Tony Ferguson Weightloss Program / Tony Ferguson / Weightloss Discussion

I can't even get thru day 1

struggle street — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:41:53 GMT

Hello to tony land (dont know why i've just decided to call the forum that :))

I've tried to start the program everyday this week! Monday failed, tuesday failed, today failed!!! I actually went into the centre last thursday to start on friday and as soon as i weighed in and gotten my shakes for the week i went to McDonalds!!! Not a good sign! Then i didn't start because it was the weekend so i thought one last blow out and ate almost every junk food known to man!

I really want to lose my weight but i just don't know how to get past whatever it is that stopping me!!! Its me thats stopping me, but how do i get going??? So many people have succeeded on tony it works, i want and need it to work for me, i want to have success on the program.

I've got alot to lose but it can be done, just need advise...

Thanks for listening :blush:

Hair Loss (again)

Squeek — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:36:32 GMT

Hey all,

I posted a while back about the fact that I have been experiencing a lot of hair loss over the last few months. I'm not talking about the normal amount of hair we lose each day... mine is pretty significant sustained hair loss. You can definitely see my hair is thinning on top at this stage and so I've taken to wear head bands and head scarves some of the time.

Today I went in to see my dermatologist and he is pretty sure that it is related to me dropping a significant amount of weight in a relatively short period of time (although he did take a scalp biopsy to have a closer look at the roots - I've got a stitch in my head at the moment!). He pretty much said that my choices were to keep on the diet and know that the hair will keep coming out until my weight stabilises, or to stop the weightloss now. There is no way I am going to stop at this stage (and he understood that and didn't advise me against it). So I guess I need to just get used to the fact that everytime I wash my hair a whole lot comes out... and everytime I brush my hair more comes out... and everytime I run my hands through my hair - well you get the picture!

So I wanted to put a call out there again to see if anyone else has had similar problems? This is NOT the same as the normal 3 month hair cycle which a lot of people experience - mine has been going on for at least 4 months. And it's not quite the same as women who have lost a lot of hair post pregnancy. I'm hoping that someone who has maybe reached goal and experienced hair loss is going to pipe up and tell me not to worry the hair grows back once your weight stabilises! Anyone?? Please :ermm:

Help!!!

annida dothis — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:46:42 GMT

Hello, this is meant to be my third day and already i have stuffed up. Last night i was so hungry, I gave into temptation and had some dark chocolate-I know i should have stopped there, but I didn't-out came the potato chips oh and some more chocolate after that.grrrr:crazy:

Anyway- new day today-had my shake in the morning all was well until, it all went to the crapper at lunch and then afternoon and then again afternoon.:w00t:

So, I have been sitting here all day googling and researching and like many people trying to find the answer to solve their weight problem, when deep down i know it lies with me and my lack of motivation. i read about peoples stories and successes and think "wow, thats fantastic- I'm going to do that too" but then....I get off track, again, again and again.:angry:

So, maybe TF isn't for me-I'm just so hungry. i know its hard the first few days but I feel really really hungry, so I think maybe I should just eat well again-I know what I should and shouldn't eat, maybe I should do the csiro diet,or the womens weekly wonder diet or dr Oz YOU on a diet- or even take fat blaster and fat magnet tablets, or the lemon detox diet (though if I'm finding TF hard I doubt I'd last drinking lemon juice for 10 days) see, I'm a nutcase-I'm going crazy, :w00t:I'm so obsessed with losing weight that I'm doing my head in...breathe...breathe:sick:

All I want to lose as so i can hopefully find a bit of motivation is 5 kilos-thats it and i can't get off my butt to do that. Should I maybe do a shake only once a day, until I get more used to it? I'm so confused and annoyed with myself. Is there anyone out there who is also feeling a bit lost and frustrated with themselves. I really do feel quite pathetic! Anyone else doing a shake only once a day, how is your weight loss going?

I welcome any advice-god knows i need it.

Frustrated

Sabine — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:02:22 GMT

Not happy Jan. I've been sticking to the diet over the last 6 weeks. Yes not always completely strict with portion control of protein (occasionally have an extra half portion). But I've been making an effort to drink most or all of my water every day and have been having the fruit serving for afternoon tea as well after the advice I got earlier.

