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Not sure if htere is a thread already but I couldnt find it if there is ... but I thought we could all share our recipe ideas for those that might be a little bored of just adding some green veg to meals and want to "spice" things up a little .. heres my first one ... VEGETABLE CHILLI...

I was meant to re-start couple of weeks ago but got sidetracked ... long story. Anyway, here I am ready and raring to go .. I went to visit my "nearly new" son today as Im adopting .. we took some photos and I look like a whale in them ... I HAVE to loose at least a stone before he comes to...

ignore me ... I just noticed the "cruise" label ...

What stage is philli allowed at?

Erm, yep put it all back on and a little bit extra ... oops - but it's certainly not because the diet is unsustainable - it's because I didnt try and just got hooked on grease and bread and cheese again. whoops. My best friend asked me to be her maid of honour last week for her wedding in May...

Did anyone notice I was gone? :break_diet: Sorry ... I shamefully fell well and truly off the wagon ... Im back on now - as of tomorrow - I dont know what happened but one thing led to another and before I knew it I was back in bed with a Big Mac and a pair of fat pants ... Here I am. Back...

I lost 7Ib .... Dead chuffed but I absolutely didn't deserve it ... I don't think I managed a single day without eating something I shouldn't have .... I'm in cruise now but in fact I think iv just decided that for me, its just easier to not strictly stick to dukan only but just generally cut...

I weighed this morning and I'm still 4IB down ... Same as I was pre-disaster zone .... Phhhhhew!

Thanks everyone! I'm back on the wagon today and feel v disappointed in myself! But I'm back here - it is a big lifestyle change and in the long term, I know I can do this, My friends are all very supportive but I only have myself to blame - I bought the wine and consumed it and if they had...

I don't have an excuse .... It was my best friends birthday and I chose to drink .... And be daft :-( I'm feeling bad for it now but have prepared all my meals for this week to keep me on track Do I do attack again or start on cruise? I haven't had my first week weigh in yet (haha)

I celebrated my 5 days attack finale with a night fuelled with 2 bottles of wine, various shots of strong alcohol, a slice of birthday cake and topped that up today with a hangover cure roast dinner and chocolate fudge cake .... Yes I feel utter rubbish So ..... Do I do attack again or go...

God I'd have scoffed the lot so you have amazing will power! Well done!

Overdosing on oatbran will not be a problem for me! Yuk!

Welcome to the thread! If you are coming from a TFR diet you are gonna LOVE Dukan! Its like heaven compared to TFR lol ... I'm on day 3 with some minor hiccups along the way figuring out what's what and "forgetting" I'm on a diet haha .... But I'm 4IB down at the end of my third day in attack...

Urgh - I just had it in yoghurt - also disgusting! Lol il try meatballs tomorro .... Thank you!

U cannot beat smoked mackerel! Way better than BBQ sausages! I keep mine on snack attack duty in a container in the fridge

Thanks for the push guys ... I managed to finally some oatbran today and I HATE it! I made a gallette - disgusting! I made a cake muffin thing - disgusting! My partner thinks its hilarious iv been in the kitchen since 6pm, made about 5 different recipes but still havent had any dinner! Does...

I also have been drinking a sugar free red bull everyday ... i just didnt think! however, i hvae lost 4Ib and im only on day 3 so i cant be going too far wrong despite my slip ups. Im totally useless - but im useless without realising it, not because i purposely am tempted and cant help myself!

I agree - it's defniitely about health, confidence and being happy with yourself. I thought I needed to be like 9 stone but Dukan told me my ideal weight is 10stone 10Ib and thinking about it, when I get down to 10stone 10Ib if I feel happy which is my ultimate objective, then that will be good...

So after my catastrophic episode with the tuna in oil ... today I got to work and realised I had completely forgotten my lunch which is at home prepared and on the side AND didnt hvae time for breakfast this morning so left in a hurry ... theres no shops nearby my work but one of my colleagues...

