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To everyone, thank you so much for your kind words. They really meant so much. Today has been a very sombre day, he has sobered up and I'm guessing, very much in denial that it really is "the end". As sad as it is, and how difficult the next few months are going to be, I do deep down know...

So a few may remember me from Late last year, I returned after Christmas but have been quiet up to now due to serious problems at home. I have struggled to keep on track whilst my marriage has been imploding. We started counselling a few weeks back but sadly this has not yet touched the sides...

So after my 2 day planned break, enjoying my work Christmas bash (had to fly up to Scotland for the event hence 2 days) I am firmly seated back on the CD wagon:D I brought myself safely out of ketosis and had a blast, now my plan is to have another week on SS, followed by Christmas day lunch, a...

Thank you for all your suggestions!!! Am I the only person who did not know who Elivra was??? Anyway, it has all been decided, I am going as a sexy Egyptian, and hubby is going as ET.....:D Brother in law is Elmore from the blues brothers and sister is still deciding, however I have...

WOW lady, that is one hot mama!!!! Loving the dress and congrats at the size 14, when I reach smaller sizes I am going to wear the labels on the outside rather than cutting them out in fear of anyone seeing. :D

My corner shop is fatal when I fill up the car with fuel. My job has me travelling around the South East, so stopping at garages/ service stations is a necessity!! I found a passion for mini chedders and soon was munching a packet a day.......or the grab bag ( always bigger) size of ready...

So every year we go to our local pub which hold a fantastic NYE do, and it's fancy dress. The theme is decided by a letter and this year it is "E" :D Now I am completely stuck as to what or who to dress as: to give you a flavour last year was "S". And characters included, The Stig...

Aren't we all creatures of habit with our shake choices.....:D Laura 1986. You like them!!!! WOW , we'll at least you should never experience a shortage due to popularity:p I am going to B&Q to see if anyone needs to hang wallpaper with it.

Beautiful, Congratulations xx

FOR REAL :eek: A chocolate bear!!!! I am speechless Spangles......a sabotaging CDC :D Dolly

In the hope of deviating from my 9th week ( with break in middle for hols) of 2 chocs shakes and 1 veg soup that I add curry powder to per day, I braved a change and bought the porridge in all flavours. Yesterday I made myself eat the apple and cinnamon which was at best vile and tonight have...

Well done Krissycat. That is awesome!! Great PMA which will bring you to goal for June no problem. Reading through your responses also reminded me to up my water intake as I have been slack in that dept...:) Here's to next week, Dolly x

What spangles said ( that girl sure speaks sense) with a dollop of good luck wishes!! Dolly x

NL4M Excellent that you had a lovely shopping experience. It is very difficult being a plus size (as stated in the trade) to get a good variety to try and specialist shops are the way forward to get a comphrehensive idea of what suits you. Now the reason the assistant gave that "look" is because...

Grit your teeth, drink plenty of water (I am also glugging hot water to try and stay warmish) and it will get much better. As everyone says days 2 and 3 are pretty much as bad as it gets and then it is all uphill :D I am on day 3 and just desperate to get past this day then i know i am on my...

Hi there, Well done so far on your weightloss, however when it comes to dress sizes it is variable depending on your bodyshape etc. I lost 24lbs prior to going on holiday and was a "bulging" size 16 (wouldnt admit to really needing an 18 :eek:) and 7 weeks later was a very comfortable 16...

Wow Spangles, i have just read through all your diary since i went off and BOY hasnt it all kicked off!!! If i had known what had been going on i wouldnt have discussed in my previous post where I worked...so sorry. Anyway onto more positive notes, I am envious of your post gig party (your...

Very well done!! Are you doing SS or a higher level? Fingers crossed my first weigh in next week will be equally as fabulous xx

Congrats to your fantastic weightloss MFB.....that is bang on target. xxxx

Spangles, I am a tulse Hillbilly visitor!! I live on the South Coast but work in London (All London Hospitals) but my brother lives in Tulse Hill and i park my car there at least 2 times a week and stay over to save on travel a couple of times a month. I was born in Camberwell, good ol Kings...

Sorry for the delay in responding, jetlag has taken over my afternoon and evenings and yesterday i was shattered before i even did my fight for the bus to Tulse Hill from Brixton Station!! Still managed to elbow my way onto a seat though:D Spangles: You are my hero, i have just looked at your...

Hi Everyone, well some may remember me but there seems to be a few new names aswell.....I did the cambridge for 7 weeks prior to going on holiday for 3 weeks. I made the decision to throw away the scales and found out the morning that i flew that i had lost an amazing 23lbs!!! That was being on...

Hurrah to the explosive bottom!!! Spangles that is an amazing loss and so inspiring......has made me feel so much better. Today I tried on a skirt in marks and sparks and it just looked ridiculous.......I was bulging out in all directions, yet it was in a size that I now fit and I always...

Hi, just wanted to wish you luck on your post holiday weigh in tomorrow. Sadly I am going away with work for two days and doubt I will manage to get online. I look forward to finding out the result on my return xxxx

Hi Jules Firstly, congrats on bubba number 3...... That sounds like you have your hands full!!! It is awful when illness strikes the ones we love most, and you are obviously living a highly immotive time. I wish you all the best in your diet, and know you will succeed, the outcome of losing...

Seriously, what an insensitive git!!! You are doing so well, I cook for my family most nights and understand how challenging this can be. Keep at it and soon he will wish he had kept shtum.... P.S. May I recommend breaking said biscuits for tomorrow, give him something to really moan about!

Mahooosive congratulations on the 2 stone mark, that is just ace!! What did you mean re; scenic route?? Did you SS+.. Dolly x

You are doing so well under such extreme circumstances, and yes 4lbs off is marvellous compared to the damage you could have done. Think positive and I am sure it will all right itself in the end. Xx

Hi Anna Good luck with your restart, I also find having a strappy pair of heels in the corner of my bedroom inspirational, due to severe weight gain my footwear is currently all flat ( the only fashion to actually be on my side with the rise of ballerina pumps on sale!!), however I used to love...

Cmon you can do this, firstly huge congratulations by immediately taking action that clothes are tight, rather than going into denial and just buying new ones!! I think you need to control the diet rather than letting it control you, for example, state to yourself today I am not going to eat...

Another tattoo virgin here, yet constantly looking. I have a friend who is a tattoo artist and think I will sit with him and design something. My son was going to help design one with me but has yet to start, mind you he blames that on me not knowing what I want! Like the other poster I really...

Thank you all, what an amazing bunch you are. I am well and truly ready to blend "cold style" with my stick!! And spangles: that had me in stitches, as I already do this. Due to all my shakes being served hot I always boil too much water and use the excess to wash my stick and bowl, only...

Oh Mama I would be delighted if that is all I put on whilst away! That is fantastic and will have dispersed by the end of the week. I am so pleased you all had a great time down my neck of the woods. Did you manage to get to Paultons park? I am sure Laura is also waiting for your...

Ok, I am a creature of habit, when I very first started this diet (3 yrs ago) I only liked the choc lactose free shake, choc tetra and veg soup, so have stuck religiously to these flavours again this time round for nearly six weeks. ( I was the same in my real life eating habits, always drunk...

Hi there, I have thrown my scales away and when I weigh with my CDC she does it with my eyes covered. Like you I found it very demotivating each week if the scales did not reflect the effort!! I have found it very liberating not knowing and my clothes are my measurement. My clothes are now...

Welcome back MFB!! That rocks that you stuck 100% to plan. I bet you have lost a shedload when you get on those scales. And you definitely have done the best thing by sticking in the zone, I went away all last week with work and stuck 100% until last Thursday eve where we had a gala...

That is phenomenal......fabulous loss and a great motivator for the journey ahead x

That's great....congratulations.

Then you would be staggered at mine feeney foo: I have cooked practically every goddam meal for the past 4 weeks, sat in Maccy D's whilst he chomped through a big mac.....he can't stop himself telling me how starving he is and describes what he might eat next and last night I gave him my worst...

Even though I am one of the hide the scales from view peeps, I do remember from my first time on CD that my weight could fluctuate upwards of 4-6 lbs!!! I flatly refuse to believe any scale reading after my first thing in the morning, post wee and au naturalle!!!!! Spangles...

Mama, there is a tesco on the outskirts of Bognor and there is a morrisons in the town centre. The weather last weekend was lush and you would have thought it was Europe with the amount of bikini clad girls and kiddies in the sea :D Sadly it is much colder at the moment, but loads to do. I...

Ooh mama, you will do loads (please read my other reply to you on Mrs fat bums topic). If you need to know anything just shout xxx

Mrs FB you will have a lovely time. And Mama.....I live in the village of Felpham which is a few hundred yards up the seafront of Bognor Butlins!!! Dolly xxx

Good luck Surrey trooper. Together we can all do this!!!

