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I lost 6lb in my first week, 2nd weigh in on Thursday

Hi Paula, lots of hugs and good luck wishes from me to you. So sorry to hear of the ectopic but you are a very strong lady and have come through some very tough stuff, and true to form you are off fighting like a trooper again to get back to your goal instead of wallowing in self pity for...

Ooh the Colleen Nolan dvd sounds fun, I think I'll definitely give it a go. Hope you're feeling a bit better and managed to get out for your meal. today's gone really well for me CC wise, I went about 30 cals over my limit but all the other days I've been around 100 under. Tomorrow's going...

Hi Kirsten Hope you are getting on ok, I took your advice to try CCing and have done it really successfully all week and quite happy to carry on with this. I'm watching my carb intake too (not going low just watching it's not too high) and keeping an eye on the carbs keeps my calories down...

Thanks for that, I'll stick with it this time I promise, whatever I do to get these last few lbs off I'll stay with minimins this time.. What is a metabolic rate assessment and how do I do it?

:sigh: no Nakd bars in my H&B and no Sainsbury's near me Anyway, all in all it's been a very unsuccessful week for me (I'd only ordered a week to try it). The food is absolutely GORGEOUS but I just needed MORE and kept adding extra things and then nibbling at night. SO after doing it for 1...

Getting back to work today has definitely made it easier! B. original granola with skimmed milk and a banana snack. apple L. beef and tomato soup (OMG that is sooo gorgeous, more like a meal than soup) snack. banana D. salmon fillet and stir fry veg snack. cocoa loco nakd bar (wow)...

So sorry to hear about your loss, I lost my mum 2 days before xmas a couple of years ago and just wallowed in chocolate trying to justify it with my sadness :sigh: VERY well done to you getting yourself sorted and onto your 'diet' again before you undid the marvellous work you've done so far...

Thanks for the encouragement ladies, I'm trying hard to stick to it properly but I don't think these hols help it'll probably get better when I'm back at work tomorrow. Today's been another struggle, although not so much hunger, more weakness. B. Half a sausage sandwich, chocolate granola with...

Absolutely starving today! B. toffee and pecan granola with skimmed milk and a handful of grapes L. honey and parsnip soup snack. ginger oat biscuits D. chicken curry (more potato than anything else and quite spicy) with a mound of steamed curly kale followed by a banana I've also...

Ok, today not quite so brilliant but we've had a day out today so in retrospect (? right word) I've done 100x better than I would have done normally B. granola with s. skimmed milk and half a small banana Snack. berry Nak'd bar L. Mediterranean veg and fruity couscous (half portion as I...

Hi Jan, the granola with milk wasn't too bad after all today but I think I may try it with a muller light too, although I'd probably struggle to only eat half :D I had to have my nak'd bar late morning too as hunger was hitting me quite badly, probably as I only had half a small banana with...

Hi LoChan, you are allowed 2 pieces of fruit and a portion of veg alongside the meals given to you. I was surprised when I had my granola with milk this morning that it wasn't actually as tiny as I was fearing and actually quite filling and the soup yesterday and milkshake today were pretty...

Hi I guess you're probably not meant to use DC if you only have a small amount to lose (i.e. 7 -14lbs) but I need something to get me sorted and I don't want to do any daft detox type thing. Last year I started on the CD in October and successfully lost 3st, however this year I slowly put...

Hiya well done on the 1lb Nessie but isn't it annoying when it goes back on so easily after making loads of effort to get it off! :sigh: Good on you Kirsten, yes you have to go into CD whole heartedly or it's not worth bothering. I'm still doing ok, although my meal today ended up being at...

Hi does anyone know where i can find info on calories at Asda restaurant. I had an unplanned lunch there today of jacket potato with prawn mayo and salad and I'm used to looking at calorie content on packages so had been trying to avoid eating out just at the moment. thanks for any help

Hi both wow Kirsten sounds as though you've had a fantastic holiday, and absolutely top marks for getting straight back on a diet as you as you got back, that is fabulous. My step brother and sister in law live in Gibraltar but I've only visited them once, it's a lovely little place isn't...

I was a 40E and now I'm a 34 FF! So the same thing has happened to me, I've still some lbs to go and desperately hoping to drop to an F as FF is quite hard to get hold of and always more expensive. I've always hated mine since they started growing when I was 10 and would have loved them to...

Hi glad to see you back Nessie! well done for staying the same, are you still trying to get those last 6lbs off or are you quite happy where you are? Exciting news about the shop, hope it all goes well, keep us informed! Well I'm on 7th day back on CD and doing really well, struggling with...

I booked a Universal Contour Body Wrap when I was near the end of my weightloss just to firm up a bit as a treat for a night out and only lost the odd cm here and there, it was a total waste of money for me. Plus she had done the wrap a bit tighter round my tummy as I said that was the area I...

Hiya He he Kirsten, for someone who doesn't enjoy shopping you've made me laugh that you've managed to 'aquire' 15 new tops and 4 bikinis, better get some shorts though! My counsellor did tell me I shouldn't yoyo by eating bad then clawing back with CD and I know it's not the way to go so...

thanks for that, I'm sure she'll be pleased, she's no excuses not to start now though!

I'm really sorry to ask when I know there's probably been loads of posts about exercise but when I was on SS I didn't exercise anyway so it was never an issue to me. However I have a friend who would like to start, she has around 3 stone to lose, but has been going to the gym for about 6 weeks...

Hi Girls we're slipping away aren't we! lets not let the weight go too! I used to come on here every day but now it's every few days, probably because the diet is forever going out of the window. I promised myself I'd never let myself get over 9st 7lb again and as I've peaked at 9st 7lb once...

Ah well, better do it properly then thanks

I'd really like to cut food out for a bit if i can to just give a good start, could I do SS+ for a couple of weeks then 810 for a couple and move up from there?

I recently lost 3 stone with CD then messed about a lot trying allsorts of different things but not following the final plans properly. I've put a little back on again, nothing too scary but I feel I'm at the start of a slippery slope. I would like to lose about a stone now and wondered what...

Hi Buffydog I did CD and lost 3 stone quite easily, it is VERY different to SF though, it is very extreme but it DOES work but can be very hard going. It is virtually impossible to have a social life as you can't drink alcohol and only a tiny amount of food unless you are completely Sole...

Asda Hi I saw it in my local Asda too, with the other SF products

Tuesday 20th May 9st 3lb Well I didn't exactly disappear off the face of the earth but I did start to struggle big time. For the past few days I haven't counted points and feel I have spiralled a bit out of control. I was scared to stand on the scales as I have had quite a few very...

Hi Girls sorry I disappeared off the face of the earth for a few days. TBH I was really struggling diet wise and just avoided the site, I've been keeping a WW food diary every day on the WW section and just too embarrassed to admit i'd gone so far off the scale. I've been scared to stand on...

