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Wannabe - I was disappointed by 4lb in week 2 as well, but we shouldn't be - get 4lb of lard or something and imagine that its gone from your body - for good. 10lb in 2 weeks is fantastic, well done!

RealisedI'd started a double thread by accident - now posting on a thread by the same name on the Cambridge Diet home page, at the bottom. Good luck to all xoxox

Hi all! Really interested to hear all your thoughts on the bars. Personally I've always avoided them as I prefer to eliminate food completely, if that makes sense. I can either stop eating solids or gorge myself - welcome to my twisted relationship with food <sigh>. That said, I still have fond...

Thank you all, its so nice to know I'm not alone! OK, so I felt sick and weak today, possibly because I've been so busy at work my water consumption was really low. I just could not face chugging any more liquid - shakes or water - as even the thought was making me ill. So.... I had three...

OK, so I felt sick and weak today, possibly because I've been so busy at work my water consumption was really low. I just could not face chugging any more liquid - shakes or water - as even the thought was making me ill. So.... I had three forkfuls of dry tuna. Hopefully as this is carb free...

Hi Inner me - the last time took me just over 5 months, and I'm quite a slow loser. I suppose its not much out of our lives, a few months, to be thin is it? That's what I'm telling myself anyway.

Thank you hun - good luck to you too - we can do this!

Hi hun, my story is so similar to yours - here we go again, hey? 2 stone since you started is great - I've only managed 11lb in that time. Well done hun

Hi to all! Thought I'd post here as I found it so supportive last time. This time three years ago I had lost 5 stone in time for my wedding on the CD and wore my perfect size 12 wedding dress. 36 months on and here we are - a (tight) size 22 and six stone heavier. <sigh> This is higher...

Hi to all! Thought I'd post here as I found it so supportive last time. This time three years ago I had lost 5 stone in time for my wedding on the CD and wore my perfect size 12 wedding dress. 36 months on and here we are - a (tight) size 22 and six stone heavier. <sigh> This is higher than...

Thanks Daisy xx Well, day 2 done and dusted. I can't believe how quickly ketosis has kicked in this time - last night I felt like absolute rubbish and went to bed at 10, today I'm full of beans and raring to go :) I count on this mood lasting, if I'm lucky, another 48 hours before the food...

Hi to all! Thought I'd post here as I found it so supportive last time. This time last year I had lost 5 stone in time for my wedding on the CD and wore my perfect size 12 wedding dress. One year on and here we are - a (tight) 16 again and three stone heavier. <sigh> At least I didn't make it...

Another weigh in, another half stone gone :) Not bad considering the food I've been eating. Tend to have two days 'off' (but being sensible) and three days 'on' CD sole source at the moment. I actually don't want to lose too much more before the wedding (8 weeks to go!) because of the dress...

Hi, just thought I'd pop in to say congrats on your fab weight loss so far! 12lb in week one?? If only I could!! Your first post really moved me - I can't imagine not being able to strip off in front of my other half... bless you xoxo I was about the same BMI as you a few months ago, but when...

Hi hun, just popped in to say that I was about your weight a few months ago and started the CD for my own wedding in May this year! Don't get me wrong, I still have a long (long) way to go, but I got into the dress I wanted a few weeks ago and feel a lot happier in myself - i found that after a...

Had a creme egg... oops! No weigh in this week as cdc away, not having the potential shame of a gain or sts really has knocked my motivation. Still, 1. Only had one, not a whole box 2. Am now full 3. It wasn't as nice as i thought it would be,a dn really not worth the guilt. Back on track :)

Hi Jay, how are you? Still doing fab by the looks of your stats and diary - no one can really understand how it feels to not only fit into clothes again but to find them baggy! It is odd how much you realise your social life has revolved around food and drink - OH is I think getting frustrated...

PS Will post some before and after pics in 11 weeks - when I can post one of the wedding dress!!!

