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I think you are doing the right thing. Just try to keep your food low fat and healthy. Drink lots of fluids and get back on it when you feel better. X

I think it's a great diet too - initially but after you've witnessed the trials and tribulations of clients you start to realise the other things these kind if diets do to you and I just couldn't go on doing just 'half' a job. So I'm working toward helping in a more 'overall' way. I don't want...

Are you over 5ft 8 or got a medical reason for not being allowed to sole source? Sorry - I'm just confused as I only just stopped being a counsellor (I'm still on website!) but never got any notification that 3 packs a day was being withdrawn. Anyway, that aside, glad you are feeling much...

What do you mean '"they don't do just 3 packs ant mire"? I do just 3.

Oh! And great losses so far! 15 something any day.... Great stuff!!

Pete, as long as you are happy don't beat yourself up. Now, this is probably not going to make you happy - but I think you need to seriously think about whether this is the weight loss plan for you. I think, with your real difficulty in getting on it and staying on it even for a week or so...

Sorry! Was off chasing children!! Lily got it spot on. After 4 years I've only just managed to stop weighing myself every day. It's very liberating because, quite frankly, I was obsessed! You've now found why weighing every day can do more damage to your motivation than good - really try to do...

Oh, and I drink more than a pint a day most days and my weight loss is no worse than when I didn't drink it (8 weeks/ 30 pounds).

I drink it on sole source. I notice that sometimes it can make my heart flutter (although coffee never does!). I believe it's because zero and pepsi max have higher caffeine in them and the diet advises caffeine free everything.

Great!! Thank you!! I think I'll manage after all. Just got to get the hang of muffins and gallet things!!

I'm not actually IN the car apart from getting to where I need to go and home again. I'm a forester! Unusual fir a woman and the guys all have their massive sandwiches and crisps and fizzy pop with them. All things I need to avoid! We can walk hours away from the vehicle during the day so...

Thank you! I could have a cool box in car I suppose. Just worry about chicken in the summer heat!! I'm so fussy - if there's even a chance it could go off I'll not touch it! Lol! I only get one chance to eat and am normally working 4 or 5 hours before that... But I think if I got enough of...

Hey! I didn't take offence! Don't worry lol!

PS. Ideas for Attack and Cruise phases please. X

Still planning as it's just 3 weeks until I have to decide once and for all which plan I'm going to follow for the remainder of my weight loss... I'm out and about at lunch time most days with no access to kitchens, fridges or even shops. Any suggestions on something I can eat? On Atkins I'd...

Good girl! Honestly, it's a fantastic diet to get rid of a good lump of weight. Do it in one go because, honestly, it's much much harder to get started the second time! Really, the main benefit for doing this diet is the speed of the weight loss. Just remember it can set you back 2 or 3 days...

Hehehe! I should make myself clearer... I look like a doughnut!! I didn't mean 'literally' water gives the body energy. What I meant was that when we do something strenuous water gives us a boost (energy) because it's usual to also be dehydrated which causes us to be tired. Mmmm. I know what...

Don't worry. First few weeks are the worst. It gets easier and if you are stubborn and don't stray it can be the easiest diet! However, start straying, even once a week and I didn't know ANY one who managed to stick at it. Empty your cupboards and fridge. Leave your purse at home when you are...

Also the process of converting fat to energy is, in it's self, a real energy burner! Sometimes, if you are doing something quite strenuous your body can't convert the fat for energy quick enough and you'll suddenly feel drained/tired/weak and won't be able to carry on... But your body can get...

What do you want to know? Ask and I will tell you my experiences...

I agree. It's good to talk and for once I think we need to adopt the US way of therapy being mainstream. Its made me think about training as a hypnotherapist. We move to Scotland in a few weeks and a friend of mine is doing a course at the end of the year. I might join her. It's good to talk...

If you can't trust yourself then don't go on social engagements. Remember it's such a short time if you just get on and do it AND GET RID OF THAT TAKE AWAY MENU! X

Some of my clients would NEVER show on a stick! Others took 5 days, one even a week. Don't get fixated on these. I don't think you should ever have been encouraged to buy the sticks. They, like weighing yourself cause nothing but heartache for some!! Put them away! ;-)

Just remember that doubling up your shakes can mean bombarding your body with a huge dose of vits and minerals. This can result in dizziness, diarrhoea and headaches. It can also cause a slump later in the day because your body will be wanting energy but not be getting it making you very tired...

Yeah that dafty drank a whopping 9 pints of water one after the other because shed been unable to drink all day at work (or something). Never drink more than a pint an hour and try to not guzzle. Water retention happens to most women. Good news is in a week (or two for some women) you'll get...

Pete I used to recommend to clients who got really depressed after weigh in that they should concentrate on measurements rather than weight. With them I'd do their full set of measurements every week. Especially helpfully when you want to exercise! Also, I do think its great that your girl...

I work from home - my tip is keep the fridge empty! My poor husband had to get food every day for him and the kids until I list my first stone... Then it gets much easier. I had 5 stone to lose and did it in just over 4 months with no cheating at all. You just have to withdraw from social...

