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Hi everyone, I've got a Bartholins Cyst and have beeb prescribed a weeks worth of antibiotics (flucloxacillin) 4 a day. I am on week 3 of doing sole source (with a bit of skimmed milk as am 5'9" and only have 3 packs). Am I ok to continue with SS on the week I'm taking these do you think? Thanks...

Hi there, I'm also in Norwich and don't know anyone else on the diet. Also training to be a Consultant so get in touch, be great to hear from you. x

Well I had weigh in 7 and lost 3lbs again..grrrrrr...... Spoke to my CDC about doing the AAM Week soon and she got a bit annoyed with me!!! I said I'd heard it can kickstart your metabolism but she totally disagreed and said I need to wait til after 12 weeks if i can....hmmm..... She said i was...

Hello everyone thank you for all your replies and kind words. Wow i thought i was being really good doing the whole 12 weeks - never crossed my mind that AAM for a week before then would be more beneficial than waiting!!! I will see what my loss is this Friday and if it is 3lbs or less i'm gonna...

Hi all, I'm now in my 7th week of SS'ing and havent cheated one little bit. My last couple of weeks have been disappointing 2lbs then 3lbs. Starving myself for a whole week i really need to be losing more to keep up the motivation to carry on!!! I know i shouldnt compare myself to others and in...

Hi, I am on Mirtazapine for depression and Carbamazepine for mood stabilisation. I was really worried this would affect my losses as I've heard so many stories about weight gain on Mirtazapine. However you'll see from my signature I've still had good losses!!!

Wow :eek: thanks so much everybody for your great (and speedy!!) advice. It really means a lot as I do like to panic teehee.. I feel so much better now! Wish me luck - more so on the family meal than the diet!!! :p Thanks again xxx

Hi all, I've just started week 3 on CD SS and have had good losses so far :D I am 5'9" female and instead of 4 packs a day I have the 200ml skimmed milk allowance so technically am still on SS apparantly. Anyway - problem!!!!! I've been with my partner a year and her parents do not approve...

Hi all, Well my fourth weight in was tonight and only another 3lbs gone, same as last week :sigh: Was hoping for more this week but hey ho, its another 3lbs nearer goal!! I was having a clear out the other day and found some Fat Metaboliser tablets i got from Holland and Barrett last year...

Hi everyone and thanks for all your lovely messages. They have really helped as I was feeling really down after my WI on Tuesday... By reading your messages it sounds like week 3 is quite hard for everyone in terms of how much you lose and also psychologically!! I'm battling through though and...

Hi all, After losing 11lbs in my first week i think i got a bit too excited about how quick i was gonna lose all my weight! I lost 4lb in my second week and on my third weigh in tonight i only lost 3lb :( (I havent cheated at all throughout btw) I know in total its good and im pleased but...

Hi all, I have bought some 'Eleven O'Clock Organic Caffeine free Rooibosch tea'. Is this unlimited to drink on the CD? I'm doing SS with the skimmed milk allowance so can I have it with milk too? Never tried it before and not sure how's best to drink it. Also is it as good for you as green...

Aww thanks everyone for your lovely advice xxx

I too use water from the kettle - just have to remember to click it off before it boils! When i used to whisk the soups like i do the shakes they would go all frothy and taste awful! I still whisk the shakes but now i just use a fork to mix the soups. This has really helped as they taste alot...

Thats really great well done. I have my second weigh in on tuesday too! eekk! I too dont crave anything until maybe im chilling out in the evenings! And i dont have my first shake til about 2pm! Keep going youre doing fab x

Hi everyone! I've nearly finished week 2 of SS and it may sound silly but i keep worrying about Valentines! Really want to go out for a meal cos this day is quite important to me.... But i'm scared how having one day (well just evening actually) off SS will affect my losses at the time and...

Thank you for your advice. Yes I think I wont try the Davina DVD anymore! Also heaving about all this extra weight doesnt exactly help when you are trying to jump around the room teehee.. I bought a couple of really cheap fitness dvds off ebay last night, one is a yoga one and the other is...

