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WEIGH IN!! Hellooo! I'm back! Well I still can't see perfectly, so I'm typing in big font lol. Today was my second weigh in, and believe me, it's been touch and go this week with all the medication and eye drops I've been on. There's been times when I just had to have a few spoons of sugar...

Thank you thank you thank you!!! :D And to Rennes - merci beaucoup! ;) Well, I had a mini blip yesterday - you see I had laser eye surgery on Friday (oooh it's all going on!) and have had people bringing me flowers and grapes! Argh! Yesterday, so as not to look rude, I ate about 6 grapes...

WEIGH IN!!! Happy Friday everybody!!! :stickdance: Ok, so it's my first weigh in today!!! Hurrah. :scale: Week 1 weight loss: 10lbs Week 1 inch loss: 10 inches :8855: I can't believe it! I'm so happy! The very first time I did CD I lost 9lbs in my first week, so I've beaten even that...

:wow: You're doing really well! Sounds like what you're doing is brilliant - you're eating really well, and making it into a lifestyle. That's excellent. I think that's where alot of us go wrong. By making it a 'diet', we already feel that we're depriving ourselves, and either get people...

Day 7 and finding my stride :) Awww, thank you! :flowers: You're right about the TOTM shifting a bit extra - that's what I'm hoping for lol. Well it's WI tomorrow, so I'll see how I've done. I've managed to keep away from the scales so I can have a bit of a surprise! :scale: All in all, I...

Day 6 ... still truckin Morning all! Well after possibly the worst day ever yesterday when I found out that I'm 90% to be made redundant :cry:and it was my TOTM, I managed to hold it together and not stick my face in a huge cake. The main reason was because I was on day 5 and coming out of...

DAY 4!!!!!!! Yay me! I did it! I got through day 3. I didn't even celebrate with a twix! ;) So here I am on day 4, 11am and 1.5l into my day. My tetra is sitting waiting to play at 1pm, and I've finally worked out how to make the porridge nicely so I'm looking forward to a chilli soup...

Ooooh good luck for today!!! I have everything crossed for you - but I'm very optimistic you'll have a loss, and a good one at that! :D:D I can sympathise with the breakfast situation - I wouldn't even set foot in there or I'd be like a woman possessed! Keep strong, and think that you'll...

Argh ... today is going veeeery slooooowly Ok need to type while bath is running so I don't go and hide in the kitchen cupboards. :ashamed0005: I'm still going - 2.5l in (not going too quick as it makes me feel bleugh) and hoping for another 1-1.5ls before 7pm. Have to stop then or I won't...

That's fantabulous!!!! Well done you! :winner: I've not had any packs yet either, but I'm soooo hungry I have to now. Enjoy yours and I'll enjoy mine! :p Don't worry about the milk - it was a splash :tear_drop: Have your pack, and I hope you're back to normal soon. Well done for being good...

Oh you poor poor thing! Sorry you're feeling so poorly. Don't feel bad about eating a little, in your state you probably needed it. :character00264: Get yourself better and then you can focus 100% - I hope you feel better soon! Get yourself all wrapped and cosy, and recover! :bundledup: xx

Hey Rennes! Welcome! I've already met you on my diary, and believe me there is something therapeutic about putting your feelings in words rather than holding them in. :patback: The most important thing I would say to you is get rid of the guilt, and only think about the 'now' of your life...

Day 3 ... still here! Morning all! Well, I've now got day 2 under my belt. Glad I did this over the weekend as there's no way I could be glugging and weeing this much at work! :waterbottle::waterbottle: Well it's day 3 now. I've had my first litre, and I'm still feeling ok. I've luckily...

Is it too early for lunch?? Thank you everyone! :D:D:D I've made it to 11:30 and I'm counting down now to my first pack of the day. I'm 1.5l in so I'm on the loo every 3 mins! lol I'm going to do some clearing out of cupboards and stuff this afternoon to occupy myself. Still don't feel...

Day 2 - achieved first goal!!! I'm alive! I have now done 1 full day of SS with nooooo cheating! Hurrah. That's one goal down ... :thankyouthankyou: So yesterday was fine as predicted until I got home. I'd decided to have a night in (Friday is my 'go mad' night) so I could cut myself off...

