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I had eggs a couple of times on my refeed lost weight too. My refeed was done over a fortnight and it was during the second week that I had the eggs - in my case they were dry fried in a non-stick pan.

DAY 3 Breakfast: Cornmeal Porridge Lunch: A sandwich of shop-bought coleslaw. No need for butter/margerine. :) Dinner: Naan bread with my own recipe Lamb Keema. I also had a small frozen yoghurt for dessert. Had about 2 litres of Diet Coke today. Right now (2:30 am) I'm drinking half a litre...

DAY 2 A bad day due to unforseen circumstances. It was low calorie but not particularly healthy food and there was no sensible staggering of meals during the day. It wasn't what I expect a normal day to be. Breakfast - Summer Fuits maintenance shake. Lunch - None. Dinner - Supermarket...

You've got me worried now JanD. I was hoping that three years down the line I wouldn't even have to think about what I'm eating becasue it would have sorted itself out and I would have had a good routine. I anticipate weighing myself every week pretty much forever but I was hoping that and being...

The pictures are a great booster Deezer but you'll soon have that new buzz of 'inner fitness' too. You body and health will get a massive boost from your proposed plan and your weight really should be at the back of your mind. I think you'll see enough changes in your physique to keep you happy...

Well done Dusty and it's nice to see you're looking at it all pragmatically too. There are many reasons why we can have good and bad results each week and some are more or less obvious than others. At the end of the day we usually know if it was something that was of our own making or not - the...

Loppy? Did she have weight-reduction surgery? :p That's last week's reward and this week's incentive in the bag, Loopy. Well done. :)

DAY 1 No plan today just flying by the seat of my pants but I've managed to get by on 1250cals without too much trouble. I will need to decide how many cals I want to aim for as a rough guide but I don't intend to count them forever. I just think it will help for the next few weeks if I look at...

I thought the catchy title would get you looking through the thread! :D Today is the first day of my 'don't get fat again' regime after losing four stone in just over three months on TFR and my two week refeed. I want to keep a log of what I do and eat somewhere so that I can both see how I...

I think the majority agree that the soups aren't very nice but they were my favourite. Why not just get the one and see how you get on?

Gherkins, shmerkins. I have a three stage PLAN A: 1. Look at your weight loss stats and compare Week 3 to all the others. 2. Pick up the jar of gherkins now, open then bin and drop it in. 3. Wait until Week 12 then buy some more. If you struggle with that then try my simple PLAN B: 1...

It might be handy to write down a list of reasons to diet, incentives, rewards, milestones and goals to give you something to plan around and focus on in the tough times. For instance, one may be something like: I'll have a million chances to eat things I like again but I won't have that...

I lost 4 stone and going clothes shopping is something enjoyable now - it really gives me a buzz. If you stick to LT 100% then that 4st should drop off well before your holidays. The first week is a tough one and the headaces do last a good day or three. Take some paracetamol, drink plenty of...

Don't know anything about HL det John but I did have a spell where I got light headed on LT. It did pass but I couldn't put my finger on why it happened. It only lasted for a week or so on and off (usually if I got up quickly from lying / kneeling down) and the only other time I had it was the...

You better make a name badge for that wedding as no-one will recognise you. Well done.

Another week in the right direction. Well done Kay. :)

The scales are only part of the story. An unforced compliment can go a long way to showing you how far you've come and also giving you that extra incentive to carry on. I'm glad of the extra confidence that they've given me - even if most of them have been from other men. :( Well done ladies -...

I haven't got anything set in stone regarding a maintenance plan yet but I'll work a few ideas up over the next week or so. It'll be interesting to see what happens now I'll be left to my own devices and I intend to start keeping a Maintenance Diary to help keep track of things and give me a...

DAY 14 This is my last refeed day and uninspiringly it was a day of repeats although I was more than happy with the food I had. Breakfast was a Summer Fruits shake. Lunch was the dry fried egg on toast that I had on DAY 12 except this time I didn't put any margarine on the toast and it was...

Well done on the weight loss Laina - food AND pounds lost can't be bad can it?! I will just see how things pan out for a week or two before I decide if I need a new plan of attack. Whatever weight I am tomorrow will be my new 'base weight' and I'll allow myself half a stone wiggle room in that...

I think it is a case of getting the weightloss solution that it right for the individual. I would struggle with a diet that wasn't 100% set in stone (and also involves no fuss like weighing ingredients, etc) which is why LT fitted me perfectly. If you look at the forums though you see many...

Thanks for the reply eyesdontlie. They don't tell you about the 'boney bits' in the literature but I'd rather have that issue than the weight related ones I had before the diet. I don't suspect that many other people have my other issue - I think you need a brain that doesn't work quite right...

Hope you had a good weigh-in Laina. It's my last day today so I'll jump on my own scales tomorrow morning. I've only got three days maintenance shakes left and I want them for another couple of weeks like you do so I'll have to go get some. I'm not going back to my usual pharmacy though so I'll...

A little late due to computer issues but here's my penultimate refeed day: DAY 13 Summer Fruits for breakfast. I think I'll order another couple of weeks of these and Chocolate Whips as I quite like them. Lunch was a thin slice of beef on brown bread. I didn't put any spreads or relishes on...

Four weeks isn't long emily4amanda and with food to look forward to I'm sure you can have a good (no naughty weeks :p) go at your TFR. The eggs do feel like a bit of a treat Laina. I've enjoyed them every time and they do seem quite rich when you eat them.

I'm a man . . . unless there's a butterfly or dragonfly around then I'm a 100m sprinter with a loud scream. When I'm not being brave I'm a mature (really youthful looking) student. :p

That's the way to go Jenny. Get the achieveables ticking off and the road is then much shorter. Put some treats/rewards in there too as you will likely be needing some new clothes as you go along anyway. Dieting is all about the planning and the mind games. The fact that you ain't eating much...

GRRRRRR. Littleflower, all your "lovingly's" made me look at the funny Nigella clip on YouTube and after tempting fate earlier it crashed my laptop mid-post. :( So it is now with some glee I can say sorry, but . . . I was using the noun and not the adjective What does lush mean? - lush...

