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  1. Prinzessin

    First Skirt in Years.

    Congrats hun!! Bet it felt really good :) I cant wait to bear my legs lol!xxx
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    I promise I am not in denial.....

    Hi, It may well be the water hun. I find the best time to weigh is first thing in the morning after I have been to the loo, empty bladder and all that :) xxx
  3. Prinzessin

    Green tea

    This is really helping curb my hunger! Just thought I would share this with everyone! :D
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    Do you shop as you hit each size or as you see things? Do you have a stash for goal?

    I have a dress that is being made for our renewal of vows. This will be in August, however the first measurements for the dress will be taken in April!! So theres my goal :D
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    Im a different weight.....

    Yes...come on over! All welcome to use my instant weight loss scales lol! :D
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    Im a different weight.....

    In every area of my house!! lol! So, I keep my scales in the bathroom...moved them after doing a spring clean and found my weight was different. I then moved them around the house and found that if I put them at the bottom of the stairs I actually weigh 2 stone (yes 2 stone) less then anywhere...
  7. Prinzessin

    I think I need a new CDC!

    Hey Duncan..Im in Worthing!! :-)
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    Any CDC's in or near Ripon N.Yorks???

    Hi everyone, we have had our posting order for when hubby gets back from Afghan, moving up to Ripon in N Yorks. Is anyone on this site from there? Cheers!
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    fed up of only going to loo every 3 days!!

    It's costing me £70 but I have seen it advertised for as low as £40. This is the best place to find someone who is properly trained to do it. http://www.colonic-association.org/ This treatment has been around a long long time...Egyptians were doing it 1000's of years ago! Have a read through...
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    fed up of only going to loo every 3 days!!

    Im having colonic irrigation on Sunday :D Mainly because I have suffered years of IBS and severe stomach cramps. I decided it was time for ermmm a clear out lol! Quite excited about having it done...I have heard great things! Years of constipation/diarrhea has taken it's toll. I reckon I...
  11. Prinzessin

    9 1/2 litres!!

    Yep...echoing all others...please be careful...too much water...gets rid of the salt...you need the salt. People have died from this. A lady doing LL went home from work angry that she hadnt been able to drink enough thoughout the day, she drank 7 pints in 2 hours, got a headache, bloated...
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    Wonderful hubby

    Thanks guys! Lara...he is away until Apr 26th, Havent seen him since end of Sept!! I will pass on your regards :-) xxx
  13. Prinzessin

    negativity and the need to self destruct

    Hey there, I have done excatly the same thing...I seem to torture myself with negative articles about cd. Reading such things as how my metabolism will be destroyed and how I can not only expect to put on the weight I lost but at least 20% more!! I dont know why we do it but I guess it is just...
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    Wonderful hubby

    Bless my hubby...me managed to get on the internet while on a rest day in Afghanistan and he has purchased a Wii Fit for me! Should be with me in the next week or so! This is a really big deal for me, knowing how tremendously busy and tired he is ...he still thought of me.... just reminds me why...
  15. Prinzessin

    Measuring success by the scales

    I have just printed the facts and stuck them to my fridge....along with my quote "nothing tastes as good as being slim feels" ...controversial quote from Kate Moss I believe..but hey, it works for me! :D
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    struggling

    Hey hun, I have been on this for 12 days now...it really does get better, I never believed that until I got there for myself. The first week I found hard but by about day 8 I was bouncing! I think once you have had the initial weigh in it will motivate you to crack on with it....we are all here...
  17. Prinzessin

    the longest you have gone without a blip?

    12 days so far.... I did sniff the jar of nutella though lol! I think day 10 was when I got in to the zone...feeling ok since then :-)
  18. Prinzessin

    Question!

    Aww thanks peeps, that has given me food for thought...excuse the pun! One hand life is too short to deny myself a good time on the other life is too short to be this size!.....I will ponder this one for a while and make a desicion nearer the time. It wont be for another 3 weeks so I have time...
  19. Prinzessin

    Question!

    So, a get together of old school friends...I dont want to be the one in corner sipping water all night! It's going to be at someones house, they are getting loads of take away pizza and nibbles and of course alcohol. I have been so looking forward to seeing everyone! Trouble is Im on SS. Now...
  20. Prinzessin

    Embarrassed at gym

    Hi :) Please dont let yourself feel this way! I started the gym weighing in at 14.11 and for my 5'5 frame I was quite round lol! The gym has been my lifeline...I now do 5-6 classes a week and have got to know everyone in those classes, all have become very friendly :-) Like yourself I felt...
  21. Prinzessin

    Try a Chill Pill ;o)

    Hi have you got a link to that product on their website? I cant find it :-(
  22. Prinzessin

