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"Empire" by Niall Ferguson. not out of choice, but in readiness for my upcoming open university history module. :)

all these weight losses are amazing! about to start one of my own for the first time in years.... this is great motivational stuff, thanks :D x

well hello... I remember this place as being supportive and motivational so i have discovered it all over again. i remember thinking i needed to lose weight bad back then (my mug shot there is way back when i was first here!!) with under 30lb to lose.... now its more like 100lbs (there are no...

this may sound thick....but.. i have often wondered how you use these mubers next to the foods, are you allowed a certain number each day? or can you eat as much of these foods as you like? well really what im asking is how does one do this diet? :rolleyes: not that im thinking of giving...

hi isis and mini!!! :D well all is well and the accreditation papers sent off today!! the CDC training went well i thought, it as a good day and i learned some good stuff! i had my first weigh in today after 7 weeks :eek: have gained 5.5lbs.... which is annoying really as my scales...

hi mini thanks for that! still having problems with my sleeping pattern :rolleyes: Im looking foward to it tomorrow.. just a little nervous! cant wait to get started i have 3 victims already hehe... my friend and her mother and her friend.... they all want to try it! will be putting an...

hi mich, thanks for that, i will look out for her... just sipping on water from this hotel bathroom tap and it tastes like poo!!! oh well.... going to try and sleep but its impossible! really uncomfortable pillows! Lisee xx

wel all, its been a long time since i came here... have been off the diet for some time, but glad to say i havent gained any weight, have gained 5lbs then lost it then gained it then lost it so sort of maintaining..... im in a hotel in ketterring right now, am doing my cdc training in the...

3lb off for me :) only weighed once this onth so far! will be having another weigh in on sunday the 21st.... thanks x

day 70 no weigh in for me again this week.. that darn ticker best move when i do weigh..... although i havent done anything this weekend to help things along..... have been so stressed i do not know where to start.....but i will post a brief summary about it.... my son has an audition...

hi caroline, just got back from housesitting this weekend, and i got your message about the hotel... aww bummer.... but i did see jurys montrose, is that one anyone near? i dont want to be miles away from everyone.... so hope this one is ok... i can only stay one night tho, and a lot of the...

lol carolinne..... glad to see ssing is working for ya tho!!!!! even though you are not feeling in the best of health! hope you feel better very shortly.... oh and im really looking forward now to coming across and partying...yeha!!! Lisee xx

hi caroline... just went to book my flight... fly 30th june and come back on the 1st july..... so ill be arriving on this date :) can you recommend a hotel one that there are a few people going to and i will book asap... :) i looked through your link but there are many.... getting excited...

im not in bed either and have just read this whole thread and really enjoyed it!!!:D HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Lisee xx

Bettyboo Cazmaz_irl - Single Room - Sat 30th June,2007 Debz32 FatFairNForty(ish) Flirty40greeneyes and Phil Double room 2nights fri and sat, or sat and sun ...depends on booking flights! Gen - Single Room - Sat 30th June, 2007 IreneH Isis Ivy Jem Kati Kazz KitteH Lisee single room 30th june...

hi caroline... i have found that bit now:rolleyes: still getting to grips.. but them game are a distraction... now i can find them hehe... hope all is going well for you....xx

wow stardreamer, thought i would come and read your diary after your kind post on mine..... you have done amazingly well in such a short period, you must be so chuffed.... not long to go for you now.... what an inspiration to stay on that straight and narrow... you go girl!!! woo hoo...

hi clare, i guess i wasnt brave enough to post my own. i know what its like when people are looking in and thinking that my life is all well and happy, especially with the stresses of business and family, its hard to juggle sometimes, and then wanting some time to myself.... sometimes i...

hi isis, look forward very much to meeting you too!! havent been on one of these meets yet so really looking forward to meeting up with people who are so encouraging!! ooo i just cant wait!!! with Cd though, i am really trying and cant seem as focused as i was before xmas, but hoping to get to...

