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Watching the biggest loser for motivation. Need someone to push my lazy ass off the couch. Food was much better today thankfully.

10 6 again after my birthday weekend. I really need to get a grip!

No takeaway will ever taste as good as the feeling you get when a size 12 fits for the first time. Congrats on your achievements to date. Refocus and keep going. It's only 6 months of your life and will be so worth it when you get to the other side. Once you mind yourself after you'll only...

10 2.5 now so I'm starting to see the daily small weight drop which comes with actually making an effort rather than picking when I get home in the evening. I'm back comfortably now in my nice new clothes. Just need to lose another 4 lbs and I'll be back to what I consider my optimum weight.

10 3 this morning so I'm getting there. Dont really want to go back to my CDC at this stage because my BMI is under 25 again so I'm using High protein, low carb protein bars I'm getting in a supplements shop, vitamins and lots of chicken and eggs on a modified step 2 ish. 5km walk/run this...

Weekly check in. I'm 10 4.5 this morning, that's 2.5 lbs loss over the last few days. Just need to get it up now. Need to be back in the 9s 15 days from now. Doable if I stick to it.

Im on day 3 of getting back into the 9s. Seems to be going well. Ive a new determination I hope.

The exercise could be the issue. The rules are very clear that you cant exercise on 440 cals a day. You send your body into starvation mode. Exercise is for step 2 and above. Also at the 7 week mark I lost nothing at all as I was smaller and my body got used to taking nothing in. At this stage...

I'm back on Day 1 again today........

New day new effort. Bowl of porridge and a protein bar this morning. Sipping green tea now.

Im just totally out of the zone and cant get back into it at all. Need to lose 7 lbs immediately.

I'm a lost cause.

Those are excellent results Kittykat. Impressive! Me, I'm 10 7 this morning after a disasterous week followed by a disasterous weekend coming after a week on holiday in turkey. I've actually put on 4 lbs since Friday alone so I'm back on SS as of this morning. It's the kick up the backside...

Those photos are inspirational. Thanks for posting. You look amazing!!!

What about pulling out of that one and completely stopping for a few weeks? You mentioned a few weeks ago that you wanted to go back on CD SS+ to get the last few lbs off for the wedding. Take a month off running, do SS+ for 4 weeks and then you'll be where you want to be and you'll have rested...

Liz - how was the run?

Best of luck tomorrow Liz. Hope it all goes really well for you.

Best of luck Kittykat! Back from Kusadasi since this morning. back up to 10 4, but had an amazing holiday. Back on it tomorrow! Tiggs, how was Scicily? Liz, where are you???? Everyone else doing ok?

Morning all. Greetings from Kusadasi. How's all!

Congrats Tinkerbella, very inspiring. I bet you don't know yourself these days.

Wow Liz. Best of luck!

Hi Chrissy. For starters best of luck! For seconds, I would be very worried about you doing this diet and taking days off. You'll be in and out of ketosis and facing permanent hunger pangs monday to friday which you'll have to work at controlling and mentally do you think you'll be able to...

Wtf is wrong with me, I left my lunch at home!!!! Anyway I seem to have gotten away with murder. 10 1 this morning. Hope all is good with everyone today. Any news peeps?

Ive been lethal the last few days. Im been to the shops though and Ive all my meals planned for next week. Going to keep it to 1000 cals a day until I get back to where I was.

Congrats, amazing success already. You can do this! I actually found it easier to keep to bars and tetras. Nothing to prepare and no deviations - eye solely on the prize.

the issue is I've no plan and I'm working crazy hours at the moment so I'm not preparing food every night for the following day. Back to all my old tricks of takeaways, mcdonalds etc as I'm not getting time for lunch either so I'm eating at my desk. haven't even grocery shopping in. I had a...

Im way off the rails. 4 lbs up now and eating crap every day with 2 weeks to go to my holidays. Cant see to get back into it at all. Dont know what to do at the moment.

Hope you're feeling better ladies. Liz - would you think about maybe doing mondays and wednesdays as fast days or tuesdays and thursday and a long run then on the eating day in between? Me, I let the chocolate binge over Easter run into this week so I'm back up at 10 1 even with the running so...

OMG All i want to do is eat!!!!!!!!

I'm over it now. Sick of looking at chocolate. I got up at 7.30 and dragged my wine and chocolate laden bum around my 5km circuit. It took 35 minutes as my legs were like lead but it's done now. Did a few bits around the house and I'm at work now. Ate a load of junk over the holiday weekend...

Best of luck ShiningStar!

It happens Tigg, it will be gone again in no time once you're back in a routine. I find a 2 lb gain manageable but once it gets to 4 is takes weeks to get off for some reason. I had a 0.75 gain myself overnight and I can't blame anything other than Lindt bunnies.

Super annoying about the neighbours arguing. Really bad form of them. This thread is very quiet at the moment, hope everyone is on the relative straight and narrow.

