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    Back from holiday! News inside!!

    Congratulations!!! :D
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    O/T Why do I waste my breath!!!

    I've been selling on Ebay since 2001. Yes, it is infuriating that people don't read your aucion terms, or choose to ignore them, but the power is all in the buyer's hands these days, as the others have said. I've given up chasing late payers, really... it causes me more stress and annoyance...
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    Help, help, help ...

    Edited, having seen the very sad post just seen on the forum (talk about problems being put in perspective.)
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    How long for metabolism to return to normal? For CDCs

    Hmmm... I'm editing the post because there seem to be different takes on the science of maintenance and calorie burning after a VCLD; my own experience was that over 1500-1700 I did gain rapidly but KD's post below suggests this corrects over time. Wayhey, hope after all, perhaps.
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    Universal Contour Wrap this p.m! - anyone had one?

    Well, I'm back, de-wrapped and 5 inches smaller. I didn't get the dramatic inch losses that some people report -apparently if you're already fairly de-toxed the inch loss isn't dramatic, as Wez said, and I've been dieting and drinking loads of water for the last week (I'd crept up 10lb from...
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    Universal Contour Wrap this p.m! - anyone had one?

    Thanks everyone! The tip about going to the loo before I get mummified was great - d'oh, hadn't thought of that, and had better stop chugging water right now!!! It's good to hear the hangover thing may be a myth - and yep, I'll get chugging water as soon as I get back. We're off to Naples...
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    Universal Contour Wrap this p.m! - anyone had one?

    I'm off for my first Wrap this afternoon - DH bought me a course of 3 for my birthday - and I'm really excited! We're off to the sun on holiday on Thursday, and , you never know, may even expose my upper arms if I get a good result with the Wrap. I've just read a couple of articles on it...
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    Food Issues all your life?

    I'm a binger. I got to goal in September 07 and kept at target until Christmas. Since then, I've been losing and gaining the same 10-11 lb. I'm currently 7lb above my goal and 11lb over my lowest weight. I react to stress and uncertainty by overeating and 'treating' myself. I recognise now that...
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    Taking the diet packs through Customs in USA help???

    I've taken Tetras into the US in hold luggage (it sounds as though you may need to declare them, though- whoops.) One word of advice - if you take Tetras on a plane , fold the box corners out, so they're 'flattened', and put them all in a sealed plastic bag with room to move for double security...
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    The Fat One at the End of the Corridor

    That makes me furious. That kind of behaviour - very personal comments that distressed you, and which were made in a public working space - actually merit a complaint to your line manager. At the very least, the two of them deserve a 'quiet word' from their bosses. I know being large at work...
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    3 bars a day?

    Welcome to the forum, Queen. 3 bars a day would probably knock you straight out of ketosis. The other problem is to be delicate, wind and upset stomachs! Most people who eat even 2 bars on the trot are very quickly, umm ... on the trot. You're likely to find yourself running for the loo, with...
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    Can't decide....

    WELL DONE on reaching goal...you look absoutely amazing, and you've been inspirational to read on the forum. Good on you!!! I reached goal back in September and had the same dilemma. At 3lb below my target (I too wanted rid of tum and hips) my face decided to get suddenly very drawn, so I had...
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    i think i have a problem

    I recognise the feelings and the worries in your post, Amethyst. I was in the same place last year. I wasn't far from Goal and just couldn't do without food any longer. My slips weren't huge but I'd agonise over them; I'd begun to make myself sick or 'chew and spit' ...this only happened a...
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    Hi to anyone who remembers me... and anyone need some CD spares ???

    THANKS for all your messages ladies - it's lovely to see the people I remember from back in the summer posting, too - I didn't chat much on here, but your stories were read avidly and they really helped me along the way. And good luck to all the new starters, too! I'll keep checking back in here...
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    Hi to anyone who remembers me... and anyone need some CD spares ???

    Thanks girls - really lovely messages! Good luck with your own journeys! xx
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    Hi to anyone who remembers me... and anyone need some CD spares ???

    Just checking in after a few months maintaining! The good news is that I'm still at target after almost 3 months now ...some ups and downs and adjusting, but life's good, the weight is stable, I've just bought my size 12 Christmas dress (have come down from a size 30) and enjoying life as a...
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    The things that people say.......

