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I live in Telford but my consultant is in Shrewsbury. Feeling a bit more hopeful - just said no to biscuits at work! Starting the water as well.

Hello I was doing so well...and then I fell apart mentally, too much family and work stress for me to cope with and I stopped CWP. I have put on some of what I lost, but not everything which is a good thing. I am seeing my consultant tomorrow after work to start over. I have a few shakes left...

First gain Hi all thanks for your words of support and kindness - it has really helped me get back on track after two weeks with a gain and some food being eaten that wasn't on plan. Work has got so stressful that instead of stepping back and using the tools I learnt on my CBT sessions, I...

Still not sure what day I am on...Month 6.5??? Hello Evil period is back, but GYN has put me forward for a procedure that will involve a camera having a look around - all under general anesthetic thankfully. This is good news as if they find they can remove the fibroid they will, and they...

Back on track Hello one and all The past 4 weeks have been a little difficult, hormones and evil periods have made me an emotional wreck one day and a snappy dragon the next! I have had a few days of eating crap, which then made me few ill as I wasn't used to it, but I managed to keep it to...

Day ??? Lost count... Hello all I am still doing OK - yesterday's weigh in was a solid 4lb loss...making me 19st 9lbs and a total loss of 5st 2lbs...my average has dropped a lot, well below the 4lb a week I was aiming for, but at least the weight is still going down. I have struggled with...

Day 127 to 133 Hello Just a single pound lost last week, which is expected as I had a pretty crap week. Hormones were up and down all the time, period starting, stopping, starting again, cramps and pain present most of the time. I stuck to the packs and meal but had an extra shake for a...

Days 122 to 126 Hello Loss on sunday was 5lbs, making my weight 20st! Hopefully next weigh-in I will be in the teens!!! That is a major achievement for me. Been diagnosed with fibroids - but the doctor isn't too convinced that is the whole reason for the mad periods...waiting to see a...

Days 106 to 121 Hello Things have been a bit hectic around here, so I haven't deliberately been ignoring you Minimins. Update on weight loss is a bit weird, I have had toilet and period problems again so just a mere 2lbs gone since but am confident that once things sort themselves out a...

Day 103, 104 & 105 Hello The end of the week was OK, a whole load of "urgent" work appeared on my desk, but I just made a cup of tea and got on with prioritising the massive To Do list I have on the go. I am getting much better at just shrugging it off and not winding myself up into a...

Day 101 & 102 Hello Tuesday was the longest day - was at an event all day, either presenting or running the stand. Spoke to lots of nice people, but was shattered at the end of it all. The hardest part was finding somewhere, or someone who could fill up my water bottle! Never thought I...

Day 100 Hello Well done me! Day 100 has arrived; I am very proud of myself, albeit in a quiet way - went to work today as I had to deliver some training and I am now suffering again in the head department. Over the past 100 days I have: Lost nearly 4 stone Started back at BJJ classes...

Day 98 & 99 Hello Just a lonely 5 lbs lost over the past 3 weeks...I know that is good, but I can't help but be a little disappointed, however, I am sure that once the hormones are a little more settled the next few weigh-ins will be better. My average I hear you ask? For the first time...

Hiya I am on a mix of 810 and SS+ and it is important to have your three packs a day as they are your source of vitamins and minerals - 3 packs equal your RDA. 2 packs will mean that you are missing out on 33% of your RDA. I get my packs done at 9am, 1pm and 4pm and then have my dinner when I...

Day 96 & 97 Hello Friday was OK, I started early at work (one of those days when you do the same as always but end up arriving way earlier than normal) and got a decent chunk of the To-Do list done. I had a talk with my interim team leader and that was productive which made the day a little...

Day 95 Hello I have finally given in to the future and purchased a top and trousers from the Long Tall Sally sale selection in size 20. I am 5ft 10" so too tall for normal shops (unless they do a tall range) and too short fro LTS but I thought I could turn the hems up. I love LTS shirts as...

Day 92, 93 & 94 Hello I have spent most of the past three days trying to sleep and failing until last night. Period from hell meant that until the pills kicked in properly I was still on hourly toilet trips. Hopefully it is ending at the moment and I can get a good night's sleep before...

Day 89, 90 & 91 Hello The weekend was really nice - the wedding went well and I managed not to burst into tears whilst filming the ceremony for my friend and his now husband! They had a great day and so did everyone else! I think I scrubbed up well, OH looked great and only one thing put...

Day 88 Hello A busy day off work today; started with a quality lie in until 10am, then off to the doctors to sit in a waiting room with lots of ill people trying not to inhale too often. Then I went to Starbucks to have a hot skinny milk and do some bits and pieces for my CBT session in the...

Hi I am on 810 and i lost 7lbs in my first week - i decided that it was worth losing 2lbs less a month (on average looking at stats) and still have a small meal. I have 3 shakes at work and then something like a tin of tuna and celery for dinner. You can find my daily diary in the CD diary...

