Hi Nicola
Welcome and good for you that you have made the decision to go with LT. Keep with it and you will start to see results that you probably just dreamed of before.
Sure it is hard, but the feeling of being thin, and your clothes fitting you better is motivation in itself.
Try and adapt the shakes..use more water, put in crushed ice to make them taste better. I love the taste as a lot of others do...your taste buds changed..but dont be negative about them because you will start to hate taking them. If you just experiment a little...obviously with only what you are allowed, you will soon realise they arent that bad!
Good luck for your first weigh in.