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  1. Jaycey

    Asda All-in-One Soup!

    I've just made a lovely soup from bits and pieces from Asda that I bought this afternoon, so thought I would share! It's not a fixed recipe, more of an expandable/adaptable idea really. I've just got bored with chomping through my green veg, and I was tending to stick to meat and eggs and...
  2. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    I'm not doing exactly Atkins, I've kind of tweaked a few low-carb diets and made them into something that suits me - will they mind that? I've got the Atkins Diet Revolution book and I refer to it a lot, so I do know what you're all talking about, lol. ;) But I'm not that rigid (e.g. I like...
  3. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    (That's more like it - MUCH better ticker! :) ) Hello, Kat1e - wow, I can see you are a good person to talk to, lol - what results! :eek: I can't understand why people knock low carb, can you? I'm getting on with it really well, and the weight is coming off satisfactorily! I've got the...
  4. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    This FitnessPal ticker is RUBBISH - it doesn't update! :mad:
  5. Jaycey

    'Dr Annika's Diet'

    Here's another one I've found - Dr Annika Dahlqvist's Diet. It's a bit 'kinder' than some of them as it allows some fruit, but of course that would make weight loss a bit slower. My Lowcarb Dietary Program in English : Doktor Dahlqvists blogg hos Passagen Blogg Dr Dahlqvist is famous in...
  6. Jaycey

    "Life Without Bread"

    Hello, I just wondered if anyone had any experience of this. I've been reading about it and have just sent for the book, so I'll be interested to see what it says. It seems easy - but nothing is ever as easy as it sounds! ;)
  7. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    I get there as often as I can - fitting it in between appointments for me, my mum and the cats! :) Flights are reasonably cheap but not towards this time of year, so nipping over just for a weekend is a bit extravagant reallly - I recently spent five days there, but my August visit before was...
  8. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    I also live in Majorca - but I'm never there enough! (I do enjoy the food when I'm there though - their fruit & veg is to die for, and so cheap! :p )
  9. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    Yup - when I'm in the UK! :)
  10. Jaycey

    Step 1 Sole Source Hi - I'm back. Just stopped in to say hello

    Oh my lord, I'm not that organised yet, lol! Half my problem is that I'm never in one place for long enough to GET organised! Here's my story in more detail in the Low Carb area, to give you more of an idea, lol....... ;)...
  11. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    Wow, thanks girls! :) I think I visited the Mark's Daily Apple site in passing (I think I was after a recipe or something), but I didn't stay long enough to really look at it properly. I will now though - I've had a look at a few paleo-type diets but never been on one. (I've always been a...
  12. Jaycey

    Back on Minimins after a long break - and a change of diet! :-)

    Hello everyone, I don't suppose anyone here will know me, even though I'm far from a Minimins stranger. I joined four years ago when I did the Cambridge Diet - at the time I was ecstatic because I lost three stone on that (the only serious weight loss I've ever had on any diet). So why am I...
  13. Jaycey

    Step 1 Sole Source Hi - I'm back. Just stopped in to say hello

    Hi Chelsea Lou, I've just come back here after another year away - my profile pic is me at my brother's funeral last year, and I've had a lot of stuff going on since then, all major! I really CAN'T do CD again as much as I'd love to (I nearly went bald - my top hair's only just growing back to...
  14. Jaycey

    Beware of hair loss!!

    I lost three stone on the Cambridge Diet - I didn't notice my hair loss at first but my hairdresser did! He went mad at me! I took loads of hair supplements, used special shampoos etc. but none of it made any difference. Unfortunately, after this weight loss, I fell down the stairs and...
  15. Jaycey

    Hair Loss

    I lost three stone on the Cambridge Diet - I didn't notice my hair loss at first but my hairdresser did! He went mad at me! I took loads of hair supplements, used special shampoos etc. but none of it made any difference. Unfortunately, after this weight loss, I fell down the stairs and broke...
  16. Jaycey

    Seen in the newspaper today - MAJOR success story!!

    If ever there was anyone who could encourage me to start this diet, it's this lady! (A seven stone loss and she went from size 24 to 8!) 'I can fit into skinny jeans': Mother-of-two who ditched fad diets in favour of a healthy eating plan sheds more than seven stone | Mail Online I lost 7...
  17. Jaycey

    8 lbs lost in first week! :-o

    I think Cambridge 'remembers' us! ;) I'm sure this time around is going to be easier than the first time - it just feels that way to me. (Also, when you've done it before, you don't have that fear of 'going wrong', do you? You're much more relaxed about it all.) Unfortunately for me, I'm...
  18. Jaycey

    8 lbs lost in first week! :-o

    I can't believe it but I lost eight pounds on my first returning week! :eek: This is even weirder as I had a head injury the day after I started, and had to take strong painkillers for the rest of week (therefore HAD to eat food). I only did one Cambridge meal (porridge) in the morning, and...
  19. Jaycey

    I've gained weight! Plus some positive stuff too :D

    Hi Jim, I'm back here again after some serious backsliding at the end of last year (blame it on Xmas!) - have put on 2 stone since I stopped CD, eek! (Started again yesterday.) Good to see you that you are keeping on top of it (when I read that you'd put some weight on, I was surprised - but...
  20. Jaycey

    Jaycey's back - again!! :-/

    Hi all, are any of the 'old crew' still around, or is it just me?! (So everyone else has been good then, lol!) ;) Started CD again today after putting on TWO STONE since last year (I blame Xmas!), determined to get down and stay there this time! :rolleyes: (To those who don't know me -...
  21. Jaycey

    Re-Start 1st January 2010 - buddy group

    Hi Lorrayne, how are you and Jess? Yes, it's Jaycey back again - and I put on TWO STONE since I stopped CD last year! (I blame Xmas for the downfall!!) I went back to my counsellor last night and have started again today (how can you go back to any other diet, you turncoat, lol?! ;) ) Surely...
  22. Jaycey

    Cheap Lingerie (for those shrinking boobs...!)

    Sumayyah, don't forget Asda too - their Katie Price 'big' range is lovely and not too dear! :)
  23. Jaycey

    Returner and Seriously Struggling

    Your post has really encouraged me - I'm on day 1 of a restart, and although I've only half a stone to lose, that half stone is what I carelessly allowed to creep on (basically by looking at the scales and saying "I'm sure it'll be OK tomorrow" - well, it wasn't). Only had two CD meals today so...
  24. Jaycey

    Cheap Lingerie (for those shrinking boobs...!)

    I'm amazed! :eek: (I went from a fairly decent pair of boobs to two sad little 'bags of air', as I call them!) Having said that, I picked up a lovely bra in La Senza, then put it down when I saw that it was a 42G - so they do have big sizes, lol! :D
  25. Jaycey

    Guess who fell off the wagon?! :D

    Yes, it's meeee!! :wave_cry: I bet you never thought I would, lol! But I know myself too well, and if anyone allows themselves to get lulled into a false sense of security, it's me, I'm afraid. :o What happened was that I mucked up my maintenance whilst on holiday and thought it wouldn't...
  26. Jaycey

    Cheap Lingerie (for those shrinking boobs...!)

    I noticed yesterday that La Senza had a '70% off' sale, so I went and had a look. I came out with three bras, three pairs of panties, and one all-in-one! They have some gorgeous stuff there, most of it around £5, but one of my bras was only £3. I know how boring it is when your bra size keeps...
  27. Jaycey

    "When diets go wrong"

    True enough, KD! :o (But you DO never see a programme called "When Diets Go Right", do you?! Newspapers feature them a lot, but never on TV! :mad:) Sorry I went off on one there - but I am still seething! :sigh: Their attitudes just sucked!
  28. Jaycey

    "When diets go wrong"

    My OH recorded this for me while I was away last week. What a cheap nasty programme! What I REALLY hate is when all these holier-than-thou medics bang on about obesity, then proceed to trash pretty much every established diet on the planet. I mean, do they want us to lose weight, or don't...
  29. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    Just back from a week's hol with my mum, involving plenty of hotel food, and scoffing of cream teas and ice cream....and guess what, I only put on 2lbs! :eek: I just don't understand my body since I started CD - my inches and dress sizes don't change even though my weight goes up and down...
  30. Jaycey

    Up In Smoke!

    I started smoking on holiday, and now can't stop! :sigh: (It was only meant to be for the fortnight.) I blame the hubby as we're both at it! ;) What's worse is that I haven't smoked properly for over 20 years and to start again now is ridiculous - I'm hoping to just stop caring about it...
  31. Jaycey

    Help I need a make over!!!

