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You can buy Dermalogica in most beauty salons or online. Make sure wherever you purchase Dermalogica from that it is an authorised stockist! Most beauty salons will happily give you free samples of Dermalogica skincare to try as well. I used to use dozens of different skincare products and...

Thanks guys! I am going to try body pump as my Gym runs those classes, called Body FX instead though? Is it still the same thing? I have heard great things about kettle bells. Thats another thing on my list once I've started losing weight! How many sessions of body pump/fx a week would it...

Thank you so much! xxxx

The Body Shop products are just as good, if not better (I personally don't rate Clinique). Or Simple products. Best to get some samples of the products you want and test them out first? Most places will give you free samples, then you can try before you buy. I swear by Dermalogica. I had...

Used to do lots of exercise yeeeears ago, now I'm about 9 stone overweight and have just ceased doing cambridge diet to do healthy eating (maybe slimming world) and exercise. Any advice on what exercises burn the most fat would be much appreciated! I have just joined a Gym and am going for...

:wave_cry: Feel that after many failed restarts (my own fault I know) I am going to give the old healthy eating and exercise routine a go! Have joined a gym and have been gradually cutting down all this week in preparation for it. I know CD is a succesful weight loss programme, but after...

Ooh! Best of luck to you! x

Having been a way a long time and basically just spending months piling on more and more weight, I am now on day 4 of my restart on sole source. I got weighed this morning and have lost 4lbs in 3 days hence why my tracker has been updated! My battle starts here!!

Hiya! I am on day four of my restart on sole source after messing it all up yet again and taking a break from it for a year. Best of luck to you! x

Thank you all. It always helps to know I'm not the only one going through this! Toots- I want that arse!! As soon as I start hitting the Gym in a while, that's the bum I'm aiming to achieve!

I normally find day 1 ok. It's usually days 3,4 and 5 that are the killer for me!

I always thought it was just 3 tetras a day.

Last time I stuck properly to CD was way before last Christmas. As with all best intentions of 'getting back on the wagon' as soon as Christmas was out the way, it never quite happened and I have ate my way through Jan, feb and the start of this month. I know it's gonna be a hard, hard...

Hi all, Been away from, here for a few weeks. Had a break from the diet while sis was here on hols. I gained 16lb, but am pleased to say that I've got 12lbs of that gain OFF!! It's been very hard getting back onto it but I knew I HAD to stick with it cos I have no other option. My...

Thank you all. The support on here has been what's gotten me through. Thank you all again so much. I shall be back on the wagon in 10-11 days time after going off from tomorrow. xx

Well folks, since staying the same for so long and then the furstration of losing only 1lb despite being 100% on the diet, I have shifted 8lbs! So glad I stuck with it and didn't just leave the diet. Going off CD from this wednesday for 12 days for my hols. I planned it a while ago and my...

Well done! As long as you stick to it, the weight WILL continue to keep coming off. x

It's a fantastic reason to keep out the gym! hahaha.

I've found that too! If I increase my walking, I either stay the same or lose just an odd pound! haha.

Hi hon, as someone who's been through exactly what you are going through I can sympathise with you fully. It IS so dis-heartening to know you've put your heart and soul into this only to then feel like you are not getting anything back in return. I have lost just 10lbs in over 3 weeks and it has...

Fantastico! well done hon!

Thanks for all the replies lovelies. I sincerely hope that the scales continue to move down. Still feel a bit 'cheated' that I've only lost 9lbs in 3 weeks. But onwards I shall plod!

What a fantastic loss! So pleased for you hon. Keep up the good work and you'll get there.

Thanks hon. I think I would have given up all hope if they had stayed the same again today. I am hoping they continue moving downwards now! ;)

So this morning the scales FINALLY started moving again. I hope this is the start of them moving more regularly than they have been doing over the last few weeks. :D

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Haha! Trust me, after this hard slog, I'm scared to even go off the diet for my planned hols next week! Gonna hopefully get a good loss between now and then *crosses fingers* ;)

Thanks all for the replies. It's 3 weeks today since I've started my re-start on sole-source, and apart from fridays blip, I've been 100% and all I've lost in 3 weeks is 7lbs. I know that is not normal on CD. People, myself included, have lost that amount in a matter of days on CD. It really...

I think seeing your doctor would be the best thing to do hon. Depression affects a lot of people and your doc will be able to prescribe you something for it depending on your needs. I totally understand the reluctance to go the docs, but for something like depression, it is definitely the best...

