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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    Ditzy under the pics it says if it went to somebody already..i think the one you are referring to is the black one with red flowers on the neck line? it has gone i'm sorry. I will be posting more but they are shirty tipe things for work so probably you won't like them but keep checking just in...
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    My Christmas Pledge!!

    Blue_grapefruit(3st) Janie 1978 (3st) 8lbs gone - 34 to go Moomoo (3st) Shadaca (3.5st) Kittyb (3st) Saraian24 (3 st) Bigbird (4st)-24 = 32lbs to go LucyLou (2st) Surfhunny (3st 6) 15lbs down 2st 7lbs to go Bunnyg (3.5 st) 9lb gone 2 stone 12lb to go Manola Blahnik (60lb) Sue121 (3 st) 161ds...
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    take a 1 week break or not?

    thank you so much for all the replies! we were planning to go out of the country but now have decided to stay in the uk but still go somewhere like the lake district or scotland. My husband loves to go out for meals together and that is something he wanted to do in this week too but i think...
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    take a 1 week break or not?

    Hello eveyrbody! my dilema is this... i have been in CD SS for over 4 months now and have lost over 5 stone. My 2 year aniversary is comming up and we are going away for a week ... do i take a break for that week or so i continue on the diet until my goal is reached? i still have 3 or 4 stone...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    sorry Emsky and Ditzy! i don't come in here as often and didn't read your postst till now! the best way for me to get it right away is to pm me so it goes straight in my email. emsky thanks for the offer but i don't plan to stay a size 16 for more than a few months so i'll just stick to buying 5...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    oh gosh i haven't been in here for a while! i already bought some size 18 work pants but soon i will be looking for size 16! so if any of you have some it would be great :) thanks.. also i have to post more pics...i have size 26 & 28 tops but i wore them when i was size 24 so i think it might be...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    just click on profile albums on the person you want o view just under the pic on the left. you should be able to do this now since you have more than 50 posts!
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    Hot Chocolate

    My councellor doesn't have that orange winter spice one!! what is it? is it a shake?
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    So exited about the new flavours!!

    My councellor told me that it is like a powder you mix with water and she thought it would never be like porridge but she said 1 min in the microwave and somehow it comes out with porridge consistency , thick , and she loved it!
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    So exited about the new flavours!!

    Oh no! i hope it's not too bad as i love the tetras for the convinience and only like the chocolate one. I think the porridge will be great ( i hope it will )
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    OMG! What does everyone do??

    I find it harder on weekends but not a lot more... i think once you start loosing the weight you can treat yourself to new clothes. i am starting to realize i enyoy shopping and trying on clothes much more than i used to..and i have a long way to go! so i am getting scared of whet i'll be like...
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    So exited about the new flavours!!

    is it clear that i am exited? HAHA
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    So exited about the new flavours!!

    Hello! i had my meeting this past saturday with my councellor and she said the next time i go she will have 2 new flavours that are comming out!! i am so exited! one is stawberry tetra and the other is a pack and it's porridge!! very very exited to try those...has anybody tried them yet? and...
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    Hot Chocolate

    it sounds really good! i'm going to try it!!
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    My Christmas Pledge!!

    I want in too please!!! i think i could loose 3 1/2 but want to loose 4 by then! possible?? i hope so!!
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    Saying goodbye

    Hope you find the right one for you! it is the best feeling when after trying so many things you finally find what really works for you! Good Luck
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    will power

    Thats Great! you will be glad you did that when you see the results! why are people offering you stuff anyways? don't they know you are doing ss? i get a bi anoyed when people that know i am on the diet offer me stuff to eat or drink!
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    Thank you very much rainbow! let me know if you do
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    Hello! Just an update on the clothes that i have gotten so far! Samantha_Carolyn thanks you so much for the tops i love them and they fit so nicely! Zeena Thank you for the tons of pants i got from you, i can fit into almost all of them now! just a few more weeks and i hope it will be all i...
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    Does anyone know??

    it isn't happening! i have posted some clothes to give away and didn't get a message when somebody asked a question in the pic comments...:( have been through all the settings and can't find one that has that option
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    Does anyone know??

