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  1. Z

    Back. After 9 years!

    Hi. Just been to pick up my first week's supply. Weighed in at 12st 9lb. Had one vanilla shake and about 1.5litres of water so far today. I am so going to do this. Not for very long, maybe 2 weeks and if that goes ok, a third.
  2. Z

    Back. After 9 years!

    Hey everyone! In 2008 I discovered Lipotrim. Amazing results and although I didn't stay at my 'lightest' weight for very long, I didn't automatically balloon. Since then I've done SW and WW periodically to keep on top of things. I wouldn't say I struggle with my weight because if I do things...
  3. Z

    Day four blues

    :(:(:(:(:( I'm not hungry, not thinking of cheating, but I just feel so down I could cry. I'm well into ketosis and I know this is what it does to you. I just wish I could cheer up. :cry:
  4. Z

    Really struggling to be 100% :-(

    Take it an hour at a time. If you feel desperate to eat, leave it an hour and see how you feel. When the hour is up, have a cup of black tea or a glass of fizzy water, to put you on for the next hour... the cravings go away. If I thought about not eating for days on end, I'd cave in. I have to...
  5. Z

    Is it possible to be in ketosis on day 2???

    I went into ketosis in 24 hours this time around. I hadn't had very many carbs the day before I started LT but after one day I tested and was well into ketosis.
  6. Z

    first day on lipotrim

    You sound a bit like me... comfort eater. Lipotrim isn't the easiest diet in the world but if you stick at it you will see the weight melt away. I wish you good luck, stay focussed, and if you want to liven the chicken soup up a bit, put plenty of pepper in! The only thing I can say is that...
  7. Z

    Third time around!

    I'm afraid I'm a lifetime yo-yo dieter. :sigh: I have this 17 - 20lb on a piece of elastic, sometimes I'm carrying it, sometimes I lose it. At the moment I'm carrying it and I need to get rid, so I've a few weeks LT sachets and this is day 2. And I'm in ketosis. I think my body remembers the...
  8. Z

    The In Betweeners! (Food talk highly likely!)

    I'm staying on LT during the day for the forseeable future... and then eating a healthy, low carb, low fat dinner and if I need a treat or a glass of wine, it will be after work. Guzzling non stop during the day while I'm at work is my massive downfall. If I can be nil by mouth at work other...
  9. Z

    Still at it!

    Yes, there is no way I can miss a Christmas and all the trimmings, you never know how many you've got left! Life is too short to be on a permanent diet. When they're nailing my lid down I won't be glad I didn't have that mince pie... I'll wish I'd eaten the whole box.
  10. Z

    Still at it!

    I only planned on two or three weeks but I'm into week four. Or am I, I get mixed up. I had my fourth weigh in (including start weight) last Saturday and I've lost 17lb in total. Whatever. Still going strong, never hungry, I hold my hand up that I've had days where I've not been 100% but have...
  11. Z

    my best friend the toilet!!

    Never been through so much toilet paper...
  12. Z

    Can't get used to not feeling hungry

    Day 9. I am still going strong. What I am finding completely bizarre is the feeling of NOT being hungry. Normally I'm famished every couple of hours and having to rush to the fridge or the toaster. It was one o'clock before I realised I hadn't had my first shake of the day. But the...
  13. Z

    First weigh in yesterday on day 6

    First w/i.... lost 9lb. YEEEEEHAR. Roll on next week, I'm still going strong (there was a teensy nibble and a swig of something but it was well under control and didn't knock me out of ketosis)... I need another 5lb off before I'll notice any change in my body. How very fab. :)
  14. Z

    Day 5. Can't believe it.

    Here I am on day five. I would never have thought I could stick it out but I'm still going strong. Stood on the scales this morning, I'm sure 6lb has gone. I am not interested in food, all I want to do is stride on into next week and get two good weeks under my belt. Rock on...
  15. Z

    Day four. Feel like I've got flu.

    Feeling better, strangely. I thought I was going to feel like ***** for the forseeable. Had my shake at 11.30, plenty of water and now I'm on peppermint tea for the dogbreath. Still got headache but I've taken a couple of doses of paracetamol and it's not as bad.
  16. Z

    Day four. Feel like I've got flu.

    Can't have a day off, too much to do. And if I did have a day off I'd be thinking about how rotten I feel, so it's better I'm here. Scales winked at me and told me I'd lost nearly 6lb this week... I don't believe them, I'm going for a proper w/i on Saturday, though I'll only be on day 6 but it's...
  17. Z

    Day four. Feel like I've got flu.

    :( Here we go. The dreaded day 4...5...6.... Ohhh, I don't feel well. Headache, the threat of a sore throat, tired.... ketosis at it's finest. Oh well, all in a good cause. Onwards and downwards. I'm drinking lots of water because I'm so thirsty and my mouth tastes vile. Not really hungry...
  18. Z

    Well Im a big fat failure!! sob

    I would feel much better if I went to the wi and confessed all my sins. What's the point in fibbing? You're only cheating yourself, they don't really care a hoot what you did. Fess up, feel better, kick your own ass, get back on track, lose more weight. Simples.
  19. Z

    Where does your weight come off first?

    For me, it's my face and neck, and my belly deflates a bit. I look different from the neck up first! Wish it was my stomach that would shrink first. Maybe I start from the top down, perhaps there's a tap on my shoes and it all drains away like a barrel of water... :D
  20. Z

    Well Im a big fat failure!! sob

    Face up to it, admit what has happened but don't look upon yourself as a failure. Look how well you have done so far, remember the feeling of how pleased you are with yourself..? All you have to do is move on. Stop eating all that junk, get right back on the plan and forget it.
  21. Z

    Day Three. Yeeehaaa!

    The one thing I can't stand about it though... I AM SO COLD. Ketosis is all well and good, but I just can't get warm. I'm drinking hot water, adding hot water to my shakes, you name it. I just cannot get warm at all. :(
  22. Z

    Day Three. Yeeehaaa!

    Thanks all, it's brilliant if you stick at it, waste of time and money if you don't. It is second time around, but I've had a 2 year gap since the first time. I just want to get a couple of weeks under my belt and see what I look like and how much has gone. If I have to, I'll stay on a bit...
  23. Z

    Day Three. Yeeehaaa!

    Day one - done, 100%. Day two - done, 100%. Now I know this doesn't sound like much of an achievement when some of you good folks are on week ten or even further, but second time around... it ain't easy. However. I'm so determined to shed this blubber in double quick time, there's no way a...
  24. Z

    Ive dropped off

    Forget it. Get back on the wagon right now, drink lots of water, if you know 9pm is your weak spot do something about it - a walk, a bath, do your nails, make a hot drink - just get cracking and forget about what you did. And if you DO manage to get away with it, don't do it again thinking...
  25. Z

    Gonna make a start!

    Good luck Clare. It's not the easiest diet in the world at first, make sure you are good and ready in your head to make that start, and then just crack on. Take it one day at a time and when your first week is over and you see the reading on the scales, you'll be amazed and looking forward to...
  26. Z

    Whoopee, day 2!

    Breeeeeeeezing through day 2, had two shakes, 2 litres of water and it's 3pm already. Off home soon, got lots to do tonight, will have my third shake about half past seven. I like to ease off the water towards bedtime for obvious reasons... lol. How we all doing today? Still going strong????
  27. Z

    Whoopee, day 2!

    I want to lose about 10lb. I had a ticker once, don't know what happened to it... the weight chart below my posts is what I lost first time round, and I don't want to get rid of it because it proves to me that if I get my ass in gear, weight falls off. I weighed in yesterday on my scales at...
  28. Z

    Whoopee, day 2!

