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I should have read this earlier! Just a 1lb loss last week. Rubbish. Am back on form now though. Gonna give it my all this week and try and be 100% for just 4 weeks...that's only 28 days!!!! If I can shift a stone then I'll be happy. Last 10lb can come off after the summer. How you doing today...

Awww fantastic LouLou.... it's such a great feeling getting down a size. Much better boost than any scales can give xxxx

Defo agree with all that's been said above. Regardless of what your new lifestyle diet or exercise plan is you need to keep an eye on your weight. Don't get freaked out by a gain of a few lb, as it may be gone a week later, but set yourself an upper limit and if you hit it then up the exercise...

I succumbed to a cream egg yesterday - banging headache went but so too have ketotis... I could slap myself. I'm starving again and now have to go through the smelly breathe and headaches again... Stupid, stupid Jo... why didn't I just have some chicken or something!. Bang goes my loss for...

Lou I must be such a subordinate as I sync with other people all the time. First time I've sync'd over t'internet though :)

Got bags of the stuff - must dig em out. My water intake is rubbish so I need to do something. Got on scales tonight for a cheeky look and it's only showing 1lb loss ;-/ Hope it's to do with TOTM. WI not until Monday morning but I'll be less than impressed with a couple of lb as a first week...

Day 4 and back in the swing. Felt the horrible breath and headache when I woke yesterday (day 3). Was a bit silly as forgot to have shake first thing and then a meeting over ran and didn't get my first one until 2pm. I did sucumb to a biscuit about midday as I my head was banging and I...

Bloody hell 53lb that is beyond fabulous. How many pounds of hair do you think you lost though :-) I thought I must have lost loads but hairdresser said she didn't notice any difference and it really has stopped coming away now. Well I STS this week. Which isn't surprising (or rather it...

Not too worry. Plenty of other diets out there. Just stay motivated and you'll do it. Xxx

Oh my god. Did this diet do that to you? How long were you on it and how much did you lose in the end, hun, sounds like quite a lot?. I only lost just over a stone and a half in six weeks and cheated quite a lot eating eggs, fish, meat and green veg (not all at the same time - otherwise I'd...

Klee1985 come on here everyday. Keep focused one day at a time and try and distract yourself. Sounds mad but I really got into watching cookery programmes - planning what I was going to eat when I was finished. DON'T beat yourself up for wanting to eat. We all do, we all get hungry, we all...

naughty but nice :-)

Thanks ladies, am trying to just crack on with this one day at a time. Day one nearly over... and I'm hungry... but I know day 2-5 are going to be worse :-) Just focusing on getting through them and then it's just counting the packs in on a Monday and counting them out again on a Sunday...

Hiayh at least half the people on here say they get cold doing this. Wrap up warm and drink hot drinks. It's worth the weight loss. Promise!

That is incredible. You've both done bloody brilliantly. Dee loving the photo...I can see you've quite literally shrunk... little pixie face on you peering out. I've had a lovely break and am now back for part 2 of the lose 3 stone journey. You lovelies are making me more determined to just...

LouLou - am staggered at your achievements!!!! I knew you could do it! Damn the ex to Hell... what you want to be concerning yourself with is how you're going to beat off all the new admirers you'll be getting. Come summer you are going to be an even more smoking-hot-mamma. So happy for you...

http://www.minimins.com/lipotrim-weekly-weigh/244623-weekly-weigh.html Hello LTs I'm back after almost 3 months break. I didn't start a diary last time - just a running weekly WI (link above) but know I'm going to find it harder this time round and need to be disciplined. I lost 23lb (I was...

Amazing hockey nut - a fantastic result. A big hug and good luck with WW xxxx

I was only on it for 6 weeks and stopped just before Christmas. Faffed around for a few weeks trying to get back on and eventually gave up. Hair started dropping out about 2 weeks after I stopped the diet and has only just stopped coming away in massive handfuls. I have long, very thick hair...

Oh me too - athough my pharmacy had no scruples about letting me back on it as long as my BMI is above 25 (I suspect 25.1 would be enough for them). I've got a stone to lose too (maybe a bit more but it's so hard to tell until you see what you look like). Birthday next weekend then jolly-hols...

Ooooh get you - to skinny for LT and still losing weight! So please for you xxxxx I'm not logging on much at the mo as having a break from all this diet stuff (started a new job so that is taking up all my time) but keep on posting as I'm routing for you and will be keeping an eye on how you...

Well done on a great first week loss. Your diary is great. Maybe have a shake before you go and get back and take a bar with you. Keep knocking back the water - there are always plenty of cafes/bars open on a Sunday that you can nip into. Enjoy your second week and get ready to get a belt...

Most likely STS. I didn't refeed at all (not advising I just fell off the waggon unprepared over Christmas) and as your stomach has strunk it's doubtful you'll have eaten too much of the wrong stuff. I ate loads of stollen cake and survived. Don't worry about it. Just get back on track...

Ah the hairloss. Well I've been off the diet since 23rd of December and have noticed yesterday and today quite a bit of hair coming away so pleased I've had a bit of a break and will have a months growth coming through. Don't worry about it too much though. It will come back. Am coming back...

