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  1. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    I'm going to try and be 100% today and over the weekend and see if that makes a difference. So far I've only had coffee and water. I'm going to have my first shake in a few mins. I'm not sure how many shakes I have left, probably a third of a box perhaps, I ordered the big multi pack of...
  2. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Yeah I totally get it. How many food packs do you have left? I was thinking of just sticking to it until I run out of food packs and then see how I feel.
  3. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    :( We can be miserable together. Have not given in though, have had coffee and water so far.
  4. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well I'm fed up. I know I've not been 100% but I've not binged, I've avoided so much food it's ridiculous, even when I've had something it's been less than 500 kcals and I've only had 2 shakes that day so I'm still on less than 1000 kcals a day and yet I've not lost any weight since Sunday...
  5. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Still here, had cookies and toast last night due to massive headache and tiredness. Must stick to the dust today!
  6. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    OOoh hunny I know how you feel. I was on a company away day yesterday and I was so good, didn't have any of the lunch even though they had lovely sandwiches and quiche and then chocolate brownie afterwards, there were then cream cakes in the afternoon and I avoided those too. By the time I got...
  7. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Still clinging on, being as good as I always am, had a couple of cookies yesterday and some cheese, but I went to the cinema and didn't have popcorn or nachos or Minstrels or anything else I'd usually have at the cinema. I've lost about 2lbs now so the weight loss has started. I don't lose...
  8. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Still plodding on :) Lost 1.5 lbs in the last couple of days. Had a good day yesterday, not 100% but it did not involve any cheese, hooray :) Down to 16st 9lbs now. I was 16st exactly before Xmas so 9lbs to lose to get back to where I was, should do that in a couple of weeks I hope. Then onwards...
  9. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Good for you Harry! I'm doing ok too, as best as I ever manage, I never quite manage 100% but as long as I lose weight I don't mind :) Have a nice Saturday x
  10. Bailey

    Total Solution 12st To Lose... My Journey

    Chin up Poppy - none of that in insurmountable - although I'd been having very big words with your boyfriend and asking him to pull his socks up!
  11. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    5lbs in 3 days is brilliant, well done Harry :)
  12. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    I think Auntie harry needs to have a word with the toddler cos she's being a nightmare at the moment! We'll get there though, just got to keep plodding on :) I'll have my next shake about 4pm and then have another one in the evening. Hope you get your phone back soon xx
  13. Bailey

    Total Solution 12st To Lose... My Journey

    Hi Poppy, I'll be following your story with interest :)
  14. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks harry. Today is going to be my first attempt at 100% TS. I've had 2 coffees and half a litre of water and 1 shake so far and it's 12.40. I weighed in this morning at 16st 10.5lbs. Onwards and downwards now :)
  15. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Morning Harry :)
  16. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    I was thinking about this at 4am this morning when I was trying to go back to sleep after being up with the Toddler. It doesn't really matter what you lose on a week to week or day to day or month to month or anytime to anytime basis, that's all pretty irrelevant when you're trying to get to a...
  17. Bailey

    Total Solution Diary of a dieting doc!

    That's fab :) It took me a month to lose 12lbs last time, so almost 10lbs in a week is amazing :)
  18. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well I'm back again. I've definitely gained back almost all of what I lost before Xmas. I weighed in a few days ago at 16st 10lbs so I'd gained back 10lbs and then I had another few days of getting over a virus and eating toast and chocolate so it's possible I gained back the other 2 lbs also...
  19. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Hey harry, I'm right there with you, here I go with day 2 :)
  20. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Hey harry, I'm back on plan now, are you? x
  21. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Hi Sage, I'm back too, day 1 again today. Good luck with your exam honey :) x
  22. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Hey harry, you're doing so well hun! I'm not doing well at all, feeling poorly a lot of the time and am binging most of the time :( I think I will have put on everything I have lost. I'm looking forward to January and getting back on plan xx
  23. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Sorry I've not been around, my router has broken at home and I'm waiting for a new power pack from Sky. Just nipping on from work. Have you got another appointment withe the dentist lined up? Hope you feel better soon x
  24. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Get well soon Harry :) Pretty sure none of the flu tablets have alcohol in them. The day ones have caffeine in them, the night ones don't. I have suffered with insomnia in the past and it was awful. Hope you manage to enjoy today even though you're poorly x
  25. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Have a good day harry hun :)
  26. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks harry. It will all be ok, I know it, I just need to make decisions and then stick by them :)
  27. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    I've sent you a PM, I think you sent me a profile visitor message :)
  28. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Timeshare??
  29. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Can I be your friend on facebook harry?
  30. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Hey harry, not had an update for a couple of days. Wednesday I had a rubbish day, there was an accident on the motorway and it took me over 2 hours to get home which I find really stressful, especially now I have the toddler to go and collect from the childminders. Luckily my OH was on his way...
  31. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Well done harry :) I am not 100% but I am doing the best I can right now and I'm ok with that :)
  32. Bailey

    Total Solution Starting on Monday 8 October!!

    Angel - it isn't fat gain, you'd need to eat 33000 calories over your BMR to put on 11lbs. What you've done is refilled your glycogen stores and the associated water with it which is the majority of your gain. When you get back on plan that glycogen will go again and the water it holds too...
  33. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Hope you're ok Sage, don't worry about the diet, the medication is more important, you can get back on the diet no bother x
  34. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Well done harry :) I had a night off the diet, had a rotten day yesterday. Am back on it today though :) And I don't feel guilty, it's food, not a criminal offence :)
  35. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Of course we can :) Are you working today? Keep warm, it's horrible out there :(
  36. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Morning harry :) How you doing today?
  37. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Oh no Sage :( Yes where are you? Can you ring round any other dental surgeries? You need to get this sorted. I know you're skint, I am too, but you should spend a bit of money on your teeth, they're important and you only get one (two if you include baby teeth lol) set! Being in constant...
  38. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Woo hoo! Got on the misery making machine this morning for my 3 week weigh in to find I've lost another 3lbs :) I am 16 stone exactly. That's 12lbs lost in 3 weeks. Can't be too disappointed with that! Whatever I lose next time I'll be into the 15s :)
  39. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Bloody eaten some peanuts :( Had a very grumpy evening. Traffic was crap, house is full of clutter and it's getting me down :( Off to bed in a bit, hopefully will feel my cheerful self in the morning!
  40. Bailey

    02/01/2012 New year New Me

    Well done kay80 :)
  41. Bailey

    Total Solution StinginBelle's Exante Diary

    Slowly! The weight is not coming off quickly at all, but I am trying to be patient :)
  42. Bailey

    Total Solution THIS IS IT!

