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  1. Dietingdon

    DELETE PLEASE

    sweet treats What are good low syn treats?
  2. Dietingdon

    Pregnancy How much lost/gained when expecting

    Im 6 weeks pregnant and have just joined SW to control my weight throughout pregnancy. I'm 21st 6lbs, hence why I dont want to gain a whole load. How much has others either lost or gained while following SW when pregnant?
  3. Dietingdon

    Wednesday Weighers

    Doh, I mean 24lbs gone lol
  4. Dietingdon

    Wednesday Weighers

    Meee. week 3 and another 4lbs gone. Thats 20lbs in all
  5. Dietingdon

    Week 2 wi

    An Im pleased to report a 4.5lb loss. So that's 20lbs in 2 weeks. crazy. For some reason though, my ticker wont update?
  6. Dietingdon

    Once you're al goal

    Maintainence scares the heck out of me lol.
  7. Dietingdon

    sick of negative people already!!

    Ive told very few people, like my hubby, sister and dad that Im on the diet, purely because I cant be doing with listening to the negative comments.
  8. Dietingdon

    Im amazed

    Week 1 weigh in, and I lost 15.5lbs and 10.5 inches. Im more pleased that I ever imagined.:)
  9. Dietingdon

    Tickers

    I made a new one, much easier :-)
  10. Dietingdon

    Tickers

    Ive clicked on my ticker, which has taken me to ticker factory to change my weight, done all that, changed my signiture, and it comes up as the altered new weight, but when I saved it, and post, it hasnt changed? What am I doing wrong?
  11. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Well, had my first weigh in today, and have lost a massive 15.5lbs and 10.5 inches. Im flabergasted! Cant get my head round the fact Ive bypassed the 20's completly!
  12. Dietingdon

    Once you're al goal

    How do people plan on not regaining the weight? I lost alot on a VLCD before, and over time re-gained it, and more. I really dont want this to happen again.
  13. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Well, Ive not posted in a few days, not because Ive fallen off the wagon, but because work has been manic, 60 hours over 3 days/nights. Shattered.com! BUT I DIDNT CAVE! Im so proud of myself. Usually Id have reached for the cakes, so this just proves to everyone how badly I want this. I need...
  14. Dietingdon

    Arrggghhh today i want food

    Of course I have some mushrooms in the fridge so will have them x
  15. Dietingdon

    Lots to lose

    I'm looking to lose over 7 stones so I'm in it for the long haul! I'm now on day 6 and finding it fine. Good luck on your journey, we can do this x
  16. Dietingdon

    Arrggghhh today i want food

    I think because it was sprung on me last minute it totally threw me off. Gotta do another one tonight, but had time to plan a bit better :-)
  17. Dietingdon

    Arrggghhh today i want food

    Ive had a bar, 150gms cottage cheese, and later will have a strawberry shake and cottage pie meal. I think that's correct.
  18. Dietingdon

    Arrggghhh today i want food

    Im on slimplicity plan, but today Ive decided to have a lifestyle day. Will this hurt?
  19. Dietingdon

    Arrggghhh today i want food

    I ended having to do a night shift last night, which i never do, but it thrown me right out of sync. I had a bar when I got in, I've just woken up and not drunk a thing today as yet. I know I'll struggle getting 2 litres down now as I struggle when I haven't spent half the day asleep. I feel I...
  20. Dietingdon

    HONK if you were 100% today!!!

    Day 4 honking
  21. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Just a before and after front shot from when I did Cambridge 5 years ago
  22. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Whoop whoop, get me. I just sat in McDonalds with 7 others and didn't have a thing! Wasn't even tempted! Just waited until I got home and had my chicken curry noodle soup which was very nice. I'll be ordering them again. My cookies and cream shake I had for breakfast was ok. Totally drinkable...
  23. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Mild curry is yum.i can't believe how motivated I feel. Hubby said to me just now that when we go away end of may he wants me to eat, that he supports my diet but being as we're on hols, then we should enjoy ourselves. I think I'm going to wait and see how much I've lost by then and also how I...
  24. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Well my 25hour shift has just been extended to 30 hours! Having to cover as there's nobody else. Had my tomato soup for lunch, which I'd have again, but feeling really irritable but I think that's just work. My sisters been slagging off the diet AGAIN, saying that's why I feel run down. I tried...
  25. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Well, day 3 is upon me and I can honestly say I won't be re ordering the oatmeal. Bleugh! It's the 1st pack I haven't liked. So 1 out of 9 ain't bad. Very tired today, and my mouth tastes like death! Can't wait to get home from work and sleep. 24 hr shifts are too long in the 1st few days of a vlcd.
  26. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Fully completed day 2 successfully. Hurrah! Ended the day with a milk choc Truffa bar which was yummy. Had 2 litres of water, a black coffee and the water in my packs, so not too bad. Tomorrow I have the oatmeal for breakfast (what's the difference between that and the porridge?) and tomato...
  27. Dietingdon

    Chilli powder

    Thank you
  28. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Having THE worst shift at work, if it can go wrong, it has. Haven't reached for the biscuits though and I don't intend to! Had a caramel shake for lunch, which was fine, and now having chilli con crane for tea. Totally delish. Are we allowed more than one food meal pack per day, I.e a chilli for...
  29. Dietingdon

    do the sns shakes taste better than slimfast

    I've only been on the diet a couple of days but the shakes are the nicest ones I've had on any MRD
  30. Dietingdon

    Chilli powder

    Can I add chilli powder to the chilli con crane meal or will it effect ketosis?
  31. Dietingdon

    Its here!!!!

