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    Day 1 - another restart

    HI To everyone,I'm restarting today after 6 weeks off! so to speak. Went this morning but didnt want to be weighed until next week. I know the damage I've done myself about 6lbs and am refusing to change my ticker till next week and it hopefully goes the right way. Have got a busy few weeks...
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    Hubby and I have both cheated!!

    Hi Tiara, my internet has been down all week and have had a dodgy week too, so your thread has made me feel a lot better as its the first one I've read all week!! I to am not going to totally confess but its not been good!! I think my logic was in for a penny in for a pound!! But I'm back on...
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    Ive just binged!!!

    Hi Sarah,Just got in and had to check on you!! Well done day one nearly done and dusted,bring on day 2, I did ok, no sneaky bits passed my lips, Nikki x
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    You need to same mentality to keep it off as you did to lose it...

    I like the idea of a list of sort does and donts, as I too am an all or nothing person. Mine will have to have on it, never t eat more than one bar of chocolate in one go(Andthat I'm never to eat a familysize bar on my own again!!LOL)and never to eat more than one biscuit in one go(definately...
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    WHY, OH WHY DID I CHEAT!!!!!

    Hi Shar,I did exactl the same as you in about my 5th week,started picking and couldnt stop!!had a poop loss that week,but it did make me more determind to stop doingit. Getting back into K the next week was hard but I did and lost 5lbs. I so agree with you, DONT (anyone thinking about it) start...
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    SO tired and flippin hungry! :0(

    Look how well you've done. It's that horrid little CB in your head. Tell it to Pee off. You are so close now that the cb is playing tricks with you. Keep on going, stya strong, you can do it. You should be so proud of how far you've come.Tomorrow you know you'll feel better and proud of yourself...
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    LAST MEAL...............................

    I confess I did the big last meal,In fact I did the BIG last week!!! And I did pay for it I suffered getting into ketosis and had a stonking head for three days.But I was(please note was!!) a major carb fiend. I say from my experience cut down as much as possible before. Nikki x
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    2 Stone off!!

    Well done Tiara,thats brilliant 2stone!!I did laugh at putting the trousers in the bin! thats what I do now,it tells me that I'll never need tham again LOL Nikki x
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    Ive just binged!!!

    Hi Sarah.Its half way through day one,how's it going we will not give up!!LOL We can do this !! Nikki x
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    Ive just binged!!!

    Hi Sarah, I can understand how you feel, I think I have a self destruct button at the moment that someone has pushed. I've flown through ss but the last week have lost the plot totally!! Everyday I get up and think "right thats it, today I will not pick or eat,ss only" by 2pm i've eaten! I don't...
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    My eye looks like its exploded!!!

    Hi Minilady,This regularly happens to my son who has asthma. He coughs and it does the same thing and bursts the little blood vessels in his eye. First time it happened he was 3 ,I panicked rushed him to hospital,I was convinced he had internal bleeding!! If your not happy though or get any pain...
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    Obsession with scales

    I got rid of my scales the day I started cd because otherwis I knew I'd be weighing everyday. It was TBH the best thing I ever did. I don't stress anymore and get (usually!!) a nice surprise on my CDC scales once a week, Nikki
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    Week 7 weigh in- not as good

    Hi Sonya, week 6 & 7 were both a bit disappointing for me,week 7 was 1 3/4 lb but then week 8 was 5lbs,so it does catch up,stick with it and you'll be fine, Nkki x
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    Warning horrible toilet question??

    Definately have experienced some different loo habits since being on CD!! Colour change is the first thing that comes to mind! you're not alone LOL Nikki x
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    3 Stones Gone Forever!

    Thats brilliant,a big well done to you!!!! Nikki x
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    Feeling Crap...

    Oh you poor thing,there are so many horrible bugs and things going round at the moment,hope you feel better soon. Nikki x
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    Birthday blues

    That sounds great to me. Just remember you'l have loads of other slim birthdays to look forward to!! Nikki x
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    1st WI Results!

    Well done achelois,thats brilliant!! Nikki x
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    After a slow start seem to be doing better

    Well done, you know the old saying"slow but steady wins the race!!" well I think you had a bit of a sprint this week,excellent weight loss for weekl 8, (LOL) Nikki x
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    Ketosis?

    YM,I agree with isobel, once youre in ketosis dont worry too much. I got a bit obsessed with testing in the beginning. I varied as well from deep pink to light so I gave up and TBH chucked them in the bin!!.As long as you are sticking to Cd you'll be fine, Nikki x
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    another 2lbs gone!

    Well done, and just look at that bmi, you're nearly normal!!!!(LOL) Nikki x
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    What is wrong with me!!??!?!

    Hi Mags,your post really struck a chord with me,I used to say I was going to put petrol in the car so as I could buy 4 bars of choccie and eat it on the journey there and back. The difference between you and me was that I never confessed to it !! You've told us on here and that tells you that...
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    SO Flipping happy!!!!!!!!

    Thanks everyone, Tartan lass, in another few weeks would love to be size 14!! Achelois, if I can do it anyone can, you go girl!! I feel tearful(LOL) to think I've inspired anyone,but for anyone new at the moment the ups on CD far ouweigh the downs, And thanks to everyone on here cos I...
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    Sarah, Laura and kerry's cd diary!!!

