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    I have come of weight-loss age!

    Great result - Happy 21!
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    Saying goodbye

    Good Luck, enjoy Slimming World on your way to goal!
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    The greedy child

    Good Luck with whatever plan you choose for the remainder of your weight loss. I was also a greedy child and stole food from the kitchen - I am sure that there are a fair few of us that can relate to elements of your lifestory. It is very good that you have thought carefully about the...
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    Hi, newbie on day 2!

    Hello Sarah Wishing you lots of luck, you have already done so well with Atkins. I am a Sarah too!
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    started today 8 july

    Good Luck newbies x
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    Week 6 WI - GUTTED :(

    "Chin up" as the others have said, it will all come right very soon. I find your posts very inspiring, don't worry about this odd blip this week (I agree with Summayah's comments) and sending you my best wishes and good luck for the remainder of your diet x
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    Motivation ----- CANADA !!!!!

    Bonjour to Montreal, the 3 months will soon pass and your determination will get you to your planned target weight. Wishing you all the best x
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    New goals, new Ideas

    Well done alexice. Hope you are feeling better and off the meds soon. Nonetheless you are doing fantastically x
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    bak again put it all bak on

    Good Luck, we know this diet really works well. Wishing you lots of success x
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    3rd weigh in

    Great loss Fisherman, good for you!!
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    11th weigh in

    Well done Popsie, you should feel very pleased that you overcame any feeling of a little disappointment last week and did fantastically well this week. A very timely reminder to all that we can experience seemingly low losses one week and do brilliantly the next. All the best of luck x
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    :)

    Fabulous, you're a star! Well done x
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    4th weigh in

    Well done on your loss and your great commitment to losing weight, good luck for ongoing losses x
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    Starting tomorrow 06/07/2010.....

    Good Luck to the new starters and returners, we can do it and we will!!
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    bye for now ....

    Wishing you a very speedy recovery x
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    Back with tail between legs.

    Good Luck, I now have about the same to lose as you, my goal is also 9:7 We will be looking great very soon!
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    Starting!

    Wishing you lots of luck with CD x
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    Starting tomorrow!!!YAY!!!

    Good Luck - its a great diet x
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    New goals, new Ideas

    Well done on getting rid of 4lb already Alexice! Just thik of how thrilled you will be feeling at the end of week 1, I know you will keep up the great work x
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    Day 1....Yesssss!

    Good Luck Amy, this is a fabulous diet x
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    My 4th weigh in and grand total for the 1st month

    Very well done, you are doing brilliantly!
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    Hello

    Good Luck. I spent years as an evidently fat nurse dispensing advice to others on how to eat healthily. Oh the shame of it!!
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    Week 2 wi

    Hi Tasha Remember me, ha ha?! I'm back for another shot at success. Good Luck for next weigh-in x
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    Ready to Start my Day 1 today :)

    Another chorus of 'you can do it' - good luck for a great CD day x
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    very sad (inc. rant)

    Hello Becky Sorry if this appears to be a silly suggestion but I have come across this response before on Minimins and it has proven quite useful. Is there anything you no longer need at home that you could sell on Ebay? Best wishes x
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    Day 3............HELP

    Keep it up, you will feel so much better soon - and be thrilled with great losses! Best of luck and let us know your fab weigh-in results x
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    Week 5 Weigh In

    I was a few minutes away from Leicester Square this evening (at Covent Garden) - would have looked out for the lady with the tetras! Hope you are having a great time x
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    my 2nd WI

    Marvelous loss, good for you! x
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    3rd weigh in tonight and not looking forward to it

    Well done on your loss of fat and inches!! Best of luck for future weigh-ins x
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    Week 11 weigh in

    Excellent result, well worth jumping over the moon for! Good Luck x
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    New goals, new Ideas

    Hello Alexice Good Luck with the restart. I'm back too, having previously lost just over 3 stones on and off on CD since last August, now I want to finally get rid of the last 1 and a half stones. This time you will do it!! x
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    Disapointed

    Well done on a very good loss, considering that its TOTM. Don't be disappointed and good luck for next week x
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    ***FRIENDLY FRIDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good morning daily threaders Hope that everyone notches up another good CD day. Can't quite trust myself yet when out and about; for 2 days running I have wanted to get my grubby paws on some naughty non-cd food items. I am proud of myself for resisting, particularly for finding new ways to...
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    ***TRENDY THURSDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Hope that you and your boyfriend will be feeling better soon x
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    I have signed up for Race for Life

    I will be doing the Essex (Epping) walk - always a great atmosphere there.
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    dreadfull!!!!!!!!!

    Have a good moan Sasha, but don't worry, the wonderful aspects of CD far outweigh the sporadic bad days. Although I took a break last year and regained a bit, I am so happy to have lost 3 stones, and you are getting good losses so far. Tommorow will be better x
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    Over 100lb to lose??

    Good Luck everyone - you will seriously inspire so many people with this thread x
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    I got my FIRST charm :D xxx

    Ah, I'm learning the lingo as well as losing the weight, thanks x
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    CD bars

    Deepak I was allowed to have porridge from day 1 and allowed the bars after 2 weeks. I have never had the tetras so not sure about that. Hope you are getting on alright x
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    Lion King at London Theatre...

    Just seen this question. Wonderful musical - I took a friend for his birthday (similar age to me) six years ago and we both loved it, hope you have a great time x
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    somebody re motivate me!!!!