I did too, went with my 17 year old son, I bet he was squirming with embarrassment sat next to me :D:D

9st 2lb well I'm not sure how that happened or if I deserve a 2lb loss after last night but I'm not complaining :D Breakfast 30g Special K (1.5) 1/4 pint skimmed milk (.5) ww choc chip biscuits (1.5) Lunch green salad and cherry tomatoes (0) hard boiled egg (1.5) 3 slices wafer thin ham...

Thanks both of you, nice idea's, when it was my son's 18th I filled a box with things from the year he was born and the year of his 18th so maybe I could do something similar. Or just the box filled with 40 items could go down well then I could add a couple of 'pampering' vouchers like a...

Monday 12th May 9st 4lb 30g Bran flakes (1.5) .25 pint semi skimmed milk (1) banana (2) green leaf salad and cherry tomatoes (0) slice of mango chopped (.5) 80g tinned red salmon (3) sprinkling of feta cheese (1.5) caramel snack a jack (.5) ww citrus yogurt (.5) ww pasta bake (5.5) ww...

9th, 10th and 11th May Ok, where did those days go? Friday is a bit of a blur, I've tracked up to my evening meal which came to a whopping 20.5 but I have hazy memories of something going wrong in the evening :confused: I was 9st 3lb in the morning and did around 4 miles walking which got me...

Hi Kelly I'm so sorry to hear the sad news and only a short time after losing your own mum too, how is your boyfriend coping? When i lost my mum 18 months ago I was overweight and not dieting and when I lost her I just drowned myself in chocolates, chocolates and more chocolates, I put on...

Hi Caroline and welcome :wavey: I'm doing WW myself rather than going to the classes but feeling as though I'd probably be better if I joined up, even if just for things like buying the bars and the books. Also a WI by another person will probably be more motivating than by myself in the...

Good luck with WW, tracking your food is the best way to keep yourself on track, keep posting and let us know how you're getting on

Thursday 8th May 9st 3lb Breakfast WW yogurt and fruit (1.5) banana 2 lunch Tuna mayo bun (4) veg soup (1) ML yogurt and fruit (2) Dinner Chicken (2.5) pasta bake (4) salad (0) 3 seafood sticks (.5) 6 melba toast (1) boursin light (1) Total 19.5 Walked 4 miles earned 1 bonus...

Hi my best friend is 40 later this year and I want to get her something special but I'm a bit stuck. She's a housewife with 4 children ranging from 8 - 14 and rarely has time to herself so I'd thought of a pamper day. But, then again I thought maybe it might be nicer to get her something...

Watched Good Luck Chuck last night on DVD which was quite funny, hoping to get to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall which is supposed to be really good - anyone fancy babysitting :D

Wednesday 7th May 9st 3lb Ok, well today should have gone ok but I went to a friend's for a coffee and a natter and she'd got us both a big cream doughnut :eek: Now I know I should have said 'No' and I really did at first but she looked so hurt as she'd gone out for them especially that I...

Hiya :) STS this week but just relieved I've not put on after such a naughty weekend, yesterday counting points went totally out of the window, after the doughnut I had to keep my points so low I was starving in the evening and just started nibbling everything in sight! Well done on doing...

Hi Girls I had a good chat with my ex husband last night and have sorted a few things out, my 2 ex sister-in-laws who I was very close to have totally lost my trust now and our friendship will never be the same again, lesson learned in being careful who I confide in though :sigh: I'd only...

Tuesday 6th May 9st 5lb scotch pancake (1) tsp reduced sugar jam (.5) 30g Special K (1.5) .5 pt skimmed milk (1) 2 satsumas (.5) Sweet potato, leek and tomato soup (1.5) snack a jack (.5) 2 boiled potatoes (1) chicken breast (2.5) slice of bacon (1.5) curly kale (0) 3...

Hope your weigh in went well :D

Monday 5th May 9st 5lb I knew it, all last weeks good work blown! so no loss this week :( Back on track today though :D Breakfast 2 shredded wheat (2) 1/4 pint semi skimmed milk (1) snack apple slice (1.5) lunch soup (1.5) melba toast and boursin (2) ww desert yogurt (1) dinner 150g...

Hi Girls I got back onto WW yesterday and stuck to my 18 points, I was really surprised with it being a bank holiday but it wasn't a problem at all. everything was going well today but I've just had a big family problem that's made me feel totally sick ( a very close ex-inlaw that I thought...

Sunday 4th May 9st 2lb Today is my 2nd day 'off' this week but I'd promised myself I would still be sensible, unfortunately from the minute I got up I lost all reasoning and the day went downhill at a 100mph. I'm really disappointed in myself as I've lost 3lb this week, even with the party...

Thanks Mandy the weight's I'm posting are first thing in the morning naked weights BTW so in reality still no real progress, I'll get there though (eventually)

Saturday 3rd May 9st 2lb (how I haven't put on after last night I don't know) Breakfast 1 slice of morning roll (.5) teaspoon of reduced sugar jam (.5) Lunch Savoury scrambled egg (6) 1.5 slices toast (2) butter (2) Tea WW quiche (6) carrots and broccoli (0) Evening 1 vodka and diet...

Friday 2nd May 9st 2lbs Well tonight I have a wedding night do so I planned my food points quite low to allow me 3 glasses of wine in the evening. How did I do :o Breakfast Mixed fruit (1) Snack (friend round for coffee) DeLightful apple slice (1.5) Lunch (out with a friend) Chicken...

Hi Girls after being absolutely :innocent0002: saintly Monday to Thursday I fell apart big time Friday night, we went to the wedding night do and I took one look at the buffet and PILED my plate high with not one single healthy morsel in sight :sigh: THEN it was :party0036::party0036:big time...

well done on the exercise! I have exercise dvd's gathering dust that I'm forever planning to dig out and have a go but never do :D

Thursday 30th April 9st 2lb 1/4 pint semi skimmed milk (1) Banana (1.5) WW pear and vanilla yogurt (1) 5 almonds (1) apple (.5) caramel snack a jack (.5) tuna sandwich on milk roll bread (2) frazzles (1) ww red fruit cheesecake yogurt (1) pineapple (.5) tbsp raisins (1) 10...

Sounds like you've got a lovely weekend ahead Kirsten, enjoy it, just be a bit 'extra' good from Monday :D I've got a wedding night do tomorrow night, a night out with a friend Saturday and Sunday lunch out for my Dad's 70th birthday on Sunday, then being bank holiday Monday we'll probably be...

:sigh: just lost a lb this week, still I'll be happy enough if 1 more comes off next week rather than going back on, I'm so fed up of yo-yoing. The WW plan is going excellently, I'm not sure how having a full weekend off will effect it though. I've stuck to 18 points every day, plus I've done...

