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Thanks for all the replies over the last week I have had three attacks which is alot for a week usually I have one or two a month an have been very stressed the past week whitch leads me to believe that strss may be a factor I have become ill form stress before as for me it tends to take...

Hi all long time no see. I came off cambridge just over three months ago as I went on holiday to cuba and didn't have the money to continue when I came back despite this I succsessfully managed to maintain the weight I had achieved when I finished ssing however two weeks after finishing ss I had...

thanks KD I did tell me counseller about three weeks ago when I found out I was going away but she didn't mention anything about working up the plans just told me to keep ssing till tuesday however I did take it upon myself to start having four shakes a day instead of three whitch I've done for...

yeah my cdc said i might be surprised but gaining 10lb in a week is like my worst nightmare!!! did you binge or did it just appear? I blame my dad he started teasing me by saying I would gain all the weight I've lost back silly man xxx

Yeah that sounds good My maby so mayby eat from tomorrow morn? What is a carb hangover? Also cdc said people usually gain 7lbs on a two week holiday I plainning on using the gym and swimming lots and also taking advantage of the daily areobics and fitness classes but I'm kind of terrified of...

so maby some wholegrain pasta and chicken breast tomorrow night and for breakfast a couple of slices of wholegrain toast would that help you think? xxx

Hi all Im off to Cuba on tuesday for a wedding for two weeks and everyone is meeting in the pub for drinks before a coach takes us to london. Thing is I'm SSing still till tommorow but I know alcohol and ketosis equal badness and I already know I don't come out of ketosis easy so how can I best...

Well as I live in Birmingham all year round Blackpool seems exotic to me lol so Cuba is a dream plus it's all in the line of duty by being there to comfort my best friend in her time of need and for all of you who are feeling a bit jealous just think I have 7 essays to hand in before I leave in...

I'm so sorry my lovelys but I will no longer be able to come to the meet as I've been offered a free holiday to Cuba for two weeks as my best friends boyf has been caught a cheating so rightly sent packing and her family have asked me to take his place on the holiday as her dad is getting...

-4lbs this week so spot on goal xxx Purple Hugs - 14lbs - (9lb Lost) Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs - (8lb lost) Sarette - 14lbs - (9lb Lost) Change35 - 18lbs (-4lb lost) Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs (-9lbs) Eyeontheprize - 14 lbs - (-14.5lbs lost) IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me -...

Fascinating fact alert did you know the contents of your intestines those destined to be a number 2 can weight 3-4lbs in weight!!! Yes my CDC said sometimes if your constipated you can have a low loss or STS xxx

hmmm thats intresting. Are you sure that the only thing different is that you doing CD? Have you changed your makeup/facecream/soap/ or anything that gets near your face? Are you stressed? I once broke out in blotches all over my body and it turned out to be a mild viral infection. Im no doctor...

yes I have been having the same problem the normal sennakot did nothing for me and CDC had no fibre 89 in her stock so I bought the sennakot max strength it did give me a few big stomach pains but that soon went away as soon as I went to the toilet and the relife of finally being able to go make...

I was just about squezzing into a 16 an I have never been an 18 but knew thats where I was heading if I didn't take action. Something in my head just switched it was weird. It happend to my friends dad who was a smoker all his life forty a day one day we were all on holiday and after a meal he...

Purple Hugs - 14lbs - (7lb Lost) Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs - (8lb lost) Sarette - 14lbs - (6lb Lost) Change35 - 18lbs (-4lb lost) Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs (-3lbs) Eyeontheprize - 14 lbs - (-12lbs) IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me - 10lbs Bevy - 14lbs (8lb lost) Slimpossible -...

Thought of another few.... 1) when it's the morning of your weigh in and you know if you have a number 2 you will magically drop another couple of pounds and yet your still constipated despite tking sennakot the night before. Works in 8 hours my a%*se!!! 2) whenever you fill in your weekly...

Purple Hugs - 14lbs - (5lb Lost) Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs - (8lb lost) Sarette - 14lbs - (6lb Lost) Change35 - 18lbs (-4lb lost) Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs (-3lbs) Eyeontheprize - 14 lbs - (-12lbs) IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me - 10lbs Bevy - 14lbs (8lb lost) Slimpossible -...

Amazing well done xxx

1) when no one notices that 2st has mysteriously vanished from your body in 7 weeks 2) when your size six friend asks you if she looks fat in that outfit 3) when people discover your on cd they think you starving your self 4) when you dream of eating and for a split second after waking you...

thanks all made me feel less weird lol I was just worried weather it was healthy for the body but as so many f you have experienced it I guess it's not harmful. Once again thanks for the help xxx

Hi all well my TOTM is usually more accurate then Big Ben and so should of started on Friday but it has vanished. In my first month on CD it arrived as usual I'm in my second month now and no sign of it anywhere. I have not been stressed and there is no way I can be pregnant unless imaculate...

Hello I'm still a while away from being at my goal but am already thinking about my maintaining plan lol and have decided that for my lunches I want to experiment with some nice homemade salads with either fish or chicken. But I find a salad tastes really plain without dressing so was wondering...

what a difference thats amazing well done you xxx

I agree not only will you have the side effects of not being in ketosis for a few days but you will proberbly regret it. Where I used to treat myself with food I now treat myself in other ways. Go to the cinima or the theatre. Buy yourself a nice bit of jewellery or perfume or makeup you could...

Bit silly If you ask me going up to 20st so fast has to be a massive strain on the body It's massivly unhealthy because if it was that good for us we wouldn't all be working our bums off to lose weight. he is really putting his health at risk and not just that he is drinking beer every evening...

