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I thought you had to start over, but then again, I'm no tech whiz! Hope S&S is going good for you?

Stressy day at work... usually the sort of one that would have me eating crap from early on... and just loading in the sugar as almost a knee-jerk coping mechanism. It was far from perfect, but at least had a semblance of okay... I had B- Berries and seeds L- Broccoli, hazelnut and feta salad...

Hi everyone (and me!), Sorry, I've been up to my ears with work, so haven't had a chance to breathe. In update, all is going great. I've had a really stressful time, with long periods between meals (meetings), and have done well. I've actually been eating healthily!!! Usually I'm an all or...

Staying positive alright! And going to bed tonight in much better form than last Sunday when I was at such a low that I restarted Lipotrim. I don't regret my decision to go off it at all as now all cravings have gone, as has the exhaustion, foggy brain, listlessness and bickering with...

Thanks everyone! Yep, good day so far. Had the most delicious salad out at lunch today - feta, beetroot, seeds and leaves. Really nutritious, no carb hangover and filling. I could eat it all day every day. Dinner tonight is cajun salmon and a huge plate of sprouts. And maybe an apple later. I...

Kuromi, your pics say it all! Well done, you are making savage progress. I know the scales can TOTALLY dictate how we feel and put an unreal perspective on things (good and bad), but look at your photos... you can SEE the progress. Like two different women. And you say your clothes feel...

Amazing result Ava!! Keep thinking of that dress!!! It will be on you in a flash. :D

Thanks Emms... I will have to have a think about structure, but I want to eat clean, low sugar, low processed food... Stuff that makes me feel good and is healthy... The 80/20 rule. I woke today feeling like a new woman. My positivity has returned, as has the colour in my face. I only think...

Thanks for the support guys... I appreciate it. So, I'm here now, in the diaries section... pop in and say hi, and i'll keep an eye on this forurm. TBH, I would've just kept going on this diary, but I think it would (rightfully) be moved...

I have made the tough decision to abandon my proposed 3 weeks on Lipotrim today, which would've been day 6. To put it short and simply, it wasn't agreeing with me - mind, body or soul. I was going a bit demented (a bit!!!) - couldn't sleep, had no energy, couldn't focus or concentrate, couldn't...

Hi everyone So, this is a tough one to write, but after a load of soul-searching, I'm going off Lipotrim. And I'm writing this down so I can go on the forum and see exactly what was going on in my mind when I made the choice. Over the past few days, I've been snappy, oversensitive, cold...

Oh I'm thrilled you had a drop on the scales. Let's hope this is the beginning of a whole new phase of whooshing! I'm completely on the same page as you, thinking about all the events to go to and what weight/size/shape I'd like to be. It's actually obsessing me at the moment, and that's stupid...

Welcome Gie and heartiest congrats on getting to day ! Reading your diary is like looking in the mirror... your story is so similar to mine, although I'm older than you, so have been through the horrible diet/out of control cycle for longer. Best of luck on your mission. It sounds like you've...

Couldn't sleep well last night and I've woken up with a cracking headache. It *can't* be dehydration with all the water I'm guzzling, and surely, on day 6 (hurray!) I should be beyond the fuzzy, detox headachy stage. Anyhoo. Jumped on the scales and I'm half a pound up. Boo. That's not part of...

This morning, I was just over 2lbs down - great! And it got me into the 11 stone bracket. A nice way to start the weekend. Worked out with my trainer, and did a great doggie walk (I wasn't working today). Got loads done, but time ran away with me so I've only just had my first shake of the day...

I'm joining this cheerleading to get you into that STUNNING dress for Christmas.... Ooooh, just think how you'd feel.... and what fab shoes you'd wear with it... and people's faces when you walk in the door....

Thanks for that Kuromi... I was so overcome with the horrid sight of old, 'upholstered' me that I hadn't even thought any further... but you're right. Look and learn. And every day I'm working on this, I'm a step further away from that former me. Another early night with gallons of water beside...

Hi all, I'm still alive (just about) and floating my way through the day (on your encouragement, Lindo). Thought of the day - Lipotrim only works for as long as you feel so cheesed off about your size that you will, quite literally, do ANYTHING to fix the situation. I think that's where the...

Day 4 and weak as a kitten... to be expected but I hope it passes soon. Only upside is... next stop, ketosis!!! Down another pound today, so that's positive news. Plus, I have a desk day today at work, so can slouch in wearing a hoodie and trainers... makes life all the more bearable. And...

Well done for staying 100%... keep going as the days are sure to pass and the pounds with them. November is going to be a month of progress for all of us :D

I know, there's heaps of info out there, but it all contradicts itself!!! I guess we just have to go with what we think works for us and what makes us happy - the ultimate aim :D I have to say, I wouldn't have the energy to run, but a few walks and a bit of toning is manageable at the moment...

Oh gosh I'm so thick... must be the hunger affecting my vision :mad: I'm so sorry. Your poor head! I hope it's mending nicely and that your very healthy heart continues to be so!!!!!

I'm not sure about the science, and will go off and look it up now, but surely on a VLCD you're body is already in 'starvation mode'... so a bit of exercise isn't going to make much of a difference? And how is a body to know between a very busy, very active day, and someone who has a very...

Oh God... I've just seen some photos of myself on Facebook from last week.... I look so awful. Can't take them down quite yet for fear of offending people, but I'm cringing inside. At least I now have some very suitable "before" pictures!!!

Cheers Kuromi, I hope I can battle through... how often are you exercising at the moment and how are you finding it?

Thanks Kuromi. Yep, it's just weights/body conditioning I'm doing, not cardio. Short, sharp shocks to the system. Good for the body, and good for my head!! It's cold and dark... the sort of weather that begs for comfort food. Bath instead, and (another) early night!

I'm here having my lunchtime shake and it is the most delicious thing I've ever, ever tasted, such is my hunger today!!! In good news, this morning's scales reading showed between a 3 and 3.5 lb drop, so I'm calling it 3lbs and am thrilled. Now to keep the show on the road. Did the gym today...

Oh goodness, how boring is it not eating??? There is tumbleweed blowing through my life right now. I know it's my own making, and that there are better rewards. And I am SO SICK of the few clothes I fit in to, and I really, really want to look nice in something new for Christmas. I just need...

What an amazing success you've been Tamzy - well done, you are such an inspiration and proof that if you stick to the diet 100% it will work. Fast and furious. What are the S&S products like? Much different to Lipotrim? Keep doing whatever you're doing, and good luck with the transition to...

I was a pound down this morning. Not exactly epic for Day 1, I usually mange a bit more, but I should be thrilled and I'm only at the start of this journey, so let's see what unfolds. Like many, I'm a serial weigh-er. Day 2 and I'm still holding strong. We had an office birthday today - cakes...

