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Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! I had a great time, being looked after by in laws. but I've eaten soooo much! 1st proper dd today for about 2 weeks. I really really need it!

Face it.....you're gorgeous! And enjoy it!

I would probably see how you feel tomorrow. If your first plan fits in with your activities best, stick with that. One day won't make that much difference. Feeling like you've failed two days in a row, if you don't feel up for it tomorrow, might do more damage. Good luck with what you decide!

Today was supposed to be a dd, but I was back at work having been off for 2 days with a bad stomach....I was feeling wobbly at the start of the day so decided to leave the dd and just eat sensibly. Next dd will be Friday. Gues what the scales were today......yep, 13.7.2. No change there then!

What a start!!!

Wow you are brave! Gorgeous door and window.....bet it will be beautiful when you are finished.

How are you getting on?

:eat: :7834: Sounds like a great evening! Have a great time.

Been doing some thinking.....I've realised that over the last 2 weeks my eating hasn't exactly been low GL on uds, although dds have been better. I haven't been cooking much, there have been a few ready meals etc on ud evenings. So that is something else to focus on to get my weight moving...

:clap: Well done!

What are you having done in the house? Sounds exciting!

At some point in the year, I would like to get to 12 stone and be able to maintain it. That should have me at a size 14, and while I would still be overweight, I'd be quite happy to stay there forever.... Much better than yoyoing up and down 2 stone for the rest of my life!

:0clapper: That's brilliant, well done! :0clapper: how long are you home for? Is it easier to juddd at home or when you are away?

Well done for hanging in there! Glad you're feeling better.

Good point! Thanks.

That looks about right to me. Good luck!

But not the Pringles!!:D

Thanks! I've stopped feeling so sick but tummy is rather sore. I'm bewildered at my daily weighins at the moment. I've been exactly the same weight now for FIVE days!! Through 2 uds, 2dds and an id with a dodgy tummy, my scales are firmly stuck at 13.7.2. This morning it did briefly show...

Ended up as an id as I'm feeling a bit unwell..think I've got the bug my kids had last week. At least it's out of the way before Christmas.

You poor thing....hope you feel better soon.

There can never be too much glitter glue!

Well done! It's not an easy time of year to be trying to introduce a new way of eating, so you've done really well! Better than just thinking 'I'll diet after Christmas' then having to deal with the extra half stone it's so easy to put on.... good luck for this week

Well done on your loss. I think you're right to start off alternating, then you can always relax it a bit once Christmas is out of the way. I know fasting on dds suits some, and eating about 500 cals suits others....or somewhere in between! I couldn't go all day without food, so a couple of...

:clap: Fantastic result!

That's just amazing! And you look much better than Cheryl Cole!

Well done on the loss...15s are in sight!

So glad you got home! good luck on the weigh in.

Well done on the clothes fitting. try to not hate bits of yourself! You've done so well and lost loads, it's not surprising some bits are wobbly.....the gym will sort it in no time at all. I'm with you on the stretch marks.....sometimes think I have more stretch marks than skin!

Hope you feel a bit better today.

I guess that's the disadvantage of getting near your goal.....no money as you've spent it all on clothes! That's a disadvantage I could put up with. You've done so well and lost so much, it's natural to get a bit sick of dieting after so long! But imagine yourself this time last year....bet you...

Glad you had a good weekend and felt good! Hope the detox goes well.

:bighug:Hope you feel better today!

Hope you feel better today. Well done on the stunning loss and fitting in the jeans....a great early christmas present. And don't worry about the ud gain, you know it can't be fat. The dd reading is the real one!

Thanks! Now for a nice ud. I'm sure I can manage that too!

Hope the day went ok.

A very comfortable dd. ryvitas with laughing cow cheeses and salad for lunch, quorn cottage pie and veg for tea. Feels too easy today, not like a dd at all! some aims for the week: to do 2 exercise sessions to drink more water, particularly on dds To only have one pudding at work this week...

Thanks both...a whoosh would be nice! i felt spaced out and nauseous on my first few, but the feeling has gone now. I did have a cold coming that first week....I hope it's not that, so your holiday is not spoiled!

Weird...I've been 13.7.2 for 3 days now, despite a very large curry and a fair bit of cider last night. True weight still thinks I'm 13.7.4 though. I know lots of people aren't keen on daily weighing, but I know that for me it is the only way I will stay on track. If I don't weigh, I'll wander...

:grouphugg:I hope things settle down for you soon.

Nice planning!

Thanks Hannah, that's like mine! That's very reassuring.

My work dds are a bit more ids I think. I have around 1000 cals.

Makes sense to me!

Thank you!!

