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Just a quick questions guys, have any of you decided what you are going to do now when you finish your refeed?? im planning on starting WW again but im not sure if that is the best option... also, for anyone who has gone through the refeed, how long was it before you were able to take a drink...

yea im kinda guessing that too that because we haven't eaten in so long that thats why they taste so sweet! cause when i took my first cup of tea with a dash of skimmed milk it tasted so creamy, whereas normally before it tasted like there was no milk in it! yea i think your pharmasist is...

300 mls for the maintenance shakes. I'm doing refeed this week too, it's actually grand, I can't stomach the shakes tho, found them too sweet and sickening but I love the maintenance caramel bars, so my brekkie in morning is one of them and a nice cup of tea! :) In terms of being hungry, I'm...

Okay I know I'm a bit late updating this since my weigh in was on Saturday last but better late then never! Well what can I say, week 7 was okay for me! Still experiencing all the problems with my bowels so this was my last week doing the TFR! It killed me to make that decision cause I haven't...

You said you tested to see if you were still in ketosis... how do you do that?? :) im a bit fearful of putting on weight too - just started the refeed on saturday and getting on grand so far! my partner done the diet with me and both of us are doing the refeed to gether - however, he is hell...

oh i really and truely feel your pain. TBH i haven't gone in the last 4 weeks without the aid of a laxadive... and its the worst feeling in the world! i used to nearly pass out trying cause it was so built up inside of me! but last week my pharmasist told me to stop taking the fibreclear to see...

Thanks losit.... I think you've hit the nail on the head there.... That's exactly how I feel too and I actually really can't wait to get out for my walks again! My BF goes to the gym every second day and I'm just so jealous that I can't do the same... We're both doing the refeed now from...

Im so glad you said that re the refeed - i dont feel so bad or guilty now about doing it. looking forward to getting some warm food into me in these freezing cold evenings :)

oh trust me, i know exactly how you must have felt re your bad experience... 3 weeks in a row ive had that and its not nice! im gonna just give the maintenance programme a go for a while and then eventually get back onto WW - i lost 3 and half stone last year on it but then i just hit a wall...

well thats what i thought too re the fibreclear - i used to take the one spoon in my shakes and then when this started happening to me i up'ed it to 2 spoons, but when i explained all this to my pharmasist, she told me to try and just cut it out all together cause the idea of the fibreclear is...

Hi Folks, just an update on my Lipotrim journey so far - ive just completed week 6 and to be honest, it's been an up and down sort of week. Just been having some bowel movement problems this week and to be honest, the last 3 weeks - i wont bore you with the details ;) but anyways, i wasn't...

my first week i scrubbed the house from top to bottom, cleared out all the presses and the fridge, hovered and polished everything and even managed to clean the car out - all for the sake of keeping me distracted and not thinking about food! also, we used to go for short spins in the car just to...

Thanks very much Yeye.... i have my weigh in tomorrow so i'll say it to my pharmasist about them and see what she says, i'll try anything at this moment of time so long as it doesn't kick me out of ketosis :)

Anyone?????? :(

lads, what is the average weight loss you all have been having on the maintenance programme?? im in week 6 of the TFR programme and to date i have lost 1 stone 11lbs, but i dont feel good in the downstairs department, plus i feel weak most of the time and have low blood pressure since i've...

Thanks guys, I actually take fibreclear as well, have done from day 1, just a heaped tsp in one of my shakes a day but that wasn't working and that's why I take the sennakot now as well. :( I'm gonna talk to the pharmist on Saturday I think and talk to her about maybe going on the maintenance...

Thanks guys for the support.. really appreciate it! I'm hoping next week i'll have reached the 2 stone mark but we'll see what happens. fingers crossed :)

not having a good day today lads! :( seriously thinking of just finishing this week and refeeding next week and then joining WW again to loose the rest of the weight. (dont read the next few lines if you are easy squemish) the last 3 weeks i've been constipated and i do take sinakot to clear it...

well what can i say... it's all kinda of a doddle now at this stage! Found it pretty easy this week to get through but i think its just cause im in the routine of it all now, its just getting easy. went out to lunch twice this week to catch up with some friends and on both occasions, my friends...

