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  1. SerenityValley

    Help needed. Cancer related stem cell donation

    Hi, Don't know who remembers me but.... My 35 year old wife, mother of my 2 and 4 year old, has a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma, and is going to need a stem cell donation to have a chance of surviving. Please consider signing up to the below - you could save my wife's life, or someone...
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    To those who remember SlendaBlenda

    So sad :( I did ll alongside sb and bl, and she was just lovely.
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    Welcome Back!

    Welcome back mini and pierce. Was shocked when the site closed and shocked when it reopened. So much has changed for me, since it closed. I'll make sure I post about my success at some point!
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    Diary of a fat bloke

    Lost 5.6lbs. Was a good start! Down to 263.4lbs. Im Hoping for 3lbs this week, but will be happy if I lose 2lbs a week or thereabouts for the next few months. found the diet easy. Relaxed a little at the weekend, so this week I'm having my syns as follows Monday to Thursday - 10 Friday -...
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    Diary of a fat bloke

    Hi all, Just reaching the end of my first week. Weigh in tomorrow morning. Should be quite good. i started last week at 269lbs, so a lot of weight to lose. Would actually be more than happy to see 15st again but also aiming lower. ive tried and failed at every diet I ever did. Even lighter...
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    How do you plan to cope with the Christmas period?

    Hi, I once lost an entire Xmas to lighter life. It was a most miserable day. So, I decided I would never put myself through any major restrictions again - it leads me to have issues further down the line. now, I intend not going insane but I've decided that I will have to be off plan from Xmas...
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    Well, here we go again :(

    I have also in the last month managed to beat my 30+ year diet cola addiction. I've gone from drinking 4litres a day to almost never having any. I've substituted for a combination of squash, other pop, and water. I'm starting to feel like I sleep easier (although a 5 week old wakes me up every...
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    Well, here we go again :(

    Thanks folks, its going really well. Today is day 4, so I'll have a cheeky check on my weight tomorrow but I definitely feel a difference. My wife has lost 4lbs so far (and she has only a stone left to lose). finding it easy to stick to eating loads of veg and fruit. I'm not 100% there as I...
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    Well, here we go again :(

    I like your sig quote, Jeanette. It's a good way of looking at it. I hate dieting and I hate being obese. So if I'm going to hate something might as well be the one that has a possible end in sight (in terms of a maintenance), rather than the permanent misery of being my weight.
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    Well, here we go again :(

    Hi folks, Doing it without the classes I'm afraid. I'd like to, but we've just had a baby so I can't justify/afford the cost or the time away from (I work quite long hours at times, and my wife needs a break when I get in). will consider trying the classes after Xmas if the new plan sounds...
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    Well, here we go again :(

    Many of you will know me from other areas of the forum. I've done every diet under the sun here. I once lost 11.5st on lighterlife. I've lost a few stone here and there doing everything. As always I've undermined and sabotaged myself, so when I weigh in to start tomorrow, I'll be back somewhere...
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    The passage of time - will you use it?

    I'm still here. About to embark on slimming world. I've gained much of my weight back. going to re-read my thread and see if I can remotivate myself!
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    Hello and where do i start?

    Thanks mini it's good to see you again and I hope all is going well!
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    Hello and where do i start?

    Hi suze, So far I think I've lost 22lbs since May. Some of that was yoyo from a previous diet, so at least 15lbs of new loss. I do it 3 times a week and I'm now just managing to get a grip on weekends, so I am expecting to lose more. Quickly. If it starts to come off too quickly, I'll switch...
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    Hello and where do i start?

    Still cracking on with this and doing ok. This morning I dropped under 18st. I have 3 days without a fast now, and normally I gain between 2 and 4 pounds over the weekend. Aiming to try to keep that under 1 pound this week.
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    Hello and where do i start?

    All going very well. I've even moved up to 4:3 this week and will swap between that and 5:2. I had a weeks holiday though, where I made the mistake of not fasting I gained 7.4lbs that week. I've lost almost all of that this week, and aim to do 4:3 next week. I'm finding it very easy. Though...
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    Hello and where do i start?

    Hi folks, Good luck tipsy and Emma. I have 3st to lose just to get to a weight where I feel comfortable, and another 4st to lose to get into a healthy range (though I've been there and looked terrible). I'm doing well - I've had about 250 calories so far and have logged another 130 to have...
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    Hello and where do i start?

    Starting tomorrow now.
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    Hello and where do i start?

    Hi everyone, I've been around for years and this must be the 1 diet I've never tried. I'm not sure where to start. I'm going to start next Monday and do Monday/Thursday as fast days. Will have a look on amazon for a kindle book but not sure what to get. What are the top 3 things you'd...
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    The eternal struggle.

    Oh well, obviously I'm a bit boring, so I'll go back to the calorie counting forum :) It's going bloody well though, 6.4lbs off in 4 days.
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    The eternal struggle.

    I think this is the one forum I've never posted in. Which shows just how many types of diet I've done. I have littered the forums with diaries and progress updates, motivational posts and downright whinges. I have battled my weight for most of my life. I've been as high as 23st 8lbs, and as...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I knew after I posted that, that at some point it would come back and haunt me. I am sure that there are occasional examples like you, who fight heaven and earth to ensure their child's health. Just as I am sure there are millions who stick Greggs pasties I. Their children's mouths, and over...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    And I hit the week 5 brick wall that I always hit. That's me calling it a day and going back to calorie counting. Am determined to focus on my goals and eating healthily. Good luck folks :)
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    May Challenge

    Poor loss this week of only 1.2 and my target is looking hard now but still going for it. Bridebeslim 28 lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 10lb (4lb lost, 6lb to go) EtchaSketch 14lbs (4lb lost, 10lbs to go) fat2slim 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) KateR 18lb (6lb lost, 12lb to...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Somehow managed to come through today's rubbish weigh in. I very nearly called it a day, but managed to keep going. All sorts of reasons for staying on, but the clincher was this; if I'd lost 3lbs, I'd have been happy and carried on with my week. I asked myself if I was really going to give up...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Only lost 1.2lbs, so quite gutted. A loss may be a loss but when it happens, it always shakes my faith. Still start of week 5, and I'll see how it goes.
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    Minerva's on a mission!!

    *hugs* Min, sorry I haven't been able to keep up to date. You hang in there - and if you really must cheat when a day like this happens, use protein and fat! xx
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    My journey to slim and happy...