    Reckon you've hit the nail on the head there Jodie!
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    The things that people say.......

    The colleague who said today 'to be totally truthful, I think you looked better before. You've gone too far, you're losing your looks. You just look normal now. Being bigger gave you a certain kind of aura and made you different' This is from a guy, by the way, not a woman. Should add that I'm...
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    Can someone kick my butt ! AGAIN

    Hi there - huge congratulations on losing so much weight! I'm at target now - but like a lot of people I found it hard to keep going when I was about a stone away from goal. Your motivation does wobble. If you thread search on things like 'approaching target' you'll find lots of people who...
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    Has anybody stuck to the Stablisation totally

    Jo and Mike, many thanks. x
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    Update from the Saggy Cloth Cat :-)

    I can't find my post this weekend (and probably best buried) but just checking in to update the people who posted to me (and to thank Ruthlet for her last post - Ruth, you're right, it's about the end of the journey and the weird games approaching target plays with your head. We've come so far...
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    Has anybody stuck to the Stablisation totally

    Mike, can you give me a bit of advice? I'm still on 790 at 10 stone 10 (5'6") and BMI 24.9, and both my CD and I have agreed I shouldn't go below 10.7, as I'm starting to look drawn in the face. Thing is I can't work out how I'm going to go through stabilisation at at least a week per step and...
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    Struggling at target - help...

    Georgie and Dubs, thanks so much for your helpful and supportive replies. I'm definately going to talk to my CDC and I've also talked about this to my partner today, and I feel much more in control, and able to put what's been going on in perspective. When I look at it logically, I spent 33...
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    Struggling at target - help...

    Thanks Taz. Congratulations on your weight loss these two weeks ...look at it coming off! Congratulations too on getting a hold on the other issue, too. Seeing you write that has pulled me up short and made me think hard about what has begun to happen lately. It has only been 3 times but I'm...
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    Struggling at target - help...

    Hi all I reached my initial target, 11 stone, a couple of weeks back, and since then I've kind of lost the plot a bit! I'm still (technically) on 790 but I'm finding it really difficult to stay on it. I have a good day, followed by an ok day, followed (more and more, recently) a late night...
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    happy birthday to me :o)

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY hon ... and looking gorgeous! B xxx
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    New pics taken today!

    What amazing pictures - you look gorgeous! Well done that woman :)
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    bio oil

    I think it did make a bit of a difference, but not dramatically - my stretch marks (20 years of yo-yoing, not pregnancy) are probably too old and established to be helped by now. But to be honest I'm far too lazy / chaotic to slap it on every day anyway! The one thing that really did tighten...
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    some more piccies

    What an amazing difference - your shape has changed so much, and you also look younger. A pretty lady to start with and even prettier now! Well done - keep going!
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    Maintenance update

    Well done, good news to hear. You sound well in control of this maintenence malarky.
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    My Before and After pics, arghhh :-)

    Wow, THANKS everyone! :):):) I snuck back on here feeling really nervous to read replies and found all these ... I'm going to print them out and keep them in my bag! Every single message made me grin and some brought a real lump to the throat. What a lovely, supportive, generous bunch of people...
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    My Before and After pics, arghhh :-)

    OK, plucked up courage! They're in my Gallery link for a day or two. Thanks again to everyone who posted their lovely messages. B xx
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    Finally ... got to goal!

    Thanks, Debz, and thanks for your encourgament when I joined here and your replies to my whinges! Feels fab, doesn't it? xx
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    Finally ... got to goal!

    Thank you all so very much for your good wishes, and your lovely messages. Only the people on this path REALLY know what it's like, and how much it means to reach our targets, whether that's the first stone, getting through a day of SS without slipping when you're having an awful week, or going...
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    Finally ... got to goal!

    Thanks again all ... going to start a new thread with pics later this afternoon. I lost the first 6 and a half ish stones on healthy eating, over a period of 3 years, then put it on, lost it, etc etc, for another 2 years, then finally found the Cambridge this May and knocked off the last 42 lb...
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    Finally ... got to goal!

