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The meals actually aren't too bad and I much prefer the taste of the s&s shakes and bars to cambridge. Give it a go.

Hi all, I received an email to say that S&S are doing free samples again. Is this accurate and does anybody have the link at all? I am not on facebook so can't access their page to find the link. Thanks!

Thanks Beverley, nearly there now then refeed time. Cannot wait to see those magic numbers! Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Must be something in the water this weekend. I've had my hair fall out when I lost the majority before Christmas and it's not good at all but it soon stops when you reintroduced food again. 3 more days and we are back on the home stretch! Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Hi all, hope everything is going well for everyone. I'm massively struggling today. Had a work dinner on Friday night that I had to go to. Set menu so had to just do my best. Goats cheese salad to start (ate no bread), beef and veg for main (left the potatoes), declined dessert and drank...

Just think, at your weight now, this week will be the last week you will ever be in the 17's, how fab is that?! Moving down 2 stone brackets in 2 weeks!

And the verdict is... 12lb's! Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Wow thats fantastic! I'm weighing now... Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

I went off the rails and nibbles one a piece of extra chicken breast and 2 green beans. laughable that I feel guilty over this when I tanked a bottle of port in one night along with a cheese pile the size of Denmark two weeks ago!

One more day to go and we will be jumping for joy at our increasingly slender selves!

Only a few more days to go, hope everyone is staying strong and getting through their first week. Plain sailing after this! Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

How was today? I find being at work so much easier. I've just been SSing but I've come down with a cold so treated myself to dippy eggs and asparagus soldiers. Delish! Looking forward to my weigh in on Thursday. I have a work dinner with set menu on friday so will attend but only eat the meat...

Well done on the loss Jen, only more to go when you have your official weigh in! Day four going well but still not feeling the lack of hunger yet which is annoying. I woke up this morning starving! Been shopping today and bought myself some new dresses, a tax shorter than what I would usually go...

Ooh is there rice pudding now? I'm on s&s products now so not up to date on new cd products. I'm feeling surprisingly ok which makes me think that the headaches will kick in on the dreaded day three. May have a sneaky Weigh in tomorrow for a motivational boost to start the weekend

I read somewhere a recipe for courgette spaghetti. Might try that one if I can find it. Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Jen that pic is hilarious! Love the festive dress; what size is it?! Looking very slinky slim there. Are you going to do a before/after pic? Day two back on plan and feeling great. 1.5 litres down and counting! Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Hi all, I did the dreaded post Christmas weigh in today and I have put on 16lb's since my last weigh in in November. Ouch! Back on it full force today. Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

I love that Jen, you are so right! Week one over (again) and have lost 10lbs! Back into the tens which I am greatly pleased with. Now attempt number two at the refeeding until I get to goal. I would love to hit goal by Christmas. Christmas Day dress shopping today, may even treat myself to a...

I am in the zone however nothing will make me avoid food for Christmas day! I will happily take the hit for my turkey and champers. What about you? Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Day 4 and I have awoken with a disgustingly furry mouth and a lack of hunger. I stage has finally arrived, woohoo! Had a cheeky weigh this morning and all heading in the right direction so very motivated today. Tried on my potential christmas party dress and looks a tad better than before...

You've done so well! I agree, had no problem SSing but as soon as I introduced food I struggled. Need to learn to plan more for when stressful life gets in the way! Im on day three and all going well. I'm really enjoying the feeling of not eating rubbish and being guilty and bloated. Sent...

Hi all I have been AWOL for quite a while and I have not posted on this thread for ages. I have had a tough few months of it as I was told my job was at risk which resulted in me having to give up cambridge due to the cost. It also meant that I had to go to lots of meeting around the country...

Good woman!! I was heading off to london at 5am and have only just got back so little tricky with food. Hopefully I've not gone over the 1000 cals. Food as follows: breakfast vanilla shake, lunch: cous cous, greek salad, fruit, snack: banana, dinner: soup. So tired now so early night for me...