Hi all, I'm on a CD re-start and have noticed my weight loss is slow to non-existent this time around. I was on Paroxetine a while ago for anxiety, and stopped taking them a few months ago as I was put onto mirtazapine to help me sleep. I noticed after a while that the mirtazapine definitely...

Thanks hon. Just feels like after having only lost 1lb last week and being 100% good on it, I'm going to have the same type of week this week. I've never known the weight to come off so slow.

As some of you will know from previous posts,my weight loss has been really slow on CD this time around. I went off the diet on Friday and had gained 3lbs when I got weighed Sat morn. I have stuck to the diet 100% sat and yest, got weighed today and have stayed the same. So I still have the 3lb...

Hey hon, Sounds like you did amazingly well given the circumstances that led up to you wanting to eat. Well done. We know that being on CD is not only a body-changing diet, but also a mind-changing one too. It opens us up to a lot of reasons and evidence as to why we are the way we are and...

Well I got weighed this morning and have stayed the same. So the 3lb gain is still on despite me being back on CD yest. Please tell me the scales will start moving soon?

Thank you all for your replies. I am going to see if drinmking less water does have any effect on my losses this week and shall report back!

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When I first started on CD, I found the water the hardest part of it, and for the most part managed on 1.5-2 litres per day. It didn't seem to effect my weight-loss as I had a steady loss per week. However, on my (latest) re-start I have been drinking between 3-3.5 litres per day and noticed the...

Thanks. I am fully intending to stick to it 100% now until my Hols on the 16th of this month. x

LOL! Wish I could claim all of my excess blubber to be 'fake weight'!!! ;)

I know it's not 3 actual pounds in gain, but I sure am hoping it will be off by Monday! :p

Thanks hon. I know it was stupid to let the 1lb loss get to me, but now time to get back on the wagon again! :)

I know it's no excuse to say that having only a pound loss is to blame, but one of my wprkmates is doing weight watchers and had a rubbish week as she'd been out for meals and been to a wedding, yet still managed to lose a pound. Suppose it just got to me too much and I just thought 'sod it'...

I too find weekends the hardest. I always try to plan things to keep me busy and ultimately, away from food. This weekend I've got some painting to do, so hopefully that will keep me on the straight and narrow. Here's to a good weekend free from food and a good loss on the scales!

Thanks all for you help. Knew I wouldn't be alone with this and am hoping for a better weigh in next week. xx

:( Got weighed today and have only lost one poxy pound. I am absolutely gutted. I have stuck to the diet 100% and have drank enough water and yet the weight just doesn't seem to be shifting like it did first time round on CD? Today is day 17 and I have lost a total of 10lbs. Spoke to my...

The best of luck to you hon. It is hard getting back into it, but you CAN do it and you know this! xx

Thanks Guys! I hve just been eating a tiny bit of chicken whenever I feel BAD hunger pangs coming on. I'm trying to glug a bit more water first though before having anything to eat. It's just nice to have that bit of something to eat to take away the hunger!

WELCOME ABOARD! You've taken the first big steps by getting yourself a counsellor and having your medical form signed, nowyour journey can begin. You'll find lots of help, motivation and support here. This diet works, and you CAN do this! Best of luck to you hon. xx

Have spoken to my counsellor about SS+. I think it will help me out a bit whenever I feel a bit of a blip coming on. My counsellor told me you don't have to do SS+ every day and that you can just do it for the occassional day when you feel you need to , or you can do it full time in place of SS...

Thanks ladies! PinkyJay-Been doing CD on and off for about 4 years now (yikes!). Lost 5 and a half stone and put it all back on....

Sis is coming to stay mid-September for nearly 2 weeks. We are both dieting at the min (me with Cambridge and her with healthy eating) but we've both said we are going to go off our diets for the duration of her stay as we enjoy meals out and food in general! I have spoken to my counsellor about...

Good luck to you all with your re-starts! I am the queen of re-starts and have had at least a dozen in this past year alone, so I can most definitely identify with what you're going through. I also know that with determination and hard effort, you CAN do this! This diet WORKS and we are all...

Hi all, As many of you know, this is one of my many re-starts, and just wanted to share with you all that I got weighed today and have lost 9lbs in 10 days! :D

What skincare products do you find works best at mattifying, esp under make-up I am currently using The Body Shops seaweed range and love it! :D

Thank you!

