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Thank you! How are you getting on? Another 5lbs down for me today.

Judging from these posts - http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-faq-general-information/26311-dangers-alcohol-when-ketosis.html - side effects vary. I won't lecture you on how counter-productive it is to drink when doing Cambridge, because your weight loss and plan is your own business, but I...

5lbs down this week. I'm very happy! Good luck to anyone else WIing today. :D

Wow! You look absolutely fantastic! Totally bloody gorgeous! Well done! xxxxxx

I hope you enjoyed your holiday, but I bet seeing that letter was a crash back down to earth! You poor thing. Will they let you pay in instalments? I'm sure you'll get back into the swing of things easily enough. What really matters is that you had a good time. :-)

I shall no doubt fail my challenge, due to my two-week holiday break, but I'll record it anyway. :-) AlexIce 12lbs spangles 14 lbs -5.75 lb, 7.25 lbs to go. Sammyzip50 10 lbs/STS/10lbs to go Nicki. 14lbs -12lbs, 2lbs to go Jayellekay 18lbs - 6lbs lost - 12lb to go! FeeneyFooFoo 10lbs - 1lb =...

Oh Louise, that's so frustrating for you! But I hope you enjoyed your holiday. The weight you gained was probably only water weight, so don't beat yourself up. It's important to make the most of the occasions in our lives that we can't get back, and I think holidays are a perfect example. I ate...

Hello everyone Hope you're all doing well. I've been away from the forum for a little while, and in fact I've just been to America for 2 weeks, so it feels like ages since I came on here. Well, I decided not to diet during my holiday, as it was full board, but I was surprised to get...

I am also replying from my phone, so I'm sorry for not copying the other targets, and I am aiming for 15lbs.

I think you'd be fine with skimmed, because SS+ consist of 3 or 4 packs a day and 200ml of skimmed milk. With the 810 you are supposed to have some vegetables and proteins, but maybe your CDC could give you guidance on whether upping your milk allowance would suffice instead. :) Cambridge...

I agree, Spangles! They look so much better now, much more appealing.

I hope this will cheer you up a little - even though I know you're losing weight for health and not aesthetic reasons - every time you post and I get to see your picture I am blown away with how beautiful you are. You are absolutely stunning, and you will reach your goal some day. And we'll all...

I believe the average Cambridge loss is 4lbs a week, so I'd say you could achieve your target. :) However you decide to get there, good luck with it! And welcome, if you're joining us! :)

Fantastic list! I tell myself that (as I have 13 stone to lose now) it's a year of pain for a lifetime of happiness.

I'm so sorry you're feeling disheartened, though I completely understand why. This diet is a huge sacrifice and you want to be feeling like it's worth it. Have you increased your exercise at all? It may be that you're replacing fat with muscle, so still shrinking but not budging so much on the...

Hello, sole sourcers :) I am considering what to order for next week and was just a bit curious about the combinations that everyone else has. Do you have 3 shakes? 3 Porridges? 3 soups? A soup, a shake and a porridge? A shake, a porridge, a bar? Does it vary day to day? Do you have a weekly...

Again, thank you all so much for your support. It means a lot. I feel like I'm starting to get over the shock. Life's been a bit perfunctory this past week, and now it's all sinking in. So many unsaid things. Some of them better unsaid. Some of them I should have said more. Great things, what...

I do not want to sound as though I am encouraging you, but at the end of the day you can buy whatever packs you need and no one is going to force you to eat the extra meal to take you up to a higher plan. The counsellor has to advise in accordance with CWP principles, to cover their own backs...

Thank you all so much for your kind words. It's been a rough few days but fortunately I've got a lot of very good people around me, and an incredibly supportive partner, so I've got a lot of support and kindness. I've actually decided to get back on the diet tomorrow. I'm going to have an easy...

In the early hours of Friday morning my mum died unexpectedly and I have stuffed my face all weekend. I feel so many different types of awful that I can't even count them. I feel as though this whole weekend was a nightmare, and tomorrow I hope to wake up.

