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Well done - keep it up :)

I like Sadie Megan or Morgan Rae.....for boys i like Morgan James (i like the name Morgan lol) or Blake.... hope your pregnacy is going well :)

it does it does it does!!!! Think how we will feel with 3 stone....woo hoo watch out weight loss, here we come :) :)

4lbs is great - I hope i lose 4lb a week from now on, that would be just fine by me - WELL DONE :)

ta muchly everbody :)

I just want to look as good as I feel :)

Thank You :) :) I know i have a loooong way to go, but its nice hitting 2 stone, it feels like i am well on my way...and under the dreaded 100lbs to lose :)

4lbs gone - 4cms off waist....bye bye belly!! 2 stone + 7 weeks = one happy mellie :)

oooo I'll have a look for it now...thanks!:D

well done oh inspirational one! I scour the message boards for weekly weigh in results as it keeps me on track, plus i feel we are all in this together, so a result for you makes me feel happy. Well done and keep it up :) x

Dont beat yourself up and dont put it off...just start ss+ as planned tomorrow and you'll be glad you did....in 3 short days you'll be in the magic cloud that is ketosis and you'll be proud of yourself. Keep smiling and keep winning, you can do it! x

ok....not too sure i'm any the wiser (he he he) but thanks for all the replies...think i'll just aim for first couple of shades and be happy....thanks guys :)

peanut butter n chocolate tetras.... cherry shake - fantastic idea!!!

thank you - so ideally either shade 2 or 3 on the stix?

I've seen plenty of other threads asking if the palest colour on the ketosis stix means you are in ketosis or not, but what i would like to know is which shade is the 'ideal' for CD ?? At what point is the colour too dark due to dehydration? Can anyone help please? thanks! :confused:

Its this thought that keeps me on track....is this food (that I'm not really hungry for) really worth another summer of hot sweaty sore body parts, or day to day hiding of our true selves and feelings??? I also think, I remember just what I was doing this time last year...I can't believe a year...

I hate it when the description is accompanied by gestures...so someone might say 'the big girl' at the same time as puffing out their face and extending their arms out showing a big body...i mean what's that all about??? Or when someone makes a comment about someones weight and immediately look...

We can do it! This HAS to be our last summer feeling like this....COME ON EVERYONE, let's enjoy our CD journey as it brings us one day closer to our happy summers...

Me and 2 friends (slim and pretty) were in a club, walking through the crowd. These 2 guys made lewd comments to my friends, and then kicked me and told me i shouldnt be allowed out as I was too fat!! YUP KICKED ME!! I just walked away with tears in my eyes....that happened years ago and i still...

Today i realised that if we all stick to CD 100%, this is the last summer we will ever worry about covering our arms, hiding our big bottoms, suffer with sweaty parts rubbing together...next summer we can enjoy the heat and celebrate our 'normality' by wearing dresses, floaty tops that dont...

I seem to be having a strange pattern of weight loss - first week, 12lbs, then 3lbs, then 0.5lbs, then 6.5lbs this week i put 1lb on!!! and thats 100% ss which i didnt think could happen...my cdc says its due to the complete mess up of my bowels and totm being 2 weeks on trot...but i still cant...

but dont forget you have to have extra water to make up for the tetra's only being 200ml of fluid when packs are made up with a minimum of 227ml...I have an extra pint on those days that i have bars/tetras....

Abz there you are!! A missing thread was posted for you last night....!!

If you are happy, and truly believe he is the right choice for you then you go for it and be happy every day!! Your family only care about you and are scared you will end up hurting again but in time they will see it was the right decision for you. Good luck and congratulations!!x

Don;t forget when you have more to lose (I also have 10 stone to lose - well i did, I have 8 to lose now) the big numbers are great, but we want our skin to stand a chance to shrink back too so losing massive amounts quickly isnt always for the best - I think 10lbs in 2 weeks is awesome! Dont...

Get a stick / hand blender - its a god send and very cheap in tesco! Well worth it for all the shakes and the soups, i couldnt do it without mine! Good luck and well done for making the decision to join us :)

I've just bought the abs belt - and i saw there are arm 'belts' too....I figured I would just wrap the abs belt around my thighs and arms lol!! I cant physically do the exercises to help tone me up (spine injury) so thought this would be a good way around it...Slendertone's website says should...

