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hey guys, everything is going great! talking to thomas right now on skype! cant wait to meet him next summer :) had a really good week last week. went to the gym twice and swimming 3 times. got weighed this morning and i've lost 4.5lbs! so now i'm into the 20's - 20st 13lbs (293lbs) - it...

thanks guys, having a good weekso far, hopeeverything is well with you! been to the gym 5 days in a row and had a rest tonight. i feel so happy lately and alive, 2 stone gone :D cant wait to see how much i lose this week, really been hammering the gym!

SammyE : 16lbs lost - 41lbs to go QueenOfTheDamned : 28.5lbs lost - 71.5lbs to go!! Seasons : 6lbs lost - 29lbs to go Kes : 1.5lb lost - 37.5lbs to go Ria : 10lb lost - 16lbs to go OR 2 inches from my waist and hips Precious : 51lbs to go Sa89 : 3lbs lost - 56lbs to go DebsM :1lb lost - 25lbs to...

hey guys, it seems like forever since ive been here. my stomach pains stopped after i came off cambridge. ive been sticking with just healthy eating and joined a gym which i go to 5-6 times a week. the first week after coming off CD i actually gained a pound, but this week since joining...

lost 3lbs this week, thats 25lbs down and a quarter of the way to my target for xmas :)

hey guys, havent been here for a while but i'm still doing well... got weighed today and have lost another 3lbs this week... thats 26lbs down so far! ive come of CD as my doctor thinks i might actually have a stomach ulcer, hence the pain i was in... im taking medication for it and its fine...

early weigh in day today , gonna have it as sundays from now on! well since ive started back on normal food my stomach pain has gone off.. ive not been eating gloads - cereal for breakfast, soup for lunch and chicken and veggies for tea, with a bit of fruit.. anyways i was really happy when i...

thanks guys, unfortunately still in a lot of stomach pain, keep contantly having gaviscon :/ going to dr's on monday, until then im stopping the diet and just eating healthily because its got to the stage im no even able to sleep because of the pain :(

not going swimming tonight as having really bad tummy ache, its been like it for 2 days now which is unusual as i only normally have it at totm :/ still sticking to everything 100% but in lots of pain atm.. going to get some indigestions stufff tomorrow from chemist.

thanks guys for your lovely responses! im guessing some part of it is probably water. but then i weighed myself tonight again and was similar so maybe the day i was less was a misreading. ah well, i will be under 22st next tuesday when i get weighed! :) did ss+ today as was feeling very...

haha, thanks hun! thats where i got the name from originally actually, lol im pretty dissapointed today... got weighed last night (day before official weigh in) and was down 4lbs but tonight i got on the scale at cdcs house and i'd only lost 1lb :/ got weighed again when i got in and it still...

yeah its hard to go back to ss defiantely, but im so motivated that i dont notice it so much, especially when im busy at work. im in the "zone" at the moment :) clothes didnt arrive yet, im hoping tomorrow! my 26's are really loose on me now and keep falling off, will be amazing if i fit in...

i get weighed on 3rd aug but still counting it in this challenge, need 3lbs to meet my goal *hopes*

i always remember when its sunday to check your wi thread and see how well you've done. you never dissapoint. another fab loss! next week you'll break that 50lb barrier! :)

good luck everyone! hope day one went well!

had a great weekend, been out and about all day and back on SS again :) 2 more days till my weigh in, my new clothes should arrive this week too! hope i fit into the 24's, if i do they will be very snug and if not im hoping it will only be a few more weeks. bought jeans and linnen trousers...

thanks hun, you too! planned day off today for best friends birthday- having two tetras in day and then a curry for tea, will be lots of walking this afternoon though, going into the countryside. back on strict ss tomorrow untill weigh in on tue night!

thanks guys! ooh cant wait to get the phone now, it arrives tomorrow :) heard about that app too so ill def get it! today went well again, had a ss+ day with chicken for tea which was nice, gonna do SS again tomorrow, i just felt like somethign solid i guess. bars next week, cant wait!

woo, nothing like waking up to ketosis high :) off to work, have a great day all!

thanks, i hope not, think im close to getting back into the wonderful world of ketosis soon :) been looking for some new clothes online and noticed asos now do a plus size range! they have a sale on too and today si the last day! im going to get jeans in a 24 and see if they fit, and if they...

good idea for a new challenge - stick me down for 20lbs please :)

5lbs lost this week, thats 17 so far this mont, 3 more for my 20lb target.. i can do that for my next weigh in i know i can :D nice one to all the losers!! :)

im so hppy, 3lbs to lose next week and i make my goal for the july challenge :)

17lbs down for me in 20 days, 83lbs to go :) SammyE : 6.5lbs lost - 50.5lbs to go QueenOfTheDamned : 17lbs lost - 83lbs to go!! Seasons : 2lbs lost - 33lbs to go Kes : 1lb lost - 38lbs to go Ria : 4lb lost - 37lbs to go Precious : 51lbs to go Sa89 : 3lbs lost - 56lbs to go DebsM :1lb lost -...

another 5lbs down this week... thats 17 since the challenge started! :D TAHIRA - 25 POUNDS (-10=15 to go) LEEDS123- 8 POUNDS(-2=6lbs to go) NABEELA - 21 POUNDS KAZSKI - 21 POUNDS SAM 786 - 14 POUNDS (-6= 8 to go) TINLEY - 11 POUNDs (-2= 9 to go) QUEEN - 30 POUNDS (-17= 13 to go) LALLIALI - 28...

week 2- 5lbs down (amazed at this as have been ill and only did ss+ for 4 days!)