    Well done Jacqueline :)
  43. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    I've not had bouillion yet although I've bought some. It's at home, will have to have some tonight. Have bought a 500ml bottle of Buxton water as I've left my water bottle in the othe car, still not bothered with a shake yet, oops! And I've got a bottle of coke zero.
  44. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Really don't want to drink water, it's so cold and horrible today. Had a cup of coffee and a cup of tea so far. Ho hum! Time for a shake soon, I always have my first one between 10 and 11 am.
  45. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Oh no, that's awful :( It must mean there's something better out there for you :)
  46. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Meant to ask, did you ever hear anything about the job you had an interview for? I can't join the December challenge because I'm going out for Xmas lunch on the 12th, then Xmas work do on the 13th, then a horsey Xmas do on the 17th, then a 40th birthday on the 19th and then out for Xmas dinner...
  47. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Oh harry you are right, there is no point feeling guilty about food. Eating is not bad, being fat is not bad. Stealing, lying, hurting people is bad. I really believe that. You can carry on and achieve your goal I know it. You will be fine :) Yes I have finished my course and I'm back in...
  48. Bailey

    Tesco ultraslim bars recipe change???

    The exante shakes are about 20g of carbs so 22g of carbs shouldn't be a problem :)
  49. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Still here, had a 100% day - the first in a while. Very tired and want to go to sleep but OH is crashing about and the toddler is crying :( Oh dear!
  50. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Hi Harry :)
  51. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    On my phone so can't see if there is a picture. Wouldn't bother with GP, certainly mine isn't bothered, they just tell you to make an appointment with the midwife when you're 6 weeks. Wait a couple of days then test again hun. The tests in the shops are as accurate as the ones they use in...
  52. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    If they have an emergency service can you go now? You can't go to work in agony x
  53. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Hey Harry I'm still here with you hun, you're doing so well xx
  54. Bailey

    Total Solution Starting on Monday 8 October!!

    Well done Diva :) Am vry envious -my weight loss is so slow compared to yours, but you encourage me to keep going. You're doing brilliantly. You need to update your stats too :)
  55. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well I didn't manage to stay off the scales. Weighed in this morning on day 19 and I've now lost 9lbs. So 9lbs in 18 days. That's not great is it? Why is it so slow? How come others lose that and more in their first week? Anyone else also finding it slow going? I did actually have a minor...
  56. Bailey

    Total Solution StinginBelle's Exante Diary

    Well done Belle :)
  57. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Doing this plan messes up your hormones so it could just be that. It does seem to make it easier to conceive too though! Congrats on the size 16 :) You can do this!
  58. Bailey

    Total Solution starting exante today

    You haven't failed until you've stopped trying Sharon, you can do it!
  59. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks guys. Well I haven't nibbled on anything. I have had 3 milky coffees but I'm not going to beat myself up over that. Had a TESCO bar this morning - one of the meal replacement ones, and had a banana shake at about 5.30pm. Still got one pack to have. I've drunk plenty of water too. And my...
  60. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Well done Harry at least it was a loss and you will have a big whoosh next week I'm sure of it xx
  61. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    I think you're right Sage, I think I'll leave it til next weds to weigh in. I don't feel like I'm losing weight :( I was on a training course at a training centre in Manchester today and I'm back there again tomorrow. I'm not hungry but I don't feel like I'm in proper ketosis either? I've had 2...
  62. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Good luck for tomorrow hun! Am on training course at the mo so don't have Internet access during the day. Just checking on you on my iPhone :) don't worry I'm not leaving you and you're doing so well, you're an inspiration
  63. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks Harry. 1.5 cups of coffee, 1 vanilla shake and 1 litre of water down so far at 12.41pm, and now my system has just screwed up and I might lose all the work I've done this morning, I can't save it and I don't want to discard it and it won't let me commit the changes so I'm hopping mad...
  64. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well I am really p1ssed off! Haven't weighed in for 4 days so I excitedly get on the scales to find that despite sticking to less than 800 kcals a day I have not lost any weight in fact I've gained 1/4 lb :( I've drunk loads of water, I've been in ketosis the whole time, I have eaten little...
  65. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Oh Sage I know how you feel. I really want another so that my daughter isn't an only child (my partner has older children but the youngest is 18 years older than our daughter so they're never going to be close) but there are so many issues with that. The first being that I can't afford full...
  66. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Are you weighing in tomorrow Harry?
  67. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Just keep plodding on Sage, you have plenty of days to be good and get the weight off :)
  68. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Yeah she's just turned 14 months and only learned to toddle in the last couple of weeks. She's my first so it's all a bit of a learning experience! It's not been at all like what I expected, and I was really ill just after she was born, but we got through it and we're doing well now. I love...
  69. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    She's in a cot, she's 14 months and only just toddling, so she's not ready for a bed yet. We sometimes co-sleep. Initially if we brought her in bed with one of us, she'd settle down and go straight to sleep, but lately she wriggles and pulls hair and sits up and tries to crawl out of bed, so...
  70. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well i did fine at work, then started to get a bit nibbly this evening when I was cooking the toddler's tea. I stopped after about 10 peanuts, a taste of the qourn mince and mash and gravy I made for the toddler and a finger dipped in low low cheese spread. Just had a tomato soup packet and it...
  71. Bailey

    Total Solution THIS IS IT!

