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i did 5 months, but every 12 weeks within that did a ss+ week :)

5 months - think i could have gone longer had i not had a holiday and xmas!

i must say i'm pretty lucky at the moment - i work two jobs and live with my parents who don't make me pay any bills - I'm not one of those girls that takes it for granted though I understand i'm in a really priviliged situation. I use my 2nd job to pay purely for the diet - i hope you manage to...

Hey all, posted earlier saying i was having difficulty breathing so popped to doctors and he said i just have an infection nothing he can do - but he did find i have a heart murmur, had to have ecg and that confirmed it. :( Anyways i read on cd webby that if your taking medications your...

Hiya all, since my holiday in ny in nov, xmas in dec, and my birthday on sat I have been a bit distracted from this diet, and have now decided to commit myself to another 13 weeks ss.. no more nibbles or special occasions... and hoping to get close enough to my goal after 13 weeks the be able to...

i did 3 bars a day once and omg bad wind and laxative effects.. would avoid if at all possible x

im so so so so so thankful for this post! and all your replies are lovely!!!!! This has really made my day/week/month/year :o) I love the support and love we all have for eachother on here! Couldnt have done it without my minimins support! xxx

Awww thank you!!! Im glad my ramblings are inspirational :) This is such a lovely thing to read! xoxox

hello friend!!! i know your gonna do great and this place is a gods send :)

Thank you everyone! You are all so kind! Alyb- I still wanna loose another 50lbs and then ill be on maintenance.. still a long road ahead but i already feel so much better! xoxxx

Good morning all happy new year! I just wanted to share my new year with you, i went to a party with my partner and some good friends and had a really lovely time, and although i see all of them regularly (well at least once a month) they were all saying how fab i looked and how i didnt need...

it will be comparable to the £36 a week - obviously depending on what plan your on- depending on what i have each week it varies from 36-40 usually around 38 - but i always buy the expensive things like pre made tetras and bars, hope this helps xx

pressed as of last night :o)

Awww thank you thats so sweet! Im not much of an inpsiration at the moment though! been having some wobbles as of late.. but 2nd day back on ss and im doing ok now.. just trying to get back into the rhythem of it all really! How are you getting along? xx

my plan is to do ss+, i.e. shakes plus a bit of turkey & veg. The reason for this is I came off plan to go to NY , which I dont regret, but it was soooo hard to get back on plan, strangely harder to get back on plan than when i orginially started.. and im still struggeling 3 weeks later, but...

Thank youu :o) Its for TUI travel -- so its for lots of companies, mostly Thomas Cook and First choice!

i lost 10lbs in 6 days after my holiday!

Despite my down in the dumps week I am having- I got some very exciting news this week - I have passed my initial round applications to become a holiday rep! Next im off to the assement centre which is a bit nerve racking but heres to hoping! I wont be starting until the summer if i do get...

Hiya, I saw i had a pm from you but i cannot reply to it! says you do not accept pms so hopefully you will see this! Yep it is me... blabbing away on the youtube! Hope your well xx

Why oh why have all of a sudden I got self sabotage syndrome? I went months and months no slips or blips and now with goal so close Im finding this so hard? Part of me thinks its due to my body image issues, with loose skin and bingo wings galore, i feel no better with my body like this...

I always weigh after EVERY wee... think i am a bit obbsessive, luckily i am in the office for 9 hours a day so thats 9 hours of non weighing time.

oo thank goodness its not just me.. I started to think I had gone into early menaupause.. being 21 that would be pretty horrific!

I think its true! if the weight came off evenly we would look a lot slimmer - or maybe we just focus on the few areas that will not blood shift! I know this is really gross but i have quite a big belly overhang, I thort as i lost weight the overhand would majicly disapper but i still have i huge...

Hi all! Just wondering what shape you are and how you feel about it? The reason being is that people keep saying I have a nice shape but i personally think my shape makes me look bigger than other people of the same weight and different shape if that makes sense? Im really small under my...