That would be really helpful I think. I've had an absolute killer of a fortnight and really need to refocus. Temptations of comfort eating is hitting me terribly. Doesn't help that I'm out of ketosis now so feeling hungry! Yes back on it tomorrow. I have to go down to London so will arm myself...

Hi MRsP, apparently not a huge difference (my consultant said maybe a couple of pounds over the whole month). I was SSing MOn-fri and then SS+ing on weekends and lost 4lb per week every week. I could not have survived SS if I didn't have my weekend treats to look forward to!

Hi there, as far as I am aware exercise doesn't get you into ketosis any faster and instead it has more to do with the amount of carbs in your system. For example of you were not a huge carb eater or began phasing them out before you started then you will go into ketosis faster. I got into...

Hi both, I have been on step three for a week and went a bit crazy and put on 3lb. This is my first gain I've had since I started. Really struggling with so much choice. Back on it today so hopefully I can lose this gain this week with a bit of exercise thrown in. After SSing I thought moving...

Well this week has been terrible! Lots of work things with lunches provided, dinner with family, night out with hubby and visited a food market with lots of tasters. I think I have felt so unsociable that I have really made the most of this first week off. Sole source is so much easier as there...

Yep I on the 1000 cal one. Been logging cals on my fitness pal but I have to say this stage is so much harder. I can't stop thinking about food and have had a sneaky few cheats for the first time since I started. I will be extremely surprised if I lose anything this week. With SS there wasn't...

Well done on the loss today, I bet that will carry you on for or another week 100% now!

Very pleased today. I love my food and this diet has been torture (and boring!) but it's so worth it isn't it?! As I have been SS+ for so much I have gone straight on to 3 as stage 2 is pretty much the same (I have also been having milk in my tea and coffee from day one and it hasn't affected my...

Week 7 and 5lb off, woohoo! What's even more exciting is I'm now off sole source, so pleased!

That weekend sounds amazing!!! Well done, I would be over the moon with a stay the same after so long off plan. Stick with it, you will reached the promise land of ketosis soon enough!

As you only pay for your products, the costs reduce when the number of products you have reduce so I think it is step three when it starts to get cheaper. Not sure about any cost for maintenance weigh ins as not there yet unfortunately!

I do this. I also find myself googling restaurants and looking at their menus. Why do we do it to ourselves?!

Stick I with it, it's so worth it! Just keep thinking of that week one weigh in. I lost 13lbs in my first week and that carried me through the rest of the diet alone!

Love how motivated you are! Diets gone really well so far but I have noticed that my skin is quite loose in places so I am looking forward to slowing it down now and doing a bit of exercise to tone up. How did the quiet hen go? I went to the cinema yesterday and drank a bottle of water and ate...

Yes! Been losing 4lb a week apart from last week where I had an event and had a planned day off so I lost 2lb instead. Over the moon with that! I cannot wait to see the end of my daily oriental chilli soups, gone off nearly everything now! Are you looking forward to getting back on the...

Welcome back! I would be so pleased with a couple of pounds, well done! I'm doing well. Got 11lbs left to go. Bit fed up with the diet now so this is my last week on SS and I'm going to move up the steps from next week. One last push and I'm hoping for a big loss this week.

Congrats! You had the same starting weight as me and the same first week loss! How much do you want to lose?

I should not have read this post, I have been craving a curry for weeks! Echo the above, just so you can get back in ketosis easier, however if you do have rice then don't beat yourself up about it. You have been on this plan for months and have done amazingly well so relax and enjoy yourself! I...

I hope so, I'm only one pound off! Yes still going well apart from my complete boredom. I have decided to up it this week so had no SS+ and from Friday have upped the water to 5/6l per day. sounds amazing. I also got a little bit excited as you sound like you are doing a complete tour of the...

