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Hi broxi, and all other ladies, This will be my 3rd time of cambridge, just trying to find willpower to start again as so disheartened I put it all back on 3 times! I am biggest Ive ever been so have to do something. Anyway, am determined to try. :cry:

Hi, I've heard that you need to drink shakes within first 15 mins to benefit from vitamins and minerals before they lose their goodness.

Hi Debbie, I don't want to worry you but a lot of people get gallstones and kidney stones doing this diet. I got gallstones and dr is convinced it was CD and as lot of people on this get them as body gets a build up of deposits (think as shakes quite concentrated) and I drank loads of water. I...

Hello, Im on week two now and am doing 810 plan. I've lost 7lb which I'm happy about but I weighed myself this am and have put on 4lb overnight! Now I def haven't cheated at all but did an exercise class yesterday (body pump) only class all week I did. My TOTM is about 1 week late but I don't...

Hi Charley, I did the same as you, I lost 3 stone, got down to 11 stone and looked very gaunt and im only 5'4 but felt I looked better at 11 7lb but that classed me as overweight. Anyway I have put it all back on and have restarted but don't want to forever give up carbs etc. Im just doing ss+...

! Yes I started today, but am having a small meal in the evening as just can't do ss. So trying to do ss+. Im in Hextable, Kent (5 mins from Swanley), 20 mins from Bromley. Where are you?

Hi Tracy, Im a returning CD addict. Lost 3 stone and put it back on again. Im also same height as you and from Kent. Can you tell me are you still doing CD or have you changed diet as I saw diet status was different? If so, what is that diet please and is it similar to CD?

! Hi Broxi and butterflies, Don't know if anyone remembers me, my name is Carolyn and I lost 3 stone on cambridge last year and Im ashamed to say it has nearly all gone back on (except about 4 lbs)! Just what I was afraid of. Have ordered more shakes to start again tomorrow but want to do...

Thanks to everyone who replied, it has put my mind at rest. Just wondered as Im a childminder, does anyone know how long i'd have to have off work as if I don't work I don't get paid. Also how long before you can drive again? Thanks everyone. :)

Hi all, I've been on CD three times, lost weight, put some back on, did the same twice more and now I've been diagnosed with a large gallstone (needs to be removed). I'd heard before that many people on CD had problems with Gallstones? Has anyone else experienced this? If so, did you have an...

Hi girls, yes I will def come back onto cd as im feeling v bloated. Just get this weekend out of the way then I really will try. Will keep posting. :wave_cry:

Hi Broxi and butterflies, I stopped cd about 1 month ago and have also put on 6lb and feel like a bloated michelin man. Its so uncomfortable and every day im eating rubbish and every day I think today is the day so I know how you feel. Don't know why I do it as I felt so good when I was 6lb...

Hi Butterflies and Broxi, Broxi this message is especially for you. You may remember my weight loss sts for last 3 weeks and i was tempted to give up and move to slimming world as so fed up and light headed. My counsellor also thought i'd been cheating (she didn't say) but i could tell she...

I think i'll use my shakes up as they do fill me up (def breakfast or lunch) and then commit properly to sw as i need to go to a group meeting. Thanks everyone x

Hi Fitz, yes im trying to work up the plans slowly but as my mind is made up for sw i just want to get into it. The strange thing is last couple of days i've eaten more and lost 2lb. Will never get my head around this slimming lark!

HI no mercy, yes you are right, i have to switch and use my shakes to help me otherwise i can see it all going back on again!!! Wish me luck, keep posting :break_diet:

I know how you feel, i did llife lost 3 stone and put it back on, did cambridge last year, lost 2 stone put it back on, just lost 18lb last 6 weeks on cambridge but am stuck and can't face it any more. Want to go to sw but don't want to put on first before losing, esp as got mum and dad's golden...

Hi fitz, did you do a vlcd before this one. Im thinking of switching to sw from cd?

thanks for all your advice, been a bit mad today, had 1 shake, 1 bar, seabass and salad (no carbs), 1 piece of toast, 1.5 biscuits and 1/2 pack of snack a jacks. Going down the slippery slope already. Cant believe how good food like toast tastes! Must try to get back on track tmw. :cry: Oh and a...

Hi guys, well im another cd'er looking to move to sw. I've lost 18lb in 6 weeks, (last 3 weeks have sts or lost 1lb) and am so fed up. Yesterday and today have started doing cd (2 shakes) and salad, and evening meal (1000 cals) but am already finding I think i can sneak a biscuit in etc so am...

Hi, im thinking of switching from cd to sw as i have stuck the last 3 weeks and feel lightheaded and need to introduce food. I have been having a meal on cd but still feel i need more. Has anyone done switch and how have you got on?

Ok will do, thank you. :wave_cry:

Hi, just wondered how people who moved over to either s world or w watchers were getting on? I know losses are less than CD but are you finding it easier to follow?

Hi all butterflies, I have had everything im allowed on my 1000 plan but it is so easy to get carried away so am trying to be very careful. I feel like a new woman, honestly I don't think i could do ss again it made me feel so lightheaded and spaced out. I really admire all you girls for...

Hi butterflies, well i had my shake, then on 1000 plan had 1 piece of toast with boiled egg and i wasnt hungry again until 3.00. Just drank water and had my evening meal chicken and veg with a small new potato cut up. It makes me feel guilty although its on 1000 plan. I feel so much better, not...

Hi Broxi and butterflies, well i too am on week 5 and feeling v v down as lost 1lb after being so good all week, lost 1lb week before and sts week before that so i think what is the point. The only good thing is my clothes feel looser but im spending a fortune on this diet to lost 1lb. Emotions...

Hi all, starting week 5 tmw (weigh in) and still feeling weak and light headed. Am on ss (4 packs) and ss+ 3 days of week. Do i need to go up to ss+ all week - no energy, very tired and every day a struggle. No cheating been good so don't know why?

Broxi, i made a mistake not TOTM so feel really stupid (i had some spotting and thought that was it). Feel like it should be though so hopefully it will be soon.

Well done Witchy, you've given me hope. :)

:rolleyes:I agree, my moods are totally up and down. Im def much more moody than normal - just feel really angry a lot of the time. Don't know why - find i feel frustrated with people more, at supermarket queues, them driving (too slow), my daughter not revising enough for GCSE's, im normally...

I understand how you feel, but you will find most teenagers these days have a facebook account (with password) and msn account (not sure about Bebo) and i wouldn't honestly worry about them. The swearing I think is an act they all do (i don't agree with it but looking over my daughter's shoulder...

My daughter has just turned 16 this month so im sure i can help x

Thanks girls, that has cheered me up ;):)

Now im depressed, just been to the loo (sorry) and only had couple of spots blood (sorry if tmi) but nothing else. Feel like im going to start but maybe a false alarm. Now i feel stupid :eek:

Hi girls, just posted a new thread but nobody replied. I've been really good last couple of days ss only, but TOTM started today. Could that have affected why i didn't lose anything on Saturday (3 days ago)? or do we get water retention from day we start TOTM?

Hi, my period started today (tues) and had my weigh in last sat (3 days ago). Was so disappointed to have STS and not lost. Could it have been water retention 3 days ago that could have affected it? That would make me feel better or do you think it was too early for it to have affected me...

Does anyone else find their weightloss stuck the same for two weeks. Mine has and i find it so frustrating. Am back to ss now but wanted to stay on ss+ but too scared to eat incase i stay the same again.

Hi everyone, well so far done ss today and yesterday but don't feel any different. Am so so scared i won't lose any weight on weigh in on saturday, i don't see how i can't but my clothes feel tight still? Does anyone think it will suddenly start to shift? :cry:

Hi Steve, I totally understand your frustration. I have been ss+ and last two weeks not lost anything! I can't believe it so this week i am really struggling to do ss (really struggling) and wonder when i go back to ss+ will i put weight on. I find this so hard and demoralising - i have lost 17...

Hi, I suffer with constipation anyway so on CD its been ten times worse. I took lactulose to clear me out (will knock you out of ketosis as sugar syrup but will work) and then i take psyllium husks in tablet form 3 in morning and 3 at night (holland and barrett sell them) as it is the worse pain...

Hi Jessica Rabbit, my cdc said i could swap between 4 shakes a day to 3 shakes and aam. Hope this helps. :)

Morning butterflies, Well im feeling a lot more positive today after a good night's sleep - thinking back to yesterday i realised why i ate (nagged my 16 yr old to do some revision for gcse's for tuesday) and she keeps chatting on msn and we shouted at each other and i went straight to fridge to...

Hi, well i've been good all day and just had a ham salad with A TOMATO! (not allowed) and then a snack mars bar. Im not having anything else tonight but can't seem to do this anymore. Thing is i should feel bad but compared to what i used to eat chocolate wise i don't. What is up with me? :D:copon:

Hi to all the butterflies, Well i don't know if you remember i lost 1lb last week doing ss+ (+ my little tit bits i.e. mullerlights), well this week i thought would be the week more would come off and i lost a total of 0.5 lbs so am so fed up, and feel weak and tired now on this diet. My cd said...

Hi to all butterflies, Broxi - dont worry about your holiday - have cd in day and smallish meal in evening and if you don't go mad with bread, etc you will be fine. I did this when I went to Florida last year and I had some alcohol too and only put on about 2lbs and lost it when i came back on...

Hi Claire, well i would do 810 and use cd shakes as and when you need them, then switch to slimming world or ww and try to stick with that for the time being. I have found this diet expensive as im doing 810 and am still buying food for my aam and my daughter - so its not cheap. You may...

Re - edited and changed weight so matches ticker. :)

ok i've tried to change my details, hopefully should appear now. :)

Hi Claira, Sorry not really up on this forum and how to edit etc. Don't know what you mean about my details. What do you want to know? Im on Cambridge SS+ and an extra + I think i should add as i pick occasionally. Have 17lb roughly left to loose. That will take me to 11st 3lb which is my goal...

Hi butterflies and claira, Well as always i wake feeling positive but im at home a lot as im a childminder so time sometimes seems to drag. I do go out lots just to get out the house but food is everywhere!!! Anyway, will start with my water, then my shake and see how i go. Thanks for all the...

Hi curly wurly, im about 14lbs from my goal which would be 11st 3 although if i lose much more i start to look gaunt in the face so happy to be that weight. I just think my choices are quite healthy like extra chicken and salad and the odd biscuit but every day im getting a bit bored now. :) Did...

Hi all butterflies, sorry haven't posted on here for a couple of days but am really struggling (middle of 3rd week) and am starting to pick. Didn't want to discourage as everyone doing so well but im getting fed up already!!! I always get to this point (3rd time of doing cd) and im on ss+ so am...

:wave_cry:Hi comfort eater and everyone, I am in the middle of week 3 and really struggling. I have started to pick the odd biscuit, or pack of snack a jacks, muller light yogurt, i just can't stick to SS+. This is the third time ive done cd, then stop and put it all back on. I just find this so...

Yes I can see your photos - well done you you look fab!!:)

ok thats curly wurly for your reply. I will try that :)

Hi, when I want to view people's photos, nothing seems to come up. What am I doing wrong. I have enough posts I think.