Two nsv this week! I haven't worn my proper wedding ring since the start of the summer holidays, when it was getting too tight. It fits fine again now! Also, I wore a pair of trousers to work this week that I only just fitted in when I was 13stone, half a stone lighter than I am now.

:worthy: Im so impressed....fish and chips are the worst! Salad wraps just don't do the job do they.... enjoy the wine and chocolate today, you've really earned it!

I've been juddding for 5 weeks now, and recording my daily weight on true weight app for the last 4. I've noticed that nearer the start, my weekly weight fluctuations were up to 4lbs. I don't think I'm eating very differently, but my fluctuations are much less now....1.5lb last week, 1lb this...

I'm setting myself a target....not something I've done before, as I worry it will put too much pressure on, but I want to make sure I stay on track through this slow patch and over Christmas. So by my birthday, which is 25th January, I want to have seen 12s on the scales. That is just over half...

As I thought, a sts for me this week....still 13.7.2. That is the first time I've not lost after a dd, as I was 13.7.2 yesterday morning too. Usually I'm about a lb down. The true weight app is helping me quite a lot, as there is a steady loss shown there, even though my weekly losses are...

Congrats on weight loss and cute nails!

Surprising how excited you can feel about fruit on a dd isn't it!

Hope the dd is going well!

Hope the 2nd dd went well.

What a horrible few days. Well done for keeping on track at all!

Well done on progress, and what a great aim for 2013! Great nsv with the jeans, guess you might be out in the January sales this year!

Well done on your great start! Hope the first weigh-in is a good one.

Fantastic! Enjoy your up days and up nights.

Oh I think I'm managing a 1000cal swing! Might even manage 2000 sometimes..... I do want to use the calorie tracker on myfitness to check what I'm getting through on my uds. So my day off today, usually cleaning and tidying. Today, looking after 2 poorly kids. Sooo much to get ready for...

really well done with not stuffing face on choccy, always my first instinct when I'm fed up about something. :grouphugg: A group hug from all of us! Hope you get home.

Brilliant start, well done! I try not to think that I'm on a diet at all....and for 4 days a week I'm really not. It's certainly not like any other diet!

Thanks! I plan when I can, on weds I can't as I eat at work and the choice is limited. Today was 2 pieces of toast, salad with tinned salmon and a bit of pasta. So the most control I have on weds is I skip tea. Then just go to bed early! So I don't eat after 12.30, it seems to work ok although I...

So impressed with all your exercise! And the food diary sounds like a good idea to keep track of those problems that creep in. Mine is at getting home from work time....I can Hoover up a fair few calories then!

Couple of steady uds done. Both kids are ill, I've not had much sleep so exercise has slipped a bit! Also knee is still sore. Dd tomorrow, trying not to worry about it!

Did you go with the shepherds pie? I love them!

:0clapper:Congratulations, fab weight loss!

Thanks, that is reassuring! As each dd passes, hopefully I will feel a bit more confident.

Just bumping up your diary in case you want to write here again. Good luck with the restart!

I think you did really well there! And a great dd and ud to start you off.

THanks! I do enjoy the Shred, but am a bit worried about making my knees really sore and not being able to carry on with it at all. So 3 times a week max, I reckon.

dd is going well. I bought some ryvita and laughing cow cheese triangles having seen a few other people mention them. I like stronger flavours...I think they make me feel like Im eating more! - so I got the ryvita with chili and the blue cheese laughing cows. Had 2 ryvita for lunch, with 2...

Good luck on your dd. sounds like you're going to be fine!

The food looks lovely, and you look fab in the skinnies! Not surprising you got compliments.

Hello and welcome. I tried Paul Mckenna too. I did lose a bit, but I found it made me more obsessed with food, trying to assess if I was hungry or not all the time, then when I was, what did I want to eat, which might take 30 mins to cook by which time I'm chewing my arm off....plus when you're...

Mum and stepdad have left, we did a pre-Christmas Christmas Day, as we won't see them till January now. So, in keeping with tradition, I've eaten much too much and feel a bit sick. The icing-topped mince pie, which sounded like such a nice idea, is making my stomach churn a bit now. Can't say I...

Yay well done! Looks like you're getting back on top form again.

:0clapper: You're doing great!

Wow...when you come off a Vlcd you do it in style! hope you enjoyed every moment, and are not feeling too unwell this morning. I know that people worry about putting the weight back on, when they come off Vlcd. Nice that you have juddd so you know that wont happen!

Scales showed 13.7.2 today, which is a loss of 0.6 lb since last week. A bit low, but a loss nevertheless! Two days ago it had me at a lb less than that so I'm happy I'm going in the right direction! I think the reasons for the smaller loss may be 1) doing the shred...a bit of muscle has...

