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You know what I'm going to say, If you want to succeed on this diet you've got to cut out the nibbling. By picking bits here and there you're making it so much harder for yourself and it's the start of a slippery slope. You have more than likely come out of ketosis so the eating has got to stop...

Welcome back. Sorry to hear you've had such an upsetting time. Hope things work out how you want them. Best of luck for your restart.

Hi Debbie, I'm not keen on the coconut ones but the peanut flapjacks are really nice. If you feel like a change in the next couple of weeks give them a try!

Well done on your first weeks loss. 11lbs is fantastic! Best wishes for week 2. I'm also a chocolate shake fan and thats all I have with the occasional peanut flapjack here and there. Maybe just get 1 flapjack to try first, you'll either love them or hate them!

Well done Kittytink, you're very near to the first weigh in now which are always magic! The bars are a bit hit and miss, you'll either love them or hate them. I really like the peanut bars but I'm not so keen on the coconut ones. I find them really handy in work when its not always possible to...

Hi Michelle. You're doing fab! If I was you I would weigh in on Monday this week to give you the boost of a great loss to keep you going. Keep strong for the weekend.

Hi Michelle. I'm doing fine thanks. Seems to have been a tough week this week. My middle daughter broke her foot on Tuesday so she is in a plaster and on crutches, luckily it's a simple break so it should heal well. I don't know why but I've felt really hungry every day this week! I'm drinking...

No problem at all. Let us know how you get on.

Your weight loss does seem very small. LT say you can expect to lose a stone a month which works out at an average of at least 3lbs a week. I can't give you any help at all as to why your losses are lower. If you have kept to the rules 100% I think the time has now come to see your GP for a...

Well done Michelle for not giving in! Another day done.

I'm sticking up for the flapjacks here, I quite like them! Well the peanut one anyway, not so keen on the coconut one. They do take me ages to eat (about an hour!) because I just have little nibbles and you do need plenty of water, I get through about 2 pints when I'm eating one but they are...

Well done Michelle, 2 days gone and ready for day 3. You doing fab!

Well done, great first weeks loss! Best wishes for week 2.

Well done Debbie, fantastic first weeks loss! Best wishes for week 2.

I don't think it matters what time you have your shakes as long as you have all 3 and drink all the water you need to. I personally have mine as more regular meal times but thats just because it fits in with my daily routine better however I know others on here have them at similar times to you...

When I completed my round 1 of LT from Sept 2012 to Feb 2013 I lost 6st 5lbs and I did no excercise at all. To be honest I don't think I could have done much, at 24st 7lbs it was a huge effort just getting up the stairs! Then I had a 3 month break when I started to do some excercise to help keep...

The sooner you get back on it the less damage you will have done. The first few days will be tough again but the quicker you start the sooner you'll feel the results.

Well done Becksy, you're doing fab!

Well done Michelle. You know you can do this.

You can do this Mary. Focus on your reasons for doing it, keep talking to yourself telling yourself today is the day you will do it. If you know evenings are your weakest times keep busy and if you start to feel weak at all just get yourself to bed. Imagine waking up tomorrow with a good day...

It's not silly at all. It is the new you! It's the smaller things you notice at first that are just easier to do now you have lost some weight. I always remember putting on socks was one of the first things I noticed as I was losing weight because it was so much easier to do than it had been...

Good afternoon all! Monday's here again so it was off to the nurse to be weighed. I was really chuffed with a 4lbs loss this week! Yeah! This was especially lovely as it takes me over the 100lbs mark for weight lost so far, a landmark I've been looking at passing for a while. I still can't...

Totally agree with what Emmy_lu says, STOP WEIGHING YOURSELF!!! Just stick to once a week to weigh. Don't be disheartened this diet is very odd you can honestly get on the scales from one day to the next and be 2lbs lighter. Hang in there, don't give up but stay off those scales until the end...

I had quite a few headaches on my first week i think its something to do with the carb withdrawal. You are allowed to take paracetamol, take a couple keep drinking the water and have an early night if you can. These symptoms will pass. Hang in there!

Thank you for your kind words Lisa. You are so right about a big part to the success of this diet lies in your own head. You have to get to a point in your life where you want it badly. Best wishes for your first week. Keep posting and you'll get plenty of support.

I can totally relate to this. Our whole life is based around food which is why when you are proud of yourself for losing 10lbs your first thought is I deserve a treat for this and you do BUT for us our treats are always food! Like I said in my post my whole life was food. Treat - food. Stressed...

Food dreams in the early weeks are very common. Some of mine can be so vivid that when I wake up I for the first couple of minutes when I'm still drowsy I really think I've cheated!

Whatever you do don't eat! All you symptoms sound perfectly normal to me in the first week hang in there and it will get easier. First week is hard going best thing to do is drink all your water and get to bed early.

