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I haven't been around for a while. I've been occupied by work and sundry worries. How long will I have my job and my Mum's health have kept me quite busy. Since I was last here I am down about 20lbs probably more as I haven't weighed for two weeks. I am about 30lbs away from the target I set...

You could be allergic to the soya.

Thanks for the encouragement.:):):):):) It makes me wonder if I am more up to it then I think. Come July's Race for Life I will be on SS+ and moving up the CD steps. So fuel shouldn't be a problem. My current fitness? I go to the gym twice a week and at weekends I walk 5k. I've started to do a...

That is an excellent idea. :):):) What allowable herbal tea are you talking about? If it is nettle I drink that already.

Just as a matter of interest, anyone doing the Race for Life this year or any other race? As a motivational goal I planned from last year to do the Adidas Women's Challenge (Sept 2009). Now that I have found out that women from work will be doing the Race for Life in July I think I'll do that...

My legs look saggy and wrinkly and I have another 3st+ to go.:eek::eek::eek: But, what the hey? When I see myself in a mirror in my fitted (so many sizes smaller) trousers, I think: who's that sexy lady?!!!:D:D:D

Thanks for that haggard-hannah. I might have to start taking these things soon!!!

I hope someone has the answer to this as I am itchy itchy itchy. Soya allergy?

I think it might be a good idea, especially since you are feeling so poorly. It could be your body just needs more at the moment.

And don't forget the vegetable drink. It makes a nice soup in a mug.:)

Thanks for that. I did get round to asking my cdc about it. I don't know why I didn't mention it before, and she said some people have an allergy to the soya. This made sense to me. Years and years ago when I used to try different oils to rub in I did get a reaction to soya oil. :eek::eek...

Hello everybody! Hope things are going well for you. My weight loss continues. Hip hip hooray! Today is the last day of my add a meal week and things have been quite good considering my fears. My favourite meal has been with haddock and the leek and potato sachet. I have had it with spinach or...

I haven't been here for a while. According to the log in info I haven't logged on for two weeks. I thought it was three weeks but there you go.:):) Since the last time I was here I have lost 14lbs. Wey hey!!!:D:D:D The diet continues. I have moments when I feel fed up but overall it is good...

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That's fantastic. We're all rooting for you:):):)

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Congratulations :D that is a fantastic achievement. Before you know it you will have reached your target. Well done.:):):)

Thanks:):):) I must admit that glucose and fructose had me running scared. I haven't had a drink of the veg since. Perhaps I'll give it another go at some point in the future. Bee

I've lost 4lbs and a bit this week which I am very pleased about. :D:D I hope this is going to be the trend every week.:):) Something that has me worried is the Veg Drink. I got some yesterday and made a cup as soon as I got home. I only managed to drink half of it. Before I made it I read the...

Thanks guys. :):):) Following that leaving do it has really hit me how powerful the psychological, the emotional and the social aspects of following a diet are. Not just within myself but externally as well. It seems a bit unfair that not only do I have to deal with my own issues I have to deal...

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Good for you.:)

I went to the gym on Wednesday. It was good. I was only doing a fraction of what I did before Christmas and felt a bit tired halfway through. I had planned to go this evening but thought I would get some more rest and maybe go tomorrow morning.:):):) Now that I got that bit out of the...

I think exercise is a good idea. In fact my doctor recommended that I exercise while doing the diet. It is important to listen to what your body is telling you. Don't over do it and get plenty of rest.:):):)

Thanks guys.:):):) I am feeling much better now. :):):)

Just had my weigh in. I haven't had one for two weeks. I am happy to report a 9lb weight loss.:D Although I was very excited about it earlier on, I now feel deflated. I think I'll get to bed early tonight.

I watched the program and it was a bit disheartening with its message that overweight people are destined to be just that. :( I guess it's too late not to eat chicken. I think I've already got the virus.:D Perhaps they should do more research into how different peoples bodies respond to...

This is the dilemma facing me. I'm sure the people at my office must realize I'm on a diet by now. The thing is, I just don't want to talk about it with them. No one knows what I have for lunch and know one asks. But an awayday is looming and things might be different.:(:(:( As others have...

