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Hi - Thank you - I just assumed that the more speed food I eat then the better. I will cut back on them. I did cut out oranges for a few days but it made no difference. The yoghurts are a recent addition. I think i am just trying to reach for speed food or free food instead of going off...

Hi all - I have been on this diet for around 6-8 weeks and I havent fallen off the wagon even once/ I have a ****load of weight to lose. I havent lost a single pound in the last 3 weeks. I am not going to group but i have all the books and I do have some people supporting me online - although...

Thank you Lizzie for your encouraging words. I will persevere with this even though I feel like maybe its not working as well as it should.

Hi I am Kat and Im doing SW from home, I dont drive and I cant get to my nearest meeting so I have signed up on the website (with magazine) and am doing it at home. So far I am struggling to lose weight even though I am following the basic plan. I dont understand SP days and things like that...

im doing it from home as well - I am not having much success with it but i cant get to the group

Well here goes. I'm on my second week of slimming world through the website and so far I have stuck to it to the letter. I have just ordered some scales so I can keep track of weight loss but I am HUGE. I have a huge fear of losing weight, I'll explain why in a minute. So far so good though -...

I rent an office so I go and work there. This weekend I'm putting a blender and about 100 bottles of water in there to help me stay on track. The cambridge diet is amazing but I can't afford to stay on it for long and I thought I'll see if I can stick this out for a bit and maybe switch later...

Hi my name is kat and I'm seriously overweight. I'm carrying a whole extra person. I have always had a weight problem and various issues in my childhood including poverty/neglect/abuse have lead to my using food for emotional support. I have been on the programme to get a gastric sleeve for 4...

There isn't a slimming world near me so I'm doing slim n save shakes.

I'm trying to lose some weight over the next few weeks. I'm not new but I probably haven't posted in 5 years and have put on a significant amount since then. Good luck with your diet!

yes same here, i was really disheartened today after only losing 1lb, and being ss but having chicken twice this week, so i had a bit of cheesecake tonight out of depression lol. first time i have slipped and now im back on it but i think the fact that i have lost 3 stone and still feel enormous...

im having to start again lol, my hubs birthday and i bought him a cheesecake, which he refused to eat so i had a slice, slapped myself and now back on it, its my first major slip in 7 weeks so I am overall pleased with myself. back on the bleedin wagon.

well i slipped for the first time tonight, but I have slapped my hand and I am back on the wagon. I had a peice of cheesecake, it was small and i didnt eat the biscuit and then i drank like 2 pints of water, but the damage is done. Im not going to beat myself up about it because that will just...

Had a great day yesterday, 3 shakes and a ton of water. Today is my hubs birthday and he is home so it will be harder. Me and the kids are turning the dining room into a restaurant with a menu and everything. I will just have some grilled chicken while he has a seafood extravaganza, which my...

Yeah I'm good, had 2 shakes and no food at all today, I think it helps when we don't have cooked meats in, because I'm a picker

To be honest I am fine until I have to feed my family lol. Today I have been rock solid so far, 3 litres of water and one shake down

I had a piece of grilled chicken for dinner last night, around 180 calls and it seemed to do the trick, I was really struggling because time of the month, so I'm going to try and get a 100% day in, but if I can't then I will have chicken again tonight, would rather do that than allow myself to...

My mum is coming in 5 weeks, she hasn't seen me since I started this so I really want to keep going strong and give her a shock ( and some incentive to keep paying for it lol)

I won't be blind weighing I don't think, I like my little graph too much lol

Ooh good idea v, counting backwards helps lol

I'm going ss tomorrow, I have to stay up late tonight for hub, and really struggling, I had a grilled chicken tonight no skin and I'm going to just drink my own weight in water tonight. Time of the month is sooo hard, especially when I can't get an early night. Haven't lost the plot completely...

My hub is a ****rol freak, poor spelling intended. Drives me nuts. And he makes me want to stay fat lol. But everything is better when he is not in the house lol. He is just Mr mood swing, always moaning about something. He is very hard to be around on a diet. He's a slim fitness freak too so...

I feel pants at moment so got in bed, mainly to stop myself eating, not hungry but I have my time of the month and my husband is making me homocidal

i will just be chuffed if i even lose 1lb this week, so must must must be good until friday

Trying to stay 100% or thereabouts until friday when i next get weighed, hoping for 3 or 4lbs, despite eating yesterday, i stuck to my proteins and drank plenty of water, didnt have any packs. today I have had a shake and some ham and chicken but thats me done on the meat for a while lol, dont...

I fill up six little water bottles and then I know how much I'm drinking, or I lose track

Losing 3 stone by July sounds like an awesome plan. Had the bbq yesterday and I feel so bunged up today plus first day of period so I'm super bloated, still well impressed with myself as I only ate meat yesterday even though there was loads of stuff on offer. Had chicken tikka, a steak burger no...

I went to a Barbie today. I ate some ham, some chicken a steak burger. All pure protein. No carbs, and there was sooooo much food left over but I just couldn't fit any th thing else in. No birthday cake or garlic bread passed. Tips. Didn't have products today but it felt like a victory, because...