    Pregnancy and Cambridge

    Hiya, I have known 4 ladies to fall pregnant on CD...3 on SS and 1 on the 1000 plan :-) Good luck!
  23. Prinzessin

    ketosis

    Cold hands and feet .... bad breath .... that gives mine away lol! Been trying to find out where I can get Ketostix from, Boots wont give them unless Im diabetic :-(
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    Gym work on CD SS

    Hiya, thanks ever so much for the replies :-) I will certainly keep up with the body pump...it does wonders for your backside lol! I think with step I may well just do once a week...the easier class which is a mix of step and conditioning. The other step class is a power one and it really hits...
  25. Prinzessin

    Any Advice? I would be very greatful

    Hiya, I asked my CDC the very same thing, she advised that this would not be a good idea...her reasons were that if you eat a meal every other day then your body would cling on to that food as there is no real routine...she said that it would amount to 'yo yo dieting'. Her advice to me was to...
  26. Prinzessin

    Gym work on CD SS

    Hi guys and gals, I need some advice please! I really love my gym classes, currently I do step twice a week, body pump 3 times a week and core stability once a week. I keep the weights low in body pump , so it is really more strength training rather than a cardio workout. However step is very...
  27. Prinzessin

    What goal you working towards

    Hubby coming back from Afghan in May :-)
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    Im back

    Hi all , After a terrible year grieving for my beloved father, I am back. Been on SS for 1 week and lost 10lbs. This is going to be my year :D I have until May to reach my target of losing 40lbs. Hubby will be back from Afghanistan by then and I want to be a hottie for him lol!! I hope someone...
  29. Prinzessin

    Very annoyed!

    Hi all! Sorry I havent been around much! Am kinda back but dont have a lot of time to get to the computer these days! Anyways, I just received my 5 week order from DC and was really p#@!?d off to see that they have changed the granola from 57g packs to 40g!! We are still paying the same price...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hiya all :) I have had a really tough thime the last 3 weeks, Not stuck to the diet much but have lost a pound a week so not all bad. As some of you I lost my Dad on the 17th Dec so what with the funeral, visiting family all over the country etc... I just kinda let it go for a while. I am back...
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    My DC Packs arrived today!!

    Hiya, just to let you know that Im still on it! Havent been posting much as my Dad passed away in Dec. Im into my 7th week and all is good! still loving the food and enjoying it :)
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    Hello!

    Hi there, welcome :) I love Diet Chef :D Have done so well on it compared to anything I have ever done before! The food is great and really filling. Just to help you out, I have granola with 125ml of milk for breakfast, eg. Beef casserole with portions of broccolli,runner beans & carrot for...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hello everyone, Sorry I havent been around lately. Please see my post on the friends/family board Very difficult time for me right now :( Anyways back to the diet. I have had a bad week, only lost 1lb...but it is my TOTM so am not too worried! Good luck to everyone else , have just ordered my...
  34. Prinzessin

    Biggest Loser on TV

    Found this on Digital spy.... Hey, great news for British fans of the show 'The Biggest Loser'. ITV have just green lighted plans to do a NEW UK version (Living previously did 2 UK series). According to the online application for the show, it will film for 8 weeks between Jan - March 2009. Given...
  35. Prinzessin

    pregnant and sad to stop cambridge diet

    Hiya, Perspective ....ok, I am losing all this weight just to get pregnant. My last and only pregnancy ended in a stillbirth. I was seriously ill. That was in March 2007 and Im still fighting the fight. You're pregnant, it's a blessing...a gift. Enjoy it, savour every last moment. Be strong...
  36. Prinzessin

    Is this a decent diet?

    Something I read ages ago after researching this old saying. Maybe read it and consider the meaning behind it, applying it ,as I have done, has helped my weightloss no end :) "Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, supper like a pauper" Folk wisdom holds that, to promote good health, one...
  37. Prinzessin

    i think i'm pregnant but don't want to stop CD

    Sorry to barge in but imo you need more than 1500 cals...like I say imo. Just eat sensibly,healthy and enjoy the pregnancy. Dont burden youself with worries about the diet. Plenty of time for that after the birth. Have a happy,healthy pregnancy, congrats btw and sending lots of love xxxx
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    WeightLoss on TV

    If you have sky then I know you can watch different region tv. I used to change it to the south news when I lived in the midlands so I could get the local news where I was from. I think, If I remember rightly that the channels are above BBC or the start of the radio channels :)
  39. Prinzessin

    Looking for Diet Chef Buddy

    Hiya Ragdoll :D Im not in Birmingham but am able to get online most days if you want to have a chat and keep on track with the Diet Chef programme. I am into my 5th week now and have lost 17lbs so far. I am combining this with lots of gym classes too. How are you finding the food? I love it and...
  40. Prinzessin

