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Yeah, the soups are quite disgusting (with the exception of the chicken one, which I quite like). I find a very hefty dash of Worcestershire Sauce makes a big difference!

How frustrating! My OH is bigger than me but not at a point yet where he can be bothered to do anything about it. I'm kind of hoping that if I manage good losses then it might spur him into action! (so long as he doesn't end up losing quicker than me ;)) xx

Hi all, Good luck to all the Sunday weighers on here. I have WI and lost a fabulous 10lbs this week!!! I am very pleased. I can't say that I have worked out where it has gone from though (I know that some of it will be glycogen etc, not real fat). I had a good night out last night and...

Hi Aimeeb! I too am on day 7 and have been feeling good! It's a great feeling to finally feel a little bit more in control, and to look forward to a happier weigh in this week than the one before I started last Sunday! I've managed 6 days 100% TS so far, but I'm going to my sister's 40th...

So, both yesterday and today have been SW days EXCEPT for the cakes. But at least it hasn't been a total blow out. Cakes have now been eaten (not all by me!) and I really fancy making a SW quiche tonight, so I have something lovely and free to snack on over the next few days. Thanks for the...

Another good day today (red day), with a lot of fruit, veg and meat being eaten. I haven't yet managed to have any of my healthy extras (not including the splashes on milk in tea), which I know is a bit naughty. I'm sure I shall find space for a bit of cheese and a couple of Alpen light bars...

Hi Snow White, thank you for responding. Yes, that is exactly how I get! I never seem to be able to hang on to the old willpower long enough to get me past the 'I feel better about myself' phase. Maybe this time I will, or if not, at least I should get back to the 'better' part! This...

Hello to anyone reading this, and thank you! I find myself coming back to Slimming World once again, after several attempts at other ways to lose weight. It's always the same, lose a fair amount, then relax and put it all back on again. It seems that I am a compulsive serial dieter. Still...

Omg! Ok, so I didn't quite make my mini target of losing 4lb by the weekend, but it was close! The real problem is that in the last 6 days I seem to have gained 10lb. Yes, 10lb. Now I have to admit that I have gone a bit mad (so much for being in control!), but still! So, back to it. Day 1 here...

:D Big smiles from me this week. Have lost 2.6lbs, which takes me (just!) over the magic stone loss!! Woo hooo! I still have 1.4lb to lose by Saturday to meet my mini target, but at least I have taken a big step towards it! Good luck to both of your for your WIs tomorrow! xx

Well, I have had a bit of a better week. I managed 4 days 100% last week and went to a BBQ last night and made lots of 'good' food choices. It made me so proud of myself. That I was able to go out, partake of the lovely food but stick within the limits I had set myself. It seems I am finally...

Honk! Day 5!!!!

HONK - day 4, woo hoo!

HONK - Day 3!

Well done Dawn, that's fab! Definitely going to make that stone within the month with the way you are losing - great stuff! Hope you have a great week xx

Honk - Day 2!

The banana shake is my favourite of the flavours, I don't find it salty at all, but then I was always quite used to salty food which might explain it. Hope you find the other flavours more palatable xx

:( I know what you mean, I too am hoping to lose that mummy tummy! Good luck to us all!

Good luck, hope you have a great first day! xx

Hmm, ok so only 1lb loss. Although I'm not terribly surprised as I didn't stick to it 100%, and at least 1lb off is better than 1lb on. Right, so I've got 10 days til our anniversary weekend and I'd like to lose 4lb by then. 100% all the way except for tomorrow, which will be WS so at least...

HONK!

Oooh, I like the idea of using the thai soup as a stock for chicken. Mmmm, a definite one to try. I could serve it with some green veg - fine beans, asparagus, broccoli. Peri peri sounds like something the OH would go for. Do you fry the chicken first and then add the spices, or do you add...

Hiya Dawn, sorry to hear you are so busy still :( How long now til you're back to normal? Well, the diet... I have had 3 TS 100% days in the last 7. Nothing major really, but finding it difficult to get back into that groove. I have even caved in and had a little nibble of that evil thing...

I am waiting to see if Exante are going to replace my vanilla ones as well as my chocolate ones. As for the original, extra sweet ones, I really can't stomach them but my OH has said that he quite likes them (I made him try them too to make sure I wasn't going mad!), so he's likely to have...

Honk! Back on track again!

Hi all, I'm looking for a little inspiration from your good selves. Myself and my OH are following Exante, a mixture of TS and WS and we have 2 friends coming over for dinner next week that are both following WW. So the question is, assuming OH and I are on a WS day, what exciting meal can I...

Good news, glad you have some slightly better tasting shakes on the way! xx

Oh goodness no, the mould taste is quite horrid too, the choc shake is my least favourite anyway, but this new sweetness is seriously hideous. The second one I tried I made up as a 'hot' choc with peppermint tea to try and balance it out but even that didn't work!

