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Yes, 4 packs of Slim and Save. And 200g of allowed veg a day.

Most people are grateful when I'm quiet!! LOL! :P

-8lbs for me for the last 2 weeks Kay. Am feeling so much happier on S+S, but as I started the challenge in here I thought I better update you. xx

Am so much happier on this!! Am now at -2 and a half stone :D Getting there..... Hang in there everyone! xx

Yeah, I had frozen Broccoli and weighed it, then when it was cooked it was under the 200g allowance, but was plenty for me. I'm so excited about this! I'm easily pleased, esp after 6.5 weeks of LT! LOL! :)

I got to the point where I was using a spoon in every shake!

Oh man, I'm in heaven! LOLOL!! My pack arrived today, and I was like a kid in a sweet shop looking through the packs! I've had a shake, a bar, a meal +veg, and still have 1 left, and for the 1st time in 6.5 weeks I'm full!!! I can't tell you what a relief it is to not be hungry! I really didn't...

I have ordered the starter trial pack, and will see how I go. Hubby has too. Loving the fact that it's cheaper, and more so for him!

That's fab MissPiggy!

As I mentioned in another thread, I am really struggling! I am hungry all the time, and can't stop crying! I have said all along that I think I would do much better if I could have 4 shakes a day. I have had a look at Slim and save, and see that I could have 4 packs a day, as well as some veg...

I had such bad PMT this time, and I was 10 days late. This period only lasted 3 days which is not like me. My PMT has continued though! Grrrr!

We can do it!!

Go for it girl!

Go for it!!

That's a good idea, will have to try that. Thanks!

You are right. I did WW and lost 2 and a half stone in about a year! BUT I wasn't hungry. I want to be rewarded for my suffering! LOLOL! Ok whinge over now! :)

I can't even handle adverts with food in, let alone sit and watch a whole programme about food! I don't know how you do it!

I think the fact that I'm so hungry isn't helping. If I wasn't feeling so deprived I could handle the loss being this slow, but in my head I feel like I am being cheated, as I feel that if the loss was proportional to the hunger I would have lost loads more! Does that make any sense?!

I dream loads about eating then remembering I'm not allowed and feeling really guilty!

I would be happy if both my boobs were losing equally!!:confused:

Thanks everyone. I am so fed up this week....it's been harder this week than the 1st week! I can't stop crying all the time, and feel so tired and hungry all the time...yet I'm in Ketosis?!?! I had originally planned on doing this diet til I got to goal...now I can't think past today! I am...

-2lbs for me too. Bah, I'm going to be doing this for the rest of my life at this rate! :(

Hmmm, I would have another, as it is going to be minimal extra calories.

My ankle bones hurts now when they touch the bed! LOL!

-2lbs for me this week kay. It is TOTM tho, so hoping next week is better. grr sick of these low losses, so much for being able to lose on average a stone a month...I'm going to be doing this for years at this rate! LOL!

You can do it girls! I have been doing this for nearly 6 weeks, and I would never have believed I could stick with it this long! There have been days where I have been soooo close to giving up, but this forum really helps to inspire and encourage me. Use it as much as you can. I love all of the...

Woooohooooo! Well done you, you must be so pleased and proud of yourself!!:wow:

Honky tonk! Day....oh flip I have to count again...41!

How did you manage to get flapjacks in the 1st week? I was told we couldn't have them til after the 2nd week. Not that I ever wanted them anyway - my hubby has them and they smell vile! Stick with it...we can all do this!

Stick with it, and use the forum as much as you need to, the inspirational pics sure do help do!

You can do it girls! Use the group for support, we are all in this together!

As long as you get up straight away if you fall you will succeed in the end. Whatever you do don't beat yourself up about it so much that you feel a failure and give up. You had an "oooops!" now carry on again. You can do it!

Not had the itching. Hope it goes soon!

You can do it! It's so hard but with help on here we can support each other!

Welcome to the madhouse! :)

Yay!!!!!!!

Drink as much water as you can - 2-4L a day. The more you drink the more you shrink!

Great, thanks hun!

Yay, go you Mrs R, that's fab! Can you give us an idea of how you re-fed (given that LT didn't bother to reply! GRRR!)? I'm proud of you!

Honk! Day 36.

Drink, then sleep!!! Tomorrow is a day closer to your goal!

