Hi, I'm new as well and plan on starting tomorrow. After reading the positive responses I am excited - I need to lose a few pounds to get back on track!

Good luck to both of you!

Good morning, day one, wow I'm gonna really need the support this time! I just keep thinking of how wonderful the diet makes you look, and feel, it really does have a total sense of well being affect on you, especially after the first couple of days. I'm going to consintrate on drinking lot's of tea, and water, for my excersise plan, little aerobics to get the blood flowing in the morning, about 30 min. or so, and in the evening, yoga, and stretching ( Which does wonders)! Well that's my game plan, let's all stay focused, and get an awesome jump start to a healthier way of living, we all owe it to ourselves.I'm a christian, and this is going to be the perfect oppertunity to do a 7 day spiritual fast  along with the diet  for an even better feeling, and with that mindset...Let's get started,   Good luck everyone, and thank's for the replies         Have a blessed day, Star

Hello All.  This is my first post ever!  I am very familiar with the diet, I did it way back in high school along with some smart eating in between weeks and lost 50lbs!  Kept it off pretty well through college, but unfortunately have fallen into bad, bad habits in the 4 years post college and have gained it all back plus more.    So here I am.  Today is the first day of week #2 for me.  I was reading the posts last week and was so encouraged just by reading, I thought I would join in this week.  I lost right at 10lbs last week, and hope to lose 6-8 this week.  I ultimately have about 70-80lbs to lose as I am 5'8 and started last week at 235.  But I have set littler goals.  First one at 25lbs.  I will be ecstatic to reach it and then move on!  But just take it day by day, right!?  Well good luck to you all and I hope to support and encourage all of us in our journey to a healthier us!

Hi everyone, well almost done with day one....Ya! Boy It's hard. This is why I just want to stay eating healthy, cause It's so hard to diet, trying to tell your stomach , or your mind, or are they the same??? LoL.. What to eat.'' Any way, I'm kinda feelin light headed, that seems to happen the first 2 days to me, I think It's the fact that my body is screamin for the sugar.I love my sugar:worthy:,and I can't have none:wacko:Well I hope everyone else is doing fine so far, I'm going to check out some more recipes for tomorrow there's tons of great ideas...We can do it!!!!

Day 1 down how did everyone do?
My batch of soup was not done for dinner so I chopped up some extra soup veggies and "stir fried" them and had that instead....

Tomorrow baked potato yummi....I thnk I will eat half at lunch and half with dinner

nancy

Ok all day 2 is here and I am ready and willing to go!  Think of that wonderful baked potato this afternoon I usually eat 1/2 at lunch and 1/2 at dinner but walked out of the house and forgot it..oh well

How are you all doing?

Kellyjane, Green onions are those long green things, the top part until the I'd say about the middle half is white, and then bottom part is green.  Just go to a grocery store and ask someone, I'm sure they will show you.

kellyjane,
you might know them as scallions---they supposedly have less natural sugars than whole white onions.

tell me more on how to make fake fries, I have done it with carrots but not squash

nancy

I would suggest you try some tofu or black beans I have the cabbage soup diet book and it even says that tofum pinto and black beans are all acceptable

:)Nancy, the tofu, and beans sounds, Awesome''! This is why this diet is so cool, it teaches you how to eat really healthy, those are great sources of protien.

I fell off the wagon!  Help, I had banned food, and now I feel horrible, and it's funny cause you feel so guilty, and fatter when you cheat, I wish I can tell myself this before I take that big bite of forbidden desire:blush: Oh boy I guess I need to start over, Yikes.... I'm so sorry I'm not much support right now, my husbands birthday was saturday, and that did not help, I usually have more will power than this I just don't understand.Anyway I still feel healthy, and I'm going to continue to stuff myself on living foods, you can really tell the differance in how you feel the next day, when you eat good, and bad foods, it's really amazing. I'm glad you liked the squash nance, I'm going to pick up tomorrow with day 1 csd.Well talk to you later:biggrin: