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I decided to loose a bit more weight and so planned to do SS for two weeks then go back to 810 for two, but I just couldn't do it. I think that you have to have the right mental attitude to do this diet and I obviously don't. So now I am back to healthy eating and so I guess getting on with...

Hi Wales, Thanks for making your diary - it's great to read it - your weight loss so far has been amazing, well done. Sounds like you are on top of 1000 and fitting it into your life perfectly and still loosing weight, so fantastic. Jan x

Hi Greeneyes, Just popped in to say how fantastic you looked in your U2 pic, v. trendy and v. skinny. Jan

I haven't been able to diet over the summer holidays, too much going on, I've either been away or had visitors. 3lbs gained so far. I'm off to Dublin for the weekend but will start again with the diet when I get back. I have set myself a new goal weight off 8st 10 and will do 2 weeks SS and...

I was 7 stone 10 until I met my husband 20 years ago, then a happy unhealthy life took me up to 11 1/2 stone. So I'm aiming to be about a stone more than I was in my 20s. Size is funny though, looking at your details you are just coming into size 8 but I'm right at the top of size 12. I...

Actually, I think my vegetarian comments are just excuses, being totally honest, I'm just lazy :-( I have a nice dinner planned for tonight though, Bean burrito and salad, one of my favourites and a recipe from the Tesco diet plan. Yum, really looking forward to it. Jan

Agree completely with what you are saying about weight watchers - I had 1/2 a bottle of wine everyday and not a lot of food. I learned very little about healthy eating - I think I have learned a lot more on Cambridge. Thanks for your encouragement - I do think that the plans look great for...

Things aren't too bad, I've been looking through the plans for moving up and am not that enamoured with them. The house is full of cakes at the moment as well, so lots of temptation. I'm thinking about trying having two shakes per day along with a sensible meal in the evening (sort of combining...

Thanks Greeneyes (do you by the way, have green eyes?) I haven't managed to restart anything Cambridge wise this week too much stress (standard stress nothing new). I haven't put weight on either though, so that's ok. I'm going to look into starting 1000 next week. Jan

Woo Hoo, a belated congratulations on reaching goal - very nice to read about you eating things that are treats and still loosing weight. Jan xx

I've had a week off for a holiday in spain (had a lovely time), put on two pounds which I don't think is too bad all things considered, another week off coming up - a tricky one, I'll be seeing friends that don't live close by and work colleagues (I work at home so only see my colleagues once or...

I think that eating the food after the party looks like a stress thing, the in laws came, you did well, then they went and you were able to relax. I bet that 12 months ago you would have eaten 3 times what you had and thought nothing of it. PS: If you have any more parties, could I come...

Hi Curly, Well done on your weight loss, hope that you enjoy 1000. Jan

It's weird when you know that you are eating for no reason but still do it, it's almost like a compulsion. It done now though and if you have put any weight on then you can loose it quickly. Don't be too hard on your self, you have obviously learned from it so it's another step forward in an...

Wow, what an amazing weight loss Eyeson. You plan sounds great and as the others have said you can adjust it when you get started. I've been doing 810 for 4 weeks now and am still adjusting, I think I might move up though, I don't think this one suits either my body or my mind. Jan

Weigh in today on WII fit, + 2lbs, so right back to the start of maintenance for me. I feel very bloated though, so I'll up my water drinking a bit today. I had my bra size remeasured yesterday, I've gone from a 40F (at my largest) to a 34 DD, I was quite pleased about that :-) I got some...

Really useful post, thanks. Jan

Been living in the land of cheat for a day or two but will get back to it now. Sometimes I wonder if I'm scared of loosing the weight and if that is why I cheat when I don't need to or even want to sometimes. I might SS for a couple of days, I'm not feeling to well so don't want to eat...

1lb to go - fantastic. I know it's only words / weights or whatever but I remember how good it felt last time I got to a goal weight I set myself (I'm below that now but have lower targets lol). I'm so pleased for you - you really deserve this, I can only echo what Raquel said your head is...

