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  1. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Weigh in week 5&6

    Wamser - fantastic result, well done
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    Pleased

    Brilliant - nearly a stone gone in just a week!
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    How can I do this?

    Latebloomer, once you have the first three days under your belt, it's much easier to focus because your new best friend ketosis will help you stay on it (if you don't mind his breath). And nothing is more motivating than seeing those stones tumbling off at warp speed. Best of luck, you've come...
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    lipotrim

    tashbuckle - you're doing well and it's hard to feel you're missing out - but think of how you'll feel when you go out looking fab in your new skinny clothes. (Everyone but tash, look away now - if you really, really really must cheat, do it with something low carb - protein or fat because it...
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    All weepy

    Sandra, you poor soul - what an awful position to be in. Honestly, you did the very best thing you could for poor old Felix - he would have suffered terribly if you hadn't been so brave. And when your neighbours come home, they will be really grateful that you looked after him with kindness...
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    Body fat % - anyone use it?

    good point well made waterworks (and I know things are working because I have moved my belt along four notches heh heh! Must get the tape measure out again soon)
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    Week three and unsure of future

    Well done - and your weight loss is amazing - which is the thing that keeps us going! (If you are tempted by other diets, first of all ask yourself the question if they work for you. I am on LT because nothing else has ever worked and I suspect it is the same for many others on it too). Good...
  8. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    FIRST WEIGH IN

    Brilliant (it feels good doesn't it!) best of luck for week 2!
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    And so it begins

    Congratulations on your half century. Let us know how you get on - best wishes!
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    Shamefull Week....

    Rad1 You can do this because you did it before and you've tried to get back on the wagon which is a very good sign. You're only human. If it helps I'll 'fess up to a mega binge weeks back when I scoffed 6 Exante bars - it may not sound loads, but those babies take some chewing and I had...
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    i have been so bad

    I'm not an expert as I've not reached goal (and well done for doing that!) I refed through going onto Atkins and then across to South Beach Diet. In your position, I would quickly get onto Atkins/South Beach Diet. This will get you back into ketosis in a couple of days and should stop any...
  12. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    SERIOUS hunger pangs today

    I don't think you need to get tested if the weight is coming off. i bought the ketostix so I could check when I moved over to Atkins...
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    Refeed/Atkins

    Hello DBB - I moved from TFR to Atkins without any regain (then I morphed over to South Beach Diet for a few weeks, continued to maintain and then came back to TFR last week - all without any problems0. The only thing I did notice was that the first day or two I couldn't eat much in one go - I...
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    SERIOUS hunger pangs today

    It was hot, I was on the I sunlounger, downwind of the BBQ. Normally, it doesn't bother me, but today I was so famished I would have eaten the dog. I panicked that my ketosis had ended, but my weestick said it was okay. I sat down with the family and ate my shake and felt okay. Then I looked...
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    Oh no, got to re start :-(

    Welcome and good luck. You know you can do it, because you've done it before. And everyone in here will help you along (and you will help others along once you've lost your weight) best wishes
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    proud

    Well done on Operation Crapjack!
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    All weepy

    Hello Diva, I think LT does definitely affect your mood. I very rarely cry (usually only if someone very close to me dies) but today I was really weepy and felt as though everything was getting on top of me - things which were no fun, but which I'd normally just shrug off. I'm doing it in...
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    Body fat % - anyone use it?

    Hello, my scales do fat %. I have gone from 50% fat (a bit like Clover spread or something) to 45% fat (this is after losing 27lbs). I am no mathematician, so don't know if this means I have lost muscle mass as well. I am not sure how very accurate they are because the leaflet with mine said...
  19. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 4 Weigh In Results

    Well done Abbie, and have a lovely holiday (I hope the sun shines for you)
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    ketosis

    This is my second time back on it (I had a six week break where I gradually introduced carbs) - I was back in ketosis within 3 and a half days. Good luck!
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    good news....

    brilliant news Kerry - well done
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    Hey Nat, do you weigh daily?

    well done in breaking through the next stone barrier!
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    Lil thing i've found..

    oh - i like the idea of some pretend milk for my coffee!!!
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    Tasting/smelling ketosis

    My youngest son keeps complaining about my breath and my husband made me breathe on him today when he caught a whiff. He said it smells like 'flu breath'. I can taste a metallic taste - the nearest I can describe it is - as if I've sucked a twopence piece and some nailvarnish remover at the...
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    Wahey :)

    Well done - and good luck on getting to goal (it must be really exciting to be so near). Niamh, eating Matthew Mc would deffo break the diet, but as he's mainly protein, you should still stay in ketosis!)
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    Advice please

    Gemha - well done on staying on the straight and narrow! I bet you feel great now.
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    2nd weigh in

    Kezz, great weight loss so far - it works out at over a pound a day. If you consider that each pound of fat is made up of 3,600 calories, that's no mean feat! Be proud of what you've achieved, and keep going!
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    Blurred eyesight

    the Lipotrim website says women can lose a stone in a month (and if it's you're first month, you'll probably lose a bit more) good luck!
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    Feeling sorry for myself :(

    Niamh, poor you - I admire you so much for keeping going after your lap (I've been there and remember the pain very well). If I were you, I'd get myself a nice warm drink, a couple of painkillers, a warm bath and an early night with a good book. Hope you feel better soon, take care (and don't...
  30. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    End of 1st week

    wow brilliant weight-loss!!! keep up the good work (LT says a stone a month for women and one and a half for men)
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    :(

    Missy, that's really terrible for you and your mum. First of all, check one of these sites to find out if you can get any help - you might be surprised: www.entitledto.com or Benefits adviser service : Directgov - Do it online Then, talk to your course provider and find out if you can get...
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    obsessed with the scales ARGGGG

    I always get weighed every day because (cue lengthy anecdote...) years ago, I had a housefire and we lived in a flat with few belongings (including no scales). After a few weeks, I bought some new scales and stood on them. I had gained a couple of stones, according to the scales. I took...
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    Don't try this at home...

