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thanks guys! so what type of gammon/ham am i looking for and what size for a family of four plus leftovers?? Thanks!

oh, oksy then, makes sense! thanks!

i make falafel and serve with total 0% yoghurt with a bit of lemon juice, garlic and fresh mint in (if i have any). i also make rice, a tomato sauce with herbs and serve with a mini pitta (syned). it feels like a feast and is free except for the pitta - yummy!

anyone else please?

ooh, that looks good!

just that really, i don't know what cut of meat to look for or how long to cook it, whether it needs soaking or anything!! i have a slow cooker if that helps... many thanks!

i make sweet potato, leek and coriander. chop leek and garlic and fry in frylight until soft, peel and dice sweet potato, add and fry for 5 minutes add chicken stock and simmer until soft. then blend, add fresh coriander (blend again if preferred) and add a swirl of low fat yog. yum!

maybe the expression "big framed" is more suitable. by that i mean that your bones are not heavier or wider, just longer and wider spaced, if that makes any sense! i have wide hips, shoulders and feet, large wrists too. if i get to 11st something again, and a size 12-14, i will be delighted!

i totally agree about being more organised and healthy for the kids meals, and making my husband a nice meal when he's home from work. there just seems to be more time to cook and plan... hmm, was i REALLY spending all my time eating before cd?! if not, where has all this time (and...

hi purple hugs i think ss can be easier for people who want to break the "food" habit altogether. or for people like me who are all or nothing types. i found it very tough to keep to the measured portions once i start eating on AAM or ss+ so ss was very straight-forward, no decisions to make...

well done, 9lbs is great going. i think this diet is full of emotional ups and downs isn't it? just keep at it, you're doing fab xxx

good going on your first weeks loss, have you set a weight goal for yourself?

thanks all, it means a lot to have moral support on here xxx

it's hard isn't it? but don't beat yourself up or over-think it, just get a nice big glass of water and carry on cd-ing! good luck xxx

and i have lost 10lbs. :):):) i am so pleased as i have found it really tough this time to get through the first week. i have even cheated twice and ate small amounts of ham and cheese. i was 100% last time so am a bit shocked at myself for cheating this time.. but i can't argue with the...

WELL DONE!!!

oh, bingbong, i felt just like you a few days ago so i can empathise hugely! even though this is a restart, i found the first 5 days really hard, i am only on day 8 today and feeling something near normal... all your feelings are absolutely normal, just rest as you can, take headache tablets...

WELL DONE!!!!

thanks ladyhemlock but like an idiot, last night i succumbed to 2 pieces of ham and a wee bit cheese. so far, so bad. but then i compounded it by having a bit of chocolate spread and honey on the end of my finger. what a div, i knocked myself out of ketosis and have to go back through the...

thanks jems, i know in a few days i too will be watching cooking progs or "food porn" as i believe it is known!

hi, i also want to lose about 2 stone after having regained 1 of the 3 stone i lost last year. i just hope it comes off as quickly as last time..! i do worry sometimes that i might "break" my metabolism with such dramatic changes of diet!

thanks all, it really helps to know others are right there with you. i WILL feel better soon, and i am 100%, as i was the other two times i have been on cd but it is tough. i DO need to concentrate my mind on the end result, 2 months hardcore ss and i could be at goal... thanks for your all...

i am in ketosis but not fully as i am just so hungry. i know i can do this but day 4 is tough isn't it? i have just cooked tandoori chicken and rice for the kids followed by ice-cream and grapes and i am so hungry for anything, the custard creams are calling me!! :wave_cry: i have 4 cd a day...

chin up, mia! it is really tough to restart, i am now on my third attempt but will do it this time. the hunger is really hard and the habit of eating is so strong. i am only on day 4 now and have had episodes of light-headedness and feeling very faint or hot and sweaty. your body and minds...

oh, mandy i really feel for you. there is bound to be a reason for it in your recent history, eg not enough water, hormones, gall bladder op, and i'm sure someone will help explain xxx

