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I do TS where and when I can, but it's not always feasible. Sometimes I'm going out and need to have food, some nights I have college after work and I'm out the house 8am - 9.30pm so I'd be miserable on just three packs. I do whatever suits me and try to keep the carbs down xo

Well, my birthday week stretched out a lot longer than I had anticipated! I managed to escape with only a 0.25lb gain though, which I'm still scratching my head about. I did no exercise, I ate Dominos AND Papa John's, we went out for BBQ with my parents and then to my favourite ice cream parlour...

Youre 'allowed' one can of coke zero, cherry coke zero or dr pepper zero a day, but I sometimes have more if I'm really craving something xo

Toothache is much better, thank you ladies - the dentist at the dental hospital was great. It turns out that there was decay between two of my teeth, which is why I couldn't feel any holes with my tongue. She took an xray, numbed me, drilled and packed me full of temporary filling in under...

Sadly I'm a very picky eater and the only packs I like are the chocolate shake (I have this every day!), the strawberry shake, the gooey chocolate pudding and the carbonara. I did like the mint choc shake but they changed the recipe and I don't anymore :( I also eat chocolate praline bars from...

You could end up with a really sore stomach if you don't take them with food. Honestly, I would just eat this week because your body can't fight the infection properly on so few calories, it could end up dragging on for weeks if you don't nip it in the bud and follow the medication's...

I have heard of ADF and it's pretty much what I'm going to be doing for the next week or so thanks to birthday plans. Steven and I ordered pizza yesterday to celebrate my birthday, I'm out for dinner with my cousin tonight before book group, we're heading to Edinburgh to have dinner with my...

I'm holding strong. Yesterday may or may not have involved a bacon roll and a baguette from Greggs but I'm back on it 100% and feeling okay. I passed my driving theory test this morning (for the third time, I keep dropping lessons and letting the certificate run out) and then I scrubbed my...

I'm having a small low carb meal in the evening and it helps having that to look forward to. Yesterday was ham, boiled eggs and feta. Tonight I'm having a bowl of spicy egg mayo, which sounds bizarre but is really nice :D I think my brain is just being a spoiled toddler, stamping its feet and...

Argh, I snapped and ate my bar at 1.50pm - I'm so hungry today! I've had a shake, a bar, a coffee, 1.8L of water and a coke zero but I could still gnaw on my desk :mad: I can't have my next shake until just before 6 either or I'll be starving all night at college, and I really don't want to end...

Glad to hear it! This is only my second general election since I could legally vote and last time I voted Labour simply because my family do (Scottish mining family, both granddads were miners and vehement Thatcher despisers!) but this time I've really paid attention to the debates and policies...

See, I CAN fault the vanilla shake :D I think it tastes really whey protein-y, it has an odd aftertaste and even adding coffee didn't make it bearable for me. I have strange taste buds! The carbonara is surprisingly good, I always add loads of black pepper and a bit of mustard powder xo

Well, at least know that you have the option of having another pack (or even some low carb food) if you feel rubbish. It's not worth feeling ill over! :) xo

I know exactly what you mean when you talked about sticking out on holiday - I went to Rome last April and I felt like the fattest person in Italy. Romans just aren't fat! I'm going back in August and I'll be damned if I'll feel as bad about myself as I did last time. Should you not be on four...

I'm not sure how much my vote will count (if at all), but suffice to say I didn't vote for either of the frontrunners. I'm happy with my vote though, I love the party leader and I hope it could mean more of a say for us in the future. Definitely do something (just don't vote Tory :D) xo

Hello from one Jess to another! :D Good luck for another 100% day xo

Oh ffs, i.n.s.t.a.g.r.a.m*

Ooh, the body coach plan looks amazing, I've been eyeing it up for weeks now! It's too expensive for me to commit to just now but I have a friend who has signed up and is waiting for her custom plan. I've seen the before and after photos on his *********, are you not tempted just to stick to his...

Well done for starting, I started yesterday too with a tonne of birthday social commitments coming up so I'm doing the same as you - sticking to plan 100% when I can, enjoying myself when I can't. Good luck for today! xo

Day 2 Well, I managed it - one whole day on plan! I did have a wobble at around 3pm and was telling myself that I could just start again tomorrow but I pushed through and went to bed feeling amazing. I have college tonight (urgh) so it's a long day but my plan is: 9am: Coffee with milk 11am...

