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IMG_8539 by evil weevil posted 8 June 2016 at 10:55 PM This is me on our pre-wedding shoot. Still fat, but 2 stone lighter than I was!

No, I can't cope with them either - hence starting new flexi-time job in September! Just 2.5 shifts left til 2 weeks off, then just 33 shifts when I get back - counting down... Fish pie was *amazing* and got the thumbs up from OH too, which is fab as she doesn't usually like fish! I've got a...

Managed to get my foot sorted with ibuprofen, rest, ice, elevation & massage, so I tried that run again and managed it. Just done my first 20 minute run so that's the end of week 5 :) it was definitely a shuffle (9 minutes per km = just over 4 miles an hour) but I kept going! Lemon cheesecake...

Hi all! Still here, down to 207lb now. 2 weeks to the wedding! Just b&ggred my dodgy foot up though :'( it's sooooo painful. Did my 8 min run but as soon as I pulled up to walk it hurt and has been getting gradually more painful, 30/500 cocodamol hasn't touched it :( it's got 7 screws in but...

Well done on the overall weight loss, hope you have a fab day at the fair! Make sure you keep hydrated - are you still drinking enough to flush out the ketones? 1.5 stone in 4 weeks is a fantastic loss that you won't get with any other plan. Some weeks will only be 1 or 2lb, but other weeks will...

Had a lovely weekend, the bulletproof coffee did the trick on Saturday & all my trainees had a lovely time, I didn't need a shake until 2.30pm. Yesterday I had a real food day as I was off, had cream cheese on flax bread for breakfast, scrambled eggs & a slice of bacon for lunch and chicken...

Doing another bonkers late finish at work and then early up to go to Newark for 6hrs of training! It'll all be good fun in the end but I'm not relishing the thought of just 4hrs sleep again... My birthday cake yesterday was bloomin lovely :D Had a bulletproof coffee this morning, and then...

Still here, had three nice days off work and not had many shakes, more food but stuck to healthy things. Have made some of my flax bread, so had scrambled egg on toast yesterday morning - lush. Back to work today so back on them for convenience. Did the first run of c25k week 4 yesterday, 16...

11 hours at work today, then going out to a fish and chip restaurant for my friend's 40th :/ Have had a shake already, I don't like these shifts as I usually end up having 3 shakes at work. Will have to try eking them out with big mugs of tea and lots of water so that I only have two, but if it...

Oof pogged! Went for a run/shuffle, it was hard work tonight :( but finished with a few actual proper runs again - only short but they felt good. Then had: sweet potato 'nachos' with home made salsa, chipotle chicken, cheese, home made guacamole and then some stir fried greens alongside. It...

Yesterday I had two shakes, then some chicken, salad and coleslaw. So far today I've only had one shake even though I've been up since 6.15 :D really good going for me, so I am going to treat myself to one for lunch now! Had tonnes of water though which has been going straight through me...

I've lost 11kg now :) (235 to 211lb for those who do lbs) Did c25k week 3 run one last night, shuffled my way around the main bit but then did two short extra runs keeping up with OH - I need to do *some* actual running, although I know it will be a long time before I'm fit enough to keep up...

Yesterday ended the day really hungry so had some olives & mozarella before bed. Maybe cos I started with exercise? Today had a shake for breakfast but I'm working at a different office so have had 2 portobello mushrooms with tuna, mozarella and sun dried tomatoes for tea as I cba answering...

C25k week 2 done! Run felt good this morning - I had the energy for two little extra runs - then had a shake. Got to go to work now, hi ho.

Thanks Bex! Had a lovely evening - rode my horse then took the dog for a walk round her favourite place with OH. Had three shakes, a dinosaur and 2 low carb sausages. Need to increase my fibre/veg intake... Going for a run this morning before work, am going to try it on an empty stomach with...

Survived! Had to have a nap 4-5 and didnt bother riding as I was so tired but of course now I can't sleep. Had one dino, 3 shakes and some of the meat mix left over from lasagne at my parents' house. Pleased with myself for going for a little run, it felt pretty good too :) better than last...

Struggling a bit now, feeling the cold and it's difficult to stay alert. Looking forward to getting to my bed. Just got to get through training from 9-4 tomorrow, then go for a ride 5-7, go for a run 7.30-8 & then I'll be able to go to bed. So only 12 hours to struggle through from getting up. I...

I made some bacon, spring onion, mushroom & cheese eggy dinosaurs today (the only silicone mould I have!). They are really handy to grab as a snack. Am at work til 0330 and then up at 8 for second job which is really hard work mentally :( the next 24 hours are going to be difficult but I will...

Yay, I'm in my size 18 jeans and work trousers! :D have dug out my size 20 stuff to go to the charity shop.

It was really good, but the repercussions weren't :( my poor belly. Took some probiotics to try to help it out. Despite feeling like I might have to do a Paula Radcliffe I went for a run (week 2 so 6x 90s jog, 2 min walk) again tonight and thankfully got round intact! Now sitting at work...

OH's birthday today, so we had scrambled eggs with spring onions and bacon this morning, and took her out for lunch where I had the halloumi salad to start and then a massive piece of salmon on a bed of stir fried greens (pak choi, courgette & pepper). Absolutely lush! Will go for a run at about...

Did run 3 of c25k yesterday :D felt a bit harder than run 2 was, but still easy enough. Been having organic bacon for breakfast, plus shakes. Last night I had a bowl of roasted veg with some grated cheese for tea with OH. Feeling good generally & committed to the programme, weight not really...

Had two big mugs of tea yesterday afternoon and managed to last until I got home. I'd made some soup last week so it needed eating - beef & stir fried vegetables blitzed into proper 12 hour beef stock. It was lovely, very filling. We only went for a short walk as it was getting late, but the...

Thanks spinoza! I'm convinced this is hormonal - I'm not craving carbs, just All The Food. I've been up since 5.30am & in work since 7, and have had 3 boiled eggs, a spoonful of guacamole & salsa, a protein bomb and a shake, along with 2L of water and I'm on the lookout for more but fending it...

Gone back to being hungry >:( not hugely, but hankering for food. May be shift jet lag, may be hormone related (PCOS so never know when it's going to arrive but have other signs) but I'm going with it for now, just making healthy choices & keeping up with the water. Had 2 shakes & a nandos...

Had a shake at 11 along with one of OH's homemade 'protein bombs' from Bear Grylls' book which was yummy but then I put the recipe in MFP and it is no such thing - only 5.5g of protein but 14g fat and 15g carbs :mad: muppet. He has some nut bombs in the same section in the book which look a...

