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I know!!! We were almost the same starting weight :) I was 15 12.5, I'll try and keep up with you lol x

The cheapest I've found in on a popular auction site ;), Chemist-4-U have them for £4.99 with free delivery, 30 sachets in a box. I need 2 a day but am not the most regular person normally (sorry if TMI lol) but you might get away with 1 every night?! The joys of TFR hey :sick0019: hehe x

When you do decide to test, as long as its pink then your in ketosis. Heard them described liked pregnany tests, you either are or your not. The paler the colour suggest that your well hydrated, if the pink is darker then you may be dehydrated and need to drink more water. The best time to test...

Hi hun, I take a Fybogel sachet morning and night and it does the trick. Still only every 3-4days though. HTH x

Oh well done Natalie thats fab! i'm hoping to join you in the 14's myself next week. Was exactly 15 at my weigh this week :-( the scales even teased me by flashing between 14 13.5 and 15 lol x

Fantastic! Well done x

Morning All Can't believe I have made it to my 2nd weigh in, having done TFR before and only managed it passed the first week I didn't have alot of faith in myself. I seem to be in the 'zone' at the moment and want to take full advantage before it escape me again! Week 2 loss -7lbs :scale...

Hi Natalie, Sorry I've only just noticed your post (its been 2 hrs :-( ) Hope you are ok! Its definately harder at the weekends for me or when hubby is out. I spend vast amounts of time online, eBay, Daily Mail etc. I have also taken to choosing my clothes style for my target weight... Sad I...

Please, please do this again in June... I didn't start till mid way through May but would love to join in next month! :)

I would highly recommend MyFitnessPal.com... You can track everything you eat on there and it works out the calories, fat, carbs etc for you, even has Exante products in the search engine lol x Hope you enjoyed your meal, sound devine! Anna x

Well done with your loss so far! And thanks for the app idea, will be getting that asap!! x

Thanks hun, feeling much better now, phew! Had a few low carb snacks yesterday and was relieved to still be in ketosis this morning. Think I'll carry on like this for the next few days and see how I get on :-)

Just wondered how everyone is getting on? :wavey:

Well the savoury ones sounds yummy to me, I love the carbonara so an alternative will be received gratefully :eating: x

After an extremely frightening night in the hospital, because of severe episode of reactive hypoglycemia brought on by changing my diet so drastically. I wanted to let others know before they go through something similar, that it is avoidable. I am a carb-aholic and consumed large amount of...

Thanks for your reply hun. The hospital were fairly useless to be honest, the paramedics were fab though! I wasn't given any advice re diet or meds, but having trained in nutrition previously I know that Drs in general don't receive much training in this regard. They saw that all my vitals were...

Hi all just wanted some advice please. I was taken in by ambulance to hospital last night following an episode of low blood pressure followed by me going into shock. It wasn't attributed to the diet or my medication, so I want to carry on an usual but feel really rough and shaky. What do you...

Very hungry honk :-(

Glad its not just me lol... The frothy shakes do sound good though, yum. Made me fancy an iced vanilla latte type thingy. I have my little routine with the shakes now, I add 200ml of ice cold water to my shaker put the packet in next then put the metal whisk-ball thingy in last, then do my...

Hope you don't mind I just had to share... This is my 3rd attempt at TFR and have always used a stick blender for shakes before but found it made the water warm, yuk! The shaker is amazing, quick, easy to clean and keeps the shake lovely and cold. Then there are the Ketostix, love em... A tiny...

Fab loss well done x

Hi Simi, I had a day off last weekend as I was away (Saturday) have been 100% since and checked this evening with a Ketostix and am back in Ketosis now, so 3 days for me :). Hope its quick for you soon xxx

Couldn't have put it better myself LOL! HONKY HONK :clap:

All the best for your first day... Once you see those pounds melting away you'll be full of will power :D Where are you off too on your hols? x

Thank you for advising this... I really enjoyed the flavour of my first couple but couldn't get the pasta soft with the pack instructions. Now its yummy and I feel the same as hubby when he has a mug shot :) x

Hello from a fellow newbie :) It has been a massive help to me already just reading through all the posts. Hope your first week goes well for you x

Thats sounds fab! I used to have a smoothie maker with the ice crusher mode but it took up so much space and was a pain to clean... Will be looking into this, thank you! x

Hi all, I'm a newbie to the Exante boards but would like to join please.... congrats to those in the 15's, looking forward to making it down the groups and to goal with all of you :scale:

Your photos are a massive inspiration to me... Good luck with your losses this time, I'm a restarter too so have some idea how difficult it can be to get going again but as you know, well worth it! All the best x

Hello from another newbie :wave_cry: All the best for your first week and also in getting to your long term goal, which is completely achievable! x

My 1st Honk yey!