I think they need to stop looking at massively overweight people as lazy and glutinous and start looking at them as they would an alcoholic or other addict. Treat the psychological reasons and not the physical ones. Provide more support and assign a mentor. I so wish I could do more. Maybe...

Sorry, fat fingers, little keys. First sentence should be 'Im not going anywhere!' and live is lOve!!

Unnoticed going anywhere! I live that I can be confident in knowing exactly how to stay on track thanks to advice being given here! As I progress I've no doubt I'll have more questions!! Psychology is one of the reasons I stopped being a consultant. Whether some are in denial or not, there...

Thanks Susie. I don't eat bars at all. I make my shakes to a pint and drink 4x 750ml bottles of water a day plus half pint of D'Coke if I feel like it so fluid no problem. I will do about 3/4's of a stone a month on average (at least, that's what I did the first time lol!). I'm fine with that :)

Lol! Thank you! I have all the books - I've got to be sure to pick the right one because this is the last diet I'll ever do! It sounds like wishful thinking, I know but I'm very stubborn! This is only the 3rd time I've dieted in my life - only, I now realise, because I had a very physically...

I envisaged no answers to my post - thank you all! ;-) I'm on Cambridge at mo (ex-consultant). Packs run out in 3 weeks or so. List over 2 stone in 4 week (water! I carry lots) probably lose another 3/4's before I move over to Dukan. According to Dukan site I'll reach my target in November...

I finally decided on Dukan instead of Atkins mainly because I thought the range of food after Attack was greater therefor better nutritionally. However, on another thread someone said Dukan had lots of bad press regarding nutrition and no one sticks to it as it's so restrictive. For those that...

Lol! I know I'm so ungrateful!! It's just water. Now it's gone I barely lose more than a pound or two a week - over my entire weight loss exped I'll be well behind the average curve, despite sticking to any plan 100%! No idea why. Think my body thinks fat is it's warm cozy duvet and is...

See, I don't get why it's nutritionally unsound compared to Atkins. Reading both books you get a lot mire variety with Dukan which can only be good, right? I mean, Atkins seems to me to be 2/3's green veg and meat with a but of hard cheese for good luck where Dukan recipes contain veg, fruit...

Hehe! Thanks. I lost 13lb in first week so not THAT great. Hold a lot of water when I've been overloading on carbs! It's why I think low-carb is right for me. :)

Great! Thank you! Been trying to fill in my profile but keeps telling me access denied!! I can only get on via my iPhone... So maybe I need a computer to do it? I'm 5ft 3 and have, as of this morning, got exactly 5 stone to lose (23 lbs gone in 3 weeks already!).

Just to confirm that you aren't aiming for anything other than changing to the first or second shade on your stick at most. Purple doesn't mean you are MORE in ketosis than someone only just registering a change. There's only 2 states, in it or not in it. What purple means is there's a higher...

Aww bless you. I know a photographer here in Norfolk that does a single pro image for your Facebook profile for £12! Maybe there's one near you that does the same?

Hi. I'm trying to make sure I understand the diet before I start in May (I'm on Cambridge at moment and that's when packs run out). Got a couple of questions I hope you can answer? 1. Oat Bran spoonfulls - I know what to do with it but where do I get it? Is it just normal oats like I'd make my...

Thanks - which did you prefer??

Thank Emmaline I loved being a consultant too! Some of the harrowing reasons clients told me about their reasons for weight gain really made me realise that more help needs to be available. I'm starting college in September doing Psychology and also hypnotherapy! Hopefully I'll have better...

Never heard of it until coming on here! Will have to check it out as the high fat content of Atkins worries me a bit (but I love meat so not that much!).

Thank you! I will! 3lbs since Saturday taking me to 18 in just over 5 weeks so I'm happy so far!!

Hi Paulie I'll run out of pack I have left over from having clients in may but need to be dieting longer. Cambridge is great fir getting the bulk of weight off and I'd encourage you to stick at it. I stopped being a consultant for my OWN PERSONAL BELIEF that it teaches those with long-term...

I'm currently doing Cambridge (was a consultant until recently so using all packs). Got enough to last me until mid may but if I carry on as I'm doing I will still have 3 stone to lose. Low carb really suits me - I feel fab! Any recommends what to move onto? Was thinking Atkins but finding...

I think low cal would be better for you. Most Low Carb plans say you must have a minimum of 1 stone to lose but in my experience (and my opinion) I'd say 2 as a minimum to get max benefit and to stay healthy (and for weight to bit go straight back on). Drop yourself to about 1200 kcal drink...

It needs to be refrigerated to work. So hot soup won't allow it to thicken unless you used LOADS!!

Just Lighter Life ask for everyone to get docs sig. Cambridge only if over 40 bmi or on medication.

I drink Coke Zero. It has no mire effect that Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi. Just be aware there's a fair bit more caffeine in Zero and Pepsi Max. This can really effect some peoples heart rate so take it easy until you know what it does to you. X

Hi, I'm Mandy and I live in Norwich. I was a Cambridge consultant until Christmas. I recently put on lots of weight and am now on the second diet of my life. Thankfully I've enough packs until mid-May - after that I'm thinking Atkins. Low Carb really agrees with me. Looking forward to lots of...