Step 1 Sole Source I will not be 'the fat daughter from the UK' this time (and all her CD buddies!!)

[skinnybean2b]

i ate my will power- i dislike the after taste but i make sure i have loads of water when im drinking it and it makes it slightly better.

im just having my chick and mushroom soup which i love!! having my first real dinner tonight, sooo excited!! xx

 

[PuddingsKC]

Well I'm still in the office - shouldn't be but its been one of those days...

I've yet to have my second tetra so will have that as soon as I get home then I can have a third a bit later this evening. Shattered today but thats work related, so far so good on CD, not feeling hungry yet but then not had time to and have drank nowhere near enough water.

Nikie, the shoes ARE gorgeous and a bargain! Really soft leather too, can't wait to wear them - even the box they came in is amazing! I love nail varnish. I've treated myself recently to a gel nails set (from QVC!) called red carpet manicure I think. I've only got 3 colours at the mo so need to expand as I'm bored of them now but they last chip free for at least 2 weeks and its so easy to do! Might do it tonight or might be flaking out with a good book in front of the telly.

iate - I hope you like the soup too! Let me know what its like. I really do like the choc tetra - isn't it strange just how different people are when we're essentially made the same-ish. I'll try freezing mine at the weekend.

Right must go home or I'll be here all niight....

Puds x

 

[PuddingsKC]

Yeay! Thats good news iate!!

Im watching cupcake wars and can smell mcdonalds from my flatmates boyfriends dinner!

Day 1 is nearly over and its been ok, easier than i thought especially as im feeling tired and miserable after a pants day at work. Have been playing on the internet and reading diaries to keep my fingers busy for over 2 hours now!

Going to have last tetra in a mo then get in bed - im chilly and want to hide under duvet with good book. Feels like a looooooong journey ahead of me.

Im hoping i can manage my normal bootcamp session tomorrow as that always cheers me up.

Only had a litre of water today so need to work on that.

Ive arranged all my tetras into an 'assortment' for the next 6 days. The things we do...x

 

[PuddingsKC]

Just got in bed. Appear to have shrunk legs of new pj's. Buggar. Also what i thought were hedgehogs are rabbits!! Am possibly nuts...

 

[PuddingsKC]

Morning Fiona, hedgehogs or rather rabbits on my pj's!

Wow i feel like crap today! Awful nights sleep, splitting headache, feel sick too - I am going to need will power today!! I should have got out of bed half hour ago...aaaggghh!!

 

[PuddingsKC]

Bottle of water on my desk and regular sippage is ongoing! Im going to have my banana tetra now to see if that will help a bit - I wanted to eak it out until later but hey ho.

My current tetra has a use by date of 25 December - imagine drinking a tetra on Christmas day! That would really be hardcore. I however will not be, I'm going out for dinner to an all-you-can-eat-in-four-hours-buffet at a 5 star hotel in Thailand!!!! That's why I need to make some room More on this when closer to our goals! Anyway that's in the future.....right now I'm going to stab my tetra.

 

[skinnybean2b]

Morning Girls!

I have just had half mint hot choc as im late getting to the office, wish is a good thing as then have less time to eat (drink!) during the day. Been in the car since 8 and have managed .75L already so im pleased, yesterday i was forcing it down. Usually i drink weigh more than i should.

I ate- I love the soups!! Chick and mush is my fav, got oritental chilli to try today.

So i started SS+ yesterday and had a chicken salad for dinner, is it weird that i think i prefer my soups? I found it really difficult to stick to what I was allowed. with CWP meals, its so much easier, i suppose this is better as one i will have to enter the real eating world again.

Do you girls weigh just once a week? I have to weigh daily, i just cant help, get such a buzz seeing the numbers go down!

Have a great day xxx

 

[PuddingsKC]

Oh god, I really feel crap. Proper crap. It's only day 2! I'm hoping the earlyish onslaught of the headached and sicky feeling means it will be over soon. I've had one tetra, sipping my water, head is killing me and I am BOILING hot!

I don't feel like I want food though (which is good), I just want to get in bed and ignore the world until this passes. Oh I hope today goes quick. Supposed to be going to bootcamp tonight and I promised my flatmate I'd take her but if I feel like this I'm going to struggle.

skinnybean - I'm normally a daily weigher as I like to see the scales go down for motivation but my CDC made me promise not to weigh till my official weigh in so I'm going to try. I've put my scales away. I hope I can wait, I think it will be nice if I have a decent weightloss to have it announced as a 'surprise' but if I dont then it will feel like a waste of a week. From all the stories though I can't not have a decent weightloss though surely - I'm not eating FOOD!

I feel really queasy.

 

[skinnybean2b]

take some paracetamol, it will help. I wish i was boiling, my hands have turned numb and feel like icicles since starting the diet.

Are you just having 3 tetras a day? I dont know how you cope if you are, they dont fill me up at all, i have one more as a treat than a meal (obviously only still in what im allowed).