    I'd run out of shakes today, could not face the "soup". So I had the bright idea of mixing my flapjack with hot water. That way it would be like a bowl of weetabix made with hot milk - it would be just like having some proper breakfast. OMG it was like a bowl of fat with lumps in. I had to...
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    woop woop week 11 weight in gone well

    brilliant news - well done in no time at all you'll be at goal - a skinny 9 stone something!
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    rosy cheeks

    Yes!!! My son asked me the other day what was wrong with my face and said it was all weird and red on my cheeks. I felt a bit cross, but when I looked it was. How strange (as I am constantly cold I was prepared to put it down to British BBQ Summer frostbite)
  36. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Struggling to get back on TFR

    that's the spirit! good luck
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    Tired and lazy??

    I'm like a little kid again - when I'm awake, I'm full of beans but at bedtime I'm totally ready for sleep. No energy for bedtime reading (or other activities come to that). I could cheerfully go to bed when the kids go. I feel really cold all the time too. I had the heating on on Monday...
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    Have I made a boob??

    no, you should get away with it as long as you get back on the wagon (it's so sad isn't it, having to worry about daft things - I've stopped using my Lush whipstick lip balm - it's so chocolatey, I worried it would stop my ketosis too!)
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    The best thing about losing weight is....

    I did something shocking today. Something I haven't done in years - since before having children. I tucked my top into my size 18 trousers and went about work and town. My stomach was flat(tish - come on, I'm still hefty!) and my bum was definitely trimmer. It felt brilliant and I've been in...
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    My dilemma....

    goodness me, you have a lot on your plate. I don't know anything about hip replacements, but the lighter you are for your operation, the better. I'd take your consultant/GPs advice though in terms of nutrition - because your body may need more than LT gives you for the healing process. If you...
  41. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    The flap-jacks - Turnaround time

    I don't mind the flapjacks (in a neutral, chewing cardboard sort of a way) because it's nice to chew something. But I honestly think I'll weep if I have to have any more soup. I like to use it so I look as if I'm having a proper meal with the kids (and no-one has pointed and noticed I'm having...
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    It's been a long time!!!

    Oh, that's lovely news, congratulations! And thanks for letting us know how well you've done, it's really inspiring to hear from people who've kept it off. You'll have to let us see the baby pics!
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    no drinking, no friday pint after work, any suggestions? :D

    You're a bloke, so the weight should drop off you and 3 stone will be gone in a couple of months. Be designated driver, keep your money and buy yourself a major treat. (Also you can be super-smug on Saturday mornings when you have no hangover and drag your mates out to do something energetic -...
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    im feeling ruff

    Blowfish, It's entirely up to you - but as someone who started eating bits and then rapidly lost the will to go on, do think twice - especially if you only want to lose another 7lb. I always feel like I need more sleep when I'm on LT, so if you can try to get some extra sleep/rest, that might...
  45. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    1st week ... LOST

    Brilliant - well done - it makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it!
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    Advice please

    Good luck Gem - you can do it, don't let people drive you off the deep end. I went to a wedding recently (just the evening do though) and no-one noticed i wasn't eating or drinking. Get something fab to wear and you'll feel so great and get tons of compliments that will make you feel much better
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    Any new starters?

    Pamper yourself! Early nights, lovely bubble baths, cosy reads, nice walks, movies, nail-painting, face-packs, body lotion. Anything that makes you feel better and puts in a bit of time!
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    What happens to the diet at Christmas?

    Wow - admirable planning ahead. I think if it will ruin your Christmas, then you should refeed before Christmas. I followed Atkins and then South Beach Diet for a couple of months. I have come back to LT now because I want to lose some weight. But I'm only doing it for three weeks, and then...
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    help !!!!!!!

    It will get easier once ketosis kicks in - you'll not feel hungry, you'll stop thinking about food (as much) and you might even feel more energetic. You're very nearly through the toughest part, keep going. (And drink - hot water, cold water, coffee, tea, anything that you can wrap your hands...
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    would this be possible???

    Jaynie, when I stopped TFR, I went straight to Atkins for a couple of weeks and then onto South Beach Diet (which is a more carb heavy version of Atkins). I didn't regain any of the weight I lost on TFR. And now that I've come back onto Lipotrim the weight is coming off very nicely (6lbs since...
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    Warning : Contains Cravings!

    i wasn't craving anything till I read this - I'm leaving this thread quick as there is a big plateful of leftover pizza in the kitchen!
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    The best thing about losing weight is....

    yak - I hope your toenails are nicer than my OH's! I am trying to get my legs back into my knee-length boots -
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    An excellent evening!

    Clothes swapshop - brill idea. I've just sent a load of stuff to the charity shop - it's a great feeling (but a bid sad to let my fave skirt go). I'm working my way through all the clothes I bought that never fit and I'm just going to try to manage until Xmas and then emerge like a skinny...
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    Went out on my motorbike today

    I survived yesterday's barbie on the beach with my flapjack (amazing!) but I felt famished today. I made a bowl of sugar-free jelly and put it in the fridge and felt better. I've no intention of eating it, but it felt nice thinking of it setting in time for 'later'. I hope to be in ketosis...
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    Why is week THREE so god damm hard :cry:

    Tilli - if you hate tap water at home, keep a bottle of fizzy water in the fridge. It might make you feel like you're having something a little bit different (it's the only thing that keeps me sane).
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    Coconut VS Peanut?

    i think someone on here once referred to them as Satan's Cowpats - they're both equally grim, but it's nice to keep the jaws in practice (and they're handy for taking to work without getting weird looks).
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    new updated pictures see the difference lol

    Blimey - what a difference you look fab! (And your legs look amazingly toned)
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    Struggling to get back on TFR

    I took a break for a while and have maintained on south beach diet. I decided that I want to lose some more and am on day 3 of LT. It's toughish, but not too bad as I came from lo-carb eating. If you're struggling to get in the saddle, maybe worth getting yourself into ketosis on something...
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    New Member

    good luck - the early days are the hardest so you're over the hump
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    Exercising, Yes Or No- Have your say!

