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Hi, I'm really, really lactose intolerant but haven't ever had a problem with any of the shakes. I just find that I don't tend to get constipated. The fact that you haven't had any problems in the first three weeks suggests to me that this is something else. Are you getting a change in bowel...

Whoop! Whoop! Lost at least* 8 pounds this week! Hope everyone else is doing well. :) Lise *Not exactly sure what my starting weight was! It was definitely as much as my previous starting weight, so have probably lost a bit more.

I feel your pain! One of my favourite things was a Costa coffee soy hot chocolate. Still, probably one of the reasons I ended up here! (That - and the 'other' things available in such establishments...). L xx

Just realised every single sentence I wrote there was punctuated by an exclamation mark... Oh dear... L xx

Hi Katie! Am still going strong! Will dig out my scales (not sure where they went in the move!) and will post losses (being optimistic here...) tomorrow! Looking at your losses - you've done so well! Forty pounds!!! Wow! Lise xxxx

Nearly a week in and 100%! Yay! Hi Girls, Saw that the group thread is a bit quiet so thought I would bluster through! After faffing about a lot with which plan to do, I ended up getting weighed at my GPs in a routine check up - had put on all the weight I originally lost! (Admittedly...

Hello! I was on CD until August when I spectacularly fell off the wagon! I have now got various life stresses out of the way and so am looking at whether to restart again or not. Since I have been off CD I started exercising again (I used to do quite a lot) and very much want to continue...

I'm back!!! :oHello lovely ladies! Sooooo sorry for not being on here for ages. Despite good intentions, I completely fell off the wagon. This was mainly due to bad timing of trying to restart SS when I'd just started my new job. Hey, who am I kidding - it was just due to my being lame...

:wavey:PS I am so glad I found this forum and this group.

Hi Becky, Ah, you make such sense! I hadn't thought at all about going up a couple of plans for the few days. I guess I'm a bit of an all or nothing person, which is not a good thing! I was more worried about having to start a new job and trying to get into ketosis i.e. I go a bit vague and...

Hey guys, Thanks for the messages! But afraid that I'm going to go off plan for a few days. Weight was STS yesterday as have been nibbling a little over the weekend. So then used that as an excuse for a big blow out last night. :break_diet: Now I'm faced with having to do a night...

Hi Mrs H, Sorry to hear that CD didn't work out for you. Some diets just suit people differently, it's just finding the right one for you! Best of luck with SW though and, like Becky said, please let us know how you're doing. Hope everyone else is doing OK, well done Becky for your 2Ib...

Becky, I'm the same as you with thinking about food a lot too! Not sure why either. I ended up having some tuna last night as was just really wanting something other than CD. I think it's because I was in the 'Friday' mode and so my body/mind was expecting some kind of naughty treat. Took all...

Rhiana, I'm sure that the assignment mark won't be as bad as you think! Some of my best marks were from last minute rush jobs. Hope that the evidence thing isn't too stressful too. Xx Hope everyone has a fun weekend, whatever you're up to! I'm moving half my stuff up to my parents in...

Rhiana, Just wanted to say well done for staying the same weight! When is your official WI? Maybe those scales will show a loss - and reward you for resisting the KFC.... :) Lisa xx

Hi Katie, I wouldn't worry about a small weight loss either. Although it's nice to have a good first week, that's mainly just water that people are losing. You're probably just hanging on to your water - especially with TOTM. Also, the body can slow its metabolism down as a response to...

Thanks everyone! Well, I have now established that I cannot have bars - after eating a whole week's worth over the last two days. I think they've woken up all kinds of chocolate cravings in me! So have to go :cry: I think what I'll probably do is just have one on a WI day as a weekly treat...

Hello! Well, had my WI and have lost 9 pounds (but have been on CD for 2 weeks). Considering that I had my blip last week, I though that was pretty good. My CDC seemed a little disappointed and asked me if I was drinking enough water etc. Ah well. Hoping for a good weight loss next week as am...

Cool! Will give that a go tomorrow when I get some more chocolate type packs. The muffins do rise quite a bit, but then sink again. I suppose they double in height in total. If you do them right, they really are quite light and fluffy. And I definitely recommend the 'topping' as that makes...

The link is: http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-forum/2518-recipes-foodpack-muffin-crisps-fudge-cake.html There are loads of recipes on there! Very yum, but not sure if it does mess with your weightloss or not. But figure that it's better than cheating on a real muffin! With the muffins...

Ah, I don't think I've got permission to access those ones. Maybe I need to post some more to unlock it?? It was the lumpiness of the mousse I couldn't stand. Do you mix it by hand and then add the water? On the recipe section there's a step by step guide to making them more palatable so...

Hola Ladies!! How's everyone's Sunday been? I have done absolutely nothing all day, spent far too much time on eBay looking for cheap furniture (moving to unfurnished house soon). I've also been experimenting with the 'recipes' for foodpacks. Made oriental chilli crisps today and am already...

:happy096: Well done Claire!! The first Meltaway Biggest Loser!!

Ew, bees not good! We had a nest at my house and they were all in the walls - you could hear the buzzing for days! It was like some horror film! Sooooo jealous about the sun! Just had rain, rain, rain here for the last two weeks!

Ooh! I love before and after photos! I find them sooooo inspiring! I have lots of 'before' photos - I'm famous in my family for always moaning that any photo taken of me looks like a 'before' shot!

Sun? Who's had sun?? No fair!

Becky - well done! 2 stone in 11 weeks is fantastic! Glad you had a nice party too and well done on not cheating, if I had two glasses of wine I'm pretty sure that'd be an excuse for me to reach for dessert..... Hope your nap was productive (I'm a mega fan of power naps!) and you have a nice...