Nice one Abz! Keep it up...you are doing brill...

Perhaps your body knows you always 'give up' around this time and that's why its holding on to everything...not a very scientific answer but hopefully you get my jist...I think this time you need to hang on in for another week and just see....another week from your life is nothing so hang on in...

7lbs for me total 51lbs

I never thought i would be nearly 2 stone down only 4 weeks after starting....it is tough at times, but worth it....dont forget to think about massage creams etc to help with stretch marks (I started doing this on day one) not sure if it will help but reckon anything we can do to help make...

Doesn't look like he is doing too well :(

How exciting - so glad you went in the end....so, cant wait to see a pic of him :) and secretly, i am dying to know if you kissed ...he he! Call me a gossip junkie, but i prefer to think of myself as a romantic :)

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massage in some stretch mark cream - and in doing so, feeling the fat on my body reminds me why i NEED to stay on track....

2 weeks of SS out the window for some chicken and salad....is it worth it?? really? I want kebab (the crap stuff lol) and chips but it's not worth my 4 weeks of hard work until now....dont give in!!! you can do it!

Sorry to hear your news - fingers crossed hubby finds another job soon! I managed 17lbs in 3 weeks...good luck!

A pair of jeans and high heels, a pencil skirt, a holiday and to stop saying no to a guy I really like and go on a date with him.... :)

chocolate peanut butter tetra's mmmmmm - nice for ice cream! But it'll be nice to have a new flavour even if it is only strawberry lol x

When I want to stray I go look at myself naked in the mirror. I really look and think if I was a man, would i want me? Then I think to myself, if i need an operation, would i survive (this one due to me possibly having to have an op soon)? And then i look at my daughter, who has accepted every...

Honestly, life is too short. It sounds a cliche but its true. You will never look back and say i wish i hadn't eaten a meal on that date, but you might look back and go I wish i had just gone for it on that date....go and make sensible food choices, and if it goes well then tell him 'next time I...

sorry i took a while...i was busy perming my hair and looking for my off the shoulder jumper dress and pixie boots....

Now I feel sooooooooooooooo old lol....ooo I feel a WHAM moment coming on.,....now wheres that 'NOW 2' vinyl album gone....

what about baby blue eyeliner and matching mascara, and pale pale pink lippy??!! and a fringe so heavily sprayed with hairspray it lifts in one whole piece LOL.....oh those were the days!

Get focused woman - imagine how much housework you would need to do to burn off 5000 biscuits!! LEts get physical physical...I wanna get physical....oo sorry, 1970's (or was it 80's) singing moment there....and if noone knows what i am talking about I shall slink away quietly in my leg warmers...

thank you v v v v much - I really am over the moon....It's not always easy but seeing the results (specially as I still have about 8 stone left to go lol) means each day is a little easier. This has proved to be the most inspiring site, on good days, on bad days. Even when people get a bit...

I have done SS 100% no cheating....I have had 12lb loss first week, 4.5lbs second week, 0.5lbs last week (weird!) and 7lbs this week! I cant believe I am 4lb short of 2 stone already....I am hoping another week of 100% ss will shift that 4lbs...I wrote in my diary that i wanted to lose one stone...

Week 4 weigh in (day early) and another 7lbs off YAY!!! thats 24lbs in 4 weeks....bring it on! Come on people - 100% in gives 100% out :) :)

Today I woke up at 5.45am despite it being the one day this week I didnt have to get up for work! I don't normally get up till 7am so can't understand it. So there's me thinking, bloomin sods law....which made me think of a new thread.... Whats your 'sods law'??? Mine: Waking up early on the...

Age - 35 (for 3 more weeks) Children - 1 girl aged 14 Single (going through divorce) Town - Colchester (Essex, originally West London) Job - Mail order plant (gardening) company Favourite smell - Dior Addict, warm bread, my daughter when she was a baby after her bath Place i would be if i could...

oooo right side of the bed every time for me!

I too always lock the door the minute i walk in. I have to have the bedroom door open when i sleep. I have to have towels in a straight line hanging perfectly in folds on the rack. My decorative bits have to be put back in the exact same place as they started after i have moved them to...

