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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne Glad to see you're still doing well on the diet & in the gym - despite the miserable cold and sore throat. Well done.
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi Sandra You're so right even the basics here cost so much! I have thought about Exante and I'm still thinking about it. I've heard only good reports about the choices of flavours & how fast the deliveries are etc. and it is definitely an option I may have no choice but to take, LT I like...
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi Paula & All I haven't been on here for a few days cause I've been undecided about whether to continue on LT. I'm certainly not as motivated as I was between September & December - I don't know why, could be the cost of doing LT in Ireland,€70 & it is a bad time of year with sniffles & chest...
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    update

    Hi Cookeh Sorry about your broken heart, but it's really positive that your still focussed about your weight. Well done.
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Word of warning - I'm going to mention the dreaded F word (food!).Ok, here's the thing. On Tuesday I had a bit of a food wobbler. I was due TOTM, I'm not using it as an excuse mind, but I just had an overwhelming desire for carbs, well chocolate to be precise - now before Christmas I would...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    You did really well Jayne to loose, despite TOTM coming. Next week should be a dawdle!!
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    Advice - Are TFR and maintenance shakes the same!

    There is 15gms Carbs in TFR shakes There is 25gms Carbs in Maintenance shakes There are other differences as well, but 3 tfr shakes a day would keep you below 50 gms carbs, while 2 maint & a meal could easily put you over 50gms and therefore out of ketosis. They are not the same - even though...
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    Congrats Pudge on the fantastic loss! Also it looks like you're going to have a busy & exciting summer ahead and that should be incentive enough to keep on course till then. Well done!
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    Su's Lipotrim Nightmare aka My Diary 2011

    Well done for sticking with the plan Su - you're perseverence will surely show on the scales!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Got over the weekend OK and went for my weigh in this morning. Lost 3lbs! Can't believe it. I was good alright, but I still get a thrill out of seeing the scales go down like that! I've officially lost 50lbs - and am half way there (at last) but better late than never. I might end up...
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    Week 19 Weigh In

    Had my weigh in this morning. Lost 3lbs. Over the moon! Thrilled!:D
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Wa-hoo Jayne, that's fantastic. Well done! You deserve it!
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    Sandra's maintenance diary.....

    Knock em dead at the interview Sandra. We're all rooting for you!!
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    Hi Pudge Are you sure you're studying Psychology - sounds more like Philosophy to me! What a fantastic quote "nobody will put me off this diet but myself". I think I've just had a Eureka moment because of your quote - it's all about personal responsibility isn't it. No point in blaming...
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Thanks girls for the support. My daughter is normally a rational & funny young person, but occasionally......well Drama Queeeeeeen is a pretty good description! I sneaked a peek at the scales this morning and I was pretty delighted with what I saw - only have 3 more days for the official...
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    Slinking down the aisle!!!

    Hi Lolapink Don't worry about the Pizza slip - just as an aside, when I was on Atkins before, it was OK to eat the cheese and meat topping of a pizza and stay in ketosis. Avoid the base at all costs, that's where the carbs are I'm afraid. Your slip may not be as bad as you thought as it was...
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    Week 3 Weigh in! not impressed

    17 lbs in 3 weeks is fantastic! I'm sick to death of hearing horror stories about chemists and chemist assistants who are happy to sell LT & make money, but are clearly receive no training in how to deal with people. You are paying her wages with your custom, how dare she speak to you like...
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    Second weigh in..very pleased :D

    That's fantastic loss for 2 weeks. Keep at it!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi All Thanks for all your messages of support. Well the last few days have been a bit manic. I've been 100% throughout. Think I might have come through my little wobbler successfully - though I don't want to count my chickens. Almost caved in tonight as my 15 year old hormonal teenage...
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    Su's Lipotrim Nightmare aka My Diary 2011

    Hi Su Just doing the rounds to see how you all are. You seem to be doing great, as for Joe, well that leaves the field clear for you to focus on your weight loss he he he! He might be more up for it when he sees how the Postman, Milkman, Gasman and other "men" do a double take when they see...
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    Hi Pudge Being down almost a stone is great motivation to stay strong - despite the scum bags best efforts to put you off. You've been fab to stay so focussed on the diet.
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Glad your "in the zone" Jayne. How are you finding the gym with LT? I know you like to push yourself and I'm a bit like that too. (I burned up 900 calories one day in the gym between threadmill, bike, stairmaster and armbike, but I was starving for about 2 days afterwards and it took me all my...
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    Daisy's Diary

    Congrats Daisy. That's a great loss. Keep it up!
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    What to do??

