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  1. AlexIce

    Hello from the other side :)

    Yes I remember it being very lively.
  2. AlexIce

    Hello from the other side :)

    Hi Welcome to the forums. I've been on and off here for years. I was around 25 stone originally and now I'm around 16 stone 10 and BMI of 35. I'm trying to get to 30. Good luck!
  3. AlexIce

    the next step

    Ok - so, I've stuck to the diet and from the kilo and a half I had lost, a kilo has gone back on. I am trying very hard not to get hassled about it and am mostly succeeding as I have lost volume. I FEEL better and the most important thing of all is that my blood sugar is staying at a healthy...
  4. AlexIce

    the next step

    Day 5 and 105.9 :) I can't wait to see 104 Also figured out that I need to get down to 90kilos to have a bmi of 30 so that will be the next goal once I have done this one!
  5. AlexIce

    the next step

    500 grams gone this morning. So now 106.1 :wee: Hmm technical problems. Why isn't my ticker updating?
  6. AlexIce

    the next step

    End of day 2! Survived! Hurrah!
  7. AlexIce

    the next step

    End of day 1 Well, I got through the day. Now that it's evening, I really feel like nibbling something but I'm not actually hungry and I am determined to stick to this for a month. I've been good about taking a blood sugar reading 2 hours after each meal.
  8. AlexIce

    the next step

    OK so 4 years ago I was 164 kilos and I signed up for stomach surgery. I made an effort myself and got to 154, then I started the hospital plan of pre op sachets and soups etc and lost a bit more. post op I quickly got down to 120 then 114 then stuck for a couple of years then suddenly dropped...
  9. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    You do get used to it. Just remember to drink plenty of water. I found that when I was hungry, going for a nice hot shower made me relax and forget about it. Good luck.
  10. AlexIce

    TEAM 50 is back! Christmas 2021

    oh and NSV ...lol this is definitely a new acronym for me. I like it. My NSV for tonight is hopefully going to be ... finished 2 classes worth of reports!
  11. AlexIce

    TEAM 50 is back! Christmas 2021

    Hi ladyfelsham Many thanks for the welcome. I'd forgotten how lovely people are here. It's such a long time since I've been active here that I have pretty much forgotten how everything works! Anyway, I am more of less up and running again - got my ticker in signature again etc. I don't really...
  12. AlexIce

    TEAM 50 is back! Christmas 2021

    Hi, May I join in? I had weight loss surgery 3 years ago. My heaviest was 164 kilos. I got down to about 148 k before the op then the op took me down to 116k and I've been stuck there for 2 years. The doctors have okayed a second op for me which will be a gastric bypass. I really don't want it...
  13. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Funny the turns life takes - back on here after years and years away. I thought I would come and find some inspiration. I ended up having a stomach operation to lose weight and am now down to 116 and have been stuck there for a couple of years. The doc is offering the stomach bypass op next...
  14. AlexIce

    Should I invest in a fitbit flex?

    Did you get one? Did you find it useful? I'm also thinking that seeing my steps as I go may be helpful but I hate wearing watches or bracelets so I am concerned it may just irritate me. I'd love to hear how you are getting on with yours if you did finally get one! :)
  15. AlexIce

    Newcastle Uni diet to reverse Diabetes

    This sounds interesting. I shall investigate this evening!
  16. AlexIce

    Not alot happening around here at the moment!

    Yes it does but I think I am doing ok this time round as I am taking one day at a time. This time I am going to make it !!
  17. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source Started on Monday

    Thanks - I have never thought about joining a team. OK I'd be glad to!
  18. AlexIce

    Not alot happening around here at the moment!

    Week one WI and I have lost 6 kilos. I am really pleased with the good start and it also means that as you said - things don't dig in so much!!! The biggest thing though is that I feel proud that I stayed in control all week and didn't give in to eating unhealthy things and actually the feeling...
  19. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source Started on Monday

    Week one and 6 kilos lost :)
  20. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source Anybody else with near 141lbs to lose/lost??.....how do you stay on track???

    Progress report :) I have lost 6 kilos!!! I know it will be a lot less next week but I am jsut happy that I have stuck to being healthy! Happy Happy Happy
  21. AlexIce

    Not alot happening around here at the moment!

    Hi - I think you have broken your loss up into good sections! I did try giving myself little goals the first time I did this and I lost 6 stones (but then got mad at my exbf and turned to food and stuffed myself and put it back on again). I have had several attempts since then but now I think I...
  22. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source Anybody else with near 141lbs to lose/lost??.....how do you stay on track???

    Thanks! You're right it does help to know that there are others on a long journey too. I'm trying very hard not to focus on the end and when I'm going to get there. I think the frustration of that is what got to me the last time. This time it's all about being healthy day by day. Last time round...
  23. AlexIce

    Tips when you're struggling

    Tactics for those difficult moments... I'd love to have a long bath but my flat only has a shower - so I have a shower! I also sit on my bed facing the wardrobe mirror and look at just how much my tummy sticks out and that tends to put me straight off food. Thinking about how much my weight will...
  24. AlexIce

    Not alot happening around here at the moment!

    Hi folks - I am thinking the same thing about xmas. I started... well, restarted on Monday and I am so looking forward to getting weighed on Monday and see how much progress I have made. I have a long way to go. I need to lose 12 stones, although if I lose 10 I will be happy!
  25. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source Anybody else with near 141lbs to lose/lost??.....how do you stay on track???

    Hi, I have 12 stones to lose. I did lose 6 but then something flipped in my head and I stuffed myself. I think it was because I was doing it for the wrong reasons - ie for other people and not for myself. Now I am doing it for me, to be kind to my knees and my feet. I'm not giving myself goal...
  26. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source + anyone else have lots to loose?

    Hi folks - I have around 12 stones to lose but am looking at it more as a change in my life rather than a race with an end date. I am planning on sticking to SS with the odd bit of chicken thrown in :) I lost 6 stones last time round and then went haywire and stuffed myself. This time round I am...
  27. AlexIce

    Step 1 Sole Source Started on Monday

    My head seems to be back in the right frame of mind after being haywire for a year. I've been upset at myself for not being able to get started on the diet, eating far too many of the wrong things - comfort food basically. However, on Sunday I kicked myself into action, got dressed up (I've...
  28. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    lol Noooo not a potato in sight!!!!
  29. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Day 13 now - another jacket photo due tomorrow! Oh heavens - I hope your OH didn't come off his bike too badly and that both OH and bike can soon be fixed up! Yes 3 kilos is 6.5 lbs. The last time I did CD I did it all in pounds but my scales weigh in kilos and I got so sick of converting all...
  30. AlexIce

    SOOO cold,

    lol I was about to come and post the same thing! So very cold today! but... you have to look on it as proof the diet is working! Try putting your hands under the hot tap for a while. Hopefully as the weather gets warmer I will appreciate being cooler! (I live in Spain)
  31. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Yes thanks Lynne and today HAPPY - the scales moved and I have now lost 3kilos. I can feel actual progress and that my jeans aren't digging into my tummy so such! It feels good and is inspiring me to stay away from the local medieval celebrations and food dangers! I shall stay home with...
  32. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Thanks :) I am happy!!!!!
  33. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Look Look Look ! Just one week and although I haven't lost a lot in weight - I have lost a lot in inches! :) Happyyyyyyy
  34. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Yes - I am now very hopeful that I will be able to wear my jacket when I come back to Newcastle to see my mum in June. I just have to stick to the diet!
  35. AlexIce

    got to loose half my body weight !!!!

    sv1711 - I hope your week is going well. Remember to try to enjoy the journey and not get obsessed with results or when you are going to be finished the diet. You still have to enjoy life in the mean time. Don't look at the end, enjoy the progress. Don't get obsessed with watching the numbers go...
  36. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    The inches are GOING :) :D Happppppyyyyyyy :D I got weighed and don't seem to have lost anything. I know it's only day 5 but I thought there would have been losses - SO, I tried on my jacket again and there HAVE been inch losses! The jacket now meets at the front! I'm still a long way from...
  37. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    lol Lynne - so do I but this time round I am trying not to get so obsessed with the weighing. I have to tell myself that this is healthy and good for my body and it is part of my life. I have to treat my arteries with respect, love my knees etc lol It's all a ruse to trick myself into thinking...
  38. AlexIce

    CD and your complexion??

