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What a good thread ... puts all our worries about dieting and "oh i'm so worried that I had a tic tac " type stuff and my gallstone wailing into perspective :o Those poor poor parents, lets keep everything crossed that they've found the right guy and she's still alive and well. I've been...

Thanks SO much everyone. Brought a tear to my eye :sigh: I am going to see my CD counsellor tomorrow evening so I might have a chat to her about the CD 1200 plan. I wont leave the boards - i'll just feel like a fraud and a failure though for eating food !!! I dont blame CD for it, I...

Hello All you lovely CD'ers I've got to say bye bye unfortunately. I was taken into hospital over the weekend and have been diagnosed with gallstones. I have been told that the diet kicked them up and that I have to radically alter my eating habits and stay on medication until my operation. I...

Hiya Yo yo and Sarah I'm a fellow binger and you have no idea how much you two helped me when you posted on my thread after my massive binge at the weekend. I was reading about your weekend binge nodding my head, just the sort of things I eat and the same mentality. I've been bloody...

Well done for being brave, that's fantastic :) People can be rude in any number of circumstances, staring at anyone that doesn't conform. I get bad excema on my legs and if I had a pound for all the ' eeurgh what's that?' comments i'd be rich !! You're really pretty with nothing to be...

Good for you, it sounds really nice :)

Thanks ... i'm going to be a really good girl from now on !!

Yes. It should ideally be a nice rosy pink but not purple or the dark fuscia colour as this could mean you're dehydrated. The stick will always be at its darkest first thing in the morning then will be a lighter pink later in the day as you drink the water. As long as you can see pink then...

Absolutely incredible, you look fantastic :D What an inspiration !!

Well, after my disastrous binge of a weekend I took all of your advice and didnt cancel my weigh in last night. I was honest with her and after a small lecture I lumbered onto the scales for the inevitable news .......... WTF i lost a pound !!:D How on earth did that happen ?!!! I know it...

That's not weird, thats downright sensible !! :D Dont mess with a womans right to pizza !! lol

LOL :D Yeah, she'd have probably snapped !!

What a ***** ... at least you can lose the weight but she's stuck with being a nasty cow !! Good for you :)

I'm like that with eggs :jelous: ... the human body is a weird thing !! :)

Ohhhhh yeah ! Marmite on toast, mmmmm ...

... mine is smoked mackerel !!! WTF !! :rolleyes:

Nicely said !! Lol

Mine was when me and my hubby went to DFS to try leather sofas and it was a really hot day. I was so big that I left a nice long 'fat thighs' sweaty mark on the sofa when I got up and desperately tried to wipe it away with my hand .... oh the shame :(

Thanks Yo yo, your advice really helped. I've just been over and looked at your diary. Its SO nice to know i'm not the only one doing the merry go round !! :) I really admire those people who stick to it so rigidly - i just love love love my food (and wine lol) and its so hard when people...

Thanks so much for your words of encouragement ... it just seems to get harder the slimmer you get !! Notsotrim ... i'm so sorry you fell off the wagon, you did so well and i'm sure you'll do it again and maintain it. People are all telling me now that i dont need to lose any more ... the...

I feel really really down today - i feel like cancelling my weigh in tonight (i wont though) because i've been really stupid over the weekend and although I had a great time I now feel like i've blown it. I ate loads and drank loads and to be honest I loved it at the time. The problem is that...

I cant bear any of the shakes hot :jelous: bleeurgh ! Love them cold though !! Horses for courses I guess :)

The funniest one i've had is "your insides will just shrivel up" lol :D ... as long as the fat shrivels up then I dont give a monkeys !!

Come on, we can do this !! I'm at exactly the same as you. I was 12.7 and am now around 11.4, with a stone to go. I've messed up a few times and not once have I ever felt it had been worth it afterwards whereas when I put on smaller and smaller clothes and look better and better .... now that...

Good point ! And very informative, thanks :) Nice shoes are another plus ! :D

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad: !! And yes, my bum is spread all over my body too ! It should have its own eco system and taxes soon !!

That's incredible !! Well done you ! :D

Its a total bummer isnt it ? And we have to go through periods, the menopause and childbirth :sigh: He always keeps the same tiny little bum aswell no matter how much weight he puts on .... i'm coming back as a man deffo :D lol

I've been on SS for 5 weeks (had a wobbly week so added another week of SS before doing Add a Meal), i've lost 16 Ibs in the 5 weeks and have another 14 Ibs to go. So its not like i've been on SS forever ... I think my body is just a bit odd :)

I've been getting horrendous indigestion (dont smoke and never had it before but hey ho !). I just took an over the counter indigestion tablet (ask the pharmacist) and it didnt effect my diet at all. I dont know about Rennies, but i think they're ok.

I understand what you're saying about your parents but as a parent myself I can say without a shadow of a doubt that even if I was being made redundant or anything else was going on in my life I would always want my daughter to tell me if this happened to her and I would always try to help her...