Thanks for the post, congrats in your maintenance. I have just over a stone left and am already concerned about maintenance as there is NO WAY I am doing this again! Any tips? X

How are you doing this week? All good I hope.

Thanks Jen, glad to hear the holiday is going well. Have some lovely food for me whilst I'm tucking into my oriental chilli. Where are you now? Speak soon x Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Hi Mel, I have just had my week four weigh in and omg I struggled this week! Just like you, craving stew, a nice sandwich, a stir fry. I can't even stomach the thought of chocolate or anything sweet I just want some lovely wholesome food! Hopefully this is just normal. I feel a lot better today...

Yes my weigh in is on a Tuesday morning too. How weird! Very pleased so far. I was feeling a bit fed up but every weigh in gets me motivated for another week of it. That's nice of Sonia, she is really helpful when you a struggling. I got a telling off today for wearing jeans that were too big...

Well done, good loss if you haven't been 100% so definitely a motivator!

Hi all, I don't usually out my weekly weigh ins but just wanted to summarise how my first 4 weeks have gone. I have been SSing all the way through with the occasional SS+ day on a weekend and have ended up losing 27lb, only 1lb short of 2 stone! I would never have dreamt that I would do this...

Hi rashiy, How have your first few days back gone then? Feeling better yet?

Thanks for your response. How much of yours came out? Did you have any bald patches? It's quite scary when you see it coming out in such large amounts! I spoke to my cdc before I started about hair loss and she said this is sometimes a symptom for people who are on the diet for a long period of...

Some great ideas here, thanks! I am SS+Ing tomorrow so may take some pics and list down what I make. In the meantime, not a recipe but I added a very small pinch of nutmeg to my leek and potato soup today and it was delicious. P.s i bought GTA5 today so you may not hear from me for a while as...

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Have a WONDERFUL time whilst you are away and well done on the loss so far. Hear from you when you get back! Xx Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Evening all. I have been SSing for nearly 4 weeks now and I am now noticing the dreaded hair loss. I have very long hair and have just brushed my hair after washing and a huge amount is coming out in my hands! I knew hair loss was a symptom of the diet but I didn't realise it would be this...

Oh lordy, so bored of the same old food, 1.5 stone to go. Agh! Sent from my GT-I9100 using MiniMins.com mobile app

I think I may do them again this weekend so I will take some pickiest and add it.

ooh yummy I might try the stuff turkey. I hate cottage cheese but your write up convinced me to give it a try! Will def add a bit of spinach. Can we have garlic on SS+?

Does anyone else think the ready made shakes have a fishy taste to them? I've had to have two when I have been working out of the office. I once did a thai dinner party and did a ginger tea creme brûlée by poaching ginger tea bags in the cream before adding the eggs and sugar (and I wonder why...

I was exactly the same last time I went on my hols. I had been dieting for it but by the time I had a few weeks to go I knew I couldn't make a massive difference (I'd never even heard of cambridge then) and started eating whatever I liked. Holiday mode early! Never mind, was it nice?! I WANT CRISPS!

OMG, Sonia is my consultant too! How weird! I have dieted for years too but I can feel when I'm in the zone and that's the only time y stick to it. Certainly sounds like you're determined so go for it.

Three and a half weeks, eek! How exciting. Are you getting nervous yet? Yes another couple of weeks on cambridge and you will feel fab on the day. Are you going on honeymoon?

I agree, this is the worst part but it is so worth it once you have your first weigh in!!

Ooh stop tormenting me!! Make the most of it and enjoy! i have a wedding in two weigh ins time so am hoping for another half a stone by then. Once I've hit that I will be hitting my 3 course meal and loving it. Bet I won't eat even half of it though.

hell yeah! Will you do one more early Weigh in before you go? Try to get that stone and a half?

I was exactly the same. I kept trying to do slimming world but it was just too flexible and easy to eat what you like as you can always syn it off. Think I needed something strict for me to stick to. The way I was feeling, if I had the tiniest bit of wriggle room I would have cheated. With this...

