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Good luck , I'm starting on Monday for the 2nd time

stayed the same deb what a waste of a bloody week , never mind try again .. have a great day x

Psyllium Husks ive read about them a lot on here , or maybe some senekot something like that , hope you feel better x

oops change of plan 8 pm weigh in x

yay well done you :hug99:

thanks deb cdc will be here in 1 1/2 hours see what the damage is x

got to day 5 evening and blew it , blew a hole in day 6 and 7 to , so time to pick myself up and start again uggggggggh

well done deb good luck for your weight in x

i blew it aswell on friday had a complete break down lol never mind its monday time to start a fresh and try to get through a whole week now :) hopefuly the scales will be kind have a great day !

Thanks karen day 3 has not been to bad at all i woke up feeling quite good this morning felt a bit rubbish tonight but im over it now :) hope you have a great day 4 x

felt ok all day , when i came home i started feeling a bit crappy but after i had my soup i felt better think i left to long a gap between packets , no side effect so far ... how you feeling ? i know all about the sandwiches painful to watch :P it would be ok if that little voice in my head...

i seriously doubt you damaged anything lol i should be allowed 2 weeks of work to rest and allow my body to get used to this :D as if !!

It is recommended that no exercise beyond gentle walking be undertaken in the first two weeks of Step 1. Your body will need this time to adjust to being on a VLCD. Cambridge Weight Plan: a flexible range of weight management programmes aimed at both men and women im sure a swim will be fine...

Good luck ! x

Hope youre having a good day karen x

hiya im not hungry right now just felt a bit at dinner time cause i wait till dinner time to have anything so i can have 2 at night , since night time is my problem time haha you know what i mean , but yeah seem to be ok today not to bad think ive had about 2 litres so far ill squeeze a bit more...

hiya karen , i had the exact same thought today ( fat summer ) this summer im promising myself i can wear what i want and not be going about roasting in jumpers lol im on day 2 aswell be strong we can do this :D

Well done debbie , thats good motivation for week 2 for you :) keep up the good work !!

Well done rasher thats fab :D

Day 2 is going ok felt hungry a few times had oriental chilli a lunch time , then a veg water flavouring i love this , finished work and had my mint chocolate hot couldnt wait to get home to have it lol ketosis tomorrow ? :D

good evening deb how are yah ? x

yea i am just had to over come a temptation but thought about my cdc saying he will kick my arse if i cheat (popped in to my head ) lol stay strong :) almost day 1 over , the first few days are going to be the worst x

hiya deb nice to see you , i had the mint choc hot very nice they could defo be my new faves :D ... how are you getting on feeling ok ?

hi im karen just started ss today would love to join your team :)

branndy you will do it , i also lost a lot b4 xmas and gained a few pound over xmas i have found it very difficult to get back on track , but ive started again today and feel more mentally strong than my previous attempt over the past few weeks , i was also eating loads not even stuff i wanted...

i just had the chocolate orange one hot , just put it in a jug and added hot water blended with hand blender wow its luvly :D x

yea the chilli soup is nice ... just popping to asda to get some water , im not going to go down the porridge route this week i didnt like the lighter life stuff i wonder if cambridge stuff is the same hmm maybe try a packet nxt week ..ive got a chocolate orange or mint for this evening probably...

Day 1 ... cdc arrived this morning what a really lovely motivating man , Just had a chilli soup quite nice and a veg water flavouring , roll on ketosis :D

Have a good day deb keep up the water :) x

woo hoo debs thats brilliant are you doing ss aswell ??and are you doing a diary ?:D

YAY my diary has been moved !! start cambridge tomorrow ss please let me beable to do it this time this is my 2nd attemt in 3 weeks although cant really count the first one because i didnt really start cdc i went to see worked shifts so it wasnt gonna work for me , however i found a cdc who is...

Im starting monday aswell with a similar amout to lose , i need a buddy to :D

ive just been to the doctors this morning , i asked her to sign and and she said i have no idea about this diet so i had to explain i was only having to get a signature because my bmi was 42 told her a bit about it and she said well done and signed the form :eek: no charge either , i found it...

i know exactly what you mean lily , day 6 is good you will be well in to ketosis now and i always take it day by day and before you know it weeks will be gone and pounds to x

After 4 weeks of being out of ketosis i am forgeting how hard it is going to be getting back in to it , dont officaly start cd till thursday but ive got some LL packs left CD lady has told me to start them now so my bmi is under 40 and i dont need to get any docs letters done , so tomorrow it...

thanks lily i have put on a few pounds over xmas but just spoke to cd woman and she said it will be mainly glycogen and will come back of quickly pheeeeew :)

Hi everyone , im starting CD on thursday , been on LL but fell off the wagon 4 weeks ago , now hopping on this one :D