    Sarah I have exactly the same logic as you, I reckon I save about £50 a week in food bills(So guess who used to eat all the pies in our house?)LOL. and that pays for my cd.I used to say that I never ate crisps but I threw some out the other day because the date was up and thats unheard of in my...
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    Only 1lb off this week

    TM , I think thats good going, to lose a pound and still to have enjoyed yourself is great!! You have such a great attitude to this diet I've noticed on your threads when I read them, you'll do it 100% I'm sure and to get straight back on track sunday was great,Well done!! Nikki
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    Wk 5 weigh-in and I'm a happy bunny

    Well done you're doing brilliantly! Nikki
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    6 week weigh in

    Well done Emma, thats brilliant nad in 6 weeks!! Nikki x
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    Happy Happy Happy!

    Hi ym, When I got to week 4 I loved aam so much I did it for 3 weeks!!I agreed it with my cdc first, and I still got good losses. Mind you went back to ss last week and thought I would struggle wth it and havent,lost 5lbs this week. Nikki
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    SO Flipping happy!!!!!!!!

    As of today I am now officially overweight and not obese!!! I've been going for 8 weeeks now (OMG) and lost 2st 10lb and am so happy,sorry just wanted to shout it out and the most exciting bit was changing my ticker, Nikki x
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    1st day on ss cant belive ive done it!!

    Well done, congratulations on getting through the first day, after your over the first week you'll fly along and as everyone says, this diet is so worth it !! Nikki
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    Boots said this diet is dangerous!

    Mini,thank you for your post and I so agree with it.I did a vlcd 5 years ago to lose weight for my weddng, but all the way through doing it I can remember thinking "Well if I put it all back on afterwards it doesnt matter, at least I'll have the photos of me in a size 12 dress".I have put it all...
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    Day 4 - Ketosis

    Achelois I've been doing it for 7 weeks(OMG!!) now and I still get the odd time when I get hungry. I think its as Helen says some of its pyschological. I find that if I drink a few glasss es of water and go and do something I'm usually fine and get past it. as far as ketosis goes I think I got...
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    So how many layers do you have on today?

    I havent been getting this cold for weeks so am going to take it as I sign that my body is getting rid of loads of fat and I'll lose loads this week. I'm listing stuff for ebay and wearing one of the cardis that I'm supposed to be selling!!!LOL Nikki
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    Boots said this diet is dangerous!

    I have got really fedup with people saying that to me. Someone asked me the other day what diet I was on,as I looked like I'd lost a lot of weight. I told them and they asked their doctor about it who said "not a good idea and you'll put on all the weight afterwards" and they wouldnt sign their...
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    So how many layers do you have on today?

    Really did LOL at this because I'm just sitting here thinking about putting something else on cos I'm so flipping cold!! Nikki
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    A couple of questions re. excersise and bars!!

    Hi Rooster, I too didn't get on with the bars, Wind!!!, rumbly tummy and more constipated, but lots of people love'em and are fine on them As far as exercise goes, I've never been great with it anyway, but what I have found is that,like yesterday, when I spent the whole day cleaning and running...
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    back to reality healthy eating

    Hi kitty I had this for quite a while in fact it drove me mad, I was using vaseline(which only seemed to make them worse!) and in the end i bought a chapstick which worked. Thought I was the only one as I'd not seen it mentioned on here before. It lasted for about four weeks and now I'm fine...
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    Week 2 done and dusted

    Well done, thats a brilliant loss for two weeks, It makes you feel soooo! good I agree, Nikki
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    GOALS

    Hi Achelois, I have not given myself any goals as if I fail I get annoyed with myself. But what I do is when I lose a stone,I give myself a big treat(which always includes the shops and spending) That gives me something to look forward to. I dont feel guilty about spending them cos "I deserve...
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    Day 8

    Its beautiful here too, doesnt it make you feel better? As Beverley says, draw a line underneath it and start a fressh and you'll be fine, My one fear is losing it and my old mentality telling me "you've cheated now so you might as well carry on eating" I think that will take a while to go. I...
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    Back in the Pink

    Well done Tiara, It sounds to me like you have it under control really well, am glad you enjoyed it and the best thing is no guilt. To get straight back on the next day is brilliant, I did in the beginning have a meal that I couldnt get out of, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and managed to get...
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    Please help me!!!

    YM, I have had bars for the last few weeks and decided not to have them this week,I havent had any since monday. They definately made me feel hungrier and I've been far better this week. I think the hunger monsters are definately about this weekend for some reason. I really felt the urge to eat...
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    cheat

    Drink,drink,drink and drink some more!!!. Don't beat yourself up about it,you've done it now so move on, its in the past. Idid the same thing a few weeks ago,it was totm and I caved in,my son have left 1/2 a bar of choccie in the fridge, I was a bit peed off about something and lo and...
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    Cooking Bacon Sandwiches!

    Well done,I refuse to cook, point blank, bacon sarnies, in fact my 13 yr old has become a dab hand at making them for him and has dad. It's the one thing I cant do. As I'm sitting here now I can smell the roast cooking and I'm ok with that,but bacon sarnies No Way!!
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    Bored and craving.