Best of luck Sarah. I only have chocolate milkshakes, they're the only ones I like. I also find sparkling water good for helping you feel full up. Realistically if you stick to LT 100% for 10 weeks I would expect you to lose at least 2½ stones, even losing 3 stone and a bit more is not...

I found the 2nd and 3rd weeks of LT probably the hardest time. My opinion is that after the euphoria of the huge first weeks loss the reality of the bland diet kicks in and hits you hard. Even more so if you have a lot of weight to lose like I had, the reality of not eating for a long, long time...

The maximum water you are allowed to drink is 8 pints a day. Don't go over this as you can make yourself very poorly. This water is over and above the water you use to mix your shakes which LT advice to be 240ml. I'm the same as you, I always mix my shakes up with 500ml of water so with this...

Thought I'd check in tonight. All is going well in the Busy Mum household. Feeling thinner and thinner every day! I wore a new top today that was too tight for me 2 weeks ago so that's always a lovely boost to your day. I have a pair of jeans in my drawer that are not too far away so I kept...

Also, I know that 2lbs feels like a small loss on the crazy diet but go and get 2 packs of butter from your fridge and have a good look at it. That's the fat you have lost from your body! Best wishes for this week.

I was also going to ask how much water are you drinking? You need to be drinking a minimum of 4 pints and a maximum of 8 pints a day. I always find if you can keep your water intake around 6 pints plus a day the losses are better. Also, are you constipated? Being all blocked up could slow...

Yes they all have the use by date on the front so anything that says Apr 13 will be out of date. Take them back and exchange. Are you sure you want to use this chemist, they sound like a disaster?!

I second what Bubz said about not splitting the sachets, the advice is to have it all in one 'meal'. However, I do know that some men prefer to have 4 female sachets a day instead of 2 male simply because you can space them out in the day so you're having 4 small servings instead of 2 larger...

You've definitely been misinformed. You are correct men have 2 male shakes a day or 4 female shakes. The female shakes are 40g.

No you can't come in and out of ketosis of you've been 100% tfr. Are you drinking enough water?

The worst thing you can do to yourself is pick because just makes it so much harder. If you can get 1 day at 100% under your belt I think you'll be fine. I found the 2nd week much harder than the first because once you have the euphoria of the first week's loss the reality of the boring diet...

Depends on how you feel. To succeed on LT I think your head has to be in the right zone. If you're picking and you cannot stop then it may be aswell to refeed howeve if you are determined and would really like to give it a proper go then pull yourself together, give yourself a good talking...

Lipotrim say no. I occasionally have had some if I'm in a meeting or dealing with people and I'm worried about my breath!

If you've only had a couple of spoonfuls I don't think it will effect your ketosis at all, your big danger now is that you use this as an excuse to completely lose control and really blow it. You may find your food cravings are stronger for a while but stay with it 100% and you still have a...

LT also do maintenance products which you can buy direct from them (have a look on their website for their telephone number) and I know you can definitely have 2 of them a day and then a main healthy meal, don't think you are supposed to do this with the tfr products. You will still lose weight...

Exciting day in my house today, I've sent off passports applications for us all! So chuffed. It took some organising with having to get countersignatories, birth cerificates, etc but they're all done now and gone. Wouldn't have even considered this a year ago, the embarrassment of trying to...

Hi Mburke. Good luck for your first day. Ohh, chicken pox, that can be very miserable. Have the rest of your children already had it?

You are right that it might make it tougher so I think you need to be telling yourself now that its only one meal and no more. Be very strict with yourself, make it clear to yourself what's allowed and stick to it. I talk to myself all the time! Make sure you are back 100% on Sunday, no...

Hi Mburke. Lovely to see a familiar face! Its hard this weight loss lark isn't it! I was very disappointed with myself for stopping at first as I know if I hadn't I would be at least 3 stone lighter by now but I had just got to a point where I couldn't stick to the 100% rules any longer and I...

Thanks for the welcome.

Just a brief bit about me. I am 42 years old and married with 3 children. I have quite a stressful job which has always been my excuse to eat, eat, eat! Last September after the most miserable school holidays ever weighing in at a huge 24st 7lbs :eek: I started LT. At the end of February...

Hi Kay, I've just come back to the forum. Took a little break from LT just to focus my mind again! WOW!! WOW!! Look at your photos. You're a right skinny Jim! Well done!

I started LT in September 2012 after the most miserable school holidays I've ever had, weighing in a massive 24st 7lbs!!:eek:. I stuck with it 100% until the end of Feb 2013 and managed to get down to 18st 2lbs but then I started to pick a bit at food and I was really starting to struggle, so I...