Starting to get a bit more sensitive to cold. I'll have to bring a wheat cushion to work! Oh, I had a sneaky weigh-in this morning, another kg gone. We've had the house done and the scales which were previously hidden by OH are now in the corner of the bathroom & I have no self-discipline! :D...

You can do this Bex - back in to the zone.

Didn't have time for a second shake at work but had some beef when I got home last night. Today I had a shake at 11am, busy few hours running errands and sorting the garden, nicked some yummy hot roast ham when I popped in to mum's and then left for work at 4. Busy so far, not had chance to...

Been awake since 8am and up since 11 - tonight is going to be loooooong. OH off work and bemoaning the fact we won't see each other until Thursday & said she'd dreamt about a fry up, so we went for a full english at a local garden centre at 11.30, I had sausages, bacon, 2 eggs, beans, mushroom...

Thanks Darcy! How are you doing? Had a lovely day, shake at 8 then down to Derbyshire. Busy busy training people without even time for a proper drink (just a couple of cups of tea given) so I stopped off at services on the way back at about 3.30 for a bottle of water. Home at 4.30 & guzzled a...

Had a nice day, shake at 8 then was busy with clients until 2 when I had my next shake. Mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes plus a big bowl of homemade vegetable soup when I got home at 3.30. Went for a walk with OH & the dog this evening, and tea when we got back was home made boiled beef...

Yay another 3.5kg down! Honeycomb shake first thing this morning, no bars left so it'll be a shake for lunch and have planned a garlicky veg fest for tonight.

Was naughty with my friend - a chocolate hobnob with a cup of tea. Offset by the innards of a quiche which was the best proteiny thing I could find in a hurry! If that's the extent of my 2 week slip I can live with it. Ok tonight though - bit of halloumi with roasted sprouts, red onion and a...

Doing ok so far today, been up since 6.45, had a shake at home at 7 & just had a bar for lunch. I have got quite bad eczema on my hands and it has got drier as has the skin on my face, maybe need to drink more water although I feel well hydrated generally & am managing to drink plenty. I've got...

Well done for getting back with the programme! The exercise shifting all the garden stuff will help too I reckon. Hope the weather improves!

Really great to see that you've kept the inital loss off! I'm a bit picky about bars, so have stuck to toffee nut so far but the free lemon one I got was OK & I might try the yoghurt/jam one! Good luck for your new target - it sounds like you are doing a really well rounded plan with all the...

Yesterday - development conference, shake at 8am, bar at 1pm, shake at 5.45pm then pub quiz with free supper so I had the innards of the ham & chorizo pie but left the pastry. At proper job today, but was up running errands from 7.15. Didn't have my first shake until 10.30am but then had some...

Ridiculously busy day off today. Shake for breakfast at 7.15. Collected the handyman and set him on with tiling bathroom floor, waxed one of the internal doors, had the house valued, went to wickes and was starving so went and got a plain double cheeseburger from mcds, discarded the bun, home &...

Busy day today - out of the house from 9.30 til 7pm. Shake at 8.30 but felt a bit light headed so had half a bar at 10.30. Had the rest of the bar between appointments at 1.15, but then wasn't hungry until I got home. Chicken breast, half an aubergine with garlic slices in, and some cherry...

Hello both! First woke up at about 7 & could have got up but convinced myself to go back to sleep so got up at 9.30 instead then regretted being lazy as I could have gone for a run. Spent a couple of hours with my horses this morning and then I've been tidying the bombsite that is my house...

I'm on day 9, weighed in yesterday at 3.5kg off. I'm not generally a regular weigher, I go on my clothes but it was nice to have the weight loss I can feel verified. 8 weeks to my wedding, so should be another 10kg off for then which will be nice - I'm holding off buying an outfit until a couple...

1 week in to TFR and feeling really good other than the usual gut 'clear out'! Not weighing at home as I don't have scales, I have clothes in every size from 8 up to 20 so will use them as a guide. My work uniform is already feeling noticeably looser. I'm just using the choc/mint, choc/orange...

Wooohoo! Well done, fab result :)

Sounds like you've got the routine sorted - result! Keep it up :)

Glad you're feeling a little better :hug: hope you're right as rain soon.

Go you! I'll see you when you finish work tomorrow if that's OK, on my way up to Chapel Allerton for dinner with fitkaz. Hope the M62 was kind!

Hope you've had another good day :) you can do it!

You can do it, E! Just make sure you take a good vit/min supplement if you're not getting 3 packs a day. 2 more pounds gone this morning which makes me TEN STONE! I have now lost a third of my starting bodyweight. 12lb until I'm normal, 16lb to target...

Thanks all :D Dropped another 2lb - now 18lb to go to target. The lowest I got on lipotrim was 9st 7, so I'm 9lb from that. The foot is doing well - I started running again today. Just 4 minutes, and all on flat grass, but it was lovely to be out and moving again! Mustn't get carried away, but...

Well done you - :hugs: about your dad, but really good news that you've got yourself back on the wagon again.

Same again - been eating healthily, carrying on with the running and generally just trying to maintain. I put a bit of water weight back on, then carried on maintaining effortlessly at 10st 10lb. Went on holiday for ten days and still maintained. Go me! My updated photo with the kids...

Still here. Had 3 weeks off exante, on ~100g carbs and ~1300kcal a day, and maintained at 10st 10 - no water gain. Didn't feel deprived of food, earned more calories through exercise some days which meant I could have a couple of treats, and generally relaxed a little as living out of a suitcase...

-2lb this week :) Did some longer walks in the last week, didn't manage so much running though. Had a couple of more carby days (about 100g in total) but exercised to offset it. Friend has been staying the last two days and we managed to be really good food wise the vast majority of the time...

Bit better rested today at last!! 5 mile walk done, I had intended to do 20 minutes of run-walk intervals on the treadmill at the hotel when I got back (I can't run on tarmac cos of my duff foot) but it was broken. Bought 4x 36D bras today :) should last me a while now I hope, need to get the...

Just 1lb down this week, still going in the right direction & to be expected as I'm exercising more. Thighs are looser in my jeans and work trousers, and I can get the size 10 trousers on over my legs & bum but am about 2" from getting them closed round my stomach. Also gone down a bra size -...

YEEEEEHAAAAAAH! I am back to being just overweight - 10st 13.0 this morning!!

