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cambridge*diet*08 · 13th May, 2008

good luck sun!
i am going to enjoy reading about your journey as you are the weight i would love to be...
and your goal is what i would love to ultimately be.
i too lost my bulk on a vlcd and am now using atkins/low carb to lose the rest and hopefully maintain my losses.
it is great to hear what others are eating on a low carb diet, in fact im going to start a 'menu' thread for inspiration!
please add to it and hopefully we can all share tips and tricks!
good luck x

sun · 13th May, 2008

Hi keeley,

fantastic idea about menu suggestions, I will add some,

Lets get this last bit of weight sorted together!

sue xx

sun · 14th May, 2008

so far so good, but hey there's no problem being good on this diet, just hope I get a good weight loss on Monday!

sun · 15th May, 2008

Hi cambridge 08,

I am so trying to cope with this life long challenge of learning to maintain, it is so hard, I know I have recognised before it got out of hand again about being 12lbs over my goal weight, and I know I can always do a vlcd again, but I dont want this vicious cirlce, I want my body to be happy and maintain between 9st and 9st 5lbs max, I did for 6 months, but slowly it has gained.

I also know that if I made more of an effort to exercise it would be easier.

I'm on day 4 now and still the wee stick is showing no signs of being in ketosis, but there again it never did when I did LL, I'm frightened to weigh myself in case there is no loss, I am determined to wait until Monday morning. I'm also being better as from yesterday drinking at least 2 litres of water, but I do struggle with it.

I'm ery apprehensive at the moment. Oh woe is me!

sue xx

Dancing · 15th May, 2008

Hello

I haven't checked my ketostix at all. I think you may be pleasantly surprised if you weighed yourself today .... why not do it tomorrow morning it may be just what you need to keep going and lose the feeling of apprehension.

Good on you for drinking more water. Keep that up

cambridge*diet*08 · 15th May, 2008

sun, well done you for getting on top of your gain before it turns to stones!
i have never been good at maintaining, losing the weight is always the easy part for me. then it creeps back on plus more.

i managed to diet down to 9,7 back in 2004 and since then it has been going up and up. if only i had done something about it after 12lbs gain. i envy you for having the strength to do something about it.

think its a lesson i need to learn... and quickly!

good luck with the weigh in, we will all be waiting with baited breath to see how it goes. we are all in the early days so its nice to share our experiences.

oh and i am the worst for water!!!! yesterday i decided to see if my plateau was because of the lack of water i drink... and guess what? i lost 1.5lbs overnight.

so today i am def drinking 3l again!
xxx

sun · 16th May, 2008

good morning low carbers!

Well I really enjoyed last night at the pub, I was going to play it safe and just have a steak and salad, but I orderded a lamb shank, cant believe how much meat there are on them, I was stuffed and a friend finished it off, I nibbled at some cauliflower and broccoli florets which were beautifully al dente!

I also had 1 dry white wine and soda which lasted me all evening!

So I feel guilt free this morning. Feeling a tad bit more relaxed today, and promised myself to drink water!

sue x

alybongo · 16th May, 2008

Glad you had a lovely time at the pub. It is so nice not to panic when we are invited out. On CD I had to make excuses and just didn't bother going out as couldn't be arsed to explain myself

sun · 16th May, 2008

hi aly,

when I did LL, friends poo pooed my abstinence, I was so into it first time, I think we all are! you are so focused, I used to take my swiss bouillon stock to the pub and ask for some boiling water to make a soup and always asked for a bowl, then I had a bar, a pint of soda water with the LL st clements flavouring, I was sorted! It wasnt hard watching everybody eating food until I was almost at goal, then I wasnt satisfied, my tum used to grumble like mad, my LLC used to say it was because my body realised it was at a healthy bmi and it was then time to start maintenance.

Friends then still used to moan by telling me how gaunt I looked!

c'est la vie!

here's onwards and downwards for us all

sue xx

sun · 17th May, 2008

well, I gave in and weighed myself today 2 days before official weigh in and I am happy to report a loss of 5lbs so far, any loss gives you such a positive high!

b - sero breakfast bar, coffee n cream

Shazpaz · 17th May, 2008

Well done hun. I lost 4lbs this week. I'm getting weighed at my mums once a week now. Last Friday 11st 12, this week 11st 8lbs....half the time I did CD, so I've put the loss down as CD loss, but most of this week I've been doing Atkins. I must admit at 11 stone, people say I'm very slim, so I think another 8lbs will do it for me now. What are we like. When I first set out I wanted to be 11st 10, but we are never satisfied are we!!

sun · 17th May, 2008

I know just how you feel shaz, when I finished LL my goal was 8.10, I got to 8.12 I loved it, but I know I had become very very gaunt in the face, nobody but nobody was happy about me being that weight, my OH and my daughters, BUT I WAS!, but alas I maintained it for about 6 months, then my 5 week holiday was the start of the downhill slippery slope, I put on 6lbs, then when I got back, I didnt take stock straight away and slowly another 6lb went on.