Purple Hugs - 14lbs - (5lb Lost) Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs - (6lb lost) Sarette - 14lbs - (2lb Lost) Change35 - 18lbs (-4lb lost) Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs (-3lbs) Eyeontheprize - 14 lbs - (10) IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me - 10lbs Bevy - 14lbs (5lb lost) Slimpossible - 14lbs...

Thanks pete xxx

No I don't tip my CDC they make commision anyway. But I do plan on buying her a present when I reach my goal as a Thankyou as her praise and support has been one of the major factors in helping me stick to CD xxx

I had a 2lb loss this week as well there must be something in the air lol. But don't worry everyone has weeks where the losses are low or they STS. Just keep up what your doing and try to see every loss as a happy thing no matter ho big all small. I always tell myself I can't can't complain as...

I got mine from Amazon uk for about £6.00 thats including the p&p. As every chemist I tried told me they only order them on prescription xxx

-2lb for me this week xxx :rolleyes:Purple Hugs - 14lbs - (5lb Lost) Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs - (6lb lost) Sarette - 14lbs - (2lb Lost) Change35 - 18lbs (-4lb lost) Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs (-3lbs) Eyeontheprize - 14 lbs - (10) IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me - 10lbs Bevy -...

It makes me sad:cry: I love carbs I love pasta and bread and potatoes I love love love them more then all the chocolate and sweets in the world. If they can put man on the moon and clone a sheep why can't they make carb free potatoes bread and pasta lol:cry: Love emma xxx

Your only as old as your shoe size hun xxx

-3lbs from last Fridays weigh in xxx Purple Hugs - 14lbs - (3lb Lost) Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs Sarette - 14lbs - (2lb Lost) Change35 - 18lbs (-4lb lost) Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs (-3lbs) Eyeontheprize - 14 lbs - (10) IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me - 10lbs Bevy - 14lbs (5lb...

Can't stand any of the soups and had loads of the veg and potato and leek ones my first week I litterally had to put them in a mug hold my nose and down them like soupy shots yuk xxx

Glad it made sense yes I tend to bloat quite badly week before and then the acually week I'm not that bloaty at all but even if you do have a small loss this week I'm sure next week you will see a better loss xxx

It's really a very indevidual thing and varies some people like me have a small loss the week before TOTM. Some the actually TOTM week and others the week after. So it's is perfectly normal for you if your the type of person who has their small loss the week you are on. Hope this makes sense xxxx

Well done lol love the ticker xxx

when you created your ticker it will have shown you a code that you use for forums/sigs ect just copy the code log into minimins and click the quick links button and choose edit signature the paste the code in and click save signature and viola it will appear on every post you make. But remember...

Just out of curiosity how tall are you? xxx

Amazing well done you xxxx

Thanks for all the replys think I'm gonna try the gum as I don't think in a lectures people will not appreciate the spraying sound lol Oh and Amyeve I'm a smoker no offense taken it is stinky lol xxx

Mint choc are divine hot or cold when cold I add a little bit of coffee though and it tastes like one of the starbucks frappachinos xxxx

awwww hope you get better soon hun at least like you said good time to start cd as you only really want liquids when ill with a cold xxxx

PORGEOUS!!! so strange that you replied because is was your pic that reassured me that 8st 7lb-9st was a lovely weight to be because I thought you looked beautiful at that weight and was the same height as me. So lots of love you xxxx

Congrats on gettint to your goal and a size 8 thats my dream size by the way lol I'm 5'1 and have a goal of 9st the lightist I will have been and that will give me a lovely healthy Bmi. I saw supersize vs superskinny aswell and yeah it made me paranoid to sometime I see things like that and...

Hi all just a quickie question. Is Sugar free gum ok when SSing? I know it can make you feel more hungry but I just want it to use when in class at uni as I am super paranoid about the Ketosis breath to the point where I avoid looking directly at people when talking to them and I'm pretty sure...

I'm sure you can take cold and flu tablets. My CDC told me when I had a cold and was panicking about taking medicine was not to be to over the top with it obviously you have to be strict but if you are sick take medicine to get better as the last thing you want is to get more ill and end up...

Sorry to hear your unwell but you can take painkillers I do and stay in ketosis just don't take the ones with the sugar coating hope you feel better son xxx

hi Food Lover yes I don't crave sweetie things I think because I only drink the chocolate and mint choc shakes I crave meat and pasta and salmon for some reason I have never cheated either. You will definatly be in Ketosis by now but I think sometimes the notion is put out there that you never...

Hi Manda glad you found the thread and sorry to hear about your troubles and your nan. I was once having weird headaches and I was so worried I couldn't sleep either and was having constant panic attacks I ended up in A&E crying my eyes out thinking I had a brain tumouras it turned out I had...

glad I'm not alone lilblondie anyway how are you finding the diet so far you must be coming up to a month on cd now? xxxx

MAT!!! your back I have missed you lol you're the only one who finds my jokes funny have you been having the dreams aswell??? see by your sig your losing 6lbs a week well done you gosh I wish I was a man you lot miss a meal and drop a stone so not fair lol xxx

Yeah Robs a hottie they books are great I read them wondering what all the hype was and got majorly sucked in lol Yoga is excellent for anxiety as well as Tai' chi you might find they work for you aswell True Me as they are very gentle exercises that really help clear the mind as well. I'm the...

Hi Food lover glad to see your doing so well!!! Soon being on CD becomes such a routine you wont miss food to much. Although you will proberbly start having wet food dreams and waking up thinking you have cheated lol xxx

O.M.E means Oh my Edward like OMG it was a term that really hardcore twilight fans say instead of Oh my god and I think its really funny lol. Yes my hyperchondria is brought on by stressful situations aswell it first started when I was about 6 after a family friend passed away it went away...

