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So it seems I spoke too soon. Day 5 was a hungry day, I even woke up at 3am last night feeling really hungry. I think the difference was that I was playing golf so I had my first shake earlier than normal at 7am, and then took some of the cookies with me and nibbled on them as I went around the...

Congrats on the positive start. I think its great you are able to do this on real food, I know how hard that is from experience. Good luck going forward

Day 4 and its like a switch has been turned off. I'm still hungry but in that unsatisfied peckish way rather than stomach grumbling, limb shaking, can't think of anything but food way that is DAY 3! So today I had 3 shakes through the day and then 3 of the cookies for supper and I think that...

Day 3 of the fast (VLCD) under my belt and feeling hungry. I know from experience day 3 is always the worst. I'm doing a mix of shakes and the Dr Siegal cookie diet. I've worked out 1 shake is equivalent to 2 cookies roughly. Its quite a good mix. The shakes can make me feel a bit ill sometimes...

I haven't updated this for a while not because I fell off the wagon I just didn't have anything to say. I kept on eating as per my previous posts and going to the gym as regularly as possible (3-5 time a week). My weight was maintaining rather than losing though. The Christmas and New Year...

So I went to a Yoga class the other day. I've done a bit of pilates over the last couple of years but haven't done Yoga in 30 years. It was good, I mean there were a few moves I couldn't do. My arms were not going to hold me up in a backward crab for a start and leaning forward or curling up...

I certainly did Mini. I was pretty good through the day, my usual weetbix for breakfast, a cheese and bacon omelette for lunch and steak and mushroom for tea. However we then went out to Gold Class cinema and ordered the special dessert package which was Spanish donuts and salted caramel...

Thanks Mini.

Ok the menu today was usual breakfast followed by a skinny chai mid morning and a lamb & barley soup for lunch. I then had a greek yoghurt and a handful of nuts as I got peckish. Finally for dinner I had bbq prawns and salad. I also got in my second gym session this week. I’m doing yoga tomorrow...

A week in and my weight has stayed the same which is ok as I have not been following a strict weight loss program rather I am trying to acclimatise to a new way of eating and I am being realxed about events and nights out. I am however making sure I go to the gym at least 4 times a week as I...

So today the menu incuded: Breakfast: usual weetbix with walnuts Lunch 90g hallumi w ham and a drizzle of sweet chilli snack: a handful of nuts Dinner: Burger and salad (no bun) So I'm having a hungry day today probably too much sugar over the last few days I'm trying to work through it. I'll...

So Friday I has just under half a bottle of wine a sausage in a slice of bread and a cornetto. Ok not great but i'm not going to beat myself up about it. Yesterday I was cooking and did pick at a few bits and today I had an early Xmas party and although I did not drink I did have to try the...

So I felt quite hungry last night even after dinner, I'm hoping that was just my stomach relaxing after the band loosening and not an ongoing effect. I ended up having an extra handful of nuts last night. Nuts are allowed but I do have to watch quantity as they may be good fats but they are...

Hi I'm trying something similar myself, maybe not quite as strict as you. But good luck.

Big day today! I can't remember whether I mentioned it 2 years ago when I started this diary but 7 1/2 years ago I had a gastric band fitted. I had arthritis in my spine and could not walk or stand longer than 10 minutes at a time. (its much improved now) At the time I was a stone heavier than...

Gosh its been a while....so no surprise I fell off the wagon again and put on all the weight I'd lost. My Cambridge diet counsellor gave up the job for personal reasons and as my holiday was coming up so I thought I'd restart when I got back and then whilst I was away I was offered a new job...

I live here in Oz (a UK expat) and the Cambridge diet is only just establishing itself. When I arrived 8 years ago there was only one consultant in Melbourne now there are a number. However the article reads as though the idea of VLCD is new - it is not. There are a number of programs available...

Hi there - well done on coming back. I'm a returner too, but first success was with LighterLife where I lost 6 stone. 10 years later and lots of other diet attempts in between I'm starting again with Cambridge. I've lost about 2.5 stone in 5 months which I know is quite slow from a VLCD but I...

Here we go - excuse the privacy filter I've always been taught not to post my ful image online. Still a ways to go but it helped get me back on program. If you cant't tell the one on the left is at the start and one on the right is now.

Well done with the weight loss. In relation to your work colleague I suggest don't be ashamed of your diet...own it. I know it is easier not tell people about the VLCD thing because people can get a bit "Oh that's not healthy I heard a story once...blah blah." But you can say you are cutting...

So I'm back. As per my last post I have been a bit up and down diet wise. I've been thinking about why I suddenly lost my mojo and I have put it down to two things, firstly after 3 months I was getting a bit bored/tired/sick of the shakes But mostly I think it was because I had lost a fair bit...