    Hello does anyone know what to do to receive a message letting you know when somebody posts a comment to your pics? thanks!
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    too small for me yet! but probably in a few months...:)
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    Hello! finally i have loaded the pics in my album! i have sizes from 22 to 26 to give away so have a look and post a comment on the pic to let me know if you want anything. Has anyone found it hard to get rid of their clothes? i took so long to post pics because i couldn't bring myself to give...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    :) thank you! i have been through my stuff now and i have a bunch of things to give but still need to take pics of them so might do it on the week-end they are mostly sizes 24. Also i need to decide what i want to keep till i reach my goal to see how much room i have in my old clothes :)
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    a stupid question mabye...what is PM? and how do you pm somebody :P
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    Funny what you can do now you couldn't do before!

    it's great to finally know the reason! thanks. it does make a lot of sense to have them in a different colour when you explain it like that :) but it still doesn't make it easier on the people that have to use it and don't have a child with them :P mabye airlines should consider making a special...
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    Funny what you can do now you couldn't do before!

    Airgirl, your question is a very tricky one! i would rather ask but i suposse it depends on your personality... if you are in denial then having somebody give it to you might be worse. i remember the first time i didn;t fit i didn;t even know they had extensions! so i just said to the air...
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    lol just read gived me a boost! gives me a boost i mean :P my first language is spanish so forvive for my spelling and grammar!!!!
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    ps: seeing the scales go down every week defenitely gived me a boost! no better motivation than that. on a not so nice note... the weeks maked with green are the weeks i've had a period and lost less weight 5 times so far in 8 1/2 weeks! i could scream. doctor says nothing to worry about just...
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    Hi! it is really good to hear that even though you can't start a strict diet yet you did start eating in the morning and lunch that will defenitely stop you from having a binge at night when you're starving! they are really good things to do to start changing and you'll be surprised how much...
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    Good Luck! and if you feel like it's hard on the first week come and write and read in the forum because it is really great the support you can get and the before and after pics always make me keep on going! we will be here if you need it! :) or if you just want a chat
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    HELP!!!!!!!!

    Drink water! do you have any meals left? and how long have you been on the diet for? it does get better!!! hang in there!!
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    Feeling really peckish!!

    off the shoulder dress! love it :) so Penpen how are the cravings going? did you manage them? are they gone? hope you're better now
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    Yes i have been 100% sole source for almost 8 weeks now and i find it kind of easy . i think at the beggining i thought it would be so so hard for me to do so it suprised me when i did it and stuck to it ... first few days mabye even first week it's the hardest... survive that and it only gets...
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    wow just saw that a bit of a long one :P sorry don't mean to bore everybody!!! just get carried away :)
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    I think if you have a goal like that , CD is a great one because you will probably achieve your goal before the end of the year and tehn you will have 2 months to go up the steps in maintenance and by the time your daughters b-day comes you will be making good food choices and keeping the weight...
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    Feeling really peckish!!

    LOL! you are so funny! don't feel old feel wise!! :) i had some vynil albums when i was growing up too i loved them! specialy the christmas ones (even though i had to ask an adult to put them in for me lol :P )
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    Latest Reputation Received ?

    ahh thats great! thank you starlight :) much clearer now
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    Newbie! Advice to start journey.

    I think it is a journey finding the right diet for you. Before i started Cambridge diet i tried all sorts of diets and i would never stick to it for long. What works for some people might not work for others so you have to try and see. I can only recomend what has been working for me and that is...
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    Latest Reputation Received ?

    this is the first time that i am a member of a forum and i am a bit new to all this so can anybody explain what this is? Latest Reputation Received it shows in the user CP and it is adding things on its own...thanks!
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    Feeling really peckish!!

    haha well i was too young to wear makeup! but i just wanted to grow up fast to be able to be like those girls :) loved it and thought the minute i move out of my moms house thats the style i am going to have forever!
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    Feeling really peckish!!

    Mellie you made me laugh! yes of course we remember! or is it just us? :P i remember absolutley loving that stile leg warmers and all , and loving the hair as well!! the side of the head really high pony tails with very curly hair haha!
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    Do the bars give you botty burps?

    it only does that to people with low tolerance i don't think it is the norm or they wouldn't allow them. still if you are worried you can test with a stick to see if you are still on kitosis :)
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    Do the bars give you botty burps?

    i did hear that they knock some people out of ketosis, i love the bars though and they don't have that effect on me. I think if you are coping well with the diet then there is no need to try them but for the future they are a really nice "treat" to me and i love that i can chew and it does feel...
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    You're only going to gain it all back!!!

    No diet works long term if you are not in the right mind set and if you do it for the pressure you feel that family and friends are telling you you have to do it, you are unhealthy and will die young, etc. I did many many diets in the past and always put on what i had lost and more after it was...
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    Is the Cambridge diet really hard to stick to?

