rose1987 said:I havent got ketostixs yet but i know im in ketosis got bad breath and i dont feel hungry at all . well done on getting to day 3 somepeople say this is the hardest day but last time i was on exante from day 3 it was easier . Well done on your loss so far thats amazing im sure your weigh in well be very good . Im thinking of working out today see if it speeds up weight loss
but not enough to make me feel bad about it. Being fat has only got one advantage for me) ( . Y . )
Mamakash said:
oops!! That will teach me! Back to day one I suppose
) so it's worth keeping that in mind. My own experience is that contraception is still effective but my periods are different. Based on others' experience it seems that if you're not trying to conceive but not using protection, you can fall pregnant quite readily on a VLCD.
scotminx said:Hey TT - have just read through your diary and wanted to say congrats on doing so well - the first week really is the hardest and once ketosis arrives it gets a heck of a lot easier!
Re the diet coke - you're not back to day one at all as you've still only had 600kcals for that day so it would be impossible NOT to lose weight. Citric acid also only affects ketosis for some people - for me personally I can drink diet coke and it doesn't make any difference to ketosis or weight loss so I have one if I'm out and that's all that's on offer. You just need a bit of time to figure out what works for you, and please don't beat yourself up over tiny slip-ups (which we all have made and will continue to!) - you're only human
Re AF - exante does some seriously funky stuff to your cycle and quite quickly. In my 5th week I had breakthrough bleeding on the pill (which I've NEVER had in the 10+ years I've been on it) and managed to convince myself I might be pregnant due to implantation bleeding. In the end my period then came and was really heavy (much more than normal). That said, lots of people seem to fall pregnant while doing a VLCD (think all the extra vits and decent nutrition might have something to do with it, as well as the extra *ahem* bedroom energy some get while exante-ing - you've gotta do something with your time when not eating right?
Phew - I'm sorry - didn't mean to end up writing such an essay!!!
Wishing you lots of luck for tomorrow, and I'll look forward to hearing about the results of your week 1 WI.
xx
I think I'm doing well otherwise. Haven't had any negative feelings about not being able to eat. I think I've definitely changed perspective. Early days still but I feel confident. Been enough temptations around that I've managed to avoid. I find it so funny when people refer to Ketosis, and whether it's arrived, or left. Like it's some kind of secret little fairy who comes when you've been good to give you magic powers, and takes them away to punish you when you've been bad. I love it. I'm just a little worried that if it is, the vlcd might be harmful. I'll see how the weekend goes and then test next week. It's just very odd as I'm so regular. Been logging my cycles for 2 years now. Also, the diet side effects are making it a little confusing as I keep imagining early PG symptoms (giddy, metal mouth, tired beyond belief, stomach cramping and twitching etc - you can tell that i've done my obsessive research). Ha ha! Why do our minds take us to these places. I know I've been a little hormonally unbalanced recently (due to being a baby elephant) so who knows. Maybe the wonderful Exante has started working magic on me already.
rose1987 said:Hi glad to here your doing ok . I think the difference is the acid , citric acid takes u out ketosis and malic acid does'nt . Maybe asda coke as malic acid
Ive stayed strong and havent cheated . Although i feel like ripping my hair out :cry:.
rose1987 said:Hi hun , im doing well struggling a little bit last nite i just miss the taste of food but i think its becuz im stressed with my relationship at the mo and food was what i used to turn too when i couldnt cope and becuz its not there im feeling the pressure
Im still in ketosis , felling cold /bad breath / bursts of energy but also tiredness . Im gonna do this we both can .
anyhoe, had a strawberry shake for breakfast, veg soup for lunch. Bullion for snack and had a Choc/coffee shake with crushed ice before work. It was super yum! Gave me a good kick for well into the early hours. Saved my bar for around 2am. Managed to avoid the mountain of sweets and bikkies that were on offer at the office and that made me feel excellent and proud. Normally I'd have had one or two or three of whatever was on offer...each. I had a bit of an issue staying awake from about 5 onwards but it was my fist night of 4, so that's usually the case. 
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YUMYMUMY2B said:Just dropping by to say Hi how you doin? Hows the tummy and the form TT? Really hope you're feeling better????
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and I had a 4 finger Kitkat for afters. I did wash it down with a Coke Zero... I'm not happy about it. But it kept me going all night.
scotminx said:Don't worry about the slip TT - it happens to us all and it sounds like you were trying to TS under some pretty extreme circumstances!! Maybe your week of nights should be WS?
Good on you for picking yourself up and getting right back on with it - you're doing great hun
xx