I've been struggling for a few weeks now. I had a week off and I thought that helped me through the worst off it (I put on a little weight but was ok with that. I got back on the diet and felt strong for about 5 days, then I went to the supermarket to purchase some milk and ended up buying some...

Congrats Curly - 5lbs is great.

I love reading Terry Pratchett (read all the disc world books) didn't know there was a game though.) In terms of the tummy thing I've recently discovered pro-biotecs (I was a late starter) they have helped me a lot. I also make sure I have a small spoonful of Psyllium Husk powder in one of my...

We should form a club Big Boobs United. You have me beat by a smidge though I'm 36 H but also only 5ft 2 so basically I'm all boob up top as I'm short waisted as well. It's been a part of who I am all my life though. it's not really commented on anymore due to age and my dress style (low cut...

Hi there - I've just caught up on your diary, I don't get online as often as I'd like. Feeling quite old reading this I used to play computer games but this was pre online gaming. Last game I played was Baldurs Gate and that was over 10 years ago, probably more like 15. Sorry to hear about...

Hey Nadia - well done on your weight loss and your positive attitude and for making good choices at the BBQ. Sounds like you are on a roll.

Thanks N Yeah had my week off - I tried to be good but I must admit I did slip a bit, some dark chocolate slipped in there as did a bowl of ice cream!! I also had a Turkish roll and a seafood chowder made with sweet potato and some light sour cream. It was all delicious and I needed it. I also...

Congrats on the decision, remember it's hard for a few days but if you can get through it it's a lot easier. It's what keeps me on the straight and narrow because if you cheat and are kicked out of ketosis you have to go through all the pain again. I'm sure you'll do great.

Thanks for the feedback Minerva - it's good to know I'm not alone. I lost 1.5kg over 2 weeks this weigh in. Which is good but I must admit I have been a little wobbly on the plan. My CDC has suggested that as I have been on plan for almost 4 months she suggest a week off. Not she clarified a...

Hi Nadia. There will always be people who don't understand. To be honest I was one of those people myself (a long time ago) I always swore I would never go on a meal replacement diet, that it was too restrictive etc etc. But when every diet I tried failed yet again I gradually came around to the...

Hi there. I'm not an expert but have done a lot of reading coz it took me a while before the hunger went away. It never fully goes with me but settles down to a reasonable level between packs (but I get very hungry when "meal" time approaches so I'm not one of those who forgets to eat.) One...

Lovely vision - I've almost done the same with banana shake but it just resulted in a few splatters not the whole face mask. I did smell like banana for the rest of the day though. Congrats on your first week weight loss. Outstanding. I gather you are between employment at the moment, my...

My sympathies I have to deal with similar issues. Sounds lovely where you are, we are going into winter but are still getting 20 deg days and colder nights at the moment which would be nice if we weren't so desperate for some rain.

Yeah - thanks - no the blow out wasn't huge but it doens't take much for my very sluggish metabolism to be thrown out of kilter. I've been better since but haven't quite recovered been so hectic at work haven't been managing all my water. Sorry about the weight gain I'm expecting something...

3 months in and I'm struggling a bit I did lose 2kg which is just about 4.5lb but that was over 3 weeks so not a fast loss. Which means over 3 months I've lost 2 stone 4.5lbs. Which is great and I finally had to throw out a pair of work trousers that were too big for me woohoo!! BUT.. I have...

I was surprised at the calorie intake of your menu, but I don't know what was in your evening meal and to be honest I never eat baked beans so I don't know their calorie value but 1300 calories is still below the recommended daily intake (1500 to 2500 depending on your current weight, height...

Hope you don't mind me asking but did you drink all your water as well as the coke? The diet sodas are allowed on most of these VLCD (but not all) but I read somewhere that they should be additional to your required water allowance and in fact you should drink extra water if you drink...

Well done you. I'm not a Dukan - er, I'm doing a VLCD diet which is the only one that works for me (and you lost as much as I did in my first week when I was eating less than 800 calls a day!!) Anyway having done the diet before and then put all the weight back on I want to avoid it this time so...

Good luck with this. I came to the VLCD the first time exactly the same way as you having tried every diet going and thinking it was my last chance before weightloss surgery. It did work but I wasn't successful in keeping it off and I ended up with the weightloss surgery after all. The surgery...

I was tempted whilst I was away...I caved. It wasn't a total blow out however. Basically on the first day I avoided the catered lunch and had a bar in my room but I had to attend the evening meal. I had the feta stuffed chicken with asparagus which wasn't too bad, especially as I ate less than...

Height 5 ft 2.5" Weight currently 14st 9lbs (was 16st 12 lbs) Dress size now a comfortable 18 (was an 18/20) Currently evenly sized but I lose weight off the hips and legs last so tend be more pear shaped as the weight decreases.