    No would love to but my sons away then(school trip) and me and hubby are making the most of it and going away ourselves, Cant wait!LOL. Nikki
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    Bored and craving.

    Shaza your weight loss for 4 weeks is amazing!! well done! Nikki
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    Bored and craving.

    No I've had builders in working for the last six months and it's all their flipping drills and things. Also my hubby insisted on filling the back garden up with xmas lights and bought a snow machine(dont know whos the biggest kid in my house?)him or my son.So I think we're paying for it know...
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    Bored and craving.

    Well I feel better knowing I'm not alone!! Have no intention of eating choccie but I'd Bl**dy love some(LOL).I'm the same with the clothes ,am now down to two pairs of black trousers and a pair of cargo trousers that fit and thats it! All my tops have got huge and not being funny but my knix are...
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    Sarah, Laura and kerry's cd diary!!!

    Thats brilliant! Nikki
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    weigh in result

    Well done, I bet thats given you a boost! Nikki
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    Bored and craving.

    There must be somethimg in the air tonight because I'm the same, I'm craving worse tonight than I ever have. So I've got loads of stuff out of my wardrobe and I'm taking piccies and putting it on ebay. I'm thinking about how many chocolates!! LOL I mean new clothes I will be able to buy out of...
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    Growling Tummy & Ketosis

    The bars made my tummy rumble like mad but today I've been sitting in college all day and everyone kept looking at me because my tummy wouldnt stop rumbling. But i'm sure it was because I hadnt drunk enough water(I didnt want to keep running out to the loo!!) Nikki
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    I took your advice

    Well done!!!,a bath and bed can do you the world of good sometimes, ketosis will soon be your new friend and then you'll be fine. Good luck with day 2 and have another bath and bed nioght if needed!!!!LOL Nikki
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    Dangerous times

    Me Too !! Nikki
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    Dangerous times

    I've lost nearly 2 1/2 stone and now slide easily into a size 16. I was a size 20/22 7 weeks ago, so am well chuffed. the trouble is I feel like I'm coming into my dangerous time. Everyone keeps saying how much weight I've lost and how much different I look, and how I shouldnt lose much more. I...
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    Well.....that was close...

    Hi PR, Well done on pulling yourself back and carrying on. I think lots of us feel like giving up at some time or other. The important thing is that even though you've eaten you've made a conscious effort to carry on. It would have been really easy to say S*D it I'll start again next week or...
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    Back in the Pink

    I know its hard but make that decision now not to be naughty. I've been there myself in the last seven weeks. My hubby and me went up to london to see a show and as a a surprise he'd booked us into a hotel to stay over. He didnt tell me until just before the show. I said no Iwant to go straight...
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    Back in the Pink

    Tiara I think you've hit the nail on the head, Its the flipping alcohol thats bothering you!! LOL I've just read your whole thread and I understand how your feeling. If your anything like me, one drink will lead to fooooodddddddd. You have done really well so far. Why dont you tell people you...
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    Day 61 - Things I Have Learned!

    love that list!!LOL Nikki
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    Mood Swings

    I was exactly the same too. Permanent pmt, well thats what it felt like. I seemed to spend most of my days apologising for snapping at people. It was a lot worse in the first four weeks, but now I'm 7 weeks down the line it has worn off a lot. I think thats probably because people are commenting...
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    Curious

    I lost 3 3/4lb. Enjoy it, definately dont feel guilty!! Nikki
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    Please Tell Me This Works

    It does work it really,really does, The first few days are Bl***y hard but once you get past them you'll be fine. Don't worry how much you post on here, most of us posted loads in the beginning. Have a early night and give yourself a big pat on the back for getting through day one(Its nearly...
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    PANIC!!! (Did the site go down?)

    Panic set in, and I had to do the ironing to keep me busy!!! Nikki
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    I've Started!

    Off to work now, but you'll be fine,just keep on glugging away!!! Nikki x
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    I've Started!

    OH YES they certainly have, Last week I finally ditched all the 20/22 and now fit into 16's,which was just the best felling ever,went into normal shops!! and never realsied that evans started at a size 16, so wont be able to go in their much longer!!
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    thought you might all like this

    How true !! Nikki
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    I've Started!

    Hi Achelois, I started Cd 7 1/2 weeks ago a 15.2 as well. I'm know down to 12.11 and can't tell you how good it feels!! This diet is just the best and I never thought that I'd be able to do it(no willpower LOL!) But because the weight comes off so quickly it just spurs you on. Keep drinking the...
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    First month loss?

    Hi,In my first month I lost 22lbs, but everyone is different. In my first week I lost 12 1/2lbs but I think that was probably just because I pigged out and eat for BL***Y England!!LOL Nikki
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    worrier

    Hi I think Karens right, I dont tend to notice the slower losers on the board and I dont tend to post my losses unless I'm really pleased that week. Not because I'm bothered!am i bothered! No! This week I lost 1 3/4lbs but I accept that some weeks are far better than others. I know that it...
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    Been shopping (again) & had loads of fun.

