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thanks for your comments. I appreciate them. I had the pizza. so today's task is to be 100% on SS+. I'll do it. I've put it in writing now. :)

I've been struggling the past three weeks as I'm very stressed at work. I just want to 'act out'/'break free'/'let go' (? one of those? all of those?) and eat what the heck I like.... like a pizza. I still have weight I want to lose to be happy with myself. I don't want this battle that is...

good luck devlin. I hope it goes well for you

Thank you. X

I'm resetting my goal to 15 stone 12lb. That will be a seven stone weight loss in total. I'll work up the steps once I'm at 16 stone, and I expect to still lose a few pounds while moving up the steps. I'll still be very overweight but I need a target that is closer than the 9 stone I was...

Cambridge. I have done LLvin the past but I live in Australia now and no LL here. How are you doing?

thank you. it looks like all of you are close to the halfway mark too. Good stuff.

work is very busy at the moment and the stress levels finally went through the roof today. I started thinking - stuff it all, I'm going to have Pizza and wine when I get home and just enjoy this Easter weekend.... while at the same time a little voice is saying to me .... but you might not...

I'm half way!! whoop 4 stone 6lb lost 4 stone 6lb to go. The end goal is a bit pie in the sky. The BMI will be over 25 but I'm pretty confident I'll be comfortable with myself at the weight I'm aiming for. I'll be comfortable before then but will push to the goal I've set myself, as to not do...

Hi there. I noticed a difference in how my clothes were fitting within three weeks. My face changed dramatically in 8 weeks. I could see the difference within a month.

how are you three doing? ... it is a bit echo-y in these forums these days (I used to hang out here years ago when it was a hive of activity). death by social media.

ha ha. thank you. Yes, I only get about three weeks wear from a size and then need to find something else to wear. I'm now looking in shops I haven't looked in for a few years (no point) and having to resist buying things. It is a good amount of weight to lose and it's hard not to dismiss how...

Today, for the first time after 12 weeks of diet and 4 stone gone (not half way yet), someone at work stopped me and said Hey, you look like you have lost weight. I stopped and hugged her ( :) ) and told her she is the first person to say anything and I was beginning to wonder when anyone would...

good luck to both of you !

Brilliant! :D

well you have had a blurgh time. all the best for this week

thanks for sharing. well done

I wish there was something I could say that would help you. Unfortunately, I've been where you are at and there was nothing anyone could say. I had so many reasons to stick to the diet, but I just wasn't ready in myself. Be nice to yourself. You will get there when you are ready. xx

hi. sorry you have not had any replies despite the high number of views to your post. No point me giving my stats as 12-13 stone is my target rather than my start point :) What step you start on will depend on what your BMI is. You can't do Step 1 under a particular BMI. You will lose on step 2.

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our bodies are funny things. It's weird the way the body retains water sometimes. I had a gain this week despite sticking to the diet.

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A two pound gain this week. Not sure why. I had a couple of days of eating an extra bar but that wouldn't cause a gain. I guess it's just water retention. Anyway, I'm re-energised and re-focussed and have moved from 810 to SS this week - four products as I'm over 5'8. Wish me luck for a good...

thank you xx I've not had one person (other than my friend who I discuss the diet with regularly) comment on my weight loss. No one at work has said anything :( I might kiss the first one who does :) lol I hope your next weigh in is a good one. I don't think my next one will be very good.. not...

Push through. All the thoughts are self sabotage. If you can focus on why you chose this for yourself rather than on what you think you are deprived of for a few more days, it will get easier. If you don't manage to, please don't beat yourself up. Hugs

Are u saying you have a total of only 2 cwp products a day? If so, you need to take 3 to avoid your body going into starvation mode which is not good and slows weight loss Not sure what cwp advice is if breasfeeding either...might need to be having more cals and or nutrients Maybe step 2 is...

Great news. All my losses have been on step 2.

Good luck!

good luck rebecca. I still have so far to go and some days I wonder how I'll manage to stick to it.... and then I get days like today and it keeps me going. This diet is great, especially for those of us who have so much to lose that to do it slowly seems overwhelmingly difficult.

Oh my goodness, Melissa. That's so great. Wow. In two more weeks they'll be loose on you :D That is fantastic. I'm smiling all over again at your post now.

