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Awww, I really feel for you. Sounds like a crappy time. I hate it when people say things like you knew what you were doing when you marries him and all that crap, it doesn't make it any easier so it's a pointless thing to say. Just keep an image of yourself being much slimmer when he gets back...

Me too! Glad it's normal!!

Thanks eveyone! Note sure I'd have got through the past 5 weeks without this site! Weigh in tomorrow so fingers crossed. Hopefully will be next size down very soon.xx

Sorry you're feeling so down. I can assure you that I am absolutely not sailing through it and every day is a battle. It's not as bad as the first week but it's still a major challenge to stick with it. I just take each day as it comes and try to get through one week at a time. There's no...

Aw thanks for the comment, that's so true. My CDC measured me last week ( week 4) and I had lost a couple of inches off my waist and hips. Unfortunately, the biggest inch loss was my chest!! (goodbye boobs!!). I know that as long as I stick with it though, it has to come off the harder places...

I'm 5ft 5 and started at 13st 13lbs. I lost 9lbs in my first week and couldn't beleive it!! Good luck.

What an inspiration! I like thinking of it like that! I too am a pupating butterfly! That's fab! Instead of feeling fed up I should be pleased that I'm on the way to being slimmer and looking good! After all these months/years feeling rubbish about the way I look, what's a few more weeks! Thanks...

Thanks for the advice. Good idea about the belts. Will try that but not sure I have the skills to take my clothes in!!

If you fancy the shakes frozen you could try putting them in a blender with ice cubes. That's what I do and they are really yummy like that. I then eat them off a spoon and pretend it's ice cream!! Whatever works.

My CDC said there is no harm in switching between SS and SS+ on a daily basis. She said if I feel like I need a meal one day then I can have it and if I don't need it the next then leave it. As long as I have 3 packs a day then it won't make a huge difference. I like the fact that I have that...

Not sure if anyone can identify with this but I am feeling really frustrated this morning! Why? Because despite losing 19lbs, nothing fits me!! All my original clothes are too big ( I can take my jeans down without undoing them) but the next size down is too small. So I'm stuck in clothes that...

Well done, that's fab!!!

I love the chocolate mint shakes and the chocolate as a hot chocolate. I gagged on the first soup I tried and haven't had one since! As I can't stomach chocolate at breakfast I have a strawberry shake then which feels more breakfast-like to me! I love the cranberry bars and have them for lunch...

I found the first week really hard going and actually was close to giving in on day 6. Persuaded myself that I should get through the first weigh in and then decide - glad I did as I lost 9lbs!! Now in week 5 and it is no where near as hard. It is still tough at times but I don't crave as much...

My Mii is slightly smaller as I am now just overweight instead of obese! I was very happy about that! However, mine also said I was losing weight too quickly! The stupid thing is never happy! First I'm obese and it makes that pitiful tune at me when it works out my BMI, then I need to be careful...

Good on you! That's the spirit! I wasn't going to tell anyone that I was doing this at first but ended up telling loads of people and I'm glad I did actually because it keeps me going knowing that they'll know if I pack it in! Whatever works I suppose! Let me know how you get on next week.x

Really sorry, I posted before I read your last post. Please don't be disheartened, you will see a bigger loss next week. It can't fail. I feel like a tactless idiot for my last post now! Stick with it hun. Big hug.x

I find that I am a slave to the scales and weigh at home constantly and it's a bad idea. My scales don't seem to match to my CDC either so my losses are usually different to what I expect from my scales. My first week I thought I had lost about 5lbs and it turned out to be 9lbs!!! I hasten to...

You certainly are not alone! I have days like this quite regularly on this diet. I put it down to being addicted to food and having to go cold turkey! I know it sounds dramatic but I am addicted and food is a drug for me. I have been so bad tempered and miserable some days but will not give in...

When skinny people who have never had weight problems say " You don't understand how hard it is for me, I can't put on weight!" Ahhhhhhh! When people say things like " Won't you just put all the weight back on when you start eating again!"