The chocolate ones that I have are really, really sweet to the point that I can't drink them. Exante are replacing them for me as they are part of the dodgy batch. All of the other flavour shakes in my boxes are absolutely fine though, so it must just be a problem with that particular batch of...

Heya Katt, thanks for the congrats, this diet is for keeps, I can feel it. I am also feeling really good today - alert, happy etc. Long may it continue! xx

Hi, after a few emails Exante have said that they are going to send me 42 replacement shakes. All they wanted me to do was confirm the batch number on the packets, nothing was mentioned about me having to return them. I have no idea about what the issue is with them though. I have looked at...

Glad to hear you are having such a great first week, fingers crossed that you have a great first WI too. Spinning sounds exciting! xx

Congratulations!

Hi all, I have just received 2 lots of the shake bumper packs and my chocolate shakes are also hideously sweet - same batch number too. I have just contacted Exante to see what they say about it, but I'm not happy as that means really not looking forward to 40 more chocolate shakes! Also, is...

Wow, go us! We've lost 33lb (2st 5lb) between the 3 of us in less than 3 weeks. That's the exact weight of my youngest daughter, and let me tell you she feels like a right lump when I have to carry her around! How absolutely fantastic! Hopefully that thought will spur me to stick to TS today...

Honk! Although only by the skin of my teeth....

Serious measures indeed! Am glad the scales will get their weekly visit in the morning, will your OH confiscate them again afterwards? I hope that you get a good result and that the hourly weighing compulsion starts to disappear! Today has been another 100% TS day, hurrah! Good luck with...

Woo hoo, weigh in this morning and a quite respectable 3lb loss. At that rate I'll be only 6lb off my target by the time I go back to school in Sept! Today is a good day xx

Good luck with your first day! Spacing the packs out is a great idea and water, water, water all the way! Hope you get off to a flying start xx

Good luck! Yesterday was my first proper day of TS since starting the diet 2 weeks ago. I had noticed that I was starting to slide with the nibbling and needed to get on track. So day 2 TS today! Willpower is all we need xx

Honk!!!

Wow, that is a fabulous set of stats, well done Bobbi! And a definite yes to the pics please, I always find it so inspirational to look at them and imagine that someday soon I'll be able to share my own. Well done once again and thanks for sharing! Xx

Oh, and whilst not really a mantra I find myself checking my collarbones which are starting to show now. I don't know why but it always makes me feel better about dieting and trying to lose weight in general, perhaps because it's easier to see a difference there than everywhere else. Now if...

Some great ideas, thank you! Mine are similar (although still don't seem to work half the time!) and are along the lines of 'Mini goal is til the end of the summer, only a few weeks', or 'Imagine what people will say when I go back to work in Sept and I'll be a stone lighter', or 'Soon I will...

Boo to the miserable weather! We woke to blazing sunshine today but it's now turned greay :( Well... I say swimming, but with a 4yr old and a 2yr old in tow it was more like splashing and having fun than actual swimming! I've promised to take them out and play 'tennis' later but coordination...

Wow, you have done so well so far! Especially considering the negativity of your friends. To be honest they don't sound much like friends to me! Perhaps they are unhappy with their own weight and are jealous that you have the willpower to do something about your own. Ignore the comments, and...

Firstly, you are NOT a loser! Yes, you have had a bit of a hiccup in this dieting journey of ours, but everyone does from time to time . You have realised that you need to get back on track and have come on here for some support, which is great! I can't really advise on whether to carry on...

Hi Ellie, the support on here is fantastic so I am sure you will be very revved up and ready to go by Wednesday. I hope you have a great first day leading to a super first WI. Good luck xx

Thanks for the information Starlight, I hadn't thought of whizzing a sweetner up! xx

Good morning! I hope you have a better day today and that the malteser craving disappeared overnight! xx

Lol, I thought the same about the ham after a little while beating myself up. I wouldn't have felt that guilty about a chocolate bar before! Glad your OH is home safely and you had a yummy choc shake to celebrate! I made a chocolate treasure chest cake with my eldest today while youngest was...

Wow, seeing it all written down like that really brings it home how fabulous willpower and this diet can be. You have done so well! Hopefully seeing your progress will help keep me on the straight and narrow and away from the baking I did with my eldest today! x

Hiya, Not so sure about the good friday. Have tried to stay strong but has not been the TS day that I was hoping for - I just had to nibble. I tried distracting myself with water, boullion, housework and Dr Pepper zero, but I ended up having 3 slices of ham. Not the end of the world though...

Wow, well done on the half stone lost Dawn, that's a fabulous first week loss! Imagine - half a stone gone already!! I am beginning to think of which pack(s) I should order next, I have decided to stick with Exante (not surprising really!) but the OH has decided that he will use some of the...