    Something I have learned is that we only fail if we let ourselves. One bad day is not a failure, it is a setback. A battle of many within a war. Start afresh and make sure you do not allow all your hard work to be for naught, for one bad day.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    It's sad and disheartening - I am sure that mother loves her daughter as much as any mother ever has, but doesn't understand the potential misery and life time of hurt that being obese can be. While young kids shouldn't be on traditional diets, it does worry me greatly when I see someone...
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    May Challenge

    Cherry-b, the worst thing you can do is stop now, when you've made such a good start but are not where you wanted to go. Can you have a little read of the opening post on this thread? I wrote it a long time ago, and it's helped me and a lot of people...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Near the end of day 26, and feeling fantastic. Only downside has been my inability to kick the scales habit. I'll try again Monday. Haven't lost much yet this week but don't care - it will come. What is really helping is the protein and veg, and finding different ways to have it. And the...
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    May Challenge

    Bridebeslim 28 lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 10lb (3lb lost, 7lb to go) EtchaSketch 14lbs (4lb lost, 10lbs to go) fat2slim 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) KateR 18lb (4lb lost, 14lb to go) KatHmum 9lbs (0lb lost, 9lb to go) Katiebaby 9lb (0lb lost, 9 to go) Leerhys 20lb (0lb...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Lost 3.4 this week so very happy. That's 21 in 3 weeks and I'm on week 4 at last! Another 2 st or so should make me happy. I'll never get back down to where I got to in 2009 but i don't really want to, and the mrs never liked me at that went anyway.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Half way through day 21 and still doing great. Tomorrow means I can say I'm on my 4th week which feels like I've been on this ages, which is great. I always worry early on that I won't stick to it, and by week 4 I'm about there. Another week after that to feel totally secure though.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    There is food talk below, so please skip this post if you don't want to read about it. Yeah, I've made sure she knows how hard it can get around then. She'll support me through it. Still feeling great though mind has obsessed today. I hate that, but at least it's...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Near the end of day 17 and still feeling good. Now into the sweet spot where it's easy. It gets hard again between weeks 3 and 4 and then for me I have to get over the week 4 hump. Was bad yesterday and had no packs at all. I forgot to have breakfast, forgot to take one to work for lunch, then...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Yay 4.8lb loss! Cooking with gas now!
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    4.8lb loss which I am ecstatic about! Week 2 is normally low for me I think, so that's just about the perfect loss for me. 17.4lbs in 2 weeks. Still feeling great.
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    You know youve lost weight when...

    My wife's: The first time the wind blew her away (on the beach for some reason). She says she had never been blown away by the wind. She'd lost about 9.5st at the time (in the end I think she lost about 12st).
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    May Challenge

    I'm going for 14lb, as I'm taking off a couple of days at the end of May for my anniversary, Kathmum, I've added you. Cherry-Blossom 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) EtchaSketch 14lbs (0lb lost, 14lbs to go) fat2slim 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) KateR 18lb (0lb lost, 18lb to go) KatHmum 9lbs (0lb...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Near the end of Day 14, and still feeling wonderful. Today I had to make myself have pack 3, which is a good sign - on lighter life this happened and was the start of me just getting into the rhythm of it all. i have been evaluating where I want to get to weight wise and the good news is that...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Never used ketostix - just when I used breath spray I would be ravenously hungry within next couple of hours.. My wife thinks all my ketones are in my breath :( Anyway, I broke big time today... weighed myself. I've lost - average amount, not happy or unhappy. WIll put the scales away again...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I actually feel amazing tonight - best I have ever felt on this. WIfe is complaining about the smell though (I smell on S&S, especially my breath). I cannot find a breath spray that doesn't kick me out of ketosis. I still feel hungry at some poin but I think it;'s psychological associatd with...
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    My journey to slim and happy...

    What is food week? I've seen a couple of references now. I threw my S&S book away - have they added a food week? I'm having a food day on May 28th (wedding anniversary), but that'll be all protein and fat.
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    Minerva's on a mission!!

    Just trimming this down to the 3 things I wanted to comment on, but hugs and good thoughts for everything (and I hope your OHs cyst get sorted - I can empathise). 1) One of the reasons we gain weight is because control is hard. I beat myself up for ages when I've lost control for days or weeks...
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    My journey to slim and happy...

    Hi Slim - how are you today? My OH has pernicious anemia - she gets B12 injections every 11 weeks (painful) and is otherwise fine. Whatever happens, at least you're/;they're doing something about it.
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    Minerva's on a mission!!

    Hey Min, subbing to your thread :) How's things going today?
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I have bought firefly for at least 10 friends as presents, and have seen it so many times. Such a shame it was killed off so soon. Well, today is day 10, and going well. I've adjusted my schedule slightly. Now I have a shake for breakfast and lunch, then my protein/veg option for dinner, and a...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    :) thanks Minerva. Yep, my username is taken from Firefly. Best tv show ever made. I put my scales away last night, I'm going to try to not weigh again till next Monday. I always weight morning and night and it adds pressure. Feels good when I lose and awful when I don't. Last night I was...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    LOL She bought them for her! She had a gastric bypass a few years ago and is pretty much bomb proof (though she's eating much healthier now I'm not buying loads of junk). Gemma, straight back on the wagon hon! Every drawback can be recovered from!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    My thought for the day: Eating something off plan, especially if it knocks you out of ketosis has the potential to cost you everything. I've lost 97lbs so far, and want to lose another 37lbs at least. If I ate something off plan (e.g. chocolate) it could actually cost me the 37lbs I want to...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Had a really rubbish, stressful day at work. Am massively overworked at the moment. Wife came in with doritos and chocolate :( Of course, I was good and had none :) I have a little voice in my head that always says "But I want it" and now I have a much louder voice that says "Tough, you can't...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thank you ladies! Total loss for week 1 was 12.8lbs. Now to get through the first week of lower losses. Really do feel good, and excited for what I could achieve if I keep my eye on the ball. 6) want to be able to walk upstairs without getting out of puff.
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    Total loss for week 1 was 12.8lbs. And feeling good!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Few things to help maintain my motivation over time. I have a list somewhere of about 40 things but I feel that re-reading it is just learning by rote, rather than re-thinking. Just a few for today. 1) I want to stop feeling exposed when wearing anything tucked in. At work, I cover my shirt...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks :) To be honest I'd love to lose 5st, but I'd be happy to lose 3st. I started last Monday at 17st 8lbs, which is the highest I've been this year. My absolute highest in 2008 was 23st 8lbs, and my absolute lowest in 2009 was 12st 6.5lbs. I'm aiming first for 15st then going to try to...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Time for me to bring this diary back. After a couple of false starts, I am a few hours away from completing my first week back on a vlcd. I'm doing slim and save with a very minor twist. I have 3 packs, my veg and 100g of protein, and if I stopped there, I'd be a 100% S&Ser. But I have cheese...
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    Am looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow. I already know what I have lost so far (12lbs) as I'm a daily Weigher but its only official on a Monday. Obviously I hope to lose a little by tomorrow. Still a way away from being able to stop obsessing about it working but normally after 3 weeks I...
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    Anyone starting tomorrow?