Another week, another 2lb. Considering that I have had both a chinese (chicken and mushroom - carb free and very tasty..) and a WW pizza (not carb free - naughty) this week I am more than happy. I'm relaxing my regime now, perhaps hoping to lose another stone before the big day (10 weeks to go)...

AAAAAAAAAAAAaaarrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Just went into a bridal shop today, just to look - found the PERFECT dress which my dad bought (he never pays for anything) and.... ITS A SIZE 12 AND IT FITS PERFECTLY!!!!!!!! Sorry for the mania, I never thought this would happen! And with 2 1/2...

Ho hum, weigh day again. Another 3lb this week. I know this is a disappointing weight loss for some but I am more than happy with 3lb a week now... slow and steady suits me fine, plus its more than I could ever expect to lose on a low calorie only diet. Only 1lb of a 60lb loss, wow!! This...

Hi hun, Just had to pop in and comment on your line.. " I hope i'm not starving myself for such shitty losses" I must have said this to my other half every single time I had a crap weight loss!! I think he's sick of me now... lol!!

:party0049: :party0048: :woohoo: CDC just gone, used as many cute emoticons as I could to celebrate this moment... I am no longer Obese!! Just Overweight :) Love the BMI, this is a real milestone for me. Happy happy happy, feel like a blob but that's mainly due to the evil TOTM. Plus, I've...

I know, I've thought before how similar things are going for us! We're even getting married about 3 weeks apart lol! 9st anything just sounds sooo wonderful... I'm thinking of joining WW too close to or after the goal, I have no idea how to maintain a lower weight and NO WAY am I going...

Oh hun, that'll be mostly TOTM water weight - for some unlucky few (eg me!) it can add up to 5lb each time. eep. I think you are doing SO WELL and like nearly all of us here I can really relate to the food issues. God knows how I'll ever conquer them - I have no idea how to maintain should I...

Have decided to lower my goal weight to 9st 13 - I've always dreamed of being in the single figure stones so why not! As I've come this far, I really want to do my best. I am 30 in 18 months time so to be realistic and not push too hard I'll set that as my goal to be in the 9s. Plus, if I get...

Came across this earlier today - just had to share. It's fab! Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound...

Hello all, long time no speak :o) So its true what they say - after the disappointing 1lb last week I've come in at 5lb off this week! Slow one week, bigger the next. Hooray! Just need to get out of the 30s in BMI, that would be a real boost. 30.2 today... so close! I've been at the high...

One stinking shi**y pound this week. HUMPH! Oh well, there's always next week.

Woop woop! Another 3lb. Actually 3.8lb but as I don't do bits of pounds its down as a 3. Still, it means it'll be easier to hit a 3 or 4 next week (with any luck!) :) Wow, 18lb in 5 weeks. Very chuffed, plus CD seeming like business as usual now - routine set, used to chugging water etc...

Aww, thanks girls! Isn't it amazing how much more motivation these diaries seem to give you? Even if you feel you've done pants just a few comments can boost you up! Been really bad today - only 2L water and 2 shakes. I've been doing coursework all day (on top of a full time job = not much fun)...

Hi hun, I can completely relate to your feelings of boredom/demorilisation. Like you say, the weight is coming off but after 3 months and 3 stone I don't feel much different and I've gone down one clothes size, if that. Its not too bad for me because at least the upcoming wedding keeps me on...

Oh, best best wishes and big hugs hun. My OH was verging on alcoholism when we first went out. He didn't depend on the drink as such but - he was still messed up after his divorce 4 years before and went to the pub EVERY night, 5 or 6 pints a night. Sometimes he skipped dinner to pay for booze...

Oh hun, there's no need to beat yourself up for the extra bar - I actually think you did really well. Thin people get hungry and eat something, but they just eat something sensible and small until they are satisfied which is just what you did. Well, I imagine they do - its been so long since I...