Oops i just posted a thread an then red this! Im 6 months into cd and have just missed my first period on cd... just totally missed it , Im not pregnant but have spent much money on tests as well! How strange

Hello all, Should I be concered taht I have totally missed my period? Its not just a few days late.. it was due 2+ weeks ago. I did a test and not pregnant - could it be the diet? I am pretty regular usually (on the pill so that regulates me pretty much to the day) Should I see a doctor...

hehe i dunno all my shoes seem massive now ive just done a try on of a good chunk.. worst is high heels ... i hate slipping high heals.... well u know what?? good excuse to shoe buy!

I have heard of people having feet shrinkage and never believed it... but yes in down from a 7 to a 6 .. all my shoes keep slipping off so went into town and even a 6 is a lil roomie now! Anyone else had this?

celestial seasonings do some lovely flacours :)

Thats brilliant! you look stunning!! how did you come about doing that??! Well done you! I was in the ww mag once and it was awesome to be pampered, was it a nice day?? xx

I never monitor my ketosis I just know as long as im not feeling hungry life is all good (and i must be in ketosis since im always hungry!)

Thank you all so much for your kind words! Love you all!

Defently not- I always say that ive lost 80lbs but my mind hasnt. I feel as big now as ever- its only when i look at pics I almost fall off my seat! Even shopping - I think its always a joke when i fit into smaller clothes.. I feel naughty for even thinking i fit in it!

Thank you sooo much girls! Your words mean so much to me :) I love you all for all the support through the hard times and lovely words in my new milestones!

Hi guys! Just thort i'd pop some pictures up of me in a size 12 dress! I was trying on a few bits and bobs for my friends wedding in a few weeks. I am not going to wear this dress but since I had it on thort id take some dodgy camera phone pics and share! Everything is possible in this diet...

youll be fine love, I do ss+ so that means I eat fish and salad everyday and still loose a good 3lbs a week. Just carry on, be proud of yourself for making a healthy choice and see it as a fantastic achievement - being in a difficult situation and making a brilliant decision.(i.e. not eating...

well done! thats great! Try not to get in the habbit of slip ups tho, it is so much easier if you stick 100%

I started on ss but move to ss+ and find very little difference if any in the weigh ins. If you feel you need a lil more go for it

I told everyone from the get go, just thort it would be easier. And I had a lot of people to tell - since I have 2 jobs both with about 100 colleagues in environments where at some stage or another I spend time with pretty much all of them! I have faced objection but just brush it off - now...

thank you :) My brother is now very happy since I don't think he wanted me to come off was just concerned, I think it has reassured everyone in my family. So all is good in the life of Helen :) :)

wow you have done so well! Thanks for all the support! Isn't cambridge great!! It is a diamond. Sometimes i feel like because the diet, to me, is sooo easy- like i havent worked hard enough for me to have lost 81lbs!! do you ever get that?

yeah, he was very very technical and knew a LOT about ketosis, but from my little science brain i understood it in that when you are in ketosis the body is not taking the energy from carbs, it is taking it from your fat stores, but in doing so your fat does not always have everything you need...

which my brother had paid for, since my brother see's him and he was a little concerened about my diet. So there I was thinking that I would get an ear bashing about how bad this diet is. So I took the trip to London, went and met him and after about an hour of questions about my lifestyle...

I just went to edit my weight details and suddenly had to take a minute and get over my shock! I've lost 81lbs! When did that happen?!!!?? Does anyone else get like this?, like i know ive lost weight but I totally didn't register how much.. I always focus on how much more I have to go...

congrats :o)

Thanks hon, I wish I had your strength, for some reason I really worry about what others think. I feel like my success and my goal are being pulled from under me- make sense? Will have to get a thicker skin!

So it turns out loosing 5 stone means a lot of people think i should come off the diet. Firstly, my brother, who i love dearly and i know only wants the best for me has set up an appointment for a very expensive dietician in london (where my bro lives) and says that he wants me to hear this...

Thank you Mini :) Its so nice to have a lovely support network here :) Kaf - I started at 18 stone 11, so ideally at least 8 stone I want to loose, and i cannot believe how quickly i have lost 5 stone, it has flown by! I would not have believed i could have done this.. not even when i started...