    On top of my usual 90 mins walking per day, I started doing 30 mins or so of little weights and toning exercises. Today, I spotted my waist for the first time in years (I cheered loudly and scared the dog).
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    males on the female plan

    who said bacon? (exits swiftly stage left)
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    1st weigh in

    Brilliant first week J - well done!
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    males on the female plan

    I think women over a certain height are meant to do four packs - I'm 5'9 so the pharmacist said I could see how I went on three... (I was glad as I didn't want to shell out any more than I had to)
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    im so scared to start again...opinions please!!

    Hello Triv - putting it all back on is my greatest fear (probably everyone's). I lost 24lbs and went into refeed for a number of reasons - but one of them was wanting to make sure I can maintain. I started on Atkins and then morphed into the South Beach Diet which has more flexibility. I have...
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    3rd weigh in!!

    a stone and a half in three weeks is not too shabby (but I know what you mean!)
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    Hey all, some advice required

    Hello Sean, You have lost an astonishing amount of weight very quickly I had some dizzy spells on LT early on (I have low blood-pressure) so I just carried little sachets of salt and drank more water. I needed to stop for a little while (lifestyle rather than health) - I refed via Atkins...
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    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    day 2 in the big brother house - Helen is back on Lipotrim...
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    Week 17 - Final Weigh In!

    Bev, congratulations - you must be so proud of your amazing achievement. Very best of luck in your new mini bod and thanks for all your support on the forum
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    Hello sort of newbie

    Hello all, I've been doing TFR since June and did really well on it in the first three weeks. But then things went wobbly and ultimately ended with me bingeing badly, then reverting the next day to normal eating. I had gained about 3lbs so decided to do Atkins and started on Thursday. Those...
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    New to Atkins Saying Hi

    Cathy - I am coming to your house for dinner (rhubarb meringues - amazing idea)
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    Newbie

    Hello Jess, good luck. I started on Thursday so we can be newbs together.
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    Im baaaack! With Ooopsie roll recipe (lifesaver!)

    Hello Kirsty, I think I must rush out and buy some Splenda and CoT - these look amazing. I've just started and have decided to try a new recipe each week to broaden my Atkins repertoire (this week: omelettes!)
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    Has anyone seen the atkins documentary on 4oD?

    Missy, I was going to watch it, but think I'll give it a miss now!
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    I didn't just fall off the wagon..

    Thanks everyone. Oh dear, well I may as well come clean. I just didn't get back on the wagon and went back to normal food. I gained about three lbs overall, but I went shopping on Thursday and bought lots of Atkins food and by today I have lost the 3lbs (water/glycogen I expect) and am back...
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    I didn't just fall off the wagon..

    Hello ladies and thanks for the pressie Lisa, but so far unnecessary (says old steel guts!). But omg what a night - my stomach didn't stop aching until after I went for a two-hour hike this morning. Do you know what the worst thing was - I couldn't sleep, so I was up until 4am (should have...
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    Hi going to start Exante next week

    Hello Captain Collins and Ella - and welcome - I have shake for brekkie, bar for lunch and soup for dinner - that's the only meal when we all sit down and so far the kids haven't noticed that I'm just having soup, so it works well. Good luck with it!
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    Week 3 Weigh In

    Well done Ladyshopper - that's a fantastic result!
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    I didn't just fall off the wagon..

    rofl - brilliant image of you in the crisp cupboard with your legs waggling. I think I will have to tell him because he will help me back onto the straight and narrow (he has given up the ciggies, so I would do the same for him!) Thanks Blondie, you've really helped! Let me know if I can...
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    I didn't just fall off the wagon..

    thanks Blondie - it's good to know I'm not alone in these things! I'm trying to focus on how well I've done so far. (I'm debating whether to 'fess up to hubbie - he and my 10 year old have just been on a 15 mile bike ride, so he's sure to be super-smug. I might just sit quietly drinking some...
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    I didn't just fall off the wagon..

    I did a magnificent swan dive with a triple back flip. I don't know what went wrong. I was happy, unstressed, chilled, everything was great with the world. I'd just had a great new haircut, been for a long walk, made chocolate crispies with the kids earlier. My period is due tomorrow...
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    Defecting from Lipotrim....

    Hello again JR! I am a fellow defector and the 'food' is definitely nicer over here. You can see from my stats below that things slowed down a little for me on Exante - but I had lost a spectacular amount during my first two weeks. I hit a plateau and decided to do Atkins for a week instead of...
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    Week 5 Weigh In - Nothing to report

    best of luck on holidays ladies - and if all else fails, I heartily recommend Atkins as a way of eating well without gaining anything!
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    Week 5 Weigh In - Nothing to report

    Morning all, I'm a happy teddy bear this week. Instead of AAM, I did Atkins and my weight has stayed exactly the same. Which is a result - I now know I can eat and not gain weight - ta-da! Anyway, back on the wagon today. I just realised I am exactly one stone away from moving down into...
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    AAM Week

    oh, i like the sound of instant merriness!
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    Cor!

    just a bit! The thing is - I said to one of my kids 'Cor that policeman was hot.' The next night, I was telling him off for being naughty and he grassed me up to my husband (who took it well).
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    re-start

    Good luck Calli - it's good you're back, and enjoy that Prom!!
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    First Journey on a VLCD - Determined to Win!

    hello PrettyPaula, Good luck on Exante - the weight will drop off you and you will look fantastic!
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    AAM Week

    hello Kaka, Gosh, your AAM week has come round quickly. I went the whole hog (quite literally) and did the new Atkins instead of AAM last week. Unless a miracle occurs overnight, my weight has stood still this week, but I'm pretty happy with that because I have had a week of eating pretty...
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    Week 2 Weigh-In (OMG I am so thin!!!)