Now listen honey, you've GOT to tell your parents. That's the first thing you should do. A problem shared is a problem halved and although they'll probably shout a bit initially they will help you. I got into a similar pickle when my first husband left and cleared out our savings. You must...

Yes but there will always be things that money can be 'better spent' on. My birthday money always used to end up paying bills :( You have done really well and you do deserve a treat, we all do once in a while .... but it is a lot of money to be given. How lovely of her though ... restores...

.. i am pleased for him and I was very sweet and supportive on the phone !! :o ... just jumped up and down when i put the phone down !

... its probably not very ethical or PC of me, but I have to admit that if she totally insisted on even paying for a bit of it then I might be tempted ! Problem is that if you fall out then it may get brought up .... money is a tricky customer !!

Aaaaaargh !! My hubby decided in his usual half hearted way to go on a 'bit of a diet' last week. He has cut out his lunchtime sarnie in favour of a salad but is still eating big evening dinners and going down the pub twice a week ... he has just phoned me to tell me that he's lost 2.5 Ibs in...

How close are you outside of work ? If you are really close then i'm sure she'd understand if you just said you are really grateful and touched but would feel badly about taking it. Its a tricky one, money is never an easy subject !! Sounds like it would look really good though ... :D

Junk food tastes great and gives you a nice feeling of 'Mmmm' while you're chomping BUT the awful bloated feeling the next morning and the sense of letting yourself down really aren't worth it. I can safely say that I have slipped up 3 times now on this diet and at the time I felt like I was...

Well done, that's brilliant !! I had a 30 Ibs target - I lost 6 Ilbs in my first week and its been 2 lbs per week on average since, which I have been pleased with because its more likely to stay off and if you actually hold something in your hands that weighs 2 Ilbs its actually an impressive...

Hello All Just thought i'd update you all after my 'V V Bad cramps' post of the other day and the huge number of responses I got - thanks for that :) Well I went to the docs, he was supportive of me doing the diet BUT did say that the SS programme was very harsh for the intestines and that...

Cheers for that, will deffo get it checked out. Does seem odd that I dont get it at all during the day though, its only when I lay down for a period of time after eating that it hits. I think its probably where my intestines have had nothing to chew on then 'wham' normal amount of food :(

Well done Emma, that must have made you feel great :) Its lovely when things like that happen - makes it all worthwhile !!

Oooooh .... it does sound like gallstones doesnt it ? :eek: It was in my back on the right hand side, under my ribs and in the middle above my belly button. Only comes on when i've been lying down for a couple of hours though and only after eating :confused: It does seem a bit of a...

OMG its the most awful pain isnt it ?!! I was rocking backwards & forwards and crying my eyes out !! I'm ok now but my tummy (well its sort of underneath my ribs just above by belly button) feels sore and unsettled. It has really shaken me up. I dont know what we should do really, I think...

Thanks everyone, you've all made me feel much better about it. I am still scared to eat anything as I was up all night last night and the night before (it only starts when I lie down !). I've had 3 hours sleep in 48 hours :eek: I think I will try not to eat today to try and settle things...

Thanks Lynn and Mini I'm gutted, absolutely gutted. I could happily go striaght back into SS ing but i'm too scared :sigh: My CDC told me to to do AAM this week but I'm scared to put any food in any amount in my mouth ever again !! :( I feel a bit lost

God ! Really ?!! Thanks SO much for letting me know. It was terrifying. Do you know if she still lost weight and what she did ? Did she give up on CD ? I NEVER want to go through that again, i cried like a baby :( !!

Acala posted a thread over the weekend about being in agony after having a bowl of Special K and I replied saying the following, however I wanted to create a thread because it has REALLY worried me. I ate on Saturday (just a normal balanced meal which I know I shouldnt have but it was a social...

Me too Go I'm so pleased there's someone else !! I ate on Saturday and i've been in so much sheer agony that I thought it was my appendix. I was sick and the pain was worse than contractions, it has been the most awful thing and it has unfortunately made me wonder what in gods name I have...

Aaaawww ! You're all so lovely :) Thanks for all your lovely comments, really appreciated :D

That flavoured stuff knocks me out of ketosis ... you're lucky ! :) Wish I could drink it

I've always hated water and it still makes me gag - I also hate the water flavourings :jelous: I get round it in 2 ways; firstly I fill a 2 litre bottle with water every morning as soon as I get up and aim to have it gone by early afternoon. I then fill it up again and sip away until thats...

Hiya, i'm also fairly new-ish and not half as knowledgable as most of the others but all I can say is that the first few days are really tough then once you are in ketosis the hunger subsides and it does get easier. Have a look through the other posts and you'll find out loads of stuff about...

I am exactly the same ... i'm only losing 2 Ibs per week av but i've dropped 2 sizes. My CDC always says I should worry about my dress size and not the number on the scales :o

I've been told that Slim Fast is much higher in sugar and of course it's also made of milk, not mixed with water. Slim Fast is also about 70 or 80 cals more per serving than CD. I know people that have done ok on Slimfast but on the whole CD is better for you

well done !! :) Thats fab ! You must be feeling great :D

My best bits are the feeling of well being, the amazing high of being able to get into smaller sizes, how great you feel when you are told how much you've lost and the self confidence it gives you. My worst bits are not having Peanut Kit Kats, not being able to enjoy a glass of red wine in the...