I literally have a huge smile on my face (I'm alone in the house and smiling like I'm on stage with an audience :) ). I can fit trousers I bought about three years ago prior to one of my attempts to do Cambridge. The were incentive to at least drop one clothes size. However, I went up a couple...

I struggled with hunger (real or emotional?) for about three weeks. You could try splitting your shakes - half a packet with water and then the other half later (try to keep the packet as tightly sealed as possible in between the two uses so that oxygen doesn't affect the nutrient levels). Are...

me again... it's hard when you have to find the strength to fight off the negativity of others (let alone those closest to us) on top of having to fight off our own negativity. Wishing you a determined and easy day today! One day at a time. One moment at a time.

it took me four years to get my head in the right place to do the diet (any diet - I tried many including this one about four times). I had many aborted starts. I don't mean it will take you as long as it took me. I just mean to say that when the time is right, you will do it. Don't beat...

you sound really positive about this. great! All the best and fingers crossed for the 4 stone loss

Really? I have roasted dandelion tea. I hope that is ok.

I've been quiet this week. Not really felt like chatting. I'm not sure why, but I think maybe having so far to go in my weight loss is part of it. However, I keep getting the rewards of this diet to keep me going. Today was my 10th week weigh in and I lost 5.7lb this week. Wow. I'm on Step 2...

Congrats to being back on plan. That is all that matters. Urggh to having to get back into ketosis. I find Friday evenings difficult....celebrate the end of a working week and relax into the weekend....with a shake. Not quite the same as a wine and cheese, say. It's a good behaviour to break...

I started on 29 December 2014. I have actually lost weight with this diet before but I never worked through the steps and had a bit of a difficult time a few years ago and turned back to over eating and drinking and put it all back on plus some. I will not repeat again! One step at a time, one...

there is nothing unhealthy about 4.5l of water a day. It's only a potential problem if a lot is drunk in a short space of time. If it is spaced out over the day, it's fine. I drink at least 4l a day and have drunk 5l a day in the past. Space it through the day and it is good for your weight...

I knew I'd had a good loss this past week but it doesn't count until the consultant confirms it. 2.8kg gone this week, which is 6.17lb. I'm very happy with that. I've been switching between SS+ (milk) and Step 2. Even better news is that since my measurements were taken a month ago, I've lost...

Thanks Mrs D I've had constipation the past week. Finally bought some senokot. I've been eating two bars a day. I'll now try two bars a day plus psyllium husk tablets. If that still results in constipation I'll have to drop one of the bars :( weigh in day is tomorrow. Yay. I've completed 9...

Do you have good losses? There are times I'd like lemon but i have it stuck in my head that lemon/lime can take some of us out of ketosis so i don't risk it. (they used to say it did on Lightet Life)

Yaaaaay. Today sees another major milestone reached. I am finally below BMI40 and into obese class2 rather than obese class 3. I won't cheer again over my BMI until i get out of the obese class and into overweight.

hi there I'm in my 9th week now. Weigh in is on Monday. Today I reached a major milestone... I'm one third of the way to goal. Some days are easier than others. I wanted to do sole source but end up doing SS+ with the meal or Step 2 a lot of the time. Still... I'm getting there. I'll be happy...

good idea. if you know you might be negatively impacted by the information, no need to have the information. All the best for the next couple of weeks. I'm in my 9th week. I'm a third of the way to my goal. This is great news... but so far to go.

it sounds like you are going well though. TOTM is annoying because of the water retention but it's all happening in the background. Good luck for this week.

hi there I hope my reply in some way reassures you. I went through about two weeks of almost obsessing about food. I'd started off well and knew that this time I was going to lose the weight. Everything was going well. I was choosing not to eat. Then slowly the thoughts of food and resisting...

good luck!!

I'm on my 7th week of my second serious go at the diet (first time lost 7 stone +, then had many, many attempts to lose the weight I was regaining a couple of years after that but never made it past 3 weeks). Anyway, i was just slapping my thigh.... as you do.... and I noticed how freely it...

you have normal chickpeas? not sure what that means. but canned chickpeas are cooked so if what you have at home is cooked then you can have 225g. However, you say they are sauteed - so if you have used oil, then you should drop the grams a little from a calorie perspective. Tiggs will correct...

doesn't LighterLife do a version of 5:2?

