Well good luck to you both! This board is great! I have met so many good friends on here. Everyone is so supportive, helpful and pick you up when you are down. Post away on here as many of us have been there, done that and got the Tshirts. You are so lucky that you and your hubby are doing this together as the hardest thing for me is doing all this with a husband who doesn't believe in dieting and loves me the way I am [lol!] and a son who is training to be a chef!!!

No I don't think you can. I have tried loads of times you can post it though on the main message [let me know if you want to do that as I can help you there]. I'll ask Charito though on our May thread [why don't you join us there] as she is the expert on posting pictures etc. She has taught me all I know so far!

Hey Brittney!  I'm not sure about these threads and such, a novice for sure but am planning on starting today or tomorrow as well.  I started one asking if anyone would join me and had no replies ! (sniff, sniff)  So I went on the May challenge and am here as well because I have a question for you...
How did you loose 20 pounds in 2 weeks?  That is so excellent!!  Did you follow this diet for 2 weeks in a row?  Or did you do it twice and lost 10 lbs. each time? and what did you follow on the OFF weeks?
I really need some motivation and something to work quickly.  None of my clothes fit!
Anyway good luck to you and keep us posted with your progress as I'm sure we all could use uplifting results!!

Thanks so much Sally for the warm welcome!  I am really excited!!  Can you believe it, excited about eating Cabbage Soup?  Yep!  Got my pot on the stove right now.  Of all days to start...Cinco de Mayo!  I watch all the cooking shows and today it's all about Mexican food and to make it worse, I live in Arizona so May 5th is quite the day of celebration!  No worries though,  I found some  "Chipotle" flavored bouillon cubes by Knorr at the store and used one of those along with a beef bouillon cube for my soup, so it will be tangy and hopefully I won't feel deprived!
I bought a couple of Mangos and though I would much rather have them in a Margarita, I think they'll be a lovely treat!
So day ONE, here I come!!

Hi Twilight,  So are you starting tomorrow (5/6)?  There are lots of posts you can jump in on.  Angellicdelight and I started on the same day (see starting May 4 Previous April 16 CSD), so we are early into it, on Day 2.  I go on everybody's posts though, I get inspiration and add my own posts to a lot of them.  Keeps me motivated and on track.  Everyone is so welcoming and always willing to lend an ear, or hand in this case!!!  I don't think I could ever do this on my own, I need this posting for sure.   Anyways, I'm sure I'll be in touch and keep us updated.  Talk soon.  Barb

Hi Barb!  I actually started today!  Got up and went to my local Farmer market type store and stocked up!  I didn't want to wait another day and was really pumped to get it going!  My problem is boredom not hunger so you guys will be seeing me around a lot, like Sally said, "posting stops me from eating!"
Good luck to you all!

Thanks for the encouragement Barb! I need it!  Right now I have a pot of chicken on the stove for my husband for his dinner and it smells sooooo good, but I will be strong, it's only 7 days and today is my first and apparently the easiest one so it's only food, right?
So Brittany, I just read that you did it 2 weeks in a roll and got those great results, how was it for 2 weeks?  I would totally be into doing it every OTHER week for sure.
Anyway, good luck!  Tomorrow is your first day, yeah!  Buy beautiful, exotic fruit and treat yourself!  Sometimes I think we all are so hard on ourselves, i know I am for letting myself put on this weight, so the encouragement is really needed!  Keep us posted on your progress this time, okay?

Hey twilight,

I actually did the CSD two weeks in a row because I didn't know you were only supposed to do it for one.
I had surgery later that year and after that my digestive system went down the tubes, so I gained it all back plus 50. ( I had lost a total of 50 before that) So I had gotten very discouraged and had a negative body image of myself, but now I am ready to do it again.

My weight right now is 245. I am going to be going to the gym with two friends (for accountability) and I will be sticking straight through with it.

We should keep each other updated on any weight loss or struggles.

As for how i lost the 20 pounds. It was CSD and working out on an eliptical and some strengthening excersizes. That is all.

It wont be as easy now for me because I have a much slower metabolism, but I am not going to get discouraged. I WILL lose this weight.

My goal long term goal weight is 160. My STEP 1 goal weight is 225. What are your goals?

Yes I am being fairly good on my time off but hope to start the 3 DD again on Tuesday but I seem to be covered in unexplainable bruises at the moment so think I need to check things out with my doctor first. My metabolism is definately very slow. I had a total hysterectomy last year and have to take various medications which made me put on 2 stone which I have thankfully lost now but I know it will be a struggle to maintain like you wrote I believe previously barb I only have to walk down the cake aisle at the supermarket to put on weight now! I wish I could stop the medication, because I know that is why, but my doctor says no.

It has been a very hard struggle though barb I can tell you I have been pretty much in one way or another and with the odd blow out been dieting since Christmas!!!! It seems 1000 cal a day is my max if I don't want to put on weight! I am sure I would put on weight with the weight watchers diet from looking at what they are allowed to eat and the calories involved!!!

I mean the three day diet Charito posted on that trio thread I really like it as a change to the CSD which my body has grown accustomed to so my weight loss is not as good on that at the moment. I also managed to lose 1lb a day on that but it is very low calorie!

Well I am hoping the bruises are down to my pernicious anaemia which is usually controlled by injections every 8 weeks as I am also very tired and finding it hard to get out of bed at the moment never mind exercise! Any excuse eh! lol!

We've had 2 offers from different parties this weekend on the house which as yet we haven't accepted but hopefully a bidding war will bring the price up to closer to what we are asking. We just don't want to lose our dream house in Wales where our offer has been accepted so it is very stressful!

Hi Sally, Barb, Brittany and everyone!  How are you all doing and more importantly, did you make it through the weekend okay?

Brittany  -   How was your DAY # 1?  To me the first day was harder than the second and hopefully each day will get better, so if you made it successfully through day number one, you are on the right track!  What's great is that we can start again and again and again and will be pros by then and hopefully we can all meet our goals!  (YEAH TEAM!)

I think tomorrow will be my favorite day, veggies AND fruit!  That I think I can control ... whereas I'm a little leary of the beef and even bananas, but will do it to the letter, especially this first week.  (except for 1 cup of black coffee a day)

Good Luck and stay tuned!

Just keep going!  If you cave that's cool, tomorrow is another day, start over if you have to.  At least they are tiny caves, the thing is they say you have to stick to it exactly, so maybe just start over tomorrow with day 1 and just remember that it's only for 7 days!!  Be strong, I know it's hard, but these guys here have done it right?  So you can do it too and I sure hope I can!  Hang in, you are worth it!