Thanks! Today has been a good dd, and felt quite easy. 9bar for elevenses, some carrot and cucumber mid afternoon, and a quorn cottage pie for tea. About 500 I think. Lots of herbal tea....no more wasting cals on milk in tea on dds! the cottage pie was gorgeous, and really filling. If I'd been...

It was very very cute. Bless her, she sat beautifully, didn't pick her nose, wave her skirt around, have a row with the shepherd next to her (yes, all of these were going on elsewhere on stage) and she said her line nice and loud. I was very proud! also proud that shred went well, despite it...

Same here....my youngest is 7, but I've never gone back full time. I am off on Fridays to clean, wash, iron, and pick the kids up from school. That way the weekend is a bit less fraught. Hope it works well for you too!

:17729: I know, its a rabbit not a tin of celebrations, but this is how I picture you right now! well deserved as well, having done that Vlcd.

That's fantastic! I think I was about 12 when I last fitted into size 12s, and I don't reckon I'll get there again. Not without long term starvation! Size 14 would be nice though.

Welcome back! No need to tell you to enjoy your UD, I think you've got that covered already!

Her line is 'Come at look at the baby, Morris'. Unfortunately, at dress rehearsal, 'Morris' had sat in the wrong place, so there was one of those classic pauses apparently, when they all look at each-other, and then in stage whispers tell Morris to sit where he should be so Mary can deliver the...

Hope it's going OK!

Hope it's gone ok. Don't be too hard on yourself....you've done so so well to get as far as you have. You will get there!

Sorry if its a really obvious question...after you've had your gallbladder taken out, does your diet have to change drastically? I thought the gallbladder made bile, for digestion of fats? hope the op goes well for both!

I'm so impressed you are back to juddding with so much else going on. You are truly inspirational!

5 pints! I'm sorry, I was trying to take in the information about your food, but I got derailed at the FIVE PINTS!!!! I'm unsteady after 2 and unconscious after 3! Wow..... well done on the food, of course, as well.... FIVE PINTS!!!!

Hate those hormones that make that happen! You know it's not real, it's just fluid, don't panic!!

Chuck the scales out of the window and enjoy the clothes! Well done for your achievements, you must be so chuffed with the clothes fitting. It's a great feeling! hope the headache is improving.

Hang in there, you've been doing so well. It's just one day, and we all know the problems of emotional eating! Hope today has felt better

Hope it is good news!

Brothers are great aren't they? Clearly he meant 'wow you look amazing, well done!'

Are you finding the split days work well for you?

Well done. And you've got a few cals to use up at your mums....great planning!

Sounds like a great dd! I had one like that the other week.....only one! Could do with more like that..... i might be trying the chickpea stew as well, on my dd tomorrow. Your cooking is spreading round the country!

:fingerscrossed: Good luck!

Hi, yeah, feeling ok today, but a bit lethargic following bad head yesterday. Thanks for the kind thoughts! pterostilbene is a version of resveratrol, which is recommended in the book I think. Some say it is a better version. As I forgot to take it today, I'm not in a position to report it's...

Thanks , I might have a look at it. I love recipe books, even though I don't use many!

An intermediate day today in the end, as I had a headache this afternoon after work, so decided to eat to avoid it getting worse and ending in a migraine. Don't know if it was due to dd or the pterostilbene but I don't think so, more likely to just be the busy day. So I had about 500 cals...

I need to do more cooking in general, I'm getting really lazy about it. I've got a million recipe books, love looking though them, but i find it really hard to find stuff that I can cook quickly when I get in from work that everyone will eat. So I get a bit demoralised and go back to the same...

Good luck for tomorrow...you can do it!

I ordered some pterostilbene ages ago, they finally arrived today. I think I'll take one a day starting tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous about them as they lower or control blood sugar I believe, and I don't want low blood sugar on my dd at school. But there are so many good reports about their...

Even with the tv, I never much liked the gym! I think it was the sweaty smell....

2nd day done! felt a bit tougher, because my legs were achy from yesterday. But not bad at all, I did actually enjoy it, which was a nice surprise. Ud today...toast and honey, prawn and haddock rice salad, pizza, jam tart and custard. Mmmmmmm!!! dd tomorrow. I'm thinking I will do a yoga...

And coleslaw! Mustn't forget that coleslaw! well done on getting the scales moving again

Yeah, I was definitely on the modified version for them!

As Derbynanny says, be a bit careful about setting tough weekly targets, as you will get disheartened if you miss them. You will see a steady weightloss if you stick with this, but its not always rapid, it's more a way of life than a quick fix. But remember that you will feel fabulous well...

:argh: Day 1 done! actually it was tough but really good.....so so sooooo much better than a dancey aerobic thing. i did stop a few seconds before them a few times, and did the easier version at times, but I got through! so now....quick review of aching body parts! Feet a bit tired. Calves...

