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Well... I'm back. Stupid life and it's curveballs have meant that the past week hasn't been... great. I'm still a pound down according to the scales with a week to go until weigh in proper but I'm back on essentially day 3 of the diet. My brother's girlfriend has had her baby and the drama has...

I have abstained from weighing myself for three days. Mainly because I don't think they'll be kind to me, but regardless, I wanted to share this small sense of victory with you all!

Because... Paul Hollywood :)

You got to do what's best for you! I hope you find a decent class so you can continue your amazing journey. Many congratulations on getting to where you want to be! Can't wait to see the progress you make! x

TOTM appears to be coming to an end (though my body has totally fallen out with me, so who the hell knows!) but I know what I'm like, I just have heavy days sometimes. Everything else is in perfect working order, so it may well be that it's just in my head because I'm paranoid about the...

I'm okay thanks. Feeling a bit sluggish over the last few days - feeling very heavy and lethargic, but not hungry so I suppose that's something. Glad you're feeling better. I'm going to try and keep away from the scales too as they were not my friend this morning so we've sworn off them until...

I did this last night! Bought one of those swimming costumes with a chunk out of the side of them (I need a bit more toning on my belly before I dare go for a bikini). The measurements on the website scared the hell out of me - I imagine I'm not going to get in it, but hopefully it'll give me...

I'm doing DDP Yoga - it's a former wrestler who's devised the program, which is how I've managed to get the OH on board. It's a bit less of the relaxation and harmony and a lot more about strength and resistance. I've been looking at some of the transformations though and it looks like it's the...

That's at least a dress size isn't it? In a fortnight. You nutter! I'd say go and buy a new dress to celebrate, but it'll be too small for you in another fortnight so don't bother! :P x

Hope you're feeling a bit better on this brand new day Peanuts. x

Throwing a massive party for you in my head over here. That inch loss is actually incredible. Well done Poko! x

My OH is a bit ridiculous, to be honest. He either slims big or cheats big - I'll never win a weight loss competition against him that's for sure but it keeps us both motivated. Not sure I could get through this if I didn't have him doing it with me. Just the smell of some food makes my mouth...

I lost 8lbs on my weigh in last night, but in reality that was the last two weeks in March, so we'll not change it for now and see how we get on in the next fortnight! RuthG - 15lbs Crazyv - 7lbs Lizwhite29 - 7lbs Vixie -14lbs Soci -10lbs Slim - 10lbs Chrissyriley - 12lbs AndroidAmy - 7lbs...

Best of luck for today Poko! Let us know how you get on! Looks like you're doing just fine though!! :) x

Well officially, I've lost 8 1/2lbs in my first two weeks and a whopping 4.5"!! Incredibly happy with that! The OH came in with a 16lb loss and 10 inches loss. I didn't even think that was possible in a fortnight. He was having a good ol' giggle at me whilst I was doing my DDP Yoga. It felt...

I don't have weigh in until 7pm, so have had breakfast and a little bit of water (not even nearly what I normally have) and I'll probably stop from about 1pm onwards until weigh in has been and gone. I don't really know though - I used to have a little ritual before Slimming World weigh in but...

Why not?! You've lost TWELVE POUNDS in two weeks. I shall repeat that in case you didn't read it enough. TWELVE POUNDS! That's incredible. Your losses will slow after the first week naturally, but also your excercise will have also had an effect on it too. Not much, but it will and it'll...

Feeling good today! It's the dreaded first official weigh in, so obvious nerves BUT this morning the scales said I was 10 stone 1 and a half pounds which, if true, makes my loss a stonking 9lbs in two weeks. Which is frankly incredible for me - but I've not got my hopes up - I'm aware that I...

I hear you on the dry tuna Poko, yak, yak, yak! Glad you resisted the pizza! I'm proud of you! Hope your day off isn't too hard - fingers crossed the resistance paid off on the scales! x

Do you get weighed on your scales, or does your Consultant have a set? If it's the latter, you ignore those scales of yours - if they're anything like mine, then moving them half an inch will cause you to gain 2lbs instantly! Don't worry too much - fingers very much crossed for you. My first...

We're sacking off all of the soups. Just not nearly as nice as the other stuff!! Not had any of the bars yet but the sound of the peanut one positively makes me salivate! Hope they're as good as they sound! x

I see my Consultant every fortnight (so only actually seen her once!) but I think the norm is measurements are taken every fortnight or so - I guess it depends on the Consultant and how much time they have I suppose! I think taking them every week is a bit of overkill, because the changes will...

Your plan sounds good. My only advice is to not increase the exercise too quickly as it can cause water retention if you push yourself harder and harder over a shorter period of time. Let your body and your muscles adjust to one level of exercise before you try and step it up and do something...

