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I thought that as long as your BMI was under 28 you could apply, you have a phone interview first I think

A recommendation from my cdc, is to make up a vanilla shake, with double shot of espresso from your favourite cafe/barista to turn it into an amazing cambridge latte.

Thanks for that herewego! I've got a shaker so as long as I can shake that's cool! Heehee I don't think that the dutch are too worried about bags of powder, but maybe if I had some leftover trying to get back into England might raise some eyebrows and the attention of drug sniffer dogs :D Hope...

Does anyone know if you can take packs, tetras and/or bars onto a ryanair flight in hand luggage (not paying for a hold bag), and if you can take them through into Amsterdam? I'm in Amsterdam this weekend and don't want to go off program too much thx :)

You look fantastic Miss Mia! I love the blue one the best. It's so nice to have lovely things to wear when you go on holiday, it's a very good excuse to go shopping.

Cute dresses!

That's brilliant Hannah! Well done

Sandy that's such an awesome story, I'm hoping for the same thing to happen to me. I like how you tried on the dress every week - really good visual/physical motivation. Definately put a piccy up so we can see!

I love the apple and cinnamin one. I think it's the way that you make it too, you need to spend sometime "forking it", mushing all the lumpy bits through the fork prongs, then microwave it - yum

That's great that your sister is your CDC, there's no way that you can not lose now! She will definately kick your butt in the loving way that sisters can only do. Good luck on your journey

hmmm there's lots of things to do in London, have you been here before? Do you want real tourist stuff or just fun stuff? My favourite thing to do in London is go to the markets: Camden is querky crazy but open both days, and watching the boats go through the lock is cool. Saturday market -...

Don't feel bad about your before photos, you need to know where you are, so that in the future you can see how far you've come on your journey, and in 4 weeks you will definately see a difference. Use these photos as motivation and, check out some of other people's photos in their profiles...

You can do it and I think CD is going to help you. You're doing CD to change your body shape, but primarily you're doing it to be healthy, and quitting smoking falls right into that overall goal. Why not improve your insides at the same time your improving your outside. If you're SSing, I...

Waitrose light cottage cheese over Sainsburys and Somerfields be good to yourself brand anyday of the week :D It's cheesier and smooother no lumpies

Yay for the 12s!!! Now we say go the 11s as that's the next goal. Well done you, you should be proud of your acheivement, and I bet your friends/coworkers are too

where do you get these "mac in a bag" things of which you speak (mac meaning jacket right?) They sound like a good buy

Thanks for all the supportive msgs guys, and I love how you all love my dress. The ebay guy is going to post it this Friday so should get it sometime next week, and man do I need that visual motivation. I've been so so so picky the last few weeks, not 100% at all, and it's showing in my stats...

Man I wish I was going :( next year for sure. I'm going to Glade in July and am on the hunt for some gumboots (wellies) that look nice but fit over my calves just in case it rains - not that it's going to Did any of you buy some cool festival clothes or cool tent stuff specifically for Glasto?

AWESOME WORK! When we hitting the road hun?

I'm actually a kiwi, NZ being a little too small to have their own BB (I think we tried it but it bombed out) Melbourne though is my favourite Australian city, and after my OH and I have been here about 2-3 more years, we're considering Melbourne as our next stop, depending on jobs, marriage...

I agree with you, though since this is my first UK BB - I'm kinda getting into it. We only got the Aussie ones at home which I was so into for the first few seasons, then they too started to bore me.

I know, that's what endeared me to her. The way she was describing Freddie/Halfwit was so so funny. I'm from NZ and don't hear it often so just adore the scottish accent. "I cannae beeeer it, halfwit makes me cringe..." - love it! I guess I hadn't really thought that through with Charlie :D

Actually they are all quite wierd. I like Chris, Lisa, Dogface, Noirin, Rodrigo, the other blonde and Charlie.