Have you had your weigh yet tricia? fingers crossed for you xx

could it be too many carbs too soon? i don't know, i am just guessing but i remember when i came off cd suddenly (without following the steps) last time and ate normally my digestion went haywire and very painful. someone with more knowledge will be along soon xx

thankyou badger, that is the kind of science fact that i need to hear, rather than my own brand of emotional hysteria and sulky, "well if it's not working, i give up!" i have trusted cd so far, so just need to keep the faith a bit longer!

thanks dogtanian, you are my inspiration at the moment, if it worked for you, it will work for me too!

exactly what i feel like leeds! how is it humanly possible to gain?? logic tells me it is water, and i will keep telling myself that!

thanks francesmag, i know you are talking sense! it's just weird that the very thing that has kept me motivated for 8 weeks (ie, jumping on daily and seeing losses on the scales) has the power to shake me! i will try and stay away from my scales (my cdc doesn't weigh me so i have to weigh once...

i know i never weigh in the evening, it's too depressing, i always weigh first thing after wee-wee and before anything passes my lips!!

wow, good going! do you find ss+ makes you feel hungry tho?

how much have you lost altogether on cd? just being nosey!

i loathed the porridge, i threw it away before i could throw up!!

hope i can do that too soon!

thanks for that coley but i weigh in the nud first thing, after a wee and before breakfast so i don't think it will make a difference! (that makes it sound like i weigh myself three times! i weigh naked before i have eaten anything is what i meant to say! i only weigh once, i'm not a complete...

sorry, no advice ms blond, but hope you feel better soon xxx

very, very well done!!

thanks all for your support. Dogtanian - i have been watching your progress with interest, i hope i can get moving like you msblonde - what is slimthru, is it ok to take on cd? Angela - i feel your pain, it is an expensive and not very fun way to gain weight! ben and jerry's would be more...

thanks big h - i know you are talking sense!

soola, you are so strong for continuing despite loathing the food packs. you are a star!!

thanks lostris and mini xxx i am drinking more than i was (about 5 lts now instead of 4) as i anticipated changes, i have only shakes, never bars or anything else, my exercise is the same, i don't have totm changes, i can't find any good reason for a gain and am MAD!!!! thanks for your...

i know i have only been on it for 2 days, but as a serial weigher, i hopped on the scales and have put on half a pound. this is such a tiny amount in the grand scheme of things but i have steadily lost weight with no fluctuations upwards. also, i am really hungry, despite still being in mild...

thanks all!! i am about 10 lbs off my target weight (although i wouldn't mind getting in the 10's...HA!!! never satisfied are we??!) seriously, i will be very happy to get to 11 st 4 lbs and stay there!

thank goodness, this for me is a real milestone. i haven't been here for over 6 years!! :D:D:D:D

my thoughts too about the carbs, maybe they are more relevant than cals..?

soon to be little gem - yes there is a limit of one teaspoon per day, diluted in 1 litre of water, although i find i can use 1.5 lts and it tastes good!

ooh, i am interested in this too. i began ss+ yesterday and i am only just in ketosis now ! and i put on half a pound overnight! (i am a serial weigher i'm afraid..) i am desperate to get to 810 and beyond to eat more real food!

oh my lovely, i gagged on the porrige too. try hot choc shakes instead! the first few days are very hard but you get used to the mealpacks and it is so worth it. good luck and be strong xxx

oooh, madame, i was going to ask just the same question! i am planning to stop ss-ing on monday, and wondered if i needed to do ss+ or could i go straight to 810, and then spend a week on each plan, as i too have a family deadline where i need to be able to eat...

well done, you have a lovely waistline!

thanks all xxx

well done!

well done!

thanks cissie!

thank you all, i do feel fab, especially with the wonderful support on here. xxx

thanks adele! (you are doing amazingly btw!)