HAHA - 2 days into attack though, it's pretty hardcore to sit in a pub with no alchohol and snack attack central! Im sure when Im more into the swing of hte diet i'll be fine ... when I was on TFR I used to go out for meals with friends and just have a glass of water so it will all be fine when...

This is all really interesting - thanks everyone for replying. I agree with the fact that loosing it is the "easy" part (when I see easy i mean bloody difficult but do-able! haha) its the maintaining for me thats always a problem. Last year I started TFR in August at 14stone7Ib and finished 6...

Thanks Katy! That sounds delish! Yes by all means let's be Dukan buddy's! I need someone to bounce off when I have days like today - I just left an evening with friends because I was struggling being in the pub while everyone was eating nuts and drinking beer .... And I now find myself sitting...

ingredients were: yellowfin tuna, water, sunflower oil (ooops), lime juice, red chillis, vinegar, coriander leaves, salt, garlic, lemongrass, thickner okay, lesson learnt ... check the ingredients or just dont eat packaged food! doh!

I just saw tuna and thought "that looks nice" im not very good at this diet stuff! I thought I was sticking to the rules though .. gutted :-( an extra day it is (which makes me feel like iv started all over again because i only had day 1 yesterday!) what a donut! haha (mmmm donuts)

In the Dukan book, it estimates an average of 2Ib a week loss ... I know essentially the best way to lose and maintain weight loss is to loose it slowly, but how does that justify the diet when Weight watchers, slimming world and all the rest also average 2Ib a week and dont involve cutting out...

Well done! 5Ibs is great and I'll be very happy if I loose that after Attack (although not likely on the mistakes I keep making!) haha ... keep up the good work - i have around the same to loose as you. x

Nope nothing - I work in the middle of no where and have a report that has be done yesterday so Im here til thats done ... and it's not going to be done anytime soon :-( im not going to starve but just really upset with myself for eating most of it before realising ... do i need to start Attack...

yep starbucks :-) I had the smallest one with skimmed milk and no syrup or anything - just sweetner. I didnt have any other milk yesterday so i assumed it would be okay. However, I fear i have just completely messed up because i cracked open a packet of tuna steak with lime and chilli on...

I have small hands ;-)

Is there a limit on eggs? As far as I'm aware I don't have a cholesterol problem - yesterday I had 2 for Brek and 1 for dinner - today I'm having another 2 for breakfast with some mackerel ... Is there a limit?? I hope not because I love eggs and with goo-ey middles that make for a nice sauce! Lol

Iv survived ... So far - and actually I didn't find it difficult at all ... How does my menu look for day one? Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs done in the microwave and a 0% fat strawberry yoghurt (no fruit bits!) Lunch: seafood mix included prawns mussells and crabsticks Snack - skinny...

Thank you - il pop in tomorrow to find it! Xx

Oh no! I ate a whole handful of the flakes :-( iv done so well today :-( ... Il go hunting for the right stuff tomorrow as I cant go back out today now - bugger! Lol

Eeeek ... I went to asda instead and couldnt find it! I only found oat bran flakes by mornflake ... I bought them anyway - are they any good?? I also sat and ate a whole tub of mussels prawns and crabsticks in my car because I naughtily skipped lunch ... Oooops ;-)

excellent, thanks - im going in a minute to get it so will have some for tea tonight! might make some home made chicken kievs with it :-)

Havent got my oatbran yet as Im not entirely sure what it is! Im off to tesco in a moment ... can I get it from there and is it clear what Im looking for? Next to the Allbran or anywhere near .... ?

Thanks guys - don't worry Im not buying any prepack things - I may get some mackerel for my lunch or some plain mussels but other than that Im just off to buy my chicken breasts, ham and turkey and some salmon to see me through the next 5 days. Oh not forgetting cottage cheese and quark - i love...