    The soups and shakes and bars and Tetras are very nice! I recomend buying 1 of every flavour because i have learned that everybody likes different things! most of the favours my councellor said she hated i loved! and there were a few i didn't like so it was worth tasting them all...i did the...
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    You're only going to gain it all back!!!

    I am sure that person that said don't bother will be asking you for the name of the diet once she sees the results!
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    Doctors Signature Requirements Cambridge Diet

    I can't belive so many of you had trouble with your doctors! it is sad as after we are all slim we will save the NHS millions together by not needing medicines and treatment for many weight related ilnesses. I started CD SS 7 weeks ago and i didn't have to go to get a form signed by my doctor...
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    Do the bars give you botty burps?

    They don't give me any bloating or wind... if anything since i've been on this diet i've had the least wind ever! about slowing down i don't know since i've had them since my 2nd week , some people say yes and some say no they only have 40 more calories than the soups so i doubt it is a massive...
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    Feeling really peckish!!

    sometimes when i feel peckish i drink teh vegetable flavouring and it works! makes you feel full for a bit and after that you forget about the cravings ... watching 10 years younger helps too :)
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    You're only going to gain it all back!!!

    just logged back in after a week and read all the messages it is sad that many people can't be supportive and don't bother finding out about what you're doing before having a negative opinion on it..but having said that most people at work now are asking me every week how i am doing and...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    I've gone trough my stuff and i don't have as much as i would have hoped to! i have a size 24 black stipped work pants that are too big but the rest of my size 24 i can still wear and it isn't too bad. i am hoping in a few weeks i will have more :) i also have a size 22 ( it is really 24 in the...
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    You're only going to gain it all back!!!

    yes i knwo what you mean! i find most people at work are really happy for me and always ask me how it's going ..but to get there i had to "defend" the diet at the beggining because the first reaction was always "you'll get sick!" you can't just have 3 shakes a day! and it took a lot out of me...
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    You're only going to gain it all back!!!

    Hello all! today i was offered a piece of chocolate at work and said no. a person sitting in front of me said to me after "didn't you have the chocolate?" i said "no i'm not eating ,i'm on a diet" he said you should not do that because after you are just going to gain it all back. Now normally...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    thanks! you too. when you're done i would love to see your before and after pics! Hopefuly meanwhile i'll be able to post enough to see what clothes you've got in size 20 and i will post what i've got as well. great chatting to you! xx
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    yes i can imagine getting into a 16 is a great motivator! I am getting exited just by fitting into my old clothes that i haven't been able to in a year or 2 and finding out they are a bit loose even and when i had to stop wearing them it was because they were cutting my circulation they were so...
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    I've just noticed your ticker..43 lbs! thats amazing! how many sizes have you gone down if you don't mind me asking
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    I am on Cambridge Diet SS it has been great i am very happy with the results so far and for the first time ever i see myself sticking to it until i reach my goal ( about 12st ) and i will see how i feel then. What diet are you on?
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    ahh ok thats great thanks. I will have to take some pics then and i will try to post them on the body of the message instead. Will try to post as many messages as i can so i can have access to everybody elses stuff too!
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    Clothes exchange - lets getting swapping ready for the party season xxx

    This is a great idea! i have some size 24 stuff that are too big for me now but i will have to wait to swap things since i don't have access to see the pics yet as i have not posted enough and also i suspect i wouldn't be able to post pics either... Does anybody know how much i need to post...
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    hot drinks? x

    Thank you so much! i will have a look at it now. i am so impatient to try these things i couldn't wait to buy the lolly trays and just took the top off a tetra and stuck a fork in it and put it in the freezer! it is ready now so will have that for dinner :)
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    hot drinks? x

    oh please where do i look this up? on how to make the crisps i am dying to try it!
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    danger tiimes?

    starting TO feel i mean ... :P
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    danger tiimes?

    also sometimes i really feel like i could eat something anything! and at that moment if the veggie stock hasn't worked i think 'take 1 day at a time' if i survive this craving and not eat then i will feel much better tomorrow and it will be a new day - today i will not eat..will see tomorrow...
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    hot drinks? x

    oh wow that sounds good! i will buy some trays on monday i have a feeling i will love this new find! thanks :) please tell me all about the soup crisps! i feel i have been missing out on a lot of variations!
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    hot drinks? x

    Yes i am sticking to it 100% there is no other choice in my head because if i were to stray even to have 1 lettuce that would be the end for me i need the stucture and that food barrier that i don't cross! thats why i think this has worked for me more than any other diet ever has. Now for tips i...
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    hot drinks? x

    thanks! i have to update that i have been doing it for 6 weeks now and have lost 2 st 1lb :) try the savoury one it is good i don't drink tea of coffe either and it is nice to have this drink not only for water intake but when i'm a bit hungry or anxious and i'm not due a meal i have it too
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    hot drinks? x

    i have the savoury drink every day and i love it it does feel like an extra meal to me. i also add pepper to it and it's great
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    Help please!!