But so far all I've lost is about 3kgs. And for the last 2+ weeks I've not budged from hovering around the 74kgs - 73kgs (but usually something like 74.2kgs).

I'm just getting a little frustrated. Especially as it looks like now I wont reach my goal due date. Of course that's not going to stop me, I'm determined to stick to it until I achieve my goal. Now tonight I've totally disappointed myself by having an whole extra portion of protein (egg omlette with smoked salmon in it).

Are there other people in the same boat? Any suggestions or rays of hope!?

Munch Bars

nikkimaloo — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:56:16 GMT

Not sure if anyone has noticed the new Munch Bars which can be used as a meal replacement instead of a soup or shake -- more info here :)

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97 Days on TF challenge

one-last-try — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:59:59 GMT

Hi everyone that is doing the challenge. I made a new thread because the other one was full of me being confusing while i sorted it all out.:P I miscounted the days so it is actually a 97 day challenge!

Start Date : Friday 19/09/2008

End Date : Wednesday 24/12/2008 ( We weigh in that day )

Our reward is to allow ourselves some time off over Xmas

Guilt Free Break : 25th - 31st December 08

If you still have weight to lose, we can start again fresh in the new year !

Please use the weight that you are today as your starting point. We will all start on the same day and finish on the same day, even if we have different weigh in days. You may like to make a new weight loss ticker just for the challenge :hehe:

You can make tickers at www.tickerfactory.com

Please check in once a week or more often to let us know how you are going.:)

Lets kick some weight loss butt !! :smooooth:

Stinky breath

Hungryhippo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:08:02 GMT

As in the guide I have started suffering from stinky breath :sick: from my weightloss (i must be in full ketosis right now which is good as i gained weight last week)

I am chewing gum non stop - any tips on other ways to get rid of it my jaw hurts :(

Accountability

Kel2007 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:11:52 GMT

Hi All,

I need to get B2B asap, but wanted to know the following:

Do those who weigh in at the chemist/clinic, feel more accountable when you have to weigh in front of someone else Vs just weighing yourself at home?

I think i need to 'answer' to someone and have never weighed in at a clinic in the past and now wondering if it would help me shed the weight I have put back on?

Oh No!!

eflow — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:23:25 GMT

Was just about to start cooking dinner and realised i have no meat. I dont get paid until tomorrow so i cant go buy some. Dont have any eggs or tin tuna or anything that I can use as a protein serve.

Any suggestions??????

Is Bacon allowed for weightloss??

stacii8 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:22:11 GMT

Hi everyone, just wondering if Bacon is allowed for weightloss, I can't see it written anywhere in my book. I don't have a cookbook so I don't know if there are recipes in there with Bacon. Thanks.

what did you resist today ?

loki — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:23:54 GMT

Hi.. instead of beating myself over the head every time i cheat i thought i would start noting done all the things i DIDNT eat.... all those temptations i was able to resist... like today:D

i resisted,,,,,

the crust off my son's toast.
the mini blueberry muffin at morning tea
the banana lollies in the bottom of the fridge
the small packet of crips i found unopened in my sons school bag
"tasting' the spaghetti i cooked for son's tea ( not to mention the leftover spag in the pan !!)

phew..... it's been quite a day:w00t:.... but am very proud of myself

so...What have you NOT eaten today ?:hehe:

loki...

Question for 2nd time rounders

emma05 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:36:12 GMT

Hello

I have been reading alot of the post and got to wondering, If TF is so good and works for people why are there so many second time rounders? Is it because people go back to eating the same as before and havent learnt from the program? Or do you start eating normal food and the weight creeps back on.

Im so nervous about introduction lunch and dinner and going on the maintance program. I would hate to do all this hard work just to put it back on.

So for the second timers what do you think made you put the weight back on?

Thanks for your replys

Is this right?

annida dothis — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:06:57 GMT

Hello, its only my second day on TF-I jsu want to check and make sure that I am doing this right and maybe compare with a few others.