I sympathise. I find them quite difficult also especially visiting my Mum. That is the family meeting ground and oh yes, there will be food!!! Lot's of it!!! So far I have managed to miss the bulk of my family. By the time I get there they are gone. That makes things a little more manageable.:):):)

Thanks.:) This is how it is. Most of them are slim but not all. I think I am the only one there trying to lose weight.:( Good luck.:)

Thanks for all the encouragement. :):):) I'm trying not to think too much about the away day but I find it creeping into my thoughts unexpectedly. Tuesday is my weigh day and I am really looking forward to it. I haven't had as much water as I should these last two days but I am making sure I...

This thread is lovely. Some of the entries had me laughing out loud: breaking the toilet seat and flapping bingo wings.:8855: I have a disability toilet seat that is designed to take up to 30st. Since the bathroom was renovated there have been three new toilet seats. Would have been more but...

There's a great deal of good advice in these posts. :):):):) Drink more water. Drink at least 2.250 litres a day. Good for all the reasons mentioned above. Be more active. I find that when I am more active my guts are more active. Hope that makes sense. Go to bed earlier. Remember what sleep...

Well done Wannabeskinny and LellyCD for reaching target. Please keep us posted as you go through your maintenance journey. Thanks.

Hello Fellow CDers Tomorrow will be the start of week three for me. I have faced many challenges the biggest being cheese cake. This was no ordinary cheesecake it was homemade. Yes folks, there is a baker in my office:sigh::sigh::sigh:. Not only was it homemade, I can tell you it has no...

That's awesome! Well done!

Well done for getting to day 11. You sound like you need some diversions. The first diversion you could try is to make a list of nice things you can do for yourself that doesn't involve food. Then you could try one thing off the list when you are feeling low. I have a card that lists the...

Yes they are, especially from M&S. Perhaps these dreams we're having are withdrawal dreams/symptoms. It sounds as if they stop eventually. Is that right MrsR2004?

This does suggest that reduction in liver size is a good thing. Not having a fatty liver can only be good.

I had to get my Doctors approval because of my BMI. My BMI was over forty when I started. I am into my second week and my BMI is now under forty.

Good for you for resisting the grub.

It's a shame your friends can't get behind you on this. Do they know why you are doing this? I'd say that most of us, if not all of us are doing this to improve our health. Food for thought (no pun intended): if they know you are doing it to improve your health and are still pressurising you...

:8855:You almost got me going there! Last night I dreamt I ate prawn crackers. The funny thing in the dream is that I spat it all back out again. Did you used to eat fried breakfasts and did you love them? If yes, then I guess you don't love them now.:):):)

:wow::wow::wow: Now that's the sort of loss I would have loved for my first week. Very well done.

That's really good. Doing Cambridge sounds like a great learning experience. I am already learning that some of the eating I have done in the past is just habit. Getting off the bus in the evening my thoughts run to getting a bag of popcorn and treats. Going through the station on the way home...

That's interesting. If it does shrink that may not be a bad thing depending how much it shrinks I suppose. If it reduces from a bloated unhealthy condition that must be good. However if it is atrophy, then :eek::eek: Does anyone else have any ideas/information about this?

Why do you think VLCDs shrink the liver?

:thankyou: It helps to have the support and encouragement.:thankyou:

Good luck.

That's a good loss considering you had something to eat other than CD. Well done.

Well done. That's a fantastic result, especially after a restart.

That's amazing! Well done.

I feel all aglow. :D:D:D My first week and I lost - 11lbs. If I add the 3lbs I lost between getting my doctors approval and the first CD meeting thats one stone lost. :bliss: I can't wait for the next weigh in which will be two weeks from now (CDC away for one week). It probably won't be a...

Thanks guys. It was okay. There weren't so many people there this week. There was some concern that I am starving myself but I said this was not the case. In my explanations I emphasised the longevity of the diet, its nutritional content and the fact that my doctor was happy to give his approval...