Maybe craving beef as due TOTM?? I used to always have steak and watercress (iron rich food) when it was my totm....

good for you - that will all be gone by Christmas easy! I have another 8stone7lbs to go, so i know how it feels to have a lot to lose - good luck and you can do it!! :)

So this is a forum for people with lots to lose? What classes as lots? I have approx 10 stone to lose (well, 8 stone 7lbs now) so does this count?? It would be nice to talk with people specifically who understand the long journey we face, as well as the real issues being 'so' overweight...have i...

hello Ladybird. ... well done on your 19lbs, how have you found the journey so far? Do you have much more to lose (if you dont mind me asking) I am in my 4th week and think i have another 20 weeks or so to go....sounds such a long time when i say it like that :) !

I seem to be ok on the bars - but i do keep them to only 3 a week....maybe that helps....! I dont think i could hack CD otherwise....and sometimes a good blow out is what we need LOL :)

I had this and thought it was just me! Mine was dated Dec 2008, and was one of a 'strip' of 3...the others were fine. I thought it was because i was drinking it with my peanut bar and thought perhaps it was an after taste thing, but it was defintely 'tangy' and not right....i have 6 more in the...

I would add a top tip to buy a stick (hand held) blender as this makes all the difference to the shakes i find....i make mine up with slightly more water than the minimum, add ice, the powder and whizz....and its lovely - honest! Good luck you wont regret it x

Glad you're ok! No single event i dont think - more likely every time anyone made a comment about my weight...stupid that i just went and stuffed myu face every time!!

Oh well done!! Its seeing this sort of thing that keeps me going...knowing i'm not the only 20stone + person on here and that it can be done! well done well done well done and thank you for posting!!

I struggle with smelling food as it really gets my mouth watering - but i watch food programmes and read take away menu's!! Arent we a strange bunch lol !!

5 months and never had a bar??!! My god woman, how have you coped!! I only have 3 a week to try and minimise any weight loss slow down- they're my weekend treats - specially when i sprinkle chopped up peanut bar over my frozen chocolate tretra :) hope you enjoy them!

I empty mine into a pudding bowl, freeze to ice cream, then chop half a bar up (peanut crunch works well) and sprinkle over the top like an ice cream sundae! Great for Saturday nights with a DVD to feel like a treat :)

Think thats where I'll stay, on the main forum. Good luck to all the fellow 100% cd'ers. May you reach goal and be happy. And for those of you that fall off the wagon, see you on the main forum... :)

Body twins!! exactly the same - same start weight, same sizes top and bottom...I cant wait to be a size 18 anything...then a 16...then a 14...then a 12 and there I'll stay :D

but this forum is called CD 100% forum....so as long aws we are all 100% then tht suits the requirement doesnt it? I guess i will stick to the other forum where i do have to read about cheating and coming off the wagon and binge eating etc, even though i am 100%. Its just a shame thats all, but...

i understand completely - and coping this way does not make you a non 100% cd'er. like i said if there is the desire for a no food at all forum then it shouldnt have anything to do with being 100%...you can be both!

I agree - but mentioning food doesnt mean you are not a 100% cd'er.....otherwise there should be a CD No Food Talk Whatsoever Allowed sub forum and nothing to do with 100% or not....

Surely being 100% means sticking to the CD 100% - that doesnt mean you cant say 'my daughter was eating sausage rolls in front of me' but should mean you cant say 'i ate a curry and still lost 10lbs' or 'i came off the wagon and am struggling to get back into it'....doing something 100% still...

Do not NOT NOT give him the power to sabotage you! I know exactly how awful it is still living with an ex and how much it can hurt and how easily they can make you feel worthless, but do not let yourself make you feel worthless by drinking that wine or eating those muffins because thats how...

Hear hear! You can come up with as many social events or excuses, but you've chosen to do a total food replacement plan and that means not coming off it even for one night - Abz speaks from experience as she came off for a very special occasion but has suffered getting back on....it will undo...

dont apologise, thats what the forum is for.....if you;ve not been 100% on ss then thats why your loss hasnt been great this week, but the week is past now so look forward. perhaps cut the bars down to only 3 a week (I save mine for the weekends) and see if that helps...dont give up you oew to...

