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Hi Tanya, I've lost 22lb in total (not 12) but do still another 38lb to go. :eek:

Hi Tanya Can you take 7lb off for me please. Thanks x

Loved your post. I feel as if I could've written it, or that we're twins or something!

Oh no, not the sad face....does it come with a really **DEEP** sigh too?! :rolleyes:

I couldn't cope with vaniqa, had terrible side effects & didn't seem to make any difference to the hair. Glucophage is also known as metformin, it's for diabetics & has good results with the insulin resistance that a lot of PCOS sufferers have. Sarahsez, glad you found somewhere to have your...

Well done, it will really help your weightloss. I practically died of embarassment the first time I went to my gym but I don't care anymore. I try to swim at least three times a week now & have a personal trainer for an hour a week, although I've stopped the p/t for a few weeks as I just dont...

Good luck with your weight loss. Keep motivated by reading others peoples stories, I find it really helpful.

I don't have any ideas why that should be, but have to agree with the others, you look amazing. I think if I had your figure I'd be arrested for streaking!! :banana dancer:

I can feel it already (wk 2), but only because various bits feel more wobbly! :sigh: In some ways that's the worst thing, because for me things appear to get worse before they get better, but then suddenly I drop a dress size or my jeans fall down & I realise I'm getting thinner. Take...

It's an individual thing, diets suit some & not others. Ultimately we're all fat because we take in more calories than we use. Dieting & then going back to the same size portions as before, well it doesn't take much to realise that's going to end in tears! (been there, done that!:o) That may be...

Hmmm, it's odd though. I had to step on the scales in front of my mother because she flatly refused to believe I could weigh so much! :faint2:

Oooops, I forgot to introduce myself last week. :o I have 18stone to lose & started on Lipotrim just over a week ago. It's hard, but I was over the moon with my first weeks loss. Just need to keep it up now! Need to get fit & healthy as I'd like to start a family, although I also have PCOS so...

Thanks, yep, still feeling good about the loss, but feel myself being drawn to food. It's been hard today. :sigh:

Yes I think that it's a good idea to have charts & things. Anything that motivates you has to be good, right? I have a weight loss graph & enlargements of some verrrrrrry bad photos of me taken a couple of weeks ago stuck on the fridge & every high kitchen cupboard. It's all double double chins...

I always have the aisle seat as its less hassle getting in & out. I also think if you have to get up because others want to go to the toilet then at least it means that you're moving. I worry about DVT & it's not always easy to walk around, expecially on shorter flights. Eating on a flight...

You've done it before, so you know it works for you. I've just finished my first week which I found pretty tough, a fair few :devilangel: but I lost over 7kgs which kind of made up for everything. I have a long way to go & I'm sure I'll feel fed up sometime soon, but right now I'm just happy to...

Yeah me too! I pee for England at the best of times, but since being on LT I feel as if I should just move into the bathroom rather than keep backward & forward! Mind you, I'm thinking it's extra exercise?! ;)

I've run through the whole list, from none at all to a constant one of almost a whole year! Through various medication I now have a pretty regular 32/4 day cycle. They're *very* heavy & I have to stay close to home as I've not devised anything superstrength enough to cope, but at least I'm...

I agree with the previous post. Your GP is talking rubbish if (s)he thinks that the only time you'll be bothered about having PCOS is if you're trying to get pregnant. It's about so much more than that. I had negative blood tests for several years & eventually I was scanned & they found...

Good diet post Omega1. Small low carb meals are key for me to stop my blood sugar going crazy. OP good luck with whatever you decide to do diet wise.

:candle1: Happy Birthday To Youuuuuuuuuuuu! Hope you had a lovely day.

I'm still a bit bonkers today, hope I feel like this all week, it wd be lovely. Still not got much energy though, so I hope that kicks in soon & I'd like to not feel so cold. They said I was almost a bit too ketocix? ketoxic? (high in ketones) How is that even possible? :confused: I am finding...

That suit looks good. I havn't tried one of those but a friend has one along the same lines & she loves it. They're a bit like wet suits & do a certain amount of holding you in. I feel for you, I have similar colouring & it's a pita!

That's not sweat, that's pure, unadulterated concentrated determination! So there... :whoopass:

I've found Nivea to be good too. I also used Piz Buin f50 allergy lotion but it was expensive (around £14) I think.

Well done you! You're doing brill! It's really inspiring to be reading all the stories. I think I :heartpump: minimins. :D

YEAY! I can do that face too, lets have a competition....(I'm gonna beat you though!!) :p

I did almost enjoy it cos I was *so* cross by the time we were getting off the plane. Well done Klev, brilliant weightloss!!! :talk017: How you feeling? I feel brilliant & am still as high as a kite after my weigh-in. :D

Hi Claire, I agree with Guru. I don't know anything about WW, but a normal type diet should average a 2 or 3lb a week loss. I'm having the same trauma shortly. I don't even mind asking for an extension, it's the being shoe horned into a space clearly not designed to cope that freaks me out...