Wow. That is such a fantastic total. You'll get those last few pounds off over the next few weeks. Have an amazing holiday - you have worked so hard and deserve the best time. Enjoy flaunting your new body and all the extra energy you will have exploring new places. Well done you - a massive...

Fantastic HockeyNut. You have done so well. Amazing achievement and so well deserved. Very proud of you xxxx

If you've been 100% it will come off. Don't worry. TOTM makes you starving and rewards you for being good by a slow loss... 'tis the pain for being a woman. But the next week you should have a much bigger loss. Promise xxx

Really good. Waiting to start a new job that has been delayed from 9th Jan. Should be starting next Wednesday (1st). Seem to be managing to maintain my weight loss no problem (hope that doesn't make me sound smug). Am really surprised as I didn't refeed or do anything other than try and pick...

Hey Lou. Love the new haircut. You look really lovely xxxx

Well done hunny. What's your total loss to date now? You must be sooo happy :-) xxx

Excellent hunny. So pleased you are back on track and have a plan! I've never heard of that diet - am gonna look it up :-) Think they're all healthy low GI eating and that's what I'm doing/going to do too. Mind I am coming round to the idea that low GI helps keep you feeling full but there...

Please, please don't feel crap lovely. It was the PMT moster that ate all those carbs not the lovely Lou! Just forget it and please stop stressing about the diet. I'm not saying dieting shouldn't be hard but it shouldn't get you in this much of a tizz. Have a look at the cambridge and exante...

Fantastic result. Surprised at what your pharmacy said. I said I wanted to do 6 weeks and was told to do 8 to really see results (as the first two weeks are mainly water)... Seems to vary. You'll know when you're ready xxx

You'll be back into the swing in no time Tigger. xxx

I felt rotten in week 2 and beginning of week 3. I think it just hits everyone at different times. If you really want to do this and have a goal you will stay strong... but it is hard. Just try and rest and you'll be bursting with energy before you know it xxx

You'll have that off in no time Christine. Welcome back xxx

A fantastic loss. You should be proud and I hope, deep down, your family are too (they are only worried because they are unsure about this diet and want you to be safe... just explain that food is more likely to make you unwell in the long run, not following a VLCD for a short while). Sounds...

Hi Lou Just reading through this. Sorry you've had such a hard time lately. Just want to say you are not alone. I've found it impossible to get back into it 100%... truth is after the Christmas break (and no gaining even though I didn't refeed or watch what I ate) I've pretty much decided...

That's how I feel too. I do 100% when it suits me and feel happy to have a snack or meal when I want to. xx

How you feeling today? Don't let my flakiness put you off being 100%. This diet suits you and you'll be at goal in no time xx

Yes I agree that if you got fat cos you don't understand good food or can't cook then it would be very hard to maintain. I wonder if because it was a hospital only diet that health professionals helped more when maintaining - but the pharmacy program really doesn't give much support (I think)...

Fantastic loss and brill non-scale victory too. Well done xxxx

OK let me make this easy for you (thank God for smartphones). Don't you blumming well dare give less than 100%. You keep me 100% 5 days out of 7 every week (since week 5). We both have so much less to lose but I will hit you with a kettle bell if you even question tonight what to do. Tonight...

Fantastic loss. You'll be down 2 stone in a month I bet. Now you tell us.... Does this get easier :-) Hell yes, never mind the shakes you can live on that result all week! xxxx

Fab! That's you back in the zone then. You are so strong you'll be at target in no time. What's your next mini goal? xxx

Hip. Totally possible especially if you are drinking enough water. Lucky you!

Well done. I found 4&5 to be the worst too. By end of week 2 it was second nature. You'll be at your target weight in no time. It's my 'final' target weight too as it happens... although just focusing on BMI of 25 at the moment!!! xxx

Well done both of you. The worst is over. You'll have the weight off in no time at all xxxx

All of this is normal. You will not want food, want food. Like a shake then go completely off it and like one you didn't to start with. You'll find it hard to drink water than then be having to stop yourself drinking too much. Keep the end goal in sight and keep on this site for support. At...

We'll probably get there at the same time looking at my stats... but who cares as long as we get there. Dunno how you do it on the phone as my ticker wouldn't work but if you ever log onto a computer you could just put your weekly weight loss into your signature... you really should show off...

Thanks lovely. To be honest I keep chopping and changing my mind about what to do. I'm happy to keep the loss to 1.5lb a week as really I'm quite ok doing the three shakes and having a couple of small snacks or 2 shakes and a meal a couple of times a week... and then I think oh this is typical...

I've done this some weeks - having a few replacement meals and it does slow down your weight loss and it does lead to you wanting to do it more and more. You have to be strong to not go off the rails. But - all diets are calories in and calories out. I've decided once I get to BMI of less...

OK so first real WI since I fell off the LP boat on the 23rd of December (no re-feed, no plan and thankfully no weight gain). Tried since the 29th to get back on the programme but simply couldn't. Ended up doing a couple of shakes, a meal and lot and and lots of snack. This week been really...