Hi. Well the official advice will be don't eat at all! However,I can sympathise with you going out for a meal with your friends and so if you feel like you're going to eat stick with something that has no carbs at all and a bit of protein. I would say something like a chicken salad obviously...

Congratulations! That will be a good incentive to stick with it!

Hi Teamonkey. Welcome to the forum. I too have tried allsorts of diets over the years including the egg diet! Best of luck for your first week. The longer you can stick with it the easier it will get. If your pharmacy hasn't given you a DVD to watch then go on to the Lipotrim website and watch...

Yes, as long as you stick to it 100% it does get a lot easier after a few days but it does take a couple of weeks to really get into the swing of it. The really good news for you is that men lose weight at a faster rate than women on this diet. I'm guessing that Lasttimehero is probably male...

Another great loss. Well done!

Hi Shehzad. First weeks loss is usually very good as a lot of it is water. Lipotrim say you should not do any excercise for the first couple of weeks while your body adapts to the new diet. So put your feet up when you can, keep drinking your water, stick with the rules 100% and you should be...

Oh Michelle I hope the hospital can get you in quickly for your treatment so that you can be pain free soon. Best wishes xxx

Well done Michelle. Keep going!

Hi Kay. It is disappointing when we have lower loses, I've had quite a few but as long as we keep at it the big losses always come back. Well done, you're doing fantastic! See you on the Friday weigh in thread this week ;)

Well done. Great loss!

That's 3.5lbs! Great weight loss Well done and congrats for getting into the 10's!

Don't worry about it I don't think it will make much difference if any to your lose this week. Don't use it as an excuse to completely blow it. Best wishes for your weigh in today.

Hi Michelle. Best of luck for today. One hour at a time. I know I'm never going to have a perfect body. After 3 kids my boobs are nearer my belly button than my armpits but with a good bra on nobody knows, I've got terrible bingo wings but I always wear 3 quarter length sleeves so nobody...

You need to follow the refeed programme to the letter for the first week that you stop using LT and then go on to SW or the diet of your choice. Any reason why you are only following it for a couple of weeks? As Nic says get some breath strips for your meeting.

Good morning all! Anyone else discovering bones they didn't know they had as they lose weight? I can't help but keep feeling my shoulders and collar bone because they feel so boney compared to what I'm used to!! I can also now fit my fingers around my wrist, another new skill! I seem to have...

Don't be too down, a chicken thigh will not make much difference if any at all to your first weeks loss. However if you are taking strong pain killers for your knees maybe you should just check with your GP that lipotrim is suitable for you? If alls ok to carry on then hang in there for the...

Don't get too down hearted. 2lbs is a good loss, it's madness that it feels small on this diet. I've had quite a few really small loss weeks but luckily I've also some great loss weeks so it all evens out in the end. Stick with it, it will come off.

Great loss again NewGirl. 3 stone in 10 weeks! Fantastic result!

Well done Nic that is a great loss. I really admire how you can have a planned break and then get straight back to it.

Well done, that's a fantastic loss!

Thanks Ali. The rate your weight is dropping off you're going to be right behind me!

Well done that's a fantastic weight loss!

Hi Goose. Yes I'm really chuffed! How are you?xx

Hi Kay. A lovely 5lbs loss for me this week. So chuffed! Thank you!

Good morning Friday weighers! 5lbs off for me this week :D Woohoo! At last I'm past half way on my journey, I've now got less weight to lose than I've already lost! Good luck everyone.

Oh Michelle I'm surprised you didn't bop him one when he said perhaps you should lose some weight!!! Glad he came round in the end. Good luck for your treatment next week, I really hope it gets you pain free again xx

Welcome to the forum. There is no easy way of getting through the first week but if you are really determined to lose the weight then you can do it. Second time around is always tougher because your body knows whats coming and will fight against it but other people have been successful again and...

Well done Totes! That is a fantastic weight loss! Crikey you have lost an incredible amount of weight in just 6 weeks! I'm sure you can already feel the difference. I know exactly what you mean about finally registering on your home scales, that is a lovely feeling.

Hello littlemissgiggles. Doing LT a second time is harder because your body knows whats coming and is fighting against it. You can do it but you will need to stay strong. Keep drinking all the water you need and keep busy, it will get easier the longer you can stick to it. Best wishes.

Don't be disappointed that's a fantastic second weeks loss! Well done.

Best of luck for today. With 2 stone to lose you can be done and dusted before Easter if you stick with it. This time next week you will find it so much easier to follow. Take it one day at a time.

Hi Nic. Just wanted to post to say how well you are doing! You are a much more positive lady than the one that started in the New Year. Your weight loss is fantastic! and your planned break really works for you. Also you a great support to us all on the forum. Best wishes for phase 2!