    Oh well done you!! I know exactly what you mean about buying what you want and like, not just what fits.keep up the good work you're doing brilliantly!! Nikki
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    When do you start to actually SEE the weight loss? :)

    Mine was about 1 1/2 stone when I really noticed. I didnt notice in my clothes until then but I think thats because all my trousers all had stretch in them and I was probably just squeezing myself ino a size smaller than I should have been wearing!! Also I seemed to have lost quite a bit off the...
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    Keelie thats brilliant,welldone on being overweight!!LOL Cant wait to get there,4lb this week is fantastic! Nikki
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    Herbal Remedies

    Hi Fitz I use st johns wort and have done for quite a while now. I've heard it described as "herbal prozac" and it certainly works for me. It does take a few weeks to kick in and I'm not sure if you're supposed to have it while on CD but I have and it hasnt affected my losses. Its the one thing...
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    Are we aloud Kelp, sorry if this questions been done before

    Hi kelp tablets help with hairloss(according to my hair dressers) five years ago when I did a VLCD I did have quite a big amount of hair loss and used them.I dont know if they helped because my hair did grow back but it might have naturally anyway, but I think they did. I didnt start them until...
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    Well done Keelie that is fabulous,dont buy too much they'll all soon be too big!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Nikki
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    First week complete- already! Inspiration

    Well done thats brilliant,keep up the good work! Nikki
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    oh no....

    Bunny just realised that you said that you've had two bars already today. I remember reading that some people are more sensitive with bars and if you've had two today that could have took you out of ketosis which would explain the feeling that you wanted to eat. Nikki
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    oh no....

    Bunny I started to get cravings when I started to have bars, am not having them now, I totally agree that with some people they can set off cravings. I also found that the bars didnt fill me up like a shake, so as you say stick with the shakes again for a week and see how you feel, Nikki
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    Dinner looks so good!!

    Well done Naomi, It definately gets easier the longer you do it, and well done on your losses, Brilliant! Nikki
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    oh no....

    Hi Bunny as long as you get back on tomorrow,you should be fine,I did the same thing a while back ,have only done it once and felt so bad about it that it actually taught me a lesson!LOL At least it wasnt choccie or cakes! Nikki
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    OMG! Just realised I dont get hungry anymore!

    I,ve been on CD for 7 weeks now and I've just realised that I really dont get hungry anymore!! I was drinking my shake and my hubby said to me "Does that really fill you up?" and I said "Dont know because I dont get hungry anymore!!" In fact I can now see how easy it would be to forget one. I...
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    OMG!!!

    My God! Well done thats fantastic, Nikki
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    Why did I do that?

    thanks sonya and jemax, I think that I've realised that it wasnt worth it, I'm going to treat it as a learning curve LOL My warped logic tells me that I needed to be naughty to realise how much losing weight means!!!!
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    Why did I do that?

    Why oh why did I have such a bl***y rubbish day yesterday? I've been so good for 7 weeks and yesterday it went wrong!. Half term took my son and friends bowling and out for lunch. had already decided that I was going to eat with them as my hubby was coming too and had been looking forward to it...
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    Sick physically

    Hi AOAA,When I got to my second week I was sick a couple of hours after my shake, It happened for about a week and I was on the verge of packing it in TBH, then it stopped as soon as it started. It wasnt a bug because I was fine in between,not being sick, I persevered and as I said it went as...
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    STARTING CD TODAY.. Arghhhh...

    Kelly I'm thinking of you, Nikki X
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    What are your goals?

    I agree with all of the above,but I have managed to achieve one,thats to be able to sit down and cross my legs and its such a novelty I do it all the time now,probably knowing my luck I'll ended up with varicose veins though!!!LOL
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    I confess I havent dreamt about food !!! but when I gave up smoking I used to regularly dream that I'd smoked one and genuinely didnt know if I had or not!
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    now the pizzas really did make me laugh!!!
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    Bigmama's 4th weigh in

    Well done,brilliant losses for 4 weeks!!!
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    there must be must something in the air because I've been exactly the same,really up and down,I think its because I'm feeling so much more comfy with myself and 16's are fitting perfectly now and I feel better. Not eating does defo feel normal now,but it doesnt mean we dont want to eat. some...
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    Hi keelie,wondered were you where!well done on this weeks loss and halfway there,how brilliant is that!!!I'm nearly half way,made pancakes for hubby and son last night but resisted myself,had to go out of the room when they eat them though! Nikki
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    ?

    hi,dol7247, You've done really well so far and already lost 38lb so give your self a huge pat on the back for that first.You've said that you feel get down when you dont succeed with your weight loss, well in my book 38lb is a great success. The thing that really jumps out on Your post is how...
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    Just cooked pancakes!!

    I just kept tellng myself next year I can have one,and there will be plenty more pancakes!!But as you can tell I definately wasnt happy about cooking them
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    How much do you think a new wadrobe would cost?

    I think the same,It would definately cost me more than £500 but then my hubby reckons that I'm high maintenance!!!LOL Nikki
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    Just cooked pancakes!!