Thanks girls, your encouragement is great :) Hopingtoloosebig- I do a little gentle exercise, but really not much at all. Swimming or walking and a bit of strength in the gym.. but it is rare.. I am a bit lazy i suppose. I also have a very sedentry lifestyle.. I work in an office 9 hours a day...

Sorry they are a bit dodgy done on my mobile phone but you can get the jist!

yeah i have had stomach issues, vommiting and the like, unsure if cd related doctor doesnt seem to think so though which is a bonus! hope you feel better soon x

thank youuuuuu :) i love cambridge and i love minimins :)

5 stone 1 and a half gone forever.. goodbye! I never in my wildest dreams thourght I would loose 5 stone!... BRING ON 6 NOW! After a crap few days.... all i can say is wooooooooooohooooooooooo

:) Thanks for all your support girls! Just been to the doctors and had two doctors at once, they said it is unlikely to be due to the diet woopie, and are pretty baffled by what i have but said it fine to continue with cd. I had a pregnancy test (results weds) and when that comes back negative i...

Thank you KD, your support is always so valuable :) I am heading to the doctors today hopefully i can get an appointment - I need to sort myself out once and for all.. I hate being ill and its becoming all too frequent. I have done 2 tests since everytime i google my symptoms it tells me im...

oh and once again my sense of smell i through the roof.. cannot stand the smell of my pijamas because of the fabric conditionar smell

i know i come on here with the same old story everytime but i feel like this is the only place that understands and will not tell me to come off diet immediatly! I have had another bout of mid night sicknes... which i often get where i feel weak and vomit 6/10 times then go back to bed nd feel...

aww thank you :) I cant face having my cd shakes atm cos they are all sweet and i guess thats the last thing you want when you feel ill... but i really do not want to come off plan- ive stuck to it 100%

nah not pregnant thank god, not that i dont want kids, but not at present! I feel fine now i have eaten... low blood sugar?

The last two days I have gotten so sick.. and today I can hardly bare it... I feel like being sick constantly... I had to get a cottage cheese and salad because i cant help but think its what my body needs right now... to eat. Once again my sense of smell is through the roof and the smell of...

I am so greatful for all the support and kindness that this bored offers :) Thank you all for your lovely words.. I have decided after a full day of bed and movies and a bit of cleaning yesterday- I am not gonna be a victim of my emotions today.. I am gonna get up have a nice hot shower...

thank you alll soo much for your kind words and support, it means so much to me to have support of fellow cders. I am feeling a little better now had a spring clean.. which is what i seem to do since starting cd.. my hoover has never seen so much action.. and i guess as they say clean house...

aww thanks girls :) nice to have your kind words in my moment of sad.. means a lot to me

I dont mean this to sound like a pitty party but I just wondered if anyone else gets really low days on cd? I am just curled up in bed (have been all day) on the brink of tears at any moment and just do not want to do anything! This is not like me I just have been feeling pretty low this...

Thank you so much for the replies! They have been a great help! Not pregnant- altho every month I seem to get some kind of sympoms related to pregnancy I am always thankful when I get my monthly visit! Shall wait it out a while and see if this is just a temporary phase. Sometimes I think my...

Firstly at various points in the day i feel sick- not like im gonna be sick just feel rough. Usually after my lunch time shake- I feel like after ive had it i feel so full and usually a bit sick for about an hour after. Secondly when I first wake up in the morning and sometimes in the middle of...

Aww thanks, your right CBT - i must have had a lil brain misfunction! x

hehehe i appologise new link: YouTube - Kanal von Hellybabe I am silly!

Hey all.. so for years doing ww I would vlog my weight loss. I have been hesitant to do so with the cambrige diet but have started to do them again If you would like to watch a lil footage and some pictures then please do The link is ...

well done!!!! that must feel amazing!! youve done brilliantly!

thats awesome! cd is truly amazing congrats!!

I have just realised by my cp that I have lost more than I have to loose!!

yeah.. I really wish i did now.. me and a friend are going for drinks at lunch now so will have to quickly pop into tesco express and get a salad to munch on at my desk-what a pickle!

what should i get from asdas? small pot of low fat cottage cheese or a salad with no dressing or extras??

thanks everyone, I know this will work :)

Hi everyone hope you are all well. As of late I have been having smaller losses and gains. Has anyone else had this? I usually gain on my TOTM but since coming off I have lost my gain and my gain only- which puts me at 4.5lbs lost for the month?? Im drinking enough water- why could this be?

