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I have been doing the 5:2 diet and have lost 8lbs in all, however I have stayed the same for the last two weeks. I seem stuck at 11st 10lbs. I find this with every diet I do, I cannot seem to get under this weight. I was around 10st all my adult life until I had my thyriod operated on and...

wow you lost a lot of weight in just a year n half.........did you do this using the 5:2 or JUDD? I need to lose about 2 stone and find that a total fast 1 day a week does help with losing a lb a week but would like to lose bout 2-3 a week if possible...can you give me some advice?

Is there really no one else taking this med?

I was told a few years ago I had a goitre which the docs removed...I was on average 9st-10st in weight.....without even monitoring the half thyroid gland left behind I was put straight onto levothyroxine.....anyhoo the upshot is I am now 2st heavier and feel even worse than before...my doc says...

Thank you but what if i eat so much of the free foods like chicken n stuff to go way over a decent calorie amount...do you understand what i mean? I tend to never get full so i could easily overeat on free stuff like meat

so as a snack in the eve...which one should I go with

but calorie wise the chicken is much worse

ok so I know sw doesnt do calories but I dont understand how I can eat all this free food and still lose weight....for instance, do I have a chicken breast 450cals for 300g as a snack tonite as it is free or a bag of crisps 130cals per bag as this is a syn...do you see what I mean.? at the end...

I am confused as to the healthy extras....if I choose milk so I can have tea, coffee or to drink, then does that mean I cant have cheese or wholemeal bread that day?

thank you both...does that mean all ready meals are classed as syns?

I have just joined slimming world but have a morrissons bistro pork and chirozo meatballs and piri piri chicken in the fridge. how do I encorporate these into the SW plan?

Hiya hun, where are you from if you don't mind me asking only your first post sounds just like how I always feel, you know left out, not included in social events ect.

How many calories roughly are you on a week with 29 daily and 49 treat points? I am a bit confused as I only have 1st4lb to lose but other people on the same amount have a lot more to lose, also with the old system as you lost weight so your points went down. My leader said if I stick to the...

How do I get the free trial?

how many pp's please! I am female 41, weigh 175lbs, height 5'4" cannot excersise due to ill health. I make it 23 but I thought the min was 29?

Anyone looked into this fast-5 diet?

Which would be better to drink a hot chocolat or a coffee? The college I attend don't do decaf so I am not sure which to go for. I only go once a week and have two drinks from the machine. I have'nt touched caffiene for weeks now.

I have just weighed after week i and guess what, I am back to 156.2lb. This isn't working for me at all. the only lbs I have lost is the 5pound I bought the book with! At least I won't gain that back eh!:cry:

Have they got a lot of carb and sugar?

I actually lost more weight by just cutting back on carbs last year and I didn't go through any of this pain. Also I strictly stuck to phase 1 so if I don't see how it can be food that is stopping my weight loss!

So are you saying i should stay on phase 1 for weeks? I havent suffered with thrush for ages until now. Plus only losing 2.4 lbs isn't worth the agony I have been through.

I stopped smoking and put on two stone over two years. I find it soooo difficult to shift the weight.

Very dissapointed with only 2.4lbs loss. I went through 4 days of pure hell with headaches, I didn't cheat at all, no dairy, no caffeine (even stopped my pain killers so the shoulder was really bad) no alcahol. Not sure if this is all its cracked up to be really with so many conflicts about the...

I just bought some but noticed there is sugar in the ingredeints, I thought anything with sugar was a no-no.

Where do I buy the soup?

The problem is that I have a load of green tea left from when a good friend went home to china. He brought me the tea back and it is really expensive so it is a shame to waste it.

I was always under the impression that good dreen tea has a lot of caffeine. I have changed to decaf tea since starting phase 1 but I do like green tea so can I have it on phase2?

I am confused as to if caffiene inhibits weight loss how come green tea is so good for you and can help with weight loss?

I was hoping for at least 5lb over the 5 days though.