I think I'll be using it the same.....just to keep a check from time to time of the dodgier bits of my diet! today was nice...toast and honey, tuna salad, corner yoghurt, a scotch pancake, haddock in lime butter with roast veggies and lentils. Might have a bit of dark choc before bed. The...

Well done! It's good to hear things are going well.

:welcome2: Welcome to the best way of eating ever!

Hope the weekend has gone well, with lots of tasty ud goodies. :eating: Have a good week!

:0clapper:Yay well done on the overweight!:0clapper:

The my fitness thing has been really useful. I hadn't really register how a couple of cups of tea with milk was cutting into my calories. There's lots of other things I could enjoy for 50 cals, and I often drink herbal tea anyway so I think I will stick to those in future and enjoy a few more...

Today I used the mfp app to keep an record of my cals a bit more accurately than I usually do. I realised I was going to to a bit low, so I had a wholemeal pitta with the 2nd half of soup. Maybe not the best use of cals but it was nice! The app has also made me think how low my protein is on...

What a fantastic result.....a lesson for all of us there, if we ever feel like quitting, if the scales are sticking, just got to keep going. Well done!

It sounds, and looks, absolutely perfect. I love weddings! and you look gorgeous, bet you felt amazing. and your little girl is so lovely!

If the 5:2 works for you, maybe stick to that rather than pushing for the extra day and feeling like you've failed....which of course you haven't, you're doing great! Good luck with the running.

You're scaring me now, I'm planning on starting tomorrow.... Maybe just watching it on youtube is a much better idea! I'll join you Frona.

I did enjoy it.... The most up ud I've had, but I still had that food deprived feeling from the night before. So, rather than battling it and still feeling deprived, which is the way countless diets have ended, I decided to just eat what I felt like. Turned out I felt like eating quite a lot...

Thanks for all the support, it really helps!

So, plan for today. I've had a bowl of flax porridge with cooked apple and flaked almonds...just the thing for a frosty morning! Lunch may be a sandwich in town, then we are at a friends tonight, probably pizzas and salad and nibbles. And wine! How I love juddd! On any other plan I'd be facing...

That is a very cute baby!!

:woohoo: Thats amazing! Look at you, nearly in the 9s! (Hope you didn't wake the baby!)

Come on, I want to know how you've got on!

i saw you'd mentioned the Shred, so I had a read up on it and I've ordered the DVD to have a go at. How bad can 20 mins be......well with Jillian I guess pretty bad.... :whip: Have you tried it before?

You're going to be there for a while yet then......

i remember those days well...desperate for the loo sometimes but clinging on to a few more minutes of peace and quiet! good luck when you do get to the scales.

Oh, and a quick nsv to mention...I wore a pair of jeggings yesterday that I haven't worn for 2 weeks, and the difference was really noticeable. Might even need the next size down...

Yesterday got difficult in the evening after feeling fairly easy through the day. I realised what an 'emotional eater' I will probably always be! I had some sad news from work...the boss is leaving, which is really going to change the whole dynamic of the place, I'm kind of dreading it....then...

WI today....13.7.8: 1.2 lb down from last week, 1lb lower than my lowest the week before. I'm really happy with that....I'm officially 13 and a half stone! :character00238: :character00238: :character00238: :character00238: :character00238...

Maybe you could do the 5:5 (or whatever time suited) like Hannata?

Well done! Hope the shopping trip went well too. i think if I weighed once a week I would obsess a bit the day before. I find that by hopping on every morning, I kind of know what's coming, so it's not a shock if I've not lost! Having said that, your plan is much more balanced and rational and...

Well done on your weight loss!

I did some exercise!!! i dug out some old DVDs to have a go at. Today I did Natalie Cassidy's one: 10 min warmup, 15 min main bit, 10 min toning and cool down. I missed out the boxing bit due to lack of time. I didn't like it much, I'm not keen on dance type ones where you build up a routine...

I agree wholeheartedly with everything Derbynanny says. Where else can you lose weight, gain incredible health benefits, and eat whatever you fancy for more than half the week! And dds, whilst a bit challenging physically at times, are very liberating emotionally....I never dreamed I could get...

Sounds good. are there any veggie recipes in it? Or much fish?

i think the miracle was that you were brave enough to go back another day and carry on! I'm even more in awe now....

Very best of luck. I think if you can do a Vlcd for a while, you can do pretty much anything! There's no way I could stick to one, but I can stick to juddd no problem. Dd for me today, no misery involved...just a normal day, but less worry about what I will eat!

I feel the same about eating differently at work. I have a salad and usually some fish, and try to ignore anything else the cook puts on the plate, like gorgeous spicy rice, veggies with dressing, cheese etc. I don't want to eat asked why I'm not eating much, it's like if everyone knows then...