    Why don't you contact your local college and offer yourself up as a beauty/hair "victim" for the students' practical sessions? It probably won't cost you anything, and they always need people! :) (You could probably get a massage too - they will always make you feel good.) A friend of mine...
  32. Jaycey

    Wow you are so pretty?

    I've had the "you look a lot younger" one too, but bearing in mind that I've always been told that anyway, I must look practically like a teenager now, lol!! :D:D (Bit of wishful thinking there! :o :rolleyes:)
  33. Jaycey

    Colonic?

    I've had a couple - they are great, you feel so clean afterwards, and mentally alert too. (But I've never had one whilst on CD.)
  34. Jaycey

    Wow you are so pretty?

    I get this a lot! One of the most common is, "you've turned into a different person!" - I bet CD didn't know the diet could do that, lol! :D It's when you go to a gathering of friends who you haven't seen for a while - that's when you get surrounded by cries of "amazing!", "fabulous!", etc. -...
  35. Jaycey

    You know you're a CD-head when...

    You know you're a CD-head when you cancel your milk order with the milkman - and change it to water! :) And you also know you're a true CD-head when you go all sparkly-eyed and start evangelising about CD, every time anyone asks you how you lost "all that weight"! :D (So much so that I'm...
  36. Jaycey

    vitamins...hair loss ....help!!

    Join the club! :sigh: :o I take a vitamin supplement called Hair-Vit, and also a hair/nails supplement called Silica which was recommended by my CDC (after she rang CD HQ about it) - get it from H+B. I also use the Rejuvx range. I'm sure there's less hair in my brush than before! :) I keep...
  37. Jaycey

    Debating a hair makeover....

    I feel I have to apologise about Hairstyler! :o It used to be brilliant when I used it before, but I just went back to have a look at it, and now it's rubbish!! There's hardly any hairstyles in comparison to what there was before, and they're nearly all based on photos of celebrities (who...
  38. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    That would be fab - I'm hoping for that too! (It all goes in when I suck my tummy in, but as soon as I let go - foooo!.......Flab City! :eek: I'm sure exercise will help that - it better had! :o)
  39. Jaycey

    Just been to the Chinese takeaway...

    :rotflmao::8855::rotflmao: !!!!!
  40. Jaycey

    Debating a hair makeover....

    My goodness, haven't you girls discovered Hairstyler yet?! :eek: I would never change my hair without consulting that first! You upload a pic of your face, and just add hairstyles to it until you find one you like. They've got thousands on there, all different lengths, colours, etc. Give it...
  41. Jaycey

    user names....

    J & C are my initials, so Jaycey was easy! :) (I'm registered all over the place as this.) If I find any other Jayceys on a site, I often call myself JayceyF, F being the first letter of my maiden name. I'm also JayCee here and there, but it looks a bit like a hiphop singer, lol! :rolleyes:
  42. Jaycey

    The truth about Cambridge Diet - one year later

    What a good idea to post this - it must be difficult to remember MiniMins when you're a year past target, but we're still all here, slaving away at CD! :rolleyes: I've only just started maintenance, and am currently congratulating myself for continuing to hover just a few pounds below target -...
  43. Jaycey

    Just been to the Chinese takeaway...

    I think I might have eaten just one slice of water chestnut, just so I didn't feel left out, lol! :D (I know skin tag removal is sore - my friend had a load of little ones removed from her neck, thinking it was going to be a walk in the park. She had it done in her lunch hour assuming she'd...
  44. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    Hi KatyCakes, nice to see you again, and everybody else of course! Well done to you all. :) I went to see my CDC last night, and I was 2½lbs under 11 stone, which is pretty much what I was expecting (and hoping!). As I said earlier, I went down lower last week and then floated up a bit again...
  45. Jaycey

    Coping with the Hair Loss

    My hair is medium-length and wavy, and I didn't notice it was thinning until my hairdresser told me. After that it started coming out in brushfuls! The last time I went to the hairdressers, I didn't want any length off, so he layered it all the way up. I'd booked to have my roots done, so...
  46. Jaycey

    Your dream outfit

    Come on girls, more dream outfits - I like this thread! :D:D
  47. Jaycey

    has anyone discovered....

    I lie on my back in bed and feel my ribs and hipbones sticking up - makes me feel soooo good :)! (And also makes me sound like a complete loonie, lol!! :p:D)
  48. Jaycey

    Your dream outfit

    My current dream outfit is already hanging in the wardrobe, it's here:- At the moment however, my tummy sticks out far too much, and there's some fatty lumps sticking out through those gaps in the back! (Otherwise it looks great! :rolleyes:) But it's a bit like buying a car to force you to...
  49. Jaycey

    Update Photos...

    Well, if you can't see a difference, I reckon you need your eyes tested, lol!! :flirt2: (You've lost masses! :D)
  50. Jaycey

    has anyone discovered....

    Well, check me out, I got ribs!! Tee-hee!! :D (Good tho', innit?! ;))
  51. Jaycey

    Woman claims she can't afford to eat healthily...

    Haha, I read the article in the Daily Express (not much better than the Daily Mail, lol - but it does have Rupert the bear! :D). I don't class myself as right-wing (I consider myself to be a libertarian actually) but people who choose to live off the state like this woman does are just taking...
  52. Jaycey

    Woman claims she can't afford to eat healthily...

    Somebody like that has probably been brought up on rubbish food, and that's all they know. The problem these days is that people think that everything can be done for them, and they don't have to do anything for themselves - the 'benefits culture' is one of the outcomes of this twisted...
  53. Jaycey

    CD and IBS

    I had bad IBS for years before CD (especially the bloating - my tummy used to get like a rock-hard balloon) and I found that refeeding after SS was a very helpful way of finding out what aggravates it. In my case (as I suspected) it's wheat - or more specifically, the wheat that's used in most...
  54. Jaycey

    Fat free salad dressing?

    The best one to get is Salad Light, which is in a spray - it's part of the same family as the Fry Light range, so in the shops it could be near them or near the other salad dressings, depending on which supermarket you go to. It sprays out dark as it's a balsamic dressing, but it's yummy and...
  55. Jaycey

    What was your diet inspiration?

    These pictures.....! :eek: http://www.minimins.com/17113-jaycey-albums-pictorial-history-slow-menopausal-weight-gain.html And the fact that my scales were just about to hit 14 stone - which had never happened before. (And at my age, that's serious - weight's generally much harder to lose...
  56. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    Just one more thing - I've just come back from the osteopath (who just can't get over how much I've lost and how much my shape has changed! :)). For years, I've had trouble with my lower back and the muscles in my bum (they keep seizing up and she has to virtually punch them to sort them out -...
  57. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    Hi, I'm here and OK! :D Visiting my CDC tonite (only once a fortnight now) which should be OK, as I'm just hovering under 11 stone which is as it should be. (Maintenance is weird - my scales nearly went down to 10½ stone last week, then crept back up again! :eek: I'm weighing every day, as...
  58. Jaycey

    Curlywurly is venturing over......and wants to stay slim forever more!!!!

    Hi Bess, thanks very much!! :) Yes, you can dye your own eyelashes - put "eyelash dye" into good ol' eBay and you'll see loads there, and not very expensive either. The best make is probably Dylash (which is what I should have bought, instead of the cheapo one I did get! :rolleyes:) - all you...
  59. Jaycey

    eBay....

    It does go like that - keep trying! :rolleyes: I've often had to post twice - they will go in the end! :)
  60. Jaycey

    Advice About Clothing !

    I think these might be a good place to start:- Find a local domestic violence service Homeless UK : Where to go for emergency help if you are homeless :)
  61. Jaycey

    Advice About Clothing !

    Another suggestion that has been made about clothes is womens' refuges - the women often arrive there in the middle of the night without even a bag, and the refuges are always grateful for any clothes they can get. (The stuff I gave to my big friend, we agreed that anything that didn't fit her...
  62. Jaycey

    Advice About Clothing !