So, I've faced the music, and the choir and the whole blimmin' orchestra... scales, inch tape, the lot. I've put my weight on my sig, I'll post measurements after a week. I'm not sure I can face looking at them without some good news beside them! Today has been fine. I'm feeling good and...

Thanks guys! I'm already feeling like I'm not alone with the task ahead, and right now I'm filling my water glass to toast you! Harriet - yes, I know if I can stick to this (and really, as we know it's headspace), the weight will peel off and I'll feel so much better about myself quickly. Then...

Thanks Natty! You've done so much in such a short amount of time... and yes, it really is all in the mindset. Thankfully, I woke this morning just as enthusiastic. So, it'll be off to the pharmacy today to get stocked up (I still have a few shakes from last time), and off I go. Statistics...

Hello everyone... It's the end of a long weekend and I can't sleep, yet again, because I'm here, grappling with myself and trying to talk myself in to doing something about my weight. I am writing this now, in the hope that I will have drawn a line in the sand, and tomorrow, I will wake up and...

I'm still alive.... Got lost in the wilderness a bit, but now, hopefully, I'm back on track... Have a new deadline/goal to work towards....

Oh dear... I think I'm getting a bit ratty. :(

Yesterday went fine, managed a good gym session and pilates so feel good and strong today. Did another trip to the gym this morning while my energies are up. I know I'm going to start flagging again soon. Very little to report. Water, coffee, water, coffee.....

Hello world! I'm back. The weekend was brilliant. I was okay - could've been better, could've been worse. Stayed off the sugar and am back on track today. Nbignell - two weeks. Still trying to decide on my way forward. I have a clear 10 days now before my next big social commitments (a...

By the way... what with mini-refeed and this big day out, my aim for the week ahead is to lose just one pound. If I did that, it means I've stayed on the straight an narrow. Good to have goals going in to the weekend!

Good morning world! So today has arrived... the day that spurred me in to lipotrim action at the start of this diary. I'm just over a stone and a half down and am in a fitted size 12 dress for the day. That's almost 2 dress sizes down where I started. I really don't want to go mental today so my...

I'm still alive and to the good. Just not a lot to say.... Thinking of trying on some clothes later. Also have to work out what to do next re the eating. I have a big day out tomorrow. Will eat a light dinner tonight, although tomorrow doesn't have to be food-centred, so I'm not really...

Hi Rachael, a vitamin B complex with CoQ10, magnesium and zinc will give you energy. I'm not sure what lipotrim's stance is on supplements is though. I tried to contact them at one stage to ask the question, by my email bounced back and i'm sorry to say I didn't try again. (I hadn't the...

Calcium carbonate, the main ingredient in that supplement (if it's first listed) is chalk. Waste of money!

Thanks Cuppa! Yes, I've been lucky with the weigh-ins. I don't know why it worked out so well for the past fortnight, but I think the bit of exercise has helped as its prob kept my metabolism from screeching to a halt. I don't expect anything like these numbers going forward now, but this chunk...

Wow. It was worth staying away from the Chilli... and the Rocky Roads... and the Mars Bar Rice Krispie squares... and long may I continue to do so! 7lbs down this week. I'm over the moon! That's the stone and a half that I wanted to dump, before embarking on the next stone and a half (which, I'm...

There is the most delicious smell of chilli con carne all over the house. Have barricaded myself in to the bedroom! When I wake up, it'll be weigh day!

Dear lovely diary... I've been up and out and really busy since 6am this morning, so only just catching up now. Not got a huge amount to add to the water/coffee/shakes/work day. Bad hunger pangs now but I'm almost ready to head home to, er, 'dinner' before Pilates. Then a bit of 'homework' this...

Thank God I work in an open plan office, or I would be over smelling and licking those Rocky Roads!!!!!!

Oh, and I was utterly crap at the gym today. About as limp as a dead daisy. NO energy, no reserves. :cry:

***WARNING*** Talk of food to follow. Read on at your peril. Back to my point about Lipotrim being so much easier to stick to over the weekend, than in work... today so far the following has been resisted... Rocky Road (possibly the nicest one I've ever encountered), Rice Krispie mars bar...

Good morning world... Day 13... I can't believe I'm here. In one way, the time has flown, but each day has crawled. I've never spent more time in the bath, and I've never had so many consecutive early nights, but I'm wiped by about 7pm!!! Didn't weigh today, and won't weigh now til my official...

Awwww... I'm hungry. And all I can smell is delicious shepherd's Pie wafting out of the kitchen!!!!

Whoa! John, that's some result. You must be thrilled with your kick start, that's amazing. Heartiest of congrats. I have to say, rightly or wrongly, and based on no scientific backing, I do think a bit of movement helps on this diet. Not only does it keep muscles remembering what they're there...

Oh, and you're not going to believe this, dear diary, I know I didn't, but the scales were down 2 more pounds this morning. Madness, but I'm not complaining! But I do hereby solemnly swear NOT to weigh again until Wednesday morning. Deal.

For some reason I'm hungry today... And it's not helping that I have to do a massive grocery shop for my parents. Funnily enough though, I'm not the least bit tempted to cave. And yet I could look at the food all day!

That's great John! How long have you been going strong? And how have results been so far?

Amazing! A new stone is always brilliant motivation. Well done!

Good luck today Kayroo and all the Saturday weighers! FIngers crossed and all that!

OMG, I'm actually in shock this morning. I woke up feeling so, so *empty*... I had to jump on the scales (I know, I know, and I WILL stop doing so if at all possible), to find I'm two pounds down in a day. Can't believe it after all the luck I had in week one. I'm not sure what I put it down to...

Hi Skinnymini2be, well done for getting back on track and I hope tomorrow brings Ketosis and loads of energy! On the exercise question, I would be a regular exerciser and I find it tough on Lipotrim. Not impossible, but tough. But whatever, I wouldn't go straight into something you're not...

That's good work John. I've given up coffee a few times, but in total honesty, I found it harder to keep away from than sugar! It's not as much the taste as the ritual of making it, the smell etc... And right now, it's about the only thing we ARE allowed on plan, so I have about 4 or 5 a day...

That's exactly it Kayroo... "Up and ready", it conjours up images of my morning... it takes much longer to get "up and ready" on Lipotrim, and that's before I hit the shower. But once I've got myself together, it's grand. Well, most of the time anyway! And staying busy, while it's a massive...

Happy Friday! Thank goodness, it's time to have a bit of breathing time now after a busy week. Phew. And in good news, I'm another pound down since Wednesday morning. (Memo to self - stop with the daily weighing! It's going to slow down and then it won't be half as motivating!!!). But I'm...