What a fab result so far! How much would you like to lose? Have you something you're aiming for like a holiday or event? Keep up the good work and keep posting so we know how you're getting on :D

Wednesday 30th April 9st 2lb .5 pint skimmed milk (1) 2 Shredded Wheat (2) apple (.5) snack a jack (.5) egg mayo sandwich (4.5) pineapple (.5) M.L yogurt (1.5) 5 almonds (1) Beans on toast with scraping of butter (5.5) WW choc chip cookies (1.5) Total points 18.5 20 minute...

Hi Nessie glad to hear you are eating as well :D So far (3 days!) WW is going really well. I'm keeping a food diary in the WW forum to help me stay on track, I'm actually enjoying it hope you are doing ok are you back on track with WW Kirsten? WI day for me tomorrow so I'm hoping to...

Hi Annette my 40lb loss was with CD, I found SSing so easy it just dropped off. when I had to start working up the plans and eating real food I couldn't follow it properly. So for this last stretch I'm going back to reliable old WW :D Keep up the good work

Thanks for that :D I lost my 40lbs with CD, I just lost the plot when I had to start eating real food and couldn't follow through the plans. After weeks of yo-yoing with my last half a stone I decided to get serious and do WW. I only started on Monday but I have high hopes it'll be just what I...

Hi Rachel I have my 10th wedding anniversary in August too :D Good luck with WW and keep posting, it helps to keep you focused

Hi Annette I'm a newbie this week too, well an old returning newbie :D I'm on the points plan, I've tried the core before but wasn't very good at controlling amounts and didn't enjoy only being able to have fruit or veg as a snack so I'm sticking to 18 points daily and having weekends...

sounds lovely menu's, keep up the good work :D

Good luck with your WW I too have started following the WW plan from this week after losing 3 stone with CD I think forward planning is the key and you are really sorted :D I just plan one day in advance but I have to admit if I did it weekly like you I'd be more organised with the food I...

Tuesday 29th April 9st 3lb 40g Branflakes (2) 1/4 pint skimmed milk (.5) 50 g grapes (.5) babybel (1.5) 50g grapes (.5) Tuna mayo sandwich with cucumber, onion and red pepper (4) M L yogurt (1.5) apple (.5) snack a jack (.5) Weight Watchers Taste Temptations Salmon and Hoki (7)...

Monday 28th April 9st 5lb Bran flakes and skimmed milk (2) grapes (.5) pineapple (.5) ham salad sandwich (4) M L yogurt (1.5) Chicken and bacon stir fry with cashew nuts and sweet chilli sauce (5.5) Mini milk ice lolly (1) 5 almonds (1) mini crunchie (1.5) milky coffee (.5) Total points 18...

Hi Everyone I joined Minimins in October last year as I had my 40th birthday and started CD. I successfully lost 3 stone (the first 2 1/2 a doddle, the last 1/2 VERY hard work). I've now been battling with the last 1/2 stone for WEEKS! I'm not sticking to anything properly and having far...

Hi Paula how are you getting on?

Oh well done Nessie :clap: Did you manage to keep away from the yummy food last night? I went to a kids party last week with strong intentions and then failed miserably. I did get weighed last Thursday and put 2lb back on AGAIN so I've still got 6lb to go :sigh: I'm actually giving WW a...

Thank you the Shelled Warriors website has been a god send and probably saved the life of the little tortoise we've just got. there were so many things we were doing wrong (bad advice from the pet shop) it was very scary. I was sad to find out we have an imported one and should have bought...

Hi Girls I enjoyed our chat on Friday :D Hope you've both had a great weekend. diet wise I was doing ok, until I went out last night, only had 4 vodka and diet coke's but when I got home all I could think of was having a McDonalds breakfast the next day and told my hubby he had to go out...

Just had a quick look, it's just what i need, will probably spend lots of time looking on there, thanks very much :D

Hi fellow tortoise lovers we've just got a little Hermann's tortoise and I don't know anything about hibernation!!! I'd just posted on the 'Reptiles' post before I saw this one just for tortoises I'm a bit concerned his aquarium is too warm, we were told to keep his lights on for 12 hours...

Hi we've just got a Hermann's tortoise, a bit of an accident really, we were given one that was about 2 1/2 years old, he was tiny (weighed 27g when he died and 25g when bought 18 months earlier) and hardly moved or ate or anything. I was worried the move had upset him but was told he's...

Hi Girls it's a date then, Chat - Friday 9pm - see you both there :D Day 1 of detox went fine, but I was really drained last night and just wanted to go to bed by 7:30pm, only today to go then just watching calories for me. I use The Daily Plate website which is similar to Weight Loss...

Hi Paula sorry to hear about your Grancha :hug99: it is very sad even though you haven't seen him for so long x You are doing marvellously well but this end lap for me has been a very long winding road, I've spent weeks and weeks trying to get my last 7lbs off, some comes off, then some goes...

Hi Girls oh dear I didn't survive the kids party :( I was soooo hungry and lots of little nibbly naughty foods around me and I just couldn't resist :sigh: Then yesterday I had a day out shopping (which I have to say I'm addicted to now :D) and ended up having cocktails at lunchtime and...

Oh Bl***y H**l had a really bad (good :D) night. I've eaten a box of maltesers and had 2 glasses of Bailey's, so much for being good:o anyway I've worked out my food plan for tomorrow so all being well I should stick with it, I'm at a kids birthday party at tea time but I'm hoping to not go...

Keep going Soraya, you are so close :D

Hi Ladies I've managed 2lb off this week :party0011: about time there was some movement again! I had my 'final' weigh in with my CDC on Thursday, even though I haven't been doing the CD at all for a while I needed a final official WI. I've said I'll keep in touch with her though and pop back...

So glad to hear you are feeling better (apart from the bruises etc!) and more positive now :D love and hugs

Hi Soraya I think you have done amazingly well! your diary certainly gets read (1,415 views currently) I've just read it from start to finish and will be popping back regularly to see how you are getting on. I lost 2 1/2 stone really easily SSing but then have taken over 3 months to lose...

Good luck for your weigh in Nessie! The main thing is, if you've gained due to some bad eating, don't let it get you down, it's not the end of the world and easy enough to get back on track with a bit of strong willpower. I really need to 'even out' my eating habits, I feel I have a lifetime...

Hi Nessie hope you're managing ok today, Monday's are good days to get yourself back on track.. Likewise weekends are the worst for falling off the wagon. Put the cake and chocolate behind you (hope you enjoyed them :D) and get tough with yourself for a few days (or until next weekend...

Hiya Helsbels struggled at first by doing lots of little bits of cheating, thinking it would be ok being so close to goal hence not much to lose! I've stayed the same weight for ages so obviously need to sort myself out and do this last bit properly. Since Tuesday I've been 100%, even...