    Good luck Jacqueline :) You can do it, one step at a time xx
  72. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    It's now 15.07, I've had 1 litre of water, 2 cups of coffee, 1 can of coke zero and 1 banana shake. Going to have a cup of tea and then have a vanilla shake when I leave work about 16.15 Am going to lose weight this week!
  73. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    2 cups of coffee and 500 mls of water down so far, it's 10.30am, so hopefully today will be a good Exante day :)
  74. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    How are you today Sage?
  75. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Well done Harry, I struggled today but I'm not giving up, I'm not leaving you lot!!
  76. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well not had a very good day today, been nibbling, but at least I stuck to protein and didn't fall head first into a bag of maltesers or anything. I've had my brother in law on my mind a lot today, he died in February very suddenly at the age of 26 and my sister is devastated (as you would be)...
  77. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Aww hun, sorry to hear that :( It's hard sometimes to make new friends when you're so busy with work and kids. I hope you feel a bit more cheerful today.
  78. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Scales finally budged this morning, down to 16st 4.5lbs, so I've lost 7.5lbs in 10 days, can't be upset about that. I wonder if that is all water weight or if some of it is fat? Been out for a long walk with the buggy this morning, mainly to get the toddler to have a nap, it took ages for her...
  79. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Just popped in to check on you Harry, I still think you should have had your food packs for your protein and your vits and mins, but never mind, it's done now, and you're back on track, well done :)
  80. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Oh no Harry you need to have your packs for your vitamins and minerals. Get your packs down you and get drinking the water. You'll be fine. It's just a blip. Don't let one bowl of pasta turn into a whole weekend off the wagon, then a week and then before you know it you'll have given up...
  81. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    I'm sitting here with my bottle of water whilst my OH feeds the toddler. I have not nibbled on anything, I am keeping up my water, I will not have anything except my packs today, no nibbling on cheese!
  82. Bailey

    Total Solution The final countdown

    Love your diary, nice to see you're still plugging away, I hope I will still be on my way down the stones and kilos in 6 months time :)
  83. Bailey

    Lets do this!

    Keep going Shiv, you've not fallen off the wagon properly until you stop trying, and you're still trying so you're fine :)
  84. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Your tummy is thinner and your bra fits you much better in the second lot of pics :)
  85. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Bless you harry, you're a star. Don't worry I'm not giving in, just having a whinge. I'll be just fine :)
  86. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Another day gone, I'm still here. Scales saying I'd gained 1/4 of a lb this morning. Feeling very despondent today. I can't lose weight eating food, but it seems I can't lose weight on a VLCD either :( Things aren't great at work. Toddler is a nightmare at home. Everything is all doom and...
  87. Bailey

    Half the person I used to be....a long but worthwhile journey to success!

    Thank you for posting this. I could post a similar story except I am nowhere near as far along the "final results" section as you are, I just hope I can achieve your success as you have. You should be very proud of yourself.
  88. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Well done :) When will you find out?
  89. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    What's your interview for Harry? I hope it's going well as I type :)
  90. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    What's up hun? Why do you want to be someone else?
  91. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well this is very very slow. Another half lb off today. I am a bit confused that I am losing weight so slowly. I'm eating 600 kcals a day, you'd think the weight would fall off. I wish I could lose 11lbs in my first week like Sage Femme. Oh well. I guess there's no alternative but to keep...
  92. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    You're doing so well Harry :)
  93. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    I've lost another lb and a 1/4 today, that's 5lbs in total in 6 days. I know that's not as impressive as some people's losses but I'm ok with that. I'm a bit of a sporadic loser anyway, plus it's TOTM at the moment, and I eased myself into ketosis following my own version of the Working...
  94. Bailey

    Total Solution starting exante today

    You need to update your stats - you've lost 13lbs now - well done Sharon :)
  95. Bailey

    2013 is my year :)... 40lbs to go!

    Hey Sage-femme, hope you're ok, just catching up with your diary :) You can have all those foods if you want them, you are in control of what you eat and when. You are currently making a choice not to eat those things. It helps me to think of it like that. I am choosing not to eat. I am not...
  96. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks guys. Yep I've done just fine. I've managed my first day of TS :) I've had a banana shake, a strawberry shake and a vanilla shake. I've had 2 cans of coke zero, 3 cups of tea, 1 cup of coffee and a lot of water, no idea how much, I just keep filling up my glass. Packaged up loads of...
  97. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    OK so I'm now on day 6. Back at work. Stayed the same on the scales this morning and I'm ok with that. It's TOTM and I was a bit nibbly yesterday, all protein but probably too much. Today is the first day I promised myself I'd be 100% TS with no protein nibbling at all. It should be fine as...
  98. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    Well done Harry :)
  99. Bailey

    Total Solution starting exante today

    Keep going Sharon! My rotten OH ate chinese takeaway in front of me last night! Men - they just don't think. I'm on day 5 today, gotta keep on keeping on xx
  100. Bailey

    Total Solution harry m's diary

    How is Sunday treating you harry? Are you feeling any better?
  101. Bailey

    Biggest loser bars

    Thank you :)
  102. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Well here we are on day 5 :) Weighed again this morning and have stayed the same, but that's ok, as time of the month started last night too, so no doubt I'll be a bit bloated, and I'm very happy with my almost 4lb loss already anyway. I managed to sleep through, apparently my toddler didn't...
  103. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    We knew each other before Sage :) Still doing ok today, had 2 shakes, 2 eggs and a bit of Primula cheese. Drank 3 glasses of water so far but must drink more!
  104. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    So day 3 is done, and I'm on to day 4. Another lb has gone, I'm down to 16st 8 and 1/4lbs. I'm definitely in ketosis. I met up with evil weevil yesterday and we sat and put the world to rights over a cup of tea in a cafe in Leeds for an hour. She brought me some soups and bars to try too as...
  105. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Another 3/4s of a lb gone this morning :) I am now 16st 9 and 1/4 :) Very tired, was up watching tv at 2am this morning. My toddler was absolutely SCREAMING her head off and wouldn't go back to sleep :( So I took her downstairs and she had Calpol, biscuits and juice and some of my OH's...
  106. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks weevil, I'm just about to leave work, latest I've left in months because my other half has collected our daughter from the childminders. I've had a vanilla shake with coffee this afternoon and a slice of cheese and some quorn chicken pieces. Am not hungry at the moment and I'm well on...
  107. Bailey

    Biggest loser bars

    Where do you buy them from?
  108. Bailey

    100 days 100% starting from today ;-)

    Hey Harry - you're doing so well :)
  109. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    Thanks harry :) Just having my first shake - strawberry. I brought my hand blender to work with me today so I can blend my shakes properly. I stirred them with a fork yesterday and then shook them in a shaker but they were still lumpy and horrible. Luckily I own two blenders so I can keep...
  110. Bailey