We're off out west tomorrow night with the inlaws for Easter to their mobile home on the west coast of Ireland. You'd want to see what I've packed - wine, crisps, choccie biccies - disgraceful really. I was buying packaged goods because we wont be doing a lot of cooking but when you put it all...

Fingers crossed you got that long sleep Tiggs. I'm still 9 12.5 this morning so hopefully that was an actual drop. It was a while coming. That's a 1.5 lb drop from last Wednesday. I was reading somewhere that a Wednesday morning weigh in is the most accurate if you're weighing once a week.

Hope you had a fab time on the hen. I was at a hen in London last year and put on 8 lbs in the 3 days. It was a good weekend! What did you do?

Back down to 9 12.5 this morning since the curse of the vending machine was lifted! I'm going to have a super day today and going to aim for 9 11 for easter egg Sunday. Need to get there before Friday as heading away with the inlaws for Easter so it will be a wine and carb laden weekend.

I know. Sad as it is it made my day!

Woohoo, the vending machine at work is broken!

Morning peeps, woke up this morning not sick and I'm back in the 9's ahhh yeahhhh! Here's to a good week until Easter Egg Sunday of course. Hope all is well with you. Liz, hope your h2b's birthday celebrations went well. Tigg, hope you hadn't too much work on. Flic, how are you doing with...

I caught a cold which stopped the exercise for a few days and my chocolate habit kicked into overdrive but I had a little chat with myself on Thursday and Im back on the relatively straight and narrow. Was out Friday night so was 10 3 this morning but Im hoping for at least a 2 lb drop tomorrow...

WHAT???? OMG, that's crappy news alright. At least you know though you're there already and don't have to start the battle to get the weight off now on the back of that news. Anyway at least you know now. It's great that you really enjoy all the exercise yu're doing, getting fit and healthy...

I don't think there's a part of me that doesn't hurt today lol!

Yeh congrats Liz, proud of you!!! Tigg Les Mills Bodypump is a 60 minutes class when you do what felt like millions of reps with a bar with weights on either side. You change the weight of what you put on the bar a couple of times during the class.

Best of luck Liz, I have a feeling this one is going to go really welk for you. Im sitting on a mat down in the gym waiting for my first ever body pump glass and Id rather be down in the restaurant having french toast with coffee and the papers lol!

Afternoon ladies. Hope all is well. Actually got a break in the clouds and got a good view of the eclipse for about 10 minutes. Still feeling crap but I'm over the self indulgence whingebagitis now so I got up at 7 and ran 5 km. Did it in 31 minutes so my time is getting better. Felt rotten...

2 lb gain for me too this morning. Not mysterious though. I'm eating way more because the antibiotics are upsetting my stomach and not the right kind of food. I haven't had a cooked dinner since last Saturday. I really need a kick tbh. Haven't exercised either and it's a bad cycle because...

The antibiotics are leaving me hungry and apathetic. Never a good combo. All I want to do is eat and then Im nausus. Its like morning sickness!

I lost 13 lbs the first month, 6 lbs in week 1. That was with no cheating but I'd less to lose.

I actually found all the negative comments kept me from cheating while I was doing it. Every time I'd consider giving in to temptation I remember all the lines i.e. you'll never stick it, its bad for your health, you'll gain all the weight back after, sure everyone does etc. and this would stop...

Chalk it down and start again. That's all you can do.

I had one can of coke zero most days at lunchtime too.

I lost 6 lbs the first week and then 2 lbs a week after. My losses were definitely less than average because of my starting weight but they were consistent.

Root Canal - stage 1 this morning. Broke a filling at the weekend. Feeling very sorry for myself and eating accordingly. This will not be a good day. i was 10 1 this morning before my trip to the dentist.

Congrats Liz, proud of you!

Best of luck!

How are you feeling for your half tomorrow Liz? Im excited for you! Tigg, good woman on going to HIIT yesterday, hard to get motivation to go when the mojo in down. All newcomers welcome Flic. I find this thread invaluable for keeping me on the straight and narrow. Its also great for a dose of...

Well the extra weight has finally settled. 10 2.5 ths morning so I've 4 lbs back on from my lightest. I was getting off too lightly for all the sabotage. Will need to have a few 800 calorie days to get back on the straight and narrow. The gain stops here though.

I ate an entire bag of mini dime bars over the weekend. I blame my sister. She was the one that bought them at the airport. Anyway, I'd put in some good work midweek last week so I was 0.5 lbs down on Monday morning last week but no where near my new target. I really need to start losing a lb...

Liz, you look amazing! Your wedding dress is beautiful. Ive been on a chocolate binge since Friday. Need a kick in the arse.

I got it made out of the rings I couldnt wear any more because they couldnt decrease them 5 sizes (woohoo) so to me its a victory.