OK, 3lbs again this week, that's cheered me up a bit :) :)

Hi all :) Is it just me or does anyone sometimes wish they didn't actually have to be weighed every week? Sometimes (like today) when I'm feeling really bloaty and emotional - blame the hormones - the last thing I want is any potential slow weight loss demotivation. Feel like I'm carrying a ton...

Poor you - two TOTM in two weeks? Cruel! Hope I'm not been too graphic, but I thought I'd add my twopennth worth... I don't use any contraception (hubby to be had the snip...) and was always as regular as clockwork until I changed the way I ate back in october. Now, it comes and goes as it...

Just caught up with my own thread - thanks for all the advice and comments girls, it does wonders! Weigh in tomorrow, not too optimistic thanks to TOTM. Also, noticed that I was 199.8lbs last week so that's nearly 1lb extra to lose to get the numbers down. Hey ho, we'll see - as long as it goes...

My kidneys felt a bit strange for the first few weeks too. Before this diet I hardly drank anything, so this is a real shock to the system. Feeling worse today as CDC advised that I need to drink an extra litre on top of the 3 a day for every tetra pack consumed rather than mix-you-own shake...

Hi hun, Sorry to butt in on your diary to ask a question but I had a mini stress about my weight loss this week and Cornish Kez rekons you've lost less if exercising more - did you really notice the difference and what exercising were you doing? Thanks a million - having an irrational fear of...

Cheers Lizzy, take care! Think my CDC is being a bit of a dragon as well. Oh well, I think of her like a drugs dealer - she provides me with the goods I need for a small fee each week or so!!

PPS just had a mini revelation... Last time I was 14st 3 (which is what I am now) I remember being on a diet and sticking at this weight for two weeks despite a lot of hill walking and strict calorie counting... maybe this is my temporary plateaux weight, especially as I've been cutting down...

Hey hun, just popping in to say hi - think you're doing fab! I think its actually harder to jump back on the wagon if you've fallen off for a day than to stick to it 100% throughout, so kudos to you! Did you catch that 'will my crash diet kill me' programme? I was expecting the worst ("anyone...

OK so I've got over my little sulk now. 3lb is 3lb, at least I didn't put any on! Still on track with 3 shakes a day and 3L of water. The shakes are so much easier to keep up, can just gulp them down - and I really do feel better having 3 a day rather than the 2 a day I had a few days of. Eek...

Oh GOD - black day... CDC just been and gone, got a bo**ocking as I only lost 3lb this week. Depite what she was trying to suggest (several times), I haven't cheated once, no food has passed my lips, shakes 3 times per day, 3L water. Guess I'll have to wait another week or 2 before reaching...

Thanks for the good wishes! Much as I'd love 4lb, it is week three and I have set myself an informal goal of 3lb a week as I would lose 1 or 2 on the other diet and I'm not sure it'd be worth the denial if I was still losing the same on CD. MUST get my big fat bum moving more, maybe that would...

Wed eve - I really want to hit 4lb to lose that magical 3 stone in 3 months. Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow - I've read your worries on your own thread about your weigh in but read back through mine and you'll see I 'put on' a few lbs a few days before the weigh in, which sent me into a...

Its an evil looking DVD workout which is really supposed to burn fat and tone you up - it increases in 'stages' and has goals after a set number of days. Think I may stick to Wii fit for now... even if it does weigh you every time you log on (I don't want to know!!) PS been a really good girl...

Wow Jill, you'll look like an absolute princess on your day!!!! OK so last night was temptation central - hubby-to-be and I went into town to a comedy club and then out for a bit - a whole night surrounded by food smells, cocktails and all I could do was drink water. It wasn't too bad really...

Ah, never mind hun. Sounds like a rubbish company who wouldn't give you a response for a month anyway! I don't believe in much but I do believe in fate, so it obviously wasn't the job for you. Plenty of successes to focus on anyway - your CD willpower and the upcoming wedding spring to mind...