lol.. i just had a go at that.... hehe

hi, i am a stranger to you ladies but i just had to say this: i have just read this thread from the start, and i sit here in awe at the honesty and bravery from both you ladies tonight. many hugs xx

what a horrid woman!!! surely that is not acceptable...grrr :mad: sorry to hear about this, hope you feel better soon. Lisee xx

hi stardreamer, wow you have done really well, much prefer the look of your BMI tho...hehe... i will get there this side of xmas i hope :) thank you for your post...x hi caroline, well im hoping to be at goal if not lower by the time i come to see ya in dublin.... im looking forward to that...

well caroline count me in definately!!! ye ha... i will drink that weekend...:) would like to stay at the same hotel as everyone else, and if anyone will be flying from brum or cardiff let me know, would like to tag along if thats ok :) thanks in advance! Lisee xx

hi caroline.... hows it going? im a nite owl, ;) and would love to come and join in the fun!!... Lisee xx

well according to mothers scales today i need to lose 1stone 4lbs.... (it looks less saying it that way... instead of 18lbs ) Lisee xx

revolting..

sorry to jump in guys... a bit of a late starter here..... took me all this time to find it... thanks dizzy!!! start weight 13.00st (well 12.13 and 3/4 but im rounding up!) first weigh in 3lb loss (7th jan) current weight 12st 11lbs valentines goal to get to 12st exactly! thanks...

milk....

could i join in please, i need all the help i can get! need to lose 13 and 3/4lbs this month to get to 12stone exactly! weigh in day = saturday or sunday week one 7th jan = 3lb loss 10 and 3/4lbs to go!! woo hoo... im gonna do this!!! thanks x

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curry x

im a bit concerned is every cdc is supposed to "make" their clients start the plans and give up ss when they get to the stage "stone to go to goal!".. i know people with a BMI as low as 22 and still doing ss..... so i would like to ask is this cdc not doing her job correctly, is it 100% that...

well im very pleased.... thats another 3lb gone forever!!! i cant believe i have lost 13lbs in 11 days.... but i have!!! although its only a 3lb movement in my ticker as he rest was surplus turkey and roses chocs :rolleyes: so heres to another fab week... i am 10 and 3/4lbs away from...

cheese...(oh no... not that word!!)

scrabble.... (too many hours in that arcade!)

hi, you are doing the right thing in supporting her and giving her comfort through the dreading waiting times.... i had a similar experience when my brothers finace was cheating on him for a year, and she told him that she had to be tested cos the person she was cheating with was a drug user...

oh happy days!! congratulations on getting into the 11's.... cant wait to be there emyself... hopefully another month at the most!.. oooh bet you feel superb!!! :) :D

well i would love to take some more from you for mrs Beckham... but im afraid she is having my surplus as well..lol ;) bearing that in mind though... she could do with another 50lbs on top of that.. so anyone want to donate their unwanted lbs to charity.... give here.... oh and please give...

hi sparkle, thanks for that information...... have made a decision which is this... get to my 11st goal with cd and learn to eat.... (bmi will be 24.9!) then go down another stone with WW after i have learned to control portions on the maintenance program so it should be easier, well im...

i will take the 2lbs and be very generous and give it to the very needy mrs Beckham.....hehe :D

hi karen, just 6lbs over xmas... that was good going compared to my 10lbs! :rolleyes: glad to see you are back on track with ss, and the rest of that gain will be gone in a few days! :) and you have done reaaly well so far, wish my ticker would move along a bit! i am having terrible...

wow that is a fab loss consideering the time of year.... wish i could have been as good! :)

well its day 61 on this diet.... and i have weighed just twice with cdc, and the last one was december the 3rd... i weigh on sunday (officially tomorrow now its past midnight again!) i cant wait to weigh.. its so frustrating! i have lost my xmas 10lb gain... and hopefully a bit more...