    I've done CD before (lost 6 stones) and my skin went from being ok but a bit oily to being dry like sandpaper. It was flaky, dull and horrible! I moisturised with quality lotions, I did everything I could think of but nothing helped until I started eating normally again. I think it depends on...
  39. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Em Butterfly - I hate the tetras so i always do the powdered stuff :) I like it. Charlie Woo Woo - lol well the jacket may take a while - the idea of it being loose one day is a very good one! The pics will be in my blog. I am looking forward to taking the next pic! Day 3 is over and I am now...
  40. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Cold is on the mend but still here. I can't believe I have actually got through 2 days. I have tried to get back into it so many times and failed miserably but I think my head is in the right place now. Day 3 has started and I have had a veggie soup for breakfast. I am looking forward to getting...
  41. AlexIce

    Dress sizes and weight loss

    Hi, I just came across this post and thought it was really interesting and it's something I have often wondered about so here's my contribution. I'm 5'9" and at about 24st I wear size 28 on the top and 24 on the bottom. I have small boobs but the area above my waist is huge and my legs are...
  42. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    I made it through day 2.
  43. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I am proud to say i got through day 1 :)
  44. AlexIce

    got to loose half my body weight !!!!

    Yes - I am around 24 stones and I need to be around 12. The important thing is to take it day by day. If you drop off, don't kick yourself, just get back on plan again. Try to look at the habits or reaction that made you put the weight on. Identify your problems. My problem is that I eat when I...
  45. AlexIce

    Hi :) I started this morning

    I'm full of cold so i am easing in to it, not going straight on SS. I'm going to take 2 or 3 days to get on SS. This time round I am going to look on it as a detox for my body. Rather than a diet I am going to think of it as healthy eating. Tuesdays are going to be my weigh in days. I HAVE to...
  46. AlexIce

    Starting Tuesday!!! Time to get rid!

    Good luck :) I am starting Tuesday too :) TODAY !! I have just had my first soup of the day! I am feeling positive.
  47. AlexIce

    November challenge

    :) Thanks Mishie!
  48. AlexIce

    November challenge

    This month I have been ill - fainted a few times, got carted off to hospital so doctors ordered me off the diet for a few weeks until I felt better then said I could go back on it. I feel better now :) The half stone which went on due to going back to normal food all went off again in the first...
  49. AlexIce

    Positives about CD other than weight loss

    I am contemplating doing decorating but haven't actually got round to it yet - however, I may get round to it over xmas hols!
  50. AlexIce

    christmas?

    I am going to keep on CD over the holidays in general but I have three special meals planned with other people so I will have some turkey and veg. I have made myself a solemn promise that I will have NO xmas sweet stuff at all! It's my birthday on 8th Jan so I shall be having a little meal then...
  51. AlexIce

    Feeling proud

    lol, oh I do love feeling good.
  52. AlexIce

    bit of panic has set in!

    First time I did this my eyes were on the goal all the time and like you it just seemed so far away. I fell off the wagon and it took me two years to get my head in the right place to restart. This time round I am enjoying the diet so much more as I am taking it day by day and enjoying how good...
  53. AlexIce

    Do you 'maximise your weigh in?'

    I'm a daily weigher too. I need the daily encouragement. I don't finish work til 10pm so by the time I get to bed its about 2am and I get up after 10am and go straight on the scales in my nightie after having been to the bathroom.
  54. AlexIce

    salty taste?

    I haven't been too bad with that this time round but the first time I did CD I occasionally had a packet of sugar free polos around. I didn't eat them but I put one in my mouth, had a quick suck of it and then put it in the bin when I felt I needed to get rid of it and couldn't face any more...
  55. AlexIce

    Finally in the 15's

    You're doing really well! I can't wait to get to 15s ... lol but first I need to get to 21s, 20s etc
  56. AlexIce

    Feeling proud

    lol sorry - I am sitting here and have just had a cranberry bar and I was just feeling rather pleased with myself for being good and sticking to it - but no-one around to tell so I am posting instead :) I feel GOOD
  57. AlexIce

    Do you get bored?

    The first time I did CD I was desperate for more variety but this time I am quite happily just getting on with it and I am enjoying the soups, enjoying not having to think about food, not having to go shopping, not having to cook. It's perfect! :) It's all in the mind ... and that's why I am...
  58. AlexIce

    What's your diet routine?

    I have 4 packs a day and I teach from 5pm until 10pm. I get up quite late so have soup at around 11:30am then around 3 or 4 pm I have a soup, a bar or a shake made into a mousse depending on whether I am home or out. During classes between 6 and 7 I have another soup Then at about 10:30pm I...
  59. AlexIce

    Scary times on CD

    Spangles, Really hope you feel better soon and it turns out to be something much simpler. Stay strong! hugs
  60. AlexIce

    Heartbreak diet

    Well done. It's so hard to change and not turn to food. I have always turned to food and it seems to have taken me 40 years to realise that it's not the right solution. I hope you are getting through it ok and can enjoy losing weight, getting to goal and being happy. hugs
  61. AlexIce

    November challenge

    Having actually successfully made my goal for Oct I am inspired for November and even with a little trip away (I am taking my diet packs with me) I am going to try to lose 12. So here goes... AlexIce 12lbs
  62. AlexIce

    Countdown to Christmas

    On target at the moment. 2 stones down and 2 to go! Mollydog - 2 stone - 4lb lost - 1 stone 10lb to go myrtlemoo - 3 stone - 24 lb gone - 18 lbs to go loubie84 - 3 stone - lost 10lb - 2 stone 4lb to go Majella -1.5 stone size 10 jeans Andju - 3 stone... lost 10lbs-- 2st 4lbs to go earthangel -...
  63. AlexIce

    October Challenge

    I did it, I did it, I did it - that brings my total loss to 2 stones. Bring on the November challenge! (lol not so ambitious for Nov - aiming for 12) Smc9009 - 10lbs: -9lbs 1lbs to go spangles - 16lbs: 16.50 lost, .50 lbs over. Mission accomplished. Fatbegone - 14lbs Jayellekay - 21lbs - 15lbs...
  64. AlexIce

    Countdown to Christmas

    Mollydog - 2 stone - 4lb lost - 1 stone 10lb to go myrtlemoo - 3 stone - 23 lb gone - 19 lbs to go loubie84 - 3 stone - lost 10lb - 2 stone 4lb to go Majella -1.5 stone size 10 jeans Andju - 3 stone... lost 10lbs-- 2st 4lbs to go earthangel - 3stone goolian - 3 stone 3lbs lost 2st11lbs to go...
  65. AlexIce

    Weight loss - but no centimetres

    ooooh today those trousers which wouldn't fasten, suddenly fasten. lol still can't sit down in them so no wearing them yet but at least the cms have started to move!
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    Do you measure?