WOW!!!

a 4lb loss this week, taking my weight to 12st 1.5lbs. i have revised my target weight so that as soon as i reach the 11's i will begin moving up the plans. i am so happy and feel so differently about myself, it feels like a miracle! :bliss: :party0019...

you have made such great progress, i really hope you find a reason for your plateau. don't give up hope! xxx

i have hot choc with a spoonful of coffee and also hot choc mint.

well done!!

i will have lost almost 3 st in 8 weeks (WI tomorrow). good luck, you can do it!

hmmm, christmas is a tough one. i hope that by that stage i will be at a happy weight, so i intend to enjoy christmas (not go mad with gluttony) and just address any weight gain in a sensible way. thing is, i haven't eaten "sensibly" for a long time now...i guess that's why we need to work up...

you look fab, well done!

ooh, i am interested in this too...

well done you!!!

wel done, what amazing progress!

nibbles - have you decided when to move up the steps yet? i am in a similar position, debating when to ditch SS-ing and move on up. i think i will now do it when i reach 11 st 13.5 lbs, about 3-4 lbs time! i just feel that i am ready to start eating again and can slowly get down to my goal...

what a nice doctor susan, good luck for the blood tests xx

oh, mr2 owner, just repeated what you said! sorry!

did he try and talk you out of cd as that is my worry if i go for advice. i have been having totm troubles too, in the first month i had 4 periods even though i am on the pill which is meant to reduce/stop periods! having said that, it has improved a bit now, and i just have spotting, on and...

i ss-ed on my birthday in august and it was tough mentally because so many celebrations revolve around food. but physically it was fine, i just didn't have any cake or party food, i had my shake! we went out to see mama mia singalong for my birthday treat and i took a litre of water and...

well done!!!

i love it angie-bum, it just works doesn't it??

well done!!!!

i agree nic, this place is great for moral support and encouragement. thanks everyone xxx

wow, so many responses! thanks so much for confirming what i thought, i will get the tetras and post them on down then. i am so fired up on this diet that nothing will stop me from ss-ing at the moment! long may this feeling last!

i am considering posting them down to my friends house just to save me the hassle/worry!

aww, thanks, i am v chuffed. esp as i began this diet as a size 18/20 and am now in (quite tight!) size 14 jeans!

thing is, i am going easyjet (hence the handluggage only as they charge for bags) and getting a phone number or a definitive answer from them can be quite tricky to say the least!

i was reading the small print regarding security/liquids etc and i am worried that i may get them confiscated. you are allowed "dietary requirements" for the duration of your journey but i need to take 2 days supply. i can't stand the bars and will not be able to mix up my shakes as i will...

and i have lost another 4.5lbs, taking me to 2 st 9 lbs in 7 weeks. loving it, loving it, loving it!

congrats, cissie!

well done, nibbles!

i keep changing my goal in my mind and i can't decide when to start moving up the plans either! i used to be indecisive...but now i'm not so sure....!

welcome christa, i stuffed my face like a good un the night before i began! i knew it was the wrong thing to do, but i couldn't help myself! get glugging your water tomorrow and by the end of the week you'll be in the zone. good luck xx

thanks all! orange plum - i don't know that i am doing anything special, i drink about 3 lts of water a day and at the moment, take minimal exercise as i tend to get light headed (maybe low blood pressure, am going to drs next wk). i have started a new job though, and am finding it very...

thanks all, it's great to get so much encouragement on here xxx

good luck tracey, you'll do great, this site is inspirational.

you are well on course for a stone lost in 4 wks, so well done!

well done on 9lbs lost! i am on my second time at cd after losing nearly 2 st last year, and i found the first 10 days harder this time than last. but now i am in the zone and finding it easier, esp as i don;t have to add a meal, which was my downfall. keep up the good work!

i have now lost 2 st 0.5 lbs! yee-hah!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

well done you!

what colour is yours? all i know is that i used some blue coloured mouthwash and my kids noticed that my tongue had gone green! :eek: i can only conclude that my tongue must have had a distinctly yellow tinge to it beforehand! ( have been brushing said green tongue like mad to return it...