Well done, fabulous progress!

Congratulations on the weight loss and exercise! I'm in awe of all the runners on here, you are all amazing.

That's fantastic, well done on breaking through the 200s and getting away!

Ooh, reading your post from yesterday has me craving a rollmop. Haven't eaten them in years! OH claims any fish not in batter makes him unwell.... And if you actually see the skin!!!!! very best luck for WI.

Fingers crossed for you for the WI. Sure it will be good news!

Goal 1 achieved: the trousers are not loose, but are nicely comfortable. I'm very relieved not to need to buy more just yet: when I go shopping for clothes, I want it to be for something more fun than work trousers! Hopefully when I buy some it will be because I need a smaller size, not a larger...

My official day is Saturday. I usually weigh every day, but this is the first time I've recorded it, just because it has been so unusually static this week. Really enjoyed my ud today. Toast and honey, egg and pasta salad, fish in cheese sauce with chips and veg, apple pie and custard! Now...

same, I just like to see that number to remind myself I've lost some! And the true weight app is the best.

Have a wonderful time at wedding,knowing you look amazing. Enjoy a real upupup day! Best of luck with the op too. You know you'll be able to get back to juddd as soon as you are ready, but no rush.

hey, you're into the 9bars! They are rather good aren't they. well done on a great couple of days, you're amazing with the exercise....definitely a role model, and I bet you look fine on the treadmill, not beetroot-like at all!

Well done on the loss, and on the positive thoughts!

A good dd today. Dds at work are backwards to dd at home...so I had breakfast and lunch, no tea, rather than waiting as long as possible to eat. Breakfast was two pieces of toast with marmite, lunch was mackerel salad. Nothing since, and I'm not feeling hungry at all which is great! unofficial...

:wee: That's brilliant!

Good ud today...toast and honey, salmon and pasta salad, veg frittata with spiced lentils, couple of chocolate biscuits and a glass of wine. I was 13st 9.8 this morning after ud. Dd tomorrow, my most challenging one of the week as it is the one at work and I worry that my blood sugar will dip...

Oohhh that cake! I'm so glad I can't bake, I would not be as restrained as you. the photos really show how well you are doing, the combo of exercise and diet is working really well for you! Note to self...must exercise, must exercise.... glad to hear your little lad is better...they do pick up...

Hope it's going OK Leanne

The skinny soups are gorgeous, definitely recommend them. Nice ud today, and another lined up for tomorrow, before my next dd on weds. Strangely, my weight this morning was still 13.9. That's 3 days in a row, one dd, one ud, one dd with not a movement on the scales either way! Weird....can't...

Hope you've had a lovely up weekend. Onwards and downwards for next week!

Hang in there! Even through it has been up and down, you've still lost an average of 1lb a week for November, which is not bad at all! And our bodies do seem to feel happier at certain weights.....you just battle through that set point to reach a lower one. You can do it!

I was looking for which veggie sausage to have for lunch, when I found some river cobbler fillets hiding at the back of the freezer. They were cheap at asda the other week, and it was a fish I had not tried, so I got some. So lunch turned into: half a can of ratatouille with some mushrooms and...

Good luck with your alternates!

Thanks! the dd is going well. The shopping has arrived with my skinny soup,so that is tea sorted! For lunch I'm thinking a tin of ratatouille with a bit of extra spice and maybe a quorn sausage. The family are have roast beef with chips and broccoli. Yes this is a bit weird, and not just because...

Very best of luck! Hope you find a way that works for you

Ooh a nice surprise again today! Had a lovely ud yesterday...veggie breakfast in my favourite cafe in town, a few nibbles through the day, then a huge Chinese takeaway in the evening with the family. So I was fully expecting to see a couple of lbs up, as usual after a good ud, but I have sts at...

I use my husbands iPad and that's the first app I've ever bought! Thanks for the tip,it looks great.

I've ordered some of the Thai one in my shopping order today. I'm on a dd today so I think that's my tea sorted!

Interesting how most of us notice a change in how we feel hunger. I wonder if that is our minds getting used to dds, or our bodies coping with it better? Maybe it is a sign we have activated that gene....my change was about 2 weeks in, which I think would be right. Im not quite ready for...

Well the scales did surprise me. From what I've been at through the week, I was expecting to be a couple of lbs up, but in fact it was just 0.2 lb up. So I was 13st 9.0 lb. very pleased! And celebrated with a lovely big cooked breakfast... Saturday morning treat!

Well done thats fantastic! Some lovely uds but healthy too!

Congratulations and well done, that is inspirational for me.

When that whoosh comes, it could be huge!

