I am starting this new diet thing on wednesday called Lipotrim, Apparently i could lose up to a stone in the first weeks and lose more weight in the following weeks. Its a total food replacement and Its gonna kill me as im a picker. Has any1 tried it and does it work?? x
CommentAuthorcharliemeg
no a friend of mine did, and she lost alot, but to start with she was constantly starvig. She did say she got used to it but once she came off it she put a little of the weight back on, not loads but a little.
Hope it works for you she did loose alot nearly 8st
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Wow, excellent. Its costing money we really dont have but i know if i can get th weight off i can keep it off as i eat healthily and exercise. Thanks hun.x
CommentAuthorcharliemeg
no probs babe yeah i think if u stick to healthy after u will be fine, she was a nightmare as soon as she finished it she went straight out for a big mac lol shes a nutter.
good luck with it all, keep us informed :)
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Will defo do lol and there will certainly be no maccy d's for me ;o) x
I used Lighter Life and lost nigh on 4 stone in 6-7 weeks///
(got about 6 weeks sachets left if anyone fancies a buy..?).
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CommentAuthorCeCe
..LL IMHO is NOT the way to go if you wish to lose weight and keep it off. It is a fabulous way of getting rid of weight fast..but, as I have said before unless your 'heads' sorted and you know why you over eat then any diet is doomed to fail in the long term.
Best weight loss is slow weight loss.
CommentAuthorbobbysgirl
also if you lose a lot of weight fast then you are very likely to be left with a load of saggy skin.
CommentAuthorCeCe
^^^ yep, shes very right...!
I have seen the after effects of long term crash diets and it aint pretty..unless you like the 'crepe paper' look?
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Thats wot im worried about! I am a size 18 at the moment after gradually putting on weight from a size 8 over 6yrs. If i lose a load of weight will i have a load of saggy skin left??? x
CommentAuthorCeCe
Moisturise, moisturise, moisturise..drink little and often...and lose weight slowly with exercise.
..also, a size 18 you don't have too much flab to get saggy skin from..(you might disagree).
Swimming is the BEST exercise...
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
iv gone from a size 32-34 to a size 24,lots of gym work to tighten up muscles and swimming helped me,im also doinf it again now with plenty of aqua aerobics,walking and gym exercises,to loose the weight is fab but you have to tighten up the body muscles to avoid saggy bits
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
I do disagree ce-ce.lol but only coz i have to look at me in the mirror and just think yuk! But thanks for the advice, i will definately do all suggested. Really want to be slimmer so im happier in myself. I dont want to be a size 8 again but a 12 would be nice ;o) x
CommentAuthorbobbysgirl
you can tell the difference in someone who loses weight through crash diets and someone who does it with healthy eating and exercise. you get far better tone, and you feel sooo much better. also if you exercise and build lean muscle mass especially in the big muscle groups (thighs and bums etc) then you metabolism speeds up meaning you burn more calories when resting as muscle takes more energy to maintain than fat. so exercise more and you can afford to have takeaway on a friday night and a choccy bar every now and then. start with walking and swimming and if you can join a gym, the advice the instructors can give you is invaluable. drink 2-3 litres of water a day, cut fags, booze and caffiene down (as much as possible but best if completely) lots of lean protien like chicken and fish and fill up with lots of fresh veg and salad. really watch your sugar intake as this leads to sugar rushes and slumps and results in cravings and binging. i have never had a major weight problem but i put on 4 stone last year- a combination of overeating and pregnancy. my daughter is now 5 month's old and i've lost over 3 stone and i'm back into a 10. exercise can be fun. you just need to find what's right for you. it has to be a lifestyle change NOT a diet
CommentAuthorPossum
Its medically not the way to lose weight! And likely to go back on again. It puts your body into something called ketosis. Which isn't good. I've lost 6.5lbs in 3 weeks on weightwatchers and feel amazing for it! I hope you really think hard about it honey, it isn't good for you xxx
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Thats wot i dont understand bobbysgirl and possum, i dont drink, smoke drink tea or coffee, i exercise and eat healthily and still cant lose weight. I saw my doctor and he said keep doing what ur doing but its having no effect wotsoeva. This is my last resort now! xx
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
any diet that involves starving yourself isnt good and could do more harm then good,ketosis is something diabetics get i know as im diabetic and it basically leads to acid in you body burning fat and making you ill,alot of diabetics think that alowing their bms to run high the ketosis will help them loose weight,but it doesnt ,,,its very dangerouse and personally speaking id consult a doctor before starting it
CommentAuthorCeCe
I had WEEKLY check ups with my Doc whilst doing LL. I wasn't ill...but, I would only reommend it for fast quick fix solutions.