    I was going to sell my clothes on eBay, but when it came to it, I just couldn't be bothered (I had a lot more than 50 items! :rolleyes:). I gave the best stuff to a big friend who lost her job and her hubby in the same week (a deserving cause, I thought) and gave the rest to an assortment of...
  63. Jaycey

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Thanks Jim - I've got to stop at 11 stone anyway due to excessive hair loss, so the rest is up to me (and the gym!)! :rolleyes: Still, I'm VERY happy with a three stone loss, which I never ever thought I would ever be able to achieve. I suffer from adult ADD (one symptom is we never finish...
  64. Jaycey

    Curlywurly is venturing over......and wants to stay slim forever more!!!!

    Hi Bess, the worst thing that happens to eyebrows when you get older is the WHITE HAIRS in them - aaggh!!! :eek: (And the hairs tend to go a bit wispy and grow in funny directions - check out the nearest pensioner next time you're in the post office, lol!) My eyebrows are pretty pale anyway...
  65. Jaycey

    WARNING This is not CD!!!!

    My feelings exactly! Just think, if she had seen an advert for CD, she might have been alive today. (But hey, there aren't any! :mad: :sigh:)
  66. Jaycey

    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    Telling it how it is....... I love naturist beaches/sunbathing, and that's where you get the real story about what you look like! This is why I posted up these pix - warts and all - I feel I owe it to other dieters here, to see what's really been achieved without the aid of clothes or makeup...
  67. Jaycey

    Curlywurly is venturing over......and wants to stay slim forever more!!!!

    Curly, what the dickens is urban funk?! :confused: (If it's fun, we need to hear more about it - fun exercise is tons better than dull exercise, lol! :D) Hope it's not one of those classes where they turn their nose up at you if you can't keep up! :o
  68. Jaycey

    Soup??

    It sounds lovely! I'm sure it would be OK as long as the veg amounts fit in with the allowances for the 1200 step. (Might try it tonite! :D :eating:)
  69. Jaycey

    Boxercise - has anyone done it?

    Thanks, girls - I think I'm convinced already! I'll definitely give it a go! (And I SO know what you mean about thinking you'll never get the moves right - I can just imagine me doing that! :rolleyes:) :thankyou:
  70. Jaycey

    Curlywurly is venturing over......and wants to stay slim forever more!!!!

    Hey Curly - well done! (I'm envious - if it wasn't for my *%$@~*!! hairloss, I'd still be heading down to 10½ stone! :mad:) :happy096: You've actually done much better than me - considering we started around the same time, to lose five stone during that period is absolutely fantastic...
  71. Jaycey

    Boxercise - has anyone done it?

    My local gym is offering boxercise classes, and I was thinking of trying them. (I emailed the teacher to make sure I would be able to keep up, and he says that there are lots of beginners, so that makes me feel better!) It looks like a really good cardio-vascular workout, so I was wondering if...
  72. Jaycey

    AT LAST!!!! (CD praised in the press!!)

    Thanks SO much for that - I must have been looking in the wrong place! :D
  73. Jaycey

    AT LAST!!!! (CD praised in the press!!)

    I've just opened my Daily Express, and there splashed across pages 44-45 is a lovely CD success story!!! :eek: I'm so pleased to see it - it's about time!! :D The dieter featured is a lady called Katie Perks, who not only lost an amazing NINE stone on CD, but then went on Extreme Makeover to...
  74. Jaycey

    ebay as a job/business?

    Jim, I think I'm going to show your reply to my OH! :rolleyes: We have a garageful of old computer equipment (some has been there 10 years) that I would love to shift - only when I mention it, he says, "Well, you put it on eBay then"! Hmm, unfortunately I would need a lot of input from him...
  75. Jaycey

    Naughty but nice! :-p

    I have CD A+C porridge every morning, and I always put quite a lot of mixed spice into it, plus a pinch of Summer Berry flavouring (this is because I add psyllium husks and extra water to make it more, and you lose a bit of flavour that way). Today however, I dropped in a teaspoon of home-made...
  76. Jaycey

    ebay as a job/business?

    Here's an idea for you, Caroline - have you heard of Bargain Footwear & Clothes? They are a company who sell items in bulk, for people to sell on market stalls, etc. They do actually get some nice clothes on there, but you never know what size you're going to get, so it's a bit like guesswork...
  77. Jaycey

    I love eBay...

    Blimey, that's serious eBaying! :eek: I see that Royal Mail will rent out franking machines, but there's no way it would be worth me getting one - my OH may have just been made redundant, but we're not quite at the position of having to sell most of the house contents - not just yet, anyway...
  78. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    Is that just any more pix, or any more of me? (If I show you any more of me, they'd be positively indecent, lol! :D:D)
  79. Jaycey

    WARNING This is not CD!!!!

    You go girl - clobber the doomsters! :D (I can't even be bothered myself as some people will never be convinced!) It's a bit like denouncing a film that you've never seen just because others say it's 'controversial' or something. One of my mottoes has always been "Don't knock it till you've...
  80. Jaycey

    I love eBay...

    Wow, that's fab - thanks! :) (I wonder why RM don't mention it on their site? :confused:) I can't wait to try this - better sort out that pile I was going to take to the charity shop! :D
  81. Jaycey

    I love eBay...

    Hi, I've looked at the Royal Mail site and can't find anything about paying by PayPal (which I would love to do!). I wonder if you could let me know where you found this information, as I would love to be able to take advantage of it. Thanks! :)
  82. Jaycey

    Well, here I am! ;-)

    A bit sooner than I thought but there's reasons for that... My original target was 11 stone, but halfway through CD I changed it to 10½ as I was doing so well. I got down to about 10¾, and then went on holiday where I put on about 6½lbs. When I got home, I quickly got myself back to 11 stone...
  83. Jaycey

    I love eBay...

    Re my scales query, I've just done a bit of browsing and come up with this:- 511A 1kg Letter Scale This is a letter scale which also has prices on it, so you can easily work out what your parcel will cost (as long as you measure it too!). It's reduced from £55.00 to £30.43, which could pay...
  84. Jaycey

    I love eBay...

    I've sold a few things on eBay but never clothes (usually antiquey things) - it IS the post office trek that puts me off, I have to be honest. But I was just wondering if any enterprising firm had made a pair of 'home scales' that would tell you the weight of the item and also the postage...
  85. Jaycey

    WARNING This is not CD!!!!

    I'm just reading this story with my morning coffee. I immediately thought, "OMG, people are going to think this is what I did!" :eek: The article (Daily Express) says:- "She was so starved of sugar or glucose - which is crucial to provide energy - that her body started to use its reserves of...
  86. Jaycey

    Back from my holidays......

    Thanks to everyone who says I'm brave! :o But I feel I owe it to you other CDers to show you my body properly, warts and all - it's the only way to illustrate the real effects of the diet imho. (Let's face it, we're all interested in what we look like in the nude! :)) And I think that...
  87. Jaycey

    CD - mouse food?! :-O

    They ARE expensive little so-and-sos - that was a lot of CD food that they worked through there! :D (According to Aggie & Kim, the way to stop them is to soak wire wool in peppermint oil and stuff their holes with it, so I've done this with the hole I know about, but doubtless they'll find...
  88. Jaycey

    CD - mouse food?! :-O

    We live in an old house with a pantry, and now and then we get mice coming in from outside (the cats usually get them but not always!). I've been having a bit of trouble recently with bags of flour and potatoes, which seem to be their favourite foods - but never before have they gone for CD...
  89. Jaycey

    5 STONES GONE- & 5 MONTHS on CD... & Still loving it...

    Blimey, Curly, you've done really well - better than me! (Considering we started about the same time!) Your dedication is so good, whereas I've wavered - especially on me hols! :o But I'm happy even though I've still got some to lose, I only want to get down to 10½ stone (anything less...
  90. Jaycey

    Back from my holidays......

    .....with some extra weight! :rolleyes: I knew I would put some on, of course, as I was going off diet, but intended to be careful. As we had a fantastic buffet, I was able to select just what I wanted (no excuses!). For breakfast, I had muesli, and normally a piece or two of lovely Spanish...
  91. Jaycey

    Monday WI club

    Hi all - well, I didn't need to worry, I lost 3½ lbs. last night! :D:D It just shows that I can eat food and still lose weight - hopefully an encouragement to those out there who are nervous about starting 810, etc. The CD mindset will continue for you, honest! For the rest of this week, my...
  92. Jaycey

    Favourite clothes shop when your at goal?