Ooh mama. Which Butlins are you going too? And Mrs FB, I hope your period calms down and you have a lovely holiday x

Thank you Mama and Tano. Congratulations to you both on your amazing weightloss, mama I was astounded at 105 lbs loss and read your posts for inspiration. I still have 56lbs to go and just panicked, I did this diet 4 years ago and know that it worked brilliantly, however then I was only 2 stone...

A massive doubt has just been implanted in my normally logical intelligent mind, however the niggle is growing and so too my concern, so thought I would turn to the greater oh wise ones for debate. On a previous thread I read tonight, someone commented that they had previously done CD, then...

Black coffee and a brisk walk........or get to a chemist for a laxative. I find Movical excellent. Hope it sorts out soon as I know how uncomfortable it can be xx

A vegetable girl me!!!!! And a healthy sprinkle of curry powder to boot lol x

Whooooohoooo, that is fab!,, and yes I can't wait for that same moment xxx

Ooooooh Spangles you look well lush!!!! Your face has changed dramatically (as in thinner with cheekbones) :D How amazing, and soo inspirational. Thank you for your fantastic diary, it has kept me company tonight and I have chuckled loudly so many times.....hubby is feeling quite left out...

Congratulations Mrs FB! How long until you go on holiday? Dolly xxx

Good luck MFB, you will do great. Fantastic news about your baggy trousers!!

Oh and BIN your scales.....now I would suggest after weigh in tomorrow (hopefully in the morning, post wee and pre any drinks) then..........every week don't look at the scales when your CDC does all your measurements and only find out every 4 weeks......xxxxx

Oh Mrs FB, You sound like I was last Friday, had no shake at all then got stuck on the A3 for 2 hours in a heatwave, suffering thee most dreadful TOTM and had hardly any fuel so was scared to put the AC on:mad: BUT......how amazing are you girl.......you didn't cave to those pesky vending...

Spangles....... It is highly liberating not having the scales. All I can do is get my head down and crack on. I am not having any panics that one week showed a small loss and the 7 days following praying for a larger one..... It isn't for everyone but it seems to be working well for me :D If...

I was always told that sweeteners in tablet form are fine, but no to powder. I do admit to 2 x cups of coffee with a smidgen of skimmed milk. However the official line is no to milk. I do chew sugar free gum as your breath goes rank!!! Water, strong coffee and a brisk walk can all help keep...

Well week 3 has passed without incident, and without having any scales it really has removed all pressure of how much weight I have lost so far. BUT.... It must be working. Today I fit back into my old Next work trousers, a size 14!!!!!! They are a little snug but much better than wearing the...

Happy Birthday to you!!! I have just read a fantastic post in the threads above regarding how we see this diet, and it has really motivated me. It was written by Mick and called " there are two people who do this diet". Give it a read and you will feel empowered. Have a great day and hope...

Hi Mama 22 I too suffer from serious carb bloating which is the result of a slight intolerance to wheat, but a great way to combat this is to eat rice pasta, it tastes exactly the same and let's you eat your spag bog etc minus the Michelin man effect. This can be purchased from your local...

So I have been on a planned night out and ended up having a steak with green salad and three vodkas with coke zero.........is this going to set me back loads???? Tomorrow I am straight back on SS and going to drink a minimum of 4 litres of water to help flush it all through. The bizarre...

Dear Strawberry, First and foremost a massive hug from me. Not only on your fabulous weightloss but also as the supporting half to your hubby whilst he underwent surgery. My hubby had open heart surgery 6 years ago at the tender age of 32. It was a stressful time for all, but mainly as the...

Welcome and all the best on CD...... Everyone on here is lovely x

You go girl! That rocks. And I am just finding that my clothes that I was bulging out of ( size 16) but definately in denial about really being an 18, are starting to fit more comfortably. When I take my clothes off at the end of the day I am minus a red ridge across my stomach and cramps :)

Loving the replies......especially the misread of Uck!!! Yes, sugar free gum is a controversial beast really, with mixed reactions to it's allowance on the CD. My councillor stated that some people can tolerate it without throwing themselves out of ketosis, whereas other sensitive souls...

Try and weigh first thing in the morning, with no clothes on and I think you will be shocked at how different pre any fluid your result will be!!!! Stay strong MFB, all will turn out good in the end xxx

Welcome to the world of CD......my tounge is like a carpet and I could kill a man at 50 paces with my breath :8855: Even though I have been in ketosis for a couple of weeks, today I really was conscious at how bad I smell......any hints or tips. I drink loads and chew sugar free gum before I...