wowowowowowow! i lost 5lbs!!! :D speachless :)

thanks guys! going good so far, done day 2 nearly (i class a day over with once im home from work as less temptation) lol. off to see CD consultant in 5 mins! nervous about weigh in, i wont have lost anything :/

hey guys! i'm all better now, starting on my CD journey again today! :) visiting my consultant at 6.30 tomorrow nigh to pick up some more packs. back at work tomorrow too. these next couple of weeks are going to involve a massive upheaval for me so i might not be on here very much as wont have a...

thanks hunny, went to the GP today. its nothing cambridge related, ive got a contagious sinus bug apparently. should be well again for the end of the week :)

yup hun, you're right, im sick :( the doctor says ive got some kind of contagious sinus bug, so i'm having a few days off work to try and get better, plenty of liquids and no cambridge until im better! hopefully by the end of the week i should be fiine.

still feeling absolutely awful today - muscle ache, sweating, shivvering, exhaustion. booking doctos appointment when they open at 8.15. i really doubt this is anything cambridge related afterall.

thanks hun, i sure hope so. im kinda thinking i blew any chance i have at gaving a loss this week, but ill just draw a lone in the sand and carry on. my ss+ experiement failed pretty badly i guess, will be ssing for at least 3-4 weeks before i even consider trying it again.

restarting ss tomorrow after a day off plan, its going to be hard going through all that getting into ketosis malarky again but im determined to do this :)

*hugs* 6lbs is frikkin amazing, im in awe of your achievements, really, you're doing brilliantly. these last feew days i have felt so ill i really felt like giving up on CD and trying WW or something "easier", but seeing how amazing you have done spurs me on and makes me think, hang on a minute...

hey hun, thanks. luckily the situation resolved itself yesterday but it was incredibly painful. i can honestly say ive never been in as much toilet related agony in my life. felt incredibly relieved when it had "passed" so to speak, but since then thats when i strted feeling really exhausted and...

yey, its awesome to know that this far in you're still having incredible 6lb losses :) you're doing brilliant hunny!

hey guys, just looking for a bit of advice really from those of you who are more experienced with CD as to what i should do. i'm on day 11 of CD atm, the first week on the plan i did SS and lost 12lbs. when i saw my CDC i asked to step up to the ss+ plan as a bit of an experiement in order to...

Day 11 10.30am - woke up feeling incredibly weak again. my head was spinning as i walked to the bathroom, my eyes felt like they were burning and i literally felt terrible. ive never suffered from such extreme lack of energy in my life before. i honestly felt like i might pass out, so instead...

Day 10 6.15pm- i dont like weekends on this diet. it makes me realise how much of my life revolved around food, and how empty it is without food in my life. i cant wait until i get paid in august as i can afford to join the gym then, that really will be brilliant, not only is it something to do...

good luck msjmc with whatever plan you choose, keep letting us know how you're getting on :) hope everyon has a good weekend, think im going to go for a nice walk later, its a lovely day. have a good day guys! x

yey well done, the first few days are always the hardest, you'll feel amazing come day 5 :)

haha, sounds a good idea actually, though even my trousers at my smallerst were 16s so not exactly petiite, lol.

Day 9 aww thanks guys, i'm still over the moon, everyone at work was dead impressed too, they're really all lovely n supportive of me :) well, how nice is it to be able to have normal food! i adore the ss+ plan already. it makes a massive difference just having a small meal to look forward to...

wowowowowowowwowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowwoowowowowowow! that is all, speachless!! thanks for making my day :) i'm inspired!

morning all! hope you all have a fab day, just setting off to work. im on cloud 9 today after losign 12lbs at my weigh in last night. this diet might be tough but its worth it :) trying ss+ this week instead of just ss, it's so nice to have a bit of something in the evening to look forward to!

yey, glad you're feeling loads better now, that must have been awful! i must admit im worrying about it happening to me now as i havent, erm, *been* in around 4 days :/ not feeling any pain or discomfort though so im hoping its just caused by the massive food reduction. i feel really sorry for...

wow, thats amazing, well done in making it to size ten! you must be over the moon! :) you look stunning in your avater :)

week one - 12lbs down! :)

first week on cambridge and down 12lbs :) 88 to go for christmas! SammyE : 6.5lbs lost - 50.5lbs to go[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] QueenOfTheDamned : 12lbs lost - 88lbs to go!! Seasons : 2lbs lost - 33lbs to go Kes : 1lb lost - 38lbs to go Ria : 4lb lost - 37lbs to go Precious : 51lbs to go Sa89...

12lbs down in my first week and 8lbs to go in 2 weigh in's. argh, this might be the first challenge i succeed :) well done to everyone, you're doing great, some fab losses! White Tulip - 12 lb (5lb lost) EllieG - 14 lbs GroovyGroovy - 14 lbs (5lbs, 9lbs to go) X_Tasha_X - 18lb Justkitty -...

hey guys! hope you're all doing well, congrats to the losers! just had my first week ssing and lost 12lbs! so thats a fab start and leave me with 18lbs left to meet my ramadan goal! :)

Day 8 awww, some of those comments made me blush. muchos love for my minimins family! <3 :) right i won't keep you in suspense any longer... i lost.... *drumroll* 12lbs!!!!:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: seriously, i didn't know what to say! i've seen people lose amazing figures on here...