True to form of my AWFUL day at work I get home to have gained 3lbs! well... I have not cheated- i have done this diet just over 11 weeks and never cheated.. Must be a period gain 4 weeks ago i gained 2lbs.. its just so crap :(

30lbs :) female

stick with it... day 3 and 4 for me were hell but 10 weeks later no looking back.. just keep your eye on the prize x

like you i am a student with a low income from a part time job- i do however find this to be a good financial option for me. Firstly the food that i was eating i guess it all adds up, and the drink- that makes a difference and i used to ffrequently go out to eat- so generally for me I have saved...

yeh thats a good idea, i usually have my last pack about 6- so i guess it is a far amount of time! May try splitting a bar at night bit at 6 bit at 8/9 CDC coming over tonight so will chat to her about it then- I do hope I am not pregnant!! It would be almost impossible since I am on the...

Morning all, full of posts today! background info: Last tuesday i had a really dodgy tummy couldnt go to work- weds i went to work to be told i had to go home cos i had all signs of swine flu weds afternoon got diagnosed with swine flu and by friday all symptoms were gone except my really bad...

thank you for the advice! :) nice to know im not too crazy- it may be because i am getting really sick nowadays- since ive had swine flu- although all other symptoms have gone I have been getting really sick in middle of night and morning... i may just been feeling dodgy

Morning everyone! Well a couple of days ago a friend popped round and we got chatting about going to new york in november, just the two of us on a girly weekend. Anyway- although i know it is still a fair few months away- it has opened my mind to eating. I have been 100% on this diet and...

From my experiance being a little more than 2 months in its just the odd hair here and there not clumps x

yeah- ive just been looking through lots of fit squad articles, never read them before, I think its a bit insulting really- Society want us to think the only way to loose weight is the traditional eat less move more. When the reality is a lot of these succesful dieters are doing it through the...

Just read this article in the sun- the whole article makes it look like she lost weight through healty eating- or thats the impression i got- then at end says she lost the weight with Cambridge?!?! Sarah White loses 3st with Fit Squad | The Sun |Woman|Health| Fit Squad Anyone else think it...

Hi there, I really do sympathise- i have hair loss too but, so far, only slight- I have done a little research and from my findings it is recommended it take Biotin and Selenium I am also taking nutrihair from a company called natures best. In addition I am using rejuvx shampoo, conditioner...

YES! i gained 2 lbs 2 weeks ago week 8, i honestly had not cheated and was really angry!! i was due on my period and i had not been drinking as much as usuall- the following week i lost 11.5 lbs so try not to let it get you down! x

if im honest I did it in week 7, reccommended by my cdc, well I did not do well- I ate much less than required- and i kept getting a funny taste in my mouth- couldnt wait for it to be over! Dreading it again

I have swine flu at the moment and its like you describe.. go on nhs diagnosis, you fill out all symptoms and they will prescribe you with tamiflu

thank you everyone!!! :) I havent updated my sig but iv lost 3stone 3lbs in 2 months :) i love cd!

Hello everyone, I added a few pics- I hope you can see a difference! People have really started to notice.... and mostly people say ive lost it from my face! Apologies that I am in my pijamas n 2 pics- i just love being comfy!

wooohoo well done :)

I have got to say I am very lucky with my CDC. She is wonderful!! She is so flexible and will come at any hour! she sends me support and I feel so lucky I have her! I just had to tell you guys, its nice to praise our cdcs :)

Just ordered some! Thanks, really hope it works for me. This last week or so I have had major shedding. I love this diet- and to me the hair loss is the only down side, If i can stop it I will!

