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Right, guys. It's all excitement and smiles here as I am back on track. I lost 11lbs this week. Ridiculous, isn't it? My BMI is now under 30 and I've lost 10% of my body weight. Woah! Happy, finding it easy again and welcome back positive thinking!

How do I admit that I've had a very crappy week? Oh... well.... it looks like I've just done it. I picked up a terrible stomach bug last week and was unable to keep any food down for days, when I finally did start eating again it was basic things like dry toast - so I obviously kicked myself out...

2lbs is great news, well done! If you weren't expecting a loss at all I bet that was a nice surprise. And getting into the 10's is just around the corner, that's exciting - upping the water intake will definitely help with that. My more water challenge has already worked, I did a sneaky mid-week...

The MORE WATER challenge is going extremely well. I drank around 4L yesterday and feel incredible today. This staying hydrated thing definitely has it's upsides. I also found the recipe on here for making muffins out of the shake sachets so did one of those for a 'dessert' after my soup last...

Absolutely, no more guilt - it'll just make me feel bad which in turn makes me want to comfort eat. So it's all positive vibes from here on out. How did the early weigh in go today, Niki? I jumped on the scales this morning..... lost 2lbs. It's not great, but a lot better than I thought after...

I started at 16st4lbs and lost 9lbs in my first week. Am 5'10" and have about 4st to lose overall. Water is key, I find if I'm not good with the water consumption the loss isn't as good. Good luck!!

Hey Niki - not to worry, I'm still here, plugging away at it!! But, yes, I felt incredibly guilty. Still do a little bit. It's my weigh in day tomorrow and I'm not expecting big things. The main thing is that I didn't go off plan - yay for me! It was very tempting though. I just drew a line...

I have a confession to make: I had a bit of a slip on Tuesday evening. Boohoo!!!!!! My flatmates decided it would be a great idea to order Dominos and sit there and eat it in front of me. Needless to say, my soup looked distinctly undesirable next to their pizza, chicken and garlic bread. I...

Thank you, Le. And hello! Best of luck with the final push!

Aw, thank you, I'm excited to be following your journey too. It's so great to have that support! I've been without the internet until today, so I'm catching up on all the goings on here. Oh, and thanks for the Coke Zero advice, I've been holding off of the fizzy stuff as much as I can. Am...

Wow, Niki - you are looking incredible - the difference in your face and waist is amazing. Thank you for posting, definitely a huge inspiration to me just starting out. What a difference a few weeks makes, right?! :) Such a fab achievement.

I'm doing pretty good today, thank you. I caved in and had a Pepsi at lunch time though. Reeeeeeally need to work on that last little push of willpower. I'm doing the mother of all long days at work today, here until 9pm - I've prepared though... brought my lunch as well as my dinner so there is...

So, here I am on Day 7. Despite the big ol' weight loss at my first weigh in I can't really see a difference either in the mirror or in the way my clothes fit. I'm glad my CDC took my measurements in the beginning as when we take them again on week 4 the difference will be there and measurable...

Hello, thought I'd swing by! What you describe above about a light bulb going on in your head is exactly the same as what happened in my brain this time round. I described it as someone flicking a switch but I think the feeling sure sounds the same. It's like all of a sudden I realised I'd just...

Hi Gill, thank you very much. Best of luck to you too! Hi Niki! Wow, you've done so well so far! Nearly two stone in just over a month is incredible :). It's so motivating to see where I could be in just a few weeks time as long as I stick with it. I'm really glad I found this forum, it...

I have just finished my first week of SS and this morning's weigh in gave me the great news that I am down 9lbs. Good! Seems this Cambridge thing is a keeper - so methinks it's time to start a diary. I am a classic case of a faddy yo-yo dieter. I'll pick something, get near to my goal weight...

Hello everyone! Another newbie to CWP (did Atkins two years ago, lost weight then slooooooowly regained 75% of it. OOPS) So, I started the plan yesterday and.... so far, so good. Really loving not having to plan my meals as it's all taken care of! Definite bonus :).