LOL @ awaken me! yeah congratulations on the birth :D hope by now you're feeling a lot better!

wow, your progress so far is inspiring, you're doing so well :)

ouch, i feel for you. hope somethign starts moving soon, must be awful :(

thanks guys, im still sooo excited about tomorrow and the first weigh in! can't believe that ive been doing this a whole week now, also after day 4 i can't belive how easy it's been. ss has pretty much removed all thoughts of food from my life. the hold that food had over me is slowly lifting. i...

hey dont be dissapointed. you weigh 10st and lsot 6lbs, there are loads of people around 20st on this diet losing 12lbs in a week but in proportion to your weight the loss is equivalent. you've done really well :)

hey hun, good luck in whatever you choose diet wise. i can imagine how delicious that meal must have been! lol hope you enjoy yourtrip :)

haha, thanks guys, i cant wait either. first weigh in is thursday, 8 days instead of 7, but aftet aht will be every thursday night i hope. cant wait! ciara - hope u enjoy your trip :)

yey! great loss! so motivating to see everyon doing so well :) it reassures me about havingthe bars in week 3 now too, i wont be as apprehensive about it slowing down my losses :)

thistime - you did really well to lsoe 4lbs considering you only had 5days actually on the diet itself. i bbt you see an amazing loss next week, but 4lbs is still damn good, on other diets you'd be looking at 2lbs. hang in their, you're going in the right direction :) louise - my heart really...

nice one hunny, another 4lbs you never have to see again! :)

thanks for that guys, found it really useful. definately no more diet coke for me then, i'll try coke zero from now on, if i HAVE to. i'm definately still in ketosis, not feeling hungry at all, full of life and loving the diet! :) Day 6 6.30pm - can't believe im on day 6 of the diet already...

aww you're both so pretty! :) welcome to the site, this place really is a godsend, always someone to motivate, encourage or commiserate with you. i'd be lost without it. good luk on your first week, im on day 5 of SS atm :)

just popping in to say you're doing an amazing job and keep it up. your diary never fails to inspire and motivate me x

oooh 10lbs, thats amazing!! *happy dance* :)

ooh i'd like to join please if i could? stick me down for 30lbs! determined to do this! good luck guys! :)

hey guys, first of all well done to ciara and shayla - bloomin' heck you guys did amazing, you must be feeling a million dollars!! im so excited for my first weigh in on thirsday now! :) i get what everyone is saying about feeling low, i felt bloody terrible over the weekend. really depressed...

thanks guys, yeha its going brilliantly so far. definately feeling that ketosis sense of well being, i really feel a million dollars atm. at meal times im not even hungry, i just eat my CD meals because i know i need the nutrients. first weigh in is on thursday - day 8 for me! soo excited about...

hey hun, well done. another week closer to your goal! x

hey hun, my first weigh in day is on day 8 for me which is this thursday! i'm really excited about it :) lookign at the losses some people are makign each week is really spurring me on too. i can't wait till ive a few weeks of cdss under ym belt, i'm sure i'll feel like a different person. hope...

Day 4 11.30am - i think im in ketosis!! woke up at 10.30am before my alarm feeling really good. didn't feel hungry or anything, no light-headedness, full of energy, it was so nice. i'm pleasently suprised that after 3 days on this diet i'm not dead, let alone feeling so good, lol. i really think...

its my very first time on cambridge, atm im feeling scared, excited and motivbated all at the same time! out of all the diets i have done this has without a doubt been the most difficult to start as it invloves totally changing the way you eat. i can see how if you ahve a break from it that it...

yeah i fell your pain so to speak, the next door neighbours were having a BBQ here and i could smell all that yummy food!! :/ but its our choice to do then and once we get to our goal and have fought our food demons we can enjoy everyday things like a BBQ just like everyone else. besides...

haha, chris that made me laugh! if it works for you though :D

hey, im sharing your pain on dya 3 today too, have banging headache, but it WILL get better, so chin up, drink lots of liquid and lets just get on with it :) IT WILL SO BE WORTH IT WHEN WE GET WEIGHED AFTER OUR FIRST WEEK!

does anyone here drink diet coke while on SS? it's calorie free so the devil in me is saying "one can can't hurt"... but will it? x

hey hun, this is my first weekend and already finding it tough! i'm definately in for keeping each other on track so we're 100% this weekend! :) have you got any plans this weekend? x

damn, you're all a hard working lot. its my first weekend on SS and i honestly WISH i was at work for some kind of distraction! im feeling horrible atm, lack of energy, feeling a little light headed etc. just going to veg out in front of the TV, well, without the vegging out bit! i've heard this...

haha, its official then, we're all going to hell! xD

hey hun, wow, you're doing so well! :) those inch loses are really impressive!

ooh, that must have been brilliant to finally meet up :) thomas is at uni in amsterdam studying some computer course atm. next summer when he has his vacation i'm going to fly over the amsterdam and meet him! sooo excited! it's his birthday on december 31st so that will be the day i book my...

thanks hun. yeah, im kinda worried about that too i guess. im prepared for it though,i always knew the first weekend would be the hardest. after sitting through work mates eating nando's infront of me yesterday i'm sure i can survive anything! i think your bead idea is brilliant, i was looking...

thanks guys, its going brilliantly so far, i really don't think i'd have gotten half as far without you lot to turn to. just reading your diaries inspires me. i think you're all amazing women :) Day 3 1pm - i read somewhere that day 3 and 4 are meant to be the hardest of the lot, so i'm...

i wish i lived close enough to work to be able to work, not only would it be great exercise but it's good for the environment and saves money too! lol, i sound like a member of the green party! maybe just try it on the way home first to get you started? i find too that i cant guess other...

ooh, everyone is doing so well, keep it up guys! im a bit worried about the bars too. only on day 2 so i dont have to face them yet but im worried about how i'll deal with them when i get onto wek 3. i notice from looking at peoples weekly losses that they do great for the first 2 weeks and...

hi sarah, im on day two today as well! how are you finding it so far?

have a good weekend too! i'm feeling light headed a bit today, really hoping it will pass when im in ketosis in a few days time. im going to try and tackle it by having my cd meals earlier on in the day and just going to bed earlier at night time. as i'm over 5ft 8 i have to have 4 so will try...

thanks guys! yeah im really excited about doing this now, day one was a doddle compared to how hard i thought it might be. the only bad thing about the diet is the way some of the products taste so far. i know that will get better though when i know what i like and what i dont! roll on week 3...

morning everyone! hope you all slept well and are feeling well rested for another day on plan! can't belive i made it to day 2! i have a feeling today is going to be living hell as its the last day of training at work and we're getting taken out for a meal on a 2 hour lunch break. urgh, that...

im just about to try a butterscotch one, not too optimistic! the porridge and tomato soup are nice though so at least thats something!

hey hun, just read your diary. you're doing amazing so far hunny, i cant wait to be on day 4/5 when ketosis is setting in :)

hi tulip!! i just read your diary in full today, you really are an inspiration, 30lbs in 4 weeks is phenomenal! you seem really committed this time. i cant belive how much food is on offer at your work, it must be so hard to keep resisting it like you have been doing. i guess once you get into...

keep it up hun, you're doing amazing! :)

truely inspirational! :) you're doing amazing, i'm on day one and starting to feel hungry. seeing how amazing you're doing really is motivational for me!

hey hun, just popping in to say hi! been catching on on your diary and looks like you're doing brilliant so far, good job the other day at the chinese! :)

Hey guys, just started cambridge today so it's my first day starting the challenge. theres 24 weeks left until christmas and on cambridge it should be achieveable to lose 4-5lbs a week at my size, so my goal will be to lose 100lbs! i know its a lot but if i stick to the plan theres no reason at...

yeah, me too! because i'm 5ft 9 i have to have 4 cambridge meals a day and without the bars theres not that much choice. also the mix a mouse looks pretty good, but cant have that till week 3 either! roll on week 3! :)

good luck with day 1! today is my first day too, finding ti okay so far, not hungry yet but its only lunch time!

it was one of the ready made tetra pack ones that come in the carton. the only reason ive bought the carton ones is because until i can have the bars in week 3 it's the only thing im able to take to work for my lunch. as it turned out i was unwell all last night with sickness and diahorrea...

hey guys, day 1's going good so far! don't feel hungry at all yet, but then again it is only lunchtime. just tried my first cambridge meal - one of those strawberry silks - and it truely is awful, oversweetened so much its almost sickly! now i know why you need to drink all the water, to wash...

Day 1 8am - i'll keep updating this throughout the day. had to call in work today as i have a terirble stomach n keep running to the loo like a crazy lady! havent even felt like a cambridge meal yet, just drinking lots of water and flushing all the crap out of my system. 11.30am - i went back...

hi guys, im starting SS tomorrow and would love to join your group! my names Bev and i'm 24 from sheffield! i have a LOT to lose but looking forward to getting started and tackling the problem! :)

thanks guys, just got back from seeing my CDC and ive picked up all my food for the week ahead. actua;lly its 8 days until i see her again, so my first weigh in will be next thursday 15th July! in 8 days time i wonder how much lighter i will be! atm i weigh 23st 4lbs. my first goal isn't going...

update - new GP signed form no problems, i start thursday, cant wait!!

heyy everyone! well ive not been on here much lately as have been waiting to visit my new GP. she really was amazing and signed my form and wished me luck! :) ive been smiling like a cheshire cat ever since :) :) :) im going to do this, i know i am. i feel like ive had a battle to even start...

WOWOWOWOW! im so impressed! :) 30lbs in 4 weeks, i cant wait to start this diet! lol! just out of interest are you exercising loads whilst doing the diet too?

good luck hun!

oh theres no danger of that, ive jsut registered at another doctors, if i have to ill go private to get the form signed. im determined to lose the weight, but im also determined to do it MY way! :)

wondered if anyone else had the same situation where they had a bmi over 40 and the dr refused to sign the form? im not on any medication and apart from having a bmi of 47 i have no other medical problems and never have. not that age should come into it, but im 24, so i dont see why he wouldnt...

well, hey guys! so let me explain the rest of the story! yesterday i rang back at 2pm as requested by the doctor to check the forms are ready, he said it would be done by then. the receptionist told me that the doctor wasnt going to be in until 3.30pm as he had a meeting and i should call back...

well im really sannoyed, waited 30 minutes to see the doctor and he took my forns n the cambridge medical book my cdc provided and said he'd read it an give it back to me tomorrow with a signature if he approves. im so annoyed. i dont live where my old doctors is so its an extra 50 mile round...

im nervous about seeing the doctor too, not looking forward to it one bit. last time i saw him i was 15years old and 15st, i went home in tears after he actually said i was "fat". i was so scared at going to the doctor after that a few winters ago i almost died from pnuemonia because i didn't go...

WOW! hunny, you're doing AMAZING! that really is an INCREDIBLE weight loss. you must feel over the moon! i'm starting ss on friday for the first time ever and am around your weight, if i do half as well as you have i'll be delighted :)

yeah, ideally i'd have loved to start earlier but couldnt get in at the docs till thursday night. have my drs appointment at 5.10pm and then straight off to see my CDC to pick up my packs, then tesco to buy a blender and loads of water (hate tap water), lol! :D oh, and thanks to everyone that...

hey hunny! have been crazy busy with work lately so only just saw this! its goign really well so far and i start cambridge on friday :) here is the linkt o my new diary in the cambridge section: http://www.minimins.com/cd-weight-loss-diaries/157298-bevs-battle.html

well i went to see my consultant tonight and im really impressed! she explained because im over 5ft 8 (im 5ft9) ill need 4 packs a day. thats pretty good, breakfast, mid morning snack, lunch and tea (gonna try and eat more f my packs in the day when im at work to keep my energy up). ooh and i...

thanks hun, please dont beat yoursef up too much, you really have been an inspiration to me. i cant wait to start this, we can support each other every step of the way and get to goal together :)

*hugs* you can do this hunny, we're all rooting for you xx

Hey guys, im starting cambridge towards the end of the week (either thursday or friday depending on when i can visit the GP) and i thought i'd start a diary here to track my progress! first a bit about me: my names Bev, 24 years old from Sheffield (well little village outside it). i've got a...

hey hunny im sure you wont have put anything on this week, it was only one bad day. but the hardest thing is getting started again after a slip up and you've done that great :)

yey! you're doing so well hunny :)

hey hun, dont see it like failing, you lost 7lbs, thats 7lbs closer to your goal hun :)

i'm starting cambridge for the first time on either next thurs or friday (depending when i can get in at the docs) so stick me down for 20lbs please :) i know its a lot but im detemined to be 100%

hey guys, ive been doing terribly lately, havent put any ON which is a good thing though and i start cambridge at the end of next week, im really looking forward to it!

hey hun, i visit my cambridge diet consultant on monday and will know more then but basically if you do sole source its 415 cals a day (from shakes, porridge, soups, bars)but with all the nutrition you need. you're right people can put it all back on if they go back to their previous eating...

LOL! tasha i just realised ive been calling you tanya all this time, i even saved you in my phone as tanya, im such a 'tard!

ooh, another new starter too! thats awesome! :) we might even be starting the same day! and yeah tanya, this time next summer we'll be skinnie minnies too.. ooh its so exciting! and on this diet we really cant fail so long as we stick to it! im sure with all the support we can do it!

ooh is diet coke n stuff allowed on cambridge? im starting next week! hope so as its my fave (non alcohlic) drink :D

Hi guys, my name's Bev, 24yrs old from Sheffield. Im seeing my CDC for the first time on Monday and hoping to start the diet by the end of next week! this is the firts time ive ever tried cambridge and i must admit im a mixture of excited and scared. excited because this will change my life...

heyy hunny, finally found your diary! wow, what a week you've had! you've really done amazing to endure all those temptations and say no, ive no doubt you're gonna do it this time, and 10lbs is an AMAZING loss! :) im soo excited about starting this next week, its inspirational seeing how well...

i ahvent neglected my little diary.. been doing awful this week.. considering starting the cambridge diet next week, im doing my research!

hey guys, dont worry, im still in the good fight! i did let the other day weigh in bother me, i basically thought to hell with it - i need a break! and i didnt take my packed lunch to work and bought something nice. also i didnt count a single calorie in the last two days. and you know what, it...

well, first of all, i cheated, i've been doing amazing this week with my diet and swimming etc so i wanted to see how much i lost already, and it SUCKS because it turns out i lost naff all, infact the scales say i put ON 3lbs! tbh idgi because physically i havent had enough calories at all to...

minusfour - yeah, pretty much 95% of law graduates in the UK dont go on to be lawyers. law is the most popular degree over here, about about 250,000 students graduate from it every year compared to about 7,000 training places available. in order to be a lawyer you have to do a course called the...

oooh you're doing awesome, congrats on another 2lbs, impressive considering you went camping too!

im sure you could do it from home on your own. i mean atm, if you're only going in to use the scales its not like you're really getting any benefit from going except for the reinforcement to stick to it. you have the forum for support and of course your family and friends. and heck, the £4 or...

haha, yeah those babybels are LUSH, almost TOO nice! lol

hey hun, just wanted to say it looks like you're doing really well! :) its always hard to diet when revising for exams so im in admiration of your willpower!

ooh that tuna bake thing sounded yummy! hopefully the weather will stay like this for your trip! :)

oooh, you're doing so well! that pic really shows what a huge difference you've made. its a real inspiration to look at pics like that too :)

rigby - thanks! had a really good swim last night, there was a particularly fit guy with the body of a greek god who kept diving in, so time flew, lol! :D minusfour - the other people seem really nice, 7 others, 3 are younger like me and the other 4 are older but we all get on really well so...

sign me up hunny, a long term challenge like this is really what i need :)

wow, 5lbs, thats awesome! :)

thanks, lol, im setting off in 35 mins for the pool. really dont feel like it tbh but i know that once i've done it i'll be so proud of myself and i'll go to bed with a smile on my face. plus, after the scale botch up i want a really good loss this week to make me feel like i'm getting back on...

Day 22 yey! first day over and under my belt!! had an awesome day, mainly was induction, learning about the company, building tour, signing into pcs, icebreaker... in the afternoon we got onto some basics of private medical insurance. tomorow the underwriters are coming into talk to us. ooh...

wow, thats amazing, and in under a year! you look fantastic! definately the motivation i needed :)

hey nee, had a lovely weekend thanks! good luck for you wi tomorrow. i lost another pound this week, so thats 14 down so far, 42 more to go!

omg, you look frikkin gorgeous hunny! you look so happy too! ooh, and that dress is amazing, where did you get it? :)

interesting thread! 23 st 7lbs - size 26/28 bottom, size 22/24 top i've lost a stone now and the 28's are starting to get baggy :)

pink! - thanks hun, t'was gutting but no point fretting on it, its not like i ACTUALLY gained a stone thank god :) pocohontas - thanks hun! :) minusfour - thanks, and oh so true! roll on the glory days of 140lbs *dreams* :) ooh and i realised i never answerred you the other day, nope, we...

yeah i only lost a pound this week too, but hey, we should be proud of ourselves still, there are 3500 calories in one pound of fat, so in a week we've managed to burn all that off :)

1lb down this week! :) i missed the goal yesterday too as the sky box decided to stop working the second they scored, so annoying!

ooh, i love coco pops! im gonna check them out for next weeks shop, they're WAYY nicer than shredded wheat! hope you enjoy your walk!

well done to the losers! another pound down this week, thats 7 down so far and 7 to go!

this morning i woke up ready to get weighed and eager to enjoy my last day off before work starts. i decided to change my weekly weigh in day to a sunday to make it easier to fit into my routine now i'm starting work. although getting weighed itself doesnt take much time i like to write it down...

oh wow! at this stage a 6lbs weight loss is amazing! shows that the mixing it up thing really helped too :) congrats!

Day 20 not much time to write today. had a rest day from the swimming, went out to watch the england match tonight, just gonna tuck into some potato wedges and play games with friends now! might change me weigh in day to sundays so i have more time considering every monday morning i'll be...

pink! - well my hours change over 3 weeks as part of a rota, so i'll be working mon-fri either 8-4, 10-6 or 12-8, tbh i think i'll actually like the later shift better as i can get my exercise out of the way with first thing and then when i get home the time is my own to relax :) rigby - yeah...

motherof2 - try not the get too disheartened, totm causes everyone to gain loads of water weight. im sure if you keep it up you'll see a really good loss next week :)

have a fab weekend ria, sounds like you really could do with a break after all the studying you've been doing this week. have fun! :)

ooh, you make your own curry! do you have any recipies for it? im seriouly craving take away chicken tikka massala, that was until i found out it had 1300 cals in it! eek! hope ya having a good day, how's the dissertation coming along?

hope everyone's having a good day! bloody miserable weather here today, just got back from an hour in the pool :)

ooh i think the pink looks awesome tbh, good on you for having the confidence to pull it off, i know i couldnt!

shaz - thanks :) i realised when i read that that i have difficulty accepting compliments, i was gonna disagree and say "nahh im not an inspiration dont be silly", but its nicer to accept a compliment than dispute it. guess my confidence and self esteem still have a way to go, but i'll get...

dont worry about the 4lbs, everyone puts water weight on at totm. ooh and i'm from penistone in south yorkshire :)

aww, yey! thats awesome hunny, i bet the look on her face was priceless :)

noo natalie, you're doing a fab job! please stay as captain :) everyone has bad days and weeks, its just about getting back on track after a slip up. you CAN do this, you've lost 31lbs already, you're an inspiration :)

Rigby - aww thanks, i am feeling really positive about everything so far. i guess i dont see losing the weight like a chore, its a choice i made, and i can spend the next year moaning about how hard it all is or i can accept it and try and see the best. atm im feeling better and better every day...

hey hun, well done, a pound is a pound and every one adds up! plus, you had a really nice meal last night so i bet next week you'll see an even bigger loss than normal :) i bet you're so happy about the job, when do u start? x

fingers crossed for tomorrow hun! x

ooh well done, so pleased for you :)

minus four - aww thanks hun, and yeah 14lbs in a stone! ooh and im going to be a claims assessor for the insurance company:) Day 16 how come some days are sooo easy and others are bloody tough? well today was a hard one! i got up at 5.45am because i couldnt sleep and went swimming for 7.30 for...

haha, glad i made ya laugh hun :) its pretty funny actually, because it reminds me when im in those big lifts in libraries and hospitals and what not, they say something like "max weight 600kg, 12 people" and i'm like DAMN, i'm at least 120kg so if 12 do actually get in here we're all gonna die...

ooh, chlorine allergies, that doesnt sound good at all.. the hair thing is pretty funny though, lol, i can imagine you leaving a trail of pink in your wake as you swim along! ive noticed since ive been swimming more that the colour has been coming out of my hair a bit too, now its a lot blonder...

yey, well done on your loss! i'm not really doing a diet, just counting calories (eating around 1500 a day) and swimming 4-5 times a week :) seems to be working so far so good anyways! ooh 9.5lbs down so far, we're all doing great!

i think so yeah, i mean there's 12 weeks until september after this one so losing 2-3lbs a week you should be able to make it! ooh and well done on the 4lbs so far, it makes all the work seem worthwhile!:)

damn, just reading about your tea tomorrow made my mouth water, now i want steak too! hope it tastes as good as it sounds :)

lmao, yeah, i cant afford a heart attack coz the food is so damn bad, lol, a true fat persons way of thinking i guess ;) damn, i know i joke about it, but the scary reality is that if i wasnt doing this then thats what id be putting myself out their for in the future, heart disease, diabetes...

thanks hun i cant believe it either, im guessing my body is feeling flipping relieved at the fact ive lost some tonnage at last, lol. you should try swimming, its really good.. i can understand why you dont want to go because i didnt, but i see people their that are even bigger than me and ive...

oooh i love those innocent smoothies, expensive but oh so good! welcome to the site and good luck with your weightloss, im pretty new to this too, only in my 3rd week but alls going well so far and im already feeling loads better about myself. im sure you can do it, just stay positive :) x

hey hun, you did so well! first resisting the KFC and now that italian, thats willpower! you're doing great! its a pity they didnt have any oither healthy options on the menu, whenever my family has curry i end up sat their with just a chicken tikka starter, but oh well, its the price we pay to...

keep it up ria, you're doing great and like everyone says you're an inspiration :) x

rigby - thanks im dead chuffed :) minus four - ooh, treats! that sounds like a good plan actually, its nice to get rewards, and get into the habbit of having no food rewards too. in the past id always treat myself to chocolate or take out. now i think i'll start treating myself to something...

lost 6lbs this week *does silly dance* :) good luck everyone in your w.i's today! xx

wow, lot of 6's here this week, me too! :) 8lbs left to lose in june, i know i can hit my 14lb target if i keep this up! well done to all the losers! :)

week 2 weigh in - lost 6lbs!!! sw - 22st 6lbs (314lbs) cw - 21st 7lbs (301lbs) gw - 10st (140lbs) total lost so far - 13lbs left to lose - 11st 7lbs (161lbs) :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D i feel like dancing!! not in my wildest dreams did i imagine losing 6lbs in my second week, i thought my...

rigby - i really hope you're right! i think the routine and structure to my days will definately do me some good like you say, i guess once ive got into the swing of thing i'll be fine, its jus tthe first week thats gonna be a total shock to my body!

damn, you did awesome on the KFC front! i dont think i could watch anyone eat a KFC without having some myself, lol. ooh and your degree sounds really interesting, i love writing in my spare time and eventually i'd love to write a book (though not sure on the subject matter yet, maybe my...

urgh, that brings back memories of looming essay deadlines and all nighters, fun stuff! stick at it and im sure you'll get it done in time. when i was stressed with uni work i found that my way to get through it was food, id just sit with a bag of chocolate on my deck and snack while i worked :/...

yey, another pound down! good on ya! sounds a good idea about mixing up your diet and stuff up too, once you find something that works its too easy to just keep eating the same things over and over, but it just gets boring after a while. one idea for something thats totally healthy and different...