    Medicine balls

    Strength,stability,balance,tone. Those are the reasons for using my medicine ball at the gym :D All advised by personel trainers/class instructors. :D x
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hello there, Many thanks for the replies :) I love the fact I can add veg to the packs and feel like Im getting a proper meal! I always cook the packs on the hob and the veg in the pressure cooker or steamer, I think just putting in the microwave is less....satisfying :D Since changing my meals...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hi all :D Weigh in day is here again and I have lost 3lbs! Keep going everyone...it really works :) xxx
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    Exercise and weight gain

    Hi Melanie, I really do understand where you are coming from, I am still quite obsessed by what the scales tell me...I have a valid reason though. The dreaded 'totally out of date' BMI chart. I have to fall in to a certain range so that I can get fertility treatment. So while inch loss is...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Ok, It's Tuesday and blimmin' freezing!! So, the 'diet' , well, it's going ok :) Im still chugging along and enjoying it. Have converted a couple of people to it who tried the food and loved it. I have been adding a brown roll with the soup on the days where I do the most exercise, it really...
  45. Prinzessin

    STRONGER

    Totally! I was having a lot of memory problems and depression before, now in a matter of weeks I feel changed :) xxx
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    STRONGER

    Hiya and welcome :D I started this weight loss journey on CD ..had to stop due to health problems on it. Glad I did really because learning how to eat well and exercise properly has turned my life around in such a short time! I FEEL so much better, stronger,energetic,never hungry,confident and...
  47. Prinzessin

    iPod armbands for the gym

    Hiya :) Does anyone use a iPod at the gym? I have one and need an armband and was wondering if anyone can recommend one. I tried on the Griffin Aerosport but it does not stay put and is a bit itchy! Help!!!
  48. Prinzessin

    L-carnitine

    Hiya, Many many thanks for the reply :) Thats great info for me to take on board. I am visiting the doc tomorrow and will ask much the same, I am on other medicaton and want to be sure that nothing conflicts with that...will let you know how I get on ... Thanks again, you lot are fab...fountains...
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    L-carnitine

    I havent bought them yet, bit sceptical really. I had a word with a pharmicist who sounded very doubtful about them also. There seem to be a lot of scientific papers written about them but they are also commissioned by the companies that sell them...so am thinking they are going to be a little...
  50. Prinzessin

    excited newbie signing in for duty!

    Hiya Pink :D I have been on DC for just over 3 weeks now and have lost 14lbs , I am though , combining this with lots of gym work too. Get a diary thread started , it's a great way to keep track of your weight loss journey :) xx
  51. Prinzessin

    L-carnitine

    Hiya, Yep well aware of all the above. It has been recommended to me by a few people at the gym to aid and counter muscle fatigue not weight loss x
  52. Prinzessin

    Exercise and weight gain

    Hi, have a read of this, it explains much better than I could! Take note of the header ... :) Muscle Does Not Weigh More Than Fat (five pounds is five pounds), but it is Much Nicer to Look at Muscle Weighs More Than Fat Myth x
  53. Prinzessin

    L-carnitine

    Hiya all, Has anyone ever taken this before or know anything about it? Cheers
  54. Prinzessin

    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Ok guys and gals...it's weigh in day! :hide: Well, blow me down I have lost 4lbs! And now have a BMI of 30...something I thought I would never see lol! Hope you're all getting ok, keep plugging away, something seems to be working! :D x
  55. Prinzessin

    25 minute home work out.

    Hiya Strider, this is fab :) You should post it on the fitness and exercise thread, someone on there might find it useful too :D x
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hiya :) Just got back from body pump at the gym and really made an effort to concentrate on my squats. I made sure I did not go too deep until I was comfortable with the technique. I kept my neck long by keeping my head up but pointing my chin down. Seems to have worked :D I always check the...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hiya, thanks for the reply Strider :D That video was very helpful! Yes, I do tend to look straight ahead , although I see some people looking down, which is the right way ? x
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Did I see you say that you were a PTI at some point Strider?? Hope so...I can bug you for advice now :D Actually I do have one issue...When I do Body Pump there is a lot of squats , my normal weight on the bar is 8 , I can squat fine with that BUT my neck is so painful, I also find this with...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    :grouphugg:Thanks Strider :D
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Ok, so I thought I would paste here what I posted on the fitness thread. I am mixing up my exercise a little and on the advice of someone on the fitness thread I decided to have more rest days ...just trying to figure out which ones at the moment! So, this is what I do each week... Monday Body...
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    Thoughts on Diet Chef

    I do a diet chef diary on its on thread, think that its a good idea :D
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    Thoughts on Diet Chef

    Totally agree :) I think what you are doing is fab and I hope to play around with it a bit when I get a bit more weight off. It certainly has taught me portion control and how to eat sensibly which I think is most peoples end goal. I love the fact you have all bran...I miss that , I may do...
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    Thoughts on Diet Chef

    Hi, Just to add my input...I had to come off CD due to VB12 & Folate deficiency , also have been Anemic (caused by blood loss) in the past. On top of that I have an underactive thyroid! Got my blood test results back about 30 mins ago at the docs. Since being on the Diet Chef programme I now...
  64. Prinzessin

    Mr & Mrs chubby Chops back minus the Mr!!!

    Hiya :D well done on your weight loss! Im not on CD anymore but had to say hi , my oh is just back from Iraq, off out again by end of the week.....he goes back and forth so much I think they should give him citizenship! lol :D or at least air miles.....nows theres a thought..........:rolleyes:
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    Expert advice needed please!

    No problem :D Re the rest day, I have decided to dith the body balance on a Saturday and have that back as my rest day, also I dont teach on that day so it really will be a rest day! :) Also having every other Tuesday off ...advice from the PTI ...he says Im doing too much too soon....I know...
  66. Prinzessin

    Wrong Reg On Parking Ticket Advice Please!!

    2 of my mates are NCP PA's and they said it is most definataly invalid. :D
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    Expert advice needed please!

    Hiya, Thanks for the reply :) I had had a reshuffle and looks like I can take Saturday as my main rest day. Maybe a Tuesday too as I can just teach all day long then. Any tips for shrinking my backside?!?! ANYTHING LOL! xxxx
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hiya Peeps, Well this morning was weigh in day.....Lost 4lbs :109: Well happy with that! So maybes this diet really is working!! I hope so, I feel better, have loads moe energy and do not feel like Im on a diet at all! Its all good :D
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Im going on a cruise too :D On the p&o Arcadia in May to the Baltic! Cant wait to see St Petersberg! :D
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    fat V muscle SIZE (link)

    Thats great to see a picture! Really tells a proper story! I guess thats why inch loss is so important to measure :) My weight loss this week has not been so great but my inch loss has been 2in! Makes a lot of sense now! Thanks for posting that :)
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    Expert advice needed please!

    Hiya , thanks for the reply :) I am not really really fit but can keep up fine in a body pump class! Im quite strong. I have a hard time in the step class because its more about cardio fitness I guess? I hate the normal gym and confess to being a class queen lol! The only activities I do...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Ooh lucky thing in America!! I can well beleive you cant find anywhere to put it! It's the odd shape of the packs..too tall for my drawers and dont stand properly in the cupboards! I just have 3 boxes and do a lucky dip in each at mealtimes lol! Kitteh; I am in love, yes IN LOVE with the chicken...
  73. Prinzessin

    Expert advice needed please!

    Hi, I have a diary on the Diet Chef section but thought it better to place this question here :) I 'think' I am aware of my limits but know I can push myself so much at times. Below is my weekly schedule , what I want to know is...is it too much? Just right? Not enough? Wrong type of exercise...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Have changed my schedule slightly so thought I would update my diary :) Monday Body Pump & Body Step Tuesday Personal Training Wednesday Body Pump & Core Stability Thursday Body Step & Swimming Friday Body Pump & Core Stability Saturday Body Balance Bi-weekly Sunday Body Pump There...
  75. Prinzessin

    that time of the month??

    I carry on as normal too, Always have a little worry in the back of my mind but if I take time out because of my period then I would lose my motivation, I know me very well lol The only thing I dont do is swimming....oh and I warn my PT bless him...young and gets totally embarassed by it all he...
  76. Prinzessin

    F*** me - that was hard work!

    They have just started doing Boot Camp at my gym....I kinda looked in on it and thought sod that for a game of soldiers!! lol I'll stick to my other stuff I think...maybes one day! Oh I used to be in the RMP (TA) in my younger fitter days so I know what proper boot camp is like but this gym one...
  77. Prinzessin

    i dont have the motivation to work out!

    Hiya, I was and am still a bit like that ! I found the ONLY way to get myself motivated was to put myself in to a position where I could not back out of exercise. At my gym if you book a class and then cancel within 48 hours then you are barred from booking anymore for a few weeks! Also , I...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hiya :D Im coping ok with this diet, have to be honest I am getting a little bored of the menu but not half as bored as I was on CD! So, thought I would share my weekly schedule ,ok, Monday Body Pump & Body Step Tuesday Personal Training & Core Stability Wednesday Body Pump Thursday Body...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Am sat at the gym using their comps :D Just waiting for my body pump class to start...could be warming up but am sooooooooo tired this morning!! Actually , I had better warm up or else it's going to hurt more! Ta ta for now peeps! :D
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    Anyone with underactive thyroid?

    Hiya, thanks for that :) I will speak to the doc when I go back, I seem to have all of the symptoms of Hashimoto's Disease right down to the slow pulse which was picked up when I had unconnected surgery. The doctor makes me go back every 3 months for a thyroid blood test and each time says...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hello Well my 5 week supply arrived today....1 little problem....where the hell do I put it all!!! lol!! Seriously, I have NO space! Think it is going to have to sit in the boxes :confused:
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    Anyone with underactive thyroid?