    Thanks
  32. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Feeling very tired now. Not sure how I'm going to stay awake at work! Must stay focused.
  33. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Well I'm on the start of day 2, and feeling good. Ive just had the sweet porridge, and the jury's out. I followed the instructions but it was still a little runny for my liking, and naturally it didn't have an inch thick layer of sugar on it! Lol. I have the oatmeal tomorrow, I think I may...
  34. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Wowzers!! I've just had the spicy spaghetti for tea. YUMMY! I can see myself having two of the meals a day with a shake and a bar. Although the portion was quite small, which I expected, it's really satisfied me. I will go to bed feeling very happy. Bring on day 2.
  35. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    I think I'm getting carried away. Looking at dresses for a wedding I have to go to in September.
  36. Dietingdon

    It can be done

    Just for a bit of inspiration I thought I'd upload this photo. Before and after 19 weeks on VLCD. Sadly I've gained weight again for a number of reasons but everyone stick with it. The results are worth it
  37. Dietingdon

    Its here!!!!

    Today I had a crispy choc shake for breakfast and a maple almond bar for lunch, both were delish! And I have a chicken soup and spicy spaghetti for later. So far I'm LOVING it. The meal packs seem to be far tastier that Cambridge. Already done about 2.5 litres of water too. Happy days.
  38. Dietingdon

    New :-D have 5 stone to lose:-( start today:-D

    I'm starting s&s today, as so far am loving it. I did a VLCD several years back, and was 100% for 19 weeks and lost just over 5 stones. Stick with it, it is so worth the results.
  39. Dietingdon

    I've done it!!! I'm at goal!!!

    Amazing, well done.x
  40. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Over half way through the day and I'm loving it! Had my maple almond bar for lunch, it was scrummy. I've done 2 litres of water so far, (I always fin the water the hardest part on VLCD) but also had a black coffee. One of the ladies I support wanted to go for cheesy chips for lunch, so while she...
  41. Dietingdon

    Do or die time!

    Well, it's the start of day 1, so thought I'd start a diary. I've planned my meal packs for the day, I'm on simplicity. Breakfast is chocolate crispy shake, lunch is almond maple bar, dinner, spicy spaghetti and later tonight, chicken soup. Nervous about the packs as when I did Cambridge diet I...
  42. Dietingdon

    No blips this time...

    I start tomorrow too. I cant wait.
  43. Dietingdon

    Week 1 Weigh in

    Well done! that's amazing. I dont start until tomorrow, I hope I do as well as you in my 1st week.
  44. Dietingdon

    Its here!!!!

    I'm starting slim and save tomorrow. Got quite a bit to lose, but lost over 5 stones on Cambridge in 2008 so I know I can do it. My main reason is to make it easier to conceive
  45. Dietingdon

    Its here!!!!

    I've just relieved my 1st delivery. My sample pack seems to have a wide choice of packs, a very informative booklet, a shaker and a tape measure. Going for 4 packs a day. Excited to start.
  46. Dietingdon

    Delivery

    Are the delivery times accurate? I have the dentists at 12pm and am worried they will arrive early
  47. Dietingdon

    Delivery

    I just got my text saying it will be with me between 1-2pm, so do I see if I can hang it out til then, or start fresh from tomorrow morning?
  48. Dietingdon

    Delivery

    that's great. thanks for the reply
  49. Dietingdon

    Delivery

    Do slim and save text a rough delivery time or do i just have to wait In all day? Due my 1st delivery tomorrow
  50. Dietingdon

    Ketostix

    I was wondering where people found them to be the cheapest?
  51. Dietingdon

    tuesday cant come quick enough

    I've had a really down evening today. Had all the family round for lunch, which was manic, but lovely, but since they've gone, I feel like Ive just crashed. I feel exhsusted, partly because I currently have several cracked ribs, but also because of the bulk I'm carrying around. Enough is enough...
  52. Dietingdon

    You tube vlog

    I was wondering if anyone is doing or has done a video blog on You tube? Im thinking of doing one, although, as Im not making the fact Im following slim & save common knowledge, was worried someone I know might come across it, although that's probably unlikely I guess. I just looked for some for...
  53. Dietingdon

    tuesday cant come quick enough

    Thank you for all your replies. Like I say I have to doe this. I CAN'T give up. Want2bme did you click order??? It would be great to embark on this journey together.
  54. Dietingdon

    tuesday cant come quick enough

    hi everyone, im due my first slim and save delivery on Tuesday and im on countdown. i feel fat to bursting and i hate it. i want my life back. ive just had a bath and there was nothing relaxing about it at all. once id wedged myself in there i could hardly move and was worried about soaking the...
  55. Dietingdon

    just found s & s

    That's sooooo good to hear! I only ever really liked the tetras
  56. Dietingdon

    just found s & s

    Im hoping to start next Tuesday, when my delivery is due. I did do Cambrige a few years ago. Im hoping to emulate the success I had with cambridge on Slim & Save. How do the meal packs compare to Cambridge?
  57. Dietingdon

    Zero noodles/slim pasta & rice

    I was wondering where these come into the diet. I thought that slimpicity was just 4 packs and lifestyle was 3 packs with 100g protien and 200g veg? So where do the zero noodle/slim pasta/rice come in to the equation?
  58. Dietingdon

    just found s & s

    totally new to slim and save but have done other vlcd i like the idea they do vlcd chilli can someone tell me more please? what a verage losses
  59. Dietingdon

    Timeframes for losing weight.

    I have 7 stones to lose and just hope to have lost the majority of it by the end of 2012
  60. Dietingdon

    Lindt egg

    Does anyone know the pp in a Lindt Lindor egg ( creme egg size)
  61. Dietingdon

    Abit personal!

    And I hate there being a tidal wave when I move in the bath!!!
  62. Dietingdon

    Help please

    Had a chicken chow mein a handful of chips 4 chicken balls and a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce for tea. I've guesstimated 29pp does this sound right??
  63. Dietingdon

    Eating out guide

    Here seems to be a lot of debate on whether or not the pp listed are correct for takeaways does anyone know for sure ? Also with the harvester pp it says the original spit roast is 20 pp does this include the potato with it or is it just for the chicken?
  64. Dietingdon

    Kebab pp please

    Just had a small chicken Shish kebab with a squirt of burger sauce and half a small portion of kebab shop chips. What would u pp this as. I have a figure in my head
  65. Dietingdon

    Scanner app

    Ive just downloaded the app, and so far it's all scanned correctly beside one item. Althoug I find it bizarre that it scans one tilda rice correctly and another on wrong.
  66. Dietingdon

    Scanner app

    Be heard there is an app where you can scan a. Barcode and it tells u the pp in the item. Is this true and if so what is this app called?
  67. Dietingdon

    WW online

    I think the reason I'm worried is because I'm VERY new to iPhone
  68. Dietingdon

    WW online

    Does anyone do we online soley on their iPhone? I planned on joining today but my laptop is on the blink. Worse possible timing
  69. Dietingdon

    How much in how long?