Cous cous is another thing I never got into but really should try again. I think sometimes you have to try a few variations on something because you never know if you've had a good one or a bad one. I cooked an octopus once (really badly) and it was so rigid and noxious that I ran outside and...

DAY 12 Orange Creme for breakfast (with a straw and not a spoon Laina :p ) For lunch I dry fried an egg and had it on two very lightly buttered (low fat spread actually) slices of brown bread toast. It was really nice and the yolk was runny and messy. :) That is the first time I've added ANY...

Happy Birthday Mary. I think we could let you get away with a salad while you're on holiday AND your birthday, especially as you're TFR'ing on the other days. I really hope you enjoy it too. :) :bestwishes: Sorry about the food log - I've enjoyed most of it but it really isn't gourmet food. I...

I have a George Foreman and think it's great for burgers but it's up in the loft with everything else at the moment. I dunno when the kitchen will be finished but it started about four years ago!! :D It is really irritating me now. It wasn't so bad when I was on TFR and my wife was happy to...

The best diet is the one you can stick to Patches so if swapping diets keeps you hanging in there then that is indeed the sensible thing to do. I know where you are coming from regarding the zzzzzzzz of those shakes and not eating. You don't have a lot left to lose if your stats are up to date...

Ha ha. I TOTALLY love Man vs Food. :D I am tempted to not eat for a month to get some 'non-gluttony' in the bank and then try this challenge which is only three miles up the road from me : Offer1 | Branded Bull Steak House. I wouldn't do it, not even come close, but I'd like to have a crack...

DAY 11 Summer Fruits for breakfast. Lunch was another baked spud cooked the same as yesterday. They are so nice and 'buttery' but without the butter! Am I sounding delerious here? :D A little later on I thought that maybe I should have tried to have some vegetables with my lunch so I had a a...

Let us know how you get on with the Exante, patchesmum. I'm guessing it's like LT but with a bit of food thrown in for those that like to cheat!? :D Seriously, no diet is easy so I hope you get on ok with it. Good luck. Those shakes are quite 'gloopy' Laina so I can see how you'd take a spoon...

Veggie sausage - no thanks! :( One of my pet hates is that 'stuff' that is supposed to look like bacon, taste like bacon but doesn't have any pig in it - GRRRR. Sorry, it just irritates me. :D As long as I grill them and don't have them often I guess I'll be ok to have 'normal' ones, in...

A two day hangover - Littleflower you're such a lush! :D How did you make the chips - were they REAL ones? Actually, more importantly, how was the Coke? I had beans and Guinness flavoured brown sauce tonight. Yum Yum.

I wasn't really sure where to post this thread ( so feel free to move it mods) but I decided here would make most sense even though it's not really about maintenance as people posting here will have generally lost a good bit of weight. Well, that's my logic anyway. I've lost 4st on TFR and have...

You're not chewing the end of your pencil are you? Soooo many calories. :p Try not to think about the weight right now Jenny. Concentrate on your finals and try to let that distract you from the diet - just keep having the shakes and water as normal. Once all that is over then you can relax a...

Wow, that's a relief. When I saw the thread title I though I was going to have to tell everyone about my urges to stand naked in front of the mirror at the top of the stairs.! Imagine how embarassing that would have been! :D Forty plus days is a long time to be TFR so well done on that score...

I have stopped posting to this thread regularly now as I've finished the TFR and I'm halfway through my two week refeed. I've been posting my refeed exploits in a new thread in that area area. I'll start a third thread soon detailing my maintenance and how I put all the weight back on . . ...

Have you tried to get by without sweetener? I couldn't drink coffee without sweetener or sugar in it but on TFR I just forced myself to and in the end I just got used to it. I've started having sweetener and skimmed milk in coffee again now I'm on refeed but I had a black coffee at the football...

And In less than a week I can start on my Diet Coke again. I won't be having the 5-6 litres a day I used to have but I don't actually want to drink that much of ANY liquid per day, anymore.

DAY 10 The Orange Creme for breakfast went down ok today so I think my indegestion of a couple of days ago was just a one-off brought on by gulping too fast. Lunch was a baked spud with salt and pepper on. Twelve minutes in the microwave then twenty in a hot oven pretty much turned the inside...

It sounds like it's going to plan Laina. I had exactly the same experience with the bars - jaw ache!! :p It sounds like your having a decent mix of food too and that tip of Irish Mollys with the lemon on the fish is pretty tasty isnt it? I'm glad your coffee taste has come back to you too -...

The quark was from Sainsbury's but I saw it in Asda too. I've thrown mine away now as I don't think it's quite the right thing to be using most of the things I want it in. I need to look for the lowest fat cream I can for my pasta sauce near the end of the week and I think a 0% fat yoghurt will...

That's great Kaijo. I bet you're overjoyed that you've rediscovered your waist and that new photo must really be a massive boost to you. Well done. :)

It's probably down to the individual and what you eat. I'm doing my refeed over two weeks. Last week I lost 3lb and two days into this week I've put 1lb back on.

Cheat, Cheat, Cheat, Cheat . . .! ! ! :D How are you patches - I thought you'd left us. Are your stats right that you only have 1lb left to go? That's great if you have. Kay, I know how disappointed you were and I've also seen you encouraging and congratulating other people on their weight...

I didn't know there was a 'Most Random Post' competition going on else I would have entered. :D The only grey stuff at the bottom I know of is the fluff fallling out of my belly button as my gut shrank. I can't see how you would have known about that though! :p

DAY 9 With some trepidation I had a Summer Fruits shake for breakfast. After yesterdays 'indigestion' I drank this very slowly and thankfully, I had no ill effects. Lunch was my caribbean chicken which in truth wasn't very carribean but was nice none-the-less. I sliced an onion and a chilli...

Don't be so hard on your hubby - carrot IS allowed on refeed! :p I never used to be much of a veggie person either but I've really enjoyed them on the refeed. I've boiled them, had them raw and had them roasted too and they have all been great apart from cucumber which I've gone off. I also...