    Cathy - the Exante flapjacks are lush!!! (this is good if you can just eat one; this is bad if you can't!)
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    Arachnophobia

    Jim, what a whopper! If that spider was in my house, eldest son would have fled to his room and youngest son would have picked it up, named it and adopted it as new pet. (I'm sending her some of the many dead flies from my conservatory floor).
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    Great low carb buys and bargains!

    ooh, i like the sound of some of this (it's amazing to be able to have cream without weeping over the calories!(
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    WEEK 3 AND 2LB OFF!!

    well done - that's great news!
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    Swapping from Lipotrrim to Atkins...

    Good luck all switchers. I'm going back to Exante at the weekend as I have loads to use up. And then I'll consider what to do. Atkins has been great and really easy to stick to. But if I ever do it long-term, I need to get some recipes as I've been eating some very odd combinations (more than...
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    Back on Exante :)

    hello dreamer - welcome and best wishes
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    1st Week weigh in

    Buffki - that's a fabulous loss - you have lost 25% of the weight you need to lose which is pretty impressive in 7 days...
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    THE DRESS !!!

    Brilliant northenlass - there's no greater feeling than chucking out clothes that don't fit cos they're too big!
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    Hello

    Mushy is my fave too (the jury is still out on Tomato and Basil though). We need a multi-coloured soupswapshop...
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    Cor!

    In the wee small hours of Sunday morning, two very kind (but drunk and underage) ladies smashed my car windscreen. I got it fixed today, and finally the police sent someone round just now. Now, I am not usually someone who lusts after men in uniform, but he's left me feeling a bit faint (and I...
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    Week 4 Weigh-in: Aaaarrrrggghhh

    Crunchy Frog (great name btw) and Mike - thanks both useful tips for keeping things in proportion on the devil scales. I'm starting to get a bit bored of eating (I know, I know) and all the clart of extra cooking - so back to Exante on Friday!
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    Me again with my weird questions

    ah, finally I can get it off my chest (as it were!). I've never, ever had bowel problems until Exante. I was going about every 3-4 days (despite drinking gallons) and I have to say (look away now men) it was easier pushing my second son out!
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    not in a good place

    Calli, I don't know you (apart from on here) and you seem like a great lady to me - always helping others and cheerleading us on and you have achieved so much in your weight-loss and in your life. This other person sounds like she has some deep seated issues and is clearly insecure about...
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    Week 1 WI result...

    Elvira - I am so pleased for you - and it was totally worth waiting for, wasn't it! Go you and good luck for WI number 2.
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    Excited. :D

    Hey Miss Bean - a fellow 'fugee from Exante! I'm going to do Atkins instead of add a meal week because I felt so lousy earlier in the week (and lost zero weight to boot!) I started yesterday and I feel tons better, but I am worried about undoing all the good work - so I'll be interested to see...
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    Swapping from Lipotrrim to Atkins...

    Hello Lisa, Not sure I know the answers, but I'd be interested in hearing them too. I've lost 24lbs (2 weeks on LT and 2 weeks on Exante). On the fourth week, I lost nothing at all despite being 100% and felt absolutely lousy (had to go for a lie down at work which was not good). After the...
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    what happened....

    good on you all, I think the witty banter between you is v. amusing (and I do like Mike's signature line!)
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    I'm having a ridiculous day!

    LOL Lisa, that sounds hilarious (for us, not you) but any day when your jeans don't fit because they're too big has got to be a brilliant day.
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    Advice from Exante peeps

    i was doing lipotrim (evil and vile chicken soup) Exante is comparatively delish. And the bars are heavenly imho
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    My New Ending

    ah food porn - yes definitely 'Come Dine With Me and Celebrity Masterchef - where else can you drool at food and watch a Dragon being taken down a well-deserved peg or three!
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    Lost: 1 chin and 2 cup sizes...........

    Oh what a laugh, spaniels ears and moobies. Actually my husband has only commented on my weight-loss once. He said, "You can tell you've lost weight, your boobs have shrank." (I'm paraphrasing slightly - he didn't say boobs).
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    Weigh in

    Mandy, that's brilliant, well done (especially when you've been poorly) and isn't Mark a meanie!
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    1st day done but...

    oh, Wendy, this is awful, but you're right, your Dad is in the best possible place. I hope he gets well soon, and you take care of yourself.
  112. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Good news day

    I went out for a drink with my best friend (a drink of water!) and she was amazed at how much weight I'd lost and said I looked like Suzi Quatro! I'm not sure I get the connection, but Suzi Q is v. skinny... so that's got to be good, right?
  113. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 Weigh In

    Well done Ladyshopper - you've nearly lost a whole stone in two weeks!!! And resisting cake on your birthday, well, that's just amazing. So, belated Happy Birthday, and here's some cake you can have! :birthday:
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    what a fright

    Mandy, that's really awful - I'd have been terrified. It's good that your little lad didn't wake up and that the police came straight away though.
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    Week 4 Weigh-in: Aaaarrrrggghhh

    thanks ladies for your support, I know I've had a great loss and I'm trying to be sensible about it. I think if I hadn't felt so exhausted, I'd have minded less. Anyway, I'm going to have a week of sensible very lo-carb meals and then get back to it. I feel 100% better already after 24 hours...
  116. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    THE DRESS !!!