CommentAuthorbobbysgirl
keep a food diary and see what you REALLY eat. even i'm guilty of eating more biscuits than i thought and some 'healthy' foods aren't as low in cals and fat as you may think. also if you eat too little your body goes into starvation mode and stores onto every last gram of fat and instead you get muscle wastage
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Will start the food diary tomoz and see wot i eat in the week and see where i can cut down.x
CommentAuthormym72
Some people might think weightwatchers is a slow way to lose weight - but I swear by it. I lost 4 stone the other year (and it took me about 16 months) but I felt good losing it gradually. I did put it back on over time - but that was only my own pigheadedness at not maintaining it with ww.
I'm back on it again now (along with h2b) and I would love to lose about 1 1/2 to 2 stone before next year - and so far I've lost half a stone in 4 weeks. It's gradual again but it feels better that way.
CommentAuthorCeCe
Mym - how much does it cost a week hun..?
CommentAuthorHoxxyhula
I usually try and keep a rough idea of how many calories I eat in my head, and think it's about 2000-2500 but if I actually think of everything - ie the milky cappucino, the biscuit people shared in the office, chips stolen from the boy, alcohol (which I don't count!) then it works out as more. I also realise that I could work a bit harder when I exercise.
Some people are more inclined to put weight on or find it harder to lose it than others because of their genetic make up, but everyone can lose weight and keep it off with regular exercise where you build up to working harder and a good balanced diet that means you use more than you eat in a very gradual way. Quick loss things are a no no for healthy weight loss - as people have said, your body shifts the way it uses calories to go into starvation mode, stops putting on muscle (so uses less calories) making it even harder to lose weight and that you will put on more when you begin eating normally again.
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
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if you suddenly go to a very low calorie diet you body goes into "starvation mode" it then stores fat ...the best way is to eat 6 small meals day .....if you exercise already look at what you are doing and maybe change it ...if you walk try speed walking between 2 lamposts then back to normal pace then doing again ......that way you speed up your heart, try eating things like pineapple as it is a speed food ..it contain things which help break down fats etc
Stop weighing yourself .......i bet like alot of us you weigh your self at least once a day ???? so no stepping on the scale for 4 weeks , take your measurements now then again in 4 weeks and you will find that you have lost inches ...remember muscle weighs more than fat
I've lost 17lb since Jan by... increasing exercise and reducing portion sizes. I don't lose every week- sometimes I gain. But the trick is to perservere. Find a buddy and record everything.
Now a extremely happy German housewife and now a Mother!!!!
Islay Jean born 24th June in Hannover.
So how comes all of you are managing to lose weight like that and ive tried everything and i mean everything and cant lose it. The only club i havent tried is Lighter Life, slimming world was pants as was weight watchers as was healthy eating and exercise! Should i be getting tested for something????lol So im going to give Lipotrim a try and see if that has any effect if not then there must be something wrong with me haha x
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
my weight loss is pant tbh .....but i want to do it myself not pay someone eslse......so if anyone fancy buddying up i`m here just shout
Lisa... what do you drink (tea, coffee, fruit juice, wine etc?) each day?
Now a extremely happy German housewife and now a Mother!!!!
Islay Jean born 24th June in Hannover.
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
im on xenical from my gp,i lost 12 lbs during my first month,but you really need to follow a low fat diet to do it
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
I only drink water and maybe the odd cup of tea once every couple of days. I defo dont drink alcohol! Thnx lalabunni, will defo consider it if this lipotrim dont work. ;o)
CommentAuthorMrs Rebecca Hossfeld
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lala I'd buddy up with you for sure..me I need to reasses my portion sizes & what I eat during the day, my body is in starvation mode due to incredibly bad habits from when I was a child, I was anorexic for a while when I ate nothing for days on end, now I only eat once a day & it tends to be stodgy things like pasta to fill me up.
I've tried breaking it down but I just don't feel hungry & can't face eating more than once a day, sometimes it's twice but it's mostly bad things like bacon (though I do grill it) on toast & sometimes it's muesli but I eat a big bowl.
I also drink a LOT of Irn Bru but recently went onto just no added sugar apple juice as I like it warm like a cup of tea & when I take tea I use a sugar that has some sweetener in it for now until I can get the taste for just sweetener.
