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Well done gettingskinnymini! 5lbs of for me (week 3 though)

Clairecat 15lbs (3.1lbs lost) 11.9lbs to go Clinquant 14lbs (3.5lbs lost) 10.5lbs to go Kayroo 12lbs (3lbs lost) 9lbs to go Mhara 14lbs (7lbs lost) 7lbs to go SeeLuLu 12lbs (0lbs lost) 12lbs to go Skinny-mummy 18lbs (0lbs lost) 18lbs to go Slinkyson 15lbs (5lbalost) 10lbsto go Trueblueangel-...

Thanks Tracy, I knew I had heard something, but then had a senior moment and couldn't remember what it was.

Making it up as I go along as usual then.... :D

Hi babybaby. You will go into ketosis if you follow the guidelines for either Simplicity or Lifestyle plans. You're limited to only one bar per day and I think maybe also to just one spaghetti per day, but hopefully someone else can come along & confirm that for you.

I drink tonnes, but I always did anyway. So I'm on about 3l of water plus drinks. I don't usually drink fizzies though, so it's probably about 4 cups of coffee plus what goes in my shakes.

3lb off for me, I weigh on Mondays, but I was 252 last Thursday, so it's worked out well. Clairecat 15lbs (0lbs lost) 15lbs to go Clinquant 14lbs (3.5lbs lost) 10.5lbs to go Kayroo 12lbs (0lbs lost) 12lbs to go Mhara 14lbs (3lbs lost) 11lbs to go SeeLuLu 12lbs (0lbs lost) 12lbs to go...

Hiya, well done ladies! 3lb for me as well this week (week 2), so a total of 15lbs.

Fantastic results, well done you!

Fab I'll have a go. Clairecat 15lbs (0lbs lost) 15lbs to go Clinquant 14lbs (0lbs lost) 14lbs to go Kayroo 12lbs (0lbs lost) 12lbs to go Mhara 14lbs (0lbs lost) 14lbs to go

DD15 tonight "Mum, if I make a lentil curry and use your spray oil, can you have some?" :sigh: I couldn't bring myself to say no, she'd have been so disappointed. I had no rice or chapati & I worked it out on MFP and I'm a bit over on my carbs target, but well under on my calories for the day...

12lbs off, but it is my first week. Well done everyone else. Zoe, I'm going to make a big effort to only weigh weekly, otherwise I just stress over the little moves every day and don't recognise properly that a 2lb loss over the week is cool. Easy to say today after I've just weighed-in of...

Hiya, can I join in? Well done on all your losses so far everyone! I started last Monday on 262 lb and I have absolutely no willpower to keep away from the scales every day.

I don't really enjoy any of the savoury items, but I can tolerate the shepherds pie with worcester sauce, makes a big difference.

LauraZee..................12lb (5.25lb lost, 6.75lb to go) Katiebaby................ 14lb (7.8lb lost, 6.2lb to go) Catdog................... 14lb (7.8lb lost, 6.2lb to go) Weasey.....................8lb (3lb lost, 5lb to go) Mhara......................12lb (6lb lost, 6lb to go)...

Another 3lbs!

I believe that some people go low carb for the two weeeks, whilst others just up their calories using extra milk. I'll probably go low carb, it will be a nice break, but I don't want to have to get back in ketosis again and be hungry for 5 days! I'll probably only do the break for a week though...

It is well deserved! What a great achievement,you'll be at goal in no time!

Strange how much variation there is between different people, same height/weight. Some people of 5'6 look really slim and toned at 140lbs, whilst some look a little more rounded. This is why we need to apply a bit of common sense to the whole healthy body weight recommendations, dependent on our...

Best of luck Flumpet, wishing you every success. It really is incredibly hard to do a vlcd & give up smoking - I'm back on the ciggies, one of them had to give! xx

Unfortunately, I don't eat meat or fish, so it's a bit of a nuisance. I was asking Weasy on mfp about her changing back from being a veggie and I can see it would be a lot easier to eat less carbs/more healthily if I did, but I don't think I can. That's why sns is great - all veggie!

Me too, I'm sitting on the sofa now with two tops on and a cardigan, woolly socks and a blanket over me! Oh, and the heating's on. :D

I have a work trip to UK next week which I'm a bit concerned about. I don't normally eat breakfast and lunch will be okay, I'll just take my shaker and have that as normal in the office. But there's plans for dinner both nights and as I'm veggie I think I may find it difficult to eat low-carb in...

3lb off, fab after my terrible Easter! Well done on your losses so far everyone xx Catdog.................. 14lb (3.4lb lost, 10.6lb to go) Weasey...................8lb (3lb lost, 5lb to go) LauraZee..................12lb (3.75lb lost, 8.25lb to go) Katiebaby............... 12lb (4.8lb lost...

