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I think they contain maltitol which always gives me stomach cramps too. It is sometimes in sugar free sweets, and I once ate a few sugar free caramels and had the worst cramps and diarrhea in my whole life. Not quite the weight loss experience I was aiming for. But I find that I can't tolerate...

I've got a similar problem. Since yesterday, I am having severe diarrhea every time I have a shake. I always split shakes as I can't go that long between 'meals' so it isn't the richness of the shakes. I had been back on the diet (ss and mlk. In tea) for 5 days and I've never had this before...

Hello, I am on CD SS+ and getting on well (16lb loss in just less than 12 days). Next week I am at a conference and at some of the events I will be expected to socialise around food. I intend to avoid through the daytime and drink herb tea and my foodpacks. At the moment, in the evenings I...

I've had pcos since 15 years - have nearly no symptoms now since i lost a lot of weight with cd - since the i've had regular periods for 1st time in years. hair has reduced and headaches only occasional. metformin has also helped me in the past when i was dieting conventionally but i think the...

The range is there because we are all different - some are smaller build than others. I recall years ago we were called ecto- endo- and meso- morphs (basically small, med and larger build). Does anyone else remember this, before the advent of the BMI? I am aiming to get into the lower...

A few weeks ago, I went from Go Lower (where I lost nothing but over £500!!!!) and really fed up I went to a very strict protein programme (Dr Stillman) which Atkins was developed from, just to see a change on the scales. I did this for a few days and then went onto SS. It was the first time...

I just had a pee and the stick stayed normal - no change at all. Last night and twice yesterday I was in definite ketosis. Anyone got any idea what has happened?

Hi everyone I am a returner - I lost 2 stones last year on SS, kept it off for 14 months, and put it back on since March this year due some personal problems and a total loss of self-esteem (lol! - u know how it is sometimes). Well, when I decided to come back I heard about SS+. For me that...

Hi Feathers I was thinking...you must spend half your day chipping away at the Tetras, if you have them all frozen! I have problems fitting in the water because I work the beginning of the week and its non-stop, back to back patients. I also take diuretic tablets for my blood pressure and this...

I've not tried them hot but I will do. I can only manage the tetras frozen as otherwise the taste is too intense. But as ice cream, it takes an hour to eat and really keeps me full! Its like a proper meal! I will try the hot shakes I think. Problem I'm having at the moment is drinking too much...

Hi Feathers, The banana tetra ice cream is my staple, but I hate is unfrozen. I also have choc mint shake (made with a pint of water) for breakfast and a choc tetra for lunch. Yes I did feel a bit weak exercisiong like that, but I used to focus on it warming me up, which I really needed, as...

best of luck, think I'll join u! Hi Hon, Well, last year btwn Jan-March I lost all that I wanted to on CD! Hurray! Then, similiar to you, I got very stressed with some things which happened in my life (daughter has severe allergies, I'm a single mom and running own business and work problems...

how d'ya get on wi Doc? Hi I just saw your post - how did u get on? I had high BP and had probs with getting signature because of doc not agreeing with vlcds. But an independent GP (look on the web or yellow pages for private GP clinics) agree to sign and to monitor BP, which subsequently came...

Ok, I have been quiet but have been ok, with the exception of Sunday when I baked for lots of people, and had a little try myself! Due to the extended celebrations we are having for my little girl's birthday! I have been good (790) but not seeing much loss on scales and am drinking water for...

New fallen angel alert: after great success at the start of the year I have been sheepinshly hiding from the site - why didn't I come back sooner - I forgot all this support and inspiration was waiting here for me! I will try to update everyday (web connection not withstanding, as I am expecting...

I'm back too - and its kinda good to know I'm not the only one climbing back on (sheepish smile) - I feel like such a failure! But really its been a rollercoaster, so I guess there's always a reason we put it back on. I lost 2 stone by about April this year and was within half stone of goal. Due...

