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After eating more yesterday I must of come out of ketosis :( today I am hungry and in and out of the cupboards looking for something, what a shame :( I haven't given in though :) I've just made a delicious 2 egg omelette with red peppers and mushrooms fried in a little garlic olive oil and herb...

Thanks for that it's very useful :) Well I've eaten today and I am feeling much better :) I had Breakfast- ss poridge Lunch - salad leaves, red pepper, tofu Afternoon snack - Ss hot chocolate made with alpro almond milk-yum yum:p Dinner - 2 x sea bass fillets with edame beans...

Same here I saw a cardiologist about a year ago as I had palpatations and a heart murmur I was given the all clear but I think they want to keep an eye on it. Funny I've just signed up to my fitness pal it looks great, I need something to keep control of what I put in my mouth! And I also...

I went to the doctors today as I still didn't feel right after my fainting episode yesterday. I have been told to stop the vcld and up my calories to 1500 a day and then have a blood test and ECG done. I do have low blood pressure but she also said anything under 1000 calories a day could cause...

Yes that might be it. I usually have low blood pressure so think it may have dropped yesterday. I borrowed my mums blood pressure machine and took it last night and it wasn't too bad it was 104/59 I have been much lower than that before. Think I may add some salt to the veg ect.

I'm not diabetic and i had 2 shakes one at breakfast and one a lunchtime. No exercising either. I was very hungry though and was just about to have another shake. I have now had a small bowl of tofu and vegetable Stirfry with a little oil so that should sort me out without going out of...

Help what should I do I've just fainted, low blood sugar? Should I eat something?

Just want to add that today I feel on top of the world :D what a difference 3 days makes. I cheated a bit over the weekend as we had a mothers day lunch and I didnt want family remembers to know about the vcld and get criticised. I ate some quorn roast slices, 2 small roast potatoes,cabbage and...

I am currently a size 20 although my jeans are tight round my waist so I'm mostly wearing pull on stretchy black trousers or leggings :( but the thought that by early summer I could be wearing some of my lovely size 16 dresses,skirts, trousers and jeans is amazing :) everyone has done so well

Thanks for all the replies :) I think it's really going to help coming on here a chatting to everyone who's in the same boat. I can't let this diet be another failure, I need to lose weight for health reasons and also my self confidence is very low. I just need to stay positive and stay...

Hi everyone I decided on Wednesday that I have finally got to do something about my weight and after messing around on different diets and not really getting anywhere I decided to give a vcld a go again. (i previously lost 2 stone on one a few years ago) I had a few w8 shakes in the cupboard...

Thanks Jim x

Hi is anyone else doing a low carb vegetarian diet? i just wondered if anyone anyone knows of any low carb vege burgers and sausages that are available in the uk i think the quorn ones are too high. When i was in the USA i bought some morning star and boca ones and they were really nice and...

How about products bought in other eu countries? Also i'm veggie and alot of the burgers and things are made in israel, does anyone know if the fibre needs deducting? thank you xx

Oooh thats great info! but do you know anything about the w8 to compare with the others? that would be fab :D as that is what i have been doing,(but i have been cheating a bit by adding in more protein!!)

Thanks for all that very usefull! Perhaps the polyols are just what i need! i have always struggled in that department!!! Also just wanted to say i bought some dreamfields pasta as i was going on holiday and relaxing things a little bit and it is amazing tastes just like normal pasta! def...

Thanks for the rose elliot info that sounds great. But i am still a bit confused about carb amounts etc! I other question How about the low carb products that you can by like dreamfields pasta and the sugar free sweets does anyone have them or are they a bad idea? thanks x

Hi everyone i am currently into my second week of the w8 vlcd, have found it hard at times and lost 6 lbs in my first week. But iam going away skiing at the end of the week and don't think (or even want to) cope with shakes and soups on holiday. I am thinking of trying to combine the w8 with...