First week is a ***** and first few days are really tough but eventually you get to a weird point where you are just never hungry and have to force yourself to drink the shakes even.
make sure you nail the water and the fibre gel or physillium husk now and then too otherwise loo time can be nasty :S
The water helps out there!
I am on the way now to 6 stone off and its not taken that long, it would take about 3 years on slimming world etc so LT is a good friend to have.
I find that when you get in the zone so to speak you do pretty well after that, I have had a couple of breaks now and then and I am no superstar dieter but I get on with it and I bat away any temptations in the main and crack on with losing weight.
It has been totally worth it and I feel so much better for it, I find now if I do stray and have carbs that I feel shitty afterwards so I CBA with them now, another biggie for me was going from 2 sugars in tea to none at all and actually starting to prefer it.
There is nothing stopping you from being a size 8 after this diet, toned too if mixed with a little exercise- you and hubby had best watch it though as your new sexy self may be just too attractive and you might end up with more bundles of joy on the way