Thank you Kylie and Trash, feel a bit better about everything today, was just having a down day I think and needed a rant. Just been made redundant too so that is not helping! Still, I WONT GIVE IN AND EAT!!!!! Well done to you both on your great losses too xxx

Hi all, I am now just about in week 2 of CD SS (no cheating at all) and at my first weigh in tonight i had lost 9lbs yipppeeeee... So i felt all motivated and when i got home i thought right i'll do a little bit of exercise. I dusted off my Davina DVD - its a good DVD where there are 3 x...

I am on week 2 of SS and attempted my first exercising tonight! Dusted off my Davina DVD and although it is 3 x 30min workouts i managed a total of 17minutes!!!! I was exhausted!!!!! So the thought of hitting the gym scares me esp for so long as you are planning, but good luck whatever you...

Good luck and i'm sure you'll do great. Im only on day 2 myself and despite feeling headachy and sick this morning im not hungry which is fab!

Aww you poor thing, I really hope you get better soon. I am on day 2 myself and had a horrible sickness/headache this morning but I'm sure we will both be fine soon :-) Sending you lots of get well vibes..............

Hello everybody and thanks so much for your lovely messages. You will be pleased to hear I didn't give in despite feeling so poorly and have managed day 2 of SS without cheating. I took some paractemol plus this afternoon and am gradually feeling better, dont feel sick anymore but just a little...

Hi everyone :cry: I started the diet yesterday (admittedly with no prep eg cutting down carbs and upping water) and I had my 3 packs and 4 pints of water. Before I went to bed last night I felt a bit headachey but this morning OMG!!! I have been really sick and have a pounding head. Im really...

I am on week 2 and struggle with the water intake too. I was having 4 pints a day but yesterday at my first weigh in my CDC told me to have 6 pints as I was having some tetras. Does anyone know if plain sparkling water is just as good as plain or does this affect anything??? xxx

Hi everyone - thank you for your encouraging posts. I lost 8lbs :-) and 6 and a half inches in total. I am really chuffed. Here's to week 2!!!!! xxx

Hi everyone. Well week 1 very nearly over, phew, and I managed it - yipppeeee.. No cheating whatsoever although I found it hard to get all the water in everyday! I've been having at least 4 pints a day though and sometimes up to 6 pints a day. Does that sound okay?? Well, its my first weigh...

Hi! Im starting the Cambridge SS diet tmrw and one of my worries is the socialising aspect but then I think of all the money I'll save going out and drinking tap water instead of wine ;-) Seriously though, good luck xxx

hi everyone, on my 3rd weigh in of SS i had only lost 1lb even though i hadnt cheated. is this normal? i just thought, well i can lose 1lb a week on a conventional low fat diet surely! and now i fear i have lost my motivation. first week i lost 8lb and second week i lost 4lb. any motivation or...

Hi! I'm 5'9" but my CDC has always sold me 21 shakes weekly so I have 3 a day. Should I be having 4? Will having only 3 affect my weightloss? Thanks

Hi Becs - I'm from Norwich, although work in Cambridge. Whereabouts are you???

Hi Tilly, my weigh in was yesterday evening and I have lost 8lb in my first week, so I'm really pleased. I just have to remember it's not likely to be that much every week!! I know it's funny what you say about managing to fit in all the rubbish but not 'finding the time' to drink a little shake...

Hi everyone. This is my eighth day on SS and im doing ok, have my first weigh in tmrw. But im a bit concerned as over the weekend I layed in so much I only managed to fit 2 shakes in, not 3. I still had 4 pints of water though. Is it really bad only having 2 shakes? Will it affect my weight...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Sounds like I'll be paying pretty average prices which is fine, just wanted to check. I am suprised they can charge what they want, I assumed it would be standardised. Well...just gotta get through the first week now!! I've just finished day 3 and so far so...