I might report them actually as I missed class time and inconvienced myself all because someone didn't ask me age If I had the money I would go completly private and give the NHS the finger lol. Dad is a legend and very surpportive I'm an only child and since we lost mom he's had to deal with me...

Thanks hun 'unbelievable' sums up the whole situation exactly. And my dad is great he's my best friend bless him I will have to get him a little prezzie to say thankyou

Hello my lovely Febuary starters I had my week five weigh in today and have lost 4lbs woo hoo only 40lbs more to go untill I reach my goal hope you are all doing well aswell xxxx

By the way Mayby Baby O.M.E love your avater xxx

Uber bad news people :mad: my appointment was today so I left uni early had my dad leave work to rush me across birmingham only to be told by a snooty nurse that they were not going to give me the test after all as I am under 25 grrrr! I explained what had happened last time and she just smiled...

Thanks hun It's so nice to have someone else whose a hyperchondric about most people laugh at me thinking it's quite cute or funny but they don't realise how debilitating it can be I to suffer from panic attacks sometimes when I think I am ill. Oh well I feel much better today and thanks for the...

Hi yeah I totally got the teeth thing in my early days on CD not sure about the vibration under the skin though I some times get a traped nerve in a bum cheek lol that makes it twitch but I used to get that before CD anyway really sorry I can't help more xxx

Thanks hun I didn't look at the machine I was to busy trying to explain what CD was and all she said was that it was low but she expected it to be on 415cal a day yeah I'm sure if it was seriously low she would have made more noise about it. I was just worried about it with the dizzyness aswell xxx

Hello lovely people I have a question. Well I am a BIG hyperchondriac:confused: as the title of the thread suggests. And last week at the doc's the nurse took my blood pressure and it was low whitch she said didn't surprise her as I was SSing and since I have been having dizzy spells whenever I...

Hi purple Can't say I relate to the fear of my body changing as I'm loveing whatching it change and it still feels like mine. But mabey that is because the smallest I've ever been is a 12 and I'm a 14 atm so it's not thatvery new to to me even though it's great to be out of the 16's I think maby...

LoL wow a size 8 I've never been that size. I'm sure you will be back into them some day soon. It's incredible how others make people think they are fat when they are actually a perfectly healthy and normal size is it any wonder why so many of us end up with a distorted body image. Its hard to...

here is how inches translate to sizes hun 48in=S20 46in=S18 44in=S16 42in=S14 40in=S12 38in=S10 36in=S8 In Jeans the inches represent hip width usually and I'm pretty sure spainish sizes are the same as english as it is based on european size chart. And I bought a top in europe a few...

The above post is correct weekly losses differ from person to person but most people do lose a stone a month if not more especially in their first week. You can have a look at my sig below to check out my weekly losses. And heres my account of my time on CD so far. The first week especially the...

I never knew that Lisa:eek: when the CDC gave me three bars after week two weigh in I ate all three in one day:copon: whoopsie daisy's xxxx

A massive thankyou for everyones lovely replies! Yes it really annoys me to about shops differing sizes a couple of years ago I spoke to a gentleman who owns a fashion boutique once and he said shops do it on purpose as its cheaper to buy a size 14 and put a sixteen lable in it rather then spend...

I love the choc mint shake I could live on those for the rest of my life yum yum yum yum xxxx

Yeah I tried the bars at the begining of week three they didn't make me bloated but gave me awful heartburn I only tried the peanut bars though and also they made my jaw ache from chewing. I wish I could recommend other things for you but I'm super boring and after experimenting in my first...

Lol Lisa passed the test it's so true early on in the diet there is something that tests us mine was a friend scoffing a pizza from a takeaway in front of me the day I started cd. It's like we are on some mystical quest for the holy grail of a more slimed healthy body lol makes it sound awfully...

Thanks Lisa I'd be lost without this site and you will be shaking that bum in 14's if not smaller really soon I'd bet my hat on it!!! love the Skinny bum comment aswell you will definatly have to change you name because pretty soon that bigger bum will have vanished xxxx

Hi Meg I wouldn't worry to much hun when it comes to the TOTM it does not nessasarily mean you will have a lower loss as it's differnt for everyone. Me for example had my lowest loss the week before my period as this is when I get really bloated however the week I actually had my period I had my...

Well at my start weight I was just about squeezing in to my size 16's but last night I pulled a pair of size 14 jean's(not the stretchy kind either) from the deepest darkest corner of my wardrobe where they had spent months in exile. Well I put them on and managed to do the buttons up without...

my god I've had so many food dreams since starting CD I even had one wher dad to me to dinner at Harrods(never been there in my life) and I was telling the waiter I couldn't eat carbs or creamy sources just plain meat and veg and he told me all they had to offer was crocodile and it actually...

guess so and proper photographers can use light to create definition to parts of our bodies mask flaws and even use tricks to hide wrinkles and stuff very clever really xxxx

Just found this answer on wiki answers but as it is wiki don't take it as 100% correct: Usually, it is an optical illusion caused by straight-on lighting coming from the photographer's position (the most common use). A photograph is a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional subject...

I think it varies from person to person as are bodies are all different inside and out I don't really think it has much to do with how big you are to start with at all except for the first week as the weight lost then is mainly retained water. My cdc told me she had a client who only needed to...

While your drinking loads of water I don't think it does slow down lol Although waking up desperate for the loo has made me paranoid about wetting the bed lol xxxx

Hello my lovelys so we have all heard the saying that the camera adds 10lbs:eek: But is it the truth or just an old wives tale? And if it is true then how does the camera add 10lbs? I'm looking forward to reading all your answers and theories xxx

I'm happy for her that she lost the weight but feel sad that is was so she could have more sex I think thats the wrong message to send out but then again that is News of the World for you. Also It looks like her nose has changed shape whitch I didn't know happened when you lost weight? I think...