I hope they both go. I don't like Freddie, I think that he's a dick, and no way is going to be an mp next year with a name like Halfwit. Cairon is too gangster - all up in his disrespekta, he needs to go, his language is awful :mad: Angel is weirding me out, why aren't they concerned about...

Just won this debenhams size 14 dress: Black & ivory waterfall prom dress - A day at the races collection - Occasionwear - Womens - Debenhams from ebay to wear to my mother's wedding in August! I tried it on in the store on Saturday, and could only zip to about an inch under my boobs so I...

Great dress Tilly! Wow you look so different from before CD to today. Looking good, can't wait to see the next set of photos

Rose - 7lbs!!! That's great, that's half a stone. Well done you

I'm going back to NZ in August for 3 weeks where I can't take packs with me :( Are you any of you moving up the plans before you leave in order for it not to be such a shock to your metobolism to stop you gaining more weight than neccessary? I read somewhere on here that you could move up the...

Cold, Ice Cold, Warm, Hot, Mousse - any way is great. This is my favourite shake! I don't order anything else now, just 7 choc bars, and 14 choc mint shakes!

Awesome!!! Sometimes it's so good to physically accomplish something that once before was hindered because of weight. It's a real buzzy feeling when you get to the top! Keep it up :p

Well done hun, and you're right 40lbs sounds way more than 3 stone!!!

Yay!!! Make sure you celebrate with a bottle of bubbly (sparkling water that is)

It is individually based, but you can continue to do SS/SS+ until you hit BMI 25, after that you must move to a higher plan like 810 where you can stay until you get goal, then you can move up the plans until you find the right calorie level that allows you to maintain at that weight.

Wow - what a great loss!!! Awesome work, what a motivational loss to keep you 100%!!! Good luck on your CD journey :D

Are you feeling a bit stressed about anything else in your life? Sometimes it may not be physical rundownness that makes you tired, but mentally stressful things, like family or work, can actually leave you feeling really wrecked. Try having a pampering session at home like a mini facial, and...

Mix a mousse is like 20calories extra (which is NOTHING) and nil carbs etc (forgive me I don't have access to my pottle so can't read exact label) How can that effect anything when it's so low?

I'm moving up to SS+ too, as I've been working out at the gym a lot, and feel my body needs more calories and protein. Yesterday I had: (breaky)Porridge (lunch)Bar (dinner) cottage cheese with chilli sprinkles and cracked pepper, with some cruncy iceberg lettuce (dessert) choc mint mousse Feel...

lol @ tilly - we cross posted, yea what she said :D

You can have water, sparkling or still, coffee and normal tea, and non-fruit herbal teas. Diet coke has citric acid in that can knock you out of ketosis

I'll cross my fingers for you but you won't need it. I think this loss will spur you on ;) Just think "Go the 10s" all the time, cos you'll be hitting that next!

WOOHOO 4.25lbs yay yay!!! What a great loss Mia :D That's fantastic!!!:happy096:

I know how you feel Emma! I sort of liken it to spot cleaning a window or floor, you clean one bit only to notice more bits are dirty (though not as dirty as the original spot but that's clean now so there's no more comparison) I feel like when I lose weight from a part of my body it only...

GLASTO GLASTO GLASTO - don't sweat mate you'll be burning the calories by grooving your butt off!

Awesome work Sue!!!

Hey hun - glad you had a great time on your holiday!!! Ciao bella :p

Hey Mia, your stats about your daily food/water intake are interesting. On sat & sun, you didn't drink as much water as you normally do and you had tetras which don't have as much water in them either, I'm wondering if that put the "hunger pains" mentality in your head which lead to going...

Chocolate tastes like chemicals, strawberry is fine if you freeze it, and I haven't had the banana one. I think if add water to it, like a hot choc tetra might make it taste better, but I'd rather have a choc-mint shake any day, then have a choc tetra again

Awesome loss TillyFloss

"You will always lose the weight you deserve, just not necessarily in the week that you think you deserve it." - I don't know who said that but it's a quote that's always stuck with me

190ml of v.cold water, 1 choc mint shake, 1 spoon of mix a mousse, 10mins in fridge eh voila!

