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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all! I am still around. Have been a bit naughty over the last month or so. Not too bad, but enough to make myself start feeling sluggish and sugar dependant again, so this week I have been having 2 slim and save products a day, a slim and save chocolate bar, and a proper high protein...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Sunday: B: Muffin with turkey bacon and cherry tomatoes w/ cheddar L: duck and plum sauce pasta (at bella Italia) D: wholemeal toast with a slice of cheese. Snacks: one scoop vermonster ice cream at cinema and some bread at bella Italia. Pretty naughty day by all accounts but hey ho, we all...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Friday food: B: bran flakes and skimmed milk and banana L: didn't really have lunch today very naughty but have had a hectic couple days! D: delicious dinner, tray baked lemon chicken with smashed rooster potatoes and creamed spinach and raspberry roulade for desert. And a couple of glasses of...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Wednesday food: B: banana Cambridge shake L: half an Italian chicken wholemeal baguette (treat!) D: sesame chicken steam fry with soba noodles. S: honey and walnut loaf slice. Thursday food: B: bran flakes and banana with skimmed milk L: chicken salad wrap on seeded wrap with low fat chilli...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Yesterday: B: branflakes and skimmed milk & piece of soy toast L: 2 eggs boiled on soy toast x2 D: homemade tomato soup S: tangerine, grapes, apple.
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks for your message. I don't update my blog at the moment as I have a job which takes up so much time :( but i put all my meals on instagram: missmimiko is my username. As for Slim and Save, its a vlcd, i did it last year, and i just have a few packs left so using them up! Similar to...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all. Lonnnnng day in work today. Just one day to go till i have a day off. Got lots of pampery things planned...plus the gym...and a hugeeee food shop. I had an extra meal today. I am trying to make sure over a week i average at least 1200 cals and this week truth very told the cals have...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    A bit of a treat day today really. Not too bad but just had a couple of little treats! B: vanilla slim and save shake L: low gl chicken satay wrap D: low fat Thai prawn curry S: cheese on wholemeal toast and a packet of rowntrees randoms. Deeeeeelightful! ;) xx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Friday! Except I am working Saturday Sunday and Monday, so more like Tuesday for me! B; chocolate slim and save shake L; prawns creole and brown basmati rice D: tagliatelle with asparagus, mushrooms, chicken and artichoke in homemade pesto S: banana, apple, and one -yes one - lindor...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Again a decent day today B: vanilla caramel slim and save shake L: bran flakes and skimmed milk D: spicy prawn creole with brown basmati rice S: banana, orange, punnet of blueberries, wafer thin chicken strips. Lots of water too. Unfortunately i am also working All weekend so will have to...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Relatively good day today. Working shifts makes eating so hard! B: latte slim and save shake L: bran flakes and milk D: oriental chicken and pak choi with a slice of wholemeal bread S: mini babybel, punnett of blackberries and a banana. Wierdly two days in and i already feel less bloated...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all! Happy new year! Hope you have all had a wondrous Christmas! I Know I for one had a great one, but with my birthday in October, boyfriends birthday in November and then Christmas it has been a three month gluttony fest!! Over Christmas i have been feeling really sluggish and so it is...
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    So proud of you xxxx
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    Step 1 Sole Source 3 stone lost 2012

    Thanks all and good luck...you can do it if i can! Feel free to dm me for support xxx
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    Step 1 Sole Source 3 stone lost 2012

    You really just have to focus on the end goal abduction realise that 12 weeks is such a short time in the scheme of things. I was overweight for years but always said 'i can't go three months without food' but on sole source I didn't cheat once and achieved my goal in three months. At the time...
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    Step 1 Sole Source 3 stone lost 2012

    Thanks so much all xxx It took me 12 weeks to drop 3 stone, I then did the steps but only to step 4, then I moved to a low glow diet to maintain, now my weight fluctuates between 7.10 and 8 stone :D xxx
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    Step 1 Sole Source 3 stone lost 2012

    hi guys. Its taken me ages to get these pics up, but earlier this year I lost 3 stone on Cambridge sole source. I went from 10.10 to 7.10 and I am happy to say that 6 months on I am maintaining at 8 stone with a low gl diet :) hope it proves some sort of inspiration for someone out there. first...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    hi there, my three staple recipe books for low gl eating are Patrick holford - low gl diet bible (this guy is.amazing) rick gallop - low gl diet for busy people (some good basics) Rachel Anne Hill - high energy low gl (fable ideas for dinner parties and lovely pics in this book) I also...
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    Essential beauty products - What are your bathroom must haves?

    oh and GHDs, tweezerman tweezers, mark hill hairdryer and Barbara daly makeup brushes!
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    Essential beauty products - What are your bathroom must haves?

    my head to toe beauty essentials: hair: tigi bed head dumb blonde shampoo and conditioner / aussie three minute miracle intensive conditioner / mark hill sos protective blow dry cream / john frieda blonde gleam cream / tigi marshmallow texturiser / tigi queen for a day thickening spray and...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all Excuse me for being rubbish, as i am sure you can imagine, leaving a job is a busy time! I finished Friday - sad times. But luckily have two weeks off now! Planning on sorting out lots of freezer meals for when i start shift work. I am also going on a short break to see a friend in...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thank you so Much for these kind words, they mean so much to me. :) You are right too, sometimes I think we forget that we can be an inspiration to ourselves in hard times - and it is important to remind ourselves of how far we have come. I should do that more. What plan are you following...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all! Another week in my crazy life!! Have been a bit quiet because I've had a hectic week, I've been offered another new job. Its back at the bbc and as a reporter/journalist for Welsh news. Soo i am going to take it. Even though it means being back in an office not moving round as...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Ok so firmly back in the game today. Feeling good, positive and strong. Breakfast: homemade muesli with blueberries and skimmed milk. (Jordans rolled oats, sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts,pumpkin seeds, xylitol and ground almonds) Lunch: Leek, bean and potato soup Here are the very...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks Lauren. :) I am feeling a lot better. Weirdly the Olympics has provided some much needed inspiration! Really wanted to get back to the gym and realised I need to eat good food to give me energy for that! So here we are...I am back in business. Weeks shop..done!
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    Live, love and laugh low gi: Laurenistas diary

    Looking like a beautiful little doll Lauren! Hope you are well xxxxxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks for all your lovely comments. Have just spent 100 pounds on food to stock my cupboards, i cannot go on with diet packs - i am becoming stupidly obsessed with weight (again) and losing all the hard work i put in making myself healthier and fitter. Next week = three low gl meals and 2...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all. Just checking in. Thought I would let you all know that I am ok. Still not really well enough to post on here, my head is still slightly muddled. But I have managed to start exercising again which is good because it forces me to eat more, i cant survive with exercise on 300 cals...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hi all, sorry I haven't really updated properly in a long while. I'm going to be totally honest, I've been struggling with some bad thoughts and behaviours over the last couple of weeks. No binging, but no real food either. I've been slipping back into dangerous thought processes and only...
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    Welcome back! Was only wondering to myself how you were getting on last night! Massive congrats on your six stone. That is just amazing. Have fun wedding dress shopping!!!!! Great news also about cd training and the jewellery class! Lovely to hear from you hun, keep at it! X
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    Irish Molly's 2012 Diary