no you're right, i deffo wouldn't rely on it if i was hungry, doesn't fill you as much as the shakes which is why i had it about 8/9ish sat night cause i knew i would be going to bed soon after. plus i was drinking sparkling water all that evening and i find it fills you up more then still...

totally agree!! i had a peanut one there a few weeks back and thought ah they can't be that bad, but i was nearly sick trying to eat it! i just thought they tasted like dog biscuits!! :eek:

Well done Emma_J - thats a fantastic week 1 loss! gives ya great motivation doesn't it :)

oh so do i... especially on my first week! had them almost every night but i used to wake up in a panic feeling so guilty for not sticking to the diet and being back at square 1, but then the relief i felt when i realised it was a dream! i think it actually made me more determined to stick to...

has anyone else tried the chocolate moose?? oh dear lord it is the best thing i have tasted since i've started on this diet :drool: basically what i did was followed the instructions on the bag which was to add 60mls of water to the choc shake (instead of the 240ml), mix it up and then i put it...

wow well done you!! 13lbs in one week.. thats a fantastic loss! great motivation isn't it to keep going :) i have to agree with Noitulove tho with regards to adding things to your shakes/soup... you are advised to stay away from adding anything like salt, pepper or curry powder as it may...

well i can deffo say that on week 4 it does get a hell of a lot easier :) i find now that i an nearly leading a "normal" life now and not constantly thinking about food (although i still get the cravings when i see adds or cookery programmes on telly). I'm out and about more and even managed to...

I had them exact dreams too at the start!! I was craving food so much that I would dream about eating it at night... Tasted them an'all too... Then I used to wake up in a panic thinking id ruined my chances if loosing the weight but then once I figured it was a dream I was sooooo relieved!!! I...

Minus the pain in the roof of my mouth then yup I've had all the rest....

Hi Daniellebaby15, oh i've had the exact same kind of reactions from family and friends! and it really isn't nice. im doing the diet with my boyfriend and are half way through week 3 at the minute, getting on great with the obvious few ups and downs thrown in, but yesterday i was nearly giving...

yup its one of the side effects of this diet - you will really feel the cold more (even on the sunny days). they say that drinking hot liquids will help us more so then layers of clothes.

Thanks guys, feeling a bit better now after reading your comments. My mum isn't too happy with me being on this diet so I think she's trying to find as many horror story's as she can to try and persuade me to come off it and just eat healthy. A couple of my friends have said it to me too that I...

yup you do believe it or not :) around day 4/5 your body should kick into ketosis so you wont feel hungry anymore. (and its a great feeling when that happens :) ) but i find i do have wild cravings like if i see something on telly i really like, or sitting in the canteen at lunch time seeing my...

I'm just wondering if anybody else knows about any long term after effects that this diet can cause? I've been getting on great the last 3 weeks (with plenty of ups and downs of course) but at the weekend my aunty and uncle were up visiting and i told them i was on this diet - my aunty told me...

the shakes do get better as you go along - i remember the first week i thought they were vile, the only way i could describe them is they were like someone added a big spoon of salt and baking soda to them! but i didn't breath through my nose and just swallowed them in about 3 / 4 gulps! im on...

my tips would be as follows.. - keep a pint glass or bottle of water beside you AT ALL TIMES and keep sipping it throughout the day! that was essential for me to keep the hunger pangs away - keep yourself busy - i have all the presses in the kitchen scrubbed out, the fridge spotless, and not...

i've heard alot of people on this saying they joined the likes of weight watchers etc after they came off this diet, just to get them into the habbit of eating healthy and limiting what you are eating so im thinking i might give that a go once i get to my goal. i think it makes sence..

thats a fantastic lose on your first week!! well done.. keep up the good work! :)

Thanks guys... :) x

Week 3 was a good week i have to say. Starting to feel so much more normal and really getting into the routine of not eating and just finding other things to do to fill my time! needless to say the house and car are spick and span and every press in the kitchen has been scrubbed! Didn't do any...

ah i was thinking... thought i was missing out on something :giggle: yea i think i'll give the "porriage" a miss myself also - i tried one of the flapjacks there on saturday for the first time and omg i thought i was going to heve... they were horrible!! :eek: i knew i had to finish it tho cause...