Back from the work trip... it's been a really busy past couple of days... now to... exhale! Not hungry at all, so thus still in ketosis, so last night's dinner hasn't, hopefully, hindered progress too much. And resolve remains steely. Let's hope the weekend passes now without too much hassle...

You can, and you will!! We're right here behind you, supporting you, and possibly feeling about as hungry as you :D

So, I'm in from dinner. I had grilled prawns and green beans... Oh, and a bit of pepper. And water. It was fine. I don't feel nastily full or bloated or anything, nor do I feel like I've had anything particularly delicious that I want more and more of. Hopefully limited damage. And I avoided...

Thanks Wobble! Jeez, what a long day! I've been up since super-early, and have had to go on a bit of a road trip for work. About to head out on a business dinner. I will not be sitting with a glass of water in front of me for the duration - life is WAY too short for that, but I will just have...

Dang, forgot to get 'A' flapjack (treading cautiously here!) from my pharmacist when I was in today. Will pop back in on Thurs and do some swapsies. I didn't mind the chicken soup for a while last time I did Lipotrim, and they were handy when eating in company, but soon got to gag city with...

I'm down a stone this morning. Whoop!

johnj... thanks for your kind words, and for you the chin is going up, up, up! And will continue to fight. I'm finding it tough right now though. But I got a reward this morning... lost precisely a stone on my first weigh-in. Which is great. If only I had the energy to do a few victory...

Exercise should also help with the dreaded saggy skin... :)

I hate to be a misery, but I'm feeling low tonight. Not hungry (besides the numb nagging feeling), nor tempted to break this, but I feel sapped of energy, empty, nervous and edgy. I could barely manage to walk the dog this evening and had no enthusiasm. Little things are getting on top of me...

Aww Bubz, I was hoping you might've said the flapjacks were vaguely tolerable! It would've been nice to have something to chew, or something a bit more portable and less freakish for work. Are they really rank? On, like, a scale of 1-10?

Weigh day is tomorrow Rachael... How did you get on today?

Good morning! It's a sunny day, my energy levels aren't too bad, I've been to the gym and got my first litre of water under way... About to start groundhog day in Lipotrim Land. :rolleyes: Nothing much to report today except... tomorrow is WEIGH DAY... Bring it on! Had my daily scales peek and...

Day 6 done and dusted. Off to bed after a Pilates class to calm me down... feeling far more zen and relaxed now. Hopefully I'll sleep well tonight. Does anyone else find that it's hard to sleep in Ketosis? I seem to sleep lighter, and wake earlier... Night night!

Good luck Rachael, You know what to do, you've had your fun (yummy cream teas!!), now it's time to get down to business. I've been at it for almost a week now (well, 6 days) and the support and great encouragement here is great, so keep posting and keep letting us know how you're getting on. Be...

Well done for surviving the week, and in such good humour... Or so it sounds like from your highly entertaining posts :D I am suffering from end-of-week ennui... The novelty has indeed worn off and the slog is hard... But there's a reason why we're doing all this, so I'm trying to remind myself...

I have decided that Lipotrim is SO much easier at weekends when time is your own and things move at a less frantic pace. Trying to do this diet in work is a disaster - stress, sugar cravings (which I'm convinced are phantom ones at this stage), too much coffee (which I'm rapidly going off) and...

Hello world! So, in good news, another 'unofficial' pound down (hurray!). I went to the gym this morning and got battered by my trainer. I'm still recoiling from it! I could do everything, but it just took SO much effort. Still, I don't want to end up with weight loss and no actual change to my...

Great diary Busy Mum, and great words on others' posts. You really sound in the zone and I have every conviction that you will be a different woman going on holidays this year - and your kids will love it as much as you do! Keep trucking on! :D

Yup, I must be in ketosis... energy levels are up, mood is good and I've managed two long-enough walks (5k each) today and my Pilates class and I feel great. Hungry tum now background presence rather than dominant gnawing pain. But this diet is all-consuming in the fact that I'm aware of it all...

Good news... did 1 hour dog walk... energy levels good.

Good morning world! Another 1.5lbs down this morning, making it 11lbs since last Wednesday (but on my scales, not official). Fabbo. I don't think I'm in ketosis yet, but hopefully over the course of the day. Weightloss will now slow down as I'd say I'm almost out of glycogen, but I'm going start...

Good thinking on the weigh-in strategy Kayroo. I'm hoping that I won't have to be on this for too many weekends, but am just focusing on one day at a time at the moment... and tomorrow I'm really, really hoping for ketosis. I have a million questions about taking supplements with Lipotrim... I...

Amazingly encouraging news Kayroo... the Saturday weighers did great! I have gotten through today, but it was tough. I felt really low in energy, a bit narky, very anti-social and i won't be long for bed tonight. I'd a good, active day but jeepers, Lipotrim seriously hampers your social life. I...

Amazing Kayroo! Well done! That's over 1/2lb a day. You wouldn't get that on any other diet.

Good luck to the Saturday weighers today! Thinking of you! :clap:

Morning all! well, I thought I mightn't weigh this morning, but it got the better of me in the end... so I tentatively stood on the scales and... another 2.5lbs down. Amazeballs. Huge motivation to keep on truckin' through the weekend. I has to be said though (in a silent whisper) life is...

Had a food dream last night! Dreamt there was an office party... I held out for ages, then crumbled. Was thrilled to wake up and realise it didn't really happen!

I reckon that's your brain playing games with you. If you think about it, it's not *normal* to live on shakes, so your brain is scratching around trying to send the relevant message that will get you to eat? Just my thoughts, not based on any science! But it should get better soon... stay...

Thanks New York and Big Worm! Abso-freakin'-lutely! The fridge is almost empty (my poor husband?), I'm ploughing through the water and I will NOT fall to temptation (please goodness!). No point going backwards to go forwards and all that. I find it so much easier to cut everything out, when...

It's different for everyone. I get it between days 4 and 5 but for some it kicks in as early as day 3. Best of luck :-)

Friday night... No takeaway, no Pinot Grigot, no tasty treats.... *pours another glass of water*

Hi there, Can I join your Wednesday weighers club? I just started this week. Crossing my fingers for some encouraging news come weigh-in number one. Good luck & willpower to all!

Holy cow! This morning's sneaky scales peep sees me down 4lbs, a total of 7lbs in two days. I know this is water/food baby weight loss, but all the same. Hurray. And it's certainly put a pep in my step. I'm sure things will slow down dramatically now, so I mightn't weigh tomorrow, but I'm...

Thanks Kayroo. We'll get there, with the right steely determination and through supporting each other. Just gotta buckle down! How are you finding it?

