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[GJ84]

Helps me too! Just got home, the kids are eating cheese and crackers I am going to have a chicken and leek soup and just stick with the 3 products today.
I will be having an early night and that's another day ticked off!

 

[Darcy15]

Keep going.......we can do this

 

[Spinoza]

Well done for resisting the cheese and crackers GJ - that's a real test of willpower!

 

[GJ84]

Well done for resisting the cheese and crackers GJ - that's a real test of willpower!

It certainly was! Instead of the soup, I went for the apple crumble but I have gone off that already! It was a struggle to finish it.
Today I've had a strawberry shake for breakfast, a lemon bar for lunch and I've just had a small portion of chicken and stir fry veg. Might have choc mint shake as a hot chocolate later.
Gonna have another early night, just sleep the days away until Easter

 

[Spinoza]

I've had a couple of early nights too when I ran out of willpower. That's a nice side effect of the diet though - you can get your rest! (Positive spin, positive spin!)

Still slogging through the mush meals. Roll on next month and a bit of texture.

 

[GJ84]

Yeah next month will be a breeze after this one!
I got on the scales this morning, even though I told myself I would wait until Monday and I have lost 1 stone altogether in 10 days

 

[Spinoza]

OMG. That's almost unbelievable. What a boost!

 

[Darcy15]

Wow!! Really well done

 

[SPE]

Congrats on the 1 stone. That’s incredible

 

[GJ84]

Thanks everyone! It really has given me the boost needed to continue.

 

[GJ84]

Well I'm still plodding on, yesterday I had a choc shake for brekkie, a lemon bar for lunch and a pasta ham soup for tea.
I've just got back from taking my daughter swimming and I've just had a vanilla almond shake (still my fave flavour).
Planning a walk today and a lot of housework - keep busy!
I have just dug out my out of date Exante stuff and some of it is only 1 year out of date- not as bad as I thought! I think I'm gonna try one of the out of date spag bols later, I recall I used to 'like' them.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.

 

[Darcy15]

Keep going!

I’m using lots of out of date stuff.......some of mine dates back to 2014

.....it’s all been fine, apart from the porridge which did smell ‘wrong’ so has been binned

Have a good weekend

 

[Spinoza]

I tried some out of date packs when I started off this time but they all smelled of rancid fat. Not the flavour sensation I'm going for.

Trundling along well here too GJ. Next weekend will be my first big test - I'm off to see an old friend and normally when I see her a *lot* of wine gets drunk. It'll be weird drinking water. I've done it before though (last time I did a VLCD) so hopefully once that weekend is under my belt everything else will be easy. Don't let me fall off the wagon, and if I do, please hound me till I'm back on it!

I've ordered some more packs today even though I don't need them. Can't bear the horrible rice dishes any more. Shakes and bars are the way forward.

 

[GJ84]

Ooh next weekend will be tough Spinoza but I am sure you can do it, just imagine how good weigh in will feel on the Monday if you are good!
I tried an out of date spag bol today but it didn't taste right so chucked it. Had an out of date bar and that tasted fine though

I am glad you have ordered some more so you are not stuck eating the ones you don't like. I definitely think shakes and bars are the way forward. I am even going off the soups that I didn't mind to begin with. At least i can neck the shakes even if they don'

 

[GJ84]

Oops, my fat fingers pressed the wrong button
It was meant to say even if they don't taste great!

 

[SPE]

I got one of each shake flavour, some of them sound....interesting but gross. I want to try them all

 

[GJ84]

I got one of each shake flavour, some of them sound....interesting but gross. I want to try them all

You will have to let us know your thoughts on them. I tend to stick to the 'normal' flavours but I have found I am not keen on the choc or strawberry. I actually enjoy the vanilla almond one and i dont mind the banana one. I have the choc mint one hot which is alright. I have got some vanilla ones that i havent tried yet, i intended putting some coffee in them and trying it hot but not done it yet!

 

[Spinoza]

I got one of each shake flavour, some of them sound....interesting but gross. I want to try them all

LOL - some of the newer ones are a bit weird and wonderful, aren't they? Absolutely the right and sensible thing to do though before committing to bigger quantities SPE.

 

[Spinoza]

You will have to let us know your thoughts on them. I tend to stick to the 'normal' flavours but I have found I am not keen on the choc or strawberry. I actually enjoy the vanilla almond one and i dont mind the banana one. I have the choc mint one hot which is alright. I have got some vanilla ones that i havent tried yet, i intended putting some coffee in them and trying it hot but not done it yet!

I love the vanilla shakes and yes they're really good (well as good as these things can be) made hot with coffee. I used to split them and make two coffees with each shake actually - must try that again.

 

[SPE]

How do you prepare them to use them hot?