Curly - you are one hot mama! I can't believe your latest photo, you are looking so good in your cute outfit, with your heels and your pretty pink toes too. I'm so so happy for you, you are such a positive light on this forum, and you so deserve this amazing loss. 4 stones gone forever - yip...

:D I love water (and coke zero too :eek:)

I wasn't talking about Coke Zero, Cowboy is having a can of diet coke, diet coke has citric acid.

cowboy - you probably already know this but Diet Coke is a no no, citric acid in it knocks you out of ketosis, and the fact that you're only on day 3 could mean that it will take you longer to get into ketosis :(

Congrats to those who've gone down today, and good luck to those still to get weighed/measured. I lost 1.9kg (4.2lbs) & an inch of my hips this time not my boobs finally :p

Going to stay 100% through the tough day ahead. Have a long busy client meeting today, which hopefully does not include lunch but I'm taking a tetra just in case. Though I look fabulous in my business attire (normally I get to wear super casualwear). CD is really working!!! Tonight I have...

She may not be doing it with malice or jealousy. Since I've been on CD, I'm constantly offering yummy delicious things to my OH, forcing him to eat them almost, just like your friend. It's not that I want him to get bigger, it's just that I'm obstaining from eating it, and it's giving me some...

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Awesome Watergirl!!! I'm hoping to hit 2 stones down in my 6th week too. Fingers crossed, and yay for getting into overweight too, I'm right behind you, and should hit that next week as well.

I'm not entirely sure about any of the above as they're not in the book, and if it's not in the book then you're not supposed to have it. I think that herbs and spices are ok additions but mixed things like curry powder have hidden extras like salt, which can lead to water retention and perhaps...

I use fresh basil, mint, thyme, and coriander. Some people add nutmeg, or cinnamin to their shakes as well. Pepper and chilli flakes, cumin and coriander powder are good for leek and potato and oriental chilli. I used curry powder once but then realised that there was salt in it :(

The google calculation is right but that's not an inch and foot measurement but just a foot measurement. 5.8 feet equals 5 feet + .8 foot .83989501 feet in inches in google returns 10.0787401 inches so you are 5 foot & 10 inches

I asked my CDC about them at WI on wednesday, and she said no they won't. They are really only a few calories more than a shake and at this low level of calories that's all good. The reason why you can't have them until your 3rd week, is that they have slightly more carbs in them, which to some...

Go the size 16s!!! Well done Miss TillyFloss ;o) That shirt will be baggy on you in no time too

I'm the same, mostly choc-mint shakes & peanut bars but i do have some apple & cinammon porridge and caramel bars I used to crave savoury, but now I just don't feel like the soups anymore.

Wow that's great, and very quick. I'm a little jealous as I'm the same height as you, and haven't had my weight come off as fast. You must be so happy! Keep up the great work hun - you're doing so well :D

and I'm 800g from an overweight BMI! Can't wait for next week :D Well done to everyone, and your loss today! Good luck for those who've still got to get weighed.

I lost a kilo! woot woot :D and an inch from my waist, nothing changed on my hips and bust so I'm hoping for a big woosh next week.

yea, my workmates think I'm insane that I'm still working gloves, fleece and scarf when I come to work. At night, I've always been a hot water bottle that makes my OH too hot at night so we usually sleep very far apart, which is sad, as now that I'm feeling colder and want to snuggle, I'm still...

I have really missed your presence on the forums too Tilly. Just read your latest blog and I admire your strength and determination to not give into old comforts. My thoughts and hugs go out to you. I love your mantra, what a good thing to say, and repeat. I love the fact that your daughter's...