Thanks Sarah xxx

males are rubish at observing anything other then the football scores I had my hair highlighted for about six years and was completly blonde and before xmas I decided to go back to my natural colour whitch is dark brown my friend a male spent two whole days with me I I'd last seen him a month...

Totally agree Sav there will be no more pics of me on Facebook until the my goal has been reached lol. Thats a horrible story Letmeout the silly hostess should consider herself lucky you didn't hit her with the seatbelt xxx

It really is great. Just the otherday I uploaded an album of what my body looks after a month on CD and took the pics in my undies to better show how my body was changing. Before this site I wouldn't even show friends pics of me in a bathing suit but I feel so safe within this community I know...

Thanks purple hugs Yes I see what you mean I do seem to be forming pattern and yes fingers crossed next week I will have a nice nice loss xxx

Thanks KD I would only be dissapointed if I had gained weight or had cheated in whitch case I would be dissapointed with myself. But like I said I can't be disappointed with sts as 19lb loss in my other three weeks is more then I could of asked for. And thanks for the info on the cells replacing...

Hi Nade I think that the fact that our stories are so similar goes to show how universal bullying because of your weight can be. Your not a loser at all because your better then the bullies. I do have a very funny fat story though: I was in Sainsburys with my best friend an her Aunt who is...

I have so far not tried the porridge as I read somewhere else that alot of people didn't like it but this thread has got my tastebuds tingling and i might pick some up when I next see CDC. I'm sure I have heard somewhere that the plain one tastes like Harleys Rusks please someone tell me this is...

Hi all well I had my fourth week weigh in and found I'd stayed the same. I'm not disappointed by this at all as I've lost 19lb in a month which far exceeded the 14lb I was hoping for. But I was just wondering what does it actually mean when you STS what is my body doing differently to make me...

Count me in I lost 19lb in my first month so this one I'm going to aim for 14lb xxx Purple Hugs- 14lbs Becky - 28lbs Katycakes - 10lbs Sarette - 14lbs Change35 - 18lbs Bibiana -14lbs melissa85 - 15lbs Eyeontheprize (nina) - 14 pounds please! IndianPrincess - 14lbs The True Me - 10lbs Bevy -...

I get really bad heartburn when I eat the cambridge bars they taste yummy but not worth the burn lol. Eating a pea sized bit of toothpaste also helps get rid of heartburn aswell xxx

Yes the injection is evil I tried it once and had a constant light period for six weeks and no one could do anything about it I was just told I had to wait till it was out of my system. In response to the original thread I have been on CD SS for a month now and my period arrived as usual bang on...

Wow some of these stories are really quite heartbreaking there have been many times for me where people have made cruel comments about my weight. And I never understood why as no one is physically perfect not even super slim people. Well here are some of the most hurtful ones I have experienced...

Welcome Angelmouse xxxx Well guys and dolls It was my fourth week weigh in today and yesterday I predicted I would have at little loss but jumped on the scales today and have stayed the same lol. I'm not disappointed and I'm not screaming for joy either but I am happy afterall I have lost 19lb...

Thanks for adding me xxxx

Hi can you add me to the list aswell please I will be there on the saturday but as a Birmingham native I will be staying at home xxx

Thats great Sinead I wish you the best of luck on CD I'm sure you will do great and look forward to seeing your losses xxxx

No one has posted here for two days whitch makes me sad I don't know why So I'm posting so the thread doesn't get lonely Crazylilblonde well done for a 3.2lb loss. I get a bit sad when I see a little loss and I'm sure at tomorrows weigh in it's going to be a small one but just think a loss is a...

Phew thanks everyone for all the info It's all good stuff to know as before I was a bit scared that I even ate a slice of bread I would gain a few pounds and Lostris I'm glad I'm not the only one who had the worry lol xxx

Thank for all the surpport everyone and to answer Lyn's question If I had a daughter I think I would want her to have the vaccine essentially It would be her choice. But If I was at the age where I could have the vaccine I would have had it. However even though I would encourage my daughter to...

Thanks Oinkstop I think it's just that I fear going from 415cal a day to 1800cal a day will cause a gain in weight no matter how much I am eating heathy as I have heard of people gaining 7lbs in a week after they first come offf CD and they haven't gone back to their old habits xxx

Hi all well I still have a long way to go till my goal weight and when I reach it I fully understand that I can not return to old bad eating habits and want to eat heathy and exercise more. But I have this silly fear that as soon as I have worked up the steps and am on my own I will just keep...

Hi wannabeslim I would definatly see about getting one done just for your own peace of mind. Sadly the message of how important a cervical smear is doesn't seem to have been as highly publicised as it should of been until the high profile case of JG but apparently cervical cancer is one of the...

Thanks moanz I'm sure he will do it eventually he's going quit smoking first so I have promised to go to the meetings with him but have warned him I won't be quiting till I reached my goal weight had have mantained it for a few months as having the willpower to lose the weight proves to me that...

thanks toots and thanks for telling me to keep on at them xxx

Thanks for the info Lisa. Once I am at my goal I am going to treat myself to getting my nails done and have a splurge on a whole new wardrobe and also am going on a holiday with friends in june so I can proudly strut about in a bikini rather then do the mad towel dance whenever I want to...

Well I had a word with the nurse today and she gave me that number for the brook so for the millionth time this week I explained that they had already said no whitch shocked her so she is going to have a word with the doctor and I have to call back this afternoon to get the verdict fingers...