3 pounds down, phew, pleased with that after the Easter egg debacle...

I agree that it's yummy...I had it as a mousse last night too, was fab.

Welcome & good luck!

Thanks NG. Yep, am going for it, no more messing about, no more excuses for me! xx

Dill's a herb that's included to flavour the pickling of a lot of gherkins. Krakus use a lot of dill I think and their's are the yummiest gherkins, deffo!

Be careful of pickling vinegar with sugar in, I'd say.

Yes, you can mix and match or have the same four items every day if you choose. The only restriction in pack types is to only have a maximum of one bar per day.

Welcome & good luck!

Another 3lb week, well done! x

Down 5lb for week 21 is ace! Well done Kel. Fingers crossed you get to 5 stone this week. x

Mhara......................12lb (0lb lost, 12 to go) Moomoo13................12lb (2lb lost, 10lb to go) LauraZee..................12lb (0lb lost, 12lb to go) Cammie girl............. 18lb (0lb lost, 18 to go) Laurie.....................16lb (0lb lost, 16 to go ) Katiebaby............... 10lb...

5lb off for me this week, please can you update catdog? :D Thanks!

Down 5lbs, but I've changes my weigh-in day to Saturday, so it's a week and a half really. Still very happy with the loss though.

Nooo. It's the food of the debbil!!

I'm with you on all of the above! Another one I've realised I do is plan my route around the crowded canteen at lunchtime. My colleagues always take the shortest route out; I have to check that there's enough space between chairs so I'm not constantly squeezing by, full of "excuse me".

Quorn does have a few carbs in, but maybe they're excluding it because there are so many higher carb/breaded etc quorn products out there? I've had the plain quorn fillets a couple of times on sns, there's only 6 total carbs in 2 fillets and most of that is fibre. Not saying don't go with what...

I didn't see your post moosh, but looking at the comments on here and mfp, no-one seems to have been too upset by it. Don't worry, we all have crappy days where we moan/lash-out/be self-centred. We're here to support each other, hope you're okay. xx

Lots for me too. I was very slim in my late teens, early twenties, but looking back, i really didin't eat at all, so that may have had something to do with it!. The weight crept up a little then but I was very happy, felt sexy & confident and relatively slim until I got pregnant at 28. I put on...

Hi Catdog, my WI day is saturday from now on (i was a tues, but too easy to forget in the week). Anyone else found their brain has gone to jelly, or is it just me?

I'll have a lash, put me down for 14lbs please, ta v much & good luck everyone!

Welcome & good luck with your weight loss.

Strictly speaking, I don't think eggs are part of sns plan, but I know some people do have them (& me!) and also people have mentioned having pickled eggs too. I suppose you just need to be careful that there's no sugars in the pickling vinegar.

+1 for the men's packs, saves a bit and as you said, it's a bit more motivating having hundres of packs in the cupboard...

I had superficial blood clots earlier this year and when I went in for my DVT scan my card said "is obese". That was the last spur I needed. I'm getting mariied in October too and haven't ordered my dress yet, as I was depressed about how awful I'd look in the photos. I have to do this, no two...

I couldn't hack the vegetable soup either and the new chilli went in the bin, but yeah, lots of others have given them both positive reviews, so it's down to personal taste. My fave if the caramel shake I think (today!).

Well done NG!

Bloomin' fantastic Claire, well done you!

Another great loss, well done!

Nice work Stef, well done

Woo-hoo! Good going hun! x

Week 2 & only 1lb down. :sigh: Not to worry, it was my birthday and I accidently took two days off instead of the one I had planned. Onwards and downwards and who knew there were so many calories in six bottles of Corona...:D

LOL, I'm quite strange, but I still don't like the cottage pie!

Water, water and more water! ;) SnS sell water flavourings, but I believe some of them contain citric acid which can affect some people's ketosis. A few on here also use Marilgold bouillion, which is really nice a low calorie savoury drink now and again. Some people also drink flavoured...

Good luck Flumpet. it is very difficult, I've had a few cigarettes this week, but I can't blame the diet, I'm always rubbish at stopping smoking. Can you tell I've tried once or twice before? Never give up giving up is my motto, but right now I want to concentrate on the diet and every ciggie...

Yum, just had the mushroom pack over 100g mushrooms. I'm not sure if maybe I added too much water as there seemed to be a lot of it and it was very soupy, but really tasty. Best of the savoury meals I think.

Welcome Pippin, best of luck to you!

Fantastic loss Pan, well done!

Yay, well done Evie!