Blimey, so much has happened in the last few days, well done with the gig, so exciting and what amazing comments. Very annoyed about the dress, that seems so unfair, can you keep it for a bit longer and hope the sale ends? The time with your sis sounded fantastic. I like your plan - it shows...

I rarely have a bath these days, I used to spend a long time in them a great place for pondering on life, I'll make a note to have a nice long bath soon. Yesterday was ok, I weighed in with WII fit this morning and I have lost a little weight, not a whole 1lb though. I didn't eat my...

Been there with the water/loo thing, got a bad habit of drinking a couple of pints of water just before a long car journey, I will learn one day though. Hope the safari park was good, sounds like a laugh.

I do feel much better - I think it's because I understand a little more why I overeat. I'm glad that I started this thread for two reasons 1) it's my little honesty box, I know that if I do bad, I'll have to post it on here, which is a good deterrent 2) I'm learning so much from you guys...

Thanks, I'll take that on board try it out, Rachel, you are so right, it is self pity and self indulgence that makes me eat/drink when it's not necessary, I'd never realised that. I'll try to think about it more and write it down. I've had a good couple of days - although yesterday I did eat...

You look fantastic - well done :-) Jan

Thanks Lelly, I'm feeling a little better now actually, a wet afternoon as the village fete has washed away by worries and my hangover. :-) I was thinking about Cambridge diet and I think one of the big criticisms of it is that you don't learn good eating habits when you are on it. I think...

Well done on the weight loss, what a good idea to flavour your plain yoghurt with a shake as well. Menu sounds lovely as always. Jan

Stress got to me again last night, I drank a whole bottle of wine and ate some falafel, a bread roll and a packet of crisps. Wish I hadn't now. How do you all cope with this sort of thing, how do you stop yourselves from just going straight back to old habits - I knew that what I was doing...

How is the shed looking? Jan

Thanks. I'm on 810 still, I want to stay on that until I get to my last 7 lbs to loose, then I'm going to move up the plans 1 week at a time (or more if it takes a while to get used to it). My omelette was really really nice, what a treat. The sausages are nice, nothing like real...

Weight in this morning and I have lost 3 lbs which is a huge surprise and something of a miracle as far as I can see. I'm very pleased. We moved the scales out into the hall so that they were on a hard surface to double check that it wasn't just them not working so it should be right. I...

Ok day yesterday, forgot to have a shake and forgot to have veggies. I wimped out of going to my Tae Kwon Do class, it would have been 1 1/2 hours of fitness training with a new instructor and I just didn't have the energy. I'll try to go tonight though to my usual class. I weight myself...

They all look gorgeous, my favourite from the pics is the purple dress, however the red top with cream trousers might top it. Jan

I did the same on Saturday but without the self control bit whilst out first, I put on 3lbs but 2 disappeared within a day or two, so overall I was lucky I think. Don't be too hard on yourself, I guess it wasn't good to have the binge at home however you did choose well when you were out, so...

The last time I was weighed by my CDC the scales gave me a 1lb loss, I was quite disappointed and my CDC saw this and got me to weigh again but this time to look straight ahead and this time they said 2lbs loss. So something as small as that can make a 1lb difference. You shouldn't feel like...

I know that quorn sausages aren't allowed but I have them anyway - only once a week though as a treat. The protein list is really restrictive for vegetarians, I can have tofu, quorn pieces/mince or cottage cheese. I guess the benefit though is that those things come is huge amounts, this is...

Just in case anyone wants a new cossie for the holidays now that the weight has gone Bargain Crazy has having a sale on beachwear today - it's very cheap - you can buy a tankini for £2, so might be worth a look Beachwear - Bargain Crazy PS: I'm not affiliated with them and I don't think...

Thanks chaps, especially for the advice on my menu, made me feel much less lazy. I didn't do very well yesterday, I missed out my hot choc shake and had 1 1/2 glasses of wine and a couple of tablespoons of bombay mix instead, not good. I should have come and read this board before jumping...

