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Yeah you do crave things initially, it's like detox. But it does get easier. The cravings ease if not disappear and you do get used to it, so much so you wonder why you ate like you did for so many years.

Hi there, It does get easier! The first two weeks for me was the killer but then I got used to it and I enjoyed feeling healthier. It is very difficult to get started on this diet, I remember feeling so ill I nearly quit too. I'm 11.2 st and started around 13.9 and i feel tons better...more...

But if whitesnake for you there... Ok had a major break of 5 weeks and I knew I'd started to put weight back on and I refuse to go back to fatsville (which is what Iwas for so long) so basically I got back in touch with CD leader and she came round this evening! I've put on 5 inches and 3lb...

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Hi all, Here is my progress so far after 10 weeks and a major blip... BMI was 29.5 now 25.5 Waist was 39 inches now 32 inches Hips were 46.5 inches now 40 inches Chest was 41 inches now 36 inches (not sure I'm too happy about this loss :jelous:, if u know what I mean) Arms were 13 inches...

Thanks all for your responses. I'm back on it. No more cheating.

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It's been a couple of weeks now that I've been on and off CD and last night I completely fell off track. I had alcohol and chocolate. I was doing really well but then I got really demotivated about having shakes all the time. I can see the weight I've lost, so why would I fall off the wagon when...

Tonight I'd had enough, I was absolutely starving from a mad busy day at work. I got home and went straight to take out, it's something I've been craving for wks now. I got a meal, ate 1/4 of it then had had enough. I couldn't eat anymore. When I went to take out I was going to call it a day...

Hi everyone, Hope your all doing well with your diet and life is treating you kind. Im just wondering if anyone else has experienced low mood since starting this brutal diet as recently, id say last 2 weeks, I've been exceptionally low in mood, so much so I've even thought about stopping diet...

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Oh well the week before last, I had three in one day as I didn't know. I was fine! Ah well better not play with fire

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Hi everyone, I had weigh in the other day and I said I'd like 50% shakes and the other 50% bars! She said no you can't have more than one bar a day, I did ask why but what she said didn't make sense? Can someone explain pls :confused::confused::mad:

Totm again two in less than four weeks. Is this normal? :confused:

Just wondering if anyone els struggled on their forth wk on cd? This last wk I've really been craving normal food, is this common?:confused:

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It likes a lot of things really, if you keep complaining to GP that you are really unhappy with certain things about your body (chest size, worts and things with your body in general) the more they'll be inclined to do something about it. For instance if you are unhappy because you have excess...

Just started 4th wk

Thats the trouble though. I'm already on SS+

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Feeneyfoofoo, Im not quite sure what triggers my hunger, it never really affects me when I'm doing nothing, I'm normally busy at work when a wave of hunger strikes. It takes a while for the hunger to go. ROSB you've done g8 Thank u all

Hi Casablanca, I say 6-12 months because I'm struggling with only 2-3 months and needed some insight into how people who are on the programme for a long periods do it. My second wk was 2lb. But I was seriously bloated and weighed myself the next day on hospital scales. So it was still only a...

I'm just so defying how people manage to do a vlcd for long periods of time. I mean like 6-12 months and beyond? I need some encouragement pls xx:(

Yes the first few days are very hard, in fact I'm still not sure how I got through them! But everyone who is on the cd have gone through the same feelings. Head down and you'll get through it x

Hi everyone, Im really struggling today, I so desperately need some real food instead of shakes and bars. I'm hungry and desperate for something fulfilling :sigh: Any advice for someone who is close to eating properly :confused:

Just had a peanut bar...mmmmm tasty. Just missing the chocolate bit. An well just as good I suppose :)

My weigh in today and I know I've lost weight. But I'll not know till next week as my CDC scales had broken when I went to get weighed. I stepped on them and they flashed but that's all they did and then they turned off. :mad:

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You can never be to paranoid about chest pains. When I see patients who com to hospital who actually have cardiacr chest pain the complain of an indigestion type pain. If you also read about chest pain on the Internet it is a classic symptom on cardiac chest pain and should not be taken lightly...

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No, the symptoms have subsided, so I'm ok now thanks x

Hi, Ive also had this and I've been in agony with it. You did right to come off diet until you were 100% sure what it was. Your no idiot x

Thanks for that, I can't do much exercise as I have arthritis which is currently giving me gip in my hips, so its not easy. I do have a dog though and she drags me out twice everyday. I'm also a sister in a very busy a&e dept, so I think you can say I do enough exercise considering. I'm on wk 3...

Yeah, but it's easing off now. I've got gastritis as well which doesn't help anything

I thought you said you weren't so well at writing??? That was an amazing story and it's inspired me to continue. Where are the pics though. Well done you

wow cookie12 you've done amazing. well done xx

hi im 3 weeks in and i can defo feel the weight loss. yippee

yep, you do have to have all shakes unfortunately. I'm on week 3 nearly 4 and at first I didn't think the shakes were not too bad, but now I've had enough of the taste now and they make me feel sick once I've had one. I can't wait for my proper meal even if it is only a little chicken and veg...

