ALIZONNE!

[Beccie77]

Hello all Alizonners out there, starting a new thread as the old one is full to bursting, and I still want to know how everyone is doing and any tips.

I know what you mean about feeling cross bettybrighton. I'm having one of those days today! I went on holiday last week so the diet slipped quite a bit. I was infinitely better behaved than I usually am on holiday, but wasn't able to resist all the delicious food while I was there. I put on 2lbs, which wasn't too bad really. I'd considered starting the diet after the holiday, knowing that I'd struggle, but decided to get started anyway as even if I slipped a bit I'd still be better off for having started earlier. As it happens I'm still 9lbs better off, and hopefully have made good progress this week!

I reeeeeeeally love food though and having eaten some just last week, I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself this week! I went to a local festival today and it was full of the most beautiful local food producers, and seriously tempting. Must. Stay. Strong.

So lovely to read all your threads. I have just been for my consultation and start next thurs. So excited. Got 5 stone to lose and reading this forum is really giving me loads of fabulous ideas and information.

hi everyone! for some reason my weight loss is slowing down, it will be my second week only losing just under a kg, it's disappointing but it's still a loss. I admit I didn't have time to exercise though and my water consumption has been a bit worse, just 2 L (or almost), instead of 3L. So I reckon I am to blame. I will exercise again this week and drink more and see if that makes a big difference for the next weigh in or not.

@nicketynack sorry to hear you slipped with the diet, but it's good to know you're back on track now. Stay strong! :)

@Bottomlesspurse I know what you mean, I wondered about that at some point as well. But I think once you hit your target and you're back to eating normal, if you know the calories you're allowed per day, it should be easier to keep things under control. I think my main problem was portion control. Now when I see my boyfriend snacking all the time, or having huge meals, (which I was probably doing before with him) I can't help but think "whoa! how can he eat that much? was I eating like this before?" For me this has been an eye opener.

@Thingirlinfatbody Welcome! can't wait to hear about your progress.

Back on track now! 2.5kg down this week so slightly ahead of where I was before I went on holiday. Phew!

Sorry guys and girls for not being on last few days; just had a read catch up and so chuffed that everyone's doing so well. A loss no matter how small is always a step in the right direction.

Had my blood test and medgem test done, and got an appointment tomorrow, which I assume they give me the results then? I therefore assume I start tomorrow or Wednesday? They're not really forthcoming with a lot of information.

Will check back in soon. Stay strong peeps xx

Right, 0,5kg loss this week. The worst I've had so far. It's not making me feel very motivated tbh.. also was hoping to do exercise every day this week but had a biopsy done on my cheek today for a dermatitis problem I've got and they said no exercise for a few days either. :(
I certainly hope next week gets better!

Hi Everyone, thought I would share that i just made turnip chips and they were AMAZING!
@brigidwasp i totally understand how you feel. Go to a shop and pick up 0.5 kg of sugar or flour or something. I did this when I was feeling down earlier and it really perked me up. i reaised that even small loses are actually a big deal. The kg have got to come off and they will slowly but surely

Had the meeting with the actual doc today. Decided on 10st.7lbs as a target, but my gut feeling tells me 11st is going to be more realistic for me but will see how I go. So target is 3 1/2 stone weight loss. Couldn't tell you what that is in kilos as that's alien to me lol.

Another £313 spent on starter pack, 6 boxes of sachets abs all the supplements etc. £22 for multivitamins I thought was a bit steep, and once the creams are used up I think I'll go back to my No 7 as that works.

Opted for vegetable soup, asparagus soup, oatmeal, fruitsof firest yoghurt, peach drink, and orange and pineapple drink.

Bought a 6 pack of 1 litre water bottles so know I have to fill it up at least once then I'll know I've had my quota.

Also made sure I got my chewing gum lol.

So fingers crossed and here goes nothing!! Gonna keep a little running total thing below and see how it goes xxx

Start Date: 16th July 2014
Weight Lost in week: 0
Total weight loss to date: 0
Money spent: £521.00

Would be interested in the recipe for turnip or swede chips @bettybrighton

@brudgetwasp it's still a loss. Half a kilo is still 1 lb of fat. If you put a pound of fat in your hand it would be mounded up. It's all good!!! Xx

Good luck with it, CX Gamble :) Sorry you're feeling down Brigidwasp xx
Panicking a little as I have two flights and a business meeting tomorrow, not sure how I'm going to manage the sachets.