I agree, i miss the Pink site too but I love it on here and have no intention of b**gering off as soon as Pinky is back :)

Thanks Lynn, I feel so chuffed and I finally feel like i'm really getting somewhere with geting back to the old me :) I can see 'her' emerging after being hidden inside a rather depressed chubby girl i didnt recognise :( The support of all you guys is SO important in all this ! :)

Hello all, hope you are all happy and well today :) Just wanted to say that last night I got a pair of size 12 slouch style jeans down from the depths of my wardrobe and pulled them on without undoing them - hurrah !! In January I was bursting out of size 16 slouch jeans !!! :D Ruddy...

Hiya, welcome to CD life :D I'm 5 foot 3 and my start weight in Feb was 13 stone, I am now 11 stone 2 and in size 12 clothes. I'm aiming for 9 and a half stone as I seem to carry my weight quite well and I dont want to be too harsh on myself. I love the shakes and the bars are nice ...

In January I bought a pair of 'slouch' style size 16 jeans and when i put them on they were skin tight - i cried for hours. I started cutting out carbs then went onto Cambridge in March. Last night i got a pair of size 12 slouch jeans out from the back of my cupboard and I could pull them on...

Yesterday I posted on here as i was worrying because my hubby had suddenly got the hump and decided i have "been on CD long enough, I look fine, dont need to lose anymore and dont need to be spending the money every week etc etc" ... and you were all really brill with the advice. Well, I sat...

loads of positive vibes and much luck

welcome Hiya Well done for making the decision and coming on here. Well, i'm nowhere near as experienced as many of the others on this forum as I've only been doing it 5 weeks but I had the same amount of weight to lose as you and I have a small family. I just told my daughter that Mummy...

I used to view Hints & Tips a lot before I joined the forums and believe me, it got very nasty indeed ! Very anti CDC's and unnecessary :sigh: I'm dreading my AAM next week, i dont want to do it. I'm only losing 2 - 4 Ibs per week on SS so there's no hope for me on AAM !!

Pretty good - lost another 4 Ibs at weigh in on Monday but wobbled a lot on Tuesday as was disappointed I still havent cracked the 'below 11 stone' target. Back on track and hoping for another decent loss next week :) I've glugged 6 pints already today - hurrah ! :D How's you?

sad :( I've just got to say, i just cant believe some of the things that have been said on Hints & Tips and how nasty and unnecessary it all is .... what is WRONG with some people :sigh: It's hard enough committing to this diet and trying to get through it, you guys have been like a crutch...

... i PMSL when i came home the other night and he was asleep on the sofa in nothing but trackie bottoms and slippers with biscuit crumbs all over his 'snack shelf' :D Ah bless ... romance isnt dead !! You're all so right - i will stick with CD and have a natter to him tonight

pot belly ah yes, the manly pot belly !! My hubby is very slim but he has developed the man mound in the last couple of years. I dont really mind it and it's somewhere for him to rest his snacks of an evening :D

I will have 'the talk' with him this eve after i've put the sprog to bed. I'm sure he'll come round :rolleyes: Min, your hubby is extremely slim ! I guess we all carry our weight in different ways. I got down to under 10 a fe years back and i looked awful - people kept asking if i was ill...

LOL :D Someone watches Pokemon dont they !!! What a great name for it, i am henceforth Jiggly Puff Butt (it has a new life of it's own)

Cheers guys :D He really is a luvvly hubby .. its just that he doesn't understand why i cant just eat salad and we were really social eaters, out for dinner a lot - which he wont now do if I sit there with a tetra and he's a tad fed up. I wish i could make him understand how great CD is - it...

Hello to all you Minimins - nice to have joined you :) I need some advice please. I have lost 21 Ilbs so far on CD which makes me 11 stone 7. I have a personal target of around 10 to 10 and a half stone as i've been there before and am a curvy size 10 at that weight ... however hubby has...

newbie here You're so right Cheryl, hadnt thought like that before. You tend to just think about today and how 'hard done by' you feel at that moment - but you're right, we have the rest of our lives to eat out and enjoy a drink once we are slim :) Sash (A refugee from the Pink CD Site...

Hiya Its a great site ... you've all been really welcoming :D Sash

Hi Lynn We're all getting here eventually ! Sash

I agree with you Penny, I felt lost yesterday when i couldn't log on and i ate last night - not that i'm blaming the lack of forums for me being greedy :sigh: - it just would've helped to tell all of you about wanting to eat and being talked out of it and motivated as usual :o Feel a bit lost...

Another Pink Site refugee !! ... So glad to see you all on here !! Its awful not having the pink site up and running yet - just goes to show how much of a support you all are :) Minimins is a great site too, hopefully see you all on 'the other side' again soon !! Sash