I found some "Irish Yoghurts" in co-op this week called "Diet Yoghurts" with 0% fat - ingredients were skimmed milk, non fat milk solids, artificial sweetner and natural flavouring, they came in 4 different flavours and quite tasty :-)

Hey All Great forum here and lots of inspiration .. I have just started Dukan today ... Iv done TFR last year and succeeded but came off it for Xmas and guess what ... teh weight has piled back on and I just cant get into TFR the 2nd time around. All my friends say "why dont you just eat...

Thanks guys - well I'm in bed this morning as must have slept awkward and have a very sharp pain in upper back but at least im in bed and can't move to get to the fridge! Lol here's to a good week back on the diet!

So in my first week back on TFR (working solutions) in 8 nights I managed 1 chinese, 2 pizzas, 2 mcdonalds and a KFC. Yeh not bad - for someone on a fast food diet!!!! I'm starting again tomorro, so so disappointed in myself :-( it's so much harder regaining the willpower if you have a long...

This is all interesting stuff - cheers guys The comment above about ketosis being a bonus - isnt it the fact that u go into ketosis on VLCD, the reason why it is safe? Iv read so much before on people getting incredibly Ill by just having 800 cals a day but not actually doing a ketogenic diet...

Well iv just totally confused myself! At the moment I'm still using keediet products to use them up before ordering my exante ones. Keediet it's 3 products a day plus a low cal meal - all ketosis proof but the banana shake with kee is 135calories and only 5.4g of carbs! - I just looked at the...

I just read somewhere 20g a day is maximum for ketosis diets .... Some people can have more apparantely but 20g is standard - so I guess u take off the carbs had in the shakes bars etc and then see what's left to have

Good thinking k8te! Would love to know the answer So thanks :-) Just not sure what the max carbs a day is to allow u to remain in ketosis cos thats the biggy for me - I don't want to loose the ketosis!

Does anybody know what the maximum grams of carbs you should have in the evening meal on work solutions? I see so many recipes all of different carb amounts and I wonder what the actual threshold is so I can look at Dukan recipes as well X

Thank you Bren .... Sometimes I dive straight into things without looking around first .... Ooops ;-) I'l take a look at those recipes and yes, love fish so I'l definitely give this a go, thank you very much :-) xx

Can this list be applied to those on working solutions?

Slinky I know how hard this can be and you are doing so well, I did complete TFR last aug/sept and took 2 stone off but then for a number of reasons (all excuses ;-)) I came off the diet but maintained until now and this second time round, TFR has just not agreed with me at all - iv found it so...

Hello Dukans! Im not doing dukan but I'm doing 3 TfR products a day plus a no/low carb low calorie meal in the evenings - the tfr soups are vile (to me!) and I wondered if anyone here had any recipes for home made soup which would keep me sticking to ketosis but be delicious and filling which...

Hiya all I'm doing 3 TfR products a day plus a no/low carb low calorie meal in the evenings - the tfr soups are vile (to me!) and I wondered if anyone here had any recipes for home made soup which would keep me sticking to ketosis but be delicious and filling! Thanks all and happy weight loss x

Thank you for that ... I am doing working solution which I forgot to mention, so im having 3 packs a day plus a small meal like chicken breast and veg (no carbs) so I guess if I just need to look at the packs and make sure I have the right amount of packs - other than that I reckon it should be...

As they are essentially the same ketogenic products with (or should have) the right amount of daily allowance for vitamins etc, would it be a problem for me to have a cambridge diet soup for my lunch instead of exante/keediet/new you ones .... I love soup but have to admit I really don't like...

Any idea what the size guide is on this site - everything is small medium or large - which we know can mean anything! Anyone ordered from here before know roughly?

Wow! Thanks for sharing this site - I love this sort of vintage style clothing and for a fiver! Some stuff isn't up my street but unfortunately for my bank balance, lots of it is! Hehehe thanks! Xx

Listerine strips are allowed however if your on the go and need a freshen up! I couldn't really find them anywhere so bought a few packs from eBay. These Are the ones you want http://www.stripsrus.co.uk/Breath-Fresheners/Listerine/Listerine-PocketPaks-Coolmint-Breath-Strips-72-Pk/prod_78.html...