I don't know. Lighterlife do water flavourings. Have you tried them?

all those views of your post and no replies. Hi there. I first lost weight 7 years ago on LighterLife (switching to Cambridge at the end due to moving away from an area with LL counsellor). I used to be on here under a different user name but when I restarted this time I wanted to leave my...

I don't have the spag bol (not available in Australia anyway) but I started on Step 2 due to high BMI. I've been wondering if the eating of real food is what is causing me to be hungry. It definitely gets me thinking about other flavours as soon as I eat real food and I've been hungry far more...

Hi and all the best with your weight loss. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water, as it is an important part of the weight loss. You have made it through five days - it gets easier and easier, and you have great motivation to succeed. You are going to feel happy in your wedding dress :)

The carb content is more important. A difference of 120 calories a day is not going to impact on your weight loss. However, being thrown out of ketosis due to higher carb intake will impact your weight loss.

Thanks. I don't do the recipes, as I like to keep the meal simple, but would like to add a smidge of garlic occasionally. thanks.

oh that is good news. I'm pleased for you.

Hi Does anyone know if garlic is ok to add to meals on step 2? It isn't listed, but surely half a clove of garlic won't do harm? Is it counted as a herb/spice rather than a vegetable?

yay

really good news. YAY

oh, and a friend of mine said they could see a difference in my face already - slight reappearance of cheekbones.

and, had a good loss this week with 6lb off. So glad I realised that the ready to drinks in Australia had way more carbs than in the UK and was able to change my plan in time to see good results. a total of 26lb in four weeks. Yay. I've edited my signature today as my losses had been...

in Australia where I am, there is a diet very similar to Cambridge, where they advise 1tsp on olive (or similar) oil a day plus a cup of vegetables. This is to help with the prevention of gallstone development and with constipation. However, I've read that with some things that cause...

Gee I'm jealous. That's a whole 7lb more than I did. Well done

I've been on the diet four weeks now and have heaps to lose, but already, my sleep has improved. I had sleep apnoea and snored loudly and erratically... not anymore :) Well, I don't know how improved the sleep apnoea is. I just notice the difference in how many times I'm aware i've woken during...

you can of course do what ever you want to do. I'm curious why you chose to do cambridge and slimming world rather than just follow step 2 or step 3 of Cambridge.

I think it is a good sign that you have dreams like that. You wake up feeling awful, because you would be disappointed (at least) if you let yourself down and ate something you weren't supposed to. Good luck with the weigh in. I hope you get a good result, especially as you were disappointed...

it is kind of confusing to read your posts xnaenae, as you say in the Cambridge forum that you are hating the first three days of the diet and hoping to be in ketosis tomorrow. Yet you have done SW yesterday. Good luck with Slimming World as that seems to be where you are heading.

you have just reminded me that the first time I did this diet I had some pretty wacky dreams. I have a faint (possibly false) memory that this is common. I have had a few nights of great dreams (I like nightmares, so when I say great, it means I've had high emotions in them and they verged on...

thanks. enjoy your mini meal

yep. let's go. Here's to 2015! :)

hi good to hear from you. did you work through all the steps last time? Do you mind saying how much you have put back on? No need to answer if you don't want to. I'm just curious as it seems those who work through the steps either keep the weight off or are able to stop the gain before it gets...

and supplements won't stop what the hair does on a vlcd.

you are getting all you need if you are following step 2 properly. Hair does appear to be falling out more when on a vlcd, but it's more a case of more coming out at one time less often. When hair drops out it is because a new hair is growing behind it. your hair growth slows down to conserve...

How about, if you have a loss that is disappointing to you this week, that you try having the milk as suggested by the CDC? You have nothing to lose with giving it a try if you are already disappointed and close to packing it in.

no, they don't happen overnight, however they happen quickly enough to give us more instant feedback than some of the other diet approaches. A faster loss is necessary for me in my mind, with so much to lose. I'll deal with maintaining when I get to the position of needing to adjust to that way...