    Day 1 was a brilliant success, did 100%, drank all my water, had an hour's wobble but got through it.... And now we're on day 2 and I woke up with a mouth like Ghandi's flip flop so I tested and... KETOSIS! :D Already!!!! So it's working, I'm up and running and by the end of the week there...
  29. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    Day one - DONE! Easy peasy. Roll on tomorrow, let's get day two under my belt. I can't wait to start deflating. By weekend, I'll be able to tell. Fantastic.
  30. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    WW worked for me, for six months I was really really good, didn't miss anything food or drink wise, I just budgeted for it. I just got to my goal weight and got complacent. Missed a meeting, then another, then another... I need to see myself drop a few pounds to get motivated, then I'm going...
  31. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    Thanks for all the lovely messages! I've only half-assed restarted once, with some leftover shakes. This time I've been and bought the stuff so I'm into it bigstyle. In between my first go and this one, I lost a stone and a half at Weightwatchers. I am thinking of going back there when I've...
  32. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    Half a day gone already and I haven't even noticed. lol.
  33. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    It's all in the mind, I tell you. I am really not strong enough to do it for the long haul, I have other plans to get rid of the rest when I've lost the stone I need to lose. But for now, I'm all guns blazing, not a morsel will pass my lips other than my LT shakes, I shall drink 3 litres of...
  34. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    You have to be don't you? I am. I was trying clothes on at weekend and hated the sight of myself in the mirror. It will only take me a few weeks to change, but if I mess about it will take me months. I'm going for it, 100% TFR, no compromise. Bring it on, the headaches, the bad breath, the...
  35. Z

    So excited. Day one!

    Well here I am, bought my LT on Friday, went away for the weekend and had a good time, psyched myself up for today. I've been here before, I weigh 11.7 on my scales and I want a stone off. I'm not doing a new ticker, I like to look at the old one, it gives me the power to carry on. I am so...
  36. Z

    How much does it cost?

    Hiya Did LT a couple of years ago, what are you all paying for a weeks supply? It used to be about £38 if I remember correctly...
  37. Z

    First timer joining up tonight.

    Hi all. I'll be signing up tonight, I've about a stone and a half to lose to feel comfy, two stone would be marvellous. What sort of things can I eat and what's forbidden? I just need to go shopping this afternoon and I'm wondering what to get for dinner. I've a couple of tins of ww soup for...
  38. Z

    Please help me this time...

    No, it isn't, s2m. Yesterday, day 2, was just horrid. By the afternoon I was climbing the walls and I had a tiny nibble of something but it made me feel sick. So I drank more water and went to bed early. This morning, day 3, I'm just about in Ketosis according to the stick. I have a banging...
  39. Z

    Please help me this time...

    Day two and I'm literally taking it one hour at a time. I cannot think about anything other than food. Because I haven't seen any results yet, it's hard to imagine why I'm putting myself through this.
  40. Z

    Please help me this time...

    Well I can't say I've enjoyed today. I've been ok at work but now I've got home, it's killing me. I've had my soup, need to drink a bit more water and I think I'll have a cup of peppermint tea in about an hour. I've not got as many sachets as I thought I had, either. That's a bit of a bummer...
  41. Z

    Please help me this time...

    So far so good. Sounds pathetic, not being able to get through the first day when I did weeks and weeks last time. But I feel quite positive, I'm not hungry, just craving. 2 litres of water gone though, at 3pm. That was always my goal, if I drank 2 litres by 3pm the other litre just seems easy.
  42. Z

    Please help me this time...

    OK, here I am again. Last year I lost 2.5 stone, I've put some back on but not all, and in the last three weeks I've put about half a stone on due to my sister in law visiting from Australia, we've hit the town most nights and it's showed up on my waist. :D Today is day 1. I'm 11st 12lb, I'm...
  43. Z

    I don't know where to post.

    Brilliant! I'm in ketosis and trying to stay there. It's hard not to nibble during the day but so far so good. I've had salad for tea, bit of chicken, last night I had salmon and salad and one or two tiny potatoes... What are you all eating?
  44. Z

    I don't know where to post.

    I'm using up leftover LT from my first stint, just to shed a stone. I'm having 2 shakes a day then a low fat, low carb dinner. This week I've lost about 3lb. Am I to post in this forum, refeed or just bugger off altogether because I'm not doing it properly? Thanks Z x
  45. Z

    Ketosis in 48 hours

    Better if they're pink, about half way along the chart. If they're too dark you could be dehydrated. I think, anyway.
  46. Z

    Ketosis in 48 hours

    It's not just the ketostix, I had a feeling last night I was - mouth like the bottom of a birdcage, freezing cold and headache. This morning my head is absolutely banging. Can't be anything else.
  47. Z

    Ketosis in 48 hours

    Unbelievable. It took me about 4 days the first time I did LT... Started again on Monday, and this morning my Ketostick is pink! How good is that??? :D
  48. Z

    Back again. Want to lose a stone

    Day 2. Still focussed. Hurrah.
  49. Z

    Lipotrim and breastfeeding

    I wouldn't do it either, I know LT is full of vitamins, but your baby needs everything, proper food... maybe I'm old fashioned, sorry. She'll be all grown up soon enough, you can focus on yourself then. Please don't take this the wrong way. My sister has just had a baby boy and I love him so...
  50. Z

    Back again. Want to lose a stone

    I know it's lame, but it's 3pm and all I've had is LT and water. I've been over to Asda and bought a new lippy and a mascara and some clothes. No food. Hah. Hope this willpower lasts...
  51. Z

    Back again. Want to lose a stone

    And I know I've put weight back on, but that isn't down to LT... I know it has it's cynics who say you put back on more than you lost, but I haven't. I'm nowhere near the 12st 11 I was this time last year. OK, 11st 6 isn't 10 stone, but I have been a greedy cow, and I'm talking fish and chips...
  52. Z

    Back again. Want to lose a stone

    Thanks everyone. I know it's not going to be easy, specially re-starting, but I really need to get rid of this stupid belly, it's not nice, it looks lumpy and horrid and the only way for me is the discipline of LT and this forum.
  53. Z

    Back again. Want to lose a stone

    I'm 11st 5 today. I did get to about 10st but found it impossible to stay there unless I starved myself. I'm happy at about 10st 8. I'm nowhere near what I was when I first started LT, but I've been a real hog this last couple of months, eating crap and drinking far too much.
  54. Z

    Back again. Want to lose a stone

    I lost 2 and a half stone last year on LT, I am nowhere near what I was, but I'm an apple shape and the apple has rather more flesh on it than I'd like, so I'm starting this morning and I'd like to lose a few inches from round my middle. I'm happy with everywhere else! Wish I could just stick...
  55. Z

    Need 2 weeks strict regime to deflate!

    I thought the forum might be a bit quicker than this... never mind, I'll blog, it will keep me going. Just eaten my sandwich. Whoopee, it didn't touch the sides. I'm washing it down with a big glass of water though, that might fill me up a bit. :(
  56. Z

    Need 2 weeks strict regime to deflate!

    Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, I am usually in the Lipotrim forum... I lost over two stone on LT last year and in the last 2 months I've gained about half a stone but it's like a big girdle round my middle, just sitting there... :D I've tried to go back on Lipotrim but just can't seem to...
  57. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    :cry: I did refeed properly. I was so good for ages and ages afterwards too. Just had a greedy few weeks and now look at me. :cry::cry:
  58. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    :eek::eek::eek: What have you read? Am I going to balloon to more than I was when I started?
  59. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    About 6 - 8 weeks. I have been eating like a pig. It's my own fault and every time I ate a ridiculous sized meal I felt stupid afterwards. I just like the taste of food, end of. I'm an 'all or nothing' girl. I can't do things in moderation, so I either diet like mad or eat like a horse. Can't...
  60. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    Day one over and done. However... due to the house being full of food, and I can't afford to chuck it away, I've had lean meat and salad for tea. Only had 2 shakes all day and 2 litres of water, more water on the go now. I did lose most of my weight doing this, I know it's strictly against the...
  61. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    First shake of the day. Done. This time next week I will not be ten stone bloody ten. Ooooh, I'm so mad....
  62. Z

    How do you do it??????