Morning: coffee, with a dash of milk and a shake

lunch: shake

snack: maybe an apple (had one today, but not yesterday)

Dinner: palm size serve of protein and plenty of vegetables (portion controlled though-not going over board, afterall i want my stomah to shrink) Protein yesterday was grilled, and vegetables steamed-tonight roast chicken, had some breast with no skin and some potato, I know its a no no, but the serve was quite small.

I also have a multi vitamin everyday and aim to exercise either 1hr aerobic class or an hour walk at least 4 times a week.

What does everone think? Good?

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How much weightloss is enough?

TanyaE — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:17:48 GMT

I am down to 61.5kg and still I am not 100% happy with my weightloss.
I'm alot smaller then I was at 77kg but when I look at myself naked in the mirror I look the same.:blush:
I am only 161cm tall so I still have room to lose more weight within my BMI.
My question is, if I continue to lose another 5kg will I loss the fat around my stomach and thighs or does this take alot of exercise?
What are realistic expectations?:unsure:

UGH at the way different people carry weight

one-last-try — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:06:23 GMT

What i find eternally frustrating is that people who weigh more than me and are the same height can look slimmer than me! It's so not fair :(

Why is it that some big people never get stretch marks or fat arms, or a fat face? I'm going to have to get to 50kg before i look slim, and that is not being dramatic. Why is it some big people have skinny legs! Why why why why !

That is my cry for the day. I hate the way i carry my weight. I have a fat neck with fat rolls, fat face, huge arms, tree trunk legs and a balloon belly. :sick:

I think every big person should be blessed with at least one skinny part lol:P At least that way i would have something to work with when buying clothes.

tf jelly

laura1984 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:41:42 GMT

This is probably a silly question but can i really have as much jelly as i like?? I find it helps me with my threethirtyitis! So is there a limit??

?????????????????????????????????

chik! — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:49:42 GMT

Hello All,

Im not sure if this is a topic that is talked about at all on here but i was on TF about 6 months ago and lost 7.5 kgs. i only had 9 to loose so i was almot there but at that stage me and my partner were looking a buying a block of land and so we were saving madly for a deposit and i ended up having to give up TF due to not having enough money. i was shattered as i was nearly at my Goal weight but we needed a house. so anyway i ended up putting on nearly all the weight. not much has changed we are looking at building a house now and so again we are saving madly. so i guess my question is what do people do when they cant afford TF anymore i really wanna loose weight and thought about the 1 shake a day program. how do people go with that. can u do 1 week on one week off????

help help help help help help help i appreciate any help

Duramine Tablets

Miller — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:15:08 GMT

Is anyone on duramine while on TF?
What do people think of it?

Feeling yuck!!!

gonnabeskinny — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:15:36 GMT

Hi, just hoping someone can explain what they have done to stop feeling so bloated. I feel like I have put on about 5kg of air in my stomach and I am starting to feel really uncombfortable. Has this happened to anyone else, if so, what did you do or cut out to stop this.. i love this program, but absolutely hate this feeling:ermm:

Who has maintained their weight and is still happy post-TF ...

twiggle — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:05:11 GMT

I don't often post on here but am always looking for inspiration - everyones weight loss stories are truly inspirational! When someone posts with something positive to say there is an overwhelming response but when someone plays devils advocate there is very little response :(. I was very excited to lose weight with TF the first time around so I am not questioning that it works - what I do find surprising is the number of people 'returning to TF' as 2nd timers (myself included). I am at my heaviest after 'coming off' TF. I did not follow maintenance but also felt that I did not eat unhealthily. I was eating as I had always done - which would, at most, make me gain the xtra 5-8kg that would make me feel sluggish. Post-TF without changing much in my diet - my weight ballooned up to 10kg. I find it a bitter pill to swallow to think that this programme ties you down to shakes and munch bars (yay-munch bars) for ever and ever. Great for the money-makers at TF - not great for us. I know it works so I am back on again but I can't help wondering what I am doing to my metabolism that it has this effect off the programme. It would be great to hear from a number of people who have had long-term success following the shakes. I'm sorry if anyone takes offence to this but I think we owe it to ourselves in this community to open up completely about how this is for us.

just over 5 kilos to goal...

fireytaz — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:09:34 GMT

Hi everyone, how are you all today? I am feeling pretty good today.

