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It's my second day back on SS and I'm determined to stick to it. I'm back at uni officially from the 1st of Oct but with freshers and all that going on from the 21st I want to be lighter for that! I think I'm going to aim for 21lbs, it's quite ambitious but there we go! CD really is so much...

I feel exactly the same! Fridays are horrible for me. It's funny how things such as food and alcohol are such key elements to the end of a hard week really. Oooh I love that air plug in- the mulled wine one is gorgeous. They also do a warm vanilla one which is another christmassy one. I bought...

Thanks emmapetty, although it doesn't matter if it does or not because I insured it for breakdown and accidental damage for 3 years for an extra £7.99. Hell I might just "accidentally" drop it if it gets all scratched up and fancy a new one, oops!

Ok so after it broke yesterday and I thought I couldn't get an exchange as I lost the receipt, I went to argos to get a cheaper new one because I can't live without one. It was just under £20 and did the job okay but not as well as my old one, not as snazzy looking either. Anyway this morning I...

I definitely have to agree with elay on this one, is your consultant mad? Swimming is brilliant exercise, I thought this was common knowledge? Not only is swimming at a moderate to fast pace a good cardiovascular work out that burns lots of calories, but because you are using the resistance of...

Until I can buy loads of clothes I mainly treat myself with beauty products. I'm in love with Soap and Glory products, Bed head shampoo and conditioners, perfume and Mac cosmetics. I sure know how to treat myself.:D

I'M NO LONGER OBESE! I just read the replies to my thread about my blender breaking and noticed on my stats at the side that my BMI is 29.5! Just thought I'd share! And to celebrate my new found overweightness I'm off to watch the new harry potter film :D

Hey Caroline! I have a new number- I finally got a new mobile on contract, so I'll text you in a sec on it. I would take the bugger back as I know it's def under warranty but I've lost the receipt. Gah!

Yeah I'm going to nip to argos before it shuts to get one, just found one I wanted on the website but it says they have sold out at my closest store. Grrr!

Just went to make a milkshake and the blade in my blender isn't spining around but I can hear the motor still going. I am so annoyed I could scream! I've been off SS for a month due to personal reasons and met my new CDC on Thursday (she lives so much closer and doesn't seem to rush me in and...

Insult!!! I'd have replied to them "how funny, we're kind of like opposites because you dress awfully for some one so slim"

I'm obsessed with magazines, I always have been but since starting CD I usually buy 4/5 a week when at work instead of buying lunch. I love reading the weightloss articles. I wish CD would do a magazine, LL does one, WW & SW do so why not CD?

Ha, I'd love to shop in topshop. All the clothes there are so tiny and when I go in there nowjust to look I always feel like the staff in there must be thinking "she's too big to shop in here". Kind of like a twisted Pretty Woman scenario. I think that everyone who reaches their goal weight...

Yesterday I was going through my wardrobe and I realised how many gorgeous dresses I have that I've bought in sales over the past 2 years with the intention of "it doesn't fit now but I'll slim into them" but of course I never actually did. Anyway, I tried a couple on not expecting them to fit...

Haha I do this often too. I woke up this morning having just eaten 6 massive cookies (the type you buy in a paper bag from tescos) and felt guilty till I realised it was a dream.

My hair falls out/breaks loads usually anyway. But I must say since doing SS I have noticed a lot more hair coming out recently when I wash it etc. My boyfriend finds it disturbing but it hasn't made a difference to my hair really because it's so thick anyway.

Phew! What a day! Well done though for resisting the chips and ice cream though. I've just resisted another BBQ which has brought my total BBQ's this year to a grand total of zero. Know what you mean about the clothes too. It's so annoying not having anything to wear. At the moment I have 1...

Ditto to that! Why can't babies just gently slide out pain free? I wish we could lay eggs like birds and just sit on them for a few months! The pain and horror stories are the only thing that puts me off having kids. I can imagine being fine all through the pregnancy but as soon as reality hits...

OMG!!! I almost spat green tea over my laptop reading that!!! That must have been mortifying, so funny to look back on though!

Thanks so much for the advice lisalulu, dulcoease it is then! And eyeontheprize; that made me laugh about you sending the boyf to go and get it, I was looking at things on boots recommended for piles etc and I was really considering getting supplies delivered to the house to save the...

Hey guys! Hope everyone on here is doing super well with CD still, I've not been on here in such a long time because I've been doing crazy 50 hour weeks at work which have almost killed me. I'm still 100% on CD after a blip a few weeks back. Ok anyway, as the title suggests I've had a few...