    OMG,I've just cooked pancakes for my son and hubby and was it hard,yes and no. My CB had a field day and I told it to B****r of! The pancakes were a disaster,possibly because I wasn't putting my normal love and care into them,I'm usually brilliant at them,flipping an all!! When they eat them I...
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    how long to do ss for?

    hi Yummy Mummy, My losses didnt drop dramatically after the first two weeks, I lost 22lbs in the first month on ss.For the last 3 weeks I have been doing aam. this is what is so nice about CD you can be flexible with it to a degree. The decision how long to ss is down to you,but the first two...
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    My Diary - the Ups & Downs of the CD Diet

    Oh Sacha,you poor thing,It is hard I know ,very hard to do this diet. sometimes its almost like something has to click inside you to make you want to do it so bad you do. I clicked when I saw a picture of myself at xmas, I thought I loked the bees kness but I just looked TBH Fat with a nice...
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    4th weigh in

    Well done skinny cow thats fantastic,To give up smoking at the same time is amazing, you certainly deserve to feel good about yourself,keep up the good work,Isnt it great how we feell when we're in control,congratulations on 21.5lbs in four weeks,I bet you can really feel the difference! nikki
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    I love my MIL

    AAHh thats lovely, my mum came over the other day and served up my sunday lunch for me as I just couldnt do it,I was having a bad CB day.It made such a difference and i went and had a bath. Nikki
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    Help, in work

    Nikki, its just your chaterbox playing up,When that happens to me, in my head I tell it to "Pee off". I know it sounds mad but it doeswork. Its all in your head,tell it in no uncertain terms to go away. I've been training for three years partime as a counsellor, two years still to go, and I was...
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    WOOOOO HOOOOOO !!!

    Well done,thats brilliant, Nikki
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    Does your OH reward you for your big losses?

    I'm afraid my hubby is one of those that is getting a little insecure about me losing weight. He asked me today how much more weight I wanted to lose and when i said another 2 stone and a bit his answer was "No way you must be joking" Hes very supportive but a little insecure bless him!!so I...
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    new to Cambridge diet..any tips, help

    Hi sharong and well done on getting to your second day. Try and stick with it and you will soon lose the hunger pains. In the meantime try and do as Lenny says, do something between 5 & 8 if this is your bad time. If you paint your nails do that,My nail varnish gets changed most days! or treat...
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    A bit disappointed with this weeks weigh in

    Thank you, I got very excited when I updated my ticker!!and it took me from 15st 2 to 12st 12 so that made me even happier being 12st something!bring on the 11's I say! Nikki
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    A bit disappointed with this weeks weigh in

    Hi tiara, I just went for weighin and lost 2 3/4 lbs,and I've been doing AAM for the last three weeks. I stuck with AAM because I feel better getting something to eat at the end of the day. Like you said,if you were doing ww you would be more than happy with two pounds.The way I see it is I can...
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    AAM Tomorrow - Question

    I started my aam week three weeks ago and TBH loved it so much I'm still doing it three weeks later, It hasnt sparked off any cravings and I've lost 7 lbs in the last two weeks. It really fills me up and I love being able to have a meal in the evening(or a mouthful!!)Its like bunny says it makes...
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    first week at cambridge diet!

    Dont think about how long you wont be having food for, I used to literally take it hour by hour.I have no willpower,zilch in fact, so if I can do it anyone can! You'll be fine hour by hour,day by day and you'll get there. When things got bad I used to have a long soak in the bath(I know its...
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    Top in Monsoon

    Sarah, Primarks great, did it this weekend and now have a wardrobe of bits that fit(for about £35!!) Nikki x
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    Top in Monsoon

    Take the bull by the horns and go for the 14!!! Nikki x
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    STARTING CD TODAY.. Arghhhh...

    Hi Keely ,I have lost all my grandparents and saw them all go down hill and I know how heartbreaking it is. You need to do whatevers right for you at the moment, whether that means sticking to Cd or breaking it,it'll still be their when you want it. Look after yourself and take care, posting...
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    Top in Monsoon

    I confess I bought a top when I started in a size14(I was a 20/22 when I started, now I'm a 16, I think I felt the same as Tiara, it was my way Of tellling myself that I could do it, and was going to do it. Nikki
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    first week at cambridge diet!

    Hi,YM I did ss for 4 weeks then aam on the fifth week and loved it so have stuck with that. The losses seem to be the same. Mind you its not really Add A Meal, more like Add A Mouthful, Nikki that really made me laugh your hubby coming to get you after your walk, I bought a bike and convinced...
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    first week at cambridge diet!

    Hi yummy mummy, In the first week or two I was shattered. In the end the tiredness was making me grumpy, so I decide to give in to it and go to bed when I could and go to bed much earlier too. I couldnt have exerceised in the first fortnight if someone had paid me!! Too knackered. I think the...
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    Compliments!!!

    Well done!! keep remembering the glow you got from those compliments, It definately makes you love the diet,and I know what you mean about skin, I'm 42 but my skin feels more youthful!!(on my face)its the water plumping it up! Nikki
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    Confession time!!

