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Its difficult to keep motivated with small losses, thats when I start to feel deprived :) I then start to think " I can lose 1 -2 lbs on WW or the like a week and eat real food again." Problem with that is I've never managed to stick with a diet like that in the past, thus doing CD, so what...

Hi Elaine, thanks for the reply and the hugs - made me feel better :) Evening are my hardest time to get through so I'll need to find something to occupy me to keep me away from the kitchen!

Hi Dancing, I've been drinking 4ltrs a day on CD but dropped that to around 2 on 1400 cals. I was careful with weighing everything as I was worried about gaining after being on CD. Measurements have dropped about a cm from all areas in the past 4 weeks so clothes feeling about the same...

Hi all, been struggling with this diet lark for the past 4 weeks and don't know which direction to take it in. I was on a VLCD for 16 weeks and my weight loss had slowed to 2lbs a week which is not great for CD. My BMI was 27.25 and I thought maybe it was my bodies way of telling me to eat...

Being honest, my main feeling for her is sympathy. She was on a rocky road which ever option she chose right from making the decision to have the GB. We have all had (or nearly had) diets derailled due to outside pressure or events that we turn to food to cope with, so how much harder must that...

Oh, good answer, never thought of that one :)

Hi Everyone, thanks for the replys :) Gonna try the tummy pulls, kind of thing I can do sitting at work. Can't do any harm to try!

Hi, it must be horrible for you to go through all that with no support. I know how hard it is to cope with a child like that, try and dicipline them and love them at the same time. I don't think you're mum is handling the situation properly at all. Kids are manipulative and she is not doing the...

I've had that happen as well. Method that worked for me was to mix shake and MAM together first dry. Add a small amount of water to mix to a paste than add the remaining water then blend for 2 mins. Haven't had the bits since. Good luck!

Hi Amethyst, thanks for that - going to take two now!

Hi all, going through a bit of a bad period at the moment. Doc has put me on sleeping tabs for two weeks but not helping. I bought some Kalms at tesco's this morning to try them but they appear to have a sugar coating on them. Does anyone know if they will take me out of ketosis. I moved up to...

Congratulations, what a boost - well done :party0011:

Hedgemag 21lbs - 8lbs gone forever Slushy 16lbs ( out of 31) Hedgehog 12lbs Mary Poppins 14lbs SO MUCH TO LOSE-14LBS LISACDVIRGIN-14lbs Mrs B 18lbs Becky85 -16lbs doubledumplings-20lbs Unreal83 - 14 lbs Lisa Marie 14lbs Mumof2girls - 14 lbs Catito - 15lbs - 2lbs gone - 13lbs to go hotty25 -...

Hi Cat, can I join please. I've switched plans to 810 so going for 10lbs. First loss of 2lbs yesterday!! Cheers :)

Hi everyone, I think I read somewhere on the forum that abdominal excersise after a csection is pointless as the muscles have been cut through. I have had two sections ( not recently) and am wondering if I will be wasting my time doing crunchies etc. They are defo not my fav excercise but...

Hi, I've been on LL & now CD for 15 weeks and I feel the same. I had an AAM week this week and feel a bit better. Was thinking it was my bodies way of telling me to move up the plans.

"pepperami, it's a bit of animal" Big question is Which Part !! :eek:

What a nightmare, hope you feel better soon.

Hi Guys, can I join too please Hedgemag 21lbs:eek: Slushy 16lbs ( out of 31) Hedgehog 12lbs Mary Poppins 14lbs SO MUCH TO LOSE-14LBS LISACDVIRGIN-14lbs Mrs B 18lbs Becky85 -16lbs doubledumplings-20lbs Unreal83 - 14 lbs Lisa Marie 14lbs Mumof2girls - 14 lbs Catito - 15lbs

After I made it up properly I quite like the tomato. Other fave is oriental chilli and leek & potato is ok. Not so keen on the chicken & mroom though. Just had to say Kim your baby is gorgeous. :)

Wow, definate difference, well done!! :)

Hi irish, please don't beat yourself up and think you're selfish cause it's not true. I think when something happens to someone close to us it does cause us to think about our own mortality, its not selfishness just a normal reaction. I hope everything goes ok with your mum.

Hi, lost 2 pounds this week too. Have a great week everyone :)

Hey, I'm in dundee too! Well done with the pizza resisting CB :)

Yeah, me too! I kinda gaze longingly at it in Tesco's. OH has given up beer while I'm on this diet, I think he knows that my resolve would have broken by now otherwise :)

Hi, I have a mum just like yours who has worried since I went on this diet. She wanted me to stop until she saw the jamie oliver programme where they did the MRI scans on obese people. since then she has been more supportive but still worries. I was a bit concerned about the loss of lean tissue...

Hmm decisions, think it would have to be an indian takaway, fish pakora, naan bread & chickem tikka masala. Oh and a bottle of white wine :)

Good luck with your restart!

