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    caffiene

    I feel better if I drink water instead of coffee, but feel that a mug of coffee is similar to therapy - it makes me feel mentally good, although the more coffee I drink the worse I feel.
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    Ever going to reach ketosis?

    Hi, since you are on Atkins, I suppose if you post this on the Atkins thread you will get an answer. I am doing low carb but not Atkins, so can't offer any advice as I don't know about Atkins. The only suggestion is could it be you are constipated from too many eggs and not enough fibre, or...
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    vege low carb sausages and burgers

    Quorn products are not too high if you compensate by lowering the carb values for the other two meals in that day. The Quorn rashers are yummy and low in carbs. 45 grams of carb values is what I stick to, keeping me in ketosis, and for that I can eat lots - but of course keeping control of...
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    Ketosis

    I am lucky as I don't get those symptoms Jim described, and even the urine sticks test negative or trace although I know I am in ketosis purely and simply because I would be climbing the walls with hunger if i were not in ketosis. It does vary between people usually but you will certainly get...
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    Hello everyone

    Good luck with restarting low carb, but remember other things have to be taken into consideration if you are doing low carb as opposed to the Atkins. You need to watch your calorie intake. Calories are vital. If your intention is to stay in ketosis, you will be less hungry so can control your...
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    Week 3 WI

    If you are only having 3 shakes a day and not ravenously hungry you must be in ketosis. I was always showing negative or just a trace of ketones on those sticks. Just stick with the rules and you will be fine.
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    I'm a little confused....

    Hi all. On top of your BMR you need to add the Harris-Benedict formula of 20% extra calories for sedentary, 30% for moderately active and 40% for extreme activity. For example a nurse on a hospital ward, who cycles or walks to work and is on the go all the time, would have 30% or 40% extra...
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    has anyone tried.....

    Are you on any regular medication. If not, and the pills you are talking about are truly herbal, look them up on internet for any side-effects. If you are taking medication then I would suggest you leave anything alone, even herbal. Just my opinion though!
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    Ketostix

    I'm really lucky as I always show negative or light pink, which probably means others can't smell my breath or sweat :D I know I am definite in ketosis though because there is no way I could eat like this before as I would be climbing the walls with hunger. I used to get hungry two hours...
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    No added sugar/sugar free orange squash

    I remember from when i was doing a vlcd there were people who bought a squash, no sugar added, and it did not contain citric acid so it was safe and it didn't affect their weight losses or bring them out of ketosis. It was made under Morrisons supermarket own label. Perhaps do a search online...
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    Being in ketosis

    You most likely are in ketosis. Do you feel a funny sort of vapour at the back of your tongue. Not so much as a taste but more of funny tasting 'air' coming up through from your body to the back of your tongue. That's one sign. Those Ketostix can be unrealiable, but if you have to have them...
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    is this happening to anyone else????

    Well you know when you have a cold you have to avoid dairy products because they produce mucous. The Lipotrim has dairy in its ingredients so if you are not used to a lot of dairy foods normally before Lipotrim, you may be slightly more susceptible to dairy. Just my opinion, not sure if it...
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    Has anyone NOT lost weight on Lipotrim?

    Hi again! I don't recommend eating less food, but I do recommend eating healthy food. Perhaps try to get into ketosis by food, rather than going 'cold turkey' with a usual carb intake one day and starting Lipotrim the next. If you reduce your carbs in the few days run up to starting LT, when...
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    Gallstones

    It's not low calorie diets etc that can cause them but most likely the fatty diet and bad diet that was eaten in the past.
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    Nails

    That's often. I go every four weeks and somtimes I can last five weeks between refills. At £15 a fill, (typical London price for the nail bars here) the acrylic fills work out at £3 a week for 5 weeks or £3,75 a week for four weeks. I don't get a design because it looks false. I ask for them...
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    WHY.........?

    A warm mug of peppermint tea helped me with hunger pangs till I got into ketosis. Hope you find it does with you too.
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    Hi all - question -Ketosis

    Thanks for that. I was told otherwise by my dietician, but I guess there are differing opinions everywhere!!!
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    Hi all - question -Ketosis

    Dark purple is because you are not drinking enough. You could even be in ketosis if the ketostix shows negative. It depends on how much ketones are being excreted at any one time. Sometimes my ketostix showed negative, yet an hour later showed light pink. Have some water as dark pink doesn't...
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    What you having for dinner ?