Still here :) Had a pretty strict week after the excesses of the wedding. I have started couch to 5k, did my second session today and it's easier than I thought it would be, so far. Riding horses on my days off, plus c25k every other work day, should see me start to tone up a little and feel a...

I didn't tell many people, to begin with. One housemate who I barely knew, my two closest friends and that was about it to begin with. I then started a small blog with a limited number of friends able to view it, then told my family out of necessity as I was coming home. I didn't tell any work...

Some 'halfway there' photos https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150985800566843&l=32e939288b - daytime https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150985798421843&l=8f14617cf0 - evening Still plenty of weight to lose, but getting there. I was 11st 1lb on the morning of the wedding these...

Welcome back :hug: such a lot on your plate at the moment, but I am glad that for now at least you have found head space for yourself again.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150985800566843&l=32e939288b - daytime https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150985798421843&l=8f14617cf0 - evening Still plenty of weight to lose, but getting there. I was 11st 1lb yesterday. 11st 3 this morning but I allowed myself some treats...

I work away for 4-7 nights at a time. My official weigh in day is Friday so sometimes I miss it - eg I can't weigh in officially for 3 weeks now because of work, but I seem to just weigh every morning when I'm at home (sometimes one night, sometimes 5). It's a good habit to know what kinds of...

Shopping report: Wasnt as bad as feared! For the evening do I nabbed a nice dark turquoise skirt off mum, which I'll wear over a lovely dress that I've had a while, and a wrap of mum's too. I have some flat shoes already (can't wear heels) and just had to buy some suitable jewellery. Rather...

Another 2lb gone forever, this week :) Will be missing the next two Friday weigh ins as I'm working them. Friend's wedding tomorrow, I'm just 2lb over what I ideally wanted to be, not bad! Going clothes shopping today :( hate it. Definitely on the plan until Christmas, as I seem to have...

If its your first time on a vlcd, wait for 4 days off!

Very poorly today - doubled over with upper abdominal pain that came on very fast & i was retching with a high temperature and feeling very faint so work called an ambulance. Had my wee tested at a&e and I'm nicely in ketosis - I just blamed it on my not eating much at work as too busy. Blood...

2lb off again for yesterday. Lost another one by this morning :D 53lb gone. That's just surreal.

Thanks everyone :D Ive been really glad to get back to work and in to a routine - I am hoping to have a reasonable loss again this week to take me within spitting distance of just being overweight. Back to 5 nights away, 3 nights off as of next weekend so routine will be even better for 7...

These last 2 weeks have been nuts but I've still lost 3lb in the last fortnight due to making sensible food choices - now 11st 6, 160lb and exactly halfway to goal.

Not done any updated pics - I went from Wales to work, home now for one night then off to Belfast to clear all my stuff from old work and the stables. I might get some pics with my mates tomorrow or Wednesday but not certain I can cope with photos at the moment. Looking forward to being able...

100 days done. Nowhere near 100% total, but no days off diet, no carb binges, no problem!

So sorry to hear that, Darcy. I hope you find a solution that works for him and you soon :hug:

Making my way back to work now after 3 days with my friend and her kids in Wales. Had a fab time, I stuck to plan despite enormous amounts of junk in the house, she didn't sabotage me and I even went running round the fields for ten minutes with the four year old as part of a 30 minute walk last...

Yeah, I've lost over 3 stone so far and have gone from 40F to 38DD. I have been 2 stone lighter than this and they were 36D. Not a great shape any more cos they've stretched and sagged, but I now wear a bra 24/7 and I think it has helped.

Absolutely you stop obsessing over food. It's great - each night I plan my packs/meals for the next day, then I eat every 5-6 hours. Easy. No fretting, nothing to buy. Even on the occasional hungry day I just wrinkle my nose at any off-plan food and carry on with what I'm doing. After 3 months...

Keep drinking the water, don't beat yourself up if you need to have protein to get through it as anything is better than giving in and having a carb binge - if you just have a bit of protein it won't knock you out of ketosis and you can just carry on with the diet easily the next day. If you're...

6 months seems a long time - I have it in my head that if i'm not at goal by dec 31st then I will maintain anyway from then. I have 3 stone 11 left to lose though, so I know that if I stick to plan I should be there by end of October - thing is I know that my weight loss will slow down towards...

As long as you are making sensible choices I don't think it matters hugely which solution you choose. mine is completely made up but it works for me! I eat keto diet friendly food when it suits, and have exante products when they suit. My ticker used to be counting up but I'm trying counting...

All great news! So glad to have my fellow perfect-height dieter back on board!

Well I can confirm that the hair loss has started properly - my hair is very thick so it doesn't bother me, but it has roughly doubled in amount since a fortnight ago. Nice comment from a stranger yesterday at the bus stop - she budged up so I could sit down and said 'we'll be fine, we're both...

Not quite that good BR, I have lost 47 - 53 still to go. Will be there by Christmas! Wondering whether anyone at my temporary workplace will comment on my loss - I have lost 24lb since starting there on 4 May, but I'm not sure whether any of them pay much attention as it is so mental in the...

You are an inspiration to each and every one of us, and I for one really appreciate you sticking around as such a positive role model - thank you!

4 more pounds of lard gone :D taking today's daily weigh as I have a busy morning tomorrow. Won't be able to weigh until a week on Tuesday now. My goal of being 11 stone for the wedding in 4 weeks looks realistic now - only 9lb to go!

Not lucky, just mental and perpetually skint :lol: my mum has a great jumper that says: be poor, be happy, own a horse. I just counted up my packs and sorted them in to sets, so that I could see what I haven't been eating so much of out of the bumper packs. There are a great many...

Echo above - less water, just add a bit at a time until it is the consistency you want. I add cinnamon (quite large amount as it is good for increasing insulin sensitivity) too. It is yummy and I will probably be ordering a box for maintenance. If I hadn't got a huge stockpile of shakes soups...

For the first 2-3 weeks my sleep had improved overnight, but I still occasionally had nap-attacks where I just *had* to have a sleep after work as I was knackered. I had one yesterday for the first time in aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages, but I had had a very busy weekend at work and hadn't slept well...

Woooooohoooo!! Fantastic result, makes the hard work worth it. Glad TS started to get easer for you, too!

I'm not veggie, but being on this diet has yet again refocused my mind about the meat I *do* eat. High welfare, British meat only. This means no ready-meals as they all use cheap meat. I already ate a reasonable amount of veggie food anyway - Compare supermarket prices | Online supermarket...