That's phenomenal! What an inspiration! Well done! xxxx

Those are some pretty amazing dresses! This Christmas I'll be slumming it in my oversized tents as usual, but NEXT Christmas, I want to wake up to this: Lipsy Beaded Shoulder V-neck Dress - Lipsy

It's day 18 of SS for me, and I have found that over the past week I've been more tempted than ever to "cheat". Week 1 was not a problem for me. I felt like CD was sort of made for me, because I breezed through the first week. Week 2 I started to get cravings. Week 3 and I'm at my most...

This is my third week on Cambridge (day 18), and my skin has totally erupted. Anyone else going through a similar thing? I expected this in the first few weeks, but instead I've had clear skin to begin with and suddenly this rise of the titans. I'm looking at it as though my body is pushing...

I've always found it hard to sleep but I can sympathise with the stomach growling! I'm on week 3 now and, though I don't feel hungry, my body keeps crying out. It's very embarrassing, in the middle of meetings etc. I do wish it would shut up!

That's fantastic! Congratulations! xxxx

Well done! That's brilliant! Some really lovely, steady losses you have! What a great month for you! xxxx

Just had my second weigh in. A 6lb loss this week. :) I'm happy, but for some reason I don't feel very motivated. Not that I'm going to let that put me off the diet. I guess I just feel a little deflated this week (no pun intended).

I have a condition which manifests in cysts in the armpit, groin and other areas. It is hell. It's also linked to obesity, so maybe look it up and see if it matches your experience. It is considered rare, but I think most people who have it just don't come forward. It's called hidradenitis...

I would double check the chemistry about this - as someone said above - it may be that water is necessary to release some of the nutrients. Other than that I would have thought it would be fine, with some extra water during the day. I may try the same thing tonight, so thanks for the inspiration!!

Urgh. How frustrating for one tiny thing to do so much "damage"! Chin up, though - it's done now. I'm sorry that I won't be any help here whatsoever, but all I can really say is you know your own body, and whether you're the kind of person who gets into ketosis quickly. I wouldn't have thought...

Sorry if this is an unpleasant question, but does anyone else feel their fat getting softer? Not that I had rock hard fat before, but my body felt jam-packed, like the individual particles of fat were wall-to-wall, and now it's like there's a bit of breathing space. I find my stomach much suppler.

Borntofly - good luck on your test! I'll be thinking of you. What are you studying?

Jayellekay, that's so awful that you feel that way. Nobody should be crying in the toilets on their lunch break. You need to take a big look at all the things that are bringing you down. I wondered if it would be worth starting a "group therapy" kind of thread, for people who want to talk about...

You poor thing! Get well soon!

I'm so sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I don't think anyone here would blame you for feeling down and anxious. Don't add to your existing misery by being angry at yourself: you're worth so much more than that. You had the weekend off. Maybe give yourself an easy day - no carbs, no sugar - and...

Congratulations! That's brilliant! That's a pound a day... where else can you get that kind of satisfaction?! ;)

I haven't been here long enough to send private messages yet, Pandora, but I did just want to say that I hope you didn't think my most recent post was my way of telling you that you were being judgemental or spiteful, because that certainly was not my intention. What I, inarticulately, was...

Good luck on your weight loss journey but most importantly, congratulations on the birth of your daughter!

So I just posted in the somewhat contentious boundary pushers thread (;)) about large people already feeling judgement about their eating habits, and I realised that perhaps this isn't true; maybe it only applies to me and I project my condition on to others. I look at myself in the mirror...

Well done to both of you for climbing straight back on that horse! My restarts are normally months apart, so I commend you! The brain is half the battle. ;) And Majella, I hope your foot and cold improve soon!

Your loss may not have been what you'd hoped for, but maybe you've lost inches. Maybe your daily life, without additional exercise, has boosted your muscle mass. Don't be disheartened, hun. Reward yourself for your hard efforts with non-food items, such as a bubble bath and a face mask. You...

I'm really sorry that people have been upset by the discussion. Ultimately, we're all sacrificing normal amounts of food, even if we're having the odd bit or binge here or there, and we all need help and support. I don't want to stereotype, so I apologise if I offend anyone, but it seems to me...

