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Yes what IS a MIM? I want one too. :-)

Hi Setanti thanks for the welcome. Hi Jim thanks for that advice. I know that you're right on that one but I'm so impatient. Anyway I lost 1 pound this week. Is that slow enough do you think? :-d Hi Cinta thanks for the welcome and the kind words. Yes I am proud of my weight loss so far...

Hi Lorna It's so true what you say.I would like to lose my weight quickly so I'll see how I've done this week and take it from there. Good luck to you too.

Hi Jim Oh I was hoping for a little more than 2 pounds a week. Having said that I'm happy not to be hungry anymore. I'll certainly be able to this diet for a while so I guess I'll have to suck it and see so to speak.

Thanks for the welcome Echo I'm hoping that the weight losses will be good. I enjoyed the Exante diet for the fact that i lost weight quickly. I'm hoping that the weight loss will be good on Atkins too. Although I am prepared for the losses not to be so great.

Thanks Lisa I remember reading your posts on the Exante Forum. I enjoyed the Exante diet but feel i want to eat more now. Good luck to you too.

I've recently lost a stone and a half on Exante. But since the weekend I've been trying Atkins. I'm not sure about the diet yet because I don't feel like I've lost any weight yet (I have no scales). However I am in Ketosis so fingers crossed. I was wondering what is the average weight loss...

Hi No never! I wonder about adding the slimfast shake. They're quite high in carbs. I wonder whether it would be worth missing that out and replacing it with something else. I think with most of these diets (like slimfast) you have to stick to their diet else they don't seem to work.

This diet is so very hard and it really doesn't help if the people that are around you are telling you that you will fail. I did this diet with a friend and that helped me a lot. At the same time I didn't tell many people what I was doing so they couldn't knock me back. It seems to be human...

I think that the Exante vbars are quite bland. I much prefer the Cambridge ones. Having said that I do know that there are some people here who love them.

Brilliant Bren Congratulations :-)

This is a honk for yesterday

Yep banana is good

Hi I think that you've done brilliantly well. You've lost loads of weight and given yourself a kick start. Doing Exante for a month is an excellent way to shift some pounds. You can build on that loss. Good luck!

Banana is my fave. then it's vanilla, chocolate and strawberry in that order.

Oh yes I can do that :) but sharing them out is nice to do too.

Save them and then have one a day when you've hit your target weight :-)

Wahooooo it's a great day. It makes it easier doesn't it when people notice?

Blooming heck! I remember exactly the same happening to our house when I was little. We were absolutely petrified. The police came and the man was just so placid. He held his hands out while they put the handcuffs on him. Actually he was ok just drunk. We were lucky. So were you.

That's pretty desperate liking the smell of horses food. lol

I wondered where this thread had gone. i thought that it had been deleted. I've been away for a while and although I've been sticking to a diet (of sorts) I've not been TS. But back on TS now so it's a HONK for Monday and another HONK for Tuesday. So far so good today but I am hungryyyyy.

exante is great if you have a busy lifestyle. One of the things I like about it is no meal planning. It's also good to have no food shopping and not much washing up.

Yes it's fantastic to fit into the smaller clothes again. It certainly gives that feeling of slimness. It will be great for you going to the prom too - imagine how confident you're going to feel.

Ahh I see what you're saying Yambabe. I'll need to have a look at those other pages as I get closer to my initial target - BMI 25. I'm always thinking about what to do foodwise. I'm still debating eating other food as i don't want to be on Exante as a total source for too long. Exercise is a...

Is that 20lbs in two weeks? That's excellent. Well done!

Yes i did Atkins and I loved it. I'm a bit torn because I also like the freedom that a diet like Exante gives me ie no meal planning, no shopping, no washing up and the bars are so easy to take out. But I would recommend Atkins also.

Brilliant Mark good luck with the rest of your diet.

Cheers Bren X

Hi S I hope that you're right about my mind. I am a bit of yoyo dieter. I've been here before and this time i don't want to be back again. I'm watching Yambabe with interest. I need to plan for when I get a BMI of 25 to make sure that I continue to lose a little bit more and then stay...

Hi Yambabe your diet is still very low cal and strict I was wondering whether you had thought of doing some other sort of diet to lose those last few pounds. This idea has flashed through my mind. I've done both the Atkins diet in the past and Slimming World. I like both of these diets but...