I've almost completed four weeks on Step 2 of Cambridge and I really can't believe it has gone by so quickly. My mood is improving more and more every day. I'm so excited at the thought of losing all this excess weight and getting back to living. I still find it hard to believe that I'm going...

hi there all the best with Cambridge. It works well if you follow the plan and don't add in things you think you can get away with. Drink plenty of water. It's an important part of the diet. It helps me to visit this site regularly and look at the success of others. The before and after...

some good advise in your posts Liz. I hope it helps you, Autumn

I'm really sorry you are experiencing this. I'm also impressed you are not giving up even though it is difficult for you right now. Good on you. I don't have any answers for you but I wanted you to know that I admire your determination and I really really hope you have a pleasant surprise next...

good luck with your weigh in today. I hope everything goes better for you from here on it. xx

Nice dreams to have! Also, good dreams to have, as they are helping you visualise yourself as someone who successfully achieved what they wanted for themselves. That's really motivating and helps to keep you focussed on the outcome. I hope you have a surprisingly good weigh in tomorrow, as I...

hiya They do taste good. The chocolate one is just like a chocolate milk (to me) and I sometimes semi freeze one and eat it slowly. Takes me about half an hour to eat (with a teaspoon) and fills me up. The blueberry and pomegranate one is good as long as it is icy cold. You could have one a...

also, there are times when it is my totm that I have had small gains... it means that sometime in the following two weeks I have a big loss.

Hello there. This would be so disheartening. Try to shift your thoughts from it as often as you can today, otherwise the feeling may build. Perhaps your scales are not on a stable floor or there is something that is causing them to mis-perform (word?). Are you weighing yourself first thing in...

I don't have a diary. Congratulations on a good three weeks so far. Even though I've lost a good amount in the three weeks I've been on the diet I'm aware I have a long way to go. I can feel a bit of difference in my clothes already but can't imagine (even though I've lost the weight before)...

Hi Lcxx. Good luck with today and it won't be long until you are looking back on your first week ... and, like me, ... starting the fourth week!

Thanks for replying to my rant :) It was helpful this morning to read what you wrote. Hi I know the website says "Please note that formulations, services and distribution methods may vary between countries in accordance with national regulations and commercial considerations." but this is a...

I've just seen on the box of chocolate ready to drink shakes that each drink of 330ml (of which I'm supposed to have either 3 plus a small meal when on Step2, or 3 or 4 a day if on Step 1 - depending on height) has 29.3g of carbs each. This means that even if I were only having 3 drinks a day...

how was your weigh in? I just had my three week weigh in... lost 21lb in 3 weeks. That's a good start!

hi No, I haven't tried it. I'm actually not sure if it is available in Australia. Good that it is something that helps you get through the diet. From what people have been writing about it though, I'm not going to have it until my weight is lost and I'm going through maintenance. I'm...

Good luck for the weekend everyone who has just started/is about to start. I'm almost finished my third week. Can't believe it!

well done for taking control now though, Emz. Too many of us end up back where we started (or worse). I'm doing good. I'll work up the steps this time so I am better equipped not to repeat the weight regain!

You are right of course, Pops78 :) I'm doing as I should now :) totm for me so not sure how Monday's weigh in will go. Doesn't really matter, if not a good loss on Monday, it will be next Monday :)

hi there and thanks. I hope you are still managing to stick with it now that you have jumped straight back onto the diet. I'm actually thinking I need to cut the food out altogether and change to four shakes, even though I'm supposed to be doing Step 2. As I said to my consultant before I...

Good to hear Shabbs. Tracey and newtocd, how was your weigh in?

Hi there. Try to focus on the fact that this diet works. if you do it 100% it can't not work. For whatever reason your body is clinging on to stored water. It will stop doing it. The first week's big loss gives huge motivation and reinforcement but remember it's mostly stored water and glycogen...

Hi there. How has everyone coped with the weekend? I hope you are all doing ok. I had my second weigh in today. So far I've lost a total of 16lb in two weeks. A long way to go, but it's a good start!

Best of luck. I hope your first day goes well and quickly. Day 13 for me today and it's going well.

Of course. It will come off. Drink the water, have the shakes. It will happen. Sometimes it happens all in one go, sometimes gradually throughout the week. this will be my second weigh in and I don't think much is coming off this week, but that's ok. It'll all show on the scales and in my...