I have been slipping a bit lately and have been sick of the shakes etc and just not getting anywhere. I went of the shakes this last week but i managed to make good choices and eat healthy and maintained. But because i am so close to goal i am finding it difficult to shift those last 5 kilos. So i woke up this morning and made myself get down to my TF clinic first thing and I spoke with one of the lovely ladies there. She has now given me new hope to get to goal :D

She suggested that I go on the one shake a day plan for a couple of weeks to try to shake things up a bit and get my body back into fat burning mode. Then i might hit the two shake plan hard for another couple of weeks. I am motivated to get there by Xmas! This will be my 6 week Xmas challenge for myself. There is also a free 6 week challenge that i am taking part in at my Curves so that combined with my TF 6 week challenge should hopefully be a success! I have come this far, so no turning back now. Getting rid of my muffins is my ultimate goal and i am going to do it!!! :P

Anyway I just wanted to put that all in writing to keep myself on track. Good luck to everyone else doing your Xmas challenges. Here's to a lovely Xmas and New Year and keeping the weight off!! :w00t:

Weightloss Chart

*kazza* — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:03:28 GMT

Weightloss chart for those of you that are interested.

New Food

Marg.I — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:52:06 GMT

I was interested in the email yesterday post by Vic (I think) this morning went to Coburg Terry White Chemist and asked for confirmation. They were not aware of any changes to the program and to disregard the post. Does anyone else know what is true or false.:w00t:

"Hi there,

I have a printout that I collected from TF in Penrith on Tuesday.

"You may consume one option each day.

Baby Corn: 1/2 Cup

Beetroot: 4 large slices

Carrot: 1/2 medium or 1 small

Celeriac: 1/2 cup, diced

Peas*: 1/2 cup

Pumpkin: 1/2 cup diced

*Limit to 3 times per week"

Im back

Pwincesss — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:22:04 GMT

hello everyone i am back

i took a break from the porgram for a few weeks for various reasons but now am back

i did have a gain of about 2 kgs so not to bad

i am gonna try and do B2B and get myself back on track just need to loose another 5 kgs or so

need to get my motivation back

what time during the day do you weight in?

flaky_angel — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:01:29 GMT

hi.
im new to TF. This might sounds like a very dumb questio0n but what time during the day do you do your weekly weight in?

do i weight myself first thing in the morning before breakfast ?

i want to get a true reading, im scare if i eat and weight in at say lunch or afternoon i get a false reading.
being full will give me a high reading wont it?

Feeling full

Justinecandoit — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:39:46 GMT

I was just wondering, after I have my meal replacement and salad for lunch I have been feeling full in the afternoon and have missed the afternoon portion of fruit. My questions are,

Can I skip the fruit if feeling full or should I make sure that I have the portion during the day and if I skip it will this be bad for my weight loss?

Thanks

Justine

IS it true

Ami — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:10:28 GMT

Hey guys

i was wondering if it true that we can not have Pumpkin & beetroot , baby corn limit half a cup a day .. just read it in the supermarket section

urgent fibre question

fattynomore — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:15:33 GMT

hi everyone i have been using metamucil orange flavour powder for the last three days to help in the waste department the first day worked great and now its not so great can i have two glasses of it a day? thanks for your help

help

laura1984 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:48:32 GMT

i had a bad wekend but i have been sticking to tf the rest of the week drinking 3 + lts water a day. BUT i seem to be putting on weight its not ttotm the onl thing io can think of is too much exercise. Ive been to the gym everyday since monda and worked very hard doing 40-60 mins of cardio and the light weights every second day im burning around 550 calories during cardio

can anyuone help me please what am i doing wrong

im thinking no more sauces or allowed soft drink. I just want this too work!!

I hate being fat

Soon2bButterfly — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:22:59 GMT

I'm so sick of being overweight. Today I got invited to a dinner and what should have been an exciting event has now been ruined by my weight. I went dress shopping this afternoon and not one dress fit me properly or looked halfway decent. Looks like I am just going to have to think of some excuse why I can't attend. My weight is holding me back. I am always making excuses to hide away. I would so love to look good to go out somewhere just once. Just to have something that fits - not too tight, no body fat hanging out or giant boobs everywhere would be fantastic. Even my bras don't fit me properly. I have seen some bigger woman who can still look good in clothes but I am all blobbed out everywhere. I wish the jiggle would just disappear. I hate myself for letting things go this far.