Hi Jubles well done on your weight loss. I think that I read somewhere that you're not meant to do Exante as a total source if your BMI is less than 25. At this stage you are meant to introduce other food into your diet anyway. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong.

I don't have any scales at home and so it's a bit difficult to get weighed but I managed to weight myself yesterday and I've lost 2lbs. That's despite the fact that I've been out for three meals this week. It's easy to be good when you go out for a meal,I think, after being on Exante. I have...

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I started on 23rd June and I've lost 14 pounds (when I was last weighed).

Hello Elvira. I did Cambridge myself a while back. I did the same as you and lost a lot of weight but then did nothing to maintain. We live and learn. I like this diet. The shakes are very creamy. I'm less keen on the bars. I'm sure that you'll do just fine. Good luck!

I wonder whether people read the posts but then feel that they don't have anything that they can offer. We don't all have the knowledge and skills that others have (or the confidence).

Congratulations Mark you have done amazingly well. An insipration to us all.

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Yes I love the shakes. I like them all don't really have a favourite. In this warm weather I'm just having the shakes. I'll reintroduce the soups on cooler days. they are nice a smooth aren't they? Good luck!

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Ohhhh yummy omlette recipie there. Thanks!

It's good to hear that you're feeling better Isis. Yambabe has some great ideas doesn't she? I'm wondering about what food I might eat (when it's allowed). I'm craving omlette right now. It's making me wonder whether the food we crave is the food that might be best for us to eat. Good luck...

My hint is to keep yourself busy. I find this diet more difficult on my days off than when I'm at work. Take this opportunity to start a new hobby or something. Good luck!

Ah well here I am updating my thread. I've changed my ticker to show a final BMI of 25. This is my target for using Exante as a sole source. After that I intend to introduce other foods gradually. I'm hoping that this will be my final ever "strict" diet and that I will stop the yoyo dieting...

It's quite motivational to see your progress - thanks for posting. And well done too.

Thanks for this thread. I've revised my goals now. I think this is a good thing and may help to prevent yoyo dieting. So my new target is a BMI of 25 followed by further reductions using Exante and introducing real food gradually. Something that I've never tried before. Cheers!

Good luck from me too Helen. It's so hard to lose weight isn't it? I find Exante is good because it stops me thinking about all of the other foods as an option. It reduces the time I'm shopping too and so there's less temptations. You're starting at a good time of year too - it's nice a...

Honk Well done Rose!

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Yes you're all right it looks disgusting.

Ohhh I like the McMuffins without the cheese too.

5lbs is excellent - I'd love to lose 5lbs in a week.

I prefer the shakes too but I don't find them as filling as the soups or the bars.

Amazing - good for you! I bet you feel fantastic :-)

After being very socialable for the last three days I'm back on track today. It's not over yet I know and I still have one shake left but it's a honk from me.

Hahaha very funny. I know that pain you're talking about. What with all this dieting and exercise too you're going to look even more amazing than you do now.

Yesterday was a great day. I weighed myself at the gym and I'd lost 3 pounds. I was very pleased about that. But then I went out last night. Another good thing about yesterday was my son getting his university exam results. he now has a first class honours degree and so we're going out...

I did exactly the same. I like the soups but I haven't always fancied eating them in the hot weather. I've decided to have 3 shakes a day unless I'm out doing something and then I'll take a bar. The bars are growing on me but I prefer the shakes.

Wahooo that's brilliant Mark. Make sure that you get rid of those big trousers now.

Ohhhh dietkitty I so know what you're going through. I've made the same mistake before - I won't being doing it again I can tell you. But I do think that there's a bug going about. there are loads of people off at work.

Yes hurry up and get well.

7 ponds is half a stone in less than one week. That's great. Good luck for the next week.

Wow! Well done you.

Fantastic!

Honk - day 8

I haven't continued diet coke (I love it) but I believe that Mark has. I'm sure he'll coment soon. But from what I remember he said that he'd drunk diet coke on a regular basis and it didn't arrect his weight loss. But others on this forum have said that diet coke shouldn't be drunk because...

Thank you ladies. Today I've decided to have the shakes. I like the soups but prefer the shakes. I've ordered a bumper pack of shakes in order to facilitate this. I'm going to stick to the diet tomorrow but I'm going to have a paella. I'm going to focus on the protein and avoid the rice. I...