You'll do it Lucy xxxx

Yay! You are TOTALLY showing me up :-) Well done. Get a ticker up and rub my face in it some more :-) :-) xxxx

Well done that is a great loss xxx

A great loss and great motivator. Well done xxxx

Go you! That is great. Back on track like Christmas never happened (my credit card however says different!) xxxx

Well done that is a great result in such a short time. You are being so strong - wish I could stop picking I know it's because I'm simply not drinking enough to keep the hunger pangs at bay. It's too easy to dash about and then realise you have a thumping headache... hope this week will be...

Yeah I was thinking that as I only have about a stone to go on this diet it will probably be slow unless I do some proper exercise. I agree with the other Juju - you look amazing. You are such a pretty girl. Even your nose has got skinny!! You're going to have supermodel cheekbones in...

I do that all the time (with slices of meat and nuts and eggs and cheese....). If you look at the Exante website they actually have 3 diets you can follow - 100% TFR or 3 shakes plus 400/600 calories of food. No suggesting you change and just saying that one day of not being 100% isn't the end...

My pharmacist said yes to 'perfectil' but no to a Holland and Barrett formula (although I didn't completely trust what he said as he didn't look very closely). Keep in mind they may upset your tum as you're not eating solids and you hair/nail growth will slow down because you are eating so few...

yeah that doesn't sound right at all. I think she's getting confused with when it was a hospital only diet (you had to be clinically obese and once you got to BMI of 25 they took you off as no 'medical' benefit to being smaller). Where she got a cut off of BMI 27 is beyond me. Try and speak...

Hello Jacqueline, snuggles, MsG and Lucy - well it's not been a great week for me. I have stuggled to get back on track (TOTM really hasn't helped me) but have still managed to lose 1.5lb and I am now really back in the Zone. I just need to get enough water down me because I know I'm not...

two not one week - god I'm making no sense (and can't spell advice either)... must sleep now!!! Good luck to all Saturday WIs tomorrow (today) looking forward to seeing how everyone has done (know I'll be a STS but that just means a bigger loss next week, right!?) xxxx

Oh God I'd forgotten about the nightmares that you have thinking you've eaten. It does get easier and some days you do completely forget about food - but take my advise and never forget about your water or the hunger will come back. TOTM is a pain too as most people feel hungry. I'm only just...

yeah getting back up to 4 litres of water a day is hard... am struggling with 2. Urrghhh these first few days are horrible. I'm certain that I stuck it so long last time without carb-ing-out was the subconscious memory of this first week!!!!! xxx

I did this for 6/7 weeks and the thing that kept me going was 'one day at a time'. I set myself very small goals. Get through the first week, get through the second and even smaller goals of get through the weekend if I was finding it really tough. Initially I went to my pharmacist and said I...

Nice one Joe. You are doing really, really well xxxx

Had a get time. Sounds like you did too... Now it's time to pay :-) xxxx

You're going to look so fanatstic on the big day... all that water will be worth it xxxx

Well done on the maintence... looks like you're already in control for when you come off this diet. Won't be long now :-) xxxx

You'll have that off in no time. You are the fairy godmother of this diet... That's unfortunate about the hairloss. I think you're right and it will come back once you're off this diet. You have had a phenomenal loss and been 100% for a long time (suppost that's why some of the other TFR...

Haha yes, and lets hope they bog off as quickly as they come!! xxxx

Hello eveyone. I'm back today after an unintentional break for Christmas. Not looking forward to getting back into ketosis but it will soon be over. As everyone says drink your water (aim for the upper end of 4 litres as you'll see bigger losses - but don't go over that, not only is it not...

My pharmacist was against me doing anything in the first week and not doing too much after that (he said it can actually affect weight loss - don't know why maybe body slows down burning fat or something). You are burning fat anyway so probably only need to focus on a bit of strength training...

Dee I am the same!! I spent £250 stocking up the wine rack/spirits cupboard over Christmas, even though I wasn't drinking and OH only drinks whisky... Am gonna have to have one hell of a party when I get to target to get rid of it all (still vodka doesn't really have a shelf life does it) :D

I agree that the cost for me isn't more than what I would spend on five lunches and my morning coffee at work. I think your friend is scared she will hate it/not stick to it and therefore have wasted £36. She is just not ready give up food yet. You are, so come on here for all your support...

Do you know I never got cold on it. Or noticed any hair loss (although I have masses). I did notice my nail growth slow a bit (they sprouted like wild fire the last 10 days)... wonder if those who feel the cold lose more weight... might as well put a positive spin on it!!!!! Well I've got a...

Today is my proper first day back after foodmas... not looking forward to the headaches but I know they are short lived and totally worth it. Anyone else starting/restarting today with me???? xxxx

Aye - thankfully only the one chin these days :-) xxxx

Ditto... Beven trying to restart since 28th. Today is the day!!! xxxx

Well I'm having a few false starts but tomorrow is the D day... have to get back into it and once OH is back at work and I can get back into my routine it should be easier. You should be able to lose that weight by then. My weight loss has been very slow compared to others but even I lost...