    I'm a frugal cheapskate - always have been, always will be! :o (I'd still go in charity shops, even if I won the lottery!) My fave shops are TK Maxx, Peacocks, New Look, Primark, H&M, Stead & Simpson, supermarkets (esp. Asda & Tesco), QS, etc. - real cheapos! :p I used to like Mark One (RIP...
  93. Jaycey

    Body shaping pants

    You should defo put it on eBay (I've got two that are now too big, a black and a red, so I might myself). Here you are, Tilly - United Kingdom - Corset Directory - the best two are Vollers and Axfords (also Rigby & Peller, but they are really dear), who make to measure. There are also...
  94. Jaycey

    low carb snack food - food mentioned

    Thanks for nut ideas - currying is a great idea! (Will try the sweet idea too.) Don't think I'll have them too often though - lots of fat, even it it's 'good'! :cry::o
  95. Jaycey

    How do you feel when you look at yourself naked?

    I think, "We're not there yet!" :D I too have saggy skin where my belly etc. used to be - but I keep reading that it takes 6-12 months to go, so I'm trusting that (whilst still rubbing in the old creams). Hubby thinks I look great, so that's OK! :o
  96. Jaycey

    I want to quit! (Food Mentioned!)

    All the food you cheated with is really pretty ordinary, and not what I'd call 'special'. One of the things that motivates me is the thought of the amazing dinners that I will be able to have when all this is over. If I feel like grabbing a pizza or something, I go and look at recipes for...
  97. Jaycey

    So how many of you have experienced hair loss?

    That's a really good article and it does put my mind at rest a bit (after all, I didn't even realise I was losing hair until my hairdresser told me - now I'm paranoid!). I've bought some hair vitamins today, also some silica (as recommended by my CDC) and sent for Rejuvx hair treatment. I'm...
  98. Jaycey

    Monday WI club

    I got mixed up this week - I thought I was being weighed on Tuesday and not Monday (like last week), when my CDC rang me about 9pm asking where I was! Doh! :p So now I'm going tomorrow to get weighed because she can't manage tonight. I've been in a panic because my hair's been falling out...
  99. Jaycey

    low carb snack food - food mentioned

    :D:D I squirt Salad Light spray down mine - not quite so tasty, but not bad! :) (And I always have organic celery, it really does taste much nicer.) I just bought some broken Brazil nuts in H+B, and I don't like them! :o Is there some way I could cook them (or cook with them) to change the...
  100. Jaycey

    Body shaping pants

    Hear, hear - I'm a bit of a corset queen myself!! ;) You can't go wrong in one, whatever size you are - everyone looks fab in them! If you don't want to spend lots of dosh on Vollers etc., try eBay - there's lots of nice ones there (well, they look OK anyway...). Keep us posted on this one! :D
  101. Jaycey

    Anyone on the 1000 upwards look what I found to lick for 100 calories!

    I've just gone onto 1000 calories (mainly because my hair's falling out, also I'm only a few pounds off target) so any hints like this are welcome! It seems to me that you can pretty much make it up as you go along, as long as you control the calorie intake? I must admit I'm looking forward to...
  102. Jaycey

    low carb snack food - food mentioned

    I would take mushrooms, celery and radishes if you can fit them in - eat raw for the healthiest-ever snacks! :D (I snack on these all the time!)
  103. Jaycey

    WHICH CAMBRIDGE SHAKES ARE NICE HOT?

    ALL OF 'EM!!! :D:D (I never have any cold shakes.) Mix approx. a level teaspoon of psyllium husks into your powder, add hot water and blend very well - hey presto, hot pudding!! :p (More filling too!) (Apologies if that one was already there - couldn't be bothered to read thru whole...
  104. Jaycey

    Who is your inspiration?

    Curvy women like Kate Winslet - I don't want to be thin! :) (Or flat or toned for that matter - I have flesh and that's me!) One of my heroes here is Porgeous - http://www.minimins.com/members/3269-porgeous.html- her pics and blog are brilliant (and she didn't even exercise!). Everybody who...
  105. Jaycey

    thin hair

    Haha, I was the one who recommended this treatment, not thinking at the time that I would actually need it myself! (I'd just seen their website and thought that it sounded good.) Glad to know it works anyway. :) I'm going to be trying the lot now - shampoo, tablets, vitamins - the full...
  106. Jaycey

    OT - Bikini Wax - Anaesthetic cream??

    Well, I'm going to try one of these creams, wuss or not! :o I take off all my pubic hair (yuck, I hate anything down there! :jelous:) at home myself with an epilator - the edges aren't so bad but when you get to the middle, it hurts like b*ggery! :eek: I just keep putting lots of talc on...
  107. Jaycey

    thin hair

    My hair is falling out too - it happens to a lot of us. My CDC has told me to buy something called silica from H+B or similar (she rang HQ to find out what to recommend). My hairdresser was the one who noticed it, and he recommended vitamin B. Although my hair is thinning, at least it's not...
  108. Jaycey

    Having a break for Holidays?

    I feel just like you - I also feel confident that I can handle my food intake on holiday, I'm eating healthily already so there's no reason why this should change. Like you, I'll probably have the odd ice cream (as a treat! :)) but I certainly won't be gorging on naughties from morning till...
  109. Jaycey

    Why aren't eggs allowed in CD SS+?

    Can we resurrect this? (I don't think any CDC has replied yet?! ;)) I'd like to know about the prawns/seafood too.
  110. Jaycey

    Want a laugh?

    This happened to my CDC at work, when she first started. She, everything on her desk (and her colleague's desk) and most of the office was covered with Oriental Chilli, and apparently the smell took weeks to go on top of all the clearing up that had to be done! :jelous: :D
  111. Jaycey

    Monday WI - post your losses here

    Hi Lorrayne. :) Hopefully the introduction of food will slow down my hair loss (plus I'm going back on the vitamins now), and I'm also thinking of trying this: Hair Loss advice and hair loss treatment: Free Hair loss advice from Rejuvx, the treatment for hair loss which looks like a good...
  112. Jaycey

    Extreme Hair Loss

    I didn't think any of this applied to me until I went to the hairdressers yesterday, and he said to me, "Did you know you were losing your hair?" Eeek - I had no idea! :eek: (There's always been a fair amount in my brush, but I hadn't noticed any more than usual.) Fortunately I'm not at the...
  113. Jaycey

    Having a break for Holidays?

    That's exactly what I'm going to do - I've only got a few pounds to go now. We're going to the same hotel we went to last year, and it has a huge buffet so there's no excuses for me! (I was pretty careful last year actually - tended to stick to cold meat and salads, as I don't really like...
  114. Jaycey

    psyllium husk success!!

    Bought some H+B Colon Care the other day, and finally sorted it myself too (after a few gloopy mistakes!). I find a level teaspoon is enough for the amount of thickening I want - any more gives it a sort of life of its own, as it keeps escaping off your spoon like some sort of weird sea...
  115. Jaycey

    Monday WI - post your losses here

    Thanks for the PMs girls - I'm OK, honest, just been busy! :) Thankfully this week I lost the 1½lbs I put on last week, so at least I'm back under 11 stone again. (I was so worried about this that I did an SS day last week, just to make sure!) I'm going to stay on 810 until we go on holiday...
  116. Jaycey

    Monday WIs anyone??

    I got weighed on Wednesday this week instead of my usual Monday - and I put weight on (again!). It seems that whenever I change steps I put weight on to begin with (it happened with SS+ too) but then it sorted itself last week, so let's hope the same thing happens again! :o (It was only 1½lbs...
  117. Jaycey

    Anyone tried veg water flavouring?

    There are some on here who say you can't use Marigold - i.e. you can only have exactly what it says in the book - but there are others who say you can, and it works for them. Who knows?! :confused: :)
  118. Jaycey

    BacOs Soya Chips - yay or nay?

    Yeah, but I never have yet heard from a CDC on this one .... I'm still waiting! ;)
  119. Jaycey

    SS+ Milk/Yogurt question

    Aha, that's handy to know - just what I needed to see (also extra-handy because I didn't know the quantity was different!). Thanks! :)
  120. Jaycey

    SS+ Milk/Yogurt question

    I think you can have this, I'm sure I've seen it on here (I hope so, because I'm using it! :o). Let's see what the CDCs say.......
  121. Jaycey

    Nibbling

    Don't be! I put on 1½lbs the week I started SS+ - then lost 6¾lbs the next week. (And guess which was my 'nibbling' week? The second one! ;)) You can't really predict what your body will do. Your cheating isn't really that bad - you may find it makes no difference at all. If it does, then...
  122. Jaycey

    BacOs Soya Chips - yay or nay?