Hi all, I did CD from Jan to March and then stopped being so stringent after my hols. I am now trying to do 1000 to get the last half stone off as GP promised me a tum tuck if I can do it!!! (Don't know if I really ant it but thats another story). My PCOS symptoms have gone. My high blood...

I just discovered banana bliss ice cream! HEAVEN. I hate the banana tetra as a drink Bleurghhhh! But frozen is scrummy, I love banana ice cream, but this was the best. If you haven't already, you must try it - just freeze tetra in anothercontainer for at least 4 hours (I left it overnight and...

Bunny, You look lovely (and you have great taste in clothes!). Well done. Are you still SSing, or have you gone up to 790 or 1000?

Hi AJ It is best to take any anti-depressant for at least 4 months before weaning off slowly, under drs supervision. I say this from personal exp and as a mental health professional too! But antidepressants aren't addictive anyway - depression is usually caused by difficult life events (of which...

Hi MB, I think the diet makes us make a mental shift - these things are a treat, not for everyday, several times a day (as we would all love to have them). I agree with above too - if ceareal wasn't covered in sugar or spud without butter/cheese, they wouldn't be so bad. You will enjoy proper...

Lots of luck in making your decision - it is a good idea to think out what YOU need 1st. I do CD and find it works for me, but I never wanted the group counselling (or was it that I don't have the time?) but there are more flavours on CD. Maybe you could 'sample' them from a CDC and LL...

Hi I was on Metformin for PCOS (so because I was high risk for diabetes and definitely insulin resistant) but they said stop it when I started diet. Or rather, the private GP I paid to see told me I should do that. My regular GP wouldn't let me do the diet as they didn't approve! But I have...

Maybe you could read the post on stepping into sole sourcing (wish I had before I started) and concentrate on getting your head in the zone first. Sometimes things conspire to make us wait for a reason. Best of luck when you do start!

Hi I have had 2 sprays tans in my life-the first was with good effect altho the salon was a bit rubbish and ventilation was an open window (yeah, and I looked bad enough in paper pants!) but they closed down so I went to a dedicated tanning salon a month ago. The 2nd tan was ok but patchy: I...

Hi all, I have recently been told by my GP that my tum IS bad enough to warrant an NHS tummy tuck ( I hoped she would say it wasn't too bad, and a bit of exercise would sort it, and it does prove the critical boyf right. Ggrrrrr!). Anyone got any experience of tummy tuck and any wise words...

Erm, at risk of suggesting we throw ourselves on the op table and get it all tightened (see my other posts for critical boyf suggesting tummy tuck!), I have recently seen my GP and she told me the overhang left on my belly was bad enough to warrant NHS tummy tuck. I just gotta decide if I want...

Well done! I just got back from Florida today - and it was great. Have a good one yourself and maybe splash out on some new togs out there?!? Clair

I didn't like some of the flavours (personal most hated is Chick & Mush soup BLEUGHHHHHH!!!!!) But, that said, I found that if I make them up with a whisk rather than the blender the aftertaste bit isn't there - the chemical froth I heard someone else call it. And for me that made a huge...

Everyone keeps saying that to me too - 2 school moms and another friend this week. I have a clear reason to get to a lower BMI - I have hypertension even with a (relatively) low body weight, so surely the lower my weight, the less risk of hypertension and it sequelea? But everyone thinks it...

You're a star - well done. That 1st cuppa will be like heaven, so enjoy..... that is what I missed most too - although I got into using vanilla sachets for makeshift tea. Take your time in the next stage - I got knocked off kilter by illness (see my ticker). But good luck and take care,

Good comment wannabeslim. I am doing pilates with the same aim really - altho I did it all back to front, I was heavying the gym on SS! I wish I'd found pilates before - it is lengthening and strengthening and also quite relaxing! Take care,

EmmaLouise & everyone, Well I am in Solihull - this lady is just of junc 5 of M42 - I will ask her (on Weds) if she has a nectwork of other therapists she knows & post here if so. If anyone wants details of this lady, you can private message me & I will email details to you. Be good for you...