hi, looks like you are doing very well so far, and you are very motivated! Im doing CD and OH was doing ww without the meetings, he did good until xmas...hehe, he is yet to get back on it! i was thinking of changing over to ww myself after i lose another stone with cd, so to lose my final...

hi mike and welcome! wont be long till you will need to take them outfits down a few sizes hun!!! :) just remember to keep coming back here for the support when it gets tough! you can do it.. heres to a slimmer trimmer us in 2007! x

i bet you look amazing... what a great start for the new you in the new year! i cant wait to see them pics :) x

hello kim long time no speak ;) its good here innit! be careful of the arcade though....soo addictive! hehe :D x

WOW what an amazing result! heres to a slimmer trimer you in 2007!!! :D x

hi again, just thought i would pop by to see how you are getting on. glad to see you are getting back to it.. and that 10lbs gain i had at xmas is now a 12lb loss on day 7 of ss (and i went mad on one of them days! :eek: ) soo i cant wait to read about your result in a couple of days...

mature cheese cranberry cheese cheese with chives and the little hovis digestive crackers that go with it... and the french stick.... and the butter and chutney and pickle.... awwwwww and my sons birthday cake left over from yesterday.. x

hi caroline lol... right i going to bed now!! i need to have some sleep!!! just tested myself for ketosis.. was very slightly pink.. but it could have been my eyes this time of the morning...hehe if im not melting fat by weds im going to be really peed off as it will be a week then back on...

hi caroline, well i have now been awake since day before yesterday yesterday morning apart from a 2hr nap i had.. i just cant see to sleep at the moment, i thought i would be in bed by now as i havent had any kip.. but staying up all night to try and get an early night in hasnt worked! my ss...

wow as well!!! those people look amazing!!! sooo cant wait for my turn! :D x

lol.. i have really enjoyed reading through this thread.... :D im desperate so i will take anyone! x

WOW bex, you look absolutely fab!!! what an inspiration!! x

now that is annoying... sorry ladies but i just posted 2 long replies and it wouldnt have it! hi karion, thanks for the support.. you are right you know..about trying not to slip... (in previous posts hehe) was reading through them all today! hi caroline, i was reading through your diary...

well this is the wee hours of day 4 back on ss!!! had a couple of minor slips but nothing major, and 6 litres of water daily with my black coffees are proving to be hard work back and forth the loo!! also, when i first did ss i suffered for the first week or so woth insomnia.. and yep...

King x

hi, i went on holidays and then xmas so have been off cd for nearly 3 weeks, i gained 10lbs too :eek: , but it comes off quickly! now is the end of my 3rd day back on ss and i have lost 9and a half of those lbs so although its easy on.. its easy off too!!! we can do it... :D heres to a...

wow that must have felt great! congratulations with your fab loss. :) Lisee xx

hello everyone, hope you all had a great xmas! all xmas and holiday plans for me went well and truly out the window! got back from hols on the 17th, then had 2 xmas parties then two xmas dinner days as we all went for the feast at mothers on boxing day... then i had people around yesterday...

lol...... i have just tipped some fabric conditioner on them as well to make sure.... oh and please add the rest of my birthday cake to the dump..... :( Lisee xx

can we please put ALL flavour pringles on there right now... :( they are talking to me... and opened... with just a few missing..... and the garlic dip... its calling to me.... please dump them now!! :eek: and my sons left over mcdonalds crinkle chips which he didnt like, just dumped them in...

hi all, wish you all a good week with your cd!! this is me signing out now for the next 9 days or so, i leave tomorrow for tunisia, and am dreading the weight gain.... inevitable really!! have packed tetras and bars, but have just planned to eat one meal a day, without counting cals and just...

well i leave the safe environment of my home and ss and going to a hotel tomorrow afternoon in readiness for my take off to tunisia on sunday morning... early.... have tetras and bars packed, but am planning to have one meal a day there, im not planning on counting cals, just have sensible...

hi everyone, well what can i say :( its my 36th birthday next week and i will be in Tunisia (on the 13th!) family decided to throw a surprise evening out last night, and i tried and started off eating sensibly, but it was a disaster..... had prawn cocktail to start, just ate the prawns and...

