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Mrsaok - I'm telling you now - do NOT give in. I have been on and off vlcd's since August 2011, because I lose about 2 stone (same as what you've lost which is absolutely FAB by the way) and think I'm quite happy with this...fall off the wagon...it's like groundhog day. You need to try and...

Hi all! Sorry haven't been on in AGES - had the busiest week which culminated into a spontaneous trip to Paris and lots of French food...not quite back on the wagon yet but think tomorrow is the day! Hard to get back in the zone when I'm going away again in 8 days inevitably to undo it all! How...

Glad you were feeling a bit better when evening rolled around! I am a bit clearer headed today as well. Didn't even think about food as a way to deal with how crap I felt which is positive! Sounds like you are up to your eyeballs - doing any degree on the side of a full time job let alone a law...

Oh you poor thing, hope everything is ok. I'm feeling rotten too. Men can be such a-holes! :mad: counting down the hours until 6 when i can go home, have a hot bath and crawl into bed feeling sorry for myself! Diet feels least of my worries today :( Hope you are ok xxx

Thank you for recommendations, have written them down and will definitely check them out when I'm there! So sorry I didn't get back to you before the weekend! Was bf's birthday yesterday and he well and truly f*cked me off but trying not to let it get me down today and staying strong. Just had...

You definitely will! Last time I did Cambridge I did it very half heartedly and lost 42lbs in about 7 weeks, so I'm sure you will look absolutely fab!! Ooh do tell about the restaurants?! Would love to go off piste of the tourist track this time so want to steer the family into unknown...

I don't feel deprived either which is odd as my colleagues are always eating the most delicious foods - cupcakes, crisps, golden syrup porridge...but I haven't even been tempted! I also feel really energetic which is great, unlike my usual carb comas where I feel ready to fall asleep all the...

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't been on for a couple of days. Soph - I've been finding it easier to go to the toilet now although it's not very often at all! Still ploughing on, have now lost 13lbs in 9 days. Couldn't be more chuffed. Finding it really easy in all honesty which I didn't think...

Morning everyone! Feeling good today and dropped another 0.8lb on the scales overnight - which i'm pleased about. i think it may be a bit more as i havent managed a number 2 for 2 days now!! Lol. how are you all doing? xx

how are you getting on jay?

hi soph, thank you, so chuffed! well done to you too, its so motivating isnt it?! i think its so much easier once ketosis kicks in, not tempted by food just thirsty which is great as im getting through all my water! :D

afternoon everyone! hope your weekends all went well? Jesspup i'm sure a diet coke would have been absolutely fine :) Just had my day 5 weigh in, lost 10lbs so far so hoping for 11/12 overall by Wednesday which will be the 1 week mark. absolutely thrilled. feel like i have lost a lot of...

Ciara - that's tough! I got given a lollipop in a parcel I ordered and I would normally NEVER fancy a lollipop, but it took all my might to not open it there and then!! Soph I felt like that too last night, didn't quite know what to do with myself!! Got an early night in the end which is no...

I agree, i think the weekend will be testing!! sorry to hear you are feeling down, i really empathise. do you feel as though you are in ketosis yet? if you're still transitioning into it that might explain why you feel a bit rubbish, i cried and cried on day 1 (but then got into ketosis at the...

Hi Soph! It is quite a change not eating together - it upsets me more than it should really! We both love our healthy food just as much as our junk so hopefully once we've both slimmed down we will settle into a routine of cooking fresh, clean and healthy to maintain our losses. I also need to...

well done you on a fab loss!!! i also felt horrid getting into ketosis last time but this time i seem to have slipped into it without much aggro at all! yay! Ooh and you have gone down into the overweight BMI category! (I know you didnt have far to go to get there but hey, every little...

Officially in ketosis! My ketostix arrived this morning and have just tested. so relieved! That was quick too!

Morning everyone, Beginning of Day 3 here and I'm fairly sure I'm now in ketosis. No hunger at all, tongue that feels like fur and feeling full of energy! Showed 215lbs on the scales this morning, so in only 2 days I'm showing a 7lb drop (though I would put it more like 4 as I was wearing quite...