Thanks everyone for your comments, yes overall it is a brilliant weight loss so i will keep plodding on and trying to down my water!:)

Hi, im on week 4 now of cd, lost 9lb first week, 7lb 2nd week and 1lb this week! 1 measly pound. I wouldn't mind if i'd had anything i shouldn't but i haven't!! Not TOTM either, drinking 3 litres of water a day - whats happening???:wave_cry:

Hi lisa, you've had really good losses, are you on ss or ss+? I'm on ss+ and lost 9lb and 7lb but am starting to pick now, am finishing week 3 tomorrow and am getting bored already.:cry:

Thanks everyone for your replies - best stay away from them at the moment - maybe two a week if im desperate. :cry:

Oh dear, Ive had 3 shakes, aam and a skinny cappuchino and thought how well i was doing. Best stop that then!:sigh:

Oh why is that, im only on 3 shakes with aam? why do you have to have 4 shakes?

Titanic

Hi, im a bit concerned as about 4 days of the week I treat myself to a skinny cuppuchino in M&S (as they use skimmed milk) no chocolate on top and occasionally maybe Costa coffee (skimmed milk again). I thought this was allowed on SS+ - will it affect me as so far doesn't seem to have? :sigh:

Hi girls, Firstly i take psylium husks (6 a day in tablet form) as its helps with constipation. Also I have been having a skinny cuppuchino most days either costa coffee, or m&s as i thought we were allowed those on ss+. Could someone please let me know if def no no. Thank you. :)

Hi girls, Please can i join your group as i'm on week 3 and love reading all your supportive stories. Love the support on here.:)

Hi Lou, can i ask you, i lost 3 stone on cd last year (put it back on so starting again) but was left with some loose skin on stomach. I was 11 stone at end so not massively overweight - do you have any loose skin, did you do any exercise? :)

well I never knew that, have always had a couple of drinks if i went out but stopped at 2. Thought as doing SS+ would be ok but obviously not, how scary!! Won't be doing that again! :)

Im sure it won't do anything at all as long as you stick back on cd and don't think you've blown it and binge. I went to a christening last sunday, had a small portion of lasagne with salad, and some pavlova and still lost because i went straight back onto cd. Good luck :)

Hi girls, I had two barcardi and zero diet cokes last night as planned (told my cdc who said as long as i stopped at 2 shouldn't be much of a problem although bacardi is sugar based). Anyway, this morning I woke with hangover from hell, still feeling rough now so if you are thinking of having a...

Is that all you had 3 glasses of wine and you put on 5 lbs? It makes me wonder what happens when we go onto maintenance and we want a couple of glasses of wine, will we be putting it back on so quickly? :wave_cry:

Hi Kate, I wouldn't have the soup as i too found it made me want to throw up even the smell of it! I have only choc shakes now and chicken salad as im doing SS+. If you are only doing SS then you could have a small bit of protein i.e chicken breast just tonight and start again tmw - can you see...

Hi Broxi, well found yesterday so much easier but day before that could have eaten anything with chocolate and as i said i did have biscuits. Did nothing different yesterday to day before so don't really understand why. If i really crave something, I will have a small amount i.e. 1 or 2 small...

Hi all, well today has been a good day in terms of cd, stressed out with everything else though and i would normally have stuffed biscuits or chocolate but i do feel more in control today. Why I do not know? Anyway, good luck to everyone on here doing this diet thank god for minimins!!!:)

Yes you are right - i think it was taking lactulose thats taken me out of ketosis - wouldn't have minded if it had been something nice but constipation medicine!!! Anyway I won't give up and will try again tomorrow - drink more water and try to keep busy. :)

Hi all, don't know what has happened to me today, got the munchies so badly. Have given into 3 choc biscuits and 1 finger of kit kat. I know it doesn't sound too bad compared to what i would normally eat but only into week 2 and am like a woman possessed tonight - not TOTM either so whats going...

Hi girls, Im on day 14 I think and have started to sneak the odd kit kat in and 1/2 a biscuit so will have to stop doing that! I dont think im in ketosis anymore as i have to take lactulose as really really constipated and nothing else works, tried everything else! As lactulose has some sugar in...

Hi, yes i did lighterlife put it all back on (3 stone) and have started cambridge last week for the 2nd time. Put it back on last year again. Have lost 9lbs in 10 days but am really really worried about it going back on thats why Im having a meal in the evening otherwise my body won't be used to...

Thank you for posting that. It is very reassuring - I must have just eaten too much of the wrong foods to have put my weight back on - it just seems a lot of people do too. Anyway this time determined not to and if i put some on in maintenance, then I will do shakes to even things out. :)

The other concern i have is apparently our metabolism can slow right down so when we go onto maintenance we have to be so careful or it will go straight back on. Wonder if anyone knows about this?

Just updated my ticker, I hope!

Hi everyone, im a returner (3rd time), keep putting it all back on. Started last wed (10 days) and lost 9lb which is brilliant but am worried lose it too quick, and it will go back on quick. Feel bit disheartened as such a good weight loss but am getting hunger pangs now. Must be time for a...

ok thank you. will keep my eye on the site when i get back. Hopefully the weather will be better then! :)

I could meet on a Monday or at the week-end in Maidstone if others could. Im off to Thailand on 21st Jan (next wed) and not back until 3rd Feb so would have to be after that if others are interested. :)

I live in Swanley, near Bromley, Orpington in the south-east. Dover would be a fair distance to drive just for a meeting but possible at week-end.

I live in Kent but can easily get to London, or Brighton on train. I was thinking perhaps March/April when weather was a bit warmer. :)

I know this is probably totally impractical but i would love to meet up with people for a week-end away while we are all doing our cd shakes, bars etc. We wouldn't obviously have to pay for food as we have our own, but think it would be fun just to get a group of people together even maybe for...

Yes Lippy I agree with you, i did relax i think when I thought I've done it, got to my goal weight and relaxed (maybe a little too much), not in takeaways, alcohol etc but increasing my food intake without properly going up the steps. KD its fascinating when you look into the diet and how...