I really love the apple & cinnemon porridge, it is very sweet but I found after having it a few times I got used to it. I've never tried the plain porridge and I don't really plan on doing so now!

Hey Sunflowers I'm on my sixth week now and I've found it's starting to get easier. For the first 4 weeks I felt so weak just walking up a steep hill but now I've started going for bike rides and have started swimming at a moderate pace. Whilst on cambridge Sole Source it's not a good idea to...

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Congrats! That's fantastic!!! They'll be too big for you in no time I reckon!

I'm on day 18 and had been 100% completely but hit a bit of a blip yesterday. I've been back on 100% though today and I'm not planning on having another blip any time soon!

Hey Tilly, Hope you manage to sort everything out, you are doing so well. i've not had much time to be on here as of late and it's really affecting my motivation not reading everyones posts etc. I actually cheated for the first time yesterday, but I'm back on track now. Hopefully we'll both be...

Haha, I wish I could help but I think we're all suffering from the same shopping super bug illness on here! I tried to refrain from buying more clothes so I tried to compromise with myself buy buying some toiletries but I ended up spending £30! Grrrrrrrrrrr!

When you hit ketosis you should feel tonnes better, you're only on the second day so you should feel better by the end of the week. I still get light headedness sometimes and I'm on my 11th day, it's something we have to deal with I guess!

I don't mind being pear shaped either, kind of, it's just annoying!! Finding jeans that fit my waist just doesn't happen. And it's annoying I'm having to buy biggest stuff because of my ginormous hips!! Weighted hula... I'd never thought of those, didn't realise you could get them! I know...

You could try doing the hula on the wii fit regularly to tone up the area, or any exercises that tone the abs but unfortunately you can't spot reduce. Fat just comes off where the body decides it's coming off which is annoying really but thats the way it is. The inches on your hips might just...

Tilly speaks so much sense! I really like the idea of trying to find something fun in each day.

I had the exact same trouble as you on my first night of CD, but I'm pleased to report that my sleep pattern got straight back to normal the next night! Hopefully you'll get a decent nights sleep tonight.

"Quitters never win, winners never quit!" "Nothing tastes as good as being slim feels" "A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips"

Buy myself a lovely vintage 40's/50's style dress for every pound I've lost. Whats that? I'll have lost about 90lbs when I'm at goal weight I hear you say? Well, thats 90 dresses then I guess! Nah on a more serious note, apart from going on a huge shopping spree, I'm going to treat myself to a...

Awesome!!! I knew you'd be back soon! Well done for getting back on the wagon so quickly though, you'll shift those 9lbs in no time too. :)

Brilliant loss, thats a huge amount! Keep it up!

Haha really? Where did you get it from? The official website is American and I couldn't find one for over here?!

Luci, WELL DONE! 7lbs is a great loss (if I do say so myself!)! Keep it up and no more semi skimmed milk now that you know about it! Update your ticker too, thats always fun when you've lost weight!

Hey Liz Just remember that the 3rd/4th day are usually the hardest days we have to go through! I was feeling exactly the same as you with thoughts of "OMG will I ever eat again?!?!?". I'm on day 8 now and I'm finding it much easier. Your first weigh in will really help you.

I went for my weigh in yesterday and afterwards my CDC handed over to me this giant yellow blob which was a replica of what 5lbs worth of body fat looked like. I was so shocked as I did not imagine 5lbs to be as big as the blob she had. I thought I'd post this as sometimes I've read that people...

Thanks so much for all your words of support and encouragement, I don't think I could have sole sourced for a whole week unless I knew there was others out there doing the same thing! *salutes you all and toddles off to make a milkshake*

I'm not ill (poor you, you've been ill for ages haven't you Jen?) but I can smell a BARBEQUE outside so I semi-know your pain. Resist my dear, resist. Your will power is stronger than a some stodgy burger buns and some sausages and burgers that are made from eyes, connective tissue, testicles...

Hey guys, Just thought I'd let you know the results after my first weigh in after being on CD (100% I might add) for a week, it's been tough but... I've lost 7lbs :D I feel unbelievable, words cannot describe! It's finally coming off!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I agree with you. All CDC's should be saying exactly the same thing! A glass of wine?! Oh my god thats just crazy, and so dangerous! Being 100% is really tough for me so far but I know I can do it, although I wouldn't have been able to do it unless I found this forum- knowing there are other...

You need to have posted 50 times before you can have a pic Liz... get posting asap!

30 mins?! Ice cubes don't even freeze in that amount of time!