    That is because you are exercising heavily. You're using up the energy supplied by the packs for day to day living. If you want to continue, you'll need to replace your exercise calories somehow, without carbing up. I've been doing vlcds for 5 years, with varying degrees of success. I've done...
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    See that's something I really like about you; the fact that you are able to battle on through low losses. Most of us can't and I get the hump when I don't! I think the thing to always try to remember, is that no matter how slowly it is coming off is: a) It IS coming off. B) It won't come off...
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    NSV's (None Scale Victories)

    My NSV is managing to get to day 5 and feel great. The NSV I'm looking forward to is in 2 or 3 weeks if I stick to this, where I'll feel able to stop wearing a jumper over my work shirt. Just now it's all too tight and I feel exposed. But it's getting warm!
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    Everyone gone? I am back again - restarted Monday and so far going very very well. I'm firmly into ketosis, and have dropped 9.4lbs since Monday. Doesn't help I gained 9lbs before though lol. In a good place and feel good. I'm not doing sole source - I'm having 3 packs, and some protein. And my...
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    Lovely to see you Minerva, though one day it'd be nice to bump into each other when not trying to lose weight! Things are moving on here - day 3 and I already know I can't do it. I just don't have it in me. Have discussed it with my better half and she suggested I fast 2 days a week, using the...
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    MONDAY WEIGHERS - ALL WELCOME

    A close friend of mine with similar issues did Cambridge and got by ok. I suffer problems with my mood in general and especially when I do a vlcd (at times anyway - and they are quickly followed by a fail). Anyway, I'll be joining this little Monday club - I weighed in yesterday at 17st 1lb and...
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    And I'm back again

    Hello to everyone who remembers me, Some months after I promised myself I was done with vlcds, I am back for a last ditch attempt to get back down to a weight I can live with. It's day 2, and I'm doing ok. I'm trying to also break my coke habit (well pepsi max). I was back up to 4l a day and...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I think something important to focus on, is the hoovering food issue. Believe me, I have been there. I am hopeful now that I am past it. Today is day 16 of my lifestyle change and it's now feeling normal. I have my naughty treats (we're sharing a pizza for dinner tonight; but it has 465...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Good luck when you come off , bb. It helps that you've had breaks, and it's not been just 100% packs. I was terrified of eating at first, and felt so guilty. I tried not to weigh myself tis morning but failed. I struggle to not weigh myself. The weight has gone down more, though I will not...
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    The passage of time - will you use it?

    I am so glad that people are still finding this useful. I still do too, even tough I've changed my approach to health and weightloss. Good luck on feb 2013 brownsugar :)
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I think the big thing once a lot of weight has been lost on a vlcd, is to use it as an opportunity to change our old patterns. I found after the first time, that all my tastes had been reset. I hated all veg and salad before but when I finished I loved all veg and could tolerate salad. This...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I've totally given up on diets and started what I hope and intend to be as a lifestyle change. I know from experience, the whenever I have come off a diet, I have come off hard (except this time and the first time I ended the vlcd). I am eating anywhere between 1300 and 1600 a day, but working...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Just thought I'd pop by and update on how I have done since I left slim and save. I have lost 3.4lbs in 2 weeks. That includes the initial refeed gain (so it would be about 5.4lbs if taken from my refeed high), which I lost straight away. I've now done 2 full weeks of healthy eating, watching...
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    Wardrobe sorting - Not as delighted as I thought I would be

    well you've made excellent progress :) And by doing it the way you are, you'll be learning everything you need to learn, so that when you get where you are going, you have already made all the changes you need to make. I was on that path till I met my wife lol Something I have found/realised...
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    Wardrobe sorting - Not as delighted as I thought I would be

    A lot of the weight was originally lost on lighterlife I'm afraid, although it wasn't so much quick fix, as desperation to turn my life around. It worked! Now weight is coming off through changing my life. I'll start a diary when I get a chance, as I tend to like to think out loud!
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    How to stay on track when something big happens or changes!

    The main thing for me, is just reminding myself constantly that going off track doesn't help me at all. I feel worse and it takes me further off track. Doesn't always work so I would like other coping strategies too.
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    Wardrobe sorting - Not as delighted as I thought I would be

    I'm subscribing to this thread, largely because of how positive you ladies are. If there was a way to follow lemai without feeling like a stalker I would, because i have a feeling like I could stay on track just reading her posts! Good luck everyone :) Andy x Ps I'll post my trouser shot...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Bb, I tried 4 packs and food earlier in the diet and still had the hunger.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I've called it a day. I've discussed with the wife (who rightly isn't happy about me having just bought so many packs but is happy I'm not going to do a vlcd anymore) , and it's now got to be healthy eating. I couldn't cope feeling hungry most of the day any longer. I've set a target of losing 7...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Doing my best to hang In there but still hungry, despite eating 200g of chicken for lunch. My cals for the day are 872 which is 300 more than I want to eat. I'm not as hungry but it is still there. I wonder how much of it is psychological. I worry. I'm going to buy ketosticks. I know we don't...
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    Do you hold in your tummy?

    Well done Weasey!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    My god today was a stuggle. The hunger kept coming in waves. I have had a couple of cans of coke zero to stave off the headache but almost there in quitting it again. I've had a think about what people have said and I'll try a higher intake. I'm scared though that the extra carbs in the extra...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Plus side I have unofficially hit my next target - I've lost exactly 8st.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I've done the 4 packs plus veg and protein thing, and still had the issue. I don't believe it's necessary to have more (I have 3 supplements a day - a multivitamin, calcium, and zinc.) however, if the problem is still there after another week I'll try to up my packs (but only by dropping the...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I've been quiet a couple of days as I'm still hungry - today I was starving all ay despite having two packs. I'm going to pretend I'm out of ketosis (I'm not' my wife knows when I am and when I'm not from the smell). I now have a shake for breakfast and lunch, a meal pack plus chicken and veg...
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    Do you hold in your tummy?

    That's the one!
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    Do you hold in your tummy?

    I can do the first half of a sit up lol
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    Seriously dizzy

    Ooh good point - I forgot about spinach. I just need to find a way I can eat it (I am not fond of it).
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    Seriously dizzy

    I'm looking for some sort of tablet for potassium as I always used bananas for that!
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    Spices, condiments etc

    Always check the label on a generic spice e.g. Curry powder. Tesco has sugar and sainsbury has citric acid. Most base spices don't e.g. Turmeric.
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    BB's second stint to skinny!

    Its hard having to deal with grief in any circumstance. Am proud of you for finding a way that didn't involve giving p massively. You def out of ketosis? X
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks :) I've been looking over some of my old lighterlife posts from a few years ago. I swung between practically being a motivational speaker and being so low and depressed I didn't know ow to go on. Vlcds tend to mess with my head (though only to a degree - I have for some time known that a...
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    Seriously dizzy

    Potassium too. That and sodium tend to be leached from us during a vlcd or lw carb diet.
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    Monday Blues

    Something I always think about when the scales aren't going as I wished is that the answer is never to cheat, stop or give up. Those ethnics always make the scales go the wrong way. If ou stick with it, you get just as many unexplained big losses!
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    Rebekah's road to reduction!

