Thread: My ts first week

Wow so I am on day 4 at home with the family and watching everyone else eat when they want is hard!

I have become obsessed with the scales already day 1 lost 4lb then day 2 and 3 1 lb each day .then felt almost disappointed it was only 1lb those days lol does af cause anyone's weight to slow down? Or stop? Mine is due and worried it will lead me to feel disappointed so if I am prepared it will be fine..

Taking a step back I am so pleased with 6lbs in 3 days that is actually amazing for me and I have stuck to something!
Anyone else on day 4 ? I need to try and keep away from the scales till my week is up!!

Goals
1- get into the 14s
2 - lose 1stone
3- get to 13 stone
4 - get tot target of 12 stone

Start weight 15stone 4 lbs
Week 1 -

Omg I am struggling this afternoon , not hungry but the emotional attachment to food is hard :0((

Its pretty intense isn't it :-( not as good as being slimmer feels though. Something which I realised long ago, is I ate compulsively, like food is going to go away and not exist after exante/ LL. it really helps me, to tell myself consciously that the food your desiring is going to be there after exante and in moderation you can eat it. Hope it eases for you soon.

Originally Posted by Curioushelen83

Its pretty intense isn't it :-( not as good as being slimmer feels though. Something which I realised long ago, is I ate compulsively, like food is going to go away and not exist after exante/ LL. it really helps me, to tell myself consciously that the food your desiring is going to be there after exante and in moderation you can eat it. Hope it eases for you soon.

Thanks , I am impressed I sat at the table while my oh, dd and ds all ate dinner and I sat and fed the baby. But I did it! not one thing past my lips! They then had chocolate and I busied myself tidying up! I can't believe it I so pleased with myself. I have now however allowed myself a Pepsi max as I love the stuff and find coke zero is pretty grim. ( Read lots of people say no to pepsi max). Downside of the day is I have not touched my water so really need to up my game in that department.

Thanks for the advice it is very true food will always be there but my weight will not if I am strong xx

Originally Posted by Curioushelen83

Its pretty intense isn't it :-( not as good as being slimmer feels though. Something which I realised long ago, is I ate compulsively, like food is going to go away and not exist after exante/ LL. it really helps me, to tell myself consciously that the food your desiring is going to be there after exante and in moderation you can eat it. Hope it eases for you soon.

How much have you lost and how long have you been doing exante? X

Well done for tea time. I took up yoga recently so it helps to hide myself away to do yoga while my partner cooks and eats. Helps not seeing tea, as such, for me, so you did really well! I have been on exante for 4 days, i have done lighter life 4 years ago and lost 5 stone. Kept it off for 2 years then i had a typical situation, ie divorce which brought me back to comfort eating. I have lost a stone in the last 6 months just by changing my mindset, but its time to really crack the eating habits for me again and remind myself that my impulsive food desires do not control me :-) i plan to do exante till christmas have 3 weeks off ( calorie counting) then on for another month, off for one or two weeks and Continue in the pattern. Its my 30th next November and through what ever means, i will be slim for my birthday :-)

Originally Posted by Curioushelen83

Well done for tea time. I took up yoga recently so it helps to hide myself away to do yoga while my partner cooks and eats. Helps not seeing tea, as such, for me, so you did really well! I have been on exante for 4 days, i have done lighter life 4 years ago and lost 5 stone. Kept it off for 2 years then i had a typical situation, ie divorce which brought me back to comfort eating. I have lost a stone in the last 6 months just by changing my mindset, but its time to really crack the eating habits for me again and remind myself that my impulsive food desires do not control me :-) i plan to do exante till christmas have 3 weeks off ( calorie counting) then on for another month, off for one or two weeks and Continue in the pattern. Its my 30th next November and through what ever means, i will be slim for my birthday :-)

Ah I am on day 4 though never done anything like this before! I plan to do till crimbo then eat sensibly as possible over the festive season and then get on it again in jan. my 3 pregnancies and my unhealthy relationship with food led me here and once I get to a weight I'm fairly good at maintaining it but just got a long way to go to get there again!
Keep me updated how u r doing day 4 is almost over (phew) lol

well done on getting to day 4 it is a real achievement, the first week is soo intense but it will get betta once you get to ketosis. I found that weighing myself every week was putting me down so i stopped and will be weighing myself every fortnight except for this mnth due to two totms, i will weigh end of Nov. Not knowing the uknown drives me on. wy dnt u get OH to hide the scales and only weigh you once a week.

You hve done brilliantly well so far with 6lbs loss in 3days if you have a lot to lose it cld b more than that, the first week always has great losses. Try to have your water allowance as it helps with the weight loss , im not sure with pepsi max as i dont tac any fizzy drinks with this diet. Im only a wate coffee and tea person coz i feel like anything else will affect my losses. You can do it lets crack on

Originally Posted by sliemox

well done on getting to day 4 it is a real achievement, the first week is soo intense but it will get betta once you get to ketosis. I found that weighing myself every week was putting me down so i stopped and will be weighing myself every fortnight except for this mnth due to two totms, i will weigh end of Nov. Not knowing the uknown drives me on. wy dnt u get OH to hide the scales and only weigh you once a week.

You hve done brilliantly well so far with 6lbs loss in 3days if you have a lot to lose it cld b more than that, the first week always has great losses. Try to have your water allowance as it helps with the weight loss , im not sure with pepsi max as i dont tac any fizzy drinks with this diet. Im only a wate coffee and tea person coz i feel like anything else will affect my losses. You can do it lets crack on

Thanks silemox how long have you been doing diet? Have you lost much?
Btw what does totms stand for seen this a lot? Xx

Day 5 here I come ....

Hi
I'm new to the forum and halfway through day 4 of exante, scales have showed 0.5lb gain... evil hateful things! i'm sticking to it 100% and drinking loads of water so i know it will work eventually! i believe totm means time of the month lol, well done so far and keep going xxxx

Originally Posted by Lolly hatch

Hi
I'm new to the forum and halfway through day 4 of exante, scales have showed 0.5lb gain... evil hateful things! i'm sticking to it 100% and drinking loads of water so i know it will work eventually! i believe totm means time of the month lol, well done so far and keep going xxxx

I know what you mean i got on the scales after 3 days and hadn't budged, but i am on day 5 and a half, as such and scales show 4 lbs loss. Our bodies are weird like that :-) weigh yourself in a few days and your weight will have dropped :-) thanks for explaining totm i had no idea what people were talking about lol

Originally Posted by Lolly hatch

Hi
I'm new to the forum and halfway through day 4 of exante, scales have showed 0.5lb gain... evil hateful things! i'm sticking to it 100% and drinking loads of water so i know it will work eventually! i believe totm means time of the month lol, well done so far and keep going xxxx

Ah we are only a day apart! Are you having shakes? Bars? I have been having Pepsi max and weighed today another 2lbs down yay :0) sure it will happen for you, we are all different , will probably happen at the end of the week for you xxx

Originally Posted by Dunkniki

Ah we are only a day apart! Are you having shakes? Bars? I have been having Pepsi max and weighed today another 2lbs down yay :0) sure it will happen for you, we are all different , will probably happen at the end of the week for you xxx

Also thanks for explaining totm x

Hiya
I'm finding it hard im doing a shake in morning, bar in afternoon and a soup in evening if i can face it (i hate the soups) I have been drinking loads of water and hope for some sort of loss when i weigh in on thursday!!! not hopeful of a huge loss but something would be nice lol! xx