Hey Mollydog I have felt really liberated by NOT having my scales available...I would have weighed Monday but do not intend to step on them until Oct 25th just before I leave for the airport. It's also good because today I had a visit from mother nature which I wasn't expecting yet and am sure...

Good luck Mrs FB.......you will do just great!

Mrs FB Greece is lovely this time of year ( one of my most favourite places). And the food is naturally healthy, fish, salads etc and the fact neither of you drink is fantastic, as wine makes me a lush, I then crave all the naughty food and shovel it down without thinking!,, You will be in...

Bloomin bangles, Spangles, just seen your weightloss for this week. Whooohooo that's 2 impressive losses in two weeks. Bet all that fretting seems like a distant memory now eh? Made up for you. Dolly x

It's bizarre how our bodies react, today however has been a different story and I feel fine and I have had a walk but a shorter one than on Sunday. Can I ask what you do on your treadmill? I have only allowed myself tonwalk on mine for an hour at 5.6kmh. I would like to increase to jogging...

This one is always a dilemma, I take it that you are looking at going abroad?? I am going on holiday in 4 weeks time so would have completed 6.5 weeks of the diet prior to departure, I too thought about what I will do whilst away and have planned to eat low carb and low fat, allowing alcohol...

Thanks spangles, and put like that yes, my body should really be screaming at me for so few calories!!! Today is 2 weeks exactly but as I have thrown the scales away I am completely ignorant to how I am doing after my initial first week 8 ibs loss Dolly

Hi there I am sure you will be fine, BUT if the scales do not reflect a whopping loss I would look at your exercise regime. Your body may find the twice daily workouts too much on so few a calories and be in shock. Speak to your CDC for advice ( it does appear there isn't a hard and fast rule...

Hi Jesica I do wish you all the best with your weightloss and do understand completely how this diet does mess with your mindset, it has caused me to have a few wobbles but at the moment I am beginning to understand the reasons why I use food to control my emotions ( or more honestly to block...

So today I am nearly at the two weeks in stage and can't understand why I feel hungry? I am sure last time I did CD the ketosis stopped the stomach growling!!! I am drinking the right amount of water and green tea, I did go for a long walk today making the most of the sunshine so this could...

I would use their negativity as a power force to spur you on, so what if their ignorance is stated, they are just sheep spouting what they have heard ( probably from a magazine or somebody's aunties friend) without ever reading up on the subject to acknowledge the clinical evidence that...

Hello to you there across the pond!!! Good luck and will enjoy exchanging stories over the coming months. Dolly

Stay positive and maybe up a plan for a couple of weeks. I think you may have overdone the excercise for the moment and caused shock to your system ( happened to me on the Dukan diet!!). Please don't leave and take care of yourself. Dolly x

Welcome MrsFB Day 3, so now it should all get much easier. And what a brilliant position to be in that you and hubby are doing it together so you have a live in support network :D Looking forward to sharing the highs and the lows with you. Dolly x

Well done, that's a super loss........I am going to start my shred in a couple of weeks as my CDC recommends I settle into the vlcd or I am at risk of not losing lbs!!!!

Hi and good luck, also I have found huge comfort in your post regarding your maintenece in your weight loss, to have only gained .5 st is amazing. I am really scared that as soon as food is introduced I will go back to my old eating habits. I have already decided I am going to calorie count...

Wow....this just highlights our relationships with our bathroom friends!!! I agree to see your weight daily can be motivational, however I am the spoilt child syndrome...I want it all to come off now in chunks so mahoosive that I can almost bounce off them scales a dress size thinner :D I have...

After my first weigh in I have made hubby go and hide the scales with a firm instruction not to allow them back into my hands until the day before we go on holiday (5 weeks today!). Now, as a returner to CD, I know how scale obsessed I became, at first seeing the fast weight loss was a huge...

Hi Oh you are soo not alone in what I frequently referred to as "self sabotage"........I had 6 weeks of product in my cupboards that I was always going to start next Monday or after I had tried WW, SW and more recently Dukan. As well as starting CD and failing by dinner. I do agree with...

Has my thread been moved?????? And to where?????

Thanks everyone for your lovely responses.....yes it has been one hell of a four year foodathon!!! Caught in the cycle of feeling low, eating and drinking my own body weight in wine and rubbish for a ten min uplift, to then come crashing down and feeling ***** again! I knew it had got out of...