Hi Gen! we are all here up for it!!! :D nice to meet you by the way! Lisee xx

wow Rd that is an amazing loss!!! you must be sooooo chuffed :D week 2 of restart.... and you can easily get in the 11's for xmas....... Lisee xx

ohhhhh snog seduce passion desire... what can i put after that... ahem..... you know whats on my mind hehe :D but i will say the word ....... position! Lisee xx

get that routine going again first thing in the morning..hehe.. and drink 5 litres of water a day for the rest of the week :eek: ! thats what i did last week. i went completely off it last weekend and still came out smiling today woth over a 7lb loss... you can do it!!! that nice slim body is...

thanks karion hehe am very pleased with myself right now, it took everything i have got this week, and it paid off! :) to anyone who wants to throw in the towel, please dont! get back to it the next day. i did give in and gave up completely for nearly 2 days, i know its hard to restart it...

thanks all, im soo chuffed with the results of this week! im here for the duration, and i wont give up again.. this is tooooo good!!! START OF WEEK 2 TOMORROW!! bring it on! :) but no weigh in for a month for me... im still thinking about this and how it will affect things, as i need the...

I weighed in today guys.... soo thank yo all so much for listening to my waffle, and for the inspiration to carry on... it was well worth it! i lost a whopping 7 and 1/4 lbs... i am so chuffed, and to think i was giving up this time last week, and willing to pack it all in. but im in the...

hi all, my second weigh in, week 4 and i have lost 7 and 1/4 lbs.... wow im now 12 stone something in a month!!!! only just in the 12's but im in there!! hehe 12stone 13lbs and 3/4lb!! so glad i didnt give up last week, i feel great, so a quarter of a pound of 2stone to goal!!!! i can...

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A very big well done to you both, well deserved.:D Lisee xx

hi there! you can do that 2.75lbs no problem!!! it feels great to come down a category in the BMI thingy doesnt it! and that BMI of 27 will be here in no time!!! well done :) Lisee xx

hi slim at heart..... WOW.. have just come across your before and now pics on this site!!! you look amazing!!! and 3 stone gone in that time is awesome!!! any tips he he;) Lisee xx

wow soraya! that is excellent, size 12 from next..... no yule log would tempt me away from that...hehe:D it is hard with all them crimbo goodies arriving.... am just planning to take it one day at a time, and resist for as long as possible! i plan to eat anything i want on boxing day, but...

hi soraya...... am pleased to say that in the 4 weeks on this diet yesterday was the first "day 5" that i did without a cheat!!! am feeling very proud of myself! i got through it... by reading all day and playing games on here!! was determined to do it! i have my week 4 weigh in tomorrow...

i used to have rats and have some lovely pics of them somewhere... i had a black male like your one there and his name was rizla! i rescued him, and apparently he used to go into ashtrays and eat butt ends!!! lol... i trained him to do lots, he used to sit on the hoover while i pulled it about...

hi, i read you diary and realised you had been! was going to ask you on there, but thought it a bit cheeky on your diary! :o im staying at the marhaba royal salem in sousse, its only about 10 mins from monastir airport. didnt want to travel miles when i get there...supposed to be 5 star but...

hi soraya, yes to the 11lbs, had a weigh in and lost that for my first and second week. i get my second weigh in this coming sunday and that will be week 4 weigh in, so hoping for the whole stone to be gone!! :) thing is i wont get to weigh then until january the 7th, as cdc meets on sunday...

dreaded day 5! ok so this is downfall day for me, i always have to eat on this day every week! had plans to be out all day but thats not happening now, so plan b is to sit here and type and play them arcade games which i have recently discovered!! that should keep my hands busy! my tummy...

hi all, am in a bit of a panic really. has anyone here been to tunisia and what is there to eat? we are going half board on the 10th of december to celebrate my 36th birthday which is on the 13th. luckily it will be my aam week, but i dont want to blow it, want to save the blow out for...