    Hiya KD, I see you're on 200, have you always been on that dose? Im just trying to get my doc to increase mine...still and am having a battle, was wondering if you had to work up from a low dose or were put straight on that? Thx :D
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    Loosing The Weight and Loose Skiin

    Hiya, I have found that drinking plently of water really does help and also any kind of toning exercises, swimming is great and also legs bums and tums classes, core stability , any kind of basic yoga or pilates too :D As for creams, I love shea cocoa butter, seems to work the best for me. I...
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    Anyone with underactive thyroid?

    Hiya again, I was on CD but had to come off due to low VB12 , am now on Diet Chef and gym everyday. Re the thyroid....blood tested before CD was within normal levels, tested during low levels, tested after still low but rising. Thyroid blood tests are notoriously inacurate. Depends what time of...
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    Anyone with underactive thyroid?

    Hiya..I have an underactive thyroid, Im on 125 xx
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Hiya, thanks for the reply :D Well done on your 6lb loss! I know the first week is always a bigger loss but am hoping it wont take too long to shift this weight! I just put a post on the DC blog and asked for some more flavours! I was thinking that a fish dish and more white meat dishes would be...
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    Prinzessin's Diet Chef Diary

    Ok so today was my first weigh in after being on the diet for 10 days. I have lost 6lb :D Am very happy with that and heres hoping it continues!!!
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    Chuckie21's Diet Chef Diary

    Know what you mean hun! Hey Tif..did you reply to me on the diet chef blog site??? If so hiya!!
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    Diet chef blog details

    Hi all...apparently this is how you get to post a blog on the diet chef website....Diet Chef › Registration Form
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    just Started

    Hi and welcome :D Good luck with it all!!! Stick around on here, we need more people!!! xxx
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    Is Diet Chef Low GI or not?

    Good point Hiya :) Like you I have been wondering this myself. I have trested more of a calorie controlled diet instead. The little leaflet starts by saying about calories and then a little way in goes on about GI. I am pretty confused! So, I was going to ring them and ask, customer services...
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    Thinking of joining you all....

    Hiya :) I am loving Diet Chef :D I dont really feel like Im on a diet but I know I am because Im not eating junk! I do not miss bread at all or anything sweet tbh. I feel confortable and no more grumbling tummy either :D The food is great, it is so tasty, I had sausage casserole last night...
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    Anyone do Body Pump?

    Hi used to do this last year and have just started again at David Lloyd. Am doing 5-6 classes a week and 1-2 Legs ,bums and tums class ( not too keen on that one) Does anyone else do classes at their gym and what is good? :)
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    Anyone doing or done DIET CHEF?

    Hiya :) I am totally the same re portion control! Have switched from CD to this because of health issues. I am going to the gym every day and eating 50g granola with 125ml skimmed milk for breakfast. Banana mid morning, Soup for lunch, Apple mid afternoon, food pack for dinner. I dont eat the...
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    Have to leave..

    Thanks for the replies people :D Much appreciated! Hopefully, If I stick at a low calorie diet then the weight will come off. Just got to learn some portion control lol!!
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    Have to leave..

    Hi all , have copied this from the diet chef section. Just so I can let you all know why I have to leave CD :( Well, looks like the desicion has been made for me...Went to the doctors this morning and he has told me to come off CD. Apparently, I have developed anemia , not the blood loss kind...
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    Oooh it's quiet in here

    It is still really quiet in here :( Thought there would be more people to chat to :(
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    Diet Chef Website

    I was wondering that too..any ideas poeple??:confused:
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    Thinking of joining you all....

    Hiya, thanks for the replies :) Well, looks like the desicion has been made for me...Went to the doctors this morning and he has told me to come off CD. Apparently, I have developed anemia , not the blood loss kind but the VB12 & Folate kind. At least that explains the bloating and tiredness...
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    Dry skin!

    Hello , thanks for the replies :) No Im not using the water flavoring...didnt even know it exsisted lol :D Im drinking loads of water though. Think it might be a combination of being outdoors a lot of the day then coming in to my Mums house....which all by itself is creating a whole new...
  101. Prinzessin

    Thinking of joining you all....

    Anybody out there? A few views but no replies :(
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    Thinking of joining you all....

    Hi all, I am in my 3rd week of CD , on my 3rd attempt and tbh am pretty sick of the sight of the stuff now :( My Mum picked up a 'look what we found' meal in Waitrose the other day and blow me down when she was cooking it , it smelt so good! When she was eating it I actually had to leave the...
  103. Prinzessin

    Dry skin!

    Help! Anyone else get this on SS? I have got lots of dry skin patches on my face , mainly under my eyes and around the jaw line. Doesnt seem to to make any difference using creams :(
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    Friend dies whilst on LL

    Is this the Lady in question ? Diet warning as slimmer dies | Metro.co.uk I know it's an old article but only thing I could find :confused:
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    BACK AGAIN!!!

