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I need to lose weight, and I know that low carb (atkins style) dieting works best for me, but I really struggle to keep at it. I have a demanding job and two young children and breakfast and lunch are the hardest for me. I never get time to eat breakfast before I leave the house in the morning...

That's good to know, yes definately a one off, will get my mix a mousse tomorrow and all will be well :) Thanks a million Laura x

Hiya, just wanted a quick bit of advice. I'm doing SS+ so I'm doing mostly shakes with the odd cup of tea. I've missed pack tonight, it just got too late and I really didn't fancy it. I'm on day 4 and doing very well and not struggling as yet. I have my first weigh in tomorrow and will...

First proper week at slimming world and I've struggled so I'm going to post my diary on here the night before for tomorrows food choices :) and then perhaps if I get anything wrong, you can let me know before I eat it :) Really want to have a good weigh in next week :) Red Day Breakfast...

I'm a weight watchers convert and still struggling with SW so can someone tell me if this is okay. I've also just moved from Lighter Life so I'm still doing their shakes a bit and don't know how to count them I'm doing original days Breakfast: Lighter Life Strawberry Shake Snack: 1 Ryvita...

Extra Easy Syns Thanks for your help, also if I'm following Extra Easy - when I look at the syns book, do I use syns values for Original day or Green day, thanks again Laura xx

I've just started SW today and I'm struggling to get through the books and work out what I should be having, so I winged it a bit today, would this have worked out okay? Breakfast/Lunch Grilled tomatos, mushrooms, bacon, 1 scrambled egg and 1 slice 50/50 toast with small bit of marg and...

Hiya thanks for the responses, its her decision to be honest, I'm happy to move to management with the rest of the group, but she will be left alone and has struggled through as it is and is in an out of abstinence, my worry was that if we left she may just give up altogether, so I thought if...

I'm currently doing LL program with a friend of mine only she has a bit further to go than me, we've done the first 14 weeks program and are now into a second 14 week program, and by January I'm hoping to move to Management, question is can she move to management then as well, even if her BMI is...

I'm in week 7 of Lighter Life and have lost 1 stone 3lbs so far, but I seem to be really struggling this week. We had a difficult meeting last week and one of the things that came out was that I was in fact scared of getting to goal because of the effect it may have on my relationship and I had...

Thanks Isha, its fruit and barley orange, so that could be the culprit, I've only really started drinking it this week (week 3) as I was struggling with the water, maybe I'll try cutting back on that :)

What I wanted to try and do was combine my VLCD with atkins, as I can only manage 2 of the VLCD packs a day, one shake for breakfast and bar in evening, I figured if I had atkins style meals in between I would stay in ketosis? but wondered what I was eating from the list above that is getting me...

I'm currently doing a vlcd diet and I'm having a shake for breakfast and a bar in the evening but I'm finding that I'm eating around lunch time and dinner time, I'm eating hardly any carbs, so I'm staying in ketosis most of the time, but every now and then I come out of it and don't know why...

Just find something to occupy you, I was like that on day and again this afternoon (day 4) but I've managed to get through it and just keep thinking that so many others can do it, I want to be one of them! :)

Hiya, I'm Laura and started yesterday! So I've got a week to go before my first weigh in :) Fingers crossed though, day one hasn't been too bad. xx

Is anyone else starting Lighter Life in Norwich tonight? I thought I was due to start tonight but can't get hold of anyone to confirm? Anyone else starting tonight, do you know what time it is on? Take care, Laura x

Thanks for all your kind words. I do feel that I can do it. I'm feeling quite positive about it and almost want to just close my mind off to everything else, start day 1 and just get through it knowing the prize is at the end :))) I can only dream of size 12 jeans :))) I've had a pair of size...

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I've been along to my first Lighter Life introductory meeting and am putting myself forward for the July start on Monday 6th July, question is, is it for me? I'm a bit of a serial dieter, and have been trying to lose weight for the past 10 years, I tend to yo yo and can lose 1 or 2 stone...