    The idea of measuring with an actual measuring tape and seeing numbers is rather depressing so I tend to just go by something which won't fasten and then see how far to go until it fastens and then get happy when it does. However, that said, I have realised that my main measuring stick for my...
  67. AlexIce

    October Challenge

    With 4 days left I may even make this challenge! I think it will be a first! Smc9009 - 10lbs: -9lbs 1lbs to go spangles - 16lbs: 9.50 lost, 6.50 lbs to go Fatbegone - 14lbs Jayellekay - 21lbs - 15lbs lost - 6lbs to go mumto1 - 21lbs-10lbs lost-11lbs to go!! Astar2011 - 16lbs-8lbs lost, 8 to...
  68. AlexIce

    Everythings changed, help!

    Hi - I have to lose 12 stones too and I went into 4 packs a day and no food. I am doing well. 24lbs down now :) I had to get permission from my doctor to start the diet and she said she thought it was a good idea. I think they do tell you to ease into it but I went straight in and have found it...
  69. AlexIce

    christmas?

    i had time off for xmas the first time I did cd and I wish I hadn't. I went haywire and was so fed up afterwards about all the weight I had put on and all the progress I had missed out on making that it took me two years to get my head back in the right place to do it again properly. I faffed...
  70. AlexIce

    Weight loss - but no centimetres

    I have lost 21 lbs and the new trousers I had before I started which wouldn't fasten by an inch, STILL won't fasten by an inch. I think it's come off my face and my legs but not my waist!
  71. AlexIce

    I have come of weight-loss age!

    grins... well I actually want to be 100. I wonder if we can get the queen to send out "well done on losing 100lbs" as well as the happy 100th birthday telegrams!
  72. AlexIce

    what are the SS+ weightlosses like?

    I am over 5 foot 8 so I have to have 4 packs a day. I also use the milk allowance from ss+ to make up the chocmint shake. This is what works for me as I couldn't have food in the house at all or I would eat it. The only things I have are my CD packs, some bottled sparkling water and skimmed...
  73. AlexIce

    Self sabotage

    I sympathise - I lost 6 stones on CD then put it all back on when I got annoyed at someone and turned to food. I'm back on CD again and determined to lose 10 stones. I am going to succeed this time. If I fall off at any point I am not going to kick myself and am just going to have my cd pack for...
  74. AlexIce

    Countdown to Christmas

    Mollydog - 2 stone - 4lb lost - 1 stone 10lb to go myrtlemoo - 3 stone - 23 lb gone - 19 lbs to go loubie84 - 3 stone - lost 10lb - 2 stone 4lb to go Majella -1.5 stone size 10 jeans Andju - 3 stone... lost 8lbs 2st 6lbs to go earthangel - 3stone goolian - 3 stone 3lbs lost 2st11lbs to go...
  75. AlexIce

    The Cambridge Diet Festive Frock Challenge!

    I am going to be on CD for months yet and am pretty much going t try to ignore xmas this year but a couple of years ago I bought a smart grey fitted work dress and I would love to be able to be in that for when classes start in January. I tend to teach in big jumper cover-ups and it would be...
  76. AlexIce

    Final reward?

    I have a size 16 skirt waiting for me (I started at a size 30) and getting into that size 16 is going to be the best reward ever! I fell in love with it so I bought it and it is going to sit in my wardrobe until I get in it!
  77. AlexIce

    Zero coke...

    I don't drink coffee but I used to drink LOADS of Coke Zero. One of the good things about the diet is that it got me used to water again and I have to say I feel much better for it.
  78. AlexIce

    I have come of weight-loss age!

    21 That is to say 21lbs down! lol I am celebrating every single milestone I can think of on the way down. :553:
  79. AlexIce

    October Challenge

    Hurray - doing well. Not sticking to a weekly weigh - weighing ever few days at the moment and happy to say I am doing well after the few days last week when I went haywire. 3lbs down! Smc9009 - 10lbs: -9lbs 1lbs to go spangles - 16lbs: 9.50 lost, 6.50 lbs to go Fatbegone - 14lbs Jayellekay -...
  80. AlexIce

    October Challenge

    Only 1 lb off for me this week but I am so proud of it cos I went haywire last week and came off diet and I had to fight with my head to get back on. I made it and am back on track. Smc9009 - 10lbs: -9lbs 1lbs to go spangles - 16lbs: 9.50 lost, 6.50 lbs to go Fatbegone - 14lbs Jayellekay -...
  81. AlexIce

    Can't get pack down - what to do?

    WHen I first started I popped back to my CDC twice to change stuff until I got sorted with what I liked and didn't.
  82. AlexIce

    Soda Water

    I think it is. I remember drinking it when I started ... now I may be imagining things here - someone please correct me but I think sparkling water is better than soda water as soda water has salt in it... hmm maybe I am imagining it !
  83. AlexIce

    Pesky weekends!

    fingerx I have a long way to go too and I find the only way I can deal with it is on a day to day basis. I can't think about how many months it will be before I get to goal. I am taking it day by day and when I go to bed each night i feel proud of myself for having stuck to my diet packs.
  84. AlexIce

    No onions?

    Ohh when I was little my dad used to make me chive sandwiches! Or sometimes just a bowl of chopped chives with salt and vinegar! hmm well I am planning on starting to have a little food again for Easter - I shall plan on chives then!
  85. AlexIce

    Countdown to Christmas

    Hi folks. I'd like to join in. For Xmas I would like to have 5 stones total gone. I've lost 1 st 3lbs so far and I would like to be in a nice burgundy knit dress I have waiting in the wardrobe. mollydog1308"]Mollydog - 2 stone - 1lb lost :-( - 1 stone 13lb to go myrtlemoo - 3 stone loubie84 - 3...
  86. AlexIce

    Size in mind

    I am somewhere between a size 24 and 28 at the moment - depending on the item of clothing. I just want to get to where I feel good about my body. I am aiming for a 16 and then I shall see how I feel and re-evaluate. I have no idea what I will feel like then. last time I did CD I got to a 22-24...
  87. AlexIce

    Fibre

    It's pot of powder and you can add it to any of your CD foods - lol well except the bars of course. It seems to help but I think I still need to look into extra help.
  88. AlexIce

    Moving to step 3

    It should all be in your booklet. The new booklets have all the steps in them. Just ask your CDC. Good luck with your move up to 1000. I hope it works for you. I can't wait until I can go to 1000 - but unfortunately that is months and months away yet!
  89. AlexIce

    October Challenge

    Aha I had wondered where the monthly challenges had gone - and now I have found it. I'd like to join in please. I know I am a week late but I lost 6lbs this week so I shall count that in. I'm aiming for 17lbs this month so thats another 11 to go. ]Smc9009 -10lbs spangles - 16lbs: 2.75 lost...
  90. AlexIce

    im back :(

    I'm undecided about the whole exercise thing. I feel I should do something but I really don't want to slow down my weight loss. I have 10 stones to lose so I was thinking about waiting until after xmas when I will have hopefully lost 4 stones and exercising will be less stressful for my body...
  91. AlexIce

    Yippeeeeee

    Yes I certainly am. It feels good to see those numbers going down.
  92. AlexIce

    Yippeeeeee

    Weighed this morning. 6lbs this week so total of 1 stone 3 lbs gone now .... And I feel good and in control!
  93. AlexIce

    It was a stressful time but I am back

    Hi Lii, I put on 30kilos last year too. I took 30 off with CD and then I put it on again - totally my own fault. I got upset with my ex and then comfort ate. Now I am determined to get that 30 kilos off again and then even more! I am going to get my bmi down from over 50 to under 30! Good luck...
  94. AlexIce

    hard restart but getting there!