I am going to a Civil Partnership at the weekend - I am planning on having my shakes as normal and then just eating the meat and veggies - I am not too worried as I am on ss+/810 so I am used to have a small meal every day. I don't think that the hosts will be worried about what I do or don't...

Day 87 Hello What a long day at work! Got through it pretty un-scathed and am now looking forward to a few busy days off revising and getting ready for the trip to Leeds for the Civil Partnership. I must make sure that I take enough shakes with me...planning on not eating anything off plan...

Day 86 Hello I went and had a private lesson after work and really enjoyed it! I am so happy right now :) :clap: I will be in pain tomorrow as my body goes WTF??? at having been (a) exercised and (b) twisted into weird shapes but I am sure it won't last for long. I am going to take it...

Day 85 Hello What a day! Much of the afternoon was taken up with being evacuated from the office. The first was a practice, which happened to coincide with much of the town centre being cordoned off by the police due to a bomb threat. This meant that we couldn't stand where we were...

Day 84 Hello Shoes and tie purchased and OH is actually loving his suit etc - taken me 7 years to get him stuff that he loves rather than is indifferent too!!! Fingers crossed that my stuff comes out of the washing machine in one piece, the skirt is linen so it is really itchy - a good dose...

Day 83 Hello Shopping was a result - OH got a new suit and shirt, we just need to find him a tie and shoes tomorrow and I got a wrap-type thing and a fascinator in deep purple which should look excellent with the black & white skirt and whichever top I chose. Hair is nice, had some more...

Day 82 Hello Today was OK, very long - time seemed to be on a go slow after lunch. I am still bored of waiting for time to pass and the weight to come off; not that I am tempted to stop, as that wouldn't make things go faster! I am mentally ready to move under the 20st mark so will focus...

Day 81 Hello Today I did something that was really scary - so scary that I have avoided it for four years and it took me two weeks to get up the courage to do it. I used to be a high level martial artist and for various reasons I haven't trained for the past four years and avoided...

Day 80 Hello Most important things first - shoes have arrived and are a little more caramel then nude, but look nice and I can walk in them which is half the battle won! Its a Civil Partnership in a hotel, no going outside and it is on the 5th March. I spotted a really nice black top on...

Day 79 Hello Thanks for the comments and reading my diary - it is most excellent to know that there are people out there who are interested in my mundane struggles. I am panicking today. Clothes. Fashion. Things I haven't had to worry about for a while. Wedding!!! I have the black...

Day 78 Hello Rubbish day at work, but to draw a very small positive, I was able refuse the offer of a box of continental chocolates, without any feelings what so ever...no longing, no wanting, no frustration etc. I appreciated their presence along with everyone else, but didn't want to eat...

Day 77 Hello Weigh in today and....drum roll please...5lbs kicked off my backside this past week! :clap: I seem to be a regular up and down loser looking at my record...as long as it keeps coming off I will keep being a :) bunny (or should that be bear?) So, I hear you ask, what does that...

Day 76 Hello I purchased a jumper today from Evans in the sale and I chose a 22/24. It certainly looks big enough, I will try it on later and report back. I am currently wearing my size 26 shirts at work... Weigh-in tomorrow - fingers crossed! Facial was lovely, massage a little weird...

Day 75 Hello Didn't manage to do my reading, I did however open the book and look through the chapters and realised I really do need to read it. I have the weekend to do the whole book in order to stay on track with my "avoid all work until the last minute" plan. Just ate a mini...

Day 74 Hello You will be glad to know that I stayed away from the breakfast, although it did look really nice (and quite healthy as was grilled, not fried). These breakfast meetings are bi-monthly, so I will have to make sure that the next one I go to is post end of CD so that I can take...

Day 73 Hello Work has been awful today, I think I managed to either upset, piss off or anger almost everyone I came into contact with. Oh well, I expect a bit of a telling off in the morning and then things will calm down again. It's almost like I have hit my head and lost the ability to...

Day 72 Hello Crappy day at work and now I have a migraine so will be going straight to bed shortly, but I thought I would say hello and share a few things that came to me today. Toast - should be banned from work. The smell of it in the kitchen had a similar effect on me as getting angry...

Day 71 Hello Today was long at work - time passed too slowly for my liking. I have done a SS day today as I couldn't be bothered to go to the supermarket and buy food, especially as those locations are full of chocolates and champagne today! I worked out the passage of time v weight...

Day 70 Hello Not much to report today, back to work tomorrow after a few days off so got that sunday night feeling at the moment. Got a weird taste in my mouth - not the normal ketosis one...wonder what is going on! Love Cx

Photo Update Here are my starting photos and the 3 stone lost pictures!

Day 69 Hello Weigh-in today was disappointing, just a single solitary pound lost its home this past week. However, this evening I had a 'productive' trip to the toilet and have managed my 3 litres of water, so hopes are high for a change on the scales in the morning. I am wondering...

Day 68 Hello Felt really down today - a combination of being frustrated that I couldn't eat all the beautiful food on offer which is then rapidly followed with disappointment and self-loathing for having got myself so overweight that I have had to resort to CD to lose it. I like to think...