Has anybody tried this company? Its where you are given a cash incentive if you lose weight, they set you goals and if you lose the weight and maintain for a set amount of months they will give you a cash bonus? Has anyone else tried them ? There is no strict diet to follow, they leave that down...

I'm on the Cambridge Diet but I'm doing between the 1200 and 1500 calorie plans, so I have two low carb meals a day and one CD shake :-)

I've read so much about asparagus wrapped in bacon that I'm giving it a try tonight! Can someone tell me if you boil the aspargus first or do I just wrap it in bacon and put it in the george foreman? Thanks for your help :-) laura x

Thanks Shazpaz, well I ended up having a chicken kebab on friday night instead :-) but I had the fish today and I made a cheese sauce to go over it (using atkins recipe book) - double cream, splash of water and cheese :-) It was gorgeous!!! :-) I'm back on CD now as I was struggling with Atkins...

I've got a lovely piece of cod in for dinner, but I just don't know what to have with it?? Any ideas welcome :-)) Laura xx

Can't find the recipe, where is it :-)

Thank you :-) I'll definately cut them out :-) Guess I'll just have to eat the rest of the philly and prawns on some cucumber instead :-) That should do the trick! I don't want to eat anything that will get in the way of ketosis, so I'd rather steer clear :-))) Laura xxx

Hiya, need some help, I read somewhere that its okay to eat Flatbreads if you are following an Atkins diet, I bought some flatbreads yesterday and ate 3, with philly and prawns, they were lovely :-) But I'm not sure if I'm allowed them! There are 130 grams in total in the box, and it only gives...

Thanks for all the support, I've not been too bad today, drank loads of water, had a strawberry shake and ended up with a chicken salad, :-) I'm definately a 790 girl, just can't do the SSing :-) Will keep you posted on how I go, I have to go and see my counsellor tonight :-) Love Laura x

I'm really struggling to get back on the cambridge diet and I need some help! :-( I did the diet last year and got down to 13stone but since then I've yo yo'd and I'm now back at 15 stone 10 and feeling as depressed as ever. For the past few weeks I've woken up every morning with the good...

Hello to the new guys you'll love 790!! :-) I am loving it, I've been doing it 3 weeks now and aside from a few blips, my losses have been good, I got a bit carried away at one point with crab sticks, started off at just a couple a day and before I knew it I was eating a pack a day! So I've...

Phew! Just saw Nigel Harman on your avatar thing! God he's gorgeous!! ;-) Sorry he's completely put me off what I was going to say!!! ;-) Laura xxxx

We are off on holiday here on Saturday and we are located in Sandhills caravan park which I've just found out is opposite butlins. My concern is that apparently there is a main road that separates butlins from the sandhills caravan park, but there is a subway that you can go under rather than...

Hi Raudi, not sure if you have gone yet, but if not there is a charlie chalk restaurant in Lowestoft which is not far from you. Basically when you get to the main roundabout in hopton, you can either go right to Great Yarmouth or left to Lowestoft, if you take the left to Lowestoft and just...

That's excellent WBS are you sole sourcing of 790ing I can't remember! :-) I'm doing good, I was 13stone 13lb this morning so I'm very happy with that, my CDC is back on Wednesday (haven't been weighed properly in 2 weeks) and I wanted to be under 14stone by the time he got back, the only...

Your doing great! I was looking at your sig and its strange how people often have a bad week after add a meal week! You just get a bit too use to the food I guess and going to back SS is hard. I'm on 790 which is about all I can cope with, I did SS for two weeks, but I was picking so much it was...

I've just done my ketostick and I am just in the pink, and I have been downing the water quite a bit tonight, so maybe that is why its more the faded pink than normally, but definately pink so it looks like I survived the onions :-))) Laura x

I don't seem to suffer with being cold, but then I've always been really hot blooded, so I suppose if anything I don't get as hot as I use to!! :-) I always have half a plate of salad stuff or veg as well, can't be dealing with measuring :-) How much harm can it really do! :-) I'm testing...