Yes, yes, yes! Don't give up completely as if you can stick with it for the next few days you will still have a good loss this week. It is an incredibly hard diet to follow for the first few days, the longer you can hang in there and keep going the easier it will get. Write off yesterdays blip...

Hi Mburke. You are doing incredibly well maintaining your weight. don't be too hard on yourself, you have come a long way! Best wishes for your hospital appointment this week, I hope something gets sorted for the pain your in. I'll be here for a few months yet so I'll see you back here when...

Well done for getting back on LT 100% for the last couple of days. My worry would be that if I did have a break planned or not I might not be able to get back on track after! So I think if you can manage to have a break/blip and then get straight back on it then it's a good thing as in the long...

I think if your bowel movements are exactly the same as before then that is a good thing as your body is obviously coping well with your new diet. So definitely nothing to worry about. I also have noticed no change in my bowel habits however I think we are the lucky ones because I know some...

Well done Stewart! Fantastic results. Staying 100% over Christmas and New Year was definitely worth it. I'm sure you must look a different man but more importantly I hope you feel well, healthy, confident and very proud of your achievement. Best wishes for refeed and maintaining your healthy...

Weight loss can be so disappointing sometimes especially when you think you've done everything right and can find no reason for it. You've had such a fantastic first week's loss especially considering you are not following a VLCD. I hope that the success from your first week will be enough to...

That is a fantastic second week loss! Well done. That stone barrier will be gone next week.

Hi Ms R, lovely to hear from you! I'm so glad you've managed to crack the re-feed second time around. I'm disappointed to read Lipotim never replied to your email but I will look out for your Life after Lipotrim post as that will help me when my time comes! Sounds like you're as busy as ever...

Well done Kay that's fantastic! Your weight loss in such a short period of time is amazing and your BMI!!! Brilliant!

Fantastic post!

Good morning all Friday weighers! 3lbs off for me this week which has brought my total weight loss to date to 6 stone! :D Good luck to everyone else weighing today.

Yeh! Glad to hear you're feeling stronger xx

Hi Kay. Hope all is well with you. 3lbs off for me this week please xx

Hi Toddshar. Welcome back! You know how it works, take it one day at a time and you'll be back into the swing of it in no time. Best wishes for tomorrow.

Great start. Well done!

To be honest I have absolutely no idea. My first thought was I don't think it will effect ketosis however I know citrus is a definite no on LT. But, what's done is done, you can't take it back. It's a habit to finish leftovers, I know I still have to stop myself every now and again from...

Wow! Well done coffeedrinker, that's a fantastic start! Good luck for week 2.

That's a great start Michelle. Well done! I hadn't realised you'd switched to WW but I can understand with all the pain you're in with your back. Not long until your hospital appointment now, I hope they sort it out for you. You have done incredibly well with your weight loss and you're...

Thanks Kay. No I'm still going strong and determined to have a much better summer this year. My weight loss has slowed down but I think that's down to getting very stressed towards the end of Jan with having so much work to complete, not having anywhere near enough sleep and not drinking...

Hi Goose. I've not been around for the last couple of weeks just too busy! Sorry to hear you've been having such a rough time. I can totally relate to the work stress. That's my biggest hurdle. I have tight deadlines to achieve, people pestering for stuff, I often wake up early stressing about...

Hi Kay. Thanks for setting up the challenge. Sorry just been so busy, work's been manic as I had a deadline of 31st Jan to complete everything and with children, family etc just not enough hours in the day! I've updated the January challenge now with final figures, well done to all who took...

The challenge has now ended. Well done to all who took part. An incredible 271.89lbs (19st 5.89lbs) was lost by 19 different people!! Special congratulations to the following who achieved their pledges:- BIGTsmallt :D Nic1559 :D Teapot :D totes.lipo :D Yeye :D

Well done Auxie. Great loss despite the rough week. Look how close you are to that 26 stone barrier now.

Didn't think you were ignoring us for a second! One day at a time and absolutely no planning and over thinking things! ;)

:bighug: One day at a time.

Hi Goose. You have helped us all so much please keep posting while you try to work through these food demons you're having and we'll all do our best to help you. Don't hide away - confront what's going on. Bigs hugs to you lovely xxx

Hi Mburke. Just trying to catch up on some posts. Sorry to read your Dad has been poorly. I hope you're having a good day and getting back into the swing of it all. You are SO close to goal! Come on, you can do it! Loving your new picture - you look gorgeous!

That's a fantastic loss for your second week. Well done! Best wishes for week 3.

Fantastic Kay! Your weight loss is fabulous. Look out 15 stone barrier, you'll be crashing through it next week.

Thanks for finding that out BIGTsmallt. It's nice to put your mind at rest when you're planning on doing it for a few more months.

Super loss Kay! Well done and so close to that 15 stone barrier! Brilliant!