Honestly, some people are just born stupid - sadly thre isnt a diet out there to help people lose lbs of stupidity! You keep that head held high and next time you see her just remember 'she has lbs of stupidity weighing her down'... :)

If you think about this (and I say this as a fellow over 9 stone to lose minimin!) we have to lose alot of weight, so someone who has only 4 stone to lose is likely to see 2 1/2 stone off alot easier than us. We will notice it much more once we hit 3 or 4 stone and suddenly we'll see it. I bet...

I think the diet is for loosing the weight, not for dealing with the emotional mental side of how you think or how you deal with the way you approach food. I am sure your friend Phil thinks differently about so many things than the way you think about them, so why should you expect to think the...

Thanks very much everyone! I said to CDC about me noticing peoples weight loss is less in week 3 than the first 2 and she told me it was nonsense! She said she has a client who has lost 7lbs every week for 5 weeks and others who lose 2lb every week and it being week 3 shouldnt make any...

Thanks DQ - think its easy to lose focus on the bigger picture as i survive week by week, but i have to remember to look at total losses not just that particular weeks....if i lost 17lbs a month i'd be happy so musnt grumble...thanks for your nice words

Week 3 weigh in - only lost 1/2 lb but did shift another 2cms from my waist. So thats 17lbs in 3 weeks and nearly 12cms off the waist. Now apparently its because I am severely constipated (no movement since THursday last week) and CDC has despatched me off to get max strength senekot (or...

on day 20 - so far so good :)

I am reading The Tenko Club by Elizabeth Noble

Cross stitch!! I used to love doing those - i made a whole baby quilt when i was pregnant and DD still has it (she is now 14) - fab idea, I'm off to ebay to find one to do - thanks for the idea :) :D:D:D

we are the same person!! do you find you weigh less at 7pm than you do at 5pm??

A beauty regime! Never had one as such before, but now I will do my nails, massage bio oil into my skin, facials, hair masks, experiment with make up, look for the clothes i will be wearing when I am slim (specially undies!!), read books and talk to my daughter about all the nice holidays we...

I wish they made more tetra shake flavours...but if i could choose, a chocolate and peanut butter shake - some sort of beefy meaty soup - and a special powder you could mx into the shakes to turn it into steak and crispy chips, with salad and garlic bread lol !!

It varies, depending on whether you are doing ss (sole source) or ss+ etc, but if ss, approx £34 - £38 a week i would say.

for an emergency movement (lol) use syrup of figs - works within a minute of taking it!!

thanks - but not gallstones as had these out 2 years ago (horrendous little blighters!). I think related to constipation to be honest - even though I dont feel the urge to go :)

Hi all - in my third week of ss and all going well apart from the regular attacks of sharp stomach pains, high up in my stomach. I have suffered the last two week with severe constipation (sorry guys!) followed by diarreah (again I apologise) so it could be I need to get the fibre 89 in my...

maybebabypowell - 22lbs -4lb (18lb to go) kellymundy - 10lbs -2lbs Lizdesigns - 12lbs delilah - 14lbs rolo - 14lbs Maybe_Baby - 14lbs sumayyah - 20lb -10lb karenO - 16lbs Princessbunny - 16lbs loselose - 14lbs-2lbs 12to go Jennikay - 14lbs Mushette- 11lbs Bish_Bosh - 21lb - 7lb gone, 14lb to...

Whatever you do you need to be emotionally prepared and want to do it. The diet rollercoaster isnt anything to do with the diets themselves most of the time (apart from the faddy ones) but the way we approach them and handle our feelings whilst we are on them. CD works as its scientific and uses...

I collapsed and had to have emergency surgery with mine - I honestly thought I was dying, so trust me, if you can get seen to sooner and dont put it off, you'll be glad! The whole experience was horrendous and i wish i had dealt with it years ago - I am fine now and its really helped. Good luck x

I would also be disappointed to only lose 2lbs as CD is a hard diet to stick to, but I would be more disappointed not to have tried at all! I worked out that CD costs approx £5.40 a day for everything we eat and drink. Thats not bad is you work out how much you would normally spend on food and...