    Thank you all so much for your messages ... just logging on at lunch and still grinning from ear to ear! :D:D:D:D This place has been such a help and will continue to be so ... I don't post that much, and yep I'm a bit shy, but I read every single day. It's kept me going through the hardest...
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    Finally ... got to goal!

    So, After 5 years 9 and a half stone melted 3 months on the amazing, break-your-back, save-your-life CD and the last 40lb finally melted, A CDC I could snog right now, woman or not My angel of a husband And this place I'm going to work this morning in a size 12 skirt, BMI 24.9, normal weight...
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    Muppet question alert: Rice!

    Thanks, everyone! I got brain-scrambled and looked it up on weightlossresources, using the food search index. Acording to that, 40g dry = 85g micro pouch, looking at the calories and carbs. So it looks like twice the weight cooked, whatever way, is right.
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    Muppet question alert: Rice!

    Thanks a million Mike
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    Muppet question alert: Rice!

    Hi all - does anyone know how much 40g of dry rice weighs when cooked? I'm starting the 1,000 plan next week and wanted to use the microwave rice pouches and take my portion from there, but can't figure out the equivalent cooked weight!
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    Why do I sabotage the best diet I have ever done??

    Dear girls - haven't much to add to this thread except sympathy, and recognition. I'm 2.4 lb from goal and also struggling mentally and physically to stay focused, and stop messing around. I've found all the posts here familiar, and very helpful and last night I 1/ wrote a long blog and food...
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    Preparing for goal... a bit lost and confused!

    Thanks Sez and many congrats on all that weight loss. You're doing so well! Don't get me started on bingo wings (or puppy stomach, wrinkly thighs, saggy boobs, droopy bum)... I've found myself walking around town doing mental calcs about the number of CS proceedures I'd need to feel OK and it...
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    My 1st weigh-in on 790 plan

    Well done Sarah!!! Worth the wait to be weighed, hey? What a result!
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    Preparing for goal... a bit lost and confused!

    Thanks Mike. It's good to know that other people struggle with this too (well, not 'good' - because I know how frustrating it feels.) It's like coming into another world, isn't it. I'm slowly starting to realise that I was very wrong in thinking that I/ people with obvious weight issues were...
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    Preparing for goal... a bit lost and confused!

    Well, folks, I'm 3 lb off my initial goal of 11 stone. I've come down over a couple of years from 20 stone 7 lb, so I set a goal right at the top of my healthy weight range. Might shift that another half stone when I get there - hopefully in another week to 10 days. However ... all kinds of...
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    must.. not.. weigh.. myself !!!!!

    I'm a weigh-every-day girl as well, Sarah, so admire your discipline in staying away from the scales for a week! As other people have said, I think everyone's different in this sense: for some people it helps motivation and keeps you on track day to day; for others it doesn't. If you know not...
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    Out for a curry on 790?

    Thanks, Sarah and Mike! Tandoori chicken and green salad it is. Bagpuss x
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    Out for a curry on 790?

    We're going away for a few days and my OH wants to go out for a curry while we're on holiday. I'm on 790. Any ideas about something I could have without too much damage? I'm a meat eater, but don't mind a veggie dish now and then ... cheers!
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    Universal Contour Wrap

    Those paper thongs are satan's own knickers! Espcially when you get a spray tan and the contrast between their size, and your bum, is left imprinted in glaring white for your OH to giggle at :rolleyes:
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    Restarting with 790 *Sigh

    You so can do this!!!! Welcome to the 790 club chick :) 79 saved my bacon (skinless chicken?!) It's something I can stick to and it's working. Losing about 3 lb a week, though that's slowing as I'm nearing target. Much better to lose a pound or two less a month and get there, than beat...
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    My ex boyfriend phoned me last night????

    I really admire your strength of mind, Clare. I wish I'd had it!
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    My ex boyfriend phoned me last night????

    Think really carefully about this one hon. I did the same 2 years ago - an ex got in touch out of the blue, and it all seemed roses and long lost friendships. My DH seemed cool with it but deep down he wasn't, though it took about a year for him to blurt it out; it also stirred up painful...
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    Advice please - which Slendertone?