Right, that's Day 2 done... A busy one at work where brownies, cake, chocolate, pizza etc all appeared over the course of the (long) day. I resisted and glugged down the water instead. In honesty, it wasn't too hard. Am starving now, but tomorrow's another day, and tomorrow I'll be a day closer...

Good luck with your journey... love your diary and your goals. So many good reasons to keep trucking on!

Cheers BabyA, it really is all about frame of mind, isn't it? I remember hearing/reading someone say something about need for change being greater than instant gratification, and when that's the case, you can find the willpower to achieve whatever it is that you want. So hopefully I'm up on that...

Thanks Emma, Yep, I have the head down now and like a lot of us lipotrimmers, I find it much easier to just eliminate food than try to reduce/count points etc, even if the pre-ketosis days are tough. Still, I've a weekend without much planned ahead, so no difficult situations, just a bit of...

I've just had one of those awful wake-up calls... the one where not only will favourite clothes not fit, but even the 'old reliables' are straining at the seams. And there's a long (and hopefully hot) summer ahead... There are more sensible ways to get back in shape, and in recent times that's...

Saturday's food Breakfast Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon Lunch Salmon Yog with courgette, mint, cucumber Broccoli

Hi all, Have come to write in my diary because the last 2 weeks have been so crazy busy at work. I'm feeling v tired and v sorry for myself, and this usually leads me to eat rubbish, so I'm not going to do that. So far today I've done an hour's bootcamp - seriously tough training, I'm as stiff...

Hello! I'm alive and well and survived week 2. In fact, I ran 10K on Sunday and have done bootcamp Saturday and yesterday (Tuesday). I'm enjoying Dukan, and I'm thrilled that I'm losing *fat* (which I guess the excercise is helping with), but have to admit to a cheat meal on Sunday night (and...

So, I've worked out why I don't log my menus on to 'menus'... Because stickies don't come up on my iPhone.... Anyhow... Today... It was touch & go but I resisted the brownies. And when the 4pm slump came, I went to the shops, got chicken for me, sweeties and crisps for those who asked. Whoop...

Someone brought brownies in to the office today. AGH!!! Luckily I've resisted..... so far..... No, I fully intend on keeping to the straight and narrow, don't even have cravings today (blessed mercy) Have just thought, I must record my measurements in my sig too, as I've been taking them for...

Thursday - PP No brecky... Oops Lunch - 2 x salmon fillets & cottage cheese (everyone else in the office ordered in gourmet bagels, my halo shone) Dinner - 2 x Cajun spiced chicken breasts Oat & wheatbran 'pud' 1 hour's Bootcamp and buckets of water

I'll start posting my menus there instead of in my diary... Good idea. And hello Jack, love reading your findings and musings :wave_cry: I'll be dying to hear how you get on on Friday.

Today... (as I float along on a wave of water... there's been a lot of water drinking today...) Tuesday - pp Brecky - 100g chicken Lunch - 2 x salmon fillets with cottage cheese Dinner - 2 x egg, 1 x white omelet, 100g smoked salmon, bit of onion oatbran and wheatbran 'pudding' (mixed together...

Morning! Week one under the belt. Managed okay, even a 'girls night out' on Saturday (although I confess, I did have one glass of white wine). Sunday went fine until I went off the rails on Sunday night and ate some delicious Macaroons that had been hanging around the house since Thursday. How...

I'm still here, and still PPing to the good. Day 4 of attack done, bootcamp tonight and hideous work load, hence silence. Menus v much as per days 1&2 but with chicken for breakfast :-)

Yes, I try to. Usually something like poached eggs, sometimes with smoked salmon at weekends. And mushrooms if on PV. Or Oatbran 'cookies' made with eggs, wheatbran, vanilla essence and splenda. But if I'm up and out at dawn, I'll eat mid-morning and call it 'breakfast'!

Thanks for the welcome back :-) I'm eating pretty big portions - about 200g of salmon at lunch and a few tablespoons of cottage cheese. Have been up and out early Mon and Tues and as you rightly point out, have been without oatbran as it was, ahem, thrown out by a helpful, tidying OH so I need...

Today's food Lunch - 2 x salmon fillets, cottage cheese Dinner - 2 x egg + 1 egg white omlet with 100g smoked salmon. I.e. Pretty much the same as yesterday. Can't you tell it's the day before pay day :-) Went to a works drinks party tonight... Had fizzy water and no nibbles... No exercise...

Welcome back Jo! Glad to have you around again.... five days is a long time in dieting!!! Family... I can't help behaving like a 15-year-old adolescent around my parents at the best of times, so you were positively 'Mother Teresa'! Dying to read and catch up properly. xxx

Day 2, so far so good. Have successfully run the gauntlet of chocolate and jellies that are all around the office. And I had lunch, and was still hungry but made myself wait the nec 20 mins to see how I feel. Result? I'm now full. The 'delayed response between tummy and brain' theory works....

Thanks Topaz. Yes, things fall nicely for me as this week is break week before camp starts again... with an 'induction' class on Thursday, and then a Saturday session when I'll be back on the PVs. Today's feast Lunch - 2 x salmon fillets, cottage cheese Snack - 150g chicken breast Dinner - 2 x...

Hello all, Yes, I'm back. I'm determined, bloody minded and bloody well going to knuckle down for a month and see how it goes. Going to play it Dr D's way and commit to this. I have a big work event on Sunday, June 26 so am just working to that at the moment and then will take stock...

Great work Jo! You've had a fab fortnight... the 12s will be flapping around you soon. Enjoy the weekend x

Thanks Jo! It's not easy, but it's not too bad either. Correction - it's dead easy when you're all revved up and motivated and at the moment I'm doing fine. I'm trying to do this the 'proper' way - no fads, no food replacements, no 'quick fixes', and that's the challenge... I always get...

Beware! Talk of non Dukan stuff here!!! Hello all! I wanted to check in because I haven't been on here in a bit and I hate leaving "open doors":o So, what's been going on with me? A lot. Nothing too terribly awful, and some really amazing... But enough to turn my head inside-out and set...

Yes, must operate more on a 'don't question, just do it' mode. Else I will drive myself demented with the 'Ms Logic' whitterings!! Jo, you really seem 'in the zone' right now... Well done! And Bren, I think you're right on your golden rules. My new thing is to eat before 7.30pm for the...

Hi there! No, just been busy, and trying my best to keep going.... So far so good. I've decided to stay away from the Mullers. Various reasons.... But two stick in my mind... 1. I never go into deep ketosis on dukan, and wonder if too much dairy has something to do with it? Going to see if...

Brilliant news Jo! That's an amazing result, you must be chuffed to bits. ooh! Slinky you! :D

No, haven't gone to the chat... did the coaching last summer, although I didn't think much of the programmed daily messages and responses after a while, but the info is good, and easy to find, and recipes are good. And I love a good diet 'gadget' so it was a good motivating toy. I see there's...