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I went out for a walk with a friend and feel a lot better and more positive. Tomorrow is another day!!

Perhaps we've lost happy hormones along with the fat!!

Why do I feel soooo down? Have lost 16lbs in 3 weeks so should be over the moon but today I feel absolutely miserable! Is it a normal part of the diet or am I just a misery? Hope it's just a blip as can't face feeling like this much longer. Is it really worth it? OMG I need to snap out of it...

My husband has been cooking for himself too and it really helps. He's even cooked quite a lot for the kids when he's here so I have very little to do with cooking. I know some people really enjoy cooking when they're on this diet as the smells are enough but I'm best kept away from food as much...

I look through clothes catalogues and imagine myself wearing all the stuff that there is no way could wear at the moment!! I tell myself what I'm going to buy and wear in the Summer when I'm slim. I also look at photos of me when I was slim ( quite some time ago now!! he he) but they show me...

This has made me feel a bit better as I have just come back from my 3rd WI and lost 2lbs. Felt quite disappointed but need to see the bigger picture - I've lost 16lbs in 3 weeks! I think you just come to expect big losses for the sacrifices you make by living on powdered food!! Fingers crossed...

I don't think about food as much as I did when I was eating it all day! I still think about it and enjoy the smells but it's not on my mind as much. I've had cravings for things like chicken and celery but generally no cravings for bad stuff. The first week was a different story though, I could...

MEN!!!! Honestly! Sometimes I think they must be a different species! Prove him wrong. You can do it. Don't let one bad day ruin it for you. Tomorrow is a new day so give yourself a fresh start. We all have these blips. Let's face it, we wouldn't have weight issues if we hadn't had at least the...

I'm on a different VLCD, Cambridge but relate to this sooo much! In my first week I had a horrible dream that I had pigged out on twix and other chocolate and woke up in a panic. I also wondered whether I had eaten it in my sleep! When I read your post it felt as though I could have written it...

Hello, good luck with it. I'm almost three weeks in and I love the shakes in the food processor with ice. I eat it with a spoon and it feels more like a meal then. I've tried that with the strawberry and chocolate shakes and it's yum! Also, the chocolate shake blended in a food processor with...

My children (aged 6 and 9) noticed straight away. I was prepared for them questioning me having milkshake for breakfast and just explained that it wasn't actually milkshake and that it was my way of having a healthy meal and getting my body healthier. I also explained that it wasn't going to be...

I don't feel bloated all the time from eating too much! I also feel freed from my battles with food and the constant guilt cycle!!

Hello, I am on day 18 too and have had some down days. I think week 3 is pretty tough cos like others have said, you're past the high of the first two weeks and the reality of having to keep going can be a bit of a come down. This diet is an emotional rollercoaster!! If you're struggling for...

Hi, I'm on day 12 and some days feel full of energy and other days am totally exhausted! I assumed that it was down to my body adjusting to the diet. Am hoping that it won't last much longer though and that I'll get into a routine and have more energy. Fingers crossed! Good luckxx

Well done! Not surprised you feel fab! I'm fairly new to this site and CD so love reading people's posts to spur me on. I'm in my second week on SS and have found some days really tough but will NOT give in! I WILL be slm by the summer and hopefully soon I will feel like you!x

Don't beat yourself up. What's done is done and we've all been there ( well I have anyway!) I've lost and gained my entire body weight over the years. At least you haven't closed your eyes to it and you're ready to re-start. You can do it! Go for it!x

I am on day 9 and struggling a bit today. I haven't cheated at all and am very proud! Lost 9lbs in my first week so really should be more motivated!! I have noticed the sticky teeth thing too. I keep brushing my teeth to try and get rid of that and the wierd taste in my mouth! This is my...

Hello, I started CD SS on 24/2/09 too. Must admit that I've been burping quite a lot too! Hoping it will pass as my body gets used to the lack of food! Good luck.