My victory ring is ready. I collected it this evening after work. So delighted with it.

Feel rotten this morning. Ate a load of crap last night watching House of Cards. Want to go back to bed.

Well I just bit the bullet and got on with it. Ran 4.3 km in 38 minutes this morning. Terrible time but it's a start.

Are you having anything else? Fruit teas? Diet Coke?

There are just days when being an adult is hard T. Hope today is a better day! 10 1 this morning so going down again. Starting yoga today. Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunchtime for the next 6 weeks.

That absolutely suck T. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Don't raid the sweets. Have a cup of tea and go to bed early. You'll only be sorry in the morning otherwise.

2 lb gain. i'll take that 10 1.5 this morning. I'll have a low cal, low carb day today and hopefully get rid of that.

I'm baaaaaaaccccckkkkk! Had a fab weekend in London. Walked 38 km since Friday in heels. That's hopefully burned off the alcohol calories. Had a lovely weekend. Radio silence as I left my phone in the car Friday morning by accident.

Start on a Friday morning as the first day isnt the worst and then you can write off that weekend. Then do step 2, 800 cals is recommended for people on their feet all day. Also I'd stick to the sweet shakes only and they'll curb the sugar craving. I didnt bother with the soups or porridge after...

From my experience stick to Cambridge and just move up to Step 3. I went from CD to Weight Watchers before I'd hit my goal and it took me another 5 months to lose the final few lbs. I'm sorry now I didn't get to where I wanted to be and then use WW for a few weeks for initial maintenance.

10 0.5 this morning so its coming down again. Porridge and green tea today for me before hitting London tomorrow for the weekend. I've booked the Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea for the 3 of us in the Sanderson tomorrow. Hoping I can talk him into us sharing one when we're there as I know we'll...

500 cals for me today to reset. Eggs for breakfast and fish for lunch. Loads of green tea and early to bed. That's the plan and I'm going well so far today. Took some multivitamins as well.

Circling at the 141.5 wagon at present, no sign of losing the 3 lb gain. I'm having a low carb, low cal day today. Yesterday was not good either.

Very bad day yesterday. Back to myself today - going to have three saintly days to get my 3 unsaintly lbs off between now and Friday as heading to London on friday for a little family break with my two.

Are you using shakes only?

Very impressed Liz. I'd say you're still on a high after it all. I'm well jealous of your medal. Such a change from 12 months ago. I had a dodge weekend, really entertaining as all my school friends were visiting but lots of wine and carbs. Thankfully as I'd lost so much last week I'm still...

One of the local fitness instructors here advocates low carb and only eating them within one hour of exercise.

I don't know if I'd have a 5.30am run in me. I tip my hat to you Liz. I don't know what to say to you about the scales. That would really bother me too.

I've a litre of my green tea drank this morning and it definitely curbed the sugar crazings. I'm very impressed. Welcome back S4S! You've lost over 60 lbs - amazing!!! Well done.

Late night shopping tonight with my bestie so at least I'm probably guaranteed my 10,000 steps today. Bridesmaid shopping then tomorrow so will be on my feet all day too so hopefully there'll be some damage limitation. Will be well worth it though. I haven't eaten anything else and I'm having...

I had a petrol station donut. Very bold. Like why? Now I've had my calories and I'm still starving.

hope the weather cleared up ladies. 9 12.5 this morning. I'll be giving out about the disgrace I've been on Monday I'm sure but that's the lightest I've been since starting this.

Best of luck!

Yep, good as gold so far today!

A tailwind for Liz's run would be awesome wouldn't it lol! I like the glass half full attitude. It's 11.17 and the chicken is calling me. I need to hold out until 12 at least or I'll be across the road in McDonalds by 2. It's a curse only having McDonalds, KFC and a Costa Coffee in walking...

I think the green tea is just a little catalyst for me really this week rather than a miracle worker. I've been exercising more, cut right down on processed food and sugar and I've cut my calories by about 400 a day since Monday so it's a combination of things really. I'm eating 800-1000...

Great news on your sinuses Tiggs. In my mind I'd love to be into diving but in reality I'm too chicken and probably a bit claustrophobic. In my daydreams I'm going to be one of these cool mums when the 3 yr old is about 10 and we're going to do all these fab things together. In reality though...

Morning peeps!!! I'm so excited. 9 13.73 on the scales this morning. I've lost the guts of 4 lbs since Sunday and you can visibly see it in my clothes. This green tea business is amazing. I think it's thats it's curbing my appetite a bit as well. Onwards and downwards again today as I've a...

Proud of you Liz. I'm amazed at how much running you are doing a week now. Ladies - are any of you on daily vitamins with the reduced calories?

Well the 3 lbs are still gone. i was 10 0.5 lbs this morning and I weighed an hour earlier than yesterday morning. Just 1 lb to go now to my pre christmas weight.

