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Thanks Animagus :) That's some good suggestions. I've gotta say that the SW website is pretty rubbish. It looks like it was built back in the 90s. You guys are much more helpful!

Hello, can I join the SW At Home gang too? I've been going for about 10 days and I feel reasonably like I'm on track with getting my diet in order now. I've even managed to lose 3lbs which is pretty amazing. My husband has decided he'll stick with me most of the time and is helping loads when he...

I'm impressed at you climbing the rock in Gibraltar on this diet! And I'm sure that cold & flu tablets will be fine (but not ibprofen as you don't have enough in your stomach to protect the lining of your stomach). And when I got the scales working again, I had lost 8lbs! so I am dead pleased :))

I've done both and I have to say that the food is much tastier and nicer on Exante. Also, surely you don't need more than 14 weeks of counselling and you've really done your time!

I was excited about weighing in this morning but my scales had other ideas! I shall be going for a long walk later to collect some batteries :D Everyone is doing so well tho, I'm so impressed at how well you're all doing and how well, you're all managing to be 100%!

Less than 2 weeks then!

Well done Roxi! That's fantastic. And that's awesome that Total Plus is working so well for you Annalou - I am very tempted to add in some veggies to my evening meals. Weigh in tomorrow after W1 which is exciting but I already feel a lot slimmer which is great.

I've only been going 6 days and I'm 5lbs down so definitely getting there. Half a stone to go. How is everyone else doing?

And I'm here to join you. 12 - 12 at first weigh in and very keen to be less than 12 asap!

I am on the evening of Day 3 now and have a banging headache. Loads of water & paracetamol and hopefully day 4 will be a bit easier.

It has really made me feel better today (day 3) and has perked me right up. It's definitely delicious!

Everyone stalls on the second week, it just happens and I think it's your body just catching up with the dramatic losses in the first week. You should go back to losing 4lbs a week in week 3 tho.

Coke Zero is okay and some of the sugar free sparkling flavoured waters you get in Tesco/Sainsbo if that would help?

oh well done PSue! that's awesome. And I'm sure you'll do it Hendricks. day 2 going quite well but I feel really spaced out!

Thanks guys!

Hello January team - can I join too? I'm starting today and have kicked off with a chocolate shake which was pretty nice actually! I have an interview at 12 so I am going to have half a bar before and half afterwards and then tonight I shall be trying the carbonara. I have 40lbs to lose so it's...

The Exante team on the Exante FB page say that you can have 3 bars a day and you'll still lose.

Halloumi fried with some mushrooms & a fried egg cold sausages with mayo poached eggs on spinach bread

This is absolutely delicious and I think induction safe. Really good bread-like texture as well. I imagine, that it will work with other leafy veggies as well and possibly butternut/squash or courgette. The bread: 450g (1 lb) fresh spinach or 175g (6oz) frozen 15g (1/3 oz) butter 4 eggs...

I think it's worse when you've been eating loads of carbs beforehand - so all the Xmas goodies :(

We had slow cooked lamb shanks (slow-cooked for 3 hours in stock and garlic and juniper berries and star anise) with kale (with chilli & garlic) and pan-fried asparagus. It was supposed to be dinner but we were too hungry to wait and thought we'd have something else for a late dinner.

I'm just starting day 4 and am very properly in ketosis (according to my ketosticks) and had all the weakness and headaches on day 2 and 3. So it definitely can happen. I'm quite relieved because I feel loads better today and am about to go and have some halloumi, mushrooms and ham for breakfast.

Still here, still 8lbs down. Well, I was on Saturday morning however Sat and Sunday resulted in a massive blow out due to wedding menu tastings and a birthday party and the resulting hangover. I'm sure the damage isn't too bad tho and hopefully will spur my body onwards to release some more fat...

I use 2 generous tablespoons of fromage frais, 2 tablespoons of bran and 1 egg. That means it's not usually too dry. I tend to fold it in half like a flatbread and put some fillings inside it. Ham and mustard and a little cream cheese is nice. Or scrambled eggs is good too.

the Low-carb flu symptoms only last a few days and will go quickly, especially if you drink lots of water.

I want a furminator - how do your cats take to it? Ours are fussy little things and one of them hates the normal brush so might not like it at all.

oh! I just posted a really good Guardian article about that program on another thread Pauline, really really good article. Why our food is making us fat | Business | The Guardian

It's 2 grams of protein per 1kg of bodyweight for your goal weight. So if you want to weigh 70kgs then you need 140grams of protein a day. Which is about 3 steaks, 3 yoghurts, and a load of fish or chicken. It's a LOT and if you don't eat enough, you'll go into starvation mode and lose muscle...

Really interesting reading GrumpyWino I read this the other day and it was good Why our food is making us fat | Business | The Guardian

Yeah! Patience is a virtue that I don't possess sadly! Still, I feel so much better for the loss of 8lbs or so that I will just stick to it.

Hi! I have similar issues but more intermittently and know that eating bread and pasta means stomach pains the day after so I generally don't eat them. Sounds like you might be a bit gluten intolerant / have coeliac or something like that. Have you been to the doctor?

Well, today the whoosh fairy must have visited as I lost 2lbs overnight. Down to 11st8lbs! Woooo! How are you getting on Margo?

I think he recommends upping your exercise to 1hr a day walking if you have a long stall. Why don't you have a play with changing around your PP/PV days - perhaps have a 3/3/1 set?