    I know I seem in a rush to lose weight, Its just I plan to marry and get pregnant in 18 mths-2years, and neither of these things I want to do while Im overweight, and I can only hold off so long (pregnancy wise) as Im not getting any younger, and family members in the past have had notorious...
  70. Dietingdon

    How much in how long?

    Thanks all, you have all done really well.
  71. Dietingdon

    How much in how long?

    Im doing Exante, literally on day 5, and struggling BIG time. Im so desperate, and when Ive done WW in the past, my losses have been so slow, and Ive given up. But Im missing food on exante. As you can see from my signiture, I have ALOT to lose, and I was wondering how much people had lost in...
  72. Dietingdon

    feeling miserable

    I have had all my shakes hot so far, as its been so cold, the banana is palatable, and kinda so is vanilla if I have coffee in it. I would LOVE to know how to make the mousse/muffins with the packs. Thank you all so much for you motivational words
  73. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Grumble grubmle groan

    Ive heard that the wii board is notorious for giving inaccuate weights.
  74. Dietingdon

    feeling miserable

    I had a sneeky peek on the scales earlier, and it said Id lost 10lbs, with is great, I know. But sadly Im a glass half empty kinda girl, so just ended up thinking how much I still have to lose. I tried the porridge, and found it a bit like eating PVA glue. I think I managed on CD for as long as...
  75. Dietingdon

    3rd TOTM in 6 weeks

    When I did CD for 5 months I had a constant light period, it was awful.
  76. Dietingdon

    feeling miserable

    I think it's because I cant stomach the shakes, certainly not 2 a day (dont like the soup either) Im thinking about having 1 shake, 1 bar and a high protein meal per day. I know people say you have to have 3 of the products to get your full quota of vits and mins, but to be honest, Id still be...
  77. Dietingdon

    How many grams??

    How many carb grams can you have, still staying in ketosis?
  78. Dietingdon

    feeling miserable

    OMG, Im so hungry. On day 5, and in ketosis but I want food. The Idea of a shake makes me feel sick to my stomach, I can't say I really like them, just force them down. But the idea of quitting makes me miserable too, I can't win. Just feel Im going to be fat forever :sigh::sigh::cry:
  79. Dietingdon

    TS Vs WS

    This is my 1st week, WI on Saturday, although my sneeky peek this morning is showing a 10lb loss, which is great, but as you can see I have a long way to go. Good luck
  80. Dietingdon

    TS Vs WS

    I have a small 300 cal meal last night. Chicken and some low fat cottage cheese, and it tasted divine. Fingers crossed It wont hurt too much
  81. Dietingdon

    TS Vs WS

    You find WS harder to stick too?
  82. Dietingdon

    TS Vs WS

    Feeling starved today, so was wondering, what are the losses like on WS compared to TS??
  83. Dietingdon

    Struggling today

    I thought about having a WS day, but I know I will get in a habit of having them. And I dont want a 4oo cal meal, just some prawns or low fat cottage cheese.
  84. Dietingdon

    Total Solution water flavouring

    think I may just have to put up with bland water :sigh:
  85. Dietingdon

    Struggling today

    Im on day 4, and am finding today so hard. I dont know why. I just want food. I keep asking myself how the heck am I going to do this diet for months on end. I was so successful on CD a few years ago, why is this time so hard? I cant not do the diet, I have so much to lose, feeling very...
  86. Dietingdon

    what's everyones post Exante plan?

    I lost weight with cambridge back in 2008, went from 19st 5lbs down to 14 st, and had never been happier, and vowed I'd not re-gain the weight, like many, inc me, do. Well here I am, 3.5 years on and 2 stone more than my previous starting weight! I realyy dont want to re-gain again, as Im sure...
  87. Dietingdon

    honk if you were 100% today

    Day 2, Honk honk
  88. Dietingdon

    Total Solution water flavouring

    How much of the water flavouring can we use per day? And will it slow my weight loss?
  89. Dietingdon

    honk if you were 100% today

    Day 1 for me, and Im HONK HONK HONKING! yay
  90. Dietingdon

    Porridge

    Do you add a sweetner tablet to it? Ive heard some people do
  91. Dietingdon

    Porridge

    What are peoples opinions of how to make the porridge up, Im about to make my 1st ever exante product, and want to get it spot on.
  92. Dietingdon

    Bored

    Ive never looked at it like that, but you make such a good point about relying on food to keep us entertained.
  93. Dietingdon

    ticker factory

    Found one, although Im not keen on it, will keep it for now, but try ticker factory again later.
  94. Dietingdon

    ticker factory

    Ticker factory isnt allowing me to make a ticker, does anyone know of any other ticker sites?
  95. Dietingdon

    Ooof, have had a day of it!

    Good for you! What a wonderful article. You go girl!
  96. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Tony Fergason products

    Oh ok, It's kinda displayed as if it is. Will steer well clear. Thank you.
  97. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Tony Fergason products

    I saw these in Boots today, and wondered if they were compatible with Exante? The reason I ask is because Ive only order the shake and bars pack, because on CD I was never too keen on the soups, but if they were ok to have, I could by the odd one or two soups to try, when I fancied something...
  98. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Just a couple of questions before I start

    Thank you all for you good luck wishes.x
  99. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Just a couple of questions before I start

    Thank you, I will have to be on it quite a while, so I hope I like it too!
  100. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Just a couple of questions before I start

    That's cool. I guess that makes sense, as with CD you have A counceller keeping an eye out for you. Thank you
  101. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Just a couple of questions before I start

    Ive done CD in the past, and was never allowed the bars on in the first couple of weeks, do I have to wait this same amount of time before I can have them on Exante? Also, on CD, I only had an AAM week each 10 weeks, how come I have to have a food week every 4 weeks n exante??
  102. Dietingdon

    Lost my mojo....

    That's what I need to remind myself , It isnt forever. I think Im a bit scared, as Im comparing it to when I did cambridge, and did really well, but this time I weight almost 2 stone more at starting.
  103. Dietingdon

    Lost my mojo....

    Thank you girls. I CAN do this. I start Saturday as planned!
  104. Dietingdon

    Lost my mojo....

    ...and Ive not even started yet! I have my packs, and was due on holiday this week, so was due to start on sat 4th, but my holiday fell through, and Ive been so down. My other half said to me yesterday, why dont you start your diet today? Am I screamed, I dont even want to do it anymore. Thats a...
  105. Dietingdon

    Wedding dress diet begins now

    Im hoping to set my date for 2012, but it all depends on money. Im starting Exante in a week, after my break away.
  106. Dietingdon

    where's my order?

    I never did get a delivery slot email, not until I hassled them, but they arrived, yay
  107. Dietingdon

    where's my order?

    I placed my 1st order yesterday at 8am, expecting to recieve my packs before 1pm today, but Ive heard nothing from Exante, just an email from paypal to say the transaction went through. Ive emailed them, but have yet to hear anything. Has anyone else ever had this problem?
  108. Dietingdon

    Wedding Dress sizes - thanks to EXANTE :)

    I see a site Bridal inspirations, based in Birmingham, and they do a replica of the dress I want which is 1050 in the shop, 210 on this site, but Im worried that it's a dodgy site, they have testimonals but I keep thinking, what if they're made up. Out budget isnt even £4,500 so we are really...
  109. Dietingdon

    Wedding Dress sizes - thanks to EXANTE :)

    1st off congrates on the wedding, 2nd well done with the weight loss and dress. Im planning to marry at the end of 2012, but it's so expensive. May I ask what website you are using for you china wedding dress?
  110. Dietingdon

    exante porridge Vs cambridge porridge

    I did the cambridge diet, and hated their porridge, is the exante porridge nicer?
  111. Dietingdon

    Total Solution Thinking of trying Exante

    I too am planning on beginning after xmas, I have done LL and cambridge, and know exactly what you mean with paying week by week. With Exante, being able to buy a months worth is ideal. Will just mean I will struggle to pay something else each month, lol, but it will be worth it. Last time I...
  112. Dietingdon

    starting after christmas

    Ive decided that I am going to buy my 1st months supply at the end of december, as a christmas present to myself, and begin after new year. Im on slimming world at the moment, with a 9lb loss in 10 weeks, which would be fine if all I wanted to lose was a stone, but I need to lose 6 stone as a...
  113. Dietingdon

    soon to be newbie

    Thank you all. I will be joining a class, but an reluctant to buy a countdown, as I work shifts.
  114. Dietingdon

    soon to be newbie

    Im planning on joining SW this week or next, shift dependant, I have done it many moons ago, and remember it costing me a bomb. I used to get through tons of muller lights, fresh fruit, alpen light bars, and the lean meat. Im concerned that cost is going to be a huge problem. I NEED to lose a...
  115. Dietingdon

    so fat and so depressed

    Thanks girls. I start WW tomorrow. Really hoping I can do it, after the last week, what a disaster.
  116. Dietingdon

    i cant trust it

    Im looking at switching from cambridge. Its so expensive and restrictive, although the fast weight loss is great! What made you change to ww?
  117. Dietingdon

    so fat and so depressed

    I started on ww after xmas, and lost a little weight, really slowly, then in the last month, have switched to cambridge, but it's so expensive and restrictive, Im thinking of switching back to ww, but it's so slow! It wouldnt be so bad if I only wanted to lose a stone, but I have tons to lose. I...
  118. Dietingdon

    What's the most you've ever weighed?

    21st 7lbs was my heaviest at the beginning of 2011. Have lost a bit on ww and cambridge, thinking of starting either sw or going back on to ww. I just want it to go quicker.
  119. Dietingdon

    How much lost, in how long?

    So far in 2011 Ive lost almost 2 and a half stone, on weight watchers, and the last minth, cambridge diet. I was determined to stick with cambridge, but am finding it hard, and expensive. I still have a lot to lose, and was wondering how much people had lost, and in how long? I want to lose it...
  120. Dietingdon

    Back to it today

    Well, after 3 planned days off, Im back to it today. The 1st 2 days I was really sensible, but yesterday I went mad, not good. Scales are showing a 4lb gain at the mo, I have 2 days until WI, so hoping to get that down to maybe just a 1lb gain at most, we will see. Whatever happens, I had a nice...
  121. Dietingdon

    Strange!

    I had the same feeling when I had lunch out last week. Had a ham and chutney sandwich and salad, but felt so in control, and didnt feel the need to order everything on the menu, or eat the entire contents of my fridge when I came home. Such a good feeling. (and I lost 4lbs that week too!)
  122. Dietingdon

    I cant see a difference

    Thanks for the reassurence guys. I can feel it in my clothes, I just cant see it myself. Im sure that will come in time.
  123. Dietingdon

    I cant see a difference

    cont'd
  124. Dietingdon

    I cant see a difference

    before, and after 4 weeks, but I cant see much of a difference
  125. Dietingdon

    cant see coucellor tomorrow

    she phoned me, and let me wi and get my shakes. and I'm dropping the money round on monday.
  126. Dietingdon