    Hi Hazel You sound to me like you are thinking up excuses NOT to do the diet! You know from before that you feel physically wrecked for the first three days, while the dreaded carbs are flushing out of the system. But after that you get the most incredible rush of energy, energy enough to do...
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    So sorry to hear about the break in Pudge. Good idea to shut curtains and double lock doors. I always try to think like a burgler before I leave the house i.e. what would be the likely weak entry points of the house be, particularly if we're going to be out all day. It's awful, but in this...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Well done Jayne 3000 calories! You're bound to have a gr8 loss next week if you kept that up! Problem is, if it was me, I'd be ravenous afterwards - very hard to control ravenous - ketosis or not LOL!!
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    Su's Lipotrim Nightmare aka My Diary 2011

    Hi Su Glad you're doing well. Hopefully a good weigh in on the cards for Monday. Whoopsy time is a great name for it. Mine is from 5pm to 7pm. I have to keep busy busy busy then!
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    Andy's Lipotrim Diary

    Hi Andy Congratulations! What an inspiration you are. You are the essence of how well this diet can work. With total committment to LT, Gym & a will of iron what fantastic results can be achieved in so short a time. Well done.
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    Hi Pudge Just read over your diary. Don't worry about your slip - "it's not a sin to fall down - only to stay down", you got right back on track and that's a fantasticly positive attitude. The elephant in the room is food, but when you actually try it, after being off it for a while - it's...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Aw Jane I'm delighted for your loss this week. That's brilliant - and you have the added pleasure of knowing your blood probably helped save someone's life. Well done!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi Pudge & Jayne As you can see from my diary I'm still hanging in there - just about! Haven't had a chance to log on but am off now to see how you're all doing!!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi All Well got through another manic weekend - but this time I was prepared! Put in an 8 hour day at work on Saturday stayed on the straight and narrow while at work. When I came home though, hubby had the smells of home cooking wafting through the house and the bottle of Chilean red he had...
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    Su's Lipotrim Nightmare aka My Diary 2011

    Hi Su Well done on getting going again. We'll be able to swap notes over the next few weeks!
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    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    Honk for Day 3!
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    week 20 weigh in

    Hi Cookeh You've done fantastic. I read all your posts over Christmas and you kept me on the straight and narrow, even though I was on a kind of a refeed. It was your strength of will that I really admired particularly on Christmas day and I know you had 1 chocolate blip, but you managed to get...
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    Week 22 Weigh In

    Well done Cath. STS is fantastic on refeed and it just goes to show how all our mindsets have been changed by LT since this time last year. Last year I wouldn't even have felt one bit guilty about pigging out on Roses, but now I feel I should serve a gaol sentence for it!!
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    Sandra's maintenance diary.....

    Hi Sandra Just caught up with your diary now. Your recovery going really well. That's fantastic. In no time at all you'll be doing a summersault pike with 1.5 twists and a straight entry from the wardrobe! (LMAO!)
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    Hi Pudge Hope you getting on well today. You're really doing well what with studying, managing LT AND giving such positive support to us when we're feeling a bit under the weather! Sorry to hear you fell and hope you're OK. BTW, thanks for all the posts of support you gave me before when I...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne Great to hear you had no hunger by day 10! Look forward to it (again) also I'm going to try your tip for interval running to get back into it next week. I read somewhere that's the best way for weight loss. Build up to running fast for say 5 minutes, then walk or jog for 2 then run...
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    Ria Diva ... getting onto the stage

    Hi Ria Diva The hardest part of this diet is getting your head right. If your head is in the right place, you'll ignore all the physical symptoms of the first few days because of the bigger picture of your goal i.e. "getting onto the stage". You CAN DO THIS. And all the fantastic people on...
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi All Well yesterday went really well. Kept busy and am able to venture into the kitchen to cook dinner for the family without throwing a wobbler! Pretty sure I must be in ketosis cause I'm not that hungry. I find black coffee brilliant for taking the edge of the hunger. I don't really like...
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    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    Honk for day 2!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    BTW, I've decided to change my weigh in day from Friday to Monday. The only advantage of falling off the wagon is that I have enough shakes to do me till Monday. My weigh in day before was Tuesday and this worked perfectly for me, so I'm going to try & get close to Tuesday as poss. Monday is...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Well done Jayne on the running. I did it before Christmas and hope to get back to it when I can control my hunger pangs - hopefully in a week or so!
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    Daisy's Diary

    Hi Daisy "I was very desperate and very lost. I pretended I didnt care and carried on regardless........ One day when I felt so low I didnt see anything ever improving I decided it was LT or carry on being miserable and bigger. So basically what im saying is I found the TOOL that for works for...
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Tee Hee Su. That gave me a laugh! You should see the state of my house, despite all the busy beeness going on!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi All Thanks for your fantastic support. I know whenever I come on here I get the will to go on. Yesterday Day 1 (again) went really well. Half litre of water at 10am then kept busy about the house until first shake at 12midday. Another half litre of water at 1pm. Hit out to work at 2...
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    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    Yesterday was Day 1 for me (again)!
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    She goes on, and on, and on..............

    Congrats Su on the 2000 posts! Always get a laugh when I read them. When do you hope to restart?
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    Slinking down the aisle!!!

    Fantastic loss for your first week. Keep up the positive attitude. You're doing really well. Good luck for the coming week!
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    Daisy's Diary

    Hi Daisy Delighted you started a diary. Like Su says, it's great to read the diaries of people who were on LT before Christmas and are now restarting. I've had a few problems restarting for various reasons, have a look at my diary if you're interested in the gory details, but the fact that...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne Your doing absolutely brilliantly. I've been going through a bad patch and I've just read your diary - it's really given me the will go on. I really want to go on, but my body (mind more like it) has been rebelling, reading about your mental strength and ability to overcome the...
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi Sandra You are always very welcome to "poke your nose in", you're advice is always rock solid! The thing about the chocolate that's strange is, I don't actually have a "craving" for chocolate as such, it was more a rebellious moment - kind of like "forbidden fruit". I knew I shouldn't have...
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi Jayne I see you're doing really well - you're really "in the Zone". Keep it up, you're an inspiration. Thanks for asking about how I was doing, because I wasn't going to even admit to it I'm so disgusted with myself until I forced myself to write it down and look at it. Had a bit of a...
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    pudges daily diary...:)

    Hi Pudge Good luck in the exams. I'm sure studying such an interesting subject must be a great way of keeping you occupied (and away from food!) and I'm sure you'll do really well in it, cause you've such a positive attitude to LT. Best Wishes for tomorrow!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Thanks Pudge for the support, the kids love Tayto too as well as hubby, and it's really hard over Christmas to stop them all having Crisps just cause i'm on a diet, well it's over now and good riddance! Well the good news is I checked this morning and I'm back in ketosis. Headaches gone...
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    Week 21 Weigh In.