    Good Luck lottie with Race For Life. I do this every year as part of the walking contingent. Caroline is right about the money side of this - I have been messing about and I pay £45 a week (4 packs a day). I am now saying a big NO to the silly blips and instead thinking that I could be at goal...
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    Weigh in 3 Woo Hoo :)

    Nice one kylie! Well done on terrific achievements x
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    Yeay

    Extremely well done - what a marvellous loss in 11 days, keep up the good work x
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    I got my FIRST charm :D xxx

    Ha, ha Tasha - when you tell us about an angel charm us nosey bunch demand a look. Andreas is fabulous for being so thoughtful and you have really earnt your first Pandora charm - that first week had some hungry momments, I remember. Now, I need to ask something, what does P mean when its put...
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    help me please =[

    So sorry that you are having a hard day Kimmie. Your losses so far are brilliant. I had one terrible TOTM day last year, I thought I was turning beserk. Had an early night and woke up as a calm and rational human being. Please try the suggestions - such as a lovely bath, a hot water bottle in...
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    Drink Water and be Merry -London

    20th March, lovely, this will help to keep me motivated x
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    Confession time

    I have been blipping although in the first week of being naughty, I still managed to lose. But now I realise that I am hovering around at the same weight, going up, going down and ...going nowhere! The only person I am cheating is myself, cheating myself out of wearing all the lovely size 12...
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    ***TRENDY THURSDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good evening all Thank goodness for this site! I have not had a pleasant work day and could have so easily cheated. Luckily, the kiosk at the nearest tube station (on my way home) was shut and that gave me sufficient time to gather my thoughts. I decided that gaining weight was not the answer...
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    ***TRENDY THURSDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good mid-morning My day of quiet wasn't to be - called in to a work situation, so about to get into the shower, but so much for improving the water drinking situation - I am going out after into town, but will do my best, back about 11, ta-ra x
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    ***TRENDY THURSDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good morning dear daily threaders Sincere wishes to all that today offers a rewarding CD experience. Thanks for some lovely and touching messages to me of late, I am most grateful. Will be having a quiet day working from home. I am rubbish at drinking enough water so I will be making a...
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    porridge?

    I love it but am known to be agreeable to most CD products. Used to have the original and the flavoured porridge (think its apple and cinammon) - but tastebuds have changed and now I just have the original. I am sure that they are worth trying!
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    weigh day almost nil by mouth anyone else?

    I engage in all of the above tricks, lol! As far as my consultant knows, all I own is a pair of balck trousers and a purple v-neck top, worn with a black hooded fleece. I'm so sad! x
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    Drink Water and be Merry -London

    Hi quizzical girl, those dates are very good for me. I am free daytime and evening on 20th and 21st, free daytime and evening on 27th, and free up to about 5pm on 28th of March. Thanks for arranging this!
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    Second WI

    Great losses, keep up the good work!
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    ***wonderful wednesday daily thread***

    Ah Summayah, I wondered what else could go wrong for you on such a lousy day. All I can say is that once I was so close to goal doing lighterlife and I threw a terrible strop because I 'had only lost a pound' - I stormed into the nearest take-away and didn't stop my binge until I had really...
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    2nd day on cd

    Well done for doing so well on days 1 and 2 spottitchsam - sounds like you are off to a flying start with CD, keep it up! And good for you too Madferret!
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    3 weeks, 24lb down!

    You are doing great, be very proud of yourself debdah - just think that you will look even more fabulous at the end of your CD journey, best of luck x
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    WI 2 hehe!!

    Yeh, we got the first official announcement earlier. Delighted for you, it is so brilliant that you have wiped off a stone in 2 weeks, its amazing. Good Luck for next week x
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    all the best for wednesday weighins

    Well done to both Velvet and Tasha, for achieving excellent losses. Its a Winning Wednesday! x
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    Planned 'Blips' on CD...

    I am trying to be blip free, otherwise I feel that I will hover at the 11 stones mark for too long, and I really need to make progress into the 10's. A friend has just agreed to put back a planned 'drinks and nibbles' evening until March - it was meant to be February - so that I can aim for a...
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    ***wonderful wednesday daily thread***

    Good evening In front of the TV watching Legally Blonde, a light - hearted comedy film is often just what we need to relax. Enjoyed the theatre this afternoon, the play was from 2.30pm until 5pm, including the interval. Unfortunately, the 'head monsters' accompanied by the 'diet gremlins'...
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    PROBLEM !!!

    Goodness me, I went to bed thinking of this dilemma because all of the suggested ideas - and the ones posted today included - are good potential strategies. Yes, I think the relevance of having a group meal as part of an educational course needs to be considered - what would be the...
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    Drink Water and be Merry -London

    Good start! I know Caroline is hoping to put together a more 'national' get-together, with the popular vote being for Birmingham location. I am keen to get involved in any of the meet-ups, as I see this as a good motivator to keep at the diet - can't cheat dreadfully and turn up twice the size...
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    ***wonderful wednesday daily thread***

    Good morning all Sorry to hear that you are unwell today NumNums - as Minniemel says, it can be a nice 'at home' day for your little one. I can still remember how much I liked doing a half-day at nursery and then spending a few hours with my mother before we collected my older sister from...
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    ***wonderful wednesday daily thread***

    Good morning dear daily threaders Hope everyone has a successful day. I am working in the morning and then seeing a play in the afternoon. Afterwards I am visiting two cats (and their owners). I will be looking after these lovely moggies Max and Trevor whilst their mum and dad are on a...
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    Lemsip?

    Not sure but would wonder about the lemon content pushing you out of ketosis. I took paracetamol caplets - these are the ones that are not covered with any kind of coating. I had a cold during my first week on CD restart and the paracetamol, plenty of rest and fluids.
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    My last attempt at 100% SS . . . 3rd Feb 2010

    Ah but Tasha, to me it seems like just a few days ago that you started CD and already you have achieved the kind of loss that I wouldn't have got in a month at some very good slimming clubs. Good Luck Hayley, I just can't wait to get into my nice clothes, its a great motivator x
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    whos body do you admire?

    Good answer KD! My first response to who's body do I want was to say "Brad Pitt please" till I read on and understood the question, ha ha! Somewhat inclined to agree with Tasha, a slim, healthy and admirable body would be most welcome. Me thinks Kimberley from Girls Aloud, curvaceous size 12...
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    PROBLEM !!!

    Ha, ha - just read Tasha's reply! Isn't this site good for getting together useful ideas.
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    PROBLEM !!!