    WI week 4

    Pleased to say I lost 3lbs this week. Very good considering I had a couple of wobbles
  127. Dietingdon

    cant see coucellor tomorrow

    I know I should be having three, but sometimes after 2 and my small meal, I really struggle.
  128. Dietingdon

    inch loss in 4 weeks

    Thanks guys, I should have said in the message, excuse the flesh!
  129. Dietingdon

    cant see coucellor tomorrow

    I dont get paid til monday, so cant go see my cwpc til then, Ive text her saying I wont be seeing her tomorrow. I do have enough packs, but only because I dont always have 3 per day, I know I should, but my cwpc lectures me if I only have 2, so Ive told her I will be just sticking to protein...
  130. Dietingdon

    Maintenance

    Im one of thoses who have re-gained the weight, purely because I didnt follow the maintenance plan, and went back to eating rubbish again. Its so important to work up the steps.
  131. Dietingdon

    inch loss in 4 weeks

    This is the space I now have in my jeans. 4 weeks ago I started the diet, and they then fitted comfortably
  132. Dietingdon

    Disapproving friends

    I have told very few people that Im on cambridge, partly for this reason. One friend of mine (who is over weight) tells me Im mad doing cambridge, even though she's done LL in the past, and texts me every week to see how my wi went. I think shes jealous, and I think the reason she texts me about...
  133. Dietingdon

    why am I not in ketosis?

    I knocked myself out of ketosis on sunday, since then, Ive been 100% ss+, not felt hungry. Just done a ketostix, and its negative for ketones. I usually get in ketosis by day three. I dont get it.:sigh:
  134. Dietingdon

    Back from my weekend naughtiness!!

    Thats the main thing.Like I keep saying, we all still have lives to lead.x
  135. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    I dont really have a deadline either, and am only having time off for a special occasion. Im very lucky in as much as the 1st 3 days, before Im in ketosis, I dont suffer the headaches etc.
  136. Dietingdon

    exante

    Tetras are pre made shakes in little cartons, that you can buy on cambridge
  137. Dietingdon

    Becoming a cambridge consultant

    Financially, what is the out lay to become a consultant for cambridge?
  138. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    Like I said, I went off plan on sunday, and was straight back to it on Monday, so Im confident that 2 days will be 2 days. And I will be having my shakes on these days, I dont plan on eating 3 meals each day, just the birthday meals which are booked. I just feel that we all still have lives to...
  139. Dietingdon

    Back from my weekend naughtiness!!

    Thank you. I cant help thinking that, at the end of the day, we all still have lives to lead. Maybe I would think differently if I had a strict time frame I had to lose weight by, but I dont really. My wedding isnt until 2013, and Im certain that the odd days off, for certain occasions will not...
  140. Dietingdon

    Back from my weekend naughtiness!!

    Yes, well done with getting back to it. I cheated big time on sunday, but got back to it on Monday. I have 2 planned days off this weekend, for birthdays, although am feeling a little guilty now, as some people on here are saying they never have 'planned days off' not for anything.
  141. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    My fiancee is a bit anti cambridge as it is, and I know if I say, 'no, we're not going out for a meal' then I'll never hear the end of it. Apart from that, I am looking forward to it.
  142. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    I have 2 planned days off coming up. Im a little nervous to be honest, although, when I fell off the wagon on Sunday, I soon got back on it on Monday morning, although Im not back in ketosis yet :sigh: Sunday is my nephews birthday party, and monday is my fiancee's birthday, we are going out for...
  143. Dietingdon

    Sad as gitta stop cd

    Have you thought about switching to exante, it works the same way as cambridge, and costs £100 A month. Considerably less than cambridge
  144. Dietingdon

    Daily Morning WI

    Day 25 and my scales say 18st 13.5lbs, which is a 1.5lb loss since fridays WI last week, which is great considering I binged on Sunday :mad:
  145. Dietingdon

    SS+ and ketosis

    Thanks hun
  146. Dietingdon

    Oh @*!%

    Pleased to say I HAVE stuck to it today, done SS+. Had my shakes and some prawns. It hasn't been too bad.
  147. Dietingdon

    SS+ and ketosis

    I knocked myself out of ketosis yesterday. I'm now doing SS+, will I get into ketosis if I do SS+?
  148. Dietingdon

    Oh @*!%

    Im just sooo worried Ive messed up for this weeks WI, I know how demotivated I get when I dont lose weight.
  149. Dietingdon

    Oh @*!%

    Ive mucked up, big time. Before work this morning, me and my O/H had the row of all rows, seriously, I was ready to pack my bags. But I had to go to work, so holding it all in, off I went. When I got there, I proceeded to eat, 2 slices of toast with jam, 2 chocolate mini rolls, 5 bourbons and 3...
  150. Dietingdon

    non scales victory

    Fantastic, what a great feeling
  151. Dietingdon

    Excess skin after CD ???

    I have to say that I spent months on a healthy eating plan, and going to the gym and Zumba, and PT sessions, 5-6 times a week. I lost less inches and less weight than I have on the last 3 weeks of cambridge.
  152. Dietingdon

    Green eyed monster

    Someone else at work is dieting too, she's on slimming world and has lost 1 and a half stone, people keep telling her how amazing she looks, but haven't commented me on my loss not once. I know Ive got smaller, as Im wearing smaller clothes. Sometimes I just want to say 'Hello, Ive lost 2...
  153. Dietingdon

    Thinking about trying Cambridge diet

    I started ww earlier this year, and I loved it, but found I had so much weight to lose, I felt Id be on it forever, so I switch to cambridge, and am so pleased I did. Yes, it's expensive, but I personally see it as my priority after my rent. (I dont have kids) And in 3 weeks Ive lost 20lbs...
  154. Dietingdon

    Daily Morning WI

    Day 20: 19.1 Ive noticed now though that my scales weigh me exactly 1lb more than my cwpc scales.
  155. Dietingdon

    week 3 wi

    Id heard about the dreaded week 3 wei, why is it suppose to be so bad? I was looking to get 5lbs off, but Im happy with 4.:)
  156. Dietingdon

    week 3 wi

    Happy to report a 4lb loss this week, hurrah. Much better than I thought it would be.:clap: Really hoping to get into th 18's next week. So close now. :):party0049:
  157. Dietingdon

    losses on exante

    I posted yesterday about me considering switching to exante, from cambridge, due to cost. could people please tell me their losses and in what time frame, on exante, and which exante plan they are following, thank you.
  158. Dietingdon

    Excess skin after CD ???