Sorry for the rant - just had to get it out

TF is okay!

Megatr0n — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:57:25 GMT

Hi! Im not sure if this is the place to post this topic so please let me know!

Anyway.

Today for lunch I had my standard shake (English toffee, oh so yum!) when my maths specialist (I am a primary school teacher and in our school we have a maths and english specialist that helps us keep kids with learning probs etc on track) came into my classroom to talk to me when she eyed my shaker and made the remark,

"Oh you're not doing the shake diet are you?"

She gave me this look of absolute horror and said it in such a skeptical tone I simply replied,

"Yes I am and I think it's working just fine."

Then I walked out of my classroom clenching my jaw making a hasty exit to the staffroom.

Now this woman is what I would call a "Do-gooder". Theyre the people that tell you what they think is right. She eats everything organic (grown on her farm etc) and is constantly overheard about her 'worldly' beliefs that everything will work out all right by everyone.

Whilst I think its great for people to have such a passion for these things. I did not appreciate being put on the spot, I am on a personal weightloss/health journey of my own and I do not need someone else's opinions to dishearten and lose my motivation.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Btw .. Ive lost 0.5kgs already and Im half way through my first week :)

new frame of mind!

laura1984 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:45:10 GMT

Im trying to have a new frame of mind! Ihave told myself i can eat whatever i like but i chose to eat healthier

Weightloss for vegetarians

vegetarian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:54:41 GMT

I am intending to take up the Tony Ferguson diet. I am a vegetarian and I notice that on the program it states (no pulses like Kidney Beans, no dairy,no rice, pasta,bread,potatoes etc) So I am wondering as a vegetarian what can I eat?

Would like to hear from vegetarians who have tried this diet

day two, why do i feel so tired?

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:06:44 GMT

hi everyone, just wondering if anyone else has experienced this- im so so tired! im doing all the right things drinking the water, eating the right things... but im so tired! i think it is my blood sugar readjusting after eating so much carbs for such a long time. if anyone has any advice as to what i should do or if they felt this early on in the program, it would be much appreciated!

Is it improtant to have the 2 serves of fruit?

melskie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:07:25 GMT

Hi,
I have just started TF and I was wondering if the 2 serves of fruit were important of if you only have them if you are hungry???

not looking forward to friday weigh in

nomesy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:30:48 GMT

this is my 3rd week on tf... not to sure what ive done wrong, but my scales at home say ive put on 2kgs since friday when i jumped on them at home....

well apart from having 4 glasses of wine on saturday- 3 being with orange juice n red cordial and one being half wine half soda water. and eating a little bit of dessert on friday night when i took my mate out for bday dinner...

im not to sure if that would explain it or not.... but thats a bit to much to gain isnt it?

i have been using simply fibre this week, and thats the only other change ive done.

i guess ill just have to wait and see what happens on friday, and just hope for a good week next week!

Can you drink to much water??

* Crazy Cat Lady * — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:19:05 GMT

Im on day 4. I have gone from drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee and 2 to 3 cans of Pepsi Light, to just drinking water.

I am consuming 3 to 4 liters a day. On my other drinks, I never found that I got thirsty, but drinking only water now, I cant seem to drink enough. I seem to be thirsty ALL the time.

Is this normal when your first start on TF??

I am absolutely loving TF!! I feel so good already.