I totally know that :( feeling Nessybear, last week and the week b4 were really hard!

Hi Kay -4lb for me this week.

Honk day 35!

You can do this goose!!!! You are not doing it alone, we are right with you hun!!

Not at all, I'd give anything to have 4 a day!!!

They don't smell like food to me they smell of chemicals! And personally I don't think they taste of either peanut or coconut! Before you go home with an armful of them, ask to see them and maybe try one. My husband says he's getting used to them, and enjoys the chewing and feeling like he has...

Yay well done peeps! I'm down 4 lbs this week, which is better than the last 2 weeks! :)

Woop woop! Well done you!

HONK! Day 34. :)

Seriously do NOT get excited about the flapjacks!!!! For one they are nothing like flapjacks, 2, they stink! 3, they taste disgusting, and 4, you need a pint of water to wash each little mouthful down or they stick to your mouth as they are so dry! It makes me heave when my hubby eats his...

Well done, stick with it!

Honk day...let me work it out a sec....33!

The wagon awaits you!

Makes it so much easier to stick to it with a loss like that eh?! (Just don't expect next week to be that much! LOL)

Yay!!!!!!! Go you!

wooo!! keep it up!

I thought you were a woman and I was really upset when my losses weren't as good as yours, now I know why!! LOL!!!

Hehe!

Yay well done on your 1st week!

Yikes!! Hope it settles soon, and the weight doesn't!

I'm so there with you! I hate it!!!!! I barely have enough on my tongue to lick my lips, or to swallow sometimes!

That's good that it's easier this time Sharon! :)

Hi Jo, welcome to LT! We all understand each others battles in here, we are in it together, so make use of the forum for support.

YAY!!!!!!!! Go Gem!!! :happy096: I'm proud of you!!! Keep it up hun.

When I make them hot I get upset if I have no lumps! LOL! I love taking a swig and then finding something I can chew on - I love it!

6lbs is still a great loss though hun, but I do understand your disappointed compared with last time. Hang in there!

You can do it!! Wedding dress, wedding dress...!!!:character00250:

Go for it!!!!

Exactly! Me too! I have a really bad headache today, which I often get just b4 I start, so I'm hoping that means it's getting on with it...we shall see! Hope yours gets its act together too!

Today is a new day Goose....today you can do it!!!!:bighug:

I've been the same for the last 2 weeks, thinking it was imminent due to the bloating...but nothing yet!!! Only 2 lbs off the week b4 then 1lb off last week! Grrrr! I want this blinking period to get on with it so I can lose weight!!

Wow well done you!!!! Stick at it and you'll reach goal in no time!

You sure can do it, we're all right behind you!

Good for you hun, I'm so in awe of you doing both at the same time!!!!

Welcome back! That was a great loss last time, here's hoping this time is a great success too! And congrats on the birth of your baby.

Going to bed much earlier than I used to is my latest hobby since starting LT! LOL! To escape the hunger!

For as long as I can stand it, until I am at the weight I want to be. Well that's what my logical brain says, but my hungry belly says otherwise! LOL!

I get a gnawing tummy most of the time, and hunger pains, and the fury mouth! But for me I am desperate for a shake to make it stop, and they don't make me want to retch. Could be the Champix? Might be worth asking your pharmacist as they would know whether Champix causes the nausea?

You can do it too Gem! (((hugs)))

Oh yes, I weigh in on Fridays, and yesterday was -1lb.

The way I'm going I'll be lucky to lose 4lbs! But I will aim for 8lbs....here's hoping!

I can't say any thing better than what has already been said, but I can send you ((((((big hugs)))))!!! Hang in there girl, we are all in this together, and we all understand issues with food, else we wouldn't be doing LT!

No, I went 100% straight from the start, kind of had the mind set that I am not allowed to eat anything for medical reasons, and there will be a price to pay if I do! So far it has kept me on it....and I pray it lasts! Hope you can do this soon. I gave away our food so I can't be tempted by...

Ditto! Really struggling but determined I'm going to do this!

That is very true!! Thanks for making me see sense! I think it is because there was such a big loss at the beginning and it's slowed right down that it feels I'm failing, but you have made me see the bigger picture! Thank you!!!xx

Thanks Kay, I'm hoping it's just pre-period water retention....otherwise I don't understand it! Glad you chew the gum too, so at least we know it's not that. xx

I tried my 1st mint choc shake today, made with a cup of peppermint tea gone cold. It was lush!