Good luck Mr G , hope all goes great for you today i was also nervous but once you get the initial meeting out of the way you will be fine im sure x

thanks elab , its not the easiest thing to do but we get there dont we :D ive read your diary your doing fab aswell x

Hi everyone , hope you are all well and getting in to the christmas spirit !!! :) havnt posted for a while been so busy, still going strong here well apart from 2 little wobbles but they were minor and didnt indulge in stuff i would have before ( e,g ive ate now so i may aswell have this and...

week 14 lost 5.2 and i was on milk week and was convinced i was going to gain glycogen and i didnt :) and i must admit it was lovely to have a cuppa with milk mmmmmmm ..... although now in to week 15 and its taken me to thursday to stop craving milk in tea lol cant win ... hope every one else is...

missed 2 weeks of posting ... hope everyone is doing good .. week 13 now and having a low calorie week so i had a few cups of tea with milk today :D

week 12 already cant belive it !!:D it really has flown in ... i have remaied 100% the whole time and im feeling quite proud of myself think i will do first 12 weeks fotos at next weight in .. back on the water this week as last week was kind of a disaster water wise and im back on the hot...

well done on your loss im the same at totm !! i always think id be ok if my head would just shup up and leave me alone lol take care and stay strong x

Amanda how is CD treating you ?x

week 11 weigh in 3 pounds ... cant beleive its only just over 10 weeks until christmas i soo hope i can wear something nice by then .. oh and this is the lightest ive been for 10 years lol i cannot beleive that either it amazes me its taken 10 weeks to lose something ive been carrying around for...

the weeks will fly by for you angie i think week 1 feels very long but once you get past that it gets better :D x x

weigh in day , not such a good week , only had 2 packs yesterday and its almost 5 pm and no packs today and no water uggh still 100% though . see how it goes update later x

Good luck angie , thats what i found really difficult to start with was constantly thinking about food but one day it just seemed to go away :) im not saying it doesnt rear its ugly head from time to time but its manageable :D hope you have a great first week and get in ketosis quick , keep...

Really felt like caving in tonight ? i didnt but its the first time in 10 weeks i felt i could . it only lasted for about 5 minutes and i had a pack and got over it , so to speak !! lack of water and packs today uggh i wonder why i have great weeks with water and other weeks its like a mission...

Had a good week switched to mostly soups minestrone and veg :) 3 bars and some shep pies and finally ive managed 4 litres every day this week apart from today as it was weigh in , week 10 and lost 6.6 lbs this week :D x

Good luck !! seen you monday x

hiya pandora how you getting on this week ? xx

weigh in on monday lost 3.8 .. over all i think thats quite good :)

hiya pymster i sympathise with the thinking about food 24/7 at the start i was getting worrired about myself i thought of it every minute of the day but now i can say that it does get better with time :) xx

hiya pymster hope your having good weekend :) ive been struggling with water this week probably havnt made 4 litres in a week never mind a day ive run out of water flavourings never mind ill get more tomorrow ... take care xx

ok week here felt a lil light headed past couple of days and water has been a struggle this week again why is it some days it goes down so easy and other days it like your thoat has an off valve lol ... anways still 100 % hoping for a easy weekend , take care everyone x x

Well done pymster have you had your weigh in yet ? x

Brilliant im looking forward to reading your new diary :) well done on your loss thats fantastic , you must feel so good x

Brilliant dorothy :D moving house is so stressful , take care speak soon x

Good luck x

Thanks im certainly trying x ... how are you getting on do you have a diary ?

Thanks dorothy hope youre doing well x

Hiya Lozz , hope your ears better my son suffers terrible ear infections all the time ... hope you get in to ketosis quick , have a great week and lovely to meet ya x

Weighed in tonight 4 pounds lost ... new measurements bust : lost 3.9 inches waist : lost 6.3 inches hips : lost 5.9 inches im happy with that :)

Well done lovely ideas x

4.30 and im only half a glass of water in what a struggle today , hope everyone else is having a good day xx

So last night i managed to scrape myself in to a swimming costume after much deliberation and the old planned entry and exit of the pool lol so off i went with the kids and to my luck it wasnt so busy and it went ok ... to think of the day when i can just go swimming without all the thoughts of...

thanks lass , hope your having a good week :)

Thanks everyone <3 hope you all have a great week xx

Thank you its nice to have a nice loss after 2 smaller ones :) xx

weighed in 6.4 loss :D week 7 ahead x

cant wait for an update :) hope your having a wonderful time xx

Week 6 : This week has been the easiest by far , have been managing to cook for the family without wanting to throw myself under the nearest bus lol ive also go to grips with water this week :D trying to pluck up the courage to take the kids swimming today thus far ive not been swayed but ive...

