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Hi Random, Just had to add to this thread. I am nowhere near as far into my LL journey as you, and I have great respect for you that you have the determination to lose a lot of weight and address the issues that were hidden under the weight and the eating. Other posters have said how scary...

Hi All, Thanks so much for your support. Random - your message about 99% of people having a blip was a great help. Well done on you loss! Size 14 is amazing. Thanks Scottishlass for your kind words. I managed to stay exactly the same on Weigh day. I am annoyed at myself, and...

Hi All, Sorry not been around on the boards, but had some sort of lurgy. Still feeling off colour today, but better than I have been. I lapsed and ate some random bits, but nothing massive. I hope it wont affect my loss, but have a feeling it will. I am not sure if I am even still in...

Morning! Brilliant losses Tracy13 & Sunshine! Keep up the good work. It amazes me how we can still lose 3-4lbs even a few weeks into the diet. BlueEyes, keep it up, the time begins to fly by, honestly! I was still an a bit of a stroppy mood yesterday, but seem to be a bit cheerier today...

Morning All, Sorry I ahvent posted for a few days - not been able to get to PC. Welcome to the new folk! Andy - Wow, you loss is amazing! BlueEyes - you will be into the swing of things in no time! My LLC is away for this Tuesday's weigh-in, so she did a session yesterday instead. I...

Brilliant! You are an inspiration to those of us who have just started LL. I hope to be able to post about finishing Foundation in January! Keep up the great work.

Morning All, weight last night.... I lost 3.3lbs! More than I was expecting. I had thought that I might have even gained weight! Will update my ticker in a mo. Well done everyone for your losses. Random - 4lbs is great! Its amazing, this diet. Gooner - I know what you meanabout...

Morning All, Sunshine - WOW! 6lbs. well done. I would be over the moon if I were you. Weigh-in tonight, and I am nervous but excited. I really hope I have lost a decent amount of weight! My trousers feel looser than they did, and I am tripping over them hems even more than I was last...

Morning All, Sorry I havent been online for a while. Still going strong. I notice a lot of new posters. Welcome! The weekend was okay - no nibbling. I did manage to read an awful lot of my book to distract myself. I find my mind wandering to food when I am bored, so am trying hard not to...

Day nine! Morning All, I am glad to see everyone is still positive. Sarah Louise - great news for your mid-week weigh! Onwards and downwards from here on in... Welcome Tracy13, I agree this diet is simple - but only because it takes away most of your food decisions. No need to count...

Morning All, Day 8 today, and feeling positive. Random - well done on the job and the loss! Talk about LL changing your life! I was amazed at weigh-in last night. I lost 8.6lbs! Where from i dont know, although i seem to be tripping over my trouser bottoms today. they have grown in...

Day 7 already. Weigh in tonight. I am scared, excited and looking forward to it. I hope I lose a decent amount. Its this self doubt that is annoying me. I mean, I have been completely on plan, so there is no reason why I shouldnt have lost. Sunshine - brilliant loss! Well done you. You...

Day six Hi All, Managed the weekend without too much trouble. Boredom set in on saturday, and I was a bit fed up, so almost ate 2 bars (I didnt dare think of eating anything else). I didnt, and put my remaining bars in the freezer for safe-keeping! Ketosis breath is making me paranoid. I...

Morning All, Random - sorry to hear you are struggling. Others have said this is a difficult diet head-wise. All you can do is remind yourself why you chose LL, and keep at it. Your 10 weeks will fly by, and before you know it, a big chunk of excess weight will be gone. Day 3 today, and...

Hi All, Hope everyone is doing well. Day 2 today, and I am fine. To my surprise! I went to bed early last night (OH went out for a fancy dress birthday do, so I took advantage and watched telly in bed from 9pm) and feel fine today. i was hungry when I went to be despite saving my last pack...

can I join in? I got my first week's packs last night, and am looking forward to getting into the plan. I had porridge for breakfast, which was okay, but maybe I need to add more water next time. I have just had a chicken soup for lunch, and although it was okay as far as chicken soups go...

Hi, I was exactly the same. It took a year to get my TSH right. Like you I wasnt ever really very underactive. I reckon I have been getting more underactive over time, and it has coincided with me sytarting thyroxine. Go back to your GP. Tell him/her how you are feeling. I also felt...

Hi, I dont know if this works, but years ago I saw something on TV about facial exercises. You look like a right nut when you are doing them, but when I have done mine, my face feels 'toned' in a used muscles (good) kind of way. Hard to explain. I am hoping these help with my jowls! 2...

Thanks Camille, I think I may have found my motivation!

I have been here a loooong time, but never managed to stick with CD for long enough to get the weight off. New start tomorrow, and I am damned well going to stick to rules and lose this weight. Today, day zero, I weigh 13 stone 6lbs..... Next week I want to be half a stone lighter. And I...

my mam always used to ask if I'd hurt my pride when I tripped or hurt myself as a kid. For years I thought she meant had I landed on my backside. Dont know why! Think I must have landed on my bum once, and it went from there My Granda always had his favourite phrases. If we ever asked where...

Hi, I tried freezing in a bowl, but I am too impatient (read: greedy!) to wait until it was defrosted enough to eat when I took it out of the freezer, so I tried using icelolly moulds (?sp), and I can get 3 tetra lollies from one carton. They are nicer (in my opinion!), and slightly easier to...

I might have to try the shake icecream. I tried the tetras frozen, but maybe I was doing it wrong? Frozen too hard, and I am too impatient to wait for it to defrost! The choc tetra was too odd a colour, and well and truly put me off! I might brave a choc mint one tonight! Is it very sad...

Hi, I have about 4-5 decaf coffees. I cant stand it black, though, so ahve been using a banana tetra split during the day as milk in each cup. It gives me something to look forward to (!) I thought it was a great brainwave to do that, but soon had to switch to decaf from regular as I was...

I ahve faffed about with CD for far too long. I ahve pigged out for most of this week, and have put on all, if not more than I lost last week. So, I am starting again. Back to basics. Shakes/soups only. Plenty of water, not coke zero or fizzy flavoured water. I am going to see my CDC...

Stay positive! Everyone on here woill tell you it does get easier. And it does!! Although I know it can be hard to believe when you are desperately wanting to eat something. Keep yourself busy when you want to eat. My house has never been so tidy!! I even resorted to cleaning out all of...

You havent failed. Its just a blip. You only fail if you dont keep trying. So it makes your journey a tiny bit longer - but you will still get there in the end. Get back to it. We are here for support, (and the odd stern talking to when needed!!). use us!!!

I joined weight watchers age about 12 with my Mam (I think it was just puppy fat), but my GP signed, so off I went. Got to my goal weigh of 6stone 10lbs!! ( I was only 12, and 4ft something!). Rejoined WW whilst in my final year of Uni - I weighed 9stone 13lbs. Got to 9stone 4lbs - it took me...

Hi, There is a CDC in Penshaw, Houghton le Spring - at least I think she still does it. She is not on the cambridge site email contacts etc, but the helpline have her number. Houghton isnt too far- but I have no idea what the buses are like. I live in washington, but see a CDC in Heaton. I...

I wasnt impressed ny the leek and potato, I managed maybe a third of it, and had to throw away the rest. I dont like things with bits in, and I think it was the stringy bits of ?leek that was putting me off most. I might brave it again, but sieve it first! Funny some of you compare it to the...

Dave? I always wanted a dog called Dave. Dunno why. My dog Jess already had a name when we got her from the rescue centre. Makes me think of Postman Pat's cat. And the vets/groomers always mishear over the phone and think she is called Jeff. That would be a good one too!

it will be easier from here on in.......... That what I tell myself anyway! Well done!

well done you! Keep up the good work. I wish I could follow my own advice!

Thanks Guys, I didnt think anyone would respond. I just needed to shout it out!!! I cant help weighing every day - I need to have the thought of a lower number in the morning to get me through the eveving sometimes. But it does bite me in the bum as well. I was the same today as I was...

this morning! Well, only just. 12stone 13.8lbs. But I am over the moon, and just had to share. To anyone who is struggling, just stick with it. The diet does the work - we just need to follow the rules. I know it is not always as easy as that, but we need to grit our teeth and keep going...

Well done. It just shows the rest of us that it can be done.

Hi Nathalie, How is it going??

I want some!!! My CDC is on her hols, and didnt mention it before she went. Do you think it would be REALLY cheeky of me to text her to ask if she will order some when she gets back??? Does it taste like real leek and potato? Is it sad that I am especially excited about this? I cant wait!

"Failure is really just feedback telling you how to adjust your plan" Exactly! Great post, Thanks Karion.

Great news, I would be chuffed too! I noticed that I could breathe whilst putting my socks on the other day. Small improvements all add up to big ones. Keep up the good work!

well done....... Bottle that feeling!!! I can't wait for that to be me too!

I am 5ft 2ins tall, and am about 13stone 5. I am somewhere between a 16-18. Especially on my bottom half. Saying that, I have on a pair of size 16 trousers today, adn they are hanging off me - I might be able to get into a 14 of this style, but I ahv a pair of 16s at home that fit well, and...

yooohooo. Am in Washington - if that helps??

Ey up, Not been around much as been poorly. Back to it today with SS. Just wanted to drop in on this thread. It definitely helps knowing others are taking this one hour at a time. Nothing much to say, except keep up the good work everyone....... I will try too!!

Not had PC access for a few days. Going well, despite having another blip. I resisted the pringles and chocolate and pizza and wine. Then had some mashed potato. I knocked myself out of ketosis. I am annoyed, I justvwant to get back in the swing and remember not to give in. A smaller...

Mrs V - Is that right about the online tax thing?? I normally do get mine online, but the month has run away with me this time. Anyway, the post office didnt do them (it was only a small one!) so I need to go somewhere else, or posibly online. I have got till Thursday......... Anyway...

Help me resist buying anything from the shops............. Got to get the bleedin car tax. I want to eat something................................................................ ........................... I will have a few more gobfuls of water and head out to the postoffice...

That is why I havent told anyone (except OH and my mam) about me doing this. I have made my mind up that, like you, I will stick with this, and nobody can talk me out of it. BUT it doesnt stop me worying that if I tell people, they will try to notheless. And if I happen to be having a bad...

well done!! I cant wait to be overweight too!

Much more positive today I have woken up today with a much more postive frame of mind. I can do this I will do this I will be 11 stone something by Christmas I will lose weight every week, and get to my goal - even if it is slower than 'average'. SS is working for me when WW/SW never...

Morning all, You lot are fab, you know! I am in a much more postive mood than I was yesterday. I think it was the vibes from here helping me to stay with it. I am now back to thinking that I am using SS to get to my goal - not having to do it as a punishment for getting fat. And after...

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can I join in...........? Hiya, Just a note to say I have been reading today's thread, and it is helping my general grumpiness lift. I am having one of those days where I could easily talk myself out of SS and into a bag of crisps. It has been a looooooooooooong day, and I am tired, which...

Thanks Dobbie - I know it was only a little blip - but I hope I can control myself to avoid it being the beginning of that slippery slope. Feeling a bit down about the diet today. Its not fair that I cant eat all of the yummy things I want to. But I can eat them if I want, but I wnt be...

Do Not Cheat The quickest way to Slimdom is to stay with the plan. It is not that difficult not to eat. I just need to remember that I want to be slim quick more than I want to eat food. I want to stand on my CDC’s scales next week and be chuffed to have lost 3lb+. They say an average...

Hi, I have lost 9.6lbs so far in 2 weeks (only 2.6 at mu last weigh-in), and was disappointed at the 2.6lbs, but my CDC measured me, and I had lost 4.5 inches in total since the week before - 1.5 ins from my bust, some from hips (cant remember how much this week, but 3.5ins total in a...

So there was no need for the cheese. Or the hot dog sausages. It was mainly protein (too much fat), but is it enough to stop ketosis?? I am 0.6lbs heavier today than I was yesterday. Am annoyed with myself. I had been going great guns, and seeing a loss every day. I didnt expect that to...

Yay you! Well done!

Great thread! I was having thoughts on maintenance myself. I was discussing with OH, who (if I'm honest) is sick of me trying WW/SW/Counting cals etc, andI am sure he thinks that me doing CD is going to end in me giving up. he has been nothing but supportive so far, dispite eating fish and...

Thats brilliant Whoops. Keep it up, and you will soon be saying 2 down, 3 to go.........

It gets easier from here on in. Honestly!! Keep up the good work - you will be glad you did come weigh-day.

Morning, I am so glad I didnt pick yesterday. I was rewarded with another 1lb off this morning! I am amazed at how much I am not bothered about food. yes, I get a hankering for salad - there is an advert with cherry tomatoes on it (cant remember what it is for, though) and I really fancied...

come on! You can do this! Remember we are all in this together!!!

I am the same when getting in from work. Lately I have been getting straight on with housework - doing the dishes that have built up during the day, and hoovering etc. I find that first half hour is the worst. I have been known to go to bed for half an hour or so. But generally, I get...

Hi Yes, I am doing sole source. And finding it not as bad as I had feared. I got a bit light-headed earlier - but I think I just needed to increase my water a bit. I am trying to get 3+ litres down my neck every day, which some days I find is okay, and others I struggle. I am proud of...

I thought I would start up a diary thread here. I have been nattering away to myself on the general CD page, but now I have discovered I can have a 'proper' diary here, I thought I would start one up here instead. Anyway, this is to keep me motivated as I get through those lbs to goal. Which...

chortle chortle...........

how do I move a thread from CD to diaries? And can I call it Mindovermouth's Diary? I cant see the members diaries yet - I had made 26(?) posts so far. Is this enought to let me in yet?? If possible - can you put my diary in the members only part?? Or tell me when I am allowed to be a...

Hi All - Hope your weekend went as well as mine. I did have a 'should I shouldnt I' moment over some cheese. BUT, I didnt! Thing is, the scales have gone up by a pound or so - I can only assume it is TOTM hormones etc not playing nicely. That and me not going for a *ahem* number 2 all...