I cant imagine what that would taste like. No chocolate or sweets for the next 40 days until Easter Sunday starting tomorrow.. You'd swear it was a crime against humanity the way Im carrying on even though this time last year I was into week 3 of 3 shakes a day and nothing else. I'll be...

I ate normally today (porridge for breakfast, soup and bread for lunch and those two mini pancakes) and the waistband on my trousers was tight again by lunchtime even though I'm drinking my green tea again today (and I'm getting used to the taste). I don't think at this stage those 3 magic lbs...

Well porridge day is over. Just had 2 pancakes - roll on Lent is all I say.

Praise the diet lords - I lost 3 lbs yesterday!!!! Yes you're not going blind and I'm not insane - 3 lbs!!! You were right Tigg. Kiwi's green tea and porridge diet will make me millions!!!! I've a much flatter yummy too this morning.

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I'd say its me Tigg. I love white tea with pomegranate too. makes me want chocolate though. The green tea deffo kept the hunger at bay for the day.

No one would stick it for more than a day lol! Back to normal eating tomorrow. I might stick with the green tea though for a while (even if it does taste like fish).

Confessions of a serial weigher. i checked how porridge and green tea day was going when i got home and I'm 1.5 lbs lighter than when I left the house this morning. That cant be right.

Surprise of all surprises I've had a really good day today. I'm out of Cambridge products so I had porridge for breakfast and lunch (not something I'll be doing every day but it might be good afternoon the weekend I put in). I got a quick 30 minutes in the gym at lunchtime so I did 12 minutes...

Morning all. Delighted Liz for you that those 2 pesky lbs have stayed off. Best of luck today Tigg. I'm back to saintliness this morning. Have had porridge and now I'm drinking a litre of cold green tea. I'm sure it's good for me but it tastes like fish.

Monday morning weigh in. 143.25 Down 0.5 lbs on last Monday morning but up 1.5 lbs on Friday. Not too bad I suppose.

Brilliant!

I'm in hiding until at least Wednesday.... T I'd love your job. Sounds really interesting.

Liz I was reading last night that drinking lemon green tea is really good for minimising water retention.

142.5 this morning. Heading out tomorrow night so wanted to see where Im at before the Valentines massacre.

My body loves fruit too, so much so that it holds onto every bit I eat. You must have inches lost though with all the toning? I'd have the scales thrown out the window in disgust.

I'm still hovering around 10 3 on the scales all the time but my clothes are tighter and it's because I'm not consistent with my exercise. Really just need to knuckle down with this before wedding season :)

I made a chicken curry last night, heavy on the meat and veg, light on sauce. For a sauce I mixed a carton of low fat natural yogurt with a can of tomatoes, onion and green peppers and some tesco tikka curry powder. Popped in 6 chicken fillets and baked it for two hours. It's delish and will...

I can't believe its 7 weeks since christmas and I'm still carrying christmas weight - it's definitely been a lesson and I think if I didn't have a recent lesson I'd have eaten takeaways all weekend! I'm still 4 lbs away from my pre christmas weight.

Monday morning official weigh in - 143.75 for me so a lb up on Friday due to my weekend activities but I'm 0.5 lbs down on last Monday. Also TOTM so here's hoping for a drop mid week. Started today with 2 boiled eggs and a cup of melon. Starvin already lol! Better start getting a couple of...

18km - absolutely amazing. You're really getting the results from your hard work now.

The call of a takeaway was very strong tonight. only the daily weigh in kept me out of the chipper tonight. Not going into another week spending the whole week losing the 2 lbs i put on at the weekend.

Just a note to self but I was very cocky over Christmas / New Year into the middle of Jan putting on half a stone thinking sure I'll enjoy myself, eat Nigella's chocolate christmas cake with prosecco until it comes out my ears and I'll have it off in two weeks again (once the cake is gone and...

God I was very grumpy all week, but it's Friday. I'm a lb lighter than I was today last week (it's the small victories these days) and I'm out with hubs and a gang of locals tonight which almost never happens. Even have a babysitter - unheard of in our house.

That must be so exciting. i would love to really get into running. I'll have to make an effort this year.

I still have my manflu too. No voice etc. still but ticking along. I'm still not right after kettlebells on Monday but I'm going to make it a weekly Monday night thing as I really enjoy it when I go.

Very - once you are 100% SS for the 10 weeks. No cheating or nights off if you have a deadline.

Well i changed my gym membership from off peak to full and I headed off this evening after work. Did 40 mins on the threadmill followed by a kettle bells class. I'm in bed already broken. I'll take tomorrow off and go again on Wednesday morning I think. Feeling much better though.

Chocolate??? Wtf! Dont understand how people do this diet and not read up on ketosis. "I was starving so I had one piece of toast". Liz, I know already you'll ace it!

