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I swapped to 790 (well, more like AAM week all the time, as I don't have the milk allowed in 790). After 8 days I still felt terrible on SS despite everyone saying you should feel great by day 4 or 5. That extra little bit of food seems to make all the difference and I feel fine now. I've...

I had a really crappy evening yesterday, so succumbed to a small piece of hubby's quiche and some lettuce. I have to say, I felt MUCH better afterwards, so have decided to go onto 790 as I really think I don't suit not eating at all (I have hypoglaecemia so maybe that's why?). However, quiche...

I keep hearing how people on SS feel full of energy and better than ever before etc. I don't. I fell knackered all the time, quite nervy and uptight and FREEZING cold. I can't concentrate very well and really want to do nothing other than curl up in a warm bed with a hotty and sleep. I've been...

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OK, now to up the anti, what happens if I :party0036:

Icemoose, if you get an advance will you buy us all a shake?

OOh, great idea Bagpuss. Icemoose does write very engagingly (I love his "direct" comments about life, the universe and everything!) and the subject matter is very "now". Plus finishing off with a lovely gruesome op reported in all it's graphic detail - can't fail to be a bestseller!

Thanks - that makes sense. Well, I'll be doing it this weekend so I guess I'll find out if I fall off the wagon big style or manage to climb back on on Sunday. I can't imagine how it could possibly be harder than the first time (famous last words...)

Thanks for trying to answer my question Emma :) I expect I need someone who really understands the science (and that's certainly not me) to answer....

That doesn't make sense though, or you'd come out of ketosis every time you do an AAM week. The booklet I was given by my CDC for my doctor says that Sole Source induces "mild ketosis". And the Atkins diet also works by inducing ketosis: "The purpose of the Atkins diet is to change one�s...

You've probably already done MOTAS If not, it should keep you transfixed for a day or two. And after that there's Samorost ....

Although 95% of the time I can stick to SS, we do have quite a busy social life that tends to focus on meals. Ay best I can probably cut the need to eat socially to 2-3 times per month. I believe the Atkins diet works in a similar way as CD, i.e. inducing mild ketosis by eliminating...

:party0036:Drink a bottle of wine and go shopping. Not sure which order.

I was really scared for a few days running up to the "big day" last week. My whole life has, until now, revolved around food and wine. I felt like I was planning to end my life, that I was giving up everything that made me me :cry: I was bad tempered and irritable, and inside just terrified...

OK, just done the math so: Start weight: 14.10 x 14 = 197.4 (round down to 197) Existing weight: 13.13 x 14 = 183.82 (round up to 184) 197-184 DOES make 13 pounds (chickens are right) But 14st10 - 13st13 only makes 11 pounds. Can anyone explain?

Not my heart, the chickens at the bottom of my messages. I put in my starting weight of 14st10lb and the weight achieved as 13st13lb. My (admittedly unreliable) maths makes that 11lb lost. The ticker says I've lost 13lbs though (see below). eh?

I don't seem to have furry mouth or bad breath (not as far as I can tell anyway). What's wrong with me?

I think it may partly be new-found confidence. Everyone looks so bursting with pride and joy. I must do some "befores" or I'll be at "afters" before I get the chance!

I've just been looking through the before and after pics, and what strikes me most is that all the after pics feature amazingly good looking people. Not just much better than when they were bigger people, but exceptionally good looking in comparison to the majority of the population. Do only...

I use a blender and whizz for 15 secs. So far I've tried choc mint (yummy) and vanilla (tastes like melted white chocolate - sublime) hot. It seems to go creamier anbd smoother when it's hot.

Interesting. He claims that "silly shake" diets are only popular because you lose weight really quickly in the early days. YES, EXACTLY. That's why I'm here and feel I might succeed with this one where I've failed with the usual LCDs where you lose one or two pounds a week- if I can lose a...

I do think there is some confusion about the amount of water you need to drink on the Cambridge diet. Another CDer told be 4+ litres a day, but my CDC (and the website) said 2 ltrs per day (plus a bit if you have tetra packs). I think the 4 refers to pints, not litres, and people get confused...

Thanks MD - I'll keep going. Posting on here is a welcome distraction!

From an old timer of 4 days;): 1. You should be able to order individual sachets 2. To make the shakes hot, I put 1/2 pint hot (not biling) water into the blender, add the powder and blend. So just like with cold but using hot water. 3. My counsellor said I could start using the mousse mix...

Add me - I'm only on week one and finding life-without-food hard :sigh: If I can make it to Thursday I'm sure I'll be able to manage another week, and so on....

Hello, I'm new on here. Thin Lizzie is my aim, not my starting point - I'm more Sweaty Betty at the moment :( Anyway, I started SS on Thursday and now it's Sunday evening, so 4 days without food. I have to say, I do feel like my life has rather ended. My main passtime for the last n years has...