    Well done Cath. Not so great you're feeling unwell, but on the bright side, a loss over Christmas is fantastic! Hope your son has a great 4th Birthday (I always remember my kids 4th birthdays as an orgy of fun size chocolate bars, cake & crisps - FOR ME lmao!!)
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    Chan's weekly weighings

    Hi Chan Fantastic on having lost over the worst time of the year - Christmas. With this great attitude, it won't be too long before you're at goal!
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    What's everyone reading at the moment?

    I'm reading Patricia Cornwell's latest Scarpetta book "Port Mortury", and though I've been a fan for years, the last 2 books haven't been as good as her previous ones. This is no exception. Scarpetta's got very paranoid, she trusts no one around her - now it'll probably work out that everyone...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Well done Jayne getting back to your workout routine. I googled that ki fit and it looks a great aid to maximise your workout. I might buy one in Feb or March as I'm absolutely flat broke at the mo, I got gym membership for my Christmas and birthday present, which are close together and along...
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    Back On Track

    Hi Sandra Thanks for the good luck wishes, as you well know, I'm going to need them! Saw on your maintenance diary how well you've been doing with your recovery - fantastic! And you'll be in your jeans in no time when your scar heals. Just think of the summer - it's much closer than you think.
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne Glad you're in Ketosis. Not sure whether I'm there or not myself yet. Will get out the ketostix tonight. Occupational therepy is the best therepy, oh and keeping out of the kitchen, only go in if absolutely necessary, that's my tip for the first few days anyway!
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    Suse's LT Journey - Part 2

    Hi All Day 3 Started LT on 7th September and since then lost 3 and a half stone. Got down to 13 stone 9 just before Christmas. Went onto lo carb the 3 weeks before Christmas and managed to keep losing on 2 shakes and 1 lo carb meal. But I'm afraid Christmas got the better of me and when...
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    Back On Track

    Thanks Pudge. Is today your first day back or are you restarting tomorrow? My weigh in day is usually Tuesday, but I'll be restocking my shakes on Friday and weighing in, then weighing in again on Tuesday - as Tuesday is the best day for me. Good luck, will be watching to see how your going.
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jane I, like you, restarted yesterday on TFR (that's such a coincidence, as we started originally the same date as well 7th Sept!) Anyway, yesterday was very busy for me, with kids, parents etc., so found it easy not to think too much about being on LT and I found it flew. I had my flapjack...
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    Back On Track

    Hi All I've finally got back on track to 100% TFR after being on a sort of a refeed for the month of December. I managed to only put on 5lbs, which I was happy enough with, even though I ate and drank all the worst things imaginable over the Christmas. I learned a lot more about myself and...
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    For lovers of Steigg Laarson

    If you like Steig Laarson, have a look at "The Man from Beijing" by Henning Mankel. It's really good.
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    What's everyone reading at the moment?

    Latest Favourite Escape I recently read Dissolution by C. J. Samson and it was so good I had to read the whole series. After Dissolution, I read Dark Fire & Soverign. I'm in the middle of Revelation right now and I've Heartstone ready to go when I'm finished that. They're a cross between...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Well done Jayne on your STS. Suse
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    Week 15 WI

    That's fantastic Cookeh. Well done. Are you still on TFR? I find it really tough in this weather. But I've proven to myself you can still loose while having one lo carb meal and 2 shakes a day. If you are still on TFR that's a great achievement, especially with all the xmas temptations...
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    Heartburn?

    Hi Heartburn is a feature of the early stages of the diet for some people, but it soon dies down. I think you may be allowed gaviscon, but nothing else, make sure whatever you take has no sugar in it (though most "minty" things have sugar of some form or other, unless it's wholly natural, like...
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    SandraB update

    Thanks Su. Sandra, you must be delighted to have it all over you. Must take it really easy to make a full recovery so you'll be back on track as soon as poss. Best wishes Suse
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    Week 12 Weigh In

    Hi Bev If you keep to lo carb, you won't get out of ketosis. You should be ok for 1 drink xmas day 1 or 2 glasses of wine while in ketosis. I wouldn't have any more than that if in ketosis. But it's not a big deal to get out of ketosis and have a few drinks on xmas day, as long as you resolve...
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    Week 12 Weigh In

    Hi Su I intend to have 2 shakes for breakfast & lunch & some protein for tea over month of December. On Xmas day I'll have lo carb options: seafood starter, turkey, ham, sprouts main course, lo sugar jelly or berries & cream & cheese board with celery - no crackers! & a glass of red, which is...
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    Last weigh in- BEST CHEMIST EVER!!!