    Hi Anthony To be honest, I prefer Summayah's response. It would be better to not be having food at the buffet - if you don't start eating then you don't have to consider portion sizes. On one occasion I saved up 2 foodpacks for a trip to a Thai restaurant - that way I had a soup for main...
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    PROBLEM !!!

    Oh dear, it sounds like the worst sort of place to dine at during CD. I wonder what people would advise? Is it possible to fill a small plate with lean meat and plainly prepared vegetables? At some restaurants you can check the menu online or pop in before the meal, but maybe the food items...
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    2 stone in a month!!! :D:D:D:D

    Very well done, as mich says, you will find a way of dining this Saturday that will not disrupt your overall CD success x
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    Rebecca20uk. . . True inspiration to me :)

    Well done Becca on your achievements - and good luck getting to goal! And how thoughtful of you Hayley to acknowledge Becca's progress and support x
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    Just out of curiousity, does anyone else...

    Mm, its helpful if I taste food during an inspection (care homes) - in a non diet phase I would have a main course/dessert, home baked cakes at teatime etc as I have to comment on the quality of the catering service. One of the nice aspects of the job in the past!
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    PUT YOUR WEIGHIN DAY HERE

    Technophobe that doesn't know how to cut and paste, no matter how often shown by very patient IT support staff! Monday 7pm
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    ohhh im peed off =[

    Its all down to own perspective, I started at over 14 stones but was still wearing the same clothes at well under 12 stones - because I couldn't recognise the change that everyone else noticed. It takes a while for the head to catch up with the body - that is a frequently found observation on...
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    new starter

    Welcome princessloulou. Well done on getting through day 1; the first few days can be tough, and then it gets so much easier. Keep coming onto this site for inspiration, motivation and support - everyone here will really encourage to reach your healthy and slim goal. All the best - you will be...
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    ***TOP TUESDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Hi caroline I wondered where you were, good to see you back. That little gain will evaporate very soon - glad that you got some nice compliments at the party!
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    I want to cheat cheat cheat

    Thanks Mandy for jelly recipie, I think this would satisfy a sweet craving. Ps. Tried to give you a rep point for another post, ha ha! but told to spread around my appreciation?! x
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    ***TOP TUESDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Ha, ha :D - many people have commented that I have never been the same since I got freeview in September 2006 (date etched on my brain and subsequent bank statements). I actually went through an awful phase of talking to friends about the QVC presenters - it was as if I had no other interests...
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    hahaha

    I might be mistaken here, but think from your posts that you are a nurse - working in a hospital? In which case you are obsessed with bodily functions, probably since you first saw a Bristol poo chart. Its part and parcel of the job, ha ha! It was rumoured during my training that some...
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    Valentines Day!

    Ha, ha Madferret, I knew that suggestion might pop up; after all, we are living in modern times! Because there are mutual friends, I will be asking a few questions soon to find out whats happening?? Meanwhile, all the excitement is keeping me motivated with my weight loss x
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    Official 2nd week WI

    Well done to both of you for terrific losses!
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    Week 1 Weigh in

    Well done on fab weight loss so far. I went to Amsterdam on wild weekend with 10 girls (celebrating a 30th birthday for the expedition leader) a few years back - I never knew I had the ability to down cocktails straight after breakfast, lol! Great incentive, keep up the good work x
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    Normal? Having a moan......

    Well I read your post and thought 'ah, bless her' - coincidentally, more or less Summayah's response. You are also feeling cold because of the effect of the laxatives. Do you remember the Queen famously had her 'Annus Horriblis' year (think it was 1992) when Charles and Andrew split from...
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    Valentines Day!

    As a single girl, I'm just hoping that a certain chap out there will pluck up the courage (he's supposedly shy!) and ask me out - would gladly sip on fizzy water and eat a bit of plain chicken for the occasion!
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    Finally people are noticing

    Yep, if your sisters noticed the loss (family members can speak to us with a directness that even good friends might shy away from), then its definitely happening! Well done for sticking it out, may you enjoy many more lovely compliments x
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    1st day going very well

    Glad that you are off to a flying start with CD, keep up the good work!
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    I want to cheat cheat cheat

    Good idea about the jelly Mandy. Do you buy gelatine and use the water flavouring? Thanks x
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    ***TOP TUESDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good afternoon to all Having a good day CD wise and generally. Lets not mention the lovely 'peridot green' leather handbag that my kind friends at QVC will now be posting out to me, in exchange for hard currency, ha ha! Mandy, I hope that you get health concerns sorted out. I feel a bit of...
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    ***TOP TUESDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good morning dear daily threaders Hope that everyone has a great dieting day. Having had a few silly blips, I am pleased to have achieved a 100% CD day on 1st Feb. Good Luck to all, especially the newbies that are starting out today:welcome2: x
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    im bored lol...

    If this wasn't a VLCD forum, we could have all popped round to yours for tea and home baked cakes, ha ha!
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    Newbie

    Good Luck Ruby, looking forward to seeing your great progress on CD!
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    Trying to get my mojo back (new pic)

    Yes doubledebra, I've just looked again at your CD journey via the photographs - it is so amazing. You really are so close to reaching goal - please keep up the good work. Being slim and healthy must make life so much easier, particularly if you are back at work as a midwife, best of luck x
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    week 3 weigh in

    Terrific loss, don't be disappointed at all, you are doing very well indeed - WELL DONE! x
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    hello, I'm new

    Good Luck to all the newbies, welcome to this very friendly and supportive forum x
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    Have you told many people your doing CD?

    Love the description of the 'resident food police' - every dieter should have access to one!
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    I want to cheat cheat cheat

    I should be at goal now but I am not due to cheats - so its not worth it at all. Best to ignore the 'head monsters' or the 'diet gremlins' - they don't like the fact we are getting slimmer and more gorgeous with each successful week we complete on CD! Don't cheat x
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    porridge ??