    Hugs. There's nothing harder than when ou feel so bad and don't know why. Hangin there x
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    BB's second stint to skinny!

    Sorry about your friend, be :( Hope you didn't have that drink x
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    Weasey's Re-Feed

    Of the man people I have seen lose a lot of weight, you're one of the ones I expect to still be slim in a few years.
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    How longish your refeed? You've lost a heck of a lot Andy think should be looking at something closer to the lighterlife refeed than the slim and save one. I think I will aim to get a fair distance under my target weight, as I know how scary the refeed rebound can be. Hang in there!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks dk. Was just hacked off, and I feel like all I do is whinge about being hungry recently. I'm much better now.x
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Woke up hungry again. Checked the curry powder I used last night and it contained citric acid. Now I'm just going back to basics. I am really depressed about this. I am throwing all my drive and enthusiasm into this but this is the third kick in the teeth for me. But if I have to go to just...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Ah, your stats on the left must need updating! I hit another mini target today - I've now lost over 110lbs. Next target is only 1.8 away too! 1) Lose 112lbs (8st). 2) Get into 40" trousers. 3) Get into 16.5" shirts. Should hit the top two before the end of the week :)
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    Do you hold in your tummy?

    Lol only I could accidentally develop a good habit purely out of trying to hide some of the flab!
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    Do you hold in your tummy?

    I can't remember if I did or not when I slimmed down! Guess we'll find out in a couple of months :D
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I haven't tried it - I'm a bot worried about swapping one addiction for another (or worse knocking myself out of ketosis with some sort of intolerance as I have wondered if coke zero was an issue for me). Agree about the taste - pepsi max was my drink, and coke zero was bland. But I come ot...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    we didn't get there I'm afraid - Yvonne was really poorly, so she's not been up to going out today. I'm hoping it goes better tomorrow! I do chicken or turkey every day, and always use different herbs or spices (I blast my head off with the curry lol)
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    Do you hold in your tummy?

    Weird question I know but I don't know if I'm just weird or not. For 95% of my day, I am holding it in. I even realised earlier that I was holding it in at home. This is something I will NOT miss when I am slim. I so look forward to having a natural posture and not sucking in my belly.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Well I'd say ketosis is back on in full gear - I now have to make myself eat and ma finding it is getting later. I've gone off veg sadly, so now I've moved onto mixing chicken into my packs. Today was dry fried chicken (with basil, oregano, black pepper and celery salt) mixed into my macaroni...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I made the bacon last 20 minutes! Was lovely. I have these books : "Eating Less" by Gillian Riley and "Mindless Eating" by Brian Wansink. Both net resting, though Brian's book seems far more scientifically sound. Both have a couple of passages which are virtually identical though, with neither...
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    Nice curry sauce

    Hi Conor, when it comes to spices, we love them and tend to really go for it. Afraid the mrs has only been able to say "some" and "lots"! To be honest it's how I cook too. Is it for a slim and save friendly meal? It only just makes enough sauce for 4 portions. If it was non slim and save, she...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks everyone. Still haven't cleaned the kitchen yet lol. Just been having a lie in with the wife and catching up a bit. She is kindly making me 2 rashers of bacon medallions (65 cals) and we're planning things for once the baby is here. I feel great about the diet and am reading some books...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Try not to panic over any gains. Your body is in a state of flux at the moment, and needs time to settle. Especially after having been I vlcd land. I'm planning a slow refeed when I'm done.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Not too much - housework first, then probably shopping (we'll throw in a visit to toys r us). My OH is getting pretty drained and isn't ale to do too much. What's bout you?
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks Stef. I mistyped though - it was 4.4lbs:) will have to edit that!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I lost 4.4lbs this week, which means I have actualy lost more than I hoped for (I hope for a low of 3 and a high of 4). I'm only an exciting 0.4 from my next target! Great start to a long weekend and softens the blow that I have to get up soon and clean the kitchen lol Have lost a total of...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thank you my lovelies :) can't wait for the morning to get my weekly weigh in. I want to update everything with what I have lost! Then I can start week 3 in earnest! We have some bacon medallions and I might have 1 or 2 tomorrow for breakfast (they are esentially fat trimmed versions of the...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Been hungry again most of the day but feeling pretty happy. I'm going to switch to drinking just water, with the occasional coffee (I get through a lot of coke zero). I'm still losing weight but just want to feel that warm glow again! Whatever happens, I'm getting where I want to go!
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    Any other new starters this week?

    We are having a boy and it's our first :) I know that logic says that Rob is right but I also know that it's happened 3 times in 2 weeks, and has always been 2 hours after a bar. In a couple of weeks, I'll see if it has happened again without bars. If to, I'll try a bar and see how it goes. I...
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    Any other new starters this week?

    Want2bme, no problem lol. My wife is due towards the end of October :) I signed off as Andy, as I realised I did sound like I was the pregnant one! Tara, I think it knocks me out for a couple of days. I'm hoping to be back in tomorrow. It explains so much though about the first time I did sns...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Been hungry all day but actually feel quite happy. If I'm right and have an issue with the bars, then at least I'm sorted now. I'm getting close to my next target and excited that I'm going to get everything I want. I'm only a few pounds from reach what I consider to be my normalcy zone - where...
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    Any other new starters this week?

    I'm ok, other than the bars seem to keep pulling me out of ketosis. Making it hard for me. Still as determined as ever - I'm doing this until the day my baby is born, then I'll start refeed. Andy
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    Nothing makes it harder to continue, than knowing you're coming off. First time I did LL, I was fine for about 7 months, but once i actually looked at finishing, I couldn't carry on. Hang in there for that one last week!
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    Rebekah's road to reduction!

    Brilliant, am dead pleased for you!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Have decided to take a break from the bars - was hungry again today. The only problem is I also used 3 blasts of a breath spray. I wish I hadn't, as that can also cause issues. So we'll see what a week of no bars does. Bit down about it really.
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    Rebekah's road to reduction!

    Good luck for tomorrow! Hope everything goes well!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Couldn't bear it anymore not weighing myself. Only managed 3 days! Had lost 2lbs, which means I have hit my next target - I am back in the 15's! Has been a hard day for some reason, lots of negative feelings. But I feel better now. Did have that little voice in my head a couple of times trying...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Fingers crossed that hospital weight is the same or better! It's funny, I never cheat on these diets (e.g. have a problem with the bars) - I cheat on every other type. As long as I am 100%, I am 100%. If I crack, it's more that I decide I'm done. I have 49 bars, so that's the next 7 weeks anyway! x
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    It's definitely an ocd trigger for me too. On the night of day 2, I weighed myself after every wee lol Fingers crossed its the bars but that I can still have them. I may even try having them in half. 2 more days eh? You going to make your weight target or you already done it? x
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Have been hungry again today but am ok. I think it's the bars - as I was hungry not long after having one for brekkiw. So, from now on 1 shake for brekkie, a bar for lunch, dinner, and a shake. I'll have a drink before each, especially the bar. 2 days since I weighed myself - it's damned hard...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thank you ginger and proud :) I've been trying to motivate myself but hoping that it helps someone else, even in a small way.
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    Mindful eating!

