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Thank You all SO much for such a warm welcome! I must confess I've not started yet 'cos there are a couple of events over this weekend to deal with first.....didn't seem sensible to set myself up for failure by jumping the gun! So Monday is start day for me and the first goal is to lose 5 stone...

Hi all, hope you don't mind if I join you? I've been sitting reading some of the truly inspirational threads on this forum to try and divert me from rushing into the kitchen to stuff my face :sigh: I had lost 5 stone until earlier this year (using first LL and then CD) and was under 21 stone...

So sorry to hear the news but really glad that he is ok. That 40 mins must have been terrifying for you and your reaction was totally understandable. You son sounds like he is in good hands with his dad so now is the time to look after you...keep well and good luck. Polly x

Thanks again for the replies girls, sorry i didn't reply before but worked a 12 hour shift yesterday so was too tired even to sit upright in front of the computer and type :eek: specialk, anytime you want a boost i am up for it! My journey at the mo is stuck in traffic :cry: I am having...

Well done you :) That is very quick to go into ketosis but you only go into it when your body has used up it's glycogen stores and starts burning fat as it's main source of energy instead....perhaps you did not have a huge store of glycogen in the first place? If you had been cutting down on...

Thanks Wales, LizzMB and specialk for your replies. Wales and LizzMB I am really impressed with your huge losses and can only dream of that at the moment. specialk it is really nice to 'speak' to someone in the same boat as me, well done with your loss so far I'm sure you (and I) will do...

LOL- I like your style boardwitless!! I expect as I progress and see how things are shaping up I will adjust my goal accordingly. Actually I can't believe I am bothering about whether to go for 12 stone or 13 when at the moment I would just be over the moon to be under 20!! Oh well, hopefully...

Hi I just wondered what the rest of you think about setting goals.....I told my counsellor that I would be happy weighing 131/2 stone which would put me at a size 14, I lied!! I would love to be smaller than that but have never, in my adult life, been any smaller than this and therefore find it...

Littlemonstersmum, you are a genius!!! I managed to get a blender bottle from Lakeland plastic and it works an absolute treat:) So no problems with shaking my soup now:o I will take your lead and check it the night before rather than groping around for one at 4 in the morning and getting it...

Thanks for all the great suggestions girls. I think that the blendbottle sounds quite interesting and I may invest in one. I think in the future as far as work goes i will either remember to get tetras or take a bar as suggested. This morning I cocked up completely as I was half asleep when i...

:o Thanks Shelley, that will be handy as I'm a Stock Controller......for Sainsburys! Polly x

Day one for me too, good luck. I wish that I had had the sense to buy tetras to take to work as the sachets shake up quite lumpy.....taste really nice though! I must say that after briefly trying LL that the CD products are nicer. Polly x

Hi day one on SS for me today after finally getting a doctor to sign my form for me! I have a small problem in that I have only taken sachets of the shakes this week as i thought that i could shake them but they don't shake very well and end up lumpy. Obviously at home i will you an electric...

Hi Louisa, I have around 13 1/2 stone to lose. I am very happy today as I finally got a doctor to sign my form so I can start SS so I know the weight will go at a good rate. Good luck to everyone and it is nice to know that I am not alone. Polly x

Hmmm, you were all right.....I cannot do any of the sole source, 800 or indeed 1000 without seeing gp first:cry: I have got two packs a day and am doing the 1200 to start off with which I am disappointed about to be honest, but at least it is a start. I am going to my doctors on Monday and if...

Thanks for the replies guys, i will let you know what she says. polly x

I have finally made an appointment to see my local CD counsellor tomorrow morning and am very excited. However, I am a bit worried about which step I will be able to do as my doctors surgery will not sign paperwork for VLC diets......I know this as i was doing LL a few months ago and had to pay...

Hi I am new to this forum I started on Celebrity Slim then moved on to LL but have had to give up due to the price, I am starting exante as soon as my packs arrive (ordered them this morning). I was worried about missing out on the CBT too as I did find it helpful but I have ordered a couple of...