Don't beat yourself over it love, as everyone has said it's just a blip. Unless you are some kind of super human machine I dare say it'll happen to all of us at some point. I've seen your weightloss photos and you've lost so much weight already and I'm certain you will lose even more. You...

Personally I think the best thing to do would be to not weight yourself. I'm the worst person for weighing myself, I used to do it everyday but since starting CD 5 days ago I asked my boyfriend to take the batteries out of the scale and hide them and since he's done that I feel so much better...

No it's my first week, I saw the mix-a-mouse pot thing on my CDC's shelf but I didn't think to ask at the time. When I get my new packs I'll ask her about it. And then I'll ask you about how to do them properly as you do seem like the mousse guru of minimins.

:D Sorry Jen, it was a cheap trick I know, but I fooled so many of you guys! Although, I shouldn't laugh as if I did fall off the wagon and came on here non of you would believe me and it'd just be a case of the boy that cried wolf, but only with a girl and icecream. That'd teach me.

I definitely can see your point PennyJane and I agree with you to a degree. But then again all I'm doing is changing the molecular structure from a liquid to a solid, I've not added anything to it as such. Also having milkshakes as a meal isn't exactly good practice psychologically either I...

Hey umm Tillyfloss (do I still call you that or not?!). I remember this article coming out about No7 Protect and Perfect serum and it was in all the newspapers and boots completely sold out of it at one point and when they did get it back in they limited it to one per person. People went nuts...

Teehee! I'm sorry, at least I caught your attention and it wasn't bad news! Ice lollies sound like a great idea, specially when it's all hot and sunny. Let me know how they turn out. I might get some lollie makers myself.

Haha, sorry! I couldn't resist :D I'll never pull a stunt like this again I swear. You should try one they are rather nice! What is all this mix-a-mousse business then? I've heard about them but I don't actually know what they are? Are they like a CD version of angel delight?

Oh no wait, it was a chocolate tetra brick that I'd put in the freezer! Never had one frozen before and I can't believe how nice it is, it really does taste like icecream. It takes ages to eat and I'm only half way through it, I feel full already! I feel sort of guilty aswell like I've...

I've looked on ebay and you can get a 200ml bottle of bio oil on ebay for £10 plus £2 postage, the rrp in boots for 200ml is £20!!!! That's 2 for only £4 more because of the postage, I'm going to get two and properly smother myself in it!

I think with such drastic weightloss on this diet that loose and saggy skin are likely depending on how well your skin adapts to weightloss/gain. Apart from doing weights and anaerobic exercise to tone up dry body brushing before a shower is great at improving tone. And moisturising is also...

That stuff smells lovely doesn't it? Although people who hate sickly sweet smells must hate it! My bloke can't stop smelling me when I use it :D

I am so hungry and I cannot sleep. I can't stop thinking about fooooooooooooooooooood!

Liz is spot on! People often blame the pill for weight gain but in actual fact all it does is make you hungry!

No scrap that, its actually more expensive on ebay as you have to pay for postage!

They sell it at boots and at superdrug. I'm not sure who makes it I'm afraid. It's quite pricey though, you can get it cheaper on ebay.

Ah awesome, I have accepted! :)

I've requested too, love the name!!!

Haha a very funny post! I can totally relate to the weatherspoons smelling of old mens pants, have a good time and enjoy your sunshine orange in wine glass!

Hey Sunnydays Today is my 3rd day on SS too :p Like you I've been going to the gym regularly for about a month before I started this diet. I was worried about exercising on such low calories as if I've gone to the gym in the past with not eating much that day (say I didn't have lunch or...

Well I'm only on day three so far so haven't observed anything too strange yet I'm afraid. Although your post title did make me laugh and when I read that you hadn't really smelt Toast I felt slightly embarrassed as last night out of pure desperation I ended up sniffing a naan bread. :S

Hey Rach (my name is Rachel too so it's really weird writing it out!) It looks like we've started CD at the same time, I'm on day three now and like you yesterday I was so hungry I don't know how stayed 100% but I did. But I feel so much better today. Actually woke up not hungry which was...

Congratulations!!! You actually look like a different person!

Yeah start one, I was thinking about that yesterday when everyone started adding everyone. You're correct, you can indeed make groups secret- so not even the group name appears on your info of what groups you are in. It's a good idea as I'd really like to keep my weightloss to myself for the...

Good 'ol Gok is from my hometown Leicester; actually my friend saw him in the new John Lewis store there the other week apparently! I used to really love watching how to look good naked, but the fashion fix thing just hasn't really done it for me so far. I couldn't believe it when his programme...