    Hi Sarah, I totally agree with Anne-Marie about making a decision that you are going out and you will be making the best choices that you can. Then the following morning straight back on it. In my second week I had a meal out that no way cpuld I get out of. It was a xmas present from my...
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    New - First day on the Cambridge Diet

    Hi and welcome,this is just the best diet that you can possibly do IMO. The first week is the hardest but I think its because your trying to break the automatic habit of eating,after that your fine. I'm coming into week 7 now and really honestly dont think about food(long may this feeling...
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    I feel excited about losing the weight but I feel scared too

    Hi bm3lm, I have lost nearly half of what I want I want to lose and I felt the same as you when I started.I was really frightened of failing and every thing I owned was either big,baggy or black. I decided to take each day as it came and try not to look to far ahead. As the weight comes off i...
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    5th Week Weigh in!

    Well done Bunny,brilliant losses! especially in only five weeks, Nikki
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    DEvans CD journey

    Well done D on your brilliant first week weight loss. try not to weigh yourself everyday(I gt rid of my scales the day I started cd and it really helped and I too was a serial weigher!! I found the first few weeks really hard and the urge to pick was huge,OK I admit a few times I did!LOL it was...
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    Hair loss!

    Hi Lizzie, when I did a VLCD five years ago and lost 5 stone I had hair loss. My hairdresser picked up on a bald spot and advised kelp tablets from the health shop. My counsellor for that diet said that this did happen to some people and that it was a side affect. Luckily I have thick hair so...
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    SICK ! !

    Hi when I got to my second week I was sick three times over a week and it wasnt a bug. Also I did gag quite a few times at the beginning actually a few hours after I'd had them. I did persevere and its completely gone now. It almost felt like morning sickness(I panicked for a while!!) I think...
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    When I am slim I'd love to wear...

    Dont know why but I want to wear a white tshirt tucked into a pair of hipster levis and a really nice leather belt(havent worn a belt for years) Nikki
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    Why do we sabotage ourselves & put so much pressure on!

    Hi Cheryl I know exactly what your saying. Its like we get so far and then think about giving up. When I did a vlcd five years ago I was doing at It as I was getting married,I did it, lost 5 stone and get the dress but I ended up hating the diet sooo much!! I know looking back that I was...
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    1st weigh in result!!!

    Well done sarah,thats brilliant ,a great boost, Nikki
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    S/S 2nd time!

    Good luck for tomorrow,and well done for keeping the rest off from last year, that stone will melt away so quickly, Nikki
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    FIANALLY UNDER 14 STONE!!!

    Well done,keep hold of that feeling!! Nikki
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    When does the ENERGY kick in, Im still waiting

    Hi BM2LM, To be honest I didn't start to feel really good until about the fourth week,Then the energy burst realy did kick in. Last weekend I spent then whole weekend cleaning and ironong!Totally out of character for me. I think that as bunnyg says we are all so different. I do wakeup earlier...
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    5 weeks in!!!!

    Hi sue,well done brilliant losses in just five weeks! I went shopping today too and doesnt it feel great to be going down sizes! Keep up the good work, Nikki
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    I'm so happy!!

    Hi Tiara trust me,stick to it and it will soon be you, and its sooo worth doing this mental diet for!! Nikki x
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    I'm so happy!!

    Thanks guys, hopefully I'll be on cloud nine for the rest of the week!
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    *raises hand* umm,i have a question

    Hi catlily, In the beginning its hard but the losses spur you on. TBH after a while you do it as second nature, getiing through the firstw eek is the hardest once you've done that you'll be fine. Lots of my friends said to me "Dont know how you cant eat anything,I could never do that" but now...
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    1st Day on CD

    Well done to both of you ,Youre both flying along and will soon reap the rewards, Nikki x
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    I'm so happy!!

    Hi everyone, I have had the most fantastic day and i want to tell the whole flipping world!! As some of us mentioned the other day we need safety pins for our trousers!! Well mine were desperate so of I trotted to primark today to try a find a few "temporary"pairs. I've never shopped in Primark...
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    Can we take vitamin C?

    Hi bm2lm my skin was rubbish for the first four weeks and I never get spots but did then,Now its brilliant,I think its like icemoose says its all the rubbish coming out and its a big detox for our bodies, lol Nikki
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    Wish me luck.............

    Good luck to both of you, you'll me absolutely fine and this time next week you'll be ecstatic with your first weigh in,trust me!
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    I need a safety pin for my trousers

    Keelie thats spooky!!I bet our trousers are about the same bagginess!LOL Nikki
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    I need a safety pin for my trousers

    I'm the same too,tops I can get away with but my trousers are lookin ridiculous.There all too long now as well because they sit on my hips and I actually tripped today,shoe got caught in the hem!so off to the shops this weekend for me!
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    Help re vitamins and minerals needed.

    Hi ,I'm afraid I dont know the answer,I only take st johns wort and that doesnt affect ketosis,I'm sure someone who knows will be along soon, Nikki
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    Day 78 in the CD house...PICS OF MY NEW CAR!!!

    Well done Keelie, I am so impressed, I really like your thinking of "I want to finish off what I've started".It sort of makes you realise that what we are doing isnt forever,and to only fancy the veg and salad and not the chips is brilliant.You deserve to be proud of yourself. Your piccies show...
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    No Scales at home

    Hi Davica you have hit the nail on the head,The scales really used to dictate my mood!but no more since I banished them I really believe thats why Cd is working for me(that and everyone on here and the fab CD diet itself!LOL)Well done karen get those scales in the loft!! I love the idea of...
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    I still feel dizzy. Is this normal?