Yes, I'm sure, but it will be worth it. All the best. Sorry to the OP for hijacking the thread!

Well you're a good girl then! Yeah...who needs (new) clothes.... :p

Ha ha...maybe not too many details *ahem* :o, but lovely fuzzy happiness is always going to cheer me up! :love: On the other hand cold hard cash is not to be sniffed at either, especially with a stonking new wardrobe to buy!

Well that sounds at least semi positive doesn't it? If he's going to support your application that has to be good. I really hope that you get it done. x

Hope that your appt went well. x

I want more! That's made my day, incurable romantic that I am. :D Amazing what you've done in 12 weeks, you must feel incredible (& you look it too!)

I have been so very very cold too & I never feel the cold (usually a t shirt in the snow type!) Basically been found under various fleece blankets/duvets & in pjs/jumpers/socks as much as possible this week. I know it's getting colder outside, but I watch people go past in t shirts while I'm...

Hi Tanya, Had my first weigh in tonight & I lost 15lb so can you take that away from my target please. Thank you :D

Thanks. Cant stop doing this :D! I know that I've lost a lot because I'm starting from the megamassivo end of the spectrum, but it's a great boost. I really am rubbish at sticking with diets, so I needed this very badly.

Had my weigh in & I lost 7.2kg (about 15lbs) I went from tired & grumpy to slightly crazily bouncy in a second. :talk017: Boomboom, I know what you mean about wanting quick results, I'm the same. I think I give up too easily. I read somewhere on here that it didn't go on overnight, so don't...

Thanks Betsy, I think I've sorted it. I'd forgotten my pin, but have redone it now. OH & I are both dancing, thank goodness nobody can see us! :D

Thanks guys I'm so happy! I really wouldn't have managed without the support from people on the forum & reading other posts. I had a big wobble after a couple of days & it nearly went badly wrong. Ok, now someone please point me in the direction of instructions to update the ticker thing...

I agree, especially as I only like the strawberry one. Mind you I don't think of it as food, it's more like a medicine. I love the simplicity & results but nobody is going to convince me that they taste nice, although they do seem to improve over time! :rolleyes:

Just got back after my first weigh in & I'm soooooooooooo happy. I lost 7.2kgs which I think is 15.85lbs. I was doing the whoop whoop crazy dance all the way home.... :bliss: Just need to work out how to update my info....

Well done for your control, it shows that it can be done if you want to enough. I love this forum, it's so inspirational. :D

That's brill! I'm going to use that because some people will just not leave you alone if you say that you're not eating.

It's amazing, am so pleased for you! Reading how much you lost really helped keep my head on right today too as I have my first weigh in tomorrow (LT not CD though).

Omega, I didn't know whether to laugh at your explanation or cry on your behalf because it must be so frustrating having lost all that weight to still be having body issues. I really feel for you. Surely you can argue with your pct that the cumulative cost of mammograms & ultrasounds makes boob...

I hadn't even thought about that! Mind you I think I've got a couple of years of full on dieting before I need to worry! :ashamed0005: Did you manage to find out anything about it/set the wheels in motion to get it done? What do they even do? Your last sentence made me laugh... I hadn't even...

I wanted to look at your photos, but I can't. :confused: Sounds like you had lots of fun, Happy Birthday for yesterday. :candle1:

Hi Pink, Thanks for stopping by! I think I'm getting into 'the zone' or whatever you want to call it. Certainly feeling more positive rather than just totally overwhelmed. First weigh in is tomorrow night.... ;)

Useful info, thanks Omega. Fantastic weightloss too, well done!

:confused: Sorry, I should've explained, the laser treatment doesn't work on grey or blond hairs. Btw they can give you a numbing cream for your face to put on b4 the laser is used. You also need to be careful which creams & potions you use b4 & after.

SNAP! :D Don't know what to say about the man thing. I am very lucky as mine understands how I feel over this. He even used the home electrolysis machine I bought as I couldn't do it on myself. [btw dont bother with one it was rubbish & not up to industrial strength hairs!] I am determined to...

Thanks Crimson, I think that I'm going to steal some of your goals, I was wondering what would make sense for me & yours are good. :D

Agree with what everyone else said, don't let this upset you. Plus you should actually congratulate yourself for making the right food choice, once forced into eating, as a previous poster said you could've chosen much worse. :hug99:

I did have one 10 MINUTE session of electrolysis on the NHS, but then they stopped doing it! :rolleyes: TBH with the hassle & expense of getting to the hospital it wasn't worth it anyway & it hurt like hell if I'm remembering correctly.