    You'll be looking forward to them in a few days... :-)
  63. Z

    Saying Hi and getting back on the wagon!

    Hi Sara I've done a similar thing to you - not the adoption part, the putting weight back on part! Let's be optimistic, our bodies might remember what to do and drop the weight off just as quickly as last time. Congratulations on your little one, how lovely. Zayna xx
  64. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    I hate myself for letting go. I could almost see myself expanding but couldn't stop. What's wrong with me? :copon:
  65. Z

    Well here goes. 10lb to lose, I'm so cross.

    How have I put ten bloody pounds on? It's just not fair. I'm still in me size 8 jeans but can feel them too tight round the waist. It's all round my middle like a girdle of fat. Serves me right. I've been eating like a wild thing. An industrial vacuum cleaner couldn't have done a better job...
  66. Z

    I shall return but not today...

    What a good idea. :eek: I used to wait till about 11am for my first shake. I should put a sachet by my bed and get going.... hmmmm, thanks for that x
  67. Z

    I shall return but not today...

    Not done LT properly since last year when I lost about two and a half stone, I've put about half a stone back on but feel really fat, like there's a big fat girdle round my middle. I need a few weeks back on the wagon. I keep promising to do it but just can't start. Thought I'd start yesterday...
  68. Z

    Week 2, 5lb Lost, What else Can I do? :(

    I really think that you should be patting yourself on the back, not feeling disappointed. You're only on week two and look how much weight has fallen off. Think how much will have gone by week six, even if you only lost 2 or 3lb a week? What ever you lose, whether its 1lb or 9lb, it's a...
  69. Z

    After LT

    I did refeed then just kept my carbs low for a while, then ate pretty much what I liked but only a nibble of this or that, not a plateful or a whole pack... Over Christmas I gained 6lb but have been doing LT for a few days and most of it has gone. I got fat by being greedy, not particularly...
  70. Z

    Slight Change of Plan

    Cathy, you're so controlled that I think you're doing the right thing. You've not much to lose now so you could do maintenance or LT during the day for a few weeks and low carb/fat/meal at night, no problem. You'll shrink, no problem, more slowly than on TFR as you know, but if you can control...
  71. Z

    Ketosis on day 2

    Bizarre isn't it? I thought I was heading that way after about 19 hours of starting LT on Monday, but thought I was maybe imagining it. Monday night I was so cold I decided to leave LT till later in the year and just go low carb/ low fat/ low cal. Thursday morning I stepped on the scales and was...
  72. Z

    Day 3

    Dulcolax but be careful, it gives me terrible cramps. Another vote for peppermint tea. It's lovely stuff. And yes, get some ketostix, they're handy but you'll get to know your body and what it all feels like. Well done on getting to day three, I bailed out after a restart at the beginning of...
  73. Z

    Ketosis on day 2

    There you go. I knew it. Woke up with a horrible taste in my mouth so I weed on a ketostick and it's pink, halfway up the scale too, not just a tiny bit pink. :D Amazing eh?
  74. Z

    OT, but I get an error message when I try to edit my signature..

    You're all brilliant. But why does it say I've got a ticker when I haven't?
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    OT, but I get an error message when I try to edit my signature..

    "The following errors occurred with your submission: Your signature cannot be longer than 1500 characters including BB code markup." What's that all about then? I'm sure some people have much more in their sigs than me...???
  76. Z

    Help. I've cheated...

    I wouldn't worry about the 2lb, I weigh 2 or 3lb heavier in the evening than I do first thing in the morning. If there is the odd occasion where you cannot avoid food - I went to a couple of parties and didn't want to draw attention to myself - then like Rainbow says, avoid carbs and pick at...
  77. Z

    No Offence, Is ANYONE on LT at the moment?

    Me. Just about to complete day one after a half assed start earlier in the week. It was the cold weather that put me off, but the reading on the scales this morning is just too depressing, so I'm going for it and nothing can deter me. O/H is sitting next to me with a huge plate of pizza and...
  78. Z

    Sorry, no can do, too cold!

    I stepped on the scales this morning, I've been hovering between 10st and 10st 2lb for weeks and I've been eating normally. This morning - TEN STONE SIX POUNDS. So that's that. I've done a full day of LT and intend to get into ketosis, chilblains or no effing chilblains, because I refuse to...
  79. Z

    Sorry, no can do, too cold!

    Absolutely not, I wouldn't do that. :cool:
  80. Z

    Sorry, no can do, too cold!

    Thanks guys. I'm not going to try any other 'diet' that you have to buy, I've got shedloads of LT left and I'm sure it will come in handy in the summer! Meanwhile, I'll stick around here if that's ok, update my weight chart next week but I won't talk about food, I promise! Z x
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    Sorry, no can do, too cold!

    Well I did a full day yesterday and sat last night with a blanket round me and hot water bottles on my feet. Sorry guys, but I just can't do it, not in this weather. I can't put myself into ketosis, I was shivering in August so god help me in a few days, and I was heading into ketosis after...
  82. Z

    updated piccies

    Stunning! You should be really proud of yourself, what a change! Z x
  83. Z

    Ketosis in record time?

    I'm also FREEEEEEZING cold. Now, I know it IS cold, but no.... I'm proper cold. :D
  84. Z

    Quick question

    Ring up, I don't think they can give it to you if the pharmacist isn't there. Best to ring than be all geared up then disappointed.
  85. Z

    Quick question

    Get going! The sooner you start, the sooner you get into ketosis and see the pounds falling off. Come on in, the water's lovely!
  86. Z

    Ketosis in record time?

    It isn't dehydration, the first thing I did when I got to work this morning was fill my 2 litre bottle, and I'm almost through it, and I've had 3 black coffees and 2 shakes. Peeing like a racehorse! :8855: I did get to 10st which is the lightest I've been for years, and I was only really...
  87. Z

    Quick question

    I can drink black coffee, but HATE black tea. And I can't believe I hate it so much, even the chicken soup is palatable to me. Peppermint tea and black coffee did me just fine, I didn't mess about with experiments, just guzzled that. And the odd hot choc shake.
  88. Z

    Day 1 back on LT after crimbo

    You only had a break, everyone is entitled to a holiday! And it's not like you piled back on what you had lost, you only went up a little bit. Back on the slog, in a way it feels good doesn't it? The discipline and all that. I didn't really gain much on the scales but I can tell by my...
  89. Z

    Ketosis in record time?

    What's the fastest anyone has gone into ketosis? I'm only on day one. Haven't eaten since about 7pm last night, had two shakes and a couple of litres of water... ...and I've just got the crashing headache that was the unmistakeable sign of ketosis last time. Surely not. I wish, but surely...
  90. Z

    Quick question

    Yes it is. And lovely it is too.
  91. Z

    Forgotten what hunger feels like.

    I'd also forgotten about the peeing...:p
  92. Z

    So who's starting today?

    Count me in. I only want to do a couple of weeks to deflate my belly. That should work, shouldn't it? :wave_cry:
  93. Z

    Forgotten what hunger feels like.

    Bah. Day 1. I didn't gain much weight on the scales over Christmas, two pounds at the most, but developed a 'Christmas Cushion'. Otherwise known as my belly. It's got to go. Just had my second shake, God I'm hungry, roll on ketosis. :sigh:
  94. Z

    Oh dear. A couple of Christmas pounds.

    You could be right, I am still getting used to my new body, still taking bigger sizes to the changing rooms and finding them much too roomy. Ha. I am finding life after LT fairly easy, it is easy enough to refuse treats and realise I am full and have eaten enough. Christmas was different, my...
  95. Z

    Oh dear. A couple of Christmas pounds.

    :D Who cares? I've had a nice time, eaten everything I wanted to eat and to be honest, I thought the scales would have gone bang when I stood on them but it's only showing one or two pounds over ten stone... However, I do 'feel' fatter than that, I'd have guessed at half a stone. Why is that...
  96. Z

    Irrigate, don't flood.