Thankyou littlemissspendthrift I understand your dilemma completly my dad is also obease and every day I harp on at him about what he eats and how he eats and try to warn him that I don't want what happened to my mom to happen to him and while most of the time he just laughs at me I hope that...

My problem was never that I ate too much bad stuff I loved the healthy stuff to but I ate two fast I could eat a full meal in 10-15min now it takes about 20min for your body to register your full so by eating fast I didn't feel full so off I would trot for a snack and eat that super fast to the...

Just curious as I would love to get gels nails done but I am a serial nail biter can I get them done with my little stubby nails? xxx

Thankyou Toots I pray the tests will come back fine aswell and your right you can't put a price on your health or peace of mind (but for everything else theres mastercard lol) xxxxx

Thanks again Toots I'm really going to plead my case this wednesday and let you know how I get on otherwise I have made an appointment at a private clinc whitch will cost me £95 but I would rather pay then sit around till I'm 25 with my fingers crossed xxx

I don't think that people mean they want to be a size 0 zero when they say that they can't wait to be skinny. Most of us on here are obease or overweight so skinny to most of us is a size 10-14. And I have to agree with purple hugs I am losing weight to be a healthy BMI not to fit into a...

Yeah nitingales is the best although there was a very funny incident once we had all gone there for a friends b'day and another friend of ours whose first time it was in a very camp club went the the toilets not realising they were unisex ran out in shock and white as a sheet thinking he had...

I read an article whitch stated that Goody was encouraging women to go for follow ups when they recieve notification of abnormal cells as she had one her self but ignored it I'm not sure how true this is or not though but I do remember her being in and out of hospital a few times and being sent...

lol I haven't been up broad st for months either when I go out I usually go to nightingales that place has a great atmosphere and is open till 6 or the custard factory but thats the student in me sometimes me and my friends can find broad street has a bit chavvy lol xxx

Yes I'm really looking forward hopefully I'll be alot nearer my goal by then aswell lol xxx

I am really going to give the demanding my all. It would be intresting to know if others have been allowed the test under the age of 25 after the age was raised. Petitions are great aswell but I have little faith in the powers that be doing something about it I mean if they cared at all they...

I'm going to go xxx

Thank Toots I won't take no for an answer I'm even going to call my local Brook tomorrow as they do the tests aswell and I have heard they are a little more understanding and lenient regarding the age thing apparently the doctors and nurses are not bothered about the age it's the labs who refuse...

Couldn't agree more toots it is disguting the way the NHS seem to be willing to gamble with our health I remember reading up to two years before JG was diagnosed she had collaped twice or more with unnormal bleeding and had been taken to hospital for tests and told nothing was wrong!!! I have a...

I'm from brum and would really love to come aswell if thats ok it sounds like a blast and would love to meet my fellow minimins chatters xxx

Amazing loss keep it up xxxx

Yeah I was really pissed (excuse my french) about them raising the age to 25 especially as Jade Goody is only 27. I really want a smear test. I'm 22 and when I asked the nurse about it I was told they don't do them till 25. considering they now have the vaccine thing and are promoting the...

Thanks Adam by the look of your sig you've done amazing yourself xxx

Thanks purple hugs your support means alot xxx

I had lost 9lb by the CDC scales to day. So the wii fit was lying to me! It has lost my trust now and I shall be using My fitness trainer game from now I hope that silly little animated talking wii fit board will feel very lonely lol xxxx

Yeah this site is amazing if it wasn't for this place I'd think I was the only one in the world trying to lose weight in fact it was this site that made me start CD. After years of being the big girl and struggling to lose weight I thought I'd stumbled on some magical secret when I found out...

Thanks Mat xxx Yeah Sarah the first three days are definatly the hardest I literally sat huddled on the couch in a banket and never left the house for fear that if I saw someone eating I would attack them lol but once your Ketosis kicks in and you have your first weigh in you will feel on top of...

Hi Sarah thanks for the praise. yes I am doing SS and after 3 weeks I'm feeling great. I definatly think this is one of those diets the longer you do it the easier it gets. But yes I feel really good I have tones of energy my clothes are getting looser and my skin is glowing from all the water...

Hello all well Im super duper happy this week as I lost 9lbs thats 19lbs gone now in three weeks I'm so happy I could float(well maby when I'm a bit lighter lol) xxxx

Hello my fellow fab feb starters well I'm on cloud 9 today I had my third week weigh in today and drum roll I lost a whopping 9lb and it's my TOTM thats 19lbs gone so far absolutly amazing. I'm heading into week 4 with a spring in my step xxxx

Yes a healthy bmi would be wonderful!!! I have so many friends who are dieting on and off constantly and magically think when the weight is gone their wide hips will suddenly become very narrow I have to remind the them that you can move your fat but you can't move your bones xxxx

Hi Abz glad you found the article interesting I to remember when I first started college I was a size 12 and I think in the low 10st range and I stayed that way for ages regardless of if I ate carefully or just plain pigged out My weight soared when my mom passed away in my second year of uni I...

both my wii fit and the bathroom scales are are carpet I tried my bathroom ones on the wood floor in the spare room and got the same reading I got on the carpet I can't do that though with the wii lol on the wii I always put the clothing weight at 0 as when I weigh at home I always weigh myself...

Hi Just found this thread I'm concerned about the accuracy of the wii fit scales as this morning when I woke up I went to the loo and jumped on the bathroom scales in just my undies and it said I'd lost 7lbs I was 12st 11lb however I ran down stairs and jumped on the wii fit scales as I haven't...