As a male of 6ft you definitely should be having four shakes or the three shakes plus milk. It will not negatively affect your weight loss.

:(. Still being told I have 20 posts and can't access my own profile. :(

And for my 50th post.... I'm going to measure my neck today. We have other bits of us measured but I'm interested to see my neck change. I can't fit necklaces I've been given. I'm looking forward to being able to wear them and to having a slim neck again. My neck is like a tree trunk.

Two posts to go. I'll be on my THIRD week next week. I'm actually feeling proud of myself. I'm looking forward to stunning people at work with my weight loss.

A genuine compliment. I seriously cannot see 5 stone sitting around your middle. I hope you are still going strong this week.

Yes, I've been thinking WD40 is the way to go :) So you weigh the same as before Christmas now? That's good news. Onwards and downwards. My week went pretty well. A few hours of doubt entered my head but I'm back in the zone today and looking forward to being able to pee in privacy at home :)...

My BMI has already dropped. Once it gets to 40, I'll change to SS+ but have a protein meal on the weekend I think

I have had only a 1kg loss so far this week but still three full days until I weigh in officially on Monday night

I have six more posts until I achieve my 50 posts. so I'm going to spam my own thread :)

hi there. weekends are a challenge to start with. I found (when doing this diet before) that they got easier. For me, a Friday meant wine when I got home from work. I miss wine :) It is all about the head. I thought I was ready a few times in the past three years, but whenever I tried, even if...

Monday weigh in for me too. In the evening my time, which is the morning your time.

My desk is fairly near the toilet too. Problem is, everytime someone opens the door, it squeaks loudly. I've been in this office 10 months and every day I think I need to remember to bring something in to stop the squeaking. This week, with all the water and frequent trips to the loo, I'm self...

yeah. I've done this diet before and used to do an average of 5 litres of water a day. My bladder was younger then. Now I don't get over 4 litres. 6 is impressive. You could easily drop a litre or two and still have great losses (I averaged 5lb a week over 12 weeks when I did it). Cautionary...

Hi. almost a week under your belt. Yay. I'm on day 10. Tinkerbella - that's a great loss. I need to lose about the same.

Hi Tracey, I have loads to lose too. Race you to the finish :) Jarjj, I started 10 days ago. Good luck for your first week.

that's great. well done. Agh... nibbles. At work they have bags of sweets and snacks and are constantly eating. It's a challenge!

The ham was a good choice to make. I almost bought some today. I'm lucky that i live alone so it's easier not to have tempting food in the house. Congratulations on a good day. Good luck

Thank you. Almost two weeks done now. That's the beauty of it... it seems like so far to go, but at the same time it doesn't take long to look back and see how far you've come. I'm looking forward to being able to look back on 7 or 8 weeks, I should see a difference by then, I reckon. I already...

congratulations. if we do the diet properly we will lose weight. So, here's to another loss next week!

Yay. my consultant called and she has tracked down enough for 12 days. Relieved.

oh twinkletoes I feel for you. I was panicky last night and it has knocked my belief a little that I'll succeed. So I'm trying to not to think too much and to ignore all the 'voices' ... like the cheese that is calling to me from the supermarket. I'm doing this. Maybe you too could call around...

Thanks, Liz!! x

just found this: Celebrity Slim Rapid Chocolate Shakes 12 Pack (12x375ml) ... but they are out of stock too :)

hi and thanks for the suggestions (and the understanding). No exante or slim n save here. I think the only ready drinks I've seen are the Atkins ones, which might work. I'll check them out tomorrow. All the other similar diets are powdered shakes only. If all else fails, I'll have to buy some...

I'm a jumble of emotions. I waited for my final restart of this diet until I knew I was in the right headspace, as I couldn't face another failed attempt, having tried time and again over the past three years. I started as I found out that Australia finally was doing the ready to drinks...

hope you are all going strong still. I'm on day 10 now :)

good luck Tracey.

still no news re. ready to drink tetras being available. I run out tomorrow night. All she has done to try to resolve things is put an add on the consultant page (I don't know if she means FB page or not) asking. That's not good enough. I need to phone people.