Baked spud for me tomorrow. I only really have salad salad cream on toast and I can never decide if I like it more than tomato ketchup on toast - it's too close to call! :D You can have the odd treat now so have a biscuit - just don't eat the whole pack. Now the million dollar question - DOES...

I don't find the shakes too sweet but I'd say they are a little 'perfumey'! We both agree that they are filling though? sprouts were one of the few vegetables I'd eat before and were a key ingredient in my 'special coleslaw'. :) I don't know why I didn't think to plan them into my menu but I...

DAY 8 Breakfast was Orange Creme. can anyone see a pattern developing? :p I really gulped it down and I think that set me off to a really uncomfortable morning. Actually, it was an extrememely painful morning. Within 15 minutes of having the shake I was doubled up on the floor with stomach...

I definitely WILL have a Diet Coke littleflower but I'm determined to not have it on refeed now. I want the pain of temptation to linger a little longer. You should get some in to have to help you over your impending hangover. :) I'll be having tomatoes tomorrow and I'm looking forward to them...

I was tired at first so I just took things easy. I was having rests and naps here and there if I could fit one in. I also had the odd dizzy spell if I got up too quickly. After a few weeks the dizzy spells had gone and I had much more energy. I think we all just have to adjust to the changes and...

Wouldn't it have been easier to just stop doing handstands? :p Slim by July, I had those cravings all through my time on TFR. The whole thing did get more routine though and ignoring those cravings became easier. Apart from the weight-loss one of the biggest things for me now I'm refeeding is...

I'm with you on the coffee / tea thing. I can't do black tea either. I hope you enjoy your first meal and expect a full report. :)

HAHA. :D I used the shaker with just cold water although I did think the blender (when I used that) got better results, i.e. thicker, less lumpy shakes.

Brilliant Laina. Now come and keep me company in the refeed section. :)

I've just checked Kay - the average female heart only weighs 8-10oz so there's not much point losing it. Besides, it would make staying alive difficult and I doubt you'd make it to the next weigh-in anyway. Hope that helps. :D

I'd say congratulations too Daisy but I don't want your head to put weight on as it expands! :p Oh, go on then - Well Done!

I get where you're coming from Kay but you are still heading in the right direction and it does all count. You are in the routine now so even if you did switch to another diet there's no saying you would find it easier than LT. The good weekly WIs really do help with the mental side of it but I...

Now you've lost so much weight I can't call you Weight-a-bex and I thought that was quite catchy! :P Coming up to that five stone you really must be overjoyed. It's a fantastic achievement and you get a big well done from me. I bet people can hardly recognise you and the fact that you are happy...

My wife is on a polling station too, Tangled. I went and bought fish and chips earlier and dropped it in to her and her poll clerk then sat chatting to them while they were eating it. I can imagine how you felt stuck in that position so early into the diet but the fact that you got yourself...

This thread about drinking water has the link in it to water intoxication. I was going to say 'take it with a pinch of salt' but you don't want to do that - salt water is nasty! :D http://www.minimins.com/lipotrim-tfr-100/272887-making-water-easier.html

I agree with your pharmacist, Shikei. I started limiting the amount of water I drank in the end. 4 litres spread out over a full day was my self-imposed limit. I did post a link to a wikipedia article about water intoxication in another thread. I'll see if I can find it and link it here. You...

Day 7 I'm just sitting down with a coffee with sweetener and skimmed milk in it as I write this. I didn't mention it in my diary but I've had one each evening for the last few days and have been looking at it as a bit of a treat. Before the diet I probably only had one coffee a month but I...

Thanks for the heads up jo. I might take a look but I've really got into the LT maintenance shakes and so I'll stick with them for a bit. If I get bored though I know where to look. :) Keep hanging in there Mary and you'll soon be on this part. Three stone isn't that much really, not when...

That's great going Laina you've done brilliantly. You lost more than I did and I was pleased with myself. Well done. It'll be interesting to see what you make of the maintenance food but I liked them enough to decide that I'll be using them for breakfast for the next few weeks. They really do...

I'm looking forward to see what you all start eating. I've enjoyed the first half of my refeed in the main after an indifferent start to it. Just remember ladies - it's 'food' not 'FOOOOD!!!!!'. Get a plan and stick to it. :)

I was always the quiet one standing at the back of the crowd shouting 'FIGHT!' at the top of his voice! XD I'm sure you'll be fine with your plan Tangled. The fact that you are already thinking about it shows your determination to succeed on the diet. Good luck.

Thanks for that jo. Does that mean I was kind of right? :p I'm so glad my middle name isn't 'Delia' else I'd be so ashamed! :D

Well however many beers it takes littleflower, you've earned them so you go and enjoy yourself. As for the chips thing I am definitely going to invest in a Tefal Actifry - they look amazing and I've been assured by my wife that they produce fantastic chips (amongst other things). I haven't had...

DAY 6 Breakfast was Orange Creme today. It didn't expand as much as the maintenance shakes have been so I must shake harder next time! Lunch was yet another slight deviation from the plan as I hadn't taken stock of my veggies properly and was without a pepper or cucumber. I therefore based...

HaHa. Tangled, I just typed up my Day 6 entry offline and I'm just about to load it and I laughed when I was wrtiting it because of the Tabasco sauce!! :drool: The funny thing is, after having cooked chicken for lunch while out at Uni a couple of days ago I actually have a bottle in the...

There's nothing like a good reaction to really get a buzz. Glad to see you're back to it Dusty. Oh, and stop with illness sympathy votes - leave that to us men! :p

I am quite bullish when it comes to issues like this even though I'm not normally too stubborn. For what it's worth I see it a little like this. You have committed to a diet that does not allow food for your own health and wellbeing. I would have thought that people who cared about you would be...

Did he say how green she was? :D

Week three almost saw me quit. Week four was fine. I managed three months in the end (but could have done more if I had to). If you could give it another week you might get through it too.