Sorry been at Mothers Day assembly and running around after my 6 year old - no time to sit at PC til now!!! Well, the cost is £195 for 5 sessions (a course) and apparently then you need a monthly top-up after. It was ok - like slendertone sensation all over tummy and not painful (more...

Well, contrary to my initial skepticism, I have to say I AM quite impressed with my Transion results! Tum is definitely pulling in, and I can do Pilates now and know where my deep abdominals are!!!! I can also feel that my pelvic floor muscles are stronger (although cannot say if this will...

I don't think it is NEVER have an Indian again, but don't have a takeaway 4 nights of the week really. Because lets face it we all want to eat what we want all the time and not gain weight - but life isn't like that. I suppose if we follow an 80/20 rule, so 80% of the time we think of healthy...

Don't beat ya self up - it was just a chance to learn more about your 'weak spots'. Mine are PMT, I really just can't stick to the diet for 7 days before TOTM, so I plan 'binges' on protein - hard boiled egg, tiny tin of tuna, and just pray I don't gain lbs! My other 'weak spot' is stress and...

This wanting to be extremely thin doesn't interest me - I really MISS my curves (where have my boobs gone? not just tummy tuck but boob job needed now!). Sadly tho, the bf wants me to be 8 stones and that would probably be a size 6! I don't get the obsession with extreme thiness, I think...

and loads of nut traces - grrrrr!!!!! sorry just I'm mommy to nut allergic child, and wish I could let her have one when she badgers - but at least it means they don't enter our house I guess!

It is more important to keep yourself mentally well. I would imagine they contain so little of anything which would affect the diet, it might be life eating some dust one day (sorry for the little britain innuendo!). The chemical is just a filler/binder I think and its effect on you will be...

I was just wondering if the stix are darker because in your other post you said you're not having the foodpacks - I don't know what others think? But I understand there is a basic level of carb in the packs which we need to maintain health, and if you aren't having that, ketosis would be...

I am finding it hard at the moment too - which is why tracker below hasn't been updated! But have actually gained! It happened same time last month TOTM just does for me - I could quite cheerfully kill people who stand between me and the carbs! Me who was always a pacifist too. Am trying to...

Transion I think works like slendertone but you have it done at salon and it covers a larger area. I had the first one yesterday and I had half an hour of electric currents wizzing round my tum. I have not noticed much change but agreed to go for a course of 5 treatments by the end of March. She...

He is definitely an interesting man - might get the book myself sparked by all the debate here!

Great inspiration - well done Pierre and his CDC!!!

I am having that - altho the difficult BF wants me to be anorexic (sorry 8 stone!). Everyone else keeps saying I should stop now ehere I am because I look so much nicer. But I wanted to t do this to take charge of my health too - and with my family history of CV disease, it will always be a...

Hey babe Have had same problem. I started 790 and was still in ketosis, came off due to illness, then restarted SS for few days to push me into ketosis, added up to 790 and dropped outta ketosis! Haven't updated my ticker cos its so up & down. Can't figure where the carbs are coming from, only...

I just cant get used to being so cold. Ive never been cold all my life until now. For the 1st time ever my bedroom winter is always shut, I always wear socks, have t shirts on under jumpers and go out in coat, scarf and gloves!!! oh and go to bed with socks on..... this is from the girl who used...

Well, tomorrow I am trying Transion treatment to see if it can ping back my tum - will keep you posted!!!! The pics on the web look impressive.

I had the shivers too - it has settled down now, but for at least a month I had the heating on 25 degrees. Take care,

Don't look back, just look forward, we have blips but if u beat yourself up it weighs u down. Forgive yourself - sounds like a tuff day if it was a ceremony for your nan - you have done well to get thru it. Take care

It's ok we all make mistakes, and these VLCDs are n't the easy way! I found it helps to have a pack at the time I feed my 6 year old - helps get round the deprivation thing, and the smells and texture of eating your own food helps. I agree with the washing up liquid thing - I have a 'dump bin'...