Great advice, thank you. I did think about that but wondered what goal weight I would tell the sw consultant when I first joined the group. As well as keeping my eye on what I am eating, I like the idea of the weekly weigh in with group support to keep me in check. Which plan did you start on...

4lbs! Half a pound more and I will be in the 11's but I'm not complaining! Got a stinking cold and have been craving a big bowl of stew but so glad I didn't cave now. Woohoo! Ha! Think of the cals you will be burning lugging that around with you. What day do you leave?

I just feel that we are all on these diets for a reason, we need to lose weight! The above may have worked for your friend and helped her get through the diet however if you don't break the habit of eating junk food every week as a treat then once you finish the plan you will just carry on and...

Absolutely and I think I read somewhere of slowly adding more calories each day helps to avoid your body clinging on to the fat when you jump from extremely low calories to wild on hols! Don't try worry too much though as it would be rude not to try the local delicacies!

Hi there, I'm on week three so not too far from you. As I am new I haven't tried this and to be honest I don't think I will be, as I presume eating whatever I fancy (which is carbs carbs carbs!) would take me out of ketosis. Those first 4 days were hard and there is no way I would want to...

Brilliant, you will hit your 1.5 stone no probs!

Moving on from Cambridge Hi all, Sorry all, just jumping ship from the Cambridge forum for a nose! I am currently on the CWP and its going really well however I am determined not to put it all back on again when I finish. I have just under two stone to lose and I am thinking about moving over...

Oh I forgot you had a new consultant. 3.5 in week three would be fab! I don't feel any thinner and as I've had some big losses I'm expecting a 1/2lb one tomorrow. Still happy with that though!

Hi Jen, how did you do this morning?,

ouch! I have been very careful drinking from my bottle today!

Thinking about it, if I had the voice between white spirit and the dog food bar I may take some time considering my options! Well done lady!! I have been lucky enough to avoid any dinners yet, I don't know how good I could have been. I'm suspecting a big loss for you tomorrow!

2 stone in 3 weeks is amazing! How much do you want to lose now?

Hi ketty, thank so much, yep very pleased I've lasted this long. I think I just thought after the first two weeks it would be a breeze so week three was an unexpected one. You are right though, coming on here does help when you are feeling a bit fed up or have some major craving issues! Bring on...

Wow you two are making me jealous! The most I have to look forward to is a long weekend in France! Right then, word of warning, THE DANGERS OF CWP! Trying to keep myself busy as usual over the weekend and had a day of decorating yesterday. Working away on my bottle of water whilst I am...

Ha, wild weekend for you! i don't like very sweet things so I haven't even tried the butterscotch. My tastes have really changed over these three weeks and I now find myself sticking to the same flavours (vanilla, choc, choc mint and banana). I'm very disappointed by the choc orange. Usually I...

I ended up having the dog food chocolate, the peanut and lemon. Lemon was my fave! Also kept the choc mint for tomorrow after my chicken and salad. Did you get any water flavourings this week?

Isn't it weird how your thoughts processes change? 3 weeks ago I would have thought I had done great but now you panic over a measly green bean, ha! I'm sure I will get back into the groove. Got a day of decorating tomorrow so that should take my mind off food. How's this week been for you?

Agh! Really struggling this week for some reason! I cracked yesterday and ate one green bean and then I just ate a little bit of chicken (about 1/4 breast). Feel very guilty. I cannot believe I feel guilty over ONE green bean and 1/4 chicken breast! Swapped my bars for soups today so hopefully...

I would say go for it. You may lose a 2 stone max so you will feel lovely on your hols. Advice above it spot on. The last thing you want to do is work your butt off and then pile it all back on by going straight back to naughty holiday eating after depriving yourself for 5 weeks.

Just had a chat with my CDC and she said that she has had some people experience the same thing. She said it could be the mere fact I am chewing is convincing my belly that food is on its way and making me expect a whole meal. I'm going over tomorrow to swap the bars for soups! I may keep a...