    Hi Su Congrats on your 2lbs loss this week. In a way it's the best loss of all cause the last week has been so hard (on everyone) it's probably the weather, the xmas spirit, whatever but I've found the last couple of weeks really tough too which is why I haven't been 100%. I think it's really...
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    Week 12 Weigh In

    Just had my week 12 weigh in. I didn't go last week cause I got out of ketosis on the Sunday night before(I had nothing sweet but did have a stew with carrots & parsnips and 2 Guinness, which I did enjoy), but by Tuesday my weight was exactly the same as last week so didn't bother going. I had...
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    Week 12 Weigh In

    Just had my week 12 weigh in. I didn't go last week cause I got out of ketosis on the Sunday night before(I had nothing sweet but did have a stew with carrots & parsnips and 2 Guinness, which I did enjoy), but by Tuesday my weight was exactly the same as last week so didn't bother going. I had...
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    my diet pictures

    Incredible transformation! Well done!
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    Andy's Lipotrim Diary

    Hi Andy Delighted to hear you're doing so well after your holiday & birthday. I'm particularly interested in your gym routine. I've been killing myself in the gym with not a fraction of the brilliant results you're getting! So I decided to fool my body, one week light exercise like walking...
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    THAT'S IT-WE ARE FINISHED!!!

    Hi Su Don't be too hard on yourself. You've done really well. I knocked myself out of ketosis last Sunday, got back into ketosis on Tuesday night and have been good enough since. My weigh in day is Tuesday & because I was holding onto water because I knocked myself out of ketosis, I didn't...
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    What's your all time favorite film???

    BTW has anyway seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? One of the funniest Christmas movies ever. If you want to laugh yourself sick - get it. Hehe!
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    What's your all time favorite film???

    My two favourite films are "Persuasion", the 1995 version with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. 1 and a half hours of complete escapism. I also love Jane Eyre - the 1997 version with Ciaran Hinds & Samantha Morton. Brilliant. For comedy, it has to be Life of Brian, Holy Grail.
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    Cost of Lipotrim

    Hi DebT Lipotrim is dearer in Northern Ireland than in rest of UK. There was a thread about this before and I think £44 is about right. I'm in Southern Ireland and I pay about €70 for the female one. It would be cheaper for me to go to Newry and get it and I have no clue why it's so much...
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    Old habits are hard to shake!!!

    Hi Ella Your post was very honest and interesting and one I can relate to very well. It's just as well you recognised your problem & took the steps you did to start LT when you did, because the weight just creeps up on you and before you know it, you're 17stone (like I was) or 20stone or 25...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jane Was wondering how you were. Glad you're still posting. And it seems from your signature you have a clear plan, despite the awful redundancy. Keep in touch! Best Wishes Suse
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    Will My B Shape Belly Go?

    Hi Abbie Don't be too hard on yourself luv - you just had a baby 6 months ago!! They say it takes a year for your body to recover from childbirth, especially after your first. With this, as well as your fantastic weight loss - I'd say you'll loose the tum with a bit of toning up, when you feel...
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    Week 20 weigh in

    Well done again Daisy. You were so positive after last weeks stay the same, you deserve this week's loss. A great example and inspiration to all of us. Fantastic! Suse
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    whats with week 9?

    I lost 6lbs in week 9, but only lost 2lbs in week 8 and only lost 2lbs in week 10. Very strange indeed!
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    Not ready to cook!!

    Hi Funky You won't be out of ketosis if all you had was chicken & green veg. BUT, and it's a bit but, when you eat food I think it's because the stomach acid is stimulated or something like that, you DO feel hungry for a few days afterwards, even though you are still in ketosis. I have found...
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    Shakes - anyone reduced daily intake

    Hi Richard If you don't take all the shakes with the nutrients , it will catch up on you and you could end up feeling uncontrolably hungry and may veer off course. DON'T MISS THEM! Suse
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    week 13 weigh in

    Hi Cath Your starting stats are similar to mine though you're a week ahead of me and you've had a really steady weight loss since Sept. I've been feeling a little like falling off the wagon the last week or so, but reading your stats have just given me the push I need to persevere. Well Done Suse
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    Can anyone tell me...

    You tend to hold onto water during TOTM, and as a result weigh slightly more - also I noticed before I went on TFR (total food replacement), my carb cravings went totally out of control a week before TOTM so therefore I put on even more pounds around that time. Also my cravings for wine...
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    Whoop whoop clothes!! lol

    Well done Su - that's further motivation to keep it up till refeed. Congrats & I'm sure when you get into the groove with your Zumba, you'll notice your clothes falling off even more as you tone up!! Suse
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    Week 10 Weigh In

    Had my 10th weigh in yesterday, but didn't have time to post. I lost 2 lbs, which I was pleased about as it was TOTM and I felt I was holding onto water for about a week. I'm also thrilled cause I'm under the 200lbs mark - very significant for me. Hope everyone is happy with their losses Suse
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    Sandra's 11th week weigh-in

    Wow Sandra, that's fantastic. Well done. That means you could easily loose weight as much weight while refeeding and maintaining, as you did on TFR! Lucky You! Your body must be happy with your eating again!
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    Week 10 weigh in

    Hi Sandra - you've sooo much to look forward to after your op & recovery then!
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    You know your too big when !