I have had to understand that because of my Insulin resistance the future will see my eating high protein and low carb diet always, I have proved to myself by allowing eating bread, pasta, cereals, wheat, potatoes and of course chocolate any weight gain immediately settles around my abdomen, basically lays to fat around my major organs. Now that is not to say that once I get to 9st again, I wont be able to have those above in very very special occasions, its about the learning curve, that this diet regime is for life for me medically.
oh gosh, sorry for the essay.

sue xx

Dancing · 17th May, 2008

congratulations to you both on your losses. I am nearing the end of my second week on Atkins. Don't weigh again until Tuesday though ... fingers crossed I've at least lost a pound and then I lose something like the amount you two have the following week

sun · 17th May, 2008

why is it that the 2nd week is disappointing and the 3rd is inspirational again?, still as long as it goes down! xx

13th May, 2008	#16 (permalink)
cambridgediet08 Cambridge Diet Counsellor cambridgediet08's Profile Albums cambridgediet08's Photo Gallery Join Date: 27th February, 2008 Posts: 646 My Mood: Rep Power: 16	good luck sun! i am going to enjoy reading about your journey as you are the weight i would love to be... and your goal is what i would love to ultimately be. i too lost my bulk on a vlcd and am now using atkins/low carb to lose the rest and hopefully maintain my losses. it is great to hear what others are eating on a low carb diet, in fact im going to start a 'menu' thread for inspiration! please add to it and hopefully we can all share tips and tricks! good luck x __________________ Christmas Target 25th Dec - 1 stone ideally, more would be fabby and def not flabby! Diary - http://cambridge-diet-08.blogspot.com/

13th May, 2008	#17 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	Hi keeley, fantastic idea about menu suggestions, I will add some, Lets get this last bit of weight sorted together! sue xx __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

14th May, 2008	#18 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	so far so good, but hey there's no problem being good on this diet, just hope I get a good weight loss on Monday! __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

15th May, 2008	#19 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	Hi cambridge 08, I am so trying to cope with this life long challenge of learning to maintain, it is so hard, I know I have recognised before it got out of hand again about being 12lbs over my goal weight, and I know I can always do a vlcd again, but I dont want this vicious cirlce, I want my body to be happy and maintain between 9st and 9st 5lbs max, I did for 6 months, but slowly it has gained. I also know that if I made more of an effort to exercise it would be easier. I'm on day 4 now and still the wee stick is showing no signs of being in ketosis, but there again it never did when I did LL, I'm frightened to weigh myself in case there is no loss, I am determined to wait until Monday morning. I'm also being better as from yesterday drinking at least 2 litres of water, but I do struggle with it. I'm ery apprehensive at the moment. Oh woe is me! sue xx __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

15th May, 2008	#20 (permalink)
Dancing Forum Master Dancing's Profile Albums Dancing's Photo Gallery Join Date: 11th September, 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 4,393 Rep Power: 125	Hello I haven't checked my ketostix at all. I think you may be pleasantly surprised if you weighed yourself today .... why not do it tomorrow morning it may be just what you need to keep going and lose the feeling of apprehension. Good on you for drinking more water. Keep that up __________________ New ticker - 26 July 2008 wk 1: -10.5lbs wk 2: - 0lbs ... but i didn't gain. Weigh exactly the same, despite my mini break ------------------------------ What I achieved by March 2008 ..... The ticker below is not up to date as I put some weight back on while trying to lose the last 1.5stone Started vlcd Sep 2007: 20 stone 1lb Lost 91 lbs by 13/04/08 14.0 inches lost off my waist so far 8.5 inches lost off my bust/back so far 10.5 inches off my hips so far 6.0 inches (approx) off my thigh

15th May, 2008	#21 (permalink)
cambridgediet08 Cambridge Diet Counsellor cambridgediet08's Profile Albums cambridgediet08's Photo Gallery Join Date: 27th February, 2008 Posts: 646 My Mood: Rep Power: 16	sun, well done you for getting on top of your gain before it turns to stones! i have never been good at maintaining, losing the weight is always the easy part for me. then it creeps back on plus more. i managed to diet down to 9,7 back in 2004 and since then it has been going up and up. if only i had done something about it after 12lbs gain. i envy you for having the strength to do something about it. think its a lesson i need to learn... and quickly! good luck with the weigh in, we will all be waiting with baited breath to see how it goes. we are all in the early days so its nice to share our experiences. oh and i am the worst for water!!!! yesterday i decided to see if my plateau was because of the lack of water i drink... and guess what? i lost 1.5lbs overnight. so today i am def drinking 3l again! xxx __________________ Christmas Target 25th Dec - 1 stone ideally, more would be fabby and def not flabby! Diary - http://cambridge-diet-08.blogspot.com/