Am with you hun. Don't give in. You have been so committed and strong on this diet. Restarting is harder than the first time for sure. I'm finding it so hard to get back to it. I can manage all day but in the evening I am starving (hasn't helped that TOTM is delayed and I just feel more...

Thanks guys. WI was STS so hopefully once TOTM is out of the way I will see a nice loss on the scales next week.... Happy New Year xxxx

Well I'm struggling to get back into it. It's TOTM and although I've manged to be good during the day I have cracked on an evening for the last few nights. Hopefully will be feeling less of a sugar junky very soon. Dreading getting on the scales for WI tomorrow as I didn't do a refeed before...

Well done. I am very jealous. You have been so strong and deserve to have had such good losses xxxx

I'm restarting today... was supposed to yesterday but wasn't 100% as it was too much of a shock to the system after 3 days of indulgence!! Know what you mean about sick of food. I feel bloated and horrible and want to get back into the Zone ASAP. xxx

Welcome to the forum. Everyone will be back on in the New Year and we can all go through the pain of the first week together ;-/ but once you see the weight loss you will stay on it and it really does get easier the longer you are on it xxx

That's fantastic. Whatever festive lbs you've gained will be gone in a flash once you'll 100%. Well done on the 5.5 stone and hitting your half way point xxxx

Happy Christmas xxxx

Happy Christmas and well done xxx

Happy Christmas Hockeynut. Well done on all you have achieved this year - fitting back into old clothes is ace isn't it? Have to admit that a lot of mine I don't like anymore - OH is moaning that I've hung onto them for so long only to bin them and threaten to buy new in the sales :-) I've...

That is fantastic. Wish I'd done the same... the M&S Stollen cake is proving to be my downfall. Think I'm just going to have to take the hit - have a controlled scoff until Boxing day then back to 100% on the 28th... not looking forward to the headaches but that Stollen cake is sooo worth it...

Well done that is a fab loss. Happy Christmas xxxx

Thanks hunny - you too. See you 100% in January :-) xx

Well I've been a bad girl this week, Santa will defo not be leaving me any gifts if I don't pull my finger out. Wondering if I should have refed rather than stick with the shakes and then eat copious amounts of high protein food (mainly cheese which means I'm probably consumed more calories...

Yeah I'm not touching booze until February - will have a G&T and glass of wine on my birthday and see how it goes. Mind I've still spent £250 stocking up the wine rack/spirits cupboard in the last two months... it will either last me all year or it'll be one hell of a hangover come February :-) xx

I know the water is such a BIG DEAL. Am kicking myself that I only managed 2-2.5 litres the last 2 days as been rushing around. Am pratcially drowning myself today :-) Fantastic loss for TOTM I'd be well chuffed with that at anytime of the month xxxx

Great losses and I know what you mean about tastes changing. I walked passed a 'cornish pasty' shop today and normally it would have set me off salivating but instead a I actually felt sick and had to rush past... long may it last :-) Have a great night out - you are going to Wow them all...

I'm quite lucky in that nothing has changed in that department. Although I do get crippling ones anyway and feel dizzy and knackered (thank God it's only once a month!). I take fizzy paracetomol and codine from Boots as it's the only thing that even touches it. Other than that it's mootching...

Make sure you're fighting fit before you start. I wasn't and the first 2.5 weeks were miserable as I just kept having sore throats and cold... although it took my mind off the food. I found week 2 hard as I had no energy for a couple of days and you can feel dizzy on this diet. Just keep that...

Well done Dee witht the continued weight loss. For what it's worth if I was losing what you are by eating - I'd eat. You gotta get to grips with it at some point and far better to lose the last bit this way than get to target on LT and then keep losing cos you've not worked out how to eat...

It is Hockeynut! Well done on your refeed and maintenence. At this rate you won't need to go back on LT - you'll be writing your own diet book!!! Superb losses xxxx

Thanks guys... slowly, slowly shify lardy-ar5y :-) xxx

I know. Wish I'd known about it before I went on Lipotrim but I didn't find out until week 5 and now I'm almost finished, and of course I will never need to do TFR ever again as I'll be in control won't I so I'll never know what it's like ;-) xx

Fantastic losses Susie. You'll be at target in a month at this rate xxxx

That is fantastic and so well deserved. Enjoy the new you... it's not just for Christmas it's forever :-) xxx

Yeah I can't wait to get off Lipotrim to be honest - everytime I think of all the Aspartame I'm guzzling I feel bad! xxx

You'll be back in the swing in no time.... keep drinking that water xxx

You poor thing. You are having a rough time at the mo. I had to go to bed this afternoon with a migraine too (and I had one last week - am wondering if it's the pink shakes as I started to have some of them maybe a rogue additive or something). Anyway last week I had bacon, eggs and a big...

Get you with your self control and active lifestyle :-) You will be slim for life if you keep that up! xxxx

what everyone is saying is true... if you were 100% it will have gone it just won't have shown on the scales yet. I don't have massive losses every week but combined it IS a lot. How much water you drinking. I used to make sure I drank 2litres of water and then some hot drinks. Last week I...