I had picnic today, was a bit naughty but only over ate proteins, wasn't bad with carbs or fat, probably about 200 calls over. I thin. k I feel so bloated like I have been pigging out all day but I haven't. Tried the bars yesterday and today and omg yum

Hope you feel better soon v x

Just think how far you've come xxx you will get it back xxx

For example today I made a spicey merguez sausage and potato casserole.

No I'm a total feeder, and its not just my family either, if anyone comes to visit they leave with a load of home cooked goodies. I didn't cook this much when I was not on a diet lol.

Yes, unfortunately I have a bbq on Sunday which I shall eat grilled chicken and salad. And tomorrow we are at an all day picnic but I will take cartons for that.

mango shake is vile, and i love mango type things, but it has a plasticy aftertaste or something lol. almsot time for my first shake of the day. got weighed this morning and lost another 4lbs (since monday) even though i pigged a load of chickpeas last night - doesnt sound very appetising but it...

ok so I have changed my ticker and goal weight to reflect my next target, even though I have 7lbs left of this target to get I don't want to get too complacent lol - so instead of 7 I have 35 lbs left to go, I will still celebrate my 3 and a half stone mark and treat myself to something awesome...

great thanks jo! lost 4lbs since monday, been drinking so much water i think it really helps, cant stand it but have the orange flavour and that takes the edge off

not if you eat a custard slice it isnt!!! mmmm now i want one

I have a pair of trousers i kept from when i met my hub, they were a comfortable 16 back when i was 14 and a half stone, I am waiting until they fit me again, thats going to be a party day for sure!!!

you should just come over to the uk for a holiday and get all your doctor visits done then lol

fran you are doing so well. I cant wait until i see a 15 on my scales , it seems so far away at the moment. I made chana masala for my husband last night and then I ended up eating all the leftovers, which was about half a can of chickpeas, it was pretty oily and pretty delicious to be fair...

just got weighed, switched my day from monday to friday -0 I have lost 4lb since monday woohoo - that means I am officially 3 stone lighter than i was just 7 and a half weeks ago! I have half a stone to get to my first target. bring it on!

I melted down my kids chocolate and made cakes and brownies and that seems to have deterred me because it's so easy to nibble on Easter egg. Been 100% so far today, just downing water whenever I feel weak lol. Getting back in the zone

You will be there before you know it. Even though I'm doing well I'm disappointed in myself too, I think it's just one of those things. I am so bloated today from drinking loads of water I can't even think about food, so that's good.

yeah, its going to be barbecued chicken tikka, not the wet stuff , just dry and spicy. ill have the equivalent of a chicken breast.

how is everyone doing today?

well done, im trying to be 100% today, ive not been "bad" or anything but i do find myself picking at proteins sometimes and I think I need to stop before i start making any massive excuses for myself lol. Ive been baking like a maniac, it kind of helps because i feel useful lol. Just made a...

I don't even want to know what my weight is lol, I haven't overindulged but I am bloated and I just have a bad feeling lol, hoping it's just me being stupid. 5lbs must seem like a lot when you think how hard it is to get rid of.

it was a bit like horlicks and made me nice and sleepy, I'm going to have one tonight too mmmm

I had a hot toffee and walnut last night and it was amazing mmmmmmm

You are right of course and if logic had anything to do with the way I am then I would never have put the weight on lol. I am very aware of why I am the way I am and I know I like to self sabotage. For example at the moment I'm really putting off finishing my novel. I love writing but the fear...

wow you are doing so well, I started at 136 kg and now i am 119, my friend is aussie so i convert it for her all the time, plus it sounds less than lbs lol. I cannot wait until I am under 100kg - it seems like it might never happen sometimes, and then when i think it might happen i tend to...

drink water - and then more water lol. the one thing that helps me is holding out until 12 for my first shake, because i find when i have a shake it starts me wanting more, and so i can space them closer together then. i have 3 or 4 a day depending on whether i have picked at other things!

as long as you didnt have rice with it you should be fine. maybe you should invest in some of those ketostick things, some people find them really useful, i never used them myself. im going to a barbie on sunday and rather than spend all day trying to resist food im going to take a load of...

I cant wait to see the seventeens lol, its been a looooong time.

i dont know if i could stand being around people all day - i find it really hard being with people, they are pretty judgmental about the diet, never mind the fact that I am obese and will probably drop dread in about a year if i dont do something drastic

you can do it v look how far you have come!!!! you are only 8lbs away from goal!!!

my friend has decided to do cambridge aswell, she is going to come with me on friday to my weigh in, she is one of the few people who know my weight so i dont mind lol. she is a fair bit smaller than me, but has been inspired by my losses, everyone keeps telling me how amazing i look so that is...

im actually better when i know im done for the day, its that whole, i can have something in a couple of hours that makes things worse

ok ao yesterday i was ss, and today i almost was, i had a little ham and some mozarella, it wasnt awesome, but i am all out of shakes for the night and so im skipping my last one of 4 to make up for the stuff i ate. i get weighed again friday and so I need to stay ss for the next 2 days, it...