    Yes ! lol Still in Spain. It's been a food filled summer and I am going to have to be good for a very LONG time. Good to see you again! :)
  95. AlexIce

    hard restart but getting there!

    This start has been hard after losing 6 stones, then getting annoyed, turning to food and putting it all back on again. However, focusing on the present - I am going to re-lose those 6 and another 4 more and am going to grin at every pound which vanishes. I have now lost 11lbs so well on my...
  96. AlexIce

    WK 4 Fail ...ggrrrrr

    hmm I hadn't realised that about the alcohol. All the more reason not to be tempted. I think being alcohol free so far has been very good for me. I used to have far too many useless alcohol calories before I started CD. Now it's going to be Xmas before I have so much as a tiny glass of wine and...
  97. AlexIce

    Is so annoyed!!!

    As the other lady said, comparing is not a good idea. Just concentrate on yourself and your own progress. Also remember that there are weeks when you lose in volume but not in weight. You are doing really well. Just keep going.
  98. AlexIce

    Mum and I starting tomorrow

    Thanks so much for the encouragement. I've been out today to buy a special beaker thing to have my soups in for when I am out and about. It's like one of those coffee drinking things but instead of just a little hole, it has quite a large one so it's ok for soups. Did the test run tonight and...
  99. AlexIce

    Mum and I starting tomorrow

    She has to lose 3 stones and I need to lose 12 stones and week by week I shall get there. Not sure how often I will be able to get on here in the next two weeks as I am away from home but I know these first two weeks are going to give me good results and I shall go home inspired to carry on. I...
  100. AlexIce

    Starving.....

    ooooh don't worry about the numbers not going down. It's wonderful when they do but remember that there are weeks when you lose in volume but not in weight. If you don't go down in weight this week, you certainly will next week. Stand and look in the mirror and look what wonderful progress you...
  101. AlexIce

    proud of me!

    Thanks Lynne - I am sure you will get there! lol I am so happy today I am full of bounce!
  102. AlexIce

    proud of me!

    lol I'd be ecstatic if I were 12 stones. I am sure you will get down to 11 soon. I am so so excited today just seeing those numbers go down.
  103. AlexIce

    NOVEMBER Challenge - come join!!!

    yippeeeee LV30 - 14lbs LovelyLauren - 16lbs - 5lbs lost - 11lbs to go! rumbly-tums - 14lbs Redhead66 - 14lbs 16to10 - 9lbs - 2.6lbs lost Loulou31 -18lbs Moleymole - 14lbs - 3lb lost 11lb to go Chele - 12lbs Popheart - 21lbs walkerl1979 - 15 pounds clarecv3 - 21lbs Tessieg1 - 10lbs Goreygirl -...
  104. AlexIce

    proud of me!

    Yesterday was a very hungry day but I just patted my tum and said ok, just get on with it. and today paid off!!!!!!! 4 whole pounds vanished. That's 5 lbs in two days. 23 st 4 22 st 13 yippeeee I know it's not going to be fast like this all the time but the first week's water loss really...
  105. AlexIce

    Starving.....

    Yea!!!!!!!! My hungry day paid off.... I have dropped 4 pounds over night (I was on the loo all night too) So since Tuesday I have now gone down from 23st 4 to 22st 13. Oh I do love it when the numbers go down!
  106. AlexIce

    Visual Therapy

    OK I found the dress I want to wear - I won't get into it for xmas but by the summer I should. I will take pics every month. The dress looks awful at the moment. It's stretchy and as I am so wide, it has stretched out but shrunk up, if you know what I mean so what should be below the knee is...
  107. AlexIce

    proud of me!

    Thank you so much everyone. I am nearly at the end of day two and feeling so so so much better about myself for having the strength to get through it! Hope you all have a good day tomorrow!
  108. AlexIce

    Starving.....

    Lily... oh I hope that happens to me. I am day 2 of my restart and very hungry but I am stuck in class (teaching) and I don't finish for another 3 hours so I can't do anything about it. I am telling myself that it's ok and when I finish I can go straight to the kitchen for a nice hot soup!
  109. AlexIce

    goodbye negative thoughts!

    Megan, I love your ideas :) lol struggling a bit though I like my feet but my ankles are too big. I have nothing against my nose and before I put this 5 stones back on I was starting to like my face. hmm ok aim for the summer is to like my face again!
  110. AlexIce

    Visual Therapy

    hmm I have never done the pic thing specifically for weightloss cos there are always photos being taken with friends etc but I like the idea of taking a pic of something I want to be able to wear but which is ridiculously tight at the moment and then seeing the progress as I slim down...
  111. AlexIce

    Soups!

    I love all the soups, hate all the ready made shakes and sachet shakes apart from the choc mint one, which I could live on. owever, re the choc mint.... I am doing ss+ which allows you a bit of milk and I use the milk to make the shake as I think they taste awful made with water. It all boils...
  112. AlexIce

    How are you dealing/viewing with the plan?

    I'm having a restart too. This time I am thinking of it as healthy eating and detox for my body. I am not thinking that I am depriving myself of food. I am just looking at it as a way of life in the foreseeable future and when I get the urge to eat or feel too cold, I shall go and have a hot...
  113. AlexIce

    NOVEMBER Challenge - come join!!!

    Was just having a think... I weighed in at 23 st 4 so at my week 1 weigh in I will be 22st something... and it's that number change from 23 to 22 which is keeping me going :)
  114. AlexIce

    How would you handle this?

    Send him a mail and set out your reasons for losing weight and how important it is to you. Tell him you would really appreciate his support and that it would mean a lot to you. People don't understand how easy it is to say you will have a break from the diet as you have company etc. and then...
  115. AlexIce

    I am new, but old!

    Megan, It really is good to see you here - and everyone else too. I have tried umpteen times to get back on track but without coming back on here - and it just doesn't work. It's so good to be back in here and have people around who understand what is going on. A lot of us seem to be back with...
  116. AlexIce

    I made it through the night

    Well done! It's a good feeling when you get through each challenge!
  117. AlexIce

    proud of me!

    Thanks for the encouragement :) fingers crossed for today :) I am sure it will go well.
  118. AlexIce

    proud of me!

    lol ok silly I know but I made it through day one! and I am happy about it. Now I know I will get through week one! Step by step :)
  119. AlexIce

    Controlling reactions???

    Thanks Charley :) Good luck to you too! You seem to have got off to a good start!
  120. AlexIce

    Controlling reactions???

    GoreyGirl - thanks - I have looked through and done the questionnaires. I am pleased with myself having got through day one although I haven't had as much water as I should. Tomorrow I will deal with upping the water intake.
  121. AlexIce

    hey all

    Hi Claire - I am back too. Stick at it - you have wonderful reason for it. Day one for me today and I am just longing to get up tomorrow morning and know I got to day 2 :)
  122. AlexIce

    Controlling reactions???

    Hi !!!! I'm glad you're here!!! Good to see you again! lol - there seem to be a lot of us back from last year - but hey - it's a learning process. We know it works and we know the pitfalls so this time we will shine!
  123. AlexIce

    Controlling reactions???

    Tinley, Rosie, Barbara - thank you! I'm sure it's going to be a good first week and the results of the first week will keep me going to the second :) Good luck to you all too :)
  124. AlexIce

    NOVEMBER Challenge - come join!!!

    :) Likewise Lynne - good luck! Let's see if this time we can make it - I am sure we will! hugs Jill
  125. AlexIce

    NOVEMBER Challenge - come join!!!

