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Hey Indian, good to see you on here!!! I've had my weight taken today so next week will be my first official WI. I've put 8lbs on since Oct so feeling ok with that and no doubt I can get that off plus some more by March for my holiday :)

Right, I'm back and I'm on it....if there is still room for me? I've eaten enough mince pies to feed an army over the last few weeks, the jeans are tight and I've got a bikini to get into in 8 weeks....*gulp*!!! I've not been weighed, I started today and will have my first WI on Sunday when...

Hi everyone! This site went resally quiet, and I didn't get any notifications in my inbox that anyone had replied so not been on here for ages. I stopped getting weighed as I training really hard at the gym but going by my clothes and measurements now. Feeling good although still have that...

Enough is the Team Leader I think.....and Towergilly is helping out at the minute...am I right? It all seems very quiet on here though! Well I did rubbish this week girls!! I was really good with the diet, I upped to about 900 cals a day as Ive been exercising like crazy and Ive put 2lbs...

Sorry for the delay, hope I'm not late, completely forgot to post my loss. I did 2 lbs this week. Well done Enough!!!! x

Hi Enough...wow, you have it all going on right now huh! Glad it's all going well, I remember leaving my ex and it was hell, he made me feel so guilty....best thing I ever did though so fingers crossed it will be for you too. New job, new town and dating with a slimmer you, I bet you feel...

Hi everyone. This site is much quieter than it used to be. Who is still here? Is Indian Princess still here Gilly? And Eloize? I think Enough is about somewhere? Are you managing the results Gilly? I'm a bit lost! lol I've lost 3.1lbs this week. Quite happy as I'm being slightly relaxed and...

Hey guys, is there still a space on this team? I've been hiding for the last couple of months after having a 'treat' weekend and then just finding it impossible to get back on track and gorging on any food available! Been really angry with myself and scared to get weighed to see the concrete...

Oh, my laptop kindly sent my message whilst I was typing?!!! grrrr Ok, I was advised by my CDC to have a day or 2 off the diet as I was almost at goal and my metabolism seemed to be slowing down and I had a BBQ to go to. This seemed like a great idea to kick start my mtbolism and have a...

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BTW, i don't have internet until the end of the week either (I've had to pop round to a friends to check email) but I will be back on regularly soon

Hi everyone. Sorry I vanished! I've been moving house and had to decorate from top to bottom before I moved in so been REALLY busy! I had a crap WI last week, only lost half a pound (totm) and got pished off as I was really good and really active that week, up til the earlu hours doing 1 hour...

I'm more than happy with you being Team Leader Enough. I'm far too unorganised to do such a thing, and apart from this week (haha) you do a great job! I had my first little treat last night. I had to go to London with work and was really late back so by midnight and still not being home and...

You have to ejnoy your life too Downsey, it's hard not eating or drinking as most social events evolve around this....or so I've discovered recently as a result of this diet and had to hide myself away and be a social outcast! I've gone up to the SS+ and I feel so much better for being able to...

I've had a funny tummy, it's been gurgling and feeling acidy and I've been feeling sicky and hungry. I've not really been hungry for a few weeks so something isn't right. I spoke to my CD and she advised me to have some chicken for dinner, and go up to SS+ and see if it improves. She reckons my...

I think some people recommend upping a step every 4 weeks for a week but I don't think it's essential. My CDC hasn't mentioned it. I think I might need to though coz something isn't right! I just went out to lunch with a friend and sat with a glass of water and watched him eat....my God what am...

Cheers, I think I might try eating some chicken tonight and see if that helps, my tummy doesn't feel happy at all but it's been absolutely fine til now and I've not been hungry at all.

I'm a bit worried so could really do with some advice please. I've been on SS for 5 weeks and am moving up to SS+ on friday. I've lost 16lbs and have another 10 to go. It's been coming off ok until this week, I've actually put a pound on this week and its not the TOTM or anything which is...

I feel fed up today...and hungry for some reason. I've not really been hungry lately but for some reason today I am. My weight loss seems to be slowing down now (I'm naughty and cant help but get on my home scales every day). I like seeing the loss each day as it makes me feel good and keep...

