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    Ketotis - what is the difference on Atkins and CD?

    Ooh thanks for that francesmag, that makes complete sense!
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    Ketotis - what is the difference on Atkins and CD?

    Ooh good question! On a similar lines to this I have always wondered why it is that doing the 810 plan will quite likely kick you out of ketosis....or for some people just having cd bars on SS does.......yet people doing atkins who are eating all sorts of 'fattening' food (cheese etc) are...
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    Why is it......

    I soooo know what you mean! I've been doing exactly the same thing!!! I think it's partly because I actually feel quite good about myself, so I struggle with the will for that last final push! I keep thinking, if I could just be good for a couple of weeks I'd be there! So then I'm good all...
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    questions cdc training

    Hi Buffydog, I'm part way through the process and have found it quite a long one! I think on average you are looking at a couple weeks from when you send off your application until you recieve notification of a telephone interview. Then often that isn't for another couple of weeks. Once you've...
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    Accepted for CDC training

    Ooh thanks corioboria, that's made me feel a lot less nervous about it! Feel so much better knowing what I will be facing - I didn't know if it would branch into a standard job interivew...you know, strengths and weeknesses etc! But it sounds like it's much less formal than that! It's...
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    Accepted for CDC training

    Hi, I've applied to become a CDC too and have my telephone interview booked in for next week! :) How was the interview? I've no idea what to expect because they have introduced them since my counsellor became a CDC so she couldn't advise me! I'm so excited about it though! Unfortunately I'm...
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    Working up the CD steps

    Ahhh ok, that makes sense as I'm on SS and just about to move up plans! Thanks, was starting to worry!! xxx
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    Working up the CD steps

    I thought you were supposed to move up the steps when you hit a bmi of 25? At least that's what my counsellor has led me to believe......is that not correct? xxx
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    what happens if...

    I really think it is just a case of finding flavours you like and changing the way you prepare them can change them for you! For instance I love the chocolate shake as a hot chocolate (with some splenda tablets) for breakfast and I usually also mix the chocolate shake into a paste and eat it...
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    Scared and excited!!!!

    Hi Penny, If it's any help, I had a week off in June for a trip to Italy. I went with good intentions of having at least one meal of cd a day but it all went totally out the window. I didn't binge, but I pretty much had what I wanted to eat. I got home in the early hours on the Sunday and got...
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    Anyone know what's involved in the telephone interview to become a cdc?

    oh fab, thanks! Doesn't sound too scary then! :)
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    Anyone know what's involved in the telephone interview to become a cdc?

    Hi, I'm going through the process of applying to be a cdc and have a telephone interview with them coming up. I wondered if anyone knew what was involved in the interview and the types of questions they ask, just so I can prepare for it properly? My cdc who is sponsoring me didn't have to...
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    Question for a CD Counsellor!

    Thanks Nicky! Sounds like I will just have to wait and see! :)
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    Question for a CD Counsellor!

    Thanks spooky, I have spoken with my cdc and she is sponsoring me as we speak....! :) It was just something I was curious about in general prior to my next appointment with her....
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    Question for a CD Counsellor!

    I'm really keen to become a CD counsellor once I reach goal, as CD has inspired me so much! So I wondered if I could ask an existing counsellor a few questions: 1.How many clients do you see over a space of a week? 2. How quickly would you say you built up to a decent number of clients? 3...
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    What extra touches does your cd counsellor do that has helped your journey?

    yeah maybe if you go with your friend you should get a larger slot? Mine only measured my waist and not other areas and didn't take a starting photo.... so those are things I want to make sure I incorporate! Thanks for the link Linda! God they look gross don't they!!! ha ha!
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    What extra touches does your cd counsellor do that has helped your journey?

    So I am a huge fan of CD and because of this I am thinking of becoming a counsellor myself once I get to goal! So this got me thinking about what things I could bring to the table that would help someone elses journey on CD! So I thought I'd ask the question; What does your CD counsellor do...
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    CD and holiday's do they go together?

    I've not long come back from a weeks holiday.... I took 2 packs a day with me with the intention of replacing 2 meals a day......that all unfortunately went to pot and I think I replaced 3 meals over the whole week! I didn't have a mega binge whilst I was away, but I had 3 meals a day and a fair...
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    Word Association

    (stomach) crunches
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    week 6 weigh in!

    Well done on your 4 lb loss!!
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    Word Association

    pecks!
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    Week 2 WI Result...

    Well done on your fab loss! :)
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    Word Association

    muscle!
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    How Much Sunshine Orange A Day?

    Wow, ok, will definitely watch that in future! Thanks for the advice Spooky! And thanks for the post Shazzy.....or I would never have known!!!
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    How Much Sunshine Orange A Day?

    So is it that it will kick you out of ketosis if you have more than the 1 tsp? Most days I only have 1 tsp by chance, but at the weekends I get through quite a lot! :sigh:
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    How Much Sunshine Orange A Day?