I feel your pain. I seem to be going through the same at the moment. You just have to hold on and and ride it out (I'm not sure whether that is advice to you or me)

I'm struggling a bit this week. I'm feeling hungry a lot. But not really any more physically hungry than I have been to date but I guess it's more that emotional/head hunger. I can't seem to resist as well as I was. The last two nights I have had an extra pack. So it's not exactly a blow out but...

There is something I should explain upfront - I like to plan ahead. If I don't have a goal or something to work towards I get kind of bored with day to day monotony. I'm just a forward looking person, I'm one of the oddities that actually love change. The reason I bring this up is because...

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Welcome back - it's great that your OH is doing so well. I'm also thinking about training to be a CDC when I get to goal which is a ways off for me (I predict this time next year at my current rate) so I'll be watching with interest.

Sounds like you had a good time. I'm travelling in August for a month, Bali and the U.K. And I already know I will be off plan for those 4 weeks (not planning on going mad but...) that's what holidays are for. Just have to come back and hit the diet hard afterwards. Life has to go on.

I'm guessing we all know that muffin top feeling. Actually until recently I was more of a beach ball, perfectly round, my waist and hence my muffin top are just starting to make a reappearance - how exciting! Congrats on the 12stone mark I'm still dreaming about that at the moment.

Oh yes I was good as gold for 9 months. Shortly after I'd succeeded in my weight loss I moved to Australia and .... Well pig at a trough comes to mind. I was totally obsessed with food after 9 months of none. That's why I'm sort of Step1+/2ing this time. I eat 1 small meal a day three times a...

Don't really know - my CDC keeps giving them to me. Personally I wouldn't bother, I don't think they are an accurate reflection anyway. I did LighterLife for 9 months sole sourced 100% all the way and used Ketostix every week at the weigh in and I never went above the palest pink. I think it...

Sounds quite an eventful night. I wasn't sure what you meant when you said you were going to a cheese and chocolate buffet and thought it was just going to be themed, you know a main course with a cheese sauce thing, but you really meant cheese and chocolate buffet! Wow. Sounds great in theory...

Been checking out the Exante website coz I can't get it here. But it has a good range - maybe when I finally return to the UK I can keep it in mind. I really want to try the curry pack!!!

Welcome to you both! So at the weekend I went to talk to a chemist about my sensitivity to certain foods and particular the Sweetner used in the CD products and discussed the fact that I do suffer bouts of IBS, (I'd had a bad weekend but I won't go into details it is really TMI) . She suggested...

Thanks enlightenme. It is quiet on the forum at the moment but it is still a good outlet. So I went for my weigh in, first one in 3 weeks due to various work commitments and Easter. Anyway I'd lost 3.2kg which is 7 lbs and I was happy with that. My CDC kept asking if I was happy and kept saying...

It's funny I never had a bag obsession and didn't understand it at all. Until I started this diet 3 months ago...now I can't buy clothes because I haven't dropped a size yet and don't know what size to buy anyway...and suddenly I've discovered bags. I've bought 4 in the last 3 months I used to...

Yeah - it is very quiet. After the close down the numbers just haven't come back .... Yet anyway.

What a terrible experience - doesn't do weigh ins how ridiculous? I'm not in the UK so I can't say for sure but here in Australia some of the counsellors do offer virtual support. You talk over Skype or whatever and do have to weigh yourself but report it to your counsellor for support and...

It seems unfair somehow that you were the one kicked out to the sofa or spare room when you were the one suffering! Oh well at least you weren't suffering through work. The weekend sounds like fun and good on you for sticking to your diet as much as possible. Why is food and travel so intertwined?

WTF!!! You can't just drop that in and leave it there.......

Just a quick catch up. I'm not being officially weighed in til next week but over the last two weeks according to my scales I have lost just under 6lbs but that does include the 2lbs I put on the week before so it's a 4lbish loss. Which is ok what I am hoping for so I'm still on target. My...

14lbs in 2 months seems like a realistic target, allows you some flexibility but I know being away from home does add a complicating factor so fingers crossed for you. I'm like you the first time I did a VLCD I was 100% all the time, no caffieine, no lemon in my water, only the packs and I lost...

No - I have had days when I felt I couldn't eat another pack or I'd be sick. Usually if I eat them too close together, ie. Have two at once, I have a sensitivity to artificial sweetener - the noises my stomach can make are unbelievable - my hubby can hear it from across the room. That's why I...

Oh well done - 6lbs is fantastic. I understand what you mean by preparations everything I like to make up some of the dishes and freeze the so I have chicken, mushroom & tarragon burgers and mushroom quiches (pastry less) in the freezer. I don't try and mince my own meat I buy it already minced...

Definitely not lactose free ones - the Choc sakes are my favourites I have at least one a day. I'm a total chocoholic

Hi there - I try to stick to the recommended Step 2 meals, ie chicken, fish and small green salad but a number of the meals I eat are actually catered as I have a lot of evening meetings, conferences etc. So I just try to stick to high protein options. One day we were served up a veggie lasagne...