I haven't yet been on holiday (mine isn't until October and I should be almost at goal by then), but I know that my plan is to take exante stuff with me just in case the others decide to have high carb breakfasts so that I always have a healthy alternative, but otherwise just eat as much low...

I think a lot of people fail in week 2 - I reckon it takes a fortnight for the body's 'GO GET CARBS NOW' biochemistry to finally quit, and people get complacent after that first week drop in to ketosis so are vulnerable to food demons. Don't worry about the weight gain, it might have happened...

Work was mental this weekend, hence the lack of updates! Noticed last night that there's a real difference in my thighs this week, and my generous size 12 work trousers that gave me camel toe last week no longer do so. :D Sneakily hopped on the scales this morning and I've already lost 3lb...

3lb gone, back in the 11-somethings! Have had another rotten cold this week so my calories have been up a bit from having extra protein to try to give my body enough energy to deal with it, and I think the extra inhalers probably don't help matters. Still losing steadily though which is what...

You are responsible for what you put in your mouth. If you absolutely, 100% cannot cope and your head will explode & stomach fall out without food, then protein sources such as eggs/tuna/chicken/beef are the most sensible choices as they won't knock you out of the diet like a huge carb binge...

With you all the way - that sounds like a sensible decision, it's time limited so just cross off the days and get through them any way you can.

Wheat sneaks in to a lot of things - my penny dropping moment happened when I was on lipotrim a few years ago, my asthma reduced straight away but then when I got constipated I got one of the clear fibre products and immediately got wheezy again. Looked on the label and it was derived from...

Hiya :D you're doing well so far! You sound like you have those demons a good few paces behind you now - keep throwing them off! You can add tablet Splenda to the porridge but I just add cinnamon, it's lovely and also good for you :)

Thanks :D Just been to asda to get the ingredients for low-carb 'bread' Oopsie Rolls for my dad & my brother's girlfriend who are both on atkins, and walked there rather than getting the bus. It's only a mile away, but I power walked the whole way, so that I was making myself very slightly out...

Thanks :D it has slowed down a bit but I'm back in the green tea habit to see if I can kick start things - I've been having normal tea in the hotel with a bit of milk so have got to stop that naughty habit *slaps wrists*. You're doing fantastically yourself - two stone gone already, it seems...

Just think of all the amazing STEAK you can have!! I think when I go back to Florida in a couple of years' time I'll be living on surf n turf for 3 weeks :D Other reasons to lose weight for your holiday - looking fabulous, coping better with the heat, thighs less chafe-y, more stamina to walk...

What Happens to Your Body When… You Carb Binge? | Mark's Daily Apple this might go some way to explaining why you were feeling minging. Hope you're soon back in to tip top fat busting shape! :hug: It could also be wheat that your lungs are sensitive to - my asthma is sensitive to both wheat...

I started my diet off in March with 2 weeks worth of shakes that had expired in October 2011. No adverse effects, but I would take a good vit & min supplement alongside as rather than going mouldy the vitamins will have degraded. It is your body at the end of the day - you choose what goes in it.

You really don't need to, reducing your carb intake does it for you. You would probably make yourself ill.

I started almost 3 months ago in size 20 jeans, and yesterday I squeeeezed myself in to my m&s 12s and my tesco 14s. Neither were flattering at all! My m&s 16s aren't loose yet, so once they get baggier I will try the small ones again - the next stage is to be able to get in to them and look...

I started off making the soups with looooooads more water than advised so they were more like cup a soup than tinned soup. I can now drink them much more concentrated, but it helped to dilute them to begin with. The soups are all improved with a bit of seasoning and some people add chili flakes...

Excellent work with the maintenance *high five*! Good luck for the last push :D

Minimins is great - instead of just once a week it's there all the time. I avoid the 'oh i cheated' threads in the main, but the diaries are inspirational a lot of the time for seeing other people getting through the challenges they face and sticking with the diet, to inspire my inner strength...

Last time I did it, my official goal was between 7.12 and 9 stone. I thought I was happy enough at just under 10 stone - still overweight, 1.5ish stone off my goal and then piled it all back on - I was still wobbly, so the odd couple of lbs were easily disguised. I start to feel good at about...

5lb gone over the last fortnight :) 40lb in 11 weeks. 6 weeks to the wedding, so I should be somewhere between 11st 4 and 10st 12 by then. Squeeee! Back on the train to London now, but will be home Monday night. Had a quick trying on session this morning - back in to my (generous) size 12 work...

fantastic week one loss - well done you!!

Weighing in tomorrow, missed last week so with a bit of luck this will be a half decent drop! Had a quite active couple of days off, wish I could have a lie in but will be up early tomorrow to sort horses before going to London for a late shift, then 3 early shifts in a row but home for 3 days...

Great post, FMGS, and I agree with your sentiments exactly. If we all go back to doing what we did before the diet, we'll get what we always got - fatter. I've regained all the weight after a VLCD once, and I'm not going to do it again. My 'jumps off' the wagon are for BBQs, salads, steaks...

well done! :D

It's freakin' freezing!! I am sitting here in my thermals but frozen through. Going to have a bath later once I've put the horses to bed, then hide under my duvet as it's too big a house to heat in June!

Hiya, I'm on day 74 now - it's totally doable, such an easy diet and very convenient as the bars are actually nice. I'm doing a mixture of working and total as my life dictates, and looking/feeling SO MUCH better! I've got about 4.5 stone still to lose, and am hopeful that I'll be at least 3.5...

Survived the night out - rolled in at 9am :sign0007:, my friends had tried to get me to have sugary drinks for energy but I ignored them and coped just fine! Have had a ketogenic meal yesterday and today but feeling good. Looking forwards to weighing in on Friday, it can't come quickly enough!

I lost 8lb - BMI was 41 to start (5ft, 15st).

Missed my weigh in today. Boo hiss! So I'm doing a rundown of non-weight benefits instead. My arms feel better this week - no idea whether I'm imagining it or not! Definitely think my thighs are looking better. Stomach is still saggy enough to fail the pencil test but I definitely look better...

I make it into a gooey paste with cold water first, stir lots until it's smooth then keep stirring as I add hot water :)

My losses from signature are: -8, -5, -2, -4, -4, -2, -4, -3, -3 2st 7lb gone in nine weeks! I'm due to weigh in today but am missing it as I'm in a hotel so will have to wait another week! My version of the diet obviously isn't officially sanctioned, but it really works for me - if I have a...