    Hi Tiara,I've been on CD for just over six weeks and I still get the odd dizzy spell. Last night I was at college and know that I hadnt drunk as much as I should have. When I got home about 10pm I was really dizzy so i had a quick litre! and went to bed and am fine this morning. This does...
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    3rd weigh in, and 4lb off

    Well done thats a brilliant loss in three weeks! Nikki
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    Ive done it

    Well done scarlett,Dont you just love the feeling of being in control!!!
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    No Scales at home

    I think that I have just realised what having scales at home does for me. I always have weighed myself every day and when I started CD I decided to get rid of them. My reason was because I knew that from past experience if I weighed and had lost I'd give myself a "little treat" and if I hadnt...
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    size 16 AT LAST!

    Bunny you look great!!You dont just look slimmer you look healthier, In fact you're positively glowing A Big well done. Nikki X
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    Nothing to wear!!!

    whoops,posted twice!
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    Nothing to wear!!!

    Well I'm off to primark this weekend!Its got to the stage where I can still just about get away with tops but the trousers are just BL***Y ridiculously big now! It really is a great feeling to be dropping sizes.I dont want to spend a fortune so primark seems the ideal place until I buy my "real"...
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    Food for thought

    Hi skinny cow, I agree with what you mean, I too fully intend to eat much more healthily when I reach maintenance(I did a VLCD five years ago didnt do maintenance and piled it all back on) But I will still allow myself the odd day when in moderation I will eat what I like. I cant imagine life...
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    size 16 AT LAST!

    Well done! I bet that was just the best feeling in the world getting in to a 16. It definately makes everything worthwhile and I bet you'll be wearing that size16 tomorrow LOL I would! Nikki
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    Hello Im new

    I will confess that in the first few weeks I even took my laptop to bed and was reading threads til 2 in the morning!!!
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    Hello Im new

    Hi scarlet and welcome to the forum. I have found this the best place ever if your on CD. You'll get loads of encouragement and support on here because most of us are in the same boat.If you feel the urge to cheat just shout there always someone here to "talk you out of it". Good luck on...
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    Fizzy vs Still water.....and ss-ing

    I only drink fizzy water now with berry flavouring in and it hasnt affected my losses, I dont think. My skin has been really dry but it usually goes like that when I cut down on fat so I assume thats whats happening. I couldnt cope without my fizzy water and agree,plain water and flavouring is...
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    Help! I've ruined it!!!!

    Paz you have'nt ruined it! get back on course today and put it behind you. You've only ruined it if you give up now. It's a blip thats all. You said that it wasn't worth it so I doubt you'll do it again. Think of all the hard work you've put in so far,please dont give up. I'm 6 weeks into it and...
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    Food for thought

    Mine will be a bacon sandwich with real butter and tomato sauce followed by a cadburys cream egg. Why are they next to every Bl***y shop till at the moment!! And even on the Corrie ad breaks? Nikki
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    Is it bad....

    Hi Lou, Dont worry I sometimes get a desperate urge to eat something and have found that the best thing I can do is to make the day an AAM day (or as I prefer to call it ADD A MOUTHFUL!!)it always takes away the feeling that I need to eat and it hasnt affected my losses at all, I've still lost...
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    Help me get my ticker on my posts!!

    Hi Roch,Thank you for your so easy to follow instructions for a ticker. I am computer phobic most of the time, and I've been trying for a month to get my ticker And following your instructions now I have one!!!thanks again, Nikki
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    AAM & 790

    Hi I did my first AAM week last week and still lost 4lbs, so was very happy!! Nikki
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    Anyone else get bad tempered on SS

    Well mustdoit your reply definately put a smile on my face and made me laugh! thank you
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    Anyone else get bad tempered on SS

    I seem to spend lots of time apologising, but I suppose thinking about it its not really everynight (just feels it at the moment) I feel a bit better knowing that other people feel the same. I have explained it to him and he has been really understanding. Think I'm having a feeling sorry for...
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    Anyone else get bad tempered on SS

    Since I started CD five weeks ago every night I end up like a bear with a sore head. I've just bitten off my hubbys head and my sons and I really hate myself for it , just wondered if anyone else gets the same. All day long I'm fine it just seems to be after about 6pm and I cant put myself to...
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    Advice when starting AAM Week

    Sorry forgot to add I lost 4lbs on my AAm week too!!!
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    Advice when starting AAM Week

    Hi Elaine, I finished my first AAm week on Monday and was a bit worried about doing it. In the beginning few days I really enjoyed it but I felt the same as Nick and couldnt wait to go back to SS. I havent found it a problem after eating for a week, feel more in control with SS,hope this helps...
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    Sick on AAM week

    I don't know if this has happened to anyone else on AAM week. I had my first "Meal" on tues evening and was sick within a few hours. I thought maybe the cottage cheese was dodgy so changed over to chicken but was sick again last night after that. I'm going to see my CDC on tues and will ask her...
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    How do you space your drinking out?

    Hi,I struggle too but the thing that has helped is if I put the flavouring into sparkling water. I couldnt drink sparkling on its own but the berry flavouring really helped. Dont know if you've tried but it might help, Nikki
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    Lack of libido?