    I use these bacon-flavoured soya chips in soups and now in meals (on 810). I often get pulled up for mentioning them so I thought I would a post up a thread about them to see what people think. Here are the stats: Per serving (7g) 30 calories Protein:- 2.6g Carb:- 1.8g Fat:- 1.4g Now 7g is a...
  123. Jaycey

    Anyone tried veg water flavouring?

    Was that the Baco soya chips? :o I stopped having them on SS but started them again on SS+ (only a few!) and again now I'm on 810. I perhaps might not have done had I not found an old posting on here by a CDC, saying that she sprinkled them in her food on 810 (or 790 as it was then). So I'm...
  124. Jaycey

    Arcade games

    Scrabble is my fave - but beware! It's very addictive! (Even more than food, lol! :D)
  125. Jaycey

    What is the most positive thing you have gained from losing weight?

    Losing weight on CD has really helped my ADD. I've suffered from it all my life, and have spent much of that time thinking I wasn't really very good at anything, couldn't complete anything and was seen as being "lazy, crazy or stupid" (the criticisms that are usually thrown at us by those who...
  126. Jaycey

    Nibbling

    I've always been a nibbler too, and buffets are so hard, aren't they?! :o (The food portions seem so small and unimportant - until you add them up, eek! :eek:) I'm on 810 now, and if I find myself nibbling, I switch back to SS+ (Option 1) the next day - 4 CD meals is a fairly good punishment...
  127. Jaycey

    Apparently my doctor's been asking about me!

    When you do go back, be prepared for the "you'll only put it all back on" argument - that's what I got from my GP while she was tutting over my form (which she clearly didn't want to sign). I really don't see why CD should be any different from any other diet in this respect - surely a dieter...
  128. Jaycey

    Anyone tried veg water flavouring?

    I really like the veg water flavouring - I often have it in the middle of the afternoon when I'm getting vaguely hungry, it just takes off those pangs. I sprinkle it with herbs and curry powder usually, and occasionally mix in a few baco soya chips. I also put a scoop into the more boring...
  129. Jaycey

    psyllium husk success!!

    Well done for getting it right, polishrose! I feel a bit more heartened about trying it myself now (your 'frogspawn' references were really putting me off, lol!), so I will defo have a go and do it as you suggest. (I was hoping that linseed might have been the answer, but it seems that it's...
  130. Jaycey

    Monday Club WI (25/5)

    I didn't go this Monday, as I was so knocked out by hayfever (and its remedies!), so I'm going on Wednesday instead. I will report back though! :)
  131. Jaycey

    Linseed?

    I must say I am tempted, Sparkles - it made my porridge really nice! :)
  132. Jaycey

    100%? But what about the other plans?

    I think a lot of people are getting a little worked up here - it's only a forum?! :D Has anybody actually experienced any insensitive comments on Minimins? I try and stick with the 100% forum as far as possible (even when I have blipped) as the posts there seem to get right to the...
  133. Jaycey

    Linseed?

    Blimey, that's loads of fat! :eek: I'm really surprised! I will leave it until I speak to my CDC (on Wednesday now as I didn't go last night) or until another CDC pops up on here and tells me I can't have it! :sigh:
  134. Jaycey

    Linseed?

    That's interesting though, Alli - I'm sure a CDC will come along and confirm what you say. (I don't think I knew there were fats in linseed, you just kind of assume that these things are OK - wrong again! :sigh:) It might be OK for me as I'm so near my target weight, but I'd like to hear the...
  135. Jaycey

    CD has changed my life

    Good one, curly - to any newbies reading this, curly and I have undertaken a similar journey, and we've both dropped loads of sizes to get where we are - that's my main motivation! You won't be able to believe how much smaller you can get - it's amazing! (At this stage, you might be thinking...
  136. Jaycey

    Monday WIs anyone??

    I should be getting weighed tonight, but I'm full of hay fever today so I've put it off until Wednesday. Even though my diet has been chaotic this week, I think I've lost a bit, so I'm getting there! :o :birthday: to Lorrayne!! :D:D
  137. Jaycey

    Linseed?

    I went to my mum's this weekend, and took my CD stuff with me as usual. My mum suffers from diverticulitis and her consultant has recommended that she takes linseed, which she puts on her porridge every day. She says it's really nice! So I thought I'd try a bit with my CD porridge - just one...
  138. Jaycey

    2 new 36E bras going for free!!

    Hi, that's very sweet of you, but I'm not quite a 34 around me just yet!! :o (I have quite a big ribcage and I reckon I'll never be less than a 36, even my cup size is rapidly deflating! :sigh:) I always think the best place to go to get measured is a department store, where they have a big...
  139. Jaycey

    Free Stuff

    So if that's trousers then, they get a leg each?? :crazy: :8855:...:rotflmao:
  140. Jaycey

    2 new 36E bras going for free!!

    They're yours! PM me your address and I'll pack them up and send them off. :)
  141. Jaycey

    2 new 36E bras going for free!!

    I'm a bit worried about my boobs going down and down, but they are and I'm stuck with it! :o I broke the golden rule and bought a cup size in an elasticated bra the same as an underwired bra (they should always be one size smaller), and the cups are far too baggy now. I don't want these bras...
  142. Jaycey

    old clothes

    That's exactly how you should think - as a procrastinating ADD sufferer, I know exactly how hard it is to get rid of stuff! I did try to keep some stuff (for 'altering' - yeah, right) but ended up chucking out the lot. It's done wonders for my mental state! :)
  143. Jaycey

    I love my Magic Bullet

    There are lots on eBay at reasonable prices - but I keep missing the ends of the auctions, grrr! :mad: (I'll get one if it kills me!)
  144. Jaycey

    Bristol anyone?

    Hi Emma, this lady is looking for someone in Bristol:- http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-100-forum/95833-bristol-gloucester.html (I told her to look out for you! :))
  145. Jaycey

    bristol/gloucester

    You should contact emmapetty - I think she's from Bristol (and she wants to swap clothes too! :))
  146. Jaycey

    old clothes

    I felt like that, but believe you me, you will get rid of them! I started a pile of 'things I'm going to alter' but as your weight loss progresses, the clothes will get to be so enormous that you'll have no compunction about chucking out the lot. I never intend to go back to being a size 18/20...
  147. Jaycey

    Monday Club WI (25/5)

    Thanks so much - no-one's ever called me an inspiration before! :o
  148. Jaycey

    Monday Club WI (25/5)

    Hi all, I went and got weighed tonight as usual (a bit apprehensive after last week's weight gain) and found that I'd lost 6¾ POUNDS!! :eek: (Which is the most I've lost in any one week since I started!) I couldn't believe it, especially as I've been on SS+ for a couple of weeks (and have...
  149. Jaycey

    Fitflops

    Well, I've been wearing my Fitflops ever since I got them, and I must say they are very comfortable (I can even drive in them). But I haven't felt any 'exercising' in my muscles yet, perhaps it's because I've only really been pottering in them and not going out for a big striding walk. I'm...
  150. Jaycey

    helppp..plateau ????

    You see, I only cheat when I'm doing really well! :o (In the hope that it won't make any difference to the next WI - if it does, then I'm as good as gold after that! :D) It's funny why we do the things we do.....:rolleyes:
  151. Jaycey

    cinnamon ???

    I put mixed spice in my porridge - gives a nice warm flavour, which reminds me of old-fashioned fruit cake! :)
  152. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    Great thanks - that's DEFO one for the shopping list!! :D:D
  153. Jaycey

    Cottage cheese on 810....

    Try this:- http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Herbed-Cottage-Cheese/Detail.aspx - perhaps without the salt, but I reckon the other ingredients would be OK for us? (Very good recipe site generally, lots of stuff we can adapt! :))
  154. Jaycey

    Fitflops

    There was a thread about these special flip-flops a while ago, with people raving about them. They're pretty dear but I managed to find a pair on eBay being sold by someone who'd bought them new and found them to be too big, so that was a bargain for me! :) They came today and I've been...
  155. Jaycey

    Jelly

    Good question - will be interested to see a reply. (BTW what happened when you tried to make a jelly?!)
  156. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    I've got another product I use that people might be interested in - it's called BacOs Chips, and they are bacon flavour soya chips. They are SO yummy and taste completely of bacon - I sprinkle a few in my soups before blending, and you end up with lots of little bacony flakes that give a...
  157. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    It's only what I'm getting from Allrecipes, lol!! :D :o These are the links:- All recipes – complete resource for recipes and cooking tips and All recipes UK - Recipes and cooking tips for British and Irish cooks (for the UK recipes). You just put in your ingredients and hit search...
  158. Jaycey

    Just had my first meal ....