Thanks peeps. Good to know that they will go!

I don't drink tea or coffee. I still have the headaches and am now on day 8?!!

Enjoy your hols (and your food) then come back and start Cambridge with great motivation!

I had mine in for just over a year. About 13-14 months I think. Once you've got used to wearing the braces you forget they are even there. I love that you can just remove them whenever you want to eat. So convenient!

Thank you! My smile actually looks a bit wonky there due to trying to position myself properly andtake a photo! haha. Yep, it was all done with invisalign. I had two teeth removed. One from each upper side near the back. I was horrified at first because I thought I'd be left with huge gaps...

and here's my after pic!

Here's my before pic!

My friend is from Canada and she swears by them. I've never tried them though.

Might sound like a dumb question, but I'm not sure what the 'rep power' thing means on everyones profile?! :confused:

Thanks for the response hon! I have my eyebrows tinted and my eyelashes so they'll be dark too. A lot of people have said you need to wear more make-up with dark hair?! I have blue eyes too, so I'm hoping having dark hair wil make them POP! :p

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How does 'change one letter' turn throb to robot to stool????!

Hiya! I too have had many, many re-starts and I know how much harder it feels after they fail. The main thing is to pick yourself up and try again. Yes, it may feel like the millionth time you've tried, but if you don't try again, what are the alternatives? You know this diet works, and as lots...

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Thank you! Gonna try and not get weighed now till the end of this month. Trying to keep out of the habit of getting weighed every day!

I've been blonde all my life. I was platinum blonde till very recently and now I'm kin of letting it grow out as I want to go brunette. I knwo it's going to be a big change, but it's something I've always fancied doing. I'm naturally dark blonde (was very light blonde from birth till I was about...

I've officially lost another 3lbs, but seeing how I went off the diet for a few days after I was last weighed, I think it's probs been more. Nevertheless, I'm chuffed with that. Onwards and upwards! :p

Thank you. Still got the headaches on day 6, but hoping they go soon!

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Fantastic result for you. Well done! I'm hoping for a loss like that!

Hi all, I'm on one of many ss re-starts, and now on day 5 I still cant shake the headaches I've had since day 1? I'm drinking enough water I'm sure (between 2.5-3.5 litres daily), but don't know if it's still the diet thats causing the headaches? Anyone else experienced this?

I have a small mouth too! I always say I have a big gob but a small mouth! haha. I started to see a difference in a matter fo weeks. My whole course of treatment only took just over a year. I paid for mine by paying half up front, then the rest at the end of treatment. I'm pretty sure most...

Hang on in there! As others have said, there are days when the scales stay the same but you are probs losing inches. This is the reason I stopped getting weighed daily. If I didn't see a loss I would be ready to fall off the wagon! Im on day 5 of a re-start and am not planning on getting weighed...

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Amazing story! So inspiring and motivating. Thanks for sharing! xx

I had something like this when I suffered an allergic reaction last year. The skin on my face felt so dry and tight-it was a nightmare. My auntie has suffered from excema and contact dermatitis, and put me onto cetraben. It helped soooo much. It was 100% better than E45. You can get it from your...

Your dentist is lying!! Sorry to be so blunt, but my teeth were HORRID! The only good thing about them was that they were a gorgeous naturally white colour (which my dentist said people pay fortunes for, to have their teeth as white as mine!). I had overlapping teeth, some sticking out... it was...

I'm an OPI girl! Current fave is Big apple red. I also like Chanel, essie and China Glaze polishes, but the OPI pro-wide brush has left me spoilt so I have no time for thin brushes now! haha. OPI nail envy is also a god-send.

What are you using veneers for? Is it to correct crooked or damaged teeth? If it's the former, I went to my dentist thinking only veneers could correct my crooked teeth but was persuaded to try invisalign invisible braces and it's the best thing I ever did. Veneers are irriversible and don't...

Oooh, can I add some current make-up faves?! I change my mind all the time, but here goes! Bourjois Healthy mix foundation-Was using MAC studio fix fluid for ages till I found out it was the casue of breakouts, switched to Dior sculpt which was amazing, but refused to stay on my face...

I'm a Molton Brown girl, so Heavenly Gingerlily shower gel is a must! Have also loved Lush since back when it first started, so I always have a selection of their bath bombs and bubble bars. Lip balm is probs the one item I couldn't be without. I have them all round the house and in my car! La...

I too have UD primer potion! I love MAC paint pots for base too.