Ho Frankie. Best wishes for your first day. It's very important to follow the strict refeeding programme after you've been on Lipotrim to avoid a large weight gain.

The more the merrier! Welcome to the challenge. Good luck!

Well done Miss Piggy! You really deserve that fab loss. You'll be up to that 5 stone mark by the end of the month I'm sure. Best wishes to you xx

Thanks NewGirl. You are so right!

2lbs loss for me this week. I think I know the problem with my smaller losses this month. I have a lot of work on at the moment and I'm working really silly hours. I'm having to work till the early hours most nights so I'm only managing to get 4 to 5 hours sleep each night. It's just not enough...

Great start! Best wishes for week 2.

Fantastic loss! My gosh the weight is falling off you! Well done.

I'm sure someone else on here chews gum.....but can't remember who? I think the pharmacist said to her that although it's not ideal if chewing gum was her only vice and she could stick with the rest of LT's rules 100% she didn't think it would cause a problem. I'm assuming it as sugar free gum...

Updated the table 19/01/2013 - 11.20am Fantastic loss Yeye, that 12lbs in 2 weeks! Another brilliant loss this week! By my calculations you've already lost 20.5lbs this month - so only 4.5 to go to reach your challenge. Amazing! Another fantastic weight loss! Roll on March. WOW...

Welcome Ash. Your target is definitely achieveable and you've got your wedding as brilliant motivation to stick with it. Best of luck for your first week. It will be hard but you can do it.

Yeh! Well done Mburke.

I'm glad you're finding it easier and you're in the zone. The loose clothes is a great boost.

I can totally understand. I have shed many tears on this diet especially during those early weeks but even now too. For us food is such an emotionally tool and our food habits run very deep. I have copied and pasted below a passage written by a member on here, BetsyBotox which I can absolutely...

Gosh, those stats make you think! Thanks for posting.

Fantastic loss again totes! I hope the results alone are enough to keep you going in these early weeks. You've already comedown to 25st in 2 weeks!! Amazing achievement.

Hi Louise. I know you're very disappointed with your loss this week which I can understand. Stick at it this week and I'm sure you'll see the rewards next time you're on the scales. Have you measured your inches? If you have, measure them again you'll be surprised at how many inches you have...

Fantastic second week loss! Well done for getting through week 2. Best wishes for week 3.

WOW!! That's a fantastic second week loss, brilliant!

Hi Kay. That's a good loss as I know you've had some problems this week. Let's hope things sort themselves out and you're back to your mega losses next week. Your overall weight loss is fantastic!

Hi twowheels. Men can either have two male shakes that are 280 calories each per day or they can have 4 of the female shakes which are 140 calories each per day, so either way they work out to be the same amount of calories - 560.

Fantastic! I'm really pleased for you, you've had a tough couple of weeks. Ooh, you should be in the 11's by the end of the month ready for that fitting.

You're exactly right! It would be lovely to join in instead of always standing at the sidelines.

Hi Nic. You've made a great start! I agree that the best way to go is to take it one day at a time. When I get up every morning I still say to myself, today I will be 100%. I do have long term goals in mind though and I have written on a small calendar hidden away in my papers what weight I...

Only lost 8lbs!!!!! Are you serious?

That's great news Ms R! God, that gives us all hope that when the time comes we can control our food instead of it controlling us! Best wishes for this week.

Lovely post Goose, it's great to hear you sounding so positive again. 8st 9.5 lbs!!! Woohoo!! :banana dancer:

Hey Mburke. Sorry to hear you're not feeling any better and you're in so much pain. You're right in that you can't focus on anything until the pain gets better. I hope things get better soon. :bighug:

Hey Ms R. Been thinking about you, still a loser I see ;)! Another 2lbs loss, fantastic! I don't know about being the Daddy but I weigh more than my husband, infact thats one of my mini targets along my weight journey to weigh less than him! :D

Hi Kayleigh. Welcome to the forum. I did find the first week very hard but the hardest days for me were days 4, 5 and 6. We are all different however so you may sail through with no problems. I did have a few headaches on my first week, you are allowed to take paracetamol and they did help me...

Yes that's right. Men can have 4 a day.

Hi Kayleigh, I've tried to find out why I can't read your blog and the only information I can find is that if you have made your blog private then you have to invite people to be able to view it, if it is public then anyone can see it. Is yours private maybe?

Sorry!!!! After reading Kay's post I now realise you are female!! I hadn't read it properly and just saw William!

Hi William. Well done for picking up your first week's supply. I have never bothered using ketosix although I know some on here do. The way I look at it is, if you stick to the rules you will be in ketosis usually around day 4ish and again as long as you stick to the rules you won't come out...

Well done, that's a great start!