Good for you polishrose, you deserve it. A good man is a special thing. And look at you doing so well, just keep your head high, you're doing it!

Thank you! Bless u all 4 kind words. I am feeling more positive tonight (despite him dumping me, or was it me him, earlier this eve!). I believe that I am not doing the diet just for him - I have done it in spite of him in many ways - he even moaned that we couldn't date properly because we...

Hi everyone, I just had a hard conversation with boyf last night. He has been behind me using CD rather than a slower and easier (psychologically, socially) method of weight loss since he told me he liked skinny girls. I wanted to lose the weight for my health but also feared the aftermath...

I guess you could try maybe 2-3 cups in a day (of one type of tea) and then get ou the ketostix - it is quite individual how sensitive we are to being kicked out of ketosis!

Well done BM2LM - there is a point you get to where your journey is more improtant than a passing food moment, and it sounds like you got there. My only real lapse time is PMT/TOTM when I feel that the world is stacked against me torturing me with food - but last month, even with PMT, I managed...

Archant Girl - I love these, am circulating to friends!

Hi Lilypad, Well done! Im so excited 4 u too! (I need the same things doing - keep trying to explain to people that some situps wont be enough to sort it, and boobs - they just disappeared as the weight has!). I thnk you are so brave too - have you thought about a before and after pic diary...

I don't have a wind problem with the bars although hadn't had one for 10 days and did have one late last night. Well, this morning, I had the worst diarrohea of my life! I even had to make alternative plans for school run today! But may well be a bug - hope so, as I have loads of bars left!

I think it helps to 'make a meal' of it - sit down at table with bowl & spoon - I never have mine from a cup!

I think AAM kick started my weight loss - see below:

I think your dizziness is related to the ear - it is the place where balance is maintained. On another note, when I first started SS I had 3 weeks of numb feelings around my nose and mouth (like when I am about to vomit!) everytime I exerted myself. This was strange and I posted here, but no one...

Well, they say its down to the genes - but my mom kindly pointed out to me after my daughter that I had the worst tummy overhang she had ever seen and she never suffered like that! Hmmmmm. Bless her! But in truth the problem for me was a 44 week pregnancy (this is why the celebs deliver at 36...

I think they are frightened of you changing (espec your partner). They can probably see not just changes in your weight and appearance but also confidence and attitude (lets face it the CD requires a lot of willpower to get into it) and this is probably scary - people are often negative when...

I have chocmint in am too - I'm not a good am person - naturally get morning nausea at the best of times. I also thought at one point early on that I must be pregnant, but was just the richness (vits&mins) of the shakes. I have to say the tomato one, and I love it now, is probably the most...

I got 2 compliments today - from a male neighbour and the school moms - I just felt SO good afterwards! I love CD, no other diet can offer such quick results (and I am hopefull getting to be stronger person about food choices). The best thing for me (apart from the weight loss) is my skin is...

Ketoacidosis is something which can happen to diabetics - ketosis is different. The Atkins diet and other high protein low carb regimes rely on ketosis to facilitate weight loss too - and CD is carb/calorie counted and nutritionally balanced to achieve a mild state of ketosis. So, don't worry...

Mine has swung back and forth (see below) but TOTM had a profound effect on me - I think I retained a lot of water and this gradually disappeared when Aunt Flo arrived! The advice I was given was weigh weekly not daily, and that it will even out over the month. Keep drinking lots of water too -...

Thanks ladies - I did my ketostix this am, and blow me I'm still in ketosis! - altho very dark pink, which is weird as I drank about 12 pints of lemon barley and half/half cranberry to flush me germs out! But was so happy not to be set back too far. I'm now on antibiotics so should be back to...