    Bailey's blasting off - Gotta start again :)

    So day 1 done. Hopefully will be doing full blown TS by the end of the weekend, but for now I'm easing into ketosis doing my own version of WS. I'm veggie and have been since I was born, so meat or fish isn't an option for me. Yesterday was day 1, I had 2 cups of coffee, 3 shakes, a cup of...
  111. Bailey

    Total Solution My Diary

    I've not found it too bad. I've not been totally TS, I've had some protein to help me out til I get into ketosis. I've managed to avoid any food I wasn't intending to eat so I'm really proud of myself :) Everything changes such a lot when you're a mum!
  112. Bailey

    Total Solution My Diary

    Hello littlemiss, hope you are feeling better. Just wanted to say hi, and I'm in a similar boat although I only have 1 child. She's 13 months now and I was 18 stone 8 after she was born. I've lost a bit of weight but have been plateaued for ages, so I have decided to give Exante a go. I've done...
  113. Bailey

    Evil weevil's diary - 5st gone!

    You're inspirational Weevil :)
  114. Bailey

    Evil weevil's diary - 5st gone!

    Put your flipping foot up woman - do you want to end up back in hospital? Was gunna PM you or text you about Exante, have been pondering weight very thoughtfully for a couple of weeks, cos I'm just maintaining the same weight trying to do SW, and the time I actually lost a decent amount of...
  115. Bailey

    return or not to return, that is the question!

    You could always do SS+ where you can have some green veg which would help with the fibre, or you could do add a meal week more regularly than the recommended 12 weeks? So if you find it's a problem after 4 weeks, you could do an add a meal week every 4 weeks? I'm sure your CDC would have...
  116. Bailey

    Hit the 14lb mark today!!

    Was just coming to say the same as MinnieMel, it's very inspiring to see others posting about their weightloss, be it 1lb or 100lbs, it's still an achievement and you should post about it and be proud!
  117. Bailey

    Weigh In

    Congratulations to you both :)
  118. Bailey

    Coke Zero?

    I have a bottle of flavoured water on my desk (now refilled with tap water) and it's 2kcal per 100ml so if you drank the whole litre, it'd only be 20kcal which isn't enough to affect your weight loss.
  119. Bailey

    Coke Zero?

    There's no citric acid in it, but it can make some people feel hungry. It's not on the lists of things we're allowed, but there's no calories in it, no fat, no sugar, so it's upto you if you want to try it. It tends to make me hungrier though, so I tend to steer clear.
  120. Bailey

    Scales stuck for five days!

    And what's the alternative? Give up? Have a binge? All you can do is keep plodding on, and if you have really been 100% and following the plan, you will lose weight, it will come off when it is ready, I know 5 days feels like a long time, but in the whole scheme of things, is it really? How...
  121. Bailey

    seriously - is this a set up?! **food mentioned**

    Congratulations on 7.5lbs, my first weigh in is after 12 days on the plan and I'll be thrilled if I've lost 7.5lbs, I don't think I've lost anything, and I'm on day 8 today!
  122. Bailey

    I can`t balance my Cals & Protein :( **MENTIONS FOOD**

    Your body excretes any extra protein, it doesn't store it, so you won't gain weight eating more protein than your fitness website thing tells you to eat.
  123. Bailey

    First Weigh In...

    Congratulations! It's not been a full week yet, you may lose another 2 or 3lbs in those other 2 days :)
  124. Bailey

    weekly point guilt?

    Why feel guilty? Food shouldn't be about guilt, it's just fuel, just something to keep you functioning. The more emotion you apply to it, the more it becomes something difficult to manage. If you're doing WW then trust them, those points are there for you. I ate all my daily points and 3...
  125. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey ladies, you can do this, I am not throwing in the towel, did I mention I lost 2lbs last week? Must amend my details :) Yes you did text back K but I was soooooo busy at work I didn't get the chance to text you back, work is just manic at the moment. I am trying my hardest, I just can't do...
  126. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hello everyone. Sorry I've been MIA. I've lost the plot as far as the CD goes. I was getting back on track after my holiday but by about the 4th day I felt so rough and tired and poorly. My OH even said to me that he didn't think this diet was doing me any good at all, and that's not like...
  127. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey Mel, you're doing so well, you're the only one of us who is really losing weight, 2.25lbs is great because you're well into the diet now and the losses will slow down. You couldn't hope to lose as much on another diet, could you? K - you know what I think about your college people, tell...
  128. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    You're doing really well Katy :) I'm fine, tired, but fine. Am getting back on track well and truly now I'm at work, I'm always fine at work. Today is day 4 of my restart after my holidays. I know that with all this messing about I'm only 8lbs lighter than when I started in August, but...
  129. Bailey

    Very sad and frightened - maybe goodbye for now

    No good with words but am so sorry to read this xx
  130. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey girls, well I weighed in last night and I've gained 6lbs in 2 weeks. That's not bad at all, probably glycogen weight, and considering I can gain 6lbs in a weekend I'm actually quite pleased :) But I didn't overdo the food, didn't have loads of puddings or ice creams or anything like that...
  131. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Heeeellllllllooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm back :) Landed back v early Wednesday morning, about 1am, then spent all day collapsed on the sofa, watching telly, drinking tea and wading through emails, and now today I'm back in work and back on minimins. Crete was fab, really enjoyed it...
  132. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey all, probably won't really be on now for just over a week as the holiday preparations are full steam ahead! I'm running round like an idiot at work trying to get everything sorted out so everything keeps going ok in my absence, and then I'm sorting out bank stuff etc. I will be back in a...
  133. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Wow Rach, that's brilliant, congratulations! And when can I come and visit? It looks gorgeous! We're off to Crete for a week, can't wait, just been to get my Euros :) Taking some with us to start us off but we'll be able to use our debit and credit cards there too I'm sure. Right must dash...
  134. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Gah. Just weighed on my scales for the first time in a while and they're up, again. Serves me right really :( Right, have decided, got 3 days til I go away, I know I can't really lose any actual weight before I go cos it'll all be glycogen and water as I get back into ketosis, but it's gotta...
  135. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Sorry I've been quiet, feeling a little low, I do know why it is though. I gained 2lbs last week, weigh in last night. Fat has gone down though and I know I'm retaining water so I'm not too cut up about it, and I've not really been following CD at all if I'm honest. 4 days til I go on...
  136. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Had a really nibbly night last night, TOTM is not helping. I'm not going to have a big loss if I keep nibbling, and I'm off on holiday next Tuesday for a week. Oh well. At least I've managed to lose some weight before my holiday. Hopefully when I get back I can get my head down and get some...
  137. Bailey