Thanks porgeous, good way of looking at it :)

We're very similar then Dietingdon. I'm trying to tell myself that AAM will be differnt from eating on holiday as it is controlled and NO carbs. Hopefully after the 1st one it will be easier.

Glad I'm not the only one :) Need to physc (sp) myself up for next week. Nice loss too hedgehog, isnt it great to get into the underweight category :)

Thats true, part of the reason for changing was because I wanted to introduce food to lose the last stone of weight. I was on LL last year and cheated whilst on holiday - never really recovered from that and gave up a few weeks later. Well done on your weight loss btw, you're doing great!:)

Hi all, I've been on LL since 14th Jan and switched to CD this week. Doing OK but scales show 0.4 GAIN. Poss due to eating bars which I hadn't been doing previously. All the shakes & bars I've tried so far are brill, nice change from LL. The only down side is that I was supposed to start with...

Thats fantastic, what an achievement!! :happy096:

Thats fantastic, well done you! :)

Hi, goodluck with the restart! Don't know about the supplements for hair loss, someone else might though. :)

Thats great, really pleased for them :)

Wow you look amazing , well done!! :)

Wow, 19lbs in 2 weeks, well done! :)

Well done, thats fantastic! :)

Hi Kitteh, 4 for me this week. Hope everyone has a good week! :)

Hi, its funny that, same event but two totally different reasons :) Totally agree with the babies comment. I managed to lose 5 stone about 7 years ago on the Gym, tesco H/E ready meal and wine diet ( really not recommended ) Put it back on over the next 4 years due mainly to the stress of...

Hehehe, me too! Was very interested :gimi:

Hi, I went off the rails when I went on holiday in week 3 of LL so I know what its like :) If you put any weight on you will lose it in your first week back on plan. My only problem was that the shakes tasted differnt when I tried to get back on track, made it a bit difficult. Hope you have a...

Hi, I think its the exercise where you pick memerable dates throughout your lifetime and mark whether you were a normal weight, overweight , obese etc. It helps to identify if there is a pattern or any trigger events ( i think) This is what I took from it but we didn't spend much time on it. If...

Well done to you! We were all out at pizzahut today for my DS2 10th birthday. Torture. I survived that and the chocolate birthday cake that came later but not with the same good grace you did :) OH is now seriously stuffed as he didn't want to leave any temptation on the table ( or at least...

Hi Kitteh, yeah I am. I've spoken with my CDC a couple of times on the phone and she sounds really nice. My LLC was nice too but LL is much more expensive and I still have 3 stone to lose. Looking forward to trying CD flavours and easy access to mix a mousse, can't wait to try that :)

Hi Bumpy, thanks. I'm on LL at the moment, switching over to CD next Saturday. You're doing great too, half way there. :)

Hi kitteh, 5 off for this week. Hope everyone has a good week :)

:wow:You thats a brilliant loss in 40 weeks !! Congratulations :)

Thanks for that KD. I googled it but couldn't find an update. Great to know he's still doing well:)

Does anyone else think its strange that the program followed his progress to around the beginning of 2007 ? but they didn't add a bit at the end to let us know how he is doing to present date? I really hope all has gone well for him but wondering if the lack of update means its not.

Personally, when I did WW whenever I hit a stressful period I ate the wrong "comfort" type foods but counted them. As these wrong types of food don't fill you for long but you have used you're dailly points allowance it became all too difficult for me and the diet went out the window. On LL...

Good for you - Enjoy wearing them! :) Saw the sale advertised on TV last night and thought about it. Going to resist temptation and wait a few weeks. Hope you got some good bargains :)

Hi, reporting a loss of 4lbs frpm wi this-morning :) Thanks for doing this kitteh, don't know how you keep on top of it all. :)

Hi rainbow - we did keep them all, most friends & familly thought we were nuts :) To post the pics I uploaded them to photobucket then copied the url to post on here.

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Our 2 female rabbits had this lot :eek: But how can you resist that

I love looking at peeps pet pics thay are all so cute :) Here are some of mine. Sorry if the pics are too big I don't know how to resize Our laid back cat

Not having to drink the awful stuff is a bonus as it is honestly the worst part :) Try not to worry about it, I was so relieved last time when they used the sedation method they did as it is so much better than the old method the'd usd 5 years previously. apparently I kept telling them how...

Hi there, I have 5 yearly colonoscopy's for ulcerative colitis. The worst thing about it is having to drink the laxative preparation they give you the day before. They give you a sedative which dosen't knock you out but you don't remember a thing afterwards. Can honestly say I never felt a...