    That's ace Rose, I bet you felt (and looked) fabulous!
  117. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 4 Weigh-in: Aaaarrrrggghhh

    I'm trying to keep things in proportion here, but honestly the scales have not budged all week. I think someone (Mike was it you?) said his metabolims crashed through the floor. So maybe it's that. I have also felt really tired. I'm worried about adding a meal, but as I'm so weary, I've...
  118. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 Weigh-In (OMG I am so thin!!!)

    Hello Cathy, I've just finished two weeks on Exante. My findings so far: Pros It tastes nicer, it mixes better, it's cheaper, you don't have to go to the pharmacy to get weighed. Cons If I'm completely honest, I would say I felt I had more cravings. This might be because boredom sets in...
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    Just started Exante and I am excited!!

    fingers crossed for you Ladyshopper
  120. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Technical Question About Thread Subscriptions

    sorry, I'm a frayed knot on this one...
  121. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Love Handles

    Mark, brilliant inch-loss. to lose love handles, you need oblique ab exercises - there's a great one which you do lying down. I won't attempt to describe it, but here's a link to a very nice lady showing how to do it. Let us know how you get along! YouTube - How to Do Abdominal Exercises ...
  122. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    6 Weeks done and dusted

    Mark, an amazing achievement, you're well past the halfway mark and the end of journey one is in sight (I feel excited for you!)
  123. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Just started Exante and I am excited!!

    Good luck Amyrue - if you're determined, you'll do it and this is definitely the right place to come for help and advice!
  124. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Rumbly Tumbly

    Hello Kaka, Are you having a bar a day? For some people, the bars can be enough to take them out of ketosis as they are quite high in carbs. If you're very sensitive to carbs, maybe try soups/shakes for a week and see if that's better? If that doesn't work, might be worth considering LT -...
  125. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First weigh in

    Kaka and Here's Hoping - very well done on your first week's losses - both very impressive. It's amazing how quickly the weight drops off isn't it!
  126. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Dehydration

    Lisa, I've got exactly the same trouble - no matter how much I drink during the day, I'm thirsty all night. I have to take a bottle to bed and swig away all night (the only other time I do this is if I'm pregnant or sloshed). I don't know if the two are connected, but every night since...
  127. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Toning, anyone?

    Yam, that's an impressive workout (and I looked at your pix before and WOW!! what a difference)
  128. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    who needs laxatives

    Good luck Calli (and hope your rumbles settle before you go in)
  129. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weight In.

    Miss Bean - that's fabulous - almost a stone in a week. It makes it all so very worth it, doesn't it! Keep up the good work
  130. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    i failed myself !

    Rose, I'm glad you're back in the saddle - you've done so well and you're a third of the way to goal!!!
  131. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Hot chocolate?

    I've not tried the shakes hot yet, but I did freeze one this week to take to work without spillage. It took me about an hour to eat and while Ben and Jerry have nothing to worry about, it didn't taste half bad...
  132. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    hungry and fed up lol

    Jubles - what a brilliant weight-loss and you're a healthy BMI now - it definitely sounds like your body is telling you to eat something!
  133. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 3 Weigh In - Oh how I love TFR!

    Hello everyone, hope you're all well. Sorry I've not been in much this week - I've had a mad week at work (just as well I'm on Exante as no time to eat!) 4lbs of ugly fat gone forever which makes me very happy, and I'm about a third of the way to goal. A miracle!
  134. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First weigh in

    good on you Kaka - that's a fab loss - and the dress is a great idea - you'll have to put a piccy here so we can all see it too! good luck
  135. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Doing it!!!

    they are perfect pins - all that walking has paid off! And Bren, I was just looking at your pics, you look very trim indeed - very inspiring for us newbies to see
  136. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    arrgh...sorting it out!

    good luck Emz, you can do it and you've come to the right place for support and motivation in getting there
  137. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Soups

    I really like the soups (all of the Exante food in fact) but then I just did two weeks solid of evil Lipotrim (really, try their chicken soup and then everything else is like manna from heaven in comparison)
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    exante lifeline support

    well done everyone for resisting temptation - and Mike good on you for resisting the evil lure of the kebab shop (I'm sure there are at least two months worth of calories in each delicious (oops, I mean diabolical) doner...
  139. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    add a meal

    Calli - good luck with your add-a-meal (I feel a bit envious!)
  140. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Out of lurk mode

    Brilliant loss itsuptome - keep going and you'll be slim in no time at all! And welcome to the forum - the more the merrier
  141. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Newbie (sort of)

    Oh this thread has made me laugh! Dee, congratulations on your epic loss, that is truly inspiring. And Mark's embarrassing case of mistaken gender! And the thought of Dee doing funny walks to make her jeans swoosh - brilliant!
  142. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Resisting Temptation

    Well done everyone on resisting temptation (but all that talk of f*** and ch*** has made me drool! I started being tempted yesterday, so I locked myself in my bedroom and played dressy ups for an hour. I found so many clothes that are too big already and put them in a bag for the charity shop...
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    Happy

    Well done Lisa, you're doing brilliantly
  144. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Elivira's on a mission to eliminate 100lbs!