    my weekly weigh in's

    Congratulations Claire :)
  138. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    That's fantastic Mel, well done :) I have never been a size 12 in living memory, even when I was a teenager I never remember any size lower than a 16. Here's hoping this time round I'll get there. I'm feeling a bit despondant to be honest. I've been doing this nearly 5 weeks now but I've...
  139. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    I'm really sorry Katy. You will be the best one who comes out of this situation, you're losing weight, you're studying at college, you're going to be fabulous darling :) ((hugs))
  140. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Katy - you ok? I got a text off Katy earlier, think she's had some bad news, have replied to the text but had no reply :( Play was ok, not the best I've ever seen but nice to go out for a change. Had a bit of OH's ice cream, but literally a taste, was nice. Other than that I had fizzy water...
  141. Bailey

    What if?

    But you're at BMI 22, there isn't really anything left to lose, you're right in the middle of your healthy weight range, and I really feel you will struggle to lose any more.
  142. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Small one :) Em xx
  143. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Nothing will change, I'll carry on doing exactly what I do now, but at least it's been recognised that I do more than I was employed to do. I'll be a senior scientist instead of just a scientist - whoop!
  144. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Girls - good news :) I got my promotion at work!!! :woohoo:
  145. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Have replied on your thread on the forum but not cereal hun. Have protein, will fill you up better and help keep you in ketosis which should help the hunger. So chicken, ham, even a hard boiled egg, you can boil them up in batches and keep them in the fridge to grab, only about 80-100 cals per...
  146. Bailey

    hungry - NO food mentioned

    I wouldn't go for cereal because there are much better options as the others have said. Despite what you say about ketosis, if you can get into ketosis you will feel better and the cereal will hinder that. Chicken salad or similar would be much better, you want to go for protein, not carbs. I...
  147. Bailey

    Coke Zero - Yes or No

    BigH - there are zero calories in diet coke also, but there is more to consider than just calories. There is citric acid in diet coke which can knock you out of ketosis. Coke zero does not have citric acid in it, it has malic acid. This will not knock you out of ketosis. As someone...
  148. Bailey

    Abi's weightloss diary - post jaw surgery

    Hi Abz, how are you?
  149. Bailey

    So.......After my last rubbish weigh in......

    Congratulations, just shows what you can achieve when you go for it :)
  150. Bailey

    why did i eat so much..

    Food and alcohol are also a big social thing for most people eg going out on a date usually involves the pub or a meal in a restaurant, someone's birthday usually involves pub lunch or restaurant meal, going back home to visit my parents usually involves mum cooking a nice meal etc. It can...
  151. Bailey

    First Week on SS!

    Sorry to be the bringer of doom but if your BMI is less than 25 which yours is, you shouldn't really be SS-ing...
  152. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey girls, I'm doing well, had 2 shakes so far and 2 litres of water and about 3 cups of tea and 2 cups of coffee. Had a really busy day at work and I'm now at home chilling on my laptop for an hour or so, then I'm off to a friend's house for many cups of tea and gossip. If I can get back on...
  153. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey all, I too have been AWOL this weekend! Jackie - I do own a horse, he's called Bailey, but about 2 months ago I put him out on loan because he was costing me a fortune, and really I was too heavy to ride him, and he needed a different stable yard set up to manage his health conditions. So...
  154. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hi everyone :) Sorry to hear you're ill Rachael, hope you're feeling a bit better by now. Have fun in London Mel :) I had a weird night, shattered last night so I went to bed about 6.30pm. OH joined me about 7pm and we slept til about 1.30am, then got up and watched telly until 4am when we...
  155. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Welcome Crimson, what's your name hun? Or shall we call you crimson? I'm Emma, Hoping2losebig is Jackie, Special K is Katy, Mel and Jodie are more obvious lol! Good luck for your first day tomorrow! The first few days are tough. They really are, but the results are worth it. Katy - oh dear...
  156. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hi Crimson vixen. Hopefully Jackie will be on later, she's our team captain so it's up to her, but I'm happy to accept anyone on the team who can post regularly, even if they're not doing well, stops us giving up altogether and abandoning minimins altogether :) Yes Katy I feel better. I'm...
  157. Bailey

    Zero

    The difference between diet coke and coke zero is that diet coke has citric acid and coke zero has malic acid. Citric acid can kick you out of ketosis. Malic acid won't. But I find that coke zero makes me really hungry, rumbly tummy etc, even though I'm still in ketosis, so although I enjoy...
  158. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Lost 3lbs at weigh in which was more than I was expecting cos yesterday I had an egg mayonnaise sandwich on a breadcake from the bakery and then I had a brie and tomato french stick sandwich from the other bakery and I had a biiiiig blueberry muffin. Then last night I dragged the OH out to the...
  159. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Sorry everyone, had a hospital appointment today, think psychologically I've been dreading it. It wasn't too bad, nothing to particularly worry about, just keep an eye on. I've eaten food though and I have more food with me to have this afternoon and it's weigh in at 7pm. Oh well, what's done...
  160. Bailey

    my weekly weigh in's

    Congratulations, that's a fab loss :)
  161. Bailey

    Abi's weightloss diary - post jaw surgery

    Hi Abz, just nipping in to say hi :)
  162. Bailey

    Week 3 weigh in!

    You can do it chick. I'm sticking with it too, it's worth it when you do get a good loss xx
  163. Bailey

    What is AAM?