Yes you are right. I didnt do exercise when on ll and cd so didnt do any when i stopped but my portion sizes weren't huge but i did try to keep my calories under 1500. Maybe sw would be better for me to try once i've achieved the weight loss from cd. Then some type of exercise routine to tone...

thank you, sorry i thought i was in the cd forum. :confused:

Hi everyone, i have lost 3 stone with lighterlife, put it back on and did the same last year with cd. Now I didn't binge like mad but obviously did eat three meals a day (chicken, veg, potatoes, or salmon, veg and potatoes) but not loads of takeaways etc. Reading a lot of posts on here, it...

Are you doing SS? I have just restarted and am doing 3 shakes and AAM in the evening. If you start too strict with yourself you may fail. Why not try to start off with 810 and work your way down if you can? :)

Hi, not sure if my daughter has it. I want to take her for a blood test but she had really bad bruising last blood test and she's terrified now. She is 15 and a half, has very irregular cycle, about every three months has a period, bad acne on back not face, excessive sweating underarms but...

Hi Springador, if you read my earlier post I did the same as you and many others. Its strange how we all seem to put 2-3 stone back on. I think you will only be able to succeed when your head is in the right place. Im off to Thailand on 21st Jan so am trying (half-heartedly) to do CD with AAM as...

Hi Kelly, Im Carolyn (44 years old), divorced with a 15 year old and live in South East. I too have done cd before (last year), lost 2st and have put it nearly all back in 3 months. I did lighterlife before that and did the same. I think im an emotional/bored eater and have to learn other...

Hi girls, yes I have done lighterlife last year and lost 2 stone, put most back on, did cambridge diet, lost 1.5 stone and now am back to 13 stone which is where I originally started!! Am going to do 3 shakes and AAM tomorrow evening as haven't got willpower to do ss, but am off to Thailand on...

Hi everyone, Well I lost 2 stone on CD and went to Florida in August and only gained 1 lb. But from September until now I have gained 10lb just eating chocolate like a woman possessed. Anyway, yesterday I started CD again SS+ and have had a hangover effect today and yesterday. Am just...

thanks everyone for replies. I know lactulose is a softener and it works so will go back to that even tho it is not good for the diet. :sigh:

Oh my god, Im sorry if this is a bit personal but went to the loo and thought I was pushing a brick out. I have been taking Dulcolax tablets, drinking 3-4 litres of water a day and even some strawberries every day to help things along. Im on week 11 (I think) and this is as bad as its been...

Hi, just wanted to day drink lots of water if you can 3-4 litres a day as that will help. Also when you are going through a split, you may have the occasional lapse but don't worry, just get back on again and you will find it will work itself out. Good luck.

Me 2. This is my third week of picking at 'just the odd thing won't hurt' and either losing the odd pound or today stayed the same. I have 20lb left (lost 23lb) and just want to shift it but motivation bit weak at the moment.:wave_cry:

Hi Vicki, thanks so much for the info. My computer has a virus so have to use my 15 year old daughters and trying to get on it when she is on MSN is murder!! Really appreciate your help.

Just to say Im thinking of you and your family. At least he is out of pain and waiting for you all in heaven when you will be together again. x

Thanks everyone for your help. Will speak to my counsellor next week to find out more. :)

Well she did explain the training side of things, my BMI has to be 27 and then she can sponsor me if i want to do it. I was the one to express interest in doing it as I think the diet is very successful if followed properly. Is there a lot more to know then? I assumed Id find out more on the...

Hi, my counsellor has given me a sponsor form and I was wondering how difficult it is to become a CD counsellor. I feel I know the diet quite well, and did Lighterlife and previously ww. I would have to lose more to drop my BMI but can anyone give me advice pse?

Updated ticker i think.

Hi, well i lost 4 lbs this week on AAM and didnt feel or think I lost anything. I honestly feel flabbier but a bit thinner (im 11st 9 instead of 13 st 4) but dont know why Im not looking better in clothes.:cry: Got to update ticker.

congratulations, you have more willpower than me. I started AAM from week 4. Well done!

Well done! Can I ask did you do this on SS and did you not cheat ever?

Hi, just to say i have been doing CD for 9 weeks and have lost 21lb. Its been very slow and i have struggled big time, even cheated last weekend but stayed the same. I am losing approx 2lb a week,but am on 810 plan and find if i can eat in the evening it helps to keep me on track. I cant ss...

Hi, im a childminder which is why I find time to eat! I have to go out every day or i will pick at food.:confused:

No im just using my slendertone belt. Too be honest Im really lazy but am willing to do some exercise to tone up.

Oh good, maybe it will shrink back. Mind you Im 44 now so it will probably take time.

Hi everyone, Ive lost 21lb but honestly don't think I look any better. When I stand in bra and knickers, I look even more flabby than before. Im 11st 12 and was 13st 4lb. I use a slendertone belt daily but its as if everything is looser (cant be just loose skin as haven't lost that much weight)...

I just wanted you to know that I don't know you but i'm thinking of you and your family and will say a little prayer for you tonight. Take comfort from the fact that he is at peace and will wait for you and when the time is right you will be together again. I am not religious but that is what I...

Hi all, well after my disaster at the week-end, i had my weigh in this morning and i stayed the same. I am praying it won't come back to haunt me later. anyway, feel very motivated today, drunk nearly 3 litres, (so easy in this weather), had my shake, and thrown all bad food out!!! So glad I am...

Went out and had avocado with prawns and sauce, but then grilled fish with veg (no butter), no bread and 2 bacardi and diet cokes and one black coffee. Not too bad last night. Fine this morning, shake, then bar lunchtime, then went out and BOUGHT A MARS BAR SNACK PACK AND HAVE EATEN TWO...

Well thanks everyone for your support. I did really well today until 1 hour ago, ate a biscuit and then a mars bar (again!). Am going for a meal tonight but will have fish and veg (and a couple of drinks), I really miss bacardi and zero coke. Tmw will def start again i promise. Thank you for...