I'm totally up for this idea, I think we need to take it to Dragons Den :D

Yes, I will try my best to keep it low carb and just call it my meal for the day. I'll swap my day around so I'm having a pack at night instead of real food. It's frustrating though, I wish I could stay in a little bubble where I could have my packs, exercise and not interact with anyone until...

I'm so jealous of your focus, you're doing so well! That frappe looks amazing :D xo

Day 2 Yesterday did not go well. Pop Tarts, crisps and a bag of chips on the way home from college. I'm at the end of my tether with myself and more and more things seem to be cropping up to scupper my efforts (when I'm not doing it to myself!). I managed to get out of going to my friend's...

I have but I've always had great success selling packs on Ebay (I know, I know, totally against the rules!) so I've stuck them on there in four lots of 12 xo

I phoned customer service but they won't take them back as they can't resell them. I've literally had the box for three hours, what could I possible have done to them?! Anyway, I'm going to sell them on because they're horrible. There is a BOGOF code on individual packs at the moment so I...

So, my four a day packs arrived and they taste completely different, I'm devastated. I thought I'd gotten a great deal and that my new modified plan would be more liveable but I can see that the 50 chocolate shakes I just bought are going to be a total chore to get through. I love the three a...

Thank you, I just need to stay focused on my goal. I know that if I don't make a drastic change and push myself out of my comfort zone, I'll get the same results as I always have.

Oh no, that's awful. Your poor friend :(

Day 1 - again! I'm back at work today (trudged here in the pouring rain and stupid ballerina flats, which are currently looking very sad and soggy on my office heater!), I'm armed with two Exante packs and another waiting for me after college tonight. I'm hoping it won't be a late one as I've...

I sometimes have the Tesco raspberry bars but they are 25g carbs each so I limit them. I don't like any of the Exante bars but they are so handy to carry on bag if I'm out and about all day so I had to look elsewhere xo

Ahh 11, how sweet! I can imagine a sleepover of 11 years olds was... chatty? :D I'm still munching the leftovers from last night, it's so shameful! However, I noticed that Exante are doing BOGOF on their four a day packs so I ordered a big batch of shakes. Hopefully having four packs a day will...

Wow, Bizzle, you're doing brilliantly! Natalie, I'm definitely up for a No Weigh May! :D Food has has been awful since last night! I burned 700kcal at bootcamp yesterday morning and the we got Dominos and chocolate! Argh! I just keep letting myself down, I need to get back onto the Exante...

I'm up and down. I couldn't get my head straight for Exante this past week, I was tracking with Weight Watchers and doing well with food until yesterday, when I ate two chocolates, a pack of pop tarts, Nutella on toast and crisps. Whoops! It has given me a kick up the backside though, today is...

Day 2 Yesterday went well, food was on point and I managed an hour of bootcamp plus a twenty minute walk each way across town. I woke up feeling motivated but today is one my long days (I work 9-5 but also attend college 6-9pm on Tuesday and Thursday nights) so I need to avoid the 3pm sugar...

Thank you, here's hoping! :D xo

Hi everyone, I'm new to this part of Minimins but definitely not new to Weight Watchers. This is roughly restart #48293! I did really well on the Discover plan when I was 18 (2008), I lost 35lbs and then put it all back on again due to sheer laziness. I then rejoined to try out the ProPoints...

I've been sliding up and down the 14's for over a year now, I'm ready to punch someone! I got down to 12st 13lbs 18 months ago, stacked a load of weight back on due to life getting in the way and I've been bouncing from 14st 3lbs to 14st 10lbs ever since :mad: I've resolved not to weigh myself...

I have Binge Eating Disorder, I've suffered for as long as I can remember but I was diagnosed five years ago and referred to a therapist. I also have OCD so I get into a routine of binges and then use the routine to comfort myself even if I'm not upset or stressed. My routine changing (in this...

Day 1/37 It's official: on Sunday 30 August we fly to Rome for four nights and then on to Paris for another four. We did an identical holiday last April but I was fat, unhappy and sore from all the walking so I really didn't enjoy it. It was unfortunate because Paris is my favourite city and it...

You're doing so well, I'm really chuffed for you! I've not been TS'ing since Monday and I'm well and truly off the wagon today - in fact, I fell off the wagon and it ran me over! :eek: Back on it tomorrow though, can't wait to hear about your first weigh in xo

I've actually been doing 5:2 this week because I nearly had a breakdown on Sunday about not being able to eat anything :ashamed0005: However, I've lost the initial (small) gain from the first day of eating, I've been exercising and I've been consistently losing small amounts of weight all week...