Thats amazing far well done you xxxxxx :wow::wee::wow: Keep up good work xxxxxxxxxxxx

Thats amazing well done xxx

Hello Blondprincess I'm also a student in my final year of uni and i'm 5'1 aswell although I have a quite a bit more weight to lose then you lol I actually lost weight in my first year of uni but that was due to being massivly homesick I think? I have since managed gain loads. Anyway as you...

woo hoo!!! good for you xxx

Sorry if this is to personal but if you are either just about to come on/on/or have just come off your period that may be the reason women tend to report no or little weightloss at these times. Im sure you next weigh in will be better just stick with it and at least the scales are moving in the...

Yeah I know but these were the ones I was prescribed also I don't think the sugar in them is such a problem it is more the citric acid and the carbs xxx

Thanks for the replies it makes intresting reading. I think the media and celebrities go a long way in distorting our views on what is thin and fat. For example I read an article by Cheryl Cole in Vouge where she said she went on an emergancy diet because she felt she was to fat at 5'3 and 9 and...

Thanks for the replies I ordered the Ketostix off amazon on friday night as every chemist I went to told me they only order them when they have a prescription for them??? And I havent had a lozenge since friday either a my throat has been much better just a mild cough now fingers crossed it will...

Hello All I was just wondering how long was it before you could see the weight you were losing. I don't mean when the scales or tape measure are telling you that the weight/inches have gone down but when you first looked in the mirror and thought "wow I'm a bit smaller now". I'm still fairly...

Thanks for the Surpport Lotris I think I'm going to regard the tea incident as a one off and just continue as I started. And thanks Blitsy I found that thread really helpful xxxx

Gosh I feel quite bad now knowing that I've unknowingly cheated:( I can't understand how my CDC could not know it wasn't allowed as she has been a CDC for years? But thanks for the replys and info guys and I haven't touched milk since thetea she gave me xxx

Hi all well Im a tiny bit confused as I went round to see my CDC last week and she offered me a cup of tea I declined the offer as I can't stand black tea but my CDC said I was fine to have it with skimmed milk I asked if that was allowed while I was SSing and she assured me it was so I accepted...

Good for you hun Im sure you will do it keep the posotive attitude and enjoy your birthday. And remember you won't be without the pizza or pasta forever you will get to enjoy them again just in moderation lol xxx

Thats wonderful newes about your boyfriend coming home I bet he'll think he's walked into the wrong house lol If your CDC is wrong for you you can always switch Im sure you'll do great best of luck xxx

Well done mat that was an amazing loss 13lb in a week god I wish I was a man lol Anyway I had my second weigh in yesterday and had lost another 3lb only for more and that will be a stone gone woo hoo. Although I have a cold atm and had a really swollen throat so had to take four medicted honey...

you have over 50 posts so you should be able to create a profile album or go to edit signiture and at the bottom there will be an option to upload a photo to your sig xxxx

Dont be hard on yourself hun it will put you in a negative frame of mind and then you will never suceed. So you made a mistake I bet plenty of people with weeks of 100% have failed at dieting in the past before they got in the right frame of mind to commit I know I have. and anyway the mistake...

Okay so I've got a cold and at the moment I've got a really bad throat:cry: and can't afford to lose my voice as I have a presentation to do at uni next week. So I have been given some medicated Honey and Lemon Lozenges to stop the swelling in my throat. So I am only taking them when I...

Couldn't agree more xxx

Thanks hun felt so silly when I realised what I'd done :o Anyway have a lovely weekend and hopefully next week we will both be losers again lol xxx

F.A.R I'm so sorry I hijacked your post I thought it was a thread for everyone's weightloss and have only just realised its not. Anyway your weightloss is amazing a stone in three weeks you must feel so excited I hope you can forgive the hijacking lol lots of love emma xxx

Thanks Becky I do feel proud. I'm sure you would do better then you think on CD you could always do the two shakes a day and low carb meal anyway your ticker is moving down so you must be doing something that works for you xxx

Week 2 weigh in today and lost 3lbs whoop whoop. That 10lbs in two weeks 4lbs to go till a stone off xxxx

awww thankyou Becky I wish your friend loads of Luck. Well I just got back from week two weigh in and drum roll I have lost 3lb whitch is great considering TOTM is next week so am a bit bloated also have a cold so feel a bit poo. I'm very pleased with that loss that makes it 10lbs in 2 weeks yay...

Those heels are hotttt!!!! and some people have said that when they lose weight their feet go down a size aswell lol xxx

when I lose all my weight I might just go streaking in nothing but a pair of heels lol xxxxx

yeah I really wanted to eat the oreos lol xxxx

Don't worry tempest the longer you do it the easier it gets so stick with it and be strong xxxx

Best of Luck Pam xxx

Yeah I find wedges the best no matter how high they are I can walk about/dance in them all night and they never hurt my feet xxx

Thanks Becky and Greeneyed Its my week two weigh in tomorrow so hopefully will have lost a few more pounds lol Goodluck to you both as well I look forward to watching your pounds drop off xxx

sweet dreams cheeky xxx Ps. yes high heels are handy pity I can't walk in them lol

lmao I hope so I hope that isn't too cruel but she is the kind of person who would stand in the mirror and say "I look fat" obviously I had little sympathy for her lol and thankyou for the compliment but i'm only 5'1 so being a size 16 and 13st makes me obease so I need to lose the weight for...

it varies in price depending on the counseller and products you have but usually a weeks worth of products goes from £30-£40. But phone around some counsellers in your area and ask them about their prices. I'm a student so paying with my student loan lol. Anyway if whatever you choose to do...

oh I will definatly post pics when I get into it and their are pics from my last summer holiday in my profile album so you can all see me before I stated cd as the one in the sig is very small and my friend in the pics is a natural size 8 and yes it kinda made me feel horrible all holiday lol xxxx

Yeah I thought it would be a good idea to motivate me and give me a goal I can see rather then imagine everyone should do it it really does make you feel stronger. Its a sort of babydoll style black dress with a racer style back and studded detail on the bust that I got from Lipsy. I know I will...