    I'd like to join too please. I am on day one today! A whole new start! LV30 - 14lbs LovelyLauren - 16lbs - 5lbs lost - 11lbs to go! rumbly-tums - 14lbs Redhead66 - 14lbs 16to10 - 9lbs - 2.6lbs lost Loulou31 -18lbs Moleymole - 14lbs - 3lb lost 11lb to go Chele - 12lbs Popheart - 21lbs...
  126. AlexIce

    Controlling reactions???

    Well - I have taken the plunge and started CD again. I am excited and looking forward to getting on with it and seeing the weight disappear. I have a question though - how do I learn to control my reactions? I lost 6 stones last year on CD - it was wonderful - then I got annoyed with my ex bf...
  127. AlexIce

    Back again!!!!!!

    Good luck! I am back too - lol it's a difficult trip this time round. It was so easy the first time. This time I am fighting hard just to make it to lunch!
  128. AlexIce

    Is Sole Source a head game?

    Last year I did it for 12 weeks, sailed through, no problems then had my compulsory week off on the 13th week, couldnt get back into it at all, fought for another 6 months, gave up totally for 3 months over the summer and last night I started again. It was so so so easy first time round - this...
  129. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Sneaked on the scales again today and another pound gone so that's 10 gone. Yipppeeeee
  130. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Got weighed again today and another pound has gone. Not my weigh in day but I am happy about it so adding it on :) You know if I can be good and not cheat at all this month I might even make this challenge!!!! White Tulip - 12 lb (5lb lost) EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs (5lbs, 9lbs to...
  131. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Just 1 lb off this week but considering I had a few meals off over the weekend, I am actually quite happy with that. So just another 5 lbs to go until a whole stone has gone and I am sure I can do that in two weeks. It's all going in the right direction!!! :)
  132. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Just a pound for me this week as I had the weekend off but I'm going to be good the rest of the month. White Tulip - 12 lb (5lb lost) EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs (3lbs, 11lbs to go) X_Tasha_X - 18lb Justkitty - Goal 8lb loss Tange - 14lbs - (3lbs, 11 to go) AmyE - 14 lbs Fatandfedup...
  133. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Thank you Dione, Ciara lol I feel like dancing around. I am waiting for some clothes arriving in a parcel from UK which I got while there and I couldn't quite get into - I wonder if this 8 lbs will be enough for me to fit into them...
  134. AlexIce

    Motivation ----- CANADA !!!!!

    Ciara - 8 lbs off on my first week so well on target for this month! Hope you are doing well too!
  135. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Hurray 8 lbs gone! - for some reason I was actually lighter 3 days ago than I am now. I don't know what I have done these past few days. I have stayed on SS perfectly - although I did take various medicines yesterday which may have affected things. However, I am still very pleased at there being...
  136. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Yippee = don't you just love the first week back on SS - a whole 8 lbs down! White Tulip - 12 lb (5lb lost) EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs X_Tasha_X - 18lb Justkitty - Goal 8lb loss Tange - 14lbs - (3lbs, 11 to go) AmyE - 14 lbs Fatandfedup - 20lbs Aaleigha - 10lb Wisp -...
  137. AlexIce

    Motivation ----- CANADA !!!!!

    My weigh in Day is Wednesday - I've only got til 11th Sept but I am going to try soooo hard to make all the progress I possibly can - and I am going to take a few bars on holiday with me too so that at lunch time I can have something nice but maybe in the evening apart from one nice meal out I...
  138. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Congratulations everyone who has had their weigh ins. Mine is on Wednesday and as it's the first - it will be big - I can't wait to see those numbers go down... lol it's like being a kid waiting for xmas!
  139. AlexIce

    back from AI holiday - please support me for my restart!

    It really will fall off quickly. I have been away for 3 weeks and stuffed myself silly. I do wish I hadn't but I am not going to kick myself - I enjoyed it so now I am just getting on with SS and actually really enjoying it and loving feeling that I am making progress. I'm sure you will show a...
  140. AlexIce

    Motivation ----- CANADA !!!!!

    Yippeeee - my mum is taking me to Canada with her in September for a week! I always said I wouldn't do a transatlantic flight while enormous - I am still going to have a lot to lose but at least I will be part way on the journey. I am hoping to be 3 stones down by then - which will take me from...
  141. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    I cant believe there aare still so many days to go wil weigh in on Wednesday - I want it here NOW
  142. AlexIce

    How often do you..ahem..poo?

    I now use the CD fibre. I didn't at first and the pain was .... well lets say - not going there again. It was like trying to pass a whole load of glass marbles which had fused together to something the size of a large grapefruit. Pain Pain and more Pain. Now i am a good girl and take my fibre!
  143. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Mrs T!!! Hi. It's lovely to hear from you. Lol I had to do the same thing re clothes last month when I was visiting uk. I am on my first week and today is only day 3 but I have been swimming each lunch time and done a very intensive aqua gym class I sneaked on the scales and am 4lbs down...
  144. AlexIce

    Week 2 wi

    Ohh Tasha ... I was back in UK and I was in Hexham twice!!! I was having a total break from dieting and didn't think about minimins and getting in touch to say hi - ... I was so close! I started again on Wednesday so this is the end of day 2 for me. this time I am going to be SOOO good! hugs hun!
  145. AlexIce

    Day 3............HELP

    :) Patience - get through it and the results are worthwhile and it DOES get easier!
  146. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    You're welcome Ciara :) I have a good feeling about this month. This is day two for me and I am really excited about my Wednesday weigh in next week. I am off to swim at lunch time today and then going to an aquagym class this evening too! I am hoping by the end of the month to have reduced in...
  147. AlexIce

    Hi again, question for you

    Fatandfedup - yes - I want to lose ten stones but am giving myself an intermediate goal of just over 4 stones. I still have two stones off from my last attempt. I lost 5 and put 3 back on but still two down and by the end of the month it will be three down. Let's make this a successful month for...
  148. AlexIce

    3rd weigh in tonight and not looking forward to it

    Get two bars of butter and lie down and put them on your tummy - just think of all that fat which has left your body for good! A pound gone is still a pound gone! Don't get disheartened and keep at it and in no time you will see even better results!
  149. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Hi Sumayyah - good to see you. Hope the diet is going well for you! BeingGood - yes indeed and July is going to be a wonderful month!
  150. AlexIce

    Hi again, question for you

    Sorry to hear about your hernias. I am sure a CC will be along soon to answer your question - if not maybe ask the question in the title and someone is sure to know. Good luck with the diet this time round.
  151. AlexIce

    my 2nd WI

    Well done! Enjoy the journey, it really does fall off and you can see the difference!
  152. AlexIce

    Week 5 Weigh In

    Hope you enjoy the film! Your progress is wonderful - Well done!
  153. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Adding Ciara back in cos she's vanished again! White Tulip - 12 lb EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs X_Tasha_X - 18lb Justkitty - Goal 8lb loss Tange - 14lbs AmyE - 14 lbs Fatandfedup - 20lbs Aaleigha - 10lb Wisp - 14lbs Mia - 14lb Lyndzi76 - 12lb Cartwoman - 14lbs SacredSilence - 14lbs...
  154. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Putting myself back in - lol I have vanished from the list White Tulip - 12 lb EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs X_Tasha_X - 18lb Justkitty - Goal 8lb loss Tange - 14lbs AmyE - 14 lbs Fatandfedup - 20lbs Aaleigha - 10lb Wisp - 14lbs Mia - 14lb Lyndzi76 - 12lb Cartwoman - 14lbs SacredSilence...
  155. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Oh why oh why did I ever stop coming into the forum! (I suppose I was just ashamed of being on a binge and not keeping up my progress) I had forgotten just how wonderful it is to have all this support and company. Minimimi, Shanny, Bling - :) It's good to be back - and good luck with your...
  156. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    lol I doubt it OK Day ONE for me - I ahve had my first soup of the day and am now off to the swimming pool to do 30 minutes swimming! ohhhh I feel good!
  157. AlexIce

    Up for another challenge? July!!

