Cambridge Diet, Lighter Life, Slim&Save - VLCD'ers gather over here!

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Welcome one and all to The New Thread !

Results for me on Slim and Save 10 weeks = 42 pounds!

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Week 11 is looking rubbish for me, but I have been (and continue to be actually) poorly.

Come and make yourselves comfy...

Ho ho see what my auto correct did...can't weight

Day six done! Proud once I get to bed. Wish I had three weeks under my belt but I'm sure ill get used to it and it'll pass.

I am determined to feel like myself by Christmas time! I can do this! I can't weight either chesty lol

Well done exante
Is it feeling any easier yet?

Yea actually it is a little easier thanks. I bought some marigold bouillon yesterday and that really helped. Think sometimes just need that food taste in my mouth.

Hello everyone, can I join you?

I'm starting S&S tomorrow. I did it for a short while earlier this year and lost about 2st..then I got complacent and thought I "deserved" a break and never got back on it.

I have a lot to go but want to be halfway by Christmas. I found a similar thread on here really helpful last time, as it helped knowing others were going through the same.

Haven't read through the thread yet, but I plan to tomorrow about 3pm when my willpower is nowhere to be seen so will get to know you all a bit more then!

Hey twinkle would love to have another person to moan at I am on day seven although it feels much longer. I'm determined not to give up but finding it difficult at times so would be great to support each other. How did u find s and a the first time? Sounds like u did a great job.

Welcome twinkle
How much do you want to loose?

exante what on earth is marigold bouillon?

Just found out friend who lives abroad is coming home for a week soon.
Am very excited

It's like a veg stock chesty

Hello may I join in?

Today is going to be my day one again after recently loosing just over a stone doing CWP in a couple of weeks. I'm going to use my cambridge products that I have left & then probably buy from S&S.

Hoping to get a good chunk of weight off before my daughters 3rd birthday party at the beginning of Nov. that's my initial target date. Good luck to you all- there are some great losses & progress here!

Well my posts seem to be disappearing for some strange reason :-/ anyhow I've bit the bullet today is day 1 it's gone lunch and so far so good!! exante results from weigh in?? Good luck!!!

One week to go until I start - and as i sit here with my heavy sandwich, I am looking forward in a way.
One final blow out this weekend for my DH birthday and then I am all set. DH is away all for my first week, so I hope this helps rather than hinders the dreaded first week.

Exante - any news?

Good luck rolls and angel

Hi all, sorry to keep you all waiting! Had a stress of a day, been here there and everywhere and finally got to the boots to have my official weigh ( I don't own my own scales) and it wasn't blooming working!!

I also started totm this morning which I wasn't expecting so I'm thinking I'm gonna be disappointed but gonna try tomorrow I think.

I'm so sorry to let you all down but I will post the update tomorrow. I love that you're all with me and interested tho.

Hello and welcome to lizardqueen

And wishing you look rolls !!

Luck not look! Tut tut!

Do u know what ladies?! I'm wondering if I was secretly glad that the scales weren't working earlier ? No matter what diet I've ever done, I never seem to lose weight! I even had four months with a personal trainer earlier this year and still didnt lose. And I know I could've gained muscle but none of clothes got any looser so what good is that to me?

The only time I had a successful weightloss was when I was on some slimming pills in late nineties which have since been banned. And I was on them for four months and seriously ate next to nothing and I mean nothing. I still only lost two stone then!

I have done this exante for eight days and last couple of days have felt the easiest but don't feel or look like I'm losing any weight and still not in ketosis.

I know it's not about being in ketosis but I worry because km wondering if I have some kind if fault which makes me unusual and an exception to everyone else who has success?

I don't want to give up and I am not going to especially as I feel like I've got more into the swing! But if these eight days haven't made a difference to my weight, seriously what will I do?

I'm probably subconsciously putting off the inevitable because I'm convinced I won't lose anything decent. I bet I'm proven right but I hope not!

Does anyone know if this hasn't worked for anyone else and if so why?

I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions before my weigh in but gonna feel so disappointed if it ain't been worth it, like there is no light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks for the good luck, I've almost survived the first day!!! Slight hiccup at tea time the kids had treat night which was pizza and chips!! I slipped up and ate like 5 chips I feel so guilty!!!! Oh god whata crap ending to the day, I so need to lose this weight so why did I screw it up!? Ahhhhhhh anyone else muck up etc etc

Well done on your first day! Don't beat yourself up about the five chips just move on from it. On a more positive note.. I tried the vanilla shake with a teaspoon of coffee blended with ice and it was the yummiest thing I have tasted in eight days so this is definitely a tip to try.

Forgot to say, I found the first four days positively a nightmare and kept reading people's comments telling me it would get better when I felt like giving up. I honestly thought this cant be done it did at times feel impossible but even though I'm down on myself, I must say, the diet has become more of a routine and I think about what I'm missing out on less and less.

Hope this comment will help to keep you focused when you're struggling to see the light in the next couple of days. But honestly, keep going and it really does improve and the hunger and deprived feeling get easier and less of an issue.

Listen to me, saying all of this, I've probably list zero and will be hyperventilating on my next updates!

Lost not list. See! Even my fingers are too fat!!

I know it will get easier and I really need this, I nearly ate my right arm I was so hungry !! But seriously when I got the chips out the freezer for them I almost ate one then and there :( hoping tomorrow is easier, I keep thinking if I've fine one day I can do two, if you do two you can do three etc etc friend of mine who's been there and done it suggested taking a naked photo of myself and every time you want to eat look at it, apparently that works for her! On the down side I hate coffee so I can't be doing that :( keep up the good work exante I'm sure you have lost and will have a fab weight loss xx

Thanks rolls. I know, you're right about the little goals too. It does feel great when you wake in a morning knowing u had a good day on the day before.

Lose weight or gain failure they say and I suppose that is spot on xx

exante if you do the diet it works, it's so few calories it has too.

Good luck for tomorrow.

Hungry tonight so off to bed

Not been here for a few weeks, back to work, family illness, time disappeared.

Still on LL, finding it harder- now passed the 5 month mark and I want to join in with the rest of the world in the eating and drinking department!

Have had a wee bit of food, and had fish and veg for dinner the last 3 nights. I've moved to Lite, which is 3 packs a day. Going to try to be quite strict this week as I'm 2 lbs off 5 stone ( lost 68lbs) and really want to achieve that. Can fit into my 12 jeans which was always my goal, but think I want another stone off, which will get me to BMI of 25. Doing about 4 exercise classes weekly, so am definitely more toned and fitter.

Good to see the thread is healthy with news. x