Thanks for the replies girls. CD does sound very similar to LL which is great 'cos I have been doing really well on it and really don't want to give it up really. My reason for having to give up is because my job has altered (promotion) and I am no longer always available on my group night...

Hi all, I am currently on lighter life but don't think i can carry on due to my new job. I have been researching other vlcds and have a couple of questions about cd if you don't mind. Firstly, is it a low carb diet (will it put me into ketosis?) and secondly, how much does it cost per week as...

Thanks again BL, I am pretty good on the water and normally average 5 litres when I'm home although more like 3 when I am at work so I should be fairly well hydrated but I will start measuring again to make sure. I used some vaseline last night and guess what it actually felt loads better with...

Thanks BL I will give it a go, something has got to bring some relief. I will not give up though 'cos it works too well and in every other respect I feel better than I have for years! Polly x

I was just wondering whether anyone else on the forum has got psoriasis? I have been on LL for nearly 4 weeks now (and Celebrity Slim for the 4 weeks before that) and my skin is the worst it has been in my entire life. I obviously don't know whether this is down to the diet or not, although...

Well done Jo, isn't it amazing how quickly it drops? I have been doing Celebrity Slim for 5 weeks now (starting LL on Thursday next week) and my Bp was an deadly 198/142!! It is now down to 145/90 so still pretty high but definitely heading in the right direct and quickly. Keep up the good...

Cheers Becky, yep I am raring to get going I know this is just a small hiccup but it is very frustrating. I cannot believe that my doctors surgery is so pig headed it's not as though I'm asking to whether its ok to take part in satanic ritual is it? :eek: Also just think how much money I will...

Cheers Becky, yep I am raring to get going I know this is just a small hiccup but it is very frustrating. I cannot believe that my doctors surgery is so pig headed it's not as though I'm asking to whether its ok to take part in satanic ritual is it? :eek: Also just think how much money I will...

Hi all, I finally met my LL counsellor today and she was lovely and will have a new group starting within the next couple of weeks:D I am sooooo happy 'cos I've wanted to join LL for about 3 years and couldn't 'cos first of all there was no counsellor in my area and then just as this counsellor...

Thanks so much Blonde Logic it sounds like you have had a journey and a half. You must feel so proud of your achievements! I anxiously waiting to see if I have got the job so that I can contact my local counsellor and sign up....I can't wait! Thanks for all the good wishes and happy...

Thanks girls for the advice it certainly seems to be working for you and I'm sure it will for me ...so long as I put the effort in obviously. I just feel that I need help working through some issues that leave me compelled to stuff myself despite having type 2 diabetes and high bp and also...

That IS impressive slendablenda:) I think your weight loss is absolutely incredible and hope I can say the same about mine in a years time.

Thanks a lot Pete and pinkclara, I do know what you mean and I do want (and need) to change. It is obviously working for you, and a lot of others too. I have decided to sign up once I am working again 'cos as well as the added advantage of the counselling I do feel a bit on my own at the mo as...

Thanks for the reply lala, I basically have around 10 stone to lose ....so would be on it for atleast 10 months i guess if not a bit more!

Hi everyone, I started on Celebrity Slim just over a couple of weeks ago and have done really well ...nearly two stone already:) I really wanted to join LL but having been made redundant couldn't afford it. However, went for an interview yesterday and (hopefully) will be working again shortly...

Welcome BusyBee, loads of support to be had on here. BNS also makes fantastic soup- I add mixed spice to it and it's great.

Best of luck with that Kels. I am trying to do that 'cos i just can't trust myself to eat sensibly at the mo. I mean i knocked myself off the programme on Tuesday 'cos i thought i could eat a beefburger and not want any of the rest of the food......big mistake it has taken two days to get back...

Thanks very much for your welcome girls. you are all doing so well it is really inspiring. I have got a long way to go with my weight loss but reading all the stories are great, i just need to keep away from food, bread in particular, i wonder if i could remove it all from the house without the...

Hi all, I just thought I would say hello after browsing the site for the last couple of days. I started celebrity slim last Thursday and it does really seem to work I have lost half a stone already:p Actually it was more but after feeling so pleased with myself and avoiding eating when the rest...