Oh my, four baths!!! I bet you were super clean after though! Baths are good for warming you up I agree, would have had one last night if I wasn't so considerate of others trying to sleep. I'll definitely look into that pillow spray, I love my sleep so I'll give anything a go. Thanks for the...

Thanks so much, you have given me hope! I shall indeed invest in some thermal socks- my feet are like ice blocks!

Was my first day of sole sourcing y-day and over all it was ok. I am usually a great sleeper and I find I can drift off in mere seconds, but last night I had possibly the worst sleep ever. Firstly I couldn't get warm even though the heating was on but then because I was hungry my stomach was...

How tall are you btw chipstick? Good luck with your reading. I should be doing last min revision myself but can't concentrate. Haha, I know what you mean. Although I do get terribly broody I'd hate to have slimmed down and be considered 'slim' for the first time in my young adult life only to...

Haha I thought this was a tale of pregnancy caused by weightloss on CD. Congratulations none the less!!!

Yep you did indeed, I've just given your profile a quick stalking and I see you're a fellow scientist :)

haha, ingenious idea!

That's me!

Hey is it ok if I add you? I see you live in Surrey too, I live in Surbiton :)

search for Rachel Pryde, think I'm the only one in the London network .

Me neither! CD is my little secret that only the boyf & mother know about :)

I use facebook :) although I'm new so I don't expect anyone to want to be 'friends' on there with me as I guess it might be a bit weird adding some one you hardly know. If anyone does though then that's cool, it's annoying as I still can't view profiles on here so it be cool to get to know...

Hey that made think, if at work you saw someone with a packet of ciggarettes you wouldn't go up to them and go "hey I see you're smoking there... you do know they are bad for you don't you" or similarly with alcohol. Or even with someone eating a cake or something. Just because it's a...

Thats brilliant. I love reading about peoples weightlosses... so inspiring. Keep it up!!!!

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Oh my! I just have to say your weightloss so far is incredible. Thats so fantastic!!!! I bet you look like a completely different person already :)

I'm on SS I'm 5ft8.5 (I love that extra half inch lol) This is my first day on the diet (as I've been telling everyone on here all day!) so haven't lost anything as of yet but I've lost 6lbs last week cutting down on carbs in preparation.

Welcome Pichi! This forum is excellent, I've been on here for almost a week now and it's proved so invaluable so far. I think it's going to be a great help as I get into the CD (I'm on day one so far!). How have you found the food packs so far?

winners never quit and quitters never win!

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Hey Tilly, have you noticed any change after using your slendertone at all? I've always been intriuged by those gadgets and I'm curious to know if they work or not as someone told me once that they don't work and I stopped looking at them completely. Just wondering if you've had any results?

So far I've only told my boyfriend & my mother about the diet, as they are the only people who truely understand my weight struggles over the years and whilst my boyfriend thinks the CD isn't a great idea as the calories are too low he is supporting me. Everyone has their own idea of what is...

What did you think of the tetra brik? I've heard people say they are a bit sickly on here so just wondering what you think? I'm having a tetra for a pudding in the evening after my soup. Just made up a chocolate & mint shake for lunch using my new blender and it was actually really lovely!!!

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OMG that is such a horrible thing to say!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: It's sad when people just can't stand to see someone else doing well so feel the need to stamp their unwanted rude opinion all over it. Some people are just plain nasty, don't let them get to you. This girl from college...

It's the english one and my TV guide says it's the new series :) I watch them all too triple trouble :)

Hey guys, I'm sat here trying to revise (failing miserably btw) and I've just seen an advert on TV saying the biggest loser is back on starting today on ITV1 at 4pm! I love watching supersize vs skinny and all the other weightloss/problem type shows as when you're on a diet I find it's good...

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Hey Jen! It's my very first day too and we have the same amount of weight to lose too:) What did you have for breakfast? I've just had the apple and cinnemon porridge, wasn't that nice but I don't mind eating it I guess. Edit: oooh I've just noticed we are the same height too :)

Hello Lizz! Congrats on your weightloss, 13lbs is amazing, you must be so pleased! I'm new too, I've only just started CD today, and so far so good (it's only just gone 11 though so time will tell!). I can't wait for my first weigh in, hopefully I'll see some good results like you have :)

My goodness, 3 stone in 9 weeks is amazing!!! Congrats! I bet people around you can hardly believe their eyes!

I think I may have a problem in being a little too liberal with the distribution of these 'rewards'. I'm due to start the diet tomorrow and I went out today and bought 3 dresses and 1 top from H & M in a size 14 as clothes to look forward fitting into (even though I already have a wardrobe full...