Yes, I think I'll chuck out the rest of the food thats left over from my daughter's weekend she isn't taking with her. I can't be trusted not to eat it and its a pressure removed. I just would like to be able to control myself and just have a little bit of chocolate, not the whole bar. But as I...

Thanks guys, I know I said Monday as im just not in the right frame of mind to start tmw. Im not going to go mad at the week end but I want to have a couple of drinks tmw night (only bacardi and diet coke) and then start properly again Monday. I do really struggle at weekends but I will get...

Thank you Nikki, im feeling really annoyed with myself now. I can't believe I binged and couldn't control myself. To be honest I didnt eat loads, just wrong foods and I do feel stuffed now. Oh well lesson learnt big time!!!

No I dont have any other support, I find this forum really helps and reading everyone's posts. I feel like the only one who's messed up lately though! :cry:

Yes, I am full and the guilt is starting now. I have been really trying hard and struggling the last 3 weeks but now I have to stop and restart or I'll end up back where I started. By the way im on CD not lipotrim.

Well I knew i was having a bad day yesterday but my daughter is going on a survival week-end tmw and I think I've probably eaten her week-ends worth of food. I have stuffed my fat face with everything from crisps, mars bars, chicken, fish, everything. You would've thought I hadn't eaten for 7...

I am already doing AAM but maybe I could go up a plan. Ill re-read my book, thanks for all your help.

Yes i have tried splitting my packs. I do think a lot of it is psycological and boredom, the problem is I childmind, try to get out most of the day but after 4 im home. I have to try harder! Thank you for your help.

Well i find after 4pm ive drunk my water by then (2.5 litres) then have another 1/2 litre later, once i have AAM i want to pick, dont know what even lettuce, tomato, chicken, choc, biscuits anything I feel like im trying to fill my hunger but i dont know if it is hunger.

Ive been on CD 7 weeks, AAM from week 4 and weight loss only 2lb a week now. Lost 21lb but feel really really want food. Should I try R Conley, SW or something else do you think? Finding it hard v hard after 4 pm. :cry:

Hi everyone, Im on week 7 or 8 on CD and have been doing AAM since week 3. I feel like ive had enough as im losing 1-2 lb a week and its so slow. Also im starting to crave more food and having a plain salad at lunch as well as AAM in evening with my 3 shakes and 1 bar on top. I think my body has...

Hi, i too am really struggling and its my 7th or 8th week. Only lost 21lb and its slowed right down but been doing AAM since week 3 (losing 1-2lb each week). Today had medium size mars bar which is first time. Im not going to binge and eat more crap but really dont know how long I can continue...

Hi, i have been bad this week, eating a pack of snack a jacks a day (not many carbs in them) but had a couple of drinks at week end and tomatoes in my salad and not very focused. Only lost 1lb but dont mind as i know why. :cry:

Wheni did Lighterlife i lost 3 stone and was 10st 12lb at the end. Im only 5'3 and looked really gaunt and my face looked much older. I think 11st is ok for me as I have an athletic build and when I lose too much just look ill.

Brilliant thank you. I felt like giving up at week-end but now feel like ive been given another chance. :)

Well i'm confused but happy. TOTM today, and last two days I ate garlic bread, had 2 bacardi and diet cokes, 8 squares of dairy milk chocolate and 1 AAM every night (fish and veg or chicken and veg), but I still lost 3lbs! Am very happy but don't understand it, thought id have put on at least...

Hi Jools, I am also on week 7 now and have only lost 15 lbs which compared to others is crap! I started AAM from week 5 as I couldn't face not eating in the evening. I haven't cheated just had chicken salad or fish with veg but dont think thats bad compared to what i normally used to eat but am...

Yes I felt like Id have a sleeping tablet yesterday. Its happened a few times to me, and dizzy feeling but im having a meal in the evening and only on week 6. Have lost 15lbs but since AAM my weight loss is only 2 or 3lbs very very slow. Definitely feel drugged sometimes though!

I say don't worry, how hard would it be to do this if we didnt occasionally have the odd thing or 2! I have a meal every night just salad and chicken or salmon (which Im not meant to as its not white fish) but I lost 3lb this week. Just start again today and you will be ok. :)

Im on cd and on week 4 (lost 14lb) but am having a salad with chicken in the evening (about 3 oz) but am already getting really bored. May think about eating healthy but still need to lose 1.5 stone.

My daughter is 15 next week and as part of her present is having hers pierced tonight. Im a bit worried, i will be with her. Is i v painful? what about infection?

well done :)

OK you've convinced me. :)

Yes you are both right it just seems such a long time a week to get through and im in bed at 9 each night to get to the next day. Anyway, I will persevere and see what next week brings. :)

:sigh: Well just had my 3rd weigh in and -2lb. Feel like ive sacrificed a whole week not eating in the day (only chicken salad in eve 5 nights a week) and it was such a long week-end without being able to drink anything. Surely wouldn't i have lost the same eating 3 meals a day on ww or sw or r...

Well now you've done it, put it behind you and forget it. Another day tomorrow. :)

Yes I got confused, I must be doing SS+ as I have 3 shakes and sml portion chicken with salad.

Go and have it. Leave the stuffing out though. Dont have a dessert and drink lots of water. :)

If you really want it, have it. You will only crave it I think. Can you not eat the chicken and veg leave the potatoes etc.?

Yes i might do ss in the week if i can summon up the willpower! :)

Im so so sorry to hear your terrible news. I hope and pray for you that by some miracle things could improve. Sending you hugs and lots of love.io

Hi all, Ive been doing ss in the day and started aam after 3 weeks as I really cant get through the evening without aam. Im really having a small portion of chicken with lettuce, cucumber (thats it), but my weight loss this week is -2lb (only 12lb in three weeks) which i know is good but on ww...