I was told it's not available on the NHS, but they may depend on the area you live in? I have had it & am still having it. It costs £65 a session on my face, you can only shave whilst you're having it done, you do it approx every 4 weeks, have to keep out of the sun, use sunscreen anyway, can't...

That's so true. My oh & I were talking about that, if I were a drug addict, a drinker or smoker & wanted to get off them I could avoid them or places where they were. Food is everywhere (even on the inside of my eyelids at the mo! :confused:) For some reason my family only ever seem to get...

Thanks Summergurl I'm going to say that I'd like to lose 60lbs, which may be overly enthusiastic, but I'm in a nothing ventured, nothing gained kind of mood right now. Please remind me of this moment when I'm next feeling miserable! :D

Thanks Betsy, I don't intend to keep checking my weight, it was just really to make sure I had lost something! Mind you, if I hadn't it would have been a disaster as I was already feeling pretty low. Anyway, despite another broken nights sleep, I woke up this morning feeling much more determined.

Hi everyone :wave_cry: I'm only on page 9 of this, but had to jump to the end before I chicken out. I would really love to join in your challenge, would that be ok, or is it too late? I only started LT this week so need all the motivation I can muster! I don't know what would be a realistic goal...

That's brilliant, well done!

Wow, you're a braver person than me, I certainly couldn't do it. I think a taste might lead to a full on frenzy! :o

Thanks for all your replies. I never managed to get more sleep so I have been cold, tired, grumpy & very very close to wrapping myself around any food that I could find. :eek: Although I did find a cake when I was looking for sweeteners...:sigh: It's still in the cupboard though! I'm really...

Having a horrible day, have an evil witch head on because of not sleeping last night. :mad: I posted on the LT forum & others have had a similar sleep problems in the first few weeks, the good news is that it passes! So I'm cold, tired, grumpy, fed up of drinking water & feel like eating my...

I started Lipotrim on Tuesday. I felt ok until last night, then I couldn't sleep, now I'm sitting here at 5am looking for inspiration. I really need to stick to this, I know it gets easier (I was on LT last year briefly) but right now I'm cold, want to eat, don't want any more water & generally...

Thanks Pancras, it's good to hear from someone who started off at a similar weight. You've done so well, in really quite a short space of time. I've been reading peoples stories on here & it's amazing how well most people seem to do. I've been looking at b4 & after photos for inspiration! I'm...

Just testing to see if I have done the ticker thing ok... Great it worked! :0)

Thanks IrishMolly & Tubbiesgirl, your support really helps. I'd been feeling quite miserable over the weekend, then saw an old friend that I hadn't seen for 20 years. She has had a very sad & tough time & it gave me the perspective I needed. I managed to get in for a LT appointment today & plan...

Do you think I should do a pre-diet diet to help once I start on the LT next weekend? Not sure if it will make it easier or not?

I have suffered from PCOS since my teens although it wasn't diagnosed until I was 30 when I'd piled on 5 stone in a year. It was lovely to finally know what the reason for either no periods, or six monthly periods was, why I was like a teenager with spot break outs & mood swings & why the cat...

I must admit that although I hate being in a swimsuit swimming is about the only exercise that I both enjoy & am capable of doing at the moment. I try to go a couple of times a week & I'm a size 30/32 so practically always the fattest around, which is why I often go at 7am! :o Ultimately it...

Thanks for the encouragement guys! I've made an appointment so that I can go back onto Lipotrim-YEAY! ;) Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately? :confused:) she's not around until next week & the first appointment I could get is on Friday. So it gives me a few days to get my head into gear... And...

Thanks for your replies. You're right about the mini goals, I think its the whole idea of so much to lose that freaks me out the most. I feel a bit like a rabbit caught in car headlights, paralysed with fear! :cry: I think that I'm going to go back onto the Lipotrim programme as I'm comfortable...

I can't quite believe the state that I'm in at the moment. I have 18 stone to lose. I tried lipotrim before & had good results, but sabotaged it all at Christmas & have been putting it back on since then. I'm thinking that I'd like to go back on it, in some ways it was horrid, but I kind of...

A friend of mine was doing this through the obesity clinic at the hospital, she did it for months. Obviously they were monitoring her really heavily but she said it was hideous to follow, although apparently the stock cube in boiling water tasted like some amazing gourmet soup after all that...

Hi, This may have nothing to do with your diet. It could be just that your lymph nodes are enlarged because you're fighting off some kind of infection. Take things a little easy until you know what's up (& no squeezing, it's going to hurt!)