ohhh dont know where to start.... hot buttered toast.. granary bread...yum.. extra thick sliced! another piece with marmite! another piece with cheese! another piece with cheese and marmite... :) hot cross buns..(had to throw a pack of four in the bin! :eek: ) toasted of course with lots of...

hi burtbird, between now and crimbo....ooohhhh if we are really good, at least 10lbs i should think..... heres to hoping... Lisee xx

hi bex, 2lb of that nasty 4 gone already!!! :D i know how you feel about the social thing, sooo much going on at the moment.... we can do this.... oh and by the way,.... was up till very very early hours playing them arcade games you told me about on here..... hehe :eek: hubby text me from...

how is everyone doing this evening/morning??? just thought i would pop by and read some more... (am addicted to this place!) well off to bed now day 3 officially over... so glad im back on track, have had a good day.... roll on day 4! good luck to everyone tomorrow :D Lisee xx

well this is day 3 of ss "restart" and im doing fine, back in ketosis, 5litres of water a day, headaches have gone, and scales already showing a 3lb loss. im so glad i have given it another week, getting back on ss has been a lot easier than i expected... but my dreaded day "5" will be here...

wow 8lbs in the first 2 days..... that is awesome!! x day 3 for me today, and i am back into ketosis, headaches have gone and 2.5lbs lighter :) i dont weigh until sunday so hoping for another 1.5lbs to give me my first stone, and it will be a month since starting cd... (yes i fell off the...

nearly the end of DAY 2! have had a good day, but the headaches are really bad.... had 2 shakes and a cranberry bar... yum! and been very good with 5 litres of water! roll on day 3!!! heres to a slimmer trimmer us in 2007!!!!!! Lisee xx

hi, i have re-started today too, after a miserable week... so count me in pleeez!!! Lisee xx

IBS??? thanks ladies....... im doing good today..... yesterday was another matter........ was in agony! well before cd i used to get terrible stomach cramps in the evenings,.... sometimes lasting most of the night. used to get these attacks at least 3 times a week, and was in so much pain...

well cdc came to me at my sons rugby match to see if i was ok, she persuaded me not to give up and to try another week at least, as i had such a positive mindset before. so i am...... im going to try it for another week and hope that i can do better. i didnt weigh today, and will weigh next...

have had a terrible week, and weigh in is tomorrow! i dont think i can do this for much longer im finding it really hard, and im very miserable, have done 2 days of 1000 with no packs... off my own back as i wanted food, and got back onto ss today without a problem, but the thing is, i havent...

was only told about it very recently.... soooo glad i came here, really nice people! and every question you could possibly ask, there is a post with the answer... perfect! guess that s why i havent done much posting... just looking at everyones pics and reading their posts... awesome! Lisee xx

lol.....thanks.... you look very familiar wannabiminime!!!!!! there is definately a lot happening on this forum... and soooo much inspirational reading material...am severely addicted!!! although havent posted a great deal yet.... im struggling to keep up with everyones posts.... but enjoying...

wow, that is an amazing achievement! and shows tremendous dedication on your part, no doubt you will reach your goal! good luck with your journey :D Lisee xx

thanks oli and mini, im am very motivated at the moment, want so much to be slim again, and the results over 2 weeks is brilliant, and well worth going without food for! good luck with your 3rd weigh in oli, im sure it will be a great one! Lisee xx

hello all, had my frist weigh in today after 2 weeks off ssing, didnt think i would do this well, was expecting about 8lbs at the most, and im very happy that i have lost 11lbs!! woo hoo!:D 35lbs to go.. and its going!!!! heres to a slimmer trimmer me in 2007! Lisee xx

hi, i use my stepper for 10 mins, then i do my twist disk for another ten mins.. i have very lightweights on my wrists for both and swing my arms a bit!! it does look silly, both son and OH have watched! but i dont care!! it does work and can feel a difference, i also use the ab king pro for...