    Hi hon - yep, I'll be looking out for the details from Mia, too - sounds good, doesn't it? We shall be toned, ohhh yes we shall! xx
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    Slendertone

    OMG. I'm not even touching that one. LMAO! x
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    Why SS when 790 results are about the same?

    Mia, I asked my CDC this same question, and she said 'it's your diet - if it works for you, do it'. She also said some of her clients SS all week then 790 at the weekend. her attitude was that as long as you lose weight, you can stick to it and it works, it's okay. I don't know if that's...
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    Advice please - which Slendertone?

    :D oh lordy, just imagining losing the last of my mystique (not that there's much left after 7 years) with my DH, asking him to hoik me in and out of the shorts... Thanks for your advice, everyone! Mia's thread on Slendertone has given some good tips, too... I think I'm going to go for the...
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    Slendertone

    Thanks Mia! Right, that does it - I'm getting it! There's another Slendertone thread somewhere where a few of us were debating the cheapest way to get the system control that fitted into things like the shorts and arm bands, and this looks like the one. I SO need the shorts!!! :D
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    Slendertone

    Hi Mia, Can you tell us a bit more about the Slendertone System you have? What different parts of the body does it tone? Cheers! xx
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    Why SS when 790 results are about the same?

    I lose about .5 lb less a week on 790, so the difference per month isn't great. Without having had the discipline of SS for a month before I switched to 790, though, there's no way I would have had the self control to eat a limited amount of food per day. As other people have said, it's about...
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    Tummy Tuck & Boob Uplift Diary

    They're in her Gallery section and isn't she looking amazing? Glad to hear your recovery is going so well Pompey!
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    up to date photo

    Wooooh, look at the curves on you! Foxy girl! Keep it up hon!
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    790 thread

    Just back from official fortnightly WI and lost 6lb, so dead pleased. Had a toffee bar to celebrate! Still 6 lb from goal... . Laura, has the K fairy visited you yet? Vicky, let us know when you lose the last 1lb! Wohoo! What's everyone having for dinner tonight? I need some ideas...
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    Healthy BMI

    My DH had a Bupa overhaul a couple of months back and asked a lot of q's about his BMI. The doctors told him that with his build and height, to aim for a BMI of 25 would be unhealthy, and he should aim for a BMI of 27-28 to look and feel right. It's only one indication of a healthy weight, as...
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    14lbs to go !

    Well done Leehal, your self discipline has been an inspiration.
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    790 thread

    Welcome Karen! :)
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    "You should stop this diet now"

    WOW - just logged on from work for the first time this morning, and all these amazing posts. Thank you, everyone who has posted, so much, for putting your thoughts down and sharing your advice and experiences. I'd like to cancel the working afternoon and write a mini-essay back to everyone who...
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    "You should stop this diet now"

    Thanks, girls. You're right, it needs a bit more smiley self-assertion ...not something encouraged in my family it has to be said :D Funny how taking food out of the picture has raised a lot of family/childhood ghosts I thought I'd seen the back of years ago - I guess without the food veil the...
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    790 thread

    I cooked the cottage pie for about 20 minutes in the oven, then, yep, turned the grill on. It did go quite crispy and not a bad substitute for cottage pie topping! (use loads of seasoning, though, or it's pretty bland. I chop up mushrooms and runner beans and use those with the quorn mince with...
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    "You should stop this diet now"

    Sorry, everyone - rant upcoming. I just wondered how other people deal with family and friends when they tell you 'you've lost enough', 'you don't want to lose anymore', 'you're looking pinched in the face' (cheers) 'you don't want to go losing your looks' (cheers again, you've been telling...
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    Tummy Tuck & Boob Uplift Diary

    Great to see you back and posting! Also great to hear you're chuffed with the results so far and while I hope your blisters go down soon, you sound really up and positive. Keep us posted, and enjoy being waited on hnd and foot by the family - I'm sure you've earned every minute of it! xx
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    790 thread

    Made it to 6 pm without mishap and almost time for the ol' quorn cottage pie (mashed cauli on top, before it starts sounding too exciting ;)) So hope we're all feeling strong and over blips ... I've had a couple of those lately, too ... oh god, mango chutney!! ... I can relate! ... drawing a...
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    790 thread

    Morning 790'ers - how's your Monday? Had a good weekend, took a chicken salad in a bag (saddo!) to dinner at the in laws and survived my m-i-l's interrogation and dire warnings I needed to stop losing weight (dur, with half a lard mountain still on me, I don't think sooo) and have lost 3 lb...
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    Advice please - which Slendertone?