Day 67 Hello Today has been really hard, it was the first time that I felt I was missing out on stuff by sticking to the plan. My OHs cake was, I have been told, amazing. I kept telling myself that I can get myself another cake in December and it will be just as nice then. I guess this...

Day 66 Hello I am tired today, really wanted to come home early but had to stay at work! It's OH's birthday tomorrow so I have got him a cake and spent an hour or so decorating it. It was really difficult not to lick the icing off my fingers - lots of trips to the sink needed. I made...

Day 65 Hello Today was OK, I covered my tuna in black pepper this evening to see if it sorted out my mini pork-pie fetish that has come to pass. I think it did as I haven't been pulled to the fridge this evening. A couple of people at work have commented on my 'new' tops - and how nice...

Day 64 Hello As you could have predicted, I am a bit down today post weigh-in exuberance has departed and I am left feeling proud that I have lost 3 stone, but sad that I am still massive and have another 11 stone to lose. I know that I will do it and I will keep going, just hard to keep...

Day 63 Hello one and all... How much did I lose? 7lbs - yes I know! I am a very happy ClairBear today! Total I hear you ask? 3 stone - 3 whole fat, tiring, bulging stones! :clap: So, of course, you want to know what that has done to the averages....4.67lbs a week - up from 4.375lbs and...

Day 62 Hello I had a really nice day today, all alone in the house which doesn't happen that often, put the new Adele album on play and sat down and listened to it without interruptions or distraction. It is amazing and was an indulgent, yet glorious way to spend the morning. Weigh-in...

Day 61 Hello Minimins Day 61...that's quite a long time to be honest...39 days to go until I hit day 100. I am confident that I will be over the 3 stone mark by then, more towards the 4 stone mark I hope. I have walked up the stairs to my office every day this week, and gone out for a 15...

Hiya I have been on 810 since the start with a few days of SS+ mixed in for good measure, my average weight loss over the past 8 weeks has been 4.375lbs a week. Hope that helps. Cx

Day 60 Hello Day 60 eh? Didn't really think I would get here, but I am, and it is still relatively easy for me to say no to eating food that is not on the list. Yeah me! Had an OK day at work, 5 papercuts whilst sorting out documents...some of them are still stinging now. Don't think...

Day 59 Hello Packs, water and tuna all done today - nothing much to report other than that on the CD front. Work was stressful and I almost burst into tears twice, not so much from the crap, but from the hormones - just like a wave of emotion coming over me! Spent the afternoon doing...

Day 58 Hello Better day today, I met up with a ex-work colleague who hasn't seen me in a few weeks and she noticed that I had lost some weight, which was very nice! Tucking into my chicken and celery at the moment, can't decide whether I can be bothered to watch last nights TBL (fell...

Day 57 Hello I have been really down today - not sure if it is just life, or the hormones but I can't shake off that grumpy feeling. I have pulled out my size 26 tops and they all fit, which is pretty cool as that means I have lost the weight I have put on in the last 2 years. Sadly...

I don't have any idea about TTC but I have had a weird period effect recently! I am on the mini-pill Cerazette, which is progesterone only and I haven't had a period for two years (exactley what shoudl happen), since starting CD in December I have had two periods, that latter one was extremely...

Day 56 Hello 3lbs loss this week, which is good considering pork-pie gate. I am still feeling bored, but I have now lost 2 1/2 stone in 8 weeks which is pretty darn good - especially because it has been not that difficult for me, compared to how I thought it would be. The maths: daily...

Day 55 Hello I ate another mini pork-pie today; it appears to be a random craving that I am having, not sure why as I wasn't particularly enamoured with them pre-CD...I may have to ask my family to hide them in the fridge so I cannot see them when I go for my tetra. Oh well, two mini...

Hello I have found that after a few days, either I got totally used to the bad breathe, or it disappeared. Don't worry about it too much, drink your water regularly and be friends with your toothbrush and it will all be good! Keeping a diary is really useful, it has made me check in everyday...

Day 54 Hello Minimins Today was OK, someone had purchased a box of M&S milk chocolate biscuits which sat and stared at me most of the morning, until I re-located them to the other side of the office. They are my favourite so normally I would have eaten half the box without thinking. Work...

I am on 810 and given the signs am in ketosis - I am careful with the veggie measurements and tend to stick to a tin of tuna or ready cooked chicken to limited the decisions I have to make, but I am still at the beginning of my journey rather than using it as a gateway to a better relationship...

Day 53 Hello Really bored now...things are plodding along and the weight is coming off and I want to be finished already! I guess that is a good thing as it reflects my mindset of being fully committed to this process, but I am bored and want to buy all the cool clothes and do all the things...

Day 52 Hello Another day done and dusted. Went to the doctors this morning and everything went well but I am going for a scan just as a back-up. I have been very tired today and almost fell asleep at work - luckily I didn't! I guess it might be the after effects of pie-gate and getting...