Hi there again. I admire you trying to do this whilst travelling. I want to go travelling but not for at least a couple of years, after my hubby retires. (We will be grey nomads as the Aussies call them). I'm already planning on the fact that I'll probably put on weight during the trip (so I...

Hi fay Cambridge is still quite new here it started about 8 years ago when a uk consultant emigrated out here and got the rights to sell it here mostly in Melbourne. It has started to take off and I can now find a consultant relatively convenient but not everything is sold here. Enough though.

Hope it works out for you. But one issue with the diet might be to get into ketosis which will be hard work. I've found the hard way that I am very sensitive to carbs. I was on step 2 eating a small meal a day but I couldn't get rid of the hunger. I now only eat small meal 3x a week and stick...

So not a great weigh in on Friday. However to set the scene I had an exhausting week, after having to drive back to the City on Monday night and back into the country on Tuesday morning I had back to back meetings and then 3 days and evenings of a conference which we were hosting so I had to be...

Welcome Abbie - I note your whatchdoyoucallit icon is the commonly used motivation "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels". It's one of my bugbears coz I just do not agree and every time I see or hear it I just want to prove it wrong. Having said that I want to lose weight and this diet...

So exhausted today. I've mentioned before I work 2 hours away from home about 150km away. I usually travel up early Monday morning and rent up near the office so I have a short commute the rest of the week. Well Monday I'm 125km towards work when my brain kicks in .... I've left my work laptop...

Mine was always... I've always been big even as a baby I can't be anything else! But I've recently looked back at a photo of myself at about 13 when I thought I was massive. I'm not. I'm bigger and curvier than an average 13 year old but not obese. I just felt it. My mind was set from a very...

I know you are busy busy busy - but it's GREECE - wow. I don't get invited to meetings in Greece. :( Good luck with the eating - I know it's hard when you have no choice about the food and you can't make other (important) people uncomfortable because you refuse to eat!

Good on you. This diet does work where others don't and I have tried everything including a lap band so I know. Having the consultant to help and advise is a great benefit especially in the first instance. So congratulations on the decision and hope it all goes well.

So just had my 2 week weigh in - had a morning weigh in rather than my normal evening one. I was a bit worried coz I went out for a meal last night it was a Lebanese Meze. So I had no personal choice on the food. Lebanese is not too dissimilar to Greek (although if you are Greek or Lebanese I...

You are doing great - one little blip didn't make you throw it all away that's all you can ask of yourself. It's great your husband is so invested. Mine can be a great support - he certainly gets more excited than I do when the weight comes off like its a personal achievement or something but...

Lisa - You haven't been back since Sunday - hopefully that doesn't mean things didn't work out for you?? You just have to get through the tough few days and it definitely gets easier. Hope to see you on here again soon

EB and Enlightern thanks for your support its great to know others understand you and your weaknesses. I'm having a good week all in all. I didn't try and hide this diet at work this time. I'm not shouting from the rooftops but I have mentioned to a few key people (ie. The cake makers) that I'm...

Congrats - it just shows how different everyone is. I've dropped back from Step 2 and now do SS+. 4 packs a day most of the time and 3 packs and a small meal on Weds nights and weekends. That seems to be working better for me and I really enjoy my weekend food and it prevents the regular creep...

Good on you. It is all about your health and you are making sensible choices. Maybe once you've done Exante for 6 moths you will be a convert!!. Good luck

So I got through the conference by avoiding the lunch room and no I wasn't speaking this year I was just a simple attendee. It helped that I had some reports to read and approve so I took myself and a lemon bar off to a quiet corner over the lunch break. The most difficult part of the day was...

Hey good luck - but don't be too hard on yourself - we have issues with food - that's why we are all here. I'm a loser and regainer too and last time I believed once I'd lost the weight that would be it I would never gain it again.....ha ha ha. This time I know I will always have to manage my...

Congrats Curvie - it's the first step. I'm a restarted too...

Fantastic loss - I've only just about managed 18lbs after 5 weeks hard slog. You should be very happy.

So had a good weekend - I played golf Saturday and Sunday and actually won the ladies comp on Saturday. Woohoo. But played like sh*t on Sunday. Oh well the weather was perfect early 20's with a light breeze and I got lots of exercise and my handicap came down to its lowest ever (23.7). I then...

I'm only 5ft 2 so pretty short - I did once get down to 65kg (on lighter life) and was still carrying a lot of weight on my thighs and bum (I classify myself as pear shape with Apple tendencies. I.e. Fat goes on everywhere I'm like a little round beach ball.)

Hi there. Only just found your diary so popped over to catch up. You sure do love the curry, do you know how many times you mention it? :D I'm a sweet tooth myself so it's all about the choc shake for me.

:banana_dancer::wee::woohoo: Guess who is happy with her weigh in? So I lost 2.6kg which is just over 5.5lbs. I think either the scales had a blip last week or my body decide to store water weight for some reason but I am sooo happy and am back on track for my planned weight loss.

I'd send you a hug but they don't seem to have that emoticon on here. Don't be too hard on yourself we have all been there and bought the t-shirt too that's why we are here. There will be slip ups along the way that's life...

I'm still jumping on the scales every morning & every evening - I know obsessive. It does vary especially between the morning & evening weight but I am seeing a general downward trend which is a positive. I don't know how much of a weight loss it is as I haven't had a chance to compare my...

Sorry to hear about your trials with epilepsy but you do need to consider what is best for you and your health. On the bright side if you have to give up Cambridge for a while at least you know it's there to come back to and it works.Maybe there is a compromise - one of the later steps of...

Thanks AngieB I know it can be a bit up and down for some people on this diet. I do get a bit frustrated that I've only lost 12lb in total over 4 weeks and some lose that or more in the first week alone. I've checked and I'm still in ketosis I just have to accept my body has never released...

Thanks I'll give them a go, would go a treat with my homemade burgers.

I can't believe this, this was a 2week weight loss weigh in and I lost....drumroll......0.8kg or 1.75lbs. :rant: Gobsmacked doesn't even begin to describe it. I was good the whole time - I had 1 meal out and ordered the chicken salad but other than that I was 100%. As I reported my trousers were...

CQ - sorry to hear about your trials with Psoriasis must be maddening. A quick question though - what is cloud bread? Would sure be nice to have something with the burgers. Enjoy your Saturday (I love my hubby but we live part in the week for work and I actually quite enjoy it but sush don't...

EB - 2lbs is GREAT! I would love 2lbs. Actually I feel guilty reading your blog as I was just moaning about a 7.30am start in mine and I sit around all day on my bum in meetings or on my computer reading reports!!

I hate hump day. So it seems Wednesday is my hungry day. It happened last week and this week. I was hungry all day. Trouble is it has carried over til Thursday this week. It is very frustrating it's much harder to resist when you feel soooo hungry. I think I know what the link is though, it is...

Thanks EB - I have to rely on other forms of judging success Coz I don't have any scales with me here and I haven't weighed myself for 2 weeks now. Weigh in day tomorrow - fingers crossed for a good number. To be honest I'd be happy with 4lbs to get mt to my first stone - more would be great...

With the way the orders are going maybe you should employ your almost SIL and expand your empire?? :asskick:

woohoo - some good losses this week. I hope I'm the next one but I've got wait til Friday. Congrats

Hey Ebi - don't be so hard on yourself. This is a difficult diet to start as You have to immerse yourself into completely. I tried 2 or 3 times over the last 8 years but just couldn't seem to get the head in the right place then. I'm off again this time and it's hard to explain - it just felt...

So excited I put on a pair of trousers that last time I wore them (which is only a month ago) I had to breathe and deal with them digging into my stomach all day. Today they are sitting easy hanging just below my waist. Wow - I didn't weigh in this week but even my oblivious other half told me...

Hi there. There are a few of us that are just a couple of weeks in. I'm just finishing my third week but am on Step 2 coz of my BMI. If you stick with it the hunger will reduce, it just took me a week to get there. Good Luck on your journey.

Dreaming about food - I did that too last time I was on the diet. I had a recurring dream that I was at a banquet with tables piled high with foods. I would stuff myself silly and wake up feeling ill and guilty. It was soo weird. In relation to the bleeding a doctor once told me that fat stores...

Struggling with the hunger again today - not sure why it has come back with a vengeance I certainly haven't cheated and I've been downing my water?? Oh well - I will get through.

Thank you Cupcake - you are absolutely right about not comparing and I don't ....mostly....its just that little secret corner of myself that can't help it. I don't actually weigh in for 2 weeks this time as I live quite remotely and can't get down this week and I don't have any scales of my own...

So I had my week 2 weigh in which was 4.5lb loss which I was very happy about so that's a total of 10lbs over 2 weeks but I've seen some of the weightlosses on here and am feeling a little jealous. Very happy for the great successes as well but that little bit of me is sulking in the corner...

Wow - some fantastic losses. Congrats

Hi L. Congrats on the decision. Like you I went through all the other options first and ended up here. Who has time for all that point counting and weighing not to mention food preparation in WW? Also like you I put weight on why I tried the Atkins Diet. I mean you can eat cheese and fat and...

We don't have the food packs in Australia (just the rice pudding which I will not be eating again) and I think that's a good thing by the sound of it. I'm happier sticking to the shakes and bars with small meal made with regular food. Can't wait to hear your loss EB.

Thanks Ellie ditto back.

So it turns out I don't particularly like the lime shake either. It was n't awful I could drink it but it had a kind of chemical aftertaste. Smelt divine though. At the moment I like Choc and Choc Mint, Fruits of the Forest and Banana and can take the occassional butterscotch or toffee and...

Thanks enlightenme2. It's not that I had the willpower not to peek I just don't have any scales up at my weekday house. I work away from home in the week and rent a place so only have basic equipment here. So I lost 5.5lbs this week and my first thought was "I wanted more than that!" Last time...

WOW that is brilliant! I only lost 5.5lbs (I was a little bit disappointed I was hoping for at least 7lb) but it's ok I'm just more determined to do well this week and I'm so happy for you. In terms of your earlier post about being an emotional eater you are not alone on this website. I have...

I fully related to your comments about being good(except for that piece of cake). That was so me. This diet works and I hope you are one of those people who loses 10lb in the first week and 4-5lb each week after. Some people do but not everyone. The first time I did a VLCD I had quite a hard...

Its good to have minimins back. I found this site over 8 years ago now!!! When I was lighter life -ing and loved it then. Once I'd lost the weight and moved across to Australia I stopped visiting as often but would still pop by now and then to see how things were going. So anyway my story is...

Just wanted to say hi! I'm back after a few years away and several other attempts in between and am Step 2ing as well. My start point is 16st 12 but I'm only 5ft 2 so its probably equivalent to you. I'm still at the hungry stage too but pushing through it ( I also save my last shake for dessert...

So I've not been active on the site which reflects how I've been going on the diet....I've been a bit off plan and that shows in the weight loss (or lack of it). The good news is that I haven't put the weight on so I've made a promise to get back on track this month.....Watch this space

I'm on Jenny Craig at the moment but I'm based in Oz were it started so its slightly different here. I actually go into a dient centre for my consultation and pick up the food. It can seem expensive and but actually you don't have to eat JC meal replacements for every meal as long as you feel...

Weekly musings Weigh-in is tomorrow but thought I thought I'd update things. Its been tough - I was feeling really awful last Thursday. Very tired, stinking headache and bit over heated. So i decided to take a half day sick from work. To be honest work is getting me down at the moment I'm...

- also alcohol and management expercises not always a great mix but I can envisga ethe great results......

Hi minusfour At first glnce JC is quite expensive - if you eat all JC products for every meal it comes to about $140 a week. But that includes all the snacks as well so if I add up how much I used to spend on chocolate and take outs it starts to look more reasonable and then after the first few...

Still going down Well I'm a happy bunny. After my last couple of posts you wouldn't have been wrong to assume that i would put weight on this week. I certianly thought I might - my best hope was that I would manage tot maintain...well I lost 100g (0.25lb) ok not much but it is still down and my...

Diet Breaking & Golf Well – I’m slightly more upbeat today. It’s amazing what a good (or not so good) game of golf can do for you! I slipped diet wise again Saturday I was out at the shopping centre having just completed a 45min swim so I was trying to work off the chocolate from the day before...

Struggling! I don't know what's gone wrong this week :sigh:. I seem to be picking - you know a handful of nuts here and a chocolate brownie there. I'm not hungry but I've had a headache for 3 days and am just feeling generally low. The issues with the job are getting on top of me aaarggghh...

Musings Week 5 weigh in this evening and I'm pleased to say I was wrong in my last post coz I lost 800g (over 1.5lbs) double what I predicted. Yay :) I guess its all TOTM related coz I didn't do anything different except actually pig out after my last weigh in that is.... So I'm happy with...

Couldn't do it myself - I tried 3 or 4 times but kept falling off the wagon after a month or so. So I'm trying to do it the long way around this time eating 1200 calories a day and feel much better although I know it will take me longer. I thought it would easier 2nd time around but I think...

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly So after my last rather smug entry I have been bamboozled with temptation – everywhere I went. After saying I didn’t feel I was missing out etc I suddenly started craving all these foods. I decided it was karma I managed to resist for the most part and then on...

Hi Frederique - you don't say how much you've lost so far but they way I feel I'm happy to lose the 0.5kg a week if it means I can eat (almost) normally - which I feel I am on JC. Not saying it's easy in fact I was just going to update my blog on the toubles I've had this week but it is...

Week 3 Weigh-In Went for my 3rd weekly weigh–in last night and I’d lost 0.5kg (1.1lbs). I was really pleased as I’ve lost 2.3kg (5lbs) in 3 weeks. But it did bring home to me that on LL I lost 15lbs in the same time period so this will be alot slower but you know what? I didn’t see that as a...

What a difference.......well done you!

Choosing my Colours Just had a very good weekend. Not just diet wise..but we are planning on building a house (it's very popular here in Oz) and we have bought a plot of land on a golf course and have been working with a builder designing the house. On Friday we had an appointment with the...

Nothings Tastes Better......?? This is probably blasphemy on this site but does anyone think that commonly used phrase "Nothing Tastes Better than Slim Feels" is complete rubbish?? Every diet consultant I've ever seen has touted this baloney. If that were true why are so many us struggling with...

Thanks for that Kaye - I can see from your tracker that SW is REALLY working - well done. I did SW for a while and I felt pleased to lose 1lb a week but I kinda lost focus....again. That's why I'm really keen for this to work coz I don't have to think about the food at all its just there waiting...

Week 2 is over and I lost 600g (1.3lbs) which i am over the moon about. I know on LL I lost 2.5 lbs a week but the difference was then I ate/drunk 4 shakes a day and today I ate a nut & grain bar with no-fat vanilla yoghurt for breakkie, and a ham and cheese toastie with chees flavoured crisps...

So I said I'd try and give a little more information. I'm a serial dieter - been overweight all my life - done almost every diet going. From the F-Plan (we all know what the F stands for) to Atkins WW and SW. I had some success with WW 10 years ago and I lost 3 stone got down to 12 stone but it...

Well I though I'd start my own on-line diary. I did a search but couldn't find any references to the Jenny Craig diet elsewhere on the site so thought I'd note my success (or not) here! Bit of background I followed the Lighterlife diet in 2007 and lost 6.5 stone...fantastic eh! Then I...

Hi Legsy I've got about 6 stone to lose but I'm only 5ft 2 so that is a pretty big proportion of my weight plus I know as a restarter that I don't lose weight as quickly as many others as I have PCOS. So I'm looking at a Christmas goal date. Happy to share the experience

Hi I'm a restarter too, restarted on Good Friday so no Easter Eggs for me. A couple of years ago I lost 6.5 stone doing Lighter Life but I emigrated to Australia and got stressed out with work (I know excuses excuses) and put most of it back on. Tried restarting so many times but this time I...

I'mnow 41 years old and have never had regular periods I also ued to suffer very badly with aches and pains to the extent that on 2 occasions I ended up puking with pain of it. My mother even took me to the doctor when I was about 15 because she was worried the doctor didn't even mention PCOS to...

Why should we pay? It's an interesting debate but the main point is that it is still a National Health Service. When I chose to follow LL I was following medical advice to lose weight for my own health - ok the doctor didn't suggest LL but in many ways I am reducing their workload doing it this...

I've taken Psyllium Husks since week 3. I don't mind them too much - I let my shake sit for 5-10 minutes and the husks thicken them and I've always liked thick shakes. They can be abit bitty but at least they have no flavour - to be honest the constipation I suffered in week 2 was the worst...

Hi Wantto.. I've got PCOS too and I'm approaching my 100 days on this diet and should (fingers crossed) make the 3stone mark as promised which is fantastic coz I've never been able to lose weight before. Word of caution I'm not losing quite as fast as some of the other women in my group which I...

WOW!

Disappointment or not? We've always discussed our weight loss from the first week - i didn't realise other groups might not! Speaking as one of those not losing as fast although I am one of the biggest in the group :sigh: , yes it does make me feel a little disappointed, but I still get loads...

Week 7 update Another week gone by and another 3lbs off. I've updated my stats below. I've got my fingers crossed I can make the 2 stone next week before my class mates hit the 3 stone mark (some of them are close):jelous: It's weird I'm jealous and proud of them all in one go. I seem to have a...

Hi slimbride I've been following this diet for 7 weeks now and I have only had 1 similar occasion to yours but in the evening rather than the morning - it was on the train though! I worked out that it was because I messed about with the timing of my packs. I've worked out that I need to take...

Week 6 update Hi everyone Week 6 2lb loss Total 22lbs I'm slow and steady but I'm getting there. (Toots - Could you update my stats for me please:) ) On another issue - I had a bit of a funny turn last week. I was late getting up and missed my "breakfast" - so I took it into work with me...

Hi everyone - I'm reassured to see I'm not the only one sitting here on my computer on Valentines Day Rather than out enjoying a slap up meal. I really missed it tonight the mushroom soup didn't quite hit the spot. Oh well - it's only one year out of many and hubby sent me a lovely card to his...

Sal - I've read enough posts that I know it's not unusual for someone to stay the same or increase 1 week, but then have a magnificent loss the next - so don't be disheartened. All this water does play havoc with my weight - I can weigh upto 7lbs heavier in the evening than I do in the morning...

LLC Toots - well done on being so proactive - you really are the doing type of person aren't you? I really admire that. I've toyed with the idea of being a LLC but it's still just an idea for me. Thanks for managing this thread.

Update Toots I've not been on for a few days - my time just seems to get swallowed up but I have my update from last Monday. Week 3 ??? Away so no weigh in Week 4 -5lbs Total lost 16.5lbs I'm not the fastest loser in the West but I'm getting there. Great loses though from everybody.

Slimslow I just want to say SNAP - I was looking at your stats in the list and we are losing at almost the same rate. I must admit I did feel a bit disappointed when I compared my weight loss to my fellow group members (I've lost just over the stone and most of them have lost close on 2 stone...