Morning all, have you weighed in yet Dawn? How has the first week been for you? I have been quite hungry the last few days, but still ok. I must admit that I had a meal (only grilled tuna and green veggies) last night instead of my soup, I just needed something to eat! xx

Oh Hun, I am so, so sorry to hear of your difficulties. I really hope that things will look up for you in the next 7 weeks and you manage to sort through the troubles. Keep strong xx

After seeing your weight loss over 6 weeks, the 8lb gain should be gone before very long. Well done on getting back on that wagon - that's most of the battle won already. Keep at it, we'll all get there! xx

Am loving 2 new apps for my iphone, both free: The first is Waterlogged which helps you keep a track of how much water you have had during the day. My favourite thing about it (which is probably quite sad) is that you can take photos of your own water containers to makes it even easier to...

Wow, an inch loss is great. Well done! I am sure it'll be reflected in weight loss soon. Xx

:( I feel your pain. I started Exante last Tuesday and did my first weigh in this morning and have lost 1lb. I did lose weight before starting Exante though by following a low calorie, low carb diet for a few days to get ready for it. All this week I have been weighing daily (I know, I know...

Wow! 8lbs is fantastic, well done Pumpkin! Yay us, we're on our way and we're not going back! Good luck for tomorrow Dawn, let us know how you get on! xx

Morning all. Wk 1 weigh in update - 1lb lost. Could have been more for my first week but am thinking of it as 8lb in 10 days (so including the 7lb lost when I was getting ready to start Exante) to make me feel better! I'm not going to be disheartened and I'm not going to give up, nor slip up...

Yep, weigh in tomorrow morning! Am not looking forward to it really as even though the scales showed a 4lb drop overnight one morning, the next morning the 4lb was back, and the scales have stubbornly refused to move since. So I am currently where I was before starting Exante :( I know it must...

No, I really don't recommend the vanilla/coffee combo! For a start I only tend to drink black coffee anyway, which should have given me a bit of a hint, but it was really sweet and fake tasting. Worse (and I do hesitate to say this) than the tomato soup! Have had areasonable day today, the...

Hi all, Saturday is here - all bright and sunny too! Feeling much happier this morning, the scales are cooperating and have shown a loss of 4lb since Tuesday! And there's still 3 days to go until official wk 1 weigh in! As well as this the POAS shows ketosis. Woohoo, the ketosis train has...

Lol, yes, dishwater is about right. Even with the addition of salt, pepper and worcester sauce it wasn't much better! Am on track today, had lots of water, a banana shake for breakfast and toffee bar for lunch (very nice!). Not sure which soup I'll have later though, I might be a devil and...

How? How can I have gained 1lb since yesterday? I know I am following WS, but have stuck to it to the letter for the last 3 days AND I did loads of cleaning yesterday which much have burnt extra calories. *sigh* Never mind, will keep at it of course. Perhaps I will see if I can mange a TS...

LOL, I think that would be a very good idea, and if there aren't any nearby we'll just have to create an online version to cure us of this horrible addiction! The thing is, I wouldn't mind weighing daily if it showed something positive, but not for the last 2 days. And I know 2 days really...

Will someone please make me stop this compulsive daily weighing?!! Help!

Hi all, Well, I have to say that today has been a lot easier than expected. A little sleep seems to have sorted the headache and I haven't really been hungry at all today, or at least not 'starving hungry' just a bit of a 'oh, you've not given me food in a while' sort of feeling. I have been...

Funny that, I woke up with a headache too. Still there as well. I really hope it's just a passing phase and isn't there permenantly for the long haul. Think I might try some caffeine in a minute to see if tha's what the problem is. So, Strawberry shake for breakfast (rather yummy) and the OH...

Wooohhoooooo! My bumper pack has arrived! It all looks so great in it's shiny silver packets - lol, perhaps I shouldn't be quite so excited. The bars are a bit smaller than I was expecting though :( hopefully they will still manage to fill me up enough. Am having the banana shake now for...

Thank you! I really hope this will work and I'll see good losses. I know SW works for me but just can't drum up the enthusiasm to go 100% with it, so hopefully this will work better for me. A fab week would be brilliant! *off to have a black coffee* xx

Dawn, have you checked your order status online? Maybe the email has been marked as spam or something. Your parcel should come today ad they reckon that if you order before 1pm it comes the next day. Will keep my fingers crossed for you xx

My parcel has arrived at the local depot!! Am feeling really positive about starting today. Never mind the cold (jumpers in July!!!!) what about the bad breath?! Xx

Hiya, Sister logging on and ready for action! According to the lovely tracking number my parcel is also due for delivery tomorrow - I hope they come early! Have been spending the last 3 days reading a fair amount and sticking to low carb and plenty of water to try and prepare for the start...