Colin and Doris!

How to make melliepigpogs day in 2 easy posts! Thank you Goolian, thank you Wannabeslim! you are gorgeous ladies :) :) :)

Process & Communications Manager for a mail-order company....what about you?

I lost 4lb in week 2 - which i was disappointed with for about 5 mins.....dont fret, wait until tomorrow and then re-post...I'm sure it will be more than 2lbs. I am expecting week 3 WI to drop as that seems to the pattern on CD.....good luck and dont worry!

If its Mildred its got to be George!!!!

Is that true about morning weight cos if it is I weigh 4lbs less than i thought??? I find that I am at my heaviest around 6pm (happens to be the weigh in time) and at my lightest either last thing at night or first thing in the morning....

I hope I get on ok with it - its not cheap is it!! If not I will try the tesco one, although I have started with the bars this week so maybe that will sort me out :)

The long answer was fine honest! I have scales as I find it so empowering getting on every evening (not in the morning as you always weigh less and it can be off putting) and seeing myself weigh less each day (specially if you have digital scales) and at the early stage I think you need all the...

I've just ordered fibre 89 to help with my irregularities, so will be very interested to hear from others the answer to your question Brett...hope other than this your fiance is doing ok??

I do the same thing! I watch all the cooking shows, I read take away menu's and I imagine what will be my first 'normal' meal when I hit target! I find this helps me deal with my cravings. I imagine ordering take aways and feeling greasy and bloated (as I always eat too much) and how sad I'd...

Oh- and happy birthday for yesterday, well done on the driving test, and I think from an earlier thread I read, well done for sticking to it 100% :)

In the spirit of the thread - RANTING - why is it that some people are born liking healthy food and exercise? Why is it that as a grown up, sensible Mum, with a good job, great friends I couldnt get a grip on the thing that made me most miserable and chose to deal with it by eating more of the...

Think I saw on the CD forum you were planning on starting CD. I did prep week which I think really helped as I didnt find starting the diet that hard. I had a few days of headaches but soon passed with a paracetemol and water. Had constipation twice in 3 weeks and felt a little tired, but other...

Good luck! The best advice is dont even think about trying to 'beat the system' the best results come if you can follow it 100%. 3 stone will come off in no time - I have already lost over 1 stone and I'm only at week 3. You can do it! There are hard days (weekends are worst for me) but each day...

I had to take (after an emergency dash to chemist) Syrup of Figs. It worked in no more than 40 seconds!!! Then I couldnt stop going ALL bloomin night lol.....I;ve ordered fibre 89 from CDC (which considering it was £6.60 I hope it lasts a while!!) which I hope will sort it all out cos I do NOT...

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Mine was laziness to cook proper food - so it would be cheese on toast, or cheesey jackets spuds in the week (with loads of butter) and takeaways on Fridays, and weekends of induglences! If I have a weak moment now I read the take away menu, imagine ordering it, eating it, feeling greasy and...

Thats good advice! The tandoori chicken is dry (no sauce) and really tasty so is almost (almost) a ss+ meal. Sounds like you have the right attitude about being realistic that you may not lose etc. Have a good night, stick to fizzy water and hopefully it wont be too bad getting back to ss the...

Its worth hanging in there and having the bars after week 2. I cut mine up in a little dish and pick on them throughout the day - putting them in the freezer makes them nice and chewy so great for nibbling. Also, if you want to lose 3 stone think about this - by the time your work do comes up on...

Aww it does sound like you are suffering...I have had a few days like this but normally a pack and lots of water sorts it out. My worst thing is weekly constipation which is agony so I have ordered the fibre stuff from CDC which I hope will sort it out. I've noticed sharp stomach pains happening...

I agree dont do it! It is hard - I go to Guernsey every month with work for min of 2 nights. It always involves dinner (3 courses in great restaurants) cooked hotel breakfasts and buffet lunches. I also had to go to a hotel for the night and had to have a shake in my room whilst the others had...

http://www.minimins.com/lighter-life-forum/11212-possible-treatment-dreaded-hair-loss.html I saw this....

