Thanks everyone for your encouragement, it means so much to me.
I've had no side effects at all, drinking LOTS of water definately helps. I was struggling with just tap water, never been a water drinker. I decided to try some sparkling spring water just for a change and I totally love it. It seems so easy to get down.
I've also tried a few suggestions on here around ways to make the shakes a bit more interesting, adding lots of ice and blending is my favorite!
Also, another thing that has really helped, is remembering that I will be able to eat food again in the future, but having the time and space away from food will allow me to try and break the very bad eating habits I had (comfort eating to the extremes).
I wish I had found this forum years ago. I stumbled across it last Monday and after reading some of the posts, I went to the Pharmacy first thing last Tuesday and started LT. It has been truly inspirational.
Thank you everyone!:giggle: