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No pain no gain hey...should of guessed

Steve...interesting stuff....I'll go for the spliting technique next week and if that doesn't work I'll try pairing lol.

Thnaks for the feedback. Interesting that I feel a little more bloated since I have had the bouillon drink a day.....so I'll take your advice and ditch them for a week.

I was just wondering... As I've said in many posts still feeling hungry a lot of the time so I'm having one bouillon drink a day at critical moments. does anyone if this does/can effect weight loss?

My CDC told me that Coke Zero and the water flavourings were ok week 2

Well I truly appreciate all of the advice and everyone sharing their experiences..really appreciate it.

No problem hijacking my post..what are family for. ;-) I used to like that cat... ;-) lol

Hi, I think it's different for different people as to which day or days are worse...for me I had bad headaches and hunger for days 3 and 4...plus shaking etc...but after that no headaches, no shaking...I still feel very hungry some days but hey no pain no gain exists for a reason. You'll...

Well fingers crossed on the numbers....if I wasn't feeling so hungry it would be easier...stupid statement that hey.

To be honest it would be too difficult to split the packs and spread them whilst at work....and I'm not hungry until 4:00pm. What I am going to do is try a different approach next week and have ordered my meals to suit that. At the moment I get wo work around 7:00/7:15 after a 30 minute...

Thanks honey..wannalose8stone and flirty40greeneyes. Even if I have realy bad weight loss I'm sticking to it for another week after that..I can;t say that 2 really low weight loss weeks so early on won't see me say goodbye to CD and hello to something that invloves weight loss and food but I'm...

I'm just starting Day 11 of this diet. I'm more than impressed with my first weeks weight loss and more than impressed with the shrinkage I can easily see in my stomach and chest... BUT, who knew there was a but coming come on hands up......I appear to not be one of the fortunate people who...

Thnaks for all the positive comments and the opinions etc...good to know.

Hi Adam. I agree with the people above but I just want to focus on your fear as I had the same one, would I really lose. I'm only on day 11 and as you'll see from my signature I lost 12lb in my first week. That was achieved by sticking to the rules... I drank 5 ltrs of water a day during the...

Good luck SZOES, this diet is challenging enough without having to import stuff...well done for going the extra mile.

Day 11 Well Day 10 ended the same way that day 3 did...feeling very very hungry...painfully hungry. the difference being is that I now have the veg drink to "take the edge off", which I had at the time of day I start to feel a hingry everyday, 4:00pm. I guess I'm not one of the lucky people...

Wow I can understand the frustration of that...especially if you had the headaches etc that I had. Have you asked your CDC on their opinion as to what the issue may be?

Thanks for that..My point is that the minimums seems to be well known, as are what you need to drink around Tetras etc...but what about the maximums?

waffle is good don't complain about the waffle is good to know fully what people have done and think. It was out of interest more than anything....only being 10 days in the memories of last weeks headaches are far too fresh to wish to repeat and I have no desire to "blow out". Was just curious.

Well I've been on it 10 days now and have had good results. I do find it hard and that I'm hungry but there is no mistaking the fact that I am losing weight and can easily see a physical change. I wish you luck and hope that your husband is well.

I've noticed a fairly regular stream of posts that have some one sucombing to the need for real food and having a full meal...then either regretting it or feeling better getting right back in to CD. But...doesn't having a meal, no matter how long you have been on the diet, take you out of...

As you say we all have our goals and reaching them really is step one...it seems to me a very hard step but never the less it's still step one. Everyone here seems to be doing very well and it's nice to be amongst others doing the same stuff. I've really enjoyed the replies to my question...

One really big tip is not to drink the water cold. It may not taste as nice but it is much easier to drink when at room temperature and it is better for your body..less likely to need the toilet as often. I have 3 1.5ltr bottles of water on my desk first thing in the morning..I move one off to...

Possibly....I didn't drink any of the packet shakes until the weekend so it may be possible. But I guess I used to drink more weekends anyway..although that was wine and beer lol. I know we have to drink water on this diet because you get around 2ltrs a day from food normally and so we have...

I'm certainly pinning my hopes on CD getting me to the size I want..something sensible regardless of the stones and lbs

Intersting on the stcks inaccuracy....for me I'm drinking well, won't do 9ltrs again..have no side effects from it and if week 1 is anything to go by loosing weight....so I guess as with everything, it's moderation.

Well I seem to have kicked off a debate that has produced some very interesting answers and thoughts.

STEVEM...thanks for the spreadsheet...most interesting

JOJOGO: isn't there a danger with always wanting more then? wanting to change... I'm overweight and too big...I want to be X size. ohhh I've got there..am I happy?.....no i want to be XX BMI...... As people who are too large are we possibly addictive personalities who replace one addiction...

Thanks for the feedback..and yes the body is amazing..how mine could of been dehydrated after that I have no idea...I shan't be drinking so much this weekend to see what the results are Monday on WI day

ohhh now see that BF% does seem a very sensible indicator...I'm not so sure about the waist size thing but hey...the forearm and shoe size thing seems to work in most cases so who am I to argue. I still think that weight, health and the whole thing are as much about how you feel about yourself...

lol...I liked it as a question. So the drivers seem to be more about size than weight although there is the obvious health concerns. I too started at a BMI close to 40 and as you say any drop is good. But I was aiming for 13st until I recently realised that for me it's more about the size...