You can both do this....please don't give up! Have an early night to escape the hunger if you can!

Cold water, with approx 750mls, drink as slowly as possible and try and nibble on any bits of grit that I can! LOL! If I have them hot, I use the same amount of water and some sweetners. This evening I used a peppermint tea gone cold and used it in a choc shake - mint choc - yum!

I wonder if that is a reason why I'm finding it so hard, because I'm disabled and don't work, so am at home most of the time? Altho Tues and Wed were really hard for me, yesterday and today have been more bearable. Hang in there Sarah x

Thanks hun! x

Not been exercising. Been drinking about 2.5 - 3 L a day. Not missed any shakes. (Had an extra shake on one day cos I was sooo hungry I was crying!) I have ketostix, so check regularly, it's never been the darkest 2 purples. Pharmacist said to stick with it for another week and see how it goes...

Honk day 27!

Bah humbug! One stinking measly pound off - I hate lipotrim! LOL! I don't understand why it's so low the last couple of weeks, nothing has changed from the 1st 2 weeks, and I've been 100%....it's so disheartening! :( Moan over, here's to next week!

I got married in April last year, and put on 4 stone since then! :( I wish I had known about LT before now. I'm hoping to be less heavy by my 1st anniversary this april! All the best with your wedding weight goal, and the wedding!

Welcome to the forum. There are some great before/after pics to inspire you! Stick with it, we are all in this together!

Hmm my pharmacist didn't mention them being formulated differently. So if they are, I wonder if it is bad for my husband doing it this way?!

Possibly. I started mine when I was on day 3 but still lost 11lbs that week. Don't let it worry you too much.

I don't think this week is gonna be as nice to me as I want either...grrr....don't know what's going on?! Will weigh tmw and find out. Still not got a period though. Hang in there, we can do this!!! Hope the move goes well.

Wow yes I bet it is hard, well done you, stick with it!!

I am so with you with the disgusting mouth, I hate it!!!! I keep saying I have a mouth like a Badger's bum! (Whatever one of those is like?!)

Have you tried ebay? I use bottled water, you can buy 1L bottles, then re-use them with the water from the cheap 2L bottles a few times to save money, if you don't like tap water.

I like all the flavours, hot and cold. But I don't like being so hungry all the time, I'm still waiting for the huger to go and it won't, apart from for about 45 mins after a shake, then it's back again!

Well done Sarah!!

I'm really struggling today too, so can I join in with the aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhh?! I can't wait to get to sleep to escape how hungry and irritable I feel today! But, I have been 100% despite desperately wanting to eat to feel better physically and emotionally today, so I'm going to give...

My husband is doing this with me. He was offered either 2 male sachets a day or 4 female sachets. He went for the 4, so it is easier to get through the day with regular intakes. Might be worth trying for those of you men who are struggling with 2 shakes a day?

Sarah and Audrey - you can do this!!!!! :D

Welcome to LT Coffeedrinker. Stick with it, you will feel great when you start seeing results!

I had a couple of fillings the other week and I didn't notice that it affected my ketosis, so hopefully you will be fine. :)

Well done you hun for sticking with it. Am glad the funeral went well. I'm sure your Nan would be proud of you for sticking with this at such a hard time! xxx

Am struggling today, feel so hungry! Ho hum......countdown to my next shake!

Sure is! Go for it!!

Be excited, this is the start of a new you!!! Go for it!

I'm hungry today!! Just had my last shake, and planning to go for an early (for me) night to get away from the hunger! I will not give in!!! We can all do this!

yay well done!!! Here's to day 2!

Wow! 8 and a 1/2 stone!!!! That's fab!!! Well done you! And well done for coming back too. Hope your tummy settles soon. Moan to us but stick with it! :D

Yes I am a big comfort eater too, and there has been many a time the last few weeks where I would usually have stuffed my face, but obviously didn't. At the moment I know I am not allowed, so I don't, but once I am allowed food I am worried about how I will react. Hopefully I will have only...

That's a great analogy!

Awww. That's why they say not to do any exercise in the 1st 2 weeks. Very well done for staying 100%!!!!! :D

How's it going??