i feel like i havent fallen off the wagon as much as everyone else - sorry that it makes me feel better ha! 45 quid a week for 1lb is ridiculous, she doesnt seem like the right person to inspire you lol it has just occured to me that i started this in march, and now its april and i am almost...

well i imagine its quite a stressful situation and so you just need to look after you and not worry so much about your weight, as long as you dont eat 50 pizzas and a bunch of easter eggs i am sure you will be fine

I am pretty excited that I get weighed Friday this week. So actually only 4 days, well 3 now. I can easily do 3 100% days. Especially with kids back at school

Today was last day with family so skipped a shake and had 2 boiled eggs instead. Which is fine. Will be glad when my hub goes back to work. I can't stand him at the moment lol

I totally have to or it becomes overwhelming to think about. In 11 lbs I will have lost around 3 and a half stone and be at 18 stone, which will be my lowest weight in 8 years!!!! How fricken crazy is that???? Then I need to lose another 2 then another 2, then another and another. Chunks of 2...

I hope when I lose it I don't put it back. But I am planning on becoming an exercise junkie. I'm also spending a lot of time cooking and baking at moment which seems mental but very therapeutic. Looking forward to making lots of healthy low carb meals, fine dining and all that. In fact I may...

Yes I'm 11 lbs from my first goal. Which is less than a stone yay!!! I'm hoping it won't take me longer than 2 weeks, but even 3 weeks is awesome. That will take me to 20% of what I want to lose in total.

Looks good v xxx

Don't be disappointed, it's a loss!!!!

I know he's concerned about me losing weight because me being hot is a FACT lol. Got weighed and lost 4lbs so I'm motivated again, going to start getting weighed Fridays instead see if that helps

Yikes, I wish my mum was a good cook lol, she sucks.

yes exactly, i know what situations i am going to be weak in but i often get emotionally blackmailed into them by my husband, he was very supportive at first but now he is getting fed up of it. today he guilted me into sunday lunch at his families, and while i was fine for the lunch later on i...

i agree with what nikie said, its a hard time for you and you should be focussed on your nan and spending time with your family and not so concerend with the food thing. that being said i have been good for 6 weeks and then tonight i sucked lol. i didnt have a massive binge but i feel like i...

well easter sunday got the better of me and i had some chocolate tonight - i really suck lol. i didnt even want it but i think my period is due im going to switch my weight days to fridays because its too hard to have sunday as my last day, i will be stronger on the weekends if they are the...

i suck! i was completely fine until about 6 this evening. i said to my hub i didnt want to go to his family this weekend and he basically emotionally blackmailed me into it. i stayed strong all day and then i just got really irritable and hungry, i drank 4 pins of water but it wouldnt go away...

not looking forward to this weekend, 4 days of family home before they all go back to doing what they do and i get my life back lol. I suck at people and i suck on this diet when other people are around, I just noticed how much people eat all the damn time. I have been cooking like a fiend...

my weigh in monday was rubbish, ony lost 1lb so i have been well and truly on it this week, i had a mouthful of bolognede last night but other than that nothing non cambridge has passed my lips. now i just have to get through this weekend urgh - its not even 9 on saturday and im struggling lol

day 3 of 100% again, i must say it feels good being on ss again, with only 4 shakes, but my mind is stronger this way, when i introduce food into the situation I dont seem to be able to make any progress. I am still looking forward to monday weigh in just hope it will hurry up and get here already

choice is definitely my enemy - so today is my second 100% day and i feel great for it, just mentally if nothing else. must stop cooking yummy food for the family though lol

you too jo! we can do this!

exactly, my whole problem is i should have started this last year, well i didnt, i need to get over that and just keep with it, i heard something i cant remember who said it but it was never let how long something takes stand in the way of your dreams (or something to that effect) - the time...

well done on the loss- thats pretty good considering how much you have struggled! well done x

yes indeed. i keep on thinking why am i doing this and i should just give up, but if i give up i will spend the rest of my life wishing i was thinner so there is no point giving up, whatever way i lose weight is going to be really hard so i think why not this way, at least ther esults are fairly...

im hoping for a good loss this coming week, i only lost 1 last week after letting little snacks pass my lips a couple of times, although yesterday i was 100% and now i know i cant even have a little food or i let myself get out of hand, seriously i dont know whats wrong with me lol. the only...

fay he sounds like a douche is there any way you can schedule in some work from home time before he gets the chance to? hes taking the pee

well done on the amazing weight loss! I only lost 1lb this week so its made me more determined than ever. you should lose another 3 by saturday easy x

yeah jo exactly. i totally need to break the pattern. i am sat at a table with 7 easter eggs on it, mini eggs, maltesers, m&m, flake etc before i would just eat them, right now im not evebn noticing it. im not a massive fan of chocolate

water flavourings! who knew? I just had my first orange one, it was well nice, so glad i decided to buy them, i was drinking coke zero as a flavour but actually i like this just as much, yesterday was 100% literally nothing non cambridge passed my lips, and today i am going to go for the same, I...