Towergilly.....remember, you don't walk around with scales stuck to your butt....noone else has a clue what you weigh.....all they see is your size!! And if you've lost all these inches and your trousers are falling down then I'm sure people are noticing you 'shrinkage'!!!! It's all too easy to...

Thanks Enough. You are more of an inspiration than me though, you've lost a lot more weight than me and persevered with CD for a lot longer than me so give yourself a pat on the back!! I have a lot less weight to lose so of course am going to get back into the 10 stones more quickly. I admire...

I've had my weigh in and lost 3.3lbs this week which has taken me back into the 10 stones so I'm a happy bunny! It's amazing how dropping down to the next 'stones' can make you feel so much better isn't it! This is my last week on SS if I lose 3 pounds or more this week, so fingers crossed...

Well done Downsey. I get weighed tomorrow too and am looking like I'm around 3lb down this week so far too :) Hopefully next week will be my last week of SS and then I can move up to SS+ and lose the last 10lbs or so working up the plans so I'm getting excited about the prospect of being able to...

Hope you're ok IP. I'm sure your mum will be looking down on you right now feeling proud :) You're halfway through the worst week now so hang in there! It's baking here in Milton Keynes too, I've been stripping off and walking around the house in my underwear as it's too hot to get dressed...

Ah cheers, all makes sense now! :)

What do the stars and W9s etc mean, and the different colours?

Ah cool, so it's not just me. It's strange how I can go from one extreme to the other! Maybe I'm overdosing on the fibre lol. I put a suit on for the first time in a few weeks today and felt really good when I got a glimpse of myself in the full length mirror, I can really tell I'm losing...

All very quite on the Sliminator front?! Hope everyone is ok? I've had a dodgy tummy today wierdly! I'm on week 4 and have had absolutely none of the side effects they say you might initially get due to the high vitamin concentrate (ie the trots!!), infact I've been completely the opposite...

If you're friend is eating pizza and drinking beer then she's not really doing CD is she?! Everyone's body reacts differently to dieting, maybe she's just one of these people who react really well initially, but as her metabolism slows, trust me, she will not do as well as you if she's eating...

Im sure a coffee wont hurt too much, especially if you didnt put sugar in it. You're allowed skimmed milk on SS+ anyway which has the same loss as SS apparently, just try and ignore the fact it might have been full fat! lol At the absolute worst I dont think it would affect you more than half a...

I might try some of that then when I've finished this tub of fibre I just bought. I eat a lot of the porridges, apple and cinnamon, love them and like you I feel like I'm actually eating something which seems to fill me up and be more mentally satisfying! I've not ridden a horse since I was a...

I was told that the products weren't designed to be frozen so doing so could affect the vitamin content and advised against it. I have however frozen a chocolate tetra pack to sample it....quite nice, but this was just a treat and not something I'll do often as we need those vitamins on this...

Where are you going? 3 weeks, lucky you! Have a great time! x

I didn't PM you my results Enough, but I posted on here and you have my last weeks weigh in so I'm assuming you have all the info you need....let me know if not! Downesy, what is the husk stuff you use? I bought some fibre but it doesnt thicken anything up an i just add it to drinks. Quite...

do you mean the husk to keep you regular, or does it change the consistancy of the shake or something? Glad you lost 3 lbs, I lost too...after all that worrying we are both fine!!! :)

ooh great, so it's looking promising then, fingers crossed it stays this way. I hope mine drops off quickly on SS+ and 800 too.

Cool, let me know how you get on an whether your weight loss continues at the same rate or slows down :) I think I'll do SS for another 2 weeks then move onto SS+ for a couple of weeks but will see how I get on

I used to have really heavy ones and used to be scared to leave the house some days incase I left a trail behind me resembling a slaughter house escapee!!! It's been great having 4 years of freedom!! It's wierd how I've come on all of a sudden, I've even had the sore boobs all week and was...

Haha bless! I wont spoil your dinner for you! I guess that will be the interesting part of your job, when you have to discuss hormones and bowel movements etc with women....you'll have to practice not blushing :silly:

Have you become a counsellor now then? I'm sure we could tell you lots about womens' hormonal issues but it all depends how squeemish you are!!! haha

You start off with really bland, boring food so I'm sure it wont be difficult. On the SS+ the amount of chicken/fish and green veg you're allowed is tiny apparently and doesn't even fill a saucer! What worries me is having to control my eating, as I'm fully aware now that I don't need to eat...