Thanks clara x

Hiya luvly how is your back ?x

Well done on your loss this week :D x

Well done maddie thats brilliant :D heres for another good week x x

fantastic hun well done x

Thanks maddie , i literally argue with the scales its like they talk to me , comeeeeee on get on you know you want to lol .. good luck this week x

Thanks for your positive words ladyt really helps , its funny how when you say to yourself its not that bad it has more of an effect hen someone else writes it :) have a great week xx

you will notice a diference in no time at all im on week 6 and down 2 sizes in tops and 1 size in trousers :) with a loss of 25 lbs keep positive , keep trying different pack till you find ones you like , personally i have loved some packs one week and then totally went of them and then like...

Good luck for tomorrow x

Thanks ladyt , good luck with yours tomorrow x

she said that 1 litre of water weights 2 1/2 pounds so if i drank 4 litres and weighed myself i would appear heavier , and should have kept drinking not worried , i stopped drinking after i weighed myself and it said id put on 7 pounds on friday i would have pee'd it out regardless lol hope...

just getting greedy any other diet and this would be a good amount :) x

i am , a lil dissapointed hope for a lil more next week x

weigh in 2lb.8 x

thank you both i think ill have a 3 pack day tomorrow :) yer see you tomorrow good luck xx

thanks maddie , is yours tomorrow ? x

Weigh in tomorrow , had an ok week back is a lil better so eased of on pain killers , done good with water all week except for today ...and i lost a pack my kitten thought it would be a good idea to knock my packet of sheperds pie of the counter that id just poured in to a bowl :( hope...

I plan to not come off plan at all , but i think i might have christmas dinner then striaght back on it :) x

Well done pandora what gym you going to ? xx

yes i got a pedometre but havnt used it x

Week 5 : have a totally knackered back so im on painkillers , and i dont know if i am imagining it but i think they may be making me feel a lil hungry ? but i suffered for a whole week and the pain just got worse possible hairline fracture in rib , apart from that still 100% back on the soups...

miss vixie do you not have a pop in during the week where you can go in and exchange your packs ? x

hiya maddie how are you getting on xx

i ran out of sunshine orange at the start of the week then it just went down hill from there lol .. tonight i got some forest fruits and st clemens so i will not be running out any time soon :) it really helps me get the water down , its just so plain aint it ? xx oh i love a 3 for 2 on anything

Fantastic x

Thanks pandora ... 2lb 8 i had a feeling it would be around that due to my lack of water intake , wish you had stayed to group it was a good laugh tonight .. did you get to waterstones in time ? and well done on your loss this week that was fab , im really going to put more effort in to my...

So exhausted today glad to be home and having a rest x

its only 19 weeks till christmas :D

week 4 : this week so far has been ok , stocked up on shepherds pie this week as its my fave at the moment and a nice hot chocolate at the end of the night seems to be doing the trick for me .... my mind does start playing tricks with me but only at the smell of other foods i can look at it and...

Hi autumn , i fully understand your entire first post being of a similar start weight to you , im on week 4 .. well done on your loss so far , hope your having a great week , looking forward to reading more of your diary x

Well done maddie brilliant loss !! x

Finishing my last drop of water , reading some diaries then off to sleep , goodnight x

Well done getting back in to it , evening are my weak point aswell , we can do it :D t,c x

Hiya dorothy , how are you and how is your week going ? im doing ok this week water has been not to bad no drowning as of yet lol .. hope your well t,c karen x

Hi lady t , i have given this a lot of thought and you are so right i have to have something to reach towards , so i am going out to buy something nice in a smaller size and will take it from there .. thanks x

Thanks ladyT , your diary is fab x

Not really got a set target but would just like to be able to go in to a shop and buy something in the normal size rails closer to the front instead of raiding through the back sizes in the crappy shops lol thats my only target for now !! im sure you'll be in your trousers in no time at all :D

Third weigh in done and dusted :) 5 lb 4 off :D feel quite good about that roll on week 4 .

Well done snoop !! x

hiya snoop wow brilliant loss you had , i hear you i put on 7 stone within 3 years and 2 pregnancys but we will get there , i also struggle with the water before i would have considered myself a water T total lol .... Good luck on your weigh in tomorrow its also mines i will be looking for your...

hiya its been much better than just plain water almost like normal diluting , seriously didnt think i was even going to manage all my water today felt like i was drowning at 9 pm lol so dramatic .... but i think i will try a glass of st clemens tomorrow and give it a go .... try the orange one...

im certainly checking mines tomorrow :) .... well goodnight everyone , and good luck to everyone who has a weigh in tomorrow !! x

Thank you cathy x

Wish i had more to say so i could get past the 50 posts LOL

Hi pandora !! its me from meetings on monday :D

Hiya snoop how did your weight in go , and how are you managing this week ?