    Big hugs to you Molly, here's hoping for some brighter tomorrows. Stay well and look forward to hearing from you soon xxxxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Phew.... I have had a baddddd week food wise. And the scales dont lie! Been catching up with alot of friends / trips away etc. So really need to rein it in a bit now. Lethargy is beginning to rear its head...so tomorrow it is back on the band wagon 100% Xx
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    Live, love and laugh low gi: Laurenistas diary

    Things are good with me hun....maybe slightly struggling with exercise this week! Just having one of those weeks where i dont have energy! Bet you did well in your exams! :)
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    Live, love and laugh low gi: Laurenistas diary

    Hello lovely!!! So so good to hear you getting on so well - i may buy that book it sounds great. Do you think it would help me with my binges? Though i have been pretty good recently :) How did all your exams go? Xxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    pretty good day today by all accounts, dieting really is so much easier when I am organised. b: 2x soy bread toasted w/ organic peanut butter s: 2x apricots l: salad nicoise s: banana and babybel d: salmon w/ pesto, rocket and roasted tomatoes with a piece of wholemeal bread. exercise: 60...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    forrrrcing myself to go to bodystep tonight - super tired but weirdly always feel better and sleep better if I exercise...now to just get out of the door. ;) hope you all had a good day xx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    i wouldnt say ive got it sussed..ive has to go to bed at six pm to stop me eating ice cream hahaha. its what I had to do all the way through cambridge...bed early.. read a book lol.
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    thank you for the brill advice! I was thinking along those lines. i usually skip starter all together or share a tikka salad. for main I always get some form of 'brown' sauce rather than coconut, like a chicken and mushroom curry with garlic. whats even better is chicken shish which is dry...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    hello all. how are we?? All doing well I hope. I am good, ready for a good low gl week this week. had a twenty pound voucher from tesco so got a good food shop done. couple of events happening this week though - so any advice welcome. number one, dinner with friends on weds night - shouldnt...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Great weekend gyda fy nghad (with my dad in welsh!) Cakes were lovely...too sugary for me though. We had a lovely sunday dinner out at a local pub too. Anywaysies. Very poor moneywise this week so have been using up all my freezer food. Lots of veggie sausages and fish fingers! Not the...
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    Live, love and laugh low gi: Laurenistas diary

    Food is sounding excellent Lauren!!! Good on you!! Xx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    thanks all for very kind words. yesterday was a good day, busy at work so no time for snacking between. today ive been baking for my dad and you know how it goes with baking you kind.of taste as you go along, cue huge sugar headache! however, doing all the baking usually means i never fancy...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    lunch: breakfast: this might be a silly point to make, but today I realised it has been SEVEN months since I last had fast food. before christmas me and the boyfriend would order at least one pizza every weekend, take regular trips to mcdonalds etc..and I cannot believe it has been seven...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    is it just me, or does this whole forum/site get quieter during summer? in January it was heaving with people...now all my subscribed threads are much quieter. anywaysies. today was a good day. b: shredded wheat and berry selection w/ skimmed milk s: apple and cinnamon flapjack l: trout on...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    thank you for your kind words. i know what you mean about the hair issue, but yes it is temporary! good luck on your journey, i look forward to hearing all about your progress. i have a maintenance diary on here now - cwp was just the start of a longer healthy relationship with food. xxx
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    Cali Sweden's Diary

    sorry to hear the weather is causing you problems with pain. :(.hope you are feeling better this week despite the yucky rain xxx
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    Irish Molly's 2012 Diary

    youre such an inspiration to me! well done for getting back on board, and even more so for the loss. i am following your lead...goodbye white carbs!! xxx
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    i am sure they are! but my new zealand friends have never sent me any so i cant compare!!
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    hello all! I am still around! Have been lurking this last week. when i got back from london i hadnt done a food shop or anything, and my mum was moving out last weekend - so lets just say last week was a write off. completely i didnt go too bananas with what i ate, but i just ate out a...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks Lauren! Appreciate the support. Still away in London for jubilee..back on tuesday so will update you all then ;) (and get right back on gl wagon!) Xxx
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    You are such a little cutey :) so proud of how well youre doing.x
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    Live, love and laugh low gi: Laurenistas diary

    Agreed Molly. There are some strange practices that go on on some of these sites. Whilst most people are so friendly and supportive...some are quite territorial and clicky (something ive always hated) sometimes i was ostricised because i didnt have a huge amount of weight to lose, and other...
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    Live, love and laugh low gi: Laurenistas diary

    Hi Lauren, welcome back - sorry to hear about your shoulder but good to see you back on the gl bandwagon and look forward to following your journey. Sending you massive positive vibes xxxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Some pictures of the last few days: Mackerel and bean soup Cous cous and harissa chicken Feta and pepper chicken with sweet potato wedges and roasted veg Spanish pepper and artichoke tortilla Delicious afternoon tea treat ;)
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Ok day today; B: granola blueberries and skimmed milk S: babybel and mini oatcakes with blossom honey L: 1 slice wholemeal toast and cheese D: hugeeee dinner chicken with pepper and feta pesto, sweet potato wedges, roasted veg S: punnet strawberries Phew...ive eaten loads today...but...
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    Irish Molly's 2012 Diary

    Food sounds fab today Molly!! X
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks for the support Molly, really need it at the moment! Feeling better today - B: cambridge porridge (cause i actually really like it!) and skim milk and blueberries to get the calories up S: apple L: harissa chicken with cous cous and yoghurt dressing D: wholemeal pitta bread, mackerel...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    45 mins at the gym today...not feeling like I will get to ny target...but happy with the intensity of my workouts this month, and considering I did nothing in april...anything is an improvement!
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hi little E. Thanks for your kind words, never see myself as an inspiration...but nice to see there are others on the same path. I am here for support if ever you should.need it. How are you finding cwp? I had to quit after ss as the steps brought on some nasty binge tendencies. So low GL all...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Beasted myself at the gym today 45 mins cardio. Phew thats a lot for me. BattyNora 20 hours - 2hrs 45mins achieved (17hrs 15mins to go) Blackwidow - 16 hours - 9 hours 35 mins achieved ( - ) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours - 13hours 15 mins achieved (3hours 45mins to go) Davytah - 14 hours - 1hr...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    I know Molly it really is!!! Better so far today though!! B: homemade muesli with skimmed milk and an apple S: small glass skimmed milk and 3 dried apricots L: spanish tortilla, made with roasted peppers and atrichoke. Plan for later: D: 2x vegetarian sausages and homemade baked beans...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Have been slightly rubbish this weekend as it was a best friends birthday today and so took her for afternoon tea. Back in it 100% tomorrow because honestly, sugar makes me ill, and hungry for crap. Saturday: B: smoked salmon, linseed breadx2, scrambled eggs x2, cup of tea L: small bowl of...
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    Re-thinking the CD, maybe it's not quite for me..

    Good luck Lauren, you have to do what's right for you - life is too short to be miserable and if you were feeling deprived on Cambridge it would only ever be a vicious circle of diet/binge etc, a vlcd doesn't work for everyone we are all different, so I hope calorie counting works for you - like...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Today: B: plum yoghurt crunch and linseed toast S: summer berry flapjack L: sesame chicken and soba noodle stirfry. D: quorn chilli and brown basmati rice S: cup of tea and triple seed and berry mix. Just chilling with the other half tonight...watching game of thrones. My fave :) xxx
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    Need motivational success stories!!

    Im still doing a food diary about low gl food (food that doesnt contain sugar or artificial additives) ive only just finished cambridge, so i thought i would write a diary about my maintenance to keep me on the right track - and so my brain doesnt think 'diets over lets go back to eating crap!'...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Today: B: low carb muesli and blueberries with skimmed milk S: 2x babybel light L: chicken satay wrap D: small sesame chicken and soba noodle stir fry S: prawns with lettuce and red onion Treat: fruit salad with 2 scoops ice cream. Exercise: 30ds and an hour in the gym.
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    Irish Molly's 2012 Diary

    Well done for the healthy choices Molly! Its all about moderation. I had a salad at frankie and bennies tonight, so treated myself to fruit salad and ice cream. Naughty but nice hehe. Keep going! Xxx
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    Need motivational success stories!!

    Dont worry girls! Im only 5ft! So even now im 8stone ish i look like I could lose some more! I think for me being between 7.7 and 8 is healthy...but i have a very small frame so i looked really big at 10.8. Xxxxx
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    Need motivational success stories!!

    Hi Lauren. I started cambridge on new years day this year. I was 10.8. I stayed on sole source for 14 weeks and got down to 7.10. I then moved onto a low GL diet, and since april I have been maintaining at between 7.12 and 8 stone, i tend to go more by how my clothes feel than the scales now...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    30ds day five (20 mins) 20 mins cross fit, 20 mins run, 5 mins bike (cause it made my bum hurt lol) BattyNora 20 hours - 2hrs 45mins achieved (17hrs 15mins to go) Blackwidow - 16 hours - 7 hours 0 mins achieved ( - ) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours - 7 hours 05 mins achieved (9 hours 55mins to go)...
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    Hello hun! Haven't written in here for a while. Seems you are doing so well. Very proud of you! You are looking great! Just wanted to say, what I have realised since I have been 'maintaining' is that I can lose weight but feel rubbish or gain weight and feel great - it is so much more about how...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Heres my candles in their cutie jam jars!
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Right...well..this week is going from crazy to crazier! I have had a good day food wise B: granola homemade, with blueberries and skimmed milk. L: 2x oatcakes with light cream cheese (i know this is too small a lunch but i had to rush to work) D: chicken satay wrap (my fave!) S: going to...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks for that advice hun, i am going to look up that website. Ive always been an anxious person but it seems to be getting slightly out of control at the moment. Xx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Heres what I decided on for dinner. Some red peppers stuffed with brown basmati, mushroom, red onion, feta, garlic and pinenuts. Served it with a mixed leaf salad and some cucumber,tomato and balsamic. It was lovely. I have to say guys, and i hope u dont mind me venting - i am feeling...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Forgot to update my ticker! BattyNora 20 hours - 2hrs 45mins achieved (17hrs 15mins to go) Blackwidow - 16 hours - 6 hrs 28 mins achieved ( - ) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours - 5 hours 30 mins achieved (11 hours 30 mins to go) Kat1e 30 hours - 13 hrs 45 mins achieved (16hrs 15 mins to go) kazz43 - 30...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Shred and ten minutes walking with very heavy weights on. Feel like I am slacking slightly on the exercise this week..but you know when your body is just so exhausted...im having that this week! Did the shred and felt all fainty...not worth it! Might just go for a swim tomoro :) BattyNora 20...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    How strange about the digestives! I get them a lot because my work is mainly computer based...makes me very tired...so alcohol and caffiene do not help! I pushed myself to do the shred today. Was fine through it...now i am all fainty. Need dinner quick! Hehe. I also went onto my wii...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks for all your kind words! Feeling slightly better today! Still have a bit of a headache and just got sent a bloomin speeding ticket for doing 80 on the motorway. Boo hoooooo! Food wise today hasnt been so bad, but substituted one of my snacks for a small bowl of granola as was very...
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    Stepping Out of Cambridge

    Food is looking good hun. If u arent getting along with truvia you can buy xylitol from goodness direct...its about eight pound for a kilo and tastes just like sugar...and very low gl! Xxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all. Today has been ok. Decided not to shred as my ill feeling turned into a full blown migraine. Luckily i was working from home today so i had a couple of sleeps. A lot of the stuff i wanted to be taken in is beyond help :( mainly because i have lost soooo much weight....if i had them...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all. Weekend was fab. Really enjoyed - lovely to see my oldest friend. Fab. But. I must say. I feel horrendous today. Literally wiped out. The bags under my eyes are like i have never seen before. I have had a headache for the last 48 hours and i am honestly so lethargic i am...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    This weekend i walked round oxford for two hours with a heavy backpack and danced last night to a band (call it an hour though it was prob more like two!) BattyNora 20 hours - 2hrs 45mins achieved (17hrs 15mins to go) Blackwidow - 16 hours - 6 hrs 28 mins achieved ( - ) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks for allll your lovely comments. U all make me so much more motivated :) The weekend 'off' is going well. Here is my food plannage..dont think ivr been too bad. But i have to be honest...ive felt rubbish all day today because of wine last night..so tonight we are going out but i have...
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    Stepping Out of Cambridge

    Well done on the loss S! Have a great weekend. Im going punting on the river in Oxford...the weather is fab! Tandoori chicken sounds lush. Xxx
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    blue-kat healthy lifestyle diary

    Yum! Broad bean hummus sounds delicious! I feel your pain on craving sweetness..but remember the more sweet you eat, the more you want to eat sweet. Lol. Hormones...boooooo! Xxx
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    Stepping Out of Cambridge

    That all sounds very yummy Hun! Did u do the casserole in a slow cooker? Xx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all, i Was having a great day today until I got on the scales. I've gone up to 8.1 and It makes me nervous! I know that I weighed at the end of the day after all my food, and also I know that because I'm doing the shred, that actually might be muscle weight not fat. But I hate it when...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    This just made me lol at work!! Thanks guys xxx
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    Chest feeling funny

    I used to get this with certain cwp products. I dont know why but if i had a choc mint shake i would get palpitations and not sleep all night...and the worse it would get the more i would panic and it was a vicious circle!! Try and work out if it is a particular product making u feel that way! X
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Longgggg day at work today. Was at a conference allll day! They gave us 'lunch tokens' for the canteen at the conference venue. People eating as much as thy could for the sake of it. Then Judging me because I had brought lunch with me. They were being quite nasty to me if i am honest. I had...
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    Stepping Out of Cambridge

    Hi Soel! Found u here! So just popping by to catch up and subscribe! Xx
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    Cali Sweden's Diary

    Feel better soon Cali xxxx
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Thirty day shred..day three. Getting into it a bit more now. 30 mins done for me today :) including an extra ten mins weights BattyNora 20 hours - 2hrs 45mins achieved (17hrs 15mins to go) Blackwidow - 16 hours - 3 hrs 0 mins achieved ( - ) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours - 1 hours 05mins achieved...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thank u so much for your kind words hun they mean a lot. Please continue to follow along and let me know how you are getting on. Do u have a thread? Well done for getting so close to goal with cwp! I know how tough it can be to break bad habits, believe me, it is nothing to be ashamed of, i...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    hiya Soel!! thanks for following my journey and welcome! how have you found cambridge?? where are you with it now? not sure how much youve read of my diaries but i did cambridge for twelve weeks no cheats on ss, and went from 148 to 110 pounds. then i tried the steps...and completely...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    here are a couple more foodie pics. first is my moussaka...second and third is the ommlette i made for brunch over the weekend. i had a piece of rye toast with mine...other half had two white toast and a MOUNTAIN of cheese!! hehe.
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    managed to do day two of the shred today....28 days to go lol. hoping the aches arent too bad tomorrow!! heres my food diary. b: homemade granola (dried cranberries,blueberries,apricots,cherries,rolled oats,sunflower seeds,pumpkin seeds cooked in honey and butter) w/ skimmed milk s: apple...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    thirty day shred day 2 (20 mins) ten mins walking uphill. may do zumba later if the achey muscles let me! BattyNora 20 hours - 2hrs 45mins achieved (17hrs 15mins to go) Blackwidow - 16 hours - 3 hrs 0 mins achieved ( - ) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours - 0 hours 45 mins achieved (16 hours 15 mins to...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    spent most of today in the kitchen. done so much cooking had no time to eat hahaha. b: nothing :( s: three dried apricots + tasters of all the yummy stuff i coooked heheh l: bean feast s: homemade rhubarb fool d: vegetarian moussaka ive made a KILO of homemade granola today! cant wait to eat...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    30 day shred = muscles dead. boohoooo stairs are so unkind!!!! xx
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    hi all, well done on the exercise so far this month! all sounds great. ive been sooooo busy with work this week its been tough...but back on the wagon today. 30mins cardio at gym and day one level one of 30 day shred...or 20 minutes of hell as i call it. i am literally useless at ab work...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    have a great holiday Rkm! hope the weather is kind to you! today has been one of those days that has just got away from me! hehe. the curry last night was just amazing. im a massive curry fan...and had missed it sooooo much! i followed it with a herbal tea and a slice of the walnut cake that...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    hi copper. i agree. because of my history with anorexia...control is a big thing for me so even tho planning is time consuming..it really helps me xxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    hehe maybe i will send you one Cali :) a new primose bakery book arrived for me today and i am having a baking day tomorrow :) food day for today: b: pumpkin seed rye toast and organic peanut butter s: oriental mushroom broth l: chicken satay wrap - this was really nice! d: currently...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    wow 1.50! BARGAIN! i ended up having turkey burgers for supper with sweet potato. i also baked a low carrot and walnut cake with cream cheese frosting for snacks over the weekend. wow. i am on a diet and eating cake. life is amazing haha. dont know what it will taste like yet...but i...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    eugh...regretting the sponge...can feel the sugar coarsing through my veins...really weird. lesson learnt!
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    so far today, B: low carb muesli S: mini babybel light / apple flapjack L: salad nicoise S: small slice of sponge (NAUGHTY!) going out tonight so we will see what i end up having for supper!
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    thanks Cali! Very new to all this so all support welcome! i dont think ive got the hang of it...patrick holford is just telling me what to do hahaha! xxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Ps. I struggled..a lot with the cambridge steps. I found it difficult to manage real food and packs...i just used to get confused...and the lack of structure made me prone to binging. I think the steps are an lmportant part of cambridge but for me, they were making me very obsessed with calories...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    I hope you enjoy rick gallop! I like his book because it makes everything reallllly easy to understand. The basic principles of low GL are easier to put into practice than they are to read, and the results speak volumes really im not even a week in and already i feel like I 'look' healthier. I...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Today has tired me out! I feel like i have been either eating,cooking or food planning alll day!!! I was so busy cooking for tomorrow i couldnt fit in my afternoon snack or my exercise today! Lol! Trying to organise the shopping list is the worst thing! Can never work out quantities to buy...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Helllo! I am sure we can do this together! Mutual support and guidance is key! Good luck! And booooo to being a shortie! I cant win...i put on weight and i look like a marshmallow..i lose weight and people mistake me for a child haha xxx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hey RKM! Thanks for your comment. How have you found cwp? It did the job for me...but of course it wasnt fun! The meals i am making are suprisingly easy to knock together. I was scared they would be really hard...but holford makes it so quick and easy. :) rick gallops express gi diet book for...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Thanks Molly! I am enjoying the eating so far! But it feels strange to have to eat so often! I feel as though my whole day revolves around food!! Thanks so much for the warm welcome. You are right about it being hard to keep weight off. I am so short! Lol. It makes me wonder how i ever let...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Hi waffles. How are you? Well i hope. Just so you know, i have migrated over to the low gi forum now that my cbridge journey is at an end ( i was struggling with the steps) hope everything is going ok for you xxxx
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    blue-kat healthy lifestyle diary

    Just popping in to subscribe and say hello..and spy on all your lovely food choices! X
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    NatalieW's Diary

    Hiya Natalie, just popping in to subscribe and say hello. Just caught up on your diary so far - you're doing great!! Xx
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    Irish Molly's 2012 Diary

    Hiya Molly,just popping in to subscribe and say hello xx
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Forgot to add a pic of my breakfast from this morn (as a food blogger you will quickly see my obsession with photos! Was so nice to eat bread! Rye bread is yummy! Also, forgot to mention in my last post. I really need support on this new journey. I leant on minis a lot during cambridge..but...
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    Littlest Cupcake. Low GL living.

    Hello all. My name is Beth. I have recently finished my journey with the cambridge weight plan, and am now embarking on Patrick Holford's low GL four week diet plan (although I intend for it to be much longer term. GL Living has always appealed to me, and now seems like the right time to...
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Lol the opposite unfortunately! Going into a job centre to run some classes! X
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    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Phew... 45 mins zumba, 20 mins cardio at the gym, and ten excrutiating minutes carrying 6 laptops, a projector, a bag full of files AND my handbag uphill...in the rain. I know that it isnt real exercise but it made me more tired than the zumba!!! BattyNora 20 hours - 0hrs 0mins achieved (20hrs...
  124. Littlest-cupcake

    Exercise Challenge - May 2012

    Hi all. I am finishing the cambridge diet and starting my Low gl diet this month,so time for some real exercise! BattyNora 20 hours - 0hrs 0mins achieved (20hrs to go) DaisyBell18 - 17 hours - 0 hours 0 mins achieved (18 hours to go) Kat1e 30 hours - 0 hrs 0 mins achieved (30hrs to go)...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Ooooh waffles! A timtam is an aussie chocolate biscuit. Like a really posh really chocolatey bourbon..they are lovely! My dad and brother ate them all in one go. I have had a fantastic weekend so far. Really has done me the world of good to spend time with my best friends. Ive been isolating...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    My brother is a silly boy. I told him to take the choccy away from me..he put it in the blooming fridge! Wahhh! Right where i could find it hehe. Had a meal out at prezzos tonight. Had chicken, avocado and spinach salad. Delicious! Worth all 455 calories i can tell you! Had about 1000 cals...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Gave the rest of my percy easter egg to my bro last night :( and my tim tams from australia :( coming to the realisation that if food is in the equation then i cannot have temptation around me. Weirdly though...every subscribed thread i am on people are saying they have had a craving for junk...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Well... 500 net cals is a bit rubbish isnt it! Soooo low..especially with exercise. Im finding it gives me super cravings for sugar...which is weord because ive never had a sweet tooth. So saying that...my net calories today must have been closer to 1000 after i ate all of the above...and some...
  129. Littlest-cupcake

    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Hi hun...i find that if you stick to the meals in minutes book rather than the allowed food quantities you end up with much more of a 'meal' than a random collection of bits!! So heres hoping you like the salad! Im having a good day, thank goodness. Breakfast: camb porridge and 200ml skimmed...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    I am so jealous of you :( !! All my fave places!!! Anyway, today has been a better cbridge day today.... Bfast: camb porridge and 200ml milk (220) Lunch: camb shake and 200ml milk (220) Dinner: scrambled eggs and veg made with: 2xmedium eggs 50g rocket leaves 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Where in s.o.f did you go? My fave place on the planet is provènce, antibe,nice and canne. Heaven. Can be rainy at this time of year though!! I have a house in normandy to..so that literally is my second home!! Right then...lets spur each other on for a good week this week! I have started...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    waffles! hellllo! Lovely to hear from you! I really hope you are enjoying your hols. I think you have been amazingly restrained! It is your hol after all..we are all allowed a break for a holiday..thats just life!! I must say I am jealous that you are in france..france is def my spiritual...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    had my hair done this morning...blonde blonde blonde.. twenty past five and here is my food diary for today...yet again I have strayed off course..and fully expecting to gain on Monday..... B: Cambridge apple and cin porridge. (150 cals) Mid Morn snack: small slice of carrot cake and...
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    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    well done on the wagon rejumping hun! i am glad you are doing a simple calorie counting...as jumping from one diet to another can be so frustrating and hard...when really we all just need to build a healthy relationship with food. calorie counting is a good way to do that. Im about to try a low...
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    Plumfoodie's diary and ramblings

    just popping in to subscribe and say hello! well done on your gl journey so far... I am currently finishing off the cambridge diet,have got down from 147 to 110 in three months, so after i am done with the cambridge steps moving onto holford for the last seven pounds and maintenance ;) i cant...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    ps. went to primark today. got a playsuit in age 11-12! six pounds! biggest bargain ever! will upload a pic at some point xxx
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Today has been a nice day. 2 camb products, some almond milk and cheats pizza for tea. it was lush to have a pitta bread! I am not worried about keto at the mo, more important to get a good healthy relationship with food. According tl mfp, i have had 814 cals today....which i must keep reminding...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    right...back on course...no excuses. plus i have my smartphone back so i can get back to myfitnesspal and taking pics of my food (never realised how much my phone was keeping me on course!!) xx
  139. Littlest-cupcake

    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Hello all. Sorry I have been absent for a few days, Easter has not been kind to me! I need to vent a bit.... Ive kinda gone on A weird binge cycle.. Over the weekend I must have eaten my body weight in chicken. Then over the last few days I've just been picking at little bits and bobs, having...
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    Current 1000'ers

    How is everyone getting on? Xxx
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    P.s at the moment my phone is smashed..so cant upload pics..but i am taking them and will add them as and when my poor phone is fixed! Hopefully below is my quorn salad from tonight...but who know. Blooming technology
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Hi waffles, thank you so much for your support it means a lot to me. I have had a couple of days to mill things through and i am feeling a bit better today. A couple of things have put my mind into a state of perspective, one was spending the day with a group of carers and hearing all their...
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    Blooming life getting in the way! But what you have to remember is that this diet is not for life and there will be times you need to relax the regime slightly.but hey...it will be setting you up well for when u have to make healthier food choices everyday!! Yes last half a stone is a...
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    Current 1000'ers

    ps. big congrats on hitting goal. xxxx
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    Current 1000'ers

    Hiya Waffles! Have updated my latest meal in my maintenance thread! Ive been doing ok I guess. Averaging about 700 cals a day though as I have found it really hard to have all the products and food. and milk. and water! Going to do my first little bit of exercise tomoro, have decided to go...
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    Well done hun, you are doing so well. I am currently battling with 810...and struggling! xxx
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    thanks Waffle! Here is my meal tonight. Tandoori spiced fish and green veg: (from cwp handbook) Not the prettiest dish but good gosh it was nice to taste curry spices again!! And 180g of fish is a lot! I am really full now, but going to make sure I have my last product later. I used a...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    dont think the last pic worked so here is my tea again :)
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Tonight's meal (from cwp handbook) Chinese prawns and green veg stirfry. It says in the book 1 courgette per person. Courgette is HUGE! So I only used half. Used lots of water though when making up the stock..so the prawns were in a lovely chinese broth. yum. i remember the wonder of...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Saturday's meal: Fresh seabass seasoned in herbs,and lemon juice. Fresh king prawns in chilli,paprika and black pepper. bed of 40g lettuce / 40g cucumber. Delicious is not the word!
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Hi hun thanks for the comment. I read it in the newest camb handbook. Its on the last page which says "dont take milk" and it says for step two you can have 250g plain fat free yoghurt. I didnt explain myself properly sorry. I have 3 cambridge products a day then one meal, and milk. Though...
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    Maintenance, the cupcake way!

    Hello all. Some of you may already know me from the cd threads, most of you probably won't! My name is Beth. I started Cambridge on new years day at 147 pounds. I am now (as of about 2 hours ago) 111 pounds, which means I have lost 36 pounds in three months, and have about half a stone to go...
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    Current 1000'ers

    Hiya girls. How you all getting on? I am starting 810 on Monday. But had a ss+ meal tonight to celebrate getting through 13 weeks of ss. pan fried seabass with chilli prawns on a bed of lettuce and cucumber. Cooked in one cal spray and with lemon juice as a dressing. herbs used:paprika...
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    Who's from South Wales?

    hi girls. I would be up for that...i work right across south wales :)
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    conference day 1: extremely tiring...classes till 9pm. food...plentiful to say the least. biscuits at every turn...and tea tonight is chicken curry,chips, veg and roast pork with all the trimmings. gah! plus the weather is amazing and everyone is outside drinking beer. Me: 3 tetras...lots of...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    hello lovely! Great to hear from you - I was only wondering earlier how you were getting on!! Well done for your fantastic loss this week! I know how disheartening a poor loss can be...but we have to try and think of the bigger picture...and 17 in 3 weeks is amazing!! thats literally half the...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    I will hun dont worry... I am going to do a steps diary...and an exercise and low GL diary...I couldnt live without minis!!! xxx
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    thanks so much hun. Def not a size six....my boooty is most def not that small yet haha. but Like I said...not so much about size just about being happy! your goal may SEEM far away....but it really is not! If I have gone from potentially a size 14 to an 8 (ish) in 3 months then a sixteen to...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    thanks Tizzy...really appreciate your support. I am finding it hard to ask questions at the mo because there is SO much I dont know...i think it will be the case of getting stuck in and asking as I go along...only because my job is community based...i will be working alone a lot..so I need to...
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    Coca cola, Mars & Subway to cut calories

    all it says subway is going to do is include their 5 healthy subs in the three pound lunch deal....
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    So weigh in. My cdc measured 3lbs down this week. but she has been measuring slightly behind me the whole way...so by me it is 1.5lbs... which takes me to 112.5. cannot believe it! 0.5 of a pound off my ss goal! really super happy. Was meant to start 810 this week..but as I mentioned...im...
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    Current 1000'ers

    ah girls! seeing your food diaries is making me so excited! :) i was supposed to start 810 tomoro, but i am away on a residential course with work for the week so have decided to stay ss for another week...(was scared about starting eating without being in control) so will now be starting 810 in...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Re: The Above Post. SHUTTUP BETH. Stop being silly. Sorry just had to tell myself off. Here are more positive thoughts: - Powering through the water today, three pints down at 3pm (good for me!) - Brought chocolates,cake, sweets and doughnuts into work for team mates and haven't touched...
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    Who's from South Wales?

    aww thanks hun...still got a bit to go (super shorty!) but starting to feel better about myself...even joined a gym today shock horror. amazing what this diet can do for you :) xxxx
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    Last meal

    mine was A turkey salad buffet on new years day...not very exciting but i tried to cut down before the diet so it didnt feel like i was giving everything up in one go!
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    Who's from South Wales?

    i am in bridgend but work in cardiff and abercynon.
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    oh my gosh. was feeling fine about eating at the meal yesterday (chicken spinach and mushrooms) but today the scales has gone UP two pounds. holymoly...surely this cannot be right? argh! im being silly...i know..but my naughty ex eating disorder part of my brain is shouting 'i told you so' and...
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    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    Only 20 minutes to go! Think of poor me, stuck here till six! But tomorrow is my last day - so not so bad!! xx
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    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    A Saga comes after a trilogy! Keep your chin up Claire.. you've come so far, and you will only continue to go forwards. :) I think dieting is probably tougher mentally than it is physically, so I know how difficult it can be to overcome the mental barriers - but just keep reminding yourself...
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    URGENT!! Eating out menu choice! Help needed!!

    thank you all so much for your help! it was a landslide victory for option 1!! had it with a side salad (just ate the lettuce) and had the sauce in a seperate bowl...so i didnt touch it :) so surprising how tired i feel after a chicken breast and some mushrooms and spinach lol. happy with making...
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    URGENT!! Eating out menu choice! Help needed!!

    Hi Guys, Sorry for the short notice but any help greatly appreciated! I am going out for my leaving meal at work tonight, I have to eat because obviously it would be really rude to not go to my own leaving do! I am going to a Prezzo italian, and I have had a look at the menu in...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    ah rainham..other side of the medway to me! i was born in chatham..lived in gillingham and maidstone. still go back to visit a lot...its my second home! i promise you these weeks will go much quicker than you expect! I am having my first meal out tomoro...going to get a salad or white fish and...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Aww how strange, I was born in Kent and moved to Wales! Where in Kent are you living? Well done on getting started on Cambridge, I think the first week or two are the hardest. I am now on week eleven, and would happily stay on the diet a while longer (although I am looking forward to the next...
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    New to CD on Day 5 - Fab

    WheyHey!!! Well done on the loss. You'll be at your target before you know it ;) Keep it up! xx
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    hahaha hello fellow cakey and welshy! are you not living in wales anymore?? Cardiff was amazing yesterday..although slightly too busy at times!! rugby is my number one love. im a journalist so i have spent a lot of time with the boys over the last year....and i was brought up alongside a...
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    New Year, back on the GL bandwagon

    Hiya! I recommend you buy patrick holfords Low GL diet cookbook. It is an update to his gi bible and a great companion! It has everything from the concepts of the diet, to shopping lists, to menus, to recipes. And it sets out easy to understand quantities of pretty much all staple foods...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Hiya Foxy! Thanks for the support for the boys! I was cheering scotland on...was gutted that they ended up at the bottom of the table...because they actually played well in most matches...stuart hogg and richie gray...players to watch. Cardiff is great for a match day..always a good...
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    New to CD on Day 5 - Fab

    Hi Kez! Sounds like you are doing so well :) Welcome to the forum! I started Cambridge on New Years day, and within the 12 weeks of ss I have lost 30pounds :) So it can be done,and you will do it!!! When is the big first weigh in?! Xxx
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    What a weekend :) A fabulous win for Wales in the rugby..followed by a nationwide celebration! I managed to stay out from eleven am until about seven pm....though most people partied through the night I was probably the only sober person in wales yesterday so i am very proud of my...
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    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    Have a great weekend Claire! I will be cheering on Scotland against Italy in the rugby - but of course I am hoping Wales win the Grand Slam most! xxx
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Just stocking up in preparation (remember I am Miss control!) The GI foods look lovely - they are very similar to the recipes in the Cambridge Meals in Minutes book which I will be using for the steps 2-5. hehe, thanks for the vote of confidence for Wales. One of our most historic and well...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    I cannot believe it. I know Next sizes are big...but....I have had to send back most of the clothes that I bought from Next, because they are too big!!! I am keeping a couple of tops, and three pairs of jeans which are actually wearable but I could do with losing a bit of muffin top (just...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Tizzy you should not have encouraged me! hehe. Just spent over £500 on Next online - stocking up on smaller clothes. I know they aren't going to fit yet - but worth doing for the future and also as motivation to stay small!!! God I have really really overspent this month! I will be paying...
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Hi Tizzy, thanks for your support :) Yes I did do my bedroom on a whim, started looking at kitchen stuff today...I dont know whats wrong with me LOL, I don't even have my own house yet!! No wonder I cant afford to move out, Ive spent all my money on furniture!! Tehe. How are you getting on...
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    Hi Hun, Yes I have a new job. It's better pay, and it is more secure, and I am really happy about it! Sad to be leaving my current role and "front line" journalism. But I have to be honest, since I started I have been nothing but stressed and unhappy. It's weird in a way - but as I am about...
  186. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    I feel your pain. Ive left my shake at home....have to survive on water till 6pm and I have to tell my boss im quitting today...lack of motivation to get through today is overwhelming!! xxx
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    Becoming the Littlest Cupcake.

    Hello All. My name is Beth, many of you will know me already because I have been commenting on most of the Cambridge threads since January. I thought it was about time that I actually started up my own thread. I am currently in week 10 of Cambridge SS. (I know I am slow off the mark...
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    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    eeek good luck for wi tomoro! glad to hear your doing well. Im going ok. Found out that I got a job I applied for on Friday so been both nervous and excited about that...however the training is a three day residential so I am wondering what I do about the diet?!! will my new colleagues think i...
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    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    Hi Katie...how are you getting along? beth xxx
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    meh i have a monthly euromills ticket. so thats 2 draws a week. so far...ive won 2.40. ..not quitting the day job just yet!!! xxx
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    I'm on SS.. but i've just eaten this... :(

    Sinead, you should be completely fine with what you have eaten. I know exactly how you feel, I had to go out for a work lunch earlier in the diet...luckily we went to harvester and i had plain chicken lettuce and cucumber. I felt sick with worry eating 'real' food, but it actually turned out to...
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    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    oooh I love the Vanilla Shakes Hot! ..well lukewarm. They remind me of warm milk! xx
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    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    eeek that sounds great! 7 pounds wooo! i lost 2.5 pounds this week..which at this stage of the diet is great for me! only one more stone to go till my ultimate goal weight!! really well done for resisting the sandwich! the willpower will pay off hun! xxxx
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    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    pahahaha crazy internet! say hey to gareth from me! lol x
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    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    well done Krissy you are doing so well and it really shows xxxx
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    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    omg... Hayley....this is going to sound mad...but I recognise you from your profile pic! I went to school with your husband!! haha. only recognise you cause hes my friend in facebook and he has some wedding pics up! Gareth right?!! lol xxx
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    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    it is a small world...i have no doubt we probably have mutual friends somewhere lol. :) the support on these forums is great...has really helped me stay on track. are you doing just ss? i started ss on jan 2nd and have lost 2 stone just about! so you can deffff lose 2 stone by may!!! I still...
  198. Littlest-cupcake

    day3 could i be in ketosis ?

    hiya Katie! just thought I would say hey to a fellow welshie! i am from bridgend...tho lived and worked in cardiff for 4 years. hope the diet is going ok for you so far. beth xxxx
  199. Littlest-cupcake

    HELP i need some distractions!

    i loveeee shellac!!! thats a great investment to buy the uv light. i was originally going to buy just a duvet cover in ikea...but the store had a show bedroom with the duvet cover on a bed...so i bought the whole room. i am out of control!! thank god cambridge has taken control of food out of my...
  200. Littlest-cupcake

    HELP i need some distractions!

    that is a great idea...its important not to feel like your missing out on this diet. probably not a good idea to spend quite as much as me tho LOL.xxxx
  201. Littlest-cupcake

    HELP i need some distractions!

    whatever you do dont get obsessed with shopping like me!!!! this diet is costing me a fortune lol. because i havent been buying food ive treated myself in other ways...e.g lots of new clothes and beauty products. today was the worst though...my boyfriend went to ikea for some meatballs so...
  202. Littlest-cupcake

    Day one of a new life :)

    Really great to see that you are doing so well! Well done, You will be looking fab in your wedding dress at 12 stone before you know it :) xxxx
  203. Littlest-cupcake

    Supersize vs superskinny

    great episode. it really went to the extremes didnt it!!! i could hardly watch the diabetes foot clinic. good gosh. and i felt so sad for the anorexic :( under eating and over eating ...both so deadly. one thing i did miss tho....was the food tubes!!! and the chat about why the girls in the food...
  204. Littlest-cupcake

    810 Losses & Allowance?

    hiya my boyfriend took r.tane when he was a teenager. he struggled with it because it just dried his face out.so much. but his skin is amazing now..hes thirty and he always gets asked for i.d when buying alcohol!
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    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    In sure you will...i weigh in on mondays and the scales never move until sunday!!!! oh gosh i love love love jamie oliver. i have the thirty min meals programme and have the book. But my ultimate fave is madhur jaffreys curry bible. she is the queen of indian and asian food! my faveee. not...
  206. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    well i am positive that you wont be having that problem this year! and a holiday is great motivation to stay on track! i only had a small loss this week..about 1 and a half pounds. but that is fine.I have about 9 pounds to lose in a month before stepping up...so I am not going to be too...
  207. Littlest-cupcake

    Anyone here eat quorn?

    if anyone is looking for a meat free quorn alternative can I suggest Linda McCartney's range?? it really is the best meat free range i have come across. her sausages are so much more flavourful than quorn and her mozarella and mushroom burgers are just immense!!!! xxxx
  208. Littlest-cupcake

    Supersize vs superskinny

    cannot wait for supersize to be back. it is one of my fave progs. it shows that even if you weigh six stone or sixty stone you can be equally unhealthy and it promotes moderation and a healthy diet and lifestyle. it is a very balanced programme because it puts as much emphasis on the obesity...
  209. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    I think it is probably more noticeable to other people than to ourselves! We have to see ourselves every day so its very gradual - I saw some friends who I hadnt seen since christmas yesterday, and they were shocked! Where are you off on holidays hun? I would LOVE to buy a lovely bikini this...
  210. Littlest-cupcake

    The Cambridge Diet day 2

    Hey Slim!!! WELL DONE!! Your weigh in reflects all your hard work! Bet you are feeling super! Stick with it, you are doing great! Have you noticed a difference yet? It has taken me two months to notice any sort of difference! P.S Have been to the docto about the anxiety and feeling...
  211. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    Thanks hun, so are you!! :) It's funny isn't it...since starting to lose weight I am so much more interested in makeup and hair and clothes, and experimenting! My boyfriend says I look like a different person every time I see him now LOL. Oh gosh I would LOVE some new Ugg boots, lucky...
  212. Littlest-cupcake

    How Far Are You From Goal?

    I started on the Cambridge diet on Jan 2nd this year. I started at 148 pounds or there abouts, and am currently (by my scales today - not my official "WI" which is tomorrow!) 121 pounds. My goal weight by 27.03.2012 is 8 stone (9 pounds away) and my ultimate goal weight is 7 and a half stone...
  213. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    That's amazing chick!!! Come on 2 stone! woop!! How was your weekend? Did you let off a substantial amount of steam on your night out?!! Hope so :) I went out yesterday for the rugby (I am THE BIGGEST rugby fan in the world) and usually I get so nervous before a Wales game I just get really...
  214. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    this diet is costing me a fortune!! haha. two months in tomorrow so have treated myself to new mac makeup and a new wardrobe of chinos from new look. lol. my seamstress is going to be over the moon when i take my entire wardrobe to her for altering in about a month!!!! xx
  215. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss in photo's; 13st - 10st5lbs

    Hi Hun! Well done on your losses so far! We started at around the same weight, are the same height and have the same goal weight! Good luck for the rest of your journey. xxxxxx
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    Deflating the Bouncy Castle

    count me in too! love a good jaunt to london town!!! xxx
  217. Littlest-cupcake

    Deflating the Bouncy Castle

    ooo this makes me excited. the one thing i really miss is a veggie breakfast. poached eggs and linda mc sausage!! xxx
  218. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    i wish i was a big skinny! because i am only 2 foot tall i still have a stone plus some to shift!! then the hard part actually starts...controlling real food and excercising *boohoo* !!! is it wrong to want to stay on cambridge forever?!? lol xx
  219. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    awww man I hope you get well soon...i know how much being ill SUCKS. Let alone doing it on a diet. well done hun for sticking with it :) soooo glad that s and s is working.out for you...the meals sound like a treat of an addition. Now I have found you I will be following your progress!!! go...
  220. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat:A Weightloss Trilogy

    Hi lovely!! ive found u on here yayyy! Just thought id say i hope sands is going well for you! are you preferrin it to cd? Sorry to hear you arent well :( hope u get well soon. make sure the doctors sort you out. a while ago I had the same symptoms. went to the doctor and had an anti...
  221. Littlest-cupcake

    Week 8 Downer! :(

    this is week eight for me too and i feel your pain! i just see food now and think...is it time yet lol. the thought of another month is quite depressing! BUT..the results i am seeing far outweigh this. I just think..imagine how great i will feel at the end of the next 4 weeks!!!! we can doooooo it!!
  222. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    thank you hun! how are you getting on with cd?? i am still on it yes... i am stepping up soon though...ive lost almost 2 stone on cambridge so far. However...the photo is quite misleadin weight wise...because i am very short so my bmi is still not as low as i would like it...and I carry a lot of...
  223. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    hello S.P thank you so much for your reply. I really appreciate it. I am going to take your advice on board..I think perhaps I will go to the doctors and ask them about some basic counselling for anxiety...I just have so much on at the moment I need to vent it all or my mind goes into overload...
  224. Littlest-cupcake

    Deflating the Bouncy Castle

    I think youve touched on the main point there krissy. no shop has a standard sizing system..because it is all so mass produced that even the same trousers can fit differently..even the same size!!!
  225. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    oh candyanthony be still my beating heart.
  226. Littlest-cupcake

    Deflating the Bouncy Castle

    ...it's also really fun to compare your original inches to those now...just for a self esteem boost.
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    Deflating the Bouncy Castle

    Hi All. Sorry to hijack your diary Spangalicious - but as it is such a hub of activity I thought I would post my new find here as lots of people would see it. I just found this new app by a web developer. "What size am I?" app: What Size Am I? It lets you put in your Measurements and then...
  228. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    sigh. I have a Sunday night panic attack again. Every Sunday I spend most of the day organising myself for the week ahead. I sort out my light clothes for weigh in on the monday...I clean and tidy and pay any bills I need to etc. I usually spend most of Sunday in my bedroom and watch a...
  229. Littlest-cupcake

    Deflating the Bouncy Castle

    i cannot wait for some fruity fruit!! is it wrong that i have five weeks of ss left...but today i almost wrote a shopping list for 810?!!! simply.because i am completely anal and over organised and want things ready in my head nowwwwww!!! xxx
  230. Littlest-cupcake

    What was the last film you saw?

    Mary and Max. An Australian claymation film about friendship,bullying,childhood,family,love,self esteem,mental illness, and aspergers syndrome (amongst other things!) a beautiful film...but so very sad.
  231. Littlest-cupcake

    Emotional wreck....how did I stay on CD today?

    well done for stayin so strong. you should be so proud of yourself. Just remember alcohol is a depressant and a distraction...it would only make you feel worse in the long run and act as a distraction to your real emotions. By dealing with your issues and no doubt heartache head...
  232. Littlest-cupcake

    aaaarrrggghhhh bad place *food*

    massive well done xxxx
  233. Littlest-cupcake

    Why are you doing this diet..?

    Hello all. I think I am doing this for self esteem and health issues. I work in television and so image is everything and I was sick of being the biggest person in the building. I have always had very low self esteem and hated to look in the mirror...I want to wear beautiful fashionable...
  234. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    last night I was very very proud of myself. It was my oh sister's birthday.They decided to have takeaway...Indian AND Chinese. Indian is deffff my fave. I managed to sit at the table with them all..with my soup..and not touch anything. And weirdly...I didn't want to!!! The Indian looked...
  235. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    oooooooo!!!! congratulations. are you over the moon?! lovely ring...and nail polish!! :) very happy for you..now we need all the proposal details!!!! xxx
  236. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    Hey girls. hope you are all well. crazy busy week for me but a good one I must say. I have just been chosen for a feature on young women in the media for more magazine. stylist and makeup artist included..so what better way to display my new trimmer figure lol. whod have thought...
  237. Littlest-cupcake

    From Fat to Thin 2012 is my year!

    Hi Jayne!! 20 pounds is great...and if cambridge worked for u in a sense that it gave you a much needed boost then that is great too!! Hopefully it will give you the right mindset and willpower going into ww and I really hope ww works for you. best of luck lovely. xxx
  238. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    Hi Corine. how did u get on at the theatre?? As you may have seen from my ticker and stats...I lost another four pounds this week..which I am really happy with,and really needed for a boost. Cant believe that I am half way through ss. I must say I am proud of myself...and for the first time...
  239. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    Good on you girl! 2012 is going to be a year of positive changes :) x
  240. Littlest-cupcake

    chocoholic's journey to 9 stpne!

    just read through your diary. well done for trying so hard to stick to the calories. I was 10.8 for agesss and tried all the diets going. but for me I had to remove food altogether from the equation as I kept giving in to temptation. I have been on the cambridge diet for 6 weeks now, and just...
  241. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat: The Art of Self Sabotage

    lmao..yes me in the shoes..just the shoes. no he got a barbour quilted jacket so he was spoilt. but we decided to do slightly more expensive presents this year to make up for the fact that we cannot go out for food...our number one hobby!!! ooo i had a look at slim and save..is it nice to...
  242. Littlest-cupcake

    My tummy is not rumbling, it's......

    ...it's packing up it's home and family cause it is outta here!!
  243. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat: The Art of Self Sabotage

    hi Hun how are you?? not seen an update for a few days. you will never guess what. my boyfriend only went and bought me those blooming leopard print shoes!!! bless his heart....he wasnt even with me when i saw them but when i told him how nice they were he went out and hunted for them...
  244. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    welll done!! that is awesome. throw some of that good luck my way!!! you must be sooo pleased!!! xxx
  245. Littlest-cupcake

    What's everyone reading at the moment?

    battle royale is amazing. crazy asian pace and very violent but a concept that has spawned hundreds of similar ideas. im currently reading the george r.r. martin song of ice and fire series. otherwise known as game of thrones since the sky atlantic adaption..which is fantastically faithful to...
  246. Littlest-cupcake

    Weight loss Diary & General musings...

    i went to harvester on saturday. had simply chicken. substituted potato for mushroom,and substituted pea for lettuce,cucumber and green pepper. :) sauce would have been lovely tho!!!
  247. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat: The Art of Self Sabotage

    isnt it annoying that the weight doesnt neccessarily go from the areas you need it to?! e.g ive gone down 3 and a half inches on my bust so can buy smaller tops. but my legs are clinging on to their tree trunk ness as hard as they can!!!!!! im worried i could lose three stone from my top half...
  248. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat: The Art of Self Sabotage

    those shoes are amazing. the ones in dp had a black heel and toe and furry leopard print to the body. lushhhh. yeah it is important to take it in its entirety. before this diet could u have imagined losing over twenty pounds in just over a month?!?? its amazing. as they say "look after the...
  249. Littlest-cupcake

    ClaireCat: The Art of Self Sabotage

    oooo i nearly bought leopard heels today in dorothy perkins!! but i have spent so much in treats this month they will have to be next months treat!!!!! xxxxx ps well done on your loss!!
  250. Littlest-cupcake

    January challenge anyone?? Starting 2nd Jan.

    thanks spangles. i needed some reassurance. this diet makes you slightly crazy on times. i just bought myself jeans in a smaller size to spur me on. im in between sozes now. my jeans im wearing today are way too big but the size down was "snug" lol.
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