If I am wheat intolerant is there any sort of bread alternative?

Can anyone suggest some tasty soup recipes?

thank you:)

I just weighed after 3 days of hell, and have only lost 1.8lbs. I haven't cheated at all, the lack of caffeine has killed me and I have been eating regular. Not sure if it is really worth it?:cry:

Is it worth getting the harcombe recipe book? Can I use low carb recipes also?

After doing phase one and getting cavings under control, won't the cravings come back when you start eating carbs and caffiene ect again in phase 2? I am a bit confused as to the reason for no caffeine, dairy and alcahol for 5 days but then you are allowed.

I just had pork steak with roasted bns,peppers and parsnip, also some brown rice and it was THE tastiest meal I have had for ages.

Sorry if I sound silly but why are you repeating phase 1 so soon?

I just got back and couldn't get anything! All the salads had dressings on them and everything else had bread. Can I have avacado on phase 1?

I an going to cardiff for the day tomorrow and being on phase 1 I am wondering how I am going to sort out lunch. Any ideas?

I know chicken is allowwed on phase 1 but what type? Can it be thighs and drumsticks as well as breast? Also cam I cook it anyway I like and what about the skin.( my fav when crispy ) lol.

Hi, Marni, I am starting today :wavey: However I did stay off caffeine and carbs yesterday. My head is kiiling me but I don't feel as bloated as usual. Good luck

You really should read the book by Alan Carr. I got mine from the local library, so it didn't cost me a thing. What have you got to lose?

This book should be given on prescription instead of all the drugs and patches that just keep you hooked!

I gave up smoking two years ago after reading 'The easy way' by Alan Carr, I had no problems quiting at all, I wasn't moody, I didn't use any substitutes and found it quite easy! Since then I have put on two and a half stone and cannot shift it. I will never smoke again and to start smoking...

can I get a link to this article?

Are there any recipes in the actual diet book. The only thing I am afraid of is because I am on a budget, I may miss meals because I can't afford to buy the stuff needed. I have noticed fresh is a lot more expensive. Also is lemon juice allowed in phase 1 because I have a fav salad dressing...

How do you deal long term with not being able to eat any carb or fat together? I agree with the eating whole foods just like we did years ago but the last generation still had potatoes with their meat at each meal. If you were to eat both for whatever reason will this undo all the good?

Why is caffeine not allowed? I only eat greggs low GI bread but what would go on it? What happens if you fall off the wagon so to speak and binge out? Can you just get back on track or is it more complicated? When I was doing WW every now and then we would have a huge take out but it didn't...

I have just come across this diet and it seems really good, however I have a few questions before i embark because I have done every diet you can think of, I usually lose the weight and then just put it back on, then I start another one and so on..... firstly if you can eat 'real' bread what can...

This is the same as me! I am so hungry through the night that I just keep waking up but if I do eat then it stimulates my stomach into wanting more. I think I'll go and have a bowl of porridge.lol

Well done on stopping smoking Eclipse, I quit back in Nov 2008 and that is why I have put on nearly 2 stone. I stayed at 9st 3ish for over nine years after doing WW but as soon as I quit the fags it krept back on, got to be a better choice to e a little overwieght than a smoker though!

Thank you, I am really struggling at the mo because I am on a DD. Is it really better not to eat anything?

I was looking through this forum and came across a post by 'WESTHILLS' and she said that Rick Gallops carott cake is a really filling snack, but I can't seem to find it. I have looked in both the origional book and living the GI diet

I am thinking of doing the up day down day diet but I need every Wednesday to be an up day ( poker night down our local ) how can I do this?

I am desparatly looking for Rick Gallops carrot cake recipe, I bought his living the GI diet but it is not in there I have also searchged the web and can't find it. All I find is reveiws on how good and fillling it is. Can someone pleeeaaase help. :wave_cry:

Sounds yummy but is it low GI?