Day 51 Hello Back on the straight and narrow today, 3 tetras, a can of tuna and a stick of celery. Much relief after yesterday's blip - but that is all it was, a small pot hole on the road to slimdom. Thankfully it was a small pot hole that developed into a massive chasm as they do on...

Day 50 Hello Really did well on the water front so far today, 2.5ltr done whilst at work so only about 1ltr to do this evening...will use The Biggest Loser as a motivational tool - might even try a drink-a-long! Work was tedious - I love what I do, just not everyone that I have to work...

Day 49 Hello Well today's loss was a handsome 5 lbs! Very pleased, given all the hormonal ups and downs. I am now heading into unknown territory CD wise, never made it past this point before! Felt really tired today and had an afternoon nap...I wish I could do that every day! Time to catch...

Totally sympathise with the whole period from hell - I am on Cerazette so I haven't had a period in 2 years (yeah!) and then I have had two in 6 weeks - the last one started on the 7th jan and was so bad I was changing tampons (super-plus) every 1.5 hours (the rest of the horrors I will spare...

Day 48 Hello I had a really nice relaxing time having a facial and back massage - much needed. It was a different facial to the ones I have had before - used a steam machine which took a bit of getting used to but has worked wonders on my oily spotty t-zone! Food wise all was good and I...

Well done Steve - excellent news! Enjoy the post Karate pain...rather you than me! :)

Day 47 Hello I was up most of the night looking after my sister who was poorly, then I went to work and was petrified about being told off which never happened and the person who I thought would mention it did come and talk to me and never even went anywhere near the subject! Phew! I met...

Day 46 Hello Grumpy here! Good day plan wise, still riding the motivation high...bad day work wise...that makes me grumpy as I am worried about the trouble I may be in tomorrow! Oh well, can't change what has happened so will just have to deal with it if I am pulled into the bosses...

Day 45 Hello Another day coming to an end and I am pleased to say that the peeing is on the increase and so is the badger-arse mouth. This cheers me up (bizarre I know) as it hopefully means that the tablets are working and a loss will be mine at the weekend! Still feeling amazingly...

Day 44 Hello one and all A much better day today - got a good night's sleep with no toilet trips and although it isn't completely finished, it is a lot more manageable so I am feeling much happier. I am meeting up with a friend on Friday evening for a catch up and I am worried about what...

Day 43 Oh, the joy of modern medicine! I cannot sing its praises enough today! Got up really early to queue for a triage nurse to call me so that she could decide that I did indeed need to see a doctor who gave me some tablets to take - three a day - and by the second one things have almost...

Day 42 Hello Stayed the same this week, which given my hormone situation was not unexpected; it is still disappointing, given that I have stuck 100% to the plan, but as my CDC and I discussed, mathematically I have had to burn fat to survive, so hopefully once things have settled down the...

Day 41 Hello Getting really tired of the period stuff at the moment, every two hours I have to go to the toilet. Not sure if I can deal with the lack of sleep it is causing or the frequent trips to the supermarket to make purchases. Food wise I had 2 packs today and a meal...managed to...

Day 40 Hello Got through today OK, still in pain and suffering but I am getting used to it now. I am hopeful that it will soon end as it has been nearly a week now. Day 40. WOW. I generally am not good and applauding myself and acknowledging my achievements. So I am going to :clap...

Hi I am in the middle of CBT at the moment; initially for my food issues but it quickly highlighted that "perfectionism" was my central issue and that was actually causing a lot of the negative thinking around my food e.g. all or nothing, binge eating etc. Although I haven't done any work...

Hi Tom Great to read your updates - you are an inspiration to us all; I will make a mental note to remember you resisting the chips when I am tempted just looking in the fridge! I tried CD a few years ago and every day was a struggle, this time I am 5 weeks through and I haven't had to...

Day 39 Hello Today was OK - had 2 tetras, 1 bar, chicken and celery and am on the way to 3 litres of water. Still suffering with my period; this is a proper teenage one, lots of pain and frequent trips to the loo. Not at all nice. Realised that tomorrow is day 40 - I am half amazed that I...

Yeah !!! :clap: Well Done!

I started with 193lbs to lose and have lost 27 in 5 weeks so far. The main thing is setting mini-goals to keep the motivation up - I had to force myself to set them, but it is making it easier than thinking of the massive weight-loss I have in front of me. It might be of use?

Day 38 Hello Another OK day today, stuck in training for most of the day so managed to get the water and packs done without much of a fuss. I met up with a friend last night and she was offering me half her cake and wanting me to go out with her in the next few weeks to a new italian...

Day 37 Hello there What a stressful day at work...and I forgot my packs in the car so had to walk back up the massive hill to the car park but I didn't succumb to the massive box of guylian that have appeared at work and stuck to the plan s o I am very pleased with myself. Stuck to SS+...

Congratulations...that is a great loss! I guess next weeks will be huge as it will be a 9 day result???

Day 36 Helllooooooo Minimins A day of two halves today - started off feeling low as a result of yesterday's weigh-in* and the worst period pains since I was a teenager; why oh why has my pill decided not to work its magic when on this diet??? * I know that it is ridiculous to be miffed at...