i had a sucky day sunday and ended up eating a bunch of roast lamb, no carbs but it was a fair bit of meat lol. i got really ill after and felt crap all of this morning, i went and got weighed and i lost 1lb this week, but i feel like i have a bug and so maybe i am retaining water or something...

its a very hard decision i understand, i have had to make that choice a couple of times in the past. the last time was for my nan and i missed her by one day, i was going to introduce her to my boyfriend, who is now actually my husband, it was very upsetting. if you have time off next week then...

getting to a size 16 is a big deal for me - i cant wait

growing up i had this cousin and we were always kind of similar, but when she was about 22 she lost all her weight and has managed to keep it off forever. i just saw a pic of her on fb and it pissed me off lol. i wasnt annoyed with her but with myself. i have wasted so much time and now i am...

well done x i had a spectactularly bad week, although i know i was due one lol, cant complain i am still streets ahead.

well i was really ill this morning, terrible tummy ache and even water sent me running to the loo. i feel really bloated and sensitive. I have been totally 100% today and it feels good. i kept picking at things last week and this week i wont do that. I lost 1 pound this week at my weigh in but...

I drink between 2 and 3 litres. It's,hard but I'm used to it

Profiterole I mean, damn Autocorrect

I ate a bunch of meat today but managed to resist profiteering tower. Be glad when I can get back to routine though

Not really although I stayed carb free, but there was a huge chunk of roast lamb that I couldn't resist. Didn't eat anything with it just meat, so at least I am still in ketosis. Just be glad when easter holidays are over

Really struggling, have eaten some bits of ham but I'm at my in-laws, they have all gone out for Chinese dinner. So I'm stuck here and all I can think of is food. Going to drink a ton of water and see if it helps

God YeAh I would be bored with that.

I am exactly the same! I hate it!

Different scales will give you different results, don't lose heart, wait til your cdc weighs you

Thank you so much first off for reading my post menstrual venting lol. Secondly thanks for "understanding" what I was trying to say in my ramblings. I do try to be compassionate towards myself because I know I wouldn't judge anyone else for being through what I have been through. I did however...

Yes I think my weekend is going to suck too

I made my kids egg on toast for lunch ( my favourite) I'll be glad when they back at school

I think mine have got bigger!!! Or my tummy is smaller and doesn't dominate everything. My hub is obsessed With them so he won't be happy if they disappear lol. What is bloodstock???

Nights out are hard. I'm not a big drinker anyway but people are always suspicious of that. If I felt like a Drink now I would have vodka and diet coke as vodka has one of the lowest sugar contents. I'm just trying to be prepared for when I'm faced with situations where I have to eat or drink...

feeling positive today, dont know why lol. i have already had my 2 litres of water and its not even midday. I am going to my inlaws this weekend and everyone is going out for a meal, so im not entirely looking forward to that, I have volunteered to babysit the wee babies instead of going to the...

oh yeah masterchef, i have been watching that, it just makes me hungry, but i like all the inventions, some of them really cant cook lol did anyone watch the great british sewing bee? i was so disppointed with the winner, i dont think she deserved it at all. I'm a sewer, i am looking forward to...

i still have a long way to go but whenever i think i am doing well i do sabotage myself, its just one of those things lol. so far i havent done anything spectactularly bad on this diet, but im sure it will happen lol

its definitely not impossible, I know its my first 4 weeks but i lost 2 stone 5 in just 4 weeks, so anything is possible!

Sleep tight x

I pick a tv show and try catch up on it. I have Netflix and lovefilm too so it's easy to find something online. I tend to immerse myself in fantasy worlds lol. I'm trying to get back in the writing zone, too. Have been putting off finishing my book for ages

I know... it's a great feeling.

the second two weeks flew by for me, i have almost done 5 weeks i cant believe it, i didnt think i would even make it through one lol. yeah im just trying to do little things to improve my confidence, every little helps, i know if i come off this diet it will be a confidence thing rather than...

if you have to eat avoid all carbs, thats the simple solution, no breads pastas or rice (easier said than done) stick to chicken and meats and salads. i had to go for a meal on my second week and i ordered a salad and the gits brought me a baguette with it, which is impossible to resist lol.

I hope you get a good result

you cant have sweetcorn and carrot and pees things, anything that tastes sweet basically. you can have up to 20g of carb a day on the atkins. it really isnt technical and i didnt keep it up because i couldnt afford it - i am only doing this now because my mum is paying for it, or i would...

I really cant wait, Im so excited about the clothes im going to wear. I have seen a handbag i want thats £200 and i would never ever spend that money on myself usually, but i told my hubs that i want it when i have lost weight, it straps to you like a gun holster, either to your thigh or you...

anything under 10 stone, I havent been under 14 stone in my adult life, i have 2 years until i am 40, i just want to wear stupid immature clothes while i am still young enough to get away with it! my first target is 18 stone, then 16, then 14, then 12 then goal. im almost at my first in a month...

there are some veg that are ok lou, brocolli, cauliflower, mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumber, salad, full fat mayo (not low fat) no pulses. any meat is fine, cheese is fine too, dont have lemon juice or anythign on salad, just olive oil if you can. any oils are fine, real butter is better than...