:happy096: Well done on getting to day five and resisting pizza. I think it is alright to be pleased with yourself. For some of us, apart from what we get from this forum, self support and self encouragement is the only support and encouragement we are going to have on this journey. So...

Hi naomi1611 Please don't be so hard on yourself, you'll get there. I can only imagine it must be harder after having a baby. Perhaps those with experience can comment on that. Have you tried easing yourself into the diet? Before I started my diet I tried cutting back on the things I was...

Hello All, I am on day five of the Cambridge Diet. My CDC said that day four is usually the worst. Well if my day four is the worst day I am going to have on this diet then :bliss:bring it on! Dare I hope that the wee situation has settled down? It kinda feels like it, but it is hard to know...

Thanks for the encouraging words cause I really need it. :cry:I'm wondering what to do about the weeing a lot though. Today it really got me down and I felt that doing this diet was the worst idea I've had in terms of losing weight. :cry::cry::cry: I've been eyeing up packs of Tena Lady as I...

Yesterday I saw my CDC for the first time. Before my appointment she told me she was starting Cambridge again and that made me feel rather worried. However, my CDC is not at all overweight. She is just managing the xmas excess which if left unchecked can get seriously out of hand. After the...

I'm sorry I missed that one. Hopefully it will be on again in the future.

I'd love to try this:cry::cry: But I have found in the past that just having a morsel of chocolate leads to two morsels then ten, until I am eating more chocolate than proper food.:cry::cry:

That's amazing! Well done. It would be lovely to see some before and after pictures if you have any. Or if you feel like posting them.

Thanks for sharing that.:) I did see the porridge on the order list but thought I'd give it a miss, as porridge has not been my favourite food of late. I'll order some next time for my more hungrier moments.

I heard about this one but didn't bother. I have seen something similar where two people kind of do a swap. The healthy person eats and does what the unhealthy person usually eats and does and the unhealthy person tries ;) the healthy person's lifestyle. What would really interest me is a...

That must be so tough! I know when I was studying I ate loads and loads and loads. I tried to cut back and do more exercise but my brain wouldn't put up with it. Be gentle with yourself.

Hello and a big :welcome: to Minimins. Bee

:):):)Thanks for all these lovely welcomes.:):):) I hope to add my success pics to the slideshow in the future.

My starting weight is 17st 11. I'm glad I am starting soon, as I can see myself climbing back up to 19st and more. A last takeaway... that's a good idea. I will start CD on Thursday or Friday, so I think it might be wise to cut back from about Monday or Tuesday. That means the deadline for my...

Thanks for the encouragement which is much needed. During my appointment the Doctor also weighed me. I was shocked that I had put on almost a stone. :(:sigh: Cold weather. Christmas. Bah, humbug. I like humbugs. I shouldn't have had so many, though. :sigh::sigh::sigh: Bee

What?!!? Vampalicious, you look so different than you used to!!! This wonderful transformation is really encouraging. I have various pictures of me: slim ones, plump ones, fat ones (obese 1, 2 and 3?). I don't think I have any of when I was 19st though. I'm definitely going to take some as a...

I went to my Doctor's to have my medical form signed. All he had to say was don't forget exercise and good luck. I expected him to be resistant to the idea of me going on a VLCD but he wasn't. Since making the appointment at the surgery I experienced a lot of resistance. I saw myself going...

Thanks for the wonderful warm welcomes. I have just got my medical record form and information for Doctors, so as soon as I can I will make an appointment to see my Doctor. I have a choice of three doctors I can see and as I cannot think who might be more sympathetic, I will have to see the one...

Hello, I am new to this website and I am also new to the Cambridge Diet. I have contacted a counsellor and I am hoping to start in January 2009. This is pending my GP's approval as I am pretty overweight. I am about 16st 7lbs now having used the weight watchers method to reduce from 19st. I...

Hello, I am new to this forum. I registered because I was very impressed by the weight loss slide show and wanted to hear the stories of some of the people in the pictures. I am planning to do the Cambridge Diet in the new year. So, I am heading over to the Cambridge Diet forum now.