It says in the book you have to do at least 1 week so I guess it's up to you. I personally think I'll do 2 weeks, because the more slowly you up your cals the more time your body has to adjust itself and increase your metabolism out of the starvation mode it's in at the minute. Its used to...

Welcome back?!.....it's no joy trust me, not something I've missed! haha. I've got the merina coil which stops mine, it's not due for replacement til next year....seems a bit odd that 3 weeks after starting CD my body decides to get all hormonal on me!!! I often wonder if that was part of my...

Angela, I've found having one of the choc orange or peanut bars in the house helps me if I feel I need to be naughty. I keep it in the fridge so it's really chewy and just have half and it really takes the edge off any cravings. I try and have a walk or do some extra activity so I burn the extra...

Us ladies get the raw end of the deal when it comes to a lot of things don't we!! haha. If my ex hubby had been the one giving birth I swear I'd not be living on poxy shakes for weeks trying to look good! :) I'm so scared of not losing on maintenance, I'm going to move in at the gym I think and...

If you saw my thighs and ass you'd take those words back! haha I know what you mean though. Thanks

I think you need to do a week or 2 of SS+ before going up to 810 as that's the next step.....or that's what I'm expecting to do anyway! Well done and good luck :)

Thanks badger. I'm impatient I know. I think because I don't have loads to lose and know I can get it off quickly I want it all gone yesterday coz I have so many nice clothes Ive not been able to fit into for a few years I really want to wear them this year! I do want to make sure it stays...

Oh right.....aarrgghh. Everyone says differently. My CDC said that she did SS until she had a BMI of 21/22. I will have a BMI of 25 when I drop another 3lbs, and I only actually want to lose another 5-7 after that before I start trying to maintain (and hopefully lose the last few pounds). I go...

I've yo-yo dieted loads and always put weight back on (and more) so I'm determined to maintain properly this time, and I know that means doing the plan properly. It's so easy to be tempted by that chocolate muffin once you look and feel good and before you know it all you hard work has gone and...

I had my WI today and spoke to my CDC about this and she says I can continue with SS under BMI 25. She said that bcoz I started on SS with a higher BMI then it's ok to continue once I get below and that it's only people starting the diet below BMI 25 that can't do SS. Don't know whether...

Well I'm a happy bunny today! I didn't have much of a weight loss on my scales this week so was really worried about WI today. My body has been doing crazy things this week (1st TOTM in 4 years!!) so this wont have helped, but I had a nice suprise by losing 2.6lbs when I got on my CDC's scales...

wow, when you put it like that.....jeez!! That's definately and extreme and motivating way to look at it!

I always take my own scales as my official weight as I get weighed first thing in the morning, without my clothes, and after having a wee lol. This is my true weight. When I get weighed later in the day with my CDC I always weigh more because I have clothes on and I've had a drink/shake etc. I...

Be really careful taking laxatives too often. I learned that the hard way a few years ago! I was doing the lemonade diet and took a senna tea every day for about 4 weeks but then felt constipated when I stopped, so carried on taking it, trying to cut it down. After about 2 months I read up the...

And think of the the added pressure on your heart for having to support that extra weight too! It's amazing how heavy even a few pounds is when you actually hold it. My CDC has 2 plastic lumps resemling 1lb of fat and 5lb of fat on her table and it's suprising how heavy they are when you hold...

Well when you've not eaten for weeks I think you're allowed to have the odd day where you feel sorry for yourself! It's best to come on here and have a moan rather than go and grab a mars bar! We're all ears!! I got weighed again this morning, naughty, but I seem to have lost half a pound so...

can you translate the GMT alike? I'm still learning all the jargon on here!! haha

Downesy.....keep strong! I keep telling myself that physiologically I am putting far less calories into my body than I'm using (your body needs about 1500-2000 per day, more if you exercise) so by sticking to CD and only putting 400-500 in each day it has to use stored fat as energy. There is...

Asa, write your affirmations down and either stick them to your bedroom mirror so you can say them whilst looking at yourself every morning or if you don't want family seeing then keep the list in a drawer or something. It's good to say a few each day. Think about what your negative thoughts are...