    I make my porridge same way as Blush but I have made it in a mug with boiled water if I have been out and about (perhaps stopping off at a cafe), and don't have access to a microwave.
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    Oh..Dilemma...really need advice :(

    Oh dear, poor Ant, you are finding it difficult to make a decision here. Perhaps the next step would be to speak to your CD consultant for his/her advice. Let us know what you plan to do x
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    ***MOVE-IT MONDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Its like Christmas at your household Alexice, new clothes, parcels arriving, singing and dancing around the kitchen, lol, you are having way too much fun on a VLCD! x
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    Eeeeeeee!

    Wow, a prospective model in our midst, good luck x
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    Have you told many people your doing CD?

    Everybody knows - I can't keep a secret and I don't listen to the rare critic.
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    Oh..Dilemma...really need advice :(

    Hi Ant It sounds as if you due a good night out if your last big event was in November - go for it, and have fun. You are such a determined person so you will get right back on SS. Best of luck - have a great time - the memories of it will sustain you on SS until another important occasion...
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    Day one

    Yes, the idea of exercising with CD consultant is great, it does illustrate the differences in how they work, never heard of the exercise element before!
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    Week 3 weigh in

    Well done on another good week and another good loss!
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    ***MOVE-IT MONDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Well done Katie on your fab loss, hope you get some rest now x
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    2nd WI - A loss is a loss

    You have done just great Tracey, do not be disappointed as you know what has impacted on this week's result - however, 2lb is brilliant and you will have many more losses ahead of you x
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    I lost a new pound

    Well done alexice. Every new pound lost soon adds up to something quite spectacular. Fingers crossed now for that 5 stones milestone, its so on its way! x
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    3rd week weighin lost 9lbs

    Good Luck with CD, you will enjoy the variety of flavours!
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    ***MOVE-IT MONDAY DAILY THREAD***

    A busy and eventful day already for some folk. NumNums, pleased that you have had the outcome that you wanted x I don't seem to have achieved much today (other than to do my laundry) but back on CD 100%. I was meant to have a weigh-in this evening and pick-up new packs but could now hold on...
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    ***MOVE-IT MONDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good morning daily threaders Monday 1st February - a new start for everyone that feels January didn't go quite to plan, which includes myself! Brr, it was so chilly yesterday - I think it will encourage me to stay indoors a bit more -its just no pleasure knowing that you will be freezing as...
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    You won't suit being thin!

    Presenting a slightly different view here. I saw a friend yesterday that I haven't seen since beginning of January. She has lost 2 stones on Slimming World (over a few months) - I have never seen her look so pretty, she was wearing lovely clothes and jewellery with her hair up etc. I can...
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    Today is finally over!! :D

    Well done Tasha - would you have ever thought that you could display such willpower in those first tough few days when you started CD. This way you got a fun magic show but no nasty saturated fat to get in the way of your wonderful weight loss! x
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    Bad Girl, Bad Girl, Bad Girl................

    New month and a new start, I have had a few new starts and the weight comes off beautifully with CD if you keep going - blips and all! x
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    Fed up, need kick up the a@*e guys

    Good Luck linnyloo. I tend to cause problems for myself if I weigh on anything other than my CD consultant's scales, so it is best that you keep to the one set. Overall your losses sound fine x
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    Official Restart !!! Give It All I Got

    Good Luck Anthony. There is something very inspiring when the younger minimin'ers commit to getting to goal - it means that if you do this properly you will not have the yo-yo weight on and off that I have experienced for 20 years! I really want you to succeed and get on with the rest of your...
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    ***SPRIGHTLY SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good afternoon Having a quick scan of minimins before I head off. We seem to be having a zumba phase here! Good Luck NumNums with forthcoming move - as Emm will testify, its one of life's very necessary but stressful occasions. But hopefully its all worth it in the end, particularly when...
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    Cheater, cheater, chocolate eater

    Happy Birthday Gaelic Fairy, and well done on having a little treat but remaining fully committed to CD. Good Luck x
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    4th pack :(

    Ah Velvet, I have done it myself - and not been hungry! I think it really is a case of 'to err is human' or whatever that famous expression is x
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    Xypher's Journey through the Cambridge Diet

    Hi Ant I don't know why but I am chuckling at the thought of 3 hours of painting?! But quite rightly it is good exercise, and I imagine the purpose was to make the premises for your group more welcoming and comfortable, so it was all for a good purpose. I am so impractical and rotten at DIY -...
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    ***SPRIGHTLY SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Perhaps my brain could be as sprightly as I wish my body to be (if that makes sense, ha ha!). Forgot to mention that I am meeting the Glam Girls for spot of afternoon window shopping, a walk and a black coffee in Hampstead. Obviously will have to do a little glamming up myself or will look like...
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    ***SPRIGHTLY SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good morning dear daily threaders Wishing you a happy day. Today is 'Sprightly Sunday' as all this talk of zumba is making me want to get off the sofa and do some groovy exercise! Regulars to the daily thread may have previously heard of the Glam Girls, who are 2 very glitzy cousins that I...
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    Slightly Disappointed with 2nd WI

    You have had a very good loss, very much in line with the kind of losses for people with about 3 stones to lose. The bigger losses at the strart tend to be for dieters aiming to lose more than you (and me). You are doing great, that 45 pounds will come off so quick and you will feel absolutely...
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    Short-ish CD break

    Good Luck Aseyan, best wishes for your medical treatment and look forward to hearing your progress, take care x
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    4th pack :(

    You are not bad, far from it. You are doing very well, judging by your losses so far. I have heard that sometimes people do have an occasional very hungry day and find that they have an extra pack (much better than having off-limits food), then perhaps find the next day a breeze and have 2, so...
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    ZUMBA baby!!!

    Yes, I have been searching on the internet. It seems that some parts of London are better covered for classes than others, so I will make some direct enquiries to dance studios and gyms in my area. I never usually get enthusiastic about exercise (far from it) but this might be the way forward...
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    Tattoos are hotttt!!!Show me what you got!!!