Thanks everyone! I was so looking forward to my bar last night (and chewing!!) but it wasnt as nice as i thought and was a bit disappointed but i got the tetras and they're the things i like best. Good luck to everyone x

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Go on girl!!! well done you....I CANNOT wait to buy something (anything!!) in size 14....CONGRATULATIONS :D

It is - to know that 2 weeks ago I was over a stone heavier and had 10cms more on my waist and that the 2 weeks went quite quickly....I really think I can do this!! Well done on your loss-8lb in the second week is brill, good luck for Sunday!

Week 2 and 4lbs off, and 6cms off my waist...so thats 16lbs and 10cms in 2 weeks...got to be happy!! :):D I was disappointed at first but then gave myself a good talking to. Got bars for the first time and I am finding it weird chewing! Got peanut crunch and finding it too sweet to eat all in...

Exciting times!! enjoy your night and good luck with the battle to get back into it :)

welcome! You will feel hungry until ketosis sets in, then you really wont feel hungry at all. You might get cravings, but you shouldnt be hungry. Stay on here and you'll get lots of advice and support :)

Will do - and thank you! Sorry for hijacking your thread Goolian!

What drove you to the tuna?? Was it hunger, craving, worry about fainting etc? THis is a hard diet to get your head round after so many years of eating to suddenly say 'ok head, we're not eating anymore' is a hard thing to get to grips with! I have had a couple of mornings of lightheadedness but...

Thanks! I'll consider that - to be honest, i am nervous about eating....even though i crave food, i am nervous about how i'll feel when i can eat....i guess i need to get a grip lol!

doh, just re-read your post and its the first time you've had the bars so you wouldnt have seen any weight fluctuation - sorry! I should read things better!

and you still having good losses....hmmmm....I will have my 1 every other day next week then (cos thats all i have ordered now) and then see as I miss chewing! it will be nice to have them cut up into pieces to snack on at night.....are they a decent size?

Thanks - good thought.....i was thinking if i made that my AAM week, then i could do that couldnt i? is it ok to leave AAM till week 6???

My CDC will only let me have 1 bar every 2 days incase it slows my weight loss - has anyone found this to be the case??

Goolian - one weekend of eating to enjoy, but not binge eating, is fine! As long as you accept that it might be hard come Monday, and you might not have great losses that week and you mentally prepare yourself then enjoy. From some of the posts on here, most people seem to come off for a few...

Thanks Mikki - I just think that I have always treated my self with food, comiserated with food, dealt with disappointment with food...so now its time to discover all the other nice things out there to treat myself to...facials,massages, girls nights at the local leisure centre and anything I...

did you find any pics? i find those so inspirational :)

I'm trying to not pay any attention to my DD eating hot sausage rolls...nothing like a bit of support lol

I;ve started massaging in bio oil every morning and night. It reccommends you massage upwards on the tummy for 5 mins, then across and down the hips - i have also been using on boobs and lower back where my bum starts! i have also booked a treatment at my local spa (just a facial) as a treat for...

Is anyone else finding it hard to believe that THIS time will be the time they succeed? I have started things so many times that I sometimes wonder why this would be any different-but deep down I KNOW it is different. I feel different - and yet this is the hardest diet I have done in some ways...

maybebabypowell - 22lbs (will include my 1st WI) kellymundy - 10lbs Lizdesigns - 12lbs delilah - 14lbs rolo - 14lbs Maybe_Baby - 14lbs (although i lost 5lbs at weigh in today, but i am not including this) sumayyah - 20lb karenO - 16lbs Princessbunny - 16lbs loselose - 14lbs Jennikay - 14lbs...

I am only in week 2 (week 3 if you count prep week) and after the first week - or more specifically the first weekend - its not too bad. I dont (yet) appear to be suffering like some people, although I have had lightheadedness, headaches and hunger, but its not too bad now. I really miss food...

To have a life that doesn't revolve around food one way or the other. To not be the one with the 'personality' in the group. To buy a full length mirror for the first time. To start living a beautiful life, with my beautiful self and feel its ok to be who I am. And to have s3x as a slim woman...

thanks guys! feeling better about it now :)

Thanks very much Goolian and princessbunny - I was feeling like I had to defend my CDC for a bit :) she may have done it this way but the main thing is I started it and have been ok so far, and have loved this forum to help keep me motivated! but if I ever become a CDC then I know NOT to charge...