No im not on maintenance but rather than have 4 shakes (as my cdc recommended for me), id rather have 2 shakes, 1 bar and sml chicken salad (not v big). Thats why my losses are smaller than everyone elses i think but id rather do it that way or i wouldnt be able to stick to it.

Hi, well we all have had a little of something we shouldn't I think. Don't worry about it, you will be fine if you get straight back on it! :)Im on day 19 and Ive picked at chicken in evening and 2 snack a jacks a night but I feel fine and in ketosis still.

Hi loopy, Pse dont worry if you did eat the toast. It really doesn't matter, just start again today. We all have cravings and now and again give into them. You will be fine if you forget it, move on and by tomorrow you will be feeling better. :)

If you carry on with this diet and use slendertone, would the fat on your stomach eventually be toned? :)

I have a chocolate shake for bfast (8.30), bar for lunch (sometimes split it into 2), then another shake at 3.30 ish and then sml protein meal in evening. Sounds like loads compared to all of you but can manage it this way. :)

Yes I agree you do drink more when its hot like yesterday. Feeling good and positive. Good luck to everyone today and over the week-end. :)

ok thank you for that. My counsellor seems to say i can have nearly anything i ask her about.

Hi just gone onto 890 meal and my counsellor said i can spring onion as it is white and green, but ive been told by someone on here that i cant as lots of carbs in onions (is that only red onion). Help CD Counsellors!

Thank you just want to be slim NOW! :)

Hi im on week 3 (lost 10lbs) but just tried some shorts on and look like a fat blobby whale! Feel v disheartened now, last year lost 3 stone and looked so much better. I haven't given up just fed up!:mad:

Hi loopy lou, Well i felt like you, doing SS+ for first 2 weeks, now im on week 3 and hving 3 shakes and sml evening meal ie. chicken salad. Feel I can control weight much better altho lost 6lbs first wk then 4lbs second week. Anyway if you are hungry eat protein not carbs just sml portion. :)

personally i did ss+ from week 1 as ss on its own is hard.:)

I try to split my bar into 2 and had 1/2 one hour ago but still feel hungry so am going to have a shake in an hour and no more bar.:)

Im on week three today and have started to have 2 shakes, 1 bar and a small meal in evening, just chicken (2oz) lettuce, cucumber and spring onion. I must say since I started this I feel so much better but I know Im really having to watch myself or I could eat whole pack of chicken. What worries...

Im on week three today and have started to have 2 shakes, 1 bar and a small meal in evening, just chicken (2oz) lettuce, cucumber and spring onion. I must say since I started this I feel so much better but I know Im really having to watch myself or I could eat whole pack of chicken. What worries...

Hi everyone, had my 2nd weight in today and lost 4 lb. My weight loss is slower than most as Im having 2 shakes, 1 bar and sometimes protein (i.e chicken with small salad) but I find i can stick to it this way. Still 10lbs in two weeks so feel good. Tried to create my glitter name, went onto...

well done hedgemag. Im just finishing week 2 and find weekends hard for me. I only had 1 shake and 1 bar yesterday but chicken kebab (4 pieces of chicken and lettuce and cabbage only) no pitta bread. Hopefully that should be ok. Weigh in on tuesday. :)

No you are def not the only one. Well done, keep positive. we will get there!

I know previous post sounds harsh but it is true. Dont worry, start again today don't whatever you do think ive failed and start to binge, carry on and you will find it really isnt so bad. Promise x:)

:) well done, i only lost 6lb first week but i am on 3 shakes and 1 bar a day and it was TOTM so hopefully weigh in on Tuesday will be better. U are doing really well.

Hedgemag, :confused:can i have white crab meat or cockles?

Hi im going to the coast on sunday and love seafood. I will only be on day 14 but wondered if i could have a pot of prawns (No dressing) or white crab meat. Its only protein i think and wondered if anyone knows the answer. Thanks for any help. :)

Hi, when I was on lighterlife last year, I took lactulose as i suffered with constipation and lactulose was the only thing that really helped. If you just take it once a week, it really wont be a problem. :)

Sorry to be blunt but I think he is being totally and uttely selfish. He went on a stag weekend last week so the least he can do is spend time with you this weekend! I would be mad mad mad.

Thanks everyone, feel v good today. :)

Hi Emma, Well i had a bar from day one as my counsellor knew i would struggle and i have 3 shakes too. My loss was 6 lb first week so not as high as some but i would rather have my bar as it helps fill you up. And drink lots of water, i try to drink 4 litres a day. :)

Hi everyone, Yesteday i tested for ketones after lunch and my stick showed no trace. Well this morning, it was v pink first thing so they are back. Just wanted to give hope to other people who test, as I think if you drink lots of water by lunch time the ketones dont always show up so dont be...

Thank you for the info very helpful. :)

Im going to test myself in morning to put my mind at rest but my breath is awful and i know i havent had anything i shouldnt so hopefully all ok.

Well i lost 6 lb the first week which is less than a lot of people, but i would rather do it that way as i couldn't do it on 3 shakes/soups a day i dont think. also if it comes off slower maybe it will go back on slower im hoping (not all of it tho)! :)

Well I have more than a splash of skimmed milk but not too much. I just cant take black tea or coffee anymore. Maybe that why my weight loss was only 6lb first week but id rather that and have milk.

Well I just about get through the day with my 3 shakes and 1 bar. I have my first at 8.00 p.m. then half a bar at 10.30 then the other half at 12/12.30, then a shake at approx 4 and then soup at 7.00 ish. I sound like a real pig compared to all you on 3 a day!!! I drink 4 litres of water a day...

Yes Ive had my 4 litres already as i keep drinking to help my headache. Just want my bed. hopefully tmw will be better.:sigh:

Thank you for that info it has made me see it in a different light. Just wish I knew why I had a headache (had TOTM last week!). Anyway, if scales show a loss, i must try to persevere. Hard day today. :)

Hi all, im on day 11 and have stuck to this diet almost religiously. Last night I had 2 brocolli florets in my soup and my usual 2 shakes and 1 bar. Today i was starving, had a headache all day so tested my ketone level and it was neg. I then ran one under the tap and that was slightly...