    Ok this is going to be the first challenge that I am actually going to succeed at! White Tulip - 12 lb EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs X_Tasha_X - 18lb Justkitty - SW: 160lbs Goal: 6lb loss Tange - 14lbs AmyE - 14 lbs Fatandfedup - 20lbs Aaleigha - SW 165lbs GOAL: 10lb Loss 0lbs Wisp -...
  158. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    MsJMC - Instead of the two booklets there are now booklets for each step of CD and the diet cards are white rather than yellow. Jessica Pink :) Thank you. I'm really looking forward to being back on the forum.
  159. AlexIce

    New goals, new Ideas

    Hi folks - well for those of you who were around last year - I am back again. I was making wonderful progress til easter when I got upset with a few personal issues (ie ex boyfriend) and started stuffing my face. How dumb can you get! I put on three of the five stones I had lost. However :)...
  160. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    Updated list :) we're going to lose 30 stones between us now :) AlexIce 14lbs to go YummyMummy2b 14lbs to go Nightpaz 14lbs to go Quizzicalgrrl 14lbs to go Just Jools 14lbs to go Zpacey 14lbs to go Miffy 10lbs to go Lana 16lbs to go emma&alex 14lbs to go Keely 14lbs to go trisha 10 lbs to...
  161. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    OMG - lol we are now going to lose almost 27 stones between us ... thats THREE of my MUM.
  162. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    MrsTaurus - As you have said yourself you are still 4 stones down! Think of the wonderful progress that is. I do know what you mean though as I put 1.5 stones back on when I went haywire and felt dreadful but the good thing is that as soon as I got under control again and the first few...
  163. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    Updated list AlexIce 14lbs to go YummyMummy2b 14lbs to go Nightpaz 14lbs to go Quizzicalgrrl 14lbs to go Just Jools 14lbs to go Zpacey 14lbs to go Miffy 10lbs to go Lana 16lbs to go emma&alex 14lbs to go Keely 14lbs to go trisha 10 lbs to go Leeds 10 lbs to go o!!! Kayla121012 14 lbs to go...
  164. AlexIce

    skirt yeah

    congratulations! I am nearly into my next goal skirt - it fastens but still too tight to wear - but I am happy cos it soon will be!
  165. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    Updated list .... We are now going to lose over 18 stones between us! :) lol... that's two of my mum! Can't wait to see these numbers going down! Will be seeing my mum in 7 weeks time and am really looking forward to showing her my progress! AlexIce 14lbs to go YummyMummy2b 14lbs to go...
  166. AlexIce

    April Goal - Open to All

    ho hum, April is over and I failed the challenge but I am counting it as a win because I got my head back in the right place, I am no longer cheating and craving food. I am going to be my slimmest ever as an adult this summer. Congratulations to everyone who lost weight this month, whether you...
  167. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    Soon to be yummy mummy - adding you in AlexIce 14lbs to go YummyMummy2b 14lbs to go Nightpaz 14lbs to go Quizzicalgrrl 14lbs to go Just Jools 14lbs to go Zpacey 14lbs to go Miffy 10lbs to go Lana 16lbs to go emma&alex 14lbs to go Keely 14lbs to go trisha 10 lbs to go Leeds 10 lbs to go...
  168. AlexIce

    Calling all SS+ ers out there

    I do SS+ but with the milk option rather than the food and I use the milk to make a shake with as otherwise I find them inedible! It is working fine for me. I am not ready to be dealing with food until I am much nearer my goal.
  169. AlexIce

    I'm all finished!

    :) Good luck with your Masters!
  170. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    Popsie - I've added you in. I'm excited about this month cos I think I am actually going to do it. Come on everyone - just think how wonderful it would be if none of us had a single cheat day and all reached our goal lol - we will have lost over 16 stones between us by the end of May!... and...
  171. AlexIce

    May challenge :) Join in and encourage

    Having blipped majorly and failed the April challenge I thought I would start the May challenge a couple of days early. I'm at 19:12 now and want to be 18:12 at the end of May. So here goes. Please join in :) 18:12 is going to be a new all time adult low for me and I am so excited to get there...
  172. AlexIce

    April Goal - Open to All

    I failed too - my own fault - went through a phase of stuffing at the beginning of the month - back on track now though and counting that as a positive thing ! Kkimi88 - 17lb (10 down, 5 down, 2 to go) AlexIce - 12lbs - 7 =5 to go Stokegal - 17lb -7lb (10lbs left to go) Cartwoman - 15lb (-4lbs...
  173. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Another one bites the dust, another one gone, another one gone, another one bites the dust.... tee hee one more pound gone for good! 19:12 now :) :)
  174. AlexIce

    Back from hols !!

    7lbs is nothing :) You will have that gone in no time! Hope you had a wonderful holiday!
  175. AlexIce

    what is the latest timne you can have a shake?

    I do the ss+ plan with the skimmed milk allowance and I make my shake with the milk. I love the choc mint made with milk but can't drink the shakes made with water cos they taste so awful to me. This means I can only have one shake a day but at the moment that's ok.
  176. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Thanks Barbara :) I've had another 100% day today, thats 8 days now!
  177. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    :) Thanks Zoe- it feels so good to be making progress again.
  178. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    And weighed again this morning and I have lost another pound. lol and straight to the ticker to update it. I ma not waiting a week any longer. As soon as there is another pound, then the ticker is going to change! 19:13 now ohhhh roll on 4 more weeks and there should be an 18 yiippeeeeeee!
  179. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    6 days of 100% :) no giving in, not even wanting to give in. please oh please let this last another 2 months! I am dead on 20st today - aiming for 18 in two months!
  180. AlexIce

    April Goal - Open to All

    Put a bit on but have taken it off again - and a tiny bit more. Have been perfect for 6 days now :) Kkimi88 - 17lb (10 down, 5 down, 2 to go) AlexIce - 12lbs - 6 =6 to go Stokegal - 17lb -7lb (10lbs left to go) Cartwoman - 15lb (-4lbs; 11lbs to go) Zentje - 15lb (-12, 3 lbs left to go) Tanari -...
  181. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Thanks folks! Day 5 over now - heading to bed soon and feeling very proud of myself. Can't wait to see what another week will bring!
  182. AlexIce

    So Mad

    Good luck. Even if you start at a higher level like 810 or 1000 you will still see wonderful results and it's SO worth it.
  183. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Day 4 and counting :) It is going well. I feel in control again. I am really enjoying my soups morning and night and a shake and a bar during the day. Actually ENJOYING it all again. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
  184. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Oh dear - well things went to pot over the weekend but on Tuesday I started again - I have 8 straight weeks until I am having a few days break for a wedding. I have to get organised and get rid of a couple of stones before then - and find something to wear! 2/3 of the way through day 3 now and...
  185. AlexIce

    April Goal - Open to All

    Well done to all those who are sticking to it :) We are having good results and are going to get there!!!! Drink that water!
  186. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Zoe, thanks - I tried the jelly but made it how I used to make normal jelly - by dumping a whole load of icecubes into the hot water and stirring like mad until it starts to set. lol I'm not patient enough to wait for it to set in the fridge - it was gorgeous!!!! thank you!!!!!!
  187. AlexIce

    How do you make the jelly?