    Hi minimimi As a person with very low pain thresh-hold, I don't have any tattoos, but I wanted to say what a lovely idea for angel wings. I have an angel brooch (but some people have quite rightly said that it looks more like a fairy) and I have jewellery with angel wings (ear-rings, necklace...
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    WEEK 1 WI - so relieved(not literally)

    Fabulous loss, very well done. Good Luck for your next weigh-in!
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    I FELL OF THE WAGON

    I had 2 days off this week because I felt as if I was getting laryngitis or another cold. But I'm back at CD today - the break might mean that it will take me a few more days to get to goal but really it is not something to feel guilty about. Now it's happened, you know what temptations are...
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    Back to it - WOOHOO!

    Good to hear that life is getting back to the normal routine after a very busy time. Best of luck Emma x
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    ZUMBA baby!!!

    I have seen several lengthy TV adverts for Zumba on the freeview channels, which makes it look like a lot of fun. I wonder if I can find a class without having to join a gym. If you really rate this exercise Amina and Kookiedoh, then I feel I should give it a go?! Thanks x
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    Why? Why?

    Good advice there. I foolishly weighed myself at Boots about 10 days into my restart - however, when I went back to CD consultant a few days afterwards my loss was actually so much better. I could have dived into the nearest sweet shop immediately after the Boots episode but I kept telling...
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    why am i so bloody hungry?

    Unfortunately these hungry times do pop up, sometimes for the ladies it could be a pre-TOTM issue. My slim friend announced today that she was really hungry, even though she'd had a fair bit to eat - so it would seem that everyone has these momments. Not an answer I'm afraid, but well done on...
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    ***sparkling saturday daily thread***

    How marvellous to be enjoying a carnival - a far cry from our cold weather! I see what you mean Summayah about strong dogs, Patch the King Charles spaniel turned out to have a lot more oomph and self- determination than his petite size suggested. We went to a local country park (Hainault Forest...
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    ***sparkling saturday daily thread***

    Hello again Alexice - hope you enjoy day out, the Spanish weather sounds suspiciously like our own, although I don't think I would venture to the UK coastline yet. Trisha - pop around and do my housework, pretty please, lol. Luckily the friend thats popping round with the dog knows what I am...
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    Day 21... Week 3 Weigh In :D

    Brilliant Ant, I was so hoping that you would achieve the 4lb this week. It is incredible that you have achieved so much in 3 weeks, particularly the transition of BMI from above 40 to the 30's. Sending you an enormous 'WELL DONE' - keep going and that goal weight is yours for the taking! All...
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    day 5

    I'm in the same boat, having had 2 days off - which I felt I needed as I have had sore throat/voice loss. Good Luck, we can do it x
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    Pepper

    As far as I am aware, yes!
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    I did it.. i am very proud lol!!

    Excellent control and willpower Tasha, well done. Good thing I'm not in your area or you might spot odd woman peering in the kitchen window at the choc rice cakes (a real favourite). I was obsessive at looking at cake shops when I was in Venice last November - naughty me! x
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    ***sparkling saturday daily thread***

    Well, good afternoon to the daily threaders It's quiet here so it might be a case of everyone is out and about, exercising? attending weekly weigh-ins perhaps? Confessions time here, I didn't manage to get back on CD yesterday - but have today. So, I worked a half-day on Friday, had a...
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    People are so mean!!

    Ah Tasha People might think I have sent you a cockroach (or worst) to fling at that wally's ugly face. Its a reputation (rep) point to thank you for a valuable post. I felt that some people reading minimins might once have blamed themselves for receiving a nasty remark - whereas we have all...
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    My weigh in!!!

    Well done on losing the pounds and the inches! x
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    People are so mean!!

    Hi Tasha Well done on sticking to CD, and coming online to share this horrible experience of having the misfortune to cross paths with such a miserable, stupid and ignorant loser. I know that I would have felt upset, just as you did, but as a '3rd party commentator' I am so struck by what a...
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    Xypher's Journey through the Cambridge Diet

    Hi Ant The ability to fit into previously unworn clothes (or items that got a bit of wear in the past) is one of the fabulous outcomes of this speedy weight loss programme. It almost became impossible for me to get out the door last November (when I first hit the 3 stone loss) - I suddenly had...
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    *** FRESH FRIDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Hello dear daily threaders Hope that you are all well . Have just read through yesterday's thread - very pretty and meaningful tatoos galore, unfortunately I so far lack the courage! Well the good news first, Dreamboats and Petticoats is a great 'feel good' musical. Its a light hearted romp...
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    My first wi

    Great start Velvet, very well done and good luck for week 2!
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    *** temptation- busting thursday daily thread***

    Good morning dear daily threaders Wishing everybody a successful CD day. I will be doing my best to resist food temptations at a conference - I have to remind myself that food is everywhere, 24 hours a day - but being slim will be something happy, healthy and life enhancing. Looking...
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    yay me!!!

    Absolutely amazing - what a truly wonderful start to your CD journey, well done!
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    Do you look like your pet?

    You do realise Tasha that MinnieMel will be coming along shortly to state all of the similarities between you and Bailey. I am pleased that Bailey has made so many friends (32) and your avatar shows that you are popular too. See, first similarity detected, lol!
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    ***wishing wednesday daily thread***

    Hi summayah Very well done on the 4lb loss - fingers crossed for hitting 5 stones next week. I have a pre-pay meter for the electricity - I understand that all of the homes on my development were provided with one when the buildings went up about 16 years ago, although some of my neighbours...
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    Motivation Tool - Idea

    Good Luck Tasha with your goals. I am sure that Andreas' family would think you are wonderful right now, but I can understand that you would like that inner confidence we get when we know that we are looking our very best. Still thinking of some goals! x
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    Day 1. Day 1. Day 1 is done!!!!

    Good luck vj, wishing you well with losing the 36 pounds - you will do it!
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    Motivation Tool - Idea

    Unfortunately I am not technical, but it sounds like a great idea Caroline. I am sure it will help to motivate you - I need to think of something to motivate me! x
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    Question about side effects - please help?!