Yes I will keep my fingers crossed but I know you will have a loss if you have been that good for 6 days! Good luck and thanks for the info xx

Oh that's fab and thats exactly the sort of thing I want to do like chicken breast and salad or veg, tuna steak and veg etc - so I'm pleased someone else is doing it too! Do u feel okay in yourself health wise? U mentioned the P word!! Now thats all i can think about! Haha xxx I'd love to...

Thanks all - it's just hard knowing how many carbs to have in the evening meal as those recipes range from 1g carbs right up to 56g carb for the tofu stew recipe!

Hey paigesmum! Yes I tried the Atkins diet but to be honest I felt absolutely rubbish on it and it didn't agree with me at all. Also, it's my attitude to food and consumption I need to change which Atkins doesn't do for me and vlcd do. Thank you for the suggestion though. Xx

Ah ok - I haven't ordered from exante yet as using up my other tfr products so haven't got any information on the programmes and I'm rubbish at knowing about dieting and how many carbs I'm allowed etc! Do you know how many carbs I'm allowed in the meal? I cant see where it says on the site -...

No carbs at all? That will be difficult for me! Lol Is that still going to be healthy then? Thanks guys - this is all really helpful, I just panic about health on this VLCD so i jut want to do the right thing and I'm desperate to loose the weight

Thanks starlight x

Following on from my precious thread, is anyone or has anyone Done the working solutions on exante? If so, what were the results and how did you find it as assuming you don't go into ketosis if adding a caloried meal. Thanks all and loving reading your stories! Xx

Gosh I just realised how long it's been since I looked at the exante website as I didn't realise this was now an option! Deerrrrrr sorry! I should have read this first Does anyone have any advice on whether slim fast would be as effective/nutritious as exante would be?

Hi all. Technically I'm not on exante at the moment as iv gone through such confusion of where to buy my total food replacement products from that iv gone though about 3 providers so far as iv been trying to keep costs down. The last bulk I bought was some shakes from keediet but for my next...

I think we are allowed to use Listerine strips and I bought 3 packets off ebay for about £4 - and I have one pack in the car, one in my handbag and one on the bedside table ;-)

If you havent got anything already for LT then I recommend New You - you can have a huge selection of shakes/bars/meals/soups and it also works on Ketosis theory. I changed from LT to New You last Saturday and Im very pleased with my choice :-) Although I cant stay away from the LT forum ebcause...

I changed from LT to New You and definitely best decision for me too .. if you think Exante bars are tasty, you want to try the New You ones ... I dont even feel like Im on a diet! YUM! Good luck everyone ... no matter which TFR your on! xx

Oooh thanks for that. I always find a nice cup of Peppermint Tea sees me through any kind of hunger, esp late at night before bedtime. That and fizzy water! x

Absolutely - put the diet off. Your physical health is so much more important than doing Lipotrim at the moment. Eat healthily, get yourself back up to full health and when you have the finances - start again. Health is too important to risk and living off water and caffeine is not a way to diet...

In my very first week of LP I did a 6 mile walk, played 2 hours of badminton and did 40 minutes in the gym - and I lost 12Ib for that week ... Im yet to see if exercise yields the same results for week 2 .. I hope so. Be mindful to not overdo it - esp in first 2 weeks, I started exercising a...

Agree with starlight - if you have a pair of jeans which are a little uncomfortable, the special K diet will make them comfortable again - but it's not a long term fix. A friend of mine didn't listen to my advice and did it for nearly 6 weeks - she ended up (even after 6 weeks) with the most...

I absolutely know what you mean Radical ... thats why even on this New You diet I have only chosen a few different things to have rather than a huge selection - so everyday Il be having exactly the same thing. Although there is a huge selection, thats just getting me into dangerous teritory again!

Well thanks all very much! I couldnt have made my first week without this forum! You are all too kind and so helpful. I have to say I did quite a bit of exercise this week as I intend to continue doing and I think that helped with the loss. I did a 6 mile walk, played badminton and pounded...