Good job L2L, well done!

I think Phoenix hit the nail on the head, you need to be/put yourself in the right headspace. Remember why you're doing this and think about if it's what you want to do. If it is, then you need to commit to each step that you want to take and go for it. Decide on a day that you will go back to...

Week one down and 10lbs off, hooray! :D:D:D

Fab idea, thanks for this. It seems I don't really like many of the savoury items on S&S and the bouillion is really helpful when I want something salty and should prevent me from snacking on cheese!

Ooh, fab new toy! Thanks to those of you who've added all the sns details. I'm on as mhara1, if anyone wants to add me.

Well done Evie, that's fantastic, congratulations on getting through week one and your great loss.

Bumping this great thread. In no particular order: 1. To wear a pretty wedding dress in October and feel comfortable having photographs taken. 2. To be able to get into my own wellies, instead of wearing DB's size 11's to fit over my calves! 3. Health - to feel strong again and able to walk...

I use Nicorette gum too, I'm on day 6 and have lost 8lbs, so hopefully it hasn't had any effect. (I know I shouldn't be weighing every day, but ya know...)

...and have to keep walking out of meetings at work!

Seriously, I love water, I thought I drank plenty before. But my word, I've spent more time looking at the bathrooms tiles this week than I have looking at the telly! :p

Welcome Claire and good luck to you and your husband.

It is, it's fantastic that a group of people I don't know yet can be so supportive and helpful with all my daft questions! It really does make a difference, and makes you feel like you aren't going through this on your own I think.

Me too, thanks!

What a fantasic achievement, well done!

That's good news Azlan. Glad that's sorted for you.

Did you get an email from them saying it had been dispatched? My samples took 8 days to Ireland 'cos of the normal postal service, so maybe it could just be that?

Like other pp's, I'll edit this as I try more items: Crispy Chocolate Shake - Nice flavour, enjoyed the crispy bits, I think I added too much water as it tasted a bit "weak". Update - made again with less water, yummy! Vegetable Soup - Not my cup of tea at all. I had to add a lot of salt and...

Oh flibberty-gibbert! My delivery hasn't come, apparently they can't find my little house in Ballygobackwards, can't imagine why. So, I have still have my spag bol and truffla bar left from the sample pack and today I've had a shake and veg soup. If I have a quorn fillet and veg now and bar...

As you say, it's not sns plan and wil slow you down a bit, but if it's protein and low fat, then it will still be low cal and keep you in ketosis. 800 or less is the standard for vlcd that I keep seeing, so yeah, you would still be on a vlcd diet at that amount I would presume. I'm sure someone...

Never been on SBD properly, but I did look into it and applied some of the principles - as & when they suited me! - and it seemed quite sensible, low g.i. type diet that might have some value for maintenance.

I'm in Clare - where are you? No, I only have 4 packs, so I'm going to use them as a full day tomorrow. I ordered my samples last Sunday, so it was 8 days, incl the weekends, but not much they can do about snail-mail, they were dispatched last Monday.

My samples came today, hooray! And UPS tell me my proper order will be here late tomorrow. So I'm going to start tomorrow, as I have 4 packs in my samples and all being well will have my full order tomorrow night. I've requested some macaroni cheese in that lot as well. I can our futures...

What about trying chewing gum for a few days? If you have to consciously bin your gum each time you want to nibble, it might be enough time to dissuade yourself?

Does anyone remember the scene from Darling Buds of May, where Ma and Pa were sharing a huge greasy fry in the bath? Urghh, it was gross. :yuk: So if you ever do get tempted to nibble anything in the bath, watch that, it'll soon put you off!

Good luck!

Hi Flumpet, I gave up smoking a couple of weeks ago and am starting sns this week. It won't be falling off a log, but there's every reason and motivation for success at both to be possible for you I'm sure (& me too hopefully!). Best of luck.

Hiya, looking at some of the fantastic success stories here, it's possible to do very well with it if you keep focused and I'm sure you can too. (I'll be starting this week as well, when my order gets here). Good luck!

Thanks Weasy, that's good to hear, fingers crossed I'll feel some improvement too.

Has anyone that's lost some weight already noticed any improvement in foot pain btw? I get terrible pain after walking or standing for about 30 mins, I'm hoping this will get a bit better when I'm not carrying around loads of excess.

There wil be blip weeks and by saying no to those evil rolls, you're helping to prepare for the next whoosh. Stay strong and when you get home give those scales a good talking to so that they work better next week!

70lbs gone since last June? Fantastic! You can definitely do this.

I know I used to be a size 7 and now I'm a 7.5, so it would be nice to go back down, but it would be even better to not have big fat hobbit feet and cankles to match. :D

What a brilliant achievement, congratulations!