I THINK I NEED to lose at least another 2 stone before it becomes really obvious in me. I reckon it wont take me too long as long as i dont mess myself up lol. im worried about being a shopaholic too, so i have lined up some nice things to buy, rather than just impulse buying anything that fits...

wow fay look how great you are doing, so impressed, what an inspiration. how do you feel after losing so much? is it weird. im worried i will find it weird lol

hi chrissy, well done on the determination, i know its hard. I find that because i have been on the atkins diet before that when i do feel like cheating then i can do it with low carb stuff at least and then i dont feel like such a loser lol. im not really cheating but every day i have a little...

i specifically made profiteroles because im not that fussed on them, in fact i dont find it hard to resist sweet things. now if i had made 101 sausage rolls then watch out, i would have pigged the lot! (I make awesome sausage rolls) I just burnt my kids lunch pizza and took all the burnt cheesy...

I have been having a bit of a strange time, im actually doing really well on the diet, i think its freaking me out a bit because i just want to eat stuff. I havent fallen off the wagon as such yet, although every day I "cheat" - but i just have something low carb, its kind of part of the plan...

how is everyone going today?

must be hard being bigger in hong kong, i know when my husband was over there he had to buy xxxl t shirts and he is a uk medium lol.... everyone is generally more petite. I have started certain rituals like washing and moisturising twice a day, my skin has never looked better anyway due to all...

thanks - i have had my 4th one now, total loss is 33lbs - woohoo

ive been doing it exactly a month, i still feel like a newbie but i guess im not anymore lol. my last weigh in was monday and i lost 8lbs this week. so i dont know what next monday will bring, going to my inlaws this weekend and i have offered to babysit while they all go out for a meal because...

yay! well done

i have made 101 profiteroles - i will post a pic of the finished article - never done one before so it might be a shambles lol

at the moment i am making 75 profiteroles for a croquembouche birthday cake for my mother in law - why do i do it to myself?! LOL

i cant wait til i can get rid of all these horrible sacks that i wear. i cant wait til i hit a comfortable 18 because then i will really notice. and be able to start shopping in "normal shops" instead of the shapeless shops for fatties lol. I still have a shape even though im overweight so it...

yes i think its the no end in sight thats bumming me out, although i have been looking at a ton of before and after pics which really help - this is a great inspiration and has lifted my mood a lot. Its weird im worried about my face, im worried that i will just have a saggy load of skin on my...

How you getting on nikie??

I'm kind of bummed today. I don't know why. Might be having my kids home lol. Spent all day out walking on a nature reserve which was nice stuck to plan then my husband brought home sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds which I couldn't stop eating. They are not really high in carbs but not great on...

When I was on Atkins I would have chicken and avocado salad with crispy bacon on top, no dressing but can have full fat mayo, that's a really yummy low carb meal. Also lamb chops with broccoli and grated cheese on top with garlic mushrooms in soured cream was a favourite. And for desserts I...

Tonight I can't stop eating pumpkin seeds. So I only had 2 shakes today. Well done on your 4 stone 3. Like me getting into 17s is a big deal. Can't wait til I get to a 4 stone loss. I also am shrinking but no change in dress size. My tummy is a nightmare and I have mentally prepared myself for...

I took one in my pants but I might take one with clothes on for public viewing lol. My cdc said she's never had anyone lose as much either. Not bad considering I only lost 2 in second week.

Wow well done! Amanda I lost 7, so that's 33lbs in 4 weeks!

I do have a diary but it's pretty new, when I am not on my tablet I will post a link. I'm either going to go as the snow queen or the angel of death lol. My Monday wasn't 100% but it was close enough lol

im very excited, i have warned my husband that when i have lost weight i shall be dressing like adam ant lol

thank you x i just hope i can keep it up

i think thats the first battle really, stop putting yourself down, always congratulate yourself and talk to your self like you would a child, you wouldnt talk to a little kid the way you talk to yourself would you? (I know I wouldnt!!!) and so try and think of that naughty part of you that...

thanks everyone, its only because i have LOADS to lose that it does go faster in the beginning. I am expecting a serious slow down now. I still want to lose another 10 stone so i have a LONG way to go lol. reading everyones posts is helping me stay on track although today i ate 2 celebratory...

thank you krazzed!!!

hi everyone - i am 4 weeks in on my cd journey and i have lost 33lbs so far - looking for other people in the same boat because i need constant distraction from food!

ive had both although i prefer coke zero - neither knocked me out of ketosis

hi, i am not new to the diet anymore as today marks my 4 week weigh in but i am not massively active on the site, are there any good or inspirational threads anyone can recommend to me, i need to stay focussed LOL

have a great holiday! just try and be as low carb as possible and think of all the hard work you have put in already. if you want to drink vodka and diet coke is a good option. 5lb a week is a good average well done x

WELL DONE ON NOT PUTTING ON ANY WEIGHT. you know you can do it because youve done it before x

thanks minus I have just been weighed and lost 8lbs - so that takes my total to 33lbs now, I am so happy, its only been 4 weeks, 28 days. i see we have a similar start weight. well done for getting under 19, i understand what a massive hurdle that is, my celebrating will start when i see the...

thanks, i just ate 2 fish fingers lol - no 4th shake for me today, it was a trade off

Thanks G!

