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  1. Red Mich

    Oh dear... fell off the wagon....

    :sigh: Had a great four weeks - lost a stone, loved all the food, really pleased. Then last week, had one tiny blip, which turned into a huge binge. Now been off the Dukan for 10 days. Need to get started again - so disappointed with myself (too scared to stand on the scales!) I need some advice...
  2. Red Mich

    Motivation

    This forum motivates me, particularly the recipes which keep me sane - PP days are my nightmare, I love the PVs. I must admit to struggling big time the last few days. I have a husband who's never had any weight problems and a skinny 10 year old who never stops eating! Standing naked in front...
  3. Red Mich

    They do not fit!

    What a fab dad! x
  4. Red Mich

    Weighing yourself

    I'm a once a week girl... Once a week on a Sunday morning, naked before shower. Can't do it after in case the wet skin is heavier than the dry skin... and could never do it if i've washed my hair!! Once a week is enough though. Can't be doing it every day or i'd get really paranoid! Mich x
  5. Red Mich

    Cruise PV Chicken and Butternut Curry

    This is the most delicious curry! I've made it a couple of times already and i'm only in week 3!! Sometimes for a bit of variation i add a tin of tomatoes and/or some spinach. x
  6. Red Mich

    Attack Quorn sausages

    Sounds like a good plan. And then when you're in Cruise you can have poached egg, mushrooms and tomatoes for breakfast every other day and it's divine!!! Mich
  7. Red Mich

    Cruise PV Eating in this hot weather

    Poppy I wish I could agree with you, but it makes no difference to me whether it's hot or not, I always want to eat! Hence the Dukan..... x
  8. Red Mich

    Newer Dukaners

    I completely agree. The girls that have been on Dukan for a while have got to be the best people to go to for advice. The book is very dry I find, and cannot possibly replace first hand experience. Also Dr D has a product to sell so he's going to be biased! Also the recipes on here are amazing -...
  9. Red Mich

    Bonjour les filles!

    Hi ladies Could you send me a link to the french sites you look at please? I've got the english book but do sometimes wonder whether stuff gets lost in translation. It would be really interesting to look at the two side by side. Merci beaucoup x
  10. Red Mich

    Quorn confusion....

    Can I just check something... are we allowed quorn? I love the quorn sausages and the mince but when I read the labels the other day they didn't look as low in fat as I'd imagined. Do you all eat it? Thanks, Mich
  11. Red Mich

    New Kid On The Block

    Hi Mark I'm never sure about these forums but this one does seem nice and laid back, and the recipes and stuff are brilliant (although can't say I've been brave enough to try the porridge yet and my galettes look like burnt scrambled egg!!) Looks like you've lost 12lbs already - fantastic start...
  12. Red Mich

    Cruise PV Cruise pv

    Wow - you lot have such fantastic willpower! Hope I can keep hold of mine too. x
  13. Red Mich

    Attack length

    Hi Red Heart - good morning all. Just weighed.... after 5 days of attack I've lost 6lbs! Am chuffed to bits! Bring on the veg!!!:) x
  14. Red Mich

    Attack length

    Thanks Atropos - I've never been so excited about vegetables!
  15. Red Mich

    Attack length

    I'm at the end of my 4th day on Attack. I've got 3 1/2 stone to lose so thought i'd do the Attack for 5 or even 6 days. Having read the threads though, you mainly all seem to advise against that. The Dukan website thing said 5. Would it be better to do the 5th day tomorrow and then veg on...
  16. Red Mich

    Dukan flavourings

    Hi. I'm new - day two of Attack. Headache kicked in but not hungry so it's not so bad! Has anyone on here tried the flavourings? I was looking at the Dukan website and they seem expensive. I'm not sure I can go six months tho without chocolate so might have to go for it. Is it worth it? Mich x
  17. Red Mich

    Newbie Alert!! Introduction and a few questions please...

    Hi everyone. Started on Dukan yesterday - one day in and all's well...... I've dieted and put weight back on for the last 20odd years and am fed up with it. Done Cambridge, LighterLife, Slimfast EVERYTHING! Am hoping that this is the last time (otherwise gastric band here I come!!) Got about 3...
  18. Red Mich

    At a Dead End and in need of new MOTIVATION!

    Hi Dreaming 2010 Like you i'm a serial dieter! I've done both LighterLife and the Cambridge Diet. The only difference is the counselling. The benefits of it (which personally I found minimal) are well outweighed (sorry for the pun) by the cost. When I did LLife it was years ago and considerably...
  19. Red Mich

    Does anyone pay for extra councelling?