Well done you!!

the porridge was the foulest thing ever, it didn't even smell or taste vaguely like food. i am SOOOOO disapointed!!!!

fantastic, well done!!!

thanks all, i'm really in the zone at the moment. long may it last!

thanks guys, i can't believe i have been on this diet a month already! after the first 10 days, the time has flown!

another week, another 4.5 lbs gone forever! :):):):):):)

thanks scousemouse"! have you really only got 3lbs to go? that's amazing, how long have you been on it?

i lost another 4.5 lbs this week and am very happy. :party0038: i feel very "in the zone" now, i just pray that this feeling will last as i gave up cd after 5 weeks last time..:sigh: but i will be positive this time. I WILL do this!!! :)

glad i'm not the only one then!

Yes i am!

it's like the next best thing to eating, it doesn't make me hungry but i do love to watch them! how weird am i? i must be a glutton for punishment! :)

very well done, and remember that lots of people seem to have a smaller loss followed by a biggie next week, esp if its totm.

thanks all for your fab comments, i do need to set mini-goals, that's a great idea, and maybe i can give myself mini-treats for each one achieved, like a new lippy or a manicure?? i like this idea!!

and i have lost a stone in the first 2 weeks! :D i am delighted but... i still can't help thinking though that i have a long way to go..how do you keep yourself from being overwhelmed by the idea of weeks and weeks more of cd? :confused: i want to lose another 2.5 stone on SS and then work...

thanks all for your positive and supportive comments. i had a great birthday and we went to the mamma mia singalong to celebrate! it was a novel experience to be goody free at the pictures but it was fine ;)

thanks porgeous, your photos are a HUGE inspiration for me, you are amazing!

it's my birthday today and it has amazed me how much birthdays are all about food!! my kids wanted a birthday tea, so they had pizza and veggies, followed by a birthday cake for me. i watched them eat and said i would eat with daddy later and have my cake then (they haven't noticed i am not...

are you prone to losing your hair, eg totm, pregnancy etc it must be a shock to see it so soon xxx

thanks all for your support xxx

well done!

wow, thanks all for your support! :D Bev - i weighed myself mid-week (naughty, naughty) and i had lost about 5 lbs by that point. i needed some incentive to keep me going after feeling dog-rough on days 3 and 4!

and i have lost 9lbs! :):) i want to SS until i reach my first goal on my ticker of 11.5 stone. then i would like to work my way up the plans to get to 10.5 stone. how long might this take me, in your experience?

cleo, i did exactly the same as you when i began to cd last year, i got to 5 wks, binged and it all went to pot. luckily you are strong enough to get back on the wagon - it has taken me 18mths to come back here and do it for real this time, no giving up! well done on your losses so far and...

thanks jit, i don't feel like such a weirdo now!

thanks martin, i feel back on form now. i am in good health but have had a dodgy diet for a while..! i really think it was due to carb and sugar overlaod before i began the diet. i know it's a bad idea to binge b4 the cd, and i only have myself to blame but i feel like i am on the road to energy...

thanks for your support susan, i wonder if someone will have any insight? the hot flushes seem to have passed for now but i still feel pathetically weak with hunger!

thanks martin, your comments are helpful. i love the fact that the answer to any physical problem encountered on CD be it hunger, nausea, dizziness... is to drink more water!!

anyone else had this? i did cd last yr and don't remember this but i did have a week of "last suppers" before i began this time...is this why i feel rubbish now?! :o am in ketosis according to my ketostix and on 4 lts of water a day.

Hi all this is my second attempt at cd, i did it 18 mths ago and lost nearly 2 st in 5 wks but the AAM did me in and fel;l off the wagon! :(:cry: so here i am again and looking for advice about water intake. i can manage 4 litres, poss more, how does this compare with others? is it true...