16th May, 2008	#22 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	good morning low carbers! Well I really enjoyed last night at the pub, I was going to play it safe and just have a steak and salad, but I orderded a lamb shank, cant believe how much meat there are on them, I was stuffed and a friend finished it off, I nibbled at some cauliflower and broccoli florets which were beautifully al dente! I also had 1 dry white wine and soda which lasted me all evening! So I feel guilt free this morning. Feeling a tad bit more relaxed today, and promised myself to drink water! sue x __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

16th May, 2008	#23 (permalink)
alybongo Likes to post alybongo's Profile Albums alybongo's Photo Gallery Join Date: 4th April, 2008 Location: Waltham Abbey Posts: 290 My Mood: Rep Power: 5	Glad you had a lovely time at the pub. It is so nice not to panic when we are invited out. On CD I had to make excuses and just didn't bother going out as couldn't be arsed to explain myself __________________ *ALY XXX*

16th May, 2008	#24 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	hi aly, when I did LL, friends poo pooed my abstinence, I was so into it first time, I think we all are! you are so focused, I used to take my swiss bouillon stock to the pub and ask for some boiling water to make a soup and always asked for a bowl, then I had a bar, a pint of soda water with the LL st clements flavouring, I was sorted! It wasnt hard watching everybody eating food until I was almost at goal, then I wasnt satisfied, my tum used to grumble like mad, my LLC used to say it was because my body realised it was at a healthy bmi and it was then time to start maintenance. Friends then still used to moan by telling me how gaunt I looked! c'est la vie! here's onwards and downwards for us all sue xx __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

17th May, 2008	#25 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	well, I gave in and weighed myself today 2 days before official weigh in and I am happy to report a loss of 5lbs so far, any loss gives you such a positive high! b - sero breakfast bar, coffee n cream __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

17th May, 2008	#26 (permalink)
Shazpaz Regular Member Shazpaz's Profile Albums Shazpaz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 20th September, 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,641 My Mood: Rep Power: 69 Diet: Reached Target...yipppeee.	Well done hun. I lost 4lbs this week. I'm getting weighed at my mums once a week now. Last Friday 11st 12, this week 11st 8lbs....half the time I did CD, so I've put the loss down as CD loss, but most of this week I've been doing Atkins. I must admit at 11 stone, people say I'm very slim, so I think another 8lbs will do it for me now. What are we like. When I first set out I wanted to be 11st 10, but we are never satisfied are we!! __________________ LT 28lbs lost. CD 13lbs lost. Did 810 on CD so introduced food. Atkins 6lbs lost. Total loss - 47lbs UNDER WEIGHT TARGET Currently maintaining and exercising/slendertoning to get a lovely tight body!! Thats the hope anyways!!!!!!!! This is my horrific before picture plus and my after pictures....with a bit of flesh showing.

17th May, 2008	#27 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	I know just how you feel shaz, when I finished LL my goal was 8.10, I got to 8.12 I loved it, but I know I had become very very gaunt in the face, nobody but nobody was happy about me being that weight, my OH and my daughters, BUT I WAS!, but alas I maintained it for about 6 months, then my 5 week holiday was the start of the downhill slippery slope, I put on 6lbs, then when I got back, I didnt take stock straight away and slowly another 6lb went on. I have had to understand that because of my Insulin resistance the future will see my eating high protein and low carb diet always, I have proved to myself by allowing eating bread, pasta, cereals, wheat, potatoes and of course chocolate any weight gain immediately settles around my abdomen, basically lays to fat around my major organs. Now that is not to say that once I get to 9st again, I wont be able to have those above in very very special occasions, its about the learning curve, that this diet regime is for life for me medically. oh gosh, sorry for the essay. sue xx __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!

17th May, 2008	#28 (permalink)
Dancing Forum Master Dancing's Profile Albums Dancing's Photo Gallery Join Date: 11th September, 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 4,393 Rep Power: 125	congratulations to you both on your losses. I am nearing the end of my second week on Atkins. Don't weigh again until Tuesday though ... fingers crossed I've at least lost a pound and then I lose something like the amount you two have the following week __________________ New ticker - 26 July 2008 wk 1: -10.5lbs wk 2: - 0lbs ... but i didn't gain. Weigh exactly the same, despite my mini break ------------------------------ What I achieved by March 2008 ..... The ticker below is not up to date as I put some weight back on while trying to lose the last 1.5stone Started vlcd Sep 2007: 20 stone 1lb Lost 91 lbs by 13/04/08 14.0 inches lost off my waist so far 8.5 inches lost off my bust/back so far 10.5 inches off my hips so far 6.0 inches (approx) off my thigh

17th May, 2008	#29 (permalink)
sun Agony Aunt sun's Profile Albums sun's Photo Gallery 3D Championship Golf Champion!Tournaments Won: 82 Join Date: 1st August, 2007 Location: surrey/west sussex border Posts: 1,390 My Mood: Rep Power: 29	why is it that the 2nd week is disappointing and the 3rd is inspirational again?, still as long as it goes down! xx __________________ LAST YEAR LOST 3 STONE DOING LL FROM 11ST 12LBS TO 8ST 12LBS I AM NOT AMUSED AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!