Your body wants it out - as long as you are rehydrating yourself properly, and it's not completely stopping you being able to work etc then it's best to let your body do what it needs to do - it will settle down. I think most people get this when just starting so try not to worry.

I started at 15 stone (but am only 5ft so a helluva lot higher BMI) and after 5 weeks had lost 23lb - you can see the weekly weigh ins in my signature. It's the quickest way to lose weight, so if you stick with it then you will be as thin as possible by that date :D

Good news today - been told I've got the job transfer I applied for, so will be moving back to Yorkshire in the next couple of months. I will still be seconded to London & living in hotels until October, but it'll be great to go to my new job as a fit skinny minny :D Feeling much better...

I haven't bothered - I have ended up having on average one (ketosis friendly) meal a week anyway what with socialising, and I take berrocca so I figure I can't be missing much!

There's a pinned post about this subject :) I've only done lipotrim before - exante is higher carb, but a much better range of food, cheaper products, better website and it's SO much nicer not having to plan my life around a weekly pharmacy visit - also the bars are amazing in comparison to...

Great idea :) I'm working away until Tuesday night anyway so it'll be easy enough to be good - travelling home on the Tuesday is the only sticky bit but I have a plan to deal with it. :)

Poxy car! Hope she's fixed soon. Can you tolerate sweeteners? I don't like them in principle, but if I'm having a Must Eat All The Cake moment, a sweetened tea takes the edge off it and doesn't affect ketosis like sugar might. You're doing fabulously though! Keep up al the good work. Hope...

Not sure - some combination of shakes & low carb food, at least to begin with. Shakes don't really fit in with the paleo ethos as they are processed, but until I work out some way of eating healthily at work then they should keep me on the straight and narrow. I know that I *can* have carbs if...

Really glad to see you came back - sending my bestest strongest weight shedding vibes for you!

What a mad few days that was! I have got a stinker of a chest infection so feeling VERY rough, not helped by having to take steroids, antibiotics and lots of ventolin. Saturday went as planned - I burnt off the BBQ calories just fine, had a perfect day. Sunday back on plan while I packed my...

I started off 41.something, i'm now 34.something :) I think it should appear to the left of my post. Aiming for 22.

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Brilliant! Well done for sticking to your plan :D

Well, I'm on my first proper days off where I'm not travelling and have nothing to do other than nice things, in about a month. Yesterday I rode my horses, cleared out and hoovered my car then washed it inside & out by hand then had BBQ #1 - 4 thin gourmet sausages and a pork chop, with loooads...

I had random hungry days about every 3-4 days until the third week, and since then they've been pretty rare - usually just before my period. It will pass - throw the demons off your shoulder, fill your stomach with water and get on with finding your slim self! This is your opportunity to show...

Morning! Brilliant first week - its great to make a nice big dent in that 'weight to lose' straight off :D sounds like you're coping really well - good work!

Glad you're feeling a bit more comfortable! I had a really bad day for water yesterday so am starting early this morning and trying to down 2L before I go anywhere. I think your incentive is a great one and although I'm not sure when your holiday is, I'm sure you have set yourself a sensible...

Woohoo another 3 lb gone! This week I think they came off my bosom as I've had to drop a bra size :D but my jeans are also getting a bit loose so I'm back to the belts for now. Went through my clothes box last night and un-retired 4 tops ready for this glorious weekend, so will be making a trip...

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Had another good week :) yesterday was mad - shake at 5.15am, bar at 9am, finished work at 1.15 and BOY am I glad I decided to have a pret tuna salad at 2pm as the train home was delayed 2.5 hours. As it was when I finally got home at 7pm I was in an awful untalkative state from low blood sugar...

Wow just caught up with your last weigh in - go girl!! Glad its working so well for you now :)

Second week is often a small loss for lots of people, according to signatures - for me it was my third week. I am on weigh in number 9 tomorrow and it looks like I will have lost 35lb in that time if a quick scale hop is to be believed. 36lb in 14 weeks is totally doable.

Plan! Obsessively so! I use myfitnesspal all the time and plan my packs at least a day in advance. I have not shied away from socialising at all, I have just learnt to plan to make good choices to stay in ketosis while I'm out. I'm averaging one night a week out with friends and it gives me...

Doing ok so far - grandma is a cake pusher but I just told her I'd only just eaten, and mum is being supportive :) dad is away for this week. Amazing how old habits die hard though - as soon as I walked in to the kitchen I opened the fridge - argh!

All went as planned :D had a pack of ham instead of tuna (bit easier to eat in public) then at the restaurant shared garlic prawns, chorizo & chicken kebabs, chorizo, fish, olives. Had one small chunk of potato to give me some carbs while alcohol interrupted gluconeogenesis, then had a small...

Thanks :D Chicken breast, a mushroom stuffed with cheese & garlic, and stir fried veggies this evening. I eat so blinking slowly now, it's almost embarrassing! Don't want to go away this weekend really, I could just do with another lovely day like today just pottering around with my horses but...

-3 again :D

55 days done. Last day at work for this rotation, then a short week next week but still lots of time away due to socialising and an interview. This is going to be a looong few months. I've decided that I'm going back to my parents' house for the summer, to make horse care & laundry etc...

Sauces can contain rather a lot of carbs, so sauce on the side and veggies instead of chips sounds like a very sensible option!

how many carbs are in your snacks? 100cal of chocolate is very different from 100cal of beef. you may also be retaining water while your body catches up with itself.

Brilliant, what a change in your figure - go girl! Well done :) keep checking in here for your maintenance, won't you?

Had a fab night! 2 chicken wings from nandos and a wee bit of vodka - sorted! Have found my new hangout for while I'm in London which is handy - going to go out once every week if possible to make the most of being here. Slightly got the munchies but I think that's thirst rather than anything...

Off out in London tonight with my very worst influence friend - we're going to get something to eat first then I'm going to stick to two vodkas as I know that was fine for me last week. Will have to insist on buying all my own drinks as she can be a minx for getting doubles. Can't be too...

No carbs there except maybe a few in the burger. Treat it as an add a meal day, write it off as a good experience where you actually made good choices in the circumstances and get on with the diet :D

Squeeee! Well done you :)

Well done you for getting back on track and then making good decisions the other night :D Being able to summon the willpower to have a nice night out without blowing the diet really is a good boost for the brain - we can do this!

Yep, I am. Last time I did this journey I got to around BMI 26 and looked normal, but not slim and still a bit bulgy. I wanna be slim so will carry on this time for longer - until I'm around 8stone naked after a wee in the morning, so that my 'real' weight for horse riding will be around 8.5...

