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my CDC said that on average people lose half a stone in the first week, and then around one stone a month after that. I think you will be fine losing the weight before summer, I am planning on losing about 5 stones before July so hopefully it will work. If you look on other peoples signatures...

the choc orange is beautiful, it is like a milkshake of a terrys chocolate orange! give it a go, if it is horrible don't use it again. i found out the hard way with toffee walnut!!

i'm doing this 'blind' one might say, i have no ketosis sticks, and no scales! it is torture at the moment, but on saturday i will know if i have lost weight! i can not wait! i'm looking forward to it on the same scale as how much i look forward to christmas!!

that's a good idea! may start splitting them from tomorrow. i am going to have four shakes today though because i really need to sleep tonight, and i hope that it will help! i may even be brave and have a soup! i think i also just feel so much better knowing why i was feeling ill, because when...

i also realised, that i probably can't sleep at night well because i have my last shake at about 9pm, but then i don't go to bed until midnightish, so by that time i am feeling ill again. i think if i feel horrible in the night again i will just get up and have a shake, because i was feeling...

Hey everyone! So for the past couple of days I have been feeling very strange, one minute I am fine, and then the next minute I have the weirdest head ache, where it feels like there is pressure coming from the top of my head and also feeling sick and like my breathing pattern isn't normal or...

hi. i'm on day six now, and not feeling good. lack of sleep etc. and i keep getting these moments, where i have that feeling in my throat like i feel sick or something, it's strange. i am hoping that it will all stop soon, as my body gets used to it. i think realistically, i am going to give it...

how much does the fiber 89 cost? i think i am going to buy some!

i am having problems sleeping also, it is driving me crazy!! i can not wait to get into a proper sleeping pattern! i don't really feel tired during the day, start getting tired in the evening, but no sleep! i used to be an enid blyton child, where i was asleep as soon as head touched pillow...

still not sleeping well! was so tired yesterday i forced myself ro stay up until 10 so i could sleep better, but didn't sleep until after 3am! it is so annoying. i think it is because of the horrible taste and smell in my mouth personally! not sure though, very frustrating!

omg, thank you so much that you all have the same problem!! i am trying to read and write my dissertation right now and i just can not concentrate on it, because all i am doing is thinking, well normally, i would reward myself with a snack for reading this. it's sooo bad!! i am getting better...

my CDC said that using boiling water would harm the vitamins and nutrients. not quite sure if that is right, but you know, in this diet i think you have to accept a lot of things without fully understand it! i haven't had any urge to have them hot, in my head it would make it really horrible...

i have cold feet since starting this diet, and lots of others say about being cold! the cold feet are very annoying at night! i used to be a human radiator, i have cooled down a lot and guess my skin is normal temperature now. in my head i think this is a good thing because it must mean all my...

i am doing super with the water, i have always been a big water drinker so it is not much of a shock for me. i am sometimes drinking 5 l, i want to cut that down, because as much as they say water is good for you, i just don't think i should be drinking that much water! i am hoping to be at my...

Hey Millij, We have a similar amount of weight to lose! I'm wishing to lose between 4 and 5.5 stones (i know, big difference!) I am on day 5 now, it is going well. Good luck for your CD! Heres to a slimmer 2009 summer (i plan on actually wearing summer clothes!!)

i am such a computer retard you would not believe, i don't belong to our generation! i am only having the shakes, as i don't like porridge and the idea of the soup is not nice for me! but the shakes are really good, apart from toffee and walnut :) the whole diet is going quite well i think...

you can contact the doctor/hospital for advice on it, they would be able to give you the best answer! or phone nhs direct, maybe they could help. if it were me, i wouldn't want to come out of ss, so would try not to, but maybe your CDC just needs to make sure that you won't be putting your...

hey good luck and welcome! i currently have just the three shakes a day as 5'3. women generally have four packs if they are taller, but thats for SS, so not too sure about SS+. Good luck though, you and your husband can motivate each other, but this forum is also amazing!

wow that's really quick weight loss last year, good luck with this year! i have five stones ish to lose, i am not sure. it's kind of hard picking a target weight, because i guess 8 stones 7 would be ideal for my height, but if i look like a total stick, i don't think i want that! i have no idea...

