Mark's Daily Diary

[maj3091]

Thanks Jan, with your past comments on men, I was pretty sure your didn't mean me! LMAO!

Day 18:

Started the day on coffee and water up until lunchtime, then for a change I had the soup with a little pepper. Continued on water and coffee until 7:30 when I made my choc/coffee shake with ice cold water.

Today has been a no-problem day as far as LT goes. My mind was obviously well occupied with little one and work, so maybe that helped. Managed around 4 litres of water again, so quite happy with that.


Back at work again today, armed with a vanilla shake, so will see how the day goes.

I'm contemplating a sneaky weigh-in at the chemists tomorrow to see how things are progressing. I'm in two minds whether to start refeeding this week and go for a different diet now I've got rid of a big chunk, as it's something I'd have to do soon anyway with going on holiday. I suppose the weightloss will determine what I do.

 

[LovelyLauren]

I battled every week with this mark, and all i can suggest is you try and stay on it for as long as possible, as you will iss it when your eating again believe me!

im currently doing weight watchers for 3 weeks due to my 21st birthdy and going to Barcelona etc, and i hate the feeling of food in my stomach at the moment, i just want an empty tummy again!!

cant wait to get back on lipotrim in 3 weeks, im pretty much forcefeeding myself trying to have all my points on weight watchers, and its driving me crazy!!

Take it the little one it on the mend?? nasty chicken pox! bless her!! no Scratchin! iv got teh worst chicekn pock scar right smack bang in the middle of my head.. nice!!

Well done for getting to day 18! hows the tummy feeling these days???

 

[maj3091]

Hi Lauren,

Little one was still asleep when I left her this morning, OH managed a day off today so I'm in work. She was ill yesterday and so many of the little sods all over her. She's managed not to scratch any that I've seen which is a good thing. I got them at 18 and I was really rough with them, so maybe it's a gene thing why she's so ill, as most kids tend to get a few then they're done with...oh well, better now than in a couple of weeks when we are due to fly! lol

LT is going OK and tummy is so-so nowadays...I keep taking the fybogel and I still feel like a real good visit to the loo would make all the difference! lol

Regarding the stopping, I'll make the decision based on the loss this week. If it's any less than last week then I may as well be on a "normal", but if it's better, then I may just stick it for another week.

I'm undecided, I really am....

 

[XxAbbiexX23]

Hey there Mark, sorry to hear your little one is poorly. Hopefully she gets a lot better soon.
Regarding your decision, I hope that whatever you decide it'll be the best decision for you in the long run. Only you know what'll work well for you and I wish you all the best with whatever you choose to do. xxxx

 

[maj3091]

Thanks Abbie, I'll post up what I chose to do....Ideally I don't want to have to come back to LT, so if I can get my mindset so that it's not an option, hopefully I'll succeed.

 

[MiniB]

Hope the little one is feeling better today. My daughter also got them at 18 and wasn't too bad at all.

Whatever you decide to do will be right for you so good luck, you've done really well up to now so keep at it!

 

[ChellyWellyBoot]

I dont know if I have had chicken poxs... And now your all saying you can get them at 18... Im nervous.... lol!!!


Are you glad to be back at work mark???

 

[maj3091]

Hi Chelly!

Hmmmm - glad to be back at work??? Should ask you the same question! I've been working all along, just not in the office! lol

Yep, I had them at 18....you only 18?? If so, you're still a baby yet, so can still get them! lol

 

[ChellyWellyBoot]

mwahahaha!!! Well you know my opinions on work atm!!!

Had another chat with them yesterday and asked about a repayment plan so that I could actually pay my bills this week and they point blank refused!!!


Yep Im still a baby!! lol!!

Been trying to phone my mum to see if ive had them... (im one of the hyporcondreaic people) and I feel myself getting itchy all over hahaha!!!

 

[maj3091]

Sounds like work are being a pain in the rear with you....sorry to hear that.

Trust me, you don't want to get them....not good at your age! lol

 

[ChellyWellyBoot]

Yep!! Once its all sorted Im gonna start looking for another job til I get the long awaited position in the civil service!!! Like I used to Love working in chippies, But its wether the pay will be as high as my current job and if they could offer me full time hours and stuff...

Hehe its ok!! I was being paranoid... I had them when I was two lol!!

 

[maj3091]

Working in a chippy! Now that would be a test of wills.... Can't remember last time I had something from a proper chippy!

Boy, I could murder fish and chips for lunch! lol

Will have to try the low-carb variant of fillet of fish and baked potato!

I can't describe how excited I am about trying out some of these new recipes I found and hopefully still losing a little weight.

 

[ChellyWellyBoot]

Im excited about alot of the recipies That I recently came across too!!!

Gonna leave them til after week 2 though to be on the safe side

 

[maj3091]

I'm going to have a good chat with the chemist this morning, as our chemist doesn't promote the maintenance products, he says he wants to get people back to eating "normal" food as his goal. So I need to see what I have to get from him in regards to the refeed week, whether it's a full weeks supply of normal LT, or whether he'll let me do the same as Adam and get the female variants (which I believe are smaller).

Last time I spoke to the chemist he said that refeed should be over with in the week as you're up to 3 meals by the end of the week anyway.

 

[ChellyWellyBoot]

Hmmm my refeed plan that I got from the chemist you are still have LT for breafast.. And It says if you have lost more than two stone to carry this on for few weeks

 

[maj3091]

Yeah, that's where you and me are different at the moment, as you have lost more than 2 stones, although I thought mine referred to that as being around 5-6 stones....will have to have another read.

I'm just wondering what the difference is between the maintenance shakes and something like SlimFast?? Could they be substituted? I'm thinking from a financial point of view here. lol

 

[ChellyWellyBoot]

Hahaha!! Yeah I know what you mean...

People said that to me aswell, Why not just do slimfast? But I dont think Slimfast had the same nutrients in our shakes.. And I trusted LT more as you can get it off the GP..

Also some one on this forum ( I cant remember who it was im sorry) did slimfast a few years ago and became very very ill in hospital because of it..

Whatever it was that happened to her could have effected her health for the rest of her life.. Luckily it didnt

 

[maj3091]

I did slimfast whilst I was in Saudi. I'd have it for breakfast, then we got treated to traditional indian/bangladeshi/pakistani cuisine at lunchtime (not the creamy curry stuff you get here - proper stuff, lots of spicy veg, must admit it was bloody brilliant). Then in the evening, I'd pick up a water melon on the way home to the hotel, and that would last me two nights for tea.

I lost loads of weight doing that, with no problems, apart from the fact some of it went back on (obviously, as that's why I'm on this). Baring in mind, it's been about 2.5 stones on in 8 years, it's not too bad.

I was just curious about the swapping during maintenance, I can understand using a standard commercial product as a full TMR diet, could be quite iffy, but as we'll be getting nutrients etc, from normal food, I wondered if it would be OK....I'll ask the chemist anyway.

 

[maj3091]

Day 19:

Had a vanilla/coffee shake about 1pm today and chocolate/coffee around 7pm. Had coffee and water for the rest of the day and managed a good 4litres again.

Still undecided about whether to refeed.

 

[alibambino]

Hi Mark ive just popped back to say hi and hope your doing ok, ive jumped over to low carbing now lol, which is great for me, as i stayed in ketosis after LT, so im never hungry, so although i eat i dont eat as much, and i have loads of energy to go to the gym etc, for me not eating carbs ( apart from veg), keeps my blood sugars stable which means i dont crave sweet things now, hope your ok and do what evers best for you