Yep! 2 stone to go before I'm just labelled overweight, and 4st 13 to target - long old road ahead but it's nice to be almost a third of the way there already. There's still 10 weeks before the wedding I have to attend, so I'm now quietly hopeful that I will have reached the <11st club by then...

Wheeee! 12st 13lb :) so that's a 6lb loss in the last fortnight - very happy with that!

Well I've got a lovely holiday planned for October anyway, and having some holiday snaps with the niece and nephew that I'm proud of will be brilliant, but I may not be quite at target by then. I am not very materialistic, but am looking forward to getting some really lovely smart grown up...

7 weeks done :D Tues night I went out and had a huge prawn salad plus 2 vodka & sodas (2 hours apart) and a pint of diet coke - had a brilliant night in the pub with no ill effects, then yesterday I had a tandoori chicken salad from boots for lunch and beef with ginger & spring onions plus one...

No boots nearby as far as I'm aware, but even so I wouldn't use any other scales to weigh in, especially not as I am a 7am after a wee with no clothes on weigher! I know that's not my 'real' weight but am not going to worry about that until I am at target, then final aim will be get to being at...

It works! No hunger, tasty packs to choose from, it's cheap, and I need so much less sleep than I used to! Plus it is easy to add a meal without feeling that I've been bad.

Still here! Got moved ok and coped just fine as I have no facilities any more besides mugs and kettle - no point buying appliances when I don't want to cook for the next 8 months anyway. For the last 2 mornings I had cooked breakfast consisting of 2 slices bacon with fat cut off, a poached...

I'll be OK I think - food won't be provided at this one, at least, so it'll just be the social aspect and managing to eat when I need to when on duty (very high pressure public facing role with little chance to get a break) - I've got enough bars for the first few days but am just about to order...

Argh, just been called up for potentially 4 weeks away in hotels from this Thursday, on top of the 7 weeks from mid july. There won't be as many of us going now though, so I'll be able to get away without too much socialising. I was STARVING this morning, and the managers were having a meeting...

Thanks, Briar Rose :) I know, I was floored! Very pleased with myself for not going off the rails - I really think my head has finally taken all the stuff I've been reading on board. Felt grotty this morning with nasty coldy type symptoms and had a huge embarrassing coughing/gagging fit in front...

Glad you've managed to get warm at last. I hate being cold - I was wearing my thickest socks, neoprene lined wellies, jodhpurs, cargo trousers, and 4 tops yesterday and was still FREEZING! I am using my wheat cushions more than ever at the moment, they really help to heat up my toes and are very...

You absolutely can do it. The main thing to remember is just keep drinking (and peeing!) - getting up to boil the kettle or fill your glass gives you something to do, then you have to get up to go to the loo, repeat ad infinitum! The next few days are going to be tough but you know that, you've...

Thank you for linking this in your diary, AliGal, and huuuuge thanks to KD for articulating this concept so beautifully. This chimes with something I read on Michael Eades' blog The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. » Why is low-carb is harder the second time around, part II about controlling your...

Well, I'm a nitwit. Got dehydrated yesterday (despite 2.5L water before 4.30pm) and then misread the bottle of lucozade sport I had kicking around in the van as having 6g carbs which I reckoned I could probably tolerate but that was the 'per 100ml' value, not the 'per bottle' :idiot: so I added...

I wouldn't - a. alcohol + ketosis is dangerous and you should be most of the way there by now and b. alcohol lowers one's inhibitions so you may end up eating if offered something after you've had a drink.

Wish they'd done it with mine but I think it's a new thing. I ordered 3 months' supplies so it'll be a while before I can get my hands on it!

It depends how you feel - your protein requirement will have gone up, certainly, as you will be building muscle. On exante the body is in ketosis, so it is geared to burning fat for energy and the more exercise you do the more fat has to be converted to ketones. I would be doing as you are and...

Weigh in this morning - another lb off makes 4lb for the week. Wheeeee!

That my dear is a Treble Woohoo! post :D woohoo! woohoo! woohoo! Excellent on all counts.

Yep, it certainly helped me out when I was struggling. I haven't had eggs for a couple of weeks now actually - just checked MFP and the last time was 12 april but they were invaluable to keep me on the diet. Now, I often have half a can of tuna instead of a shake as I noted in an earlier post...

You know it works, you want to lose the weight, there is nothing stopping you from sticking with the programme apart from whatever is in the fridge. Stick either a big note to yourself, or a photo of yourself now, or something, on the kitchen/fridge/cupboard door. You have to throw the demons...

Welcome all you newbies! Tips: - Don't believe the signs of ketosis until you've been on the diet 2 weeks. Although the headache & most of the hunger goes within the first few days, the danger time for a lot of people (including me) seems to include the second week as well as the body FIGHTS...

If you choose the ketogenic meals as you want to stay in ketosis to make returning to TS easier then no. It is very dangerous to drink while in ketosis. If you choose to come right out of ketosis and account for the carbs and calories in the alcohol alongside those you get from food, then...

Could you try cutting them up in to bitesize chunks and have each one with a mouthful of tea? I find the bars easy enough to get down but they're nicest with a cuppa on the go.

Another day done, another afternoon nap needed but I survived :) very very very busy few days coming up but I have planned what I'm going to do shake/bar/tuna wise! Tomorrow I have to go in to town for an hour or so, then am going to work on the round house. Will have a bar at lunch time, a...

Hi and welcome :D use these forums as much as you have to to get in the zone!

No, you can't 'have' it while on exante and it's a choice you'd have to compensate for elsewhere even when in maintenance - it's 700kcal, and not balanced. However, if you have a social engagement that includes indian food it is one of the good choices you could make because it is ketogenic so...

I've not done full AAM week - I've had on average one ketogenic meal each week due to social events/work. This week was number 5 so I took the opportunity to have a couple of small meals to use up the fishcakes in my freezer so just bought 2 little gem lettuces and had one each day with a...

I've always been big boned. The first VLCD I did was lipotrim, because I looked awful. Got to a reasonable weight and then it slowly crept back on over the next few years and very quickly last year, with several attempted restarts. I'm not sure what switch flicked in my head this time around for...

Here are a couple of really interesting posts about the psychology of dieting, they have struck a huge chord with me. Well worth wading through.The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. » Low-carb battles in your brain And this one...