Hi Nessie, that's my fear too, sometimes I'll sit at night and just eat like the old days. I know this has to stop, I go mad a couple of days and then try and be extra strict for a few days to get off what's gone on, so although my weight's 'stayed the same' for a while it's actually been...

Oh Paula, big hugs :hug99: thinking of you lots at this very difficult time You are a strong woman, and don't be afraid to admit to being a little scared, it happens to the best of us, and for a lot lessers things than you have thrown at you at the moment. You will get through this, just...

Thanks everyone for your words of support and encouragement, I know I'll get something off this week. Bookworm, I was measured 4 weeks ago when I started using the Toning Tables and I'm due to get measured again next week so hopefully even though nothing's come off this last month then my...

Very well done on all your losses everyone :D Don't know what's up with me, I've stayed the same AGAIN! :sigh: I think because I'm so near goal I think the odd cheat won't matter too much - obviously it does :o I will try and do it 100% this week, no excuses! Keep up the good work everyone

Hi Nessie we had a great day at Alton Towers but late afternoon the snow started so we left around 4:30 as it wasn't much fun then! I joined the Slim Fast challenge for this month as I had intended to do slim fast but haven't really done much of anything for the past few days. I'm creeping...

Have a fab time Kirsten :D I'm having a terrible diet week, hey ho, start anew on Monday! Had a couple of friends round tonight, got through 4 bottles of wine between 3 of us and I'm now polishing off home made sherry trifle, at the moment I don't care a jot, sure I'll regret it tomorrow...

No 1 & 2 are beautiful dresses but not really 'June' dresses. No 4 is a lovely dress but a bit dull coloured for a calendar, no 5 and 6 are a little ordinary. No 3 is perfect, summery and fun and perfect for a gorgeous slim person like yourself to model! Congratulations, what a lovely...

You're right Pugso, sideways on I'm a lot different, I looked about 8 months pregnant before, now only look about 4! :D At work people are always telling me I look great and calling me 'skinny' etc. I know this sounds ungrateful but it's really irritating. I'm nowhere near skinny and even...

Thank you FF sometimes I feel amazing, sometimes I look in the mirror and see the same blob I was 6 months ago no matter how often people compliment me :sigh: I think that's why I have frequently 'sabotaged' my own efforts since getting so close to my goal. Definitely a strange mind thing...

Hi all hope you don't mind me joining. I've been on CD but like helsbels I'm now paying out £25 a week but eating loads of 'extra's' so have only lost 1/2 stone since January. I've a few CD products left so going to mix and match with SF stuff but use SF principals and when I use my CD...

Oh thank you, just what I needed. The £25 a week for 2 CD products a day is just too much to keep paying with so little loss. Perhaps the change to SF will 'get me going' again. I'm definitely going to get started on the SF products when CD stuff runs out. I've ordered a few bars with my...

Hi all :wavey: I started CD in October and had lost almost 2 1/2 stone by Xmas. Since the beginning of this year I've battled with it and only managed around 1/2 stone off since then. I have around 1/2 a stone to go. I've decided to stop buying the CD products as it's wasting my money now...

Hi Ladies hope you've both had a great weekend. I was really good Saturday but then my hubby went out in the evening and I succombed to old habits and munched my way through the night :mad: Sunday was a bad day too, I had 2 white chocolate and cranberry hot cross buns (warm with butter...

Hi Ladies Sorry I've been neglecting you this week, I mainly come on here when I'm at work or hubby's working late, well I finished work last Thursday and today is my first day back and hubby's on hols so I haven't even looked at a computer the last 8 days, we've been out and about every day...

Poor you Kirsten, hope you feel better soon, there's lots of nasty colds and tummy bugs going around here at the moment. If I'm not well I either don't eat (because I feel sick or whatever) or stuff my face in sympathy for myself. Be strong, if you do feel the need to eat, have fruit if you...

Hiya Where did the weekend go? I can't believe i haven't been on here since Friday! I think I was a bit down Friday afternoon, I was sat at work feeling quite miserable in the afternoon, a bit like having the Monday morning blues, only it was Friday afternoon! I think I was being a bit...

DO NOT SS and drink alcohol, it's very dangerous, I have actually experienced it as I didn't ask advice or look up any warnings before hand. I would say eat that weekend if you really want to drink, everyone else will tell you not to eat or drink, it's just the way I did things when I SS'd but...

That's the attitude Nessie, well done :clap: Just enjoy this weekend and don't worry about anything you eat, you might put that 2lb back on again but what the heck, you can get yourself sorted after your birthday. I've been on 1000 since last Thursday, although had a couple of 'naughtie's'...

1lb off again, not much chance of me managing the Easter Challenge either, what are we like eh! Hope your WI goes well tomorrow Kirsten, at least you should see a loss this week Hope you've been managing to be good this week Nessie, don't forget what i said, have a fabulous birthday weekend...

ooh Kirsten, I am with you on so many levels there, I also have a sweet tooth and am very weak when anything is in the house. Joe made 15 chocolate krispie cakes last night, insisting we had 3 each, well how could I refuse a 7 year old? My 3 have gone already. I'm sat here tonight...

Oooh the carvery was lovely, turkey and loads of veg with a couple of boiled potatoes, simple and easy to do at home but seems like such a luxury going out and being able to 'fill your plate' without it doing any damage - I hope anyway. When I started looking at calories one of the biggest...

Wow, Wow, Wow, excellent loss this week Paula. I hope you have given up any thoughts now of SSing anymore, you've just proved you can eat (normally and for special occasions) and even drink, yet still lose, you will definitely achieve that Easter challenge and your final goal will be right...

Hi Nessie, don't worry too much, but don't jeopardise things too much and start sliding backwards when you are so near. Try your best until the weekend, then you can enjoy your birthday weekend, with a plan to mop up those last few lbs in the following couple of weeks It is very hard isn't it...

I second that!

Hi Kirsten, the gain was to be expected so well done for not letting it get to you, plus different scales weigh differently. I bet next week will see a good loss, no point putting pressures on yourself to reach the goal by Easter but you won't be far behind. I wish your sister lots of luck...

He he, sorry about that, tried hard to think of another description but I can't sorry :D

I can only drink my shakes iced and I absolutely love them. I fill 2 ice cube trays but only part freeze them, say for 45 mins, then pop the icy water in my blender, lovely and slushy without any ice chunks. This makes a pint.

Hi Paula, just popped in to see how you are doing, Don't worry about your thoughts on the 'unmentionable' I bought laxatives at one point last year thinking I'd go down that route, fortunately I didn't start though. I think we all panic or get desperate at times, probably especially more...

Hiya hope the WI went ok this morning Kirsten! Nessie, your decorating and stuff should be burning a little off anyway, hope you have a lovely evening with your friends I did my morning :scale: and ANOTHER lb had fallen off, I had to do a bit of searching inside me to find out why I was...