Without actually knowing the truth, I'm going to comment on what I suspect is their business model. The more CDCs there are selling, the more CD makes from the products. I would then imagine CD encourages sponsership, and gives incentives (monatory or otherwise). I think this would mean that...

That's amazing hun! Well done, yes gold star for you :D

Thanks Lin! Love CD :D

Awesome weight loss!!!

I've just put up some photos on my profile :o showing the difference over the 4 weeks on CD

Awesome hun and you know that this week is just going to give your metabolism a much needed wake up call after the last 12 weeks in order for you to keep having such great losses! Hope you savoured it!

well done blossom! Good job :D

Yup it does make sense. I kind of think tho that if you drink a lot the day before your weigh in, it's an extra chance to flush the fat out! Not sure if that scientifically works :o

A loss is still a loss Green Eyes! And 3lbs is a great loss. Well done you! :D

Awesome work guys! That's a stone between us! Well done us :D Who else do we have still to weigh in? I'm praying Mia gets her 3lbs

That's great Liz: 6lbs gone!!! Yay, well done you :D

Awesome work Curly!!! Well done. That's a fab loss hun :p

Come on you wednesday weighers! We can't let Mondays have all the glory. Post your weigh in details!!! This week I lost 1.7kg nearly 4lbs

You need that water Mia, drinking it yesterday is not going to affect your weight loss today in a negative way. Infact it could only help! Your body uses up water so fast, I drink close to 4L everyday. Water is so good for you!

1 L of water is def equivalent to 1 KG! I think people were saying 1 pint of water is like 1lb

It's that day again. Middle of the week, hump day and weigh in day! Please post your lovely losses in here, so we can all see what great work the wednesday crew are doing! My weigh in's at 12pm so I'll post my result then.

Do what works for you Kelly! You've done really well with your losses so far. Make sure you post with your progress, I'd be interested in knowing how you get on too, I love the gym and that's something that i'm missing out on at moment on SS. Good luck!

Hurrah! Great news! And those heels are so cute too. Also practicing for a small part of the day in heels might be a good idea too perhaps I need to just adjust to them, thanks GaynorEm!

Well Done Caroline! I agree you really can stay 100% at these kind of functions! There will be other occasions where you can let loose again but right now it's about you and your weight loss. That's great that your family were supportive too and that they acknowledged how the family grapevine...

Aren't your feet ever in pain Mia? Or do you just handle it, perhaps I'm just weak, but the burning that I get in the balls of my feet after wearing heels is just insane (though the pads make this cushier and I last a little longer) I've always assumed this was a weight thing because all my...

I hope so, otherwise heels aren't for me either. Though, I do have very tall thin friends who can't wear heels as they have larger feet and heels hurt them as well, they would be weighing around 70ish kg. Have you ever tried wearing the gel pad inserts? They make wearing heels a little more...

Usually Body Fat is measured by using Callipers (nasty pincers that pinch your fat on your tummy, back and arms), then they use a chart work out what the measurements translate to into percentage of body fat, or scales nowadays can also give you your bodyfat measurements, something to do with...

Oh no! All feelings of smug and righteousness have gone out the window. My flatmates and OH are now cooking greasy hangover brunch!! Best I get out of here and go on my walk

I use a 2L water bladder in my handbag (like a camelbak) at work. I fill it up from the filtered tap at home in the morning, and usually by mid-afternoon, I've finished it, so I refill from the water cooler at work, and then I know I'm always getting more than 2L. I usually drink between 3-4.5L...

Ouchies for the sick people. Not nice. I'm feeling super righteous. It was my flattie's birthday yesterday which resulted in the party being continued at our place until the small hours. Of course, I went to bed early (well tried to go to sleep), while the party continued. My flatmates and...

Yeehaw miss tillyfloss!!! What a great moment. Well done you :D

Classic!!!