Anytime! :P x

I also wouldn't advocate a cheat day of any kind until your weight loss has slowed considerably - like Liz had stayed the same for two weeks running. It's a definite last resort when you've tried everything else! You've got time to put the binge right though - that was your cheat day, you're...

Yeah I'm feeling better today too, actually. Not nearly as hungry as I was yesterday and my water intake is good - almost finished litre number 2 and it's only 11am so it can't be that bad. Double figures feels... better than it should. I'm spurred on by little things like that! I'm going on...

Some studies have shown "cheat days" boost your metabolism. Not necessarily going out and eating your own body weight in cream cakes, but just having more than you normally would every so often can increase your metabolism once it's slowing. That said, drinking lots of water (preferably cold...

At the minute, to look at me, I wouldn't be much of an inspiration to anyone needing a PT or nutritionist! But I'm glad I can help. I'm a researcher at heart - always looking up why my weight isn't coming off as it should etc (like you, I've STS for the last two days so I have to learn my own...

You will be pleased to know Poko, that I totally stuck with it, necked my manky soup and didn't cheat. I haven't lost anything on the scales this morning (still 6lb overall ain't bad going I guess) but I'm hoping that changes before the first official weigh in on Tuesday night... but I am a bit...

So Day 9 is by far the hardest. I'm very hungry today and can't stomach any more water (a litre and half is clearly enough for me today). I'm dying to cheat - knowing how nice the food at Costco is (which I work directly across from) I'm so tempted. I'm trying to be strong here but the hunger...

Many congratulations! That's awesome! Hope it spurs you on for the week ahead! x

Don't step up your exercise. That sounds ridiculous but allow me to try and explain as best I can. Every time you do exercise, your muscles tear ever so slightly and fluid builds up around them so that the muscles can work to repair themselves. That's how toning happens and obviously the fluid...

Recovery days are just as important as the days you spend in the gym so enjoy it! Glad you had a meal and finally got rid of the hungry feeling. For me hunger isn't an issue except for when I'm nearing the end of my work day (I take two products to work with me, and have two when I get home to...

Sadly, this is totally normal - it's a side effect of the ketosis that never seems to shift. Think of it as an indication that fat is literally melting off of you and taking away the heat from your fingers. It's totally ridiculous, but it keeps me going when I'm huddled under a blanket with a...

Aww thanks hun! I'm sadly an expert on the effect of exercise on weight loss - the amount of times I did loads of exercise and lost naff all that week are too many to count! It always evens itself out in the end though, so all I can say is keep at it, don't go too hard (because that will effect...

I'm going away at the end of April, but another 7lb before then to get me into the 9s would be amazing - so let's go for that and see how we go! RuthG-15lbs Crazyv-7lbs Lizwhite29-7lbs Vixie-14lbs Soci-10lbs Slim - 10lbs Chrissyriley-12lbs AndroidAmy - 7lbs

Afternoon all! Feeling better today than yesterday - struggled to get water down me yesterday (and by that I mean I didn't drink nearly as much as I should have) but today appears to be much better. The brighter weather is lifting my spirits I think! My lovely significant other however has...

I've had an unofficial weigh in yesterday that saw me lose 5lbs, so was well pleased with that but my Consultant can only weigh me once a fortnight (which is too long for me to wait). I've caved in with the OH and we're weighing basically every day, but another lb has come off so 6lbs is the...

IMO, fruits of the forest is the best one - almost like a yoghurt in flavour. If you whizz it up well with a hand blender you can almost kid yourself that you're tucking into a creamy yoghurt. Also if you have a sweet tooth you will probably love the maple and pecan porridge - it's so sweet but...

Don't panic about the STS. It'll even itself out in the next few days - the exercise will have caused some fluid build up around your muscles to repair them, so that may well be contributing. As long as you don't up your exercise level any further (you should be okay if you do the same amount...

As far as I understand it you have to be at least a stone over a healthy BMI number to be on SS. The maximum you can be on it is 12 weeks - there is a minimum, but I'm not sure what that is (either one or two weeks) but it's all based on your starting weight and your progress. Your Consultant...

Fingers crossed for you this afternoon Poko x

We had an unofficial weigh in this morning before the gym (which is kind of cheating a little bit I suppose, because we will be weighed in the evening by our Consultant!) and I've lost 5lbs which is amazing considering the relatively small amount that I have to lose. I'm very much under that...

You legend! Massive congratulations! I hope this is the motivation you were desperately seeking a few days ago! x

Yayyyyy! That's fantastic news! Very well done! Keep on resisting and good luck for this week! x

On an aside note, does anyone else think that the BMI numbers are just... ridiculous? Not so much for me (I think women's are slightly more realistic) but for men. My other half is 5'10" to 5'11" and apparently he should be around 12 stone to be in a healthy BMI. I cannot begin to tell you how...