Woo, another one gone this morning :D

It's a complicated one. I've been single for the past year other than a quick fling, but have spent most of my life single as I'm a. too busy and b. too picky so it doesn't bother me too much. I will probably feel like dating again in September - I am working away for 7 weeks in the summer so...

It's possibly just related to lack of sleep, and my body demanding that I listen to it a bit more, but pre diet on earlies I would always just survive for the few days on 4ish hours of sleep per night and have done with it, then have a major lazy day/lie in on first day off. I had 5ish hours...

Wooohoo! This has made me so happy, you go girl :D excellent outcome - keep it up!

OK, so you need to plan the next 24 hours. You have done really well so far to use up all your other stuff and get in to ketosis. Now is NOT the time to think 'stuff it' or anything of the sort. This is your first big test on eating well for the rest of your life, and you absolutely can do it...

I think maybe a beefy soup would be nice? I'm not fussed on pseudo-meals and I rather like the GM/MSG/aspartame free aspect of exante diet. Slim & save admit that not all combinations of their products are fully nutritionally balanced, hence why they advise you have a multivit, also they are...

I've had a couple of days like that, usually when busy. Set an alarm on your phone for breakfast, lunch and dinner just like you might do if you had tablets to take, then just steel yourself and have them. Although you feel good as a side effect of ketosis, you are risking getting...

That's one benefit I'm finding too, BR - my morning consists of shake then green tea then toilet trip! Not sure whether it's the caffeine content or what that does it, but I'm not complaining! I'm trying to avoid any sweeteners wherever possible, would rather add something with other health...

Woweeee! Flipping fantastic :D well done you. That's a big chunk towards your goal gone already :)

Loving the green tea :) I can't tolerate it on its own as it's just too bitter, but I have some fresh root ginger in the fridge and I scrape a bit in to my cuppa which is lovely & warming - I did have a box of teabags with ginger in but they were a seasonal thing so I can't find them any more...

Sounds like a good plan! HURRAH for builder sorting something out for you :D

Aw, shucks guys! :DHaving another cold day today, haven't had one for a little while but am definitely nesh this morning despite a litre of green tea with peppermint & a hot choc shake made up to 800ml. Probably something to do with lack of sleep as I'm on earlies this week. I hate earlies. When...

Good plan for the clothes - I sorted through my 4 boxes of clothes and made sure I only had NICE stuff to slim in to, got rid of anything tatty or scruffy. Not planning to be at each size for too long, so wasn't fussed about only having a few bits at size 18/16, few more at 14 and then more at...

Depends on the particular brand of chai as they use different spices and some are sweetened - check the nutritional info on the packet, and be sure to account for the carbs in every cup.

Manager just pulled me aside and asked how much weight I've lost.She then asked what I was doing so I said just not eating much, and only having soups and salads with the occasional meal out or takeaway with the girls. She nodded happily at that. When I tried exante last year and mentioned it...

Squeeee! Quick scale hop this morning and I've hit -21lb :D a full stone and a half off. Whoop!

Just had a minor clothes panic - my one pair of trousers that properly fit at the moment (M&S posh grey suit trousers size 18) were a 'regular' length that I hand-stitched very roughly to shorten them in a rush when I first got them. The dodgy stitching has finally given out, and one of the...

Welcome, well done for sticking that first horrible week and good luck for your future losses! No matter how much weight in numbers you manage to lose by your holiday, you will look and feel tonnes better by then because you WILL have lost plenty by sticking to it!

I rather like it :) I do make it up in a HUGE mug though (1.5 pints) so it's much more dilute.

Thanks, DL :) I realised this afternoon that it's add a meal week for me. Just had cod & chorizo fishcake with some extra tuna mashed in, on a bed of little gem lettuce, utterly divine - 318kcal, 22g carbs, 29g protein. Same again tomorrow night! Probably won't do a whole week, but it will be...

I really like the bars - substantial, chewy and not too sweet. The losses reported on exante are about equivalent to those on CD despite the slight calorie difference - give it a go and see if it suits you, it's a huge financial saving if it does!

Another lb gone this morning :) today is day 31, the last month has gone SO quickly, and I'm 20% of the way there! 8 and a bit months to go :D Had bad muscle cramps today, and a general feeling of bleurghness so have been to tesco, stocked up on magnesium tablets (had 2 to load me up a bit)...

Well done for getting a loss, but I can understand your frustration. At least it is still working, if only slowly. Keep plugging on in there, you WILL get there.

I really, really want to: Ride my beautiful ginger horse again, looking like this photo Ride my silly black horse again, looking like this photo Ride other people's horses Own a grown up wardrobe of trouser suits & blouses from nice shops See my exs' jaws drop when I bump in to them next (I...

Today's gentle activity: 2pm-5pm laying a natural slate floor for a reciprocal-roof roundhouse I'm helping to build at a community farm! It was lovely, I had a really nice afternoon and one of the organisers said she could see I'd lost weight. My cargo trousers were VERY horribly tight 4 weeks...

Woohoo! Another fun packed day hey ;) how did the sorting go? Good luck for weigh in tomorrow :D

Phew! Weighed in this morning (a day late) and had still lost the 4lb I'd lost at my weigh in earlier in the week, hurrah! Nothing big planned now until 19 may which is a friend's 30th, so I've got a month to keep my head down and carry on. No doubt there'll be some socialising with the usual...

It's not ever so chocolatey, it has to be said... I just enjoy a warm thick drink. It's nice if you make up some peppermint tea first and make it with that.

Thanks :D Back in to the swing of things today. My digestive tract was very unsettled all day and culminated in an almighty comedy gaseous eruption (!) when I got home, but 1 shake & 1 soup so far today and I'm looking forward to my 'back on the bandwagon' hot chocolate in half an hour or so...

My skin on my face went bleugh for a week or so but is now clear and my complexion is back to the best it's been in ages. Possibly a little on the dry side, but that's easily sorted with a dab of cocoa butter.My body is currently throwing out toxins through a variety of horrible boil-ish spots...

Woohoo! Amazing how a compliment can lift one's spirits, you deserve every one and more, they will only get more numerous from here on in!

No, not easy at all! Working at base I have pretty much sussed, and hotel on my own would be fine but it would be frowned on for me to hide in my room when there's a group up for a good meal and catch up. OOH I never said on here - my line for work ATM is that I'm on cupasoups for cheapness...

I am another sceptic of the carb level being suitable for me, even though I have had reasonable losses, so I have modified what I'm doing accordingly to being more like lipotrim's level of carbs (40-45) by replacing a pack with half a can of tuna and a multivitamin. I know this is not officially...