    Following on from the death of the lady who drank 4 litres of water in one go, the phrase "Irrigate, don't flood" came to mind. That was what I was told years ago, not just applying to dieting, but to drinking water in general. Better to sip all day long and irrigate your body, than try and...
  97. Z

    Keep going, I'm still 10 stone...

    Another Tuesday. 1lb lighter than last week. Not really bothered, if I can stay 10st to 10st 2lb I'm happy. :D
  98. Z

    WEEK 13 WEIGH IN

    Brilliant. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't stress. If you eat NORMALLY - and by that I mean healthily and no more calories than you need - you shouldn't put weight back on even if you come out of ketosis. The key is to not go back to what you were doing before LT... I was eating...
  99. Z

    WK 12 WI....& taking a break from TFR

    Caz, I've done refeed and now I'm eating normally... you'll be fine, if you want to PM me to find out what I've been eating, feel free. That goes for anyone who is thinking of coming off LT, or scared of eating after re-feed, PM me and I'll tell you how I'm going on. I post here every...
  100. Z

    can someone help me with my head

    It's really weird, I put my hands on my stomach in bed every morning, expecting it to be like a football.. it isn't. :rolleyes:
  101. Z

    Keep going, I'm still 10 stone...

    Well I never think I can sit back with a plate of fish and chips on my knee and relax, I'm careful and if I've been out for dinner or had a treat, I reel myself back in the next day. You can have a life, you just have to work hard first to get rid of the layers, then keep yourself in check to...
  102. Z

    Keep going, I'm still 10 stone...

    This is my Tuesday self weigh in - ok, I'm one day late and I lied about the 10st cos I'm 10st 1 and a bit... But my point is, I've been off LT for a good few weeks now, done refeed and I've been jolly careful what I've been eating, but I'm still skinny as a rake (for me, anyway), I'm wearing...
  103. Z

    Zayna's Tuesday Self Weigh-In..

    Well it's Tuesday and I'm 2lb heavier than last Tuesday. It's got to go. Can I have some motivation please? I am due TOTM at the end of the week so I'm a bit bloated but I know I've been a greedy cow this week, I actually feel much fatter than the 2lb that is showing on the scales. :( I need...
  104. Z

    Struggling

    Absolutely fantastic! Now roll your sleeves up and get another FULL WEEK under your belt with no bread rolls, no sausages.... you don't NEED them! You need to buckle down, take a day at a time and get yourself into ketosis. You will forget all about food and hunger and cravings, get on with it...
  105. Z

    2lb!!

    2lb is a good healthy loss, nobody should be disappointed if they lose ANY weight in a week. I used to dream of losing a couple of pounds a week. The losses on LT are amazing, it doesn't matter if it's 2lb or 1lb or 8lb, the fat falls off if you stick to it and over the weeks it all adds up...
  106. Z

    Black pepper

    Sorry, but that's nonsense. Sorry LT people but the chicken soup stopped me cheating and grabbing something savoury when I was fed up with the sweetness of the shakes. I put black pepper in it and a pinch of chilli powder. Fabulous. I lived to tell the tale, lost weight, it didn't make me...
  107. Z

    WK 7 WI

    I think that's a brilliant loss. Nice and steady, consistent, not drastic... keep going, it's amazing how the weeks fly by, isn't it? Well done. Z x
  108. Z

    Zayna's Tuesday Self Weigh-In..

    Thanks for all your good wishes guys. I actually feel a bit lame because I haven't lost as much as some people have. I could also lose a bit more if I put my mind to it. I really don't want to though, I'm 47 and don't want to look bony and saggy, I feel right at 10st, maybe after Christmas I...
  109. Z

    Zayna's Tuesday Self Weigh-In..

    It does. I feel brilliant. I don't think the ticker is quite accurate, I think I've lost about 34 -35 pounds, I've confused it by changing scales... :o It's also a comfort to know that I can eat real food and not immediately pile all the weight I've lost back on. I must not get complacent...
  110. Z

    Zayna's Tuesday Self Weigh-In..

    Good for you! There can be NOTHING harder than giving birth, LT should be a walk in the park! Keep going, the weeks will fly by and the pounds will fly off! Z x
  111. Z

    Zayna's Tuesday Self Weigh-In..

    Well hello... hope nobody minds, but this is my new regime since I hit what I consider to be my 'goal' weight. At the pharmacy, I used to get weighed fully clothed at 5.30pm, so was always a good few pounds heavier than on my scales at home, first thing in the morning, with no clothes on...
  112. Z

    How has LT changed your life???

    Previously when I've lost a bit of weight, my stomach deflates and that's about it. This time, on LT, my legs and arms slimmed down first, then my hips and bum, then my bust. I've still a bit of spare tyre clinging to my belly but I can wear size 8 or small 10 jeans comfortably, so I don't care...
  113. Z

    How has LT changed your life???

    How brilliant! In a few weeks you won't recognise yourself. Here's a tip... don't buy new clothes halfway through, thinking you won't go any slimmer. You will. I have 3 pairs of jeans that I wore once and three weeks later they were hanging off me...:o
  114. Z

    How has LT changed your life???

    What a good idea for a thread. How has LT changed my life? In more ways than I ever thought possible. - I feel happy and confident in new smaller clothes - no longer have backache, or sore hips, or aching feet due to carrying too much weight around - I can bend down without groaning -...
  115. Z

    HELP

    You're not supposed to, but it works. I'm on LT during the day at work, and a light meal at night. I continued to lose 1 - 2lb a week at first, then maintained. I'm not ready to go back to proper eating, I want my body to get used to being this new weight...
  116. Z

    Feeling like giving up

    I hated the soup at first but after a week of shakes I needed something savoury so I made the soup red hot and put loads of pepper and chilli powder in it... did the trick. Love it now.... :D
  117. Z

    A slight adjustment.

    I had a REALLY good day yesterday, had LT all day and 2 litres of water, then just meat & veg for tea. Was desperate for a biccie but managed to keep a lid on it. Same again today, I'm going for it. I'm also determined not to step on the scales till Saturday morning. I want the 2lb off that I...
  118. Z

    A slight adjustment.

    Thank you very much. I hope it's ok to stay here, I'm not going to talk about food, or moan if I put any on due to the change in my plan. I just need the discipline of my chart, and a few words of encouragement now and then. It also helps me to encourage other people who are struggling. Z x
  119. Z

    day1 - IM FINDIN THIS WAY TOO HARD :(

    I really cannot for the life of me understand how anybody who has GIVEN BIRTH can say that Lipotrim is hard! :D I've never had children and cannot imagine anything being harder than that! I'd sooner drink a LT shake three times a day for a few weeks than go through what you marvellous women...
  120. Z

    A slight adjustment.

    Hi folks. I'm no longer going for weigh in, and I'm using up what shakes I've got but want to stay here to make sure I don't slide down the slippery slope and pile on what I worked hard to lose. So I've altered my weight chart below, but not my ticker, no point doing that because I don't really...
  121. Z

    Feeling like giving up

    Stick it out, it will be the best thing you've ever done. Don't think about the next 4 months, think about the rest of the day, have an early night, get up and do it all again. Repeat till the weight starts dripping off. And it will, I swear to you. Be strong. You have eaten (and drunk) far...
  122. Z

    New to this - on Lipotrim!

    Hi and welcome to this place! Good luck with your first week, it gets hard sometimes but stick it out, do it right and you will be amazed at the changes in your body as the days and weeks roll by. Fat falls off, I kid you not. This place rocks by the way, you'll have fun here. Z x
  123. Z

    finding it soooo hard

    Give it a go, you've bought the stuff, you might as well use it. Stay here for a couple of weeks, all the motivation and help you need is here. Just do it, it's not the hardest thing you've ever done - you've given birth, remember? :D
  124. Z

    Shall I go to W/I or not? Almost done...

