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It works both ways as well. :( I've had about four weeks 'off' and I stepped on the scales in cringe mode this morning thinking I'd done some significant damage. I haven't - not weight-wise anyway. I'm still just under 13 which is what I was 4 weeks ago. However whilst this is fantastic and I'm...

Seriously - everyone's going to disagree about this! I like the spag bol, the carbonara, the shepherds pie. I found the curry taste ok, but it ended up a bit like curry soup. I would eat it again. I thought the risotto was awful and gagged my way through it, and I have just bought the baileys...

I'd say its totally personal taste. I actually like (and when I say like, its relative - I'm not comparing it to 'real' food!) some of the meals like the spag bol and the shepherds pie and even the carbonara. I couldnt bear the shepherds pie three years ago - its changed. I just tried the...

Today I am wearing my jeans. I haven't worn anything but dresses with leggings for the last year, because I refused to buy anything for my lower half bigger than a 16. So I'm only a quarter of the way there, but its already making a difference. I also can fasten my raincoat now (which is useful lol)

Hiya. Just popped into say me too! I did exante 2 years ago, and since then its crept back on quite alarmingly. Have put on 3st. However, I'm back on it again now. Started week 4 this morning and have lost (almost - 0.5lb to go) 1st so far. I'm a quarter of my way to my goal.

TOWID 35lbs, (2lbs down, 33 to go) YM2B 35lbs, (0lbs down, 35 to go) 5 less than final target!! SITC 28 lbs (8.75lbs down, 19.25 to go) TS (3lbs down 32lbs to go) DarcyO (0lbs down 28 to go) Catdog (4.4lbs down 25.4lb to go) Stef2009 (0lb down 28 to go) ilikepencils (0lbs down - 35lbs to go)...

Hi all - I'd like to join too! I started on Monday - so official first weigh in is next week TOWID 35lbs, (2lbs down, 33 to go) YM2B 35lbs, (0lbs down, 35 to go) 5 less than final target!! SITC 28 lbs (0 lbs down, 28 to go) TS (3lbs down 32lbs to go) DarcyO (0lbs down 28 to go) Catdog (0lbs...

I'm on day 8 and Im flipping freezing too. It was quite warm yesterday, and the kids were in there t-shrits and I had a fleece on LOL!

Just be careful. Dont pig out. Mentally its v. difficult to get back into TS once you've had food. I know this very well as its taken me 6 weeks after my birthday to get back into it!

Hi guys, can I join in?! :) I was doing really well up until my birthday (end of August) I was hoping to be at goal then, but I didnt manage it, but I was happy because I was so close. I knew I'd be going back to 'normal' eating for birthday and ramped up slowly with the intention of getting...

I get the 2L tesco carbonated water (ashbeck) as its 70p for two bottles, then dunk some of the exante flavouring in it to give it a bit of taste. (Carefully - it has a tendency to explode lol) I can usually manage one of those bottles a day if I keep it on my desk at work and top up constantly...

Thanks guys you are right. I have bought some nibbles today to keep in the work fridge - just some low fat babybels and some chicken nibbles. If I'm getting desperate I can choose one or two of those to eat here. and I've got a can of dr pepper zero on hand too. When I get home, I'll have a one...

thanks spf. Its like I'm self-sabotaging. I've got to a place where i'm so close to being 'normal 'weight'. I fit into my old clothes (my old 'fat' clothes size 14 - hard to believe I thought I was fat at this weight before, but anyway...), and I think I'm in a place I've been before (when I was...

I've toppled over the edge this week. (Wk 7) I know why. Its because I went out on Monday and had two glasses of red. This set me up for a biscuit binge when I got home ( a very restrained one - there were some savoury crackers in the cupboard at home. I loooove these more than sweet things. and...

My OH is fine. He's worried, even though I keep telling him I'm healthier now than I was before. The main reason I think is because I have a friend who did lighter life who had real problems maintaining - she yoyo'd throughout the week and binge at the weekend, and whilst she kept the weight off...

When I say 'normal' I mean within the 'healthy' BMI range. I havent been there since before my eldest was born. So this week BRING IT ON lol!!

thats so brilliant -well done!!

you can totally do it. I expect you have slipped into a holiday mindset, but you've got to kick all those thoughts out of your head. No 'little bit of this' here and there. You can do it man!

No fecking way! Thats outrageously good. WELL DONE!!!