That is superb. You are well over half way through your goal now. You should be so proud of yourself. A big well done xxxx

Whaaaaaa.... 2.1kg off this week. That's 4.5lb. Happy, happy, happy. And horrible pharmacist woman wasn't there only nice pharmacist man and nice assistant. So happy and hope this helps other people who have been good but not lost so much have faith that it will come off eventually.... Phew...

2lbs is 2lbs less to carry around. I only lost 2 last week and was fed up but overall I feel fantastic. As everyone kept telling me... it's the bigger picture that is important. Enjoy your refeed xxxx

Whoop, whoop well done you that is a fantastic loss. Good luck with the refeed am sure you'll lose even more. Bet you feel great - you deserve too xxxx

2.1kg off this week - that's 4.5lb.... whoop whoop!!! xxx

You need your shakes as you need adequate protein and also your daily dose of vits and minerals otherwise your body won't function properly. It's not for long so just get 'em down you xxx

Well if you are detemined to continue with 100% TFR you could try that exante product that keeps popping up in adverts on minimins. I looked at it myself as I didn't realise until week 5 that Lipotrim uses aspartame which I'm not really cool about digesting (but by then I was too lazy to be...

That is just fab. I was in the obese category (only just but still in it) and the sense of relief when I was only overweight was huge.... just think next time you move a category you will be in the 'perfect' category xxxx

Well ladies and gent yesterday when I came in and sat down OH told me to stand up again and said 'you really have lost loads of weight, y'know'... so damn the scales the hell and back - who needs em. Aaron and TracyAnne those lbs will melt faster than the snow in Manchester today... just get...

oh my god Dee that is disgusting... and I still have 14 more of them on me.... but not for long!!!! xxx

Can you find another pharamcy to go to as yours don't sound that great? I made the mistake of telling my pharmacist a few weeks ago that I did 2 shakes 1 meal for a few days when i was due on as I was starving. He made me feel like a child! All his ticking off did though was to make me not...

Hi all Thought I'd bring this to your attention: Pure Via Granular Sweetener with Stevia 80g I'm not sure if we can use it on TFR or not (but i don't see why not) but thought if you hadn't heard of Stevia before then I'd post as it will be useful for life after TFR. I've used it before...

I'm doing a 3 day refeed. Am going to eat a small low carb meal on Christmas eve then 2 small low carb on Christmas day and boxing day. Not too bothered about chocs and drinks as eggs with smoked salmon and Turkey and sprouts will do me just fine. Will probably be stuffed so will be happy to...

You've got a great combined loss for your first four weeks. Hope you feel better and I am sure you've got some bigger losses to come xxx

Hello, welcome to the family! I'm on week six and can say that the first couple are the hardest and then you just have to battle the 'thought' of food... but I promise that once you start having to chuck out your clothes and wear a smaller size... or two... you will be so glad you started this...

Fantastic. What a great start... a result that that will keep you smiling into well into the New Year and beyond xxxx

It's rubbish sometimes isn't it? You have had such fantastic losses that 3lb is nothing in the grand scheme and like you say you'll have that off next week (and some) xxx

That's fab (and for all my moaning I'm not far behind you!). We are doing this :-) xxx

That is a great weekly loss and a fantastic total to date. You should be very, very proud of yourself xxx

Big well done. You are doing great xxx

A fab loss - keep it up girl, you are on fire! xxx

Yeah I have an app on my phone too and know 2.2lb = 1kg...it's just the way they said it that I found so demotivating!

What a big whinge I am. I was just fed up as I had a migraine yesterday too. Think I've just not drank enough water. Have been so busy I got to Thursday before I though 'ooh I'm nearly at the end of another week' but wasn't watching how much I was drinking and did feel dehydrated the last few...

Thank you both. Am feeling a lot better. Just with my pharmacy would weigh me in pounds and not kilos. "You've lost 2lb" would sound so much better than "oh, not quite a kilo this week". I will keep going... am too scared to stop this close to the biggest pig out period of the year :-) Big...

A rubbish 0.9kg (2lb) loss. Too depressed to even go through my NSV (of which there have been several). Really, really hope I lose a bit more next week otherwise my 1 stone loss this month just won't happen and I'll be nowhere near target....

Only 0.9kg this week. :mad: A measly 2lb! At this rate I'll be lucky to lose half a stone this month and by nowhere near target when I come off on the 30th. Feeling very sad..:cry: I hope it was TOTM that did this becuase if I get another slow week like this next week I don't know if I'm...

stand with knees relaxed hip width apart. Grab hold of one weight with both hands. Put both hands above your head (keep tops of arms next to your ears), hands should be facing each other (pray position - obviously gribbing the weight inbetween) then bend your elbows slowly back and pull the...

Good for you. Bet you feel fabulous xxx

That's awful for you all. Sending you big hugs. I would defo make sure you have a flapjack or two with you and a couple of litres of water but don't concern yourself with a little blip - this is a long jouney not a race and sometimes you need to slow down and focus on other things. Don't beat...

