Hi Girls

I started TF last year, and stopped as Christmas approached, as things got too busy and too hard

I started again this week - don't have too much to lose, my ideal weight is 58 - 62kgs, and I'm at 68kgs.

DH hates me doing any diet, as he is the Italian man that likes the 'full' figure ... so we've come to a compromise - I said I'll get down to 64 and see how we go!

Truth be known, 64 is great, so we'll see what happens!

I know there's been a lot of 'discussion' in here as to how good the TF is - FWIW you only replace one whole meal a day with a shake (which is usually breakfast) - the 2nd meal is a shake PLUS the salad/veggies.. and the other meal is normal.

I rarely eat breakfast anyway, so the shake is an addition there - my lunch usually is a big salad or a big bowl of steam veggies (if I'm at home)... and dinner is always veggies and chicken/steak/fish etc.

My diet isn't altering that much - I'm certainly not losing any good foods in replacement with the shakes - the only thing I'm cutting out is bread & pasta - and I feel a million times better every time I do it.

I take TF pretty casually - if I go out with friends I will have that little something extra... if I feel like a glass of wine, I will have it, etc.

I went through TF with my chinese herbalist before I started last year - the only thing she told me was that the foods they say to only eat a few times a week (carrots, avocado, etc) to eat them as much as the other veggies.

She also said if you're having issues with th 2L water a day, 1.5L is enough - anything more than that is making your liver work a little too hard (except in summer when you're dehydrated, etc).

Although I haven't done TF since November, when I went back to weigh myself this week, I'd only put on 0.8kgs - considering Christmas and an overseas holiday was in there, its amazing I didn't put on more.

SO! i can say that once you take the weight off, it does stay off (well, it did with me... and I really wasn't being careful).

I lost 7kgs when I was on it last time

Good Luck to everyone in here... and Kim - how do you drink the water? I find it really hard to drink it cold - it makes me bloated and sick in the tummy, but if I drink it at room temp, find it much easier.
My chinese herbalist also told me that room temp is better for your body to absorb it - it doesn't have to work as hard as its already at the body's temp... HTH