    Ok - thanks - off to the shops to see if Spain has gelatine!
  188. AlexIce

    How do you make the jelly?

    Can anyone tell me how to make the jelly please?
  189. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Debra :) thanks! Zoe .... jelly... no! how do I do that??? Yippee something new to try!
  190. AlexIce

    ** Friday daily thread **

    Can't believe it - I dreamed that I cheated last night and woke up so upset. Took me ages to realise I hadn't. I still can't quite shake the feeling of being upset with myself though! I hope it goes away soon- I want my happy bounce back at being proud of myself for sticking to 100% Hope...
  191. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Yes very happy. :D:D:D:D:D:D lol - I only have one moan..... I wish I could get the mousse to actually turn into mousse! One day I had rubber and since then I have had gloopy liquid! grins - don;t really care though - choc mint rules!
  192. AlexIce

    woop woop I got my 6 stone......

    Kerry, Congratulations - I am sure you will get to your goal. You have been so strong in getting your head sorted - I have been off track and it has taken me such a long time to get back on track. It's an inspiration to see your photos! Well done!
  193. AlexIce

    What have you really lost?

    I nearly lost a chihuahua this week and I hope I will lose one next week cos if it's only a guinea pig I shall not be amused!
  194. AlexIce

    April Goal - Open to All

    Yiippeeeee 4.5 lbs! Kkimi88 - 17lb AlexIce - 12lbs - 4.5 =7.5 to go Stokegal - 17lb -7lb (10lbs left to go) Cartwoman - 15lb (-4lbs; 11lbs to go) Zentje - 15lb Tanari - 12lbs louisa83 - 21lbs slimmeplease - 20lbs Suepat10 - 15lbs - 2lbs ON! - 17lbs to go! 0mega - 20lbs - 5lbs lost - 15lbs to go...
  195. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Doubledbra ----hugs, you look great in your new pic! Guess what folks - I have lost 4.5 lbs and I feel so happy happy dance happy dance! Roll on next weeks weigh in!
  196. AlexIce

    I really need some help x

    Tracy - it's all about getting your head in the right place. I lost 5 stones then went haywire and put about a stone and a half on - I stuffed myself with everything - but now my head is in the right place again and I am back on track. I am going to lose 2.5 stones, then do salads over the...
  197. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    shanny, madferret, trisha :) We can do it and enjoy it. I got through another day today and am feeling proud of myself. It's nice to feel proud of myself instead of feeling bad and that I have let myself down.
  198. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Hi Madferret - I am doing well and feeling good! Yesterday evening I went for a decent walk. I got a little hungry at night but had a long drink of water and went to bed. This morning I slept really late. I find that I sleep like a log on CD. I work evenings so that's not a problem. Today I am...
  199. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Thanks Mini :) I feel good because I am in control again and I am determined to get a healthy body!
  200. AlexIce

    words of enouragement to help me get back on it after bad bad weekend please !!!!

    Katie - I stuffed myself like never before! Looking back, starting just before the Easter weekend was rather dumb, but it's over now and today I am going to enjoy getting detoxed and back to feeling like my body is a healthy one and not just a lump! Think of how good you will feel once you are...
  201. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Thanks so much for the encouragement. I am really looking forward to the wonderful results and feeling good.
  202. AlexIce

    April Goal - Open to All

    I'm joining late but going to aim for 12lbs - here's hoping! AlexIce 12lbs to go Stokegal - 17lb -5lb (12lbs left to go) Cartwoman - 15lb (-4lbs; 11lbs to go) Zentje - 15lb Tanari - 12lbs louisa83 -21lbs slimmeplease-20lbs Suepat10 - 15lbs 0mega - 20lbs - 5lbs lost - 15lbs to go Hoping-20lbs...
  203. AlexIce

    I knew this would be a struggle BUT NOT THIS BAD :-( Any advice?

    Hi, The first week I did CD I was back to my CDC several times during the week to change packs as I discovered I couldn't stomach the tetras at all, or the shakes. I have no problem with any of the soups - I love them. My tastes change and sometimes I vary, sometimes I have the same one every...
  204. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Many thanks! It's hard going but in a couple of days it will be fine - I will enjoy my journey on the second chunk - and look forward to getting slimmer!
  205. AlexIce

    I'm at GOAL!!! Yippee

    Zoe! I can't tell you what an inspiration you are to me. Congratulations - and I hope you enjoy every single moment of your new self! hugs Jill
  206. AlexIce

    My race result!

    Jim that's really wonderful. It gives me hope. Next year I would love to do the Hadrian's wall walk. At the moment walking round the shops tires me out - but I will get there! I will!
  207. AlexIce

    Treating it all as brand new!

    Hi folks :) After having gone off the rails for quite a while I have decided not to treat this as a restart but as something totally new to me and I have managed to get myself in the frame of mind I had when I started - that this is an amazing diet and it will give wonderful results. I am...
  208. AlexIce

    Thinner Tuesday Thread

    good luck Agnes - hope it goes well!
  209. AlexIce

    Thinner Tuesday Thread

    Hi folks :) I got through my day one restart too and am feeling good lol if somewhat tired but... about to have my first soup then go out for a walk.
  210. AlexIce

    Helllooooo :-)

    Hi Louise :) Welcome back and good luck. I have blipped lately so treating today as a restart! Looking forward to getting on the scales and seeing results.
  211. AlexIce

    Need a kick up the backside !!!!

    I have done exactly the same but for 10 days and not 3. Today is a new day, new week and I am going to get back on track. Just think of those amazing results. I ahve lost 5 stones too but still got along way to go - I can't wait to get to number 6 - and today is the first day of getting there...
  212. AlexIce

    Motivating Monday Morning

    Minxie - I am joining you in restarting today - I have spent 10 days stuffing myself with all the wrong things and far too much of them. Today I have given myself a stern talking to and am ready to get my head back into CD. 11 days til I go back to UK for a visit - I need to undo as much as...
  213. AlexIce

    should i buy smaller clothes??!

    I bought myself a size 16 as a goal - a lovely skirt form River Island. I started at a size 32 - I am now a size 22 so I am well on the way. I am hoping to be in my skirt by September. meanwhile along the way - ebay rules! I am buying things in size 20 at the moment ready for the early summer.
  214. AlexIce

    todays weigh in

    It's so wonderful to see positive posts like this about people getting towards their goal and finishing their journey! Thanks!... and CONGRATULATIONS !!!
  215. AlexIce

    If drinking probably a litre of Coke Zero was the only way you could do SS-would you?

    Hi - I was addicted to coke zero and had to kick it. I stopped drinking it for a while then decided I needed it again after xmas and my losses stopped and I started feeling hungry and it all went to hell. :) Now I am back to just water, loving it and not missing the coke at all! I was 25 stones...
  216. AlexIce

    Over 100lb to lose??

    X_Tasha_X - 162lb to lose - 26lb lost 136lb to go!! Deb-on-a-diet - 93lb to lose Ellie - 126lb to lose spottitchsam - 106lbs to lose lost 2lbs=104lbs left. Camille - 126lb to lose xKimmiex - 140lb to lose c_robson - 107lb to lose sumayyah - 196lb to lose 122lb to go Scooterchick -...
  217. AlexIce

    *Feeling Great*

    Yes, inspired me too - last year I went about 4 times a week -and this year I haven't even been once...and I am still paying for it! Ok next week I will get off my backside and GO!
  218. AlexIce

    Need some thinspration?!