Thank you Lou! Just got weighed and lost 7lbs !!!! That's 2 stone and 5lbs on my first month!! Soooo chuffed. 33lbs!! Wow wow colour me happy! Just another 10 stone to go lol!!!

Getting weighed this morning. I have been on three shakes and a sneaky treat this week, all low carb but I wonder how it's affected my weight loss. Originally I was told I should have the evening meal but I prefer sneaking a boiled egg because it feels like cheating lol and for some reason that...

Yes good luck for weigh in. I get weighed this morning eeep. I don't feel like I have lost any this week but I don't see how that is possible lol. We will see!!

Hi ladies, I agree that you should do what works for you. At moment I am in the zone but I have such a long way to go I just know I will have some considerable wobbles over the next few months. Also I am in. My last weigh in I was 19 stone and 9 lbs. My April challenge will be to get to 18...

Sunshine I have same issue, the only thing that helped me is I tried really hard to do Atkins for a year, I lost weight and could still binge eat but then I stopped losing and it became too expensive for me to continue. My mum is paying for this but now becAuse I understand about carbs and...

You're just getting over being ill.... don't be hard on yourself

Thanks nikie, my Autocorrect changed your name to Julie Andrews just then, how bizarre lol

Had 2 boiled eggs and a couple slices Turkey ham instead of pack on the picnic, I was stuffed, normally I would eat everyone's leftovers lol.

I know what you mean about summer!!!!

so i feel pretty good today, got an early night, i always get a bit emotional and nostalgic on the last day of my time of the month, hence the depressing post yesterday. going out for the day with the family today so that will be hard. hope everyone sticks with it

well done

i had terrible toothache when i started the diet in about my second week but it went. but it was horrible. yes the soup did put me off . so far i have only liked the leek and potato and the veg one, the others have been gross/ does the soup just dissolve in hot water like a cup a soup? because...

Not mitosis my tablets Autocorrect has a funny sense of humour

It sounds like you made the right choice poko don't beat yourself up about it these things happen. Once you get the sugar out of your system and are in mitosis you will find you don't need the sugar. It's probably a tough diet to do on your scheduling but chin up, it will be fine. And don't...

Just had spicy tomato soup , didn't like it

urgh only just got back in my house after being locked out for an hour, waited for my son to come home and he had forgotten his key too and then phoned my husband who said he didnt have his key either, so i had to kung fu the door and we are in now LOL

Havent posted in here in a while but I just wanted to talk about me a little bit. So I have lost 26 lbs so far and it feels great and then occasionally i get this panic and think omg what if i actually do it this time, what if i lose weight and become thin, what if i actually succeed at...

hi beverly, im pretty new on minimins and im just discovering your thread, i didnt read all of it i must admit but i read a good portion of the starting few pages then realised how long it actually was. Looks like you are doing amazingly well. my starting weight was 21 stone and 7 lbs, 3 weeks...

well done amanda xx

I totally forgot to have my 3rd and 4th shakes today, going to have one now, weird!

yeah i like to look at images of fat every so often lol. My husband does weights in his room, and he swings around 12kg kettle bells and 20kg kettle bells, I can hardly lift them and yet I am carrying 70 extra kg!! my poor heart, I like to lift them once in a while too to remind myself what i...

sugar is what will knock you out of ketosis, you are better off eating some chicken or eggs or something savoury or not processed, peanuts maybe or almonds if you are really stuck. when i was on the atkins and was desperate for a snack on ketosis i would eat smoked almonds, they totally saved me.

yes my best friend is a very attractive vixen who gets a lot of male attention and she was like, oh youre nopt going to lose loads of weight are you? bog off lol

im sick of skinny people telling me i dont need to lose weight too, its like, i cant run at the moment, i dont like running, but i would like to be able to

mmmmmmm bagels

yeah theres none in there.

my sister in laws are actually really nice but they just have no idea lol

i have been drinking cherry coke zero, once a day, im just trying it this week to see if it affects anything, but i dont think it will affect it.

I do think its really helped me anne. I am so disorganised myself and I have been so depressed for about a year that i let everything slip, now i finally feel like i have some control and its helping me with the diet too. I think trying to take as much control as possible really helps. also...

well done emz, wow thats like 45lbs now isnt it? unless my maths is wrong, thats so great wow. heres what 50lbs of fat looks like just to put that in perspective.

mine was a kfc lol, and what did the gits go and do? a week after i started they released those sweet chilli pot things, my god i want one lol

just about to have my first shake of the day, tried to leave it as late as possible just because i havebeen reading up on belly fat and apparently larger fasting windows help to get rid of that, so im trying it out this week, i am on my third day doing it this way and seeing how it goes. my...

yeah, whenever i go out with my husbands sisters i feel hideous, and we all go out a lot - they are all super slim

found a halloween ball i want to go to, have wanted to for years so im booking it this weekend and im totally going to use that as my motivation for this diet.

yes i needed some thinspiration yesterday and i worked out that if i stay on track then halloween would be a good thing to plan for so i have found a halloween ball i want to go to in London and Im going to go as the snow queen or something, really looking forward to it now, i have wanted to go...