    Hi wannabslim Sorry to hear of the problems that you have been experiencing. I hope that a CDC will be able to offer some advice. I can say that I definitely experience the fatigue and the forgetfulness/difficulty in concentrating. I know that you have a lot going on at the momment (I am...
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    First WI

    Brilliant Tasha, that is a superb loss, glad that you are feeling pleased x
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    ***wishing wednesday daily thread***

    Mmm, unfortunately today I have been mesmerised by QVC! Not bought anything (treated myself to a necklace already this week, sterling silver chain and unikite pendant, which is a green and pink semi-precious stone). I am an addict, even though I tried to justify purchase (2 easy payments...
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    Twice this month :-S

    Yes, a number of us have experienced changes with TOTM. I haven't had this problem but I know for certain that others have reported this in the past. Hopefully someone will come along with first hand knowledge of this to give you the benefit of their wisdom.
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    counsellor in York?

    I'm in London, but 'bumping' this up for you, good luck!
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    CDer's- a little extra to get through the day

    Great youtube video - lots of places I'd love to visit, and thankfully a few that I have achieved. We know that losing weight wont suddenly make lives wonderful and solve every problem, but it will give us more positivity and energy to make the most of life - very inspiring indeed!
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    little blip goes big! -food mentioned

    Just drink your water, forgive yourself and move on. Its nice for your dad and the family that you all had a lovely meal together, but now put it into the past. Best of luck, you will be fine x
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    Ahhhhhhh

    Hope you will be ok in La Tasca, one of my favourite restaurants. Tommorow I will be at a major work conference - not sure if it will be a cooked meal or buffet, but luckily I have the option of walking off and having a bar. Good Luck - you sound very firm about resisting temptation x
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    Breaking the cycle

    I am interested to in any good suggested reading, thanks.
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    Why am I so hungry????

    Hang on in there scooterchick, we all get these strange days that are tough, and then the so much easier days when it all goes marvellously. Keep doing a great job with dieting and losing weight, its all so worth it x
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    ***wishing wednesday daily thread***

    Thats the right approach Alexice - you have bucket loads of commitment to CD, it's just that we all get some tough days that challenge us. I will be 'tuning in' for your progress x
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    woohoo

    WOW, thats a fantastic loss, very well done to you x
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    ***wishing wednesday daily thread***

    Good afternoon daily threaders MM, it's good news that your friend is making a recovery -this must be very encouraging for his daughter and son. Having read through all the daily posts I now spot something odd - the actress that plays Nancy in Oliver is of course Jodie Prenger, not Strenger...
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    what do you like?

    I more or less enjoy all the CD products (what does that say about me and food?!). There is so much to choose from - I am sure that you will find your own favourites. You could ask the CD consultant to put together a 'variety' pack on your first week, with a bit of everything - unless you...
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    I wish I hadn't...

    Hello Emma Firstly, well done on such a minimal gain over the Christmas season, which demonstrates that you have willpower and determination. Moving home is such a stressful event - I know that with your psychology background you will be familiar with the research that puts it right up there...
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    ***wishing wednesday daily thread***

    Good morning daily threaders Thanks for the lovely interest in my evening at Oliver. Nancy was played by Jodie Strenger, who won the TV competition to discover a new star for the role. She looks fabulous (a curvy shape), having lost a lot of weight in the past. As long as I don't hum that...
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    Crap Week! :(

    Well done on brilliant loss during an uncomfortable week, wishing you good luck with getting rid of the pain x
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    2nd wi

    Fantastic results in just 2 weeks, well done! x
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    I did something really bad!!

    Hoping you do very well at weigh-in; you did make wise choices on a very difficult day. Fingers crossed for your momment on the scales Tasha x
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    Week 2 over!

    Well done on a fabulous 18 pounds in 2 weeks, hoorah!!
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    Very sad day

    Ah Tasha, we love our pets (or the pets that we look after for others) and so understand. I have no doubt that Leah is happily now in dog heaven; the reward for the joy and support she brought to others. Well done for sticking to CD at such a sad time, best wishes xx
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    ***thrilling trimming tuesday daily thread***

    Good afternoon Working from the main office near Liverpool Street - and having a pleasant day. Because I work from home a lot (I need the quiet for report writing) I tend to come in about once a week and have a nice chat with all and sundry. The production of Oliver is in London - I know...
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    ***thrilling trimming tuesday daily thread***

    Thanks Alexice and Katie for your kind words of encouragement. Dancing around the house Alexice, sounds like a contented woman! Katie, I had never heard of Rhod Gilbert until I stayed at my friend's house in Bolton just before Christmas - unfortunately I fell asleep (too much mulled wine...
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    ***thrilling trimming tuesday daily thread***

    Good morning all "Consider yourself at home, consider yourself one of the family"! Not only a cheerful welcome to anyone new, but I'm also getting in the mood for 'Oliver' this evening, yippee! Weigh-in yesterday resulted in a 3lb loss, which was a great boost. Wishing a great day to all...
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    Facebook?

    Not on facebook or I would stalk (meaning irritate, rather than anything sinister!) ex-boyfriends (well, I hope that I wouldn't but its best to remove the temptation!) Otherwise I'm very normal and boring, ha ha!
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    Would you like this?

    Lovely treats - I am sure your mum will love it! You are a very thoughtful daughter.
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    One last shot at it

    Hello mia - good luck too! x
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    wheres emma petty?