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it's such a good idea to buy a tea strainer, but i am just too lazy. i have actually started to like the lumps though, i feel as though it is food of some kind. this diet is already making me crazy lol. wonder i'll be like in 100 days!

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hey! i am also on day four. how is yours going? mine is a bit strange. apparently, a sign of ketosis is when you no longer feel hungry, you have quite a lot of energy. some people also feel cold. they say a lot of people have a head ache when they are getting into ketosis. oh and you may also...

i pay cash also, i think that most of them work from home, or that is what my CDC told me, so i presume that they will only take cash, some maybe take cheque though.

put it behind you, and start tomorrow afresh. every time you feel like cheating, wait five minutes and think about it properly. and just remind yourself of everything you wrote in your post, how you worked for so many months, buying new clothes. hopefully then you will be able to walk away from...

i think i am going to keep something as a reminder, and to know i can never go back to this weight. just like i have still got a dress from when i was slim, which i am determined to fit into. i guess we all have different ways of motivating ourselves not to regain the weight!

hey, if you are worried about stretchmarks, microdermabrasion works well on them, but only if you have a lighter skin tone as darker skin tones cause pigmentation. there is also this amazing cream called striae, it's quite expensive, but works very well, you do have to use it for 4 - 6 weeks...

oh would i be able to join? I know it is a bit late! I started on the 3rd Jan, so day 4 at the moment. I am hoping to be 100% CD SS, and my target date for my maintenance program is 2nd May so this would be perfect!! Good luck everyone!

oh no! i am sure you will, a little bit of milk by accident can't hurt anyone! i am dreading having to move up the steps already, i HATE milk, not sure i can force it down! i might be skipping that one out! My WI is also on Saturday, I am so nervous, I don't have scales at home so I am not sure...

how do you keep so determined? share your secrets! i'm terrified of a weak moment, i do totally fine until then, i'm just keeping out of situations at the moment that will make me feel weak! I am associating this diet with quitting smoking, and if i can do that then I can do this diet, that is...

oh dear, don't dwell on it too much and carry on! as long as you don't think you will get too demotivated if you get a negative test result tomorrow, then go ahead and test. most CDCs also sell the sticks, or you can buy them from the pharmacy. why not speak to your CDC about having protein...

you aren't supposed to take up a new exercise plan for the first two weeks of cd ss are you? if that is the case, then i will wait until then and then start doing some stretching to help. i am hoping that luck will help with me, young skin and all! i guess if not, a little extra skin is...

are you drinking water? i asked my CDC and she said that as long as I am drinking my water I should be feeling fine, and should sleep well etc. I'm drinking about 5 l a day (not such a big deal for me as always been a big water drinker) but still no sleep! I have decided to be in a positive mood...

Does anyone else have trouble sleeping on this diet? I am only on day 4, but since starting I can't sleep very well. I am so tired during the day and then at night I just don't fall asleep. Is this a reaction to ketosis, or is it just me? I keep reading other people saying they are tired, and...

what type of exercise is best to prevent the saggy skin? i have heard that vitamin e creams are good, and i bought a cream called striae which is supposed to be amazing also!

i totally agree with you about toffee and walnut being disgusting! i thought it would be really good, so i saved it for supper yesterday and it was the most disgusting thing i have ever drank! ewwww. i have to have another one as well, i may just get it over with today!

thanks, i'll ask for one at my WI on sat

i've noticed a few people mentioning this book, where do you get one from and what sort of information does it have in there? is it important at all? thanks :)

maybe you are feeling faint because having two 10cal soups isn't the same as the shakes/soups, because they contain all the vitamins and stuff you need in one day? so that could be why. i've read in a lot of posts that coke zero is ok, but check with you CDC. Try not to drink too much of it...

hi! good luck with your diet! I've only just started too (day 3) it's going well so far I hope. I think I am going to do as you said and set myself mini goals, but I am going to wait until my first WI on sat before I do that so I can have some clue! I don't have any scales and curiosity is...

i am just drinking the banana one now, it tastes like nesquick banana milk. although this one is much more lumpy than the others i have tried, maybe i was just being a bit lazy when i was giving it a shake though! my favorite so far is the chocolate ones, strawberry is ok (i drink it because it...

