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I did a lovely meal in it a couple of days ago. Its pretty much a de-constructed chicken Kebab! I roasted some butternut squash (coated in paprika and a little chili) and put some onion, green pepper and chicken cubes in a tray to cook together. The chicken had been marinated in some spices for...

Is there a limit to how much ketosis you should be in? While on Atkins I always had to keep a close eye on it, as quite easily went into the deep purples, to which I was told to have some carbs to bring it down. I bought the stix today and im at the darkest end :rolleyes:

Thank you, that explains it much better x

Thats surprising to me, ive read tons of ketogenic recipes that have lemon in them , including fresh lemonade!

Have woken up feeling a little 'high' this morning, a bit tingly in my fingers and toes, a little light headed and not soooo starving thankfully. Have just a green tea with lemon, but will get some fresh lemon / juice to swap to the caffine free version (strange they dont do a caff free lemon...

Moan alert!........ Boy this is hard, day 2 was ok until late afternoon and then the hunger pangs started and havent stopped. Ive also had a mild headache, but that hasnt been too bad. Vanilla latte for breakfast, Id split the bar between lunch and tea break and had the mushroom soup with tons...

Well my body at least!!! ;) ;) ;) Its the morning of day 2 and ive woken up starving and extremely thirsty. Yesterday wasnt to bad, although the other half really wasnt helping when he cooked sausages and bubble last night :rolleyes: For the last 5 weeks ive just been eating more healthily...

Ok, will buy some ketostix tomorrow. When I did atkins quite a few years ago, I found it very easy to get into ketosis, hopefully ill be the same now.

oh no! ive had 2 glasses already! Im confused, what is the harm anyway?

Im on day 1 today, so far so good and had been drinking sparkling water during work, but hadnt prepared at home drink wise. Id only just read about citric acid, so jumped up to read the labels on the various diet drinks bottles in the fridge Cant have...cant have...and OMG my favorite Cream...

Ive been healthy eating for a month now, so ive pretty much detoxed from all the carbs and caffine, so now want to make the leap to a meal replacing diet. When starting, did you all buy the bumper pack? or try a few soups / shakes first? Its a bit daunting spending the £100 on something im not...

Thanks guys, im hoping this week will have better results. Yes you are all correct, a pound off is at least heading in the right direction! by the summer I should feel and look alot better!

Anyone else struggle when you only loose a pound? I found the cravings really hard last week and didn't give in, but that makes the small loss doubly hard.... Arg I'm wondering if I'm not drinking enough, I'm not a water person and I've realised on some days, that I'd actually only had my...

I refuse to pay as well, every time im tricked into watching another sales pitch, i feel like shouting. Yet im still compelled to receive all the emails!

What was your turning point? what spurred you to start your weightloss journey? :) Mine was a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t been happy for a long time, but a friend said the simplest of things and I’ve never been as committed until now. We hosted a mini dinner party and said friend...

Thanks Syren, that made me a little tearful, taking the time to write so many of your thoughts was really helpful x

A hinged lid! thats sounds amazing, I found mine really aukward yest lol Thanks in advance furrysmudge!

Ive been given a Halogen Oven for christmas, so I cracked it open for my sunday roast yest. It was a half day off (ie one naughty meal on my day off and then still being careful) so thought id give it a go. I had pork (gave all the crackling to the OH) and baked it with par boiled spud's...

I agree with sorcerer.... Syren you are a huge inspiration to us newbies, you look like a different person x

Well done for being so prepared! Have fun on your weightloss journey!

I read somewhere that your metabolism gets used to the amount of calories, so you need to change it up every so often. They actually recommended having a mini day off once a week (not blowing it completely tho) so the body is tricked. I guess thats why the red / green days works well for SW as...

How expensive is it? do you have to ask your GP? Ive had a look on the website and couldnt find anything on price.

I also seem to yoyo, well really I get so pleased at loosing a stone, I then start breaking it and before I know it, im back to my heaviest again. Im finding it easier to be honest with myself and stop focusing on how much I loose each week and think more about how I will be in 6 months. I...

Im starting to feel a bit better now thanks guys, i did a bit of exercise yest and although im aching, i seem to be finding things much easier!

Hey there, I only joined the forum a couple of days ago and have found everyone very friendly and full of great tips. There are loads of food diaries and recipies for slimming world, ive tried a few already!

Something occurred to me yest, after reading all the very positive messages on here. I'm wondering if my view point is the very thing that has stopped me sticking to a diet for more than a month each time, or whether its natural to dis-like the way you look? As soon as I get that chocolate...

Thats why I could never do the Paul McKenna 'think yourself thin' diet.....listen to your body and stop eating when its full! my tummy might say im full, but my head disagrees! I do have an addictive personality, but im hoping by acknowledging this, that things might change!

9lbs in 2 weeks is amazing! I reckon with your commitment you should loose a stone in your first month!!!!! now wouldnt that be fab!!!

Your pilgrimage will certainly be a fantastic time of reflection of your accomplishments and a joy to remember for the rest of your life. I adore Spain, most of the culture (not the bull fighting!) and there love for life (and food lol) in fact I just imported my horse from there 3...

A full week now, weigh in was this morning at the end of week 1. Finding this forum today has been a big pick me up, im still at the headache stage as my body gets used to less junk (i guess) I think on a normal day, I live off caffine and suger, so its a big change mentally and physically. All...

Having only been on the diet for a week so far, unfort I cant offer tips on longevity quite yet, but Im trying not to be quite so focused or obsessed about the amount of weight this time. My staying power is very much effected by the amount of times I visit the scales, so im going to limit to...

Hey my donkey riding friend, Egypt is one of my favorite places, lots of sun and no clouds! Ive just noticed our stats are very similar..... ill race you!

What a tasty and easy meal! Im sure its listed on here but ill write what I did anyway :D 1/2k of sweet potato 150g Spinach 1 tin Tomatoes 1 large Onion 1ts cumin 1ts coriander 2ts curry powder 3 garlic cloves frylight I fried the onion, garlic and spices until soft, then mashed the garlic...

I feel your Chocolate pain! I truly believe I have no off switch, so can continue to dip in the box constantly if on hand. So far im substituting with clementines, although im sure you can eat to many of those too! Congrats on you weight loss so far, its absolutely incredible x

Thats kind of how I feel about my horse at the moment! my weight plus a saddle is almost criminal really, well it is since I put on another stone nov/dec. If you would like to ride again, why not make that a goal?

Thanks Bikerkitty, this is a very inspirational site!

The evenings are definitely the devils work lol, ill get into work at 5pm and have choc, crisps, coke etc, then take out (fish and chips / curry / thai) at 8ish with another coke. Prob yet another choc bar before going home and undoubtedly 3 slices of thick processed white bread toast at 1am...

My worst problem is carbs and shift work. I find im not eating properly during the day, starving by the start of work and grabbing all the wrong things to see me through the shift. Processed foods galore too!

Dont worry, ill be a lurker for a while too, there is a lot of info to take in!

Wow What a forum! I found you all after googling recipes for diet currys :D Wish me luck, ive been up and down weight wise for most of my life, but am very determined this time. Im at the heaviest ive ever been and my self confidence is at rock bottom. I will lose weight! I guess my biggest...