Hi there - I wanted some advice please on how much people pay for their diet as i thought it would be the same across the board. But a counsellor i saw today said on SS (having 21 items a week) would cost me £37.50 regardless of what diet items i have. Is this normal? Good? Bad? Just wanted...

Hi everyone, I am into my third week of sole source and at my first meeting with my counsellor she said I should drink 4 pints of water a day, so that is what I did.... But at my first weigh in as I only lost 4lbs she said I should drink more water, so now I am drinking 6 pints a day and at my...

Big well done xxx

well done - keep going :-) xxx

I bought some weight watchers one which were half price in argos! they do body fat and water too and are always the same as when i have my weigh in with my counsellor xxx

I havent heard of them???....

Good luck sophie xxx

I was shocked when i told one of my clients (i am a complementary therapist) that i had started a diet and she said i should start smoking to curb my appetite!!! Good luck everyone xxx

I have a one to one meeting which is great, but im sure a group session will be great too, its down to what you do when you are at home that counts heehee.. The only shakes i like are cappachino and chocolate - always have one hot before bed! Best soups for me are mushroom, chick and mushroom...

I havent found a lotion or potion that works yet so thanks for the tip! Im trying to just do lots of sit ups though!! xxx

well done hun you are doing great - wish i was as motivated as you. although im on cambridge diet which is v hard! xxx

Ive only been on Cambridge (sole source) for 2 weeks but already I dont feel hunger like I did when I started - when ketosis kicks in it will be so much easier, and hopefully you'll get yourself in to a little routine too which helps.. Good luck and kee smiling :-) xxx

I started 2 weeks ago and I really hated the porridge and most of the soups! But got bored of living on the shakes and retried the porridge and now I love it!! I make sure I whisk it up really really well with a blender. Sometimes your tastebuds change too, so maybe try some you didnt like again...

I didnt know either so dont worry nelly! xxx

Well done!!! Thats great :-) xxx

no I WIN haha xxx

Thats a bit worrying, I am on Citalopram for anxiety and even though I told my CDC that, she said there was no need to let my doctor know before I started and gave me my SS packs straight away! Although she said she would write to my GP to let her know I was going on it.

I only lost 4lbs in my first week and was really disappointed but feeling a bit more positive this week and looking forward to my second weigh in on Weds-fingers crossed!! xxx

I felt really ill on my first week, and really wanted to stop but after my first weigh in and onto the 2nd week I felt much better! There is no stopping me now! Well done on your 7lbs xxx

I think on cambridge sole source (which i am on) once you are in ketosis you stay in it until you move up the diet to something like adding a low calorie meal - your counsellor advises when you are ready, and she/he should have sticks to test your urine every week to check you are still in...

glad I've found that out now - I've been trying to upload a piccie for ages!!!xxx

Glad you posted that!! I have been trying for aaaages trying to upload a piccie!!!!!!! I'm on cambridge sole source week 2 - eeeeekkk! Good luck everyone xxx

I was thinking the exact same thing earlier tonight, when all the adverts came on TV for Xmas food etc!! Im only on my 2nd week of the Cambridge SS so I really dont want to stop over xmas, but I was to enjoy my xmas too so I dont know what to do! Im fine with just drinking water but its the...

Hi Brooksy and everyone - I started on the SS Cambridge just over a week ago and I was dissappointed at my first weigh in - 4lbs lost, but hoping next week will be more positive :-) Vicsy - I think its a great diet go for it! It hasnt been as hard as i thought once you are into the routine, and...

Aww thanks everyone for your lovely messages, as my first posting (on my first visit to the site) I didnt realise I'd get so many replies, and lovely ones at that so THANKS SO MUCH!:D There was a couple of Q's in the posts so I will answer them: She took my waist measurement but that was all...

Hi everyone, my first post - how exciting! Hope I don't ramble on too much! ;) Well it took me months to decide to go on the CD and I found a counsellor in my area so went for my first meeting. She said there and then I could go on SS (I was 12st 6lb with target of 10st) so I picked my first...