I suffer from just about all the symptons :-( I do crave carbs as well, but seem to have it under control now, I honestly think that is why the 790 plan works better for me, as it has helped curb my cravings and stopped me picking so much! I still munch on the odd crab stick, but other than that...

Can anyone tell me if I'm okay to eat the quorn beef pieces whilst on 790, I always eat the quorn chicken pieces with no problems but just wasn't sure if beef made any difference?! Let me know Laura x

I'm back in ketosis ;-) and weighed 13st 13.5lb this morning!!! Yeah! Laura x

Hello all! Took me a while to find the 790 thread! :) Well it took me 48 hours to get back into ketosis and my weight loss has been slow slow slow, I went from losing a 1lb a day over 4 days, then got out of ketosis via my blip and in the last 5 days I've put back on 2lbs and now lost 3 lbs...

Hiya, I have PCOS, I would say I've noticed a slight reduction in symptons. Definately losing weight helped me to concieve 2 years ago (I had been trying for three years) and I've just given birth again, so the weight loss did help, but my weight is back up again so I'm back on the 790 plan now...

Thanks Bagpuss, I'll definately give that a go :-) I'm well into my seasonings, so I'll be using loads! :-))) By the way I love bagpuss, my favourite show when I was a kid :-) Well that and Fraggle Rock! But you just can't beat Bagpuss :-)) I'll be checking my ketosis again before I go to...

Just wondering, do you grill the mashed up cauli?? so it browns? Might give this a try myself :-) Managed to get through the day okay, just checked if I'm still in ketosis and I'm not, so I guess those few nibbles on the poppadum and mango chutney did more harm than I thought :-( No idea how...

Well I'm definately raring to go!! Had a great week last week and would have lost 5 lbs!! Go me! Only yesterday I let myself down a little. In my defence, we went out for the whole day and so I decided to try the 'eating out' option and see how I went :-) Ended up with a chicken salad at lunch...

I started the 790 plan 9 days ago now and I've lost 5lbs in those 9 days so I'm very happy with that, I'm aiming for 3.5lb a week, which my CDC says is achievable. I'd been sole sourcing for 2 weeks (and had sole sourced previously) but psychologically it gets me down and I miss the taste of...

Anyone got any recipe ideas for quorn mince on the 790 plan? I was thinking of stir frying it with a little mushroom, but not sure what spices to use :-) Any other thoughts let me know :-) Laura x

Me too Missymoo! It is psychological! :-) I love the 790 and have been on it a week, I am aiming for 3.5lb a week, which I know is achievable. I would say that men definately lose faster than women, to me a stone a month is just great! :-) and if you stick with the plan, you should get around...

Hi fatpossum, try not to be too hard on yourself, bless you, you sound like me!! I've been off and on the diet a bit, really struggled to get back on sole source and finally did for two weeks but I've now moved over to 790 as I find the whole 'restrictive' thing just to hard to maintain. I...

I don't agree with that, my CDC told me I should stay in Ketosis on 790 and I have! I've been on it over week now and have been in Ketosis every day :-))) I was on sole source for two weeks and then moved to 790 as I was struggling without food :-) I love 790 as it takes away that deprevation...

I agree, I have PCOS as well, definately think you should check with your doctor, especially if you are heavy. I use to have really heavy periods, but I've just had a mirena coil fitted, as with a 1 1/2 year old and a 3 month old my hands are pretty full now! :-)) Your periods should sort...

I use to go to the Caister one (but I live in Yarmouth now so I don't really go there any more!) :-) Ive never been to the Hopton one, but I'm sure it will be great :-)) Seems like you know the area pretty well if you've been before, but if you need any pointers on boot sales, nice places to eat...

Having a hungry day, probably because I don't have work to take my mind off things. I normally don't eat anything until around 3pm, but today I had my bar at 11am, and I've just eaten my dinner as couldn't wait any more! I had stir fried mushrooms and chicken (dry fried) and covered in black...