I'm finding it frustrating that weight loss is slower on maintenance as well. I think that it's more honest weight loss though because you are loosing weight by eating healthily. I don't know if there is any truth in this but lots of people have said that weight that you have carried for longer...

Did ok yesterday, resisted the urge to have a glass of wine and ate more or less exactly what I should have. Feeling pretty rotten, I've got some problems at work at the moment with another member of staff, they don't really do much wrong, just pick here and pick there, but it's been years...

Feeling pleased that I stuck to plan yesterday and that I mananged to drink 6 pints of water but still slept badly, that's probably down to stress at work more than anything else. Todays plan, 1 fruity porridge for breakfast 2 shakes throughout the day 1/2 portion Cottage cheese Dry...

Looking forward to reading your maintenance diary. Jan

Thanks Greeneyes and Sunshine, it's so nice to have some support from people that understand what it's like to be on this diet. I've done alright today, I swapped my tofu for quorn with spinach but didn't have a glass of wine and didn't overeat or snack, I'm definately putting this down to your...

Reading the thread didn't make me think you had a crap life at all - and I'm glad that you don't :-) My weight seems to be moving down to my middle it's really weird. I bent over this morning while I was drying myself after a shower and made the mistake of looking down, my tummy was not only...

You look fabulous in your little black and white dress, the new hair style is lovely as well, it really suits you. How are things going with the in-laws?

It sounds like you have a great CDC Rachel. I think that you are doing really well on maintenance, it's a lot harder than SS (for me anyway) because it the part of the diet where you have to really face your demons and you are doing it. You have had a fantastic weight loss overall, well...

Oh yeah, forgot to say that my husband said I looked fatter today as well which was very upsetting.

Hi Chaps, I hope you don't mind me starting a thread in here, I've moved onto maintenance and it's not working for me. I find it really hard to stick to the plan so am hoping that if I make a public record of what I'm eating I might stand more of a chance of getting to goal. I've been...

I'm just bumping this old thread, I read it yesterday and found the tips very useful so though other newbies like me might like to read it. Jan x

I didn't want to stop SS either but actually now that I have, I'm really enjoying the food. I've realised over the last day or two that it's a really good time to learn about self control so I'm going to stick with it. I put weight on when I started 810, 3lbs in the first week and another...

Thanks for the tip, I'll try here, it would be lovely to have a few more flavours in with the quorn. Jan

Dreaming maid it was 11 kids I believe not 10 :-) Amazing. Greeneyes, you look absolutely fantastic. Well done on your weight loss, you have done really really well. I'll see my in laws in October, they don't like me much and I'm almost certain that they won't say anything at all about my...

Thanks Naj, It's really good to know it works and that other people gained weight when they started it as well. Since Friday, I've lost 1lb and gained 1lb. I lost control and went to Pizza Hut on sunday, I had salad and garlic bread but the salad in pizza hut is very fattening so not good...

Hi Katycakes, Thank you. It's my scales and the CDC's scales, both the same, I've got my fingers crossed for water retention or something like that though. It's really good to know that is worked because ATM even though logically I know it must, it feels as if I am eating loads of food...

Interesting weigh in, I've lost 2lbs in 2 weeks, from weighing at home I'd lost 5lbs by Tuesday, so I've gained 3lbs in three days. The thing that I found interesting was that I am still in ketosis, I was expecting to go straight out of it when I moved to 810. I've decided to keep trying...

Weigh in this morning - on my own scales I'm now three pounds heavier than I was on Wednesday, trying to stay positive but it's not very easy. Jan

People are reading your thread, normally I would just read and not comment because I'm new to all this but earlier you said that this helped even if people didn't read it, keep posting please, it's a real inspiration to see your progress and very helpful to me. Jan

Thanks Lelly - I've put on 1 lb in the two days I've been on 810 as opposed to loosing 1 lb every two days - I'll stick to it though and try to up my water a bit to see if that helps because logically I should still be loosing weight. I'm wondering if it is the milk that's doing it - it...