In a way I'm posative that being slim after being overweight will feel a thousend times better then if I had always been skinny xxx

I've got a birthday party to go to at the end of May so I've bought myself a beautiful size 10 dress and I WILL fit into by then. and when ever I feel like giving up I takes it out the wardobe and hold it against myself knowing how great it will feel once I can get inside it.xxxx

If its massivly hurting your money at the moment just eat heathily or talk to you cdc about changing to another plan such the add a meal or someting which would be slightly cheaper. But I'm sure you can eat heathy meals which will help you lose weight and then save up a bit and do cd to lose the...

I know and you'd think more fashion store would do them especially places like New Look and others that have plus size clothing ranges xxx

Don't worry Kyra that was a false rumour plus leah dosn't really appear till eclipse xxx

I'm looking forward to calf boots actually fitting round my calfs when I lose weight and not having knees that look like a rugby players lol xxx

I'm sure you will cheeky just remember to leave some for me when I've lost my weight xxx

btw it also has a good effect aswell as If thinking your a 16 you fit in to a river Island size 16 jean then in reality your actually a 14 and that two makes you feel great xxxx

I'm sure someday soon you will all raid River Island and there will be nothing left for anyone else lol xxxx

Hi Becky I was born in the black country and lived in cobden street till I was two and then we moved to Bimingham. So far I'm finding the diet good the first dew days were a nightmare as I was having carb withdrawel but after that it got much better. And no it's isn't strictly a fluid diet there...

well done keep it up xxx

there are soo many good tips on this thread I'm looking forward to trying all the exercises xxxxxxx

Hi all wasn't sure where to post this so just put it in here. I discovered long ago that River Island's sizes were a bit weird but later found out not many people knew and so assumed they had gained weight so I thought I'd post about it to avoid any panic if ever anyone shopped there. Basically...

Thanks Sarah P I was very lucky that it was not permanent. Obvioulsy other people who misuse slimfast or any other diet products may not get the B12 deficency that I got but it may make them ill in other ways. I just hope my post serves as a warning to those thinking of mis-using the products as...

I just wanted to say Serena I just looked through your profile album and can't belive the difference you look amazing a real inspiration xxxx

What Lisa said is correct. I have also heard the more you have to lose the faster it comes off at first for some people. But as Lisa said it's usually about a stone a month but it varies from person to person xxx

they are lucky birds but as the weathers been bad I think they deserve a treat xxx Oh and by the way two girls at uni today were raving about chinese pears apprently their really nice xxx

oh they are I have some in my fridge now but I'm on sole source so they will end up as bird food.....lucky birds lol:(

Pink Lady apples are B..E..A..UIFUL honestly xxxx

Hello LoobyLou I really advise against it slimfast alone does not contain enough vitimins or minerals to sustain your body. I tried this when I was 16 in a silly attempt to lose weight I went from a size 16 to a 12 in a couple of months but I looked awful and started to be really ill. My mom...

Hello inner beauty I have very large boobs and would love smaller ones so I'll swap you if you like? On a more serious note Taz is right there is nothing you can eat or take to increase bust size and anything that say's it does is a lying money grabbing scam. My advice is treat yourself to some...

I hope you enjoy the break hun sometimes we all need to relax and clear our heads xxxx

It's a Pleasure Purplebutterfly and Tinsel xxx

My cdc charges me £39.90 for a weeks worth of shakes. But from what I gather the prices vary from counseller to counselle so maby phone around and get a few qoutes xxx

Good luck hun I look forward to seeing your weight loses xxx

Hello I'm in week two I haven't checked if I'm in Ketosis but I trust that I must be by now Hunger pangs arn't as bad as the first few days or as often but I still get them they are easier to ignore now aswell. I think Ketosis doen't completely eliminate hunger pangs I think it makes them less...

I can't find one on ebay but I heard they had one a the tower of london might pop down I bet the tourists would love a live demonstration of medievel tourture lol xxx

Hi Less Rotund One thought you might find this intresting regarding your thoughts on natural weight. There was a show on BBC 2 about why some underweight people find it almost impossible to gain weight it was an experiment they did but as part of it they also looked at why some people in the...

lmao yes a rack would be great! Strange thing is when I was born I was 33cm long whitch I've been told is long for a baby great for me not so great for my 4'9 mother who had to lug me around for 9 Months. I was also one of the tallest in my class until all the other girls hit purberty and left...

Hi Rela and all I've read all the twilight Saga and loved them and I read the chapters of midnight sun aswell. If Stephenie Meyer ever publishes Midnight Sun It will be my favourite as I reallly loved what I read because you get to see much more of all the Cullens POV plus I find Bellas POV in...

To Fran and anyone else maby try begginers yoga I used to do yoga myself and am thinkink of getting back into it as its gentle and toning xxxx

Thanks miss unknown By the look of your sig looks like your doing great yourself keep being an inspiration xxxx

Just wanted to say I found the fitness and exercise area lol xxxx

Thanks Bijoux and Serena I'll incorperate that exercise in to my daily routine so far I've been doing half an hour of the step plus on the wii at the highist pace 30 jack knifes and some arm lifts with the little 1kg weights each night plus all the walking about to uni and stuff. I do I used to...