I'm really struggling with the products, I've tried the pancakes twice and gagged, I couldn't swallow the plain porridge because of the texture, the apple porridge was really salty, the cereal-type bars are oddly powdery and I spat them out. I don't like the soups, the texture of every meal...

Fifth honk in a row! xo

Day 5 - 9pm Day five done. The dog is with FIL tonight but I'm watching Netflix alone on the couch because Steven has come down with a horrible flu virus and is currently shivering in his sick bed, doped up on the meds he made me get him from Tesco. Ho hum. In a way it makes it a bit easier...

One thing that I've found helps with the hunger is to eat the first pack as late as possible and space the others out after that. All of my failed restarts consisted of packs at 9am, 12pm and 5pm but I ended up starving and running for fish and chips by 9pm. This time I'm eating at 12, 4 and 8...

Hoooonk! :D xo

Day 4 - 8.40pm Another day over. I left work early for a doctors appointment which involved a fifteen minute walk to the surgery and a half an hour walk home so at least I did some light exercise. I usually do four bootcamp classes and two spin classes a week, plus 10k training so to take a...

Wait, I'm not allowed to say i.n.s.t.a.g.r.a.m...?

Yup - cold, insomnia, peeing all the time, hideous breath... check! My headache is all but gone, I'm just hoping I stop thinking about food so much soon. I've had to log out of my ********* because the pictures of food were killing me :cry: I'm a bit nervous about the weekend coming up...

Day 4 - 10.15am Well, I think I may finally be getting into ketosis! I couldn't get tired at all last night and I slept badly but I'm not suffering for it this morning and I am, quite frankly, COLD AS BALLS. The sun is streaming into the office, I have my heater on at my back and an enormous...

Yes, funnily enough! I had a choc mint shake from DP's stash that was ordered late last year and loved it so ordered loads of my own but they're horrible! Really, really processed and chemical-y :( I even noticed that the mint choc packaging has changed since December/January, they are smaller...

Officially I weigh in on a Tuesday morning but I hopped on the scales today and I'm exactly 6lbs down after three days! I'm going to stay off them from now until Tuesday and then no more sneaky peeks because I know that the losses slow down and I don't want to put myself off xo

Three honks in a row for me! Hoooonk xo

When I first did Exante I had my packs at 9am, 12pm and 5.30pm but I meant that I was gnawing my own arm by 8pm. This time I'm going for 12pm, 4pm and 8pm (give or take!) and I feel so much better. Last time I kept going to bed feeling miserable and resentful but now I'm okay and it's easier to...

I had last week off work and, like you, decided to do low carb Monday-Thursday while waiting for my packs to arrive to ease myself in. I did well, I was very headachy and grumpy and feeling ready for Exante when my packs arrived on Wednesday afternoon but my best friend was visiting on Thursday...

Day 3 - 7.30pm One more day done and I'm actually so proud of myself. I've attempted so many restarts and not even made it through day one - I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I ended up running down Glasgow's main street a few weeks ago to get a sausage supper from the chippy...

We can do it! I haven't seen my parents since the end of February and I'm going out for dinner with them on 16th May to celebrate my birthday (the 12th, also having dinner and cake with the girls on the 13th - argh!) so I'm hoping there is a bit of a difference when I see them. A stone off would...

Good, thanks! I've had 1.5L of water, one coffee, one Coke Zero and my first shake. I'm nowhere near as hungry as I was yesterday, I still feel like I could eat something but that's to be expected! xo

Good luck Queen Bizzle! Keep checking in here, I love seeing everyone's updates xo

Day 3 - 12.40pm So, I'm here. I'm still alive. I've not withered to a bag of bones or burst into tears at work. I had a coffee (with milk - call the Exante Police!) and 1L of water this morning, I didn't even fancy my shake until 12ish. Even then I had it because I figured I might as well, my...

That sounds like a great first day to me, that food won't have done any damage. You won't have 100% of your recommended vitamins but it will be fine as a one-off. Well done for avoiding McDonalds too - I attempted to start TS on Friday while I was off work but ended up with two quarter pounders...

Wow, 11lbs is amazing! I'd kill for that because it would just tip me over into the 13's but I'm not holding out too much hope that I'll be so lucky in my first week! I weighed myself this morning and I'm 4.2lbs down after two days so I'm really chuffed, going to stay off the scales until...