    Thanks for that Mike! The Max belt does like good. Good to hear someone has had positive results with it. Sophia, hi ... yep, for the rest of the range, I'm well confused, too! I THINK the idea is you buy a system controller at £80 and then the arm garment at £40 and the shorts (when they...
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    Advice please - which Slendertone?

    Well, I'm 7 lb from goal (though might push it 7lb further) and I'm still flabby as a pasty!!! :D I've been doing some toning but I think this needs serious worrk... I've read about good results with Slendertone on another thread, but looking at the products available on the official site, I'm...
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    please help with my 1st day blues...

    Hi Lorna, Welcome! :) I'm sure lots of people will be along with tips and hellos - for the meantime, just to say that the first few days can feel both exciting and tough, while you're waiting for ketosis to kick in, but keep drinking your water, reading on here (have a look at the...
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    3 days til tummy tuck & boob lift!!!

    :D Red42 - I'm upstairs to try the towel trick now! Although I reckon I could hold a duvet, the state my boobs are in after 124 lb loss ... :confused: Sarah, thanks very much for the contact details - I'll be giving his PA a ring next week. Have a good one!!!
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    3 days til tummy tuck & boob lift!!!

    Good luck again !!! We'll all be waiting to hear how you are!!! I'm just starting my research on this double op - will be looking to go ahead about Easter next year, all going to plan. I'll be doing it in the UK and going going with BUPA. As I'm also in the Portsmouth region, and your surgeon...
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    790 Roll Call

    I did a couple of months on SS, using 790 to prepare for a holiday at mid point, and switched back to 790 full time a couple of weeks ago because I had started to pick. I knew I'd end up bingeing if I didn't give myself a break. Also, the strain SS put on our social life was starting to cause...
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    Excess Skin

    Wearing lipo pants to reduce cellulite and tone the stomach (without having had lipo) has been getting some marketing recently. I've been thinking of getting some, though they're pricey and I'm not sure a £20 pair of Spanx wouldn't do the same trick. Lipo panty seem to be the main brand -...
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    Dep-provera,anyone?

    Deleted - Posted on the wrong thread. Must Take More Brain Pills plus three packs plus 4 litres.
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    790 people what are your weekly losses like?

    If I stick to it 100%, I lose about 3lb a week. I lost the same amount a week on SS so no contest, really... PS Should add I'm nearing the end of the diet now. Anyone with quite a bit more to lose might they have bigger weekly losses on 790. 124 lb lost (32lb on CD). 9 lb to go
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    3 days til tummy tuck & boob lift!!!

    GOOD LUCK! How exciting ... though I'm sure you have some nerves, too! But what a brilliant way of marking a new start. Please keep us all posted on how you're doing - perhaps a Minimins Diary, like Mike's, if you get bored during recovery? This is an op I think a lot of us are interested in...
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    Max grams of carb a day?

    Thanks, Bunny! That'll be a useful rule of thumb. CONGRATULATIONS on your weight loss, by the way - I've read your threads since I started the CD and you've been an inspiration. You look absolutely stunning!
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    790 thread

    Well done - sounds like you've had a good day. It should be easier now the end's in sight, shouldn't it, but every day down the last few pounds takes so much willpower! We can do it!!! I pulled it back today - ate all my allowance by 2 pm because I had someone over for lunch, lesson learned...
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    Insults or a touch over sensitive???

    That woman was rude, rude, rude. Clearly hasn't got a pause button between what she thinks, and what she says. Good for you for standing up for yourself :) I agree with the comment that some people seem to feel that big people are fair game for any kind of remark. But then you lose weight, and...
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    790 thread

    I'm on 790 too! However I've blown it for today - had a muffin for breakfast, someone over for lunch and had my meal at 12.00, and a bar to follow. Just had another muffin because eating at midday makes me hungry as a troll. So looks like water and growling stomach for the rest of the day...
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    Max grams of carb a day?