    Tee Hee, that IS very good Sandra. Though as my name is Sue too, I won't be telling too many people as I don't want to give them MORE ammunition!! I'm already called Snoozin' at work, for obvious reasons!
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    Week 10 weigh in

    Hi Su Just saw your weigh in. FANTASTIC. That's great motivation to keep it up till your refeed. Also delighted you enjoyed your ZUMBA. Were you hungry afterwards? OK she might've had a stomach like a washboard & had a great swivel of the hips, but that'll be you much sooner than you...
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    You know your too big when !

    Hi Catcrazy You most welcome. All kinds of experiences welcome here! Reading other peoples posts stops us thinking about the unmentionable (food) and being occupied!!
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    You know your too big when !

    I knew I was too big when..... My kids wanted me to take them for scuba diving lessons this year on hols (my hubby doesn't swim, so I've had to teach them confidence in the water from the time they were babies, they're now teenagers & brilliant swimmers!) Anyhoo, this year they wanted me to...
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    Zumba???

    Hi Su I have always exercised. If I go a few weeks without doing some form of exercise, I get depressed and start to pile on weight. Exercise releases endorphins into the blood stream so you feel really good after it. You will notice a huge difference, but maybe not immediately. For the first...
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    Zumba???

    Hi Su For the last 3 weeks, I've been going to the gym 5 weekday mornings and doing a very hefty workout and don't have my first shake until 12midday. I've had no adverse effects from this. I have a cup of tea in the morning with a tiny dash of full milk, I know you're not supposed to have...
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    Sandra's week 10 weigh-in....

    Well done Sandra on 4lbs loss this week. Fantastic. You're approach to restaurant eating is the approach I'm going to have to adopt when I come off LT. Lo Carb, high protein, salad - very good choices. Well done!
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    Nearly.................

    Hi Su Hope you got over your wobble last night. I've had a few of them over the last week or so. This is my third week in the Gym and I'm finding it a bit tough to handle it, though my losses last week were good, the price is quite high & the hunger pangs are stronger and for the last two...
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    Week 9 Weigh In

    Hi All Thanks for your words of encouragement. Onwards & Up(down?)wards for next week!! Suse
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    Week 9 Weigh In

    Guess what guys, I just lost 6lbs this week!! OMG, I'm shocked! It definitely must be the gym. I have been working really hard there. My body must be shocked too LOL. Interesting to see how the coming week goes. Yippee! Suse
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    Weigh in number 9

    Hey Su Well done. 3lbs is very steady & as long as you're loosing that's the main thing. Su
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    Caved in!

    Hi Delly Don't be too hard on yourself. "It's not a sin to fall, only to stay there", so the saying goes or something like that! Hope today is going better for you. It's very important that you get back on track today, don't leave till tomorrow, when we break out at weekends, we sometimes say...
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    Warning : Long Rant

    But turn it to your advantage - it could be a fantastic incentive to prove her wrong!! Especially if you're competitive by nature!
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    Warning : Long Rant

    Well how do you answer that Daisy. I'd complain her to the pharmasist - they're supposed to be encouraging you and in the process making money for the pharmacist. I'd stick with that pharmacy to prove the weight loss! This bloody diet is hard enough without having to deal with the niggly...
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    Week 18 weigh in

    Hi Daisy Yet another Fantastic week for you. You're the trend setter for the rest of us. I love to see you post your losses each week, it gives me such a boost - especially as the weekends are so hard & I need to keep it together for my weigh in on Tuesdays!
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    Exercise or no exercise?

    Hi Su Don't want to speak too soon, cause I've a few days to go yet, but I've been weighing myself every day and I can't believe the difference going to the Gym has made. Tomorrow and Monday are going to crucial to see how it's going. I'm definitely going to keep up the exercise.
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    Caved in!

    Hi Delly It depends on what you ate as whether you're still in ketosis or not. If you are worried, buy the ketostix and check. You may still be in ketosis if you just had one carb slip. I did Atkins before and I know potato or potato products (chips, crisps etc. are the worst possible carbs...
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    How much does it cost?

    I live in southern Ireland and it costs me €68 per week! It's a pretty hefty lump from my budget, I'm thinking of going to Northern Ireland where even if I paid £45, it would still be cheaper than here. But the way I look at it, if I had to have a gastric band it would cost €7000 and it's not...
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    Sandra's disappointing 9th week weigh-in....

    Hi Sandra Sorry you're disappointed with the weight loss this week, but , on the bright side a loss is a loss and you might do much better next week. I only lost 2lbs this week also and I killed myself in gym all week, so I know how disappointing it is - even more so in your case cause you have...
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    Weigh In Number 8 & The Gym

    Thank you to all who offered advice on this thread. I'm going to keep up the gym - mainly because I feel Soooo good afterwards, but try and restrict the amount of time there. I increased my water intake yesterday and lost 1lb overnight. Will be interesting to see how it goes over the next...
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    Week 17 weigh in

    Hi Daisy You're an inspiration with such solid weight loss each week for 17 weeks! And you're always so cheerful with words of enouragement for anyone a few weeks behind or struggling. Thank you. And now your reward is you see the finishing post insight. Well done!
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    Weigh In Number 8 & The Gym

    I've just had weigh in number 8 and lost 2lbs. While I'm delighted with the loss, an interesting thing happened last week. I joined the gym. I was sick of loosing 3lbs a week & wanted to loose an extra lb per week, so joined a gym to give me the required kick up the rear. Last Wednesday...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne I'm really sorry to hear about your troubles right now, but there's really no point in worrying about your OH being made redundant till it happens, you've enough to worry about. It really doesn't matter whether you do LT or Exante, as long as you stick to your guns re loosing weight...
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    Weigh in number 8

    That's very consistant Su, another 4lbs gone. FANTASTIC. Well done. Suse
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    6lbs!! Well done Jayne. That's fantastic. Suse
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    Reasons to be cheerful......part one!