    I stayed the same last week despite being really good and sticking with it, but my fat had dropped by 2% so it was obviously water retention. The scales have started moving again this week, I haven't weighed in at my CDCs yet (that's Thursday evening) but unofficially on my scales I've lost...
  164. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey Jackie, sorry to hear about your gain but maybe it'll focus your mind and stop you nibbling? I think you have to decide whether your need to eat is greater than your desire to lose weight. I'm finding it really hard, I really really want to eat, but I keep thinking that it's only 13 days...
  165. Bailey

    New Member

    Echo Lizz, you should not be SSing at a BMI of less than 25, and I don't agree with the hidden obesity nonsense your doctor seems to have told you. You will lose more muscle if you SS at lower than BMI 25 and be in a worse state. Does your counsellor know you are SS-ing at lower than BMI 25?
  166. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Chin up Katy! I'm sure you'll get used to your routine in time. I couldn't survive on maternity pay either Jackie, I've never had a baby though so I don't know much about it. I'm sure your life has to adapt. My OH has 3 kids, but they're older now, youngest is 16, so luckily they're not too...
  167. Bailey

    help pls need sum info!!

    It's BMI over 40 you need drs signature, not 35.
  168. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Yeah Jackie, back behind my desk now, think I'm safer here! Weigh in Thursday night. Didn't get on the scales today but yesterday morning I was 214.4 so I've lost a bit since last weigh in. I lose so slowly it's ridiculous! So no more cheating. I'm struggling too. But we can do it...
  169. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Congratulations Jodie :) Jackie - where's your head at? Stop nibbling woman! Do you want to be thin? Or do you want to eat food? I'm in the same boat as you, I ate this weekend, it was a conscious choice. But I'm back on track this morning, am not going to eat today at all, I have my...
  170. Bailey

    Well I'm leaving CD.....

    Congratulations, so pleased for you :)
  171. Bailey

    After much deliberation......

    Funnily enough I really didn't like New York. Okay when we went it was under a foot of snow, incredibly cold, and we both ended up with gastroenteritis, but even before all that I wasn't keen. Much preferred Washington DC, now I'd love to go back there :)
  172. Bailey

    Explain fizzy drinks please someone

    The still red apple and the still strawberry and kiwi perfectly clear also have malic acid and not citric acid. Oh and if you can find it, Dr Pepper Zero is also citric acid free.
  173. Bailey

    how do i move my ticker

    Click on it, it'll take you to the tickerfactory website, you have to enter the password you set up, then enter your new weight.
  174. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    I would just submit it like that. I think you need to stick to your regular weigh ins. I think they're also supposed to be weekly weigh ins, not fortnightly or 11 days or whatever. Cos of course in 2 weeks you'll lose a lot more than in 1 week. But it's difficult when weigh in day changes...
  175. Bailey

    First WI!

    Congratulations, that's a fab start :)
  176. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Flipping heck Katy, I think I'd be terrified if I was pulled over by the police even if I hadn't been drinking! We were out with my OH's brother last night and he was telling us how his girlfriend had been drinking then wanted to take him somewhere (f&&k knows where) and went to take the car...
  177. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Dunno where Katy is but she lost 6.5 lbs this week!!! She sent me a text earlier :) Just back from the pub where I have drunk gallons of sparkling and soda water. At least my water intake is HIGH! My OH is happy cos he always gets to drink and I'm always designated driver! Need to go to bed...
  178. Bailey

    Reading this brought some Q to me

    I'm not so sure I believe all that either. Ketosis is not considered to be unnatural or unhealthy by all health practitioners. Some people think it's a very natural state to be in, especially when food is scarce. Early humans living on earth without farmers, pizza delivery shops, supermarkets...
  179. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    No, weighing on carpet is much less accurate. Hard floor is what you want. Yes, always at same time of day, same scales, same floor tile. Inches have actually increased too, not decreased :(
  180. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Are you back from your weigh in Katy? How did it go? I seem to be well and truly stalled at the moment. I've noted down the last 11 days of weigh ins from my diary: 2nd Sept: 216.6 3rd Sept: 216.6 4th Sept: 215.2 (no idea why) 5th Sept: Didn't weigh 6th Sept: 216.4 7th Sept: Didn't weigh 8th...
  181. Bailey

    Freaked...

    There's no evidence that the diet was directly responsible for her death. It seems likely that she had an underlying heart condition. Whether her being on the diet caused her heart to go pop, or whether it could have just gone pop at any time I can't say. But I can't see why a VLCD should...
  182. Bailey

    I got refused!

    We should get everyone on minimins to send you a fiver and then you could pay to have it done privately!
  183. Bailey

    Ketone test Sticks...

    Huh? If you're in ketosis then you're losing fat. That's all you can say. You may end up retaining water, maybe even gain weight and inches, but lose fat. Ketosis is the way the Cambridge Diet works. You drop the carbohydrates and calories low enough that you use up all your own stores of...
  184. Bailey

    Ketone test Sticks...

    Ketosis means you're purely burning fat for energy. If doesn't differentiate between body fat and dietary fat though so if you're eating blocks of lard every day you could still be in ketosis but no one would be surprised if you didn't lose weight! If you're burning any carbs or sugar then the...
  185. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    As predicted I stayed the same this week, no loss, no gain, just exactly the same weight.. *sigh* I have increased my water composition and lost 2% body fat but have gained an inch or so. Weird. Bit fed up and grumpy. Wouldn't mind staying the same if I'd been on WW and eating real food, but...
  186. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Good lass Katy, you can do it. I haven't nibbled at all today, been 100% Dreading weigh in though as I know it'll either be a tiny gain, stay the same or a tiny loss. There's nothing I can do about it. Just keep guzzling the water!
  187. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    They last for ages though Katy! I think you're very brave, what time will you be starting college? 9 or 10am I suppose? And then not getting home til midnight? Do you work every night? When will you do your homework? You might be able to flatshare with some people at college? I don't get...
  188. Bailey

    disappointing weigh in for week 3!!

    I'm in week 3 and struggling too, admittedly some of it is my fault, but the scales still haven't moved for 5 days so far. I emailed my CDC and she was really helpful and explained that after a couple of weeks of good losses it is quite common. She said that your body is now thinking "hang on...
  189. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Ok good, so it really isn't that hard then?! Are you still going to be working in the evenings when you're at college? What shifts do you normally do at work? I think you need to move out lol, your family sound most unhelpful! I just tell my OH he has to fend for himself, I'm not interested...
  190. Bailey

    Ketone test Sticks...

    Ketostix
  191. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Weird hun, not wierd. I know, i before e and all that, but not in weird, because it's weird lolol ;) It's not sunny in Leeds it's horrible. And I am busy doing things for the project I am leading and not getting a chance to do any data entry so although I'm really busy I don't feel like I've...
  192. Bailey

    Ketone test Sticks...