How are people finding the best way to take the Quinton?

@bottomlesspurse sadly maybe it's going to be a case of drinks only unless you can find some time beforehand to make up one of the pizza type meals (that create two or three portions) and take those with you. X

@Bottomlesspurse, i agree with CXGAMBLE you will have to have some col drink option for such situations, i have found myself in that position many times and my peach and orange or banana drink always comes handy, all i do is buy a bottle of water and pour the contents of the sachets in and drink before going through security or if the timing isnt right, just get water on the plane and mix onboard.

I tend to only go for drinks nowadays as it is convenient if you ten to travel a lot.

@CXGAMBLE, Quinton doesnt have the best of tastes and i know you can mix it with a drink of your choice e.g. water or your shake but i just pour it directly into my mouth and have a drink of water. Its good to know you have started , the good news will start rolling in by next week, if you can manage 3 litres a day it will increase your weight loss.
@Nicketynack, nice to know you are back on track

@Brigidwasp, am sure your will soon start losing more, were you advised to exercise as i didnt do any exercise until i was a week away from Phase 2, as they do not want any fat converted to muscle at the early stage, my advise is to increase your water intake.

@Thingirlinfatbody, nice to have you on board

@Sandy and Dolores, I hope you are doing very well

Will be going for my treatment later today to see if my first week of phase 2 has affected my weight loss, in the last 2 days I only had egg as I was scared eating chicken every night will affect my weight loss.........who would have thought a former Nandos ambassador will be scared of 120g of chicken....lol

Hi, thanks everyone for the support. I also try to think positively about any loss even it's small, but being the third bad week in a row, (and each of them worse than the one before) it makes me wonder what's going on. It's not only the motivation, but also the fact that this diet is so expensive, so going so slow it's only going to add several more weeks to my diet. :S
But yeah, I will try not to think about all that, and just keep going. Hopefully next week will be better.

@jafojo will follow your advice and increase my water intake. Will go for 3L this week and see what happens. Let us know how you do in your first weigh in of Phase 2. Hope it's all good! Ohhh Nandos is good, haha

@bottomlesspurse I agree with the drinks, but I would also try to prepare something solid in advance and take it with me. Probably I would make the potato pie, or nuggets, and put them in a small tupper with grilled aubergine or something like that, it holds better than a salad.

@cxgamble good luck with first week! hope you like the food you bought :)

@bettybrighton I did that thanks! I had a 0,5kg bag of flour in the cupboard ! you're right, it's not that bad.

@jafojo forgot to answer about the exercise. They recommended me to exercise a little every day, maybe just 20-30 minutes of cardio, nothing too crazy, but they said that would help too. (and to avoid weights of course)
Anyway I can't exercise until I get the stitches removed next week so that's not an option this week either. (and I haven't been able to exercise for a while either, so it can't be the reason for the slow weight loss)

Hi everyone,

I have been skirting around this message board for a while. Its great to hear its working for so many people. I'm just starting week 3 at the Sheffield clinic. Is anyone else at the Sheffield clinic?

It's great to read how everyone is doing, I hope you get a good week that will motivate you Brigidwasp xx I took my sachets today and mixed them into bottles of water throughout the day and it all went quite well. How did your first week of phase 2 go, Jafojo? I'm going to the Glasgow clinic, Dinoscales, how are you finding things? Cxgamble, I just drink the quinton quickly and take a drink of water after it. Good to hear that you're back on track now Nicketynak.
I got into a suit today that I've had in the wardrobe for 5 years and never worn :D

Had my consultation last week and assuming blood tests come back ok have appointment tomorrow. Can't wait to get started. Under no illusions it's going to be hard reading all your posts but i am fully up for it. Love hearing all your stories good or bad as I am sure I am going to go through every emotion going. Got 5 stone to lose been through hard times and let myself go a bit (well a lot really!) but I want to get married so need to get back to the real me. So lucky my fiancé loves me just the way I am.

All the very best Thingirlfatbody. I can honestly say I've not felt hungry and it's made me realise how much I eat through habit or boredom or just not being able to walk past the biscuit tin!

@dinoscales I'm in Edinburgh :)

@Bottomlesspurse Thanks! I think I am fully motivated again, just had a bad day, need to be more patient and positive, even if next week I only lose 0,5kg again.
Congratulations for the suit, that is one of the best things!!