Day 35 Hello Just 3 lbs this week but as it is TOTM and I have been doing a lot of sleeping I guess it could be worse! First day back at work tomorrow and I have a stinking headache already. I will take some tablets and go to bed, hopefully that will soften it enough for the morning. I...

Day 34 Hello Getting nervous before tomorrow's weigh-in - not because I have fallen off the wagon but because it is week 5 and at some point this has to slow down. I am aiming for 4lbs mentally. Well, cannot do anything about it now! Off to watch TV...and catch up on the rest of you...

Day 33 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! If you didn't guess I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY!!! I was bought up in a family where your birthday meant that the whole day was on your rules! Therefore I wanted some snow and snow arrived, I wanted a lie in (yes, another one) and I got that and I wanted to spend time...

Hello I am on the 810 plan too and have had some good losses to date and am in ketosis (all the usual evidence is there as well as the dark ketostix). I think the milk and just having a few bits of chicken etc really makes a difference to me mentally which should help me get through more than a...

Well done for making it through the first couple of days...having done this before too I think you are better prepared for the pain and suffering and have confidence in the losses! I will make a mental note to keep up with your journey!

Day 32 Hello Today was OK, again I think I am going to get a period - still taking my Pill - but am getting a familiar lower abdominal pain. I will raise this with my Dr the next time I see him. Really excited about my birthday tomorrow...think I will be off to the zoo for the day; lots...

Day 31 Hello OK day today, woke up really late so only got two shakes down and a meal...must set the alarm and actually get out of bed tomorrow! Just watching Britain's Fattest Man on Channel 4 - the human body is amazing in so many ways. Looking forward to my birthday on Friday - not...

Day 30 Hello Finally managed to wake up early enough to get three packs in as well as a meal. Yeah! I mentioned to my OH this evening that if I make it past the 6 week mark, then this will be the longest that I have stuck to a 'diet' since losing 8 stone as a teenager (19 to 11 stone)...

Day 29 Hello there! Today I was really worried that the euphoria of yesterday's result would overtake me and I would begin to negotiate with myself. I got through the day OK - had my packs and a meal. OH's mum made me a different dinner which wasn't even asked for - she is really supporting...

Measurements Hello I thought I would add my start and current measurements... Chest 54" now 51" lost 3" Waist 49.5" now 47" lost 2.5" Hips 59" now 56" lost 3" It will be great when they are all in the 40's! Cx

Day 28 - Weigh-In Hello Minimins! What a start to the New Year! My weigh-in today was very good a whole 10 lbs done and dusted over Xmas and New Year! That makes a total of 24 lbs in 28 days - which makes an average of 0.86 lbs per day. I feel a graph coming on... Anyway, I thought I would...

Day 27 Hello Looked in my car boot today and have a few more packs left than I thought I would...oops. I have obviously not been having 3 packs everyday due to my oversleeping. Oh well, could be a heck of a lot worse. Looking forward to weigh-in and chat with CDC in the morning, hoping...

Day 26 Hello Did OK today - just thinking about getting to Sunday...no further. I think that I am being impatient and unrealistic. I know that CD is fast and I want it to work now and have all this weight gone today! Hope everyone has a good new year's celebration / party / sleep! Love Cx

AMAZING! Makes me jealous of men and their ability to burn fat so quickly!

Hello I have been spotting that some people are drinking Coke Zero as it doesn't have Citric Acid listed in the ingredients...soooooo, I had a few cans and then decided to check the ingredients and spotted E331 - which I have since discovered is Sodium Citrate which comes from Citric...

I am on Sertraline (have been for a few years) and to be honest apart from feeling a bit happier as I am doing something about my weight, I haven't felt any difference what so ever. I guess, if like me, you are an emotional eater, and if you are starting SS then you may feel down as you are...

Day 25 Hello A weird day today - was OK whilst sat in the hairdressers for hours having highlights done and then by the time I got home I was all angry and wanting to throw a tantrum! I guess I am 'bored' with this now, it's no longer new or exciting and two weeks without a weigh-in is...

Day 24 Hello Struggled today - just felt like crying most of the time...didn't give in and eat anything bad; allowed myself a bit of chicken with lunch time shake and a bit of sausage with evening 'meal'. Hopefully that extra protein won't mess me up too much. Cheered myself up by watching...

Yeah - the best thing is that it is on in the evening instead of mid-afternoon when I am at work...always annoyed that you have to be a pair to enter as I don't know anyone to enter with. The only thing that makes me squirm is the fitness work they out them through. My OH is a sports scientist...

i would hazard a guess that at least half of that stone is water and glycogen rather than fat...so I would think that you can lose a stone in 4 weeks quite easily on SS/SS+/810 Just my thoughts though...

Hiya I started on the 810 plan as having tried SS a long time ago (and struggled a lot) i decided that it was worth losing 2 lbs (average) less per month in return for eating a little bit of food everyday (e.g. 2 egg mushroom omelette). I have found it a lot easier and using my stinky breath...