PAULA - that's fab hun! Well done you! Wow what a loss and you got to eat, I'm sure there may be a few peeps comtemplating switching diets after seeing your loss. I'm so glad your week went well for you, now comes the tough bit (no self-sabotaging), moving forward into the 2nd week staying...

Melbourne - I <3 melbs too. So many of my friends have migrated to Melbourne. It's such a cool place to visit. I love the vibe in that city. Possible plans to go there once we've done our stint here, instead of returning back to chch. Is it starting to get much colder now, Bren?

I <3 Water!!! Water is soooo great. Though the water in this country is not so great. Lucky we have bottled filter water machines at work, where I fill up on. In Christchurch, NZ (where I'm from), our water is pure gold, it tastes so good. It comes from the alps & glaciers! I find it funny...

My mint-choc mousse for dinner - delicious!

Hey hun - photos look great!!! I'm around the same starting weight and height as you, can't wait to get to your current weight esp as you're looking so fine! ;)

Oh :o oops though I'm sure I read that it's just the thickeners breaking down from the words of KD (sorry KD if I'm misquoting you here)

Wow you can really see the difference, especially around your face! Go you!

I heard that the minerals breaking down was a rumour that came from LL, it's fine to drink it after 15mins, it's just that the thickeners breakdown in the shakes, making them not as nice to drink.

ooooo very close but there's a word wrong

Yea I don't think you need to be very dark on your face. Usually I just get a very light spraying on the face or not at all, and just use my make up to blend. 6 hours should be ok for your face. I once got it down 8 hours before a ball, so had to have a shower about 7hours into having it on...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO You can't think like that. You must have the shakes regardless of cheats. Those packs contain your nutrients that you need to survive at this level. If you missed your packs, you're certainly not going to get your full daily nutrition from peanuts! Go for a brisk walk...

- Y

okay I'll do another one: a little bit harder this time.

They're mostly fat, but there is some protein and carbs in there.

All spray tans I have had, look gross beforehand, especially if it's got clumps or run lines. It's best to leave it on as long as possible, overnight is great, but make sure you don't wear your best sexy nightie, as it and your sheets are going to be brown tomoz. Don't worry - it washes it out...

KATY - :553: :happy096: That's amazing that you are virtually at your TARGET!!! What's .2 of a lb between friends! Congratulations and celebrations!

That's right, Gemma! And nice try Tilly - thanks for saying I look like Cameron Diaz - you're a sweetheart ;) Now that you've got the hang of it, I'll try and make a harder one in a bit.

:gen126: & :grouphugg:

I second that!

Good morning everyone!!! Welcome to a thinner thursday - I love the title of the thread Jess! Ibiza - definitely stick around in the forums they will still be a major support even though you're not doing CD anymore. And yay for holidays!!! I do find it interesting when people say that CD can...

Helllooo, well my run was heaps of fun, very social! There were people in costumes, superheroes, medieval kings & queens and army boys carrying big heavy packs. We were running around the moat of the Tower of London, I touched the wall a few times as I went around! It felt amazing to be in such...

I have a pint of water at breakfast with my vanilla latte (350ml-ish) around 9.30am, and then nothing else until my WI at 12.

You should be on 4 a day. It's not going to slow down your weight loss. Your body needs it, by not having it you are not getting the right amount of calories, which can make your body go into starvation mode! Which is not healthy, and your body will then hold onto every thing.

Sorry hun, I haven't had this problem, though I have a lot of hair and it's very curly. You say you now have a fringe? Does that mean your hair has broken or has it fallen out? What condition is your hair? I find it weird that such hair loss could happen in a week of doing the diet, what had...

Wow - i made the decision to do it on my birthday, meet my CDC that day, and started the week later, oooo feeling very empowered now!

Thanks for the good luck messages. I'll let you know how the run & WI goes. Oh curly, hope the op goes well, poor wee thing. She must be so confused as to what's going on.

Yippee hun! That's great! Are you planning on doing 100 days still or are you going to have a 810 week next week?