are you on the total food replacement diet or the maintenance one? just that we were told you couldn't add anything to any of the shakes or soups etc not even salt and i just see you mentioned adding tabasco and also you tried the porridge? we dont have porridge on our total food replacement we...

thats what im thinking too... i used to take 'B' Complex vitimins and i think that used to keep my skin clear as well as what ever else it does, but i can't take anything like that now! ah hopefully it'll pass... :) i do use moisturiser every time i get out of shower but my skin seems to obsorb...

has anyone else had any side effects when on this? i've noticed that my skin is kinda dry and just around my fingernails, its a bit flakey - but its my face im worried about, i've developed a few spots on it which i dont normally do - and im drinking loads of water so i know its not that im...

Thanks guys... i'd be lost without this forum i think! great to have the support of everyone on this! we're all on the same journey at the end of the day! :) @Jmj - fair play to your husband!! i know we do all give out about our other halves but they are a great support in times like this! Only...

oh really?? does it actually work? that sounds lovely! i tried the peanut flapjack and oh my god, they are just muck! i thought i was going to get sick eating it but i knew i had to finish it cause i didn't have a spare shake to replace it! let me know how you get on.... :)

@Dizzy1986 - Firstly, thank you for your lovely words of encourgement! really appreciate it! I'm in a similar boat to you tho too - im a total weight watcher expert - been at it for nearly 10 years on and off, loose 2 stone put on 3 etc, and i could tell you the points of any food without having...

are you sure you're drinking enough water? me and my partner are both on this diet and are never without a pint of water in our hands around the house and at work - i know you'll be running to the loo for a while constantly but im just starting week 3 now and i have to say, im not running as...

i have to agree with Noitulove - the week before i usually retain alot of water and i know when i used to be on weight watcher i would maybe only loose 1 lb or stay the same, but the week after i'd have a great loss of 4 or 5 lbs which is a great confidence booster! :) only thing i dont like is...

Okay, i've just completed week 2 of Lipotrim TFR and i have to say i had mixed emotions all week. started off great - after my 10lbs of a weight loss the week before i was full of confidence this week and full of energy but as the week went on i started to struggle! had a bad day at work around...

Well obviously im not a man, but i can tell you that my boyfriend is doing this with me. we started on it last week and to be honest, it was a tough week for both of us, me moreso then him! after about 3 days he was flying it! and somehow he seems to have more energy then me. he goes out for...

hi, sorry i know im a bit late replying. i do get bad migraines and when i was starting lipotrim i told my pharmasist about them and the fact that when i get them i need to take extra strong pain killers, so she told me that if i need to take them to make sure i take them with one of my shakes...

awe i just couldn't stomach it all the first week - tried it on 3 different days and thought i was gonna get sick after the last time so i brought them back and swapped them for shakes. to me, they tasted like someone put a big spoon of bread soda into it.... maybe in time tho my taste buds...

Thanks everyone, well i know last week when i was just starting and struggling, i came across this forum and found it helpful and inspiring reading all the other success storys and first week experiences and it really gave me the motivation to keep my chin up and keep going so i thought i'd do...

Just thought i'd share my first week experience cause i know allot of you out there may be just starting and are probably finding it tough the first week. Day one was so tough!! I felt light headed, weak and was slightly shaky... i thought no way can i do this but i stuck with it! Im lucky in...

to be honest i think its cause your not drinking enough water thats causing you to feel faint and light headed! Your body needs the minimum of 4 pints of water to keep itself functioning properly. I'm only on day 5 now and the first 3 days i was like that... feeling a bit light headed and my...

i am soooo glad i found this thread.... :) Hi, i've just started the Lipotrim diet last saturday so am now on day 4 of it... day 1 was hell... all i wanted to do was eat and felt jibberish and shaky but i figured that was normal cause my body was just getting used to the change over... woke up...

well firstly... well done on taking that first step!! you wont regret it... :D one wee tip that might help you is i do buy loads of fruit, different varietys and then buy the WW youghurt and i chop some fruit into a bowl and pour a tub of the youghurt over it! fruit is free and the ww youghurt...