Don't feel you have to justify your reasons to anyone - work and children aside this is a HARD diet. You have done amazingly well and if you swap one shake for one small low carb meal I doubt it will make much difference to your weight loss and a massive difference to how you feel (I did it a...

Well I can tell you one thing - you ain't fat or ugly - you are fabulous!!! So what if you felt like a bit of something to celebrate your amazing loss. Just you run your hands over your hips and then give yourself a big cuddle. You are a success and will have all the support you need on this...

Aww well done Katie. Well deserved. xxx

Slinky you are so in the Zone. Well done on getting to where you are. Am sure you'll be your dream weight very soon xxx

Well done Tigger... 2 stone next week it is then xxx

Living in London is a bit like doing this diet peachy... a daily chore but sooooo worth it :)... you just have to focus on the rewards. I love it xx

Awwww my puppy is 6 months old today... they grow up so fast (sniff :)). You'll have such fun xxx

Fantastic result. You are rocking this diet. Well done xxx

You've lost 27lb in 4 weeks? That is phenomenal... I really must have no thyroid!!!!! You are doing fab xx

STS is a great result as you know what to eat and in what proportions. Can't wait until mine. Counting the days... xx

Well I lost another 1.5kg today so it is slooooow but steady progress. Over a stone in the first month and more than a third of my total target acheived. Am sure it would have been more if I had weighted in at normal time of 9am instead of 4pm, I hadn't needed the loo, it wasn't the TOTM... oh...

Don't need to buy one - I've got loads hanging up waiting to see daylight (or moonlight) again :) xxx

Excellent that is a superb loss. Well done xxx

You little trickster...you totally got away with last week :D Fantastic news xx

Excellent you lucky thing. Keep at it and you'll be at target before you know it xxx

Well done that's great news xxx

Ah well done. Made up for you xxx

I only seem to loose a kilo or 2 at a time - I must have no metabolism :rolleyes: (or I need to stop bloody well cheating :cry:) Well done on your weight loss so far... you will get to target one way or the other I'm sure of that xxx

:553:WELL DONE CHRISTINE:553:

It's true. Weight fluctuates. The other day to test this I got on scales first thing in pants. Then I got dressed and put my boots on (that I keep on at WI) 3lb heavier. After litre and half of water, a coffee and a shake another 3lb heavier again. Just do weekly WI at same time in same clothes xxx

Great diary! Say hello to the NE for me (I too am only a fake Londoner :-)) xxx

Well it's starting to look a lot like Christmas and last night I put out the advent calendars. I have refillable ones and OHs was stuffed to the rafters with sweetie while mine was looking sadly empty (even's the dogs got a better one). I failed miserably to get my hands on the Selfridges...

You are having such fantastic losses...Just amazing. Mind I would like to see a full body photo rather than just a headshot to assess which other animal parts you are still currently carrying around with you!! xxx

Fantastic loss xxx

Fantastic. You are both doing brill xxxx

I love this thread. UKLady and JuJu you are both amazing xxx

yeah I'm like Shivie - some days have excess of energy and others none what-so-ever. Just do what you feel like. As everyone keeps telling me this diet is short term - only another 4 weeks and it'll be over. So if you don't feel like doing anything then don't feel bad. I am also walking my...

Hi Daisy. Glad you're back onboard. I put on weight when my mum was ill and died too. It's hard. I've never even been overweight before and then suddenly I was staring at that horrible word 'obese'. You didn't fail before you just had a tough time... not to mention your body giving brith...

Loulou is right about the salt...and it wouldn't surprise me if this diet is the cause as the shakes are standard but our bodies are individual. "Muscle cramps are often caused by an electrolyte imbalance, especially a lack of sodium. Celtic sea salt provides these minerals in the correct...

it really is water hun. Make it the first thing you have - I make the mistake of not having enough to start the day and then ended up feeling a bit more hungry than usual. Get at least the first litre down you before noon is my advice (depending on what time you get up of course). Weight will...

You are such a champion xxxx

Yeah maybe try the bars and the soup and chocolate hot? Maybe it's the cold water? xx

Don't feel bad. This is what life it like. As the others say it's not the slip up that matters as much as getting back to the plan. Which you have done. You are therefore a success... we are all only human after all and to 'err is divine' xxx

Thanks HockeyNut. You must have jumped into my head last night as that is exactly what I did. I have 3 suitcases with 3 sizes of clothes that were too small. The first now all fit me - and infact some are getting baggy already. The second is coming out at the weekend to keep me motivated for...

Yeah I have the soup and the coconut but am getting a bit sick of them. Read about toasting the flatjack and it really did change the texture was quite nice with a black coffee. Can you have 3 flapjacks a day - i thought you could only replace 1 shake a day with a flapjack? xx

Thank you all xxxxx I feel much better today and have been 100% (honk, honk). The advice is so right. I just need to focus and get on with it... nearly at the half way point and then will storm the finish line with the help of my girls. Shorts, sleeveless t-shirts and bikinis here I come (just...