DAY 5 Breakfast was again a Summer Fruits shake. I really enjoyed today's lunch. I had a can of tuna with finely chopped onion, ground black pepper, Tabasco sauce and white balsamic vinegar. I had sliced red pepper on the plate with it and have come to realise that it is the red pepper that is...

Thanks Daisy. I'm having fun eating AND writing about it. It's like seconds!! :D

I don't know if I'm honest. I'm just being over-cautious I think. I've lost another 3lbs in four days of refeeding so it probably would have been ok to have some tomatoes and beetroot (in moderation) although the weight loss could just be a continuation from last week's TFR stint. I have my...

A big thumbs up from me, Deezer. It won't be easy but it is certainly doable. I was intending to do similar last year but an injury got in the way and I'm determined I'll get a half marathon under my belt in 2012 though. The running is like the dieting we do - it starts off unbearable and can...

That Heinz Tomato thing isn't a piccalilli littleflower but it looks like a tomato based, spreadable Branston. I expect it to taste ok. In fact, most things should taste alright afterthree months on those TFR shakes! That's not me, it's one of those modern women we hear about 'empowering'...

You should have slipped him an extra fiver and got him to wire your jaws shut! :D Now you can comfort yourself by staying 100% for the next few weeks so you are a picture on your wedding day. You can't have a much better goal and motivation than that! We all get hunger pangs now and then but...

It's a shame you don't feel well littleflower. :( I'm sure we can have lean ham so I'd say go for it. It has to be better than throwing up on fish! I was the same regarding tuna before LT but I can cope with it now. In fact I'm having it for lunch. I drained it then mashed it with some ground...

That's the spirit JeniRen, keep it up. You might find your breath gets a bit bad as you get a few days into the diet but I would imagine it would be even worse if you ate the dog's dinner so keep your eyes off it!! :p Drink plenty of water as it both helps fill you up and keeps the bowel bits...

Skinnylove, the first thing I would say is don't measure yourself and your worth by your ability to lose weight. Being overweight doesn't make you any more or any less of a person although I know myself, it can drag you down. Lipotrim is a strict diet that produces significant results quickly...

I bought Tiger Woods 13 this week. Not suprisingly, I suck at it. :(

You can tell quite easily there Jay. Cutting the beard down helps with the face thing too. Just remember the longer you go the more you will notice. Generally you don't see it yourself at first but those that see you on a hop and a catch really notice. Like skinnylove said, you must surely be...

About week 10/11 I had the rumblings quite badly for a few days. It wasn't because I was hungry and I wasn't uncomfortable in any way - it was just really loud, especially at night. I hadn't had any issues up until then but it did pass after a while. I was 100% too so no mishaps with orange...

I love tomatoes. I was thinking of adding them to my refeed but I was trying to stay clear of fruit until I was maintaining. I just figured that they are more 'fruity' then 'veggie' so I'm only having them on the chicken kebabs. Saying that I was going to have piccalilli on my sandwiches but...

Try telling yourself it's 'fairy gin'.

Emily, Daisy, you've both done well so far and I hope you can keep it up. I have to say that the longer I stayed at 100% the more determined I became to maintain that state. Even towards the end of my TFR when I really didn't need to lose I wouldn't even have a Diet Coke because 100% from start...

You've comitted to a week so stick to it! The forum is full of tips to help if you search around. Good luck, Jennie. Rosie, another 2.5lbs and you will be jumping that hurdle! Well done.

We all have to make our own calls. I cancelled my meals (including my birthday) because I decided I could do them again another time if I was really that bothered. I was of the opinion that anyone who knew me would know I wouldn't turn down anything unless I felt I had a good reason and losing...

That's because you've got it back to front - you're supposed to SUCK the shakes!! :p Seriously, I found that drinking the shakes through a straw was a milion times more palateable than drinking them normally. Have you tried all three flavours and also adding the tea / coffee extras that some...

I found the first and third weeks the most difficult for different reasons. Week one was the headaches, adjustment to the new diet and the trying to forget about fod issues. Week three I struggled with the monotony of it and struggled to drink the shakes. The thing is though that both times...

DAY 4 Breakfast was the Summer Fruits again and I still like it. Definitely my maintenance food of the future should I need to cut back for a week or two. Lunch was a slight deviation from the plan today. The intention was to have grilled chicken and salad again but as I was out of the house...

Thanks Pebbles. I'm actually enjoying the refeed and not just because I can eat again. It's the starting with a blank slate that is the best part. As for the menu LouLouBelle I got a lot of the ideas from your refeed diary and that gave me the base to form my plans. For that I have to say thank...

. . . and there-in lies the trick. Thoughts of food should pass and make way for thoughts of smaller bodies and smaller clothes. The sooner that happens the sooner it all becomes easy. :) I went out the other week with a load of my mates to celebrate three of our birthdays. I was drinking water...

DAY 3 I had the Vegetable Soup for breakfast today. It wasn't too bad really and again mixed up well - much better than the TFR Chicken Soup ever did. It was a smaller portion for me (300ml) but I still found it quite filling although the colour was a bit off-putting - a strange orange colour...

I was gagging with every shake come week three but it passed by week four and I never looked back. Good luck and hang in there.

I have been biting the inside of my lip for the last two weeks and can't stop!! It's not something I normally do. I do bit my nails but not all the time and not too much either - and then I file them down like a girl! :D The headaches WILL pass and resisting things like chocolate is the...

I had a twist of salt and a twist of black pepper on mine once it was on the plate. I'm trying not to have the Kilos of salt that I used to have and when I now have it I'm just having a small twist of the salt mill. I just had a couple of portions of frozen skinless 'white' fish which leaves a...

Well done. It WILL be worth it in the end. :)

Good idea. You only realy have the one chance for your dissertation but there will plenty of other times for 'socials'. Well done for staying stong yesterday. Good luck with the diet & the dissertation.

That's settled then - LipoTrim is the new Viagra!! :D

Change pharmacy! If you did have to fill out the paperwork again it would be worth it. I've had a few weeks where my supplies haven't been ordered (even though they knew what and when I wanted them) - always some lame excuse. They didn't even have the maintenance foods in this week and I've...