I was wondering about this as well, does anyone know? Regards, Jan

I moved over to 810 yesterday and was feeling really hungry this morning, is that to be expected? Does anyone know whether you can have eggs on 810 yet? Is it better to eat the meal at lunch time or in the evening? I had my meal as an early lunch today because I was feeling really...

I moved up to the 810 plan yesterday and I'm feeling hungry this morning, is this to be expected? Is it better to have the meal at lunchtime or in the evening. Does anyone know if eggs are allowed on 810 yet? Cheers, Jan

That is an incredible weight loss you have achieved there, well done. I think my problem is that I like Sole Source, it's easy to not have to choose, so maybe that is actually why I'm not liking the food choices for the steps. Thinking about it though, I can make is interesting by having...

I'm going to move onto maintenance either this week or next week and I have been looking through the options and it looks a bit crazy to me. For 810 and 1000 I have to eat huge quantities of either cottage cheese or quorn, for the quorn, one daily portion is a whole bag of quorn, which is what...

If you really need to eat it then eat it - however bear in mind that it might well make you feel sick and bloated and it will take you out of ketosis. If you do need a break, take one, but plan it properly so that you can be more in control of what you eat. Perhaps have an 810 week or an add...

I kept mine on the way up am chucking them away on the way down - it's too easy to just get out the next size otherwise, I think it will help with maintenance. I'll keep some for my daughter though, how is at 11 almost the same height as me and has bigger feet already. Jan.

Hi Big H, Well done for all of that hard work. Fingers crossed that this new journey will be the last one. It would be interesting to see the start and end BMI's if you can remember them. Jan

I've just found and read another thread on this subject and they recommended swimming to help tighten skin on the arms and the thighs, I though that sounded like a great idea so have added it to this thread just in case anyone else is interested. Jan

Well .... when I lived in Buckinghamshire, I got free NHS acupunture - for morning sickness (but the main treatments were for back problems). I suspect that the Yorkshire lassies may have had some serious health issues as well but I don't know, I thought it was a bit odd at the time. It was...

My CDC has said that I can carry on with SS even when I am under 25 BMI - she's been a CDC for 25 years so I trust what she says but this thread has me worried now. Jan

You can exercise on this diet, you are not meant to start a major new exercise regine but if you want to jog, then start it easy and work up. I still do all of the exercise I did before the diet (so up to 3 hours of Tae Kwon Do a week, plus gym, plus exercise classes), you just need to make...

I recall from my old weight watchers diet club that two of the ladies there were on a promise of a national health tummy tuck if they reached a certain weight - they weren't huge, certainly no more than 4 stone to loose, this was in Yorkshire around about 4 years ago. Regards,

Perhaps I should get some before, on the way and after pictures as well, you look fantastic in yours, that might help with the motivation. Jan

My target weight is 8 1/2 stones, which is 1 stone more than I was in my 20's. It is low but I want to have 1/2 a stone to play with once I stop the diet, so the eventual plan is to be between 8.5 and 9 stone. The lowest I have been in years is around 9st 8, after a weight watchers diet 3 or 4...

I'm over half way to my target goal and I'm struggling to stay motivated, I don't feel really fat any more (even though I'm not thin yet, I am comparatively). Has anyone got any good tips to get over this? Cheers, Jan

I noticed the other day that the by skin is quite baggy in the areas where I have lost weight, in particular on my neck and on my boobs. Is this normal and will it improve over time - I'm only half way there weight loss wise and the wrinkles in the baggy areas are really ageing, I'm 45 with...

Try having a hot chocolate last thing at night - I like the mint choc shakes hot. I felt the same last week and one night had three left at 6pm (forced myself to have them) so this week I'm having them early, whether I want them or not. It sounds like you prefer the other drinks, but don't...

I have a few parties coming up that I will be drinking at (although not to excess), my plan was to eat on the day before and on that day, then straight back to plan the day after. Is that safe - my CDC said it should be. I don't mind a small weight gain because of it - I don't get out much...