    Ah, emma will be pleased that she's been missed!
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    Kinda newbie

    Hello Gaelic Faery Welcome to CD forum, you have had some great losses so far in 3 weeks - have you decided yet how much you would like to lose? Best wishes - you are sure to like all the choices with CD!
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    Xypher's Journey through the Cambridge Diet

    Hi Ant Its so lovely to read your post - its amazing to hear of the impact CD has already made on your life. Life should be exciting, perhaps not all of the time or we wouldn't get any housework done (send in Kim and Aggie, lol!) but its great that you are feeling so positive about the future...
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    Struggling (**Food Talk**)

    Yes Preeti, I have blipped this time and kept it quiet - now I am admitting it! But I still managed to lose. You need to drink some water, draw that line and stick to CD 100% now, and all will be fine x
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    **Massive Motivation Monday Daily Thread**

    Well done on the part-time job Caroline; and it assures you that you can keep up the CD. I would expect that you have good peoples skills and did well at the interview- all good practice for the jobs you want after uni. Nice to see you back Summayah. Mandy, I know what you mean about trying to...
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    any irish cd's

    Sorry, I'm in lovely London, but will 'bump' this up for you - best wishes!
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    Mantra....Ommmmmm...........

    Mine is " I can do this, I can do this" ! Good Luck slf x
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    One last shot at it

    Hi lisa I'm still here. I went AWOL from last week of November until 4th Jan - put on over a stone, which I am very close to removing. I find it tough and am weak, but this is the best place to be for support. Nice to 'hear' from you and wishing you lots of luck x
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    It's now or never

    Good Luck Sarah Lou, I'm a Sarah too and I am also on a re-start. I was well over 12 stone when I went back to CD on 4th Jan and today I am 11:2. I have 4 products a day, as I like my comforts. Best of luck x
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    WI3 - Disappointed

    Keep at it Amina, thats the best way forward. You have a great attitude, you are losing the weight and doing very well, all the best for your next weigh-in x
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    New and Nervous

    Another warm welcome and the very best of luck to you x
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    Firminator

    I bought some but currently using up another product - it is a lot more economical than alternative quality brands.
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    Right Frame Of Mind !!

    Glad that your consultant was able to offer good advice and help you keep on track Anthony. Disappointing days on CD are hard to cope with, sending you my best wishes - you can and will do this x
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    Guess who's coming back...

    Hi Daniel Its party time again! Hope you are keeping well and good luck with losing those final pounds x
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    Sooooooooo hungry today

    Yes, there will be hungry days, unfortunately. Mine was on Saturday - thats why I was on minimins so much, posting even dafter stuff than usual! Hang on in there, its usually followed by a much easier day x
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    Mmmmm...!

    Let 2010 bring new opportunities NumNums. I was a shopaholic but I am now trying hard to stop it - I know that I don't need anything other than essentials at the momment. I was frittering a few hundred a month on high-end make-up, toiletries, jewellery etc - it was probably because I didn't like...
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    **Massive Motivation Monday Daily Thread**

    Hi amberstone, welcome to CD and this site. Good Luck with the diet; its a brilliant way to lose weight! There is a daily thread but just do whatever you want and enjoy, I dip in and out of different threads. My own story is that I lost weight last year, had a break in December as there was so...
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    Unofficial w1 weigh in and confession

    Yep. I like that statement 'a loss is a loss' - don't worry about whats been and gone, good luck for the future weight reductions that you will achieve x
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    Specialk's CD Restart Journey

    Hi Katy I was wondering how you were getting on last night and was about to send you a message. You just need to think about how much you will lose between now and starting uni; it will be so worth it. Good to hear that you are back with a vengeance x
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    An Impressive week 3 WI

    Terrific loss oisin, very pleased to hear your success x
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    WI Result week 2.....

    Very well done indeed Mich, good for you x
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    Wk 1 WI ;o)

    Given the difficult week you have had Tracey with an ear infection, I think your results are AMAZING!! Well done x
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    **Massive Motivation Monday Daily Thread**

    Oh Ant, I am sure that your life is never boring! Actually I was so dull on Saturday, I was wittering on about buying fridge magnets?! So pleased that people are noticing your weight loss x
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    The BIG K :)

    Good news Kealey, you are truly on your way to great losses x
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    **Massive Motivation Monday Daily Thread**

    Good afternoon Hope everyone is doing well. I posted a daily thread in the wrong place, so glad to find one here! I am now thinking that I will go for my weigh-in this evening - I was planning to put it off until Thursday (which will be a day of temptations as I will be at a training...
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    ***mesmerising monday daily thread***

    Oops, I posted this in the wrong section. Perhaps it could be kindly transferred, thanks!
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    ***mesmerising monday daily thread***

    Good morning dear daily threaders Hope that everyone got through the weekend and ready for the challenge of a new week (or perhaps first day) on CD. I was due to get weighed this evening but will switch to Thursday, which is the other day that my consultant offers. The logic for this is that...
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    wooh! Journey Begins...

    Ah, what a shame as you were so ready to start. But keep up the good work with cutting back on carbs and drinking water, to help ease you into ketosis. All the best, it will soon be Wednesday!
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    MinnieMel is nolonger considers herself a CDer. One final post.

    Oh Caroline, just read about the job; an interesting 'position'! MinnieMel - thanks for magnets offer, my friend ordered 4 for me via Ebay, including an Elvis Hawaii magnet (the original went missing because it was also a bottle opener - say no more!) Tonight to stop myself from eating, I...
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    Mmmmm...!

    Great fantasy shopping, I want them too! I have a pair of Kurt Geiger strappy summer sandals with cute kitten heel, bought in a sale (the most I had ever spent on a pair of shoes at £60) about 5 years ago and never worn, something to look forward to when the weather improves x
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    START A FRESH

    Don't know Duncan, I think I would start again with whatever I weigh tommorow. If you have some water tonight, you might not have put on more than a pound or so, which will fall off so quickly, good luck x
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    Bowel habits!!!!

    Lol, if only I could say that my professional knowledge of manual evacuation is that limited! (might be because I started nursing in 1987 and staffed on acute medical wards) x
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    thanks mum

    So pleased that you will be able to continue your great CD journey x
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    Xypher's Journey through the Cambridge Diet

    Ah, BMI showing exciting progress downwards! I do believe that you will soon be hitting a significant milestone Ant x
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    STS - how????