    I am not a councellor and have only been doing it for 6 weeks but as i understand it you would go through the same process than at the beggining if you came out of it , it would take another 3 or 4 days to be back on it. I don't think i could do it because i feel like food is a barrier i don't...
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    Fasting and CD

    Read that there is somebody else with a similar dilema..people suggest you have 1 in the morning and 2 in the evening here is the link: http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-forum/22344-anyone-have-clue-bout-cd-during-fasting-month.html
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    Help please!!

    i think white meat and grean veggies is good , like in the step up from ss. get the books from your councilor and you'll see the kind of meals it shows you. i think 2 days of having 1 healthy meal a day ( try avoiding carbs ) and the rest shakes won't be too bad. My husband has done that a...
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    danger tiimes?

    i have mine at a similar time but i try to make the last one later so instead of having my soup at 6 pm i have the vegetable stock drink at that time instead and that helps a lot , then at 9 or 9:30 i have the last meal and it works till i go to sleep! try it it really feels like you are having...
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    Fasting and CD

    I think you should try and have all 3 in the evening as 3 of the meals have 100% of the vitamins and minerals you need for the day by having only 1 you are having only 1/3 of that. Mabye you can space them out from the time you are alowed to start untill you go to bed? just an idea. if you can't...
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    New to diet and forum

    thank you all for your messages! i did it 2 st 1lbs! :)
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    New to diet and forum

    without even noticing it ,6 weeks ( tomorrow ) have gone by! i think i have lost 2 stone but won't know till tomorrow. i am so happy that finally i have stuck with something and it is working. At one point in my life i really thought i would be big big big forever and there was nothing i could...
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    First WI

    Thats great! before you know it it will be double digits!
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    Budddiessssss..x

    I'm not even near any of you but i do need the support! i should have about 9 stone to loose but have set myself a target of 6 to start with and see how i feel... i think i have lost 2 so far..will know for sure tomorrow when i go to get weighed. But i still want to be your buddy! :) even if...
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    is it ok not to say it????

    Hello! why not count the calories you have a day for example 1 meal 200 + 3 shakes 402 = 602 calories a day and just tell the truth without revealing the name of the diet..so you can say i am on a very low calorie diet about 600 to 700 calories a day and that would be telling the truth you can...
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    Had enough of the almost constant bleeding,

    Hi just this week i went to the doctor because i had 3 periods in 5 weeks ( i have beeen on the diet for 5 weeks ) and she said it is not the diet itself but the weight loss that affects the hormones ( 26 lbs in 5 weeks ) so she said if i can live with it for another 2 or 3 months it should...
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    Had enough of the almost constant bleeding,

    Hi! i thought this was just me! i had a period 2 wees ago ( that is 2 weeks after starting CD SS and now i have it again! it is very odd and i didn't think it was related to the diet... will this go on every 2 weeks for the duration of the diet? i can't handle that since i get very bad pain...
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    The embarrassing CD question thread!

    This Thread is great :) don't feel alone in the side effect department anymore. My tummy makes noises all the time but i have gotten used to taht now... the breath is not nice i bought a mint spray breath freshener and it is great but if i don't use it often it goes back to poo smell! and the...
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    I've Had Enough!!!

    Good Luck! i can't belive that man making a remark! What is this manchester meet? is it a diet thing? or a private thing? it sounds good!
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    New to diet and forum

    AHH never mind..i had put on the wrong code :P . Thanks for all the messages i think this is a great place to get inspiration and support!
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    New to diet and forum

    Thanks! can u tell me how to get my tracker to show on the post? i pasted the code into the signature but it doesn't seem to work properly and i see that yours is :)
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    New to diet and forum

    Hi I just started CD SS a week and 2 days ago . I'm feeling really good about it lost 10lb in the first week :) i can't say i'm starving i am sometimes just a bit hungry but nothing that water doesn't fix. wish me luck !
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