One of the main motivators for keeping it off was the amount of people who insisted this time last year if I did Cambridge I'd be double the size by now with no foundation for their arguement - wouldn't want to prove them right!

No going back now Liz. I watched my hubs do it, lost and regained 4 stone in 2 years and it wont happen me. It was all quantities with him so I'm being very strict on my calorie intake. Im still fairly under the weather with the manflu. It's taking its time to feic off. I changed my gym...

900 calorie saintly day yesterday and 10 km walk and I gained 0.7 lbs overnight. Sigh!

Just realised it was a year ago today I started Cambridge.

Well there's no getting fat again now! My ring size is 5 sizes smaller now and it wasn't recommended that I get them (i have an engagement, wedding and eternity ring) taken down that many sizes so I picked new ones and Im having them melted down and remade. They are throwing in a few extra...

BTW my motivation was being bm in 2014 too and nothing you ever put in your mouth will ever make you feel as good as I did the day of that wedding.

Perfectly doable if you stick to it 100%.

Virtual hugs, mind yourself. You can drink peppermint tea if you would like something warm and comforting.

Yep they work!

None as far as I'm aware. Things like carrots, tomatoes, nuts etc. will kick you out of ketosis because of their carb load. This is essentially a food replacement diet and gets great results because it's so restrictive. You have to commit to it 100% unfortunately to get those results and it can...

Morning peeps. Hope everyone is doing well. I bit of prep work since Monday and the Saturday night alcohol damage wearing off and I'm back to 10 3.5 today. Helps with the motivation element of it all. Have the dreaded manflu since yesterday but I'm a woman with loads of stuff on so I'm just...

Brilliant result! Bars affected my losses too (no spag bol last year).

Try the chocolate tetra too. it doesnt have the consistency of a milkshake as such.

I spent the 3 years previous losing the gaining the same stone and at 35 it was time for a drastic change.

I'm struggling to be honest at the moment. There's no well stocked healthy canteen in my new location so I'm no longer spoiled with options on the food front. The three lunch options in the locality are Subway, McDonalds and KFC so I have to plan everything I eat now in advance. Plus I'm...

Good stuff Liz. I walked 5km tonight. Dragged myself around just to get to 10,000 steps. Motivation low but working on it.

Liz and Tigg - proud of you both! You're really putting the effort in. Lovely day here. Might go for a walk after work.

I think going back to the tetras makes sense for the moment. For me personally bars did slow down my weigthloss and I dont think I'd have had the losses I had eating three "meals" a day instead of the shakes.

Very bad day today. I'd say I could have had 4000+ calories today and then my thinspiration dress arrived and I'd have gotten into an 8. (Not if I keep eating like I did today). Back on it tomorrow.

Ladies if you stick the first two weeks it gets easier from there. Best of luck and don't let social events derail you. It's only 3 months of your life. Sticking with it will be so worth it.

143.0 this morning so 3.4 lb weight loss from last Monday morning yeah!!!!!

Well done Liz. You're doing amazingly well. I walked 8km yesterday and 14 km today so I'm hoping for a good weigh in tomorrow morning. You may need to up your calories to 1600 on the days you're running maybe?

We've a storm here so even getting to the car this evening will be a challenge. Step count low today as I can't face going out. Haven't even completed 5,000 yet today.

You're building loads of muscle Liz. Bet your measurements will be down.

I got the drop this morning!!!!! It's the little things. A real motivator. 10 3.2 this morning so I lost 1.1 lbs yesterday. Well on track to get back to myself now. The muffin top is gone off my jeans and I'm back in the zone!

I lost just under 6 the first week and I then lost 47 lbs overall. When you're smaller you unfortunately sometimes lose less. Keep with it and you'll lose the same again next week. I think I lost 27 lbs over 8 weeks.

I'm now 10 4.4 lbs so lost 0.5 lbs yesterday. Weigh finally going down again. Got the venue details etc. for in laws wedding in Ibiza in September. They're hipster types so judging by the venues websites I'm going to need Rihanna's body and wardrobe for that weekend. I ordered a maxi dress...

Its snowing here. All I want is Baileys hot chocolate. Its too slippery to be out and about at the moment.

I intermittent fast. So basically I eat 1,200 cals a day but don't eat anything after 3pm until 8am the following morning and drink tea or water only. I do that Monday to Friday. Re. juicing are you thinking of making smoothies or buying actual products?

You'll be back i ketosis by tomorrow and it will affect your losses by a week overall. You'll probably have a small loss this week depending on how close you are to weigh in. Keep this horrible feeling as a reminder that it's completely not worth it to cheat.

Im really sorry to read about the row with your sister Liz. She's pushing it back on you and getting defensive because it's not something she can fix I reckon. She probably doesnt have the money to offer to pay you back what you're losing either so as they say the best defense is a good...

How are you getting on?