    I can't imagine for one second that, once Ive lost the weight, it will be a pretty sight, the way I see it is, clothes hide a great deal, and my fiancee has seen me, and loved me at my biggest, so Im sure that a bit of wobbles won't make much difference. If I had the money, Id have a tummy tuck...
  159. Dietingdon

    coughing up blood

    just a quick update. My dad go his results, and there's no signs of shadows on the chest x-ray. Thank goodness. The Dr can't work out where the blood is coming from though, so has referred him to have a broncoscopy withing the next 2 weeks.
  160. Dietingdon

    exante

    Im seriously considering changing, £100 a month is a MASSIVE saving, it's just I told my fiancee, and I got the 'you never stick to one diet for more than 5 minutes' lecture. I tried to explain that, essentially it IS the same diet, but he's not having it.
  161. Dietingdon

    wi tomorrow is going to be rubbish

    Just weighed myself, and it says the same as last saturday morning, and I have weigh in tomorrow morning
  162. Dietingdon

    exante

    Never heard of Avidlite. Does it work on the same basis of cambridge SS?
  163. Dietingdon

    exante

    Im going to have a think about it, my CDC charges £2 for shakes and soups, and £2.30 for tetras and bars (which Id live off, given the chance) but thats £48 a week, very expensive, but I guess, in the long run, its an investment in my health
  164. Dietingdon

    help with exante

    Thank you for all of your relpies, will have a long hard think.
  165. Dietingdon

    help with exante

    Im currently on the cambridge diet, which is costing me near on £200 a month, Ive noticed that I can get a months worth of exante for half that price, and am considering switching, purely to save money. What are the exante products like? Has anyone switch, and can compare the products to...
  166. Dietingdon

    exante

    Has anyone tried this diet? Im umming and arrhing about switching as its so much cheaper. Are the shakes exactly the same, or do they taste horrible?
  167. Dietingdon

    what on earth is going on...?

    I lost 12lbs in weel 1, and 4lbs in week 2, and my cwpc said that I should have lost more in week 2 than 4lbs. She said that I wasnt drinking enough, but after a 12lb loss, I was more than happy with 4lbs. Im on the dreaded week 3, wi tomorrow, I would love a 5lbs loss, but if I can average...
  168. Dietingdon

    Daily Morning WI

    19st 1lbs (-1lb)
  169. Dietingdon

    feeling in control

    The weather here today is terrible, and my fiancee and I went for a drive this morning. Stopped at a LOVELY little cafe, where he ordered a full english and chips! I really fancied something, so I chose a ham sandwich (posh ham ;)) with a side salad. I enjoyed it so much, and feel so in conrol...
  170. Dietingdon

    Daily Morning WI

    Day 14- 19.5 Day 18- 19.2 get weighed in 2 days, really wanted to lose 5lbs this week
  171. Dietingdon

    Whats your mantra?

    Mine is 'I wont be a wide bride' My wedding isnt until 2013, and there are other reasons for me losing weight too, but I will point blank refuse to attend my own wedding if Im huge.
  172. Dietingdon

    Are you a daily weigher??? Long post....

    Im a serial weigher, but Im not nearly as bad as I used to be. It got to the point where my brother hid my scales in the loft, and at 2am one morning, there I was at the top of the stairs standing on a chair, trying to get them, he them locked them in the boot of his car.! Thankfully Im not...
  173. Dietingdon

    Levels of ketosis

    I had a mega headache earlier today, and wondered if, some how, not sure how, Id knocked myself out of ketosis. I did a test, and it was on the lightest pink. Does this mean Im only a little bit in ketosis, and Im burning fat slower? Also, the scales dont appear to have budged since saturday :cry:
  174. Dietingdon

    July Challenge

    can I change mine, as Ive hit my target already?
  175. Dietingdon

    whoops

    Had a bit extra food today, although it was all 'allowed' food, just slightly more. Im not going to worry about it. Im still in ketosis, Im sure a little extra chicken and tuna wont make me gain.
  176. Dietingdon

    cheese

    My BMI is still over 40, so techically Im not allowed to be on SS, although I mix ss+ and ss days.
  177. Dietingdon

    cheese

    I havent got any, and Im not going to eat any, Im just curious. If you ate a babybel light, surely it wouldnt do too much damage, or knock u out of ketosis, would it?
  178. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    I did really enjoy the salad.
  179. Dietingdon

    before photos

    Huge difference saxman
  180. Dietingdon

    week 2 weigh in...

    and I lost 4lbs, very happy.:p
  181. Dietingdon

    July Challenge

    Ive hit my target already! DisneyParis -10lbs Dietingdon - 14lbs - 16lbs lost - 0lbs to go Enlightenme2 - 10lbs Book-Worm - 14lbs - 2lbs lost - 12lbs to go Illa - 14lbs - 2lbs lost - 12lbs to go sugarplumfairy - 14lbs - 5lbs = 9lbs to go Trisha - 10 lbs Dappymare - 14 lbs tinkerbellsmum-7lb...
  182. Dietingdon

    coughing up blood

    He has an appointment on Thursday with the DR regarding the results.
  183. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    I didnt have it, hooray, had chicken salad. Although it did have red peppers on, I know I could have picked them off, but I didnt :-(
  184. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    Im at the end of my 2nd week.
  185. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    Really struggling today. May just go to bed.
  186. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    Its just egg, but dont know what its cooked in
  187. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    I really want something yummy to eat
  188. Dietingdon

    Chinese

    Would egg foo yung knock me out of ketosis?
  189. Dietingdon

    confession time

    My fiancee and I had a huge arguement yesterday, and today, he wanted to say sorry....by taking me out to dinner. I choses the bast thing on the menu, chicken and bacon salad, and a mineral water. It was lovely, but now I feel really guilty. Im soooo scared Im going to have gained, and it will...
  190. Dietingdon

    before photos

    Aww thank you tinkerbellsmum, that would be amazing, but after my 12lb loss last week, things arent looking half as good this week
  191. Dietingdon

    Help, I think in gaining!