Jules - good luck for your day 3 tomorrow. i'm expecting the worst but hoping for the best! my mouth already feels rank so i know ketosis should be on its way... Daisy - hello! my 2nd time on cambridge and my 4th time doing a vlcd...sounds terrible but all my own fault that i'm back here again...

Hi jay sounds like you are doing well so far. I am yet to be in ketosis but having done Cambridge before all your side effects are normal and will subside once you're in ketosis :) (although I really can't promise your sense of smell will desensitise...I feel the same way and it is difficult...

Haha ciara, got cocky and then got fat! Me too! I lost about 3 st (needed to lose 5) and felt pretty good so just stopped altogether and rewarded myself by eating crap?!?! how my brain worked that one out i do not know. hi Jay, thanks very much! I'm glad to be back as i know it works. im more...

Morning of Day 2 and feeling surprisingly good, although generally I have found days 3 and 4 the toughest. once i'm in ketosis i hope it's all plain sailing, as i actually enjoy the feeling of it (not so much the disgusting dog breath but hey ho). had my choc tetra this morning (so tasty) and...

Hi Jules! We can do this! im v hungry too, and grumpy! The two normally go hand in hand, haha. Doesn't help that my bf is tucking into pizza! looking forward to being in ketosis now when the hunger is easier to bear and I'm not so grumpy! xxx

Thanks teebee, really determined this time! :) xx

Hi all, Have started today for the fourth time (did LL first two times and Cambridge more recently) and I have promised myself it WILL be the last, I WILL follow maintenance and I WON'T let myself get to this position again. Not least because it's an expensive thing to fail... Met my latest...

Hi hun! First time doing Cambridge so haven't officially restarted, but I have obviously gone in and out of ketosis a few times and had a few gains along the way! :) The key is to get motivated and back on track as soon as you've had your planned/unplanned slip ups. Just keep the goal in mind...

Fifty - I notice you are 5'10 - when I did Lighterlife (Same thing, but you meet with a group), there was absolutely a correlation between taller women and bigger losses. That may not be the case but all of us over 5'6ish were losing 4-5lbs a week. I lost exactly 2 stone in 5 weeks of no...

I've been on Cambridge for 9 weeks - 2 and a half weeks off plan overall - and have lost 2st 3lbs. So absolutely doable! I think I could have lost 3st by now if I hadn't had my weeks off! :) Best of luck xx

Possibly TMI but I had a week where the scales just did not budge despite nearly drowning myself in water and following the plan 100%. Turns out I was constipated! Lovely eh. Might it be that?

Don't feel bad! It wasn't a McDonalds was it ;) Plus omelette and cheese is my go-to meal when I get grumpy and need something to eat and it hasn't affected my ketosis or weight loss at all xx

Hi Ria, new to this forum but nearly 6 weeks into CWP! Read through this entire thread last night but was so tired by the end I don't think I could have physically replied! Just wanted to say how well you have done...you are really looking fantastic, you can see a huge difference in the photos...

Well done! You're over the hardest part! If you can survive the first 3 days you can definitely stick it out :)

Good luck! Your hunger pangs will subside once you're well into ketosis. My family tucked into huge bowls of pasta last night (my brother ran the marathon today so needed those carbs!) and it is never pleasant to sit there with a shake! But you will never regret NOT giving in and eating, so just...

Fair enough! We are all different so have to know our own limitations I s'pose :)

Just my two cents, cheese doesn't kick me out of ketosis. Has no carbs (but does have high calories so have to watch portions). If I'm ever having a rotten day of SS and am desperate to eat something other than a chunk of chicken, I have a 2-egg omelette with a generous handful of cheddar and...

Chicken and broccoli won't kick you out of ketosis, BUT make sure you eat all your other packs. I have made the mistake, on days I've eaten (and stayed in ketosis i.e. eaten protein/green veg) to substitute out a pack or two and it really stalled my weight loss. Just a tip :)

More water for me too!! I just don't feel the thirst to drink the amount I should be drinking, so have to try and keep a bottle of water with me at all times from now on!

I lost 7lbs at my first weigh in and felt a bit gutted because I've done LighterLife before and lost 11lb then. But you have to think about how much 6lb really is - a hell of a lot of weight!!! Don't be disheartened, you will probably find you have another impressive loss next week.