7 days in......

Hi everybody, i thought i would introduce myself. I am 5'7" and weighed 227lbs. This is the heaviest I have ever been. I have yoyo dieted since my late teens going from a size 6 uk at my smallest up to a size 20 now. I have two young children and am really struggling now to enjoy them and play. I don't want to be the "fat mum" at the school gates anymore.

on 11th May I started with Exante after getting seriously out of breath pushing my 1 year old in his buggy. I've managed to stick religiously withe the diet so far and have checked my ketone levels which are now at moderate. Though I'm not particularly hungry anymore i am really struggling with the taste of the products. The shakes are bearable, but the porridge (and subsequently made porridge biscuits) are disgusting, the soup is ok, pretty tasteless even with spices and herbs added and the pasta carbonara is sooooo salty. Is anyone else struggling with this at this early stage??? I find myself dreading choosing every meal!!!

i so desperately need to get this weight off so I will stick to it but does anyone have any tips on what to add to the products???

Hi ya

Could i just ask what the exante diet is? Im joining cambridge diet next month but came across this one.do u lose weight fast with this also? Xx

Hi Coral92, Exante is a very low calorie diet similar to Cambridge in that its soup, shakes, bars etc. It's much cheaper than Cambridge and LL but there are no Counsellors.

And is it just as effective? Might give that one a go instead.how long have you been on it? Xx

From looking at other people's posts it seems to be as effective. It's only 600 cals a day but its not been too bad, apart from not being very tasty lol! I'm one week in and weigh day is tomorrow so I'll let you know what my first week's loss is. X

Good luck! I just need to lose some weight quickly as me and my partner are hoping tl try for another baby soon but want to get down to a healthy weight. I know its going to be tough! Xx