    Hiya and welcome back :D I had gallstones but they got impacted in the duct so had to have my whole gall bladder removed! If by losing weight you can eliminate the problem then do so!! Losing your gallbladder is a pain in the backside! You really do have to watch your fat intake for the rest of...
  106. Prinzessin

    hmmm thinking of....

    I never paid a start up fee :confused: Never heard of it before. I just paid for the product. I did pay £1 for the booklets from my first CDC though. x
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    Lewis Hamilton

    Well, after drinking loads of water today I nearly bloody wet myself!!! Couldnt drag myself away from the TV!!! :D So pleased Lewis has done it! Hopefully I'll get a cut from a mates bet! He bet when Lewis was 15 that he would win the championship before 2009! Nice amount of money coming his...
  108. Prinzessin

    Your CD Xmas Plans?

    What she said! Another good reason why Im not coming off SS :D
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    Your CD Xmas Plans?

    Will still be SS'ing at Xmas myself. The 23rd is also my birthday AND wedding anniversary lol!! Have decided that getting my weight down is much more important than stuffing my face full of Christmas food. By the time next Christmas comes around I will be able to enjoy because by then I will be...
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    Pink

    Her new album is fab :) Just wanted to share that!!! :D
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    what time of day do you have your CD meals

    Hiya :) I have my first one between 7-8am , second between 1-3pm and the last one between 7-8pm. The earlier in the morning I have mine the more energy I seem to have, think it must kick start my metabolism :D
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    Worries about Restarting

    Hiya :) I know what you mean hun. I was thinking about this too. I cant see myself being able to stick to the higher plans...not sure why...just cant :( So......... I have decided to complete SS for 12 weeks and then switch to DietChef. In making this desicion I feel that I have something to...
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    About to start CD on Monday

    Hiya Missy , welcome to the forum :D Im on CD SS , I am doing well so far, I just keep thinking of my goal weight and certain events that are coming up. That seems to keep me going! Im sure with the support from this site you will do well :D
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    Xmas challenge!!!!!

    Count me in!!:D
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    I have my counsellor ID number...

    Hi Vicki, tried to reply to your pm but it wouldnt send so have sent you an email through hotmail xxx
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    What do you do to treat yourself?

    It was kinda an accident...really it was! I just picked some stuff and the girl took it to the till, I didnt realise it would be so much and by the time Im at the till it's too late...isnt it?? :confused: lol
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    What do you do to treat yourself?

    Please dont tell the hubby but today I went into Boots and spent £140 on Benefit makeup and products :sign0007: So thats how I give myself a treat :D
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    I have my counsellor ID number...

    Hey hunni!!! Another Bielefelder!!! Woo hoo!! Im based there too, in Heepen :D I am in the UK at the moment until New year but will certainly come and see you then! I think the only place I could have got it before was in Hohne...damn long drive :( Am so chuffed! Pm me for address etcc and we...
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    1 year since starting CD...........

    Well done hun! :happy096:
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    Can you remember what you weighed at 18 years old?

    Yep...all too well , I weighed 8st 5 and was 5'5 (still same height and now just under 14st :( )
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    don't like flying

    Salou is quite good, espescially if you have kids as the theme park Port Aventura is nearby with Port Caribe water park next door. Reus airport is the closet with Ryanair usually have the cheapest flights. It is an ideal resort if you dont like flying too far. Also the next obvious choice is...
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    sole source n booze

    Hiya, when I last did the diet (ss) I was 3 or 4 weeks in to it and was invited out. I went and had a glass of white wine thrust in to my hand so I drunk it....BIG mistake! I was drunk so quick and actually fell over 3 times on the way to the loo to vomit :eek: I was pretty ill for the...
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    Porridge + Hunger pains

    Hiya, Thanks so much for the advice on here, It's so helpful :D Im going to try having porridge at bedtime and see how that goes, if not then reluctantly going to have to avoid them, I really like it too!! :(
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    What a thought!.........

    I have had a wonderful idea! For me anyway... I am no longer going to worry how much weight I lose in a week or set myself targets...like I must lose a stone by the end of the 1st week in November etc.... Im just going to keep plugging at it a day at a time and wait for my jeans to fall down (in...
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    Have you kept your diet secret?