    I need to do some time on SS+ before 810, have to get properly used to food again! I actually put weight on after my first week on SS+, but then so did my CDC and she says it soon sorted itself out - so hopefully mine will too! :o
  159. Jaycey

    am i allowed chili?

    You could also try Tesco Hot Chilli Blend (in a tube) - a small squeeze will transform your dinner! (Tonight I mixed some with cottage cheese and stuffed my chicken fillet with it - yum!) Saves having to keep buying fresh chillies too. :)
  160. Jaycey

    broccoli and cheese soup?!

    I'll eat all the soups but spicy tomato is my least fave - it's just too sweet, why did they do that?! (If you chuck enough curry powder in, the heat masks the sweetness if ya lucky! :D)
  161. Jaycey

    Amount of carbs in bars

    I had bars all through SS from the third week, and I'm happy with my weight loss! :) KD told me that the peanut and cranberry bars had less carbs than shakes, so that's encouraging for anyone who likes them! (I like the cranberry.) Bars are a godsend for anyone with a sweet tooth who...
  162. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    Check out this recipe for cottage cheese:- Herbed Cottage Cheese - All Recipes ......It really livens it up! Regarding the Tesco herb and spice blends, my fave is the Thai one, but they also do a chilli one which is great (I mixed a bit with my cottage cheese tonight, before stuffing a...
  163. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    That's really funny - I had stuffed chicken fillet tonight too! :D I didn't do it quite the same, just mixed my cottage cheese with some herbs and a squeeze of Tesco chilli spice blend, and wrapped it in tinfoil and baked it. I steamed my veg, and had pak choi, celeriac, mushroom and...
  164. Jaycey

    What is the cottage cheese allowance on SS+?

    My answer to that is ..... not enough!! :D:D (I could eat it by the potful, lol! :o)
  165. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    Just thought I'd post another product here - I didn't buy it for the diet, it was on my shelves anyway, but I've rediscovered it! Basically it's concentrated liquid stock - I've got the Oxo chicken one but there are other makes (and flavours). I find that just a couple of drops transforms a...
  166. Jaycey

    broccoli and cheese soup?!

    I love broccoli and cheese - stick some herbs in it and a bit of curry powder to liven it up! :)
  167. Jaycey

    Psyllium husks

    I am going to give this a go, but the secret sounds like it could be to add it very sparingly (otherwise you end up with the wallpaper paste as described above?). (PS. crazylilblondie - I don't mean to be personal, but I would be interested to know if your big bowl of gloop makes you run to...
  168. Jaycey

    OH MY GOOD GOD.

    Isn't it just the best thing??!! :D And it'll get better too - I ordered a size 16 skirt from Asos which fitted when it arrived - by the time we got to the week of the function where I was going to wear it, it was miles too big! After a quick phone call to Asos, they sent me a 14 and a 12 and...
  169. Jaycey

    helppp..plateau ????

    You will indeed notice that the inches fall off even if the weight doesn't seem to - it all evens out in the end! (My CDC had a lady who lost one pound one week, one pound the next and nine pounds the next - and she'd stuck faithfully to SS throughout. You never can tell! :)) My plateau is in...
  170. Jaycey

    bars??

    KD told me that the peanut and cranberry bars were actually less carbs than the shakes, so I'm going to stick to the cranberry now that I'm on SS+ and will only need 'emergency' bars. I lost all my weight having a bar every day for lunch, and I do consider myself to be carb sensitive - proof...
  171. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    I've just found a recipe for 'Herbed Cottage Cheese' that I would imagine would be OK on SS+, here:- Herbed Cottage Cheese - All Recipes On the same recipe site, I've also discovered a recipe where a chicken fillet is sliced open and stuffed with cottage cheese and spinach, so I'm going to try...
  172. Jaycey

    Cambridge Sole Source Plus ?

    SS = 3 CD meals a day (4 if you're male or tall) SS+ Option 1 = 4 CD meals a day plus 200ml skimmed milk SS+ Option 2 - 3 CD meals a day plus 200-calorie meal (And you can mix the SS+ options.) Just to clarify! :)
  173. Jaycey

    Psyllium husks

    Poor polishrose! :D I must say every time you mention frogspawn and 'warm jelly', I feel like gagging (and certainly not wanting to rush out and buy it!)...:8855:
  174. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    Give it a go, Lin18! :) I saw it but didn't read it - I thought they were only for constipation! :D (Which I'm thankfully not suffering from at the moment!) I've heard about people adding them to porridge but not to anything else? :confused: :o
  175. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    I got mine in Asda, but I've seen it in Tesco too. It can be found alongside its sister product Fry Light (which I've used for years) in the cooking oils area. There's nothing wrong with Fry Light, but Salad Light has a great flavour and seems a very handy item to have around (you can spray it...
  176. Jaycey

    holiday advice/ideas?

    You wait till you get onto SS+ and 810 - SS will seem like a walk in the park! :D (It's because all the work's been done for you and you don't have to think! :o) Working out all this food business is doing my head in - but I've got to get used to it, as I have to be able to do it for the rest...
  177. Jaycey

    Can you mix the two SS+ options in one week?

    Interesting, KD - thanks. :) I've got to get to grips with food eventually, so I'm going to really try with Option 2 (I'm not missing milk so not bothered about that). I like the fact that the cranberry bars have less carbs than the shakes! I really like them, and won't feel so bad having a...
  178. Jaycey

    Can you mix the two SS+ options in one week?

    That's the best news I've heard all day!!! :D:D (Although I think your body may be a bit more carb-resistant than mine! :o)
  179. Jaycey

    Fantastic diet-friendly products that you've discovered!

    Have you discovered any new and amazing products that we could all use, and which won't add any calories (well, not too many anyway!)? :) These are my main two faves of the moment: Salad Light (one-calorie balsamic salad dressing spray - made from balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard & garlic...
  180. Jaycey

    Can you mix the two SS+ options in one week?

    Aaaagh, it's all so complicated! :eek: (Can't I just stay on SS forever??!! :( :o)
  181. Jaycey

    Can you mix the two SS+ options in one week?

    I think it was her advice to me personally, as I put weight on last week - many people are fine with bars on SS+, there's no hard and fast rule about it. :)
  182. Jaycey

    Im so excited ...........i just cant hide it!!!!!

    Now you know how I felt when I bought mine - good, innit??!! :D:D (Got a pic of you in them yet, then?!)
  183. Jaycey

    I want to design the perfect...

    Hahaha, think you do (and you've been doing it longer than me, lol)! I'm being really extravagant and buying those bags of pre-prepared salad leaves, because they contain things like radicchio which I would never normally buy. Also courgettes, mushrooms and celeriac for cooking - if you boil...
  184. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    Yeah, I think it's a lactose-free one? (Perhaps your CD didn't think to tell you about those?!) There's lactose-free shakes too, do you know about them?
  185. Jaycey

    Panicing - SS+ and bars

    My CDC has told me to avoid bars whilst on SS+ (Option 2) because of the extra calories - I actually put on weight when I started it last week. (Mind you, so did she when she started it! ;)) I'm now having just one or two bars a week (the days I work basically) and will do Option 1 on those...
  186. Jaycey

    Fat and thin pics

    This was me in 1980 - I don't actually look terribly thin in it, BUT I do still have that jacket, and there's no way I can do it up yet! (Buttons about five inches apart! :eek:) It's 1940s/50s vintage which is why I've kept it, but it's interesting that I was ever able to do the jacket up at...
  187. Jaycey

    holiday advice/ideas?

    I did the full 12 weeks - only started SS+ last week. (I miss SS - it was so easy! :cry:)
  188. Jaycey

    Can you mix the two SS+ options in one week?

    Thanks ever so for that, KD. :) I'm actually going to do Option 1 today too as I'm at work and have brought a bar (which I do every week - I only work Thursdays). A bar with Option 2 could lead to carb overload, says my CDC! Nice to know there's a bit of choice here. :)
  189. Jaycey

    Medication

    I've got a feeling that Bonjela might have sucrose in it - have you tried Anbesol (liquid anaesthetic)? I find it brilliant for mouth and gum sores. You sound like you need some industrial painkillers whilst this is going on - I know that things like paracetamol and ibuprofen are OK on CD, but...
  190. Jaycey

    what was your breaking point??