Starting today....what I ate:)

fairycakes — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:55:48 GMT

Hello, I am new here:)

I am a 28yo female, I work as a clincal nurse specialist (registered nurse div 1) in recovery and anaesthetics. I have always had a very health diet, due to my Mum being a heath freak. I put on some weight when I had back surgery at the age of 22 as I was immobile for a few months. My highest weight was 73kgs at around the age of 25. I went on light and easy and got down to 57kgs and then leveled off at about 63kgs for a few years. In the past year I put on a few more kgs and got up to about 66kgs. I started TF in June and got back to 62kgs and have just been on a big trip to the USA and am now backto 64.5kgs (BUMMER!!) So today I started back on the TF:) I am hoping to get to around 60kgs and maintain it, but would be happy to get back to 62kgs as a first goal. I am VERY active and walk for over an hour 4+ times per week or more if I have the time (currently I am on annual leave from work so am walking etc multiple times per day) I also don't walk on the flat, but up big hills. I am REALLY hoping to loose the weight before Christmas. Do you think it is possible? I am going to try and record what I eat most days to try and keep on track.....here it goes!

Today (10/11/08= MON)

Bfast- TF sachet (shake)

M'tea-12 almonds

Lunch-TF soup (sachet)

A'tea-small brown pear 2 small radishes

Dinner- chicken breast grilled with slice of light ham and slice of cheese YUM!

Notatoes (recipe off this site) (cauliflower steamed and wizzed in the blender with a tbs of light

philly cheese,

some cucumber slices

Diet jelly

Treat:- Diet coke (almost never have any type of soft drink, so treat for me:)

low sugar yakult (my tummy is a bit off)

Exercise- walk for 1 hour in morning

tennis 1 hour mid day

walk 15 mins afternoon.

Fluids:- HEAPS (prob 2 litres) water

4 cups tea (small amount skim milk)

1 cup cammomile tea

Feeling- A bit bloated still, feel like I am still retaining fluid from holiday?

Weight this am- 64.5kgs:(

Feeling Great

TessaD — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:23:59 GMT

Hi Everyone

Well I have only been back on TF for 4 days and have already lost 1.5kilo's and feeling great. I must admit that it was hard and the hunger pains were bad but I am happy say that I am well back on my way to re-losing those 6 kilo's that I regained and reaching my goal weight.

TessaD

Use of TF Program

sabrinafair — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:59:17 GMT

I have just joined and am considering going on the program. I could ask the following questions at a consultation but since their job is to sell me the product, I would be taking their advice with a grain of salt. I don't know if anyone has expert advice but here is my situation...

I lost 20kg through personal training (weights and cardio) and a 12 week challenge program at my gym. I am well versed in healthy eating and maintain a fairly healthy diet currently, although not as "perfect" and regular as it should be/was. When I was training (only 1 hour per week in resistance, 6 hours a week cardio), I had a basal metabolic rate of 1600 calories. That meant my body at rest would burn 1600 calories without me having to lift a finger. Given that my normal diet is only 1450 calories, this was a good deficit to have.

I believe I reached my "natural" weight at 73kg. I found it difficult to lose any more than that, even though I still had about 28-30% body fat. My genes aren't good and I gained weight as a side effect of coming off some medication when I was 17 (23 now), but 73kg was just fine by me, even though I had always wanted to be under 70!

When I moved out of home I stopped going to gym for 5 months and I lost most of my muscle mass, which meant a decrease in metabolism and calorie burning, and so I gained 9kg, and now weigh 82kg. Although I know I could re-lose this weight with my old diet and exercise program, it requires ALOT of effort. You eat 6 times per day and its expensive due to the amount of protein you eat, salads/vegies, etc. I am very busy at work at the moment and want to commit to something that is a little less involved and doesn't require me to dash down to the shops every few days for fresh meat and vegies.

I only wish to lose 5-9kg, just as a jumpstart to getting back into my training. I am concerned that if I go on the TF program, if I do lose weight, it may only come back to bite me in the butt later when I start my other eating plan (which is a very balanced diet of carbs, protein, etc, but is very filling and bread, pasta, etc are not excluded).

I am wondering if the TF program is actually suitable for short term, convenient weight loss. I have time to make dinner, but not time for breakfast and lunch (i.e. I would normally poach eggs, and make chicken salads, etc), hence why the shakes appeal to me (plus I have always drunk protein shakes anyway).

I'm not concerned about the program not working, rather concerned that it will work, but only while I'm on it, and if I come off it completely afterward (but still eat a low calorie diet and exercise) I will gain the weight back plus more. Basically I'm not going to spend money to gain weight.

Thoughts? Advice?