    Hi LaurenI did LighterLife a few years ago and we had group counselling and CBT. I didn't really find it helpful in a group situation as everyone was so different.It all stems around really finding out why you overeat and attempting to put things right in your head.I'm not sure whether that is...
  20. Red Mich

    Does your other half know how much you weigh?

    Weight is just numbers.When my BMI is 23 I'll still weigh 11 stone something and i'm not that tall, 5ft7ish. People hear 11 stone and think 'Fat Cow'!It's all relative.My hubby i think probably knows what I weigh, I haven't actively told him tho.I don't know what he weighs either, but for the...
  21. Red Mich

    Water Water Everywhere???

    I'm not sure there are any hard and fast rules about it. I just thought you were beating yourself up for nothing. It's only 3 o'clock and you've drunk 4 pints. I thought you were doing really well! x
  22. Red Mich

    Water Water Everywhere???

    But you're nearly there!! You have got the rest of the day to go yet..don't drink it all at once!
  23. Red Mich

    Water Water Everywhere???

    2.5 litres is about 5 pints xx
  24. Red Mich

    hi, im new

    Not weighing Hi Jammydevil Hope the weigh in went well today! I think you've got a really healthy attitude towards it - when you weigh yourself everyday you can get hung up and obsessed and that's not a good thing. Personally I wait for weigh in day. Well - I did. I started in January and...
  25. Red Mich

    Restart again

    me too HiMe too.I lost a lot in 5 weeks at the beginning of the year and then my dad had heart bypass surgery that got complicated..... stopped diet for bit.Dad now well on road to recovery and have now restarted - today!Seeing my CDC tomorrow for 2 weeks' worth of packs. Would like to lose...
  26. Red Mich

    Mixamousse!!!

    The mousse is definitely the best thing about CD. Toffee and walnut is scrummy, so is choc mint! I'm up for trying the layer thing!! Mich x
  27. Red Mich

    Frustrated!!!!!

    And there's always ebay.... I keep selling all my 'fat' clothes, and now I've started buying some bits for this in-between time. You can always sell them on again after!
  28. Red Mich

    After cheating..

    Well said Andju I've been thinking about the ketosis thing a bit recently. I've never used a stick since I started. I figured my body would do what it wanted and checking sticks all the time would do me in too. Same as the scales, I've hidden them. Go with your bodies folks. Ignore the...
  29. Red Mich

    Ia anyone else different?

    Whilst I agree with bits of what Jaycey says I think you really have to ask yourself if you REALLY hate all the packs or if you don't like them because they're not real food. Nobody wants to be on this diet. We're all on it because we have weight to lose and we are impatient! If you want to eat...
  30. Red Mich

    What shakes would you invent?

    Chicken curry and lager!
  31. Red Mich

    Ho hum ... i guess i will get there eventually!!

    Well said Chelsea Lou. I'm in the same boat. Lost a lot in the first 5 weeks then had a long break while dad in hospital. Started again today. Got wedding in Spain in five weeks time. Figure if I can lose another stone by then i'll be happy! Absolutely starving today though and grumpy as hell...
  32. Red Mich

    Only 1lb loss again this week!

    I think i'd be fed up too Foo Fan. Keep at it though and i'm sure it'll improve. Keep drinking the water!! Mich x
  33. Red Mich

    Feeling Crummy, Any Suggestions?

    Have you tried having 4 packs instead of 3? That might help a bit. It sounds like you're drinking plenty of water - maybe you're drinking too much? My CDC recommends 4 pints and anything after that is a bonus and should speed weight loss, but you can drink too much. I'd say take it easy and...
  34. Red Mich

    Inspirational Quotes Thread

    Not really diet related either, but as with most of the others it inspires me from time to time.. think I saw it on a card somewhere."Everything is o.k. in the end. If its not o.k., then its not the end."
  35. Red Mich

    almost ate out for the first time today...

    Sorry to be such a southerner, eyeontheprize, but what the heck is a 'mucky fat sandwich'??
  36. Red Mich

    Don't like my boobs now...

    Hi I've gone from a 34GG/H to a 32G without anyone noticing - and tops from 18 down to 16. At my smallest a few years ago (a stone and a half lighter than I am now) I was a 32F so I suppose they were never really small. You're right though, part of me wishes they'd shrink less and the thighs...
  37. Red Mich

    The Wife Cries on Account of MY Diet

    same but different Not sure this will help, but I had a slightly different experience. Last time I did LL I lost 4 stone and was skinnier than when me and hubby first met. Two years later I found out he'd slept with someone while I was at my very skinniest. (We worked thru it and stayed...
  38. Red Mich

    Question.

    You must have your shakes otherwise you'll make yourself ill... why not trying having two together if it helps? My CDC says she has double porridge - that seems to work.
  39. Red Mich

    What Are Your Aspirations...