    I hadnt thought about it but you're so right!!have no desire at all LOL.My theory though is that I'm really conscious at the moment that my breath smells so thats my excuse, Nikki
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    Cottage cheese never tasted so good!!

    I have just got to say started my AAM week today and boy!!cottage cheese and cucumber has never tasted so good!! It was absolutely gorgeous,how sad am I! Nikki
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    Sorry bit of a downer...

    Hi Jubbly,just read your post and I can relate to what your saying. I have a picture that was taken on xmas day that I have on my computer. on xmas day I thought I looked fab and when I looked at it a few days later I was shocked. In fact so shocked that I havent looked at it since. I'm going...
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    Just had my first weigh in and...............

    Well done,, bet you floated out of your CDC house !!
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    Ketosis????

    Hi pp,I'm glad you posted his thread because exactly the same happens to me.I'm always completely in ketosis first thing in the morning but by about 7pm in the evening the reading is always negative. I wouldnt worry too much because I've been doing it for just over three weeks and it hasnt...
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    Clothes too big!!!!

    Just went for my 3rd weighin and am another 5lbs down,I'm floating on air now!!! This definately gets easier,I still have the odd bad day when I struggle but most of the time the fact I've gone down a size is enough encouragement,that and everyone elses losses on here, Nikki x
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    50lbs off - YIPPPPEEEEEE

    Well done,thats a fantastic achievement, Nikki x
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    Clothes too big!!!!

    It certainly is. The other thing that I've noticed is I dont seem to get out of puff as easily either. On saturday night I went out with my hubby and we had to park miles away and walk for about 1/2 hour each way and my hubby walks quickly. Usually I'd be moaning and groaning but I didnt seem to...
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    Clothes too big!!!!

    I'm coming to the end of my first third week(third weigh in tomorrow) and yesterday I put on a pair of trousers that I bought a few years ago and there too big! All my usual clothes are too big as well and this is what is making it all worthwhile. The buzz I'm getting from trying on all my...
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    Lets See If We Can Loose The Weight Of A Person This Week!

    Hi everyone I can add 5lbs too,which makes it 3stone 8lbs.
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    WAhoo!! 17 1/2 lbs in 2 weeks

    I can't believe it, went for my second weighin today and have now lost 17 1/2lbs in 2 weeks. That takes me from the 15's through the 14's and into the 13's. I feel like all the struggling has been worth it! and the last week has been much easier. It can be hard sometimes but it's most...
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    How much did you lose in your 1st week?

    Hi, and good luck on starting tomorrow. I started 10 days ago and the first few days are hard but it really does get easier. I have 4 to 4 1/2 stone to lose and in my first week I lost 12 1/2lbs. Nikki x
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    1st Week Weigh

    Well done on a brilliant weight loss, It makes every thing worthwhile! Nikki x
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    Fruits of the Forest

    I absolutely love the choccie one,haven't tried toffe and walnut hot yet dizzy,sounds lovely am going to try it tomorrow.
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    Newbie!

    Welcome,I'm a newbie too, on day 7 Well done so far! Nikki x
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    day 6 and struggling

    Hi Ali, Try and stick with it, it will be worth it, I'm on day seven and yesterday was TBH B****y awful!.But I woke up this morning and felt totally different, full of energy and really glad I didn't give up last night. Just wait til your weigh in,it'll be worth it, Nikki x
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    Week two weigh in

    Well done Lisa, how good is that!
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    Three days in!!

    Hi Karen ,so glad I left that roast alone lol
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    Three days in!!

    OMG 12 1/2 pounds!!! OMG I cant believe it!!! I went for my first weighin today(Its day 6) as tuesdays are the best day for me and I wanted to get myself into a regular weekly routine) and I've lost 12 1/2 pounds. I am in shock I really cannot believe it! and I floated out of my CDC house. If...
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    Three days in!!

    Well I've just dished up the roast dinner. Can't believe I didnt pick at a thing, not a thing. The last two hours have been horrid,that little thing in my head tellng me if I just picked a little bit it wouldn't hurt! This was what I was thinking from the minute I put the joint in. I can...
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    Three days in!!

    Thanks Debz, I've got a photo of me when I was a size 12(five years ago) and I'm going to stick it in the kitchen so as when I cook, hopefully It'll remind me of where I want to be. I've just realised that all they seem to be doing or talking about on BB is food! Or is it just me and my food...
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    Three days in!!

    Hi everyone, Still got a sore throat and feel poop with it but the paracetamol seems to be keeping it at bay a bit. Just went to do my weekly shop and guess what?, I spent £50 less than I normally do!!Guess who obviously eats all the pies in our house! Have gone into ketosis so am really...
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    Three days in!!

    I,ve definately been drinking enough water, can't get off the loo. I think it's most likely because I usually drink diet coke from morning til night(in fact I have it as my first drink in the morning even before a coffee) so I think my heads missing it. I think tomorrow I will start a diary and...
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    Three days in!!

    Hi everyone, I've been reading everyones threads todays and have been totally inspired by everyones stories! I started CD on Thursday but have been in bed all day with a splitting head and sore throat.I know that the head is probably due to CD as its just starting to clear now. Five years ago I...
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