And now I got my backpatting and slap face smilies the wrong way round, so it looks like I'm slapping you! I think I should go and lie down! :wave_cry:

Oooh no, don't feel bad - it's healthy really.:copon: Obviously compared to say fish and chips (still on the brain!!) it's fantastic, but I get deceived by the 'hidden' stuff in there. Also, I apologise but I was getting so carried away in my own world that I forgot you're not on CD so can eat...

Ooh I know that feeling!!! I lurve Yo Sushi but it is a bit calorific. The problem is the carbs - the food in itself is really healthy -edamame, rice, fish, miso - but all together it adds up. I went out for sushi last Sunday and managed to put on 2lbs! :eek: The rice and the edamame are v...

Full of liquid now Hey Lola good to see you! Don't worry, you're not being thick at all. In my first post I said I'd had a litre of water first thing this morning, so it's 2 in total. I wasn't being clear. :p I'm on the peppermint tea now - luckily it smells nice, so I've been sniffing...

That's fantastic news - well done!!! :0clapper: And thank you for posting as it's news like this that inspires the rest of us to keep going! Well done again, and thanks for sharing. :bestwishes:

Thank you everyone! :D However good an idea feeling bad at the weekend is, I'm regretting it now as it's fish and chip day in work and the room smells delicious! A banana tetra just isn't cutting it at the moment I'm afraid! Still, I can't give up on day 1, so I'm stronger than I would...

Day 1 - and we're off! Well, I've started!! :eek: I've had a litre of water and a large green tea so far, and although I'm hungry I'm going to hang on til lunch until I have my tetra. I remember from last time that the evenings were always a struggle for me, so if I could save a couple of...

Hi Kingflab, one thing I found when I did CD properly last time (start again in 3 days!!) was that although I thought it was expensive to lay out that much money at once, I actually saved a lot of money over the time I was on it. I would suggest that you write down what you spend on food this...

Good for you! I know exactly what you mean about the restarting. I've tried everything for a couple of years now, and while they all work, I've not been in the right place to get my head together and that is what is needed for anything to work! I've spoken to my CDC now, and I'm picking my...

Hello sweetie - I love the avatar! lol How are you getting on after 9 days? It seems such a long way off to me at the moment. Good for you!!!! 9 days is fantastic! :p:p:p

:sign0144: Hello everyone! Some of you may remember me, others of you may not, but I've been on and off here more times than I care to remember! So here's a brief summary: I did CD a few years ago, starting out at 13s11 - the heaviest I had ever been. I did a few months, then took a break...

Oooh roughly every hour or so. Before a pee, after a pee, after a cuppa, after a chocolate, if I have wind, after I've come back from the gym. You know, nothing too obsessive lol :D:D Seriously I do drive myself up the wall weighing myself, but I only record it at the same time each week -...

Hiya Hezz, Don't worry about the past - think of the future. I'm doing the Marisa Peer book and it's making me think of food differently, but last Friday after the mother of all weeks at work I went out with my friends and got royally drunk! On Saturday I grazed all day, and Sunday did...

That's brilliant! Good for you hun! :bliss::bliss::bliss: L xx

Hi Claire, I know exactly what you mean - I used to do exactly the same. I'd make something nice and healthy, like fish or chicken with veg. I'd cook some mushrooms cos I like them, and some carrott cos they're nice, and broccoli is really good for you, and mange tout is nice and crispy, and...

Hiya hun, I got the book at amazon - here's a link: Amazon.co.uk: marisa peer: Books I got the top one - £5.89 which will postage was about £8-9, and IMHO definitely money well spent. Good luck with whatever you do! :D L xx

:D Ah, so no frying the rice- well in that case, I think it will be ok, just make sure you have the half portion or less - and enjoy it and don't feel guilty! You can always have fruit later on, or be extra good tomorrow. L xx

Hon, we've all been there, and some of us are still there! I've been losing and gaining the same 2-3 stone for years! I realised that it wasn't the diets that were the problem, it was my relationship with food. Like you I was able to be as good as gold for weeks, and would then go and...

PS Forgot to say - chips is not a good alternative - probably just as fattening if not more so than the rice! :( L xx

Hi Brewanne, Rice itself isn't bad, it's just that when we have curry we have pilau which is cooked in oil. I'm not sure from your post if you're cooking the curry yourself or eating out. If you're cooking it yourself, then you can use brown rice as this is very healthy, or another grain...

Ooh no, I hadn't read the blog before. Looooooads of recipes and ideas in there. Thanks for the link :D I think as Marisa herself says, you don't have to deprive yourself and can have these things occasionally, so I wouldn't be too harsh on yourself for having a 'blip'. The most important...