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Well you've got further than me lol

Nice to c u, to c u nice

Sorry to hear that. Hope to c u gain on here soon

Hi, Do u feel short of breath at all, does the pain go anywhere else like into your jaw, back or arms. Sweaty or feel sick. Sorry just the nurse in me coming through. It's hopefully just the diet cause it's given me really bad indigestion but it's passed now. But if it doesn't settle or you...

I've just started on bars, omg, I think I was expecting galaxy chocolate or cadbury chocolate but that so wasn't what I tasted. I wasn't sick but it took a while to munch through it. Ive tried mint choc and I agree that it tastes better, much more texture and a bit tastier. I'll have to try...

Hi, Didnt have really bad shakes but I did feel awful around that stage of diet. It did pass after two days and I think it was cause it was totm. My totm came at end of the bad couple of days and I wasn't even due x stay positive & drink plenty. X

Have a good wk away

Good luck with your weigh in. How did you get your profile picture on here and your weigh ins below your posts?

Eeeeeek, Weigh in last night -7lb, so I've lost 13lb in two wks :-) Xx :D:D:D:D

Hi all, Please can someone talk me through how to put a profile picture on my profile, so it appears when I post anything.x:confused:

Hi everyone, Please don't read if your eating and apologies if I offend anyone. I'm getting really hungry on CD at the moment and I'm just finishing day 13, weigh in tomorrow. Last night I started with diarrhoea (really sorry guys). I've had two episodes and it's straight after I have a Shake...

Hi everyone, Hope your all well. Im just wondering does anyone have a memory foam mattress? Are they any good? And what is a good make and average price region. Need a new mattress yesterday. :):confused:

Thanks gorgehun80, really struggling at mo, I'm on a downer. It's given me a boost that x

Gorgehun80 you've done g8!!!!!! Well done u What plan are you on? Because I've notice other people who've been on the diet and haven't lost 3.5 st, have you been exercising as well? X

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Your stomach would have seriously shrunk. If you keep your Memel portions small you'll maintain easier x

I'm t total have been for a year cause of nasty drugs I is on for arthritis. I go out and stay sober and then drive home chuckling to myself at what antics my mates were upto. X

I stay off all other food as I can't stop once I start. I reward myself with an iTunes album or new book :-) x

Hi, If your struggling why don't you do SS+ for a week to break in gently and then go to SS. There is very little weight loss difference between the two diets. Keep of used and like bethereforchristmas say don't touch anything but he fit food cause it really isn't easy to stop once you start x

Drink drink drink water. Lots of it, it fills you up big time and totm affects it alsoas I found out the other day x

Hi, If you were a failure you wouldn't have started again and be rioting on this forum. A failure is when you go back to your old ways and stay that way and even then there is often reasons for staying that way. Frame of mind has a lot to do with things. But your back that's all that matters

Hiya, Im a June starter, I started on the 31st of June. just into my second week. Good luck everyone

For the last couple of days I've had major hocolate cravings, I've won I'm not having any. What does everyone else miss? What cravings have you had?

Hi I'm on leave this week from work.im finding I'm more hungry than usual. Does anyone else find this the case??

I was walking my black lab today, god love her cotton socks, and I walked past a chip shop. Omg I could smell chips and curry sauce before I even got round the corner. It smelt soooooooooooooooooooooooo good:(:sigh:

I read a clip in the paper the other month and it was about how the cd reduced symptoms for osteoarthritis suffers. I don't have OA but I'll give anything a try

I've just watched obese: a year to save my life. Quite an emotional programme. I can so relate to how he felt :(

the twighlight saga Confessions of a gp Maid for the billionare and For love or legacy same author-romance books very good waiting new one in summer Daddy Stephen king's dark tower series

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Weight watchers sell them. Look at there site

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Does anyone know what are the best scales, reasonably priced, to get. I'm thinking off getting some once my journey is nearing the end :)

Wow keeleyjadex, I bet you were well chuffed on your first weigh in, I bet you fell off the scales x

Really love that reply KD, I think I'll cut, paste and print and stick it on my fridge x

Hiya all, Does anyone know how to update ticker :confused:

I so don't remember biology, I can barely remember last week! Thank you for the info though

Hi all, Just had weigh in, I've lost 6lb. When she first weighed me I'd lost 3 lb but the scales had been stood on there side all day. She then weighed me again and I'd lost 6 lb. white upset because I've stuck to the diet like glue, I've not cheated and I expected a bigger loss. I'm on a...

Hiya, Does anyone else find they get occasionally hungry whilst doing CD :confused:

The other day I walked the dos longer than usual and then went home and tidied the loft. Although not classed as exercise (except walking the dog) it was very hot in the loft and I was up there for about two hrs. After I'd finished loft I felt ok then the hunger hit me. I was starving but could...