Well done. Keep it the best diet you've ever been on by keeping it going. It gets easier and the results get better. Good luck.

I agree with eyesdontlie about themaintenance drinks. I really think they could be useful in the long-term - in my mind I'm thinking two of those a day plus one meal for a week or two would be easy to do if the weight starts to creep up and it should help get it back down again. I had the...

I'm not sure about the milk in drinks but I had to make up the Chocolate Whip maintenance food using 250ml of SKIMMED milk. I think diet drinks are ok now too but I'm waiting until after refeeding for my first Diet Coke. :)

Haha. what are we like? I really enjoyed my fish! :D Funny thing is I've never really been a 'fishy' person before.

Glad you're enjoying it Littleflower. I was pretty indifferent to my chicken salad last night though. The first thing I did put in my mouth was a little bit of red pepper when I was chopping it too. I could taste it ok but it was more a case of 'that tastes like red pepper - no suprise there...

Good going and, just remember to keep an eye on things and trim back when necessary and I'm sure you will be fine. Also, thanks to you I have eggs in the second week of my refeed plan. ;)

I lost a pound under 4st Liana and that's the reason I decided on a 14 day refeed. I thought it would help keep the weight off and I would be delighted if I actually lost some over the next two weeks. You've done really well there and if I do manage to conjure up something tasty I'll be sure to...

4lbs is good. Only five more of those and you will have hit you target. You could do it in even less than that if you really focus. :) Look at the positives - 'here's what you could have won . . .' never helped anyone but 'another 4lbs? OMG . . .!' is a boost and you should be concentrating on...

Well if you don't want to check out my thread in the refeed area then I'm not going to tell you! :p Ok then - chicken. I'm too excited not to blab! :D

Brilliant that you got your 2 stone in. I knew you'd get there. Well done even littler flower.

I hope you get there sarah. I can start calling you skinny then. :p Good luck.

Come on littleflower - what you had today then? Have you tried the Summer Fruits? I had one and it was soooo filling and such a lovely taste. I need a bigger stomach!

Just had my first Maintenance formulae - the Summer Fruits drink. I have been used to having the shakes with 450ml of water (man portions :p) and when I read that the summer fruits only has 300ml I was thinking I'd been short changed. I mixed it up anyway in my shaker and it gets a ton of air...

'Lost 12.5lbs' and 'oh well' in the same sentence! :p You should be over the moon with that as it's an awful lot of weight to drop in a week. Pat yourself on the back and get looking towards another great loss next week. Good luck. :)

Here is my proposed refeed plan. It's more of an outline than anything but I will do my best to stick to it. I feel I need to be a bit strict on this part but will realx a lot more once I'm maintaining. ========================================================= DAY 1 - Friday (DAY 1 EQUIVALENT)...

My refeed starts today and I intend doing it for two weeks instead of the usual one. I plan on doing an equivalent to each of the days on the one week plan twice which means it will be a little repetitive at first but will get more varied towards the start of the second week. I have planned all...

Thanks, and. OMG that does seem like a lot of food (although nothing to what I was eating before!). I'm going to finish my fortnight refeed plan now and then see how I get on. I'll start myself a new refeed thread for it.

I have to say (sorry if you don't appreciate this) but the incident with the cake sounds like a bit of a weak excuse to me. To succeed on this diet you will need a certain amount of desire and determination and eating cake so as not to let your friend have to A) eat cake by herself or B) go eat...

You lost 6 lbs on the tough week when you didn't have sparkling water. I'm sure the next week will be a breeze for you. Well done and good luck.

Persistence is obviously paying off for your Nikki. You've been pretty steady there (week 10 was a great one, eh?) and they say regular loss is the way to go. It all adds up in the end and you've got a great total. I hope you can really feel that in your body and your mind. Brilliant!

So you managed the 'trots' without going riding then? :D

HONK for the final time.:bliss:

My friend had a similar loss / gain to you. She went back on LT 2 weeks ago and is refeeding this week after a 16lb loss. She said it came off quicker and she found it easier. I hope the same goes for you Jon. Good luck. :)

It's not just oKay it's fantastic!! (I'm having a play with names day today :p). Keep it going now - you're going great guns.

It's great seeing new people come on here and post about their first few losses but I have to say I really enjoy seeing those that have been on a while still sticking to it. Great going Daisy and keep it up - the losing weight and the inspiring others. :)

Loopylooooosssssseeee! Well done :)

Happy for you or sorry for the fish?? Hmmm, a tough call. :P :D Patchesmum how fantastic is it that you are now confident enough to wear whatever you want? I guess even more significant is the fact that you have opened up opportunities for yourself just by being thinner and more confident...

The following is the recommendation for days 4-7 of the Lipotrim refeed schedule: Days 4-7 each day have a Lipotrim serving for your breakfast plus.............. Up to 3 servings of fruit (if you suffer from an insulin resistance problem, then eat these late in the day and do not snack on them...

Don't over eat or be a picker. There - you've been told! :p

Littleflower, I had intended to refeed today but it's going to be tomorrow, now. Two words - PHARMACIST & SUPPLIES!!!! You made it this far and it really wasn't that bad was it? I knew you would make it, well done. I only lost 3lbs last week so I'm now, at the end of my TFR, 11st 3lbs which...

Anyone else ever posted something then wished they hadn't? :p And, I'm sure your OH is happier having a thinner missus. In my opinion, a girl that is making the best of herself and who is comfortable and confident with that is often far more attractive than one that isn't, regardless of the...

I will be running around like a mad thing now I've got my Uni assignments done! Last TFR weigh day tomorrow. . .