Having just read a post relating to exercise and a comment that muscle being heaver than fat, it made me remember I question I've often asked myself. If as a lady you were a size 10 or as a man had 32 or 34" waist would you care if you weighed 20st? Are we all losing weight to be a size or a...

Thanks for the congrats. I've heard that the cramps can also be because of salt. i.e. the meals don't contains much, if any, and a sudden reduction in salt in take can cause your muscles to cramp...especially calfs and the like.

I checked recently about the Tetras and although they taste better cold they are in effect a long life product. So they don't have to be stored or drunk chilled. Although it might be a tad soul destroying for the holiday you could just survive on them for the time you are there..and when you...

Before starting this diet and as soon as I saw my CDC and got posts on here..all I heard was "Water is the key..." ... make sure you are drinking plenty of water.... I was told to drink at least 4ltrs a day and that a guy similar to me doing really well was drinking 7ltrs a day. The amount of...

;-) Have to say I was very pleased with 12lbs...already nervous about week 2 though..stupid hey. I'm fine with the soups and the shakes, and as yet, I'm not missing chewing stuff either...so I've not bothered with any variations on the foods YET. I think I am always going to feel hungry at...

Well honey you know that you have my support and that you will succeed on this. By the time we go to Florida we'll all be new slimmer models of ourselves... and remember...you are and have always been beautiful to me. Squishy

Well done Sharon....Very proud of you, especially after the Grand National type obstacles you had to face in the first week…..mmm champagne I remember champagne

Day 9 Well the start of day 9. Yesterday evening was the first time that a solo soup made me fill "full" and when I woke this morning I was hungry..in fact I still felt a little full from yesterday. In previous posts I've said that maybe the hungry feeling was more cravings but I don't...

Now....I wonder how much week 2 will bring lol

Thanks for all the support really appreciated

Really pumped and ready to push on

ohh and yes was told 9ltrs was a bit much..but 7 or so is fine.

Day 7 - The weigh in Wow. after doubting whether it had all been worth it...damn those home scales...it turns out it was. Just back from my first weigh in 12lb loss. Feel very motivated now...just hope the hunger I still feel, and the slight fuzzy head goes soon and it becomes easier.

Wow. after doubting whether it had all been worth it...damn those home scales...it turns out it was. Just back from my first weigh in 12lb loss. Feel very motivated now...just hope the hunger I still feel, and the slight fuzzy head goes soon and it becomes easier.

Just back from my first weigh in. 12lb loss YES!!! ;-)

Well done Honey..really proud of you. Love you. Squishy

Day 7 - WI Day (Start) Despite the weekend being a mental challenge of wanting food and craving things...not easy living 100m away from a chip shop with the smeall sliding in to your house....I've made it to day 7. Headache is still sort of around, more a dull sense in the head, although...

Yeah fitting in the 4 a day is hard for someone who used to never have breakfast and often missed lunch..especially when combined with drinking all the water.

ohhh have measured lots too....would you measure every week as well as weighing?

Excellent, thanks for the advice and setting my mind at rest. I'm drinking somewhere between 4.5ltrs to 6 a day so hopefully that's enough...and the 2 soups at once stays ;-)

Well I'm on day 5 of this and have a question. Up until yesterday my routine was. Shake for breakfast Shake for lunch 2 soups combined in one meal for dinner...to give it bulk and meaning that it was just one meal after getting home from work. Yesterday I split the evening meal in to...

Day 6 Well the last 2 days have stll been filled with hunger, although getting less each day.. Headaches have gone but still have a sligh fuzzy feeling. I think the "hunger" is now more of a slight empty feeling coupled with cravings or the food I'm missing. Weigh day is tomorrow and I'm...

I posted again on my first thread as realised was I was being a numpty.

Well I've been having the 4 packs a day yes. Yesterday I did around 5ltrs of water spread throughout the day and the day before 4.5ltrs..so hopefully it's not dehydration...and at the moment I'm not sure I could stomach more water than that. So, fingers crossed it's just coming towards the...

Just starting Day 4 of this and although me, my wife and sister in law all felt SOOOOOOO hungry yesterday I'm happily soldiering on. It's not a problem but what is it with feeling slightly hungover first thing in the morning? You know Gandhi's flipflop mouth when you first wake up and a slight...

Day (maybe it shouldn't be a new Thread) oops maybe it shouldn't be a new thread... Well the last couple of days have been waking up with almost a hang over type feeling...carpet mouth slightly fuzzy head.. Day was yesterday and it was the hardest yet with the hunger in the evening being...

oops realised I should probably do a separate thread each day Well the last couple of days have been waking up with almost a hang over type feeling...carpet mouth slightly fuzzy head.. Day was yesterday and it was the hardest yet with the hunger in the evening being almost painful. Still...

lol glad you liked it...need to have a sense of humour to get through..especially after the headaches I've had

2 and a bit days in Many thanks for all of your support and offers of help..very much appreciated. Day One was fine..hungry but fine. Day two a couple of really big headaches and the most disgusting thing ever....Spicey Tomoatoe Soup....Oh My God someone get me a bucket. Day Three...

So I've started. Seen my CDC person yesterday, did all the weighing, the food stuff etc and now it begins. A fair way to go it's started. Mark

Thank you for the instant support..much appreciated.

Day one in the BIG BROTHER to little brother challenge. Me, my wife, happy anniversay honey, and my sister in law all went to meet our CDC last night and so today it begins. A little nervous about the challenge ahead as it involves big numbers, lottery size numbers, although unlike the...