Thanks! I was meant to start AAM tonight, but just realised only one green pepper in the salad tray so had better start tomoro! Thanks for help x

sorry qourn chicken- i better not have the pepper! dont want to get it wrong! thanks for helpx

are green peppers allowed, i have lost my book! also how much weight of protein? ThanksX

congrats to you! thats awesome!!!! how tall are you if you dont mind me asking? x

Thanks for all the help :)

a good step would be to buy Trinny and Sussana book- I have pretty much all of them but I think one is called "what you can wear can change your life" and the other "what not to wear". They are reletaivly old so should be able to pick one up cheap on Amazon. These books (altho I dont like all...

Woweeeeee!! My skin has never EVER ever ever ever looked this fantastic!!! I have had so many compliments and a minute a go I had to double take in the mirror! My skin is generally good but its soo good now i won't have to wear foundation!! Sorry to toot my own horn but if you cant celebrate...

Awww thank you CW, thats very sweet :) I know id throught i'd never get in them for months! £7 well spent purely for this feeeeling!

Thats fantastic! You defently bring an excitment to this board!

Went to TJ maxx a few weeks ago and tried on some pineapple 3/4 length exercise (or in my case slouch around) trousers, they were very very small in a size L. now I am sitting confortable in them :) VICTORY

I have obviously been watching my hair very carefully since starting the diet- I have defently seen an increase in hairs coming out- does it continue at the same pace, get worse or get better?? I have very thin hair, and would hate to loose any!! Thanks, Helen

TJ maxx near me has a plus size isle and they have some nice dresses :) Hope you find what you are looking for- i may also add TJ maxx have some god awful dresses- so a lot of sifting needed!

also, the cambridge councillors can be more flexible, mine comes to my house and is always very sweet saying that she works around my schedule, which is fantastic since i work shifts- she'll come at 8 in the morning or 9 at night! Hope whatever you choose works out for you :)

gimme the crown

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Upping the post count and still winnnnning :)

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congratulations!

fantastic! well done you! whats it like down there?!?

your health needs to come first- if you are going to come off make sure you low carb it- make it easier to get back on the diet and hopefully you continue to loose weight, enjoy your holiday x

I have yes, but it did pass in a few days, hope it sorts it self out x

ive lost 2 stone and one dress size down x

congrats!!!!

yes absoloutly :)

at least a stone i would say, i lost 2 in 30 days x

too true! thanks for the words of truth x

congratulations!

congratulations that is fantastic! Enjoy the holiday!!

i pay £1.95 for them- she said the prices have just gone up?

thats a fantastic idea :) i hope you enjoy it! im still a memeber of gym- my new job is a 2 min walk from the gym so im thinking of doing half hour toning exercises a day at lunch :) x

Fantastic Achievment well done you!! Inspiration for me to get down there! x

I know its sad but i love to read healthy recipes- Its like I am excited to retrain myself to fall in love with healthy food- I like looking at all the exciting ways healthy food can be cooked and prepared.

Fantastic!! Well done you!! what a wonderful achievement :)

Fantastic result! you must be chuffed! Congratulations :)

congrats, your doing great- it only gets easier :)

Thank you everyone for your kind and informative words- really appreciate it :)

Yeah i think it has taught me to always have a shake ready- I haven't done much exercise since being on SS but it was so gentle I'd have hardly called it exercise! Maybe I need to learn the barriers of what my body can do on so little calories- I had a bottle of evian with me but I havent drank...

Hi all, had a really horrible experiance today and wondered if any of you have had this? Basically i had my midday shake around 1, went out at 230 walked around town, and then around the quay and lake etc which was about 10k, not fast walking just a leasurely walk chatting with my friend...

I have arranged to meet my councillor after i have finished my exams which is three weeks before i go on holiday- i was going to leave starting until after my holiday but thourght it'd be nice to loose some pouds first. So what i had to ask was regarding the medical consent. say i meet her on...

thanks for the reccomendation :) will have a ring around :) xoxo

Aww thank you for welcoming me :) I see you are from close by!

thank you!! you have been really helpful :) i appreciate it xoxo

thank you that does help :o) how long in advance of wanting to start the diet should i make contact? xoxo

hiya everyone! hope you don't mind me popping by to ask some questions. I have decided to give cambridge a go - but not ready to start yet (in the middle of uni exams and going to spain mid june with a friend) but when i return i really want to start. i have been looking into it and just had a...