Pink! - the tatoo sounds like a cool idea, i was thinking something similar actually when i get to goal weight as a reward for how far ive come and a reminder never to go back to how i was... but im not gonna get too far ahead of myself, afterall i'm still only 2 weeks in! minusfour - ooh...

know what you mean about the jacket potatoes, on the very first day of my diet i had some and without butter and cheese and mayo etc they were bloody awful, lol

pink! - haha, idk about inspirational phrases, maybe i should just stick a pic of my ass on the fridge, i'm sure i'd stay away then! lol :D Day 13 well yesterday was a complete and utter struggle and looking at the food i ate DAYM i had a lot of bread: 3 slices of toast, 2 pitta breads and 2...

good luck, sounds like you're doing really well so far :)

ooh camping sounds like it will be fun, hopefully the weather will stay as nice as it is now for you too. dont worry about having a splurge when you're on your trip, every now and then everyone has to relax a little, and it will probably actually help you in the long run because mentally your...

hey pink, hows it going? good i hope :) i did law at uni, was pretty dull tbh but helped me get a decent job in insurance which i start a week on monday (atm im enjoying my last week of laziness, bliss!). ooh and you're right, stick to this and by the time you've graduated you'll have picked up...

Rigby - yeah i was pretty damn proud of myself afterwards too. i just can't believe how many calories that meal actually has, 1900, almost a days worth of calories in one sitting. don't get me wrong its a filling meal, but you couldn't just eat that in a day.. tbh i think its pretty shocking...

ooh good luck with your 50 hour challenge, that really is impressive! hope everyone's having a good weekend, i went for a nice swim this morning for an hour and came back and made some delicious tuna salad pitta breads for lunch! one more day after today till the dreaded weigh in, i hope i see...

ooh this sounds like a great idea, the only problem for me would be thinking up a realistic achieveable target for me to meet.. i dont want it to be so easy that i'll get their in half the time, yet i dont want it to seem so daunting that it discourages me. starting this on 25th june sounds like...

Day 12 well, today was my planned rest day from exercise and i definately needed it. spent all night awake chatting to thomas and we fell asleep while on skype so we could hear each other breathing at about 8am.. *sigh* it was heaven :) well i was severely tempted today, i woke up at 1pm and...

hi pink, good luck with your weight loss, i really wish i'd have started sooner with my weight loss when i was at uni last year.. its the perfect time to do it really as although you're busy with your assignments and stuff its ten times more hectic when you're working. looking back i really wish...

hey there, good luck getting into the 13's! you've done awesome so far. its nice to see someone from my neck of the woods, i live pretty close to sheffield in penistone :)

i've got clothes from when i was a size 18 about 5 years ago that i'd love to get back into but i wouldnt go out of my way to buy any more clothes that dont fit. for a start ive never been skinny in my entire life so i dont know what size my body will be when im 140lbs, could be an 8 or could be...

well done emma, great start! i weigh in every monday, how about everyone else? oh and no need to call me "queen", lol, just call me Bev :)

hey, welcome to the site hun :) i hope you find it really useful, i know havign the support of people on here and having a place to vent has been invaluable for me :) good luck!

yey! thats awesome hunny, really pleased for you! :)

hey aimee, welcome to the site! i'm only int he second week of my diet but being on here has really halped me loads so far. i cant reallly offer loads of help as its all new to me too, but for my own diet i count calories and make sure i eat 1500 or under every day, then i try to swim for 1 hour...

Day 11 its not nice being fat when its hot like this. this weather is making me feel completely, utterly exhausted. im glad that i have another 10 days until i start work, hopefully it'll be a lot cooler by then.. atm im finding that i'm napping more in the afternoon and i can't really be...

wow, these pics are so inspiring, im gonna come to this thread whenever i feel like giving up. well done to you! :)

hey hun, well done, you're doing great so far, bet you can't wait to get lots of new clothes for your holiday :)

ooh, how was the body conditioning? i keep meaning to do one of those classes, but i see all the skinnie minnies in them and think i'd look out of place, lol.

ria you're doing awsome hunny! and looking at your pics you can really tell that you've lost a lot from when you started too, loving the star tatoos too :)

hey guys, hope you're all ready to do this! finally managed to get my avatar changed to our team logo:) my starting weight is 307lbs! im hoping in a month that i'll be able to lose 14lbs but lets see *crosses fingers* edit - ooh and im feeling fab hun, i have a week and a half off work until i...

Day 10 today was one of those days i really didnt feel like doing ANYTHING. i just feel really run down and drained i guess. i spent most of the day napping. got a call from new work about some MORE documents i need to bring in, they need to verfiy everything ive been doing for the past 2...

hey guys! i cant get the signature thing to work either! grr! hope you're all having a good week, i'm just off to bed, gotta be up early for swimming tomorrow! :)

Day 9 damn, day 9 already! just got back from a swim at the pool :) did 1hr 10 mins today, would have done more but after about 45 mins my right knee started aching a little and although it was just a niggle it didn't get any better so i thought i'd best be on the safe side and not push it...

well done! thats an awesome start! keep it up, you're doing fab :)

ooh, i'm in on this if you'll have me! i'd love to join team snowflake, though it'll be more like team ice with me on it :D lol

Day 8 first of all thanks guys! :) it really is nice to know i have you guys cheering me on every step of the way. all my friends are pretty much at an ideal weight or at least close to it so its nice to know people out their are going through the same thing as me. well, im actually pretty...