Can I? Hi there, I have this DVD ( well it's my daughters!) however will this slow down my weightless as I am SS , week 2, and would hate to compromise the weekly loss. If it is allowed I will go get my gym kit on :D Cheers, dolly

Hi there, I am also new and just bordered the wagon!!! Good luck and look forward to chatting. Dolly

Hi everyone, I am a CD returner and successfully lost 2stone to a lovely 10 stone 4 years ago. But due to a serious case of losing the plot and depression I have put 4 stone back on!!! I did also give up smoking in this time (yey :D) change my job to a very sedentary one which is also very...

Ignore......wrote on wrong thread!!

Hi everyone, please may I also join in. I am a returner and will formerly introduce myself in a new topic so as not to overtake your thread. However I am aiming to lose 2.5 stone by Christmas. I would love to do more but have a 3 week holiday at the end of October so trying to be realistic...

Thanks for all the advice and kind words. Locket: I think we are worse due to our profession, I am great with others but myself I self diagnose and never want to be " the worried well"! I am devastated though, having done so well I really didn't want to have to pause or stop but I do...

Thanks locket, It's bizarre but I have felt sick since I started....everyday when I eat it starts. I usually do my walk prior to eating but tonight time did not allow, but I have now been ill twice tonight so am lying on my bed. Thanks for the medicine tip, although hubby is more concerned...

Cheers locket Sadly I have just seen my salmon for the second time tonight so not sure if it's the walk or a bug

Does anyone else get this? I am only on day 3 and felt great, had salmon and eggs for dinner, rested for an hour then did an hours walk but have stared to feel sick. This has happened everyday so far........

Ditto Am not sure if I would have taken the Dukan plunge had it not been for this site. Also I am a bit of a novice working around all the icons and tools so please know that I really am grateful for every reply offered. Much respect Dolly x

Zeniths ( oh for crying out loud... Apologies but my iPad keeps changing names and it likes you as Zeniths so please play along and in my mind I am calling you the X name!!!!) My confession also, is I am a domestic mess. In fact very like Zoe wanna maker in "My Family" sitcom!, When I first...

Thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement. This is definitely a step in the right direction. Taffy, am thinking thatsva good strategy regarding the scales and going Kg's...... I have such a lot of weight to lose it becomes a bit daunting, but one things for sure.....staying a...

Menu sounds scrum my for brekkie, let's hops the gain is a totm blip. Well done for getting through attack, I still have a way to go on it and today was drooling all over the :family2: jacket potatos and salad!! However yesterday I was craving salmon so we all enjoyed some of that tonight...

Morning ladies of the Dukan circle Well I decided to join in and weigh myself on day 3 of attack and I have lost 4Lbs :D Am so chuffed, two whole days has produced such a loss and I still have 5 days to go before cruise!! Have a super day everyone, I am off to work now so will be back...

Yes we can do this!!! I am NOT giving up as I'm the size of a small water buffalo and go on holiday in exactly 11 weeks, and do not want to look like I am part of the local wildlife to be glared at!!!!! In fact I am thinking of booking another one for next summer to ensure I stick to it...

I am only half way through day 2 and according to dr. Ducans official website I should stay in attack phase for 7 days!

Is this part of the withdrawal symptoms from carbs???? I have a pounding headache and am off to take some tablets. I have drank loads of water and green tea today, is there anything else I can do to help ease this.? Cheers, Dolly

Thank you maintainer, that is exactly what I was after!!! Whooohooo the excellent news is, that was what my gallette looked like prior to the fatal toss :D

Weigh in Ok ladies you have convinced me.....tomorrow I will have a cheeky weigh in, as soon as I wake up, pre cup of tea and post 1st wee ( sorry if tmi)!!!!! You will hear the scream all over the uk should I not have lost or worst still......put on..??????!::eek: Am sure I will be fine...

Fantastic Oh well done you!!! That is great news and what motivation to spur us all onwards.... I have been too chicken to get on the scales, I think I may leave it until the end of attack so I don't get disheartened xx

Having followed a "foolproof recipe" kindly posted from another member in the recipe section I excitedly made my virgin gallette..... All was going well until I noticed a singeing smell once I had turned it and far to early to be cooked through, so getting slightly above my under average...

Brilliant, thanks ladies I lurve a good support network!! I have now updated my profile statistics and feel very positive. I am really impressed with your dinner of trout, it has made me hungry and wish I could be so inventive with making sauces!! Did you buy t.he recipe book or are you a...

Just wanted to say hi and good luck, am another day 1 student and made the drastic mistake of leaving my prepared food on the kitchen counter whilst I went to work, so my menu so far is Brekkie. Coffee with skimmed milk. ( the two hard boiled eggs at home) so nothing Lunch. Water and a...