Oh, and I finally read the book (was going by the website before). Crikey, they go the long way around saying anything, don't they? Thought it was a huge pile of flannel. Really annoying having to wade through so much to get the facts. On-line's a better resource, though far more...

Hehe... the plan is to put my head down and battle on. As I think I said before, I don't actually find it too hard to stick to Dukan once I'm up and running. I'm also trying and testing a new gym programme for work... six weeks of training, personal training and monitoring, we'll see what...

Jo, I'm late to this... the 1lb thing... I know how annoying it is, but equally, if someone told you a fortnight ago you'd be 10lbs down if you did exactly as you have done, you'd be made up. Keep on truckin'!

*climbs back up on wagon* Hi all, I've been a bad, bad Dukaneer... went off plan Saturday and it's taken me til now to get my act together. There are a million justifiable excuses, but non are the point. The only things I must remember are... 1. I must NOT let myself get overtired...

fantastic!!! Delighted for you Bren. Well done. You've worked hard to get the results this week. You really deserve the great loss

Thanks Bren :D And good tip. Need to pump up the excercise next/this week... Was tired again today, but not as bad as yesterday. Getting an early night now in the hope that I finally catch up. Today's food B - oops, nothing. Prefered the extra Zzzzzs in bed L - chicken S - 1 x muller D...

good tip Jo... and a GG refinement (to stop inhaling the lot before 11am on Day 1), keep the 'emergency rations' in the boot of my car so they don't call to me :D Weigh-in... last wednesday was 75.1, this week... 73.1, that's exactly 2kg down. Not amazing, but not bad. Good.

Gurrrrrrrrr I'm a silly, self-sabotaging disgrace. I had 2 x dark choc truffles at work today. Because I hadn't eaten enough during the day and was hungry, and because I was tired from last night's lack of sleep. Only putting it up for honesty's sake. I know the bad I have done. Still...

... my OH refers to my oatbran cookies as "your poo biscuits".... :o

Oooh Jaqys, well done on getting the Christmas weight off already! That's a fantastic achievement, both in terms of numbers and headspace. So, I couldn't sleep last night. At all. I think I got 2 hours in total, so I eventually just got up and worked. And ate cheese. I know. But it was better...

Keep looking forward Bren, not back. You're doing great!

Hey there! Bacon - prob not, but lean ham is... So not sure what the difference is when no fat was involved :-) Plus I wasn't sure when I'd get to eat again!!!! Weigh day is wenesday as it was day 2 before I 'seized the moment' last week, so gonna try keep to wednsdays going forward. Didn't...

Ohhhhh, crazy MAD day at work. Didn't come up for air at all... Day 7 B1 (6am) oatbran cookies B2(9.30 - meeting) 2 x poached eggs, 1.5 lean bits of bacon D - smoked Mackrel, smoked salmon, cottage cheese, 2 x muller lights

Wow Jo, well done!!! On the weight loss, and the 'clean and serene'!!! January has started with a bang for you.... How's the trouser situation looking now?!?

Day 6 - Sunday B/L - smoked mackrel, cottage cheese, mustard. Oatbran cookies. D - chargrilled squid. 2x muller lights Loads of diet coke

Equal parts green with envy and delighted for you Bren! Well done!:happy036:

Sob! Yes, I was precisely 75.1 last wednesday. I haven't updated because I don't want to do the exact maths on the pound conversion until I have some good news under my (hopefully loosening!) belt. I know, I'm mad. But it was hard enough getting me back on the scales (if you remember, you needed...

I haven't done the 'official' tally, but yes, I'd say I have about 10kg (was 75 on Wednesday)..... Have to do the mini goals and was going to do that on weigh day on Wed when I'm all fired up. Might do Attack today, as I have an idea of meals today, and go on to cruise tomorrow. Thanks...

Absolutely! I've ran races before, and done bootcamps, so I just need to get a start, without it being too daunting. The sit ups an shrt burst of something sounds good... I know how good I feel once I get my butt moving! Thanks. Will keep you informed with how I do....

Yes! Will be trying to keep clear of goodies! Thanks for keeping an eye on me there Bren. Isn't it awful when you wake with a craving, or with a thought in your head? Begone, vile thoughts!!! :wave_cry: I've a busy day doing essentially nothing today... Have a mountain of freelance writing...

Cool day Bren, well done. Any tips on how to get one's exercise mojo going? My chest infection is nearly gone, so I won't be able to use it as an excuse for much longer :sigh: I can be great at motivating myself, but equally, am a natural couch potato.....

Just woke up from dreaming about chocolate biscuits. Humph, so much for keeping cravings at bay!!!

Whoo Bren! Congrats on getting in to ketosis! You're burning, burning, burning (fat)!!!

Great day today. According to my ketostix, I'm pale pink into ketosis (although for me, that's marginal). But my appetite is well under control and, for now, cravings too. So, Day 5, still attack B - oatbran cookies L - oops. Didn't have any as was in town shopping all avo D - 2 x Cajun...

Oh no, that wasn't me... And my stats are waaaay out of date. Need to update them, but not doing so til after my first weigh-in. Have still managed to stay away from the scales since the initial facing of the music...

I'm just back from Thailand and Vietnam (saigon & Hanoi)! Great trip! And super spots for vegetarians sounds like you'd a brilliant day today Bren, here's to many more of them! On the drinking issue... I remember last time I was Dukan-ing, I made loads of vodka sugar free jelly... It did the...

Day 4... Exhausted.. Busy day B- oat bran cookies L (1-starving when out and realised I hadn't eaten in hours) chickEn breast L (2 - when I finally got home) salmon, cottage cheese, mustard D - roast chicken, 2 x tiny devils on horseback (I know, but they really were small) About 2L water...

Sounds like you've totally harnessed your diet mojo, Jo. I love those times when all the planets align and things go as they should. I know we were talking about this on the other thread, but I think you have to go at it like the clappers now for as long as possible. :D :D Congrats on the...

Defo doing 4days PP Bren, (today being day 4), hoping to do a 5th tomorrow. I'm not finding it hard at the moment, so I'm inclined to go for it while I can. Weekends can be tough though! Just baked a fresh batch of oat bran cookies for brecky....

Yesterday was a busy one at work... But Day 3 went without hitches... B - oat bran cookies L - chicken breast, 2 x muller lites D- 3x eggs scrambled with a little FF nat yog, lots of smoked salmon About 2.5l water Defo doing today PP now, possibly tomorrow too. Have stayed off the...

