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@KD, i'm 30, so 36% body fat is not healthy. But I had my 2nd weigh in and it dropped to 34%! So I am very happy. I'm going to do some weight training as from this week (week 3) to prevent losing muscle mass.

I'm joining in! Member List... 1. PoppyPoo 2. SiobhanVon 3. madameruthybaby 4. wannabe10 5. Greenygirl 6. Dogtanion 7. Lamaris Is it really true that by SS-ing on a < BMI 25 you lose muscle mass rather than body fat? My fat percentage was 36% when I started 2 weeks ago, my BMI was 25.5. It's...

I have the same thing, yesterday I drank dry white wine and ate some salad with smoked chicken. Today my stick is deep purple, whereas it normally is a lighter shade of purple.

Hi Greenygirl! I'm still going strong, it's now day 13. It's really not been hard for me at all. Yesterday I had a hickup, though. I drank a few glasses of dry white wine. But this morning I lost more weight and i'm still in ketosis!

No matter what you mix it with, it' still disgusting. The slimy structure, the taste....like sawdust. Not that I ever ate sawdust, but i'm sure it tastes like this. Just don't mix it with the soup. The structure changes into big slimy balls. :jelous:

My next WI, will be upcoming friday. I hope I will lose about 5 lbs this week, but I know first week's loss will be the greatest.

Week-end was no prob. I have been a little hungry now and then, but no temptation to eat. Toiletproblem has been solved as well. After I wasn't able to go for 4 days, I bought a jar of psyllium/inuline fibre and put some in my shakes. 7.8 lbs gone in week 1. So far, so good!

Wow! 8 lbs in one week, great! About the same loss as mine! I can't believe it: I thought the loss would be slower since i'm not overweight to begin with. Keep up the positive, PP! Think about the finish-line all the time.

You are doing great, Gg! It's day 8 for me as well! Still doing fine. I think this is pretty easy...the week-end was no problem whatsoever. I'm just very focused on the weight-loss. I only want to do this once in this lifetime and never look back after I've reached my goal. And that's 'only'...

Don't really get that. My BMI is 24.4 and my body fat percentage is a whopping 36%. So I reckon I have more than enough fat to lose! I'm doing SS (in Holland, you can) and lost 7 lbs in 6 days. So enough storage there!

Ah, that sounds hopeful, greenygirl! Today is my 6th day as well. Again, I lost a pound, but my fat% hasn't changed. I think I will start working out, then. I absolutely don't want to lose muscle tissue!

I don't think ketosis smells sweet and fruity like aceton. I smell smth synthetic around me. It smells a bit like...burnt hair? Or Barbie-hair? Haha!

I remember having the furry tongue when I was on the Atkins diet! I'm now @ day 5 SS, but no difference in tongue. I must be in ketosis though: I have lots of energy and I'm not hungry.I definately think the diet is working for you: I also haven't had any unpleasant since effects, but I AM...

Sure, Poppypoo, a buddy is always nice to have and the fact that you don't need to lose THAT much either makes it more interesting! So you are following Step 2? I'm SS-ing since here in Holland there are no restrictions. But I think my body can handle some extra calories. I checked out the SS+...

My counsellor has a special scale, which also measures the fat-percentage of the body. It works by sending an electrical current through your body (you don't feel this). Don't you all get a chart with all kinds of detailed stats at your weigh-in session?

There is a big diff. The fact that I didn't lose fat, means that I only lost either fluid or lean tissue (=muscles). But since i'm in week 1 I think I only lost water!

Edit: don't post here, this thread is double and needs to be removed!

I had my first weigh-in today, after 4 days of ss (I started on monday!). I lost 6 lbs but my fat percentage was up with 1%. I lost zero fat weight. Is this normal for the first week?

Thanks for the helpful reactions! It's good to know there are more ladies out there that are in the same boat. Today I had the weigh-in. I've lost 6 pounds, but no body fat. In fact, the percentage was up with 1%! Don't like that one. But I guess I can't expect any better results than this...

Good luck Cissie! I'm at day 3 today. All is going well, haven't been that hungry. I feel much hungrier when I eat carbs all day (esp. bread). Yesterday I was feeling the same as I did on day 1: not that much hungrier. No headache as well. Are you feeling hungry?

Funny thing is, I haven't felt hungry at all (normally i'm always hungry and I become very very cranky when I can't eat)! No headache either and i'm bursting with energy. Also I have a foul taste in my mouth. All seem to be signs of being in ketosis. But could I be after only 1.5 days?

Yup Ellen, it IS difficult! It would be easiest to avoid any events that involve drinking and eating, but at the same time you don't want to become a recluse. I would feel double punished if I would skip all events: no eating, drinking AND no fun! I have been drinking vodka when on Atkins. It...

I got myself 3 of these since the only cost me 0.4 pounds (=50 eurocents):

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I have a night out coming up. I'm thinking about having one ore two pure vodkas, since vodka contains zero carbs...

Hello, i'm Mariska, 30 years old and i'm a newbie to both cb and this forum. Wow! Although it doesn't really surprise me, I react heavily on low-carb diets. Like i've posted before, i'm on SS even though my BMI is 'only' 25.5. My first day was yesterday, september 1st. I'm from Holland and we...

I'm also from Holland, and have a BMI of 25. Yet she advised me to go on SS for 6 weeks, as I want to loose 12 kilo (=26 lbs). So six weeks straight on w/o an 'eating week' after 3 weeks! She never mentioned the BMI >25-rule. I think the reason for this is that we, unlike in UK, don't have a...