tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2009-11-15:/The Dieter's GrottoMokoFeed2009-11-15T07:36:19+01:00tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-29:/2007/01/28/rumble_rumble_rumble~1638245/#c2688328jemima_puddleduck2007-01-29T12:57:38+01:002007-01-29T12:57:38+01:00I will hopefully get to see her sometime in the next couple of weeks. With work and all things at home I just havent got the time at the moment. That's why I started slimfast. So I was doing something. Otherwise I would just slip back into old habits, and I dont want that. tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-29:/2007/01/28/rumble_rumble_rumble~1638245/#c2686118Jools612007-01-29T00:09:55+01:002007-01-29T00:09:55+01:00when are you seeing your cambridge counsellor? i don't feel hungry at all, if i feel a pang i have a drink of water and it just goes away. having said that i tried some green tea today on someones recommendation and it has knocked me out of ketosis and NOW i feel hungry. i think that's one of the reasons cambridge is better than slimfast - cambridge sends you into ketosis which stops you feeling hungry, slimfast doesn't do that because of the carbs. there's one thing, doing the slimfast first will make cambridge seem like a doddle. i find it easy not to pick at food precisely because i am NOT eating food!! it's excellent. had a near miss today when i cut the roast lamb for the kids......tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-28:/2007/01/27/biting_the_bullet~1633404/#c2680048jemima_puddleduck2007-01-28T09:45:52+01:002007-01-28T09:45:52+01:00I had a read of the nutritional info on the back of the cans of the slimfast and noticed that they have a lot of carbs.<br> <br> Shall persist with the water/loo thing! I've always been awful for toilet trips and when dieting Im twice as bad! tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-27:/2007/01/27/biting_the_bullet~1633404/#c2678720Jools612007-01-27T23:37:21+01:002007-01-27T23:37:21+01:00i fiddled about with slimfast before i started on cambridge. it is nowhere near as good, i think slimfast has too many carbs and i felt hungry, i hardly ever feel hungry with cambridge. drinking plenty of water is really important, don't give up because you keep going to the loo. just drink more. and try to wait before you go - your bladder will stretch and you will be able to wait longer. it's really important, especially for women, and it will also help prevent incontinence when you are older. its a common misconception that people think they should drink less to stop going to the loo - the opposite is true, bladders are like balloons - they stretch the more they are used.tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-17:/2007/01/16/eat_eat_eat~1561357/#c2599534hereigoagain2007-01-17T13:42:38+01:002007-01-17T13:42:38+01:00I have days like that :( That's why I'm glad I can't eat sometimes. If I just have that little bit of freedom I would eat the pizza and muffins and tell myself I would have nothing else to eat for the rest of the day. I'd still carry on eating though :(<br> <br> Hope you feel better soon {hugs}tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-16:/2007/01/16/eat_eat_eat~1561357/#c2593862Jools612007-01-16T19:18:46+01:002007-01-16T19:18:46+01:00you sound just like be babe!! i started to look at cambridge last year, but i had to get my head round it and also christmas out of the way. i made up my mind when to start and until then i just carried on eating 'normally' - no point in stressing out about it if the woman is away until the 27th. but you do need to WANT to do the cambridge, or else i don't think it would work. i'm 5' 6.5 and weighed, at my heaviest, 22 stone, when i started this i weighed 20 stone something, can't remember. i have been overweight since i was 11 and am now 45 almost 46 - this is the first time i have ever REALLY wanted to lose weight, and i think that's why i am coping. the fact i am NOT eating food at all is, actually, making it easier, which probably sounds weird. keep reading peoples stuff, have a look at the message board at cambridgedieters.co.uk i think it is, that will inspire you as well. this blog-sphere is a great support network though as well.tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-15:/2007/01/14/very_low_calorie_diets~1553188/#c2583402jemima_puddleduck2007-01-15T15:07:11+01:002007-01-15T15:07:11+01:00Thank you both for commenting. It is such a big thing to decide, actually Im probably just procrastinating and would do better to just jump in head first!<br> <br> I dont know what there is to think about really. Im fat, I hate being fat, so I should do something about it, instead of just talking about doing something about it.<br> <br> Pay day is 27th, the CD rep should be back from her hol by then, I should make my appointment and just go for it!