Hi Jo! All going grand, I'm still trucking on thanks. Without tempting fate here, I find once I get on the wagon, I'm fine as long as I don't cave (a fellow binge-eater!). The roast cod was ordered in a restaurant when out the other night, on the basis that it was prob the most Dukan...

That's a fantastic result Bren - well done! You must feel so fired up and motivated now. Congrats. The remaining few kilos will be gone before you know it, but more than that, I bet you'll shrink visibly! I have to say that when I did Dukan last summer, it was the best regime I'd ever...

Day 2... Done Breakfast Oatbran cookies Lunch Chicken breast 2x Muller lites Dinner Smoked salmon Roast cod About 3l water

It's funny how fashion changes. I too couldn't get over how odd short tops looked when I tried them (and, hurrah, fitted them) before Christmas. There's something about my 'zip area' (!) that just looks awful, however I dress it up!!! Great about the 16s Jo. Bet they'll be going the way of...

Thanks for the welcome back Jo... Hi there! I'm looking forward to making January a successful, productive month :D So, it's lunchtime and there's a mass office order of bagels, brownies, giant cookies etc going on. I'm holding firm. And almost got my first litre of water under my belt...

Hi Bren, logging on here so I can follow your progress. Looking forward to hearing how you get on with your weigh-in... Good luck!

Thanks so much Bren, and thanks for taking the time to post. You gave me just the right kick in the pants to get up this morning, put a batch of oat bran 'cookies' on for breakfast, weigh myself (not as bad as I feared, but not great) and take loads of measurements. I now feel committed and...

Ah, thanks Mini. It's a vile dose, and I've done 1 round of anti-b's, but have heard of some on round 3!!! Hope it doesn't come to that. If only I were one of those who lose their apetite when sick. Sigh... :eek:

Day 1 done! Today's meals... B - nothing (oops) L - roast chicken (not till 3, today ran away with me) D - chargrilled squid, prawns in garlic and parsley (splash of oil), low fat cottage cheese with 1tsp mustard. 1L water, bit of coke zero. Couldn't handle water today... Too cold in...

So... 24 hours late (but who was I kidding thinking I could re-start over a bank holiday), and so far, so good. I have to brace myself for some weighing and measuring but the food's been fine. Updates later :)

I think I'm only going to weigh once a week. I know that's not the 'Dukan way', but I will torment myself otherwise. On the social side... I find it easy enough to eat around a menu once On PV, but will have to play the 'antibiotic' card, followed by the 'off it for January' one as far as...

Hi everyone... They say the first step is the hardest, and after a festive season of plenty, and a holiday of a lifetime, where I gave myself carte blanche to enjoy whatever I wanted, I'm now gearing up for some hardcore Dukaning in January (at least). I hope I'm not alone, and that this...

Yes, i think you're right Jo. But I've been eating waaaaay too much SF Jelly and i know it. It's the sweetness... a trigger. Best for me to cut it out. Ditto on the artificially sweetened yogs. They don't suit me and do nothing to re-train my tastebuds, so I'm avoiding them too... trying to keep...

Thanks for that Jo! I think it's the same with most diets... When we start to 'play' them, they stop becoming effective... In our hearts, we know when we're within a good territory.... And I know for me, 2 packs of SF Jelly a day is BAD eating!!!!

as promised.... I know Vicky was looking for soup recipes... not many on the site but found this...? S as Salmon soup Preparation : 10 minutes Cooking : 10 minutes For 4 people PP Attack Phase Ingredients 200 grams of smoked salmon 2 fat free chicken stock cubes 200 grams of shelled...

Hi Vicky and Jo, Will have a look later and will 'personalize' accordingly so as not to infringe copywrite ;)

So, they got back to me... see my email and their response below. I take back everything I said about the coaching site (or most of it anyhow... I still find the automated 'motivational' messages annoying!) Let's get baking :D :D :D Hello! Is the below recipe correct? Are the...

He he. Pfffft indeed! Yes, computer-spewed response actually makes me want to 'report' strange combinations of answers every day... and yes, I can see that the questionnaire you fill in at the beginning certainly illicits the aporpriate (for them) response. To one question, I said I didn't want...

Thanks guys! Yes actually, marinating is a great idea. Adds a bit of variety without going too crazy. I have a tendancy to overeat anything, so I don't want to make my food too interesting, but there does come a point where dukan vanilla custard just becomes rank. And I don't want to...

Actually, that coaching website is beginning to bug the be-jasus out of me. Jo, I don't know if it was the same for you, but the ridiculous 'motivational' messages (which seem to be randomly repeated, in different order, every so often) are written in English translated from French so they sound...

Don't bait the breath too much, when I hit 'send' a message came up saying it may take up to three days for them to get back to me. I threw out the rest of my cheesecake (after having a little spoonful or two!)

Right, have emailed them...

Thanks for that Vicky. Dunno what's going on so. I've cut n pasted the recipe exactly from the coaching site. Best we all hang off making it for now :( until I email them with a few questions. Will post reply! *cheesed off with Dr Dukan * (bad pun intended)

He he. Cheers :p No idea on the gas mark, I'm afraid. It's just a low oven though.... I'd bung it on one for half an hour and have a peek then? You want it sort of crusty and beginning to colour on the outside. I'm stumped re the quantities of XL Philly though. Have been musing about it. I...

I know. I was wondering the same, but it's come from the Dukan coaching website as part of their daily menus.... so I dunno... ??? Maybe there's a typo on the recipe and the 800g quantity is for 12 portions? Will let you know how I get on with the scales anyhow!

Here we go Sarah.. Note: i used 400g philly xxL, 45g yog and 1 egg rather than quantities below. And it was delish! Cooked it in a dish... and I'd say you'd certainly get two (large) portions out of it! American Cheese Cake Preparation Time: 10 minutes, Cooking Time: 50 minutes, Cooling...

Phew, that's brilliant everyone! Thanks very much. I'm off to make Dukan's American Cheese Cake now :D

Hi there! Having scoured ALL my local (and some not so local) shops and supermarkets, I can't find Splenda. Is grain Canderel okay to use in Dukan recipes, does anyone know?

Hi there, Just wondering what everyone thinks on how often you should/do step on the scales? The Dukan programme I'm on, they suggest daily, but I think that's a bit of a head wreck? Or is it necessary? I'm thinking of trying to make it a weekly thing. Am inclined to let the scales rule my...

Thanks! great ideas. Yes, I'm lucky in that I like protein too, I guess the trick is to keep lots of variety in there and try new stuff... I'm so lazy sometimes.... chicken breasts, chicken breasts, chicken breasts... Time to have some fun with this regime..!! :D

Hi Bananarama1 I registered with dukandiets dot co dot uk, I think it's about e45 for a month and you get the full plan, programme and daily emails, recipes etc. I'd say the book is a lot cheaper though, and as the site is traslated from french, it can get a bit cheesy :D Like you, I was...