Hi all, First weigh in tomorrow but I don't feel like I've lost weight? :(

Hi all, day 5 today feel normal at last! Well as normal as I was before I started diet anyway :p however, yesterday I tested my urine and I was in mild ketosis and I've just tested it again and I'm barely in ketosis? How does it work does anyone know? :confused:

Had my first compliment last night at work from one of my mates. "Have u lost weight Tammy"? i hope so Sandy, where from I said, "your bum and waist look thinner" it's only been 4 days!!!:D:D:D:D:D

I've got 42 lbs to lose, god it sounds a lot that :-( i work that out to be 10 wks from the estimates above. Which sounds right as CDC said end of september

I'm just sticking with the shakes and soups at mo, my CDC said that the majority of people don't like porridge during there first two weeks as they still haven't fully entered ketosis and it doesn't taste that great when u come of normal food, but after a few wks they appreciate it more. I'll...

Just finished another late shift and had one sachet left I d I'd plan to have chicken and mushroom soup but wasn't in the mood for it so I had mint chocolate, mmmmmm tasty. But I've noticed that the shakes have more calories in than the soup, does anyone know if just have shakes alters how...

Thanks kerry

Hi all, I thought I'd give you all an insight in to my life since I put weight on... I got married in 2006 (June) to a man who I thought I'd be with for the rest of my life. How wrong was I. In 2006 I was diagnosed with arthritis after 6 months of being in severe pain with no explanation, all...

My GP signed off my form no questions asked! It may be because I'm a senior nurse and she didn't want to undermine me. She's a very good GP but she's leaving the proactive soon :-( I may have to stalk her a little to find out where she's moved to and transfer to that surgery. Youd think that...

Like your attitude sinead, I'm am normally that positive but these first few days are killing me. Yesterday was really bad in morning but afternoon and evening were a breeze. Woke up this morning with another headache which is passing now but I did night shift last night so that doesn't help

Yep I'm on ss+, don't think I'd survive on just SS not initially anyway

First 3 days I actually wondered why I was doing this to myself, I felt horrible. 3 days done I think I'm getting the hang of it

Ok nightmare shift at work. Why do I work for HHS?? Diet wise I've done really well headaches have been there but only slightly and they were bearable I was that busy that I didn't have all my sachets and I wasn't hungry until I got home so had a quich soup. Role on tomorrow, I think I'm getting...

Hiya everyone, Thankbu all for any replies you have given me on my various posts, much appreciated. Day 3 today, I felt so ill last night and this morning but it eventually passed as I had to take my black Labrador out for a walk so it took my mind off things. About to go to work in busy...

Hi, Im dring about 4-5 litres daily. Felt dreadful this morning, ok at mo but about to embark on 9 hr shift at hospital :-(

Hi Kerry, Thanks for those recipes, I'll give them a try. I'm on day two at mo and struggling with headaches, nausea and hunger. not too good at mo, hope it gets better soon x

Hello, newbie here? Just wondering how you can view your own posts, I've tried searching for them to c if I've got any replies but I can't find them? X

Sinead from your progress I can c how well you've done. You've done amazing. Well done. Can't c me lasting that long though. I'm on day two and struggling.

Omg how did u do it? I'm on day two and sooooooooooo struggling :-( Congratulations on reaching day 11

Hi Carol, I have posted to you earlier on, but I can't find hat bread. But I asked u if you'd like to be my diet buddy as I have about 20 kilos to lose and I thought it would be easier if we did cd together. Im on my 2nd day :-)

That should have been changing, sorry xx

How do u go about hanging? And do they ask why u want to change? X

Hiya all, Does anyone doing the cd have arthritis? Please can u tell me if you have lost weight and has it eased your pain? Are you still taking medication for pain or has your weight loss meant u don't need it anymore?? Xx

Need a diet buddy pls...3 stone to lose Hello, im on day two of cd and would love to do this diet with someone who needs to lose a similar amount of weight as it will be nice to speak to someone who has started about the same time as me and has 3 stone to lose or just has 3 stone to lose. Xx

Hi everyone, Does anyone else here have a very busy job where they don't really stop for the whole time theyre at work?? Also is anyone working in a stressful job? How do u manage on cd Xx

Hi all, Newbie here! just would like to here from people about what there first wk on cd was like and how they managed to stay on and also what finally made you say "right that's it I need to start a diet" Xx

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has created any recipes from the foods list your allowed on SS+. Or any food ideas? Skinnycookietobe

Hi everyone, I'm new to CD I'm on day two. Yesterday I really struggled but today has been easier until about four hrs ago when I started with a smacking headache and now I feel really sick!!! Im just wondering does it get any easier because I'm struggling at mo and I'm having major chocolate...

Hi c45carol, My name is Tammy and I started yesterday morning, day two nearly done! I was wondering if you'd like to do this journey together, as I have 19 kilos to lose and I think it will be a bit easier to do this diet with someone than go it alone. I'm 34 and i live in manchester, Oldham to...