    I weighed myself at home, and they as I have gained a pound. (they weigh the same as my cwpc scales) Ive stuck to the plann, SS+ so far this week, the only thing I can think is, I noticed today that the cottage cheese Id been eating had added salt, could it be water? I was so hoping for a 5lb...
  192. Dietingdon

    coughing up blood

    He had to have blood tests and a chest x ray today. He's a smoker and has been for about the last 40 years (dispite my best efforts to get him to stop) They have told him the results will take a week, but Im thinking that if they found something serious, they would be in touch sooner. They were...
  193. Dietingdon

    before photos

    And this was me when I had lost 5.5 stones on cambridge when I did it 3 years ago. Im aiming to wear this very dress over xmas. Im in the red
  194. Dietingdon

    before photos

    Dont know if this will work, These are my awful before photos. Me at 20st 7lbs.
  195. Dietingdon

    having a bad day

    Thanks girls. My head wanted the wimpey, but my tummy didnt. It was HARD to resist
  196. Dietingdon

    Is this advisable?

    And your losses are great :)
  197. Dietingdon

    having a bad day

    very nearly had a wimpey!!! But didn't. Did end up having extra prawns and cottage cheese though:mad: I feel like Ive failed, and I was doing so well. Will I be out of ketosis? Im worried I wont lose this week.
  198. Dietingdon

    Fatter then ever.. :(

    I found that after just a few days on CWP I felt better about myself, because I had decided to do something about my weight. Good Luch. You can do it.
  199. Dietingdon

    Is this advisable?

    Im now having 180g prawns and 40g cottage cheese. Thought I would have it in the morning so I can test myself, and see if I wanted food the rest of the day. Im at work from 3pm, and will only have what I take, water and a tetra, so I wont have the option to eat. But these prawns taste AMAZING!
  200. Dietingdon

    Im in heaven

    After following SS to the letter all week, Im having a SS+ day. 180g of prawns and 40g cottage cheese. Food never tasted so good.
  201. Dietingdon

    July Challenge

    Had WI today, and lost 12lbs. Only have 2lbs to lose to meet my target for July. DisneyParis -10lbs Dietingdon - 14lbs - 12lbs lost - 2lbs to go Enlightenme2 - 10lbs Book-Worm - 14lbs Illa - 14lbs sugarplumfairy - 14lbs Trisha - 10 lbs Dappymare - 14 lbs tinkerbellsmum-7lb Lil_legs -...
  202. Dietingdon

    Prawns

    Can we really have 230g of prawns on SS+? How come? Prawns never used to be allowed, what's changed?
  203. Dietingdon

    Is this advisable?

    I think Im just scared to eat, incase I fall off the wagon. I know that I will have to go back to eating at some point though.
  204. Dietingdon

    Is this advisable?

    Thank you. I was thinking more of having a SS+ meal just on a saturday, after Ive had my weigh in.
  205. Dietingdon

    Is this advisable?

    I'm following SS, although my CWPC thinks Im having SS+ days, which, up until now, I havent. I have just been weighed, and lost 12lbs, do you think Id be silly to 'treat' myself to a SS+ meal this evening? I just know that saturday night, is chinese takeaway night at work, and I think It may be...
  206. Dietingdon

    Week 1 weigh in

    And I lost an amazing 12lbs! Im astonished, not to mention really really pleased!:)
  207. Dietingdon

    July Challenge

    Ive lost 12lbs today, but Im not sure what to do to change the list.
  208. Dietingdon

    Really struggled today

    Today is day 7, and wow, its been a toughy. I had THE most stressful day at work. It really got on top of me. I just wanted food! After work I popped to Tesco, and I was so close to buying chicken, I picked it up, put it down, about 4 times. |Then realised it had added salt, and put it straight...
  209. Dietingdon

    smells so good

    I live right by the sea, so every other shop is a fish and chip shop, which usually is great, but not on this diet
  210. Dietingdon

    Do you notice weight loss immediately?

    I think its a psycological thing too. A friend of mine lost 5 stone on SW, he looked amazing, but he still saw himself as fat.
  211. Dietingdon

    Has anyone maintained their CWP loss with WW?

    I was wondering, is there anyone who has lost weight on CWP, moved up all the steps, and then step 6-the rest of your life, followed WW so the have control and limits. Im thinking of doing this.
  212. Dietingdon

    smells so good

    I think I could cope with the fish and chip smell, its the vinigar my OH drowns it in that gets my mouth watering. Just keep telling myself it will be so worth it once Im a slim jim :)
  213. Dietingdon

    Do you notice weight loss immediately?

    Im only on day 6 and I feel different. Im comfortably wearing a pair of trousers that were snug, and I feel more confident, even though Im pretty much the same size I was a week ago. I think it's because I know I'm doing something about my weight, and it makes me feel good.
  214. Dietingdon

    coughing up blood

    My dad told me today that he's been coughing up blood for almost a week, I could have screamed at him for not telling me before. I got straight on the phone and made him a Dr's appointment for tomorrow morning. Obviously, I know worst case senario is cancer, but does anyone know what else could...
  215. Dietingdon

    Advice needed please

    Im doing a 26.2 mile walk for cancer reserch uk on oct 1st, by which point I hope to be 3-3.5 stones lighter. I cant imagine for one second I will complete the course if I am following SS, when do people think I should start eating, and what. I will probably need to eat 'fuel' food on the way...
  216. Dietingdon

    Day 5...