Xen tan smells divine. Like bakewell tart!

Forgot to add, MAC brushes are good, but can be prone to shedding, so be careful when washing/cleaning them. My all time-fave brush is definitely the MAC 109. Great for aplying foundation, blending and buffing. A real all-rounder. The MAC 187 brush is also ace for applying powder foundation...

I am a MAC whore! It's definitely worth the money as the products are so well made. Word of warning though, the foundations are known fro causing skin-breakouts (I suspect due to the SPF) so be careful. I have a huge collection of MAC make-up and would definitely say the eyeshadows, mineralize...

That's ace! Well done to you and good luck with the rest of your journey! x

Wowzers! That's amazing. Well done! :D

Thanks for the replies guys! Maybe 2 stone is a bit of a high target, but if I manage to even just go 4 weeks without breaking the diet I knwo I'll be fine in the long run. xx

Thank you for that. Are the results long-lasting? I find with my epilator, I get a few days before the hairs come back?

Thank you. :cool:

Thanks everyone for your replies. I feel better now about dropping my water intake a bit. I feel liek I'm constantly needing the loo-as was proven tonight at the cinema when I had to dash out twice! It can be a right pain trying to get all the water down when you're going out of an evening...

I really struggle with drinking the water. I could never seem to get past drinking 1.5-2 litres a day, but now I am drinking a minimum of 3 litres a day. I have not noticed the weight coming off any quicker though? Does the amount of water drunk really make a difference to weight loss on sole...

I pay £40 per week and I have just choc tetras.

I have re-started cambridge umpteen times, but keep caving after day 5 or 6. If I'm 100% on the diet, is it possible to lose 2 stone in 4 weeks? :)

Thank you all for the advice. I'm determined to try my best to stick at SS this time round. Still not feeling well today but I've got to do this, so no excuses! Thanks again for all the support. It has helped me so much.

I feel utterly pathetic even writing this, but I went off sole source again yesterday. I'm not feeling well and yesterday was the worst. Felt really queasy so mid-afternoon decided I needed some warm food to eat. Spent the rest of the day hating myself for it. I need to stop sabotaging myself. I...

I only lost 2lbs on my first week re-start so I know how down it can make you. Keep focused though, as you are sure to have a good week next week. Don't let your hard work go to waste. The weight WILL come off!

Hiya, I'm in the same boat hon. We just have to keep telling ourselves that this is not going to be forever. When we go off it, it's only ourselves we are cheating and we need to break the habit! Good luck with your journey. I work opposite a Greggs, a chippy and a marks and spencers so...

Hello and welcome! Good luck for your Cambridge journey. You will get lots of support and motivation on here. You can do this hon!

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Same here!! :sigh:

Fat-Boy-Slimmin-That is so true. We are doing this for such a short space of time that we can surely put up with what's on offer?! Personally, I dont like any of the powdered shakes, and so my Cambridge consists of Choc tetras and the occasional bar.

Guess I'm so used to my tetras and bars. I don't really get on with the powder shakes either.

That sounds divine!

I tried the apple and cinammon porridge today and hated it. It was bland and taste-less? I put just under 140ml of hot water in. Microwaved it for 40 seconds, took it out and stirred it then microwaved it again for 10 seconds. My microwave is 850wt. It felt dry and sticky. Am I doing something...

Thank you! Seems strange, but even when I was eating yesterday I just thought WHY am I doing this? I just want to stay focused and determined now! :D

Oh dear. I was told it's really sweet?

Have had 2 days eating, now I'm back on with the intention of staying on. Got weighed this morning and I've put 5lbs on. I'm not going to dwell on it though, just gonna fight on and get it off. Not gonna get weighed now till 26th August to see if I can have a good loss and keeping away from...

Thank you all for your kind words. Back on CD today and staying on it!

I'm going to try the porridge today!

Very true! Though I know some people have said that certain bars slow down their weight loss? I'm looking forward to trying the porridge!

Thank you all. You're right, I do feel rubbish, but I know the only way to get over this blip is to get straight back on the wagon tomorrow.

I ended up eating. Won't go in to what I ate, but it was a lot. I am only 5 days in to SS, but I am going to get back on track tomorrow hopefully. :break_diet:

Has anyone noticed if the cambridge apple and cinnamon porridge affects weight loss like some of the bars do?