Love my kindle and there are so many books that are free or really cheap. The really big plus is no-one can see what utter chick-lit crap you are reading - it could be War and Peace for all they know ;-)

OK I will start honking as of tomorrow (afraid I ate some Salmon tonight instead of a shake and feel fit to burst)... 100% tomorrow it is. Gen that made me laugh - the colour of the strawberry is so wrong, so very very wrong :-) Thanks ladies. Bed for me and a fresh start tomorrow xxxx

Thank you Pam. I know you're right. I'm so pleased to be 1 stone lighter in only 3 weeks and would be so cross with myself if I gave up but it is so hard at times...I treat every day as a mini-goal but it still seems so far away! I think I will have to tell myself "it's bloody awful for a...

haha that was meant to be pact...but clearly I was thinking about biscuits!!!

I'm into week 4 and starting to wane. I want to make it to 8 weeks but so far I still have more days infront of me than behind. Weeks 1-3 were so tough - particularly as I was ill for most of them but now I have my energy back, and am well, I'm finding week 4 the biggest challenge - I'm just...

Yeah you'll be fine. I munched 2.5 chicken breasts and a hard boiled egg over 4 days in week 2 (as well as my three shakes). I still lost 1kg... although the next week when I was 100% I lost 2kg!! Don't worry about it. Just move on. This is a hard diet so don't beat yourself up for wanting...

Welcome to the site - you are doing great!!! xxx

Good on you!! Hope you are feeling better xxx

Fantastic. Well done xxx

Lucy you are naughty :eek: but that post just made me laugh out loud. At least you got good value for you 9lb gain :D You'll have that off again in no time. You've done so well so far xxx

Yes - I was dream eating/cheating the other day. Woke up mortified until I realised I was in bed!!! xx

How amazing. 3 months and 1kg off target. So deserved. Am sure that 1kg is just water and you'll lose it, and maybe more, if you do the proper refeed. Good luck with getting back to normal food. I'm very jealous xxx

So sorry to hear about today - you were doing so well too. I only felt a bit dizzy/dozey in the first couple of weeks. Now my body seems to be fine and I have lots of energy (although I still have to take it easy standing up as I can get a head rush). I did eat extra protein in the second week...

thanks Ladies - it is nice to get a cheer from you all at the end of the week. Well done to you all too - you're doing great xxx

I've gone down a clothes size in 3 weeks even though I've only lost 13lb in total. Mainly belly fat - boobs still the same size (although I expect that to change when I start losing the next stone)

How did you do hun? xx

Brill. You are doing fantastically xxx

[email protected] Keep up the good work - hope the size 10s fit xx

Fantastic loss. Hope you enjoy the refeed - keep us updated on how it goes xxx

Hunny that guy is a prick. I'd have chucked a drink over him! Then I'd have told him real beauty is beneath the skin and he resembles the elephant man and he should get in touch with Santa and ask for a new personality for Christmas. Never ever let anyone speak to you like that ever again -...

I love that mantra.. I'm going to nick it :-) xx

I'm the same - I've become obsessed....!!!!

I feel exactly the same - I looked like a bag lady at times... but no more we are going to feel and look fabulous and we will control our stomachs with our heads... not the other way round xxx

Saturdays weekly WI results Week 3 WI today. Lost 2 kilos :) Been 100% all week (even survived a weekend away with OHs friends) so very pleased with myself. Non-scales victories My skinny jeans and now just relaxed fit jeans (think they were always meant to be :D) I've had to go up a notch...

Excellent work. Glad it's getting easier - keep it up!!!!! xxx

Brill. Well done on today and all the other WIs. You will be at target in no time at all. xxxx

Congratulations!!!!! Love reading your posts as I'm looking to do 8 weeks and lose about the same. You give me hope and keep me on the straight and narrow. Big celebratory hug :bighug::553::bighug:

You have an iron will. So very impressed by you. You will be at target in no time. Big round of appaluse from me xxxx

I was the same. I ate for emotional reasons - I simply couldn't feel full in my head even though my stomach was fit to burst - but I had no idea of the reason I just thought I needed more food. You just need to tell yourself that everything you need is in the shakes and do ANYTHING but eat...

Never mind you needing us - TFR 100% needs YOU! You have achieved so much on your own... hope we can help you make it to the end of your journey xxx

Have a look at this site: Low GI Diet It is basically low in refined carbs and starchy foods as these are broken down by the body very quickly and cause a spike in insulin followed by a crash. There is no foods to avoid you just have to make sure you eat smaller amounts and have them with...

protein not a carb I mean!

Flapjacks aren't so bad :) I've been having one a day (coconut). I feel the need to chew on something and think it's better for the digestive system if we chew and have something solid to break down... put it this way I've not had any problems in the loo department. I'll have a look at the...

Just amazing. Well done xxx

Superb xxx

I only lost 2lb last week. Didn't much care as I'm down a trouser size and that to me is much more important than the weekly amount. Overall you are not far off a stone - in just two weeks!!!!!! Well done.