    Gutted - I can't find it in paperback on amazon other than the diabetes version. Will get the wife to get it on her kindle for me, but I much prefer real book.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I've had 2l of coke zero, 3 or 4 pints of water, 2 decafe coffees and now 2 shakes (as have just taken another one to bring me up to normal amounts). I'll see how it all goes - but even if I have to be hungry for the next 67 days I will. Would consider stopping bars but the bar I had last night...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Nope I'm hungry again, despite eating an hour ago. I've kept well hydrated and I'm a bit nonplussed as to why. I have ascertained it is definitely physical hunger as I have absolutely no urge to eat off plan. I'm still delighted with my progress and I'm 100% confident that I will complete my...
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    Totally agree. What the diary is doing for me, is keeping my on track and positive. I'll have a separate one for refeed when I get there.
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    Any other new starters this week?

    Raining here too (Newcastle) was lovely earlier. You know what I love? When you are walking along and realise you feel slimmer and are walking more comfortably.
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    Good luck Dee, if you haven't already, it might be worth having a refeed thread - I'll be keeping my fingers crossed throughout that it all goes smoothly!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I think I have my ketosis warmth back :) Thought for the day. The voice at the back of your head, the little child that stamps his or her feet saying I want I want I want. His parents are fear and comfort. They're all related to each other. They want you to return to the certainty of eating, of...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks scouse mouse :) I can't wait for him to be born, so we can be sure of the name and announce. I'll have to remember to do it here too! X
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks rebekah. We are going out for the afternoon and I'll make sure I stay nice and hydrated :) x
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks Stef. Hunger is mostly subsiding now after a shake, a pint of water and a large coffee. Still there a little but should be ok. You know you haven't gained 2.5lbs of fat yet (I find that if I don't take it off within a couple of days, then it turns to fat. Hope you're better soon! X
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Had another great day yesterday but during the night and this morning, I've felt hungry :( Still feel confident and content but don't have the overall feeling of ketosis well being. Can't fathom it as I've been 100% on plan.
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    Any other new starters this week?

    It's actually the lest I've ever lost on week 1, but the best I've ever felt. It is something special to know you're going to succeed. I once lost 15lbs in week 1 but I wouldn't swap that time for this time :)
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Yeah, there is a mild curry. It is a bit like a chip shop curry taste and there seems to be a lot of it. I'll be seriously upping the spice stake next time though, I'm a bit of a curry fiend. X
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    Rebekah's road to reduction!

    You have nads? Lol x
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    SIN BIN MEGA BINGE!!! Part 2. Warning food references!!!

    I have always binged and never realised that I had an eating disorder because I never purged. Well I say never.... People who don't understand why we do these things, will never understand because they can't put themselves into our shoes. We find it hard enough to understand ourselves. But we...
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    Sorry, just saw the reason you are feeling blue hugs xx
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    When you suspect a decision is emotional, it's always best to delay it if possible. If you decide it is time to refeed, I'd say delay that by 1 week. After all, what is a week compared to all you have done? That should give you time to properly plan and get your mind settled. And if you DO...
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    So I really want to 'stress' eat

    That is good news, and I hope his recovery is swift now! X
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    Any other new starters this week?

    Sounds like a very nice evening, Tara! Glad you're doing well too! I lost 10.2lbs, bringing my total lost to 7 and a half stone! Feel even better today than the previous week. Woke up content, satisfied and excited for the week!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Well I've lost 10.2lbs this week and the scales are now put away, so that means I've hit my next target - of 225lbs (am now 224.8!). That means I've lost 7.5st in total. Next target is to be under 16st, which is only 2lbs away. By the way, there is one small issue ith the sns curry. It gave me...
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    Any other new starters this week?

    I hate all the soups, like all the shakes except caramel, and love the macaroni and curry meals. I love one of the spaghettis and like the other. Only I can't remember which! I have a shake for brekkie, a bar at work for lunch, a meal plus veg at dinner and either chicken or a shake for supper...
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    Weasey's Re-Feed

    Hey Weasey, I'm miles away from refeed (at least 10 weeks) but have enjoyed skim reading yours and will now keep up with it. I have never done refeed properly. First time round, was not my fault - I was on week 4 of LL refeed when I had to have my gallbladder out (LL at one point said I'd have...
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    What do the meals look like? and what can you with them?

    Curry, 100g Chicken and 200g of veg.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thanks Zeke. I just wish I still looked like that - but at least I will in a couple of months! My official WI is a saturday morning but have been weighing daily and nightly. So tomorrow, the scales go in a cupboard! Here's what I had for dinner today. SnS curry, 100g of chicken and 200g of...
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    BB's second stint to skinny!

    that 14lbs will be gone in 2 weeks (and most of it in 1 week). Good luck for tomorrow! x
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Day 7 has been great too. I'm working hard at ensuring i stay positive and happy. And it's helped, I am losing slower than I hoped and don't really care - it'll happen. Thought for the day - I always used to fantasize about the "magic wand" - where someone offered me the chance to be thin...
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    Any other new starters this week?

    Glad everyone is doing well! I'm in day 7 here, and looking fwd to tomorrow's weigh in, I am in such a zone just now; if you see my diary thread, I'm practically evangelising the "feel good" mantra. It's really working; the positivity is making each day easier. Running low on bars, so I'm going...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I do well with CC until the weekend, and then I gain weight because I get too lax. Then I don't do as well in the week, as I still have junk in the house. But I know that I can do this when I'm done. All I have to do is accept that if I gain at a weekend, I have to get that off before I even...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Haha, yeah I do look totally different. But it is me in both! I do have a couple of pictures from when I was 12 and a half stone but they're dreadful pictures for some reason. In one of them, I couldn't even see myself. I don't share them as they look so bad. My plan for when I finish, is to...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I need to finish doing it again! I look better today than I did on Jan 4th when I was 21lbs heavier!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    ANYway, moving on.... Today has been another fantastic day. Even though I'm losing slower than any week 1 on a vlcd, I feel really great. Another 3lbs till I'm under 16st. I'm looking forward to saturday morning to get my official weight but also to then put the scales away, for weekly...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Okay, before you look at the pics - some explanation: Picture one is from 2008 and when I was 21st. I wans't far from starting Lighterlife. I have no pictures from when I was 23st 8lbs. Picture 2 is from 2009, after I had lost about 9 stone. I was about 14st in the picture, and I ended up a...
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    Rebekah's road to reduction!