My CDC said that she saw a more consistent and larger weight loss with clients that exercised. Everyone is different though, so it will work for some and not for others, also if you add muscle, that might hide fat loss I guess. Regards, Jan

I've got funny little dents in the sides of my tummy, they look very strange :-) I'm amazed by the after photos that you see, people look very very skinny - like Porgeous for example, wow, if I could have a figure anything like that I would be so happy. Exercise will help with toning but I...

I did a Tae Kwon Do class last Monday and I did feel faint in it, however I spoke to my CDC and she said that for an early evening class I should keep my last shake until after it to help prevent dehydration and to drink plenty of water before the class. I did that for my next class and had no...

I am a bad sleeper as well, although actually since I started CD is has been better. I was worried about something the other day though and I woke up at 4 and just couldn't get back to sleep at all, so my theory (and it's only a theory) is that once you wake up you can't get back to sleep as...

I've did three tests yesterday and I got 38.4, 36.7(no clothes here) and 39.7 so they definitely aren't accurate, it's gives me an idea of a figure I had no idea of before though. Jan

It's funny actually because I had my WI between my class and my final diet of the day and I had been planning to have a shake (having stocked up at WI), but after the class I felt like I needed something hot as well so had a soup. Very encouraging to hear that you have managed to loose weight...

I spoke to my CDC and she said to still have the shakes while I was away if I could because then I would be less hungry for the food that I ate and still eat less. I'm new to this though, only my second week so I know nothing really. Have a fantastic holiday though and congratulations on...

Are you drinking enough water - I didn't have quite enough yesterday and my tummy was rumbling very loudly this morning. Regards,

The body fat analysis is an estimate based on age, gender, height and bio-electrical measurements and can be +/- 1 % out when used correctly. Thanks for posting your observations on them though, I will panic less now if mine suddenly give me a huge drop or increase. I'm a gadget freak...

Not one to be put off by no repsonses (lol) I'll post what my CDC said to me : Exercise : Weight may come off quicker if I exercise during SS but I must be sure to keep myself properly hydrated, she said to have two diets before and keep one for after and to drink plenty of water before and...

I lost 5.5lbs which is lower than a lot but I'm actually quite happy with that, particularly as my CDC set me a goal for 3rd April which is to loose 15lbs - that would be amazing. Thanks for your support Tracey. Jan

Where are you getting stuck, perhaps I can help? I got mine working today. Jan

.. just posted this on the main forum but thought I would also cross post here, for people who don't read that one due to all the evil food talk. I hope that's ok. I just bought a pair of these Tanita body fat analysing scales on eBay, they are buy it now at £19.99 with free postage, which...

I just bought a pair of these Tanita body fat analysing scales on eBay, they are buy it now at £19.99 with free postage, which I think is quite good value. Someone on another diet board recommended buying some to give yourself a little bit more information about how your body is changing...

18lbs is a fabulous amount of weight to loose in 4 weeks. You have done really well so far (could be 4 months of weight watchers that). Wait for next week, might be a biggy, you never know. Just noticed that you started with exactly the same BMI as me. Jan

I haven't seen the fitness coach program but I got a Wii Fit for xmas and that is why I'm doing CD. I always thought I was overweight but the Wii Fit weighs you each day and one day gave me my ideal weight which was 3 stone below what I currently am. I would recommend it, although it's v...

I'm glad you are feeling better, I have been moody as well towards the end of this week - I felt like punching my Tae Kwon Do teacher last night (v. bad idea given that he is 20 years younger than me and a black belt, lol). I was really pleased to see your weigh in amounts, I have my first...

Went to my Tae Kwon Do class tonight and the instructor didn't have a break for water (which IMHO is stupid but he is meant to know best, grrr) so I ended up feeling really bad. I'll see how I get on tomorrow but if it carries on like that then I will have to have a break from it. Fitness...

Well done, that's fantastic. Jan

I have been doing SS for 6 days now and to be honest haven't found it that hard (I did some preparation beforehand and did have headaches during that but none since). I have a few questions, some might be a little silly but please be kind. 1. Exercise. I do quite a lot of exercise, Tae...