Claire Well done on your weight loss! And it is very reassuring that you had that even with the enforced cheese and bread blip! Maybe it was all the exercise from the furniture building :) Hope you managed to resist the lure of the kebab...! Becky I'm just a regular NHS Dr, qualified about 5...

Rhiana - well done on your weight loss! So did that take you over the 3 stone mark?? Amazing! :scale: Am debating using the toilet cubicle idea and reserving one at work! Although it was a bit of a worry, when I started the diet I didn't need to wee for ages. Must have been more dehydrated...

Claire, I don't think that sieving is a bad thing. Better that than bringing the whole lot up again! I love the tetra packs though, apart from they seem to leave a really icky aftertaste. Not sure if it's just me. Am going to stock up on them next time I see my CDC I think. As I don't take a...

Becky - you rebel, you! Have you tried the flavourings with sparkling water? I know it's still carbonated but surely water is better than Coke and the like? Having an OK evening so far.... Watch this space though! Lisa xx

Katie - I am totally the same! I go from feeling like I could sleep for England to bouncing around with a ridiculous amount of energy (only to then crash and burn an hour or so later!). When I did LL a few years ago, I seemed to settle in a state of more energy, but then that could have been the...

ROFL!! Just imagining that happening. That made my day! I think I might name my 'bad voice' something like that. Lisa x

Rhiana - good luck for tonight!!! Becky - Sprite Zero too???? I love that stuff. Although, strangely, you can never seem to get it in the shops where I live. Will go on a hunt this weekend I think :) I think you're very good to be planning a dinner party and not having any 'bad' food...

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Katie, Can you REALLY have Coke Zero..???? Ooh, the possibilities! Am just thinking that might be a nice treat sometimes as I do really like the taste of it. It's funny that everyone has different likes/dislikes on CD. I think the tetra-packs can do no wrong, but have real problems...

Ooh, very nice! I've never been to Barcelona, but apparently it's very good for shopping. Which is always a good thing, in my opinion! Shouldn't be too hard to do low carb there - aren't the Spanish meant to love their meat? I'm not off anywhere this summer, have an exam to do in September so...

Katie, I know what you mean about a Diet Coke addiction! I'm afraid that I've just swapped for lots of coffees instead. When my CDC suggested I cut out caffeine as well, I think I developed selective deafness.... Claire, I agree with Katie. Make sure you enjoy your holiday! I'd definitely have...

And to everyone - Thanks for the reassuring messages about being naughty! I was feeling soooooo guilty about it and was debating not telling the group. But then I thought that part of the problem with my weight gain is secret eating, so thought I'd fess up. And feel a lot better about it and...

Rhiana, My weigh in day is Monday, but I didn't get weighed yesterday as my CDC is away. So don't think I can 'compete' in this week's team thingy. But I looked at the rules and hopefully it shouldn't affect the rest of the group. I'm moving in August so may have to change my weigh in day...

Hi Becky, Well done on your weight loss so far. And thanks for the reassurance about still losing weight even with the occasional blip! Is good that your bf is diet minded too, I think that makes a big difference. I'm single at the moment, so I don't have to worry either but a large part of...

PS Hi Becky! Welcome to the group!

I'm definitely voting for The Meltaways! How is everyone doing? I have to confess that I was really naughty last night. :cry: I was doing a night shift and got 'caught short' with not having enough pre-made shakes. Ended up really hungry at about midnight and had a cheese toastie (one of...

Hi Claire, I'm having the same sort of problem - my job goes from August-August so there are lots of leaving do's - always based around food or drink :-( Am trying not to be antisocial but is difficult to be there with all that temptation when you've just started! But I didn't want to put off...

Hey, Glad you're feeling much better! I still reckon it sounded like a bug as you'd been on the senna for two weeks and most diarrhoea type things associated with it happen in the first few days. But just in case, if you feel that you need it in the future, you could always try senna liquid...

This is the best thread I've seen so far I think! What I really love is that the tickers update with the current weight loss, so when someone posts 'I;m just starting, I don't know if I can do this' etc etc, you can see that they've had amazing losses or even reached their goals by now...

Oh dear, poor you! How long have you been on the senna tablets for? It's just that your original post sounds like you've been on them for a while. If so, it seems to me that you've picked up a bug. Did you have a temperature or any shivers/chills? I'd agree with the other posts - make sure...

PS Sorry, I spelt your name wrong!

Hi Clare!! As far as I know, nobody else is in the group yet! So how long have you been on CD? All going OK? Any ideas for a group name...? Lisa x

Oh, and I like the names you suggested. My favourite is probably The Meltaways, but like them all. The ones that I came up with are: Sole (Source) Survivors The Ketonics

Hi Rhiana, Wow, three stone already!! That's amazing!! Have you had any blips or are you completely in the zone? I suppose that losing weight to conceive is an incredibly motivating factor though! Well done, I hope that I can show the same willpower.... I'm trying to lose weight as it just...

Oh, and Rhiana - I think you'd make a great team leader if you fancied it! You got the team going after all! x

Hello! Am trying to think of a good name, will look at all the others to make sure I'm not copying any before I make any suggestions... So, anyway, I'm Lisa, I'm 29 and am on day 4 of CD. I 'did' Lighterlife a few years ago, but couldn't complete the whole 100 day abstinence period, despite...

Hi Rhiana! Count me in too for the unnamed team please! Lisa xx (Currently day 3 and suffering full on psychological food cravings!)

Hello! I'd be up for starting a new team..... And yes, it is just like being (the last one to be) picked in a school team event. Ah, the shame of not making eye contact because you didn't want to appear needy! Lisa x

Hi, I'm starting CD tomorrow and would love to join a team. I've got just under 3 stone to lose and am pretty nervous about it! Lisa xxx