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I've had that feeling for about 6 weeks now. I've checked my blood pressure several times and it's absolutely fine so can only assume it's postural hypotension caused by low blood sugar. I did black out last week but I had just jumped out of bed to get the front door and came round as soon as...

That's fantastic. You must be noticing a big difference when you look in the mirror now too. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on getting through the first week and losing 8lbs! It gets easier from now on

I bought 2 about 5 weeks ago and managed to get through 1 1/2 by having half with half a shake the way people have described. The other half has been sitting in my cupboard since then because I couldn't face it. This week I decided it really should be eaten to save wasting it and it wasn't...

My mouth's watering just reading that list!

Has anyone ordered/tried any of the mint strips that are on the LT website (http://lipotrim.co.uk/products/index.htm)? I've asked my pharmacist to see if she can order some in for me.

That's brilliant - congratulations.

Sorry to hear you're finding it tough going. You've been on it a long time now and you're doing so well that you should feel really proud of yourself and your will power. I would say it's not worth your mental health though. Would you consider going onto CD instead - just for a change of pace...

Wow, well done, you've done SO well and bet you look great. Good luck with the refeed and I really hope it helps with your mood and blackouts.

You've had such amazing weight losses so far so maybe your body has just got to catch up and get used to it. I don't know about the caffeine but I guess it does push your metabolism up and so you are burning the little energy you're getting from your shakes even faster. That could probably...

Well done for persevering, and the comments and looks from other people really help eventhough we are doing it for ourselves. Hope you have a good week this week and that'll be a spur on for you. They do say that LT helps with the psychological bond with food and that must be what you're going...

Wow Deb, that's brilliant - you must really be noticing it too now?

It's horrible isn't it - I did wonder what Gillian McKeith would have to say about it!! I thought it might have been the shakes aswell because they leave like a film in my mouth. My tongue seems to be getting a bit better recently - maybe it's part of the detoxing process?

I've been feeling really lightheaded for the past couple of weeks which I put down to low blood sugar because my blood pressure is fine. I think it's kind of to be expected. But, I have noticed that in the past couple of days I haven't felt it at all so maybe yours will pass too. As with the...

Wow, that's so fantastic. Bet you feel really good and you definitely deserve to.

I've had dizziness for about 3 weeks now - mostly just when I stand up and it soon passes. I've checked my blood pressure and it's fine so I assume that it's just low blood sugar. I guess that's likely to happen on lipotrim anyway because of the lack of food.

Someone posted a while back about the different smelly breath types!! Apparently ketosis makes your breath smell sweet and not unpleasant (someone likened it to pear drops). The bad smell is stomach acid because your stomach is not digesting anything and so you the acid is sitting there and...

That's fantastic, thank you for posting joy. It's definitely reassuring to hear it can be done!

I agree with the others, week 1 is the toughest and it really does get easier (bar the odd day). Wait until your first weigh in, it will definitely all seem worth it then. And if you get through today unscathed(!) then you will feel really proud of yourself tomorrow.

Oh no, week 7 sounds like the one to watch! Keep thinking about how well you've done and just take it a day at a time. You must have had bad days before and the next day or next week they aren't nearly so difficult. I've started planning on all the yummy (healthy) things i'm going to eat when...

That's still a brilliant loss. Someone posted a link to what 1lb of fat looks like (google my pet fat) and just think 2 of those have gone from your body. That makes it so much more real.

Congratulations, that is an amazing loss. And good luck with the race for life.

I thought that I might have to do that. I went to the dentist and for a check up and clean during my first week so they are sparkling and plaque free and there isn't any obvious sign of tartar. If you do go will you post how you get on?

I have never had mouth ulcers before and in the last week i've got them coming up at the back of my mouth. I've also got soreish gums behind my teeth. Anyone else? Any ideas what could be causing it? I was definitely detoxing in week 2 as my face erupted but haven't had any other problems...

Wow, you're doing so amazingly well congratulations you should feel really proud of yourself!

Good luck. That's what I plan on going onto when i'm done with this.

Yep, and me!! Only after about week 3 though, before that it was just torture. My flatmate thinks i'm mad and whenever she's cooking something yummy i'm smelling it and asking her what's she's put in it. Just thinking about all the yummy, healthy things I can make soon!

I found days 2 and 3 hardest but after they were out the way the hunger pangs started subsiding and then the first weigh in spurred me on for another week. It's only really this week (week 4) that i've found it really easy - don't think about food every minute and i'm not obsessing over my...

7lbs is an amazing loss. As my lovely pharmacist would say - imagine carrying around 7lbs of potatoes all day - that's what you've lost. Don't let it put you off, instead channel those feelings into determination that this week will be a good one too. Hope it gets better for you!

It shouldn't pack up - biologically your digestive tract will still be performing peristalsis (wave movements to get the waste through) and as long as you are getting enough fluids then your body won't be taking them out of any waste so that should help prevent constipation. And there will be...

That's brilliant - well done, and in 6 weeks too!

Well done, that's some will power you've got!! If you've got a stomach bug make sure you're keeping up your fluids too.

Woohoo, that's fantastic. 1st time too - congrats

Wow, well done that's such a great loss. And 2 stone in a month - that's amazing!

Can't see your photos but congratulations and lots of luck for your refeed.

Good luck. It truly does get better - once you get through the first 3 or 4 days the light headedness will go. Mine did, I still get tired but that's inevitable. Also, once you start with the weigh ins they are enough to spur you on and i've now got to the stage where I can watch the cooking...

That's fantastic. I haven't tried any different clothes on yet - going to wait until my current ones are falling off me!!