Remember muscle weighs more than fat, doing weight-bearing exercises will be toning/developing muscle. How are your measurements? Sometimes they are a better indication of weight loss than stupid scales that don't show your fat loss.

I don't know, I think that if I had only a few weeks until the big day, and didn't think I was gonna make goal, I'd be willing to try anything including bootcamp. (especially if there were some very hot instructors dressed in army gear) Though those 5.30am starts looked a bit much :p

Hello Lovely CDers, It's gonna be a hot one today! Yay for summer around the corner and lovely slim bodies enjoying it! I've got my WI today, totm so not expecting a big loss. Doing another heart foundation run today. This one is going to be super fun, it's at the Tower of London. And the...

I think she was determined to do it the slow and healthy way of a calorie controlled diet combined with exercise. She said she was on a 1500cal per day. I think she looked amazing, and yes though she had the money to spend on personal trainers, you've still got to admire her...

I am - it's really really good!

I leave mine in there all week until I remember that I bought them. The harder it is the longer it takes for me to eat it :p I pull away the top part of the cardboard by scoring with a knife all the way around the middle, and using scissors to cut to the top part, then use the bottom part of...

Day 21 and all good! Loving it, though it's my totm at the moment, and my poor OH has had the worst time dealing with me. I'm over the major part of pms I think so now I feel bad for how I've been treating him. Poor thing :o

I usually put them in the freezer as soon as I get them from my CDC. As the harder the are, they longer they take to eat.

hey jp the first few days are quite difficult. The most important thing for you to do is to make sure you're drinking the water. It really does help. Try not to do anything too stressful, as your body is under stress at the moment, chill out, watch a movie, listen to music, read a book, sleep...

TGIF Yay - I've had such a good day today. My friends back in NZ have put on a night at a local club, and streamed it live on the interweb ;) I've been watching my friends djing, listening to their sets, seeing my friends dance, and chatting with them, and all the other people around the world...

try doing a google search for "saggy skin" and then viewing the images that come up. There's a few in there that are before shots of tummy tucks etc

Haha - I knew I was a genius ;)

So true tilly! I truly believe that, and perhaps that's why I'm finding it quite easy at the moment, turning down off diet foods/dinners/drinks has been really easy because I don't see this as a bad thing that I'm doing. It's necessary and I'm actually enjoying it! Icecream tetras do help! You...

ponies? how many do you have? where do you live?

I saw my CDC a week before I started, though I could have started that day but I wanted to do some more research, prepare my body/mind for it, and talk it over properly with my OH. I then started the day that I met her again. She accepts CASH or CHEQUE

Morning - yea that's my trick. Drink loads of water the day before weigh in, then have water with breakfast, and then nothing until my 12pm weigh in. Then I make up the water levels during the rest of the day ;)

Just gorgeous Tilly! I love how your big beautiful browns pop now! Your cheeks & chin look so much more defined. And your new hairdo/colour is so sexy too!

I do this too. I've had 2 strawberry icecreams this week. If you can cut the top half of the cardboard on the tetra you can use the bottom half like an icecream cone, and simply lick/bite/suck your way through it. Delicious and it takes ages to eat!

:giggle: <3 you :hug99:

It worked, I see you!

handstands, they're good for reversing gravitational effects on the skin heehee - just kidding, sorry Tilly couldn't resist :p

Yes. If you reward stress with a "blow-out" meal, you're never going to get out of that mindset. And it could affect your ketosis state as well as your weight loss. Why don't you consider doing SS+ for the day, and following the guidelines of that. At least you want over do it with that...

Hey Trolley Dolly - that's fantastic news!!! :happy096::happy096::happy096::happy096:

damnit that didn't work. I thought 50 posts was the elusive target that opened up all the doors in minimins :mad:

1 post to go and now I should be able to see people's photos - yay :p

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Thanks Liz for sharing. It's good to see what CD does in the flesh. It gives me so much hope!

argh need to post more in order to see you

hmm I don't have a particular outfit that I want to fit into, I think I'm more I want to be able to walk into any high fashion store and try things on, rather than just looking at the accessory section. Also being able to fit into my sister's clothes or my mum's clothes would be awesome - they...

