Thread: Determinator is back , for the last time !!!

Hi , here is the start of my Exante diary !! I am katie , I am 33 , a sister in a nursing home , have 2 girls , elena 4 and abbie 2 , and have always been overweight !!!
I was a fat child , a fat teenager and a fat adult . in 2009 I hit 19 stone and after a photo taken by my 4 year old shocked me sooo much I decided action was needed !!!

I started Lipotrim in Nov 2009 , and lost 5 stone very quickly . I then developed gallstones and had to have my gallbladder removed so I had 7 months off . I then switched to Cambridge diet and did ok until I got down to BMI of 25 and you have to sart adding food ... well I didnt do so well then ... I came off CD and started SW which I have been doing for the last 6 months or so , Igained an initial 10 lb when I stopped CD ( and went on holiday ) , and although SW was fantastic , i just havent been able to loose ... so I am giving exante a go to try and shift this last 1.5 - 2 stone .

I started today , I worked night shift last night so thought it was a good day to start , so I didnt eat anything after 03.00 am .. then went to bed when I got home , and just had my first shake .....a strawberry one ... not as sweet as CD but much much creamier and more filling so fell great .... 2 litres of water down so far and I am hoping that I can get back on the wagon without too much trouble .. have always done ok in the past so fingers crossed

Good luck Katie.

and the headaches and constant trips to the loo have kicked in already !!! lol

LOL, I know that feeling

Heey Katie glad uve done a diary... im day 4 and feel like giving up again .!

what day will be your weigh in day?
good luck x

Ive felt like giving up shanny but I try and distract myself which works...for 5 minutes anyway lol

oh no shanny why you struggling ?? I must admit I normally find day 3/4 the hardest then day 5 it starts to get easier .. I am sure you can push yourself through and keep going

I think I will weigh in on a monday .. although as a twice daily weigher I will have a good idea whats happening all week !!!

I have just had a chocolate shake .. hmmmm .. I know a lot of people say they taste like mould .. i can see what they mean , although as its day 1 I will hope they improve .. they are not quite as nice as the dairy milk I scoffed yesterday .. but they are drinkable and far far nicer than the lipotrim ones I survvived on for 5 months so I think I will manage

Haven't tried those yet....almost don't want to now lol

You're losses so far are incredible!!! You're almost in the century club and will likely get that badge within 1-2 weeks on exante

Everything has gotten tastier for me with a bit of time (and the arrival of the K train) - I LOVE the choc shakes now. Haven't tried it yet, but some make them up with water that's had a peppermint tea bag in for a choc/mint experience. Might help with the sort of mould taste if that doesn't pass?

Hope you have an equally positive day tomorrow

x

Hey determinator
Great start good luck for tomorrow

Good luck sweetie, will be keeping an eye on u with interest for september when i join you you'll drop that last bit in no time!

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Good luck with Exante xx

well day 2 today .... 700 ml of water down and saving my first shake till lunch I had a tesco ultra slim bar last night , was ok and quite filling but think I will get some of the exante ones .. gonna order my bumper pack today and will get shakes and bars , I like to follow a diet to the letter so will get bars too .

Well as a daily weigher - I find whatever the result it has always motivated me to keep going or do better - I weighed this morning , after 24 hours .. and lost ......5 lb so far !!!!! I have always had massive losses in week 1 ( normally 12-14 lb ) and very happy that that doesnt seem to have changed .. I am just like a sponge the amount of water I retain !!!!!

Busy day today , have a load of ebay stuff to post , then food shopping with both the kids ...... normally something I try to avoid but school holidays are forcing me :/ .... then going to see harry potter tonight ...... will take my bar with me and munch that and drink lots of water .. just hope my bladder lasts !!!! Feeling a bit sad that it is the last film .. I have loved Harry Potter right from the very first book , and find it a little sad that its all over .. looking forward to it though

and tomorrow night i am going to see a medium , not 1 to 1 but in a small group so looking forward to that

morning katie 5 lbs loss already wow... yes its gonna be a big loss for ya x

oooouuuuucccccchhhhh .. headache is aweful .. to be honest its not a side effect i suffered when I have done TFR in the past so a little surprised , hoping it doesnt last too long ... :/

apart from that I am doing great , had a banana shake for lunch which was lovely , so just the vanilla to try and the bars now I am looking forward to harry potter later and will take a tesco bar with me to nibble on .. and maybe even a bottle of water ... oooo I am a dare devil !!!!