What a nice hubby! I hope you have a wonderful time. Food-wise, DappyMare's right. I think chicken or fish is the way to go. Which city will you be in? Knowing that might help people come forward with suggestions. :)

I sympathise. I hate any kind of "shake" and the soups are vomit-inducing. The only way I get around CD is to use ice, a straw, and aim straight for the back of the throat. I look at the diet as medicine. Take my medicine 3 times a day... count the days off... As it is I can only tolerate the...

I know exactly where you're coming from. So far I haven't cheated on this diet, but it's only been 8 days. I'm a serial sabotager. My weight has prevented me from doing so many things, yet I've continuously made myself bigger. Why? Maybe to hide the fact the weight isn't the problem, and that my...

Congratulations, Liz! You're doing really well - look how much you've lost over these past few weeks! It might small but count them up. You're a superstar.

Thanks, everybody. :) I wish you all lots of luck in your losses this week - especially you, emsiem! Let us know how it goes!

Spangles, I get 6-8lb fluctuations too. I hate it. I have to weigh myself over the course of a day and work out the average!

Thank you. :) I know it's only so high because I'm so ridiculously obese to begin with, but it still feels pretty good!

This is a very, very distant concern for me, but I was thinking maybe WW or SW systems. I also wondered whether I could get help on the NHS, like a referral to a nutritionist or something, who could work out some plans for me. Or maybe it'll be worth saving up and paying someone for a few...

Congratulations! That's a fantastic loss! Good for you! :D

I've just had my first weigh in and I'm so happy with the result. I've lost 16lbs! That's over a stone (and half a chin) gone in one week. :party0019: I feel motivated and encouraged. And lighter. ;) That's 16lbs of myself I never, ever want to see again. Adios, blubber! Happy...

Hi Louisa I'm starting at 23+ stone, and I want to get down to about 9 stone, so I'm in it for the long haul too! Welcome! Really sorry about your separation from your partner and family. I hope you're not feeling isolated, because you've got your children and you've got all of us. We're...

I don't really care whether anyone else sticks to the diet properly. I mean, I hope they do, because I want you all to succeed. We all know how much it sucks to be fat! But if someone chooses to go off-centre with a snack, or if they have a planned break, or if they have a total meltdown and eat...

Wow... I can't believe she'd be so rude and unsupportive. Fair enough she may had struggled with diet, and not dealt with her food issues at the time, which allowed for the unfortunate events that followed, but if her opinion stemmed from genuine concern, the last thing she'd want to do is blank...

You can do it! We're all here for you!

Yes, I suppose I'll just see how it goes, and keep re-assessing when I learn more about my shape and skeleton. Spangles, I kind of agree with you about attractiveness. I've always thought Nigella Lawson was a practically perfect woman. Great figure, gorgeous face, healthy hair, those eyebrows...

So I've never, ever, been slim before, and I have very little understanding of my own bone structure and build. I've worked out that I'm probably apple-shaped, and Lord knows I'm always going to be top heavy, but the fact I know my body so little means it's hard to pick a destination. I know for...

It's day 4 for me and I'm really suffering the effects of Coke withdrawal (the kind you drink, not the kind you snort!). When not on Cambridge (I've had a couple of false starts over the past 2 years) my liquid intake is entirely Coca Cola. I know; it's so awful. That's what made me so fat in...

I hope you're able to find something for you that works. I exist solely on chocolate at the moment, because I've tried the other flavours in the past and I had trouble getting, and keeping, them down. Now that I stick to the ones I like, it's so much easier to stick to the CWP in general!

Hi Leah I've just started too. Day 4 so far, but I've got a far bit more to lose than you have. ;) I wish you lots of luck on your CD journey! The time will pass quicker than you know it.

That sounds awful! Hope you feel better soon.

Hi there I'm new to Minimins, and to the Cambridge Diet, but I'm looking for Twitter buddies on any kind of low calorie program, for mutual support and friendship. :) I have over 200lbs to lose, so am really hoping to meet other people in a similar state, but anyone is welcome. I'll never say...

Hi there I'm a new Cambridger Dieter with over 200lbs to lose. It's going to be a long, hard slog and I'm about as excited/trepidatious as a person with that amount to lose should be! I do lurk on the forums when I can and, now registered, I hope to partake in threads and general merriment...