Oh missuscolumbo that sounds awful. Maybe go and see GP or first thing monday morning give lipotrim a ring to see if they have any ideas? I know that hair loss is a possible side effect of LT but its more hair thinning than loosing large clumps. Are you feeling generally well? I hope this...

Hi Mburke. Sorry to read you're in so much pain with your back. Are you able to get your hospital appointment moved forward? Hope you're feeling better today.

You are doing great Goose! Have a lovely weekend.

Hi Sammy. Best wishes for today. I think week 2 can be as hard if not harder than week 1, because after the euphoria of the first weeks loss comes the realisation that this is going to be your diet for the next few months and that can be very disheartening. I hope your pharmacy has ordered...

Thank you for those lovely words Nic. I was a bit down yesterday as I was disappointed with my loss this week but sometimes I just need to remember how far I've come and how much I have changed these last few months. Well done on your first week's loss. Great start! Best wishes for week 2...

Don't be so hard on yourself, you are doing fantastic! Lipotrim say you can expect to lose a stone a month on this diet, you are way ahead of that. You've lost almost 2 stone in 5 weeks! Brilliant. You are also a big support to lots of others on here, so thank you.

Well done Sally. Great first weeks loss, I'm really pleased for you! Best wishes for week 2.

There are quite a few threads on excercise on here if you have a search. The general rule seems to be nothing on the first week, then after that some excercise but not too stenuous. Walking and swimming seem to be good.

As long as you're sticking to it 100% if you're not already you will be in ketosis soon. My worst days during week 1 were days 4, 5 and 6 so I don't think I went into ketosis until very late that first week. Don't worry about it, just stay strong and take it a day at a time.

Hi William. I can't see your blog entry :confused:. I've hardly told anyone I'm on LT only very close family and friends (about 5 people in total!). Definitely read Goose's thread for tips for newbies. Also, please post on this forum aswell and you will get plenty of support. Best of luck for Day 1.

Well done ladies you've got to day 4, brilliant! Best wishes for the weekend.

Welcome to the challenge. Best wishes for your first week. Keep posting in the lipotrim forum for help, advice and support.

Great start! Best wishes for week 2.

Well done, that's a great loss!

Thanks Kay. Will be lovely to get into the 18's, I seem have been hovering in the low 19's for a while! Could do with one of your loses next week ;)

Thanks Goose. To be honest I am a bit disappointed again, Aaarrgghhh!!! I know its daft but with only loosing 2lbs last week I was hoping for a huge loss this week. On the plus side I now have less than 100lbs to lose to get to goal so I'm getting close to the halfway point and I'm just hovering...

Sorry, hadn't realised you've done it before. I think it gets harder because your body knows whats coming and is fighting against it!

3lbs loss for me this week. A bit disappointed again, Aaarrgghhh!!! I know its daft. On the plus side I now have less than 100lbs to lose to get to goal so I'm getting close to the halfway point and I'm just hovering about 19st so should be 18 something by next week. Good luck everyone else.

And you put it so casually!!! Fantastic loss again! I know men lose at a faster rate than women but your losses are brilliant! 0.5lbs off 3 stone in 5 weeks is amazing!

I had a few headaches on my first week, you are allowed to take paracetamol and they do help. Make sure you're drinking all the water you need after that just sheer willpower is the only thing that's going to get you through. Think of all the reasons why you want to lose weight and all the...

Hi Bumblebee. Great first weeks loss, well done! I think some light excercise is a good idea butnothing too strenuous, maybe walking or swimming. Luckily I haven't had to use fibre clear, but I'm sure others do so hopefully someone else will post with some good advice. Best wishes for week 2...

3lbs loss for me this week.

Good luck with the essay Miss Piggy, I hope you get it all finished. I also have a lot of work on at the moment so I'm working late into the nights after the children are in bed. I find it much harder to stay awake for long hours when I'm on on LT. I haven't tried a black coffee, I may give it...

Well done for not giving in! The first week is so hard but if you can hang in there I promise you it does get so much easier. Keep drinking your water, keep busy or just get yourself to bed so you don't crack! Best wishes.

Updated the table 10/01/13 - 5.30pm WOW! Some fantastic losses! Mburke - 6.2lbs!! Well done, great weight loss to get you started again. Goose - 11lbs!! WOW! Fantastic! Yeye - 8lbs!! Brilliant and another great start. totes.lipo - 17lbs!! The biggest first week's loss I've ever seen...

One tiny piece of brown bread I doubt will make any difference. I don't even think you should skip a shake for it. Sometimes the evening can be the worst time. Keep busy ladies or have an early night. You doing well!

Nina you are fantastic! I think you were right to leave it until after Xmas, I know I would have gone bonkers had I allowed myself to eat over Xmas - just too much temptation at that time of the year. Please keep posting so we can follow your success post LT.

