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That is fantastic!! Well done!! Hopefully that will be me in 4 weeks. Brilliant, you should be dead proud!

Thanks all of you so much - it really helped. I've knocked a bit more off and I am back on the wagon! I have worked out that if i stick to it for just 10 weeks then i will just about be where i want to be .... 10 weeks, thats all !! Surely I can do that, cant i ! I have stuck a sheet of paper...

I read a post once from a guy who lost over 10 stone on this diet and he said that he viewed the packs as medicine. That has always helped me deal with it because I will always have an 'illness' when it comes to food, I am unable to go on conventional diets because I have no portion control and...

Well done you! What a fantastic acheivement .... I agree with the others, hate hate hate magic pants. Make your tummy flatter but all my fat just explodes out over the waist band like a huge undercooked muffin!!! Yeeurgh! :D

Stick with it .. better off than on!! :p I've just come back from my weigh in and i've only lost 2 lbs but when she put 2 Ilbs worth of fat (the yellow plastic fake fat!!) in my hands I felt SO much better. Seeing what you've lost there in your hands in a massive boost. As long as its coming...

Well, what can I say. I have gone and set myself back 2 weeks ... starting again now. We went away for the weekend and we ate and loved it, then i came home and did i get back on the wagon like i planned? Did i heck as like!! I carried on eating 'normally' :sigh: So here I am, going nowhere...

weekends are an utter, utter nightmare for me ... i dread them food wise! You're not alone!

You're all brilliant - thanks so much for your words, it really helped. I eat because I love nice food, plain and simple but I realise now that I will never be able to stop eating food when 'normal' people stop eating!! I will always have a problem with food :sigh: The good news is that I...

Well, i've now lost a grand total of 21 Ibs in 5 weeks and I am SOOOOO chuffed .... however, typical of me, I blew it 3 days on the trot and now i feel so ruddy angry with myself and so bloated. Why did i do it?!! I know full well I cant stop eating once i start :sigh: I am trying to get in...

Chin up Mandy - its still a great loss (stack up 12 Ibs of sugar or flour and see how much fat you've lost!!) Water water water .. glug an extra couple of glasses in the evening - yes, its horrid and it makes you pee constantly but it works!!

... oh, and i find upping my water intake shifts any little slip ups! Good luck

Hiya I got up to a size 18 too, and i have exactly the same attitude to food as you, so i sympathise completely. I see food as a 'treat', i think erasing that way of thinking is half the battle - i dont know if i ever will. I love, love, love nice food and wine. I have managed to keep going...

LOL :D ... good idea!! They ARE rather nice ... any port in a storm i guess!!

Hiya None of the bars affect me one bit, so everyone is indeed different! I find that if you have the bar in the morning for breakfast and not later on then it works just fine :D

Well done! Stick with it! I am 19 days in and i've already lost a stone, there's nothing quite like this diet - works wonders so quickly :D

Hello all you lovely Cd'ers :D I have just started with the peanut crunch bars and although i really like them I'm finding them really hard to digest .. is anyone else finding this at all? They repeat on me and feel 'heavy' somehow .. maybe i'm just weird!! Incidentally; 19 days in and I've...

It was in The Daily Mail magazine on Saturday 10th Jan. Double page spread. Apparently she only started going as a buddy to her friend who wanted to do it and said she would only give herself a couple of weeks as she didnt think she could do without her gin & tonic (a bottle a week!!). She...

didnt she just!! A-MA-ZING, different woman totally!

I dont know if this helps but i was told to be careful with some exercise on CD as muscle weighs more than fat so it could hinder losses on the scales. Walking, swimming and a bit of cycling have been fine but i do find that on SS i get unbearably hungry if i do too much. I do 40 mins walking...

Saw an article last weekend on Lawrence Llewelyn Bowens wife Jackie (he used to do Changing Rooms). She has lost 5 stone since last July using a Sole Source programme (Lighter Life) and she looks fantastic. She was 16 stone. I cut it out as it was a real inspiration how fantastic she looks...

Thats fantastic - well done you!

First weigh in last night - i've lost 9Ibs!!! I can't believe it, so chuffed!! I was guessing maybe 4 or 5 Ibs :D

I love the cranberry one, and the choc bar. Cranberry is my fave though, i would eat it out of choice if i wasnt on Cambridge!!