    I want to run into my hubby's arms and for him to pick me up and spin me around like they do on the films!!
  40. Red Mich

    How Much Roughly?

    Yes £2 soes sound a bit steep. My cdc charges £1.60 ish for shakes and porridge and £1.90 something for tetras and bars.
  41. Red Mich

    2 weeks off and lost 2 lbs

    Hi all Some of you know that my dad was in hospital awaiting bypass surgery... and i decided to knock the diet on the head for a bit while he was recovering. Well... to cut a long story short, he caught MRSA in our local hospital before being transferred to London, so is now sitting in London 2...
  42. Red Mich

    Struggling

    6 of one.... The counselling at LL depends very much on your group and your counsellor. I had a dreadful group who whined all the time and cheated and moaned so it was really unhelpful.. others have had fantastic groups which inspired them greatly. I find the best thing about CD is that if you...
  43. Red Mich

    Dad in hospital - have to eat

    update Thanks to all of you for your kind words and thoughts. Dad finally left Bath this morning, and I'm waiting or him to ring to say he's arrived safely at St Bart's. Having spoken to the ward this morning, it's unlikely he'll have the op before Sat/or even Mon next week. So... I'll keep...
  44. Red Mich

    Dad in hospital - have to eat

    Bl***y snow Dad can't get to London because of the snow. The ambulance won't come down so we've been postponed til Monday. Poor thing, he's going dotty on the ward with boredom and it can't be good getting all psyched up and then having to wait and wait. Oh well, for the first time in my life...
  45. Red Mich

    Dad in hospital - have to eat

    thank you Thank you all for your support and kind words as well as your advice. I suppose I'm an all or nothing person at heart, that's why I couldn't imagine doing half and half but that sounds good. I'll try to get to my CDC and get some tetras and bars and then I'll only have to worry...
  46. Red Mich

    Dad in hospital - have to eat

    Hi all. My dad has to go to London tomorrow for emergency heart bypass..all happened very quickly. I'm going too to support him and my mum. CDC has advised me to forget the diet for the week and just eat sensibly, for my sanity as much as for the fact that there will be no kettle, microwave etc...
  47. Red Mich

    so happy with myself (",)

    Well done you! The weight loss on this diet is incredible. I did LL a few years ago and it took me 11 weeks to lose 3 stone. I've just had my weigh-in for week 4 and have lost another 5lbs making it 1.5 stone for the month. It's incredible... you're right, the CD inventors are amazing. Keep...
  48. Red Mich

    100% SS with jelly and water flavouring q's

    Simple solution girls..... don't weigh yourself at home!!! Everybody's weight goes up and down during the week, if you wait til weigh-in day you'll be much happier and hopefully surprised every week!
  49. Red Mich

    Do the bars trigger anyone to eat more??

    Hi. I like the bars (well, the cranberry one anyway) but I don't feel full when i've had one like I do with a shake or a mousse..
  50. Red Mich

    Isn't weight loss weird... and so varied??

    HI all. Four years ago I lost 3 stone with LL. At the start I was 14st3 and getting tight in a size 18 (I'm 5ft7). When I finished I was a comfy 12/14. I started CD four weeks ago at 14st2 - in a size 16. I have lost 16lbs but my size 14 jeans (the same ones) are already feeling baggy. How does...
  51. Red Mich

    What does your username mean?

    Red Mich.... because my name's Michelle and my hubby's a GINGER!
  52. Red Mich

    Is this the 100% Forum???????

    I know I'm still very new to this - just started 4th week and only posted once or twice - but it was good to read the originial post on this thread. I feel that it really is quite a negative forum with people cheating all the time. Personally I couldn't afford the money, time or commitment to...
  53. Red Mich

    Itchy itchy.... help

    Freaky... I've had a really itchy back, but just thought it was because the weather's been so cold and my skin dry.... maybe it's the CD!!
  54. Red Mich

    New rules for Sole Sourcing

    Hi Joolz I haven't done it on CD (yet) but did do 11 weeks on Lighter Life in one go. No prob - once you get into it you just keep going! Mich
  55. Red Mich

    Bars

    Interesting you should say that Mia - I bought 6 last week to try one of each flavour. Only really liked the cranberry and the chocolate ones. BUT - I'm convinced they don't fill you up and they make you want more food. I felt as I ate them that I should nibble... take my time... but all I...
  56. Red Mich

    Something nobody knows

    something people don't know about me...... I was Head Girl at my secondary school... girly swat!
  57. Red Mich

    is cd unrealistic for long term weight loss?

