I've started, and I WILL finish fabulously (that's the plan anyway) :)

That's just unexplainable! I don't get it! On so few calories too! Hope your Dietician can may be shed some light on it :) xxx

I know - the mind boggles. If I'd been cheating I'd understand but I haven't :( The dietitian will try to fop me off... But that aint happening! I'm spending ALOT of my money on this and I will not be messed around.
 
I know - the mind boggles. If I'd been cheating I'd understand but I haven't :( The dietitian will try to fop me off... But that aint happening! I'm spending ALOT of my money on this and I will not be messed around.

Good for you! You stick to your guns Missy, and get some answers! Please let me know how you get on xxx
 
Night all,

Been a good, if somewhat stressful day. Got a headache - don't know whether that is diet related or husband related. Probably the latter, lol!!

Enjoy the rest of your evenings, and I'll look forward to your news tomo!

Sleep well lovelies :D xxx
 
Ooooh, Im having that one tonight too! Not sure on carbs though :/

KNEW it was wrong! It's not 3.5g of carbs, it's 13.5g! Rob has just emailed me.

Night!! xxx
 
Morning!!!

Been hectic this morning but its settling now so wanted to pop in and say hiya and hope you have a good day! x

Hiya!

Same here! Hope you're enjoying your day hun! :D xxx
 
A lovely long walk with hubby & LO round the local country park.
That's 6 miles in 3 days! No zumba, so lots of walks!
Trying to help the weight loss!
 
Feel better for it!

Just had -
140g Grilled Chicken Breast (yep, I was over by 40g!)
100g Lettuce
100g Cucumber
Seasoned with liberal amounts of salt & pepper
= 245 cals, but only 3.4g carbs!

So, buy the end of today, I will be slightly over the 650 cals, BUT my carbs will be much lower - I feel like I've had a proper meal, and it was LOVELY! :D xxx
 
Hey Nat,

Well... I went to the clinic.... I wound up crying. I feel like SUCH an eejit. I asked why my weight loss was still the same since Friday and she told me my scales were probably wrong (they're not - I weigh the same there as at home) and that I had no PROOF of what I was saying.................... Basically she totally fobbed me off. Then I told her I was feeling more depressed since I started the diet... She said she didn't see any corelation and when I was trying to explain I just got too emotional and started crying. I HATE that I paid so much for this 12 week programme. I know that they're running a business but I feel like now that I've paid they don't give a sh*t about client care. You had to pay upfront - 490euro. And on top of that I'm paying over 100euro per week for the replacement products. I really thought it was a worthwhile investment - I'd heard great things about the clinics. :sigh:


I'm gonna stick it out but I amn't going to expect any of the "support" or "knowledge "they had promised...
 
Awww Peri! :(

It sounds like they don't even know what they're talking about! Can you complain, say you're not receiving the support you need and PAID for! Ask for a partial refund because you are very unhappy about it. You've paid out a lot of money, you deserve SO much better than this!
I think, by the sounds of it, you get more support and common sense on here than you do there, and that is not right! Of course you should get support on here, but you should get a lot from your Dietician too, because you've paid for it!
I would definitely complain!

There is a definite link between a VLCD and mood. Not only does it say so on every VLCD site I've looked at, but I know, because I am feeling like I'm on a bit of a rollercoaster emotionally at the moment. Nothing has changed apart from my diet, so go figure!
I've been okay today, but the last two days, my mood has been quite low. Everything seemed too much, and I was getting upset over the slightest thing, so I know for a fact this to be true.

I would most definitely complain, because the 'service' you are receiving, is not what you paid for!

And once you finish this programme, switch to S&S - cheap in comparison, and support is always at hand, and so far, has been spot on.

Wish there was something I could do! If I could complain for you, I would, because I love a good rant!!

xxx
 
They made me sign a contract - so i reckon they are used to people asking for refunds... I don't think they'll give me anything back. I just looked at the print out of my stats and it says I've lost hardly ANY fat but three times that in MUSCLE!!! I'm so disappointed.
 
Thanks Nat btw - I was so disappointed and no one I know "gets" it. My family or my bf. Hardly any of my mates know I'm doing this because they're all slim and have never dieted (well one or two have but their goal was to lose 5 pounds for their bikinis). They'd disapprove of the vlcd and I feel so foolish and disheartened right now I can't bear them knowing.
 
They made me sign a contract - so i reckon they are used to people asking for refunds... I don't think they'll give me anything back. I just looked at the print out of my stats and it says I've lost hardly ANY fat but three times that in MUSCLE!!! I'm so disappointed.