Ok, i will start measuring today! You've convinced me! Lelly you are SOOO good - photos?!! I wouldnt be able to bear to look at myself! Thanks :D

Yes, i see her every week. The trouble is that i feel kind of cheated out of my first week's efforts if i measure now!! I wonder what my measurements were this time last week!!

are there bones in a bum?!!!!! ... i thought it was just an urban myth!!

Aww, thanks - you're both amazing and a real inspiration. I am a size 16/18 and want to be a size 12 .... NOW!! :D Its nice to know it is achievable. The trouble is that my CDC didnt take measurements and i wish i had said something at the time because i'd love to know how much i'm shrinking!

... I've managed my first full week on SS and i get weighed tomorrow ... really nervous. I'm SO impatient and i know i'm not being fair on myself. It took me over a year to put all this weight on so why do i expect it all to be gone in a matter of days!?!! :rolleyes: I just dont look any...

I love the chicken and mushroom one spread into a really big, thin layer with a bit of worcester sauce sprinkled over then microwave on full until it starts to turn brown. Leave to cool somewhere cool and it goes really crispy - then break into pieces. Its really nice!

Thats fantastic - well done!! I have my first weigh in tomorrow eve (gulp!!) - doubt i'll have done as well as you tho!!

Hello All I am 35, very happily married with a 9 year old. I have always struggled with my weight since i was a teenager - i just love good food and wine and the weight creeps on over time. I lost 2 stone last year and threw away all my old size 14 and 16 clothes - then my mum got...

Why do you want to make a vegetable soup? Cant you just have one of the CD soups instead? Some veg are a real no no on sole source so i really wouldnt risk it personally, its not worth coming out of ketosis for :)

I was told that if you are under 5 foot 8 and a woman then you have 3 packs, if you're male then 4 packs regardless.

Also - the lactose free choc shake is thicker than the normal one and a bit tastier, in my opinion! Are we still allowed to make crisps out of the chicken and mushroom packs?

Hi Diddums - just to say that i think everyones tastes are SO different but i've tried pretty much all the flavours and I cant stand the strawberry milkshake - so sickly. However, I love the Mint Choc shake (like Mint Aero) and the Vanilla is delicious with a teaspoon of coffee and ice blended...

The Mint Choc shake is by far the loveliest tasting - tastes like Mint Aero! I HATE the porridge - just tried it and it was vile!! :jelous:

Apparently the cold feeling is where the body is using its stores of fat and energy so it draws more heat into other areas and conserves it in other ways because its in 'survival mode'. I've been told its to be expected on a VLCD, perfectly normal and fine - especially where ketosis is present.

Hi Kateykat SO nice to know theres someone else in almost exactly same boat as me!! Lets try and keep each other going - i REALLY need the support! It feels like a big challenge!! :sigh:

My first day too! Hiya Its my first day today aswell, good luck! I am 5 foot 3 and i need to lose over 4 stone. I am on 3 packs per day, havent tried the porridge yet! We can do this! Slim for summer!! :D

Hiya I would love to have some buddies to help me aswell, so would love to come on board!! I am 5 foot 3 and 15 stone :sigh: and its my first day today. I have put 3 stone on in the last year and desperate to be able to wear nice summer clothes this year Mil x

Good Luck! I'm starting this evening aswell and i'm exactly the same as you .. i dont weigh myself either but i'm guessing i'm around 14 stone and i want to get down to 10 stone. We can do this!!

I'm new today aswell ... so nice to see others in the same boat on here. I've got 3 stone to lose! ... :sigh: Good luck everyone!

Hello All Like Catbee i am also new today, i am at my lowest ebb. I've piled on 3 stone in the last year or so, my back hurts, i look like a flump and none of my clothes fit .. so depressed!! :sigh: I am 14 stone and 5 foot 3 and i cant believe i let my body down like this. I cant wait to...

I'm new too! Hiya I am starting CD today, I'm 14 stone - the heaviest i've ever been in my life and miserable as sin. We can do this!! Its going to be tough but we've made the decision to do it and thats half the battle :)