Thanks hippoelli, that's great!!! I will definately start checking out perthshire!! I keep using the rightmove website to see what's available and pricing :-) I live in Great Yarmouth which is okay, but I just want to get away from all the commercialism and I've always had a calling to Scotland...

Hi Eileen, Sounds great, wish I could have gone a bit earlier :-) Hope the weather holds out till september :-) Let me know if you go to any interesting places worth checking out. I definately want to go to Alnwick Castle :-) Take care, Laura x

I want Brian to win! He just makes me laugh! :-) Carole I can't stand and I truly thing Chanelle would have had a really good chance of winning if she'd just stayed in! I don't want to like Ziggy but I kinda do! (not in that way, but there is something about him). Liam is fit and he knows it...

I'm off to Eyemouth at the end of September bit late I know but it was the earliest mt other half could get a week off! Its just above Berwick in the Scottish Borders! I actually really want to move to Scotland. I've only ever been once before, 2 years ago to Inverness and we loved it, scenery...

Well I'm reading harry potter at the moment! the last one :-) But I do keep falling asleep whilst reading as well, so I'm only up to around chapter 6 :-) Other than that I love books by Marian Keyes, Catherine Alliot and John Saul, I tend to find an author I like and then stick with it! :-)...

I just realised we both had about the same starting BMI!! :-) Would be great to keep in touch, I have tried many times to lose this weight over the past 10 years or so, (I'm 33) and this time has to be my last time, I just can't be overweight any more, I feel like I HAVE TO DO IT!! :-))) and...

Hi Tinks, I completely agree with you, I got back onto sole source 3 weeks ago and managed to get through 2 weeks quite well, but psychologically it was getting me down and I felt I had nothing to look forward to foodwise. I didn't like the soups which didn't help me, as I always tend to...

I'm on the 790 as well, did 2 weeks sole sourcing but found it tough going, so I'm onto 790 and enjoying it so far. Today I've had my water, a few sneaky crab sticks ;-), a choc mint mousse, followed by some quorn dry fried with a sprinkle of garlic and a bowl full of veg (including broc...

I've just started the 790 plan after two weeks of sole sourcing and I'm loving it! I didn't do bad on sole source, I've lost about 15lbs in total now, but I was finding the 'no food' thing quite hard and started picking a little, which wasn't doing me any good. So I've moved onto 790 and now I...

Believe it or not, I'm pregnant!! (again!) My youngest is 7 months old (not to mention my oldest is 16!!) Anyway is it possible for me to do CD sole source for just a week, whilst pregnant, as I've managed to pile on nearly a stone in the last couple of weeks and I'd like to get it off again...

Thought I'd better touch base before I go to bed :-) I didn't do too bad... but did end up with a package of Uncle Bens microwave rice at about 8pm. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it because I know I could have done alot worse.... and overall this is the best day I've had in ages! :-)...

I've never known us to have such bad weather in August!!!! Haven't needed that walk yet. I've now eaten a whole bar, a chocolate mousse and a soup :-) Which is pretty much my quota, but I figure if I have another soup later it won't kill me, has to be better than yesterdays diet!!! I won't go...

Thanks Mandy I'm doing okay so far! One soup and half a bar and 2 litres of water :-) Plus with 4 kids (mostly teenagers) at home, who all seem to work to their own time schedules and have a mother that won't cook for them anymore, I have had to deal with the smell of bacon and eggs cooking...

Thanks Icemoose, I am feeling so determined today that I am going do it. Will keep you posted :-) Laura x

Thanks Zareena and Diva I just read that post Diva it does make so much sense. I have tried going on the 790 plan and the one above it, but me and food have issues, once I start... its just a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I need to sole source to get through this. Maybe I am...

I don't understand why I can't restart?! I started sole sourcing 8 weeks ago now, did great for the first 4 weeks, lost nearly 2 stone... and then BAM! Food crept in... it wasn't a big deal at first... but this week, I've had ONE pack! and ONE bar! the rest has been crap crap crap! Every...