Everyone - I was just looking at the last list Tootsie posted of our weight loss. It's really inspiring that we all losing that sort of weight. The list is just getting longer and longer too. I do struggle some days with cravings but I keep imagining how much better it will all taste when I am...

AmandaJayne Amazing! Well done

3rd week blues Skinnyminney I know just what you mean. I've just entered the third week myself and am struggling. I've got a few issues at work that are stressing me out and I Keep wanting to treat myself with food to make myself feel better:( . I've resisted so far and it's good to know I'm...

Well done Goombagirl - great start.

These boots are made for walking... Well done Skinny - I'm addicted to my step counter and I actually managed 10,000 steps yesterday - but it's going to be alot less today as I;me working at home so the only walking I do is to the loo or the kitchen for more water:p I would go out for a...

Update Well I had my first weigh in last night - I've lost 7.5lbs (Not as high as some of the others but more than I have ever lost in the 1st week of a diet so I'm pleased. Tootsie - can you update my entry for me please? I've been reading back over some of the messages and I've had a...

Pixie and Slimslow - fantastic loses both of you. Slimslow just think about how much 7lbs actually is - 14 bags of sugar?... and you lost that in a week. I'll be delighted to lose that in my first week. Weigh in is on Tuesday so fingers crossed!!

Elsa Start Date - 9 January 2007 Start Weight - 16 stone 7.5lb Goal Weigh <10 stone Week 1: Only on Day 2 so far but despite my concerns drinking the water has not been a problem.

Well Done :eek: As so you should be! Well done. I'm into day 2 now - and I'm on a 3 day residential workshop - so I've just hidden myself away in my room while everyone goes and helps themsleves to the buffet lunch. I'll do the same thing this evening for dinner. They will think I'm really...

Countdown started 5...4...3.... I start on Monday (well I guess it will be Tuesday as I attend my first meeting on Monday) and I am incredibly excited about it. I haven't felt so positive about starting a diet in the last 10 years (yes I do start a new diet every year ... sigh) :confused: ...

Wishing you all success in 2007 2007 has started and if you all feel the same way i do this is the year we succeed :D . I haven't posted for a while as I don't start until the 8th Jan but it's all set now - I've met my Counsellor who seems very efficient and I'm raring to go. I feel really...

My prediction is Leona to win - I think all the hype in the papers about Ray being the favourite and women never winning has been planted by Simon's company to encourage people to vote for Leona (cycnial - me?). She has got an amazing voice and although I agree she is lacking in the personality...

Only you can know whats right for you - but my fingers are crossed.

Great advice - I must admit I don't know how I'm going to drink all that water:eek: . My friends refer to me as "the Camel" not because I have humps (I hope) but because I really don't drink much at all (most day I have 4 cups of tea and 2 cans of diet coke) so thats going to be the biggest...

FFF/Jennie Found your diary yesterday when i was having a nose around (addictive? definately). I just had to say you have a great way with words - I just had to read the whole thing from start to .... well not finish but you know what I mean. I wish I could express myself half as well...

Wow - you are getting surprises!! I always have to pick out my own pressie. The good side is that I know I'm getting something I want but I do miss the surprise!!! You definately can't peek - but a quick squeeze should be ok.....

Hi Helen I've got my information session on Sunday- but I've already been to one with a different counsellor (I didn't take to her, and as I'm doing LL for the CBT, I want a Counsellor I can respect) - so I'm going to see a different one on Sunday. But it means I already have my medical form...

Thanks everyone - I'm fully committed to do doing this and I know all the positives (but it's good to hear a reminder) I just want to make sure I'm fully prepared I think this site is great and am really glad I've found it before I even begin. The weight losses are awe inspiring and I hope I'm...

I'm starting LL in the New Year and I'm really excited about it - especially after reading some of the success stories on this website. But one thing worries me.....and thats the possible side effects:( I've heard about the bad breath (I'll just gargle alot) but what about hair loss has...

New Starter too Hi Now or Never I'm starting as early in Jan as I can as well. Is your counsellor actually holding a session on the 1st? I'd love to start the new year off the way I meant to go on - i.e. actually have a New Year Resolution I can stick too.:o Good Luck and I look forward to...

Congratulations Sukie! Talking of envy - I actually feel envious you have started this diet already. Mad isn't it? I'm going to start as soon after Christmas as I can but I didn't trust myself to start before....I've got a number of business functions and I just couldn't face sitting down to...

Hello to everyone - I'm a new member and I haven't actually started LL yet (but I've been to the introductory session and got my form signed by my doctor). I'm determined to start straight after Christmas as I have between 6 and 7 stone to lose. Reading your messages and your stories on this...

I read the comments with interest as I have not yet actually started the LL diet yet (plan to begin straight after Christmas) and I totally rejected the idea when I first heard about the diet about a year ago for many of the reasons stated in the article. BUT... I've been overweight all my adult...