Day 23 Hello I am starting to struggle a bit, not through cravings or any overwhelming desire to eat everything that isn't labelled "not for human consumption" but just through utter boredom with the flavours mixed with having a heck of a lot of free time on my hands that would usually be...

WOW!!! you did so well without any support - I am sure you will get through the last few stone with flying colours! Good Luck!

Day 22 Hello me again... Did two shakes and a meal today...just not waking up early enough to get the three in; I know that I need to so I will set the alarm for the morning. Really not feeling good with the dead-animal mouth; sometimes it makes me feel quite nauseous. How have you all...

Day 21 Hello Only managed one shake and my meal today - woke up and stayed in bed watching TV until gone noon...got the water down and avoided the seas of temptation around me - apart from a sneaky sausage... Going to focus on having the 3 packs tomorrow and getting up at a more civil...

Day 20 Hello and Merry Xmas Minimins! I have just eaten my xmas meal - meat and more more with a couple of sprouts, a stuffing ball and a yorkshire pudding. YUM. Really stuffed now and hoping that I have some control to get through the rest of the day without eating everything that moves...

Day 19 Hello All It's nearly Xmas people!!! Very excited ClairBear! The major thing apart from all the Xmas happiness is the food temptation...I am already quite stressed about it and staying in my bedroom away from the kitchen. I was at OH house today and his family's fridge is bursting...

Hiya - mumto1 - I thought I would say hello to a fellow Salopian! I am in Telford...but my CDC is in Church Stretton! Maybe we can meet and compare notes...I don't know anyone else on the plan apart from on Minimins... Clair

Day 18 Hello Scary snow today! Traction Control was flashing on and off so much the inside of my car was more like a disco! Last day at work today which was nice! Maintained my composure around the buffet etc and stuck to plan. Am really worrying now as I haven't been seriously...

Day 17 What about that snow people??? There was loads of it here this morning and I nearly turned around and came home...but I didn't and so was rewarded with another day of boredom at work. Accidentally did a SS+ yesterday with being ill and all so have done another one today as all I could...

WOW on the loss so far in! 5 lbs is amazing - I have been reading through your diary as I am on 810 at the moment and it is nice to see such great losses on the plan!

Day 16 Hello Back home today with a stinking migraine - just thought I would say hello before going to bed to sleep! Had more than one moment of wanting to eat some of the work goodies - only two more days to get through before I swap working temptations for home ones! Worried about...

Well done on the loss! Keep going forward, stuff happens and it's what you do afterwards that makes the difference...

Day 15 Hello Today was really hard - feeling good about the loss to date, but I was worried that I may use this as an excuse to 'cheat', especially as the office was bulging with food that appeared to multiply during the day and edge its way closer to my desk. I stayed strong staring at the...

The 7 Ps help me - Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance...I thought about starting CD for about 2 weeks before starting to get myself mentally prepared for it - didn't jump straight in with SS as I have done that before and it sets me up to fair in moments...remember...

A-MAZ-ING!!! you look like a princess!

Day 14 - Weigh In Hello Minimins!!! I lost another, yes, another 7 lbs! That makes a whole stone of lardy fatness has gone in 2 weeks! I am very happy and proud and slightly over-excited about it! I am really pleased, I was thinking around the 4lb mark - what with the strange hormonal...

Before Photos Here are my before photos - taken at work in the ladies (oh the glamour!). I haven't ever done this before - so I hope sharing them will encourage my commitment to the CD plan! The most shocking thing for me is how much bigger I am in reality compared to my...

Day 13 Hello Today I have mostly been sitting in bed watching the beautiful snow falling and turning everything a very bright white in the cul-de-sac. I have only had 2 packs today and dinner as I left all the rest in the car and I am too lazy to get dressed and go out just to get my bag...

Day 12 Hello More snow has arrived here in Shropshire - which gets a big YEAH from me as I love snow, but then a BOOOOO as it may stop me getting to my CDC on Sunday. Hopefully the grit will be spread and the main roads will flow freely until I have my stash of CD stuff safely home. Today...

Day 11 Hello Major decision time - snow being imminent and my CDC being in a very rural area do I (a) keep appointment on Sunday (with risk of not being able to get there) or (b) change appointment to Saturday (with the risk of driving in falling snow and maybe getting stuck in the middle of...

Yeah to you!!! :clap: and BOOooooo to OH - stinky OH; hide the controllers for the PS3!!! Mwahahahaha - sent my OH up the walls and lesson was quickly learnt!

Sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the moment and you are coping really well sticking to the plan! Well Done!!! :clap:

Day 10 Hello Today was a day where I felt I could do this forever - let's hope for more like these. I have a three-way variety for my packs (Chocolate Tetra, Leek & Potato Soup and Cranberry Bar) and I have just had some cottage cheese and mushrooms to finish it off. Cough and sore throat...

I think I may be in love! Amazing photos!