Indeed, SammyE, I'm hanging on in there and at least now there's light at the end of the tunnel!! Aw, thank you! I most certainly will... :)

That buy one get one half price deal was brilliant! I came out of there with a years supply of multi-vits and flaxseed. Never thought I'd be spending a small fortune in H&B!

Is it wrong that I made my choice based only on the colour of the bottle?!

I'm just on a multi-vitamin too, Holland & Barratt's radiance ones, they're pretty good. I've noticed my skin is a bit rubbish lately, so I might give evening primrose oil a whirl.

So, surprisingly my exercise mission has actually been going pretty well this week! Exercise bike, sit ups and some free weights on the old arms every evening. I'm aching like mad, but it's a good pain - right? :D

Hi Lynn, it is comforting to know that others have experienced the same thing and gone on to have good losses afterwards. Thank you - and congratulations on your loss, just 1lb to go, that's fantastic!

Haha, no problem! Glad to help a fellow True Blood addict in need :D. I haven't finished watching it yet, but I'm loving it so far!

Aw, thanks for the kind words and advice both of you. I'm back on track now, going to weigh in tomorrow and see how it's gone. Hopefully I'll be strong enough to not have another weekend like last weekend!

Just here to have a bit of a vent, sorry. Far too many people I know follow me on my blog for me to be completely honest on there about how I feel as far as the diet is concerned. Deep breath, here goes... ...I'm having a terrible weekend of binging and feeling generally rubbish about my...

Bleugh, bad week again, I can't even face getting on the scales so I'm not going to. Tomorrow is Nov 1st, will start with renewed vigour and weigh in next Sun.

Aw, thank you, Meltdown. I'm having a bit of a wobble at the moment if I'm being honest. But 1st of November will be a fresh start...! I hope :)

Lol :)! Yes it certainly does...!

Oh, the fens are as weird & wonderful as ever! Whilst still managing to be quite quiet...!

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Yum, yum and once again yum! I made this today for work lunches next week - with an extra piece to try for lunch today. It's amazing! And I'm surprised how easy it was to do, I was sure I'd make a pig's ear of it. Just, yum!

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6st is my goal as well. I started with a 5st by Christmas goal then will focus on the last stone in the New year. Just over halfway there really.

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I think I've done the whole Twilight thing the wrong way round - I've been watching the films before reading the books. Although it's such a treat to know I've got all the books to read one after the other once I've seen all of the films :)

I *ahem* might *ahem* have done that too - just about to watch the first episode tonight and can't wait. I love True Blood!

[SIZE=2]Ooh, that's a lovely idea. I love everything in Lush, and it is such a treat!

Either that or get commission for all the business we'll be putting their way! :D

Thank you :) After staying the same for the past couple of weeks it's a relief to be losing lbs again.

Haha, I think I could possibly be doing with the side effects too... yet another reason to get myself down to Thorntons :)

As a long time lurker and posting newbie, reading Jim's 'so you're thinking of starting Atkins' thread was a major factor in me choosing to start Atkins. His advice has been such a massive help. So, I'd vote aye.

7lbs lost this week, even though I've been under the weather, changed my own low carb diet to Atkins on Monday - that explains that. Very pleased. Well done to everyone on their losses today!

I'm starting the exercise again next week too. I've had a week off for the same reason as you, Michael, tired yucky induction flu meant I didn't have the energy. But no more excuses! I'll be back on the exercise bike on Monday evening, pedaling like my life depends on it!

I was just about to ask the very same question. Thank you!

Cambridgeshire - hopefully moving back to Wales soon (fingers crossed and job permitting).

I've been saving the money that I would normally have spent on snacks etc, and when I reach my target weight I'm putting the cash towards getting a ill-judged tattoo I had as a teenager covered with something a lot prettier! Found the perfect tattoo artist to do the job, have more or less saved...

Lol! I love how everyone is saying the same thing - in the morning, naked, after a trip to the loo! Glad to see that it's not just me :D But, to agree with others on here, I've always taken my weight first thing in the morning to be my true weight. As SammyE said, later in the day the weight of...

As soon as I'm off induction, my first stop will be Thorntons! I love turkish delight and fudge, sounds delish... :D

Oh my word! These things are amazing! Made my first one this morning, just the simple induction friendly one, and loved it so much that I had another with a touch of cocoa powder this afternoon. Thank you for the recipes and ideas in this thread, MiMs are making me love Atkins even more!!

I've been going with mayo if I wanted something on my salad, but this thread is a revelation! Thanks all :D Oh, and I think you only get the thanks button when you reach a certain amount of posts. I don't have one yet either.

Argh - haven't weighed in for a couple of weeks now. Feel terrible about it! I've been pretty ill, but I'm back on track now - nice to see everyone still doing well with their weigh ins! Fingers crossed for this Sunday, hope I've not put too much on due to being unwell...

2lbs loss for me this week, which I'm quite happy with. Of course I wish it was more, but I'm just grateful it's a loss. Well done everyone!

I'm not feeling quite so optimistic this week - fingers firmly crossed for tomorrow. Good luck, everyone!!

I'm off carbs as much as possible, I literally just eat meat and salad for dinner and a smoothie before work. If I'm peckish mid-day I'll have some slices of ham or chicken. Cutting out potatoes, bread and dairy has made me feel so much better all round! And thank you, foodjunkie10! :D

Thank you, I'm getting there slowly but surely - feels better now I'm over the halfway point - but still plenty more to go. And 6lbs in a week is fab, well done! :)

Thank you :) Also, congratulations on your fabulous weight loss and maintenance - it's really inspiring!

Thank you! x I have a feeling I might have to switch to something else to shift the last stone, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now I'll just enjoy :) I never thought I'd hear myself saying I enjoy a diet!!

It's 4 months since I started my own low carb plan, and it's started me thinking just how grateful I am that I've found a diet that works! I tried all kinds over the years, and I kept going back to Slimfast but got far too hungry in between meals. But this time round, I've stuck to it and...

2nd or 3rd week in my house, when I was a kid I remember the tree and decorations going up earlier than that. But, these days, the less time they're the up then the less I have to dust them all!

Wow, I've never heard of that before, Flux - it'll be really interesting to hear how you get on with it. Good luck!

Hi all, I just had to comment on this thread as it was a wedding (and then the facebook pics that followed) that motivated me to finally do something about my weight. Although I felt terrible at the time, I'm really glad the whole situation happened - if it hadn't then I might still be the same...

Thank you, Tristar. And yes, there is always next week!

Lost 4lbs this week :D, just started a new job so am up and about more, that explains the extra lb. Sorry to those that are disappointed with their weigh ins, but I'm sure next week will more than make up for it!

Me too, now I'm back up and running at a steady weightloss - I'm looking forward to jumping on the scales. Never thought that would happen!

Salter digital scales for me too, picked them up when I first started the diet - they give weight up to 2 decimal places, which I quite like. I try not to use any others just in case!!

Thank you for the link to the BMR calculator, Lynn. That was super useful, I haven't worked it out before!

At my biggest, I felt like I was over exaggerating my personality so that people would notice me and not just my size. As I've been losing weight, I've levelled out a bit I think. I've also changed the way I dress a little bit, I still wear bright colours but because I want to not as a...

I totally sympathise - I've just been through exactly the same thing. I had pretty rapid weight loss for the first month and a half, then it slowed right down to only a couple of pounds a week. I thought, okay at least I'm still losing something. Then it stopped altogether. It was so...

Thank you all for making me feel so welcome! :grouphugg:

Another Sunday weigh-er here too! Lost 3lbs this week, which is better than I thought, phew! :party0049:

It's such a shame about the red wine! I do miss it, but appreciate it so much more when I have a glass or two on a (rare) day off! In between times, it's gin & slimline tonic for me...

Thank you so much for the welcome - I'm already feeling better :D - hope to see you all around the forums too!

:D Thank you! I only have to prepare meals for one so I'm finding it easy to stick to for now, I think if I had to prepare separate meals every time then I'd have found it hard too. Good luck to you too!

Thank you both! :)

Wow, there seem to be people joining up here constantly - that's really encouraging! I've been on a low carb diet since the beginning of June. After seeing photographs of myself at a wedding and realising I was a lot bigger than I thought, I jumped on the scales, and sure enough I was the...