    PMSL, thanks for that! Well, I went to get weighed. I have lost .2 - that's point two - of a kilo, hardly registered, so I'm calling it a day and plan to maintain with the shakes I've got left, and healthy, low carb, sensible eating. I have a celebration weekend in Dublin this weekend so...
  125. Z

    Shall I go to W/I or not? Almost done...

    No, my ticker shows how much weight I've lost... 30 - 31lb. My BMI is 24.9 according to the NHS website, I put my weight in at 10st 2lb and height 5ft 3". I'm only just teetering on the edge of 'healthy weight' though, a couple of pounds more and I could be in the 'overweight' category. O/H...
  126. Z

    Shall I go to W/I or not? Almost done...

    Thanks guys. He is an arse, no question. It was him who didn't want me to go on the diet, saying it wouldn't work, would make me ill, yadda yadda. TBH, I know when I go to W/I I'll either be the same or have gained 1lb. Either way, it's excellent, BUT.... I am missing the thrill of losing. Yes...
  127. Z

    Shall I go to W/I or not? Almost done...

    thanks, I think I've done well too... I have a problem with my o/h though... every time I eat something, he says "I thought you were on a diet", and generally has a go at me. I can't get through to him that I can't be on a diet for the rest of my life. I had a cup of tea last night, and had one...
  128. Z

    Shall I go to W/I or not? Almost done...

    Anybody? I'm dithering...:o
  129. Z

    Shall I go to W/I or not? Almost done...

    Can I have your opinions please? I'm just about done with L/T... I'm using up the sachets I've got during the day and having a meal at night. I'm still very much watching what I eat and have not and don't intend to go back to my old greedy habits. Last week I went for w/i and I'd stayed the...
  130. Z

    Stayed the same. Tsk

    It's really difficult in the cold weather, but yes, you're right. I also need to not drink red wine and get back into ketosis. :(
  131. Z

    Stayed the same. Tsk

    Just got back from w/i... I'm the same as last week. Well, a few grammes over, but I've got much thicker clothes on than at my w/i last week. :( It's my first 'failure' week. I feel a bit miffed. Have to say I've hardly drunk any water in the last few days, it's been too COLDDDDDDDDD. Also...
  132. Z

    My new body.

    You'll be there in no time. I can't believe how the fat just fell off. :)
  133. Z

    I DON'T BELEIVE IT!!! IM SOOO BAD!

    I am not without sin. But what I never did was eat carbs. If you really can't go on and you really HAVE to eat something, make it a cherry tomato or a piece of wafer thin ham. It's amazing how something so little can make you feel so much better (till the guilt kicks in) and you'll stay in ketosis.
  134. Z

    My new body.

    In comparison to others on here, I haven't really lost that much, but it's made such a difference. And photos? Well I took before photos and then took some last week, but I haven't a stitch of clothing on (wanted to scare myself lol) so I can't post them! TBH, I didn't think the diet would...
  135. Z

    day 3...does it get easier?

    It gets much much easier as the weeks pass but take it a day at a time, go to bed early if you're craving food, tidy the house, go for a walk, anything to take your mind off it. And try not to think about the shakes and the soup as food - think of it as medicine. It really doesn't taste so...
  136. Z

    My new body.

    Loving it. Spending far too much money on new clothes though. :o The only thing I'm nervous about is getting complacent. I'm out of ketosis due to a meal I had on Wednesday night so I've a bit of work to do to get back into it. For anyone new to LT and having a hard time, don't give up. The...
  137. Z

    1lb to go. Time to move the goal posts.

    Nah, just jack them up with some industrial strength elastic and steel wiring. They'll be fine. :D
  138. Z

    1lb to go. Time to move the goal posts.

    Thanks for all your replies. I'm not rushing to get a reduction. I'm a big believer in not lying on an operating table unless you're ill. And since I lost the weight, my bust has deflated somewhat - not exactly spaniels ears, but not bursting out of my clothes either. I've lost lots of...
  139. Z

    I feel like I've eaten loads and I hate myself.

    After all that, still lost 2.5lb last week. Amazing.
  140. Z

    Week 2 WI

    Very well done! It feels great doesn't it? And as the weeks roll on it feels even better. This place will keep you going, it's one of the best forums I've ever been on.:)
  141. Z

    Tues Wi

    Well done, 3lb is great! :D
  142. Z

    Epic Fail

    So, you were unhappy on the diet... and now you're not on it, you're still unhappy...? I can't believe you were unhappy with the weight you lost. 'Normal' weightloss is about 2lb a week. You lost 8. Perhaps the diet isn't for you, but until you give it a chance, you won't know. The first week...
  143. Z

    1lb to go. Time to move the goal posts.

    Thanks Cathy, that would be the correct thing to do. But I hate, hate HATE the BMI chart, I think it's PANTS! I know it's a guide and all that, but I just can't take it seriously. Long story behind why, in a nutshell I was turned down by the NHS for breast reduction because I was over the BMI...
  144. Z

    1lb to go. Time to move the goal posts.

    I need a new target weight. I lost 2.5lb this week but only altered the ticker to say 2lb because last week was slightly less than 2... anyway, totalling it up, it all works out. I'm not done yet though, I still feel like I can get more off. Hard to set a target. Anyone else have this trouble?
  145. Z

    Oxo as a drink

    Could anyone tell me if this will be ok? I crave savoury stuff more than sweet stuff and sometimes a cup of Oxo would really hit the spot. Just wondering whether - on maintenance - would it be ok?
  146. Z

    I feel like I've eaten loads and I hate myself.

    I can't bear the thought of not losing weight every week. Though I feel 'thin' and am lighter than I've been for years, there's still plenty left round my waist which I don't need. I'm so scared of getting fat again. I eat but then wish I hadn't.:cry:
  147. Z

    I feel like I've eaten loads and I hate myself.

    :sigh: All I've eaten is good healthy low carb food. I have eaten a couple of potatoes and one slice of bread (toast) this weekend. The rest of the food I've eaten has been chicken, salad, vegetables... but I feel so guilty. It's horrible. I feel like I'm going to wake up in the morning...
  148. Z

    I am doing everything right but.....

    I agree, black coffee isn't the easiest drink to get down at first. It's bitter... harsh... But then so is Benylin. It's gross, but it stops you from coughing. I've looked upon LT, black coffee and water as medicine to make me slim. It's not a delicious menu to make your mouth water, it's a...
  149. Z

    Fat Photos....

    :oI'd love to put my before and after pics up but I'm naked so I won't... :eek:
  150. Z

    I am doing everything right but.....

    lol. The thing is, I haven't been perfect. But I've been controlled, I've lost weight. I know what works for me and what wouldn't. I don't think you know that until you've done a full week or two on TFR. You have to give yourself a chance, and by adding stuff and messing about from day 1...
  151. Z

    I am doing everything right but.....

    Fair enough, whatever works for you. But I think if you've tried and failed over and over to lose any weight, it's time to reel yourself in and go for it 100%. If you really want it, you'll do it.
  152. Z

    I am doing everything right but.....

    Yes, so come on, get a grip of yourself. It always amazes me how people say 'oooh, I can't stand the shakes, I have to have this or that or I can't survive...' How did people get so fat being so picky? I got fat because I ate everything in sight like an industrial vacuum cleaner. Sorry if...
  153. Z

    I am doing everything right but.....

    IMHO I think it is better at the start to try nothing other than LT. Once it starts to work, then have a re-think. Cream is full of fat. I know on the Atkins blah blah, but fat makes you fat, or fatter.
  154. Z

    I am doing everything right but.....

    Why bother with a drop of milk? Get used to black coffee, I think it's time you were tougher with yourself, allowing yourself milk in your coffee will lead you to allowing yourself something else and before you know it, you'll be allowing yourself a bacon butty because it's only tiny... Come...
  155. Z

    Thank God I got through Day 5, hopefully 6 will be easier!

    Hard isn't it? Not the hardest thing you'll ever have to cope with in your life, though. Just get on with it, take each day, each hour, each minute as it comes and divert your attention to something else - walking, reading, cleaning the car or sweeping the kitchen floor. Anything. Just not...
  156. Z

    can't eat , won't eat!!

