Unfortunately I wasn't able to get online today so your suggestion of a potato for breakfast came a bit late. Just finished my last meal of day two and omigosh, that potato was absolutely brilliant. I feel so full and stuffed with veggies now. But if I get a craving for food later on, I plan to eat some soup. Eating the soup today was better than having it yesterday. Maybe it 'matures' with age, who knows.

Tomorrow will be brilliant, all the fruit and veg, I want...and of course the soup. I'm finding it rather strange how at one specific moment of time, the diet can feel horrible and as if it is taking forever, whereas the next moment it feels as if it is flying by. Like I said in my other post. Today was horrible and the temptation was everywhere I looked. All I wanted today was fruit and it was one of the many things I couldn't have.

Do you have any suggestions on how to make the chicken on day 5 and day 6. Day 5's chicken is limited right? Whereas Day 6 is a free for all right?

Thanks for the advice.

Today's been such a horrible day. I have shifted no more weight and keep on fearing that I have done the wrong thing. I still feel so bloated and heavy. Do you reckon that I will feel this way for a while still?

It's day four! Another 1.2lbs down. So that totals 5.6lbs! Yay! Anyway enough of the weight counting. Woke up this morning looking so incredibly forward to bananas. It's nerely one in the afternoon and I've had three bananas. I promise you I could eat them forever and be absolutely happy. Bit wary of eating too many though as it is said you put weight back on and I don't won't to be discouraged. Feeling rather full now. So I most probably will wait till dinner time for a big bowl of soup (It will be the first I have for the day) and then if I am still hungry another banana. So it total I plan to eat four bananas and some soup.

How are all your diets going? You still staying strong?

Hi nancy...I'm going to start the csd tomorrow. I've already made the soup and bought some fruits for tomorrow. I have a party to go to on the 14th..yup I procrastinated...and i want to see if this diet will work. I tried it before and I did loose about 5 lbs. but i think I did it wrong and I cheated A LOT! I know it's so hard to not think about food when you are on a diet. I noticed that whenever I am on a diet I end up thinking about food...and then when I'm not on a diet I don't think about food at all. So, if you don't mind, lets do it together and see if we can do it!!!! I start tomorrow so today I'm going to pig out like crazy and tomorrow will be a new day!!! Talk to you tomorrow!

Good luck to all of those who have just started the CSD or are planning to start!

ok, here I go again!!! I have been absolutely horrible since the site crashed and have gained half the weight back that I lost the last time I did csd!! Help!

Nancy, you have inspired me! I also am determined to lose 10 pounds for the month of October. Please, can we motivate and encourage each other??? I am going to South Africa at Christmas (my husband is SAfrican) and haven't been there for nearly 10 years!! Yikes, and I was a lot thinner back then, so hate the thought of everyone seeing me the way I am now.

Anyway, I've lost willpower at the moment and have been drinking lots and eating the wrong things. It's the school holidays here too so I'm not working until next week either.
I really need to get a grip............. well, I've made the soup so will start day one tomorrow. Pity about the time difference between us but I'll just have to be strong.

Keep going everyone and keep bringing on the ideas. Love your idea of the potato for b-fast on day 2, Nancy! Wish I'd thought of that last time........but will definitely do it this time. Am enjoying the last of my champagne tonight! (Sorry to mention it if there are any lovers of champagne out there)

csd novice

Husky and csd---well here I am at day two!  Doing pretty good, had good intentions to exercise today but then went --nah LOL

Husky how is your day going so far?  You have lost so much this week it is keeping me focused that I can do it too

csd, I know what you mean about when the site crashed I too just started eating and drinking all the wrong things and am kicking myself.

This site really keeps me on track and focused so .... we will make that 10 pounds gone by Nov 1!   I know we will--I have to after going shopping on Saturday and struggled to get into a pair of jeans and once they were on I looked sooo bad...like someone had poured me into them and they were tight in all the wrong places!

So no more shopping until another 10 comes off!

nancy

I know this site has helped me stay on track and focused, the quick response from the members who always encourge us.  It is rare when someone says anything negitive and they are usually gone soon.

I am excited that you have dropped more weight!  But like I have said before I won't see anything for another 2 or 3 days then all of a sudden I get up and am 3/4 pounds lighter--wierd I know LOL

Talk about my body hanging onto those fat cells for dear life!

Wow if we could invent someone to lose weight for people we would be soo rich

it is midday here and I am eating my soup for lunch

Did you ever notice you did not sleep well the first few days of the diet?  It seems to happen to me for the first three then I sleep like the living dead

go put it in the trash and run

ps  don't feel bad about not exercising, I haven't been able to either!

csd sounds like you have it under control
I slipped up a bit last night and had a handful of these asian crackers.  I was craving bread so bad.  usually it does not bother me but I was tired nad had a bad case of the muchies.  I was tired of eating a pickle or two

Bramble there is always room for more as a matter of fact I welcome more!  It is not an exculsive club LOL

It is strange today it is my day three I feel lighter but my scale shows not a single oz has fallen off.

I will see what tomorrow brings

I have a question. Is it ok to use splenda in my black coffee? is that allowed?