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I am confused by the term fasting. Even Michael Moseley on twitter says he has scrambled eggs for breakfast on his fast days. Now I know that, it will make my ADF much easier. On my down days I was going 24hrs without food and then having my <500 cal meal, as to me that is what a 24hr fast...

Yes it does and thank you for the link. :) However the dosage varies considerably in both number of sachets to take per day and the duration of days taking them. I asked as I know other VLCD people on the usual forums have found it highly effective and I welcome their advice on usage.

As Ducolax isn't doing the necessary, and I have seen Movicol being recommended, I bought some today after a 3rd degree at the pharmacist. I'm 59 and he treated me like a child. Sheesh, these people can be so obstructive. :mad: Anyway, I would appreciate advice from users of the best dosage etc.

What an excellent link. :thankyou:

I asked my CDC to send the following question to Cambridge on my behalf. Underneath is their reply. Question:- "I am aware CD recommend a minimum of 4 pints of water per day. I see on various forums many CDCs advocating 4 - 6 litres or more per day. Do Cambridge endorse this? As CDCs are...

I asked my CDC to send the following question to Cambridge on my behalf. Underneath is their reply. Question:- "I am aware CD recommend a minimum of 4 pints of water per day. I see on various forums many CDCs advocating 4 - 6 litres or more per day. Do Cambridge endorse this? As CDCs are...

It's my week 3. Last week's weight loss really slowed down, now it's totally stopped. I'm on SS, drinking my water and haven't cheated once. I'm trying to keep positive and I'm sure things will move again, but it is quite challenging keeping my spirits up. Oh phooey.:sigh:

My partner has 2-3 cups of tea a day with either semi-skimmed or skimmed milk and his 4 shakes.. so not quite SS but it has never affected his ketosis. Our CDC is totally ok about it too.

I bought some W8 shakes while waiting for my first appointment with my CDC. I found them absolutely disgusting. I was overjoyed with the difference in the quality of the CD shakes. Most of the CD shakes are gorgeous. I could and would never have done this diet on W8 shakes and would never...

Not a joke but the stupidest thing I ever said when watching a ventriloquist on the telly was, "If he moves that rabbit much further away from the microphone, we won't be able to hear what it's saying." DUH :D

My CDC said this was changing from Feb 1st and if (IF) I recall what she said correctly, a GP sig becomes a requirement from that date.

I'm curious, so please don't take this question the wrong way.... The CD recommendation is 2.5 litres of water a day. Yet many here drink 4 litres, saying "The more you drink, the more you shrink." Is there any actual scientific proof of this?

Yesterday my CDC had a set of test tubes she had purchased from CD. They showed how much fat there is in certain products. Sheesh. What an eye opener. Last night I watched an an on TV for one of the items and all I saw was test tubes of fat. :sign0137:

I've been having problems with drinking sufficient water too. Tomorrow I'm going to try one glass, (a small tumbler) of 175 ml every half hour from 8am-8pm, which is about 4 litres. Today I've found adding the fruit flavouring has helped a lot. MaryA

Hmmm... I think I'll see how I feel when the time comes. At the moment, I'd rather stick to SS for the 12 weeks. Hopefully by that time, I'll be ready for 790 anyway. :eat:

CD is advertised as being worldwide. I wonder about worldwide veg. What are allowed in other countries such as USA, Spain, Australia etc. In China for example, are they allowed beansprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts etc. Just curious. :) MaryA

Hi, I've read posts of folks who have done long periods of time on SS with no added meals. I'm confused, as I thought we had to add a meal for week 5, then return to SS for another month and so on. Isn't this so? MaryA :)

Your achievement is AWESOME! What a lovely bracelet and excellent idea! Hmm, I have some expensive thoughts and groans from hubby. ;) MaryA

Thank you for that. I've since discovered my that my hubby took TWO laxatives yesterday morning cos he felt "a bit bunged up." Sheesh. Men!! :argh:

My hubby has diarrahoea today on Day 4 of CD. Will this pass soon? Should he take an Imodium? He entered ketosis today too. Any advice appreciated. MaryA

Hi, I'm on Day 4 of CD, and definitely in ketosis but I haven't felt cold at all. When does it tend to start?

Hi, You also know what one of your triggers for eating is now.. so another valuable lesson there. All dark clouds have a silver lining. :)

Thank you for answering. I can do my list properly now. Today we also measured all the wobbly bits. Oh my. Too much information.:( I'm going to have to redo our BMI as we are both somewhat shorter than we were. Old age creeping on. I still feel about 28 inside though, that's the main thing...

Hi, My hubby and I meet our CDC for the first time on Tues. My thought is to buy 2 weeks worth of product for us and still get weighed in once a week. Is that allowed? I see the sachets are sold in 21s. Can I order 7 each of several different types? When it comes to the meal bars and tetra...

Hi, Do any of you have experience of dieting with a spouse or partner? If so what advice do you have. Is it a good idea or a minefield? We are around retirement age but that doesn't necessarily bring emotional maturity. :p Thanks, MaryA

Oh thank you so much for that. That's going to be a lifesaver for my hubby. :):):) We start CD together on Wednesday. I'm doing SS, he's doing 790.

Hi everyone, Can someone please explain why milk/yoghurt is allowed on W8 and not on CD. I thought both were VLC ketosis based diets. Thanks :) MaryA