Restarting VLCD (Slim&Save) for Christmas weight loss

[Hellohelo]

Hi I've read mumsnet for a while but decided to join up to see if anyone is in the same boat as me.

I recently did Slim&Save VLCD for a month and lost 1.5 stone which was great. I then came off it to give myself a break and enjoy food, intending to get back on it and lose the final stone. Thing is it's been so hard to get back on it after a break!!! I've had about 3 failed starts over the last month.

So I'm now looking for support from you lovely lot! Is anyone else restarting or starting for Christmas? I made an order last night and ordered the Christmas weight loss calender they had free on the site, so hoping that gives me the inspiration I need!! I will start tomorrow (Monday 30th October) but going to wean myself in by not restricting myself to 4 packs as I know I'll be starving, so I will start properly on Wednesday 1st November. Because I like round numbers!

Anyone want to join me?

minimalist slim and save says a stone a month and Christmas is 6 weeks away so maybe 1.5st?

The odd cup of tea shouldn't do too much damage hopefully :) I had a biiiig blip yesterday and ate a huge chocolate bar (time of the month, not coping haha!) but still down another lb today.

1st 2lbs until my birthday target (with a month to go)
5st 8lbs to my end goal.
Current loss 12lbs in 11 days :)

This week went from good to bad to the worst in terms of the diet I had a Chinese and last night I went for Nando’s and I don’t even like Nando’s. Trying not to beat myself up about it and just get on with it.
I hope you’re all getting on better than I am.

I had a takeaway this week and have a trip to wetherspoons on Thursday for my SIL's birthday. I am up 2lb but that will just be water/glucose weight so I'm not too worried. I think I'm going to do the lifestyle version now with 3 packs + 1 normal keto meal. I miss fresh food!

2st by my birthday is well out of reach now haha! I now want 12 more lbs for my mid December birthday and 17 more lbs by Christmas.

I had a takeaway this week and have a trip to wetherspoons on Thursday for my SIL's birthday. I am up 2lb but that will just be water/glucose weight so I'm not too worried. I think I'm going to do the lifestyle version now with 3 packs + 1 normal keto meal. I miss fresh food!

2st by my birthday is well out of reach now haha! I now want 12 more lbs for my mid December birthday and 17 more lbs by Christmas.

Hello All!
After yet another morning of pure self disgust, I have cracked open my Slim and Save I ordered last week and am restarting with a vengeance. (Failed miserably on Exante and Cambridge, so all hope is resting on sticking with this). Am hoping all your fails and successes with help me along this time, as some of your stories are just amazing.

I have about 6 stone to lose to get me to my ideal curvy size 16, which is such a huge amount I'm trying not to think about it. Finding some batteries to go in my scales today, so I can cheer myself on with every lb I lose.

Managed it before 10 years ago on LighterLife, but as soon as I was on the Management Plan (i.e. allowed to eat!), it slowly crept back on.

Have realised I have serious problems and relationships with food.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has surfed and researched Overeaters Anonymous whilst stuffing their faces...

Welcome aboard concreteunderpants

How's everyone getting on ?

I have been ok not perfect but I have started going to the gym for 40 minutes to do a light workout I don't have energy to do anything else apart from light cardio and some basic weights. I am hoping to loose 3kg by Xmas I don't know if it's a reasonable goal but no harm in wishing ey?

I've well and truly fell off the wagon.
Eating normally (not dieting but not indulging) until Christmas (when I will absolutely over indulge!) then do the packs again in January. I ordered 4 weeks worth after doing well in the first 10 days so have plenty to keep me going.
I struggle as my youngest still isn't sleeping through at 18 months and when I'm tired, I reach for sugar, and I eat when I'm bored. I start a study from home Masters in Feb which will stop boredom as I will be doing work in evenings instead of filling my face in front of the tv, and my parents are going to have my 3 year old for a week in January so we can sleep train my little one (they share a bedroom) so hopefully I'll be getting some sleep. I've not had a full nights sleep for 3.5 years!

There's also the issue that I'm fat and very happy so the slightest excuse to sack off the diet and I do!!

hope you are all doing better than me ;)

Baby brain I know exactly how you feel I struggle so much because of the sleep deprivation my DD used to be an amazing sleeper and for the past 6 months she's just refused to sleep through and she's insisting on several feeds during the night it's hard but hopefully we will get through it!

Hang on in there x