    Thanks everyone! I'm on 790 and I get knocked out of Ket very easily, especially with bars, so was checking what the official maximum is - the carb max includes the carbs in our shakes and bars, of course.
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    Max grams of carb a day?

    Do I win a medal for dullest thread title of the day? :D Wonder if anyone can enlighten me about the maximum amount of carbs allowed a day. I remember my CDC saying you shouldn't go above 70g, but was confused - is this carbs 'of which sugars' or total carbs? Is 70g about right? Cheers!
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    how you going to celebrate when your at goal

    I'm going to 1. Buy a gorgeous evening dress and get professional photos of me and DH done, to make up for my size-of-a-cow wedding photos 2. Have a riding lesson 3. Walk into my ex fiances office ('"To be totally honest, Bagpuss, society doesn't respect fat people and I find it hard to...
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    Wooooo Birthday!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Have a cake! (it's made entirely of CD products OF course) Bagpuss xx
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    Going to Glasgow by Plane

    Just another thought - have you got time to post the Tetras up to Glasgow to where you're staying? Cheaper than the £20 to check your bags in (yeah, £10 each way is a rip off ... we must use the same airline)
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    Going to Glasgow by Plane

    Oh and Fuzzy's Angel - apparently there are probs with taking tetras to the US, even in checked-in bags, because of the restrictions of taking fresh foodstuffs / dairy into the US. I have to say I got away with it last trip (shhh!), but they could be confiscated. I read a post on here from a...
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    Going to Glasgow by Plane

    You can't take Tetras on a plane in hand luggage, hon. I had the same prob on a business trip to Glasgow recently. I took a bar for the plane, and put my tetras in a bag in the hold (flattened out to allow for expansion, and put them in a tied plastic bag ... for all that, one still...
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    Help I cant stop cheating with chicken

    I've gone through a few chicken-pickin' phases too. Simple solution - you can't eat what isn't there. Sling any remaining cooked chicken or fish in the bin. Honestly - just get up and do it now! It's far more of a waste to start on a bad slope down when you're doing so well. If you need...
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    Sorry women - male genitalia discussion

    Er ... as another lucky winner of a husband who has lost a few stones, can also confirm ... :D:D:D:D:D IT's ALL TRUE!!! :D:D:D:D:D I tell you what, if CD told the truth about THAT on the website, there'd be a darn sight more men signed up to this! O dear god, the things we fess up to on...
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    Christine - you're right. Says it all, really. And congratulations on your upcoming 3rd anniversary! Jazz - thanks so much for your post! :)
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    Thanks so much Ruthlet - that's given me a big smile this evening! I can't believe we're the only people to keep hold of a bit of clothing from our biggest size ... don't know about you, but trying to walk upstairs in my old jeans and having them fall around my ankles really cheers me up on...
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    I'm feeling a little bit better

    Hey, well done Mia, glad you feel better! That's a fantastic loss :D I'm another 'slow' loser (actually have been on the CD diet the same length of time as you, and now weigh about the same as you ) so I've read your frustrated posts on here with a lot of sympathy and recognition over the last...
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    CHEERS Kath! :):):)
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    790 and out of Ketosis?

    Cheers Debz and Debz! :D Debz Kent, laughed at the 2.30 Ketosis thing ... I believe you! How weird are our bodies? Debz Belfast, thanks for the advice - I do need to stop 'interpreting' the Yellow Book and stick hard and fast - one day it's salad cream, the next it'll be a huge cheese...
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    My husband thinks I'm insane. Took him this long to find out? :confused: Second pic holding the dress in to my new waist!
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    LOL OK...you asked for it. I'll have to chop my head off, though :eek: as I suspect a member of my family browses on here and I'd never hear the last of it ...cruel bunch, they are :D
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    LOL ... pics in my too-big wedding dress? That'd make you all choke with mirth on your shakes! :D
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    790 and out of Ketosis?