Pan so you decided to treat yourself to an SS+ day. Isn't is delicious?! I'm looking forward to my chicken salad on Saturday so much. May even mix it up with a bit of other veg.

I drank one litre more than usual just to fill myself up! I think it may be a psychological things where I feel like I haven't eaten anything as I have had a bar I stead of a soup. I think next week I might just buy a bar for the Saturday and stick to my soups and shakes.

Hi all, I'm on week three and after having a fab first two weeks, i thought I had pretty much got used to CWP. For the last two days however I have been so hungry! The only difference is I have changed a shake for a bar, has anyone else experienced this? I thought being in ketosis would stop...

Went for peanut instead, yummy! It's amazing what tastes you appreciate after just eating shakes and soups for weeks!

Weekend motivation for a shred is harder than resisting food I think!

I spoke to my CDC yesterday about this and she said she would not recommend doing any cardio at all whilst on SS. She said we are not taking in enough calories to accommodate for this and there is also risk of building muscle which then takes on additional water and can affect how you weigh...

No I started so weeks ago and I have just under two stone left now. I want it shifted by November so I can look glam in my Xmas party outfits! Good luck for day 1! X

No advice really, and after years of dieting myself and feeling demotivated after a bad run of weigh ins i know exactly how you feel. i think it would be such a shame to give in now and ruin all of your hard efforts so far. Try not to focus on how much you have to lose, and focus on how much you...

Welcome back! How much did you lose before? From what I have read people who return find those dreaded first few days a little easier than newbies!

How you doing shelly?

How's the shred going ladies?!

Blended with ice is so yummy!! Feels like a treat and fills me up after a few sips. I had my second weigh in today and have lost 19lb's so far! Cannot believe how great this plan is. I'm not hungry anymore, and yes I would love to eat a steak right now but with results like these its easy to...

Ha me to! When I drink out of a glass I have to use a straw as it goes down easier. I've still got about a litre to drink so taking my bottle in the bath. I got one bar of each so selection box of goodies this week. Might try the lemon tomorrow. Busier days are the best, makes the week fly by...

Have you tried blending them with ice? They taste so much better! Stick with it, it really does get easier and so worth it. I haven't regretted starting it for a second.

I tried the chocolate one today. Eew! Tasted like meat for some reason! I have eaten half washed down with coffee but cant stomach the rest. Had a sample of the peanut one and that one tasted yummy!

And the verdict is... 6lb's! I'm sure my consultant is a wizard as I cannot believe the weight that is coming off.

One post to go for my 50th so la de da da....

I completely forgot to start the weekly photos and wish I did now because I can definitely see a difference in my stomach too. I bet a lot of it is due to no more carb bloating after eating a bucket of pasta! I ant wait until I start noticing fit from my backside. Yes I am looking forward to...

Yes I'm better today. Helps that I am cold so eating a soup feels quite normal. I'm sure (fingers crossed), after my weigh in tomorrow I will be more demotivated. These passed two weeks seemed to have gone by so slowly. I feel like I have been on cambridge forever!

Yes that is rubbish. You definitely need to have the products you like available or the plan is so much harder. On the plus side though... Congrats on the 1 stone award, WOO HOO!!!!!

Oh no, hopefully just a one day thing. Have you been doing too much? Sometimes I forget how little cals we are eating each day. I am a bit fed up today. Just getting a little sick of soups and shakes. Because I'm not feeling hungry I am finding myself forcing them down. Bring on the bars!

oh no how awful. Try to stay firm though as it will only make you feel worse if you come off plan. Well done for not cracking!! I may start sticking to SS during the week and having an SS+ every Saturday as a treat. Give me something to look forward to. Jen: good luck for weigh in tomorrow...

Very well but SO bad for you so I refuse to disclose until at least 12 weeks!