Have they changed the TFR formulas? Everyone seems to be having huge losses this week. Well done Jo, that really should give you the boost to get cracking this week now. :)

Great one Daroowe - you've shown you have the willpower and your body is happy with the diet. Good luck with next week. :) Now, more importantly, does you takeaway delivery route pass through Birmingham at all? I haven't had a curry this year . . . yet. :P

It's great to see people so chuffed with their results. It's, as you say, a long road so take as much motivation from these highs as you can. Well done and good luck. :)

Jaspersmum, the best diet is the one you can stick to. If you find LT easy then any weight loss is good. If another diet involving food is easier then do that instead. LT is great in that it drops fast in most cases and that helps motivate. Like you say, if you can lose the same on another diet...

I have to say after so many days on the diet you have done great and I wouldn't be at all disappointed with that weight loss anyway - I only lost 2lbs last week. Measuring yourself is great to do as lets face it - we care about how we look really and not how much we weigh. I would happily be...

It's all good. I'm weighing tomorrow littleflower and I'm expecting 3lbs too. I'm never down with how much it is as long as it's something. The total is the key figure, not the little steps taken to get there - they're just for motivation and you're refeeding in a couple of days so don't fret...

Enjoy tomorrow's weigh in - you'll start to get addicted!

Honk for my penultimate day.

I've had a couple of days where I struggled to get much water down me then I've had other days where I had drank loads. That actually got me thinking and a few days ago I decided to limit myself to 4 litres THROUGHOUT the day after reading this Water intoxication - Wikipedia, the free...

Could it just be that you are burning so many calories off from exercising that your body is holding on to it's resources a bit more - kind of rationing the weight loss? Have you considered dropping the amount of exercise for a week or so to see if that makes a difference?

I lost track totally of what day or week I was on. I just kept seeing the weight drop and I got a buzz from that. Time flies when you're in the zone. You'll be ok as long as you stick to it through the tough patches. Come on Suziflowa, don't get wilting (see what I did there :p).

Is your treadmill pointing downhill? :p When I was doing my 5 milers last year I was only doing 11:00-11:30 minute miles. I had my wife in tow then and she was quite slow and although I was faster on my own I would be burnt out after a mile. It's the 198bpm heart rate that got me worried. I...

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You all need to post more - typing burns up even more calories. :D

I've lost exactly one '5000 BTU air conditioner'. How cool is that?! :D (I'll get my coat . . . . . :p)

For some strange reason I just wondered to myself . . . . If you had eaten exactly the right amount of food to cover your calorie needs for a day and then you cut a pound of fat off your stomach and then ate it, would you put a pound of weight back on? I'd guess there would be a tiny bit less...

I have mine at all sorts of times. I hate routine. ;P

Am I reading that right Patches? You ran 4 miles in 36 minutes? That's fast.

I wouldn't say my sex drive has really changed over the last three months but in the last two weeks I've been so busy studying that I've been mentally drained, which has left me too tired to bother about sex. On the flip-side though, having lost 4st (all but a pound) my body has changed quite...

Thanks sparkilingshootingstar. I hear Specsavers are doing a 2-for-1 this week! :D I'll have my final TFR weigh-in on Thursday but I had a sneaky unofishy one at home today (and I always count my scales as the right ones anyway) and I've had a 3lb loss since last Thursday. By my reckning that...

Still working on Uni stuff but been flying. Friday I started just after 9am and including a break of less than an hour I finished at 3:30am on Sunday!!! I broke the back of it though and I'm just finishing off ready for Thursday night when I have to demo my work. The kitchen's been on hold for...

<SURFACES> Well done patchesmum. I guess you'll be refeeding soon as well. Keep it up. </SURFACES>

I've been too busy for wow the last week or so has I have a lot of Uni assignments to complete. It'll be the same for the next week too butonce I've done them I'll be eager to get back to gaming. I needed a wow break anyway as it was all getting just a little bit tedious.

Mini update: I have a very busy (maybe even stressful) week has I have to do a lot of work for a uni assignment with a deadline of Thursday. I've noticed I've been a little blunt with some of my forum posts in the last few days and as I am really busy I will be visiting (or at least posting) a...

Patchesmum, I have seen posts on here saying how it is harder to get back on to tfr after a break to the point that I would expect that to be the case if I did it. Whether it REALLY was or not would be irrelevant - it'd be all the excuse I would need to convince myself that I was struggling...

Diets are all about will power. The TFR gets weight off quickly and doesn't allow for deviation and guess work which is why it suits some people. Other diets (and I consider the maintenance in this) can take a lot longer and give you scope to choose what you eat as part of it. If you're not...

I am undecided about what level I'd like to teach if I do eventually go that route. A lot of my close friends are teachers but they all teach at primary level. I've enjoyed my limited time in primary schools (as a volunteer) and would feel good about teaching young children but I'm not too sure...

Dusty, I'm doing a degree in videogame design with a view to extending into teaching. I was made redundant 18 months ago from the place I'd worked at for 23 years and as I'd previously considered going into teaching I decided to seize the opportunity. Although I have other, higher...

Only 2lbs today which isn't too bad at this stage of the game. Just one week left until refeed and I can't say I'm not looking forward to it.

That sounds promising. :p

SHE'S BACK!!! :D Dusty, I have to say I've seen people look far worse for being overweight but picture 2 and your 'millenium' dress must surely be your inspiration for this stretch. Diaries, photos, dresses - you've got all the tricks so use them and get back to the shedding pounds business...

Brilliant littleflower. I was only 2lb today so I'm jealous. Glad you're continuing to plod on even though it's getting tough. It'll be worth it.

Great going diddymissy that is a fantastic achievement - both the weight lost and the duration of your diet. You must be over the moon and I'm sure you will be giving a lot of forum visitors a boost with news like that. Well done.

It's a shame about the diet but there's always another time. Get yourself better and see how you go from there. I hate sore throats so you have my sympathy. :(

Great going bessie. Good luck with your bonus losses. :)

Good on her. Your butt may stop wobbling when she's finished kicking it! :D Get back on track and carry on the great form you had before the trip.

C'mon patchesmum, you know you need to just get back in the saddle. Why eat if you're not hungry? You got anything coming up that you can focus on like another holiday or event to help with some goals?

HONK for all 91 days - YAY!