Hi, well Ive just made m cappuchino shake with ice cubes and blended it. It tastes ok but im wondering if it would have been better hot? Has anyone tried it hot? :)

Cappuchino Ive just made my cappuchino shake cold with ice cubes and wish now Id made it hot. Has anyone made it with hot water and is it nice? :)

Ideally i would be 10st 7 but last year i got to 10 st 12 and looked very gaunt in the face so I may reassess depending on how I look! :)

I would love to be 10 st 7lb but when i got to 10st 12 lb last year i looked very gaunt in the face so will reassess as I get nearer. :)

Well done I can't believe it. You can't give up now! :)

Well I had one square of dairy milk choc last night and it tasted so so so sweet. Hopefully my taste buds may have changed (but it was still nice). :)

Thank you so much, that is going to help me a lot. :)

She is gorgeous Kimmie. If you need a childminder, call me, but looking at your profile im in kent and i think you would be too far away! :)

Well Ive just made up my soup and i cut up a piece of brocolli and put it in and it was delicious. Is this really bad, it really helped satisfy me and i dont think theres many carbs in it? If anyone knows, pse tell me. I promise it wont make me binge on anything else. :)

I don't know what im wearing at the moment, depends on what fits I think but then I should be superslim I hope! For an english wedding you just have to look smart, i wouldnt' advise wearing black if you can help it, but I think what you suggested will be fine. :)

Hi Kimmie, Well after id lost 3 stone on Llife within 5 months I'd put in all back because I still had a very sweet tooth so I dont think your taste buds change, you just have to retrain yourself to try and like healthy options. Easier said than done! :)

Dont worry, you had one slip up and now you are carrying on. What you ate wasnt a great big stuff your face binge, you will be fine - i've also got 2 weddings to go to one in july and one in august and im dammed if im going as a heifer at 12.12lb so thats what is keeping me going and you guys of...

Thanks guys for suggestions. I figured out why I was hungry. I only had 1/2 my shake for bfast so am having other 1/2 now so feel much better. I dont normally split my shakes so maybe i wont do that next time. Anyway am over it now and onwards and upwards! :)

Ok i've found chewing gum actually helps although some feel it makes them hungrier. I chew for a couple of mins then throw it away. Is that ok to do?

No I will try the arcade games I think. Thank you for your positive messages, might have a bath. Had a shower this morning, I must be the cleanest CD person on this site. :D

Hi, exactly the same thing happened to me. Im only on day 9 today but wasnt expecting TOTM until end of this week and it started on Saturday and was heavier than usual but now not a lot. How strange. When I did lighterlife last year, the same thing happened again. Oh well, if I lose the...

I've had my shake at 9 and half a bar at 11.45 then half again at 12.45, coffee and 3 litres of water. Im starting to think about eating and I dont know why Im not really hungry although my tummy is growling a bit. It doesn't matter what it is, I just feel like eating!!! Help me girls...

Well done Karen. :)

Well done kimmie, so sit through KFC dont know if i could. Ive been boring and avoided any fast food shops, tried to keep busy and im a childminder so time goes quite quick. Don't give up, i lost 6 lbs yesterday, wished it was more but maybe the slower it comes off the longer it will take to...

Thanks everyone, I am still motivated although freezing cold (hopefully thats a good sign). Am going to persevere with this diet. :)

No it wouldn't. Its only protein and my counsellor said if I really needed to I could have a sml piece of chicken or turkey (approx 1 slice with a piece of lettuce) and it wouldn't take me out of ketosis. I have had half a slice of turkey breast twice last week with lettuce and think I was...

Well done Keeley, you are an inspiration to us all! Good luck tomorrow.:)

Dont beat yourself up about it. Just have a salad (no carrots) as you arent' binging you are still being sensible. I bet you it wont make any difference to your weight loss. :)

Hi, I have 3 stone to lose (lost it once and its back again). Im on week 2 today so feel free to pm me if you want to. :)

Thanks Yuna, You have made me feel a lot better knowing im not the only one on 3 shakes and 1 bar a day. If i had been on ww and lost 6lb I would be ecstatic so should be happy really and I am just fed up with this roll around my waist. :sigh:

I think we all dream of being a 10 but reality is I love my food too much and a 12/14 would be fine for me. When I was younger age abt 13 I was 8.5 stone and all my friends were about 7 so I thought I was fat then when I wasn't. Now im nearly 13 st and would be happier 2 stone lighter but im...

What a truly fascinating post! Im sure what you wrote we can all relate to in some way or other. You are very inspirational and I loved reading it. Congratulations on already losing weight (ive only done 1 week and feel like ive been on it 1 month) but this support forum has kept me going...

Well sweetcheeks, you have done so well! I may end up doing the same as you as I find week ends really hard and don't look foward to them anymore but if I had a small meal in the evenings sat and sun I think I could stick with this. We can get there maybe a bit slower than we liked but we...

Well Ruth, I can't believe you are up to posting on here but hope you are feeliing better soon.Take care of yourself.

Well done elaine, you are an inspiration to us all. :)

Oh thanks everyone, isnt it nice when people respond and make you feel better. I am determined now not to cheat and try my best at this diet, spent so much of my life being miserable because of fat even only 2 or 3 stone overweight, being slimmer makes you feel so good! :) Good luck...