I'm taking pics once a month, so my next ones are next week. Looking forward to comparing them, then seeing what next month's look like. Pics help me focus on how I look realistically.

Yeah I won't be doing them until I am much closer to my target , I don't want to turn my blubber into muscles LOL

I have no idea. I do find the later I leave my products the less hungry I get. It will be hard for you tomorrow you should definitely go ss+

my biggest problem is my husband lol, he is slim and fit and good looking, which shouldnt be an issue but i think he gets embarrassed sometimes with me, not that he would say it, but i know there are things he turns down because of me.

well done lou i am really pleased for you - glad you are staying on plan. at the moment while i am motivated i am trying to go down to 3 products a day, probably going to send me over the edge lol

sounds like you are doing good poko. I am on day 23 and this is the time of day when i struggle the most but i just had a leek and potato soup which was my first on and was actually really nice. i hated the oriental chilli one though lol. well done on your loss so far. the way i keep busy is...

i am the most disorganised person in the world, i just got my weekly shop in and cooked it all up at once lol - dinner time is my worst because i HAVE to think about what to feed them and so this takes that away for me

yeah i am well chuffed although i think its given me unrealistic expectations for the future lol

wow amanda that sounds like a bit of a nightmare. the reason i am on the cambridge is because my mum came and stayed and offered to pay for me to get a band fitted, (which i found pretty insulting) but i said im not having surgery and told her about this diet and said if she wanted to pay for me...

it really is no one elses business and i think unless you have had a weight problem then you cant understand how hard it is to lose weight. i have felt fat my entire life, through 12 stone and upwards and my god i wish i was 12 stone now LOL. the cambridge does work if you are determined, it...

just downloaded a weight loss graph app on my tablet and it tracks weight loss and makes all kinds of predictions, its pretty cool. so every monday when i get my weigh in I will add my new weight and it will keep records for me, so i have my ideal weight at 132lbs which is just under 9 and a...

yep, i made 8 pasta bakes and put them in the freezer, some with bacon, some with salmon in them, they were covered in cheese sauce and melted cheese, i would have totally eaten a whole one of those trays to myself before, but i was able to resist, now it gets to feed my family for 8 meals lol...

same amanda i am over half way to my first mini goal, which is 3 and a half stone - which will take to me to 18 stone. then my next goal is 16 stone, i will be so happy when i get to sixteen stone, which seems like a crazy weight to be happy with but its got to be better than the 21 and ahalf...

i think not putting yourself under the pressure daily of weighing and excercising may help you, even just to see a big loss at the end, the weigh in is your reward for a week of hard work. i have a lot of weight to lose and so i am not starting an intensive excercise routine until september ...

i think the losses are still good but not as good, itss all about staying in ketosis though. if you look around you can find lots of cool recipes for low carb sweet things.

I lost 26lbs in 3 weeks if that spurs you on at all. I worked out at 5lbs a week until September I will lost 125 lbs which is like 8 stone (that's on top of the 26 I've already lost)

I thought on step 2 you could have low carb meals? At the end of the day if you have 2 products a day and a low carb meal not in excess of 300 cals then you are essentially still doing it. Personally I can't be trusted with food which is why I am trying this.

yup same here. although this week i have been cooking non stop, trying to pre-make a load of meals and freeze them, and realising how much better off we are without me eating lol, its been 3 days since shopping came and we are still fully stocked, i think i was kidding myself that the kids...

have you thought about going to step 2? is that where you have 2 cambridge diet things and then a meal? i dont know i havent read that far ahead. i think at the end of the day its an expensive diet and you do need to be really commited to make it work, and there is no sense in feeling bad...

you should be able to do 10lbs in 3 and a half weeks - well done!!! you must be excited

i lost 8lbs - so now i have lost 26lbs in 3 weeks on 100% (kind of lol) - i did have a cherry coke zero for mothers day lol . i have been doing some maths and i have worked out if I can average out at a 5lb a week loss for the next 25 weeks then i will have lost another 125 lbs which will...

not having any food has been my saving grace, i just cant be trusted to make the right choices lol. i think i am but then it turns out i am not. its so easy just not to have to make any decisions

hi nikie, good luck with your diet - i am sure you will do great, you seem extremely determined. i am on day 22 - its not been easy but i am really determined too = we can do this!!!

im good thanks, i lost 8lbs this week so i am happy - lost 26 in 3 weeks

amy is right 12lbs in 2 weeks is great. i lost 2lbs in my second week too but then i jumped back to 8. dont let it dishearten you and try not to weigh yourself daily, it really wont help.

also i took a pic of myself in undies in the first week, going to take another pic next week a month apart. will be interesting to see the results. going to take a pic every month to keep me motivated. i hate them so much but it does give me a good reality check on the situation because i swear...

yeah mozarella on its own, i refuse to cheat today, i have pre-prepared meals for my family so i wont need to stand and cook tonight, thats the worst time for me. Im going to try just 3 products a day this week, I would love to have another good loss next week, so I want to keep on the straight...