Just gone to check in the mirror, haven't noticed any damage in that area yet. Did notice at the weekend that boobs have apparently dropped 2" lower than they usually are. Keeps on at this rate I'll be able to staple them behind my ears! :eek:

:wow:You are a new woman, Congratulations!! :)

Hi, can I join too please. Going to aim for 15lbs :)

Ok, try this one :) Waking up at twelve in my clothes again Feel my head explode from a night of gin Another night out late I don't wanna drink, don't wanna be a clown Gotta get my feet back on the ground Before it pulls me in

Sewn - The feeling :)

Congratulations, thats great, well done you :) I know what you mean about introducing food being a bit scary. I'm on LL at the moment but will be switching to one of the cambridge plans with a small meal in a couple of weeks so wondering how I'll cope. I'm sure you'll be fine, you've done...

Hi alibongo, I really should do that but I'm still suffering a bit from changing room phobia but I need to get over that. My usual is to buy something with out trying it on and seeing if it fits at home. Problem with that in the past is that if its too small I think " no problem I can slim...

Yup, thats my reputation shot! BL, thanks - if it works I'l let you know :) Thanks, kitteh, as long as the button dosen't give and injure someone. :) Waist is proving a bit of a problem area, last place to give up the inches!

Thanks porgeous, I still feel a bit of a fraud but hopefully in a couple if weeks they will fit properly. Like the new pic BTW, you look fantastic, well done!! :)

Been wearing size 20 trousers as 18's are too tight in the waist. They are really too big and was going around tesco's on saturday pushing trolley with one hand and hitching up jeans with the other. It was coming back in the house with two bags of shopping and having to catch an escapee cat that...

Hi BL, I don't thnk it makes any difference if done in week 12 or 13. Our LLC wasn't keen on her classes doing it so no-one did so I can't comment on what effect it has. Hopefully someone will have more info for you.

Aaarggghhh - Know its Meat Loaf, can't get the song title!

My teeth are far more sensitive than they were before LL. My dentist has noticed that I have had a lot of enamel erosion and the sensitivity is coming from that. I find it difficult to drink enough water so have been drinking the sparkling stuff, 4 lts a day, but this is whats causing the...

Voted again - Keeping my fingers crossed for them.

Voted today again

Voted again but over 600 behind :(

Voted again - They are still in 2nd 199 votes behind leaders.

Kate Bush - Running up that hill?

Same deal in our house. Any unallocated chocolate is a very bad idea!! :eek:

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My kids want one!! What a great talent to have :)

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1'st thing I noticed was being able to lean over to tie shoes without feeling like my waistbands were cutting me in half :)

Your poor Dad! It would have been bad enough for him to have those attacks but to have to face your brothers reaction must have been so upsetting for him. From your original post you mention that he had recovered from his colitis. I've had ulcerative colitis since I was sixteen and its not...

I have days when I feel the same thing. If I do have a burst of energy and do a whole lot in a day I'm usually wiped out the day after. Somedays even the sight of housework is enough to make me want to go back to bed. :)

68 ahead now, not much in it!

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Like the new name & good luck with the restart :)

Just seen this thread & added my vote, hope they win! :)

Hi Dom1979, sorry you're feeling bad too but I'm glad you posted . I now know its not just me and the diet!! I'll stop worrying about it now :)

The inch loss thing was funny with me. I lost 2 stone and am still in the same trousers as I started but the waist seemed to go from being fitted to loose over the space of a weekend. No idea how that works but the tape measure showed a 5cm loss from the previous week. Just trust that if you...

Hi Donalou, thanks for the reply. I think you're right and I need to find another way to make myself feel better than food!! Hopefully when the nicer weather finds us the number of nasty bugs will fall too. Well done on your weight loss so far, really good in 9 weeks!! :)

Hi, I'm in wk 9 of LL and feel not so good. I've been fighting off various colds, chest infection etc for the past 5 weeks and am getting a bit fed up of feeling low all the time. I really don't want to come off the diet but I'm wondering if its affecting my ability to fight these things. Anyone...

First worst was when I was holding my daughter on a horse on a kiddies roundabout and was asked to come off as ride wouldn't start with me on it :ashamed0005: More recently was my middle son coming home from school upset because some of his friends had called me fat.

I think it depends on what body shape you are too. I'm carrying most weigh around my tum and I'm still in the same size trousers I started in despite losing 2 stone. They are a lot looser though but size 18 is still too tight. I've gone down 2 sizes in a top though. :)

Thats horrible, but just remember you are going to be slim and gorgeous while they will always be ignorant a***s. Had a similar thing happen to me a couple of years ago and I know how you feel, its not nice. "hugs"

Hi, I restarted 4 months after I left foundation and I didn't need another medical. My LLC just asked me to confirm that there had been no significant change in my health. The four weekly check-up still applies. Good luck with whatever you decide to do

My LLC charges the first 4 weeks of returners up-front. I don't know if this is a LL requirement or just my councellor so maybe worth checking.

Our group was rationed until about 3 weeks ago. All bars are freely available now. I'm in Scotland too. :)