That's an amazing loss so far...well done!

Thanks both, lots of good sense! it went fine actually! Yesterday was a strange day...I felt much much less hunger than usual. I did decide to eat just before we left for the party, not because I was starving but because I wanted to avoid that later. That brought me to about 300cals for the...

Just interested....I know we can feel hunger in loads of different ways, and was wondering how it feels to different people while we are juddding. My last dd was really different, which was what got me wondering. I usually feel quite empty first thing in the morning. Then I may feel a bit...

Yes that's them. Wonderful stuff! I did briefly notice that the use-by dates on them were pretty good.....before I ate them all!

Yay!:woohoo: i was sure you'd have a good result this week! Have a lovely ud today, you deserve it

Today got a bit more complicated than expected when I realised this morning that a party I thought we were going to tomorrow night is actually tonight. I'm dd today and ud tomorrow, so considered swapping, but then I'd have a ddd which I don't want to do. Then I thought about scrapping the dd...

What sort of ww soup was it? I've bought a few cans but haven't be brave enough to try them, even the pictures on the front of the tins look dish watery!

A nice ud today...toast and honey for breakfast, spicy rice and Prawns with salad for lunch, a flapjack for pudding, and spelt spaghetti with quorn meatballs for tea, with a couple of Nairns oatcake biscuits..the dark choc chip ones. And a few cups of tea. Very busy at work today, so I'm worn...

well done on the great dd! my scales are not always very accurate with the fat percentage, it varies at different times of day and day to day. M understanding is that we can tend to lose muscle if we go too low on calories for a fair bit of time, so unless you've been doing that your losses...

Well done on a good ud. Hope the dd is going ok this time!

Hope you've managed to get through the day OK! Good luck for your WI tomorrow.

Must be great to say running is your thing! I have tried that too -add that one to the list of failed exercise routines!- but it hurt my knees and I found it really tough. The yoga...I do some DVDs at home, and make it up as I go along sometimes. I'm no good at it, really inflexible, but I do...

I love ikea! Always spend too much money though. I'm semi-veggie so I don't eat meatballs, but I love their dime cake. Also their fish and chips. And their breakfasts. Basically I don't blame you for getting carried away there! good luck for tomorrow.

I can't remember exactly what the juddd book says on this...someone else can probably tell you though. There are lots of versions of intermittent fasting, some are alternate days, there is 5:2, or some do 3 or 4 days a week. You really have to play with it and see what works best for you, and...

Have to agree with you there actually.....my dad considered it the best bit thankfully, which spared the rest of us! No more mentioning weetabix, I promise!

I've gone through phases of exercising...lots of them, but never seem to stick to it. I've joined gyms twice, pre-kids, and quite enjoyed it, but the cost puts me off now, and the having to fit it into certain times. I do used to love doing the weight machines, but hated cardio. I've done...

Madness..how can you prefer mushy weetabix to gorgeous rice pudding? My mum used to make it when I was little...happy memories! My OH eats weetabix, heated in the microwave...the smell makes my stomach turn.

Completely agree with you and Louise...I feel like I'm gaining a few years of healthy life to enjoy, as well losing a few pounds!

Thats my Saturday morning breakfast, with some burgen soya and linseed toast. Best meal of the week! well done on your loss this week, and your attitude is great...there's no rush when it is for the rest of your life!

Stick with it...you need a few weeks to settle into it I think. Can you make a plan for what you are going to eat on your ud, with some nice stuff so you don't feel deprived? That might help you not to get too carried away.

Great day on food and exercise fronts, well done! Wish I was as motivated as you on the exercise, I really struggle to get anything done after work. Weekends are a bit better but I'd love to feel more positive about it. When do you next weigh? Sure you will get a great result. And...

Thanks...I like the idea of lots of short-term goals that may only take a few weeks, I'm much more likely to stay motivated that way. A good day today for my ID. 2 pieces of toast for breakfast, fresh salmon salad for lunch and a tub of skinny soup for tea, with a few cups of tea. I've no clue...

I agree with this...go too low and your metabolism will not reward you! If you don't have the Juddd book ,it could be worth getting as it explains all the science behind the diet really clearly. At least you should find the dds really easy....I wish finding time to eat was my problem....I can't...

You are doing so well..sure you are on for a good loss this week! but... weetabix?? really!!?? :yuk: Not ever, not for anything.....

I've really enjoyed having a browse through your diary...well done on all the ddds, and on all the fab up weekends....just the way juddd should be, fitting in around your life rather than the other way around. Congratulations on the weight loss!

My aims for the next little while: 1. For my work trousers to feel a bit looser. One of my main reasons for restarting this was to avoid needing to buy some bigger ones! 2. To get under 13 stone. 3. To get under 12.8....the lightest I have been since my daughter was born 7 years ago. 4. To get...