You will loose weight!! I was so nervous because everyone seemed to be getting massive losses and i thought oh if i only loose 5lbs ill be disappointed but should not think like that!! You will loose if you stick to it 100% you can do it!

xxx

 

[PuddingsKC]

Yeah, just 3 tetras, they're the only things I like but you're right, they're not very filling! I might try a soup. I've not tried any of the soups, I know I dont like the shakes at all, although making a hot mint choc sounds quite nice. I should experiment...

 

[PuddingsKC]

I'm absolutely burning up. I think I'm actually going to be sick sometime soon but I can't really leave work as we're so busy...

 

[skinnybean2b]

iate- dont force yourself to eat them, what flavour tetra do you have? your consultant will swap them for you. I had to swap loads of stuff in my first week, as couldnt stand the porridge or shakes apart from mint.

I hope you feel better pud, i kept expecting to feel terrible the first few days but thank god i have felt fine through out bar a few headaches and sleepyness.

xx

 

[PuddingsKC]

Right, choc tetra being sipped as I type. Am not feeling quite so queazy just a banging headache. I'm not sure about bootcamp tonight but I promised so many people I was going...

I'm trying to write contracts and important letters but just dont have the brain capacity to do it today! If all our empoyees would stop being naughty I wouldn't have to write so many letters...bless 'em.

I need to get through this rough bit, I'm working at a wedding on Saturday (I have a couple of random jobs on top of my full time one!!) so I need to be strong when surrounded by delicious food cos feeling like this I wont be able to do it.

He he I'm now allowed an avatar so I've put in my shocked peppers picture! It amuses me...xx

 

[skinnybean2b]

Pud- i wouldnt advise doing exercise so newly into the diet, i did aqua zumba on day 6 and even that made me feel very weary and that is a light form of exercise, you may pass out at bootcamp!!

yes after taste isnt great, i find when i have them as icecream i dont get that though, got one in the freezer atm to have as my treat in the cinema this eve

xxx

 

[PuddingsKC]

Hi guys,

I've cancelled bootcamp, theres no way I can do it, maybe next week. I feel bad letting peeps down but hey ho!

Feeling MUCH better, haven't left work early either so I'm pleased with myself. Have chronic hiccups tho!! Headached is no longer pounding after a dose of Ibuprofen and sicky stomach had subsided.

Feeling very hot still and tired so I think when I get home I'll be putting my (rabbit) pj's on and getting in bed. Otherwise I will defo EAT, the hunger is starting to kick in now. Reading a good book on my kindle (bargain daily deal offering!) fiction about 'designer babies' and I'm hooked as to how these twins are going to turn out, it's a little creepy. I LOVE reading. My kindle is my favourite thing.

Banana tetra tonight. I don't get too much aftertaste but I know what you mean, it's that smell that makes me not like the shakes and the aftertaste of those....eeeew. I must freeze one but I think I read to freeze for around 6 hours so will prob have to do it Sunday when I'm at home.

Just been booking our work xmas lunch, the menu is food porn at its best, 14 December is going to be a night off.

Home time soon x

 

[PuddingsKC]

Ohh an old school friend is in Hollyoaks!! If anyone watches shes one of Alis ex girlfriends, carly, wearing denim jacket and hair in ponytail! How exciting, not seen her since uni tho..

Am in bed (!), about to have last tetra, ibuprofen and lots of water. Still need to work hard on water intake.

I think im going to get choc mint shake and try a soup after next meeting. Not sure which one to try - in real life i only like cream of tomato (with a cheese sandwich!) I like spicy food mostly tho..

Hope everyone has a good evening and roll on tomorrow xx

 

[Curly59]

How's it going, Puds? How are you finding it?

I just started my journey this week and have had two days on Step 2. I feel okay but I am flipping starving so I was hoping someone could offer me some wise counsel on that.

I'm drinking loads of water and tea (and piddling like a puppy) but I do find the time drags between 'meals'.

I'm very impressed by everyone's TickerFactory bands. I tried to make one but when I went to download it, it seemed to have disappeared. How do I make it accessible on my pc?

Well, good luck with your quest!

 

[Silkybaby]

Good luck to all! Need to lose mine by Christmas as i've only given myself 3 months!!

Keep up the good work!

xx

 

[kirkyfiona]

Well done on making your start Ladies! Get through this first week and you won't know yourself! I have found thast taking food right out of the equation is the only way i can loose weight, and it helps me reign in my bad habits! Tip to help make the soups a little easier to take - Cayenne pepper! Apparently it helps boost your metabolism as well!

 

[skinnybean2b]

Morning Girls!

I have woken up absolutely starving!! but going to make myself last till after i have taken my pussy cat to the vets to have anything which will be 9.30ish. my poor little poppet is going for the snip so he is in the office with me today cant see me getting much done!

mint hot choc is by far the best thing! i use a hand blender and it goes so nice and frothy!

for the soup i always add black pepper to taste, i think chicken and mush is the best, spicy tom is ok but feels too watery.

have a great day girls. xxx