G'day mate! yup kiwi here on her OE. Spreading the downunder love.

Also am looking forward the bank holiday weekend but we have nothing planned. Our credit card arrived last night - uh oh :p and I've been scouring lastminute.com all morning, looking at hotel/flight packages to sunny, exotic, far-away places, prague, venice, rome, madrid....... :sigh: alas...

Hellooo everyone! ABFAB - so glad you popped in for a visit hun, please hang around. I'm glad that you are not stopping your weight loss journey! Wow - reading the posts above, I'm stunned at the emotional upheaval some of you are going through and still staying 100% CD. I admire your strength.

I just turned 27 the day that I saw my CDC to hear about CD, I started the week later (after easter). I live with my OH, and our flatmates, another couple, who love to cook gourmet every night. I don't mind it, in actual fact, I love smelling the delicious food that they make. :p

Hey - there's really good thread on exercise on here somewhere, and a great post by the very wise KD. She posted about findings of research done about exercise on VLCD and how it can actually affect your weight loss (and not in a good way [weigh];)) You might want to check it out.

Wow - what a great loss. 18lbs in 2 weeks, that's amazing!!! Yay for the bars - I tried my first bar at lunch today - peanut, it was soo good, but I didn't finish it at lunch! Which is sooooo unlike me, normally I eat things so fast without even tasting it, but this time, I wrapped up the last...

Weddings seem like the order of the day. My mum's getting married on Aug 1st back home in NZ. That's about 13 weeks away. I would love to be 2 stone lighter! My mum will be so shocked and pleased :D

I dream about enjoying my treat meal when I finish. It helps to get me through tough situations like when I go past regular haunts, or get invited to restaurants with work colleagues, I think about how I'll eat there when I'm at goal...whether I actually do or not will remain to be seen, but I...

I told you there was no need for worrying. That's sooooo great. Congratulations hun!!! I bet you feel on top of the world :D :D :D

Just a quick note to say that I had my weigh in: 2.5kgs lost! woot! I'm so happy. I'm now under 200lbs and under 90kg - never again will I be there. Wow - what a milestone! And the peanut bar is worth the 2 week wait - yummy

Keep chugging that water! It really does help

Barnsie - you look HAWT! wow, I wouldn't have recognised you at all. How do you feel? I bet you feel fantastic. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been on CD? Are you still SS or are you on one of the higher plans now?

good morning Trisha too - hope you have a good day, and good luck for your interview? Is it for a new job?

Morning ladies, Yes as curly said the sun is shining here in London, I have my WI today, and a tradeshow to be at which means virtually no work for me today - woohoo! Wow - lexie you're up early and seem like you've got a ton of energy, good work. Curly - that's great you have someone to do...

Cool thanks guys - will look into getting some Palmers too :p

Wow - under 200lbs and 90kg mark! Go you good thing! :D

also a good thing from drinking all that water, my face looks so good, so hydrated, soft and blemish free. I had so many comments about it last night. Everyone said hey, you're looking really good! Wow - after 1.5 weeks and getting comments like that - this diet ROCKS!

Morning everyone. Successfully went out to my friend's goodbye tea party, forego scones, pikelets, alcohol! Felt really good, but then really annoyed when I had to catch the tube home with my very drunk group of friends and OH :rolleyes: Off to watch marathon, and give some support to the...

Hi all, Getting ready to go to a friend's goodbye party, she's off back to NZ, bit nervous as everyone will be drinking and eating, whereas I shall be on water. Thinking of having a few coffees just so I can get a caffeine buzz in order to stay in good spirits through the night. side note...