Thanks maddie i'll update as soon as im back :p x

Well done on your weight loss this week louise that's fab !! i got some water flavouring this week also and ive been using it all the time a level tea spoon per 500 mls its the orange sunshine so maybe it stronger than the forest fruits one ! Hope you enjoyed your facial sounds lovely :) and...

Hi LBS , i also had to wait a fair amount of time to get started it went quick considering it was all i could think about ! take care karen x

Good morning everyone hope you all are well ! Week 3 has been pretty kind to me :) no problems managed to reach 4 litres everyday except for one if i dont get it in early in the day night time becomes a problem to fit in packs and water , potential disaster on friday night went to get my tea...

ive been using sunshine orange all week makes it so much easier , think i might try the st clemens next week :)

Hi cathy well done cathy wise thinking on how to ration the packs , ive been a pack down since i started as i opened and tasted the toffee bar and was horrified with what it presented couldn't stomach it at all so i threw it away and been a pack down since , plucked up the courage to say at...

Hi there sounds like a lot :) maybe wait n see what you weekly weigh in says !! x

Thanks cathy :) i love that undertall :)) take care x

Week 3 day 1 : Felt great today im now splitting my morning vanilla shake in to 3 cups of coffee the water is going so much better now that i have the sunshine orange flavouring actually exceeded 4 litres today :)

Thanks maddie , all the best for tommorow :)

awww thanks everyone !!! im never going to do a midweek again , went for my usual weigh in on monday and had lost 3 1/2 pounds :D .... week :2 was fairly easy for me struggled slightly with water but i got some water flavouring and its going down much better now , thanks again karen x x

hmmm been a 100 percent abstinent and had a mid week weight in yesterday and had only lost 0.2 kilos less that half a pound :( now i keep thinking im not going to lose anything by monday anyone else had this ? xx

fab maddie :) its me kazo !! have a great week . x

Hi julz the water situation is getting better day by day , i tried the water flavouring at the meeting and had a sore stomach all night and the next day ... so im not sure if it was that or not and now im scared to drink it , wonder if this has happened to anyone else ? oh milk week when is this...

Week 2 : have not had time to do a day to day but this week is proving to be much easier for me so far i think because im not feeling hungry at all and im totally focused :) mixed the packs up this week and tried shepards pie really like this and the spicy curry soup yummm be back tomorrow t.c...

Thanks everyone for the support !! xx

Thanks debbie x

Day 7 : 2 shakes today reduced the water intake as weight in ..... Weighed in lost 10/half pounds :D:D come home had a chilli con carne and a chicken soup !!! feeling great :) its good motivation to head in to week 2 .

Day 6 : went for all shakes today and a peanut bar this has been the best day on water for me manged over 4 litres probably because i wasn't at work and didn't have to think about it to much , i think this was the easiest day for me so far hopefully i will have more days like this zero hunger...

hi masi , im only on day 6 but really like the chicken soup and porridge , only tried the banana and strawberry shakes but they are both nice , i dont like the toffee bar :( but do like the peanut one :) i also follow julz method of adding ice and water to the shakes and doing it in the blender...

Thanks julz im going to get some of the water flavouring on monday , and will try to follow your advice between packs :) x

Day 4 : Had first pack far too early today it really made id difficult to get to lunch time (WONT DO THAT EVER AGAIN) but struggle through regardless had a double pack of porridge at tea time and that tided me through to day 5 :D 3 litres today , worst day so far . Day 5 : wow felt much better...

Thnaks misslouise i thought there was a 4 litre rule .. pheeeew maybe i will have a cuppa now its not as bad as i thought it would be with no milk ... thnkas for the support xx

Hi lady T not to bad so far , hope it doesnt get to difficult thanks for asking. x

Day 1: Excited to get started , had 2 shakes a porridge and a soup , didnt feel too hungy and managed 3 litres of water . Day 2: felt a bit headachy today but not hungry had same packs as yesterday , soup was a saviour last night really ejoyed it (chicken) with lots of pepper had a mini crisis...

Thanks everyone:D first meeting over , got my packs n ready to rock n roll tomorrow !! :) The dreaded first photos done and the old measuring tape was out , which she was a dab hand at i must say :P Going to try really hard on the water ...take care , karen x

hi clarabow , yes i start this evening so technically not till tomorrow .. excited to get started :) i will post more often once i get started :D x x Thanks cathin :) x

Thanks miss louise and lass 321 . Well 2 days to go now , been waiting to start for 2 weeks now and it feels like the days are going slooooower and slooooweeer lol ... also been reading more diaries so i think from today i will cut out the carbs and work on the water maybe it will help , cant...

Just read your whole diary weebles , what an inspiration you are .... also cried with laughter at the knickers in your jeans , hope your doing well on rtm , all the best .

Been contemplating writing on here for a few days now , im about to start LLT on monday well monday evening so probably wont have my first pack till tuesday , i've been reading lots of diaries so feeling very inspired at the moment .