    That's a wonderful result! Well done!!
  219. AlexIce

    Dry Skin

    Thanks DisneyParis - I shall give the cream a try!
  220. AlexIce

    Dry Skin

    My skin was wonderful for the first 4 weeks on CD then it went dry and has strayed dry and nothing I put on it helps at all. It's been like this since November and I have tried everything from Clinique creams to bio oil and it's still dry and awful. Maybe I shall try the Lush cream next as I...
  221. AlexIce

    I love CD

    :) Thanks so much everyone! This SS+milk plan seems to be working for me .... and I have just discovered that If I use some of the milk to make my shake with (part milk and part water) to do the mousse it is actually edible! I usually can't eat them in any form! I have just had a lovely choc...
  222. AlexIce

    I love CD

    Thank you so much for the support - It feels wonderful to be at this new all time low! I have a day full of bounce now - lol and am about to bounce off to the shower! Yippeeeeeeee
  223. AlexIce

    Having another SS detox for a few weeks

    Good luck :) I hope it goes well for you and you can sort it all out!
  224. AlexIce

    I love CD

    Another milestone today! I am now 18st 13.5 lbs :) which counts as being in the 18s. I was 24st 1lb when I started. I'm 43 now and haven't been in the 18's since I was 20! I love love love CD! :talk017:
  225. AlexIce

    5 stones gone! hurrayyyyyyy

    Pics! Here you go Mimi - a pic! Thanks for the encouragement hun!
  226. AlexIce

    Kick up the jacksy needed.

    Falafel - I know just what you are going through - I was like that through a lot of January and February. The important thing is not to give up - keep fighting and eventually your head will get back in the right place.
  227. AlexIce

    5 stones gone! hurrayyyyyyy

    Yes very proud and renewed enthusiasm for getting on with it! Thank you so much for all the encouragement on here! Due to work, I don't have time to be on here as much as I used to but it's thanks to the wonderful support I have had on here that I have been able to get this far!
  228. AlexIce

    Soups

    the broccoli one is awful but I think they are getting rid of that one. I love all the rest but tend to add black pepper to them all and the chicken &mushroom one is lovely if you add a teaspoon of the veggy drink flavouring. It turns it into something very tasty rather than quite bland. It's...
  229. AlexIce

    5 stones gone! hurrayyyyyyy

    I lost 4 before xmas but this 5th one has taken ages as I kept falling off - however, I got organised again last week and today got the reward!!! The scales went down!!! I still want to lose 7 stones but 5 means I am heading for 6 which is half way there and I am getting lots of lovely...
  230. AlexIce

    My story so far ( inspiration to others I hope)

    Leah, Thank you so much for posting that. We really need more positive posts! I am back on track now - and thank you so much for your encouragement. I'm just 4lbs away from that elusive 5 stone barrier and I know that once I get there I am going to fly through the 6th stone! lol then just...
  231. AlexIce

    **Weight to Go Wednesday ***

    Hi Lexie :) Well today is a good day for me. After messing round witht he diet really badly the past few weeks, I now feel that I am back in control again. I have just 4 lbs to go til I hit the 5 stone mark and that will spur me on to keep losing more. The sun is shining, spring is not quite in...
  232. AlexIce

    Is anyone doing the SS+milk option?

    I started doing this plan on Monday and am finding it works much better for me. I had been trying the SS+ meal option but I am just not strong enough to have the food in the house and not eat it so the food is now gone and I have done a couple of days with having a little glass of milk half way...
  233. AlexIce

    I'm going to give up cheating for Lent...

    hmmm I like this idea - maybe I will do this too!
  234. AlexIce

    ***TRIM TUESDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Ok I am failing miserably today. Tomorrow I am starting again as if I have never done CD before. I am going to pretend it's a totally new restart! Wish me luck folks!
  235. AlexIce

    **Motivational Monday Daily Thread**

    What is your motivation at the moment? Mine is a blouse of my mums. lol I don't like a lot of her stuff but I do like this one so I brought it home with me. She is on CD too and has gone from a 20-22 to a 14 and I have gone from a 32 to a 20-22 on the bottom half but 24 on the top cos of my...
  236. AlexIce

    Scared!

    I've always hated my boobs anyway - with being so fat they were sort of triangular shapes rather than boob shaped cos they has to spread out so much to the side - Even as a size 30 my boobs were only a B cup. Now they are still a B but are starting to look like a proper boob shape now and I am...
  237. AlexIce

    Walked to work today :)

    Tasha - walking to work is a very good idea. I may get inspired and go out for a little walk before I start work! It's been very cold and windy over the weekend so I haven't been out but it all seems calm outside and a good time to make a start!
  238. AlexIce

    Bf popped the question today :)

    Ohhh Wonderful! Congratulations! That's a wonderful bit of news to end my day with. So happy for you hun! hugs
  239. AlexIce

    anyone else had a bad valentine weekend?

    Yes my day went to hell today but last week was a good week and this week will be too cos I am going to be sooooo good ALL week and ALL month!
  240. AlexIce

    SS + Help please

    Good luck - I have had a hard time since xmas too but had 5 perfect days last week - Had a planned meal off on Saturday night then all went to hell on today so back to the straight and narrow tomorrow. Come on we can do it together and show good losses for the next month!
  241. AlexIce

    ***Fabulous Friday - Roll up and keep on track here!***

    Caroline - don't think mussels are technically allowed but I have them from time to time as a treat. I figure that they are low cal, and not too bad. I know what you mean about being a bit scared of sea food. I ahd really bad food poisoning from seafood when I was 15 and it put me off it for...
  242. AlexIce

    ***Fabulous Friday - Roll up and keep on track here!***

    sumayyah - your new pic is lovely. Hi folks :) Well the day started with a mad dash to my car while still asleep. I forgot to move it last night and I had left it in the square where they have the market. the nice local policeman came and woke me up and asked me very nicely to move it. I moved...
  243. AlexIce

    Been tidying out the wardrobe and realising what a difference CD makes!

    Caroline - I know what you mean - I did that a while ago and I can't wait to have another few stones off to have another throw out. It's such a good feeling to get rid of things. linnyloo - yes I am having that problem too. I don;t know what will suit me and what won't. I am planning a little...
  244. AlexIce

    ** Thin Thursday daily Thread**

    Just think folks - all of us who are on this CD journey are going to wake up one Thursday and be thin :) Now isn't that a lovely thought - so stick to plan and no cheating :) I am just out of bed and about to brave to cold and head for the supermarket, then home, hop in the shower and get ready...
  245. AlexIce

    My Monday Declaration

    Update on Progress - I know I have changed WI to Monday for the moment but I usually WI on Thursdays and couldn't stop myself from getting on the scales this morning to see the progress. Last Monday 19st 11 and now Thursday 19st 5 HURRAY. I can't wait to see what Monday will bring although as...
  246. AlexIce

    does anyone tweak CD at all?

    I tried tweaking - and ended up not losing any weight. It's too easy to con yourself into thinking it won't make any difference and then you feel so awful when you don't lose .... so make to doing it by the rules for me!
  247. AlexIce

    I binged ~sobs~

    The important thing when you slip up is to realise - as everyone has said - that it's not the end of the world. :) Just get back on track and things will be fine!
  248. AlexIce

    ***TRIM TUESDAY DAILY THREAD***

    Dilly - well done! Be careful with the bars. They are really nice. I got to the stage where I was thinking that another bar would be ok rather than giving in to food and ended up eating too many of them. I had a bit of an eating week last week so am being very firm with myself this week and...
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