4lb is a great loss - you'll probably have some bigger and maybe even smaller as you progress but just look at how much you have lost in only 2 weeks. In a month you will be even smaller..... Well done xxx

Fantastic weight loss this week and the others. You are a fat burning machine!!!! xxx

Well done - what the camera adds lipotrim will taketh away :-) xxx

Brill. You'll at a goal in no time at all. Keep strong xxx

Hello ladies - 100% so far this week. WI tomorrow!!! Very impressed we're all doing so great. Have a fab weekend xxx

haha I have to say the dogs food has looked more attractive than the flapjack at times :-) I think I would have poo-pooed this diet in the past but what I would now say to people is that it is a medically approved diet - by the NHS - only available by in a pharmacy and only if you attend a...

Hang in there if you can. I've been ill, on-and-off, since I stared this 3 weeks ago... one thing after another! But one thing I've realised is that you don't need all those sugary cough sweets etc - you really do just need to drink water and gargle with saltwater (although granted it's a poor...

Well done Tidy, fantastic result!!!! How long did it take you? Am sure we'd all love to hear about your journey to inspire us. xx

Yeah I cant wait for Oz I'm suppose to be over there now but put it off because 1. I was overweight and 2. my best friend got time off work for a year and can go feb so I decided to wait for her :) should be good only thing is im leaving behind my family friends job and OH so big decision but...

Hope you feel better tomorrow xx

You have to think of the shakes as fat buring medicine - if you don't drink them your body won't burn fat - and think of the water as flushing out the fat-filled shakes... everytime you pee you lose a another couple of ounces!!!! Hot, cold, fizzy, still it all counts - just take it slow and keep...

Good luck. You've done it before and can do it again... Just don't forget to share all your TFR secrets with us :-) xx

That is fantastic. A total achievement. You should be very proud of yourself xx

Stick with it. It gets easier. The first week (and particularly days 2-5) is hard. Drink, drink, drink that water and go to bed and sleep (I know that is easier said than done as I had terrible insomnia the first week). It does get better I promise but it is a rollacoaster of a diet and you...

You'll have 10lbs off in no time. Well done on staying focused. Your story is just what I need to read right now :-) Josie xx

I'm staying 100% over Christmas too. Plan on re-feeding on 30th December regardless of how much I have lost. I don't expect to have lost all my weight (maybe have a half stone or stone left) but hopefully will do this on re-feed and low GL diet in January. I'd love to have a break for...

Ditto! My fat jeans are in the bin and my previously too tight ones are now getting baggy. Today I fitted into a pair of lovely trouser that I haven't fitted into for over a year (and they fitted better than they did a year ago)... It didn't make the peanut flapjack taste any better but it...

Sounds fab. Well done on being so strong. You are amazing xx

I felt rotten last night on (day 16). Very nearly turned to the baby bels that are in the fridge as feeling so demotivated and stomach would not shut up even after the gallons of water I'd drank. But I decided to go to bed and sleep on it and see how I feel today (I cheated last week with some...

That happened to me in the first week, but it did settle down. Hope you get a better nights sleep tonight xx

I agree. Go and get this weigh in over with. If you have gained then don't worry. Focus on the next few days being 100% to minimise any gains and then focus on losing it, and more, the following week. You can do this. You really can x

I'm sure you will look fantastic by September. Go easy on yourself the first few weeks and drink, drink, drink xxx

Fantastic. Keep at it and you will be at target before you know it. xx

Very well done xx

Thanks for that Christine. I am defo upping my water as I've only been drinking 3. It can't be enough as i still feel a slight headache most days and wake up dyhydrated. Is 5 the max? I don't want to drink too much x

Thank you. Am trying. If i can do half as well as you on this i'll be well chuffed xx

How did you get on today Frecklesy? All good I hope xx

Interesting study of keeping your muscle mass when on a VLCD Effects of Resistance vs. Aerobic Training Combined With an 800 Calorie Liquid Diet on Lean Body Mass and Resting Metabolic Rate

Thought I'd post this Very low calorie diet reverses diabetes : Patrick Holford

Wow. Well done!!!!! xx

Turns out last week I lost 4.3kilos (so over 9lb) and not 3.3kilos, as pharamcist wrote wrong weight down on my card. Alas this week I only lost 1 kilo (2.2lb) as OHs chicken-interference on day 10 interfered with my weight loss. Pharmacist said that even just eating meat will raise your...

Ah well done. You deserve to end with a bang. Are you running around the house with your shirt over your head? :-) xx

Good luck - with everything. Nobody knows who is going to get saggy skin until it happens I'm afraid. If you get worried at any point on your journey you can always come off and maintain to lose the weight slower to give your body a chance to catch up. Afraid all quick loss diets have that...

Lordy, you've lost nearly a stone in your first week. I was made up with nearly half a stone. I'm sure you will be fine on Saturday but if you don't have just a big loss don't beat yourself up about it (remember the 1st week is mainly water and glycogyn). I'm looking at an average of 4lb a...

Let's just call this 'chickening out on day 10'.... It was a test of our moral (if not digestive) fiber :D How long you planning doing this for? I'm committed to 8 weeks and then a review so only 6 and 3/4 to go and I am counting every packet into the cupboard and every packet out :jelous...