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You will go into ketosis on SS, SS+ and 810

Good luck :-)

You're averaging 4-5lb a week which is fantastic. Did you drink enough water on the week you lost 1lb? I usually find I have a better loss after a bad week.

Like franbella I use the FlabeLos twice a day for 10 minutes at a time. I don't think it has stalled my losses at all. The FlabeLos machine I use is actually at my CDC's house. I think the reason why my tummy overhang isn't too bad at all is because of using it.

Good luck. How many products are you having a day? If 3, and you feel like you're about to cave then you could always have that one extra product just to see you through? :-)

Is the patch hormonal? (Sorry, I'm not too familiar with the patch). The reason I ask is because I recently went to have the coil fitted. I was opting for the copper coil as it is non hormonal so I knew it wouldn't cause any weight gain. I wasn't keen on the fact it can make your periods heavier...

Good luck. First weigh ins are always fabby :-)

Good luck :-)

Well done, you're doing great!

I'm quite lucky that I like most of the products. Actually there has only been one I don't like, which is the Oriental Chilli soup.

I have no experience of SS+ but I did step up to Step 2 for a week a few weeks ago and I feel it gave my losses a bit of a boost.

Well done!

Starting CWP is the best decision I have made in a long time. If you're an avid exerciser then Sole Source might not be for you as we are advised not to over do it exercise wise as you'll end up burning more calories than you're taking in and therefore your body will go into starvation mode...

I'm on week 14 and started off with about 10 stones to lose. I am 3st 13lb lighter now and haven't experienced any hair loss due to the diet. Yes, I do have some loose skin but the way I look at it is it is easier to hide the loose skin than it is to hide the fat.

I often find that I am more likely to crave food in the evening once the kids are in bed and the hubby is at work. I just have an early night when this happens as when I am asleep I won't be thinking about food... apart from the one time I had a dream about carbs lol

I always keep spare products because that way if I am really flagging I will have an extra product to narrow down the chances of me pigging out.

Just think by day 4 or 5 the hunger pangs will go and it will feel a whole lot easier. Good luck.

Think about Weigh in and stay strong.

Was my favourite combination until I tried the Cookies & Cream shake.

Can't change the past so no point dwelling on it. Like the others have said just draw a line under it and start a fresh. Good luck.

Amazing. Well done.

If I am having a particularly bad evening I just go to bed (if the kids are asleep) and have an early night.

Is it weigh in today? If so, good luck :-D

You may find you'll soon have a generous loss where it has all of a sudden caught up with you.

Just try and remember why you're doing this and it should help you see it through. I also often find if I weigh myself midweek there will be no change but the loss somehow catches up for weigh in :-)

Good luck on your Cambridge journey. I'm 11 weeks into it and it is the best choice I made in a long time.

My periods are now every 21-22 days instead of the 31 day cycle I had pre CWP.

I think at around the 3 stones mark a lot of people were complimenting me and noticing I had lost weight. That is when, for me, there was a clear noticable change in weight. I suppose it probably depends on how well people hold their weight etc.

Glad you're feeling better.

Weigh ins are going fine although seem to be slowing down a bit. So I am up to Step 2 for the week. Won't be weighing in as usual on Monday as we are spending the week in London so it will be two weeks without weigh in by the time I see my CDC next, so hope to see a nice loss.

Don't beat yourself up and dwell on it. Put it in the past and move forward. You're human afterall. You can do this.

You're amazing. Well done and thank you for sharing such an inspiring story.

Sounds like you got a good deal. Good luck with it all.

I think it is different for everybody. What works for one won't work for another. They say average on CWP is a stone a month.

Good luck on your CWP journey.

You never know. I was convinced I hadn't lost. Lol. Came as a big surprise.

Good thanks. Off out in a bit to enjoy the sun as we never know how long it will last. Takes my mind of food being out and about, so it's all good.

Been using Minimins a little while now and have totally forgotten to introduce myself. I am Trisha, 28, Londoner living in Kent, Mummy to a 3 year old girl and almost 6 month old boy. Been doing Cambridge Weight Plan for 11 weeks now and think it is the best decision I have made in a very long...

I'm really trying not to focus too much on how much more I still need to lose as I find the sound of it very daunting.

Hope you're feeling a bit better now. I have the odd day here and there feeling like this.

Good luck getting back on track. Don't beat yourself up over a blip.

Sorry, scrap that - just realised the 2lb loss was week 11.

May have to try this.

Hmm I had my worst loss in Week 10 at 2lb. Could just be a coincidence though. CDC told me to up my water intake.

I always find I lose more when I drink 3 litres a day. I sometimes struggle and on these weeks my losses have been lower. It could just be coincidence though. I think drinking so much water is the hardest part of this diet for me.

Thank you.

Well done on your losses so far. I think starting Cambridge is the best decision I have made in a long time.

Same here. I tell them if I am asked, because I don't see why I should lie about it. Otherwise I don't say. I have had a lot of negative comments regarding the diet. When they tell me it is unhealthy I say it is less healthy than being the weight I was when I started. When they tell me I will...