    Welcome aboard Elvira - you've got time to get yourself into the right frame of mind and you'll soon be slinking about!
  145. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Coke Zero on Offer

    Yes, citric acid will take you out of ketosis - so even if you lose weight, you might find it harder to stick to... I suppose the best think it is to drink it and keep an eye on your ketosis / hunger levels
  146. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Exante and excersize

    Hi there, I walk a lot (but I always have) and since starting TFR, I've begun doing 30-45 mins of weights and toning (sit-ups and stuff$) to stave off bingo wings etc. The important thing to remember is that we're not living on 400 / 600 calories a day, we're living on whatever our body needs -...
  147. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Day eleven..

    Good luck Sahina, I think if you're anything like me (and many others who have opted for TFR) then other diets just don't work. I am so grateful to have found something that a) works and b) I can stick to. (This from someone who has tried every diet under the sun, along with numerous drugs...
  148. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Has anyone switched over ??

    Hello Miss Bean, I've just switched from LT to Exante this week (and I'm enjoying it so much more, I have to say). Because I'm a total anorak on the quiet, I worked out a potential weight loss chart for LT and for Exante. (This is based on the number of calories I need to maintain my...
  149. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    so bloody damn hard

    Calli, I'm a newb, so i can't speak from experience, but you're already well past the halfway mark which is a brilliant achievement, and the end is nearly in sight... whatever you choose, good luck!
  150. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    It's Official

    Congratulations - this definitely makes you a King among men. TFR is easy until the day that it's not and you did really well to get yourself through it. (And three stones in a month!!! Wow - that really makes the tough days worthwhile doesn't it. Kaka - I have a family of tall skinny...
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    users names

    rose1987-rose calligas shirley babystar-mandy Short and Dumpy - Sarah Yambabe - Jo Isis1981 - Sophie Markanderl - Mark mojo brad- mojo to her friend thentherewasme-nyree catchingflies-von carly-carly sparkle-karen kelll-kelly size10dreamer-clare mike10-mike saffrons-leigh imgonnabeskinnybyxmas...
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    Leisure Time

    I love walking and go for miles with my two dogs through the woods and along the river and back. Reading and writing (preferably while sunbathing in the garden) Recently, weightlifting (to stave off the threat of bingo wings) Studying for English degree with OU Hanging out with my kids (when...
  153. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Been so tired!

    Zareena, I had a few days of lightheadedness on my first week of LT but when it passed i felt better. I have noticed though that I can't stay up late any more (when I'm tired, then I just have to go to sleep) and I like a little lie-in on a weekend if the kids sleep... Be kind to yourself...
  154. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Body Fat Measuring Scales

    wow Gina, your scales sound amazing (if only they could do the ironing too!) I didn't know you could get such detailed ones. Mine just measure fat and I was 51% when I started and now I'm 47% and it is good to see that it's fat going and not muscle (or brain!)
  155. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    July Challenge

    Hello Dietkitty, some of July has gone, so put me down for 12lbs for the remaining three weeks. Ta
  156. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Im thankful for...

    Here's mine: for finally finding a diet I can stick to (thanks Liptotrim) for finding Exante which has spared me the LT Chicken Soup horrors for losing 20lbs in two weeks (I've been trying to lose that for about 8 years now!) good luck everyone
  157. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 weigh in - hysterical joy!

    Thanks all and good luck with your weigh-ins too (the most exciting day of the week!!)
  158. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    How long to Ketosis??

    Just keep going - it will really really happen and then can joyfully join the bad breath gang too!
  159. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    2nd weigh in, well chuffed

    Nat 8cm is a magnicent 3 and a bit inches! well done you!
  160. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Hello new to Exante

    ah brilliant, thanks for the welcome everyone. I don't know if it's because I've had two weeks on LT (which is very effective, but totally vile) the Exante foods taste like gourmet treats. I've had to hide the bars from the kids because they're so tasty! Good luck fellow newbies!
  161. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 Weigh-In (OMG I am so thin!!!)

    Thanks everyone, I'll still be around here. Exante seems fine - I'm still in ketosis and feel fine - everything mixes easier and tastes nicer. But the real acid test is whether I lose weight - so I'll let you know.
  162. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Hello new to Exante

    Hello everyone, I've been doing LT for two weeks (and my does it work!). But it's a bit too pricey for me (and omg that chicken soup :eek:) So I'm starting Exante TS today... I'm going to open my bumper box now..
  163. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 Weigh-In (OMG I am so thin!!!)

    well, not quite. But I did lose another 9lbs which made me feel quite emotional and most importantly it put me into the 15 stone bracket (just!) so I am raring to go on week 3. (because of finances, I am moving over to Exant TFR, but hope to still come in here and chat to all you lovely people)
  164. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    New member 1st weigh in

    Sarah congratulations on your first week - it'll drop off you in no time, and the forum is great for support. Best of luck
  165. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    2nd weigh in, well chuffed

    Brilliant loss Natalie - keep on going!
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    Week 4 weigh in already!

    Fiona, that is absolutely fabulous!!! Well done - two stones in a month (some people would sell their granny for a weightloss like that). Don't give up now, imagine what you'll be like in another month...
  167. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    1st weigh in

    Sally, that's a great start well done - and good luck for next week too!
  168. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 4 weigh in

    Well done Issy's Mum - you're doing brilliantly!
  169. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 weigh in - hysterical joy!

    OMG - another astonishing weight loss. i hadn't even got used to being 16 stone something when I'm suddenly 15 stone something. (I could honestly cry I'm so happy). Because of credit crunching, I am changing from LT TFR to Exante TFR today. I'm still going to be a 100 percenter - do you...
  170. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Better weigh in than expected

    Well done Donna, that's a great result, especially after a tricky period. Keep going!
  171. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week six weigh in

    Magnificent work Linda - keep it up and you'll be thin in no time at all!
  172. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    How long to Ketosis??

