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10lb lost, fanstastic news ! Most ive ever lost in the first week on a VLCD (most before was 8lb). Must admit to keep weighing myself everyday so Im now only going to weigh once a month and see how that goes. Will be nice to get on every month and see a stone drop off the numbers ! One happy...

sweet and sour chicken Lasagne Chicken Korma Tikka masala Chow mein beef bourguignon or mushroom stroganoff (thats totally viable)

What a lovely idea, hope you have a great time. Sounds lovely ! x

not to worry , could have been worse (pasta, bread , potato ). xx

Welcome, my first week this week and its fab. You will love it

oh chicken and sauce in 6-8 weeks, im loving the sound of that. Love S & S. Week one up tomorrow - weigh in :-)

.......................you would cry too if it happened to you !!!! (she sings), well im defo showing my age now !! Im older 39 in April and 40 next year now that is depressing but on the up side I won't be fat and 40!! Re the food, its good your not tempted tonight. You know, everyone I know...

oh RaeB your in West Sussex too, Im in Chichester, whereabouts are you.

Well done, onwards and downwards !!! with the weight. Keto stixs boots ! xx

oh yeah forgot the bed to self, I used to love that to lay across the bed on the diagonal !! fabby x

Welcome, relatively newbie here too (4 days). We can do this :-) x

We all have blips hun, get back on track and you will be fine . Mistakes happen hence rubbers on the end of pencils :-) xxxxxxxxxx

lol was wondering what was to follow. Pick yourself up, brush yourself down and start all over again (she sings )

Got a Bookers card for work today so thought I would go and take a look. Wow i got a massive bag of leeks down from £4 to £2 , there are about 10 in there. Very pleased with myself. Very good and quickly ran through the isles with sweets and cakes. They also do big bags of white fish and...

I have a bar everyday for breakfast and its not seemed to do anything to the weight loss (day 4 and lost 8lb so far in first week - shh don't tell anyone I weighed myself before Saturday when my week is up). The reason I think I failed on other VLCD's is just drinking liquids, I need to chew and...

Twinkabelle, very cute :-) Phoenix - there are bonus's to being single, eat when you like, watch what you want on TV , no toilet seat being left up xx

lol ww horror,you make it sound so appealing - think i will give the oatmeal a miss :-)

yes defo but moreso lots smaller clothes for our 10 year anniversary on 4th August ! this is my main motivation.

ah back on this again. As im on 3 packs I decided I would have 100g of white fish tonight with it (hey Rob said I should so thats my excuse lol ). I got 100g out of the frozen pack, cooked it, weighed once cooked and only 50g - so I take it that means have double :-)

LOL thats a plan, I could send hubby away :-) These occassions are always a stumbling block I think on diets like this. On 11th March its my mum and dad 60th (within a week of eachother), theyve booked a 3 (yes 3) course meal. Im going to skip starter, have chicken or fish and veg and pass on...

Thought it might be nice for everyone to post what they are going to do to avoid going for a meal valentines ! Ive been so good, we had a weekend away booked and part of that was a lovely French meal. Parents looking after the kids. I was going to start S&S after valentines but knew I had to...

Glad you got it ok. It last yonks - not the best dressing in the universe but better than nothing and we can have it . Ive yet to try the vinegrette one but should be ok , will get with next weeks shopping. x

I think I was maybe my ideal weight at 13, in adult life Ive always been just on the overweight then since kids MASSIVELY overweight lol !!!! Im happy at the lower end of overweight ! these charts are unrealistic to say the least x

ps hope the snows cleared in your neck of the woods. Outlaws live in Earls Barton and they had quite a bit at the weekend.

ekk again I would not have a starter , a big glass of water. Then chicken salad for mains. Depends how good you want to be really. If I were going for a starter it would be the mozzarella salad as per 100g lots of protein and only 2.2g of carbs but fairly heavy 22g of fat ! so maybe that and...

Hi and welcome, Im a newbie too , day 4 and loving it. Ive tried other VLCD's before with some success but this plan seems so far much easier to stick to long term , which I need to shift the weight ! Money wise Im not spending any more really as Im buying hubby and kids their food but im the...

Yeah I was going to post the same - sure it was 100g for the fish/chicken xxx

oh Moosh thats wonderful = more mushrooms as they weigh so much less cooked. Love it.

Exactly Moosh mushrooms are heavy before cooked but nothing after as loose all the water. I would imagine it pre cooked weight but thats me guessing.

:D Ive worked out that its far better to have lighter fruit and veg as I get much more ;) The lightest Ive found is tenderstem broccoli and asparagus on the veg and lettuce, cut spring onion on the salad !! Must say I got tons more tenderstem broccoli than I did normal ! :p Couldn't believe...