ANYONE?? :confused:

2.5lbs on for me :( finding it really hard to get back into the swing of it all since xmas! im moving into a new house this day week so will finally have a whole kitchen to myself where i can prepare all my own food from here on in and be able to store the proper food in the presses so...

well to be honest, i think you would be as well to join a group even if it is for a month or so, just to get your daily propoints allowance as you say, but also to get all the books and tools you need to be able to calculate the points in food and just until you get into the hang of how the new...

Just wondering... i know most, if not all, fresh herbs are zero PP's but does the same apply to dried herbs you find in a jar?

Well the concept of the new ProPoints plan is the same as the old one in that you have your daily allowance of propoints that you use throughout the day but in addition to your daily allowance of PP, you also have a weekly allowance of 49 PP's. You can decide to use these extra weekly PP's on...

well at least you know where your going wrong and you know what you have to do to fix it. Its just a matter of getting back into the mind-set again of it all and you'll be back on track in no time ;) i have a big day and night too on Saturday but im here looking at menu pages of different...

Just make sure you track everything and write it down in your tracker. Thats all i done to get back on track. Its amazing the amount of times i thought i was being really good in a day and when i sit down at the end of the evening and add up all the points i've used, i'd nearly be gone over my...

WOOHOO!!! :D :D :D :D 5lbs off today!! awe am so delighted!! well and truely back on track after my christmas mishap! feel really confident now i have to say!!... this is gonna be my year when i finally reach my goal! :D :D :D Good luck to everyone else who has weigh in today!!...

how many pp is that? sounds lovely

well i've done it... gone back for my weigh in after a 3 week break over the xmas where i totally and utterly went off the rails :4633: as a result, i've put on 10 1/2 lbs :break_diet::cry: i knew i had done bad but didn't think it was gonna end up that bad! My boyfriend who isn't doing WW...

How about 2/3 pieces of fruit cut up in a bowl and a pot of youghurt poured on top. The fruit is free and you only have to point the youghurt and its so filling (and good for you ;)). I usually have that along with a sandwich at work and it fills me up until dinnertime. :)

i can totally see where your coming from cause i used to be like that in the beginning too, i thought i was being sneaky and being able to save my points for when i wanted to break out but looking back now i can see that deffo doens't work. Years ago i used to join WW and stick at it for about...

well my first bit of advice would be to make sure you use your full daily allowance, because if you dont, you'll end up loosing weight for a few weeks and then suddenly it'll stop. Also, if you are too strict on the foods you allow yourself to eat in the beginning, you'll end up hitting a brick...

I stayed the same this week but im happy out with that cause i was away in Liverpool for the wknd and was dreading the weighin this week! Back to normal this week tho... need to get that 2 1/2 lbs off by xmas! :o Well done all the fantastic loosers this week! :553: Keep it up... we'll get...

Cannot believe what has happened me today!!! im a tuesday weighin'er but for the next couple of weeks i've switched to Thursday weigh in's but was away at wknd and made a pig of myself even though i tried not to but i've LOST 2 1/2 LBS!!!!! :D:D:D i'm still in shock!! was not expecting that at...

a tip that might help and that i find brilliant is i usually have 1 or 2 pieces of fruit like an orange and banana, cut them up into a bowl and pour a WW 1PP youghurt over it. makes a lovely snack and dead healthy for ya! plus is really fills me up till Dinnertime! :) you can add as much fruit...

i'd be afraid of using the leg weights at the gym too cause i dont want to build up muscle on my legs, i want to reduce the size of them.. need to burn fat rather then tone up first.. thanks tho :)

Thanks for that! :) might actually try that! no more then yourself, im a rubbish swimmer but i've just never had a chance before to be able to go swimming but im gonna make the effort now on to try and go if i know its gonna make a difference in my legs... will give anything a try. :D

Ah ok, must check that out with my leader next week! God I hope they don't change the program again! Only just got used to this one and its not even a year yet!

There is no change to the pro points plan but maybe she's following the discovery plan?? Don't know anything bout that...

Cheers Goose!! That's dead handy to have!! :)

I was just gonna say that too cause I know for a fact that the absolute lowest points anyone has is 29 regardless of his small you are?

That's a great way if looking at it cause the last few months I've been up and down like a yoyo but when I looked at the 4 week thing I actually have lost weight! Gave me a boost seeing that so thank you! :)

Actually I know there 2 cause I pointed them before and have it written in my book! :)

I think the light ones are 2 per tub!