Hi there, welcome! Don't be nervous, it's tough at first but soon gets better. I have been on the diet for nearly two weeks now and can already notice the difference. This forum is great for support and for motivation when you are doubting yourself.

Yay I did it! SS+ for the first time today and attended a BBQ and had a chicken breast and some rocket. OMG after two weeks of not eating food it tasted good but I am so pleased that I resisted the urge to eat anything else. Didn't even touch the dessert I made. Woohoo!

Never mind, these things happen. Just cross it off as one bad day and start all over. You will be even more angry with yourself if it sent you off plan all week. Try and be good until your hen and then enjoy yourself! You only get married once!! (Although obviously try to avoid the really...

Ha! I love this so much! I might put my little one on the scales tomorrow to see how far off I am to losing and entire toddler.

It's my TOTM now and I have felt hungry all day. Also feel really bloated with water retention so I keep chugging it down and hoping that it will sort itself out by weigh in next week. Being a woman is rubbish!

I have just weighed out my chicken and salad leaves (you get a lot of leaves!) and this will suit me nicely tomorrow. I have been asked to bake something for tomorrow as I usually turn up with cupcakes and things. Although doing well I still don't think I will be able to cope with the smell...

I'm quite excited about this weekend as it means weigh in is coming soon, it's completely different to my slimming world days where I used to dread weigh in!

Ha, well saved! Does being on SS+ make a massive difference to weight loss do you know? I have a BBQ tomorrow and am considering having some chicken and salad whilst I am there. Partly so I don't feel left out and partly so I don't have to tell people why I'm not eating!

Yes I agree totally. I have started to recognise my bad habits now and a thinking about why I am eating. I really don't want my little one growing up thinking that it is ok to eat rubbish every day. I want treats to be treats and not every week or every day. When I finish this I am also going...

How are you feeling today?

Yes I'm staying on until I am about a stone from target which will hopefully be in about 4 weeks. I don't mind it really as the longer I am on it the more I realise why i eat and the fact that life doesn't revolve around eating and cooking nice food!

Oh bless you, forget about weight loss as the most important thing is your health. Cambridge will always be here when you are well again. Rest up and get that body better by eating lots of nutritious stuff. X

I've only been doing it for a week but I found that you have to keep busy doing things, and if you aren't then spend hours on minimins reading the success stories for motivation! Other general tips: shakes are fabulous blended with ice and water, don't over heat the soups as they go all frothy...

As short a time as possible! Apparently you start phasing back when you have a stone to lose so I am hoping in a month or so and I will be there. Seems like ages away in cambridge days! Swerved temptation today. Had some training with catering provided and I absolutely LOVE buffet food! I was...

Thanks for the replies both. I think I might wait until I move up the steps, or possibly try yoga or something gentle to help with toning in the meantime. I don't want to risk reducing weight loss at this early stage.

Weighed in this morning and lost 13lb! Very pleased although my counsellor said it suggests I was a total carb addict (true, I could live on pasta and baguettes). Yes I have been on SS and so proud that my mouth has not touched solid food in a week. I thought I wouldn't be able to cope as I...

Keep an eye on Natalie to the left, as you can catch her stopping when she thinks jillian isn't looking! After 20+ days of level one you get to know it off by heart, anything to pass the time...

If you are anything like me, I couldn't focus and cheat until October if I was going to weigh then. i say get back on the wagon now, face your demons and cross off any weight gain to a much needed break with yummy food, which we all need every once in a while! Of course you haven't let yourself...

Evening all! I have been sole sourcing for a week now and feel back to my old self after the initial tiredness. I have been reading this forum about exercising and being on SS and I have read some mixed messages. Has anybody else exercised and been on plan and did this impact weight loss in...

Absolutely I have! Hopefully we will have some good results over the next few weeks. Food shopping update: binned off the porridge and stocked up on shakes and soups. Stocked up on the oriental chill, hmm....

24lb in 4 weeks is AMAZING!