Hi :wavey: 1lb off for me yesterday so happy with that, I do stand on the scales every morning and an extra lb has come off already this morning so I'm really hopefull for the next 2 WI's getting me to goal for Easter. I have been soooo good since Monday, I can hardly believe it myself. I...

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Well done Nessie, just up the willpower a tiny bit now and you'll have that 4lb off by your birthday. As long as you keep on as you are with your 2 packs, breakfast and evening meal you should do it easily if you can just avoid any treats before then, it's only 11 days after all!!! I'm still...

16 months and 28 months wow! my eldest 2 are 2 years apart and I was always shattered when they were little. They are so worth every bit of love, sweat and tears though aren't they. Hope you are still doing ok!

He He, they'll all be locking their husbands up! Isn't it strange how people feel comfortable and unthreatened when we are fat? Personally I don't think you should be SSing now Paula, you're doing great with food in your life so I think you'd be more suited to 790 or 810. You can't SS...

We are all very different in the support we need and if someone 'kicked' me, they'd kick me straight into a large bar of chocolate. when we come on here and give support, either tough love or sympathetic hugs, we actually don't usually know the person we are giving it to, to know if it is the...

Hi Mof2G I'm so sorry you're feeling guilty and bad, there's no need. whenever anyone posts that they have a meal coming up and what should they do, I always want to say, just go and enjoy it and get straight back on the next day. That's what I always did whilst on SS and never had a problem...

Kirsten, are you joining WW properly on Saturday? will that be your new WI day?

Oooh Kirsten, you're making me drool, it hardly seems legal to be allowed to eat all that lovely food :D Definitely going to be WW for me within the next week or 2. Yeh, hubby was genuinely ill, still didn't get much sympathy though, just told him to go to bed. I did sleep on the sofa and...

Hi Kirsten, how did your first day with WW go? Today has gone well for me, it helps that I've a migraine as I never feel like eating when I've a migraine :D Off for a very early night and hope tomorrow goes as good as today for me, just without the migraine! Hubby's in bed poorly sick...

Thanks for the lovely words, I'm probably just being over cautious with Joe as he usually eats like a horse and causes problems with his blood sugar being too high all the time, so this is alien to me. He still has a bit of the bug though as he was sick again last night so it's not out of his...

:wavey:Hi Not a great weekend for me, Joe's ok, but can't seem to eat much now so he's having hypo's left right and centre, we are setting the alarm in the night to check on him, I'm so scared he's going to slip into unconsciousness. It's made me think of what lays ahead when he's a teenager...

Oh Paula, I got goose bumps looking at your photo's. You've been through some ups and downs on this journey and to be honest looking at your photo's I'd have thought (if I hadn't known different) that you'd completed it (or should I say 'got to the start of the real journey' he he - sorry)...

I had a friend who proposed to her fella in a restaurant and he turned her down!!!! A few days later he changed his mind and they got married the following year (that was about 13 or 14 years ago now) but can you imagine the public humiliation? I don't think the guy on GMTV wanted to say...

Hi girls I've been doing ok since my last post, I had to jump back on the scales this morning though to check that lb was still off, I was worrying it was a temporary loss or something:confused: glad to see it's still gone anyway. I'm off work today as my son's poorly with a stomach bug...

Hi Paula I just love the new you photo's you are putting into your avatar, absolutely beautiful I'm only 6lbs away from goal now but to be perfectly honest I feel much more than 6lbs overweight, I know that takes me to a very healthy BMI but I'm far from happy with how I look, even though I...

Well, amazingly I've lost 1lb! Really must try harder though, I've had a bad week and at this rate I'm not going to reach our Easter target

:whoopass: Oh God it all went wrong :cry: 9pm and I was starving, I should have gone to bed but thought food can't rule my life to the extent I'm going to bed early all the time to avoid it, so thought I'd just have a small handful of nuts. this immediately led me to put the kettle on, making...

Ha Ha! I love the pig solution Paula, I MUST get one :D Still doing fab I see, you're amazing! lots of love to you

OOOH chocolate raisins! my favourite! How do you resist? :D anyway, last night I went without my 3rd shake as I didn't feel hungry and I'd overeaten a bit anyway. Had to have an early night though! weight STILL the same today though today I was determined for a very strict day so I can...

:wavey: Hi Not bad for me today, but could have been a bit better, had a bar and some yogurt for brekkie, some malt loaf mid morning, lunch out with my dad (tomato soup with mini baguette and ham) then I gave blood and had a drink of orange and 2 cheese tuc biscuits. I've just had a tetra now...

:wow: WELL DONE KIRSTEN! That's brill. Sounds like a bit of a rough day today, well done for not giving in to 'stress eating' I'm going over my 810 each day, probably more like 1000 on average and so far the scales aren't budging, really hope I can do 1lb at least this week. Had a few...

:party0036: WAY TOO MUCH alcohol last night!!!! Funnily enough I didn't do too bad with the chinese, I had soup, a 1/3 portion of chicken chow mein and some lemon mousse so if it hadn't been for the FULL BOTTLE OF BAILEYS :eek: I could have got away with last night. The scales only show...

I'm only 1 inch smaller than you but no one in their right mind could call me gaunt :D Nessa, my best weight 13 years ago was 8st 3lb. I looked slim (not thin or gaunt) and could 'tuck things in!' I felt absolutely fabulous I know at 40 I probably won't get there again but between 8st 7lb...

Hi pub lunch is off today as I've a poorly boy at home (sore tummy nothing serious) so at least I can have a shake or bar at lunchtime and then there's only tonight's meal to contend with. I'm just worrying about hunger around my normal evening meal time as we won't be eating till nearly 9pm...

How tall are you Nessa? I'm 5' 2" and currently 9st 6lb, normal BMI and still feel huge, my stomach looks about 5 months pregnant! I've set my goal as 8st 13lb which is a BMI of 22 but I know for a fact at that weight I'll still look 'rounded' from previous experience. You can only go by...

Hi YummyMummy, you look absolutely amazing. I have 7lbs to go too (only lost 2 1/2 stone though so not as fantastic as your 5 stone) and am finding it incredibly hard. I've only lost 1lb in the last 4 weeks, this is truly harder than all the SSing weeks. Good luck, keep us posted

that's great Nessa, what's your goal weight, I see you only have 7lbs to go on your ticker before your WI today is added

Woo hoo! officially 7lbs away from goal (again!) now I have only lost 1lb since my last CDC WI but it's 4lb on my ticker as I guess I'd updated that when I'd put on and forgot to update it when I'd lost, how that happened I don't know. She told me I'm doing well and it would be great if I...

Oh dear, all has not gone to plan - and I can't blame hubby for this one! I went for my lunch in the canteen and NO turkey left, not a healthy thing on the menu, so went for lasagne. I have to admit it was one of the nicest lasagnes I've ever had, but that obviously means it was extremely...