Its spring cleaning day in this house so im up and down the stairs. I think I need a spring cleaning week! Hubs and I had cheese and wine last night watching a movie in front of the fire so Im not stepping on the scales today. Protein breakfast had and lots of manual labour for the day. May the...

I started 30th Jan so 3 more weeks to go for me.

Settled down now. I've a 3 storey house and I thought the roof was going to blow off last night! Im 10 5 this morning so back to my original goal weight and a healthy bmi. Another 12 lbs to go to new goal so I've lost 5 lbs since NYD. I'm hoping for 2 lbs a week from here and see how it goes.

It's not exactly healthy eating though is it. I'm doing a lot of research work and I'm nibbling while I'm thinking. There's no proper lunch facilities here too so I need to start preparing my lunch for the following day the night before and just get into a routine.

2 bars of chocolate today, a CD chocolate tetra and a scone. So bad basically.

Fitbit - I'm obsessed New job - long hours, snacking at my desk but really liking it so far Gym - I'm closing my eyes when I'm driving passed it

Ah no, I'm not being specific - it's not fair on those who are actually on plan to tempt them to the dark side! I had between 1600-1800 calories yesterday of carb laden foods. It's wasn't a takeaway or anything so I didn't put on or lose any weight but it's not on track either. TOTM now which...

Bad day yesterday, back at it today.

Welcome and best of luck everyone!

Eating 1200 cals a day and running a couple of times a week you'll lose between 2 and 3 lbs a week. Hope you're feeling better today.

I would expect that it's the running. Towards the end of SS+ for me the time I lost all the weight initially I was walking 10km a day (very briskly) and I was a bit like that. The next phase of it was unpleasant i.e. total collapse but I had an underlying medical condition I wasn't aware of...

10 5.5 this morning so another 0.5 lb gone so if I dont go mad at the weekend I might have a 3 lb weight loss this week.

Liz - 9 lbs already this week is amazing, you're my hero!

I'm about half way back on plan but in generally lethargic form. I started my new job properly yesterday and I'm really focused on that at the moment. Have the eating under control again but I'm not doing SS+ just yet. I had 1,200 cals yesterday and will probably do the same all this week. Also...

That's brilliant Liz! I'm finding it difficult to get back on the post Chrimbo wagon. Just call me Kiwi Five Bellies! Well Day 1 again for me. So far so good. 1 tetra shake and a coffee down and my walking shoes in my bag for lunchtime. I rolled over when my alarm went for the gym this...

Chocolate tetras and lemon bars are the two products I've settled on after experimenting with everything else.

1/2 stone on and heading away for the weekend. I've my Fitbit Charge and Aria hooked up though all ready for Monday.

Roll on tomorrow morning is all I'll say.

Excellent photos. Amazing changes already. Well done!

You too. Enjoy your night. Here's to 2015!

I didn't want to go to the gym either this morning Liz so a run was never going to happen.I'm after having a burger and chips for lunch so the saintliness latest all of about 2 hours. My clothes are tight which is always the start of the path back. I'm having my inlaws for a big roast lunch...

I'm 10 6.25 this morning so up 5 lbs. Tut tut. Headed down to the gym bright and early before work and it was closed so I went shopping instead. I did have a Cambridge shake though for breakfast so the rewind has started.

PS succumbed to a dose of the olds and had to get glasses for work.....

I'm very jealous of your running. You're doing so well. I've been busy making plans to be good and then breaking them. i've about 5 lbs on I reckon. Even had a full size Lindt chocolate Santa for lunch. Intended to start back today and then didnt bother. I got the fitbit charge for christmas and...

Santa's bringing a fitbit and their weighing scales for Christmas. New Years resolution is to stop ignoring the gym. In the meantime bottoms up!

Christmas week weigh in so I know where I'm starting from on January 5th. 10 1.25 this morning. Happy Christmas all. Enjoy the season and see you in the new year for a fit and healthy January!

That's amazing Liz. I'm plodding along too, not in any way on plan. Substituting a shake for meals here and there. I'm up 2 proper lbs at the moment so it's damage limitation really until Jan 5th. Loads of wine in the house with crisps and chocolate. Never good for me.

that's a massive change. well done and congrats!!!

i moved up to SS+ after 2 weeks. it didnt affect my losses.

CDC official weigh in tonight. Another 1.5 lbs gone.

OMG I'm freezing and hungry tonight. my stomach is grumbling away. Watching my fav christmas movie in bed and all I want is a chinese takeaway. Anyway early weigh in tomorrow and I've only just lost the weekend gain so no treats for me! How is every one else doing? cant believe its been 6...

I was allergic to getting up this morning. I've fallen into the same old trap most of us do at some stage. Still doing SS+ but picking here and there so I'm never fully in ketosis and then permanently starving so while I'm still losing the weight I put on over the weekend I'm just making it so...