    Hi Sandra I love your reasons to be cheerful...part 1. If you can do so well on LT, despite your pain and your difficulties with having to take medication etc., I have no excuse. You're an inspiration.
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    Weight in 5 - total failure

    Hi Kev Sorry things aren't going ok in your personal life right now, but as Sandra and funkystrut have already said, eating is not the answer. Your family need you to be positive and full of energy at the moment to deal with everything and going back to eating badly will only make you feel...
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    100 DAYS OF LIPOTRIM !

    Good luck with the new fella Daisy, everyone is rooting for you & watching this space!
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Well done Jayne, these are the things that mean we are now in control of food & not the other way around. Well done.
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    Mini update

    Fantastic Missy3. That's brilliant!! Congrats!
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    Week 7 Weigh In

    Thanks everyone for your encouragement. I'd never be able to keep doing it without the help of this great forum and the fantastic people who contribute to it!
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    Week 7 Weigh In

    Just came back from my weigh in. Lost another 3 lbs. Ya-hoo. As a daily weigher, the scales didn't move for 4 days last week, and only started to move on Saturday - I was really in a panic!! Now very relieved!!
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    Ketosix - colors.

    If you pee on the ketostix first thing in the morning, before you've had any water and the ketostix is purple, you are in ketosis. Sometimes, if you drink a lot of water during the day, then pee the colour is pink, like the water dilutes the colour. But if you go when you're dehydrated i.e...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    My weigh in is on a Tuesday. My pharmasist and his assistant (who normally weighs me) are off on hols for 2 weeks, so I don't know who'll be doing it tomorrow. Like you I have some scales issues at the pharmacy - their scales is set in kg and I'm depending on the assistant to calculate the...
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    Emma's 'New Me' Diary

    Hi Emma Even though I have my 7th weigh in tomorrow, would you believe, I only got around to reading your diary from start to finish on Saturday and I'm delighted I waited so long to read it, as I needed the jolt of inspiration I got from reading it. It's brilliant, you such publish it as a...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Ok Jayne - DO NOT allow yourself to be wavered off course by the stupidity & insensitivity of people, who lets face it, haven't a clue about your fantastic achievements over the last 7 weeks, they don't know because not being on this diet how could they know how hard it is and just how fantastic...
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    Week 7 weigh in

    Well done Su. That's a fantasticly consistant weight loss, it's great to see the figures adding up from week 1 to now and the losses opposite them! And now you're in the 13s Well done again!
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne We started LT the same day and your diary reflects exactly what's happening to me physically. I no longer have sugar high & lows, which I am relieved about, because there's no doubt about it, but I was heading on the path to becoming a diabetic if I didn't do something to control it...
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    Another poo thread sorry

    Hi Amanda I'm pretty sure it will settle down after you've had your clear out. In other words, when you've nothing left in your system, it will stop. Try & get hold of some fibre clear to avoid this happening again. Just make sure & don't get dehydrated, keep drinking the water!
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    Week 10 Weigh In Results!

    Well done Abbie, that's great weight loss. Keep it up!!
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    Lipotrim - a new way of life for me

    Hi Mspurrrfect I use the flapjacks all the time & I love them. They do taste like cardboard, actually chipboard is probably a better description, but to me, because they're solid food, I actually relish them. I put them on a plate when I'm at home & eat them with a knife & fork! (Weird I...
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    My New Coping Mechanism

    Hi Abbie What a great idea! I'm sure people, particularly people your own age, will get fantastic encouragement from your videos journey to slimville! What is the you tube tag name you use? Suse
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    Anyone miss me?

    Glad you're back Sandra. Sorry you've been in pain - but scrambled eggs (Homer Simpson drool - lucky you!). Hope your weigh in goes well & as you can see everyone missed you! Suse
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    Week 2 weigh in...

    Hi Looby Fantastic on the stone loss in 2 weeks. It's such a great incentive to keep on this tough road. Keep up the good work. Well done. Suse
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    Week 1 - WHOPPPEEEEE

    Hi Gopi Well done on your 7lbs loss - congrats. The 2nd week is pretty tough, but not as tough as the first 3 days and remember if you really really want it & it appears to me you do (dishing out an Asian meal to 200 people & not giving in is a good sign!), you'll have no problem getting...
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    Week 6 Weigh In

    Aw thanks everyone for your good wishes. All the best to everyone for the coming week. Suse
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    So Excited !!!

    Hi Medgibbons Well done with your fantastic loss. All the hard work has been worthwhile, that's what's so great about this diet, you can see the work you've done on the scales! Suse
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    Week 6 Weigh In

    Just had my weigh in. Lost 3 lbs. Really didn't think I'd loose this week (TOTM). Felt bloated & crampy all week. OVER THE MOON. It's the little things on this diet that keep me going - like losing when I least expect - Wwhoooo!!:D:D Suse
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    It's been a while........