    The fact that I was nearly hitting 14 stone for the first time in my life - I'm menopausal and hadn't even changed my eating habits, it was just piling on and not disappearing! :cry: Then I had another look at my holiday pics from last year, and remembered that I'd been pretending not to care...
  191. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    I'll have to try that last recipe - I made the mistake of trying to make a whole CD soup into a sauce just by putting in less water. The consistency was OK but the taste was toooo strong and masked the taste of the chicken & veg! :jelous: Half a packet is much more sensible, why didn't I...
  192. Jaycey

    Going off flavours?

    What on earth have they put in it - tastes all sacchariney to me! :jelous: (I'm sure it needn't be like that as tomato soup is normally so nice - if they took out all that icky sweetener, I don't think it would be too bad? :confused:)
  193. Jaycey

    Going off flavours?

    Aren't we funny - human nature I guess! :) I haven't really changed my mind on the flavours, but I have admitted to myself that I never really liked Spicy Tomato in the first place and that I was only pretending that I did! :D I adore the porridge and plan to eat it for ever more - honest...
  194. Jaycey

    holiday advice/ideas?

    Bearing in mind that I put on a pound and a half after my first week on SS+, I've got to be very careful with my carbs!! :eek: My CDC wouldn't let me do this, as she pointed out that I would still be losing weight as I went through the steps and might end up losing too much weight overall...
  195. Jaycey

    Milk and Eggs..

    Good advice above - keep busy!! One thing you can do is to start sorting out your big clothes, because, believe me, you ain't gonna need 'em no more!! :D (This will take longer than you think, because it involves the reorganisation of wardrobes etc. - best get started now! :))
  196. Jaycey

    I want to design the perfect...

    That is a really good idea, the more I think about it. I'm floundering a bit with my SS+ food, because I just buy a selection of suitable stuff and then dish it up for dinner without any forward planning. Because I suffer from ADD, I need to be organised (this was why SS worked so well for me...
  197. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    Well, I suppose a 'tablespoon' could be interpreted as the size of a table rather than a spoon, lol!! :D:D I always have two of the big mushrooms (like I did last night) with the cottage cheese on top, and I put it on top of a mixed salad too. There's so few calories in mushrooms and salad...
  198. Jaycey

    Red hot skin - urgent advice needed

    Wow, I'm so pleased to read these, I thought it was just me! :eek: I've had a kind a eczema-type rash around one eye for ages, and now I'm getting it behind my knees (itchy raised bumps), and I've been treating them with hydrocortisone cream, which is very good. But I'm going to get some...
  199. Jaycey

    holiday advice/ideas?

    It was just a piece of advice from my CDC I think (not written in stone!). She suggested that as I was now adding a meal, eating bars as well might lead to slower weight loss as they're higher in calories than the other meals. As SS+ has obviously been a bit of a shock to my system, I don't...
  200. Jaycey

    Milk and Eggs..

    I can't do black tea either, and I didn't use to like black coffee, but I live on it now! (I can't drink cold water on its own.) I make it quite mild in tall cappucino mugs, and I put in about a quarter teaspoon of ground ginger, as this makes it taste nicer and removes any bitterness (and two...
  201. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    A good guess would be two big portabello mushrooms - they would fit into two big spoons and are ideal for filling with the cottage cheese or whatever! :)
  202. Jaycey

    About to have my first SS+ meal... =s

    I'm on SS+, but I'm finding it really hard not to overeat the allowed foods! Two tablespoons of veg is so little, even my CDC said I could probably get away with a bag of salad rather than just that (there's virtually no calories in them). But I find myself trotting off to the fridge a lot...
  203. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    I totally agree - how is anyone supposed to measure a tablespoon of salad leaves, lol?! :rolleyes::D
  204. Jaycey

    SS+... mushrooms... meal ideas

    Mushrooms are allowed on SS+ (KD told me they were missed out of the booklet by mistake!). I do the same recipe as above, also chop up my chicken fillet with some mushroom and cook it together in my 'dry fry' pan, which is equally as lovely, especially with your chosen herbs and spices added...
  205. Jaycey

    Can you mix the two SS+ options in one week?

    I'm currently doing SS+ Option 2 (3 CD meals + 200 calorie meal) but Saturday is going to be horrendously busy for me, and it would be really convenient if I could do Option 1 that day (4 CD meals). Is this allowed? :confused:
  206. Jaycey

    move to SS+?

    You don't need to worry about this (I'm surprised your CDC is, too) as we are all so different! My CDC had a lady on SS 100% who lost one pound one week, one pound the next, and then nine pounds the next!! If I were you, I would have stuck to my 12 weeks on SS, and then just started SS+ after...
  207. Jaycey

    ss+ with way too much chicken!!!!

    I started SS+ last week and I too was having a CD bar for lunch - and I put weight on! (Not much, but a bit.) My CDC has told me to knock off the bars as much as possible (because of the extra calories in them) so I'm just going to have one a week now, the day that I work. I'm not out of...
  208. Jaycey

    VEGE FLAVOUR WATER MIX???

    I have at least one of these a day, I really like them. I put in black pepper (as much as you want), herbs and curry powder, to give it a bit of a kick. My CDC says I'm the only one of her ladies who has this - don't know why! :confused::)
  209. Jaycey

    Monday Club WI

    Thanks! :) Yes, I will be staying on SS+ for a while - I need to get this 'food thing' cracked before I move up to 810! :o (Once I've got my head - and appetite - around it, I'll be OK, but not until!)
  210. Jaycey

    holiday advice/ideas?

    Further to my reply above, my CDC told me last night that I shouldn't really be eating bars on SS+ (I put on 1½ lbs in my first SS+ week! :eek:) - so I'll be missing out lunch altogether and just having breakfast and dinner. What we did last year was just take extra fruit at breakfast time and...
  211. Jaycey

    Excess skin after weightloss?

    People are recommending Bio-Oil, and there are various cellulite creams and so on out there - but at the end of the day, I'm told it takes 6-12 months to sort itself out! :sigh: Having said that, we can help it along by building up the muscles beneath through weight-training - and I'm going to...
  212. Jaycey

    Monday Club WI

    Hi Annie - yes, I'm a bit surprised but I won't let it get me down (food does funny things to people, lol - as we all know! :rolleyes:). My inch loss is great, so I'm being a bit more philosophical about the weight loss. That doesn't mean taking it for granted, so the bars are going (apart...
  213. Jaycey

    Monday Club WI

    Hi all, just wondered how the Monday Clubbers got on today/tonight at their WIs? My weight loss was a bit of a disaster - I put on 1½ lbs! My CDC says it's because this is my first week on SS+ and that the same thing happened to her! The body's had a bit of a shock, and it needs to...
  214. Jaycey

    Project Runway today

    It was interesting actually - all the women turned up in their favourite outfit from when they were big, and the designers had to use that to make them a new one! My fave was a bustier and leggings made out of a yellow jacket and black trousers - it rocked! :) The worst was made from a...
  215. Jaycey

    Project Runway today

    I recorded Project Runway on Sky1 today, and I'm just starting to watch it. The designers had a surprise because their new models were all women who'd lost a lot of weight and wanted a new look! I'll be interested to see what they end up in, although the designers are being really sniffy so...
  216. Jaycey

    Which Blender??

    Wow, KD, that looks great - but not cheap! :o Do you find that you actually use all the different bits? (I usually find that there's always extra bits of appliances that I don't use which end up in the back of the cupboard!) But if you say 'yes' to that, I might seriously think of getting...
  217. Jaycey

    You know that expression 'pride comes before a fall...?'

    I think you should cut your arm off NOW!! :8855: No seriously, I think there's very few people on here who can put their hand on their heart and say they didn't fall off the wagon at least once on CD - happens to us all! :o All you can do is put it behind you, and try not to do it again...
  218. Jaycey

    mix a a mousse lovers please help!

    You just need to blend and blend and blend (and blend and blend!) until they're gone - it always takes me ages to get them out. The setting agent in the mousse seems to work really quickly so you can't hang about - bash those lumps out! (I know you're using a food processor, but I find when...
  219. Jaycey

    Which Blender??