I did my first one last week and was nervous like you (chk posts a week ago!) but it went well and didn't start off more cravings once I got into it - I had my meal about 6-7pm and actually found it hard to fit in all the shakes and soups (i skipped bars last week). Good luck, it is quite nice...

I have been good in AAM week, and no cheats, but now got bl**dy cystitis! I think the constipation caused it and probably forgot my water late yesterday cos of travelling. But it kills, and now I have given in and drunk lemon barley water and cranberry juice to ease the stinging. So, tomorrow I...

I switched to a hand whisk, and no more foam!

Thanks Madam Dotty, I think that I would be happier going to 790 and 'learning' to eat sensibly again. I have enjoyed doing SS and the break from food and worrying about it - definitely feel stronger for it, but I know I need to return to it at some point. But I also still feel that I have a way...

Hi everyone, My BMI is nearly 25 now but when I started I wanted to get lower than that because I am doing this for general health reasons (decrease my BP and PCOS - maybe get preggers in future!) as well as lose weight. Has anyone used SS or 790 with a goal weight of less than BMI 25 before...

I understand that a slight gain is to be expected shen you go back onto food - someone told me to plan this into your target. I think the gym is making me lose more slowly because muscle weighs more than fat n all that. I would say just take it slow and keep a diary to discuss with your...

Yes, hon I had the same thing yesterday - think I left everything late in the day, suddenly finding I hadn't had 3rd pack and needing to drink 3 pints water before bed (not a restful night!). I know that I should plan a bit better and have more earlier in the day. So, don't worry you arent the...

Hi Good news about your bp! I have started to take a half tablet instead of the whole one because my BP is quite stable now - no real highs like I used to get. I use a home monitor from LLoyds for £10, makes you feel a bit more in control, espec if going to the docs raises your bp, as it does...

Hi Kate, That's great - it makes sense - I am on SS (altho it is AAM week). I will go and find out about resistance training, and reduce the cardio a bit. It is difficult for me because I originally went to try and tone up my tum (a 10 month/44 week pregnancy wrecks your tum - thats why all...

Is it me, or was food better in the old days before all of this adulterated muck? Now everything is ready prepared for us, they add hydrogenated veg oil and a bucket of salt to it, and gradually we are weaned onto eating rubbish - I dread to think of our kids futures. In some ways I count myself...

Hello everyone, I am really getting into the gym (shock, horror - I know this has never happened to me before... think I may have been abducted by aliens with a strange sense of humour, and they have sent me back with a passion for x-training!:rolleyes: ) So, I'm loving (!) an hour a day...

Thanks everyone, seem to feel ok now. must be being surrounded by germy kids and partner at half-term - better they all go back to school and work and I can get back to concentrating on diet and regaining my health! (Bah humbug!) No really I do feel better - think I had one of their bugs -...

I'm not doing 790, I'm doing SS but on AAM week I still get hungry even tho I don't cheat and am in ketosis (not fair!). I find that in the morning it helps to use a half sachet for PH porridge and make a half sachet into a mousse later in the day. Also, if I have a CD bar I never eat it at...

Hi BM2LM, So sorry you are having a tuff time, all kind wishes to your dad and you. Sometimes at the height of stress I can find a strength in sticking to routine - can you do this with CD? Just a thought, but it (sometimes) helps me, when I am worried sick. If you can try to look after...

Thanks both, My meals were just chicken and broccoli, altho the first night I put salt on the chicken, without realising this could make me retain water. I didn't want to ask my CDC as she told me I didn't really need to do AAM week anyway - but most people on this site thought it was a...

Hi everyone, I am doing AAM (day 3) and apart from being hungry on it, I have a terrible headache too (like the first 3 days of the diet - painkillers don't touch it). I didn't bank on feeling like this, and was actually looking forward to it. I am having milkshake PH porridge at 9am and water...