    Carolyn, I feel like you do. I did LL 4 years ago ish and lost 3 stone but couldn't afford to the maintenance. Kept the weight off for a bit then started CD last week (I'm on Day 11) at exactly the same weight as when I started LL. I'm more determined this time I think, but I know I will always...
  58. Red Mich

    Mousse

    I'm not sure it's as filling but you can deceive yourself that it is because it's such a big bowlful! It takes a good 10 minutes to set right... and my advice would be to put your water in the fridge first thing so when you have your mousse it's REALLY cold, works better like that.
  59. Red Mich

    Mousse

    I've only just started week 2 and my CDC let me have it this week
  60. Red Mich

    Mousse

    Hi Bevy I bought the mousse stuff on Monday and had toffee and walnut monday night and then mint choc mousse last night.. You're right, it makes you feel naughty and you actually get a half decent bowlful! YUM
  61. Red Mich

    What is your "routine"?

    It's amazing how different everyone is. I have a pint of water as soon as I get up. I can't leave the house without eating so I have either porridge or a vanilla shake with coffee about 07.30. Then I drink another pint or so of water at work and have a shake or a bar about 2ish when I get home...
  62. Red Mich

    Visible results ... when do we see them?!

    Hi Mil Photos are a good idea. I got my hubby to take photo of me front, back and side and have it pinned inside my wardrobe door with date and start weight. Hopefully i'll get him to take another set at the end of the first month and see the difference and again at the end of the 2nd month. I'm...
  63. Red Mich

    I could eat a scabby horse!!

    I must admit I am always starving on the diet. I'm just starting 2nd week. I don't mind cooking for my family and I don't want to eat anything but I think about food ALL DAY LONG! Not what I can't have but how long until I get a pack or a bar or whatever.... Sad isn't it? I just got mousse...
  64. Red Mich

    Is anyone else not finding out how much they've lost?

    Hi loved-up I don't weigh in between sessions, in fact i hide my scales! But i think that's really cool not knowing.. unless it makes you de-motivated. Some people need reassurance all the time that the diet is working. I'm sure you can tell from your clothes how you're getting on! Keep at it!
  65. Red Mich

    DON'T CHEAT!!!

    Thanks Dobo. Aren't kids fantastic for boosting you up? My little boy says similar things. I don't weigh myself in between sessions, always (I mean on LL in the past) hide my scales in the loft until i'm finished then hopefully it's a nice surprise each week.
  66. Red Mich

    DON'T CHEAT!!!

    Two pounds is good even with cheating... but it's better to lose three or four and know you've done all you could. I'm such a control freak once i've started i don't allow myself to cheat, but it is incredibly hard. Keep at it... think how you'll feel at the end! I've just had my first weigh-in...
  67. Red Mich

    "FIRST WEIGH IN".........

    WOW That;s fantastic. Well done you. I'm on Day 5 and doing fine so far.. headache yesterday only and feeling good. Bit hungry.. but not unbearably so. My first weigh in on Monday - quite excited!
  68. Red Mich

    Right, Which one do i eat?

    advice please Hello all Just on my first day... so far so good. Having toffee and walnut at the mo and surprised how good it is. Can you tell me please - are we allowed to mix the packets up into muffins and ice-creams and things? I did LLife 4 years ago and used to make all sorts with my...
  69. Red Mich

    January starters

    Thanks Berryred The encouragement from everyone really does help. Well, I started this morning and so far so good... got paranoid about the bad breath so took a bottle of mouthwash to work with me! Not a problem so far though. Am excited, but i've been yo-yoing for so long guess i'm just scared...
  70. Red Mich

    January starters

    bad start Oh no, (I'm not very good at this am I)I meant I ignored the CD advice about weaning yourself of carbs and stuff before starting.... took all your advice completely to heart Big Fella!Honestly though, most of me is really excited that I can get back to where I was before but part of...
  71. Red Mich

    January starters

    Thanks for the advice Bigfella. I'm feeling quite inspired now and looking forward to tomorrow. Ignored all the advice tho and just had huge sunday dinner at my mum's and now me and hubby are finishing all the booze and chocs in the house!
  72. Red Mich

    ~~ January Starters/Re-starters Supportive Thread.. Please Join in ~~

    another newie... Hi, I'm Michelle - 39 and starting Cambridge on Monday.Don't want to be huge for my 40th so decided to start early.Got 11 months to lose just under 4 stone. Should be feasible... I hope! Also got 2 weddings to go to this year - my best mate in March (time to lose 2 stone you...
  73. Red Mich

    January starters

    here goes Hello everyone Never done this before (posting, I mean - I've dieted hundreds of times!) I'm starting Cambridge on Monday - never tried it before, but did do LighterLife several years ago. Lost 3 stone and have put it all back on. Didn't fancy the counselling - not my bag - thought...
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