Hi Daisy, Welcome and good luck. I am now on day 12 of SS. My first week went okay - just remember why you are doing this at any weak moments. And dont take that first bite/lick/drink is my top tip for getting through the first few days. I lost 7.4 lbs in my first week - not as much as...

Been positive all day. Starting to have a little wobble, though. Need to get some work done and distract myself form wanting to eat. I am not craving anything in particular, and am certainly not hungry. Its just this is what I would normally do now - treat myself to some chocolate or...

Hi Lily, I cant believe I have done a week either! But I suppose it will slow down, so thats where the real willpower comes in. I had a sneaky look at the scales again this morning - another lb down! I might have to take the batteries out to stop me hopping onto them every day. I dont...

Thanks!! Will have a go now!

My first thought there was that you has discovered that you are psychic!!! But great news about the sizes. I cant wait for that to be me!!! Keep up the good work

I dont know he answer, but would like to know too! I am sure a CDC will be on here soon with info.

Oh, and can anyone tell me how to update my ticker??? I am hopkess with technology! Thanks

7 lbs lost!!! Yay me !!!!! Thats more than i had lost in ~3 months of WW just before I started CD. I know it is waterand glycogen, but even still it is a great boost! Thats even after a day of drinking water and being dressed! (I weighed myself naked in the morning yesterday - but I dont...

Well done you!!!!!!

Is it weird to be this excited about getting weighed??????

I can only echo what everyone else has said - good luck. I am just about at the end of my first week, and I ahve been pleasnatly surprised at how easy I have found it. Not that I wouldn't have sold my granny for some cheese last night!! BUT, I got on with some housey stuff, and before I knew...

I am not hungry. And that is the truth!! Weigh in tonight. Scared. When I checked the scales this morning I was 13.10.4 That is down 6lbs from my start weight (although my CDC scales had me being lighter than my own - so will see what hers say later. 6lbs is great for me - but other...

I just love all of Christmas. The build up, the shopping - guilt free spending if it is for someone else! But this year, Ia m planning on SSing most of Christmas. We are having Christmas dinner at home this year, so I am in charge of cooking and dishing up. I will have turkey and green...

still fuzzy headed So, now day..... how many? Feels like a lifetime already!! But, not hungry in the slightest. Which is a good thing - I almost had a close shave with a cheese scone earlier. Colleague was going out to get some, but I said no I didnt want one, ratehr than saying I would...

Well, the weekend came and went. TOTM due this week, so feeling a bit rubbish. Stuck to it, though and have avoided the scales as I dont want to tempt fate by saying I can lose X amount in a few days then cheat and eat. Weigh - in Wednesday. Then I will change to a Saturday weigh-in, I...

well done!!! Keep up the good work!

Wow - day three already How did I get here?? I know it is the beginning of day 3, but still, that is progress for me! Headache still lurking, but I had an early night and feel better for it. OH is going out tonight, so I will be having a nice bubble bath and another early night to save me...

Hi Mini - I will also be keen to see how much I will lose in my first week. I have been drinking plenty water, so dont know if it is me being dehydrated, and I dont normally have much caffiene (maybe a coffee every couple of days!) to get withdrawal, so I am hoping it is just one of those...

I started yesterday as well. Day one went okay - a few wobbles of willpower, but didnt break! Day two going..... well, not as easy as yesterday..... my HEAD HURTS. But aside from that, all is well on the SS front. Keep going - we need each other's encouragement! Take care

Well done you look great I was thinking this morning how long it could take me to be in a 14. At a (very) generous 16 or (realistically) 18 now, about a stone per size, possibly Christmas?? How class would that be. Right..... you have inspired me! Thank you!

Morning! Thanks to all of you who took the time to welcome me yesterday. I have just logged on and read your encouraging posts. Doing okay so far, but have a STONKING headache. I will glug some more water and hope it goes away. Does paracetamol affect the diet? I cant wait until I have...

Wow, thanks girls for your replies.... I want expecting anyone to take any notice of me! I was just having a wobble there - thinking I can start again tomorrow....... but as yet I havent eaten anything (I am saving my first shake for lunch), so it would be a shame to waste 5 hours of...

Hi to anyone who is nosey enought to want to read this! I have faffed about with starting SS. I was going to start a couple of weeks ago, but was laid up with some AWFUL virus, so now I am feeling better, I am back to shifting this weight. An introduction: I am Christine, 29, 5ft2ins, and...

Hi, I have just joined up - I am starting Cambridge SS on Friday. I am excited but scared at the same time. I cannot wait to see results. And to feel a bit less like a house-end. Just for my fat clothes to fit me would be great at the moment. I am 5ft 2ins, and weigh in at 14 stone...