Oooh that's spooky - I did a search on here for Marisa Peer as I wanted to share my story, and I found it and posted. Now I'm reading through other posts I found you've done the same! I'm now 12lbs lighter asof this morning having read the book and I don't for one minute feel I'm on a...

Hi all, I just wanted to add my thoughts on Marisa Peer's book in case they were useful to you. :D I've been dieting most of my adult life, and have tried WW, SW, CD, hip and thigh, Atkins, you name it! They all work while you're on them, but then I put all the weight back on, and more! In...

Thanks everyone. I did buy more than 4 weeks, and I have emailed my CDC but she's not replied. I didn't think she would. Last time my order was missing a few soups and I emailed her, again she ignored me. Good job though or I would have had even more now!! :p I'm giving her until Friday...

I see where you're coming from, but it would be going against the principles that I'm paying a hypnotist to put into my head! :D For the past 2 weeks I've been going to the gym every morning, eating fruit and veg and chicken and fish, and I've not once felt hungry or deprived or "on a diet"...

Thanks for your replies guys - I'm in NW London (Camden). Unfortunately, because I have to buy 4 weeks at a time and I bought a few lots, I'm over the 14 days refund time. So does that mean I can't do anything? :confused: Anyway, I've just been and made a list of what I have and their best...

Hi everyone, Hope you're all well and enjoying the sunshine. I have decided that I can't CD anymore. I'm not in the right place and I don't feel it is right for me. I did CD properly over a year ago and lost 50lbs, and then put it all back on plus 5 for good measure. :cry: I know it works...

Oooh thank you everyone for proving I'm not a freak! Well, not regarding sleeping anyway. I kind of look forward to going to bed now to see what will happen. Last night I dreamt I was learning Mandarin and it was very hard. Strange!! :crazy: Anyway I feel a lot better knowing it's not just...

LOL - I bet you didn't!!! :D:D:D

Oooh thank you! It's really strange. I'm not having peculiar or scary dreams, just really detailed ones. Like the other night I dreamt I was in this spa type place, but I wasn't a member so I was in the reception looking around. There were loads of things to try like perfumes and make up...

Hiya! Just a quick question really. I can't remember if I had the same thing last time around, but I seem to be sleeping in a coma, and having really bizarre dreams. When my alarm goes off, I have no idea where I am. I've not had this before. I'm going to bed really early at 10pm or...

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Indeed, I agree - water and straight back on to SS and you'll probably be ok! Don't give in!!!!! :ignore: Good luck!

Hi hon, I know exactly where you're coming from! The main thing for me is to draw a huge great big line under the past, stop thinking about what you've done and where you could be, and just start now afresh. I did CD 2 years ago and lost 3 stone, then I lost another 7lbs through healthy eating...

OMG Lisa, 2 stone in 6 weeks!!! That's fantastic!!! :wow: I knew you could do it! So now you can write off your titchy tiny blip, and look forward to a fantastic slim future!! I'm sure this has given you all the motivation you need and I'm so glad that everyone has noticed your hard work...

Welcome back!!! :welcome: As someone who is on her 9000th restart (well it feels like!) then I can fully sympathise with you on this. I'm now on week 4 and am taking it slowly and having planned meals out when I have to (wedding, a hen, a business dinner with the bosses) which obviously isn't...

Fab post Miss B - really helpful! I'm a big fan of chinese food, and it's good to see where all the hidden bits are! Thank you! :D:D:D

I agree, I would SS until your hols and *try* and go easy in Greece, but still enjoy yourself! You said you just want to shift the weight, so I would SS to boost your losses over the next 12 days, then when you get back you can make a decision depending on where you are and how you feel. :)...

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That is totally amazing - it's taken me 3 weeks to do that! :D Well done you!!! :party0048::party0048::party0048:

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I'm also sorry I can't help but I do hope that it's sorted out quickly and that you're not in any pain. Get well soon!! xx

Sailaice, click on the profile album link under Fingers Crossed's avatar. :D

Oooh what an excellent idea!! Thanks for that!! :D

OMG you look absolutely amazing!! Well done on a fantastic loss and such gorgeous pictures!:wow: And thank you for the inspiration!!! :flowers: :bliss::bliss::bliss:

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Good luck and don't forget to come on here when things get tough!! :D:D:D

Please don't feel bad - it happens! It's not good of course, but we're human after all. I've tried to have a sensible approach this time as this has to be the last time I do it. I had a works do last week where we had to go out with our boss's boss, and his boss! We were staying in a hotel...