<br> <br> Jem.tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-15:/2007/01/14/very_low_calorie_diets~1553188/#c2582846hereigoagain2007-01-15T13:30:16+01:002007-01-15T13:30:16+01:00Hi Jem<br> <br> VLCD's are totally different to slimfast. Slimfast is full of sugar. VLCD shakes are low carb which enable you to go into "ketosis". Ketosis is the process of burning fat. Hence when you are on a VLCD your body uses the fat you have stored as fuel so you lose weight quicker. Most ordinary diets have a high water loss not actual fat. Ketosis also stops you feeling hungry, but if you are having 2 slimfast and a meal you will still have the hunger there and so be tempted easier. <br> I've been told that Cambridge have a lot more flavours of bars and soups/shakes and taste nicer, but I've never tried LL so can't comment.<br> Hope this helps some,<br> Sarah xtag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-14:/2007/01/13/a_world_of_ideals~1550640/#c2579402Jools612007-01-14T21:54:31+01:002007-01-14T21:54:31+01:00i started thinking about cambridge last november, rang the counsellor and everything, but stuff kept happening and i figured that i needed a clear run at it so to speak. there is only one counsellor near me - i'm in east yorkshire, she is half an hour away and doesn't seem to be as good as some - she didn't weigh or measure me for example. but she is very nice. i paid 32 pounds upfront for 2 weeks supply of soups and shakes only - i am doing sole source with my doctors supervision, next week i am going to get some bars as well for when i am out. i looked at lighter life, but its double the price, further away and apparently the shakes aren't as nice. i have dabbled with slimfast because i thought it would be more or less the same. but there isn't the variety and also they aren't as nice as cambridge either. i have done quite well up to now, this is my 8th day, i haven't eaten any food or cheated - despite working in our kebab shop all week because my husband is away!! i think the FACT i am not eating, or doing points or whatever is making it easier NOT to eat, if that makes sense. i've lost about a stone this week. which obviously i am pretty pleased with. and i am in ketosis too, which means, apparently, that i am burning fat. hth.tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-14:/2007/01/14/very_low_calorie_diets~1553188/#c2575730evee20002007-01-14T14:29:08+01:002007-01-14T14:29:08+01:00Hi<br> <br> LL is £66 per week and CD is £35. My counsellor told me that Cambridge actually produce the soups and shakes for LL! <br> Having a counsellor is the most important difference between Slimfast and CD. Knowing that you are going to get weighed in at the end of the week and the fact that you are paying for it can be quite motivational!<br> I get weighed in on Tuesday for the first time - only six days after starting. So far so good, fingers crossed I've had a bit of a loss!<br> Good luck with whatever you decide!tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-13:/2007/01/13/a_world_of_ideals~1550640/#c2571871jemima_puddleduck2007-01-13T20:34:33+01:002007-01-13T20:34:33+01:00Where abouts are you Jools? I only ask cos my local CDC is on holiday and I cant get a consultation for over 2 weeks and I just wondered how much it costs roughly? I know you have three shakes/bars/briks each day, so 21 a week, but do you pay per shake or per week or all up front? <br> <br> I dont know what to try? Have tried Weight Watchers, Slimming World, LA Weightloss (most success) GI, Matt Roberts and so on, but this time I want it to work. <br> <br> I have food issues too; boredom, comfort, binging etc but I want my life back.<br> <br> How much have you lost?<br> <br> Good Luck to you.<br> <br> Jem.tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-13:/2007/01/13/a_world_of_ideals~1550640/#c2571701Jools612007-01-13T20:06:12+01:002007-01-13T20:06:12+01:00hey, saw your comment on hereigoagain, she has done so well hasn't she? i've got about 10 or 11 stone to lose, doing cambridge as well, due mainly to food issues, will be interested to see what you will be doing. i'm like you, keep thinking, by the end of the summer i will be able to eat and wear more or less what i want.tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-13:/2007/01/13/who_is_jemima~1550449/#c2571322jemima_puddleduck2007-01-13T19:06:24+01:002007-01-13T19:06:24+01:00I saw an advert on TV for an upcoming film, Miss Potter, gave me the idea :D<br> <br> Thank you ... ten stone, that really is amazing!<br> <br> I love your avatar, cats can be so adorable!tag:glorious.blog.co.uk,2007-01-13:/2007/01/13/who_is_jemima~1550449/#c2571092GilraenH2007-01-13T18:38:50+01:002007-01-13T18:38:50+01:00Go to HereIGoAgain's blog. She's lost over 10 stone and has only a stone and a half to go. What an inspiration!<br> <br> http://hereigoagain.blog.co.uk/<br> <br> Jemima is a good name by the way. Beatrix Potter fan?