    Eek!! I didn't even know it was restricted, my CDC never mentioned that!!!!!! :cry:
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    Emotional eating...

    Hi Sez, Reading your posts just made me wonder...... how would she feel if she knew how much she'd hurt you..... how would she feel reading this post! I bet she'd be mortified and disgusted with herself! I have to echo everyone else's thoughts, whatever you do and no matter how much she...
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    Help Mastering the Crisps!

    Ooh thank you so much! I'm wondering if I just didn't cook them for long enough, I put them in for 1 minute but I don't think they went slightly brown! Will try again and follow your instructions!! Thanks again!!!
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    Help Mastering the Crisps!

    I know the 'how to make crisps' thread pops up again and again, but I just had to raise it again! I've attempted making the crisps (along with a bit of pate) on 3 occassions now.... The first time was a complete disaster, they just didn't crisp up at all! The 2nd time half of them crisped...
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    Day 5 advice

    Hi enoughisenough, I checked my weight loss part way through my first week and it only showed a 2lb loss, yet by the time my weigh in came round I'd lost 10lbs, so I don't think it's always consistent! Well done for sticking with it, it really does get easier as you go along! Best of luck...
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    Week 6 weigh in.......2 STONE GONE!!!

    :party0011:Well done! 2 stone in 6 weeks is fantastic!!!!:party0011:
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    I'm back!!!! I have a problem though!

    I had gall stones when I was 24 and had my gall bladder removed through key hole surgery.... My op came through within a month on the nhs and I was back at work a week afterwards (probably 3-5 days before you are back on your feet), was all fairly quick really! My pains were often triggered by...
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    OMG this is gross

    Hi, I suffered from this some years ago, even went to the point of seeing 2 different specialists about it....the last one told me that it's just one of those things and I would just have to accept it! If it's the same as what I had, it's basically where hair folicles get infected. I used to...
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    holiday questions o/t!

    I haven't taken kids on a plane before, but used to travel a lot when I was a kid, with my parents. My Mum used to make us up a little bag of treats (with everything from sweets, mine always had a new barbie, books, cheap little games etc) and we knew we'd only be allowed them if we behaved up...
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    All I want is chocolate....

    Don't give in!! This happened to me during my first week, I weighed myself constantly and it looked like I'd barely lost anything, then I made myself stop weighing myself - as it was just making me down....and somewhere before my weigh in loads just suddenly dropped off and I'd lost 10lbs! The...
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    IM A FAILURE

    Listen you will shift that 5lbs in no time, really don't be so hard on yourself! Think of it as a little holiday and put it behind you! Look how amazingly well you've done, your ticker is inspiring! And yes you've put on 5lbs, but look at you now, back on it to sort it out before it gets out of...
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    The bars!

    I bought bars for the first time this week and I absolutely love them! I bought chocolate, caramel and peanut! I really like them all, the caramel is just like a very soft chewy bar coated in chocolate, the chocolate has almost a milky way consistency inside and is coated with chocolate and the...
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    How to look good naked...

    Ooh good luck! Keep us updated with how you get on! How exciting!
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    I know I know

    Welcome back to minimins and best of luck!
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    Weigh in

    Good luck!!! I'm sure you'll do great!
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    party!!
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    What do most people do when they go on holiday.......

    Thanks for the advice! I think I will eat what I want, but very much in moderation! That's actually a really good idea Lenny....maybe stepping up a bit the week before will minimise the damage! In all honesty, i don't mind if it means I've gained a few extra pounds, because I'll soon shift...
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    2nd week lost 6lb!

    Amazing result! Well done!!!
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    What do most people do when they go on holiday.......

    Do you..... Allow yourself to eat what you want (within reason) and then shift any pounds gained when you return? Stick to low carbs - atkins stylee? Do an add a meal week? SS all the way through? I'm going to Italy for a week next month and absolutely love pizza and pasta.....I...
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    Bad Day!

    I completely understand how you feel! I only lost 2lbs this week..... But every pound is a step in the right direction and on another diet that would be a great loss! So stick with it.....you will get there....and just because it's not showing on the scales doesn't mean the fat isn't...
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    Another Year Older

    Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day off in the sunshine! :)
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    And the jury is in from my weigh in pre-re-start...........

    best of luck! you will shift that 12 pounds in no time.....plus lots more!
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    Wish me luck!

    Good luck! Will be lovely not to get all bloated by all of that food, like you would normally do on holiday - well I do anyway! Be strong, you can do it!!
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    week 3 weigh-in!

    That's a fantastic loss, well done you! I am having the opposite, only lost 2lbs this week which was a little disappointing....but have lost an amazing 2 inches off of my waist....I guess it's swings and round-a-bouts! I'm sure the inches will come off soon!
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    Is your CDC special?