    I didnt really tell anyone the first 2 times and was gald because I failed :( BUT this time I have told pretty much anyone who wants to listen and have found it a good way of keeping me on the wagon :)
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    Porridge + Hunger pains

    Hi guys... Thanks for the replies :) Very helpful to know about the carb content, never thought of that! It makes sense, I am very sensitive to carbs, I get headaches and bad hunger pains when I come off them, like when I started SSing, that was always my problem , I get terrible cravings...
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    Porridge + Hunger pains

    Hiya all you lovely people! Just a quick one, I have started having the porridge for brekkie and since then have been getting back all the hunger pains ...like the ones you get in the first 3 days of SS. Am I doing something wrong?? I have porridge sachet am, chocolate mint for lunch then...
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    Sharon's Shameless Self Promotion Thread

    Vote sent by text! Good Luck hun! :D xxx
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    me now!! picture

    Hi hun, Im quite in to the cyber goth scene myself and I have to say that you look bloody amazing in that pic...Im am totally loving that outfit!!! I cant wait to get in to more of my 'alternative' clothes again :D
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    Travel query

    Hiya, I have travelled through Europe with my packs with no problem, I take along the booklets too. The one time I did get stopped they were happy with them because they were un-opened. Im really not sure about Australia though but would recommend you asking the airline first and also might be...
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    gagging

    Hiya, all I have have is chocolate in the morning and chocolate mint at lunch and a hot chocolate mint at bedtime :) Love the mint one sooooooo much!! Hot or cold it's lovely! ...If it's a really cold day I may have a chicken soup for lunch though :) x
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    Back to CD SS

    Thanks Becky :D xxxx
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    OMG No Porridge

    Mine has some left but only ones in plain packets, does this mean there is still an issue with supply?
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    ***wednesday*** lets do it hr by hr***

    I chocolate shake so far, must go have some water ...xxx
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    Back to CD SS

    Hi all, I am back, well have been back on the diet for about 4 weeks now, had a few failings along the way but am now on "honest" day 5 on SS ... I love this diet because it takes the choice and desicion making away, makes my life easier and gets results. I hate this diet because I miss food...
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    1st week on CD ss, 19lb gone forever!!!!

    Well done, thats amazing :D :happy096:
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    hello... my name is mena, and im an emotional eater

    Hi Mena.... I too am an emotional eater, lots has happened to me over the last 2 years which made it so much worse , I eat when Im very low and very high, Starting my diet has been very emotional and tough but Im pushing through, everytime I think about falling off the wagon I think about my...
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    Hiya :D

    Hiya hun, you in Brighton?? Im just down the road in Worthing :) Good luck with your journey! xxxxx
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    Need a home for a cat....

    Hi all, Is anyone in the Sussex area and looking for a cat? I have had a 10 month old female , short haired, black and white cat literally dumped on me:( Her name is Holly and she is adorable, very friendly and talkative. She is great with people and children. Trouble is , my 9 yo cat and 7 yo...
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    Please tell me how to quit smoking

    Im also trying to quit! Even with my father terminally ill with Cancer Im finding it hard, on one hand I see him and just know I should quit and on the other Im so stressed out by it all that I cant quit!!! :(
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    3 or 4 ???

    Thanks Spooky! I dont drink milk so would just be the 4 packs. In fact had a terrible week so far :( I had to spend 48 hours at a neurological hospital with my Dad, because it was an emergency I didnt have time to take anything with me, I tried living off black coffee but just got the shakes, In...
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    3 or 4 ???

    Hi Jackie, Thanks for the reply! Im managing to have 3 a day and only have the fourth if I really need it. Boy, this diet is harder 2nd time round though!! :(
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    3 or 4 ???

    Hello everyone! I am back on the CD wagon and need some advice!! Im only 5'5 in height but simply cannot manage on 3 packs a day, I really want to have 4 to keep me on the diet, is that going to be ok??? Any advice greatly welcome :)
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    Help dogs names

    Mines called Pedro ...only because I got him in Majorca :D
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    TTC and CD, good or bad idea?

    Hi, First of all can I say how sorry I am for the loss of your baby sending you lots of hugs :grouphugg: I am myself trying to get pregnant, after losing my daughter Angelika at birth. I need to lose the weight just in case we have to go for IVF but am still trying in the meantime to conceive au...
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    Does anyone go to the gym?

    I do bodypump 3 times a week and also have 2 personal training sessions a week. Im finding that as the fat comes off Im seeing subtle muscle definition and it's also meaning im not left with saggy bits! On SS I find that I do tire more quickly than before I started CD but drinking plently of...
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    I WANT Ice Cream....Maggie says NO

    You have an ice cream man doing the rounds in JANUARY? :eek: (Psst...where do you live? :D )
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    Travelling with Food packs...

    Hey all, Has anyone travelled on the Eurostar with their food packs? I have to go back to Germany and because of the length of time I am going for , I am going to have to take around 50 packs with me! Im just a little worried about going through the checks with lots of packets of powder...
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    Try This It's Very Clever...

    Whoa....spooky! :confused:
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    How do you usually feel?

    Hungry :mad: However, I soon found out that drinking stupid amounts of green and peppermint tea curbed the hunger pains a lot. Discovered that on day 3 and havent looked back since. Keep up the water and you should be fine :D
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    Slimthru?

    Hi, Does anyone know anything about the product Slimthru? Cheers :)
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    Newbie here - needs support!