    Good Luck for a pleasing loss next week x
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    ***SPECIAL SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good evening all Had a very enjoyable afternoon. The play starred Michael Brandon - people of a certain age might remember him in Dempsey and Makepeace. I have taken MinnieMel's advice and burning a citrus (lemon) scented candle, to see if this does act as a deterrent to thinking about food...
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    Am i in Ketosis?

    Good for you Tasha, CD will now be much easier to stick to, sounds as if you are in ketosis heaven! x
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    Bowel habits!!!!

    Hope you get sorted out soon ClaireMelanie. I use ducolax, but it has very rightly been commented upon that it is a fairly severe laxative when on CD. I mean to buy the physillium husks when I next pass by a health food shop. I can tell you are a nurse with the terminology, lol! Brings me back...
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    A milestone!

    No milestones either at the momment, but lovely to hear of success for NumNums and Minimimi, makes the difficult times on CD worth it, well done x
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    Week one is a bust!

    Agree with the other posts- you have a brilliant attitude and well done on 2lb's loss in 4 days - I never managed that in a week on some other diets x
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    Thinking of crossing over

    Good Luck with CD; I am sure that the range of flavours and products will seem very enticing as LT is much more limited, all the best Stinkybreath (don't think my own breath is too pleasant either, lol!) x
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    Very sad

    Wishing you the very best of luck with your on-going weight loss x
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    Anyone else noticed...

    Now I will be at risk of sounding like a terrible show-off, but have always had reasonably good condition with hair and skin - even when I ate dreadful food and smoked; it must be genetic. Unfortunately my nails have weakened, I am about to start a regime with OPI nail hardener tommorow to sort...
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    ***SPECIAL SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    1am, that should have read, you know me and my typos!
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    ***SPECIAL SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Good afternoon Hope everyone is well, just having a porridge and black coffee for lunch, then I am heading out to the matinee show. Yesterday just felt like a hungry day- I ended up having a strawberry shake at 1pm as my first pack of the day but then I had a lie-in so I haven't felt as if I...
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    ***SPECIAL SUNDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Hello daily threaders Hope that you are all doing well. Today is Special Sunday - because we are all special! Today I am looking forward to a comedy play at a fringe theatre, obviously no alcoholic drinks for me in the interval.:8855:(me, having a good giggle?!) Best of luck to everyone x
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    ***stress-free saturday daily thread***

    Productive day trisha compared to mine!
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    CDC Southampton

    Wrong part of the country- but welcome 212 degrees and good luck!
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    Oh dear...

    Draw that line now, the chicken was your protein anyway. If I was on ab's I would listen to my body and you obviously needed something. Have a good night' s rest and tommorow is a new and successful day. Don't be upset or let this stop your progress. All the best Tracey x
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    Inspiration please?

    Well done on already getting rid of 5lb Christine, CD should really help you to lose the rest in time for your special day. Have you been looking at dresses and accessories for your wedding; that should help to inspire you if you have a visualisation of exactly how beautiful you will look! Good...
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    Xypher's Journey through the Cambridge Diet

    Hi Ant Looks like its been a good week for you, what with a better weight loss than you anticipated and a successful time at the LGBT group. Have you fully updated your details - it still says 10 pounds on the left sided panel. I was wondering if your BMI is up-to-date. Good Luck with the...
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    wooh! Journey Begins...

    Good Luck, it should go very well thanks to your pre-CD preparation!
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    Inspirational Video

    Yeah, I enjoyed it, thanks!
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    In anyone else in Ketosis but still Hungry?

    Yes, I get hungry from time to time but probably don't drink enough water in between foodpacks. Takes me about a week to get into ketosis.
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    ***stress-free saturday daily thread***

    Well that is very good news Aseyan, pleased to know that the worry for you is over x
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    MinnieMel is nolonger considers herself a CDer. One final post.

    Well I never made it to town because I stayed in to watch a film. My rational for this is that I am meeting a friend on Friday in central London before a theatre show at 5pm. So we can look around some nice stores rather than me just hover about the local town centre. I am also cutting down on...
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    ***stress-free saturday daily thread***

    Mmm, buying new jeans - and they have been reduced too, now that's a good way to spend a Saturday. Miiniemel - thanks for the tip - I do have citrus candles, in fact I gave away a nice tangerine scented one at Christmas but will search out an alternative. Well, I never made it out of the door...
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    Soooo bored............

    Hello Nellyphant I am sorry to hear that today has been such a difficult day for you. No good suggestions as I wouldn't think of anything different to Caroline, but just want to sincerely wish you well. You might have picked up by some of my posts that I am a keen theatre-goer, but I can't...
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    I should just give up.

    Hope that this good advice has been useful NumNums. How nice that people have pointed out how supportive you are to others, which I heartily agree with. Don't like to think of you unnecessarily classifying yourself as a failure, best wishes x
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    Second Weigh in for Ant... :)

    Hooray, so well done x
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    What more motivation can a girl need!!

    Lovely nan, lovely motivator! Hope that bracelet is soon adorned with pretty charms x
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    Xypher's Journey through the Cambridge Diet

    Ha, ha, he he!! You've beaten your own target, how good is that! What great news, well done Ant - you really are up and running with CD x
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    I'm off!!!

    Good Luck Polar! I have read that your CD consultant will buy back products that you purchased within the past fortnight. Hope Atkins works out very well for you - particularly as nearly 2 stones already gone x
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    Bloody coldsore.......................

    Yep, I got a cold sore (and spots) too. Think its a few things, like the weather as well. We will be back to out gorgeous selves soon, in fact we'll look even better because of the weight loss! x
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    Day 5 was just horrible!

    You are doing so well Tracey, and with the dreadful ear infection/headaches. It will get better. I thought it was bad enough to have a cold on week one, but you have been through a tough challenge. Keep away from the scales- you will be rewarded when you have first official weigh-in, hang on in...
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    Diarrhea

    Hope you are feeling 100% asap, after a rotten start to the day, best wishes x
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