Stick with it...you CAN DO THIS!!! :)

Honk - end of day 23....really hope I can one day say "Honk day 100!!!"

I have noticed mine being grainy at the bottom this week, but never noticed it before - maybe it's a certain batch?! I have mine with 700mls so they are well watered down, so I don't think it's because you need to add more water. I like the soup, so does hubby, he has chilli flakes and stuff in...

Tomorrow is a new day, and a new start! Go for it. We are all in this together, you are not alone.

Saggy/excess skin has been a big worry of mine too, especially after watching "embarrassing fat bodies"!!

I have had sooo many dreams about forgetting I'm not allowed to eat, and eating all sorts then remembering and hating myself! I'm so glad when I wake up and it was just a dream! Thus far I have stayed 100%, so it's not even a guilty conscience! LOL!

I wish there was some help for us who have issues with food. Yes this diet makes you go cold turkey, and while on the shakes it's like being in rehab....but what is there to stop us from going back out there and doing what we've always done?! I have seen too many people say that this is their...

Bumping this thread for any newbies as it's too good to miss!! Thanks Goose! :D

Bumping this as it's too good to miss! :D

Oh no, that's torture! I bet they are in a "safe place", where so many of my things that I cannot locate are!

Honk day 22! :D

yay well done!

LOL!!! That's great! I'm sure you could find a few mum's willing to lend you their toddlers to lose! :p

mmmm having the strawberry hot now for the 1st time, yum!! I really water it down to help me consume more water, so I put some sweeteners in too to make it a bit easier to have so watered down. For some reason I am ok with them cold and watered down with no sweeteners but when they are hot I...

Hi Charlie, welcome to LT! I always get to choose how many of which flavours I want. Someone recently made the quote "The more you drink the more you shrink!" so I try and remember that when I don't feel like any more water! All the best and keep us posted on how you get on!

Great stuff Nic!!!:D

Well done...don't over do it with the sports cos you will struggle!! You may feel ill doing it this soon in. Hope it goes ok! Keep us posted.

Well done girlies!

Wow Jude - hats off to you for giving up food and smoking in the same month!!!!!!! Go girl!

Yay well done for making it through day 1! Stick with it!!

Yay, well done hun!!!:D

Only 2 lbs off for me too!Ho hum.

How's it going Casperos??? Here, have a kick! :P

Oh no, 2 hours, I looked at the time wrong! Even better! :P

Oh no!!! Hang in there, 2.5 hours to go! :)

Bah mine was only -2lbs this week! Grrr! Am very bloated though so hope it is period related! Otherwise I have no idea why! Well done on -4lbs!!:D

Bah!:cry: Just 2lbs off this week, but like I said, 2 off is better than 2 on. I am really bloated so I'm hoping it's because I have a period coming....they are all over the place so it's hard to know! At least I was prepared for it to be a rubbish weigh in. Here's to a better weigh in next week.

I love the vanilla and chocolate hot, but have yet to try the s.berry hot...I like the chicken too, with some salt. My hubby always puts some flavouring and spices into his soup.

I'm on the 3rd week too, and due to weigh tomorrow, I don't think the scales are going to be nice to me this week based on mine at home. Ho hum, another day survived 100%, and I am NOT giving up this early on!

You have no need to be sorry. And you are right, it is much harder to see the positive in ourselves, especially when we have high expectations. I would have felt the same as you hun, was just trying to help you see it in a good light. I have a horrible feeling I'm going to be disappointed with...

Like Amy says, 7lbs is great!!! The main thing is you are committed to this this time, you are in it for the long haul, and 7lbs is 7lbs nearer to your goal! Stick with it hun!

Hmmm, I did wonder if maybe I was watering them down too much and not having any substance in my stomach... but I really can't stomach the water on it's own so this is a sure way of making sure I meet the water quota. How do you make the crisps?

In my case it isn't. It's lower down in the pit of my stomach. I am on Omeprazole for reflux so it is controlled.

Don't be nervous, be excited instead - this is the start of a new you! :)

I struggle to drink plain water too, so I water down all my shakes with an extra 500ml each, that means 1.5L less of plain water I need to drink, and psychologically I am getting a bigger shake too! :) Stick with it....you will be so glad when you can look back and know you did it!

Ditto! I'm not re-feeding yet but would love to know the answers before I do. Great questions!