Actually, Dukan meringues (egg whites + splenda) might be worth a shot....

Thanks a million for those two answers, guys, I appreciate it. Yes, Maintainer, I agree... we're trying to erase snacks... it's just sometimes a plate of protein in the evening is a bit miserable :( esp as I'm trying to avoid too much dairy as I a) hate it b) think it stalls me a little...

Hi there, Wondering if anyone has any great ideas for things to graze on/bring to the cinema/fill the gap? I've been making Dukan Vanilla Oatbran Cookies (eggs, oat and wheat bran, vanilla, egg yolks, whites and splenda) but usually have them for breakfast, so that's my limit of oatbran...

Whoop! Thanks Maintainer, that's great news... I'll be off to Tescos in the morning!

Hi everyone, I recognise some faces (names!) from the Atkins section earlier this year... I too have found Dukan and loving it (if you know what I mean!!!). I like 'rules' and there are plenty with Dukan :D Question though... Muller Lites... I've been looking here on the forum and while I...

Hi Mum2Alex, I did something similar to what you're planning before Christmas last year and it worked really well. Basically, I went from 100% TFR to Atkins over about a week and a half. I did the first two days of refeeed exactly as per the refeed plan, then on day three, I stuck to the food...

Hey Tanya, Well done on the running! It seems when you set your mind to something, you always go for it, Wonder Woman! Re the sore foot... is it less painful when running rather than walking because your trainers are rubbing a different part of your foot? Just something I notice when wearing...

Delighted you're up and running... and enjoying it, Tanya! Go you... :D

Hey Tanya, Sorry I wasn't around to answer your question re running app... Yes, they talk you through the whole thing, and that couch to 5K app lets you use your music from itunes at the same time. It pauses/silences the music when telling you what to do next ... "in ten seconds, run one...

Hi Tanya, I don't know if you have an iphone or not, but there's a great app called 'couch to 5k' which builds up your running week by week. Three sessions a week, starting with short runs with walks in between. I did it earlier this year and it was fantastic. It literally talks you through...

Monkey... I LOVE your post. Most of all I LOVE that you can even remember the drinks... quantities and how much went with which. Fantabulous! :clap: Go you and hope it was a brilliant, brilliant birthday.

Hey Deezombie, I'm so sorry if my tone appeared judgemental or preechy, that wasn't my intention at all. I'm glad you're feeling good on LT and on top of your game... a good frame of mind to start the weekend! Happy holidays!!!

I think what we're all in agreement about is that ideally, abstinence is best. I also know that life gets in the way, and sometimes we need tools to get around a situation. My tools, I guess, include pushing the food around my plate at the various work lunches and dinners I have to attend, and...

Hi Deezombie, I dunno if this is any help, but I'm on week 3 of TFR and was away last weekend with my OH - a wine tasting afternoon at a hotel we'd arranged months ago.... We went for two nights and here's how I worked it... First day Arrived after 'lunch', did nice spa...

Dear Tanya, I know I'm only an occasional poster, but one thing is VERY clear about you.... you can do ANYTHING you set your mind to. Look what you've achieved with your weight loss - eight stone!!! Your interviews will be tough, they have to know they're getting the right person, but if they...

That's it Jim! I think if you can get the head sorted, then whatever comes next is a doddle. I read a post here about the will to succeed having to be greater than the urge to eat in order for us to achieve what we need and it's stuck with me. That, and getting sugar out of our systems!!!

I'm doing lipotrim, and lots of thinking... Atkins is certainly a good concept, and I like the plan. But to be honest, right now I want to focus more on my food issues rather than programmes. Will come around to the next step in due course. I've a very long history of weight loss (and gain!)...

Hey there, Yes I was... and then had a terribly bad week last week that turned my eating into chaos, so I'm trying to detox from all of that and get my head sorted... I'm not giving up, I'm just rebooting!

Hi all! Just checking in to say howdy, and I hope everyone's doing good. I'm on day 4 of TFR, in ketosis and trying to get my head around 'food going forward'... No great conclusions or epiphanies as yet, but I find what I'm doing is helpful to get me away from bad habits/cravings etc and to...

Thanks guys, it's great to get the support here. And I think lo-carb is certainly the way to go for me in the long term. Right now I need very rigid rules to get back on track - head as well as body. :D

Hello all, Just wanted to check in and let you all know I'm still alive!!! I had a ridiculously awful week last week – mostly work related – and fell off the wagon big style. Which is fine, stuff happens etc and I knew exactly what I was doing, but really couldn't help myself. Anyhow, my...

Morning everyone, or rather good afternoon as it is now... :wave_cry: Time for a bit of catch up.... Sunday, great day but wasn't near a computer... Breakfast - cabbage and 3 x rashers lunch - chargrilled chicken salad, cucumber Dinner - smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, cream cheese...

Hey Tanya, Good for you! Sounds like you're all set and got your mojo in order. Well done. And you've really kept tabs on things these past few days so I bet you're already down on the scales. Especially tough when you've that awful migrane. Mind yourself there honey. Melanie

Morning everyone... Not much to say today... quiet enough weekend (hurry up payday!) Today's plan, Saturday, January 23 Breakfast - 3 frankfurters Lunch - Chicken Caesar Salad (no crutons) Snack - chargrilled chicken salad Dinner - Indian takeaway (postponed from last night); Tandoori mixed...

Hey Alison, Counting down to lunchtime :D :D Hope you're good too...

Morning Tanya, Poor you! I hope you've woken today feeling a bit better and that the early night put the run on any nasty bugs. Have you a nice weekend to look forward to there? Melanie

Thanks Jim. Good rules of thumb. And so you work away, and eat as you wish, but if it's putting weight on, you reign it in to induction? In a day, do you mind me asking, do you watch portion size?

Yup! That's it Jim and Laura... a target and yes, I have a dress in mind :D Happy Friday everyone! Today's plan is Lunch 2 x rashers with broccoli, leek and cabbage, 30g cheddar cheese Snack 3 x franks 30g smoked salmon 1 tblsp cream cheese Dinner 2 x herbed chicken breasts, 1/2 bag...

Have just been invited to a black tie do for work on Monday, Feb 10th.... (odd night for a black tie do, but whatever!). Now I have a deadline to focus on... And a dress to fit in to!!! :eek:

Yes, I eat lots of chicken, but I think that's just at the moment, and cos it's easy to buy pre-cooked bits in M&S, or roast one in the evening and bring left overs in for lunch the next day. Jim seems great on the stews and cassaroles. And I like fish - smoked salmon and scrambled eggs at...