Stop thinking! Stop fretting! You are doing great! Well done for getting back on track. See how you feel in another week or so, you don't have to decide now. Remember take it one day at a time xxx

Well done Tom. On to Day 2, brilliant!

Great idea to do it together! I will be thinking of you both today. If you're struggling please post and we'll try to help you through. Best of luck ladies!

Also, I always make my shakes up with 500ml of water rather than the standard 240ml. I prefer them thinner like this and it increases your water intake. Try and keep a bottle of water with you all the time and just keep taking little sips. Best of luck.

Some days are harder than others. Even now I have to occasionally remind myself to drink the water. You are allowed to have sparkling and soda water aswell as still. I find if i mix it up a bit it's easier to get it all down.

WOW!!! Fantastic first week's loss. Well done.

Woohoo! Great first week's loss. Best wishes for week 2.

You have nothing to feel ashamed about. We all have issues involving food or we wouldn't be here. We all have tough days, days when we just can't cope, I have shed many tears on this diet! You haven't let anyone down least of all yourself but if you want to try again on LT then come back. You...

Honkedy Honk!! Day 123.

Great to hear you're going strong Ali. I don't know if all your medication will effect your loss but you are doing all you can and it can only help.

Hi Cherry. There are a lot of new starters at the moment so now could be a great time to try again. Post on here everyday, don't hide away if you've eaten something or feel down just keep posting and we will support you all we can. It doesn't matter if you've managed 2 weeks and then had a blip...

Well done Goose and Mburke! Looking forward to hearing your first week's results.

Great start Daisy! Best wishes for week 2.

I totally understand your disappointment however I have seen it on here that not every one gets that huge loss on week 1. 6lbs is still a great start, almost half a stone gone and you may find you have a higher than usual loss on your second week to make up for it. I hope you still have the...

Well done. Fantastic! Take it one day at a time. Best wishes for today.

Fantastic loss again! I so want your losses Kay. You've cracked the 100kg barrier!! Brilliant!

Hi Kate. I'm really glad S&S is going well. Size 14!! Fantastic! Good luck for the weigh in on Wednesday.

WOW! That's fantastic. Thanks for posting that. I'm seriously thinking of having the maintenance products when I finish. What are you having as you main meal? Any carbs?

WOW!! Fantastic loss for your refeed week Nina.

Honk! Day 122.

I hope after your horrible week this week you have a fantastic loss next week to make up for it.

Hi Sammy. I've been on LT 100% for 4 months and I've not noticed any hair loss, however as Daisy says it is a possible side effect.

It will be really hard! I was more of a pepsi max fan and I found drinking a minimum of 2 litres of water every day very hard, I had to have water with me all the time and kept reminding yourself to keep sipping or I just wouldn't be drinking enough! I'm not going to pretend its easy because...

Well done Goose. Cinema sounds like a great idea!

Well done you're nicely back on track. Best wishes for this week.

Its seems to be harder to do LT a second or further time, I think this is because your body knows whats coming and is fighting against it. But others have done it and so can you. Get yourself a journal/diary. Put a picture of yourself on the first page that you hate, write down all the...

Hi Goose, the weekends are definitely tougher especially when you've got a lot of social events happening. You're right about the best thing to do is just get to bed but sometimes we can't. Yesterday was just a blip today is a new day. Take it one day at atime. Best of luck for today. Keep busy!

Well done Ms R. Glad you're back on track.

Hello Tom, welcome to the forum. I found the first week very tough. I don't think it really matters what day you start but you do have to drink a lot of water so you need to have a loo handy. I believe the male version is 2 shakes per day with each shake containing 260 calories so you are...

I didn't have a sickness feeling but I know others have. Sounds like you're doing all the right things and drinking enough water. The only thing I'd say is to make sure you are regularily sipping the water throughout the day rather than gulping a few glasses down quickly. Maybe get off to bed...

Sounds like you're not drinking enough water. I know it's hard to begin with but its really important that you are drinking between 2 and 4 litres of water every day, this is on top of the water you need to mix your shakes. The water needs to be regularily sipped throughout the day not just...

No problem, I've updated the table. Best of luck!

Hello slimprincess2be, welcome to the challenge. Best of luck on your first week.

The pharmacy should give you a DVD to watch but I think it's also on the Lipotrim website, definitely go and watch it, it will tell you all you need to know. You should have the shakes the same day. Best of luck.

What's done is done. What's important now is what you do next. Don't use this as an excuse to go completely bonkers and binge. It's not the end, if you stop it now and stick to shakes and water you will still lose this week. Write it off as a small blip and carry on. It is harder to do LT...

Welcome back Sally. :fingerscrossed: Best of luck with your weigh in.