    Hi Rose What an inspiration. The before & after pix are amazing & you look sensational on your very special day. Congratulations - in more ways than one!
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    Fibre clear (and other not nice info!! maybe TMI)

    Hi Su I had the same problem as you with the bleeding. I now put a heaped teasonpful of fibre clear in 2 shakes per day, you can't taste it and it has the added bonus of making it more filling. I don't use any the day before weigh in (another trick he he he). But it took me 3 or 4 days of use...
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    That's great news Jayne - I'm delighted for you! There's nothing like a big loss to give you the encouragement to keep going. Well done!!
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    Week 6 weigh in....

    Thanks Su, I've a feeling I'm going to need it! Not that I've been bad or anything, but I feel the weight loss has slowed a bit, I'm trying to do a bit of exercise to kick start it. Don't see anything dramatic happening before tomorrow though!
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    Weight In 4

    That's fantastic Kev and your willpower in the car paid off in spades!! (Actually, that's the thing about LT, you can see the willpower paying off on the scales, not like other diets!). Well done!
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    Week 6 weigh in....

    Well done Su. Another great week!
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    So Excited !!!

    Hi Medgibbons I use the Nu Phar breath strips, you get them in any chemist, which we're allowed to use on LT. Not only does it cure the dog breath, but it actually takes the edge of the appetite between shakes. I find them really good. Good luck with the weigh in.
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    Jayne's Lipotrim Diary - New Beginnings!

    Hi Jayne Wish you all the best for tomorrow. I'm sure you'll do really especially after all your gym work today. Suse
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    Is It Just Me Or...

    Hi Abbie I always put 1 teaspoonful of curry powder in my soup. I've checked the ingredients & there's no sugar in the curry powder and I'm still in ketosis after it, I checked. I don't see how pepper will do any harm. I say go ahead & use it. I can't see how it can do any harm.
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    Not feeling like I'm in ketosis....

    Your posts are very interesting cause I have often felt like I'm not in ketosis. I'm also a daily weigher and a few times I went 3 days without loosing anything. I began to panic, especially in the early days. Now I knew I hadn't eaten anything that would take me out of ketosis, I just felt...
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    SandraB, guess what i bought today??? food mentioned

    Any food high in carbs will take you out of ketosis, so anything you eat out of a packet, check the carb content. You could have protein i.e. you could have smoked salmon or prawn starter. They're both lo carb. Helmans is lo carb. But remember lo fat anything in a jar is usually high carb...
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    People say Milkshake diets are a waste of time

    Hi Gopi You've decided to do this diet. Presumably you've thought long and hard about all the reasons why you want to do it - and it is a big committment, financial as well as the sheer toughness of it. You cannot let other people's prejudices, negativity & uneducated opinions put you off...
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    So Excited !!!

    Hi Medgibbons You're going to have to plan your overnights to suit your particular "clock". IMHO, The key to this diet is never to let yourself get ravenous by skipping shakes or flapjacks. Your hunger pangs will disappear after 3 days or so, but I still get them if I skip shakes. You could...
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    SandraB, guess what i bought today??? food mentioned

    Hi Ella Belle Here Here well said. I'm even considering staying on LT for Christmas. To many of my Christmas's in the past have been about gorging and overindulgence. This year, I'm determined it's going to be different. Also in the past, there has been a 3 week run up to x mas day, of meals...
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    My Works Xmas Party Challenge - New Target!!

    Hi AwakenMe Just chanced on you profile, I'm from the Lipotrim forum. What an amazing stats you have. Your losses are incredible in 6 months. Well done. What an inspiration. And to use your xmas party as a challenge is a great idea. Congratulations & best wishes with future losses!!
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    Day 2 : When is it the best time to have Shakes

    Hi Gobi Everyone is different, but I have my shakes at 12midday, 5pm and a flapjack with 1 pint glass of water and a cuppa tea at 8pm. This suits my unique bad food addiction (which I hope is cured) times. Traditionally my food binges took place between 12 and 8 at night, so I've spread my LT...
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    WTFK???

    Hi Sandra Delighted you lost 4lbs - great news. Well done!! Your perseverence is something else! MissD I get the ketostix in my local pharmacy (in Ashbourne). But I've never had any problem getting them in any chemist. Apparently Boots are reluctant to sell them, so avoid boots. But I'd...
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    Rubbish

    Just to warn you, there are more carbs in skimmed milk than full fat!
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    WTFK???

    Also buy the ketostix to make sure the Vit C hasn't put you out of ketosis.
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    WTFK???

    PS I just looked at your stats. They are very good - don't be too hard on yourself, you've done brilliantly well!
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    WTFK???

    Hi MissD I've had the same problem over the years. I was a VERY HEAVY exerciser in the gym but hardly lost any weight at all - it's extremely frustrating. But what I've discovered is you've got to fool your metabolism. If you stop all exercise for say a week or two to see if you can re- start...
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    hey everyone im back for my shakes

    Hi Nat The problem with Atkins is it's lo carb alright & you'll stay in ketosis, but, it's NOT low cal like LT. LT is the double whammy of both lo cal & lo carb - that's why it's so efficient (and hard!).
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    Feeling sad!

    Hi Abbie What a positive person you must be. To take the stand as you did in the circumstances means you are in control of the situation. Women are very vulnerable in the first year after having a baby and sometimes feel they have to put up with things as they focus on the baby. You have...
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    What was your A-HA moment for starting lipotrim?

