Hello, Fatsouper,

Good for you!  Wow, 8 pounds is a lot!!  I'm on day 5, too, and have lost about 5 pounds so far.   I think that I will go off of this for a week, but try to stay on a veggie and fruit low cal diet, and then go back on it afterwards.  I just don't want to gain it back afterwards.   Good luck!

Hi Sally

That sounds good, I'll give that a bash tomorrow.

Thanks  xx

Yes, I read in a Reader's Digest recently 1 T of apple cider vinegar mixed with a glass of water taken before meals really does aid in weight loss so I've started adding it to my metamucil before meals.

Oh and to answer the topic question... I've gone from 158 to 124 since February.  I've been maintaining 124 (give or take a few) for about the last month and a half.  I only do the first 3 days of CSD if I've done a little pigging out or haven't had the time to exercise for a few days.

Last edited by Sweetjag (2007-06-12 10:41:49)

You can by a capsule form of it, is that the same thing and just as good?

I just had another glass! I am inane!  ("Insane in the Membrane"!)
I had a tbls. with ICE cold water in about a 6 oz glass and sipped it like wine (bad wine)
Funny though Mandy, that OTHER 3dd that you posted suggests it every morning!  Maybe next week I might try that one for 3 days now that I know I can drink it without puking!!  ha ha:blink:

I am 5'6 and wieghed 165 the first time. I did the diet with success and lost 6 pounds the first time! yay!

I just started again for the first day today (because i have a photoshoot) and I am detirmined!!! Stick to it!

Sally, apple cider vinegar is zero calories, zero carbs, zero sodium.....you get it, zero all the way down the nutrition label!

And it is hot here today too!  I thank God every day that we have central air conditioning....it's been running for days!

Apple Cider Vinegar is what you Brits put on Fish and Chips isn't it?  Maybe that's Brown malt vinegar...regardless you should have it here...go to a bigger STORE!!  lol!
Yes I watch "The f Word" and we've seen his new show you were talking about too.  Also just last night started his new season of the American show "Hell's Kitchen".  It's on our regular TV station, not BBC which is where I watch the other ones.  Also this week has been "MasterChef" on BBC which isn't Gordon Ramsey, but a contest of aspiring chefs in England to win a spot as a premiere chef there.  It's quite good too!  (wow I just said THAT with an English accent!)

Sally, I have always 'gargled' with apple cider vinegar (rather than salt water) if I start getting a sore throat, it is very medicinal.  I actually just had another small glass, only about 4 - 6 oz. like drinking a big shot, or we can pretend it's the worst rot gut whiskey out there!  (oops, wrong thread~!)
Actually I don't think it would be as effectie to just us it as salad dressing, usually you're supposed to drink it in the morning (I think it breaks up mucous or something maybe) and drink it before meals.  HMMM?  perhaps it reduces the appetite because it is so yucky that you want to puke!!)  Ihave to admit, I kind of like it..I guess I need to suffer a little bit, perhaps punish myself for not being 'perfect' during th weekend!

Right On Sista!!!


Okay guys...I just looked up benefits of Apple Cider Vingegar on the net!  Wow!  It's good for so much!  Everything from headaches, sore throats, weight loss...to female orgasim!!

Stock the stores and shops...we're on our way!!!!!   

Last edited by twilight (2007-06-12 16:56:29)

It's weird coming across this post.

I make my own cider vinegar. Not for diet purposes, I had no idea that it had diet benefits. I make it because it's easy to do and it's excellent vinegar for salads and cooking.

It's very easy.

You need a vinaigrier like this one:


You fill it with cider. It has to be full strength (brut) 6% alcohol, because it is the alcohol that turns into vinegar.

You leave it for a long while, and a layer of bacteria will form over the top. This is both normal, and essential. The bacteria is the ""mother" and it is the bacterial action that does the work. You can speed things up by getting a peice of mother from someone else. With an active mother, a bottle of cider will turn to vinegar in 2 or 3 weeks.

I have 2 vineaigriers, 1 small 1 big. I use the small one for daily salad use and the big one I decant and flavour with rosmary, thyme, garlic, chilli etc, and then bottle to give to frinds or sell.

You can do exactly the same thing with wine, but I find wine vinegar is a bit harsh.

I neve new cider vinegar was used bu dieters. I must do some googling!

Oh Twilight, we are so naughty!  Why does it always come back to the alcohol with us?

Thanks for the tip on making vinegar Stew!  Thankfully I can find it in any local store (shop!) because I am not quite that adventerous!

Sally, my kids would be so jealous...air conditioning at school!  They come home looking wilted every day and can't wait to get in the pool!

Welcome isabel!  I feel your pain as I always gain my weight around the middle and it's always the last place i lose it!  Good luck to you!  I'm sure your weight will be a great success!

And I just realized what this thread was all about so I guess I should post some results!  From February 26th - April 30th I lost about 17 pounds just healthy eating and lots of water.  Then I did CSD and lost 3 1/2.  Then I did the 3 day diet and lost 2 1/2.  And since May 12th I've been fluctuating back and forth with 4 or 5 pounds.  So total weight loss = 23.

The vinegar with a slimy mother floating on top is very "earthy" but that's why the vinegar pots have a lid and a cute tap - you don't have to see all that stuff. But it's not way out or hippy, it's how vinegar has always been made.

This round(3) of the CSD ends tonight.

I'll weigh myself tomorrow morning and let you know the final toll.

I have my cheekbones back, and I look like my father again!

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie!  I am 42 years ols and started at 174 lbs.  I am at day 5 and am at 171 today.  I went on this diet about 10 yesrs ago to support a friend who was on it and remeber losing weight really fast, but the again, back then I didn't even need to lose it.  I have been very frustrated because I have never had a weight problem and the past year I have put on 30 lbs.  I though that it was ude to lack of exercise so I started walking 4 miles a day for 4 weeks and put 5 more lbs. on so I stopped.  Now I am alternating Samba with Tae Bo.  I love them both, they make me feel great but I think that I need this diet to give me a jump start on the 30 lb. goal that I have set for myself for weight loss.
I am a little confused though since everyone has mentioned the visits tothe bathroom.  I have not had this problem at all.  Also does 3 lbs. seem right for 5 days?  Maybe it's better to weight myself once a week instaed of 3 times a day.
Any advice is welcome as I am feeling very discouraged after nothing else working.  All of your posts are very encouraging.

Chrissie