nee- 7lbs lost this week! i weighed myself 3 times to check my eyes weren't hallucinating, lol! guess its a first week thing, but it feels pretyt awesome! well done on the 4lbs! :)

ooh, i'd love to join! can you put me down for 14lbs please? :) good luck everyone!

heyy, everyone is doing so well! just checking in to report my first weeks losses, 7lbs! woot! i'm over the moon! 3.5st left to go for this challenge :) keep it up everyone!

week 1 weigh in - lost 7lbs!!! sw - 22st 6lbs (314lbs) cw - 21st 13lbs (307lbs) gw - 10st (140lbs) left to lose - 167lbs :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D im absolutely over the moon at that! i'm still in agony with bad stomach cramps but utterly impressed with how well i did this week. i know my second week...

hey ria, sounds like you had a good weekend! i used to love alton towers when i was younger, its funny but the reson i havent been in so long is because i was paranoide that due to my size i wouldnt fit on the rides or get stuck somewhere! all the more motivation i guess! reading about you going...

Day 7 wow! i've completed my first week! and actually it wasnt as hard as i thought it was gonna be. sure theyre were times i slipped up a little, but all in all i think i did pretty well. today sucked completely because it was TOTM and i was slepping in a ball in bed on painkillers all day...

Day 6 food eaten fruit smoothie - 125 tomato soup with 3 slices of lightly buttered toast - 700 2 cheese scones - 500 fish pie - 345 total - 1670 :/ exercise swimming - 1hr 10 mins feel really proud of myself today as i got up at 7.30am to swim!! first time ever. after my rest day i felt...

Day 5 not much time to update today. didnt make swimming as my whole body ached so much, felt like it needed a rest, i had a planned rest day tomorrow so ill take that today oinstead and go swimming tomorrow morning instead.. food yoghurt -119 beans on toast with cheese - 700 blueberries - 60...

thanks hun, i guess i haven't been totally upfront yet about my "real" motivation for losing weight yet, but i can safely say that i have never been as determined to do anything in my life. and yup! my swim was really good, seemed a lot quieter at the pool tonight which was nice :)

Day 4 well, i seem to be pretty awful at sticking to my plans, due to lack of sleep i didnt get up until 12.30pm, well past what i was meant to and i missed the morning swimming session AGAIN! as soon as i got up i have a chat with my best friend thomas to see how his exam this morning went and...

good luck everyone, my very first mini target is to lose 6.5lbs and get into the 21's!

short term - start losing some weight and hopefully go down a stone before the start of my new job and get into the 200's! :) medium term - get some nice new clothes, once i'm at 240 its the smallest ive ever been in my living memory! outside weightloss save up as much as i can for a deposit on...

wow, thats awesome and it's really inspiring to read about the massive effect weight loss has had on your confidence. im hoping that it will help me come out of my shell more too. i was EXACTLY the same as you were about applying for jobs, i realyl wanted to work for a bank but i refused to...

ooh, well done on your 12lb loss this month! great work :)

ooh you're coming to my neck of the woods then :) in the centre of sheffield theres a huge swimming pool called ponds forge which is open from 6am-10pm for lane swimming, i know you love your swimming, so if you ahve time then this is always an option! 1350 cals a day is pretty damn good, i...

thanks :) it went really well, was pretty nerve racking for me though at first. i must admit that i sat in the changing rooms for a whole 10 minutes in my cubicle after i'd got ready listening for when no-one was around, lol, pretty embarrassing, but since then i haven't looked back. been 3...

Day 3 well firstly i have a confession to make! last night after id got to my 1500 calorie total at about 11pm I ATE A CHEESE SCONE :rolleyes: i think they have about 250 calories :/ so that took me over for yesterday... also today i was SO tired this morning and achey from all the swimming...

hey desperate, sounds like you're doing well so far. try not to beat yourself up about going over your calories so much, you're doing amazingly and i read somewhere that increasing your caloruies some days helps your metabolism not to slow down, so it might even help with the weightloss in the...

Day 2 hey guys! thanks for all the messages of support, i'll reply to everyone later. tbh i'm a bit annoyed atm as i wrote a HUGE post but it timed out and when i pressed to submit it i lost all my info and had to re-log on! grr! :mad: well, first of all SWIMMING is AMAZING! it was daunting...

Day 2 hey guys! thanks for all the messages of support, i'll reply to everyone later. tbh i'm a bit annoyed atm as i wrote a HUGE post but it timed out and when i pressed to submit it i lost all my info and had to re-log on! grr! :mad: well, first of all SWIMMING is AMAZING! it was daunting...

i've only just noticed a newbies thread so some you you might have seen my diary already in that section. well hi everyone, my name's Bev, i'm 24 years old and from Penistone in South Yorkshire! first of all, wow, you guys really are a fab and inspiring bunch. some of the wirght you have all...

ooh, this sounds like a great challenge! i'd really like to join if you'll have me :) my names Bev and i'm 24, i only started my diet today and weigh 22st 6.5lbs, losing 4st would take me down to 18st 6.5lbs. i'd still have a long way to go once ive got the first 4 stone off but i'm conviced...

first of all a big thanks to everyone who has read this so far and has commented on it! desperate360 - yeah thats true, i guess everyone is so concerned with how they look in lyrca that they're too busy to look around at all the other people! heck, even if i was 140lbs i cant imagine EVER...

good luck sophie! by the looks of it we both have a similar amount to lose, for me 187lbs! daunting isnt it? i stalled for a long time because of the sheer scale of weight i had to lose, its easy enough to lose 20 or 30lbs in a few months, but when its over 100lbs in order to do it you need to...

i've been lurking around here for the past week or so but haven't posted until now. first of all i'd like to say what an inspiring place, and what amazing people. reading about some of your stories has given me the kick up the ass to finally get started with it. this is the last time i'll say...