    My blender broke too (an old Woolies one) so I had to get a new one. I bought a Micromark one on eBay which is absolutely brilliant and blends far better than my old one did (it transformed my porridge into something wonderful). It costs £9.99 and the link is here:- Micromark MM9897 Hand...
  220. Jaycey

    Size dropping???

    I'm 5'8" and just near to 11 stone now, after having dropped from a size 18/20 to 12/14 since February - and I'm certainly not too thin yet! :eek::D I'm going for the extra half stone off actually, down to 10½ stone, to see what that looks like. I'm still very flabby around the middle because...
  221. Jaycey

    not having packs after 8pm?

    Whoo, I too often eat a pack after 8pm - particularly now that I'm on SS+ and trying to fit in an extra CD meal (I often have CD 'hot chocolate' just before going to bed). It would be interesting to see replies to this. :o
  222. Jaycey

    Please tell me I don't have to finish this...

    You would if I lived around the corner, lol! :D:D (I lurve it! :p)
  223. Jaycey

    holiday advice/ideas?

    By the time we go on holiday in June, I shall hopefully be on 810. We're going to a place with an amazing buffet (we went last year, so I know!) so I will need to restrain myself. Fortunately for me, I'm not very interested in eating hot dinners in a hot climate - so sticking to salads and...
  224. Jaycey

    what did you all do when you got to twelve weeks?

    Hey sparkles, you're doing so well you might not need to do all those weeks on SS, you never know! ;)
  225. Jaycey

    My 'dry fry' pan

    Haha - wherever we've lived, I've always been in charge of the loft! ;) (Sometime you need to conceal things from 'them', so you need a good hidey-hole!) Call me Mrs Storage - but if I left that side of things to him, nothing would have a proper home (only on the floor and furniture - no way!).
  226. Jaycey

    coffee?

    Yes, cinnamon powder - it's nice in/on nearly all the shakes actually (hot ones anyway). I also use nutmeg on vanilla shakes (egg custard! :p) and use a lot of mixed spice, especially on porridge. I like your half-and-half cappuccino idea - will have to try that. I'm always looking for new...
  227. Jaycey

    what did you all do when you got to twelve weeks?

    CD do know what they're on about with the 12 weeks limit on SS - you really do need a change after all that time (I'm SO enjoying my little meals on SS+!). If you do have to return to SS, it will be much easier if you've had a bit of a break from it. And the end results will be well worth it -...
  228. Jaycey

    coffee?

    That's one reason we're here - to swop ideas! :) Black coffee's quite nice with cinnamon too, but I got a bit bored with that, which is why I turned to ginger (which is also very good for us dieters - it speeds up the metabolism). Read more about ginger here - Ginger and Weight Loss - Safe...
  229. Jaycey

    My 'dry fry' pan

    Well I'd go up there and find it, KD - I'm loving mine! :) (It said something in the advertising like, "do you remember these from the '80s?" - was that when you got yours, lol?! :D) And don't let 'them' shove all your possessions up in the loft, I know what that's like - it happens to me...
  230. Jaycey

    coffee?

    This is interesting - now that I'm on SS+ I might try a couple of cuppas of tea to test how much I miss it! :) (I've only drunk skimmed milk for years anyway - as opposed to semi-skilled or whole milk - so it should taste OK to me.) I can't be doing with black tea, I hate the way the tannin...
  231. Jaycey

    My 'dry fry' pan

    I posted a while ago that I'd sent for one of these special pans, and that I would let people know what it was like. It came the other day, and I used it for the first time tonight, to cook my 200 calorie meal for SS+. It was great! :) You only have to put the merest hint of oil etc. in the...
  232. Jaycey

    what did you all do when you got to twelve weeks?

    It all depends on whether you've got near your target weight or not. I finished my 12 weeks a week or so ago, and I'm now on SS+ with no current intention of going back onto SS (I've got just over half a stone to go, and will easily lose that going through the steps). If however, I had another...
  233. Jaycey

    Waist measurements

    It seems weird to me not to be measured - particularly as there's a measurement chart on the yellow cards? Although my CDC does hand me the tape measure and I measure my own bust, waist and hips, and she does my arm and thigh. (Having said that, she suggested that I only get measured once a...
  234. Jaycey

    SS+:- Why so few vegetables?

    I just wondered if anyone knew why only two tablespoons of vegetables are allowed in the 200 calorie meal on SS+ - it just seems so little! If you were eating watercress or rocket or something salad-y like that, would it really matter if you ate three or four tablespoons or even the whole bag...
  235. Jaycey

    Show it, wear it

    Now that's brave!! :eek:;)
  236. Jaycey

    Come on where are all your pictures!! your all hiding away..

    Good pix, Hannah - good idea to take them in the same place in the same clothes, it really shows up the differences in your appearance. (Mine are very unscientific, lol! :o)
  237. Jaycey

    Foiled by supermarkets

    Funnily enough, I took early retirement at 50 (with the idea of being a lady of leisure!) but after a year of supervising redecorating at home, I was bored! I've now got two little part-time jobs which take up 1½ days a week, which suits me just fine. It sounds all right to visualise lying...
  238. Jaycey

    SS+: Fitting in that 3rd CD meal?

    Thanks for asking, Annie - I do feel more confident actually (there's not exactly a lot of food to choose from, so I'm trying to treat the allowed foods as if they were still CD meals - if you see what I mean!). I've stocked up on chicken fillets, white fish and cottage cheese, and bought some...
  239. Jaycey

    Foiled by supermarkets

    This happened to me too when I got dragged into an all-day meeting at which lunch was provided! (I ended up eating sandwiches - it was that or nothing, and I needed all the energy I could get.) I lost 1½ lbs that week, which wasn't brilliant but it was still a loss - so it didn't turn out too...
  240. Jaycey

    SS+: Fitting in that 3rd CD meal?

    That's good to know - I've been to the loo about four times since dinner, lol! :o (Our poor bodies must be wondering what's hit them! :eek: A lifetime of bad eating habits overturned in 12 weeks - and no going back! :))
  241. Jaycey

    WOW 12 Weeks done!!!!

    My 12 weeks are up too - feels great, doesn't it?! :) I can't believe I've gone from a size 18/20 to 12/14 - it's like living in a dream! I'm doing SS+ for a couple of weeks before moving to 810 - just need to get my head around food again before going any further! :o Well done to you and...
  242. Jaycey

    SS+: Fitting in that 3rd CD meal?

    Update on my dinner! Hi again - to follow on from above, I baked my chicken in the oven (in the tinfoil) and I steamed my asparagus. I made an Oriental Chilli soup up with very little water and poured it all over the top as a sauce. (Then the OH came in and said, "that can't be a diet meal -...
  243. Jaycey

    How many dress sizes have you lost so far?

    Is that because they look so much better on you? :D :D :8855:
  244. Jaycey

    Spicing up your CD meals!

    I know that many of us use spices (and herbs) to liven up our meals, but I was wondering about the actual health benefits of these spices, so I started to surf around to find out. I found the following article:- Ginger and Weight Loss - Safe Slimming (UK) - which was very interesting to me...
  245. Jaycey

    Can you do straight to 810 from ss??

    I'm going to do just a couple of weeks on SS+ (add a meal) before going to 810 - but that's really for my own benefit, to get me involved with food again. And also because I'm not too far off target now, thank the lord. :rolleyes: This is the great thing about having a good CDC of course -...
  246. Jaycey

    Where's the Monday Club WI thread?! :-o

    Hi Lorrayne - let those trousers do the talkin' (and the walkin'!) - that's what I say! You might feel like you're mucking about with your food, but if the trousers say size 12 I wouldn't trouble your little head about it! :D I too am mucking about with my food (on SS+ now) and I'm just...
  247. Jaycey

    soup!!!

    I love the porridge and it's the one thing I won't ever be giving up! :p
  248. Jaycey

    BLOATED ?

    I had terrible bloating for years because I suffer from IBS, but since starting CD this has virtually gone which I'm so pleased about. (My tummy used to be like a hard balloon, but now it's soft.) I'm sure your bloating will sort itself out in time - bodies have to do loads of 'rearrangement'...
  249. Jaycey

    soup!!!

    I'm afraid I've poured boiling water on all my soups and shakes, even though we're not really supposed to. :o I've certainly lost the weight and feel fine, although I might have clobbered a few nutrients along the way. :) Porridge is the only thing you can actually cook, I would imagine...
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