Hi Jill, welcome - wow, our start weight and total weight loss to date are almost identical! I too would love to fit into a size 12 dress, but I'm being realistic and will be OK with a 14. I suppose that way I can only be pleasantly suprised. That said, there is still 4 months to go and...

Wow, what a weight loss! and even with a sneaky tuna treat in there too! You must be so chuffed - especially considering your first few posts where you weren't sure you could do it! As you so correctly said to me, where else could you lose such an amount of weight in a week? :D:D:DWell...

Ooooo Kez - tuna sandwiches... mmmmmm <drools>!!! What an utterly fab dress - it is a bit similar to mine :) Not sure if I'll have to buy an underskirt too, I think I probably will. I wanted a lace back one too (because of the extra room!) and the company said they would do it instead of...

Thanks so much for your support ladies, it has helped so, so much! I've had a totally poo-ey day at work today, found out that some of my staff will probably be made redundant in April and had to tell them all this afternoon. So it helps to put things into perspective - I'm sure their...

Hi Kez, Well done hun, you are doing fantastic! The ketosis should be well on its way by now, then the main hurdle is over and done with. Are you having tetras in the first week? Must be so nice to at least chew on something! lol My CDC is reluctant to, I quote, 'allow her ladies any tetra...

Hi to all, I understand the wobbly moments Katie - I seem to be having more and more at the moment. I think its because I'm getting bored of the shakes/porridge/soup combos, its been two weeks tomorrow with only these three things to 'eat' - CD weigh in tomorrow evening so we'll see if it...

Ooooo, thanks for the link Cornish. There goes my sunday evening! Still, it'll take my mind off the dreaded blood test tomorrow. Just routine but I HATE HATE HATE needles :eek::eek::eek:. So, I can't believe it's Day 11 already. I am so proud of myself for sticking to this 100%, I hope the...

Hi Cornish, Sorry to be in touch over two threads, but I though it would make more sense this way! You're not that far over 45bmi at all, one day on CD and it'll probably fall below. I was a bit apprehensive about my CDC at first - she's not horrible but not my sort of person, if you know what...

Hi, We are having a really small do (immediate family only) and are getting married in ... Gretna Green! We are getting married by a minister in the Blacksmith's workshop over the anvil by a methodist minister - the hotel at Gretna does 'package' deals so the reception, makeup, accommodation...

Hi again - glad you've started you're own thread so I can keep in touch. ****BEST OF LUCK**** Just take one day at a time - and once you are past day 3 it'll be plain sailing. There's certainly a huge goal to aim for! Eek xoxo

Hi Cornish! I can't believe you've got about the same weight as me to lose in about the same amount of time. I'll definitely be following your progress - it'll keep me on track! Best of luck. I was losing 2lb a week eating 1000 to 1200 kcals per day (including carbs) so you will DEFINITELY...

**Happy Birthday!!** and congratulations on your fabulous work so far - well done!!! :talk017:

Well, I spoke to my CDC today who reckons that the type of antibiotics I am on are ones that need to be taken on an empty stomach, I should be OK. Still, she's bringing me a large supply of ketosis sticks on the next visit so I can monitor the effect of them on the ketosis - I'm sure I'll be...

Thanks Katie - good luck with your weigh in - I'll check out your diary! xoxo

Advice please!! I have just been to my GP today about my acne (which seems to be getting worse) and one of his suggestions was oxytetracycline - a tablet antibiotic. This would be a 6 month course. Has anyone come out of ketosis using antibiotics? Just my luck - I have to choose between my...

How come I am 'eating' so many fewer calories yet full of energy and not hungry at all? Why did I not discover this diet years ago? Can this be too good to be true? So, Day 8 and all is well in eek's world. Am a little upset with evil ASDA though who decided that it was a good sales pitch to...

Best of luck WMF. And thanks for postingthe funniest post I've read for a while! I can totally relate to the attraction of losing weight faster on the CD. I was on a calorie controlled diet for two months before starting CD and was used to losing 1 or (if I was lucky) 2lb per week - considering...