Our weight naturally flunctuates gaining and losing about 2lb daily due to our body doing its variouse things that keep us functioning all so remember that muscle weighs more then fat so that 1lb weight gain might not be so bad lol xxxxxxxx

Hi Red I'm so sorry to hear about your situation and I you and your dad and family all feel better soon. Two years ago a couple of weeks after turning 20 my mom passed away suddenly from a heart attack and for ages afterwards I couldn't eat or sleep so my best advice to you would be regardless...

Thanks for all the advice and it's nice to see I'm not the only one with the concern. Well I'm 22 and no kids I haven't got strech marks yet whitch I think is due to being short I've never grown rapidly lol my friend who is a natural size 6/8 has lots but she is about 5'9 and I remember she got...

Hi Shelly I'm from Erdington Brookvale Village. Don't cry Shelly I have been to far worse places than Shard End. Good Luck with the diet I can't wait to see your progress xxxx

Hello all I have a little question regardinging weightloss. Ok well it's amazing to lose weight even though it's still early days for me I'm trying to go from 13st 7lb to 9st and have already managed to get rid of 7 of those pesky pounds but I am worried about being left with saggy skin after...

lol Matt we can't have you having an accident can we plus I think the ink may be bad for my system and am also slightly paranoid it might knock me out of ketosis lol xxx

Yeah I will be jealouse it might force me to start licking pictures of food again xxx

Oooooohhhh I get it now thanks for letting me know matt x

Hi Juey thanks for asking my weigh in went really well have lost 7lb so I'm feeling elated atm and as I can see from your sig your doing really well yourself so well done xxx

Hi all Im a little one to a 5'1 hopefully I might to grow an inch the only thing that makes me mad about being so short is that if I was 6' I would be a perfect weight already lol xxxxxxx

Sending you tons of surpport Yummy Mummy I'm sure you will do well xxxxx

Yeah everyones taste is different I couldn't stand the soup but my CDC loved them when she was on the diet. Im now sticking with the chocolate mint/chocolate shakes I know that sounds boring but I found what made the first week hard for me was when I'd run out of the flavours I liked and had to...

Thanks for the surpport Matt and I'm glad you first day is going well for me the first 4 days were the hardest so be strong and I'm sure you'll do amazing!!! BTW what Cambridge products did you get and what do you think of them so far? xxx

Hi Busybee I was just wondering why did the exercise when you were on CD affect your weightloss? I always though exercise increased weightloss xxx

Hello all was hoping to join you guys I started CD on the 31st of Jan but figure you can forgive me a day lol. Well I had my first weeks weigh in today and am happy to report I'm 7lb lighter woohoo. And hopefully soon many more will be gone. Lots of love Emma xxx

lol partly my fault to sorry about the hijacking xxx

Hi Jim no there is nothing wrong with the Brummie accent I'm very proud to be from Birmingham in my opinion it should be the capital because it's in the middle lol makes sense to me xxx

thanks Matt night night xxx

thanks It's my first weigh in tomorrow so fingers crossed I'll have lost more then just brain cells. Congrats on starting tomorrow I'm sure you will do well just be strong and take each day at a time x

Sadly thats very true x

good I'll hold you to it and maby by then I'll have shifted a few more pounds lol x

good but I expect one back xxx

Or they always sound like there trying to do a Frank Skinner impression I went to uni where most of the other students were very posh and one once asked jokingly if as I was from birmingham had I been shot at often I was less then impressed x

I'll be doing the same chocolte mint and sin city methinks but I'll pop online and send you and internet valentines hug to cheer you up xxx

lol no I lost my brummie accent at uni and I lost the walsall accent as a kid I kind of feel ashamed to be happy that I lost the accent though x

don't worry me too x

argh so your a true Brummie I was born in walsall but moved to brum when I was very little So as family has always called me I'm a black country babby whitch caused me much confusion when I was little xxx

My PE teacher told me yonks ago that where you lose weight first depends on you natural body type for example if you are naturally apple shaped it comes of your legs and hips first and if you are naturally hourglass shaped it comes of you waist first etc I don't know if this is true for everyone...

what part of the midlands are you from? xxx

No I would definatly get one there the best for exersise but not so great for hugs xxx

lol I'm glad I didn' make you wet yourself Matt! thanks for the surpport and I definatly join the thread It's nice to meet a fellow midlander xxx

Don't worry matt the Wii Fit isn't a very good companion anyway It dosen't like to cuddle and only ever tells me I'm overweight lol whitch makes me sad xxx

Hi all just wanted to say there is a certain romantic form of exercise you can do on Valentines day and its the fun kind of exercise. Sadly I'm single so no valentines meal for me and just the boring kind of exercise (Wii Fit) lol. But to the rest of you with a special someone I hope you all...

Ok so this is my personal list sorry if I repeat any that have been said before: 1) To wear a dress/skirt and not worry about how my legs look. 2) To walk down every street as if it were a catwalk 3) To feel proud of my body 4) To feel sexy when naked rather than ugly and embaressed 5)...

Hi Joe Thanks for the post. Actually last night so night of day 4 I actually fell asleep quite quikly infact so far today has been good so far no hunger pangs fingers crossed. So now that I'm feeling better within myself I'm going to start exercising again aim to do about half an hour a night. I...

I'm finding it ok during the day although I'm going to ask my counseller if I can swap my packets as I've run out of chocolate mint which was dreamy. I also had the fruits of the forest and the vegtable/potato and leek soup whitch I don't like at all. The only real problem I've had is hunger...

Thankyou both for the surpport its very much appreciated xxxx ps. To Becky Yes temptation most definatly all around lol lots of love emma

Hello all I'm new here my name Emma and I'm 22 and a full time student at Uni. I was recently the heaviest I have been at 13st and only 5'1. My goal is to get to 9st. I started the Cambridge Diet SS last Saturday after being inspired to finally take action regarding my weight by you wonderful...