Ahhhh, that makes sense - I will be on the look out for wanting to buy pink and fluffy things too! Thanks C x

Keep on the plan KeighleyJo! I have decided to spend my now free eating time on the internet catching up on podcasts and once that is done I will be alphabetising my DVDs and then I will probably start on my books...anything to stop me thinking about food. Sending you good vibes! Love Cx

:clap: well done - you are an inspiration, I have lots to lose and seeing other people get there is amazing!!! Thanks for posting!!!

:clap: well done!!!

Hi sammy46 Great to see you here; I have been using the forum for a over a week now and it has definitely helped me keep to the CD plan... Excited to read about your future!!! Love Cx

Day 9 Hello Feeling really downhearted at the moment, it's not that I want to go and eat lots of food, it's more that I am tiring of the same flavours over and over again. Really struggled with the second soup of the day, but I told myself that if I stick to the plan, one meal at a time, then...

I don't do the shakes (apart from the tetras) but with the soups I find mixing the powder with a little cold water into a paste and then slowly adding the rest of the water bit by bit with constant mixing gives me a lump free end product. Might work with the shakes...

:superwoman: that is the closest thing to food torture I can think of, apart from working in the tasting department at Cadburys...You deserve extra :clap: for the willpower!!!

YEAH - Well Done!!! It's nice to see some one coming out the other end of the journey - I am on 810 as I didn't think that the extra weight loss of SS was worth the pain and agony of not eating food. I might change my mind in the new year though.. Well done again! :superwoman: :clap:

Well done; that must have been a massive relief! On the OH front - remember that he will lose weight at lightening speed as he has so much more muscle than us ladies - damn that testosterone! Are you finding it easier to stay on plan now that you are away from your family??? I haven't told...

Well done - i like the splitting of the shakes - I may give that a go later in the week when I have some hectic days at work! Good luck and I will no doubt be popping in to say hello every now and again! x

Day 8 - Start of Week 2 Hello Today has been a mixed bag - stuck to the plan (YEAH :) ) but felt awful as I have the start of a stinking sore throat (Booooo :( ). I went to the biggest chemist I could think of and got some sugar-free lozenges and am trying to ration them as they are very sweet...

Day 7 - First Weigh In Hello Weigh in today and I have lost 7lbs - I am really pleased with that as a loss! Had a bit of a wobble this afternoon, didn't eat anything, but the old brain was talking to me about all the lovely food I was missing...SHUT UP BRAIN! On to week two now...

Cerise

Day 6 - SausageGate Hello I knew the weekend was going to be hard - not being at work changes the game! I woke up at lunchtime so had a shake and water; then I went out with the OH shopping which I knew could be a danger zone as we are habitual visitors of the local Starbucks. We did go...

Whenever I feel wobbly or question if I can lose all the weight I have to, I check in to your diary and confirm to myself that it is possible and it has been done! You are fabulous! Clair x

hope things are going the way you want - standing up for yourself is really hard! Clair x

The most important thing to do is keep moving forward - tomorrow is a different day and a fresh page! Clairx

Hello I started on the 6th December - I decided that there will always be something to wait for, xmas, birthday, easter etc and I need to start losing weight now; I am on the 810 plan rather than SS/SS+ as it helps to know that I can eat something when I get home whilst the office is full of...

Day 5 Hello Today has been the hardest so far this week. Work was full of frustration; which would usually result in me stuffing face with chocolate - but today it didn't. I drank water and had my packs and came home to turkey and cauliflower. Really want Sunday to arrive so that I can...

Well done for not going on a three-day bender - that is what usually happens to me when I fall off the wagon. It sounds like you made a good choice when faced with McDonalds - not many will go for the salad when there are Big Macs on offer! On the OH front, mine lives 10 minutes away but I miss...

Day 4 Hello Another day done - another soup eliminated! Oriental Chilli smells like vomit and tastes quite near vomit as well. YUCK!!! I am getting a little concerned over the lack of 'movements' since Monday, but not in any pain etc so will wait and see what happens. Spoke to my CDC...

Day 3 Hello I have tried the porridge 3 times now and it's just plain wrong. I won't be having those again! Today was hard - but I got through it. Xmas chocolates have arrived in the office; I just ignored them and when offered said that I wasn't hungry. Had a couple of moments when I was...

Inspiration Hi Awaken Me Just thought I would say hello and let you know that you have been pivotal in my decision to start CD and your story is an inspiration to me! I have lots of weight to lose and knowing that there is someone who has already tread the path is a great comfort. Thank you...

Day 2 Hello Thanks for the support!!! Yes, I have read Awaken Me's diary - a great source of inspiration; especially as she has lost so much weight. That is one reason why I picked my CDC - even though she lives a good 30 mins away; she has lost over 13 stone herself. I think it makes a...

Hi All I thought I would add my voice on to the forum - I started CD 810 today. My start weight is 24st 11lbs and I am aiming for 11st. It's a long path, but each step will be rewarding and worth the effort. I have been reading people's stories and have been inspired - it can be done! I live...