I have been LOVING the sunshine and warmth. Having light when you get up for work is great, and then when it still stays light in the evenings, making your day go longer is so energising to the soul. Sunlight really is a great medicine for the body and the mind.

This is me - totally me! (Though I call them "chips", but you need to say them in my accent which is "chups") I would demolish large bags of crisps at work when i'm in the office by myself (the ones bought for friday night staff drinks), and then bring in replacement ones so no-one knew what...

Almost 50lbs in 7 weeks!!! :D Well done!

I'm so sorry to hear of your illness Sarah, yes I believe that if you were able to complete the marathon then you can turn your mind to anything. I wish you all the best. What time did your moonwalk marathon start? Was it spooky walking through London at nighttime?

I don't have scales and I'm not tempted to buy any, anytime soon. Why? well I know that I'm doing the diet 100%, and the weight coming off, I notice it everyday in my jeans and what belt notch I'm now on. I'm leaving it as something to look forward to cos every WI will be a positive loss...

that makes me tired just reading it ;) Hope you take it easy today, and have more energy, and that there wasn't too much of a mess for you to clean up after the party

Hi, I suffer from coldsores too, anytime I have an allnighter or just generally feeling rundown or stressed or sunburnt. I'm useless with zivorax too, I'm always caught short when I get that tingly feeling, and by the morning - it'll be too late. My friend has put me on these patches: Compeed...

Morning Sarah! Hope you have a good day. Well I've been up super early this morning. Had to catch a bus at 4.30am :eek: to get to Hyde Park for the Anzac Day Dawn Service. Lovely service, and both the kiwi and aussie war memorials are really cool. I'm having my apple & cinnamon porridge now...

This is my favourite soup! I've ordered 3 for the week. Adding coriander to it is a great idea furrysmudge, I always forget to add herbs. My flatmate has gone all green thumb and now we have coriander, thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley and basil growing on our balcony. I should really put some...

I lurrve him - he's sooo cute, and I'm totally into the whole "I'm Chuck Bass" thing :p

Weighed yesterday and lost 10lbs during Week 1 :p

Yay - it's almost the weekend. Hurry up Friday. Hope the sun is shining wherever you are and the 100% fairy is keeping an eye on you all :cool:

4 stone+ in 11 weeks in incredible! good luck for the rest of your journey. well done!

Hi! I started last wed - 2 days before you with my first W.I. tomorrow :eek: First few days, I was just really excited about the flavours, and my weight loss journey that I didn't pay much attention to feeling a bit weird/hungry. Day 4, I was zapped of energy, and Day 5, mentally hungry, light...

CONGRATS - wow :D :D :D Go new slim you!

I hope so. I'm not a seafood: fish/shellfish eater but I always try to taste a bit of whatever my OH orders in that department, and can now swallow the bite without much fuss - but no real passion for the taste (at least I've moved to the stage of no longer gagging on the smell/taste) Last...

Not long to go now until the end of the working day - woot woot! We normally finish at 4.30pm for beers, chips and dip on a friday :eek: not for me though ;) I've been thinking of the choc-mint shake that I'm having for dinner all afternoon. I hope it tastes good. How should I make it up - Hot...

I never thought of adding nutmeg, or cinnamin to it. What a good idea! What other spices/herbs can we add to our shakes and soups? Is adding garlic or chilli okay? Thanks curlywurly, so far so good! :D

All I can say it's TGIF (day 3 for me) :p Just had to pass on my fab breakfast this morning. Vanilla shake made up with hot water, and coffee added in a large latte cup. Delicious! :bliss: Even the OH wanted to have more sips of it. Try it: I could quite happily wake up everyday to that.

snap - so did I :)

I'm only on day 2 but so far all the shakes and soup and porridge I've had were great. I've had chocolate, strawberry and toffee & walnut shakes, apple & cinnamin porridge, and oriental chilli soup so far. All delicious!