    Hi there and welcome :) Im just a little taller than you but weighed in about the same,be interesting to do the CD journey together and compare notes! I have been doing this for about 4 weeks now but with Xmas I have fallen off the wagon ,so I am kinda re-starting :cry: Good luck with it all hun!
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    Anyone else worried??

    I was worried until my CDC pointed out that anything I do gain over Xmas would have been a lot worse if I had not already lost some before Xmas...If that makes sense :) Im just going to enjoy the festive time and not stress too much about it, I think that in January I will be able to focus a lot...
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    Smoking

    Yep, shame it's so bad for us! :(
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    Little tip with handblenders...

    Ouch! :eek:
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    Latest pictures

    You look fabulous hunny! :D
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    Whats Best Treadmill Cycle Crosstrainer

    Hiya, I can honestly say that the lateral thigh trainer is the best work out I have EVER done at home! Follow the video (think you order as extra) and you cant go far wrong, It takes up hardly any space and is very quiet,apart from the stupid music on the video! :D It is an all over body work...
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    Just tried the chocolate orange!

    Defo chocolate orange for me!! Made warm and great as a bedtime shake :D
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    It's Wednesday! **let's do it hour by hour

    oK, so it's Wednesday morning at 11:05 . I have just got to the gym after rushing around town doing some birthday and Xmas shopping and am now about to have my first personal training session with a wonderful girl called Selina. I had a chocolate shake for brekkie and am surprisingly full! I am...
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    I lost....

    Cheers everyone for the replies :) The support here is amazing!!!! xxx
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    I lost....

    6 pounds in the first week!!!:party0016: Im so happy I could eat a chocolate cake :p ...or perhaps not!!!!!
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    I won an Inspirational award.

    Hi Ruth, Just read your post and I am really pleased for you :) Your story has a similar start to mine, I lost a lot of weight and got pregnant, my baby girl Angelika sadly was born sleeping in March this year. Now I am on a mission to catch you up and lose the weight again and hopefully,someday...
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    I am...

    Hi, Thanks for that advice, I think I will ask the CDC tomorrow about the 790 plan :)
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    I am...

    Ohh,just thought of a question for you guys...Can you take water retention pills while on SS? I am feeling very bloated!!! :cry:
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    I am...

    I was thinking of doing the plan that allows you to have one meal a day, not sure I can keep this SS up! What's the average time scale of weigh loss on that plan? Is that the 1200 one? I mean, I dont need to lose really fast so maybe it's a better option for me?
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    I am...

    I hear what you are saying :) ..Only thing is I have been drinking loads of water , About 12 pints a day! Also, I bought brand new scales today.....shall I take them back and demand a refund because they simply must to be wrong!!!!!!!! lol I wonder what the manager would say! That would be...
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    I am...

    Hummm....I just weighed myself to take my mind off eating something and would you believe it... I have put ON a pound!!!!!!!! My weigh in day is meant to be Monday. I am really fed up now! Is this normal?!?!
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    I am...

    THE most miserable,grumpy,snappy,evil person without food :( I hate the world and it hates me!!!!!! Does this feeling of continuous hunger ever end??!? I am just craving cheese sandwiches lol!!!!!!!!
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    Tomorrow it all starts...

    Hiya Natalie, I too am an army brat, Dad is retired RA. I must be really stupid because I went and married a soldier in the RE lol ....It's not that bad I guess if Blair was still in it would possibly be worse,maybe,perhaps...lol ;)
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    Tomorrow it all starts...

    lol , I had braised steak in a red wine sauce served with green vegetable medley , smoothed pototo & carrot and swede mash. Did not have any pudding but later in the eveing had some warm french bread with butter.....I can actually feel my mouth begin to water!!!!
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    My sisters Dr wont let her do cd!

    My doctors surgery here in the UK wont sign anything for CD or LL, They flatly refuse too. Luckily, I do not need a med form signed but I agree with everyone else, get a second opinion :)
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    Tomorrow it all starts...

    Hiya! Cant beleive anyone even knows where it is lol! I do like it there but I am back in the UK for a bit,well,until feb next year anyway. My hubby is based out there and we have a house in Heepen. Were you BFG?
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    Tomorrow it all starts...

    Hi everyone! Well, I saw my CDC today and am starting on the sole sorce plan as of tomorrow. I am so excited!!! Can't wait to meet 'the new me'!!!! :clap:
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    Newbie to CD

    Hi and thankyou for all the replies :) I will take all of your advice and keep you posted on the IVF if and when it happens! Im still not sure that I am doing the right thing as I have so much to cope with right now but Im going to take one day at a time and not be too hard on myself if I fall...
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    Newbie to CD

    Hello all, I am going to be starting the Cambridge Diet next week after many failed attempts at Slim Fast! I have about 3-4 stone to lose in order to have IVF. I am going to the gym every single day and doing Body Pump 3 times a week, Unfortunatly, I seem to be staying at around 13st 6lb...
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