Yoghurty biz Just to say thanks to everyone's replies. Yes, I have now got fat free plain yoghurt from dr. Oerter :)

Dear wise ones Unfortunately I had to delay my Dukan start as I hadn't finished the book and in honesty am having trouble getting my head round it all ( I am not normally slow!!) Anyway, tomorrow is kick off for attack and I will learn as I go. Is the above yoghurt allowed??? I think...

Dear All. Hello..... As a new Dukaner I am a little confused and wondered if you could help. I am going to start the attack phase tomorrow, but could you please clarify to me that I have read this correctly: As much protein may be eaten and some eggs, but how and what do I do with the oat...

CG, if there is one thing that always gets me in your posts its the complete honesty that you share. Your effort to not use denial as a form of excuse is refreshing. I wish you a better week and am sending additional vibes for your gremlin to make a quick stage exit left!! It must be something...

Well done rumbles on a fantastic weightloss, your piccies are fab,,,,,,and that wizzy thing looks great. Unfortunatley i am a sales rep and live in my car so am looking for the ultimate way whilst on the go. At present i do not buy the tetras, i just starve!! I have a shake before work then...

You Go Girl!! Kes I am so thrilled for you, what a lovely day trying on your beautiful wedding dress..... I agree with the others to take advice from your CDC to maximise on your weightloss minus having the dress dropping off you as you waltz into your ceromony :D What date do you leave for...

Excellent attitude CG, write it down and move on. We are human and sometimes these episodes just reinforce how pointless giving in is. So back to the plan, a little read of the diet guy and go and give yourself a motivational chat in the mirror about how brilliant you are and how well you are...

Thanks CG The problem is he purely does not think as he has never had to diet!! Also he is very used to the world revolving around him as he has undergone open heart surgery and suffered a stroke in the past 6 years so support the other way is a non entity.....i wont bore you but this is...

If all else fails make a wax effigy of him and buy some very sharp pins. take care xxx. Thank you, that had me rolling with laughter!!! Am just off to melt down some candles xx

This diet can be challenging at certain moments and i am on week 6 now and will admit to struggling. The thought of food (and comfort food as i feel so cold) is overwhelming and even though i have been for a long walk and thinking positive it is an inner battle..........so why does my hubby...

Blimey, thats lovely. What a nice CDC you have. May i enquire what book she recommended for you? I have found that CDC#s seem to vary wildly, mine is great and txts to see how i am getting on and state the obvious (like in summer she encouraged everyone to add crushed ice to their shakes to...

Said in only a way a nurse could!!! I am now in sales and work for a major yankie doodle company who manufacter devices for CPAP, BIPAP and respiratory drug delivery. Have been doing this for 9 years and love it......

Thanks rumbly tums, that did make me laugh. It would be my luck that i would squeak just as everyone went quiet!! And for the record, you will admit many things on this forum that you would never dream of anywhere else :D

Thanks Hedgehog, you have given me hope with your statement that it didn't happen to you....and even though in my head i believe I could eat more than man v food, I am sure my stomach would have shrunk and a small meal will feel like a feast! Dolly x

Gorey Girl, what does charcoal tablets do? I thought they made you vomit? (I could take my own oxygen machine and mask as i am a respiratory specialist!).

Having read the previous post re: grumbling stomach and wind, it has got me thinking.......if I have read correctly when food is reintroduced your stomach cramps/wind/bloats and feels pretty rotten?? My dielama is i am going on holiday on Fri 12th November, and i was planning on having a meal...

Go Goreygirl Go!!!!! That is such a brilliant weightloss.......and then to fit into a smaller pair of trousers is fantastic. And blow me it;s only gonna get better as it will keep falling off you!! Respect to you! Dolly xx P.S My feet have now shrunk a whole size :cool:

Hope you got through and drowned the voice of food out with a voice of reason!! Stay strong we have all been there x

Yup, if i look back all that goes hand in hand, but i always manage to think of them as seperate issues as opposed to one big destructive behaviour. The hypnotist i am going to see has provided me with the CD that i listen to, there are two. One is for food control and the other motivational. I...

To throw a last spanner in the works And if anyone can explain how to update the ticker scenario that would be fab......it has obviously been in conspiracy with my lost posts :D

Thanks guys for your comments, i think i may have sussed where i made my error!! BUT it is still frustrating......and i did giggle at the impressive weight loss i could have sustained had i not existed!!! Dolly

That is so interesting and yet a mirror of my own destructive cycle of food addiction. The difference is I know why i turn to food, "love" in a wrapper, but yet i don't know when i set myself up for the onslaught. I find like an alcoholic that i will find a reason to be near a shop i,e i need...