Oooh good to know there's someone else with my problems. Isn't it a pain (literally!) I especially love when my 6 stone titchy friends say they wish they had my boobs - grrrr, they should try running for a bus with these balloons stuck to their fronts! ;)

I'm about to have a banana tetra - first CD today! I have a tetra for lunch, a soup when I get home (6-7ish), and a cranberry or peanut bar for a chocolate fix at around 8-9ish :p

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That's fantastic - well done, keep it up!!! Just think where you'll be at the weekly weigh in!! :D:D

Well whatever you decide - good luck!!! Let us know how you get on hon xx

As others have said, what a fab thread - very inspiring! I am 5'3" and would love to be 9.10 for a few reasons - to be able to have a single figure stonage (is that even a word!) and to give me room for manoevre after I've finished. Last time I did this I got to 10.4 and was absolutely over...

Hi Sailaice, I restarted a few weeks back (although I've had a few scheduled naughtiness) and I started on a Thursday so that when I was due for the general cr*ppiness it was the weekend and I could stay in bed and moan. ;) If it's been a while, then that might be the best option for you...

I'm on the pill so I'm regular, but it does make them last longer (6 days instead of 4) and a lot heavier and with a very sore tumpty :confused:

That's fantastic - well done you!! :wow::wow::wow:

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That's great! Well done on your loss, and good luck getting back on it for the next 3 weeks - you'll do great! :character00238::character00238::character00238: L xx

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Thanks Jane! :D I have an update - I'm now in ketosis! Woo hoo! I'm still a bit hungry (which is what got me here in the first place! ;)) but that'll pass. Come on everyone - let's slim for the summer! L xx

That's a great tip GaynorEm, often wondered how to get my tally up without driving everyone mad! ;)

I know how frustrated you must feel, but is it worth considering that with the amount of training your doing, it could be that some of the weight is muscle? A friend of mine has been dieting and exercising, and she says she's not losing weight, but we can all definitely see it as she looks...

Well done! 6lbs is great - I did my first week with a bit of food (I know, I know!) so I could ease myself into SSing, and I lost 4lbs which I'm made up with!! I'm now fully SSing and am in ketosis (yay!) for the first time today (day 10) and know I can do this! I've had a sneaky weigh, and...

That's brilliant! Well done!! :girlpower: L xx

That's fantastic! That's my aim too so it's great to see someone get there and motivate me! Well done. :bliss::bliss::bliss::bliss::bliss::bliss:

My advice as a serial restarter/picker is stick with it! If you're on day 3, chances are you might not yet be in ketosis. When I think back to the first time I did this, I was hungry for pretty much the first 5-7 days, but from then on I never again felt hunger - sometimes I had to put out my...

You wouldn't be able to peel them off the plate. I think the point of the paper is that you can make them really thin and peel them off. When I make mine really thin they do come out like crisps. Obviously not the crisps I know and love, but the same thickness, and I can snap them. Why not...

Do you have a microwave? I've never done them in the oven. For me, I put soup pack into a bowl, add a bit of water at a time until it's a medium paste - a little lick puree. This bit's trial and error to how you like them. I like them a bit thinner, but I started out thicker. Then, I cut a...

lol :D - I tried too the other night with the mushroom. Not too bad, but burned a few and had a few undercooked ones. Need to practice - I used to love them! Good luck L xx

That is completely fantastic and very inspiring. Well done you! :talk017: L xx

Hi Mochaj - welcome back! Well done for coming back - I'm doing it too if you want a buddy?? I lost 4st just over a year ago, and since then I've gone straight back to how I was before, and managed to get myself 3lbs heavier than my original start weight. Well done me! :cry: I really got...

Hey hun, I don't know the answer either, but I had a quick look here for you ... cambridge company history() It does mention surgery in the cancer section, but not general surgery. I too am due to have a small day op - in a few weeks - which will involve removal of an abscess on my leg (mm...