    <hugs> Sorry, didn't mean to get you thinking about it. Will be thinking of you though.
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    Rebekah's road to reduction!

    Keep on feeling good! It's the big key to success :) I don't understand how any company could be like that. But I know some are.
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    So I really want to 'stress' eat

    How is hubby? It must be terribly worrying and very stressful. You made absolutely the right call - you would not have felt any less stressed after eating contraband, in fact you'd probably have felt worse.
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    Eggs?

    As long as the egg was 50g. I'm wary of the two egg thing. I hope people aren't buying large eggs, as I think 2 large eggs is more than 100g
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    This is so true for many of us I think. It doesn't matter how I look or feel - its all about the number on the scale.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Morning (or evening now!) ladies :) How are you? Stef, we have thought of a name but have decided not to share it for now. We've been thinking of names since long before we conceived! Today has been another great day. I felt wonderful today, and still feel massively optimistic. Nearly ruined...
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    Air fryer

    does anyone else have an air fryer? I have a couple of things I'm inking about trying tomorrow or soon after. 1) swede cubes. They tend to come in packs of carrot and swede as cubes. I'll let the wife have the carrot but may try a few in the air fryer, as I think they'll come up nicely. 2)...
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    Massive headache:-(

    What about taking a multivitamin and possibly something with potassium/sodium? Although you needed the water to rehydrate with a big amount of exercise, it removes both sodium and potassium from your system (more than normal, because of the exercise). Any muscle or leg pains at all? Calf cramps...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    As long as there are good medical reasons for a planned cesarean, then then tend to agree to them. I think having already had one, means they're more likely to want to offer you one. I'd also think they'll offer you growth scans given the size (I'd suspect gestational diabetes - so they should...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    She wants a planned cesarean and at the next growth scan is likely to push for that. First consultant we saw was very pro cesarean but the new one is quite anti =\ I know what you mean - I have been all over the place too Stef. However, I've decided - this is it, my last visit to vlcd land (it...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Yeah, you have me on there (andybhoy72). Wish I'd stuck with this nym for mfp too! How you doing Stef? Yes, this is my first kid - very excited!
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    And I'm in ketosis :) Feel a little lovely at the moment - I hate the fight to get past the hunger. My thought for the day: I need to focus on is celebrating all the positives, and rejecting any feelings of deprivation. It is deprivation that makes me give in - so I'm attacking that firmly head...
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    Nice curry sauce

    Been craving curry and my wife makes fantastic healthy curries, but till now we've been unable to make a slim and save one, due to us usually using chick peas and passata. Thanks to lucysera, who suggested using quark to fill out the sauce, my wife spent 3 hours perfecting one, which I've just...
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    Making a curry sauce

    Wow, she managed to make a lovely curry - will post the recipe in the recipe subforum. Thanks Lucy for the help - the big missing ingredient was the quark!
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    Making a curry sauce

    Thanks Lucy, sounds like this might give me what I'm looking for. I did think weak bullion might be usable to make it saucy but was struggling to think how to then give the sauce body. Hadn't thought of quark for that! I can use some for my allowance, as long as I have some left for chicken or...
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    Making a curry sauce

    Curry is one of my big loves, and the Mrs is fantastic at making them (she makes lovely, very healthy curries that taste as nice to me as any takeaway). She uses loads of veg in the sauce (whirred down with a hand mixer) and spices. However, she also uses passata and chick peas, which are the...
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    1st day back

    Good luck! Hang in there, it gets easier.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    11/08/2012 235 Date met Trousers 42" Date met Target weight 230 100lbs total loss 13/08/2012 Target size 40" 225 7.5st 38" 223 Under 16st 36" 220 110lbs lost 218 8st Shirt 17.5" 217 Lightest I've been this year. Target size 17" 216 Under 15.5...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Day 3 going ok, though been quite hungry and had more than a few feelings about quitting or eating but have managed to plough through these. I am looking at challenging those feelings and working past them, as I know from experience if I don't, I fall apart. No imminent concerns here, just need...
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    Back again for yet another restart

    Fab so far thanks! Just can't sleep! Feeling very positive and focussing on results (looking fwd to being thin!) X
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Most of the way through day 2. Hungry but ok. Have a truffa bar and a chicken breast left, and am saving them as long as I can. My thoughts for the day. I am utterly miserable about my weight and size. I have so many clothes I can't wear, and I am fed up of feeling bloated. However. I am happy...
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    Deezers Final stretch.....

    Well done Deezer, you'll probably be in the 12's tomorrow!
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    Help!

    This is how I approach it - I always consider eating the protein with the a meal pack to be a waste. I consider the protein to be my big treat and I save it till as late as I can. I tend to stick with white meats, and will dry fry it up with spices. Being a bloke, I eat 5 times a day (though I...
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    Have you told people that you are doing Slim & Save?

    I did get fantastic support first time round. Everyone was amazing really - including a work colleague who was at the time training to run across the USA (Run Geordie Run for anyone who has heard of him). But having regained 60 pounds, I'm embarrassed. I'm determined this time that I need to...
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    Any other new starters this week?

    Day 1 was flawless; well hydrated, fought the internal battles well, and wasn't too hungry. Had Exante yesterday; having Slim and Save today. Think my exante backs are going to go back into reserve, as sns tastes so much better. Currently mulling over whether or not I'll have the protein and...
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    Any other new starters this week?

    This might be a good thread for an August starters support thread? I don't see one. Day 1 going well. Hungry, fed up of needing to go pee, but as day 1's go, it has been quite simple. Still a shake to go. (I'm doing Slim and Save some days, Exante others, till the exante has gone). Currently...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Giving this another go. Ten weeks between now and my son being born, so going to try to set myself a 10 week challenge. Next challenge is to use this diary thread lol.
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    Have you told people that you are doing Slim & Save?