Eggs and ham is really sensible lol. I just ate half a block oF mozzarella it was gross lol. But skipped last milkshake so I'm not up on calories or carbs , but seriously ew. Tomorrow will try diff soup, got on of each flavour just to see, got a bit sick of all the sweet flavours. Also when...

my advice about cheating would be its better to go fatty than carby, so like have a full english without toast and then at least you stay in ketosis. im trying to keep all my cheating to carb free stuff lol - even like brocolli with grated cheese. having oriental chilli soup right now, i dont...

yeah weigh day makesme want to eat loads. time of the month too so this week will be extra hard to resist all kind of temptations

wow ger only 2lbs and you are in your 11's = I am so jealous, I dont remember ever being in the 11's (I must have been at some point)10 lbs and I will be in my 18s, which is amazing considering i started in my 21's - so determined been looking at clothes I want and never had the guts to wear.

i ordered soups for the first time today, I will have one tonight - hopefully I like them!!! we cant keep up with the cost of trips, i am currently trying to get childminder status so I can bring some cash in, being a stay at home mother for over 10 years makes in nearly impossible to get a job...

good luck babe x I had my weigh in today and I lost 8lbs, but thats just because i have sooo much to lose lol. 3lbs is a great loss

my son is at a grammar school and they had a day trip to belgium that cost us £95 - thankfully he didnt want to go on a 5 day trip to iceland which would have cost us £895!!!! im just grateful he is sucky at sports because if he was on the rugby team next year they do a tour of italy! which is...

thanks, thats 26lbs in 3 weeks, I am stoked

just had my weigh in and I lost 8lbs!!!! I am well chuffed.

Omg I'm still awake!!!

Thanks, 3rd weigh in tomorrow

I had a good day in many ways but this evening I went really grumpy and really needed to expel some energy so I baked a cake which didn't take long but I discovered my oven was broken so that annoyed me too!!! Now I'm tired and deflated because about half an hour ago I ate a bit of ham, i know...

cant wait for my weigh in on monday, i hope this week has been a good one

wow bettie your husband sounds like a good guy to go to a party with but maybe nothing else lol i been pretty strong today, cleaning my kitchen (again - its neverending) just about to peel some spuds yesterday i made a giant vat of pork curry and i froze 3 large portions of it my family ate...

i been strong today too. i didnt have my frst one til 1 so i still have one more to go. will make it a hot one. even managed to clean my kitchen today because i timed my shake to coincide wit h dinner time, made it so much easier

sounds like something i would hate

yeah same here, although the cinema costs just about as much as going out for a meal these days

i agree have something carb free and then you wont hate yourself lol, and to be honest it will still make you feel good. i had a bit of salmon and some brocolli last night and it was so filling even though it was a tiny bit, i know it was slightly cheating but i am happy to write it off as it...

im finding it tough, but im not hungry, its the mental side of it thats hard for me, not just picking up something and eating it when i am preparing dinner or something. today i had my shake and cleaned my kitchen and made dinner already so at least later i just have to heat it up, the evenings...

Oh they are yum. Coffee in butterscotch is nice too lol

Hope you have a good day today x

I put coffee in my hot toffee and walnut, for an extra treat

I think because of the strictness of the diet then maybe when we cheat we do it so fast that we can't stop ourselves lol. At the end of the day 99.9% of the time we are being disciplined and that's pretty impressive. Today my main goal is to consume plenty of water.

Night times are the hardest!!!

I just ate A bit of salmon and some broccoli. Small amount but I feel Bleuch about it. Tomorrow is another day. I not having my last shake. Glad it's almost bed time.

fruits of the forest and banana are my faves

measurements are probably a truer depiction of what you are acheiving, take measurements!

muscle weighs more than fat, so you may just be converting one into the other, so while you are effectively shifting the fat it might be hanging around in mudcle form. im no expert - i dont know how you can weigh yourself daily, it would drive me nuts, i specifically dont have scales for that...

just went for a long walk and bought myself some nice shampoo (sad!) and im running myself a bath now, made myself a hot vanilla with coffee to sit in the bath while watching a movie, its a hard life!

i drank so much water, i think that must be the key - that and the no food lol

i actually lost 16lbs in my first week and 2 in my second because of that stupid meal i went on. i only lost so much because i have so much to lose!!! i have my weigh in on a monday morning so i havent had my 3rd weigh in yet. been trying to be good, struggling, dont feel hungry but mentally its...

at the end of the day you are still on very low calories and your carb intake will be lower. sometimes you can cheat a little and stay in ketosis.

so I want to ask people what your tricks are for going a long time in between shakes? I find im not hungry butits constantly playing on my mind, they are filling but i think all i think about is when the next one is, i am sure this will pass, i am a bit bunged up and my breath smells so i am...