Re: the kitchen. . . I started the extension 4 years ago and I don't like to rush. I was hoping to get the units in this week (I'm almost done) but I have 8 days to do 16 weeks worth of Uni assignments. Like I said, I don't like to rush, well not until the last minute at any rate. My eyes are...

Stick with it littleflower and keep counting those 8 days down - I know I am. You need time to read your book anyway so no food until you've finished it. We can do it.

I'm keen to know how you do weight-wise at the end of your refeed. I won't have eggs on my refeed but I think they could play a good part in my maintenance plans later, as long as you don't balloon this week of course! :p

Give yourself a big pat on the back and let that spur you on - you've done really well. Good luck with this week as it's the keep going part that is key. :)

Sussed! I doubt the date would have made much difference to the taste really. The thing is though, I used to hate the chocolate shakes and love the strawberry but 3 months later they have changed places. The soup is my fave with the vanilla close behind and I couldn't stand the flapjack. It's...

Menopause? :D Seriously, this first week be prepared for all sorts of funny things to happen. Your hands and nose can get cold, you can get weak or feel full of energy, your bowels may freak out a bit, you may get light headed on occasion, food cravings, no appetite, etc. Most of those things...

That's great news louloubelle. How long are you planning on haveing the maintenance products for?

I'm not quite sure how to tackle the refeed yet and I might be over-thinking it too much. I can't decide whether sticking with the same thing as much as possible for convenience and being rigid or mixing meals up as much as possible would help stop me going crazy when I taste 'new' foods after...

It's all down to you to get a grip Dusty. Come on! What you have lost so far is great - it really is. Just think about the next 4st - that will show up even more and you damn well know you can do it! It all boils down to how much you want to and I can't imagine anyone that has done 3 months and...

Great loss and great attitude there teerdrop. Keep it up. :)

Some people make the coffe up first and then use it in the shakes. I just put a spoon of coffee in with the shake when I mix it. I use the shaker and not a blender though and if I'm honest, the blender did mix things up better when I used to use one.

I just thought exactly the same thing louloubelle. Thanks, didimissy.

Is the boiled eggs your own idea and or is that a LT thing? I've never noticed it before but I'm only just starting to look properly into the refeed for a wek or so's time. Good luck with the refeed, too!

DON'T GET EATING IT!!!! Littleflower/Patchesmum, I just replied to you two in my diary so rather than repeat myself look here (post #30): http://www.minimins.com/lipotrim-weight-loss-diaries/269633-mrcs-better-late-than-never-diary-2.html Don't make me get my size nines out!!

Littleflower, hang in there and stick with me. I'm not having the best week myself but I'm determined. You need to grit your teeth too and not let me win. I'm a terrible gloater! :p Besides, if you give u pon me then I may even try and put off my refeed another week or two longer as I'm tempted...

Coffee in the vanilla is a nice change. Go for it.

Paracetamol helps, fluids are a must and I don't think lobotomies are high calorie either. :p The headaches will pass in a day or two. Get through that and you'll soon see that things get a little easier. Good luck. :)

My friend used to add either pepper or paprika to her soups and she lost over 4 stone quite quickly, but then again the same person also drank tonic water quite regularly. I guess it's all down to how lucky you feel and how your body reacts to it. I've been 100% which has meant no salt or...

I had a bit of heartburn last night and felt a bit off when I got up this morning. I decided to get a shake inside me instead of soup and I do feel better again now. I felt particularly thirsty too so I've have drunk quite a lot today and now I'm also getting quite a bit of exercise running up...

I was all ready to go somewhere else last week but they got my supplies in on what was their last chance. In fact I bought two weeks supply last week to last me until my refeed just so I wouldn't have to go through it again. If there's another pharmacy that is convenient then I'd swap. It's...

One thing I would say, and it might not be connected, but I've had my worse spell for feeling hungry this week and I'm wondering whether it's down to the fact that I've only been having soup for the last few days. On the other hand it could just be that I'm only a week and a bit off my refeed...

You've had two great weeks and a slip-up. It's not being stupid when you cave in it's just a lack of willpower. You know how you felt at the end of the first fortnight and you know how you feel now. I'm sure you'd rather the former so next time you just need to try to dig deep and grind out a...

Glad you are enjoying your food. A week and a half and I'll be tucking in again too. I've never fancied vegetables so much in my life. I'm looking forward to refeed now. Reading posts like yours really help those of us who are a little nervous. Thanks and enjoy the rest of your refeed.

Do you intend to stay 100% on the LT diet during your holiday Mary? If you do then good luck. If not then you ought to consider refeeding for a week in a fortnights time. If you don't refeed but just start eating normally again after being on the TFR shakes then you are likely to just pile a...

I had weeks like that too skinny but don't let it get you down. Stay focussed and you will get there. I'm sure you will have weeks where you lose a fair bit more too. You're already a third of the way to your goals and you'll soon be half way. It's all downhill from there on. I'm pretty much at...

Well done both of you. As long as you lose, well actually as long as you are 100% then you are doing fine. Some people, like myself, are inconsistent in what we lose and some weeks the loss is less than was hoped but at the end of the day I wasn't bothered what I lost week to week - I just...

How much easier will week two be now you know how good the results were for your first seven days? Be warned - it gets addictive! Well done. :)

Strawberry was my favourite at the start of the diet but as the weeks have gone on I've struggled more and more with them. I hated the chocolate at first but that one's grown on me. Strange.

What server you on now? I'm in the same boat for the next 3 weeks. :(

A Bluenose cake - was it edible? :p I guess if nothing else it went DOWN well! :D Joking aside, you did a cracking job. Did you serve it on the glass - that would have been cool? Those cakes of yours look impressive too ellen. I've only ever tried cupcakes once and although they looked ok...

My ranking for the TFR food: 1. Soup 2. Vanilla 2.5 Vanilla with coffee added 3. Chocolate 4. Strawberry 5. Flapjack

I have the mint strips. I don't think my breath is actually that bad during the day (just first thing) but it gives me some confidence and just a change of taste now and then to stop my tastebuds going extinct. :p

Thanks all. I managed to go out without posing Littleflower - my mate's would've murdered me. :whoopass: I'll see what my jeans are doing after the refeed - I think I may just be in-between sizes but I can't see me going down another one. I've actually been feeling a little peckish the last...