Your not alone!! I also have a real issue with the bars, after getting all excited about getting a choc fix i couldn;t believe my body wanted rid of this awful brown concoction wrapped up like a willy wonka bar, i have since tried all flavours to no avail. Then i had a breakthrough and 3 weeks...

Am having a major Grrrrrrrrrrrrr moment, but I replied to many threads yesterday and also included myself in the October challenge (right after Chele if my memory serves me correctly) BUT today they are missing.....Yup, gone awol......as if i do not exist :confused: What is going on (and if...

Stop beating yourself up, learn from it and move on. The only way is up and this time next week I am sure you will have the impressive loss that you would expect after being 100% on plan. Keep on here as the support is A1 and busy fingers on the keypad avoid temptation elsewhere!! Good luck for...

The reason i got so overweight was due to my giving up smoking, and used to huff and puff if walking at speed or uphill. Since piling on the weight i huffed and puffed even worse than before. So I have noticed I am a lot fitter minus the huff and puffing (think ivor the engine......or am i just...

Hi and good luck with your weightloss journey, this forum is my sanctury and sanity!! Dolly x

And another to the list please Leeds - to lose 7lbs Minxie - to lose 14lbs AOGG - to lose 28lbs Goreygirl - to lose 20lbs Angelchops - to lose 14lbs trisha - to lose 14lbs PhoenixsHonour - to lose 14lbs Elie - to lose 14lbs kes- to lose 15lbs LincsBren - to lose 14.4lbs - 2.2lbs lost...

Oh Goreygirl, you are always there with the positive comments and i thank you so much for that! Congratulations on your fabulous first week weightloss and hike round the forest.. I think it is a half way slump I am going through, the initial novelty factor has dispersed and I am just not...

This is now getting a tad ridiculous, my feet are shrinking. Last week i had to render my most comforatble shoes useless due to swimming in them, and if i walked at any reasonable pace they slipped off which resulted in my hopping backwards to reclaim said footwear! (did not go down well with...

Congratualtions that is fantastic! pictures look fab. Hope you feel better soon. Dolly x

I lost weight from my feet :D Its most bizarre as i would have preffered it off my Bum and Tum.....but ankles and feet have shrunk!! :cry: Last week i had to run in my work shoes (they are flat and from Evans due to having wide feet) and they were falling off and I was skating round in them...

Fantastic weight loss!! May i ask is all you have to lose another 9lb in total?/ If that is the case you have done fabulous, i only lost 7lbs in my first week and it has really slowed down and i have over 3 stone to lose. Best of luck with the losses. Dolly

Go girl>>>> Its a fantastic feeling isn't it and one that keeps you motivated :D I have to admit that I cooked for the entire family every night for the first 3 weeks, sat with hubby in the pub and watched him wolf down a cheeseburger dinner and baked an entire batch of choc scones and wasn't...

Hi All well after my well planned break (away with work) it just didn't go to plan! So have been off the diet for 4 day's.....however i am back on track today so hoping that i haven't sabotaged my efforts too much. My scales showed a 3lb gain which hopefully will go as soon as ketosis is...

Hi Yes we are going to Australia, first we are visiting Hong Kong for 5 day's then we are in Sydney for 15 day's. I drive for a living so will visit everywhere via bus/train and foot!! Hoping to do loads of walking so i can help maintain my weight, we have already booked for a seaplane trip...

Could you try and use only half a teaspoon? or three quaters to stretch the flavouring to make at least an additonal litre of water?? My other question if it is due to sweetner is I always add a sweetner to black coffee, if i drank more than 2 cups would that mean i also run the risk of knocking...

Welcome back Lauren. Congratulations on your baby girl. Wow you certainly seem to have been blessed with a stress free birth. I feel we may all be coming to you for advice regarding CD as you seem very strong and mentally in the "zone". I look forward to reading all about your mahoosive losses...

Hi fellow CD'ers!! Really this is just a motivational rant to myslef that i am making public. Today i am off to Salzburg with work, and have prepared myself as best as possible. Breakfast will be shakes in my room (purchased plastic shaker for such purpose, and fits snugly in luggage), lunch...

I think learn from it and move on, the longer you beat yourself up the more destructive it will be and the temptation to eat will creep in. Get back on that wagon and just think of how much weight you can lose by your second weigh in!! I was having a "weak" moment this morning, so decided to...