    B: A tin of sardines in tomato sauce and a tub (200g) on Lidl cottage cheese. L: 2 Tesco Healthy Choice beefburgers, with a mixture of brussel sprouts, cauliflour and brocolli with an once of grated cheese stirred into the veg. D: 250g chicken, coleslaw and cherry tomatoes
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    Other Lipotrim forum

    I hope people will google for a forum and will pehaps take a look at this. This site certainly is very busy. The other was not really and in fact I am not that surprised if it has closed down. It also had only one moderator who was active - the rest had left long ago. She tried her hardest...
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    Diet pepsi ?

    Ok, on vlcds it is drummed into you not to drink alcohol and on another vlcd board someone collapsed and blue lighted to A&E due to her body not being able to accept the alcohol as she was in ketosis. So basically a person has to weigh up the risks - as one drink can often lead to another -...
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    Anyone lost a lot of weight with Reductil??

    Hi Tracey. Your GP put you on them because before a patient can be referred for bariatric surgery he or she must have been offered alternatives or the PCT won't fund the surgery. So you will be given the opportunity to try a couple of types of medication to see if you can lose with them. If...
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    Whats everyones diet?

    I am low carbing (45g max carb value a day) amounting to between 800 calories and 1200 calories a day. I am in ketosis so that curbs any hunger as being in ketosis is a natural appetite supressent. I am not doing Atkins as I think it is very unhealthy, (pepperoni, processed meats, chicken wings...
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    What was your worst ever eating day?

    Two days come to mind. First one was I bought 3 boxes of ten ice creams in Lidl and ate 10 on the bus going home and 20 when I got home. The second day was just after last Christmas when I ate a whole 5 portion strawberry gateau for breakfast and 12 mince pies for lunch. Cant remember what I...
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    Has anyone NOT lost weight on Lipotrim?

    Irish Mum - if your physicians are stumped for answers to you lack of weight loss, I doubt we can. Of course we can assume and make suggestions, but really you should go with the professionals' opinions and guidance as they have done all the necessary tests and consultations. To avoid...
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    Calorie count us?

    I was just explaining though Jim that people think 2000 calories is the standard figure to maintain, as Sarah P above stated, but some people need more to stabilise and some need less. I know Atkins dont count calories though!!!
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    Has anyone NOT lost weight on Lipotrim?

    You mentioned people who don't lose weight on some weeks. It could either be they have cheated in some way, perhaps are constipated or maybe it is the time of the month. Other than that people do lose. I have tried so many times to get back on Lipotrim. It is never as easy to restart as it...
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    Calorie count us?

    Not always. It depends on a person's basal metabolic rate plus an additional 20, 30 or 40% extra (called the Harris Benedict formula) for sedentary, moderate or heavy activity. My BMR to maintain is 2163 calories a day plus because I am sedentary I add another 20% which is about 430 so to...
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    Day 3 and feeling very lethargic !

    Are you drinking enough?
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    Diet pepsi ?

    I know for certain that vodka and other alcohol is really dangerous if a person is in ketosis. It can make a person seriously ill and on occasions it could be fatal. If you are in ketosis you should not take alcohol.
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    Is this normal???

    I would suggest you ask your Pharmacist or whoever supplies your Lipotrim. Are you having pain - if so get yourself to A&E. One thing it could be, as I have noticed it myself since starting low-carbing with food, is you may have lost some weight, therefore feel more energetic, so you move more...
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    3 questions!

    Lol I do love cottage cheese and eat it instead of the sardines for breakfast if I won't be working late and needing it for a snack. I guess it is because I lost 7 stone in 7 months on this regime a couple of years ago and felt good on it. Initially I started this regime last week in the run...
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    3 questions!

    Thanks for that link Rach. I think I will avoid citric acid just in case! Eating more calories still seems weird though as I am not hungry. For breakfast I eat sardines and cherry tomatoes with one slice of wholemeal bread. Lunch is 250 grams of chicken with coleslaw, and loads of brocolli...
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    3 questions!

    Hi all I wonder if you could answer a few questions for me please. When you all are low carbing is your intention to stay in ketosis? Also I have read threads where people wanting to be in ketosis are eating sugar free jelly. I thought the ingredients in sugar free jelly contain citric acid...
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    Other Lipotrim forum

    Haha like that one about the "moody git!" Yes, Babynurse I know the forum you mean. I was on it too and it was great encouragement for me when I decided to start Lipotrim. These websites rely on donations and/or advertising to keep going, and not many donated money to that site. Also there...
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