It's tough. I planned to have the weekend off this week coming as we are taking the kids to Peppa Pig World and the hotel package is all inclusive.. I was then also gonna take my Birthday meal as a planned day off and the same again for a hen night in November.. But I have now decided it is...

You just need to find your zone and I bet once you see the weight dropping off each week through sticking to it 100% you'll feel motivated more than ever to continue. Do you have a thinspiration pic of the ideal weight you want to be? If so, stick it on your fridge and then you'll be faced with...

Thank you. I've got a good network of support around me in close friends and my partner, I think it really makes a difference.

You sound like the male version of me... 28, start off weight 19st 4lb, an all or nothing type of person. Good luck :-)

21lbs in the first week!! That's pretty amazing stuff! You can do this. You don't need cake.. or any other food that isn't allowed.

WOW. I am speechless. Well done.

Have you told your new partner how you feel? Like the above poster said you'll get 12lbs off in no time. Good luck.

Good luck :-)

Not started on step 3 but wishing you good luck.

I wouldn't take any notice of her scales. Wait until you see your CDC again for weigh in to avoid disappointment. I found Boots scales made me half a stone heavier than my CDC's :-/

Been told not to do exercise on SS because burning more calories than the very low amount you're having can send your body into starvation mode rather than fat burning but I haven't tried and tested this theory. I've just been sticking to going on the FlabeLos machine and some light toning...

Well done, that's fantastic.

Good luck :-)

What about Cambridge Weight Plan? Almost half the price of Lighter Life but you see a CDC once a week to weigh in, buy your products and advise. That could be a compromise between the two?

I wouldn't beat yourself up about it if I were you. You can't change it now. Just remember next time you feel like having a nibble of something how you felt after you did it this time.

That isn't impossible. I am 3st 6lb lighter 11 weeks into the diet.

Wow, that's cool. I am a bit worried about all the loose skin I am developing... Especially my bingo wings lol. Is it much cheaper to go abroad to have the surgery done once you take into account flights etc?

If I'm not busy and I feel a blip coming on, I go to bed.

Is there not an alternative you can do for your birthday? Every year I usually go to TGI or Nando etc with friends. It is my birthday in October and this year I have opted for bowling which will still be fun and the place has a bar and serves food for any of the guests who are hungry or wanting...

If you're worried you're going to be tempted by going up to Step 2 like I was, I have found that making my meal really bland and dry helpful. That way I wasn't eating a load of gorgeousness and tempted to have more.

I think it also depends on how sensitive you are to carbs... I was having one bar a day a couple of weeks ago and by the evening I was starting to get hunger pangs. I stopped buying the bars and don't get the pangs anymore.

I've fallen pregnant at 19st and 20st 7lb.

Don't weigh yourself on different scales. It is soul destroying. I realised from very early on that Boots scales make me half a stone heavier than my CDC scales. Just stick to weighing in with your CDC for the most accurate (and probably most satisfying) result. When you feel like you're going...

Amazing, well done. You must be so chuffed.

To be honest, it's my kids that keep me going. At 20 stones I struggled to keep up with my 3 year old and now I have a 5 month old too. I want to be able to chase them in the park and play with them too. Oh and remembering the time I didn't fit onto a ride at Thorpe Park.. That really did upset me.

Hello and good luck. Starting CWP was the best decision I made in a very long time.

My first weigh in was after 6 days and I lost 11lb.

Hello and good luck :-)

I just use the FlabeLos machines for now for toning. I wouldn't be comfortable going to the gym yet.

You're human. Don't beat yourself up about it.

Your losses are fantastic. Well done!

1. p220157 - Lose 12lbs 2. Yolande - Lose 21lbs 3. Littlemumma - Lose 16 lbs4. 4. Shazzy_shaz - lose 16lbs 5. ChrissyRiley - Lose 20lbs 6. Trisha83 - Lose 14lbs.

I also found the water a struggle but getting used to it now.

Thanks hun.

I do some mild exercise on the Wii Fit and then have a go on those FlabeLos machines too. If I started to feel any side effects from it I would stop immediately. I don't do anything too strenuous though to be fair.

I kind of wish I had that problem to be honest. I feel a little bunged up :-( lol

I really like the coconut one lol. I like all the shakes to be honest. The only product I have come across that I really can't tolerate is the Oriental Chilli soup.

Well done!

Yep, when I started 4 weeks ago I had just under 10 stones to lose. Just saying it in my head sounds so daunting. So far so good though. I want that end result so bad.

It will get easier. Just think how bad you want that end result for motivation. Good luck on your CWP journey.

I had the same worries about starting the diet. I am a proper foody, love cooking and experimenting with food - generally loved my grub but that's probably what has landed me here doing SS on CWP. To be honest, it has been nowhere near as bad as I had imagined it to be. It became far easier once...

Small world Miss Patootie! My last 3 WIs have been TOTM (joys of irregular periods after having a baby) and I've lost on all 3 :-)