Fizzy, I just wanted to say last week I was in the same boat. I wanted to do WS as my AAM week (5) but found after I'd eaten, there was no way I could face a shake or a soup. I felt physically sick. So I didnt. I ended up just following instinct and having a shake, a bar, and a proper meal and...

it is gutting when that happens, but then you know why. And like you said, youve shrunk! Just keep going. Its the easiest thing in the world to think oh s*d it I've messed up now I may as well give up, but you arent that far from goal. You can totally manage it if you can get your head around...

I really hope this works for you. Its not cheating, its just another way of losing weight. I wish to god I'd done it when I was 22 lol!! I was about your starting weight in Jan this year. I lost about a stone on weightwatchers, then just stopped losing it. Several months later I gave up as it...

doing so well - keep it up!

what a brilliant first week loss!!

wow thats fantastic. well done!!

thats great. best of luck for next week!!

Hi, I occasionally make a 'muffin'. I just mix a little cold water with the shake powder until its a sticky paste ( I do this in a ceramic ramekin) I then microwave it (800W) for 1 minute. Some people add sweetener. Beware this isn't advised on a frequent basis. ( I was warned about it when I...

I am beyond chuffed. :D I think my body perhaps is trying to tell me something. Like it wants actual food, having only lost 1.5lb in each of the previous two weeks. I didnt strictly do the recommended AAM week. I intended to do WS, but actually ended up eating two meal replacements, one meal...

that is so great. well done!!

Thats so amazing. I am :jelous: and in awe of you all at the same time :D

do you use a shaker at all? I havent tried that yet as I always use a blender (have the bars at work) I tried just with a fork and couldnt get the lumps out and it was grim.

thanks chaps. I'm just finding this week difficult with eating again. was a lot easier the last four weeks when the option wasnt there!!

WK 5 and I've managed to negotiate three large party buffets, one BBQ and cakes at work without falling off the wagon. However the MIL is visiting this weekend with our two nieces.:family2: And she normally visits M&S food hall first. Big time. Deserts included. And then she even COOKS IT when...

I didnt say tired, because Im always tired anyway. My one year old sees to that!

the sticks, Starlight, and the fact that yesterday I was really hungry girlygirl, and had to have my tea early (normally I get back from work and am a bit rumbly, but I sort out the kids and forget about it and it doesnt bother me). It doesnt matter really because I'm sticking to my plan. I just...

I'm so :mad:. My body just doesnt do what I want it to. Moved to WS for WK5, and guess what - no longer in ketosis halfway through day 3. I had no more than 12g carbs for my 'meal' on either day, and I only had two meal replacements each of those first two days which were both shakes. ( I know -...

yeah my belly is going nowhere. Once upon a time it would go flat. Now post kids its my happy pouch! However if I ignore whats going on in front and concentrate on the sides - I can see a distinct waistline now where there was none before :)

I made this last night and it was massive. Way too big really but I did my sums and apparently its ok! So ... mushrooms 50g sliced or chopped grated courgettes 50g or 100g (I used 150 which was waaaay too much) Drain as much water out as poss. prawns 50g - leave whole or chopped. olive oil - 1...

this is the list Ketogenic Foods

many thanks for that. I stuck to under 20g last night as I'm pretty sure I have a low tolerance. The list is on here on a sticky somewhere. I will see if I can find it again.

thats great! I have been silly and not taken measurements, but I know from my clothes that I've shrunk as I'm now into my size 14s (properly, not just squeezing myself into them lol)

well done!! you are soooo clooose to 2 stone :)

I know it says 400 calories for WS, and I have a good list of 'safe', 'cautionary' and 'evil don't touch' foods that I can have, but I want to try and work out my meals as exactly as I can, so whats the maximum amount of carbs I should be having per day to stay in ketosis on this amount of calories?

I'm really :mad: about it. I'm :D in one sense, because I've now lost a stone which is great, but theres no way I'll hit my target in the planned time if all I'm losing is a lb and a half a week. This week is week 5, and I'm moving to TS for a week to see if I still lose anything (and to see if...

thats brilliant. Im' so jealous lol!!

wow thats fantastic - well done! (I can only pray I'm somewhere close to that in another 4 weeks!!)

gah!!!

thanks LED I'm not sure if I'm looking at the right booklet, but the only one I can find just says 'additional 600kcals of high protein, low carbohydrate healthy foods such as meat, fish and any green vegetables or green salads' Which is a bit vague for me. I can only find 4 booklets, and...