I'm collecting more tetras on Thursday and then not back until the new year. If I get through to Jan 5th without going over 10 5 again I'll be a happy camper.

10 1 this morning SS+ this week until my christmas party on friday.

3.5 lb gain since Sat. Thoroughly deserved. Back on it now again this morning to get it off before my Christmas party Friday night.

9 13.75 this morning!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic! 8 lbs week 1 is great. It's all about consistency. As a bus driver you cant up your water I presume so i think you'll just have to stick with it. What about making espressos your treat?

4 lbs gone woohoo!

Go you!!! Thats brilliant!

Yes intend to be good all weekend. Christmas party is next friday and im wearing white so need to be very diligent between now and then. Weigh in tonight. I think Ive only lost about 2 lbs but sure its better than nothing at this stage.

10 0.5 this morning - my weight is taunting me!

Be very careful with the exercise on SS+. It landed me in hospital on week 7. I unfortunately learned from experience that you need to be on a minimum of Step 2 if you're doing any type of regular exercise. You should move up and you can move back down to SS+ again in a week or two once you've...

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I'm the same so I find it really difficult to justify to my stomach why it's so empty. It thinks something must have happened to my throat. Well in my news for today I collected the pleated denim jumpsuit I'd ordered from Zara in my local outlet last night. To say I love it is an...

Lost a lb yesterday anyway? Think my scales needs new batteries. I'm aiming for a 4 lb loss for the week when i see my CDC tomorrow night.

Today was a disaster. Chocolate is the devil.

Oh Cambridge diet I heart you!!!! 10 1.75 this morning and it's only Wednesday. I might actually see the nines by the weekend!

I get home and the bubs says shes made pizza for me. 3 year olds dont understand diets and Daddies should know better. Well my headache is gone. I ate as little as I could get away with so I reckon i only had 800 cals today. Back in search of ketosis again tomorrow.

I'm amazed you're able to diet hungover, you're better than me. I'd have to have something greasy to settle my stomach.

10 3.25 this morning. If i lose 0.5 a day initially I will be at new goal by the weekend. I need to get down to about 9 10 though i think so Ive wiggle room. We'll see how it goes. Woke up to a super empty stomach this morning. Here we go day 2 SS +.

OMG I'd forgotten how crap going into ketosis is. I'm completely zonked.

Weekend at my dads = diet killer.... It's no wonder I was fat in the first place. Anyway, 1 shake down this morning. Onwards and downwards!!! 10 3.75 this morning. I'm going to be SS+ until Friday weigh in and see how I go. I'd like to be under 10 stone by the weekend - here's hoping!

8 lbs - amazing!!!

Wowzers, you look amazing!

The massive loss on the scales tomorrow with keep you going. Up your water to 4 litres a day and it gets easier after day 10.

2nd shake and a diet coke plus 2 litres of water. I'm surprisingly making a proper go of this. Out for dinner with dad tonight so im going to drive.

Proper Day 1 SS+ - 10 3.75 lbs. 1 shake and a large americano plus a litre of water.

Oh no, hope you didn't hurt anything. Well my messing around hasnt worked not surprisingly so i had a proper meeting with my cdc this evening. Weighed in (at night with clothes on) at 10 7. The last time i saw her in may i was 11 3. Got tetras as im allergic to making the shakes these days. Have...

That's quitting talk. This diet is fast and it works in 100% of cases when followed correctly. It also gets so much easier after day 10. Still with it and it will be a small 3 months out of your life to a total transformation.

Turkey and veg, no gravy

My stomach is in bits alright this morning. Had to move slowly to get out of bed. I'm definitely going to do around round with Jillian Michaels tonight though. No pain no gain! Had porridge and some melon this morning. I work for Americans and it's Thanksgiving so god only knows what's for...

Dinner at MILs, just the 1.5 lb weight gain....sigh.... 10 4.25 this morning. It better have magically disappeared when i get up tomorrow.

2 stone for me also. That's when people started telling me i needed to stop also even though i was still overweight.

I got rid of every last piece of my old wardrobe very early on so there was no going back. I then bought very little in the middle months and lived with minimal clothes i washed over and over. Once i got to a 10-12 I started buying my current wardrobe. By the end of the summer my summer clothes...

I like the fact every outfit isn't black anymore! Another half a stone and I'm completely done. I just want to get into the habit of doing exercise again most days.

I think I'll be at the same. I had gotten out of the habit of exercising but I think I'm back in it again now. I emailed my own CDC yesterday to get a stock of tetras and bars off her. I think 2 products a day and my dinner on the days I'm not out should keep me in check. She's not the most...

10 2.75 this morning so it's working.

Mine disappeared for the entire time i was on the diet. Returned as normal after.

That's not true. 3 bars in a day would slow you down only so its not recommended. No difference between the soups and shakes. You should read up much as you can about the diet. It will help you to keep focus and away from the carbs.