2.5lb on! :( guess its not as bad as the 4lbs i was expecting but just thought when i was so good over the wknd and out walking every day that i might have somehow STS or something! have to work extra hard this week now... going away this wknd to reading and then the following to liverpool so 2...

hard to know... cause you'd be stopping and starting and depends on how long you were going for. i'd say dont count it and it could be a wee bonus for you at the end of the week when you go for your weighin ... :)

i have to agree with Nemisis.. i think its different for everyone. i tend to spread out my 49 weeklys during the week unless i know im going out at the wknd or something but there are some weeks i dont use them all and i could still have a lb off. depends on totm too... always put on a lb or 2...

same as that ladies... i always have the munchies that week and its not that im hungry or anything, i just crave bad things... :( and then when i eat them i feel so bad and guilty and down on myself.. Normally i either STS or put on a lb or 2 but then the week after i usually have a good...

Hi Guys, Has anyone got any ideas how best to loose weight from your legs?? Im finding it really hard to, i've lost nearly 4 stone now and can fit into size 14 jeans but they have to be 'boot cut' or 'boyfriend' style cause i need the extra leg room! also, i was hoping by now i would be...

any idea how many points this recepie is?? sounds really lovely!!.. :rolleyes:

Really?? god i absolutley hate fish but i'd love to like it cause its so low in points and so good for you... is that how you were before this? might give it a try again in that case... sounds lovely! :rolleyes:

awe no way? thats Fantastic!!! well done you!! :D god i hope i have as much luck tomorrow but im not betting on it! Keep up the good work!! :D

i've done the same the last 2 weeks!! totally gone off the rails and for no good reason! and i've done so well the 2 weeks beforehand loosing 4 and half lbs - dont know how i lost my 'mojo!' haven't tracked at all the last 2 weeks but i've tried to be good'ish the last 2 days and have got out...

What kind of choc? more details please... ;)

Here we go again... Going back tomorrow to face the music after not being so good the last couple of weeks! Gave last weeks weigh-in a miss - Just dont know what came over me last week but i just had no get up and go in me and didn't track at all for the last 2 weeks! :break_diet: Dreading...

Having a really bad week this week! :( not been tracking at all and hardly been out walking! Had a couple of naughty binges to! Think I'll give this tue weigh in a miss and start to get back on track for next tue!

If you work then bag them all up and bring them into work with you for your work mates!! They'll love you for it and if your work place is anything like mine, they'll be gone in an hour!.. Gets rid of the temptation for you and puts you in everyones good books! Double bonus! :D cause i know if...

there's loads of different receipes for Bread and Butter Pudding so we'd need a bit more information about how it was made before we can help you out.

WOW!!! nice one!!!.... well done! :)

well went for weigh in today... 1/2 lb down so thats ok i guess after being out on sunday night! was hoping for -1lb for the next 3 weeks so i'd reach the -4 stone in 3 weeks but half lb is ok... going in right direction anyways :rolleyes: right... next weeks aim is for 1 1/2 lbs now! :p

Hey Carla :) Thanks for that! was delighted with myself i have to say! going in now in a few hours for this weeks weigh in so fingers crossed i didn't do too much damage at the wknd! good idea the get to know you thing ;) ok.. here goes...... Name: Sinead Age: 29 Home: Sligo Ireland...

Woohoo!!! Finally back on track! Lost 2 1/2 lbs this week and only 3 more lbs to go till ive 4 stone off!! aiming for 1lb a week now so fingers crossed! :D haven't been this light in about 10 years!! Happy Days!! :D:D

So im guessing that there is 6 x 125 mls in a whole bottle?? god i was pointing the whole bottle of white at 10pp.. how wrong was i!... :confused:

Thanks for that :) Just double checked there and the exact name on the package is 'Panelto Wheat Sub Roll' but im guessing im on the right road pointing them at 6 the same as the wholemeal ones? :rolleyes:

Hey guys, Can anyone tell me how many points are in the Tescos wheat sub rolls?? there's 2 in a pack but there is no nutritional informatiton on them so i cant figure out how i might point them. At the minute, im writing them down as 6 pp... any ideas anyone??