    I normally tell people but to be honest having done it so often, I can see people internally rolling their eyes when I restart. S this time, I'm just going to crack on, and wait for the comments about having lost weight.
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    Back again for yet another restart

    Have come and gone from sns/exante so many times this year. Most I've managed is 4 weeks, but usually a week or two. I'm starting my own personal 10 week challenge. I'm not attaching a target loss to this, though would think it'll be between 35lbs and 50lbs. We have our first baby due in...
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    Things to consider before we cheat

    I am so glad that this has been helpful for people, makes me feel really good. I talk a very good game sometimes however, I am not always able to follow through. Today, I've said goodbye to S&S again. I'm going to calorie count for a while, and go back to exercise. I have no doubts there are...
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    Things to consider before we cheat

    "I'm a fat person trapped in a thin person's body" I've said something similar - no matter how thin I get, I will always be fat inside. I am on my iPad so not able to post anything long (it tends to crash) but I will later. BG has gotten across what I wanted to convey, far better than I did...
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    Honey's SS diary

    it's in the main slim and save forum or you could click on my name and select "view forum posts" :)
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    Honey's SS diary

    Go read the thread I just started hon. It's about me but your post triggered me wanting to write it now rather than later. You need to understand that you ARE in control of everything you do. You make the choices. I think you need to site and really think about how you feel and what you want...
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    Things to consider before we cheat

    Been mulling this over for a few days, with the intention of writing a post for my diary thread (may copy it across later). It doesn't matter what diet you're doing, you could decide to cheat. On many diets, this does not matter. For example, on SW or WW, if you decide to eat a cherry scone...
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    Honey's SS diary

    I bet they didn't taste that nice? You were only craving them because they were there, which to me means it is your head craving them and not your tummy.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    No time for a big update but end of week 1 and I've lost 12.6lbs! Obviously bare in mind that I gained 11.4 in the 10 days prior but it's a fantastic result. I'm aiming for 8 more pounds by July 2nd. Onwards and downwards!
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    What do the meals look like? and what can you with them?

    Looks yummy! It makes things much nicer and more normal for me. Today I dry fried some cabbage and leeks, with dried spices like parsley, ginger, oregano and a couple of others. Then added the same to the spag Bol. I'd say it as yummy buy I've said the about everything. It was nummy instead.
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    Curry and Thai soup coming woo hoo......

    I'll drop them a line if they don't say tomorrow when things are landing (and maybe check if they're well stocked on lemon bars). I love most of the shakes too - wish I'd gotten more than 5 of the crispy chocolate ones on my last order.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Yeah, it's only because it's my 40th (July 2nd). I will be back on on July 3rd. However.... I'll be off again on July 16th for 2, possibly 3 days as I'm away with work, supporting a major release. I know I won't stay on it, even if I try. I've been on that particular site, with the same...
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    Curry and Thai soup coming woo hoo......

    Hope the curry is due in tomorrow - I have 2 weeks of my various packs left but I don't want to risk missing the lemon bars (only ever had one and it was to die for). It's be just my luck it'd go out of stock the day before I order.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Still feeling very good, though I have been unable to visit the little boys room for a few days now. I used senakot yesterday and nothing yet. I suspect I shall take more tonight. I'm going to try to put the scales away tomorrow, after my official weigh in, as I want to try to break the cycle...
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    Total Solution Bah humbug!

    Remember that the time will pass regardless of whether you are on the diet or not. Staying on means you'll be thin when the time has passed. Coming off, might not. It may seem a long time, but if it's going to pass anyway....
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    Honey's SS diary

    Hang in there. You can oly fail if you choose to eat. You aren't hungry in your tummy, which is the only place the needs to be fed when hungry. I restarted on Monday - feel great tonight, because I've made all the right choices but I've had my wobbles. If I'd succumbed to them, I'd feel...
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    Honey's SS diary

    The simple answer is that it will hurt. Its always true, as you have experienced but it's no more true than when on a vlcd. It could knock you out ketosis and the three days of hunger afterwards as well as the lost time will damage your plans. Worst case, you'll give up. My brain is the same -...
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    The Journey to Christmas!

    I found after a while the mini baby bel didn't really taste good enough to be worth having. I take calcium tablets now as I only have a teeny amount of milk in a week. However, if the baby bel was in the fridge, I felt entitled to have it or worse, that I had to have it. Something I've always...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    I've been experimenting with spices and loving the results. I can only cook a little but I'm determined to learn and build my confidence up when I'm done. With the little one due in November, I want to be able to cook so that it takes any cooking pressure off the mrs, and also just to be doing...
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    What do the meals look like? and what can you with them?

    I've been experimenting with spices and loving the results. I can only cook a little but I'm determined to learn and build my confidence up when I'm done. With the little one due in November, I want to be able to cook so that it takes any cooking pressure off the mrs, and also just to be doing...
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    Can you drink too much water???

    Leah Betts was a famous case where someone died of it (she drank 7l in 90 minutes). Jacqueline Henson was the lighterlife case I mentioned- she drank 7pints in 2 hours (just checked) I'm only cautioning that people are careful about the volume in a short time, because few people know if they're...
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    Can you drink too much water???

    Charlie, you're right - it's down to how much people drink in a short space of time. There was a lady on lighterlife who died, because she would drink 3 or 4 litres of water in an hour or so (The daily mail loved it). Clubbers on exctasy have been known to die through drinking too much. When I...
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    HELP!!

    Oh dear - maybe you can find ways to make them taste nicer? You're not allowed to sell or swap via this forum, but you could head to eBay. Before I started, I got one of each pack to try. Both the oatmeal/porridge packs tasted vile to me. I'd have cried if I'd ordered that many. I am struggling...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thank you all, lovely ladies. Day 6 on slim and save and firmly in ketosis. The whoosh has stopped just shy of my gain, and I'm in normal loss mode (0.5 to 1 per day). Feeling pretty good. Hoping for another 10lbs between now and July 2nd (my break day, for my 40th birthday). I've been doing...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Thank you hon :) Day 3 has been good. I've still been hungry but much better. Weight is whooshing off nicely (6.6 in 2 days) Difficult day in other ways, have had to have a pet rat's arm amputated today. He's doing fab but it's hard to look after a front leg amputation in rats. However, I'm...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Been a strange couple of months. I decided to restart, to do the next phase of losing weight but then came right off for a holiday. Went mad on the holiday and am currently getting into ketosis (just finishing day 2 - drinking lots of water and sadly starving!). Have a lot going through my mind...
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    The passage of time - will you use it?

    Good luck bachey! It's time for my restart tomorrow - I had a big gain recently, so I'll have to come and read my own thread here for inspiration!
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    June Challenge

    Thank you :)
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    June Challenge

    I have set a lower one! I'm hoping to lose 25 or 26 lbs! I've been off the plan for 2 weeks, and gained 9.4lbs, so I'm hoping for a bumper first week loss! Otherwise, I think I'd have set 15 or 16.
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    June Challenge

    I absolutely never do challenges anymore, as I always end up losing heart when I don't make then. Except, this seems like the perfect challenge, since I started 2 days ago and only intend doing this for June. So go on, I'll try not to regret it or let myself down. Welshtigger 14lbs (0lbs lost ~...
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    Having a hard time.

    And now I'm coming back. Did well initially then fell to. It's in the last week. I've drawn a line under it, so from tomorrow morning I'll be back on the plan (probably mostly the packs only). Aiming to do this for 4.5 weeks or so, then break again for my 40th birthday. I think I can manage 3...
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    Having a hard time.

