in such a...

I'd still eat them.They may taste a bit stale though, but I'm sure they'll be fine.

Yeah that sounds like a great idea! though it's s*ds law that you'll meet someone nice to sit with this time! Well done on your weight loss so far. Keep it up.

You can do it! Just see how far you've come!

Hello and welcome! I'm on day 2 and loving it! Good luck

yeah, eggs for breakfast. I've been having a shake at about 9 when I get into work, seems to work for me.

Just had a cafe latte shake, really nice, think if I made it with ice it would be like a frappucino! Not been so hungry today, which has been good. Can see my will power waneing though as I head towards tomorrow. MUST STAY STRONG! I am allowing myself tomorrow afternoon and eveing off for the...

Ended up being fajitas last night, so I have the chicken and veg in fajita mix with salad- not strictly on plan but I put it into myfitness pal and I was under in cals and carbs so I don't think it's too bad. Had a cheeky weigh this morning (I'm not a scale addict, honest!) and I have lost a...

Mousse sounds like a great idea! I haven't got any of the oatmeal in my starter pack, will look into ordering them. I fine with my water intake- I usually only drink water, tea and coffee and drink several pints of water normally so I don't think that'll be a problem. I've had the strawberry...

Yeah we can motivate each other! The boyfriend is dreadful at tempting me! Even though he knows how unhappy I am when I'm this big. I don't know why he does it- I was really slim when I met him- a size 10, and thought I was fat then! Had a strawberry shake at 11am, wish I had more, they are...

Back on it today after my false start. Feeling so motivated. I went shopping yesterday, I have a hen do this weekend and I wanted something to wear as nothing fits me (I have put weight on really quickly). I don't shift dress sizes easily, even at my slimest I'm a 12 which most people are...

Here to subscribe. I am lead to believe that the hunger subsides after a few days, as do the other side effects- i'm hoping so anyway! Good luck. I'm starting again tomorrow (started yesterday but messed up). I weigh similar to you, hoping to lose a couple of stome, one pound at a time!

Well done for starting. I was on day one yesterday, but tomorrow is day one (again) for me. Had a strawberry shake and mac and cheese, both were much better than I was expecting, hopefully the rest will be the same! We can do this! And I love that we can veg too, though I don't really like veg...

4lbs wow! You are nearly over the hump. Wish I hadn't given in yesterday, then I'd be a day closer. Oh well. Hang in there and keep going!

I'm hear to subscribe. Sounds like you have done amazingly to lose 4stone! Was that all on sns? I'm hoping to lose 2 stone and get into my size 12s, and maybe a few size 10s, but we will see. Started yesterday and slipped up, so back on tomorrow.

You've done really well so far. I hope you find something that works for you.

So far just had the strawberry, but I only got two with my pack, I just hope I like the others. I added about 250ml of water but it was too thick so I made it up to 500ml, it was much easier to drink then.

Well, epic fail yesterday. Did really well until the bf got home. He hates his job at the moment and had stopped off to buy loads of c**p to eat, donuts, apple turnover, croissants, sweets. You name it, he brought it home with him :mad: then we had curry. Normally he is really supportive, his...

I think a bigger issue would be nutrients. And it would no longer be a sanctioned diet, because you aren't following it properly.

All i know is that when I was younger i used to get faint and dizzy and it was because I had low blood pressure caused by mineral deficiency from drinking too much water. I was told to add salt to my meals and hey presto, it worked. Ever since, whenever I have felt dizzy for extended periods...

Had a macaroni cheese for lunch which my work colleague gave me from her old stash, it was yummy! Anyone know if the cheesy pasta is as nice? I didn't get one in my starter pack. I'm quite hungry now and could have another pack but I am trying to hold off as I know I will get hungry tonight and...

I had an oatmeal and raisin cookie for breakfast, then decided to start todat anyway, even thoughI'm off plan on saturday for a hen do! There is no time like the present. Just had my second pack :)

yeah, depending on your personal carb tolerance around 50 - 70 should keep you in keto from what I remember.

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Hi, I'm Fi, I have started s and s today. I have done similar things before but always gained the weight back. A girl at work mentioned slim and save and I have made an order and started today. Though didn't get off to a great start as I had an oatmeal and raisin cookie for breakfast. Oops. So...

Also make sure you are getting enough minerals- if you drink a lot of water it can dilute the mineral content in your body and cause you to feel faint and a bit iffy- try dding salt (which is much easier to do if you are having a meal pack of something!)