What are you studying Enough? I'm doing an OU degree and just thrown an assignment in today. Got 2 to do for another course now within 2 weeks! I hate studying yet I can't help myself signing up to new courses all the time!! Indian Princess, if you're still not well don't push yourself, it...

Good luck, keep us posted how you get on! I'm the biggest chocoholic going, if I can say no to it them anyone can. I found myself going to the fridge and grabbing a bar a few times then I'd stop and realise I was doing it out of habit and didn't really fancy it. Believe it or not I actually...

Yes I checked my book, it is 4.5 pints we're supposed to drink, in addition to any water we use in the shakes etc. The more water the better although don't force yourself to drink stupid amounts as it can be dangerous. 4.5 litres is a lot if you're not used to it! Drink as much as you can but...

Thanks for that Serena. I didn't realise you can't do SS when your BMI is under 25. I just worked it out at I have another 5lbs do go then I'll be under. I'm almost disappointed bcoz I want to keep on losing weight quickly, but then I'm slightly excited that I can actually start eating food...

Hypnotherapy can work, I've never tried it for weight loss with a therapist, but I had it for stress a few years ago. It puts positive thoughts and coping strategies into your mind but you still have to consciously work at it afterwards. I bought a book called "I can make you thin" by Paul...

I'm trying to decide when I need to start maintenance as according to some people, including my CDC, there will still be a weight loss during maintenance, although more slowly. Some people on here have suggested they didn't lose any more weight one they started maintenance. I'm keen to hear...

The law of attraction and possitive thinking s very strong I believe. Even in the Paul M tips I posted he says wemust start thinking like 'slim' people and acting like 'slim' people to become slim people. If you want something enough and focus on it then you can make it happen. You start to...

I've been playing the word games like crazy to try and get 50 posts but I didn't log out and back in. Thank for the tip, seen your pics now, wow! Very motivating for me I have to say. I'm on week 3 and so bored now, I need all the motivation I can get, and seeing what I could do on this diet...

Broxi where are you??? I really hope you haven't dropped off the wagon, you were doing so well!!! Come back and let us know you're alright, and let us try and motivate you :confused:

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are you sure it's 4.5 litres we're supposed to have? I thought it was 4.5 pints? I drink about 6 or 7 pints probably and have to pee every ten mins on that, I'll need to live on the loo if I drink 4.5 litres!! I'm waking up through the night lots to pee too! I feel like a walking, talking tap...

Well done! I bet you felt great for your wedding! Stick a fat photo on the back of the kitchen cupboard door where you keep all the nice food to remind yourself what happens when you eat too much. That's supposed to be motivating to help you maintain. I'd love to see your photos but I can't?

wow you forget to have your shake?! And LizS, get you miss hardcore for watching friends eat.....I wouldn't go that far, I'd go insane, I keep turning down any social events an am turning into hermit!

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I think everyone loses, you have to, it's not physiologically possible not to lose coz you're putting far less calories into your body than it needs to survive, even if you laid in bed all day doing nothing. It can be a little up and down though coz your body can hold water sometimes, and...

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Cheers. In my head I kinda know that, but refuse to accept it because I want to see the scales telling me that I've lost weight!!! lol I've not been measured since I started so will get my counsellor to do it on friday. I'm a nightmare with scales, I get obsessed which is why I gave my scales to...

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Cool, well done on your 3 lbs. I have a feeling I'm going to have a crap weigh in this week. I get weighed on friday and I've not lost anything so far, infact I put a lb on until yesterday. I've had 2 very good weeks so my councellor warned me I might slow down a little this week but I thought...

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Things tend to stop at my bum too....damn thing always get in the way! It's always the last place I lose weight from too! Even if I got down to a size 6 I reckon I'd still have a huge ass! As long as you're going forward you're still winning. Just think, next summer you can wear skinny clothes...

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Hi IndianPrincess! Thorpe Park whilst feeling crap....poor you! Hope you feel better soon. Good luck for fitting in your Dotty P trousers, I'm sure you'll manage it no probs. Don't be ashamed that they're a size 22, you're doing something about it so focus on the positives. Before you know it...