    I've called it a day, and gone back to calorie counting, for the time being at least. Variety of reasons, but it boils down to unhappiness at the moment, and a bit of concern that my diet is causing my pregnant wife to eat ready meals as we're not cooking together. We've talked about the...
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    Microwave

    I microwave the meals but I cooked my veg and protein on the hob. I was lazier when I wasn't dieting!
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    Anyone else's weightloss abit rubbish =/

    Am only 0.8lbs lighter than Sunday morning, and only 0.2lbs lighter than Monday. 2 more days to go. Hope for a whoosh either by Sundays weighin or next week. I'm finishing June 17th no matter what happens though. That helps, as what always stressed me before was that I couldn't finish till I...
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    Having a hard time.

    Are you in Scotland? I was brought up there (Cleland, then Cumbernauld).
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    Having a hard time.

    Didn't realise you lived up this way! God, the first drink I have is going to knock me sideways lol
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    Having a hard time.

    I think the blandness was behind yesterday's pity party. I'd had brocolli and cauli every day for 4 weeks and was utterly fed up!
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    Having a hard time.

    I had baby leeks, baby courgettes, spring onions, white cabbage, broccoli, green peppers and asparagus tips was cut very thin to make them like bean sprouts. And chicken. Lots of herbs and a little cayenne.n
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    Having a hard time.

    I may have to live on them for a while - just use different herbs and spices for flavouring. I've only had 2 packs today though so need to try to fit a chocolate shake in or something. I'd forgotten how few cals they have, even in a normal meal where I'd have a sauce and probably noodles, so...
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    Having a hard time.

    Thank you both, I think I'm ok again. I've gotten through another day and am finding other ways to look at it. I'll finish on June 17th. I'm 5.5 weeks away but from Friday can say its a little over 5 weeks. It's starting to sound smaller. In a week and a half I should be close to 15st. That...
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    Having a hard time.

    It's got very hard again. It was easy yesterday. I'm playing every day by ear now. I've suddenly gone off the veg I liked. Going to try to stir fry a few of the other veggies which I'm not fond of. I've set myself an end date of June 17th to finish regardless and will try to get there. Don't...
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    The thing I love about S&S is

    The macaroni cheese and my portion of chicken I have every night!
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    Weighing veg....

    It's he cooked weight, and you can mix and match any of the allowed veg in any quantity up to that. I tend to stay away from frozen veg as I don't think it tastes as nice. Good luck!
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    Worst Jobs when on a vlcd....

    I work in an office, Andy normally find it easy, except when they sell hot Indian food once a month for charity, rig next to my desk. However, I am due to go away 4 or 5 times between now and July, as part of my job. We sit in a room, where we get supplied with sarnies, crisps, biscuits. Then...
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    Having a hard time.

    Thank you ladies. I'm feeling much better now. Think I'm over the hump now, and ready to continue pushing on. I hate when it gets like that, and hope there aren't too many others. The wife is a work almost all weekend (plus side, I see 4 or 5 football matches,) but I've also cleaned the flat...
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    Having a hard time.

    Just need a whinge. I knew the hard times would come, after finding the diet so easy at first. I have to use laxatives. I'm still hungry (last couple of days I've been starving during the day). I've had to put my scales away so I stop weighing myself but can hear them calling constantly. I've...
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    Apologies in advance... Toilet issues

    I had to take dulcolax on Tuesday night, after not going for 6 days. This happens to me every time I do a vlcd. I hate it but will just have to put up with it. I weighed myself before and after the dulcolax worked on Wednesday morning. Not the easiest way to lose 1.8lbs!
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    anyone else a daily scale hopper??

    I weigh 2 or 3 times a day and I hate it. I'm due to weigh tomorrow morning, and considering putting the scales away but not sure I'll like it any more than weighing daily. I'll worry that it's not coming off. But when I weigh, obviously there will be days I go up or sts and feel just as bad.
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    Thinking of trying S&S

    I love the mac cheese, the white packet chilli and both spaghettis. I have them in some veg and they're like a small proper dinner. It makes me feel more normal on this diet, rather than just shakes and bars.
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    A Q for those that have done a VLCD in the past and NOT kept it off...

    I lost 11st (most on lighterlife). I maintained really well at first but then met my wife. I had to go out for meals, have meals cooked for me, and lost the will to calorie count. It started to creep on, but then we had a lot of very stressful situations to cope with and I turned to comfort...
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    Loving the packs

    I love most of the packs - comparison with lighter life where I had either a choc shake or a choc bar for 84 consequtive meals!
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    Any other men doing this?

    Ll must have changed - when I did it, it was a straight 4 packs, and around 55o cals. Not to worry, my metabolism has always been sluggish - I felt better having 3 packs yesterday and my weight loss was good today, so I'll monitor it for a while. Thanks :)
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    If Exante were to release new meals, what would you choose?

    That is the only ss shake I didn't like! Love almost everything else bar the soups but I never like the soups.
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    Any other men doing this?

    Thank you , everyone. And welcome to minimins, Grossey! I've decided to do it - 3 packs a day, plus veg, plus protein. Then occasionally just 4 packs. I haven't been having 4 a day prior to this (as was mixing is and exante) and I've done fine, I like my bar in the evening but I think I'll...
  241. SerenityValley

    Any other men doing this?

    Just wondering, as I don't think I've seen any others. Not that I mind being surrounded by ladies of of course! Do men really need a pack more than women? I'm starting to feel like I'm eating too much when I have 4 packs plus protein and veg. I take a multivitamin anyway. Yesterday was 750 cals...
  242. SerenityValley

    Nando's HELP!

    Never had nandos, however this could be the place to go on my anniversary. Not very romantic, but I'm going to be low carbing that day and want to be able to take my better half somewhere for lunch. She can probably make something low carb for dinner.
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    First week

    There is one way to ensure you get the results that you want - and that is to decline any food. there will always be meals, always be celebrations, there will always be a reason to eat. You have to look at the reasons that made you want to do this in the first place and decide if they are...
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    4.8lb loss for week 2! Very happy with that, as the first half of the week was nothing. 16.4 in 2 weeks, and by this time next week I should be in the 15s again!
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    Weasey's Diary - The Journey to Size 10...

    How wonderful that you are already seeing yourself as a slim person, it can take years for some people's minds to catch up!
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    You know youve lost weight when...

    I bet that felt great!
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    You know youve lost weight when...

    I can beat that - I ended up marrying a woman over 9 years younger than me! One of my favourite things, was when a work colleague blanked me on the stairs. He hadn't seen me for 3 or 4 months (different offices) then sent me an email apologising as he had realised just after who I was.
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    Andy's "to be a thin dad" diary

    Can't wait for tomorrows weigh in - after a difficult start to the week, the weight has been coming off again. This is the end of week 2 and week 3 is always my hardest early week, as it's normally a low loss week, and I start to realise this is a long, hard slog. I'm hopeful that this time...
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    Milk allowance?

    I don't know of its allowed or not but as I almost never have milk, I've started having a light baby bel as a snack.
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