Hi Having a bad day today, and 1/2 of yesterday. I am tired and stressed from work, and that meant I ate two muffins at work and 1/2 pizza for tea. They have made me feel crap and I am beating myself up about it - nothing new there hey? This is where I wish I could turn my brain off and tell...

Hi Jan I have scales that "measure" your body fat and give it in a %, so I do a little bit of maths (weight in lbs x body fat % = total fat then compare to last weeks) and that is how I get the loss of fat. There are caveats that I would put on this is that each and every body fat monitor will...

Hi LoChan Good to have you back! Well done for getting back on the wagon; I had a bit of a wobble too and got back into the cycle of eating bad, feeling bad and then eating more bad to make it better - DOHHHH, it doesn't work. Take each day, no make that hour at a time and remember, that you...

I have lost 5lbs this past week and also 2lbs of this was pure fat! I feel pretty cheerful! Been to the gym (was beginning to negotiate with myself not to go!)...glad to share this good news with you!

Made it through the weekend, a visit to Starbucks and having my other half come and stay for the weekend (which usually ends up in more than one meal out)! Very happy and may I say slightly smug with myself too! I have made it through a week of DC with no binges and 3 weights sessions at the...

Hi all Just eaten the brunch meal pot and it was nice! Beans, bacon and sausages, I added 2 scrambled eggs as it was a late lunch/dinner combo (will just have soup for tea later) and it was lush! The best thing about all this food is that it isn't actually DIET food, it is normal, balanced...

Hi All I thought I would check in (i do read threads mostly every day, but mostly don't have much to say) and let you know that I have had 5 days eating what I intended to (DC plus fruit/veggies and some extra protein) and I feel great! Yeah!!! Got another 5 weeks worth of DC delivered today...

Hi all Well today I have well and truly got back on the straight and narrow. DC all the way, and resisted the trolley lady at work with her naughty chocolatety treats. I went to the gym after work and did a full body weights session which was tiring but I enjoyed it; especially when a new...

Hi All Hope you had a good weekend! My other half came to stay which was very, very nice - and although there was lots of indulgent food, I showed a tiny bit of self constraint! I had a bit of a cry yesterday when I was trying to explain how utterly hopeless and frustrated I feel about my...

Hi Thanks for all the words of support! Today was a little better but I am giving myself the weekend off (valentines etc) and then I am going to clear out the cupboards and focus on the Diet Chef programme from Sunday onwards. I will check back in on Sunday! Thanks people! ClairBear xxxx

Hi all I am really struggling to stick to the diet chef food at the moment - I do eat it but I am 'supplementing' it with other food as I am stressed and eating when I am bored too! Any words of wisdom? Clairbear

Hello there! Today was parcel delivery day for me; 3 from DC, 1 with new trainers in and 1 with my new favourite treat chocolate. It took me ages to bring them all into the flat (thankfully there is a lift). I did have a moment when I slipped in the shower and now have a rather painful...

Hello LoChan How are you? I am doing OK, crappy day at work that pissed me off, but on the flip side I was very busy and therefore had limited time to think about food. I am waiting for my delivery tomorrow to keep me busy with looking at it all. I have been to the gym again today, doing squash...

Hello A bit of a up and down day today, I 'swapped' my morning snack for a muffin made by a colleague at work but then I carried on OK and had DC food for the rest of the day until dinner when I realised that I had one pack left and it was a soup (although more like a stew) so I added veggies...

Hi all I have just ordered a 4 week (plus 1 week free) DC pack - heaven help the courier! I have eaten most of the food in my 1 week box as my BF came to visit and I had to feed him something so he got DC food too! I like it all and to be honest I would eat it anyway - regardless of the fact...

ClairBear's 1st Day Hello Today I ate: Granola, blueberries, raspberries and milk Copious amounts of tea Nakd bar Beef and tomato soup with Food Doctor pitta bread Copious amounts of water and tea Banana Nakd bar Pork & Herb sausage meal with mixed veggies I tried to eat when I was...

Hi I got my parcel today - was tracking it all day long via internet, and was annoying the receptionist every hour to see if it had arrived (got it sent to work). Much like a child at Xmas I couldn't wait to get it open and look at all the yummy food! I have already tried the Treacle and Pecan...

Hi - Technical difficulties sorted and am back! I am currently awaiting my delivery of Diet Chef goodies and am looking forward to having real food to eat and learning what a real portion is. I have been writing a food diary this week, which has made me change what I eat for fear of having to...

Has anyone else not been able to reply to threads? I have tried and tried and they don't appear but others do appear after I have tried... Ideas anyone?

Hi Can I join too? I need all the support I can get, and can offer some too! I have lots and lots to lose!

Hi LoChan I have a similar amount of weight to lose as you, any chance of a chat on msn? ClairBear

Hi I am new to the site :) and have been thinking about starting DietChef so have been googling to find out about it. I have read that you can buy most of the stuff in the hamper separately, does this work out cheaper than buying the hamper direct from DietChef? I have lots of weight to lose...