I had one of each for the first time this week. Normally I can eat most things but they were AWFUL!! I ended up putting the first one in my cup of earl grey that I was drinking with it as it was so dry and rank tasting. The second one I split into 2 and had with half a packet of vanilla shake...

That's fantastic. Well done, you should be feeling very proud of yourself. Hope this week is better!

Does that mean you're a student nurse (or med student)? Me too!! Hope you're son is better now and good luck with getting to your goal.

I've just had a look and they seem to be much more than they would be for me to get them from the chemist. Also, you don't have the incentive of being weighed by someone else each week.

Maybe it's what you needed to either spur you on or just to get some nutrients from the food. As the others have said, don't beat yourself up - you've done SO well so far so you should feel really proud of yourself. Remember why you started in the first place and get that willpower back and...

That's brilliant, congrats! Those big losses are great for spurring you on aren't they?

Well done! That's such a great loss in 6 weeks especially if you haven't been feeling well (that's when I just want food!).

Thanks everyone. Guess you have to find what's right for you don't you? I was just wondering whether having one early kick starts your metabolism (like eating breakfast does) or whether the low amount of calories wouldn't do that.

I have been drinking my first shake sometime between 10am and midday depending on my timetable for that day and then the second one between 3pm and 5pm. It means that I have the last one at about 8-9pm. I start the first one so late because I find the evenings the hardest and am really hungry...

Nicely put annes! Can definitely relate too.

I'm constantly sipping on water too. I upped my intake the second week too and i'm sure that helped with the weight loss. It also helps with the gammy taste in your mouth!!

Good luck with your lipotrim journey. At least you know what to expect. Have you tried adding more water in the shakes - I find them much more palatable that way. 6ltrs of water? Isn't that too much. I thought it was minimum of 2ltrs up to maximum of about 4.5ltrs. Too much water really...

Well done for resisting - it's hard isn't it but doesn't it feel good when you do? Good luck with the WI tomorrow.

It's something i'm really concerned about too. I've already thought about everything I will have to do when I reach my goal weight to maintain. For me it's going to mean getting a bit obsessional about my weight which i'm sure isn't great but probably more healthy than going back to this...

That's fab, congratulations. It's a good spur to get through another week ey?

I made a strawberry shake into one the other day and I thought it was awful. The flavour was just too overwhelming so I diluted it more and had it as a shake instead!

Does kind of sound like a bit of a reaction to the shake. Have you got any allergies already? Can only suggest going to the GP if it gets worse.

Thank you hun. Even better - the pharmacist said that I didn't have smelly breath!! I haven't had the heart to ask my flatmate to smell it for me so it was a relief to hear.

Like everyone else has said day 4 is definitely one of the worst days. Get through today and see how you feel tomorrow - i'm sure you'll have loads of energy, less hunger pangs and wonder why you felt like that yesterday. See if you can get some ketostix as they can help with the psychological...

If that's not inspiration than I don't know what is!! I'm keeping that photo on my computer for reference when I have another hard day. No wonder my knee hurts!!

Thank you so much Dunders and Stinky. I did feel much better when I woke up this morning and even more so that I didn't succumb. You are absolutely right it is just temporary and i'll be able to eat again soon! I keep thinking that last summer really doesn't feel that long ago and i've only...

Thank you!! Hopefully my loss tomorrow will spur me on another week. Well done on your loss this week too - did you go early?

Are they more pronounced than they usually are? Have you got any spots anywhere else? There are usually spots on the tongue anyway but if they are painful I would keep and eye on them and go to see the GP if it doesn't get better.

Wow, that's amazing!! Such a short amount of time - you are right to be grinning away.

Today has been an awful day. Part of the problem, I think, is that I had to walk up 4 flights of stairs twice this morning and I was just exhausted after it. Then I went to a meeting all afternoon and there was a table full of yummy food there throughout. I resisted and stuck to my water but...

Oh that's terrible, I really hope it was a mistake too. Hopefully it doesn't affect your resolve.

Yey, congratulations! Good luck and enjoy refeed!

I've got one too - it's the only thing that's keeping me warm - if only I could wear it out!!

I was just having a read of the LT bag that I got from the chemist with all the sachets in and it says on there that you are allowed carbonated water. Sounds like the telephone guidance people don't have the same information - weird.

Oooh, there's a dilemma. I decided today that there will be no more men until the end of LT!

Someone in one of the other posts explained that ketones are excreted from the body through waste, sweat and also from breathing them out so cleansing the stomach won't necessarily help with the bad breath because it's coming from the lungs instead. The listerine strips are pretty easy to order...

Wow, that's amazing. Congratulations you really do look fab. And all in 27 weeks, what an inspiration.

I KNOW! Who would have thought that we'd want to get on those scales. Last week I didn't take the card with my weight on because I was so horrified by it but this week I insisted that it was written down! Good luck for this week - do you reckon it's getting easier?

Well done, especially in 6 days! I had the same result today - definitely the numbers you need to spur you on isn't it?

It truly does get easier. Your first weigh in should spur you on, I had mine today and it's definitely lifted my mood. Keep reading these boards - there are so many helpful, supportive posters.

Thank you all! Today was alot better but I didn't have time to think about it as I was rushed off my feet on a long day at work. Did have to turn over from Masterchef though - that was just too much. Hopefully the weigh in on Wednesday will be enough to spur me on

Hi everyone I started Lipotrim for the first time last Thursday and am determined to see it through! I was hugely shocked to see my weight last week but it's the heaviest i'm going to weigh. I found the first couple of days rough - thinking about food all the time, no energy and even my...