Well done - doesnt it feel fantastic?!! You can now say you will never weight that much again, 11lbs gone forever...keep it up, you can do it!

I have clothes in all sizes all the way down to a 14!!! none of them are in fashion but all they are for are my markers of how far i have come....for every pound I lose i am putting £5 away ready for my new wardrobe! and i so agree with the matching undies! Agetn provacateur here we come!

Tomorrow - never put off the first day of the rest of your life - it'll be the best Monday decision you ever made!

it wasnt £70 for one weeks packs, it was £70 for two weeks - just paid at once. I'm happy guys and thats all that matters

I just view the £10 like this - I had £10 in my purse on a Friday night. That would have normally gone straight into the chippy's till....I would have been £10 poorer and 1lb heavier....so yes, I might now still be £10 poorer but I am 12lbs lighter...money well spent whichever way you look at it...

I got 2 weeks supply for that £70, so thats less than the rest of you are paying isnt it??? I just paid it in one go rather than split as £35 two weeks running! I only pay £34-£37 a week....same as everyone else??

Yes. I first saw her on Saturday 14th June. On that day I paid the £70, and picked up a box of about 25 products, plus the shaker and the books etc. The following Friday I paid £34 and picked up 21 products, Friday just gone (27th) I paid £37 cos I can have bars from next Saturday onwards and...

So far my CD has been great - she is very warm and welcoming,calls me weekly and answers all my questions on email v quick. I dont mind the £10 part, and I dont mind paying up front as I know where she lives after all!! As all CD's are 'licensed' by Cambridge, if anything dodgy did occur then I...

I got the shaker in with my pack. Maybe my CD has had a bad experience so gets people to pay up front?It just means the last week I go I pay nothing for the following weeks packs. And I guess it means I am less likely to not go back! It would be better to have published guidelines tho so you...

I'm doing ss too - so am only on powders/tetras. The bars were only small pieces cut up (a piece of each flavour) and were ONLY for the prep week...I think perhaps as costs are not published it means that they have the freedom to charge what they like??I didnt even question it... :(

So it was £30 for the starter box - which was enough for 7 days prep week, plus spares, £30 for the next weeks full 21 packs, plus £10 admin/first meeting fee....someone else tell me they paid this lol???

Really?? I had a starter box which was basically samples of everything available, all the flavours of shakes, the bars, soups and water flavours. I had to use the pre week reducing my carbs and replacing 2 meals a day with a CD pack, then have one meal from the yellow book, plus a piece of...

Looking good!!

Welcome back - if you are anything like me, you need to be at peace with the decision you've made and then it'll just click for you. I have tried many other things before CD, but was always battling with myself over what i could eat, what i couldnt etc, but now its just 'you cant have anything'...

Hi - it was for me too, think its standard. Its a one off charge so after this you dont pay anything else for the weigh in etc. The first weeks payment makes you gulp as its about £70! Starter pack, first meet fee and then advance payment for the following weeks pack...but its worth it if its...

How on earth do you manage to do 6ltrs!! I think I do 3 and by then i start to gag! I also find if I drink too much too soon (I was doing 2.5 ltrs before 1pm) i'd get a really upset tummy later...weird i know...but wow 6 ltrs really?? WOW!:eek:

Still feeling good - but find weekends so much tougher than the week....think its because my daughter eats all weekend lol...I'm even tempted by things i wouldnt normally touch, but i wont give in...I wont give in...(its my mantra!) - I've done my eyebrows, a face pack, some arm exercises...

Monday Rolo: 7lbs ( week 1) Lizdesigns: 7lbs FitandTrim: 11lbs xdebzx: - 4lbs (week 5) Petra: 3lbs SO MUCH TO LOSE:+1LB(WEEK 11) Mushette: -6lbs 3/4 (week 1) LoveLea: -5 1/2lb (Week 4) Tuesday Camille: -4 (week 8) Princess_cj: smee123: goolian: 4lbs LLVirgin night night Cupcake - 1st weigh in...