    Has anyone else slipped out of ketosis on 790? Just tested and the K fairy is out to lunch :( I must confess I've been substiting chicken for a can of drained tuna in water and using a smidge of low calorie salad cream the last couple of days - could this be it? Have also been having a bar a day...
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    PS wannalose8stone - good on you for parting with the dress if you feel it's time. It's hard to think of letting it go, isn't it, but I hope you buy something really gorgeous in your new size when you make the sale ...here's to the future :)
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    I can SO relate to what everyone's written on here!!! :) Kath, your friend needs her foot inserted IN her mouth FOR her ... !!! Trouble is with comments like that, they get to you because part of you is thinking exactly the same thing ... even though I bet you looked beautiful in your...
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    what are they called?

    Tetras make wicked mousses, Nessa!
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    Weird feeling, isn't it Kath? Kind of yay but ... sooo weird! I've been getting this urge to sneak into bridal shops and try on dresses in my new size just to see what I 'would' have looked like :eek: ...it's all getting a bit Muriel's Wedding :D You''ll get there in no time, Mrs V! Just...
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    Tried on my old wedding dress...

    It used to be one of those old women's mags 'have you let yourself go? ' tests when I was growing up - "Ladies, does your wedding dress still fit you?" Last night I hauled out my wedding dress from 3 years ago - size 30 - and tried it on my size 16/18 self. Er ... It puddled around my...
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    Struggling

    Stay strong! If you're craving pringles, could you knock yourself up some CD crisps tonight? I just had a huggggge crisp craving and a packet of chicken and mushroom and the micro sorted it out! Friday night = CD snacky night :D
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    A mans clothes tale

    Well done. I read your post out to my husband - he's been losing weight too and until a week or to ago he could only get the jeans he liked in the US - we'd come back weighted down with denim. He's just into a size 38 waist and he's really pleased with himself too. I've told him that's not a...
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    craving

    Good on you !!! Another little victory on the road to Slim!!! You know you're on the CD when you lie in bed at night/drift off at your desk having dark wicked erotic fantasies about ... the perfect bacon sandwich. Pass the (cold) water :D
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    Ketosis...

    ...though having read more posts I'm wondering about the skimmed milk, too. I just assumed we're not allowed it on SS beause of the extra calories and the 'thin end of the wedge' risk, but yep, we are allowed it on 790 and still stay in mild K ... and our packs are made with dried skimmed milk...
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    Ketosis...

    790 is basically AAM, but in bigger quantities. Fruit isn't allowed on 790 (sob!) and you stay in ketosis because there are no carbs. I guess the prob with doing your own version of 790 is that 1. food choice is still really limited if you want to stay in Ket - chicken, fish, cottage cheese...
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    Eek, what should I eat?

    Step away from the buffet, hon! I thought I was being saintly last week when I ate only a bowl of undressed green salad at a work buffet - SO wish I hadn't! I was picking for the next week and it got worse and worse. Honestly, don't put yourself through it: once your jaws get a sense of the...
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    Rotten cold

    Sorry you're feeling poorly! My CDC told me to make a hot water and CD fruit flavouring drink and take it with a couple of paracetemol. You do get the Lemsip 'ahhhh' factor with it, actually - very nice and comforting when you're feeling rotten. get well soon!
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    Damn, damn, damn and ... poo.

    Just a big THANKS to everyone who posted - I really appreciate it and I'll be thinking about what you all said. it means a lot to be able to vent in privacy now and then and know it's understood. I'm sure I'll feel better and back on the SS wagon tomorrow. Thanks and HUGS for taking the time to...
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    Damn, damn, damn and ... poo.

    Nikki and Karen, thanks very much for replying. I feel better already now I've 'fessed up. I've put the rest of the cottage cheese in the freezer and it's staying there til AAM week! xxxx
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    Damn, damn, damn and ... poo.

    Week 6 of the diet and doing pretty well - 1.5 stones lost. Last couple of days I've been fighting a very strong urge to 'pick'. A tub of cottage cheese in the fridge has been calling my name at all kinds of weird hours (including 2 am) I've been in low spirits recently - a dear friend/ex...
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    cd soups

    Chicken and Mushroom! It makes gorgeous crisps. Oh, and nice stuffing, when you're on AAM and 790. I don't rate any of the soups that highly when they're made AS soups, though - for some reason I really miss salt when I drink them like that! I've heard so many bad resports about cheese and...
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    Still not feeling all that great

    Hi Lizzie, I got a little ketosis 'up' now and then but felt pretty rubbish until the end of two weeks - just as you describe. It really does get better, but in the meantime if you're able to do as you feel and curl up with a hot water bottle, rest more and care for yourself, do it and don't...
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    Hobby Ideas!