Hiya Tina, the 49 weekly points are extra points you can use during the week on top of your daily point allowance! you can decide to use them all on the one night if you are going out for dinner/drinks for example or you can spread them out during the week for example by using maybe 5/10 extra...

Delighted! :) went for my 2nd weighin after the holidays. had put on 8lb last week after a 4 week break in august - knew there was no point going to the weigh in's for that month cause i had my holiday, wknds away and a couple of partys in between so figured i'd take the break. anyways, i...

Hey Guys, Anybody know how much propoints i should put down for a really thick creamy vegetable soup?? I met some friends for lunch today and thought i was taking the healthy safe option by ordering the vegetable soup but when it came out to me it was so thick and creamy i know it must be...

oh and Carly... Thank you!!! :) we'll let you know how we get on! :) xx

hehe, you sound exactly like me!! :) great being able to loose weight and still have the social life. we stayed in on saturday night and had a bottle of rose wine all to myself along with a bag of lfc crisps and i still had the 3 lb off!! Love it!!! :D its not like a diet at all, just copping...

Dead on.. will hold you to that ;) well i started WW the last week of August last year and to be honest, i only half done it. wasn't tracking properly and had my binge days but said i'd enjoy xmas and get that out of the way and start proper in January - had lost 1 stone tho between August...

ooh.. that sounds like a challenge!! i likey allot!! :-D ok your on!....

went for my weigh in today! lost 3lbs!!! :) Delighted!! have been stuck the last 5/6 weeks between staying the same and going up 1 lb and down 2 lb etc.. but i think im finally back on track! just 4 1/2 more lb's to go before i reach the 4 stone mark and im determined to reach it before my...

went for my weigh in today and low and behold, wat did she give me only a voucher for Knorr Season and Shake mediterranean veg :) and just to let everyone know, it is deffo 3 pp per pack :)

yikes! thanks guys! think i'll be staying away from my 99's for rest of summer. my 3 pp solero will have to do the job :)

nope, but having said that, my weigh in is on a tuesday morning so i wouldn't use the extra points on a monday and i try not to use may of them either on a sunday. it'd normally be a friday or saturday night i would go out and that leaves me 2 days at least to be 'good' so to speak. i walk at...

well top that up with some veg and a tomato based sauce and that will bulk it up and your only talking about maybe 2 points for the sauce and BOOM! a lovely bulky low point dinner :flirt2:

anybody know roughly how many points in a 99 cone?? ie; icecream plus cone? :confused:

usually if i know im going out at the weekend i'll save my weekly PP until then but if i know its going to be a quiet wknd i will use a few of them each day. my weekly points are my lifesaver :)

Hi, well when i want a snack i usually chop up a load of fruit into a bowl like apples, grapes, strawberrys, and then put in a youghurt on top of it like one of the WW ones which are 1 pp each so basically i have this big bowl of fruit which is zero points and just the youghurt on top for 1 pp...

no worries, anytime! :)

Hi Claire, thanks for your comment!! :) The new WW plan is brilliant!! i find it so easy to follow compared to the old plans and this new plan allows you to break out for a night out during the week with the extra 49 weekly points on top of your daily points which is a complete lifesaver for...

Thanks for that, thats wat i thought alright but they are so lovely and handy to make!! :)

hiya, the fact that the peaches were soaking in the light syrup i'd still include the syrup when calculating the points. is there any nutritional information on the back of the tin? per tin prefirably? you can work out the points then using your propoints finder wheel

no worries! :) no, the points dont change, just the weight of the pasta in the portion. for example 40g of dried pasta is the same PP as 150g of cooked, ie; 4 pp

hey, i have my WW book here in front of me and in terms of Rice - white, brown, basmati or longrain rice is 6 propoints for 60g dried. Pasta is 4 propoints for 40g of dried white or wholemeal pasta. hope this helps and good luck with it all! :)

Hey Guys, Does anybody know how many propoints is in the Knorr Season and Shake mediterranean veg?? i think i've worked it out at about 4pp for the packet but im not sure if that includes the chicken? i just would like to try and find out how many PP in the sauce itself if anyone can help...

Hi Everyone Just joined this today - have browsed this site a few times and found some very useful information so thought it was about time i joined up and contribute a bit myself. for the last 10 years i've been joining weightwatchers and leaving it again, loosing 2 stone and putting on 3...