What's the s&s shaker like, does anyone know if it's okay, or does it - like the one I have already - leak?

Hmm, I normally drink a fair bit of water anyway, but haven't had any extra. I'll start that now, thanks for the reminder.

Thanks Rae & Evie, I am, I've been low-carbing since yesterday, but normal, high fat low-carb. I've tried l.c. a couple of times and don't feel too bad going into ketosis thankfully. But it's a tricky diet to do for very long, as I'm a vegetarian it gets very repetitive and all vegetable based...

The order on Sunday was just normal post and postie has been today already. The real order was Wednesday night and I have notice that it's with UPS now, so will probably be Monday or Tuesday I'd say. Not to worry, I'm just moaning. :-)

I ordered samples on Sunday and then a full order on Wednesday and haven't received either yet. I know it's completely reasonable 'cos I'm in Ireland and they'll take a few days, but I want them NOW!(Insert temper tantrum here) Really want to get started soon, can you tell?

Hooray, my cottage cheese q has been added to the sns knowledgebase, fame at last!

Just ordered too - my first proper order. I'd ordered samples on Sun, not arrived yet (I'm in Ireland), but the promise of macaroni cheese, as well as all the good reviews on here of everything, have convinced me! Can't wait to get started.

Very cool indeed, good for you Moosh.

Try a few cups of warm water, it should help. Also, gently massaging your lower abdomen for 5 or 10 mins, clockwise, helps moving things along...

Other than personal preference, does anyone have any particular reason why they've gone for 3 or 4 packs per day? I'm thinking that using 3 plus protein is probably better for helping me to learn better portion control etc, but that using 4 may be easier to stick to, less temptation and...

Thanks Claire, s&s agree with what you said. You guys weren't wrong about s&s and getting back promptly, great service: "You could have 100g of Cottage Cheese along with the salad/veg from the list. It does contain approximately 4g of carbs per 100g so this combined with your salad/veg is...

lol, I actually quite like the stuff, but I know it's a bit of a 70's dieters nightmare food for lots of people.

Thanks Hooked, yes I did mean milk. I'm veggie too, but have been okay with low-carb in the past, so may try lowish cal-low carb, but it's that not easy to do as a veggie, as you say.

Cool, thanks guys. I've sent them a message on the contact form and will let you know what they say.

Okay, that makes sense, thanks. Be a while yet before I need to think about that anyway. Another daft question - is unsweetened soya okay instead of dairy?

I'm a veggie looking to start s&s very soon. Not sure yet if I'll so 3 or 4 a day, but what about cottage cheese, does anyone know if that would be an acceptable protein too please?

Hi everyone! Well, I've spent far too much of the weekend reading lots of your fabulous and inspirational stories and comments and feel ready to take the plunge and join in. I'm getting married in October and I'm determined not to walk up the aisle in a lacy barrage balloon! :p I've ordered...

Well done Mayfair, that's ace!

I can't even fit into my stretchy jeans anymore! I haven't got a particular outfit in mind, I just can't wait til I can walk into a normal shop and find any outfit that I actually like, as opposed to having to buy clothes just because they fit me.

Thanks Ali, that's really useful. I've been going for about 1400, but probably I should up that a bit at my weight? Then bring it down as I (fingers crossed!) get lower.

Hi all. Just started last week, first weigh-in today and 7lbs off, hooray! Was a bit worried cos I had my friend stay for the weekend & we're normally a really bad influence on each other. Think she was a a bit disappointed in the lack of our usual jumbo Galaxy bars and tortillas. Went out for a...

I only started last week & I never really ate tv-dinner type food before, but I find it easy to get the weight-watchers or tesco light choices meals. All the calories are already counted for you and then I can add veggies and salad and it's quite filling.

Hi All. I'm only just starting on my long-needed weight-loss, can I join you? I have a lot to lose, and am a bit fixated on 15 stone for some reason, but that's a long way-away target, so for my first target I'll say 18 stone, which is another 10lbs.

Wow, that's an enormous loss. Well done Yambabe, you look half the size you were, fab!

Hi all. I'm just starting on slimfast this week. I've got a tonne to lose, so will set myself some little goals along the way. Good luck everyone.

Hi All! Been lurking here for a few weeks and just joined today. I am on slimfast, started this week, with plenty to lose. Great site!

Hi All, my first post here. Lots of great info & motivation from all of you, thanks, I've been lurking for a few weeks. :) I started on meal replacements just this week. I don't like to eat much dairy, so I make up 2 meals worh with 500ml of soya milk and one scoop of SF and one scoop of soya...