An amazing 12Ib GONE in one week! Im dead chuffed and so pleased I carried on thanks to you lot. For anyone on day 1-5 ... persevere, it's gets so so so much easier. Im day 7 now and feeling absolutely FABULOUS! Well as you know, Im off to try "New You" now but I wont be forgetting about...

How r u guys gettin on with new you? I'm switching from LT to new you tomoro and cant wait!

It's frustrating because I'm totally into ketosis now and I'm feeling the ease of TFR much more than at the beginning of the week - I just can't stomach liposhakes anymore and I'm missing out on meals because I just cant bear it which is counterproductive to weight loss. I wish I could still get...

Thanks guys xx Weigh in tomorrow!

Hahaha mine too - hence I only ordered 2 tiny snacks to last me a fortnight just to see me through those occasions such as cinema trips when everyone else is munching on unmentionables! Il be back in the forum to let you know my weigh in for tomorro and of course how it is with New You! Xx

Hey Guys I have had to decide to use another Total Food Replacement programme today - yesterday every "meal" I had made me sick because I actually hate them so much and I had half a vanilla sachet this morning in a coffee at 7.30am before work and I had to down it so fast to bear it and I...

Tap water, bottled still water and fizzy water are all fine ... Flavoured water is 100% No No .. And I haven't tried fizzy water shakes ... I think because the conequences of blending a fizzy drink may be a disaster .... ! Apparently you can use the fizzy water to make crisp type things out of...

I tried a vanilla mousse tonight and actually it wasn't too bad - I did dissolve a sweetener in it as well as I wanted to pretend I had a bowl of custard! Lol the only thing I will say is that the whole packet with 2fl oz of water made a very small amount of mousse and didn't fill me up as much...

Thanks waterworks ... you seem to have done the round on all my posts tonight! LOL thank you and if anyone feels the urge to sponsor me .. please feel free! www.justgiving.com/twoodthorpe Good night all ... time to sleep and wait for Day 6 :-)

Ah waterworks that was very sweet of you and thank you for the reassurance :-)

Thanks msblonde - it definitely does help! There are no organisers because its a solo challenge that myself and a friend set up so we have done all the organising and mapping etc ourselves so there isn't really anyone to ask if that makes sense. It was all planned well before I decided to do...

Earlier in the week I missed out on one of my meals because I just was feeling really ill and went to bed and didn't wake up for my shake. That meant I had 1 spare so today I made up the choc shake like a mouse then spooned it into an ice cube tray and popped it in the freezer. an hour later i...

Thats really helpful - thanks very much tasha. Im going to be staying in small barn places where we get our breakfasts made for us - so it will be difficult to request slow release carbs for breakfast but I could try asking for poached egg on wholemeal break or soemthing similar. thanks...

I have just sent an email to LT asking them the same - thanks for that suggestion msblonde :-)

I spoke to my pharmacy when I started last friday because I wanted to check what the crack was for when Im doing my walk, and she said under no circumstances was I to try and do LT while I was doing my sponsored walk. She said that walking 20 miles a day on 400 calories would be very difficult...

Yeh I'm definitely drinking enough water - between 2 and 3 litres throughout the day - I have a stash of sparkling and still and I try to mix it up because the still water is just boring so sparkling spices it up a bit! I don't think I ever anticipated how hard this would be - iv publicised...

Morning All , after my rant earlier I forgot to post what I really wanted to say this morning! DOH I am doing a charity walk at the beginning of September which is 82 miles across Hadrians Wall in 4 days - its approx 20 miles a day! Obviously, I cannot manage that on LT diet because I will be...

Tinkerbell the fairy ... am I right in seeing that you lost 20IB in the first week of Lipotrim!!!??? what the hell ... how on earth ... thats amazing! Well done xx

Thankyou - Im so pleased I joined this forum - I just know I would have quit by now so thank you all for your support and genuine care. Its not just the mind telling me I need food ... my tummy is rumbling and I have hunger pangs ... so my body is telling me to feed it too. I thought after 4...