I've weighed in and lost 13.22lb in my first 9 days. I'm happy with that. The consultant told me that she didn't have my ready drinks in - could only give me two days worth and said the rest should arrive in next day or so. I don't like the other shakes and would rather not have to use them. In...

hang on... so the other photo is you in the hoody and skinny jeans? How can you have 5 stone left to lose?

holy moly. Amazing difference. I'm on day 8. I can't wait for day 90! WHOOP. You must feel fantastic

Just completed my 8th day today (Aussie time) and have my first weigh in tomorrow. I was looking forward to getting back to work too but today was the hardest day for me. I was hungry the entire day and couldn't wait to leave the office so I could have my protein/veg meal (i'm on 810) I hope...

I've done CD in the past but am doing it again now. I saw a few people who could successfully take breaks and then get straight back on plan. For me and others it was a disaster. I never properly got back on plan and it was a constant struggle to lose the remainder of the weight.

absolutely!! lol I can't wait to lose enough weight to stop snoring - it's embarrassingly loud :)

stick with it. You know it will get easier. I'm sending you my positive vibes in the hopes they reach you.

which one are you in the group photo?

aghh. today was so hard. It was my first day back at work. It is day 8 on Step 2 and ALL day I have had that gnawing, empty feeling. I had to have my first shake at 10.30, when I've easily gone till after midday the last couple of days, and I had my second shake by 3.30. And I still feel hungry...

one week done. Whoop! How are you doing today?

How are you doing?

Hi guys Thanks for your replies and I'm glad to know I can go into ketosis on Step 2, Lizwhite29. I thought I could but was a bit concerned. Yesterday was much better. I didn't have my first shake until about 12.30 as I wanted to see if hunger would kick in. I still felt a bit hungry in the...

the chocolate velvet tetra ready drink - it can be semi frozen and eaten a bit like icecream... takes ages to eat with a teaspoon :)

I think we just have to reach our own point of 'enough' and then it isn't a fight to lose the weight, it's an active choice. It is only when we don't resent not being able to eat regular food for a few months that this will work. I've had three years of hating how I look and not going out at...

I'm just coming to the end of my fifth day on Step 2. I was hungry yesterday evening and I'm hungry this evening. I have no idea if I'm in ketosis. I'm concerned I won't go into ketosis with 800 cal. I'm having three tetras a day. Here in Australia, they are different to the ones in the UK. The...

thanks for posting them here. Congratulations. Big difference already and you must be feeling great.

you had good losses for four months. How much did you lose and how much more do you need/want to lose? The closer you get to goal, the slower the weight loss will be.

Almost three days completed. I've just been through all the clothes that have been boxed up for the last three to four years (because I couldn't fit them anymore). I am amazed at the smallness of the clothes I used to be able to fit. It's crazy. And I'm excited. Most of these clothes are barely...

I've just seen you are in Brisbane.... hello from Melbourne :) (PS I rejoined minimins under a new name, having been a member here in the past when I successfully lost over 7 stone. I put the weight back on about three years later due to a bit of a crisis)

810 will still give you good losses while allowing you to have food. You don't have a lot to lose at all. The downside of this is that it takes longer to shift those sneaky pounds. If 1000 seems too much, I recommend you do the 810 rather than SS. There is someone on here who lost all her...

I only started yesterday, but I'm on Step 2 for the time being. I kept it simple, with quorn mince, mushrooms, rocket and spring onions with loads of seasoning. Tomorrow I'll try doing something with some tuna. I actually prefer to keep my meals simple as I don't want to be tempted by the...

Hi there I started yesterday. I'm on Step 2 as my BMI is over 40. I'm still off work for the Christmas period so the frequent toilet trips are ok (I'm mostly at home this week, which makes everything easy). The water intake is so important, but I'm not looking forward to returning to work and...

I'm feeling very focussed and aware that finally everything seems to be in alignment to help me lose the weight I put back on in 2010. I've had a few attempts during the past 4 years but I wasn't mentally ready. I feel ready now. I have had enough of being obese. All the reasons to lose the...

Hi. Good luck! Really, I wish you continued focus and commitment. I restarted yesterday. I have to do Step 2 as my BMI is over 40. It has taken me a few years to get my head in the right place to start this weight loss journey again. I lost 7 stone in 2007, but after a bit of an emotional time...