Do you have a copy of the contract? Surely, if you don't receive the support you paid for, you are entitled to something.
It's the same with anything bought, contract or not, if it's not 'as described', you are entitled to a refund, or at least a partial one.
I'd threaten them with Trading Standards, Consumerline, even Watchdog, and Tabloids, Radio stations.....I've used this approach whenever I've needed to, and I always get the result I want.
If something isn't as described, under the Sale Of Good Act 1979 (amended), you are entitled to something back. They don't have a leg to stand on, contract, or no contract.

Yes, I heard that too, muscle is lost first, along with water, then fat. But it's a loss, and that's what I'm focusing on. We will continue to lose, and it will be fat from now on, so please try not to be disheartened my lovely.

I really would look in to doing something - you've invested a lot of money, not to mention mental and physical investments, in to this. You have been fobbed off, and if you don't get the support you need, paid for, and deserve, they have GOT to do something about it.

Hope that makes you feel a little better - don't let them do it! They'll think twice about doing it again if you make a stand now.

:) xxx
 
Thanks Nat btw - I was so disappointed and no one I know "gets" it. My family or my bf. Hardly any of my mates know I'm doing this because they're all slim and have never dieted (well one or two have but their goal was to lose 5 pounds for their bikinis). They'd disapprove of the vlcd and I feel so foolish and disheartened right now I can't bear them knowing.

You're welcome lovely,
I know how you feel - my OH had a pretty hard time understanding, so I told him to either read in to it, or stop nagging, because until someone understands the science behind it, they have no idea how successful these diets are, if followed 100%, then the re-feed and careful maintenance.
So, once I told him that, he shut up. I don't care what he thinks now - all I know is, this diet is working. Yes, the first week may have been mainly water & muscle, but from now on it's fat loss all the way. I'm doing this for me, not him ;)

No one needs to know. You have lots of support on here, you can PM me anytime, we're in this together! You tell people IF and when you're ready - it's no one's business but yours, unless you want to make it so.

That doesn't make you selfish or secretive, it is your way of dealing with the shock to the system of starting this VLCD, and your emotions are runnning high.
They WILL calm down lovey, I promise you, just keep with it, and hold that pretty head of yours very high, because what you're doing is no easy feat, and many will stumble at the first hurdle.
You are STRONG, you may not feel it, but you are. The fact you're still doing this, proves that. And you should be very, very proud of yourself right now.
Think of all the positives, they outweigh any negatives.
Tell people if and when you want to - no one needs know if you don't want them to - it's no one else's business but yours!
Am here, always. I hope you know that :) xxx
 
Right, bed for me. LO has me up before the birds, so see you all tomo!

Enjoy the rest of your evening everyone, I'm focusing on getting to the end of week 3, when results AND our reflections in the mirror WILL look so much different!

:bighug:
xxx
 
You're a legend, thanks Nat xxx sorry for hijacking your thread (again!)

I swear you and Minerva know so much more than that clinic lady! I feel so much better xxx I'm just gonna keep going!
 
You're a legend, thanks Nat xxx sorry for hijacking your thread (again!)

I swear you and Minerva know so much more than that clinic lady! I feel so much better xxx I'm just gonna keep going!

Lol, I've been called many things, but never that, ha! Thank you! :)

Hijack away, that's what we're all here for isn't it?

I'm quite good at hijacking too, so you're more than welcome to write as much as you want, whenever you want, on here!! :D

I am just SO pleased to hear you're feeling better! You lost an amazing 11lbs in your first week - that's some achievement! No way is all of that water & muscle. Your body will have made a start on burning up fat cells, and will continue to do so.
Have you seen what a pound of fat looks like? It's yack, and huge! You're losing it, there's no doubt about that.

Minerva is lovely, and has a lot of knowledge. I'm learning as I go - I am reading a hell of a lot about the science behind a VLCD, so I know what is happening to me.
As I learn I will share - I'm no genius, I just want to know why this works, what the process is, and what happens to our bodies during all stages.

Yep, keep going - if you look at people's posts on here - no one who is sticking to this diet is putting weight on, they're all losing, or have lost and are maintaining. It's impossible not to lose fat now - I'm going to post a pic of what a pound of fat looks like, that'll be enough to keep us all motivated, lol!

Have a great day lovely, I can't tell you how happy I am knowing you feel better! :D xxx
 
Right, here are some photo's of what body fat looks like, it's a LOT bigger than you'd think!!....................bf1.jpgbf2.jpgbf3.jpgbf4.jpgbf5.jpg

First photo - 1lb of body fat
Second photo speaks for itself, but WOW, look at that, it's huge, lol!
Third & Fourth Photo's - showing 5lbs of fat against muscle, and a flippin house brick lol! Puts things in to perspective!
And the Fifth - The difference between muscle weight and fat weight is HUGE, so don't be disheartened, just look!!

I'm not going to tell anyone I've lost, say 5lbs. I'm going to tell them I've lost a house brick, ha! :D One of those is quite heavy!
 
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Couldn't resist this one!! :D

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