It won't be long now and you'll be feeling much better tomorrow or the day after! Good luck

Hello dudes! I am not bad at all, still cruising with vengeance. Weight loss is slow (as ever) but hopefully I'll have a small whoosh soon. I cheated slightly on Saturday night - 2 glasses of champagne - which I figured was better than sugary cocktails... obviously nothing would have been...

We're being very strict about not letting people bring dates. If we don't know them, then they ain't coming. I think you're right in what you say tho. Perhaps tell her now that because its so small that numbers are very tight and no one is bringing dates. I've been very straight with everyone...

I will be in Cruise for 60 days according to the good doctor to get me to 10st8lbs which is my goal for before the wedding. And then I will probably do another round of Dukan after the wedding to get me to my proper goal weight of 9st8lbs.

I'm still here and going strong. I can't quite believe it either. I'm the typical start something and get bored in a few days but I know how important this is now. Bloody wedding tho. We've got 128 days to go and already the family griping has started. My fiances father is terribly upset that he...

Lots of fingers crossed for your little one. I'm sure he'll be fine tho and awake and demanding food soon.

PP day - Day 10 B : galette & Total 0% & splenda S: chicken mini fillets in jerk seasoning with fromage frais for dipping(HOT) L: chicken mini fillets in soy sauce, oyster sauce, chilli & garlic S: Total 0% & jelly D: No idea, aiming to find some venison.

Thanks Maintainer. I'm trying to stay away from Philly (it's a definite downfall!) but pre-packed small triangles are good as it's hard to cheat with them :)

Oh brilliant. I have some extra-low philly and might make a trip to one of the big out of town supermarkets (I only have little ones as I'm inner city). I might use some Philly to make a sauce tomorrow then :)

5lbs in 1 week. Just started. (That was 5 days of Attack and 1 pp & 1 pv)

The extra-light ones - that are 1g of carb and 0% fat & 3g of protein - do we think they would be a tolerated item in cruise? I am desperate for something cheesy and I can't find Quark anywhere in my local shops.

The ideal is to eat about 2g of protein per KG you weigh. So if you weight 75kgs - you need to eat 150g protein. Looks like you're eating about the right amount for your weight. That ideal is the amount you need to maintain your muscle mass while losing your fat. Which is the good thing about...

Oh and diet today galette & vanilla muller light piece of salmon beef lac thing - YUM! total 0% chicken kebabs marinated in yoghurt & spices. 1 boiled egg

This is brilliant! I have lost 4lbs in 4 days and am on my last day of Attack. I feel fantastic too, all bright and perky except for the mild afternoon headaches.

Thanks! It went okay, I faked a bit of wine and a bit of toast with my terrine and then ate a huge chunk of steak. Hopefully the few bites I did eat won't derail me but I am feeling pretty good today after my poached eggs and fat-free bacon.

Thank you lovely people! And nice to see someone in the same boat Laura, we're a little overweight but not in the obese BMI and I think it's easy to think 'oh that's fine' and then put less importance on getting to a healthy weight. I had to socialise with work last night so I faked drinking...

Thanks No1RangerGirl - I think I shall do precisely that - order steak & salad and then ignore the salad or pretend to pick at it. I did that yesterday at lunch and had a huge grilled plaice and ignored the salad. I know it's not an ideal time to start a diet with lots of socialising but I...

I started Attack on Monday so I am on Day 3. So far, so good! YAY! 3lbs down and I am feeling pretty good. Mild headache but not really hungry. My plan is ATTACK - 28May - 1 June - 5 days CRUISE - 1 day alternating until I reach 10 stone. Which is now 27 lbs away. This is exciting. I am...

Hello! I'm new (ish), used to lurk here ages ago. I am on day 3 of Dukan. And so far, so good. I'm not hungry, I'm sliding gently into ketosis and while I have a mild headache, I feel full of beans. My only concern is that I am working away tonight and staying in a B&B and I don't want to cheat...

I have one - it arrived a week ago and I set up all up last night. It's in front of the tv and I used it for 10 mins last night while watching CSI. I'm dead pleased with it - its really easy to use and I can feel it working on my calves and thighs and getting slightly breathless on it. Deffo...

Go and have a luxury bubble bath Samseal - that'll cheer you up and wash your hair and style it nicely so you feel good about yourself. I'm doing ok, haven't cheated even tho I am now really hungry again - I seem to swell up horrendously though out the day tho, its a bit rubbish because my...

Heaven - I'm also having hunger pangs randomly now - I'm almost 2 weeks in and yesterday I was proper hungry - empty hole in stomach and mad mad mad cravings for ANYTHING. I drank about a ton of water and just tried to distract myself(my credit card bill is going to be huge) and hopefully I am...

Well done all you losers :) excellent news. I lost 4lbs in my first stopin - 4days in but then didn't lose anything further than that in my week weigh in but as it was late at night and my LLC said I was retaining water as I'd been running around all afternoon and was quite high on the ketosis...

My LLC said last night that you're going to be having moodswings and general upsidedownness over the first week and then it will settle. She also says that spacing out the packs evenly over the day works better that way as it will balance your blood sugars better. HTH

I know what you mean about the scales Angelxx - I am so badly in the habit of checking every morning in any case that I am considering asking my bloke to hide them in a high up kitchen cupboard so I can't get them! On the plus side, I lost 3lbs at my 4 days pop-in and I'm beginning to not feel...

Hello all, I'm new too (been lurking for a few days tho ...) and I started LL on the 23rd(friday) so I'm feeling slightly hungry still (at least thats what I'm hoping the stomach cramps are) but have managed not to cheat at all. My bloke is sick of me going to the loo all the time and I'm...