    I'm exactly the same, I'm eating but hardly, and I'm feeling guilty about it. Craved a chocolate the other night - just one - and I was sick as a dog after I'd eaten it. I wanted to be sick too, I wanted rid of it. :(
  157. Z

    What's happening... I'm hungry!

    Haven't been hungry for weeks... even though I've been having a light meal at night, I've been fine. RAVENOUS today. Can't understand why, and I've had 2 shakes up to now, usually I've only had one... :(
  158. Z

    Can getting into ketosis take over a week ?

    Physical hunger... good description. Do you find that you're mentally hungry, like at lunchtime you think you should be tucking into something but when you focus on your stomach, it really doesn't want it? I can't explain what I mean really, I used to eat in case I got hungry later, only...
  159. Z

    Really tough day..

    Wow, I'm really impressed. How fab are you? You're much stronger than me, I'd have had to nibble a bit of ham or something, but it's so not worth it, you feel crap for nibbling and the food never EVER tastes that great anyway. I take my hat off to you. Now go and pamper yourself immediately...
  160. Z

    Can getting into ketosis take over a week ?

    I think it was about day 4 for me. The cracking headache was the signal, followed by a mouth like Ghandi's flip flop.
  161. Z

    Suggestions for getting through the first week

    Never mind one day at a time, my first week was an HOUR at a time. I hated it. It was the longest week of my life but I did it because I WANTED it, I wanted to get that first week over and done, because I knew once it was over, it would be much easier. And it was. People said I would become...
  162. Z

    Fed up. Dreading w/i tomorrow.

    :o Well whaddya know... another weigh in, lost 2lb (well almost, maybe one pound 15oz). I'm amazed, I thought I'd done terrible this week. I felt sick to my stomach last night at the thought of food. I really don't know what I'd have done without this forum, I'd have jacked LT in long long...
  163. Z

    Fed up. Dreading w/i tomorrow.

    Thanks guys. I just feel so down. In the old days I'd have gone home, opened a bottle of wine and consoled myself with that and an evening in front of the TV with a few goodies. I can't do that now. And even if I could, I wouldn't enjoy it. Yes it feels great putting size 8 jeans on but I'm...
  164. Z

    Fed up. Dreading w/i tomorrow.

    What's the matter with me? I have lost nearly 2 stone and am refeeding but I've lost the thrill I felt when I was not eating and shedding weight. Can anyone understand what I'm talking about? I'm having a bit of food in the evenings but I'm feeling guilty about it. I'm eating very low carb...
  165. Z

    2nd week on refeed and.......

    Good news, well done! I'm scared of coming out of ketosis... when did that happen for you? :wave_cry:
  166. Z

    Cheese

    How bad is it? Can you get away with nibbling a cube or two of strong cheese now and then? I don't mean half a pound at a time, but a bit of stilton with a tomato as a snack...
  167. Z

    Can't shake off my cough and cold

    I've had the worst cough and cold in years. And I mean years, it's about 4 years since I last had one. I have always bragged that I don't get colds, but here I am, 8 days into it and feeling so tired, lethargic and snotty. Of course, my partner is saying 'I told you you'd make yourself ill on...
  168. Z

    Life after refeed... what treats can we have?

    :D I've also got to learn to say no. My o/h often gets in from work before me and will slam a pizza in the oven and have a bottle of wine open for when I come in. The perfect man. I think he's learning about carbs and protein and realising what's given me an ass the size of a gable end.
  169. Z

    Life after refeed... what treats can we have?

    Hmmm... we're all so different aren't we? I liked a choc or two but could take it or leave it. I think I was a carbaholic and I think it's cutting right back that's made me lose weight. Who ate all the pies? Me. :D
  170. Z

    Life after refeed... what treats can we have?

    I've been 'unofficially' refeeding for about 10 days. To cut a long story short, I've been doing 2 shakes a day and a very light meal at night, avoiding carbs. Pharmacy is ok with it, I lost 5lb the week before last and 2lb last week. It was either do it this way or fail completely, I was close...
  171. Z

    Isn't weigh in day horrid?

    Well it's still 'unofficial' eating, but the pharmacist seems happy with what I'm doing, and I feel well in control. I'm the lightest I've been for donkeys years, and being able to have a taste of food is keeping me going. I couldn't have stuck TFR for weeks on end. :(
  172. Z

    I want to cry....

    But look how well you've done since the start. I know exactly how you feel because I've had one week at one measly pound (my words not yours lol), however... it's still a pound, it's still off and you had a steak. Bonus. I'm getting to the stage where I'm going to be happy with 1 or 2lb a...
  173. Z

    Isn't weigh in day horrid?

    Hiya Another 2lb gone. And yes, I'm still on 'unofficial' refeed - I'm having 2 shakes a day and a light meal at night. Daytime shakes are easy, I'm busy working and it's easier than deciding what to have for lunch. In the evening I'm having salad and meat or chicken, or veg. No carbs to...
  174. Z

    Isn't weigh in day horrid?

    Well, sometimes. It's the waiting. I don't get weighed till teatime. I am nervous. Last week I lost an astonishing 5lb, this week... well for a start it's totm, and though I've done well this week I always feel like I could have done better... We'll see. 5.30pm... shudder....
  175. Z

    I have been brave!!!! (pics)

    Good God, look at you! You must feel fantastic, bloody well done girl! :party0049:
  176. Z

    Does it ever come to an end????

    Thanks! I'm like a new woman, I didn't have an awful lot to lose but what I have lost has made a huge difference to the way I look and feel. I've eased off a bit to be honest and have gone onto a bit of an unofficial re-feed (which causes uproar on here so I won't go into detail). I still lost...
  177. Z

    Does it ever come to an end????

    You are marvellous you know, 11 stone is great! How do you look? I would not pay any attention at all to what the labels in your clothes say, I've got every size ever made in my wardrobe! Cut the labels out and do what your body tells you! Z x
  178. Z

    Week 13 WI.....

    Surely as you get closer to your ideal weight it gets slower? That's what happens with 'normal' diets. If you've stones and stones of fat, it falls off because you don't need it, but when you've not a lot to lose.... if you see what I mean. I wouldn't be downhearted, it's a healthy loss and if...
  179. Z

    my 1st wi after refeed and.....

    I miss cheese on toast. :cry: I've had a nibble of cheese but just to have a slice of bread or a little sandwich would be marvellous. Can't wait for (proper) re-feed... :o
  180. Z

    my 1st wi after refeed and.....

    That's such a comfort... it's really scary coming off tfr, good to know you don't go up like a balloon!
  181. Z

    Moved the goalposts

    So I go for my w/i tonight fully prepared to be told I'd lost 1lb again, 2 at the most... 5lb gone this week. :eek: Which put me at my goal of 11st on the pharmacy scales (5.30pm fully clothed, I don't feel it's my true weight, I'm 10st 8 on mine, naked in the morning...) so I've altered my...
  182. Z

    I am so scared!

    The soup is vile when you first taste it, too milky tasting, but add pepper and chilli powder and it makes it much more savoury... and a really welcome change from the sweetness of the shakes. I can only have them in the evening when I go home to my blender. Also, I zap it up in the microwave so...
  183. Z

    I've run out of trousers.

    I have to hang my head in shame and say I've not been a model Lipotrimmer, but even so, I've no pants left. They're all hanging off me like clowns pants. I'm going to have to go into the loft tonight and root out some old ones. Well strictly speaking, they're not old, I just grew out of them...
  184. Z

    HD aka Shooms aka that posh brummie d***head mix to d/l if you so wish :)

    I must be REALLY old because I haven't a clue what you're on about... :o
  185. Z

    Hands up who did refeed and didn't put any weight on?