Hey .. well Im DARK PURPLE on the Ketostick, suggesting ketosis - my tongue is yellow and my mouth feels like a dead rat is in there ... but Im still hungry and I still can't stop fantasising about food! I went to the cinema with friends last night and normally when Im dieting I can take maybe...

I'v just been reading an article and came across this statement Add Exercise <LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Lipotrim comes with prepackaged meals and snacks that limit your calories for each day. Adding at least 30 minutes of exercise five to six days per week to the Lipotrim program...

Nick IM with you on this one and I came on the forum to give my own rant, but tell you what - I'll just hop on the back of yours!! I am on day 4 and had a tough day as I went to work for first time whilst on the diet and it was TOUGH .. I have basically entombed myself in my safe 4 walls on...

Hi People In my ways of coping, I have created a blog ... I would love it if some of you wanted to read it and follow my journey - I know so many of you are going through the same thing ... **** I'v tried to inject a little of my personality into it ... remember to read from bottom of...

So I make my chicken soup in a blender everytime and leave it blending for well over a minute on the fastest setting and everytime I have to seive it into my cup because it's lumpy which makes me feel a bit sick ... any advice not to make it lumpy because when I sieve it I loose those little...

Between doing Lipotrim and doing a diet whereby you have 3 meals a day equalling less than 150 calories each (salads or some WW ready meals are around this) and having a multivitamin ... Im just wondering is all .... Im struggling on this diet so just need answers about why just eating an...

Without the use of Ketostix because every pharmacy I went to today had sold out, how do you truely know your body is in Ketosis. Im on day 3 and although it seems a little easier I know this is because Im trying to focus on the end goal rather than how good a bit of food would taste right...

Hey msblonde ... dont worry about the slip on the sugar - obviously you know what you have done and you know you can just move on from it. Im very new to LT .. only on day 3 but Im feeling loads better today than I did yesterday when there were floods of tears ... but today is much better . I...

Hey Kit...Im only day 3 and can feel your pain! Personally I havent had the vanilla one as I have heard mixed reviews but I hate the strawberry one and will be going to the chemist later to change them for vanilla...even after your horror story! Hey...at least you were getting your water intake...

Thanks Radical1...Im not sure if IM in Ketosis yet if IM honest. I think the psychological factors of this diet sometimes mask the physical ones so Im not too sure if Im finding it easier because I just know the diet will be good for me or whehter Im in Ketosis - I think I might pop to the...

Thanks waterworks and everyone else...the minute I feel like cheating or giving in, I always come and look on this forum and it helps me to see everyones success. :-) I hope I get bad breath tomorrow! lol I keep going up to my partner asking if I'v got bad breath yet haha its not attractive!

I thought the scales must be wrong too, which is why I went on the wii fit and it said the same! I know I know it was wrong, but I just needed to look and needed to know that it was all worth it. Im a complete food addict and Im just really struggling. I have just split my chicken soup so I...

OKay so i know i shouldnt have but this morning I weighed myself...I was 10Ib lighter than when I weighed myself on the same scales on Friday morning!! (I weighed a few times and even double checked on the wii fit..I just started the diet yesterday morning so this is only day 2!) So, I went...

Also...Im definitely loving the choc mocha shakes that I make! mmmmm ... I'll report back on my mint choc one - I have a choc mint leaf plant in the garden so Im going to throw a couple of those into the mix....I hope Ketosis kicks in soon...not sure how much longer I can go feeling this hungry...

Hello all...thanks for your concern - they kind of mirrored my own concerns but I have let my walking partner down so much and always have genuine excuses about why I cant do my training walks that I couldnt bear saying "well I'v just started a liquid diet and I dont want to risk any exercise!"...

Hello all! Iv been reading this forum for a few days before deciding to take the plunge and start the programme on friday. I had my frist day on the diet today and I can't say it hasn't been tough. My life revolves around food in everyway...if im bored i eat, if i socialise i eat, if i do an...