Argh, scuppered! Had breakfast which went right through me :( despite just being scrambled eggs and bacon with the fat cut off. Lunch was provided (a very rare occurrence so completely unexpected) so I chose a fish fillet and a heap of broccoli, and I thought I would be alone in the hotel...

Heather Peace :D

Found out yesterday I have to work in Nottingham tomorrow, so flying over tonight and back early Friday morning (yuk). I've got lots of packs ready, will have meat/eggs for breakfast with colleagues in the hotel, 2 shakes during the day, then try to manage without a shake until I get to normal...

I would kick him too! My housemates cooked bacon sarnies yesterday and I had to leave the house, but they aren't under any obligation to support my diet!

Dulcolax is cheap and works. Drink extra water with it, because it sucks water back in to your guts which is how it errr helps. For me I take it around 6pm when I'm staying in for the night and it works by 11pm. Others take it at bedtime and do a mad dash to the loo in the morning.

Well done for getting through to day two. I couldn't go out with just one person and sit while they ate - in those situations I order a salad without any dressing so I have something low carb/calorie to chew on. I'm on day 26 and have had 3 WS days so far for socialising and still had good...

Another lb gone overnight :) just going to have some tuna for breakfast and then shake the day away at work until midnight. Week of late shifts should be easy enough to manage, handily I have no nights booked until mid May :D (last set I did was on my days 1/2/3, and next will be day 59/60/61/62...

Welcome, and good luck! I'm the same height as you and 2 stone heavier at present, but I love this diet :) you seem to have your head screwed on and know what you need to do - hope you find the support here useful. Be careful with the flavourings - they are 3g carbs per serving which can bring...

Effervescent ones here - they are 5.25 kcal each so can't be many carbs. It does have citric acid, but in such small amounts it doesn't have any effect on me (it's not the same as glugging 2L of diet coke a day like I used to!)

There's a pinned post in the main exante forum all about it :) lots of ideas about blending with ice and different spices etc. I am usually in a rush so empty half a pack into a mug, add a bit of cold water and stir into a paste, then gradually add more water. If it's lumpy, leaving it a minute...

Push through, it will be worth it. I am another that doesn't normally get headaches but my carb withdrawal one is always a doozy - fluffed words, foggy brain, clumsy and in PAIN! Keep drinking the water, and be kind to yourself - no unnecessary exertion!

Oh, ought to note: on comparing nutritional profiles of lipotrim with exante, I want to try lowering the carb count a little as I think I am just on the cusp of ketosis rather than comfortably in it. I am going to do this by replacing one shake a day with half a can of tuna or a boiled egg, and...

Hmm, I've had a hungry tummy today - possibly it re-contracting after being stuffed with meat last night. Staved it off with soup and am now snuggling back up in bed for an hour to warm up!

Specific - diet using exante TS or WS depending on my life/work circumstances at any one time Measurable - weigh in at least once a week Attainable - I have lost weight before using VLCD Realistic - my goal BMI is 22, which is healthy Time limited - I will stick to the diet until the end of the...

Checked this morning and no immediate damage done by last night, wheee! The cups of tea kept me up til 4am though :( I am way too sensitive to caffeine now, will have to take a box of peppermint tea round to theirs for future use as the kettle is never off there. I'm off to ikea today and...

Just caught up with your entire diary - wow, woman! You are an inspiration. That halfway photo is brilliant, an excellent motivator. Keep at it! Do you think you could try a caffeine free experiment to see whether it helps with the losses? Also, a brainwave I had yesterday - we perfectly sized...

Cheers! Was invited for an indian takeaway tonight by my bezzie mates. They have recently had an awful death in the family, and need to talk so I'm not going to avoid socialising with them, nor make them feel awkward by not eating when they do. Also, I figure eating with them will help me...

A good tip for water is to make huge cups of herbal tea as it's a bit easier to drink than plain water. I have a couple of the big sports direct mugs, one that's even bigger than that, an oversized 'teacup' and out of habit I usually finish whatever's in there which easily polishes off a pint...

Listen to Alex! You can do this. It takes a good couple of weeks for me to get established on a VLCD, I've been where you are and caved before but now I know the carb-demons will be waiting for me just as I think I'm getting into ketosis fully so I go LA LA LA LA LA and ignore them, wash them...

18lb down now ;) went to the loo first thing this morning so thought I'd have a sneaky peek on the scales :D My being back at an 'overweight' BMI happens in 39lb time - I would love that to be by my friend's wedding on 21 July, if I can lose 3lb a week it will but even if I don't quite manage...

Yep! It's great stuff :)

Absolutely it is! My 'now' wardrobe is calling me as it's all so scruffy bar my one smart suit, but I think I could easily get carried away and end up with zilch to wear for a couple of months if I'm not careful!

Well, I did it! 4 bags for charity, 1 bag for the rag bin and now only the one box of 'spare' clothes, all in size order from 14 at the top down to 8 at the bottom, and I even found a pair of size 16 jeans, hurrah - I can fit in to them! Not pretty AT ALL with big muffin top, but they do up...

Yep, I never usually get headaches so really don't do well when I have them while withdrawing from carbs. Mine lasted around 36 hours, I muddled all my words and was very foggy but when it lifted I felt TONNES better than I had before starting. Keep going - water, perhaps a pinch of salt in a...

Ahh, I did that last time I got slim and have been very stingy on buying clothes for myself as I've gotten bigger again, as my work uniform is provided for me so I've managed on the bare essentials outside work - it's been car boot sales, hand me downs from fat friends and the occasional matalan...

How much did you have? IIRC it's 3g carbs per teaspoon, and as the diet is already giving 60-65g carbs a day depending on whether you have a bar, you could well be knocked out of ketosis by it.

I just don't want caffeine on this diet. I was a huge diet coke addict before but went cold turkey, other than very occasional cups of normal tea that colleagues make for me on autopilot, or a week ago when I went for coffee with a friend and was buzzing for hours! I now drink ginger tea made...

I have 4! huge boxes of clothes that are currently too small for me... My mission for today is to sort them all out, charity shop any questionable purchases I made in my over-enthusiastic state last time I was slim & was trying out the girly look (does NOT suit - jeans/tailored trousers and polo...

Day 23 today, 17lb down already. I started the diet saying I wouldn't bother to weigh, but I'm actually weighing every 2-3 days at the moment & updating myfitnesspal & here with every loss, but doing my official weekly weigh in on fridays. I love all of the shakes & soups, don't use bars...