    ...and Ive been 100%. Im so chuffed with myself. Still got a long way to go.
  217. Dietingdon

    Anyone with underactive thyroid

    Im hypo and when I did CWP previously, I lost 5.5 stones in 5 months. Granted, Ive gained it again, although I think a big part of that is falling in love and moving in with my OH, and also, I idnt go up the steps and follow maintenance.
  218. Dietingdon

    smells so good

    I prepared my OH a shepherds pie and I didnt find it difficult at all, now its cooking however, it smells delish! :sigh:
  219. Dietingdon

    struggling in a way I never thought I would

    I love the tetras, I had them last time, but decided not to get them this time, to save money.
  220. Dietingdon

    struggling in a way I never thought I would

    I really thought Id struggle with only having the shakes, but Im having the problem of not being able to drink all my shakes. I know Its really important to have them all, for nutritional reasons, but Im struggling. I havent had 1 yet today, and its 6pm!
  221. Dietingdon

    Bars/tetras

    I think she thinks I might get bored easy if I only stick to one thing. Although I think you're more likely to cheat if you are drinking shakes you dont like.
  222. Dietingdon

    Bars/tetras

    Thank you. My cwpc really likes you to chose a variety of products, although not everyone is going to like everything. 1st time round I lived off the choc tetras. I will certainly be buying 7 tetras this week for work. Only £1.40 a week extra
  223. Dietingdon

    Weigh in number 14 :)

    Does that work out to over 5 stone in 3 and a hald months? Thats amazing, whats your secret?
  224. Dietingdon

    Bars/tetras

    Is it after 1 week, or two that you can have these? I was going to stick with just the shakes, mainly because of cost, but at work, mixing my shakes in a shaker just doesnt make them nice. At home I use a blender, but its glass and heavy, so cant really lug it to and from work. Was thinking I...
  225. Dietingdon

    ice ice baby

    Im going to buy some lolly makers, what a great idea.
  226. Dietingdon

    becks

    What are some examples of the tasks?
  227. Dietingdon

    Way hey! Im in ketosis

    This is day 4 for me, and my ketostix arrived in the post this morning. Tested for ketosis the second they arrived, and im in the pink. Im sooooooo happy. :p:):p:) Whats more, Before I went to my CDC house to be weighed for my start weight, I weighed on my own scales, to see the difference, I...
  228. Dietingdon

    becks

    Ive just this second ordered the Becks book off of Amazon.
  229. Dietingdon

    July Challenge

    Dietingdon - 14lbs
  230. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    What book is this??
  231. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    The problem Im having is I dont know if I will be able to snap back into diet mode. I remember doing the diet before, and after losing about 2.5-3 stone, caving and having a mcdonalds chicken salad, but that satisfied me, and on I went to lose 5.5 stones. I even remember I lost 4lbs that week. I...
  232. Dietingdon

    planned days off

    What are peoples opinions of having planned days off? I'm scared that once I step off the cambridge wagon, I wont be able to focus and hop back on again. I have 3 events this summer. 25th July-fiancees birthday 2nd september-my 30th 18th september-My niece's christening. I really want to take...
  233. Dietingdon

    Ive booked me an incentive!

    1st off, good on you for wearing a bikini, Ive always been too scared, even when I have slimmed down previously. Secondly, I 100% sympathise with the plane exstenstion belt situation.I went through the very same thing when I went away in April this year, I made it do up. My fiancee had to push...
  234. Dietingdon

    when does this subside?

    The constant weeing! Ive been about 25 times today!
  235. Dietingdon

    Ive booked me an incentive!

    Im kinda wanting to book a beach holiday for next June time, maybe with the girlies, by then I will have (hopefully) been maintaining for a few months.
  236. Dietingdon

    very interesting

    Diabetes 'reversed by strict diet' - Yahoo! News
  237. Dietingdon

    Ive booked me an incentive!

    Just booked my and my fiancee a weeks away in Somerset for Jan 2012. Granted it's not a holiday where I will be needing to wear a bikini, but my previous trips to Somerset, I have been too scared to go in the wookey and chedder caves, because I'm so big, and had visions of tiny crevises that I...
  238. Dietingdon

    Day 1

    So far, so good. Feel a bit tired, but other than that, ok.
  239. Dietingdon

    Day 3 done :)))

    I got mine from ebay.
  240. Dietingdon

    what do you do when you crave food?

    Go to bed, if possible.
  241. Dietingdon

    Day 1

    well, here goes. Day 1 of me on cambridge. Im feeling very positive. Wish me luck!
  242. Dietingdon

    Mango shake!!!!!

    Really hope my CDC has them, they sound nice.
  243. Dietingdon

    where you from?

    Im originally from London, but have lived in sunny Suffolk for the past 13 years.
  244. Dietingdon

    Grinning from ear to ear, but not lost a pound

    I need to keep my focused head on, and go for it. I have done it before, so I can do it again. I have hung up a dress I bought at my lowest weight, so am hoping that will spur me on too. The hunger isnt a real issue for me, it's more the psycological side of it, it's as if I tell myself I want...
  245. Dietingdon

    Doctors Signature Requirements Cambridge Diet

    Every time I have done cambridge, Ive had to get a form signed, as I take Thyroxine daily, so I kind of know by now which Dr's will sign, and which won't. Since I last started, there have been alot of Dr's leave my surgery, and new ones re-start, so I was panicing about getting my form signed...
  246. Dietingdon

    Grinning from ear to ear, but not lost a pound

    I'm so happy because my Dr signed my form today, so I can now begin my cambridge journey (again) on Saturday. I did cambridge in 2008, and lost 5.5st, and although I was still a size 16/18, I was sooooo happy, then I gained a couple of stone, and in 2009 lost it again with cambridge. Then over...
  247. Dietingdon

    Starting Cambridge Diet toDay WOHOO :)

    Good luck! I start on Saturday. Can't wait.
  248. Dietingdon

    kenwood smoothie to go

    Has anyone got/used one of these to make shakes and used it to mix/crush ice. What are peoples opinions of it?
  249. Dietingdon

    Do they know??

    My OH knows roughly what I weigh, but he's the only person
  250. Dietingdon

    What are you looking forward too?

    I totally agree, people do treat you differently when you are over-weight. We will get there.
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