Thinking of you Carly it's tough isn't it? I've just ordered a bumper pack of shakes because i'm enjoying them more at the moment. i think when we're dieting like this we should eat (drink) the stuff we like best.

Yes good luck Calli!

Hahaha great thread.

Hi everyone I'm still truckin here. I can't believe that I'm at the end of day 7. Day 7 I say and I'm sticking to it 100%! How have I done it? I'm feeling good. Feel like I've lost a bit. I also feel more confident (because I've lost a bit). The hunger's not so bad - but it's still...

A honk for day 7 woop!

It's so hard to resist isn't it. well done! x

Wahoooo 5lbs congratulations! x

Hi ellie Welcome and good luck to you. No tips from me I'll afraid - I'm new too. But you're in the right place. There's lots of support and great advice here.

Hi i think that many people struggle in this warm weather. The salt's a great idea thanks for that. Also remember to keep on drinking. i hope that all is well with you now.

I would be interested but why can't we just meet up in a pub or something? I know that some have other comitments but a pub would suit me better.

Oh maybe not then lol

Mmmmmm diet coke now that would be a real treat. I didn't think that it would work with this diet but if people are drinking it and still losing weight that's good enough for me. Cheers!

It's a honk from me for Day 6!

Lol good night everyone x I'm still up but I will be going to bed very soon.

Yeah me too I like all of it. My least favourite is the bars but I love chewing them.

Maureen here but my friends call me MoJo lol

And it's a honk for day 5. Congrats to all the honkers.

Awww thanks everyone. it is tough and it's only day 5. i admire those of you ahead of me all doing so well. I think you're all right I need to see this out until I reach a healthy BMI. I think that will take 3 months :-(. But it will be worth it when I'm all slim.

Oh my day 5 and what a day? I made a massive mistake yesterday. People on here were discussing constipation and i so remembered the constipation from doing Cambridge a few years ago. So I went and bought some laxatives. It said on the box take 1 or 2. But it also said that if you haven't...

Hahaha congratulations evryone. it's a day 4 honk for me

Ok it's day 4 and from a hunger viewpoint it's beginning to feel easier. I do think about some nice food though every so often. i just think to myself if you fall off the wagon you're going to have to go through all of that hunger again to get back on. I'm feeling slimmer already. My clothes...

Awww bless you we all know what you're going through. Try, somehow, to take your mind off it all. I find dieting easier when I'm at work than on my days off. So get busy! Or do something else that you like. Good luck!

Hi short and d I was thinking of you yesterday when I was at work. I was eating my second toffee nut and raisin bar. You're right it is beginning to taste nicer. But I left a raisin in the botom of the packet. I struggled to get it out. But when I ate it I thought hummmm yummy ........a...

Hi Mark Your before and during pics are very encouranging for us newbies - you're looking just great. Congratulatioms!

Hi Mark It's so hard isn't it? I think you did extra well as you hadn't had anything to eat (drink) for ages. I've just had a yummy banana shake and don't feel hungry but if someone gave me a bacon sandwich right now I would jusy love to chew on it. :) Anyway imagine how good we're all going...

Hi Kelly I think that you've done very well too. I would be happy to lose weight like that. I tried my shorts today and still can't do them up - so maybe next week eh? Keep on keeping on and I bet you'll lose at least another 2 pounds next week.

Cheers for that Calligas. Today is day three. It's been a busy day. I enjoyed my shake this morning and then off I went to work. My work today was extra, covering for my colleague who was away, but I also had a few other things to do. So I rushed around in my lunch break. I managed to find...

Honk - day 3

Honk (for yesterday) Honk (for today)

Don't forget to hock? What's that all about then? Oh and good luck Shan and good luck to your hubby. I did lose a bit on Slimming World but it's just very slow. I think because I've been a yoyo dieter i definately need to change my lifestyle. I do like the Slimming World way of eating and...

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I am very hungry today but I'm determined to stick with this. I was doing the Slimming World diet before Exante and so I do have some weight loss to record. I knew about this site and come along to get some ideas and saw exante. With the special offers...

Ohhh I'll tell you that when I know you better

No, sorry I'm a girl :o

Hi Markanderl thank you for the welcome. I think I've manged to work out how to add my ticker lol

Does anyone know how I attach a ticker to my posts please?

Hi You're one day ahead of me. It sounds like you're doing great. I'm feeling quite hungry today I must admit. I'm off to a keep fit class in a bit and then I think that I will have an early night. Good luck to you all.