Welcome to the forum Nic. Best wishes for your restart. You've done it before so you know the drill and what to expect this week. I am in my 40's and can totally relate to being scared of weight related illnesses, that was/still is a huge motivating factor for me. Take it a day at a time...

The weekend can be extra tough even for us who have been doing this for a while. Keep busy and remember why you are doing this. Best wishes.

Well done. I've updated the table with your loss, great start to your challenge.

Thank you all for your lovely comments. Well done NewGirl2013, great loss!

Hi Yeye. I've added you to the challenge, just need your pledge.

Well done on making it to Day 5. You're doing great!

Hi Rubberduck. Welcome to the forum. Well done for taking the plunge and starting today. The first week will get tough but hang in there. The longer you go the easier it gets. I started on the 7th September weighing 24st 7lbs, so very similar to you. I was also a size 30/32. 4 months...

Honk Honk! Day 120.

Welcome to the challenge Nic. I also needed to lose over half my body weight when I first started. It can feel quite daunting and never ending at times but it can be done. By July you can have blasted away a huge chunk of fat and enjoy a fantastic summer. Best wishes for your first week.

Thanks Miss Piggy. How are you getting on?

Welcome back. Hope you're first day to going well. You know it's going to be tough this week but you've done it before and you can do it again. Good luck.

Well done Goose nearly finished Day 3. Glad you've got plans for tomorrow as the weekends are always tough.

Thanks for that Goose, really helpful thread.

I found the first week really tough and went to bed early most nights but it does get easier you just have to stick it out! Well done on getting to the end of Day 2. Take it one day at a time.

Best wishes Nina. Keep posting to let us know how you get on. It would belovely to have a refeed success story.

Hi Auxie. Well done for getting through another day. I've been doing this for a few months now and I still take it one day at a time, otherwise if I look to far ahead it can make me feel down about how long I'm going to be on the shakes for! That's not to say I don't have plans and mini goals...

Hi Sammy. Yes its normal to feel light headed and fuzzy. Hang in there, the longer you can go the easier it wll get. You need to be drinking betweeen 2 and 4 litres of water a day, this is on top of the water you use for your shakes. You're allowed sparkling and soda water aswell as still...

Thank you ladies. Roll on next weigh day!

Well done Mburke. 7 teenage boys!! :eek: definitely mad, but it will keep you busy and out of the fridge. Little Women's Xmas sounds lovely, have a great time!

Best wishes Mburke - Hope you have a good day! Goose - Don't let her get to you! She is obviously jealous. WELL DONE!! for staying 100% last night, a big challenge you successfully passed. Day 3, woohoo!. One day at a time.

Lovely post Nina22. Totes - Best wishes to your son, hope he's feeling better soon and you both managed to get some sleep last night. Well done for getting through day 1, all the best for Day 2. Take it one day at a time and you will get there.

2lbs loss for me this week. I am a little bit dissappointed which I know is daft! It's going in the right direction. Hopefully I can get near the 18's next week. Good luck to all those weighing today.

2lbs loss for me this week. A bit dissappointed but hey ho it's going the right way!

Well done Natalia, great start to the year!

Welcome to the challenge bmgirl. Best of luck!

Welcome to the challenge bumblebee1988. Best of luck for your first week.

I'm also a chocolate fan with the occasional peanut flapjack when I'm at work.

Honk! Day 118.

Hi Miss Piggy. Can't be fat. Must be the water, possibly hormonal. Like Mburke said are you drinking too much? Do you do any excercise? If not, it might be worth just doing some walking. If things don't stablise in the next few days it may be worth just having a check over by your GP. Do the...

Welcome back Yeye! Let us know how you find S&S. Best wishes for the restart. P.S. January challenge is up and running if you want to pledge?

Well done, great start! I haven't logged this yet but remember to post your loss for the whole week next Tues and Iwill log that.

Welcome to the challenge GiveItAgo. Best of luck!

I was only thinking this morning that although I want to be at goal as soon as possible I don't want to lose the security of my shakes! After reading your refeed disaster I'm even more wary now when it's finally my time! It will be good to hear Lipotrim's reply to your questions. We could do...

No problem lovely Lady you're in at 18lbs.

Well done Goose, on to day 2! One day at a time. Best wishes for you for tonight, stay stong!

Welcome to the challenge Auxie. Best wishes for your first week.

Honk Honk! Day 117.

Hi Miss Piggy. I can so relate to your post today. I try hard not to weigh myself every day because I feel I just get obsessed! so I limit myself to two weighs a week, one on Tuesday and one on Friday. I weighed myself yesterday and was disappointed to still be the same as I was last Friday! Ohh...

Welcome back on TFR Ms R! Missed you! I've added you to the January challenge just need you know your pledge ;).