Hi Ladies, just a quickie for me, will be on later properly hopefully WOW Nessie, well done, only 5lbs to go, you'll be there by your birthday no probs, what a present :D I tried to manage calories on my own too Kirsten rather than follow the CD plan but just couldn't control myself...

mines done :D

Have a fab day tomorrow Kirsten I'm going to do myself a new motivational tracker and get that 11lbs off by Easter!!! Are you up for it too Nessie?

posted around the same time again Kirsten :D

Hi Kirsten what's the book you're getting? I've been thinking of 'beyond chocolate' as that's supposed to be quite good for altering your relationship with food. I tried 'stop bingeing and take control of your eating' and that worked for a while. I also read Jason Vale's books on chocolate...

Glad you had a fab skiing holiday Paula, enjoy your week with the In-Laws!

Oooh well done Kirsten for you - 2lbs - Go Girl!!!!! Good luck tomorrow Nessie - fingers crossed. My CDC WI is Thursday, it'll have been 4 weeks since my last 'official' WI as I've just been weighing myself at work on the Thursday's in between, last week I was so bad I was scared to stand on...

Hey Paula, just wondering how you're doing? I was wondering if perhaps you'd decided to go to the in-laws after all? anyway, whatever you're doing hope you're having fun but staying sensible with your eating of course. looking forward to hearing how you're doing hugs x

Hi all bad, bad, bad week for me :sigh: I can relate things at the moment to knitting a fabulous jumper - I spend months carefully knitting this beautiful jumper and before my eyes see it transforming from a ball of wool into a thing of beauty. THEN, just as I get to the last few rows, I...

Hi GTPeach JUDDD is Johnsons Up Day Down Day Diet, I've posted the link to the forum http://www.minimins.com/johnson-updaydownday-diet/

Oh dear, it's got harder for me again, the last couple of nights I've been eating chinese, chocolate, cheese and drinking a fair bit of red wine. I went from being on track to losing 3lbs to actually putting on so I'm still around the same as last week. this coming week is going to be very...

Name: Dawn Height: 5'2" Start weight: 12st 3lb (BMI 31) Target weight: 8st 13lb (BMI 22) Current weight: 9st 7lb Diet: Started CD 11th Oct '07, went to calorie counting and 1 pack a day in Jan '08

Hi Steve and welcome no one will recommend a website to buy the packs - there isn't one anyway, you really will need to see a counsellor. DON'T buy them from Ebay you will have 4 'packs' a day and can have 1 bar instead of a pack after the first 2 weeks. you must drink at least 2.5 litres...

Hope your WI went well Nessie!

Hi Paula I've just done a long reply post and then managed to lose it! anyway, I can't be bothered starting again but well done on how far you've come, you'll be 'normal' in no time :D If I were you I'd keep tracking everything you're eating if you're struggling at the moment, this...

Hi Ladies diet wise I had an excellent time, I'd been having 1000 cals to get rid of the excess I put on last week and that's come off now so I'm going to be having 1250 - 1300 cals a day from today. Like I've said before I stick to the cals but not the recommended food, I am still having 1...

Hi Ladies, well the 2lb I expected did go on, not too disheartened because it was throughly deserved. for about 3 or 4 days I'd just lost the plot for some reason - I must admit I did enjoy it while it lasted though :D anyway I'm back on track now and being uber strict with myself, I'm too...

Hi Ladies :D very well done on your 3lb loss LilK, never mind Nessie that lb will come off again, just keep at it. I think I'll have put a couple on this week actually, Monday night I had my meal planned but nothing in for the kids (they are 19, 17, 7) as I was waiting for the online shop to...

Sounds as though you have a great secretary! :D

AWWH! you've filled me with warmth today, I'm glad things are turning around for you. the talk with hubby was definitely needed! this journey that we are all sharing in our different stages was never going to be totally easy, we've years of damage to our bodies to undo and we're undoing it in...

Oh Paula, I feel so sad after reading your post, I want to give you an almighty hug and sit up all night talking to you. I've been following your diary, even though I haven't posted since our Christmas challenge, but now feel that I desperately want to say something helpful and encouraging...

oh heck! how come I'm doing 1500?!!!!!! no wonder my loss at the moment is very slow. I was supposed to be starting on 1000 by xmas week and everything went haywire, then in the new year I tried back on 1000 but just couldn't do it, so moved to 1200, then after my weigh in on Thursday (I'd...

Hi Nessie I have 7 - 14lbs to lose, depending on my goal which I can't decide on. I've lost 2 1/2 stone (started 11th Oct '07 the day after my 40th birthday). put a bit on over Christmas and managed to lose that but it doesn't seem to be shifting very well now. I've just moved to 1500 but it...

MONDAY Lily - 9lbs Kelly1977 - 8lbs TUESDAY Akersv - 11.5lbs (3 weeks) SoonToBeGorgeous -8lbs (2 weeks) Dutch - 4lbs Lisa - 4lbs FitandTrim - 12 lbs (3 weeks) Joh117 -13lbs( 2 weeks) Blue_grapefruit -7lbs (2 weeks) Lilac -11lbs(3weeks) LynseyLou -14lbs WEDNESDAY Spooky - 10lbs (3 weeks)...

I thoroughly recommend Welcome to theDIBB it's an excellent website with a forum for british people visiting Disney, I went last year and spent weeks going on the dibb every day getting all sorts of fabulous advice, it saved loads of time and money on different things have a fabulous time...

AAah! Naked glory, that's a big thing. people keep telling me I've done well and look great and seem surprised I have more to go. Clothes off is NOT a good look, I'm STILL not happy with my hubby seeing me naked, there's lots of belly that shouldn't be there. only we know what we truly look...

I haven't tried the spanx that hook up to your bra but the ones that come up to your bra without attaching don't move or roll down the trinny & susannah ones I tried were exactly the same style, knees to boobs (but without a hole!) and did not always stay put!

ooooh! definitely Spanx they are fantastic, I'd recommend them to anyone and everyone that would listen. I bought Trinny and Susannah's magic knickers and they were poor in comparison, got a bit of 'roll down' and not the same 'secure feeling' I get with spanx. only thing is my spanx are too...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY Have a great day! :party0019:

Hi, just an opinion, not meant to offend, it looks like just the sort of dress I would have bought before I slimmed down, something that safely hid all sorts of horrors underneath - which you no longer have! I've had to try really hard to change my shopping habits and have bought some...

He He! glad I wasn't admitting to all the Bailey's and chocolates I'd been eating! Oops - tomorrow will tell Mandy, I'm certain it's not too bad, see you then.

I think I'll just have to experiment with some fat free dressings and balsmic vinegar, do you think it would it be ok to use grapes again if I took them from the fruit allowance for the evening meal (which is what I was planning today) as the sweetness really did cheer up the boring lettuce...