thanks :) good luck everyone!x

i would like to join too :) kateykat......... 14 lbs thanks :)

hey jennifer! Good luck with you CD. I am just finishing my second day, and still going strong! Does your combined mean that you will be having a meal with it as well? I am doing Sole Source where I only have the shakes, which aren't bad. Yes, there are porridges also, but I don't think I will...

congratulations on three days! good luck for tomorrow, i am sure it will be much better!

i asked my CDC about beechams type of things, and she said absoloutly not because they have citric acid in or something similar. i'm sorry to hear you are feeling ill, what bad timing! drinking water should make you feel better though. with the water, what i am doing is drinking so much in...

i thought about using the soups for that, which i why i bought four of them, but i am just too scared to use them yet! i also don't really want too many people knowing about the diet because they are going to comment on it and i don't think i am ready for that just yet! i know people will be...

oh i am so pleased you have jaw ache too! i was beginning to think i was imagining it! mine feels like i have been exercising it all day and it just wants to droop down and rest! i was wondering that, if you were on SS for 12 weeks or so, and then you add a meal, won't it be strange to chew...

from what i have read i don't think it will affect weight loss, just make you hungry, so if you have a weak moment it may tip you over the edge! but i have read posts where people say they chewed gum for the whole time they were on ss and didn't affect anything!

i think the shakes are really nice, apart from the strawberry! it is ok, but the smell makes me feel a bit sick, i'm hoping that will pass! i am not sure whether i am going to have the soups at all, i'm not a fan of real soup so i am avoiding at the moment. also at the moment having shakes...

hey! from other posts on here it looks like chewing gum (make sure it is peppermint or something because citric is very bad!) and you can chew it for one or two minutes. some people say you can chew for longer, but it will make you hungry or something? so people seem to think it is best to be...

so i may feel hungry later today and tomorrow, well in some ways it will be a relief i guess, i had to force myself to have a shake yesterday! the only thing i am noticing at the moment is that i am finding it quite hard to concentrate for more than 10 mins (which is very frustrating as i am...

hi, hope everyone is good today! i was just wondering, mouth wash doesn't affect going into ketosis does it? because i read that chewing gum does, so was just wondering. also, if i haven't felt hungry at all since starting the diet yesterday is that a good sign? i am pretty pleased, so far...

what do people feel about the spicy tomato and chicken and mushroom soups? i was not brave enough to get any other flavours. i have heard a lot of people saying the cheese and broc one is horrible though, so i shall steer clear!!

i figured that only cooking for myself was sure to help me! one thing i would recommend though is getting these ketosis sticks that the cdcs have, because i have been sitting here for about 2 hours now thinking 'i wonder if i am in ketosis' even though i know i won't be until day 3 ish, it would...

hey! good luck for tomorrow. i have just started today, it's going OK i think so far... i'm not hungry at all, which is strange, but i do feel quite horrible. not sure if that is due to the diet though or whether it is because i had 3 hours of sleep last night, but it's going well so can't...

this is going to sound really strange, but what is the texture like on the porridge? is it like normal porridge or more like the milkshake. (i have one of those crazy food phobias of porridge!) but it would be interesting to see if i could eat it because i am sure the milk shakes will get boring...

hey angel, i am glad to hear yours is going well! i just started today, just finished my first chocolate shake which was very nice! good luck!!

hey! i am also starting in the new years (next monday!) i am really excited also. hopefully we can support each other! what date do you start? i'm on the 5th!! good luck!x

to finally stop thinking of what life would be like if i lost the weight and actually live that life. to care about how i look, by putting make up on, having different hair styles, being fashionable, rather than looking plain as not wanting to draw attention to myself!

Hi, I haven't even started the diet yet, so don't know if this advice will be any good, but I have recently quit smoking (after trying for ages) so I wonder if it is similar! Well, I would say, that maybe the best thing for you to do is to take a break for a week or so, and in that time just...

thanks! yes, i am so excited to start, also nervous. just want to know what it is going to be like, as i have been doing loads of reading and everyone says day 3 is hardest! hope it will alright though, if it is terrible i may just stay in bed all day (joys of being a student!)

Hi! I am going to be starting the CD on 4th Jan, and want to lose about 4.5 to 5 stones, so will be doing it for ages!! Is any one else starting around the same time? It would be great if we could give each other encouragement! Also, I have a question... with the drinking so much water a day...