Don't talk to me about Atkins bars!!! (see my diary on this thread!). Indian... my fave is sag paneer and any of the tandooris.... or Tikka (the clay baked, no sauce)... Yum.

the hardest part? Going to the loo! No, seriously, I'll have to spend a bit more time on this WOE before I can be more help on that one. I'd a bad lapse during the week when I strayed into trying an atkins bar and suddenly started binging, so I'll be avoiding anything sweet as a...

Well, from my basic knowledge, milk is out of the deal completely... and butter, well, I just use a little of that with olive oil for cooking (not much else to put butter *on*, if you get me). The only time I use cream is for mashing things (e.g. cauli) or with scrambled eggs, but it's only a...

Hi Stinky - yup, that's the exact same for me re TFR V WW and the like. I need rules, and like you, the rod of Ketosis that I have to keep beating myself with! Else it becomes a little bit of this, an extra bit of that... Like others say, I reckon there are a few of us out there like that...

Yum! Can I ask Jim... a week's strict induction will work how in relation to the big night? As in, you'll be lighter so have the flexibility to put on a pound or two?

Hey again, just to clarify a little... I don't know about weight loss because I haven't been on the plan long enough to know anything for sure, but the size loss over three weeks before Christmas was significant, and meant I could wear all my party clothes, whenever I wanted, knowing they'd fit...

Yes... damn them to their lowly 'three for two' status! :giggle::giggle::giggle: Much better today thanks. Just gotta keep in the bubble for a while.... Hope everyone is doing good?

:Morning everyone! Well, thank heavens, the January fog (as well as the carb haze) lifted overnight. It's safe to say that today is the first day I've actually felt like myself in weeks... And so I can tackle this food thing fine (as long as I steer clear of the 'Frankenfood' (Thanks for that...

Oops... For 'refer' I mean 'refeed'... Darn predictive text!

Hi there. I did just that last nov. Did 3 weeks lipotrim and then 1 week refers, but didn't reintroduce carbs. Moved to atkins and put on maybe 2lbs but lost more inches over 3-4 more weeks before I went on holidays. It's certainly worth considering and worked for me. Hence why i'm back here now...

:Holy Cow BooBoo that's brilliant. Congrats :D:D:D:D

oh gosh no (re programme), I just mean your own rules. Your own plan of action... Yes, I've a diary on the atkins forum and I write stuff into a diary when I really need a bit of affirmation and tough talk! I work well to 'rules' (that's why I find LT easier than, say, WW). The rule that's...

Thanks M! Do you know, I'd no nasty side effects from the bars other than the HORRID sugar cravings.... but with potential other nasty effects, it's double-reason for me to steer clear. So, yup, it's head down time and time for a bit of focus. Once I've fed my parents tonight, I'm spending...

Uff, in a carb fog today... even got a carb headache. Writing this down here for all to see to remind ourselves why we're doing this! While illicit treats might be a naughty/nice idea, the reality isn't so pretty. So, it's lots and lots and lots of water today.... Lunch charcoal chicken salad...

M&S German Frankfurters, 0.5g for each very long one!

I think that's a great start. And I too am banning anything with a sweet taste for the time being, as I know that's what sets me off. A mouthful is never enough, so why should I torture myself! TFR is always an option, and maybe it's reassuring to know it's there, but I reckon if you commit...

Oh, ***hugs*** Tanya, I know that feeling only too well. And I'm sure if you were responding to someone else's message you'd say exactly what I'm about to say – weight that goes on that quickly comes off quickly too. And perhaps you needed that 'time out' to totally refocus and regroup. I...

Oh deary me, it's not pretty. Tried Atkins bars for the first time on Sunday against my better judgement. Had one at the movies instead of sweeties... but of course Boots are doing 3 for 2 (we can see these traps a mile away, and yet we trot in happily!). Ate the two last night. One after...

Well, with my curious mind it was bound to happen, and thanks for the sympathies Jim, it helps :o. The point is, it WON'T happen again. 'Diet' food is never, ever, ever a good idea. For me anyhow. Today's a **right-off :eek: but I'm trying to re-gather my mojo...... updates as I go... **...

Hey Tanya, Are you still on the 'nawty' step? If so, could you budge up? I want to sit down there beside you.... :eek::eek::eek:

Oh God. OhGodOhGodOhGodOhGod.... While I can't blame it all on the Atkins bars, they acted as a horrible, evil trigger and I went to the dark side last night. Which is stupid and ridiculous and has knocked me out of Ketosis and back days and days... Off to have a think..... I'm not giving up...

Thanks Girls :D Jan - great day, especially as, according to my radio on the way home, it's the most depressing day of the year (third Monday in Jan) and the day when everyone breaks their NY resolution diets... apparently...?

Thanks Jan :D I've been maintaining, plus or minus a bit, for about 6 years now. Finally lost 9 stone in 2002 and I intend to stay in 'real' shop clothes for the rest of my life now! I agree, maintenance isn't easy. There's no beginning and end. It's a lifetime of good/bad/compromise. I did TFR...

We've all been that soldier... It's a lousy day and if it's any help, everyone I've come into contact with today has been stumbling over choccy biscuits! As Jan said, you may as well enjoy it :D *hugs*

Hey Jan, As a minimins lurker-cum-occasional-poster, thanks for sharing this nugget! It gives great hope to all of us dieters who can rarely achieve perfection and thus think we've blown it. Your honest account of what you've eaten, and then your results means there *is* a point to not giving up...

Thanks Longratia. Think we need an Atkins Bar poll... those who can limit them V those who can't!! I think if I could limit anything food-wise, I wouldn't be here in the first place! However, I wouldn't have met such encouraging folk either!!!

A good way to get some exercise under your belt though Jim!!! LOL I'd say she must bring so much happiness!! And while I hate to admit it, I think the "Carb Nazi" might be right... Atkins bars are great, but a no-no for me. They could very easily be habit forming. Especially as Boots have...

Is Olivia your new grand daughter Jim? If so, I wouldn't say there was a spare second! :D

Good morning everyone!!! Oh, what a really silly weekend! Jim - I wish I could make you blush with tales of wild abandon, but in fact, we were watching a box set of 24 and a particularly startling twist to the story happened. Cue red wine all over sofa/white carpet/laptop.... :o But that...

Oooh Tanya, Please have a cupcake, and a yummy cocktail for me :D :D :D

Tony, I'm so sorry. Hope you can work it through your system and come out fighting... :) Melanie

Afternoon all! In spite of my not drinking on this diet, my boyfriend has been flying the flag and last night we'd a bit of a disaster when his glass of red got a little fresh with my poor (and now deceased) laptop....! Hence not getting on line til now :o Spend most of today in pamper mode...