Well done for getting back on the wagon Natalie! It's so hard after a blow out. Don't get me wrong, I'm not thrilled to be so restricted but it does feel good to be so in control for the first time in months! xo

Day 2 - 8pm So, another day done and dusted. I was very hungry and a bit lightheaded today but I managed to space out my packs and I finished my last shake about half an hour ago. My fluid intake was decent but I'm definitely looking forward to getting my water flavourings. I'm still hoping...

Honk honk! xo

Hi Pink Tulip, I struggle with the water intake too, I think it's quite common but no less miserable! I'm looking to lose the first 4 stone for my holiday at the end of August, it's nice to find someone with a similar goal and timeline! :) xo

I had a look at full fat milk (which I love in coffee!) but the carbs were exactly the same per 100ml as the semi skimmed, which is what is already in the fridge at work :D A few people have mentioned having small amounts of milk while on TS and it hasn't stopped them going into ketosis so I'm...

That's a shame about the elopement, we're eloping to New York next summer for basically the same reasons as you wanted to - I hate attention, I don't want a big circus wedding and OH's family are really weird so neither of us want to make a big thing of it. Sorry to hear that you're not well...

Day 2 - 10.20am I've woken up feeling good, I have a slight headache but I know that it will get a lot worse before it gets better. Getting into ketosis is such a slog :grumble: I really missed my daily coffees yesterday so I've made the executive decision to include two today with just a...

Scratch that - I just happened to look on the Exante website and water flavourings are down to £2.99 a tub! I also used a 5% code and some of my reward points so I got two tubs and delivery for £6 :D:D:D xoxo

Yep, I made it through yesterday! I woke up with the familiar guilty feeling until I remembered that I didn't eat anything bad yesterday :ignore: I bought semi skimmed milk this morning (I don't like skimmed because it's too watery!) and I've had a coffee with literally a splash of milk in it...

So, I finally managed to get a whole TS day under my belt! I had a chocolate shake at 11.30am, a bar at 3.30pm and a strawberry shake around 8pm (after making up maple syrup flavour pancakes and spitting it back onto the plate :9529:). Plain water is still a real challenge, it makes me feel so...

My first honk in weeks! Hoooonk :D

Can you have a hot drink? I find that they fill me up more than plain water (which makes me feel queasy at the best of times! :9529:) but I'm really, really missing my three daily coffees with full fat milk. I tried one with a splash of soya milk this morning (much lower in carbs than cow's...

I STILL haven't managed a full day on TS, but today is the day - I can feel it in my bones :D I've had my first litre of water and a green tea, and I've just made up my first pack of the day (chocolate shake, pretty much the only thing I like!). I've managed to hold out until 11.30am, hopefully...

Me! I've been attempting to restart for the past week but stuff keeps coming up so this morning was my official "week 0" weigh in - 14st 10.6lbs. Hopefully we'll be back here next week with a good loss! :D

Good luck! Looking forward to hearing about your first week!

To be honest, I hate all of the meal options and most of the shakes. I pretty much live on chocolate, chocolate mint and strawberry shakes when doing this diet. I don't really like the bars so I swap them for either Tesco Ultraslim meal replacement bars (white chocolate and raspberry - yum!)...

Hi Abigail, I wasn't around for your first diary but I've started again this week at pretty much the same weight as you. It's horrible slipping backwards (two years ago I'd gone from almost 16st to 12st 13lbs) but you've done it before and you'll get to where you need to be :)

So this restart isn't going well at all. I managed to low carb for a few days until my shakes arrived on Wednesday afternoon and then I met up with my best friend for the first time since August on Thursday. We went for lunch and I picked somewhere that I could have a salad but of course we both...

Good to see you back and on the wagon Sheridan, you're one of my biggest motivations!

Hi Helen, I've attempted two restarts this week but I had a horrible procedure at the doctors on Friday which caused me to vomit for an hour and I ended up in McDonalds and then yesterday I was great until dinner time when my fiancé ordered pizza and I crumbled :mad: Im back on TS tomorrow...

<slopes back in shamefaced> Hi everyone, it has been tough since my ill-fated attempt at Exante in January and I've muddled along with a mix of Slimming World and fast days using the last of my Exante products. I was 15st exactly on 1st January and I've been bobbing around between 14st 6lbs and...

Wow, that's brilliant! What a difference, you must be over the moon!