Regarding buying from US I can't say - other than watch they don't wack you for import duty (I was for buying a gift - anything over $70, I believe). So, check which carrier is being used too. I have seen CD for sale on ebay although prices are sky-high (must be like a black market on there!).

This is probably too late for this thread now, but regarding the shakes and not being able to eat all day - maybe you could get a 'shaker pot' - I used something I had when my daughter was a baby 6 years ago, and I still use to make up her soya milk from powder - it is by avent and involves a...

Hi I am facing the great constipation challenge too - just waiting 4 postie to bring PH! I only go once a week now (used to twice a day gal!). Anyone going less than that? Not that I'm competitive about poo.... Thanks for the tips Russiandoll!

I think I had a worsening of my pcos related skin problems at the start of the diet but now all my skin is very dood (one month in). But I do occasionally sneak in some oily fish because I crave it for pmt symptoms, only a small portion - if I have done a good gym workout, I think I can get away...

There's also a link between sleep apnea and being overweight (and with PCOS too - but everything seems linked to PCOS if you ask me). So, following that logic, losing weight would facilitate better sleep. I have found when in deep ketosis that I wake earlier than I used to.

I had a carb binge over a week ago and it took longer to get back into ketosis and I felt worse than starting SS (and that was pretty bad due to some tablets I was taking!). It really was not worth it, if I HAVE to eat something, I have 100% lean protein, and then just a mouthful. It made me...

There's 4inch in Brum too - been to the park at 9am dragging two 6 year olds down a huge hill on a makeshift sledge and then running back up - anyone think I deserve an extra CD meal today? I have found my calling though - apparently 3 pairs of trousers, 3 pairs of socks, 2 tops, a hoody, 2...

Jolly well done honey!

I asked about this a few wks ago here, cos my CDC said I didn't have to bother! But I don't think it would be formally recommended if it wasn't necessary. She also didn't advise me that I shouldn't be on diuretics at the start of the diet, which is probably why I thought I was having a stroke...

Like Icemoose, I know someone who made himself really ill too - when I was at Uni my lecturer would come in with 3-4 can of diet coke for a 1.5 hour lecture. Then something happened to his kidneys and he was hospitalised (he lost a lot of weight, but I don't think that was the aim!!!!). Have...

I have been Sooooo grumpy since doing this - feel like crap mum - just want to huddle my hot water bottle all the time, and no energy to interact with my wonderful child. Evenings are the worst - but bit boyf's head off all over weekend - and we haven't been together that long, but I'm hoping he...

I like the odd can of diet coke (say twice a week) but that much, I have to say, sounds excessive to me. Too much caffeine can cause hunger pangs and affect ketosis, I recall, from my Atkins days. It is also full of chemicals, such as aspartame I think, which have a bad press. Does she...

Hi all, Well I hated the bars at 1st, but not quite enjoy them, weirdly enuff. The only one I dont much like is Orange - seems a bit bitter if I have it with flavoured water. I like all the soups except Chick & Mush and cant do Broccoil & Cheese cos of allergy. I love a refreshing Choc...

Thats great MummyDebbie - can you post some photos? Well done Well done Well done!!!!

F40GE - I have lost 19lbs so far and currently have another 23lbs to go. Jemax - yes my biggest worry if I do try to keep SSing is that the only part of Disneyworld I'll see is the toilets!!! Summerskye - I think thats really useful - I will treat the time on holiday as a chance to...

Hi all, My biggest issue with the diet has been the cold - I am seriously dreading my heating bill coming through. Just keep remembering that in the summer we will be so slim, so slim! Every night when I check on my daughter in bed, she is dripping with sweat because I have to have the...

Hi everyone, At the end of March I go to Disneyworld for a week. I have been SS since Jan and doing ok, so I am scared of gaining a lot of weight when I have to come off for the week. I planned to increase my cals by adding food for the 2 weeks before we go, and then low carb while away. I...