I'll be doing the AAM next week, and I find the exante site is a bit rubbish tbh. It could have a lot more recipes and information about it but it gives you the minimum of help. I'm still a bit confused to be honest. I was going to have mixed seafood, which I love, but not sure if that is ok.

thats brilliant. well done!

thats brilliant for you - well done!

thanks LED. fizzyfluff - we must shift this week. no idea how other than doing what I've been doing. but it MUST come off. dont hit the chilli crackers pleeeeeese lol!!

I was hoping for a stone a month. I just want to be a size 12 (even if its a chunky one lol!) by my birthday at the end of August (so 2 st in total). Have lost 12.5lb so far (starting wk4 today) and behind schedule but fingers crossed the weight loss ramps up again!

Thanks chaps. No its not my TOTM either - that was week 1 - 2! Who knows whats going on. Fizzyfluff lets keep our fingers crossed that week 4 produces much better results! I don't think I can carry on knowing how slowly its coming off. I didnt start a VLCD for this. I guess I have to look at it...

and thats pushing it (I maneuvered myself on the scales till it read something lower, which is cheating. If I hadnt done that, it would just be half a pound :confused: ) I'm so disappointed. :( I'm not going to stop as I'm hoping that this week will show a much better loss. But everyone else...

ooh will try the banana coffee combo!

...although not the greatest muffin I've ever eaten. Still, beggars can't be choosers. I just got the chocolate shake mix - sieved it to get any lumps out. Mixed it with cold water into a paste, and scraped it into a ramekin. I then nuked it (my microwave is 800w and may I add its beautiful -...

thanks again you lot :) I know you're right about not weighing through the week - can't help it - am addicted lol. Love the excercising due to toilet visits lol!

thanks folks for the encouragement. You're right about the measuring. I should have done that when I started really, although I know its come off cos I can see it (and I can get my trousers back on lol!) I will stick it out. I'm not giving up now, particularly as I'm not finding it particularly...

I'm on day 4 of week 3. Monday was my weigh in day. Since then I've put on half a pound! Why arent I losing???? I stick faithfully to the plan and drink at the very least 2 litres of water. Its very disheartening. I know its only 4 days, but I was expecting at least a 1lb of by today :confused:

theres some here that look ok Low Calorie High Protein Foods Recipes and here Low Carb Recipes, Gourmet Style - and the atkins site Atkins Recipes - Course Sadly I can't vouch for any of them since I'm not allowed to eat yet!!

It will pass I'm sure it will. I was very hungry my first week, but just finished week 2 and find that sometimes I feel full before I even finish a soup or whatever. And that lasts till next meal. I have to fill up on water though (fizzy best for me - I prefer it and it seems to help me feel full)

lol at womens bitsnbobs!! thanks folks!

I'm becoming a bit obsessive about watching peoples weight loss each week lol! It seems that most (not all) experience a big drop in the first week (makes sense) and a much less, often slightly disappointing one in the second. Then it seems to ramp up again with a greater weight loss in week 3...

thanks. I just wondered because as you say, they are higher in carbs. clockworx, I like both the bars, and prefer the vanilla and banana shakes (find chocolate sickly sweet, strawberry much the same) dont really like the tomato soup so probably not going to have that any more, makes me feel a...

I like em! Don't love them, obviously I'd rather have a snickers, but to me they're basically rice crispie bars. I reckon my kids would scoff them withoug at second thought! I look forward to eating them as they're the only thing I get to chew each day

I've been doing TS for 11 days now, and going ok - have settled into a 'shake for brekkie, bar for lunch, soup for tea' routine. I'm wondering if replacing the bar with a soup/shake every few days would speed up the loss a bit? (although I'm not sure how you'd know!! Anyone just do the liquids...

I dont mind the soups, apart from the tomato and basil which I've decided I'm not going to attempt again as it makes me feel a bit queasy. Fave is thai chicken, then mushroom. veg is ok. I like the bars, and I like the shakes, although the strawberry isnt the best. A lot of people arent keen on...

Def personal taste. I dont like the tomato soup much, but I find the others ok. Fave is thai chicken. (I dont like the foam I get when I blend them though - yak!) The bars are fine. I look forward to them as the only solid food I have all day! The shakes are ok - not as keen on chocolate or...

that is an excellent suggestion - will be trying it in the morning :)

I'm in UK, can get them in any pharmacy (I got mine at Tesco yesterday - £3.50)

hello - just wanted to say I'm new, so havent quite got my profile sorted yet (no signature or anything) but I've lost 4lb since Monday so am quite happy! I also successfully baked two cakes for hubbys work (they have cake day on Friday) and whilst I almost did it without thinking on several...