Yes you are right. Hedgemag, shall i stick to my 3 shakes and 1 bar as my counsellor thought I should then? Will it take me a lot longer to reach my goal? :sigh:

Well done lillipop! :)

Hi all, well just had my 1st weigh in and lost 6 lbs. Now I know thats a really good loss, but was hoping for maybe 9 as I know its going to slow down now. Maybe its because its TOTM and Im on 3 sachets and 1 bar but have cut down today to 2 shakes and 1 bar. Finding it hard going. :cry:

I too was v excited as you feel you are actually doing something at last! Please be kind to yourself, drink lots and lots of water as that really helps. This is the hardest week to get through (im only on day 8) and have felt rough for a couple of days but once through this week, im told it...

Hi kimmie, We are nearly there, im on day 8 (weigh in day) but TOTM so dont know if loss will be that great. Fingers crossed I too prefer shakes def to soups, but ive been having a bar a day as my Counsellor said it would be ok. Not too sure but will see. Anyway, keep at it, we can do...

Yes dont worry, once tomorrow is over and they've had their say they will be discussing something else the next day. I just say to friends, family etc that it is a medically approved diet and your doctor has ok's it, signed your form and you are really confident that it will help you. Then...

Hi sweetcheeks, so glad you're back. I too was considering the same thing but what I might do is shakes/soups in week, with shakes/soups and protein and veg at wk ends in evening then i have something to look forward to. Im going to ask tmw and see what my counsellor thinks, but this would...

Ah thanks Becky, I dont think I would've got through this week on my own. This site is brill for motivating each other. When you feel good you feel really good! Just got to get through this week! :sigh:

Hi kim and baby L, Sorry I forgot her name. Dont give up just give it two more days and see how you feel. I felt like you yesterday, today feel great again. I honestly think if you give it a bit longer you may feel differently. This site helps so much and we will all help each other. If...

Hi everyone, im on day 7 today. Woke up feeling really really bad, nauseous and headache. Couldn't work out why as I must be in ketosis now. Anway went back to sleep for 1.5 hours woke up feeling fine. Went to ASDA and returned to find that my period had started (but its a week early?). Anyway...

Hi, I found exactly the same symptons when I was on Llife last year and had lost three stone. I personally think it was my body telling me that I needed more protein and also possibly veg. I stopped the diet unfortunately as felt so ill, but gained 3 stone back within 7 months due to eating...

Cambridge diet shakes. Apparently others have since posted to say I can split them but not make the whole thing up at once. Once made has to be drunk within 15 mins.

Thank you again. Feel motivated now. :)

thank you spooky, I really really want to stick with it this time. Thanks for all your help. :)

Well, I lost 3 stone in approx 2.5 months but I was really struggling at the end, just about getting through each day going to bed at 9 to get to tomorrow. My Llife counsellor wouldnt let me start maintenance until Id lost 3 stone and Id lost 2 st 10lbs and felt comfortable with that. I gave...

Spooky, please tell us if and when we get back to eating healthy food, will we put 5-6 lbs on straight away as we gain glycogen again. But the rest we lose, is fat I assume? Sorry for all the questions, need motivating. :sigh:

I do have skimmed milk in my tea/coffee but not full quota as feel guilty and wanted to do SS and not SS+. My counsellor thought I should have 3 shakes and 1 bar as I found Llife really hard (lost 3 stone by last September) and have put it all back every pound! She said if really hungry just...

Hi everyone, Dont mean to bring you all down but the first week in my book it says the first weight loss is glcogen and water and if you went back to even salads etc 4-5 lb would go back on. I feel a bit disappointed now as I thought some of it was fat (well hoped most of it was). Am I...

Sweetcheeks, I feel like Ive known you for ages. Please post to us so we can still chat, I would be really interested to know how you are getting on as if I do ok on this diet, I would then like to swap to R Conley or smthing similar. Good luck x :)

Can you tell me please, I have 3 sachets and 1 bar a day, am on day 6 now and still getting hunger pangs. Always drink my 4L of water a day maybe a bit more if I can. Im so tempted to eat something, I had piece of turkey (size of my finger with a lettuce leaf) and that helped. Is that OK? :(

Most 13 stone 5lb and started CD monday at 13 stone 5lb so am heaviest at start of this diet.

Hi Sweetcheeks, Im on day 6 and feel a bit like you do but you can still post on here and let us all know how you are getting on. We all still would love to chat! :cry:

Hi sweetcheeks, You are on day 6 like me I think. Yesterday I thought Id been possessed, I couldnt stop thinking about food and ended up having half a slice of turkey breast in a lettuce leaf but I felt naseous and really ill, today I feel great, tummy still few hunger pangs but trying to...

Just realised you are on day 3 aren't you. Sorry x Im also dropping things a lot have you noticed you dont concentrate so well?

Its helped shift my headache, still feel starving tho and very tired. Maybe a side affect of this diet is insomnia? Nice to talk to someone on same day as me. :wave_cry:

Yes I feel better now. I had my last shake at 4.00 and water later and feeling happier. My face looks thinner and bra not so tight etc. Just need to get through tough times. Tummy still growling at me tho!:D

Good luck, if you are having Chinese, have something Sweet and Sour for me. Or fish and chips, or Indian (i like everything!). Ooooh my mouth is watering now! Only on day 5, feels like month 5!:cry:

OK I an a member so I just need to post a few more threads then?

Can someone tell me why I cant read peoples stories online. A page comes up saying I dont have enough priviledges to access it. So I cant read peoples success stories. Help please?

Do you think its normal to have loads of energy, not feel hungry, then be starving the next day. Shouldn't I feel crap first, then have loads of energy? Drinking more water, taken headache pill and telling myself its all in my head, although my tummy is telling me otherwise.:break_diet:

I find the only thing that works for me (without tummy pains etc) is Lactulose but it is sweet and probably not allowed but its once a week I take it and it gets rid of the blockage (can take 2 days to work). :)

Yes I will, just ate a lettuce leaf with tiny tiny piece of turkey breast. Im that hungry! My counsellor said it wouldnt make any difference. We shall see, my first weigh in is on Monday pm.

What is NLP forum? sorry for ignorance.