Sometimes I drink herbal teas & some of them I can drink without sugar & milk.
The milk I use is semi skimmed & I try not to eat too much red meat, stick to white meat & fish a bit but pasta is a big one for me to eat a lot of.
I don't drink alcohol at all, except for at Christmas & New Year & I don't smoke, I don't do too much exercise but will be starting to do stomach crunches soon as I hear that is good for you & I primarily want to lose weight from my tummy.
I am also being tested for Diabetes, PCOS & Thyroid problems so these could well contribute towards my problems but I am also making it all worse too I know.
So yeah, if we buddy up we can support each other am sure :)
CommentAuthorPossum
I saw my doctor as I couldn't lose weight on my own. Have you had thyroid tests etc? My doctor's advice was to increase my exercise. Try and do some every day and do 5 minutes more that I would usually do. Just cutting out one wee cake or piece of toast a day can make such a difference xxx
CommentAuthorMrs Rebecca Hossfeld
Yeah I've had them done & my hormones are all over the place but they want to rule out Diabetes too, so am having a double blood test on the 22nd of this month, something called an oral blood glucose test, they do a bloodtest & a urine test, then they give me a glucose solution I wait 2 hours & then they repeat a blood test..bloody nightmare as I hate bloodtests..my poor hands will be agony as I have to get bloodtests done on my hands ouchy :(
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
deffo rebecca ..........we will have to keep a diary about when we eat and when ......BEING HONEST !!!! you on fb?
Well today so far. 8.15am 3 slices of bacon grilled, 2 slices seeded batch brown bread buttered with lurpak lightly salted & a cuppa tea with semi skimmed milk & 2 sugars (I know, naughty LOL)
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Have had no tests at present but im defo thinking it mite need to be done. I walk the dog for an hour every day and do half hour on the wii fit every evening. So i get plenty of exercise! Will book an appointment at the doctors.xx
CommentAuthorMrs Rebecca Hossfeld
Yeah you never know hun, I always felt so bad when the docs when on about my weight, why I ended up with an eating disorder as a child, now I have so many bad habits it just doesn't help.
If you're hormones are all unbalanced or have diabetes then it's an even bigger bi tch to lose weight without support & some ar sehole of a doctor calling you fat..been there done that & complained!
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
It actually depresses me, i know it sounds silly but wen ur used to being a size 8 then going to an 18 i just think to myself yes i have 2 beautiful children but so do many other women and look how slim they r!!! x
CommentAuthorMrs Rebecca Hossfeld
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Hun, I'm a size 18/20 for my big hips, thighs, ar se & tummy & a 16/18 on top for the boobs, I used to be a lovely slim girl up until I was 17 then I piled all the weight on, my mum used to be so jealous of my figure, I still have my hourglass shape, but it's a big hourglass now LOL.
My H2B loves me as I am but he knows I want to lose some weight, if you don't set yourself too high a target to lose it's far easier to lose, or at least that is what I keep being told anyways :)
CommentAuthorDan and Lisa :o)
Dan does love me just the way I am but he also knows im not happy with myself. Im so lucky he's supportive as i give him a right headache over it sumtimes haha.xx
CommentAuthormym72
CeCe - it's about £5 a week for ww - but at the moment I'm just following the plan without going to a meeting. H2B is doing it as well so we're motivating each other. Our incentive is whoever loses the most each week gets a fiver from the other person. It's keeping us going so far lol.
CommentAuthorfarmerswife2b
ive been on that before its really crap. any weight you lose you put on again and more! no joke! sorry i cant be more pleasant about it. x
CommentAuthorLou lou
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I lack motivation to loose weight- until i had Isabelle i was a size 10. i was complaining about it one day and my h2b said i was too skinny before n he prefers me with a little bit extra weight (and shows it also ! )im feel big for me (size 14 ) but although willing to complain about my weight - due him loving me, working full time, having an under active thyroid n prefering to spend what time i have left in the day with the kids n h2b I just not motivated- i think i need a rocket lol. Bobbysgirl is right about it needing to be a lifesyle change n not just a temporary measure- though i believe sometimes u just need something to kickstart it off. I tried a herbal remedy called ' CLA 1000mg ' from the simply supplements website n it says to loose the weight u need to exercise n diet while taking the supplement but i didn't and still lost half a stone which i have'nt put back on after stopping them. i would defo reccomend them, u dont have mood swings or anything on the- the only side effect is that u need the toilet a little more due to the fat being rejected by ur body !