    Hi All Well my "moment" came when our insurance company approached us saying they were reviewing old policies and were going to offer loyal customers extra health insurance for no extra payment - they stated what the health coverage was on the policy and it was too good to turn down - we were...
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    Vitamin C ??

    Hi MissDesperate Be careful with the Vit C. We are to avoid all citrus. Ascorbic acid (vit c) is in all citrus. I'm sure it will put you out of ketosis. But check with pharmacy to be on safe side.
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    ohhhh noooo I gave in.... Food mentioned

    Hi Kerry You need to forgive yourself before you'll get back to being as strong as you were before. There was no harm done. Now back on the wagon! (I'm really the last one to offer advice, cause I found today pretty tough - hubby cooking a roast with all the trimmings and the smell is...
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    Warning, thread totally about poo!!!!

    Delighted for you Sandra that you finally got your clear out. I bet a pound to a penny you'll see the rewards next weigh in. It's been really tough for you the last week or so and it's been pretty inspirational how you've kept on track despite everything (even when you broke out it was a tiny...
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    Can we have cheese and onion crisps??

    Hi Cheryl I haven't had any cravings as such since the 2nd week & I used to be a cheese & onion nut but I now seem to be obsessed with all the cooking shows! Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein, Nigella, Barefoot Contessa, I just can't seem to get enough of them. It's like when I watch a cookery show with...
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    Ode to the diet

    Nice poem Sandra. And I haven't been this interested in another person's toilet habits since I toilet trained my youngest, 13 years ago!! Good luck with the "clear out".
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    100 DAYS OF LIPOTRIM !

    Hi Daisy Congrats on your 100th day. Your posts are always so cheerful, always jeeing everyone up and I say to myself, well if she can be like that after 100 days, than I can surely keep it up. The post below is particularly inspiring, cause ultimately we're on a one way street, either we want...
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    Please help, seriously ready to jack it all in....

    Hi Batlo Going off the diet is not going to solve anything. You still won't be the weight you want to be. I would stay hang on in there. I really don't understand how you're not in ketosis after 4 days if you're sticking rigidly to the diet. Have you got ketostix to make sure? Just give it one...
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    ugh yuck yack blurgghhhh

    Myself and a young male colleague were working together the other evening and he said he was starving and was going to the chipper when we were finished work. We weren't going to be finished for about an other hour. I took out my flapjack and water to have my tea and he showed an unhealthy...
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    pepper and garlic????

    Hi Queenie I was putting a teaspoonful of curry powder in the soup in the first 2 weeks, and it did taste much better, but be careful there's no sugar in the ingredients.
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    1st weight in

    Hi Kev I wouldn't be too disappointed, most of the weight loss the first week is water - it's the weeks after you are burning up fat, so the 6lbs is 6lbs of fat and no water! Cheese is low carb, but high fat, so it won't effect your ketosis, but if you kept doing it, it would slow your weight...
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    Crime Novels

    Has anyone read Lynda La Plante's DCI Langton & Travis series: Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Clean Cut, Deadly Intent, Silent Scream & Blind Fury. ITV have dramatised the first 2 and are about to dramatise the third. The books though are so much better. They're brilliant!
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    Coke Zero

    I think the only sweet tastes allowed on LT are Vanilla Shake, Strawberry Shake & tablet form sweetner's, they don't allow granulated sweetner's and I think it's to do with the type of sugar. I found the following on the internet: "Coke Zero is sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame...
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    NEW to lipotrim

    Hi Joanne Well done you for taking the first step in starting LT, if you stick to it, you'll see the pounds fall off and you'll never regret it. There's a great feeling you get when you see the lbs disappearing and YOU are responsible for it, nobody else, it's your achievement for your hard...
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    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    Take Away Night I'm really proud of myself. Friday night is "take away" night in our house and it was my turn to pick up, I've just driven 6 miles with the smell of KFC, McDonalds & Dominos wafting through the car and I didn't budge an inch!! My flapjack isn't due till 2030 and I'm keeping...
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    Heartburn

    SandraB, you really don't like the flapjacks one bit do you?:D
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    Heartburn

    Heartburn/Reflux I suffer very bad heartburn when I eat normally and it's completely disappeared since I've been on LT. I can only guess it's down to the stomach producing less acid, as I'm eating less. I get a hint of it though when I have a flapjack late at night, say around 9pm and then go...
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    flapjacks...honestly!

    Flapjacks I have a confession to make after starting my third week. I LOVE flapjacks. They are the only solid food we're allowed and I imagine they're a huge lump of steak and I chew each mouthful thirty times to get full benefit. I feel so thirsty after each bite, I drink a whole litre of...
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    January 2010 - Starting LT - whos with me

    Water Water Everywhere! Hi All Had my first weigh in this morning. Lost 7lbs!! Thrilled. :) A word on water. Having been on this diet before and I realised a bit late how important it is to drink at least 3 litres of water a day cause they flush out the ketones (the by product from your...
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    January 2010 - Starting LT - whos with me

    Hi I started back on LT on Monday, having done it before 2 years ago. I lost 3 stone then. It's the only thing that works for me. It's amazing how addicted your body becomes to carbs. For the first 2 days I got headaches, cravings, sugar lows even palpitations! But day 5 is nearly over now and...
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