Hi, I started a week today. The first part of the week was horrendous and I also cried after mixing my porridge wrong! I felt slightly better on the 4th day and lots by the 5th. Now I am right as rain. I still feel hungry occasionally but not enough to make me want to cheat. I just keep telling...

Back from weigh in and I lost 13lb's and 10.5 inches! I'm over the moon and actually got a bit teary after I weighed (how sad). I've tried so many diets before but this has been the hardest by far but WI results like that its all worth it. Bring on this week!!! Jen your holiday sounds amazing...

That is fantastic, well done! Results like that will keep you motivated.

Where are you off to on holiday?

That is amazing, well done! I get weighed tomorrow morning so fingers crossed I do anywhere near as well as you. I would be over the moon with that. All the hunger and headaches in the first few days has been worth it!

Hi all, My understanding is the same as above. I have PCOS and experienced no symptoms during my pregnancy with even my hair growth slowing down. As soon as baby was out though, bang and back again!

Thats a shame I have quite chubby fingers :). I may just have to ask Father Christmas for a hot tub and sauna and spend January - March in a bikini (slightly inappropriate for work but who cares if I am slim?!).

Autumn spring clean?! Where is this year going and how are we going to show off our slim new bodies under all those woollens?!

Right then, today I have done two lots of washing, cleared out the garage with a tip run, put stuff in the loft, walked to the shops for the papers, walked my little one to the park and back and then walked to my parents for a coffee and a chat. Avoiding using the car to keep myself busy and...

Hi all, me too please! I want to lose 16lb.

The first 3/4 days are horrendous but don't give up! I promise you, you ill feel much better after this. Good luck!

Yes that's so true. You buy some jeans a size bigger for the short term until you get into your smaller ones again and then suddenly they are your regular jeans with the skinny ones gathering dust. I had a baby 18 months ago and still use the excuse that I don't have time to lose with the...

Ha, you know you're on plan when you even try to reduce carbs in your dreams!!! Good luck toda, think of all those extra calories burned doing all your jobs. Flavour update: oriental chilli soup: OMG delicious! Like thai curry but without the best bits obviously. I'm stocking up on these for...

I have attempted 30 day shred twice and have not got passed day 12 either time because level two is so hard!!! I found when I did do it whilst doing the 5:2 diet my weight loss increased dramatically. Not bad for 20 minutes every day.

I started this week too some feel your pain. I didn't fancy the butterscotch as I thought it might be quite sickly but I read on here somebody halving it with a banana to make a banofee pie shake so I might try that next week. I had to force the tomato soup down too. Definitely my worst flavour.

Hi there, I spoke to my counsellor about flavoured teas and she said anything leafy is fine but avoid fruity and flowery. Green tea is fine. I wish I liked green tea as it is supposed to do wonders for your metabolism!

I started on Tuesday so in the same position. Hope everyone has had a good week. I keep reading these forums to motivate me to carry on. So far so good!

I've been keeping myself busy busy today. I have some major DIY planned for me and the hubby over the next few weeks mainly as a distraction from food over the weekends. This diet is going to make the house wonderful! Roll on weigh in on Tuesday, I haven't weighed myself on the home scales as I...

Haha, how weird, I mixed my first pecan porridge like a soup with 8oz and I had watery porridge too! I'm not as good as you and I binned it and had to buy a replacement from my lady as I didn't have any spares. I am struggling today, definitely in ketosis as the stick is a lovely pink colour and...

Fantastic. I have 3 stone to lose and only started on tuesday so reading people's achievements really helps me get through this tough first bit. Well done and enjoy your hols!

I have my shake around 11 so will try the toffee and walnut :)

You are in exactly the same position as me! I had my meeting with my counsellor on Monday and started on Tuesday. Have approx 3 stone to lose after finding myself yo-young for years. Feel i need a bit of a detox from food as i am finding myself gorging on rubbish and having no will power at...