Thanks everyone! it feels nice -thats all i can say! i hope week 2 is as good (emotionally and determined) as week 1 although i dont expect weight loss to stay this high every week!!

Thanks so much guys!! I am so happy I did it and didn't give in to temptation - i really hope this is the turning point for me and I REALLY appreciate all your comments :)

YAY!! 12.6lbs lost :D:D:D Thats all the power i need...I'm on my way to a happier me :)

Good thread! I am having my first weigh in at 7.15 tonight, and have found the first week to be ok. I cant quite get my head round the fact that i feel differently (in my head) than ever before and i actually think i might have found the thing that works for me. Dont get me wrong, the temptation...

I am still so new that i am still finding out what i like (and dont like!!) I CANNOT stand the broccoli and cheese soup, and i have to have the shakes as cold as possible - but i do like the tomato soup and my cdc gave me samples of all the bars to try- i liked them all :) as i am not hungry i...

you are my kinda woman!! :) Frozen tetra? literally just stick it in the freezer? great idea! I cant wait to start on the bars - chocolate tetra for lunch, frozen tetra for dinner and a tomato soup or maybe a choc bar - can you see a theme?? LOL

I'm finding the hunger ok (its pretty much non existent) but I miss 'eating' but I just know that I want to slimmer and healthier more than i want to eat - plus i know i'll regret it as soon as i have finished. yummy mummy - lets be honest, this is an extreme hardcore diet choice, but you CAN do...

oh brilliant thanks Helen I'll give it a try with tomorrow's hot choc! somehow having that makes me feel like i'm being naughty and therefore happy :)

Dont give up - you have done amazingly well! What has your CDC said? Offered any reason why it might have slowed down? Are you having the bars alot? I only ask as I was told these can slow down weight loss as some of them are higher in carbs than others and can kick you out of ketosis???

How about hot drinks? I really struggle to get the lumps out of the soups and tonight i tried the choc shake as hot choc and taste was ok but soooo bloomin' lumpy i felt sick drinking it! I have a hand (stick) blender but worried about splashing the hot drink everywhere lol! Also my CDC really...

Thanks guys - I have been doing all my 'research' on this site for the last 6 weeks and because of this site and the inspirational people on here, I decided to go for it. I hope I can stick to it 100% which is why i thought being able to change from shakes to mousse, to 'cooked' to bars, would...

Today is my first day on ss (see I'm learning the abbreviations!) after a poor prep week. Was in Guernsey for 4 days (yup, the land of double cream,fudge and butter so rich its bright yellow) for a work do. I managed to cut down on carbs but didnt do so well on cutting out alcohol!! I ended up...

Thank you very much - what thought proking idea, i shall do the same with a pic of my daughter - she has long missed out on things because I make excuses cos of my weight. brilliant idea!

one other question (for now!) how do I mark (or cant i?) the threads I like so I can easily get back to ones I've been reading? sorry if thats a dopey question - i am new to all this lark! Thanks..

i think thats a good idea - I have chosen this coming week as prep week as i am away, then I know i will be home with no 'food' social events for a few weeks so ideal for getting into the swing of ss....and with summer coming (I hope!! its been sunny and hot today but started raining heavily...

Thanks Starlight - I guess it feels such a daunting task, but I keep trying to think about it being only a short time in my life and that its only food!! How have you got through each day? any top tips when you've been feeling miserable??

hi Starlight - new to this (saw cc for first time today) and I have a lot of weight to lose. Looking for good pratical advice from someone who has been there and faced a big weight loss - and has succeeded!

thanks Abz - its so good to feel i can talk and someone listens, sometimes in real life (ha ha) i feel that people think all i think about is my weight and food and 'look shes doing another diet' so its good to be taken seriously! i'm off to get a glass a water :) !

thanks Abz! how has your first 4 days been?? I am away next week for 4 days on a business trip, but i know the hotel where I staying so i know I can cut out the carbs whilst i am there. I had my last carb tonight, and i think i will follow your advice and cut them out now, as a few posts have...

I just wanted to let you know that because of people like you Nat, and all the other people on this forum, I have been to see a cc today and start prep week tomorrow, sole source due to start next Saturday- I have been inspired and motivated like never before. I never want to weigh the amount I...