    Hi Mike I've found your diary very inspiring and wish you well with your recovery from the TT! How about researching your family history and creating your family trees? A lot of it can be done online - ancestry.com can get you started - and it gets completely absorbing and addictive, like a...
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    Back from Glasto! How easy is it to get back onto SS?

    Hi articmonkeys Well ... all that 'resistance walking' through mud should have kept a few pounds off, anyway! How about stepping back down to SS gradually - 1000 for a few days from now to the weekend to give your body chance to recover and wean out carbs slowly, then a 790 week starting...
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    Mixamousse - arrrrgh, where did I go wrong?!?!?!?!?!

    Hi - no, I don't dilute the tetra at all. It tastes different when it's 'moussed' - lighter and less strong - so you may get on better with 'neat' choc in a mousse than you do frozen - worth a go with half a brik to experiment maybe? What you say about dilution and the quantity of MAM sounds...
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    Mixamousse - arrrrgh, where did I go wrong?!?!?!?!?!

    I make great Tetra mousses ... they're my evening treat! 1. Tetra straight from fridge 2. Use an electric mixer / blender preferably and not for too long - I whizz mine for about 40 seconds on the lowest setting. You want to keep the air/lightness in as the mix a mousse begins to work, not...
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    10 weeks in...

    You look absoloutely flippin' AMAZING! You must be so proud of yourself! I'm of to NY now to wear my strappy dress but why the heck you aren't in shorter sleeves too I do not know - flaunt it, you look fabulous already. Well done you! :)
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    Dealing with social occasions & neg reactions

    Hi Amy In the first 2 weeks of SS I had my parents visit for dinner, and then attended a BBQ with co-workers. It was the home visit I dreaded most! I think everyone who replied has got it spot on - they key is your determination and how you project that. With my parents (sounds like the...
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    The Heat

    Thanks for your encouraging words articmonkeys and TTey! I'll pluck up courage and get some pictures done :D Hope you have great weeks and the weather's kind over here! Bagpuss xx
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    The Heat

    Hi girls For the last 20 summers I've been exactly where you describe, sweltering in long sleeve black tops, feeling rubbish, we all know HOW rubbish that is, don't we, envying women in little summer dresses and despising myself ... I just want to share with you that I'm down from 20.5...
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    810 meal ideas

    This one's good for BBQ's or when you're craving something burger-ish! It's good and chewy Mince your raw chicken breast (can do this in a processor also) - guess you could do this with quorn or tofu too? Stick in a bowl and and add 1 tbs fine chopped mushrooms Herbs or spices to taste -...
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    Given up smoking or plan on, whilst doing CD???

    I'm not giving up til the weight's off, either - only so many difficult things you can do in one go. I know exacly what I'm like the first week of quitting - she-Godzilla with snout attached to the biscuit-tin - and I'm not risking all this going t**ts up for that. Plus, I like fags. :D
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    Celery

    Hiya I'm on AAM and just had my cottage cheese meal with a handful of fresh chives snipped over the top - really oomphed up the flavour of the cheese. I'm also really pleased because I HATE most low-fat/light cottage cheese but found a really great lighter version in Lidl next to the...
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    Soooo slow! Newbie here

    Thank you very much for your replies: you're right, it's early days and it needs to settle in. Anyway - who's holding the stopwatch? Just as long as we get there ... :) Debs, a slap in the mush with a foodpack would be much kinder, you're right!! Cheers everyone xxx
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    Soooo slow! Newbie here

    Have been lurking for the past 2 weeks since I started the CD - so first off, hello everyone :) It has been great to read the boards and see your journeys...I have a good CDC and she's been fab but getting other tips and stories is lovely too. I'm a bit frustrated today! 2nd weigh in and I'm...
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