:sign0144: Hi everyone, so pleased to be joining you all. I have been a SW'er for as long as I can remember so this is all new to me. I have to say after my first day I am really enjoying it! Would never of had a bagel (with bacon/egg) for breakfast, ready meal for lunch and tinned...

The money from the raffle its called the social fund and it should pay for prizes, tea, coffee and anything the consultant needs to buy for the group to help motivation i.e tasters, weightloss certificates etc. Perhaps in groups where they aren't used the raffle fund isn't as well supported?

Looking forward to trying this too!! I'm not bothered about the alcohol anyway. Nothing like an ice cold beer on a warm day, and now I can do it syn free, woohoo!

Stickers and certificates for SOW and SOM are free to Consultants so should be available in every group. If your not getting these in group I would mention it. They only need to pay for the weightloss certificates (i.e 1/2st, 1st etc) which really should come out of the social fund (i.e raffle...

Smash and a tin of chick pea dahl, nom nom x

Kedgeree for us, and the kids even ate it! Result : ) x

Totally agree with you on broccoli! In answer to your question I regularly use the frozen stew packs and they are great! Have put them with left over roast chicken or minced beef in the slow cooker, some stock, barley and any other veg that needs using up. Both are family favourites in our...

7.5lb in the first week, 14lb first month. x

Thanks so much for this. I am always stuck when it comes to salmon and end up doing the same thing everytime so this sounds like a lovely change. Yet another trip to the shops is needed... :)

Slow cooked pork in syn free bbq sauce, SW wedges, salad, corn on the cob and a dollop of coleslaw... could eat it all again right now!

Brilliant... congratulations xxx

Completely agree... hope it works out for you. :)

The credit check is not to do with the franchise fee but the group fees. If you did require finance, from say a bank, the bank would also credit check you. The reason SW do a check is, as a Consultant you will be responsible for all the money from the group session, so they deem it necessary to...

Just wanted to say congratulations!!! And please stick with it... I know how horrible nausea is had it with all mine. I only stopped feeling sick when I ate toast or biscuits which aren't very SW friendly so I gave up, stupidly. Now I'm here desperately trying to lose the weight I put back...

My favourites are marmite on first then topped with natural cottage cheese, mackeral in tomato sauce warmed under the grill or LC triangle topped with curried baked beans.

I feel like I'm always shopping for food but hubby and I look over the past few months food spend and we have reduced from £700+ to £500+ so we are spending less. I put this down to the takeaways and processed/treat foods we would buy before... yuk!

Me too. I love the fact they have a chewy texture. Perfect with a cuppa. x

I always buy it in Home and Bargain, if you have one near you it is only about 70p per box. My favourite HEb cereal. x

Hope I'm not going to sound really dumb but what is magic porridge?

Mixed bean & veg chilli with rice and chips followed by lemon cheesecake and cream.

That sounds sooo yummy. I love pesto, will definately be trying it. Thanks:)

I was a C in the not to distant past and was trained to offer members the option of more syns based on there weight when they first join (15st +). I did always find it a little uncomfortable but the chances of long-term success for them was more likely if they used the extra syns. Perhaps...

Ooo I LOVE pizza topped chicken :p. I've just had jacket potato, salad, cottage cheese, baked beans, sliced chicken, pickled onions and a hard boiled egg... I am well and truly stuffed!!!:)

I had completely forgotten about mashed cauli, it makes a great rice alternative with curry! Me thinks I'll be doing that this week... yummy!!!

Spicy pork & parsnip stew, basmati rice and a salad topped with syn free raita. Bought a new non-stick frying pan today ready to try out those pancakes!

Honk for me too! Day 4 of my superfree challenge complete, Yeh!!! Just need to survive the weekend now, eek. x

Good old eggs, chips & beans for me... this ain't a diet! lol x

Congratulations!!! You will have an amazing time, SW HO is lovely, you'll be treated like a winner even if you don't make it through (which I hope you do BTW). All the best xxx

I think there other offer at the mo is if you buy the 12 week countdown you get a free Xmas recipe book (worth £4.95). HTH x

My 1st post here, so hello. Loving the sound of that salmon and prawn quiche too! We've had Pizza topped chicken breast with celeriac chips and veggies. Yummy!!

I am 5' 10''. Weigh 14st 4lbs (as of this morning) and am a 16 bottom, 14 top. x