Arn't people strange ! sometimes I think jealousy does play a role in it. As long as you are happy that is all that matters ! xxx

WALK AWAY FROM THE LAMB. Have a mouthful of chicken, lol !! well done xxx

I tried Exante (what haven't I tried lol) and I didn't like the soups or bars on them (i found the bars only edible if microwaved for a few seconds that somebody recommended). But if you like it and are ok with the products Id agree with others and say only change when you are bored/had enough...

Good luck. Ive done others in the past, done well, failed others but THIS IS THE TIME x

lol Linda, me too

Thats a shame. Not sure about posting it, I know we are not allowed to post food stuff when we send stuff to the Middle East. Have you got a Geant in Oman, just back from Dubai and I can't imagine there is anything that shop doesn't have. Ive got 2 chaps from work going to Saudi and Dubai in...

Blimey got the BL bar today (got 3 to keep incase I run out), and thought I would have a bite of the choc one. Blimey its chewy !!!! took me about 10mins to chew and swallow one bite :-) Quite nice to chop up and have one piece when feeling peekish I suppose as one mouthful lasts ages (nearly...

I've just had such a giggle , good job Im not desperate for one but when looking at all our posts the advert on the top of the page went to mccain's jacket potatos!!!! Funny in a cruel sort of way :D xxxxxxxxxx Maybe minimins should seek alternative ads for the low carb dieters !! chicken ???;)

thanks gunpowder, wow must be easier doing with your other half. mine is currently eating pizza followed by cadburys cream eggs !! (and he is one of those horid people who never puts weight on ) !! xxx

Bordersgirl, I was thinking the same. Add the chicken or fish to meals at the weekend but concerned it will effect my weight loss but the sheet and Rob said to add 100g everyday on 3 packs so it must be ok?? suppose its all trial and error. xxxx

Hi , I started saturday too . Good luck, we can do this xx

I was going to ask them same. Also Im on the 3 packs and the sheet said I should add 100g of white fish or chicken a day. Emailed Rob and he said you should really for the correct protein amount if you are not having 4 packs. Is anyone else adding the meat/fish if on 3 packs or just the veg...

Fab idea Laura, going to give that one a go for sure x

lol obviously not the only one with curry on the brain. I made some today and was luch. I steamed the veg in the microwave and sprinkled boullion over it first. The juice from the veg mixed with the boullion and made a really nice paste texture. I then mixed medium curry powder, chilli and...

Hi girls, Anyone tried to make curry out of the allowed veg?? Thinking about it the inital stumbling block is not being allowed to use tomatos but going to have a play tonight with the allowed veg, boullion, curry powder and chilli. If it works will let you know the outcome. x

Hiya Through experience I would say knock the booze on the head - pretend !! I know its not fab to have when doing a VLCD. I have had whiskey before and physically felt ok so I think once in a while ok BUT THE BIG BUT is when you have had a drink you loose your inhabitions and think oh well a...

Handy to have somewhere to go in an emergency should we run out before new batch delivered but if more cals I may consume 3/4 of it (or not lol :D). I emailed Rob about the other flavour bars and here is his reply (poor blokes been bugged my me the last few days with questions and he is so...

Frylight do 2 dressings a ceasar and vinegrette - only about £1.99 and you just spray on , they are fab. All supermarkets sell them !

No always the opposite for me on VLCD's ! maybe you have a little bug think there are some going around !! xx Hope tummy is better soon

Emailed Rob , this was his answer on the dressing front " Fry Lite is fine, and any dressing that has no carbs or very very low carbs and hopefully low amounts of citric acid. (though its not conclusive that citric acid will bring you out of ketosis and we have done tests in the office with...

Thanks everyone, nice to meet you all !! Well emailed Rob re salad dressing and good news girls - here is his reply: "Fry Lite is fine, and any dressing that has no carbs or very very low carbs and hopefully low amounts of citric acid. (though its not conclusive that citric acid will bring you...

A quick question, are there any low cal/carb salad dressings we can use (ie frylight ones , ww etc). Was going to have the spag bol with salad but not keen on it dry. Worst case can I use vinegar? If I have to have it plain then so be it but thought I would check before I went ahead and did it .

Totally agree, when I go out Im just going to tell people Im low carb-ing. Makes it much easier and I really don't have the time of inclination to justify VLCD or why Im doing it. Totally agree its far more unhealthy being this over weight. A quick question, I will do a seperate post too but...

Well done, fab restraint. Think I will divert family get togethers for a few weeks till I get in the swing x

Linda, seems better than Cambridge so far I must say !! good luck to you too - hey we could be slim by summer :-) Moosh good advice, thanks. Think I will stick with the 3 and veg and then just use the chicken/fish if Im going out. In the past Ive always told people if Im on a VLCD but think...