Day 5. Well, I'm still on the wagon. I've been binge-free for four whole days and it feels brilliant. When I'm in the grips of a binge-starve cycle I can feel really hopeless so it's nice to feel in control for now, though the team that we share a kitchen with have boxes of doughnuts and my...

Day 4. I manned up (womanned up...?) and went to bootcamp last night, which I'm paying for now. I have also resolved to take the stairs at work as my office is on the fourth floor and I could barely shuffle my way to the top - I'm in agony! :eek: I'm booked in to go again tomorrow and then my...

Day 3. I jumped on the scales this morning (my official weigh in day will be Wednesday even though I started on Monday) and I'm already down 2.2lbs! I know that the big loss at the start of a diet is mostly water but it feels good to see the numbers go down anyway. I was 100% on plan yesterday...

Hi everyone, I signed up to online yesterday and I'm weighing in at 14st 11lbs. This time last year I was down from 15st 10lbs to 12st 13lbs and now I'm almost back at my highest ever weight :cry: Oh well, hopefully I'll be back here next week (waiting until a week tomorrow to weigh in) with...

Day 2. I woke up with the usual feeling of guilt and dread until I remembered that I'd stuck to my eating plan yesterday and it was such a feeling of relief. Dinner last night was huge and even though it was totally free, I'm already getting those sneaking doubts saying that it's too much food...

Thanks Tina! :) I've counted 9 more weigh ins until my 25th birthday so I'd like a stone off for that. Mini goals are easier to stick to!

Hi everyone, I've done SW in the past but I've always given up when the urge to binge gets to be too much. I've rejoined the local class so many times that it's almost embarrassing, the poor consultant must roll her eyes every time she sees me shuffling through the doors! This time I've signed...

Morning all, day one has come around again. It's hilarious how optimistic and full of get-up-and-go I am on day one of whatever plan I'm attempting, then by 3pm on day three I'm crying into a bag of crisps ;) Anyway, I've had a chocolate shake, a cup of green tea and I'm (slowly, trying not to...

<slopes back onto the forum> Hi everyone, I quit Exante only five days in to the plan at New Year because I felt awful and I just couldn't continue with it, I was so angry and resentful about it. I was convinced that I could go back to conventional food and that It Would Be Different This...

Thanks everyone, and thanks for the drinks advice. I dislike all hot drinks apart from milky coffee so they are a no-go. We have cans of coke zero so I'll have one later. I broke a million TS rules tonight as I was so weepy and couldn't face an Exante product so I had 200kcal of boiled eggs...

Snap - my 25th birthday is in May this year and my wedding is June 2016! :D I have 4st 7lbs to go, really hoping to shift 3st for leg surgery and then lose the rest on a higher calorie plan.

So, I seem to be having a fairly extreme emotional reaction to this diet. I'm on day four and I'm so, so angry about everything. I'm walking around with a burning fury and resentment that I can't eat something, I'm hungry, my head hurts and plain water makes me gag. I'm choking it down but I...

Woot woo! Looking great, you must feel like a million dollars! Sent from my iPad using MiniMins.com

I jumped on the scales this morning (I know, I know!) and I'm down 5.6lbs after two days! I'm going to avoid getting on them until Thursday but that is so motivating! Sent from my iPad using MiniMins.com

Day two today and I'm feeling okay. I've spent the entire day fantasising about cooking and eating the entire 2kg gammon that's currently in my freezer haha. Breakfast was a chocolate shake at 10am, lunch was a strawberry shake at 1.30 and I managed to hold out until 6.30 before I was running...

I'm on day two, yesterday I ate at 11am, 3pm and 7pm but I'm worried about going back to work after the break as I have a set routine then. I'm really hoping that ketosis takes away this hunger, I'm starving and lightheaded :( Sent from my iPad using MiniMins.com

Hi everyone, My fiancé and I have decided that, after a few years together where we have both lost and gained the same chunk if weight over and over, it's time to go big or go home. We have a 5* beach holiday in August 2015 and then our wedding in June 2016 so it's now or never. I have a...

Hi everyone, I've stumbled across this thread and it's so inspiring! I've tried VLCDs in the past but never managed to stick with them long enough to get into ketosis. My OH and I are getting married in 2016, however, and he suggested tonight that we both do Exante together so we have ordered...

I'm a long-term WWer who has fallen off the wagon badly this time. I've regained 21lbs of the 40lbs that I'd lost and I can't seem to get a grip so I've joined SW. I can't get my head around how much food I'm allowed! I'm so used to telling myself "no" because I shouldn't need any more food and...