    Ebay? Or go to a chemists and ask but I have heard of some chemists being a bit funny about people buying them for low carb diets. They're not prescription only items though, so there's no reason why you can't buy them.
  193. Bailey

    When you want something badly enough

    Jackie - you only have 3 lbs to go to 16 stone, so 4lbs and you'll be 15st 12 and in the 15s :) I'm 16 stone exactly on my CDCs scales so I'm also looking to get into the 15s this week, a single teeny tiny lb would do it :) I get my next target is under 220 on my CDCs scales. I'm 216 on mine...
  194. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hehe, I am calming down now girls. Yes Jackie you're one of the worst offenders with the could of, would of business, so if I can get you to get it right then I feel like I am winning the battle, if not the war ;) Especially if you want to be a teacher lolol! Good for you - no more meals, we...
  195. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Well I guess I have been too nibbly as the scales have not moved at all since last Thursday morning. That's 5 days! And I have my weigh in tomorrow, after only 6 days as my CDC was booked up on Thursday. Ho hum. Today has been good though, no nibbling. Just hoping if I'm really good today...
  196. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hi girls Just catching up on the thread as I've been away and then out and about this weekend. I've been hungry and a bit nibbly this weekend if I'm honest so I'm glad we're back on weekdays so I can sit behind my desk and get back to my routine. I've got weigh in on Weds this week so it'll...
  197. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Wow, congratulations girls :) Are you going to submit the results to the challenge Jackie? You need to know everyone's previous weight before they lost the weight so mine was 224lbs. Then you take the weight they lost (in my case 3lbs) and divide it by the weight last week, then multiply by...
  198. Bailey

    I feel like death warmed up!

    You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen tablets, anything without sugar. But you may be able to get sugar free cough medicine, you'd have to ask in the pharmacy. Or sugar free cough sweets. They may have a few negligible calories but I think feeling better is more important than worrying about...
  199. Bailey

    5 stone at last!

    Wow, congratulations, that's fantastic :)
  200. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Yeah 6 per team Mel :) I'm awake at some godawful hour because the cat brought a small mouse in about 10pm. Wasn't convinced mouse was going to make it but fortunately s/he was uninjured. So mouse is now housed in an empty tub with some kitchen paper and I have offered him/her syringes of...
  201. Bailey

    *Clare's 100% cracking the whip diary*

    You go girl :)
  202. Bailey

    I'm back!

    Welcome back! Good luck with restarting the CD :)
  203. Bailey

    struggling on day 17 :(

    I lurve the peanut bars :) Yum yum yum :)
  204. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    That's brill - my bigger 18s are loose too but I can't get in the smaller ones yet. I've got tomorrow off work and we're going down to Tamworth for Paul's friend's 25th Wedding Anniversary party and staying overnight at a hotel. I'll be driving so I'll stick to my water and I'm taking my hand...
  205. Bailey

    new starter

    Mimi - why are you SS-ing at a BMI of 25?
  206. Bailey

    cravings!

    No - one cheat is not ok a week because it leads to another cheat and another and another and before you've known it, you've blown the diet. Especially so early on! You either have to commit to the diet and do it, or not. You're trying to get into ketosis, the first 3 days are the hardest and...
  207. Bailey

    struggling on day 17 :(

    Yes it is boring. I'm actually excited because I've got peanut bars this week, makes a change from shakes! I just want life to pass really quickly. Which is sad really. Sad what a big part of my life revolved around food. There's loads of headwork to be done on my journey I think. Em xx
  208. Bailey

    I've lost 50lbs!!

    Congratulations that's amazing :)
  209. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Thanks Jackie. How are you doing today? 100%? I know you had a nibbly weekend but you been back on track since then? xx
  210. Bailey

    struggling on day 17 :(

    I'm the same as you hun, just finishing day 15, on day 16 tomorrow and yes I'm bleeding randomly all over the place too. I think it's because the hormones are stored in fat so as we lose fat our hormones go all haywire. I just keep telling myself that it's not forever but if I give up I'll...
  211. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey guys, well just back from my weigh in. Bit disappointed. I've lost 3lbs. That's 1.34% for your records for the challenge Jackie. Oh well, nothing I can do about it except keep plugging on. Katy - my TOTM is all over the place too. Was bleeding last weekend, stopped for a few days and...
  212. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey Melanie - you get more room in your signature once you have 50 posts so keep posting :) I think we should have Melanie in our team instead of fallenangell because she seems to have disappeared off the face of the planet and we need members who are going to contribute, we also need 3 weigh...
  213. Bailey

    Please cross your fingers!

    Hey congratulations, that's great :)
  214. Bailey

    *Gulp* Pregnant??

    Oooh I'm on tenterhooks now!!
  215. Bailey

    Please cross your fingers!

    Yeah I do too!
  216. Bailey

    My SS Diary

    Congratulations on your weigh in :) Are you feeling any better now? I'm on day 14 and still constantly knackered and exhausted. Wish I got the ketosis kick but it seems I don't! I know what you mean about not being hungry and not wanting the shakes, I remembered this morning that I only had...
  217. Bailey

    Nicci's journal

    How do you do it? Well I'm only on day 14 so no expert but so far I find distracting myself works the best. I think oooh I'd really like a fried egg/piece of cheese/chocolate bar/insert food here but I tell myself I have to go away for at least half an hour and do something else, drink a cup...
  218. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Oooh Katy we need your weigh in results! Can you take one of our phone numbers and text us? You need to stay part of our team :) I'm a bit more awake now I'm at my desk and forcing myself to work! Jackie - yeah cos we need 6 active members really to make sure we get at least 3 weigh in...
  219. Bailey

    I'm weak and pathetic

    Next time don't dive on the biscuits, far healthier to have some salad or some lean meat or tofu or a handful of nuts. You want to be helping your body into ketosis and eating refined sugar won't help! Keep on trying the shakes, like others say making them with lots of water dilutes the taste...
  220. Bailey

    Abi's weightloss diary - post jaw surgery

    Hi Abz, how did you break your scales? I'm off for a pedicure at the White Rose centre tonight, nice treat as I haven't had one since I was in America. I'm thinking of getting some highlights put in my hair too, before I go on holiday. Hmm. How you finding Atkins then? Sticking to it ok...
  221. Bailey

    Please cross your fingers!