Amazing, I will have some of that too please. This post has given me such motivation on my first day - I can do this xxxx Well done you , fantastic start x

:Dthanks guys, wow over 11lb in 5 days - I will have a bit of that please !!!!:D Really determined this time !! LOL re the wine and 3 !! sounds like me but I agree so much better not to drink and I agree weekend only when Im done !! which will be about 8-9mths Im thinking ! Well Ive just...

Hi everyone My name is Sian and I live in Chichester. After having 2 beautiful children, the youngest being 3 and a half Im left with a lovely 7st to shift :mad: !!! I can no longer use the excuse Ive just had a baby !! I did lighterlife years ago and did really well, the VLCD's seem to...

:) Well my 2 books turned up and I started yesterday. Not too bad....but find its more a case of eating food than having a meal as nothing seems to go very well together. Did make a nice quiche thing with eggs, cottage cheese and a little mustard (an old slimming world recipe). Going to go...

Hi there, Just started diet chef this week after losing 2stone on CD in 7 weeks.....just couldnt stand not eating any long , lol. Still got another 3 stone to go so thought would try diet chef. Didn't think it was too bad for 190.00 for 5 weeks which is about the same as CD but wasn't very...

Chika lol, that brave of your moving into your bosses house:eek:.

Well hope this is the first of many:jelous: In to my 2nd week now of CD and just can't wait to be weighed again. Never been quite so motivated , I must say. Today is pants at work. Could easily scoff my face, but must resist!! Off work next week so looking forward to that. Spending the...

Hi everyone. I know Im only a newbie and tell me to butt out if you like but how does everyone feel about having a daily chat. I used to post on a fertility board for pcos and we did a daily chat, we still had seperate post but the daily chat got everyone to get to know eachother and also we...

Thanks again all. Finding it hard today as having a very stressful day at work but determined not to let it beat me and it. MD had a go at my admin girl, who I had to console, then I had to let somebody go today too - oh the joys. Who'd be in HR ??? Bluechick

Hi another one with PCOS. We tried for a baby for 2 years before they discovered I had it, put me on Metformin, booked in me for lap and dye and 3 weeks after taking Met fell pg so didn't have to have lap and dye. I think its a miracle drug - go metformin. There is a good diet called...

LOL don't go...lol. Only joking. I must admit I am trying not to book too much up as I think its only 3-5 mths and I can do stuff after. If I had to go then I would just eat a little chicken and green veg, ie very little and say you have a tummy upset if anyone notices. You can get away...

Thats so great and given me such hope that I can shed this 6stone and look as good as you - yipee - roll on every month. You look like a different person - its amazing. I bet your friend and family don't believe it. My hubby will be VERY pleased if I look that thin !!! lol And without...

LOL that wasn't my first thought - mine was is that real Charlie there in lines !!! if so if should be a bottle of champagne not JD ...lol. Good pic :D Bluechick

p.s did you exercise during those 4mths on SS Thanks Bluechick

WOW WOW you look great. Talk about flat tummy. I will be MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THAT. And you don't look 29 you lucky thing. When I was pg I used clarins toning shower, oil and cream and never got any marks on my tummy so will go and invest in some more of that Definately keep me updated...

Hi there bunny, I am new to this site and just done my first week. I was just looking at your pics and you are an inspiration. going to keep the link to look at everytime I feel like eating. I have the same amount to loose as you and if I do that and look like you do in 4mths I will be over...

Well done you, we both had good weeks , lets hope this is the shape of things to come !! We should both hit the first stone next week. Lets keep eachother motivated. Well done again, its so worth it isn't it. Bluechick:tear_drop::tear_drop::tear_drop::tear_drop::tear_drop: ps if I drink any...

Thanks everyone - I am so pleased. Really gives me the motivation to keep going. Only another 3-5 mths to go...lol. Looks like all newbies had a good week. Go girls And boys !! Bluechick:king::king:

Hi everyone, Well had my first weigh in yesterday and lost 10lb. Can;t believe it. I did mostly ss last week with a couple of 790 days thrown in to get me used to it so can't believe I lost that much - yipee. Going to try to ss totally this week. So excited and definately mega motivation. Also...

P.S sorry don't know how to email you from this site???

Hi, I would be interested. Can you email me on [email protected] and I can arrange to pay you and arrange collection. Thaks

Sorry meant chika email not Ceri - will get to remember names eventually. Another down fall of having a baby, brain goes to mush

Thanks Thanks Everyone . Ceri you mentioned emailing you - how do I do that?? Toning tables are machines you sit on and they do the exercise for you ....lol;). Really you do have to put in a bit of effort but it does tone the flab !! lol They also have one of the power plates - madonnas...

Hi everyone, Started on CD 2 days ago and found this site and plucked up the courage to join. Feeling OK really, thought I would feel far worse but the only problem I am having is that I keep having to go to the loo. Any ideas on how to stop !!! lol. Drinking loads and I think that is helping...