Stoke girl that has brought tears to my eyes, I hear you girlfriend, especially the bit where everyone knows you as the confident one when inside your so lonely and shy. I too have that personna and will often make the joke about my size before anyone else can, and really i am dying inside. I...

Oh yes, I am freezing. I am in my car the majority of the time and have the heating up so much!! But at home i live with my hot water bottle and blanket, when i make my last shake (hot choc) i refill my bottle for sleep time, and for the past week it is always on my feet still when i wake up...

Girl Power to you!! OMG!!! You look fantastic, I can't believe you are a size 18 bottom, you look smaller than me , i have just gone from a 16 to a 14......well done and keep strong. And yes you do have a lovely shape :D

Hi Kimmie I agree with the above poster, plan ahead. On Tuesday i met a colleague and we had a lunch meeting, I drank sparkling water and stated that i had a dodgy stomach and didn't want to risk it!! (may have said pink chicken and hubbys cooking so bug alert was averted :D).... Is there not a...

Congratulations Kimmie, such a fantastic loss for 2 weeks!!!:D "You girlfriend are on a roll".......said in the style of gok

welcome to the world of furry tongue! Or at least that is what i have and have presumed that is what everyone is going on about....I also need to know if it lasts the whole diet? I have tried brushing it/ scraping it to no avail so just am careful when i laugh not to waggle it about as i also...

congratulations on your 8lbs loss that is supurb! I have been reading your posts and have been inspired by your decision to "not give up" which when that frustrated would have been so easy to do, but you held strong and this is the reward. Have a brilliant holiday and look forward to your return...

Hi, i suffered really badly with this and read previous posts which recommended Movical, i bought some from the supermarket pharmacy and my goodness they work a treat :D (thee only time in my life me thinks when i can compliment on a public forum, bowel stuff!!). I thought senakot would bring me...

Thanks lemonpillows. I do not think you came across as doom and gloom and found it really informative. If ever anyone was tempted to ignore the advice of increasing their allowance post week 12 this post has certainly highlighted the pitfalls!!

Thank you starlight....am just hoping this has worked!!

Please please please will someone explain how i too can get myself a ticker to show my weightloss...........:D I am suffering from ticker envy which is not good for the soul :cry: Dolly x

Good luck, this forum is excellent motivation and support as well as your CDC...looking forward to hearing about your mahoosive losses. Dolly x

My CDC is really good and gave me everything to try and will swap anything i do not want, however i am currently living on lactose free chocolate for brekkie and as hot choc before bed (although drunk in bed) and a Veg soup for my tea, with added curry powder to give it some bite, this went well...

Jees Thanks for all the responses and fabulous advice, so for week 5 if i up it to SS+ this will be enough of an increase to help the weight loss and not have the severe adverse effects as mentioned above?? I have no desire to not comply with the guidelines i just wanted to understand how it...

Hi all, well i am very pleased as week two showed a loss of 5lbs so 12 in total which is brilliant!! My Cdc told me that on week 4 i have to include a meal with my shakes? Did you all do this? I have read posts where people stated they were SS 100% and did not cheat so does that include not...

Mrs T, I am so sorry to hear your sad news. This may be the end of your relationship which however destructive i know will hurt you, however this means a new beginning and with that as a positive in mind the possibilities are endless. Take each day at a time and you will be amazed at how well...

Thanks Cazzabella and Determinator Caz you will love this diet it is so fab!! After the initial 3 day's you settle into the routine really well, like i say today is my first blip day where i am having a temptation. However it is also my TOTM where i usually would eat my body weight in...

Just wanted to add my support from one dieter to another, they can be so insensitive to our needs and his behaviour is spiteful. Go and buy some nice pamper stuff and hog the bathroom all night making yourself feel beautiful....xxx

This is really a post to vent frustration, I am on day 12 and lost 7lbs last week on SS, I have resisted weighing myself until this morning and was dissapointed to discover so far i have only lost an additional 3lbs :mad: so that definately justifies the no exercise in the first two...

Thanks Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond, it makes sense really that the body would possibly slow weight loss due to going into shock and keeping every last calorie for itself. I am currently walking everyday and doing sit ups and think i shall keep it to toning for the foreseeable...

Hello Everyone I am new to CD and have completed my first week where i lost 7lbs and am halfway through my second week. I am so motivated by reading all your threads and looking at before and after piccies. My goal is to lose 4 stone and to look as good as possible for my holiday to Australia...