    :o Aye. I know I've been crap, but on my scales this morning, I've lost 24lb since I first started, I've been in ketosis since about day 3, and as long as the needle on the scales continues to go down, I don't really care how slowly I lose weight now the bulk of it has gone. Ideally I'd...
  186. Z

    Hands up who did refeed and didn't put any weight on?

    I've got to confess, I'm on an unofficial refeed. I've not introduced any carbs to speak of yet, this week and last week I've had three or four evening meals during the week consisting of turkey or salmon and salad or veg. Last week I lost 1lb but I didn't drink enough water and I had a...
  187. Z

    Mmmmm mocha : )

    I'm gagging for a cappuccino having just spotted one across the office... any chance that vanilla and coffee or chocolate and coffee will work?
  188. Z

    Can you go for a w/i and not buy any LT?

    Just wondering... I've got a couple of dozen packets and don't really need a weeks supply...
  189. Z

    Is your partner supportive?

    At first he was a complete Victor Meldrew, rubbishing the diet, saying how wrong it was, how I'd never stick to it, he didn't agree to it... Oh how he's changed his tune now I've dropped a stone and a half. He's amazed, proud, and stares at my new bod in disbelief. And it's better than...
  190. Z

    So bloated

    My stomach is like a football. I've had 2 litres of water up to now, 2 coffees and 3 cups of peppermint tea and I feel like I'm drowning. I've not felt like this before, I feel absolutely huge. Anyone else feel like this now and then? :cry:
  191. Z

    Guess I should start posting in here ?

    I wish this refeed forum was as fast as the other one... I'm nervous about starting refeed and I'm curious as to how many people manage to keep the weight off. Where you at Howdy, is it going ok?
  192. Z

    flapjacks are evil, stay clear!!!

    Even I couldn't eat one and I'm like a human dustbin. I even find the shakes truly delicious. I was amazed that the flapjack was so bad to be honest, tasted like a thousand camel arses.
  193. Z

    Salad dressings

    I'm not refeeding properly just yet but will confess to having the odd little salad now and then... :( Can anyone recommend the best sort of dressing to use when I do refeed? There's only so much naked salad I can consume without feeling like a grazing horse...
  194. Z

    Ketostix

    Pizzle, you've had amazing losses so far, if you've not been well just cut yourself a bit of slack and drink plenty of water. Z x
  195. Z

    Hands up who did refeed and didn't put any weight on?

    Just need to know. It won't be long till I start refeeding and I am nervous. :wave_cry:
  196. Z

    really struggling...head hunger

    :oI'll tell you what will make you feel worse... eating. You'll be so sorry you did it. Specially if it's something really fattening... It is like torture when you know you can't have anything, have a cup of black coffee or a peppermint tea when you feel like that, and do something to take...
  197. Z

    Anyone feel like they daren't ever eat carbs again?

    Ta. There's no way I'm going back to eating like a pig, everything I eat will be in moderation and made as healthily and as low fat as possible. I'll be sticking to lean meat, chicken and turkey and salad or veg for the forseeable future, but at some point there's going to have to be a...
  198. Z

    Anyone feel like they daren't ever eat carbs again?

    I do. I'm scared when I think about refeeding and coming off LT altogether. I can't imagine ever being able to eat a piece of toast or a spag bol ever again... :cry: Somebody tell me that it will all be ok... :o:cry::(
  199. Z

    Gutted

    Snap. I went for 6th w/i last night, only lost one measly pound too. It's a sickener, isn't it? Although I've only got myself to blame but we won't go into that. Let's just carry on though, it's better than putting a pound on... :)
  200. Z

    Didn't drink enough water this weekend.

    I have a 2 litre bottle on my desk at work, and I make sure it's empty by 3pm. I'm constantly running to the toilet though, and last weekend I just couldn't do that. It's w/i tonight, I'm not expecting much of a loss this week. Particularly as I'm lighter now than I have been since about 1992...
  201. Z

    I cheated!!!!! ME!!!! cheated!!!!

    To be honest, I think it's a good thing to fall off the wagon now and then. It makes you realise that food isn't quite attractive as it seems, and also one bad episode doesn't make you put three stone back on overnight. The key is to forget about it and carry on as before. It's a blip. When...
  202. Z

    Didn't drink enough water this weekend.

    Has anyone had rubbish w/ins because they didn't drink enough water? This weekend I was travelling and simply could not keep running to the toilet, so in total I must have only had about a litre and a half of water on Saturday and two litres on Sunday. I really missed it too, believe it or...
  203. Z

    I've just had a mad half hour, somebody stop me!

    I forgot it and moved on. Did 150 sit ups, drank a litre of water, had a shower, went out to watch a band and drank another litre of water. God, WHYYYYYYYYY? I don't binge, I pick. Pick at stuff that would normally not matter one jot, I mean ffs, a few cherry tomatoes. Why could I not pick...
  204. Z

    I've just had a mad half hour, somebody stop me!

    It's because I'm feeling thin. I always do this, lose weight then think great, now let me have a nibble... and off we go. :sigh: I shouldn't have had that fatal glug of cider. I'm so MAD. :mad:
  205. Z

    I've just had a mad half hour, somebody stop me!

    :break_diet: I had a mouthful of my sister's cider, which led to three cherry tomatoes, a slice of cucumber and a wafer thin slice of cheddar cheese, about the size of three postage stamps. :eek: God help me. Someone thrash me, I'm now craving something really savoury and tasty. I haven't...
  206. Z

    Any waist whittling exercises folks?

    Weight is dropping off my bum, legs, arms and tummy but I want to really pull my waist in and lose some inches from there, fat seems to be clinging on round my middle, I've always been an apple shape. Any recommendations?
  207. Z

    sceptics!!

    My o/h is worse than that. Here's a list of gems he's come out with up to now... When explaining that I'm lighter than when I last dieted (3 years ago)... "You must have lost weight from different places than the last time you lost it." "The minute you eat anything you'll put it all back on"...
  208. Z

    OMG the coconut flapjack...

    :sign0137::sign0137::sign0137::sign0137::sign0137: BLEEEEEEEEUUUUGH. And this is coming from the Human Dustbin. I can eat just about anything, but that flapjack was like ... well, I can't really post what it was like, I'll be banned. Luckily I have extra shakes to compensate, because 99% of...
  209. Z

    Bought 4 pairs of size 10 jeans this morning.

    I might be a size 10 bottoms, but I'm still a size 18 top... :cry:
  210. Z

    Bought 4 pairs of size 10 jeans this morning.

    Just hope I don't fizzle out to a size 8. :D
  211. Z

    Bought 4 pairs of size 10 jeans this morning.

    :party0011::party0049::bliss: Only Asdas jeans, the shame is that a month ago I bought four pairs of size 12s, which are now looking like they belong to my dad, I can get them up and down without undoing them! So bugger it, they weren't expensive so I've bought more in a smaller size. My...
  212. Z

    Any chemist in Blackpool that does Lipotrim?

    Moor street pharmacy in Kirkham is the nearest.:)
  213. Z

    Vast difference between scales

    From week to week at the pharmacy, wearing the same clothes, the weight loss is the same as me naked on my own scales, but the actual figure is a lot different, if you see what I mean. My ticker is my pharmacy reading, don't know whether to alter it to my own scales reading.... shall I?
  214. Z

    Vast difference between scales

    My scales are wildly different from the pharmacists scales. I am wondering whether to alter my ticker to show what I weigh at home, naked, first thing in the morning. To me, that's my 'true' weight. Getting weighed fully clothed at 5pm isn't very accurate, in my humble opinion. Also, I'm...
  215. Z

    Are we allowed to post what we miss?

    Funny isn't it? Yeah, the smell of a bacon butty makes me want one for about one minute, the sight of a jacket potato on tv with butter melting in it... crave it for 30 seconds. But a cuppa.... it's just NOT the same without milk, neither is black coffee, and I miss my cuppatea soooooooooo much.
  216. Z

    Are we allowed to post what we miss?