    Mines nothing like that - I get a very quick 'how are you getting on', weigh in and then I'm out the door with my packs....usually takes about 10 mins! You are very lucky! It must be very encouraging......!!
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    Toffee and Walnut - Anyone tried it and could advise me?

    Thanks guys......maybe I'll leave it for now and give it a whirl later when I start to get bored with the flavours! Thanks for your help!
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    Toffee and Walnut - Anyone tried it and could advise me?

    Hi, I wondered if someone who has tried the Toffee and Walnut shake could tell me if the walnut taste is really strong? I love toffee, but I'm not a massive fab of walnuts...... should I try it or give it a miss? Thank you!
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    Advice on Unofficial CD recipes.....

    Yeah you are absolutely right, that's the reason they recommend only one a day......which I've stuck to.....but I'm wondering if even one a day isn't a good idea? Maybe it's the water thing then...... hmmmm......I generally drink loads....but maybe it's been a bit of a dip over the last 3 days...
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    Advice on Unofficial CD recipes.....

    Hi, I wondered if you could give me some advice on the unofficial recipes for CD shakes etc. I have recently tried a few out and loved them......obviously I know only 1 a day is recommended.....but I wondered if anyone had found if even that has effected their weight loss? I've tried 3...
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    It's Official Day 4 SUCKS!!

    Hi Loveit, I felt like that too, I also had quite a lot of mood changes and would get quite down! I'm now on day 10 and it's sooo much better.....my energy has returned to normal and I feel very upbeat most days! Just hang in there and it will get better! xxx
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    I can't do it!!

    I felt like that too....try different things...like having them hot, adding more or less water, adding sweetners etc! I have hot chocolate now every morning with a few sweetners...it's lovely, tastes just like normal hot chocolate to me now that I have the amount of water/amount of sweetners...
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    Does anyone get really down in the evenings?

    Ha ha ha love it! Good stuff Motherhen...definitely good to keep them on their toes! :) I think my OH thinks it's him that's making me down!!
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    Does anyone get really down in the evenings?

    Thanks for all of your helpful advice....it's also very reassuring I am not alone....had started to worry if I wasn't in ketosis or something along that lines....but I've followed it all 100% so I must be! Perhaps that's it, just a question of keeping busy! I think I unfortunately have a lot...
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    Does anyone get really down in the evenings?

    Hi, I just wondered how everyone is finding the evenings on CD SS? I am really upbeat during the day....and then in the evenings I go on a bit of a downer and also get really hungry....is this normal? My OH has commented on how quiet I am and I really want him to support me on this....so don't...
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    Exercise....does this effect weight loss on SS in a positive way or negative?

    Thanks so much for the advice! I don't really want to go a whole summer without exercising......feel it will really effect my fitness....not to mention tone! But I don't want to risk it effecting my weight loss....as that is the main thing that spurs you on isn't it! I might try a bit and see...
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    Exercise....does this effect weight loss on SS in a positive way or negative?

    Hi, I wonder if you could give me some advice! I've always been quite into going to the gym and playing squash and netball and I just wondered how people get on with this kind of exercise whilst doing SS on CD? I'm not feeling weak at all so thought I could pick my sports/gym back up...
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    Water Consumption....

    I've never been a big fan of water and it was the thing that worried me the most about doing CD, but I try to have a pint with every 'meal' and then I have a short and fat 1 litre bottle with me all day that I top up every time it's empty. It doesn't look like a 1 litre bottle and I just sip it...
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    Hi, first day on CD SS so just wanted to say hello!

    Wow! thanks for all the support! :) Kimmie - 18lbs - that is amazing! Well done! Very inspirational! Good luck to all of you too! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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    Hi, first day on CD SS so just wanted to say hello!

    Hi Emma, Your lumpy shake must be down to the lack of blending as mine wasn't lumpy at all.....it actually surprised me how nice it was....I had mine hot too which probably helped with disolving it... But i know what you mean because a few years ago I decided to do slim fast and made up a...
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    What's your motivation?

    What a fab idea! It's day one for me so I'm soooo motivated, so thought I will list all of my motivators too......then when in the future I am flaking I can look this up and remember all the reasons I started this for: To stop worrying about the way I sit and whether my rolls of fat are...
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    Hi, first day on CD SS so just wanted to say hello!

    Thanks! :) Funny you should say that blue_grapefruit, but I always felt that way with weight watchers......the first time I did it I did brilliantly, but I'd fall off the wagon, get back on, fall off etc etc and every time it got harder and harder and I only wished I could have gone back to...
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    Hi, first day on CD SS so just wanted to say hello!

    Hi, Having had my eye on this forum for a while now and watched all of your inspiring weight losses..... I've finally decided to join you all on CD, so just wanted to say hello really! :) I've got about 3.5-4 stone to lose and have literally tried everything else going.....but this is my first...
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