    Hello RM, It was towards the end of my fourth day, like Tink says, I got a vile metallic taste and death breath. Keep going and it will happen, and it's so much easier when you get it (apart from the death breath obviously which is a different story!) Good luck
  173. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    2nd Weigh in joy!

    Kathryn - amaaayzing results. Well done shrinky dink!
  174. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    1st weigh in...

    JR - it's great that you're feeling more confident - i bet your new haircut looks great. keep going you can do it!!!
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    How many of you guy's exercise?

    I don't think you'd have to do double (and you'll have so much energy when you're skinny, you'll have trouble staying still). if you do nothing else, think about doing some weight-training - a) to tone up and b) to increase your muscle percentage (muscle burns more calories than fat, so this is...
  176. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    How many of you guy's exercise?

    Hello, I walk (fast and uphill so I pant and sweat) about 90 minutes a day and swim once a week. that was my usual routine (you'd think I'd be thin already wouldn't you!) Since starting LT, I've started doing weights and toning (sit ups and so on) for about 30 minutes each night while...
  177. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Hello!!

    RMC72 -' wow, your honesty is amazing. It's really hard to watch your friends losing while you're struggling. (Years ago, I joined Weightwatchers with a friend and she lost 10 stones in about six month and I'd lost about a stone and a half because I just couldn't stick to it). I think finding...
  178. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    WOW and THANK YOU

    Brilliant Claire, that's amazing, keep it up and see what happens in the second half of the week! (And lovely flowers btw)
  179. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    July Challange

    Hellooo, can I play please? I'll be over-ambitious and go for 18lbs (I'm still in early days, so fingers crossed!)
  180. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    No 5 weigh in

    Good luck Skinnyone - you'll make it if you keep going!
  181. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Kids...

    I think with me it was a question of portion control (thinking I can eat the same as two tall and skinny boys and a tall and skinny husband who are all very active and impossible to fill some days!) You'll soon be keeping up with your little boy - you'll have tons more energy soon!
  182. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    1st weigh-in...

    Well done Suzy, that's a great loss!
  183. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 11 WI

    Niamh, that's brilliant news - well done you!
  184. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Hi

    SW welcome - you're right to be excited, it's amazing how quickly you lose weight and that is really motivating. Once ketosis kicks in, it's really really easy. I never ever thought I would be able to stop obsessing about food, but I have in less than two weeks. (And weirdly, i really enjoy...
  185. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 8 and.....

    Nix, as problems go, that's going to be quite a nice one! Good luck in your new job
  186. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 9 Weigh In

    Bev, well done (and you are way past the halfway mark) - and the end is in sight now! Good luck, helen
  187. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Hi all....

    Good luck Nat, the cravings do fade fairly quickly to the point where you'll hardly think about eating anymore. Aiming for good health is a great motivator - and you'll be amazed at how easy this is when you get into your stride. (I noticed today that I'm walking much faster, so you'll see...
  188. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Spinning on Lipotrim.....

    is it worth checking with the doc or pharmacist? the video on LT site points out that we're not 'on' less calories, they're just coming from a different place...
  189. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 2 weigh in.....totally fed up

    Aaah, don't give up, it might just be a blip, fluid retention, TOTM (mine has arrived a week early, so obviously our systems are all over the shop). Are you measuring yourself, because you might be losing inches. Keep going, it will definitely work. Good luck
  190. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 4 weigh in

    Mark - 2 stones in a month!!! That's amazing, well done on such a brilliant loss.
  191. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Week 8 and.....

    Brilliant loss ohtobeslinky - and the joy of getting into a Primark 18 - you can have a fantasticaly fashionable summer now. I'm debating whether to save all my spendies until I get into healthy weight and then emerge butterfly-like from all my (by then) baggy clothes!
  192. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh In - Weigh to go!!!

    thanks everyone, week 2 is so much easier (I'm not counting the minutes until I can eat my 'delicious' flapjack)
  193. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    new bee

    Welcome Anna, Dee, Claire and Issy's Mummy - I'm onto my second week (which is much, much easier than the first one). Once you have your first weigh-in, you'll be so over the moon, it's very easy to keep going. I don't even think about food anymore (even when I'm cooking for the family).
  194. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh In - Weigh to go!!!

    Lipotrim Weekly Weigh In - MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum Mum23kids - ignore my garbled instructions, here is the link to the sticky which will give you better guidance (I knew I'd seen it somewhere!)
  195. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Macdonalds

    Well done you - you can feel extra virtuous in the face of so much temptation!
  196. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh In - Weigh to go!!!

    Thanks Jo - it'll be my best ever pressie! Mum23kids (please tell me that's your age?) Good luck and keep going, the nasty early symptoms will pass in a little while (mine did). I think the ticker instructions are in the FAQs somewhere, but if you can't find them (and I can't as I just...
  197. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    2nd weigh in

    wow - spectacular work - very well done!
  198. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    1st weigh in...

    Jemima - I've just come out the other side of feeling dreadful and I feel great, so it does pass. And it's much harder when you've been in a nasty work environment. But just keep thinking about how much you've lost and fabulous you're going to look very very soon. Good luck and keep going!
  199. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh In =]

    congratulations Ms Sunflower - you'll be wearing those slinky dink clothes in no time at al
  200. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    8th weigh in

    Bex and Min - that's phenomenal weightloss in such a short space of time. It's very inspiring to us newbies. Keep on truckin' Helen
  201. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Second weigh in, almost a stone lost :)

    Well done Tink that's great news - enjoy the flicks!
  202. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Seasoning

    omg - is redbush tea not allowed, I just bought some today and drank a cup... it will be my last cup. anyone know if white tea is allowed (it says leaves and bud on the box - I'm guessing that's flowers and have left it alone)
  203. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    No 5 weigh in

    skinnyone0 - don't despair - that's about a stone and a half in a month which is pretty fantastic when you think about it. You've only got to do it all another two and a half times and you'll be skinny. Keep your eye on the goal. Good luck, Helen
  204. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Behaving but feel weak!