Im broken....

I had a good day today (less sweets but not totally gone unfortunately). Kept to my diet otherwise and started Jillian Michaels 30 Day shred plus a 30 minute walk.

I have maintained for 6 months now and it's harder than the diet was. I don't think people realise that when they start this process. Mentally for me I had to realise that I now need less than half of what I used to eat and it's tough to adjust to that when you go back to eating "normally"...

Day 2, 0.25 lb down. Should have been more but I did have sweets in the office yesterday after saying I wouldn't. CD Porridge (yuck), an egg and an Americano for breakfast. Protein and leaves then for lunch. T-16 to Christmas party dress which is a tight unforgiving 10. I should have sent it...

Confession time, I was 10 4.75 this morning. Going in completely the opposite direction. Back on it with a bang this morning. It's the only way I need to lose 7 lbs now in 3 weeks to fit into the dress I bought for my chrstmas party. It's amazing but completely unforgiving.

Its been a baaaaad few days. Im actually looking forward to shakes this morning. Need to stop eating crap. I think hubs flung the scales out the window.......

As im maintaining now im not following step 3, just using 1200 calories as a guideline. Porridge is really high in carbs so I would say only Cambridge porridge is allowed.

Dinner was lovely the other night. I had pork with red cabbage and black pudding and a lemon tart with cranberry ice cream after - christmas on a plate!!! Lots of wine too. I'm trailing on the underside of my wagon at the moment. 10 3.75 at the moment but I'm starving. Had my usual porridge...

I was out last night....radio silence for a few days.....it was bad this morning. 10 4.75.....oh well.......back on it again. Was eating in a restaurant I would never be in a position to go to normally so I had exactly what I wanted and lots of it. Super good now from now until the weekend.

Wow - congrats, that's brilliant!

I'm 10 2.5 this morning so not bad at all this morning but I've a client dinner tonight. All my plans for a saintly weekend went out the window so I'm just glad I limited the damage. I love roast potatoes Anne but I just have one now. Leave the rest after me. Liz - you'll lose 3 lbs together...

Photo of you after the run is great. Well done! Hubs came home from ninja camp and said we'd been invited for dinner and he'd sorted a babysitter. 3 course meal later my best laid plans for the weekend gone and im looking at a 2-3 lb gain tomorrow. Worth it though, had a lovely night.

10 1.25 this morning, no walk and one sizeable headache. Im going to take some tab, about a litre of water and see how I go.

Cant sleep, doubt i will be up in 3 hours for a walk.

You're niece looks dotey on fb. I think Anne's got the right idea lol. I'm so utterly bored of dieting. It was chip shop day in the restaurant at work and I had to walk straight passed the counter.

You'll have a whoosh again and be down 4 by mon/tues i promise. The exercise will definitely help. Hubs is off to some ninja camp for the day tomorrow so im going to get up and have a long walk before he goes as i haven't done a tap of exercise in weeks. Then myself and the mini monster have...

There's a few of us around. How are you getting on?

I've a feeling this is going to be the week I do it. Im in the zone at the moment and I was 10 1.75 this morning coming into a week with nothing planned. Well I have a client dinner on Monday night but nothing before or after. I'm going to have two really long brisk walks over the weekend and...

There's a lidl 2 mins from my house so Im a convert. With it being so close i can go i as often as I need so my food is always fresh.

Thankfully Ive a subsidised canteen that serves healthy food mon-fri but Im changing location in January so I'm going to have the same. I get all my groceries in lidl and stay away from the processed stuff where possible.

10 2.75 this morning again so if i lose nothing between today and tomorrow I will be exactly where I started last Friday. Had a good weekend though so cant complain. Ive the total of zero planned for this weekend so Im going to do plenty of walking and really go for it diet wise. Fingers crossed...

10 3 this morning so firmly back on track. Here's to losing an actual lb this week rather than regain!

Aaaaaaahhhhh it's driving me mad all the different sizes in different shops. I'm after buying a load of clothes too big for me because I didnt try them on. Im an xs it seems in H&m but a medium in forever 21 - wtf?

SS+ day, sparkling water and a chicken with lettuce leaves for dinner will keep you in ketosis.

10 3.5 this morning from 10 7 yesterday. All the bloating is gone thankfully. Alcohol most definitely does not agree with me anymore. Sigh..... Onwards and downwards!!! How's everyone else doing?

I too was 35 when I started. If you keep to SS from now until Christmas day you could lose 2 stone without too much work.

I found out at 5.20 Friday night leaving work that I got promoted so I went mad Friday night. Then there was the obligatory burrito on Saturday and my Dad's birthday yesterday so the gain is thoroughly deserved. Glad you enjoyed it too!

10 7 àaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! FFS - anyway back on it this morning. I'll have most of it gone by the weekend. Not going outside the door for the rest of November.