I am exercising too - from 2nd week on SS, have gone to gym 3-5 times week. I am really enjoying it for relaxation purposes now - -listen to my fave music and chill out (AND IT IS THE ONLY THING WHICH WARMS ME UP! - the cold is the worst part of the diet for me). Just take it easy and do it to...

Hi everyone Thanks for your kind support. I am NOT going to give in - I have had a tough week but struggled on, so I wll not cave in. But am feeling sorry for myself!!!! I have the TOTM thing too - altho not due till Friday next, I get the lows of PMT for a god week before (still usually 2 wks...

Hi everyone, I am finding it so hard today - weekends are always worst. But right now I have just been to the cinema with OH and daughter, and they had MacDonalds on the way home (despite having healthy food already prepped before we went!). I cooked bacon & egg sandwich for OH breakfast...

Hi AOAA, I have lost a lot of weight in the past and relatively sprang back into shape - relatively with the exception of a tum that went through 44 wks of pregnancy. it has the worst stretch marks I have ever seen, in fact I don't know where they end because they go right into my pubes...

Funny you should say that I started heavying the gym when I was a week into SS, and the hunger has been hard. On the days I dont go, I am satisfied with my shake, soup and bar! Have just invested in slendertone shorts to join my belt - I feel I should be working the muscles somehow! Take care.

Hi Trini You can do this - just stay focussed. I am trying to get back into ketosis after a wobble. I gained some weight and can't figure out why, but threw the dummy outta the pram and ate a bucket load of choccy cos I was so cross at how unfair it was! So, now struggling back into ketosis...

Yes, definitely self-conscious re ketosis breath 4 me too! I get thru lots of sugar free gum when boyf around. But sex drive has definitely arrived since my periods regulated - waheey! When I didn't have periods (cos of PCOS) had no sex drive, now I do, its like the body making up for time. And...

Hi everyone I have two queries: 1) I noticed someone imply on the site that you shouldn't exercise on the CD, and I have been, in order to speed up the wieght loss and tone up the tum! Is this not advisable? 2) My CDC has told me that I don't need to do an AAM week unless I want to - is...

Hi Kandy, Weight gain YES Inability to lose weight Until CD yes Insulin resistance YES Infertililty ? Irregular periods Yes until metformin excessive facial hair YES excessive body hair YES Acne (facial) Tiredness lethargy yes Extreme mood swings yes Male pattern baldness (Thinning) Skin tags...

Hahahaha! Craft kits! For me it is sorting - when in ketosis, I could sort out my cupboards for England (same when I did atkins 7 years ago - sold half the house contents!) Maybe ketosis should carry a warning: beware, when in ketosis, you may develop new interests! Take care! Clair

don't know if this is similar problem? Hi everyone, I don't know if this relates to this thread - its a TOTM issue, so maybe. I just noticed I have gone out of ketosis and gained 5lbs overnight. I'm also not peeing for England anymore so I wondered if I'm retaining water(considering I still...

Thank you! Hi everyone who kindly answered my question yesterday! I did go for the meal, and it was Italian. I had fresh tuna and a tomato and onion side salad dressed with Balsamic vinegar, and a bottle of sparkling water. I checked I was in ketosis before I went, last night when I got in...

Thanks Lenny & Mags, Well I don't intend to drink - to this end, I have volunteered to drive! But I can't get out of it - its a celebration for me getting the school governor job, and everyone sort of pressured me into it, really. I stalled a while then they decided they would drag me out. I...

Hi all, I have been on SS for 2 weeks now, and doing ok, I think, although disheartened when weight doesn't change or goes UP over 5 days when all I have done is follow SS, no cheats! Still am trying to see the big picture and hang in there. But I wanted to ask everyone what will happen to...

Hi everyone, This looks like a good place to be. I have been on CD for 10days and wish I had found this site on the first day! I have lost about 10lbs in 10 days which is good. Found it hard going at the start, and finding the worst is people describing food (e.g. the M&S ads!!!!) but I can...