After 'loosely' following the 1000 plan over the festive period I am now following it properly from today. BUT OMG! how boring is lunch! green salad leaves or veg! I'm not keen on salad dressings so have 'cheated' already on day one and added a few halved grapes to my lettuce and cucumber...

thank you very much, :D

oh right, thank you

thanks Delli, the boards are really quiet at the moment aren't though, hopefully a CDC will come along that can give me some advice (without the ticking off)

Hi all a little background first; I've been on CD for 9 weeks and have lost 35lbs. I have had a few occasions where I have eaten for special events and it has never thrown me off track, I am 100% back on the next meal. I have never had a week yet where I didn't lose weight. I'm just...

http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-forum/27199-new-year-new-start-any-takers.html here's one Debbie, good luck!

Hi sorry for butting in, I'm actually on CD and the nearest councillor to me is just over an hour away. I decided to go for it anyway and find it worth the travel. If I were you I'd seriously look at the other LLC's, contact them both and see how efficient they are at getting back to...

Yippeee, just 10.5lbs to go now! I too, am just going to concentrate on maintaing now until the New Year. I won't be devastated if I put a little on but I will keep checking and not allow myself to go beyond the stone. next WI for me 3rd January Happy Christmas everyone!

Hi all totally delighted with my final weigh in on Monday 3.5lbs so I've reached and bettered my goal yippeee!!!! wow Paula, well done to you, you are doing fantastic. I haven't been around as my internet access went down at home and the only time I get to go online lately is at work and...

thank you :D my CDC did warn me the last stone is the hardest and it doesn't help at this time of year either does it! my latest goal date is 14th February but I'm confident I'll do it before then

Yippee!!!! I can officially join in with you now. As of my WI on Friday I have 13lbs to go

oh Paula, I hope it all went well, can't wait to hear about it x

Wow Paula 5.7lbs!!! that's fantastic, at least you know you'll definitely make the 20lb challenge. I'm delighted with my 3lb loss on Friday which leaves me with just 1lb to go so I'm also feeling very positive. I just have 1 more WI which is Monday 17th as I have my step brother and wife...

Hi Nicola, no I don't think green tea gives you a buzz, just helps with weight loss and probably has other health benefits too. there's a thread on here for the Green Tea Apprectiation Society! I hate plain green tea but I get it with mint and it's lovely. I used to drink tons of coffee but...

I want one, how much are they in Debenhams?

Don't worry Nicola, this is a new week, I'm sure you'll lose that lb plus some this week! we'll all have things coming up over the next 3/4 weeks that'll make life a bit harder for us, as long as we do it 100% for the rest of the time we'll be ok. It's when you think 'I've got a night out/ big...

Hi Donna I had a chinese meal Friday night (no rice) and a Xmas lunch (no starter, no potatoes, no yorkshire pud) with xmas pud and brandy sauce on Saturday, Sunday I was out of ketosis, Monday (today) back in ketosis with no weight gain. don't worry, just enjoy!

at my WI last week my BMI was 25.8 (I've worked this out, not my CDC) and I'm about 16lbs away from goal. yet nothing was mentioned to me about moving up the plans, I'm still SSing!

It sounds as though you had a lovely birthday Paula, Loving the new photo!

Wow! 4lbs for me last week, my WI was Friday and I wasn't too hopeful but absolutely delighted with that. this week might be a different story as we were away with friends at the weekend and I had a chinese Friday night (no rice) and a Xmas dinner Saturday lunchtime (just turkey and veg) but...

I enjoy doing the Cambridge Diet because it's the one and only diet I've ever stuck to, having tried just about every other going. But I've not just 'stuck' to it, I've enjoyed every (almost) minute of it, it hasn't been a chore, I haven't cheated and I've felt happier and healthier than I've...

OMG you can't not go! we still have to live a life!!!!! I had a weekend away with my hubby and ate normally (subway, Hard Rock Cafe etc) for about 4 meals but got straight back on and still lost that week. Make some sensible choices (NO ALCOHOL it's dangerous) but enjoy it and straight back...

Happy Birthday Many Happy Returns of the day Paula, hope you have a lovely day :flowers:

Hi Roy no men have joined in the Christmas challenge!

Hi Glittergirl, just go for it, it's amazing. the first 4 days I felt a bit tired and just wanted to go to bed at 8pm (I think that was more because I was used to stuffing my face in the evenings and all of a sudden I felt I had nothing to do!) but from day 5 I felt amazing, full of energy and...

Well done lilacbunnykins, a quarter of the way already! keep it up. Good to have you on board wannabslim, I think 14lbs sounds like a good goal from now, good luck and well done on your loss so far

Wow that's brilliant, I'll think I've died and gone to heaven if I ever get into anything a size 10!

Hi Paula please don't take it to heart, there will be 2 reasons for her reaction, first and foremost JEALOUSY, she has been battling for 6 MONTHS to lose whatever weight she has lost and here you are sailing through it and looking fab in a much shorter time. Then of course the next reason...

Hi Ladies, I'm hoping to join you after the results of my WI on Friday, I should have 1 stone or just over then, I do jump on the scales most mornings though and for the past couple of weeks it's been very slow. my goal is 8st 13lb and I think I'll be around 10st ish on Friday. Hopefully then...

Ooh this is great, Valentines Day was the date I had set for my goal weight! SoonToBeGorgeous Princess Tiffers Akersv Mrs V Spooky Blue_grapefruit Dragonfly crazyjane fiona78 Corinne_j Angelchops mommysue ninababes Jelly Belly Dutch sumayyah Chika Lily Yummymummy Ava dawnyblue

Hey girls, aren't we all doing well! we seem to be going at a similar rate too, I think I'm going to be 2lbs short of my stone this month too Paula. mind you I haven't stuck to it 100% this month so I can't complain. my WI this week is Friday (a day later than usual) and I think I may be about...

thanks Peridot, I just seem to remember reading somewhere your packs should be evenly spaced out so if I still have 3 I'll have 10 hours between the 1st and 2nd, then about 4 between 3rd and 4th. Incidentally this 'spicy' tomato soup is blowing my head off, I think someone went a bit overboard...

I've made a bit of a boob today and come to work without my lunchtime CD shake or bar. Our staff canteen has no healthy options so I chose the best I could which was a spicy tomato soup (no protein :(). what I want to know is do I still try and fit in 2 shakes from getting home at 5:45 until...

I actually posted a personal warning a few weeks ago as I drank while on SS and I was VERY VERY ill, I was fine for a while and then it hit me very badly and I had to be taken care of by friends, then my husband when I got home. I was very badly sick on the bathroom floor and just wanted to...