Is that why they're called boyfriend jeans? :D I'm glad the clothes are highlighting the fruits of your labour now littleflower. New cheeckbones, collarbones, a spring in your step, happy clothes and a refeed in sight - I'd say it's going great for you at the moment. Well done. :)

You can reach your targets if you don't have any slip-ups. I've lost over three and a half stone in just over three months but I've stuck to the diet 100% during that time. I've had a few bad patches along the way but in the main it's all been about focusing on the results and ignoring the...

My mouth is really dry in the mornings and tastes so bad. The first thing I have to do is clean my teeth and then I have to wait ten minutes and glug some water.

You can enjoy a family picnic by eating like a pig, by eating nothing or by eating a nasty LT flapjack ;) - dieting is just a state of mind. Focus on why you want to diet and how hitting those little targets will get you there and you'll be fine. The longer you go the more noticeable the...

I never had a TOTM until I started visiting these forums either.:p Hope that helps. :D

Let the compliments roll, rosie mae.

No comment . . . :innocent0002:

Changing down clothes sizes is the best thing ever. You've earnt it so make sure you enjoy it. Well done.

Two tips from me: 1 Read your other post and cheer yourself up - http://www.minimins.com/lipotrim-forum/271065-clothes-getting-loose.html 2 Get a wife to run round after you as that always cure's my man flu. :p Hope you feel better soon but hang in there - you're doing a cracking job so far. :)

Don't worry about what weight you are now - just focus on the weight you want to be in the future. Get though the first week and you will be well on your way. Good luck.

I have to say if it was me who had had your experiences I wouldn't bother trying again. As pebbles says, there are other diets to try and you can use these forums to explore the other options. Good luck in whatever you decide. :)

Ah, chicken soup - a girl after my own heart. :p Three stone from round one and already ignoring food in your first week on round two. I'd say you've got this cracked already Rosie Mae. Good luck with the rest of the diet. :)

All I would say is drink plenty of water as Kay said. Take paracetamol to help with the headaches and then grit your teeth and don't give up until your first weigh-in regardless of how you feel. It gets easier after week one. You said you tried all four shakes - i thought there was only...

Well I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed my 100% night out yesterday. Today my throat is sore from shouting, my stomach and chest aches from laughing, my head is big from all the compliments I got from my mates and I'm impressed that I lasted until 1am drinking only water even though all those...

Well done skinny. Keep it up and you'll soon be even happier that it's too big for you. :)

I object to these posts and request that a Don't Like option is added to Mimimins. Hmm, it must be my TOTM again! :p :D

I wish I had a million dollars missymoo. :( Well I'm off out on the town soon but I have already let my mates know I won't be joining them in a drunken stupor at the end of the evening as I intend to remain 100%. I just have to tell myself that the bonus is I won't look half as stupid as they...

You need to grind out the first week missymoo as you know. Paracetamol and lots of water. Bite the bullet and come weigh day you'll be in great shape to blitz week 2. Good luck. :)

The weight loss is great Bex but it's the 13 weeks that strikes me. That's the impressive thing and it shows you've really got determination and your head screwed on. I hope you can continue in the same vein and all the best of luck to you. :)

I always use my own scales anyway. I get weighed at the pharmacy each week and the weight loss corresponds but my scales read lower than the 'official' ones. I would expect that though as I weigh myself naked as soon as I've got up and been to the loo - the clothes, water, etc. have all been...

That's great great going pebbles and even better when you had a tough week. It's great that as well as getting skinny you appear to be having an ongoing makeover too - I imagine it gives you an extra little glow. :)

Jony, as long as weight comes off then you're going in the right direction and let's be fair, 7lbs is a pretty good start. As with any diet, the secret is in how well you get on next week - last weeks scores are just for motivation. Didimissy, you've done great and if results like yours don't...

I was 2 days later than usual for my weigh in this week clair-louise. Don't worry about being early or late - there's no booby-prize weight gains for not weighing in on weigh day. I know it's something great to look forward too though, especially when you've been doing well. Look on the...

My bad habits went the second I started 100%. I just hope they don't reappear the second I'm off it. I hope you get on top of them soon missy - it will make the whole experience that much easier. Good luck.

:bliss::drool::woohoo: I HAVE SOUP!!!!! :gimi: :talk017: Actually I have 2 weeks supply of LT now - 3/4 soup and 1/4 vanilla shakes. That should now see me through to my refeed. I'd been struggling with the strawberry shakes for the last two days. Diet Coke is one...

I've had all those games and out of them I think MW3 is the best (most balanced) online but I still can't quite get into it. I'm more of a Rainbow Six person.

I FIFA most nights. I lose most nights. I never quit. :p I'm in desperate need of a shooter though and can't wait for the new Ghost Recon next month.

You refeeding, patchesmum?

My Tuesday weigh-in, which I decided to move to Wednesdays so as to be on LT delivery day at my pharmacists is now, hopefully, going to be tomorrow. Yep, they had no new stocks today and I WANT MY SOUPS! :mad: It's lucky I had spare shakes really although I have decided that strawberry is now...

Well done to the pair of you. It's great to see that you are in it together - talk about support. Keep it up.

Great going clair-louise. Are you seeing results in the mirror as well as on the scales?

Another 4lbs is great. Now I know you're happy you didn't fall when you wobbled in the week. :) Keep it up until the 24th now! :p

Thats great. You're losing weight on the refeed, getting thinner and educating the rest of us at the same time. Excellent stuff! Well done Louloubelle. :)

A snorkel? :D It's good that you are focussing and planning your route Jonny. Anything to take you mind off food in the initial stages makes great sense and holiday planning has to be a great one. Just remember to factor in a refeed before your June break. If you stick to it and get back on...

Football is a game of two halves. For me it's actually seven pints. :p Not sure how inspirational it is though.