A moment on the lips - a lifetime on the hips!

I just read this to my hubby and suggested he do the same for me....for some reason he is not as keen on the idea! LOL!!! Your BF is cool!

If I can do it, you can too!!! All the best, stick with it, and drink lots of water! :D

I don't know how you do it, I'm so glad my hubby is doing this with me, I don't think I would have the strength to do it with food around me. Well done you!!!:D

Oooh you started the same day as me! I've just had my last shake - hot choc, yum! But I really dilute it down, 700mls so I feel like I'm having more, and then I don't have to drink as much plain water, so I add another 500mls to each shake. Now I need to last til 12pm tmw.... In 6 months time I...

I bet it is, I'm dreading being ill! Glad you are better now, and well done you for sticking with it!!

Well done you! I am on day 16 (so is my hubby)....keep on doing it!

Arrrrggggh!! I'm so hungry today!!:( Even the dog and cat food looks so appealing! I'm on day 16 so isn't the lack of hunger supposed to have kicked in well before now?? I'm not giving up, I AM going to do this but I really wish I wasn't so blinking hungry....my tummy hurts and is digesting...

Thanks for sharing! :) Hope you are feeling better?

Sorry for you loss. Well done for staying 100%!

Hi all, do any of you know if we are ok to take chromium supplements while on 100%? I have heard it said in other places that it is good for sugar/carb cravings and hunger. I did buy some and took them for 2 days, but in that time I noticed no difference, and was not sure if it was affecting...

I feel for you, and am dreading a week where my weigh in isn't as nice to me as I would like! This is so hard to do, but seeing good results helps you to stick with it, hats off to you for sticking with it when it felt you weren't getting the results, that had to have been sooo hard!!!! Go you!!!:D

I've not had that problem but my hubby did one day in his 1st week, he would kill me for telling you(!) but he messed himself on the way to work. He pulled up at a public toilets but didn't make it in time on the way in! He had to come home and get changed in order to go to work. It came out of...

I'm at the end of day 9 and I feel so hungry and weak! My hubby who is also doing it isn't feeling hungry, but I am really finding it hard! I'm not giving up but boy do I wish the hunger would clear off and let me get on with it in peace!:(

Got my 1st weigh in tomorrow, altho I started on Saturday I weighed last Fri as that's the best day for me to get there. Am hoping their scales are as nice to me as mine! On mine I've lost 13lbs! Hungry but happy!! :D How's everyone doing?

I like all 3 flavoured shakes, have tried the chocolate one hot and like that too. Hubby has been having some chicken soup so I've tasted his and quite liked it, so will get some next week. Not tried the flapjack and don't think I want to either!

Falling off is one thing, staying off is another....get back on!

Very well said!!!

My hubby started with me, so I emptied the fridge and all of the packets from the cupboard and gave it all away, so that I won't be tempted and give in! I wouldn't have been able to if he wasn't doing it with me so I'm glad he is! We can all do this, together!! Hang in there everyone!:)

I use food the same way, and as comfort. I like to have something in my mouth!

I'd be happy with a banana or an apple to be honest. I am drinking a lot, and adding another 500mls to each shake so it is 750mls, so I can tell myself it is a lot! (Plus it's 500mls less of "plain water" for me to drink.) My stomach feels like it's digesting itself, it's that sort of hunger...

Thanks hun, I am feeling sooo hungry and my tummy won't stop rumbling! I used to eat several times a day, smaller meals so I guess it is a shock to the system. I just wish I could go to sleep and wake up on week 3 or something and feel better! LOL! My hubby is doing it with me, so at least I'm...

I'm on day 5 today, and have lost 11lbs! :D I have been in ketosis for a few days, but I am still sooooo hungry! :( Should it be easier by now???

I have put on 4 stone since I got married in April! In total I need to lose 7 or 8 stone ideally, but right now 6 would be great! Today is day 3 and I am really hungry right now, but don't want to have my breakfast yet or I won't last the day out. I have just started my period and really want...

Today is my day 3...but I have started my period and boy do I want chocolate! Grrrr! I WILL NOT give in....!!! Lost 7lb in 2 days so I will not give in! Hang in there everyone!:)

All the best for tomorrow. I started yesterday, and when I weighed myself this morning I had lost 4lbs so it is really helping me work through the hunger! :)