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I was really miserable yesterday and felt so sorry for my kids. I just want to get this over with now. I think my weight loss is slowing down this week. I got weighed this morning, which I know I shouldn't have and have put a pound on since my weigh in on Fri. I know it's probably just water and...

Well done everyone! How does this team business actually work anyway? How many teams are there, and who is the head honcho who gathers all the weigh-ins, or is there another forum where teams submit? Just curious to understand more about our competition haha! I feel guilty about having an...

Can you send your hubby round to cook for my kids please?! haha. Having to feed my kids is really difficult some days, thats the part I'm finding the hardest to deal with, so I'm trying to cook foods that will make me drool the least! I haven't tried the vegetable water but my counsellor told...

Hi Towergilly, I'm not around at any set time, but I usually try and log in once a day at least to help keep me motivated and remind myself that others are here and can do this then so can I!!! How are you finding this diet?

Crazylilblondie - you've done so well, once you can control your cravings you'll be fine. If it's any help, I read the Paul McKenna 'I can make you thin' book with a hypnotherapy CD just before I started this diet and it is the best £10 I've ever spent. I binge eat and find it hard not to scoff...

OK, my weigh in details for this week.... I've lost 2.3kg or 5.06lb which I'm really pleased about :D Can anyone tell me how you manage to get such long signatures with your goals and weight tracker in? It wont let me put anymore info in mine, keeps saying my signature is too long. Thanks.

OMG look at you Crazylilblondie!!!! Wow!!! You look amazing! If those photos aren't enough to keep other people motivated then nothing is!!!! Have you done this all since Feb? I'm impressed, well done!!!

Keep strong!! If it's any consolation I have to cook dinner for my kids every day and depending on what I cook it can be pure torture. I'm even drooling over lettuce so you can imagine what happened when I cooked a roast chicken. I was soooo close to eating it! The first week is the hardest, it...

I know how disheartening it can be to have dieted all week and then not lost a single pound. You have to remember that due to hormones and just the way our bodies work that we can put up to 7lbs on in water. When I did WW diet I always had a stand still week once a month but then had a good loss...

Cool, I hope it works for you. It's really easy to do, a simple routine is repeated several times and you say different things depending on why you're doing it. If you're an emotional eater like me and get the urge to scoff when you're feeling low/stressed etc then use EFT to release your...

Well if you've already lost 117lbs then clearly you are motivated and can do this diet (very well infact!!!) so don't beat yourself up over a small slip up. You did it, you enjoyed it no doubt, and now you're back to the diet so put it behind you as you're very nearly at your goal. You're over...

I love EFT (yes Emotional Freedom Technique), I've tried it for a few things. It does seem a bit silly, and I felt silly the first few times I did it but I got over it. I think it's a powerful tool if you want it to be. It's like anything though, you have to want to make it work for you. There...

Great, thanks. I'm doing ok although I've found today really hard. I cooked a really nice dinner for the kids and was drooling as I went to the gym today so was extra hungry and felt really narky. The smell is slowly going now and I'm sat with a bowl of porridge. It's really hard when there is...

I've done stuff like that before. What we say and think has a huge effect on us. Possitive affirmations are good too to build inner strength, saying possitive and encouraging words to ourselves each day in the mirror and repeating several times, saying things such as : "I can control my...

Is this eam looking for new members still? I'm on week 2 and would love to join a team for some added motivation. Please let me know, thanks.

As requested, some tips from the Paul McKenna book. He says we need to learn to love ourselves and feel good about ourselves to be successful in losing weight. If you call yourself fat you will believe you are fat and you will always be fat because you will behave like a fat person, eating...

Week 22, wow! I've just got through week one!! Did it get easier for you as time goes on? It isn't as hard as I thought to be honest, but there is food everywhere and I want some!!! lol. I have kids so have to cook every day for them and literally drool over their dinners. I've started cooking...

I'm a newbie here but just seen your posts and they're great. I think it's so important to understand why we have the eating habits we have and how we got fat in the first place otherwise as soon as we finish dieting we will gradually slip back into old habits. The mind is a very powerful thing...

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Hi, I live in Milton Keynes and have just started the Cambridge Diet. I'm on day 4 and drooling over food on a daily basis but trying to keep focussed and get through this alone with eveyone around me telling me I'm crazy. Some moral support and chats with other slimmers would be much...