Thanks Bobbin! I've actually just found the spreadsheet and was thinking how amazing it is. I'll definitely do that then! :D Wow I'm boring! ;) By the way, your weight loss is amazing! Well done!!! xxx

Thanks Di - I'd love to be a 'likes to post' but don't know how. I assume I just need to pull my finger out and make sure I'm on here more often! ;) By the way, I absolutely love your name - it made me laugh! Very clever! :character00238: xxx

I'll bet you were well chuffed - and quite rightly so! We'll get there!! :wavey: xxx

Back again! I restarted a few weeks ago and did really well for my first week, but then changed jobs, went to leaving dos and was generally a naughty pixie, so I'm back to square one, and on day 3 for the 92nd time! Well it feels like it anyway! :break_diet: So, this time I've tried...

That's amazing! That's when it all starts to be worth it - once you've had the comments you feel more inspired to continue! Well I did last time, and that's what I'm going for again! The feeling was great - like a reward for all my hard work. I'm really pleased for you - well done! :D:D:D xxx

Bluddy well done! That's great! Just a tinsy smidge under 2 stone in 8 weeks is fab - that's what I hope to achieve. Well done hun! Keep going! :character00238: xxx

Jacci, so so sorry to hear of your loss and all the terrible memories it has brought up again for you. I echo what everyone has said here - this is a great place to get support, and to just chat and get e-hugs! We're all behind you, and if you're really ready to restart, then it might divert...

Hi Sassy, welcome back!! I'm doing the same myself actually - tried (and did well) to restart a few weeks back but then changed jobs, and well it all fell apart :cry:Bah! Still, I don't give up that easily - so I'm back! I'm 5'3 and started out on Sunday at a heart stopping 13.10!! Yikes...

Sorry I'm a bit late here! Well done on getting back on track - your post has come at a very good time. I've been in the arcade for the past couple of hours to stop me from going in the fridge! I've worked from home today, which has meant me going out to buy a paper, oh and a big bag of M&Ms...

You are fantastic! What an inspiration!!! :wow:

That's great - 18lbs in only 4 weeks!! Well done!!! :D

Hiya love, well, what can I say, we all do it! But what I will say is this - I've been following a healthy eating approach after putting all the weight I lost on CD back on again (well, almost)! Now, firstly, on my healthy exercise plan, I managed to lose 5lbs and be chuffed to bits. However...

Hellooooo! :D:D Welcome to Fluffa and Shorty - I started yesterday. Have taken a sneaky sickie today as I wasn't feeling too good and was afraid of being snappy! Have developed a serious chocolate craving over the past few months so thought it best to work from home today and drink, drink...

Well done you! Hopefully I'll be joining you there at some point. And I know I'll cry! Well done on your hard work!! :talk017:

Hi Clarabel, I agree. I started yesterday and guess what - jumped on this morning! :banghead: Argh! Why? Yes I had lost a pound, but I'm now kicking myself as I should wait so that it's all the more of a nice surprise after a week! Anyway, I think you've probably covered the main reasons...

OMG - that is amaaaaazing! You lucky thing. Well, there is your motivation straight away. I think I lovely big picture of Dumbo stuck to the fridge is in order! :giggle: You will absolutely love it. I went to South Africa a few years ago and was lucky enough to do a safari for 2 days where...

Hi big birdy! :wavey: Gosh I'm sorry to hear you found a lump on your neck, that must have been awful. I really hope all is well now. :character00238: Well, funny you should mention Paul McKenna as that is why I went to a hypnotherapist. I saw PMK on QVC and decided to give it a go. I got...

You're exactly right! I've cut my journey into smaller chunks. I was going to do 2 x 1.5st, but I think I'm going for an initial 1.5, then 3 x 7lbs as I know it will be slightly easier at first. By the time I'm into my last stone I hope to be back on healthy eating and exercise. Fingers...

Wow! Thank you everyone, you're really kind! I'm really touched! :o Well, I'm feeling rather strange at the moment - I've had a litre of water, a litre of dandelion tea (I'm a bit wierd with my teas!), and one pack. I'm also feeling really positive now thanks to all your comments. You're...

Thank you Cheryl! Another success story! :D I've already had my first litre, am bursting for the loo, and about to have a soup. Oh how the memories have just come flooding back ... ;) L x

Thank you Hedgemag, and well done on your 34lb loss - that's amazing! :D L x

:wave_cry: Hello everybody! Well I'm another restarter, and I'm bricking it! :cry: I did CD (successfully) in 2006 - I lost nearly 3 stone starting at nearly 14st :eek: and finishing at just under 11st. I then lost a further 7-8lbs through eating sensibly and exercising. All was hunky...