I'm on sort of 4.5 : 2.5 at the moment! I try not to eat before lunchtime, then split snacks into 4 so that I avoid that rumbling tummy at bedtime! I couldn't go right through till tea time yet, but I know lots of people find it works well for them.

Some people do eat anything and everything, others follow a plan, but more loosely than usual. You do have a calorie allowance to aim for. Results are supposed to be similar whether you use those calories on high or low fat food, so no need to eat the usual 'diet' junk. Not sure if high or low...

Thank you!!!

it can be really difficult to ignore these fluctuations, and soooo tempting to keep hopping on the scales in the mornings! I often weigh every day, but this is more to keep me focused on eating well, it just helps to keep it in the forefront of my mind. Sometimes I think it must be easier to be...

I'm the same with yoga..I love it, I feel great when I do it, so why don't I do more? Daft! Hopefully I'm rediscovering some motivation now. glad the gym sounds positive for you. What sort of classes are you thinking of doing? im up today, then intermediate/down tomorrow. What about you?

GL is a great way to eat I think. It's never really helped me lose weight as I still eat quite a lot on it! But I do feel much healthier when I'm not eating all the sugar and fast carbs, and I certainly don't put on weight.

Good luck..it is really hard to motivate after a day at work after sorting out the kids, chores etc. I did some yoga last night, but nothing tonight....too tired from work! Hope the gym thing works out well.

Thanks! The 9bars were from Morrisons, you can get smaller ones at 200 calls or larger at 260cal. I know that's a lot but they are so filling and have lots of good stuff in them. They do also have some sugar and honey unfortunately but they are great as a slightly healthy treat! the ID....I'm...

That is incredible, well done! Such rapid progress is brilliant, you must be so happy! did you get the rest of the day's jobs done? And how was the prawn curry?

Thanks everyone! i have some digital scales that also measure fat percentage, bmi, and give some other numbers I can't remember! They were from Argos, not too expensive I think.

Maybe you can get her posting on here too!

I watched the blog on youtube...really interesting, and impressive losses considering she was small to start with and she has a hectic social life!

How have you got on today? I try to follow GL on up days...not too strictly, but enough to keep healthy. I also like just having a plan, so I know what I'm planning to eat on ud or dd. but I know that would not work for some people, for who the freedom is the key thing on uds. I'm sure you will...

Thank you, I am rather happy about it!:happy036: Ive had a lovely day today...not that down, sadly, but a lovely day! I took daughter to Kenilworth Castle and we had a great time. We were there so much longer than expected, we had to get something to eat, which for me was a scone with butter...

Loved my up day yesterday..I did manage to go for a walk, only a couple of miles, but it is the first exercise I've been motivated to do for a while. Hopefully today I'll get some yoga in. Dd today. For the last couple of dds at home, I've been avoiding food till about 11-12, then having 4...

Hello and welcome! sounds like you've had a horrible 18 months, after doing so well to lose all that weight. Well done for getting back on course now you are able to, I'm sure judd will work wonders for you!

Have a great day! Well done on your loss so far...brilliant.

The dress sounds lovely..what a situation to be in, trying not to lose too much weight so a dress fits! How different from squeezing in and hating it. Love love love juddd. Make sure you post a pic! Congratulations on your stunning achievement.

How fantastic...well done! Enjoy every moment of wearing those jeans, bet you won't want to take them off!

You look amazing...what a transformation! And then the best bit is that with the juddding you can keep it off for ever. Well done! i see you have your brother's wedding coming up..what are you wearing? Bet that will be an amazing day, lots of people who haven't seen you for a while and will walk...

Just realised our starting and goal weights are quite similar.... Interesting to see if we lose at similar rates.

Re shakes, Patrick Holford does one called get up and go, with no added sugar and lots of nutrition. You do have to blend it with fruit, as it is not too tasty on its own. Also costs a bomb, but you know you are getting a decent product, not rubbish. It is ok with a few strawberries or half a...

A lovely ud, veggie full English for brunch, a 9 bar flax and some veggie crisps as snacks, and tea will be salmon and cheese fish cakes (Morrisons, not mine), with roasties and cauliflower cheese and veggies, with trifle for pudding if I have any space. Then kids to bed, a nice open fire...

Thank you! Juddd is fab isn't it. (Particularly on an up day, contemplating salmon fish cakes, mash and veg, with trifle for pudding and a fair bit of wine) I love it!

Well done so far, now enjoy your ud!

Wow....guess all your fat cells let go at once there!

I know what you mean about finding doubles easy, after a down I don't feel I have to rush to eat, feels like i could carry on for another day.... But we have to be aware of the risk of slowing metabolism and holding on to the fat...less food is not necessarily better. Enjoy the ups!