    Good luck! Surely the scales must've moved by now :)
  222. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey Katy - good luck with college. I think it takes such dedication to be a nurse, I couldn't do it, so I'm very impressed! How did work go? I'm back at work this morning. I'm just so tired, can't seem to throw off the exhausted feeling. Went to bed the minute I got home last night, and just...
  223. Bailey

    13 week weigh in

    Congratulations :) That's fantastic!
  224. Bailey

    1st weigh in

    Congratulations, you should be proud of yourself :)
  225. Bailey

    Week 3 WI - yeh!

    Congratulations :) I think 18 lbs in 3 weeks is amazing! xx
  226. Bailey

    So hungry!??

    Well done Jackie :)
  227. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    I get weighed in on Thursday. Booked a pedicure for tomorrow night to keep myself out of trouble :) Katy - how's work? What do you do?
  228. Bailey

    Is coke Zero ok?

    But the shakes have aspartame in them. So you're all having aspartame every time you have a CD shake! People drink coke zero because it has no citric acid in it, not because it has no aspartame in it. Citric acid can cause some people to come out of ketosis. Not everyone, depends how...
  229. Bailey

    So hungry!??

    Have a cup of tea or some sparkling water, that's what I do when I'm feeling peckish :)
  230. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    I'm a database scientist, I put toxicology data into a database. But I don't seem to be doing much of that at the moment. I'm also project leader of a project where our whole database software is being re-written by external contractors, so I spend most of my time on that. Sorting out things...
  231. Bailey

    Cant do it any longer

    Lol, the original post was Feb 2008, joh117 has had her baby and is back on the weight loss wagon! Good luck in carrying on your weight loss journey :)
  232. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Work is keeping me busy at least. I'm a dreadful procrastinator, so I'm trying to actually do stuff I've been putting off for weeks, I know I will feel better once I've got it out of the way and done. Do you stay at home with your little girl every day? I think you're amazing if so. I get...
  233. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    I spend far too much time on the internet so there aren't many abbreviations I don't know. Well, back at work for me today. I'm shattered as I stayed up late watching Kill Bill on TV. My OH hadn't seen it before - how can you not have seen Kill Bill? - so I made him stay up and watch it...
  234. Bailey

    *Clare's 100% cracking the whip diary*

    I definitely think it's safer to be at work! I'm staying firmly behind my desk where there is no food to wave at me!
  235. Bailey

    Reached an important Milestone Today!

    Congratulations, you do right to be proud of yourself, that's an amazing achievement :)
  236. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    TOTM = time of the month. I hate buses too :(
  237. Bailey

    Abi's weightloss diary - post jaw surgery

    Eh up trouble, just popping in to say hello :)
  238. Bailey

    Just couldnt do it today!

    Salad much better than a takeaway :nod: So drink some more water or have a cup of tea and go to bed early, tomorrow is a new day :)
  239. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    My CDCs scales are much heavier than mine too. I'm not worrying about it, as long as my weight is going down that's all I'm bothered about! Jodie - I'm ok. Just one of those days. I'm so tired all the time. It's TOTM and I'm bleeding quite heavily and I think that's making me more tired. I...
  240. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Jackie - I can't seem to get the image for the sig, when I click on it I get directed to your ticker! Jodie - how did you manage it? I've had a really grumpy wasted day, haven't left the flat yet, just slumped around feeling miserable. Only had one shake and about a litre of water and had a...
  241. Bailey

    My SS Diary

    Just make sure you stop at one liquorice alsort lady! You're doing so well! I'm on a similar stage to you, I'm on day 12. Don't you find it's getting a little easier now? Remember you're not denying yourself anything, you're choosing not to eat anything for a while in order to become slim...
  242. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    So we missed our chance to submit this week's weigh in results as we have to submit them by Sunday evening. Shame as we had some good losses there. We have to work them out as a percentage, will go and look for the thread where it tells you how to do it. And then you have to PM them to...
  243. Bailey

    *Clare's 100% cracking the whip diary*

    Hi Clare. I think this diet is all about the journey, learning about ourselves, our relationship with food, and learning to live without food is a big starting step to this. Can you try telling yourself that yes you can have the cheese/nuts/meat/biscuit/lettuce leaf/whatever but not now, you...
  244. Bailey

    First WI - Advice please

    What else is there to do? If you don't get the huge loss you're wanting what are you going to do? Stop the diet and either eat rubbish cos you're fed up, or go onto another diet? The VLCDs (Cambridge/LL/Lipotrim etc) are the only diets that let you lose weight this fast. If you've been 100%...
  245. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hey Tracey and Jodie. Nice to meet you. Sounds like we're all typical Cambridge Dieters, done all the other diets first - WW, SW, calorie counting, low carb etc. I know I have. Not really felt very hungry this afternoon, had to force my last shake down, weird huh? So day 11 almost over for...
  246. Bailey

    week 2 weigh-in yay

    Congratulations :)
  247. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    Hi Jackie, nice to meet you :) You and I are similar weights so it will be good to lose together. I've never worn a bikini in all my 29 years lol! Maybe one day I will. In the past I've always said I wanted to get to 13 or 14 stone because I didn't think I could be any less. Now I want to...
  248. Bailey

    "Biggest Losers" Team 32!

    How about a bit of an introduction from everyone so we know who we all are? I did a little one on the other thread but I'll introduce myself again. I'm Emma, I'm 29 (almost 30) and I live in Leeds with my OH. I don't have any kids, but we have 2 cats and I own a horse, Bailey, but he is out...
  249. Bailey

    Do you want a team place or does your team have a vacancy - if so post in here

    Hi Jodie and thanks for the welcome :wavey: I've done CD before in 2007/2008 and I got down from 15st 12 to 13st 10 on my CDCs scales, I also lost 7lbs the prep week before for a total of 37lbs lost. But I went off the rails, didn't see the program through and I'm back weighing more than ever...
  250. Bailey

    Do you want a team place or does your team have a vacancy - if so post in here

    Can i be the other member please? On my second week now and lost 10 lbs my first week? Does anyone know what all the yellow and pink stars mean on the team results? I've got 31 days til I go on holiday, want to lose as much weight as possible by then.
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