Has anyone got a good recipe for a carrot cake? I have been told Rick Gallop does a good one but I must have bought the wrong book because it is not in there. Please help me I am really needing some carrot cake and I don't want to have a normal one as I have been doing so well.:wave_cry:

I have just bought Rick Gallops living the GI diet. I notice there is no recipe for carot cake or chocolate cake.:sigh: could someone let me have the recipe pleassse:)

How do I update my ticker? Do I have to copy and paste it every time I update on the ticker site?:) Oh I lost a kilo by the way!:D

So if Anthony Worrell Thompson follows this way of eating how come he is still overwieght?

Thanx for all the replies. I don't understand the carbs and calories part. They say that eating carbs will mean your body will use this as energy and so will not lose fat! Yet even the low GI good for you rice and things have a lot of carb content. Surely it will make a difference to weight loss...

I am struggling to find the right diet. I treid WW but didn't lose any weight. I am trying low carb at the moment but because of the high fat and protein I seem to be putting on weight because I keep goin over my calories. I am in ketosis at the moment but still no weight loss although my...

How can I eat high fat and protien but still stay within a reasonable amount of calories a day? I cut out all refined casbs but when I add up the calories of meat and eggs and cheese they come to way more than I should have per day and this is why I think I have not lost any weight, I am sooo...

I know it makes sense and yes I do have a little milk in my teas and coffees. What I don't understand is that it says eat as much meat and veg as you like but some meats i.e sausages and all veg have carbs so how do you stick to under 20g and still eat healthily?

Well I am finding it difficult to count my carbs. I have cut out all potatoes, and refined carbs like rice and pasta etc. Today I had 3 slices of bacon and a fried egg for dinner and salmon,prawns,courgette in cream and marscapone cheese sause. Also some small mushrooms with some danish blue...

The sticks say I am in ketosis but I have not lost any weight at all! Can you be in ketosis and not lose?

O.K. I have tried up day down day and never lost a thing, last week I did the 3 day diet and only lost 1.5 lb. I am a member of WW also. I am having big trouble shifting this weight and not sure wether to go back to calorie counting, only some sites say I should have 1400 per day and others...

If you are on 17 points per day, roughly how many calories are you getting?

Does anyone have a problem reading the bottom of the recipes on the E |Souce plan manager? I can only see half of the pic of the cake and so when I go to recipes by points I cant go to the next page.

Only lost 1.5lb, pretty dissapointed today.:wave_cry:

I am intrigued by what I have read about JUDDD. The problem is according to the calculator I am to have 1600 on an UD and only 386 on a DD. this doesnt seem much. Also I thought you shouldn't calorie count on an UD. Any advice would be appreciated.:)

O.K. I have read up and think I understand how it all works. Can I just ask a couple of questions? Can you ever eat carbs again? Are the signs that you are in ketosis e.g. bad breath and body odour always with you? Once you have reached your goal weight, what happens then?

Please can someone explain how this diet works, how many carbs can you have in a day? Also when you reach ketosis and start losing fat will you feel good in yourself or does low carb generaly make you feel rough? Once you have reached goal weight what happens when you start to eat carbs again...

I am currently calorie counting but not doing very well, thinking of joining WW. I have heard about flex points of 35 per week. How does this work? seems an awful lot to me, can you have them all at once on top of your daily points?

I was under the impression we needed carbs for energy!

I am finding carbs to be a bit of trouble, which is the best to eat? rice, potatoes oven chips or cous-cous? I love my carbs but they do seem high in calories. Any suggestions?

Does anyone use books or anything to count their calories. What is the easiest way, I have some nutriscales which are quite good but I get confused sometimes.

Its Bachelors dried pasta n sauce which says 465cals but I wonder if I have to add the milk also?

How do you count the calories in a ready made sauce? I have some pasta n sauce and it says 465 cals. is this with or without the milk needed to make it. Also what about a packet sauce? Are the calories listed on the back with or without the meat you need to add?