    I think you're right - I was a bit gung ho in the first few days, but I feel fine now and full of vim
  205. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Lightheadedness...

    Tootiefrootie - your poor head, that's awful! I hope you recovered okay. Thanks everyone, I'm already at the 4l limit on water, so daren't drink anymore! But from noon yesterday I felt great and I've been great all day, so hopefully that's all over and I can just get on with it now. This is...
  206. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Go Me!

    Brilliant Kathryn - well done!! It makes it all worthwhile when you see you fantastic results so quickly.
  207. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh In - Yeeeeharrrr

    11lbs off in my first week!!! I can't believe it. The pharmacist asked if I'd been 100% good and I don't think she really believed me until I got on the scales.
  208. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh In - Weigh to go!!!

    First weigh in - 11lb of nasty fat gone, gone gone! And my dizzy spells are gone too. I fee brilliant now.
  209. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    first weigh in!!!!!

    Sassypantz - that's brilliant, well done on keeping the faith and good luck for next week!
  210. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh in........Drum role please......

    That's it - I'm moving to Wales!
  211. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    1st weigh in...

    well done jemima robin - that's a brilliant loss - keep going and you'll be slim in no time
  212. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Lightheadedness...

    I thought it was going too easily! Yesterday, I felt a bit faint on the way to work and had to sit down. And today I had loads of dizzy spells - I hate feeling woozy. (I don't have very high blood pressure at the best of times, so I guess this is just as a result of all the fluid loss in the...
  213. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Any tips for preventing saggy bits?

    Thanks for the tips and encouragement Bev. My weigh day is Friday (I can't wait!) good luck too - you look like you're going great guns
  214. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Starting Lipotrim - Medical Form

    On the video on the lipotrim website the man says that doing LT can reverse type II diabetes...my mother has been recently diagnosed with type II so i am determined not to end up there too
  215. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Go Me!

    Kathryn, well done iron will woman that's very impressive (and yes, yuk to accommodation)
  216. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    First Weigh in........Drum role please......

    Jo, that is absolutely brilliant - you've just missed a whole stone out! Congratulations
  217. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Behaving but feel weak!

    Jacqueline, I'm only in week 1 and no expert, but maybe ease off a little until your energy levels balance out. (I've been super-energetic since I began, but today I felt woozy and completely exhausted all day, so lots of water and an early night I reckon). Best wishes - Helen
  218. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    PUT YOUR WEIGH-IN DAY HERE

    Friday for me (I can't wait for my first one!) Helen
  219. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Any tips for preventing saggy bits?

    Hello, I walk about 90 - 120 mins a day which is good for the cardio stuff, but now I'm convinced I'm really going to lose weight, I'm worrying about wobbly bits (I'm thinking bingo wings here). Has anyone got any tips? I've started doing a bit of free weights on a night, but it's a bit...
  220. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    What will you do when you reach your goal?

    Clothes for me, really, really nice ones and high heels - I get completely knackered if I have to walk any distance in heels. And knee-length boots that aren't from Evans!
  221. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Starting Lipotrim - Medical Form

    Hello Wilhelmina, I started last Friday with the Co-OP and I had to go through a medical form and sign something. But no BP tests or anything. Might be worth popping back in and asking (and if BP is a concern, I'd go and check it with your GP nurse to be sure) Best of luck
  222. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    Hayleyjane, I think you can use Listerine or Oraldene (also the LT website tells you about Nu Phar breath strips that you can get from the chemist - I'm going to get some as gargling in meetings might draw looks!)
  223. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Day 2 - going okay so far!

    I got ketosis this evening - a really weird taste in my mouth and my youngest son kept asking what the weird smell on my breath was (yay!) I'm amazed at how easy it's been and I had a great day at work today because... I didn't have a hangover (smug or what!)
  224. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Another fat Newbie!

    I like the flapjacks (bit of a misnomer there) It's quite nice to chew something and they're easy to take to work for lunch. I break mine into tiny chunks and chew it really, really slowly and it lasts for ages (not good if you hate them)
  225. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    day 3 helppppppp

    Hello Sassypantz (great name btw) don't beat yourself up - just jump straight back on the wagon - don't eat the house. If kids leftovers are a problem for you, just buy some cheapie washing up liquid or salt and smother the leftovers so they're not tempting. It'll get so much easier when...
  226. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    A New Beginning

    Cally - welcome to LT and best of luck - walking is definitely good and if you haven't already got one, get a pedometer which really helps to spur you on. I'm doing tons of extra exercise because now I know for sure that it will increase my calorie gap even more - which means faster weight...
  227. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Day 2 - going okay so far!

    Good luck at sticking with it - I'm finding it really easy (my husband who has witnessed a decade's worth of doomed diets is frankly astonished!) and once ketosis kicks in (hopefully tomorrow) it should be plain sailing. I find it really motivating that on the LT website it says that women...
  228. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Honk If You Were 100% Today!

    Honk honk honk - first three days 100%. i feel great - tons of energy, and as it was so hot I invented a water cup lolly (giant ice-cube on a stick) which my youngest son greeded off me! good luck for the week ahead everyone
  229. i'mgonnabeskinnybyXmas

    Day 2 - going okay so far!

    Hello, my name's Helen, I joined the programme yesterday. I thought that if the first three days are the hardest and that if weekends are the hardest, then if I make it Monday I should be okay.
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