@Thingirlinfatbody Yes it's a bit of a roller-coaster but once you find the foods you like and get used to the supplements it gets easier (with a few bad days, but so far I've only had 3 or 4 bad days in 5 weeks)
I'm sorry to hear you went through hard times! so if you plan to get married after this that's such a nice motivation! all the best for your weight loss journey.

@Bottomlesspurse yes right!! same here! not feeling hungry after just eating so little makes you think about how we're not able to distinguish between boredom, real hunger, or just eating because we enjoy it. I feel like this diet will help me change this and create new habits.

@dinoscales – welcome to the group! How are you getting on with Alizonne?

@ Bdrigidwasp – You are doing really well! The clinic is always telling me to ignore the weekly results and to focus on the monthly loss. When I saw the doctor her said he has clients who lose very little or nothing for a week or two at a time but their monthly loss is still in line with other months. Sometimes it takes a while for your body to catch up ?

@bottomlesspurse – Oddly enough I did feel hungry during week three but then I suppose that week I was more active than normal. I’ve also noticed that if I chew gum in the day, I end up feeling hungry at some point so I tend to avoid it. I think I’m a strange one lol!

@Thingirlinfatbody – I’m actually finding the diet easy to stick to (with the exception of when you taste a horrible sachet!). It’s the emotional part that poses challenges for me. I’ve not been tempted to eat or drink anything off plan. But it’s times when your friends want to go out for a meal etc when I feel restrained. Or if you stick to it 100% and don’t lose what you wanted to, it can be emotionally draining.

Hope everyone is well! I just had a yummy omelette with tandoori flavored stir fry! Yum - there's a picture on my blog if you wanna see how it turned out!

Sandy x

Hi All
Love all your stories and advice and looking forward to going through this together with you all. So I have been this afternoon had my first treatments. Was a bit apprehensive as some people said it was uncomfortable but I didn't think it was that bad and just kept thinking it was doing me good so don't think that's going to be a problem for me. Loved the outfit. Haha. I have picked a mix of assorted sachets till I find what I like. Luckily I'm not a fussy eater so I am really hoping that most will be ok so that I can get some variety. Now just going to sit down and read all the info and work out what I am going to eat tomorrow as that's when I start. So proud of you all. Keep at it

@bottomlesspurse and @sandyxblog the diet is going well, i am trying not to concentrate on the weight loss, just fitting in to my clothes comfortably :-) is a big plus. I got on the scales this morning though and it appears I have lost a stone since July 3rd so I am over the moon.
@bottomlesspurse, i find drinking a lot of fizzy water keeps you fuller for longer and you still get to chew the gum.

Something I found this week which I have eaten pretty much every night is the spicy potato patties - with mild curry powder (pg38) with the aubergine dip (pg14 of the recipe book)

I slightly adapted the burger heaven (pg16) recipe too. In with the tomato from the 200g allowance add some of your olive oil allowance and season well with salt and pepper and garlic powder, then add half a green pepper chopped up really small and 4 spring onions, then add a teaspoon of red wine vinegar, and blitz it once its cooked and its the closest I have gotten to ketchup since starting.

loving reading all your stories and motivational comments :-)

Hi All
So day one over and really quite easy. Just needs a bit of organisation. Easier as I was off work yesterday so hoping by Monday I will be in the swing of it. Even the vitamins etc are not as bad as I expected. Just had pancake for breakfast. I ate it but was a bit like eating chewy soggy sponge. I love cooking so going to have to find another way of using that one. Any ideas? At the moment I bought some assortment packs so giving me the opportunity to try lots of things. Have a good day everyone .

@ Thingirlinfatbody - well done! I don't find the vitamins hard either. I don't like the taste of the multivitamin so I just knock it back in the middle of my breakfast drink so I don't taste it. I've had pancakes before. A general tip I go for is always use 10-15mL less water than the recipe states (i do this for pizza, bread, nuggets - most solid foods lol!) If the consistency seems thick then add a little. I made mine with about 15mL less and they weren't soggy :)

Just got my exercise by lugging two big bags of clothes 2.5miles to the charity shop. Anything big or that I don't wear will get donated as quick as I can. I have no intention on gaining weight therefore I don't need to keep loose clothes! :D My wardrobes are starting to look so much emptier!!

Sandy x

Hi sandy. I'm looking forward to making some space in the wardrobe as well. Thanks for the advice will try that next time. I just seem to be permanently eating but hey if it works then all good.