Congratulations! That's an awesome amount of weight to be rid of in your first week! Fingers crossed the other 18lbs starts to drop off you too! Have a great day! x

Happy Monday everyone! Start of Day 6 and whilst I've stuck to it 100% (despite my mum making some damn fine looking SW friendly kebabs) but the serial weigher in both me and Wes has taken over. This morning, I was 5lbs and officially the lightest I've been all year, so I'm well happy. Wes has...

I'm feeling better today. Caved in and weighed myself this morning (with the blessing of my other half who also wanted an 'update') and I'm a whole 3 and a quarter pounds down! Yayyyy!! Eclipsed by Wes and his 6lbs but I'm used to that and I'm made up for him!! Needless to say I'm rather...

This is too... easy today. Drinking water is coming too easily. I'm not hungry. I'm not cold. I'm not fighting a headache... But I feel heavy. Have I managed to go wrong somewhere?! =(

So... Mixed thoughts this morning. Yesterday was hard... I had a massive lingering headache all day which was sapping my motivation big time, but I got through it (turns out the lacklustre chocolate orange shake is much nicer when warm) and felt better by bed time. This morning we got up early...

Hey there! Many congratulations on the 1.3kg! That's amazing work for two days, but I'm am determined to not How did you find Day 2? I'm finding it quite hard - I'm very headachy but thankfully not as hungry as I seemed to be this morning. That rice pudding is a tasty miracle! I'm drinking my...

Genius!! Though it's a bit sad you don't want to explain, I understand - my other half was telling people at work about it, only to be told how stupid he was and how not good for him it is. That makes me angry, but whatever gets you through. Have an awesome evening - you might be surprised at...

Yeah, we decided before we jumped on the Cambridge wagon that once we're at the airport, the diet is out of the window until we get back home. Don't mind if I put some on because we can lose it again by getting back on it when we get home and stuff. Don't scrimp on the food if it means you won't...

What about sparkling water? They'll definitely have that, and you won't be tempted to put vodka in it!!

I'm so fighting that urge (I've only done one bloody day!) but my other half has "bet" that I can't go a fortnight without weighing myself and I can't do with him being smug, so I am resisting! Think of the massive number you'll get at the end of the week, rather than the little ones you'll get...

We go on the evening on 15th June for a fortnight. I've not been away since I was sixteen (I'll be 26 when we go) so want to enjoy it as much as I possibly can! I've got just over 12 weeks. Day One was pretty good - the motivation definitely saw me through. I spaced out my products more than...

Day One was okay. My OH was cranky as hell, which I am putting down to the lack of calories / entering ketosis - I don't know how he manages it, but he gets into ketosis in what I swear is world record time. That said, my headaches are starting already. I was in bed by 10:30pm last night with...

Day 2 fellow newbie here (who also happens to be slimming for a holiday in Zante in June!) Black tea is totally fine as is black coffee and my personal favourite, peppermint tea (I'm aware it's an acquired taste!) so you're good with that. I hope the rest of your day goes as easily for you as...

My OH was really cranky when he got home from work today (he'd only done one day!) so you're certainly not alone and I think it's just your body getting used to it. How did the exercise make you feel? We are going back to the gym tomorrow morning (we are cutting down to two mornings per week...

If you buy your lunch everyday, that's at least half the cost of Cambridge there alone. Not even hitting what you go out to the shops and buy (and your SW membership & the hi-fi bars you'll inevitably buy to snaffle!) so you would probably end up saving money if you're strict. There aren't any...

I am totally new to this, however like you I am a former Slimming World follower who just lost the spark with SW (and I did well on it too, so it wasn't a lack of results that did it) and have just started CWP today with my other half. We did a lot of research beforehand however and cost was a...

Yeahhh, first day! I've done a fair bit of research into CWP and stuff but first day actually doing it! I put water onto the powder this morning! Is this the wrong way of doing it?! It would explain the lumps though to be honest it got better as I drank it so maybe the hot water got through all...

You lost 14lb in your first week! That's incredible! Just for today you should just forget your reasons to lose weight, and keep in mind that amazing number to help you through today. It won't be fun, but just make sure you drink loads of water (I'm told it helps with the horrid bloating...

I'm already stocked up on peppermint tea! I can't get enough of the stuff but my consultant has told me to try and just stick to water if I can, so I'm giving it a real go. The lunch bag sounds like an amazing idea to have on hand though (would have never thought of it myself) but definitely...

Hi Annie, Fellow newbie here - me and the other half started this morning. We have a holiday in 13 weeks, so we're hoping to shift quite a few pounds between now and then! From what I can gather, the keto flu will be the hardest thing to get past but if you've already done it once, you'll know...

It's okay, I know it's not really food abstinence, though it is how my friend once described Cambridge Weight Plan to me. By way of background, I'd best tell you a little bit about how I got here I suppose. I'm on CWP for myself, but perhaps moreso to support my other half - the pair of us have...