Hi thought I would let you all know how I have been doing, not that I have been posting much during Feb as we have been doing major renos in our home, (ps I still read the posts almost daily though)however, I am now down 12lbs since 1st Jan when I started my first detox. I probably would have lost the same amount on any good healthy slimming plan but I found that :

firstly going on my csd plan I broke the pattern of binging and starvingand cravings for high fat sugary food which I had been stuffing my face with over Christmas,

secondly I re-thought my ideas on veges and fruit

thirdly my appetite decreased quite a bit

and finally it motivated me to do more excercise after I came off the plan. 

However the negative side was that when I came off it, I was inclined to go on a little bit of an eating frenzy, thinking that I could just do the csd again and loose the weight.  This habit is what I am trying to break.  So between the plan I tried to count points, it worked to a "point" pardon the pun, but I stalled so many times and found myself going over the alloted daily points.  I then went back to my group weekly meeting (Tops), they do not push any plan at all but you get the moral support of other people every week plus you face the scales.  There is also a little bit of a competition as to who is the best loser that week.  I am a competitive person.

On the 1st of every month I re-start the plan or try to in some way.

I started the plan again this week and only got to day 3 before I was wanting to join my husband in a glass of wine, and then I decided like Cabbage Soup Man, to work it to suit myself and my lifestyle as it must be livable and long term.  so weekends I allow myself wine, little bit of meat, and during the rest of the week basically stick to veges, fruit, fat free yoghurts, eggs and a little cheese on the veges.  Then 1 day a week I can have what I like!  pizza, take out etc.  One condition is I must excercise every day,  I walk 5km x 4 weekly and now have also joined a ladies only gym and do a 30min circuit training 3 x weekly.  \trust me after I have worked out or walked and I then go to the grocery store, I am now finding I do not want to go near the sweets or junk food and come out with more fruit and veges.  My soup is in a big pot in the fridge and this week it was Thai style and I eat this and a huge packet of baby carrots during the week as well, when I am feeling hungry or just bored. 

It is not perfect, but I am pleased with the results and feel more in control.  I acknowledge I am going to have bad days and I now just deal with it and not go right off the plan! 

I am wondering how the others have done, who also started up end Dec/beg of Jan?