I agree with all your posts. MAC is definitely well worth the money (although not for mascara as someone else pointed out, I find cheaper mascara's much better than expensive brands). The pigment eyeshadows last all day unlike cheaper brands which seem to slide off.

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Sit ups are a good way to tone up the stomach but if you're like me I HATE them!!! The burning feeling you get makes me feel sick and I just have never gotten used to them. Back when I lost weight a few years ago I read a lot online about hula hooping with a weighted hoop and the benefits it...

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I'm hopefully starting CD SS in three days and I've read on here quite a lot that people often get headaches in the first week or so. No one likes headaches but I particularly hate them as I used to get really bad migranes and it just reminds me of that. Just wondering if anyone knows why this...

I used to drink a fair bit but have hardly drank this year at all (and being a student I am a rare breed). Sometimes I fancy a glass of wine but even if I have one I feel a bit poop the next day so I haven't really bothered for a while. As soon as I start CD though I doubt I'll even think of...

Congratulations :)

I've read about those too, they sound like a good idea but I tend to steer away from flip flops altogether as I'm really clumsey and I often find I'm prone to tripping up in flip flops!

It is quite pricey indeed, around 40-50 quid a week if you are 5ft8 and over (because taller people need 4 packs a day instead of 3). It is really expensive if you are already paying for the gym. I pay £46 a month for david lloyds membership (where I live is so bloody expensive) and I'll be...

Hey!!! Our stats are almost exactly the same! I have 6st 3lbs to lose also! I'm due to start the cambridge diet on Monday and I'm really looking forward to it having lost weight before through sensible eating and over 2 years putting it back on plus some extra! Hopefully I can do this as I...

Oh my goodness... 3 SIZES IN THREE WEEKS!!?! I have massive 38FF boobs, if I get such a reduction as you have my boyfriend is going to be a bit gutted to be honest haha! I want to go down a little bit as you said for sports etc but I don't want droopy spaniels ears. I'm dead against boob jobs...

Hey Andie, have a good old mow and good luck with your weigh in- let us known on here how you get on! I'm due to start CD on Monday and I'm already feeling positive & motivated (and may I also add strangely excited!?) after reading through this forum for the past few days. I really think it's...

2 years ago I lost 3 stone slowly by calorie counting and eating sensibly- before I showered I would vigorously dry body brush myself all over (the body shop have this amazing brush for like £9 that lasts for ages) then after the shower I'd slather on Palmers cocoa butter and that seemed to keep...

Here's my few reasons; For once in my young life to feel feminine & delicate and to weigh less than my boyfriend- not a giant 5ft8 blob. For shopping not to be a living nightmare and to be able to wear the fashionable clothes I've always wanted to and not just put up with the stuff that...

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Ah Walton, I know it well. I'm in Surbition so only a few train stops away! I'm well today thanks, trying to get some revision for exams done today but so far not had much luck with that! How are you? I see you are on the Cambridge diet? I'm due to meet my CDC on Sunday for the first time...

Haha I know the feeling, I'm a student and I work part-time at Waitrose on the patisserie counter so I get to stare at cakes 3 days a week, just what I need trying to lose weight 'n all :rolleyes:

Hello to you :) I'm new here also. Jealous that you have a lovely holiday to slim for though!

Hey! You said hello on my post so I thought I'd return your hello on this thread :) Good luck on the healthy eating plan, although I'm sure you don't need good luck, ahh what I meant to say was best wishes with your weight loss :) I wish I had a lovely pre-pregnancy weight to get back to and a...

Hey Mick! I'm new on here too so i thought I'd say hello, I signed up yesterday and I'm due to start the CD for the first time on Monday. Quite nervous but also a little bit excited too :) How was your experience of CD before?

I found that really helpful Serena, I'm due to start CD on Monday after not knowing whether to do LL or CD for the past two weeks. I have been worrying about the hairloss I might experience and also getting saggy skin but if I do moderate cycling & swimming at the gym as well as weights I'm sure...

Thankyou very much :)

Hey all, I stumbled across this forum whilst researching into the LLife and Cambridge diet and spent a good part of an hour reading through useful posts, so I thought what the hell and decided to register. Just thought I'd introduce myself and say Hi. So, um, Hello! :D

Hey, I'm new here- this is my first ever post! I live in Surrey, well around the Kingston area so I'm not sure if I should class myself as in Greater London or Surrey, but Surrey sounds nicer anyway. Soooo just thought I'd say hello :)