Well done on the weight loss at sw and on juddd, and all those inches...amazing! i agree that it is easier to have a bit of a health plan in mind on up days....even though according to the book your weight loss might not be much different so long as you stick to down days well, junk just really...

All this joy has put me in such a good mood, I've just spent half an hour on Club Penguin earning coins for my daughter, now going to nip out to the shops for some bacon for hubby's breakfast. Bless him, he does work hard and needs a weekend treat! Mind you, when I was dazzling him with the...

Your problem with post pregnancy weight....same here, I was just at the top of 'healthy', occasionally wandering into overweight by a couple of lbs till the kids, then I put on 2stone that never came off with the 1st, and another 1stone with the second. I've nearly lost the 3 rd stone now, but...

That's a great loss over the week....well done! sorry..you've probably written this elsewhere...but what sort of stuff do you eat at your up times? Because it is obviously working brilliantly as you have been doing the diet for a long while now but are still getting great losses. Any tips would...

A pound isn't bad after all that celebrating! I tried the shakes too, as they are recommended in the book, but I can't see how something so full of sugar is supposed to keep you feeling full, when it is just going to cause a big insulin spike and make your blood sugar fall. I was hungry after...

:faint2: I was amazed this morning....not really expecting a big drop, but I've lost 3.2lb this week, and a total of 5lb in 8 days since I started properly! and the best bit....I'm overweight not obese!:party0011: i really wasn't expecting that just yet so am really happy. it might even...

First proper WI this morning, as I started juddding in earnest last Friday. I was 14stone before my first dd, then last Saturday 13st12 after 1 dd. I had been sneaky-peeking at the scales through the week, which were not budging much. To be fair I was not expecting a big drop as I had been...

'And everybody says la da da da, la da da da' love that song! think I fancy some fish fingers on ud tomorrow....but just now I'm hungry enough that anything and everything sounds good!

Great nsv, congratulations!

I know lots of people have mentioned these in posts, but just had to mention them again....if anyone has not tried them, they are gorgeous! I had the butternut squash one last weekend, very very nice, and the African spiced veggie today, even nicer and only 87cals per half pot....amazing! It is...

I feel exactly the same about the discipline, today has been so much easier than expected (well so far at least). Had half a flax9bar at work, and some miso soup, about 150cals. Then half a tub of skinny soup, 90 cals. Just had a drink of milk cos my daughter brought it to me to make me feel...

Well done for today, and enjoy your up weekend!

Hi louise, thanks for the link to the 5:2, I'll watch it later when I'm trying to avoid eating.... fabulous nsvs, well done! Try not to think about the scales, it seems clear that IF is working for you even if the scales are not showing it yet. And the top looks gorgeous-I like the vintage look...

Just been through a similar thing.... Not a nice way to wake up!

Still feeling rough, work was hectic, so did some pointless eating when I got home.....I know that is a trigger time for me so I really should see it coming! All low GL stuff but I wasn't hungry so I'm fed up with myself. Dd tomorrow and I don't really have a plan...should be my day off but I...

Well done for sticking with the exercise-even if the scales don't budge loads because of it, it is beneficial in loads of other ways.....sadly although I know this it hasn't made me move my butt much recently, but I have good intentions of restarting yoga in the next few weeks. I know what you...

Thanks for the good wishes....it went OK, although it was a few more calories than I was aiming at. I ate a smaller breakfast and lunch than normal, then skipped tea, and have retired to bed early! Next week I will try to be braver on my dd at work, but I'm happy enough with that one for a start.

That's amazing Louise, fabulous results! Well done

Agreed - there are probably quicker ways to fit in a dress, but for long-term health there is a lot of evidence now backing intermittent fasting as a means of tackling diabetes, heart disease etc as well as weight problems. It also improves lots of other aches and pains as you can see from some...

Still feeling rough today and now have a cold, so in a way I'm pleased it is a bug and not headache related to dd. I'm going to try the first dd at work tomorrow, but am very nervous as sometimes if I don't eat I get migraine...once one starts it doesn't stop again and I can't be doing with...

That is a gorgeous dd meal! Enjoy....

Hi, the Filo pie sound lovely, great ud food. I was the same re cravings a couple of weeks ago....bought some tinned rice pudding as a treat, which I used to love but haven't eaten in years...the tins are still sitting in the cupboard, just don't fancy them! hope the kitchen is looking good...

The obese/overweight border is bmi 30 I believe. So I think I'm only a couple of pounds away. Yippee! up day today, so I did leave the GL diet quite a lot....had sponge and custard for pudding at lunch, and pizza tonight. Everything else was GL-friendly. Im planning another up tomorrow, but...