    I did wonder whether I should post this type of thread... but it's not a what are you craving thread, because I'm not really craving tea, just missing it. :(
  217. Z

    Are we allowed to post what we miss?

    ...or will it spark a crave-fest? Anyway, here goes. I miss a proper cup of tea with milk. And that's about it really. Everything else I can take it or leave it, but a good cup of tea is like nothing on earth, specially first thing in the morning.
  218. Z

    Somebody slap me please :-( BEEN NAUGHTY

    Was it nice? *drool* :eatdrink051: :D
  219. Z

    Day 1 - Again!!

    The thought of all those burgers and the takeaways piled up on a table, Gillian McKeith style makes me want to gip! No wonder you don't feel so good. :D Get some water down you and flush it all out. And have a great time at Alton Towers, it's years since I've been there and I love the place!
  220. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    Thanks for this. That's why I can't bring myself to use the word 'cheated', because I didn't eat whatever I fancied, in fact check this out... my grilled salmon and green salad had a pile of chips on the side and I gave every single one to my o/h. And didn't even pinch one back when he couldn't...
  221. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    I'm still on the fence. However, yesterday I had LT x 3, three litres of water and nothing else. I think it's a day at a time job. Whatever happens, I shan't be gorging or boozing, I'll be sticking to salad, veg and protein for the forseeable future. Also, I picked my DUMBELLS up last night...
  222. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    You're so wise. :o
  223. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    Aha. That sounds reasonable... :)
  224. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    I thought the same as you, tbh. I thought that if I had 2 standard shakes a day + a low calorie / low fat dinner, that would be like re-feeding... and I'd just go on a bit longer because I've got so many shakes left... :confused:
  225. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    :o You're all so lovely. I would love to stay here, I just don't want anyone to think that I condone 'cheating' and that it's ok to have a glass of red wine because you'll still lose 3lb. My willpower is stronger than I thought, I was disappointed after my WI last night but didn't cave in...
  226. Z

    Should I stay or should I go?

    :( 3rd WI last night, lost 3lb this week, and I need to come clean, also need some advice. I went away over the weekend and went out for dinner twice. First night was grilled salmon and green salad, second night was grilled steak and green salad. I also succumbed to two glasses of red wine...
  227. Z

    Bored now. Bored bored bored.

    Why are we so COOOOOOOLD! I'm not joking, I'm bloody perished. Have been for days. :sigh:
  228. Z

    Bored now. Bored bored bored.

    Sorry. You've every right to be harsh. I'm a whining, whinging old bag and I'm just feeling hungry, cold, tired and desperate for a proper cup of tea. I actually feel like I've lost weight now, my clothes are looser, and this is why my head is telling me 'it's ok, you've lost a bit, have a...
  229. Z

    Bored now. Bored bored bored.

    About another stone ideally. At my last wi I'd lost 13lb in 2 weeks. Not sure how much I've lost this week.
  230. Z

    Bored now. Bored bored bored.

    Tomorrow is my third wi, and I'm considering packing in... I am just so bored with shakes and soup. I like the taste of them, but I miss food. :(
  231. Z

    Sick

    If you're sick, you're sick. Bugger the shakes. If you weren't on any kind of diet and you were sick you wouldn't eat and you'd survive. It's your stomach telling you it needs a rest to get better. Just sip water till you feel better. Hope you're better soon, there's nothing worse.. Z x
  232. Z

    wi

    You must feel (and look) brilliant! Well done!!!:D
  233. Z

    i want to eatttttttttttttt

    Perhaps, but I don't necessarily think that would apply to everyone. I don't think that a few mouthfuls of protein and a bit of salad would do any harm in itself, it's what it leads to. Some people wouldn't be able to leave it at that, it would lead to picking at something every day. Lipotrim...
  234. Z

    i want to eatttttttttttttt

    I felt like that the other night, so I did. I had a tiny grilled chicken breast and a handful of salad. It was less than ok, it was pointless. I did it more to socialise with my o/h. I wasn't really craving food at the time, it tasted nice but I didn't feel any better (or any worse) after it...
  235. Z

    I feel like i was such a baby!

    The soup is a welcome change to the sweetness of the shakes. I put loads of pepper in it, it's so peppery it could be anything, it certainly doesn't taste like chicken soup but it's nice and savoury.:D
  236. Z

    I feel dizzy... it's not nice, can anyone help please?

    It's gone off a bit now. I had another shake a bit earlier than I planned, but I feel better. Guys, I'm sorry to keep blarting on about every little detail but I'm nervous about this diet, going VLC after eating whatever I wanted, I just don't want my body to have some kind of terrible...
  237. Z

    I feel dizzy... it's not nice, can anyone help please?

    Yes, just dizziness. And I NEVER get dizzy, I'm very rarely ill... touch wood. :(
  238. Z

    I feel dizzy... it's not nice, can anyone help please?

    Hi guys, this is day 15, I've not done anything wrong, I've drunk 2 litres of water today and am due another shake in about an hour, but I feel so dizzy and lightheaded I'm quite nervous about it... I've felt a bit lightheaded all day but in the last hour it's got really bad, the room is...
  239. Z

    advice on how to mix the powders

    The shaker - put the water in first. I put soup in the blender, a whisk just didn't do it.
  240. Z

    Nervous about losing too quick

    :character00116: Good Lord, why didn't I think of that? I've got some dumbells at the back of the wardrobe, I used to LOVE weight training, I was fab at it, love doing my back and shoulders.... I shall dig them out this evening. :D When I used to go in the gym, someone once told me I have...
  241. Z

    Nervous about losing too quick

    Mine ain't suddenly going to start defying gravity even if I cleared Aldi's shelves of their miracle bust cream... I'd be better off with a block and tackle... :D
  242. Z

    Liberty Girl's Week 1 Loss: Read it here first!

    That's excellent. Keep going, once you're over your first week, the second WI comes before you know it, and then the days just fly by. I'm on week 3 now, never thought I'd get past DAY 3! :D
  243. Z

    "I need to lose weight......"

    I could hardly put my socks on or tie my shoelaces, my stomach(s) got in the way. I'm an apple shape. Easter egg on legs shape. Size 12 jeans, size 20 tops. My lower back aches when my bust gets too heavy. I admit, I'm a yo-yo dieter, although I can go about 2 years at a stable-ish weight then...
  244. Z

    Nervous about losing too quick

    Thanks for being so understanding guys... I feel better today, much more positive. I want to carry on and lose more. Thanks. Just had a bit of a wobble... :o
  245. Z

    Nervous about losing too quick

    Thanks Cathy, you're right, I have. I'm loving that I've lost the weight, maybe I'm just being over cautious.:o
  246. Z

    Nervous about losing too quick

    I don't want empty skin... it wouldn't happen if I lost weight slowly, I think that's why I've had the odd 'nibble', tbh... LT is doing exactly what it says on the tin and I know how it works and I can do it, I'm just wondering if I'm going to regret it...:(
  247. Z

    Nervous about losing too quick

    13lb gone in 2 weeks. I haven't got much to lose, really... I don't want to be skinny as I'm not naturally skinny. Ten and a half stone as a goal will do nicely. I'm scared of going saggy. I've already noticeably deflated. Do you think LT is for me, or should I be doing something else? I'm 47...
  248. Z

    2nd WI... and I nibbled...

    Thanks for the kick up the ass! I'm going to be really strong this week. :)
  249. Z

    2nd WI... and I nibbled...

    Oh, every intention! I don't advocate nibbling but tbh, popping a cherry tomato hasn't done me any harm, in fact it's made me feel stronger and in control because it's not given me any cravings or snowballed into a pie fest. Which I seriously thought it would.
  250. Z

    2nd WI... and I nibbled...

    :wave_cry: It's not all bad. I've already confessed to 'cheating' by having Sunday lunch (which comprised of 2 slices of chicken breast, bit of broccoli & salad). This week I've lost 4lb. Heh. How good is that? TBH, I don't think the pharmacist is calculating it correctly, the scales are...
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