Hi Everyone About 15 years ago I lost 5 stones on Atkins. I put some of the weight back on over a period of time. I was getting a bit upset that I might put on all 5 stones and so 5 years ago I went on the Cambridge Diet. I love the speed with which I lost weight and I lost 2 stones. I was...

Sorry I think I missed a post here Mojobrad Start Weight:10St 8Ibs Goal Loss: 8Ibs Goal Weight:10St 0Ibs Weight Loss to date: Week1: -1 Week2: +3 Week3: Week4: Week5: Final Week:

I would like to join too please. I didn't do very well on the three week challenge only losing 1 pound. So Now I'm 10 stones 8 pounds. Over 6 weeks I would like to lose 8 pounds. That will make me 10 stones. I'm following the 1000 plan at the moment and I might go up soon to 1200. Thanks

Wahooooo! I wanted to post just one more time here. I lost a pound! Mags Target- 3LBs down progress-2 !!:) Kazz To lose weight! progress- Sonkie To be 20 stone exactly: start 20 st 13lbs. Wk 1. Tracie To lose weight! progress- 5lbs off this week ....8lbs altogether for...

I know that this looks like I've stayed the same but I've actually put on 2 and then lost it again. Not really doing very well really. But I supose it could be worse I could have just put on 2! Mags Target- 3LBs down progress-1 !!:) Kazz To lose weight! progress- Sonkie To be in the...

I don't know how to phrase this really. I could say that I've had a bad week. But really this isn't true because I've had a great week of socialising with family and friends. So as a result I haven't lost any weight this week. Mags Target- 7LBs down progress- Kazz To lose weight...

Hi I went through a phase of getting up in the morning and not wanting to stick to SS or any diet really. I thought hard and hard about how to combat this. And I did combat it by deciding which part of my diet did i MOST enjoy? I made my decision and started to eat THAT item for my...

Can I join in please? My weight today is 10 stones 9 pounds. My BMI is 24.8. I would like to lose 9 pounds and get to 10 stones in 3 weeks (if possible)

Lost a pound this week 10stones 9 now

Start weight 11 stones. week 1 10 stones 11 pounds lost 3 pounds week 2 10 stones 10 pounds lost 1 pound that's 4 in total! On 1000 kcal now so weight loss will slow down

Thanks for the reply Russiandoll. I'll try again tomorrow. I was thinking that tomorrow i'll try with a soup. I'll let you know how it goes.

Well.....I'm trying to eat my first bowl of Toffee and Walnut porrige. I agree with Trini...it's very thick and very very slimy. I doubt that I'll be able to eat all of it. I think we may have put too much of the husks in. It'll be good to hear what others have to say.

Start weight 11 stones. week 1 10 stones 11 pounds lost 3 pounds Going on to 100 kcal now so weight loss might slow down

Started 1000kcals today. Feeling so hungry lol That's been the story of my life on CD. But it's worth it.

Thank you for the encoragement Madam Dotty. I have to admit I am begining to feel quite hungry and am finding it more and more difficult to stick with 790. My BMI is now 25.1 (yipeeeee) so I think I'll be on 1000 pretty soon. I do like the CD sachets though. But I'm looking forward to having...

Well, I'm still here. I seem to be finding 790 quite difficult. My BMI is 25.5 and so I am close to being "healthy". I think it's probably correct what I've read here....motivation is so dificult when you're feeling better about yourself. However, I'm trying and trying despite eating more...

Hi Kazz Yes I do have a lot going on. And CD is so easy. As for the 790 I have lost weight on it and I like it better than SS which I did for 2 months until a BMI of 27. I've made some changes today. I have my breakfast and lunch as CD. I ususally have an evening meal of chicken and veg...

Can I play please? This could be good motivation for me. I currently weigh 11 stones. And I'm doing 790

Thanks for your kind words Kazz. Oh well i've had a good day (dietwise) today. I'm doing 790. It's much easier than SS I must say. I'd like to be about a stone lighter by the end of Feb.

Hi Everyone I started CD on 4th November. I lost 17 pounds in November, 3 pounds in December (Christmas) and 5 pounds in January (birthday). I have 5 pounds to go until I reach the top of my healthy weight. After reaching that I would like to get to 9 stones 4 pounds (the middle of my healthy...

Me too! I'm going to be there. See you Saturday.