Woo Hoo, CELEBRATION time!!! :bunnydance: So, my CDC rang this eve saying she was really sorry but could she come tonight instead of tomorrow morning. This worried me for three reasons: 1. Last eve's weigh in disaster :cry: 2. This would mean an evening weigh in, against my initial first...

Thank you so much for the support ladies - its just what I needed to knock some sense into me! I'm so in control of the rest of my life, career etc (hope that doesn't sound arrogant) but when it comes to body image and weight loss I'm just a complete wreck :o) My wedding is on 21st May this...

Okay, okay, calm, calm.... I have just had a shake and a pint of water and I was wearing my heavy dressing gown and it is evening (I get weighed on mornings) Apart from this little 2lb gain mishap, Day 6 went well. My first day back at work kept me busy and my mind off food. I feel good too...

Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god Just gave in to a cheeky weigh and according to the scales I have PUT ON 2lb!!!!!!!!!!!!! NNooooooooooooooo!! Have stuck to this religiously!!!!!! Got to be a mistake, got to be

Good luck hun! Sometimes I read things people post on here and think 'Thank god its not only me!'. When I read yours it was the line about alternating between starvation and binging, that is the story of my life. If you added up all the times I'd lost weight it'd probably be in the 100s of...

Hi Jay, thanks for your support. Are you raring to go for the 9th? :) My weigh in is Thursday morning Day 5 and I've had a bit of a slip up today - I got sidetracked by ebay of all things and have only managed two shakes and 2 litres of water today. Hope I'm not doomed for missing a 'meal'. It...

Day 4 and I feel so much better than yesterday, a lot more positive. I've just tested and I'm in ketosis now which is great. My monthly friend has come to pay a visit today so that probably didn't help my awful mood yesterday either! I've noticed that I'm thrsty a lot of the time as well which...

Day 3 and the (I assume its ketosis) symptoms hit me very hard today. I stood up and immediately felt dizzy and my head has been pounding all day. I have had no energy at all, thank goodness I'm not back at work until tuesday. Although the shakes and porridge I had today tasted OK, I felt a bit...

Day 2 Well today I feel absolutely fine and very upbeat, more because of optimism rather than in Ketosis already, I think. I'm suprised at the lack of hunger so far and the three new flavour things I've had today have all been really tasty. Its easier to drink the amount of water than...

Day 1 summary... Thank you both. Jayellekay, you've really made me think - here I am beating myself up for 'only' losing 2 stone when what I should be thinking is 'well done me, I've lost 2 stone'. Why do we lose perspective and are so mean to ourselves? Well, early days but all gone well...

Hi Bubble, I'm in exactly the same position as you - I love to swim and have paid for my gym membership upfront (started SS today). My CD counsellor advised that I should stick to gentle exercise eg. dog walking for the first week but then after that do what I feel comfortable with...

Thanks Purple, keep me updated on how you are doing!! OK, so my CD counsellor has just been and gone and I am now the proud owner of 21 porridge, shake and soup sachets and 2 ketosis sticks. At under £40 for a week's worth of food seems quite good to me too, usually I could spent that on Dairy...

OK so I should have named this thread 'Diary of a yo yo dieter'. Story of my life so far. Anyhow, as my signature can only be 350 characters long I thought I'd post a list of ALL my weight loss goals. Apologies for boring you all, nighty night (CD counsellor coming at 09:00 tomorrow, eep!)...

3 months? Thank you for giving me hope... and WELL DONE!!!!

OMG, just noticed that the profile calculates your BMI.. over 34? Had no idea things were that bad xoxox

Hi to everyone! I am starting on the CD (sole source) tomorrow for the first time ever. I have swayed between a size 12 and a size 20 for most of my 28 years, but enough is enough... I need to be thinner than this for my wedding in May! I have lost 2 stone so far (October 17th to today) by...