2lbs off this week, not bad considering I had an evening out with my hubby last Friday that was a tapas style meal followed by chocolate fondue with fruit and marshmallows, followed by a couple of bailey's -didn't regret it one little bit though, we had a fab night :party0016: I've struggled a...

anything's achievable Debbie go for it! :D

Very well done Nicola and Paula :clap: It must have been very difficult for you this week Paula, I don't know how you managed, I'm glad to hear your little one is picking up at last And going without proper sleep is an absolute nightmare, hats off to you Paula We're gonna blast that 20lbs...

Sorry for butting in to a LL forum as I'm a CD'er but this is an issue that will apply to anyone on any diet. the thing that worries me is I have dwelt on losing weight for years and since starting CD in October it's taken over my life (in a good way) and I think what on earth will I have to...

oooh, chicken tikka, one of my faves, I love creamy indian dishes, they are going to be very few and far between in the future :sigh: I've tried really healthy recipes for tikka and similar but they just don't taste the same, my stomach's growling now! actually for a day or two I've been...

Thanks Nicola, I'm sure you'll get to your half way point next week. I've been calculating that if I carry on the way i'm doing I should be starting to move up the steps by Christmas, I'm hoping that w/c 3rd Dec I'll be AAM, then w/c 10 and 17 Dec I'll be 790, then week commencing 24 Dec...

Yippee! 3lbs off this week, that takes me to half way through my challenge (and 24lbs in total). I'm gonna get that next 10lbs off no problem! Hows everyone else doing?

Sorry to hear your little one's still not well Paula, hope she's better soon. what fab news about your clothes, clothes can make you feel very down when; nothing fits, you can't get anything nice for a special occasion and everything you wear just looks horrible. BUT clothes can be very...

Hi Whoops I'm on my first AAM week this week and feel absolutely fine, it's very unlikely to be the diet. wrap up warm and maybe take some cold/flu remedy's and maybe up your portions a little whilst feeling a bit woozy. take care :hug99:

OMG I've been worrying about the exact same thing. My weights dropping off and I'm starting to feel really good about myself BUT not interested in anything more than a cuddle! I'm so glad to hear it'll change (soon I hope!). I wonder why this happens :confused:

Awww Paula, big hugs to you both, I hope she's better soon, there's nothing worse than your own child being poorly and you feeling helpless is there. If our love and concern made our children better they'd never have a days illness would they. You take care:hug99:

Hi Bailey's Mummy, you don't need to do anything just start losing weight !!! some of us have done xmas tickers for the 20lb which is fun but not necessary, if you want to do one just click on any of the tickers and it will take you to the site that creates them, then just copy the code and pop...

Well done Lou that's brilliant, it'd be fantastic if we could all zoom past that 20lbs!!! The nearer we get to Christmas the harder it'll be though probably. Good luck tomorrow Nicola, mine's Thursday morning

Hi all, I'm Dawn, 40 years old (not sure how that happened!) I started CD the day after my 40th birthday and am currently in week 5 having lost 21lb so far. I'm married to David and have 3 children Aaron (19) and Ben (17) from a previous marriage and Joseph (7) I'm a Receptionist for...

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Hi Paula I've just read through your diary from start to finish, you've done fabulously, well done, keep it up, Next is waiting!

well done Paula! I guess last weeks little problem is over? you'll definitely make your stone in 5 weeks no problem Hi Nicola, yes I still have the 3 packs with AAM we have to to make sure you're getting all the nutrients you need. tonights an italian, I know I must stay away from pizza and...

Hi all been busy the last couple of days, but delighted to say I've lost 4lbs this week! yippee. I'm starting AAM tomorrow, but I have several social occasions so they won't be strict AAM meals so not too hopeful about weight loss this week. I think I'm ready for some food though, I've...

Hi Babs I was the opposite as you and the first 4 days I wanted to go to bed by 7pm! I lasted till I got my little lad to bed at 8:30pm and then crashed out. from day 5 my energy levels soared and I can stay up for ages now (I certainly couldn't before I started the diet!)

Enjoy Christmas Sam and just make as many 'sensible' choices as you can and get yourself on track in the New Year. I don't know how people manage to stay strict over Christmas to be honest, I guess they are very strong will powered. I'm going to 'do my best'

unfortunately I have humongous (is that a word?) boobs and any coat look is not good. the jackets aren't great either I know but they aren't expensive and smart. by Christmas I will be buying that 3/4 length A-line coat! :D

this might be a strange one, but I'd really like a nice winter coat! because I'm only 5'2" and look like a barrel coats look ridiculous so I wear casual jackets, I'd love one that's nice and smart and shows I have a shapely figure underneath. oh yes and to wear nice underwear

mine's Thursday morning. I haven't tried the flavoured water, is it nice? I've bought myself some cans of Coke Zero to have as an occasional treat, it's just a break from water all the time!

Well done Nicola, that's brilliant after having such a socially hectic week. Keep up the good work this week, is your next WI next Tuesday?

I love the bars, peanut is my least favourite but they are all nice, you can have 1 a day after your first 2 weeks. I really enjoy the chocolate tetras though so I guess we all have different tastes, they do need to be cold though. a couple of times I've added them to coffee so it's a third...

Hi Lou well done on getting through day 1 so well, hope day 2 is a doddle for you. it's awful having to wait 2 weeks to be weighed but your loss should be brilliant by then, you'll probably have lost a stone, for the first time ever last night I struggled with hunger so I ended up having an...

oh dear, I was thinking I'd enjoy myself (food wise) in social occasions but have the shakes for none social meals. I love Christmas so much and the eating is such a huge part of it. but then is that not one of the battles of food taking over, I know I should enjoy Christmas for getting...

Are you joining us Sam?

Hi Karina and welcome I haven't given a great deal to what I'm going to do over the christmas period Sam, I think it depends on what I've lost to how strict I'll be with myself, I'm hoping to have moved up from SS by then anyway. Over Xmas and New Year I can easily put on 7 - 14lbs I usually...

Hi Lou, you'll do it this time, your head is in the right place by the sounds of it and that is very important, if you're not mentally ready no diet is ever going to work. I've started diet after diet and they've all failed but this time I feel so strong and positive and actually feel so...

Hi Lou sounds as though you were on a losing battle from the start this week, don't worry though, I'm sure you'll do well this week, after all you did have a marvellous week last week!

Hi Nicola, don't worry too much, my first 3lb loss on this challenge occurred after a weekend away with my hubby eating normally, I just got straight back on SS as soon as I got back Hi Lou, and welcome, good luck with your journey, I was the same and really looking forward to starting it, I...

Ooooh I was all confused then, 2 NooNoo's :confused: then I realised you were different people 1966 and 1970! Yes Lou count your 10lb towards your challenge as it was the first week, I think we'd all like to lose more really so if you shoot off the end of the 20lb goal, good for you! good...

Hi NooNoo, yes put your 4lb down towards it, if you click on my ticker it'll take you to the site where you can create your own. welcome kopcat and very well done on a good start! 1/4 of the way already! I've lost 17lbs from the start too, I'm on week 4 now