A few slices of carrot and cucumber won't have the same nutrients as a shake would have. My counsellor said that if I must eat something then make sure its a bit of protein like chicken or something? Though obviously it is best to just have your 3 cambridge shakes a day. You could always do the...

I started at 17 stone last Friday, though I had been weighed on the Wednesday morning and had eaten on the Wed and Thurs, so maybe I had put a few pounds on in those 2 days? I'm gutted as I have tried so hard these last few days and thought I would have lost more. :sigh:

Thanks everyone! It's day 4 and I've managed to resist eating. Going the dentists for my first filling tomorrow-might ask them to wire my jaw up too!!

Massive well done to you hon!

Charley, one word: JEALOUSY! You look absolutely AMAZING and your 'friend' obviously couldn't handle such a change in your appearance. Well that's her problem. Changing on the outside doesn't change you on the inside, and any true friend would be delighted for you and what you've achieved. Well...

Thank you all for the advice. So good to be on here with people who KNOW what it's like to be in this position. I'm off to the cinema later so that wil take my mind off food!

Thank you. It sometimes feels like no-one else can suffer without food like I can! I've got to try and break the habit of constantly going off the diet. It's good to know other people can relate. :)

I have a Beetle convertible. Had it from new since 2007. Mines 'Harvest moon beige'' (Thats cream to me and you!) with a black hood. It's my first Beetle, and feels like a little tank. I love it! ♥

I do this ALL the time! I have lots of clothes in size 12 that are for when I'm 'at target'. I've got about 2 whole wardrobes full of clothes like this. I try to resist buying them, but I tell myself I'll still love them when I'm slim and that I need them, so I cave in and buy!

I have the original MBTS and you can definitely feel them working! I want to try the Reebok easy-tones as well because they look much prettier than the clunky built-up MBTs!!

I felt so hungry this morning that I actually went to marks and spencers to get some sandwiches and crisps and was going to go the chip shop too. I got to the door and had a mental row with myself about how if I did give in the last two days will have been yet another waste, so I walked past...

Hiya! It's day 3 and although I nearly caved today, I'm staying strong. It's killing me though! Roll on day 6 or 7 so the cravings subside!

Thanks Alison! Good luck with your journey! :D

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Think the main thing is motivation? Things like focusing on WHY you are doing this and what you want to achieve after it. I too am a seasoned Cambridge dieter-this is one of my many attempts at getting back on the wagon, but ultimately I am sick of being fat and restricted in what I do because...

I wake up and just miss the choice of not being able to eat. Mid you, seeing how chocolate was usually the first thing I ate in the morning, it's no surprise I miss it!

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A good sunscreen is the best thing you can do for your skin anti-ageing wise. I've used many different skincare brands from Creme De La Mer and La Prairie down to simple and the body shop. I now like to use skincare as natural and organic as possible, with a bit of good science thrown in! Neals...

Baby oil and cocoa butter is the best combo for me!

Thank you all! The welcome I've had has been great. I feel this could be the time I actually DO get to target!

It definitely DOES get easier. The first few days are always the hardest, and that's no matter what diet you do. The best thing is that after a few days your body will go into ketosis and you will feel less hungry. Keep glugging the water, believe me, I know it's the last thing we want to hear...

I have PCOS and the excess hair is by far the worst part of it for me. I have been told IPL probably won't do anything for me as I am fair skinned with blonde hair. I have tried waxing, shaving and am now epilating. It's a constant battle as whatever method I use, the hair is back within a...

One word-WOWZERS!!! You all look amazing and it's such a a brilliant motivation for people to carry on and know that it CAN be done. ♥ ♥ ♥

Am I the only one who wakes up and instantly realises that the day is another day without eating, and feels miserable? It gives me the morning blues!!

I want to be able to wear whatever I want to. To enjoy myself socially without feeling like a fat frump and to wear gorgeous underwear fro my boyfriend!!

Hi all, I am on day 2 of sole source again after messing about with cambridge for the last year. I have been at the stop-start stage for all of this year and now realise I can't go on like this. I was having 2 days on sole source then 3 off, then would sole-source for 5 or 6 days then binge...

Thank you all for the lovely welcome. It's day 2 and I think being on here is really going to help me. ♥ ♥ ♥

Hi all, My names Catherine and I'm 31. I used to be on the cambridge 'pink site' a couple of years ago, but haven't been on there for a long time now. I have now decided that a support forum might help me on my Cambridge journey again as I try to get to my target weight. Have been on and...