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Well ive done it i've reached my BB goal :D well 2lbs under happy days! hehe Angel1974 35 lbs(2.5st) -10lb 25 to go Angela83 35 lbs (2 1/2 st) -19lb 16 to go Bella16 - 35lbs (2 1/2 st) Boobookitty - 56lbs (4 st) BubblyPenguin 35lbs (2 1/2 st) -29lbs, 6lbs to go claira07- 40lb ( 2st 12lb) -...

Hi guys, STS last week and 4lbs off this week :D Just 4lbs to go now! Angel1974 35 lbs(2.5st) -10lb 25 to go Angela83 35 lbs (2 1/2 st) Bella16 - 35lbs (2 1/2 st) Boobookitty - 56lbs (4 st) BubblyPenguin 35lbs (2 1/2 st) -22.5lbs, 12.5lbs to go claira07- 40lb ( 2st 12lb) - 24lb off - 16 to go...

WOW DM you really do look stunning, you must be so proud of yourself, HUGEEEEE well done to you hun :)

Hi guys, another 3lbs off for me this week, only 8lbs from my goal! :) Angel1974 35 lbs(2.5st) -10lb 25 to go Angela83 35 lbs (2 1/2 st) Bella16 - 35lbs (2 1/2 st) Boobookitty - 56lbs (4 st) BubblyPenguin 35lbs (2 1/2 st) -14.5lbs, 20.5lbs to go claira07- 40lb ( 2st 12lb) - 16lb off - 24 to go...

Hey guys, Had a lot going on the last few weeks and not stuck to it properly, but back on it 100% and back to weekly updates on here. Another 4lbs off for me :) Angel1974 35 lbs(2.5st) -10lb 25 to go Angela83 35 lbs (2 1/2 st) Bella16 - 35lbs (2 1/2 st) Boobookitty - 56lbs (4 st)...

Hmmm just my entire wardrobe! LOL I only have baggy clothes that fit me at the moment which i used to just wear for slobbing around/walking the dog etc so can't wait to be able to wear my decent clothes again :) I point blank refuse to buy bigger sizes because they will just get taken to the...

Well I'm a happy bunny 3lbs off for me this week :) yayyyy!!! CDC is away now so i won't be updating my weight loss until the Friday after next. Angel1974 35 lbs(2.5st) -10lb 25 to go Angela83 35 lbs (2 1/2 st) Bella16 - 35lbs (2 1/2 st) Boobookitty - 56lbs (4 st) BubblyPenguin 35lbs (2 1/2...

Hey ladies, Can i join in too? I'm on day one of CD today but been doing Exante TS (another VLCD) for the past four weeks so already in ketosis. Hoping to have some big losses soon :p

Congrats Valerie, 2.8lbs is fab, i'm jealous! :) :wave_cry: Well ladies, i had my final Exante weigh in today and i have STS :( Well i lost a QUARTER of lb, so not even going to bother counting that tbh. I really don't know why the weight is coming off so ridiculously slowly as i stuck to TS...

Looked at the link Gaynor but it says not suitable for vegetarians :( Anyone any idea of whats in them that makes them unsuitable?

Thanks NB and congrats on your 2lbs loss you'll soon be in the tens yourself :)

Gaynor, where do you get your psyllium husks from? Do they sell them in holland and barrets and how do you know if they are the right ones, that they dont have any added things in them?

Hiya VLCDS are really only for people with a stone or more to lose and over a BMI of 25 your not. I would say just stick to calorie counting and up the exercise and you will lose 5lbs in no time :) Just keep going and it will probably just drop off after a few weeks of plateau. Good luck x

Thats good then, i found the second half of week one sooo hard but really glad i stuck it out now! It is so much better when the weathers nice i agree, shame we can't have a nice drink in the garden but meh never mind ay, waters better for you anyway! Can't remember are you doing TS or WS?

8lbs can imagine how chuffed you are with that, congrats! How did you find the first week Ebony?

Woooo well done DM, 4.5 lbs how good is that!!! And you've only got your final goal left to achieve now so even better, its so great when you achieve mini goals, gives you an extra boost :)

Also thankyou for the support girls and DM the rate your going i'm sure you'll be in the 10's in no time ;)

Congrats Gaynor three pounds in week three is a really good loss :) Sarah - When you've lost as much as you have STS is pretty good really, especially if you've got to experiment with different foods and the weight hasn't gone up.

Thanks Bex, I have one vanilla shake left so i may try that out :) How are you doing on Exante now? Are you feeling better? Ebony - Three days over another day and you'll be more than half way through your first week, i always found thinking of it like that helped me through as it would seem...

Welcome back and well done for getting back on the wagon. Summer is definitely a real motivator for losing weight i don't want to have to wear baggy clothes and sweat away because i don't want to show any flesh lol

Weigh in for me today and i lost 2lbs! Stuck to it 100% but TOTM so i'm fine with 2lbs :) Next week will be my big loss week ;) Ooooh and another reason why i'm fine with 2lbs is it brings me into the 10's woooo another goal reached :D Well done nearly 5lbs is a good loss and the first week...

Hi all, Just wondered if any of the CD bars are crunchy ceral type bars as i'm not really keen on nougat type ones so don't think i will bother with them if they're all like that.

I tried the banana hot but it was far far too sickly didn't like it at all, found it didn't taste like banana either. Let me know if you like the hot choc! I may try the vanilla hot though as i haven't tried that however its always risky using a shake hot in case i don't like it then i think...

Thanks DM, yeah i think i will post on CD about the bars as i do like the crunchy texture not sure i will look forward to nougat type bars quite so much. I'm going to see the CDC on friday and hopefully will start on CD products on monday as don't want to waste the last of my Exante products...

Hey tinkerbella! I am going to see the cambridge counsellor on friday so should be starting then or on the monday as i want to finish my Exante products off first so i will be around a week behind you. Would be good to check in to see how each others getting on. How have you found today the...

Thanks for your opinions all, thought i'd copy the questions i asked on another thread on here as it probably fits better here. Just wondering if anyone could give me any tips on which shakes and bars are the nicest so i don't buy a load of really icky stuff! Also are any of the bars bigger...

Can't comment on lipotrim as never heard of it apart from on here but wanted to pick yours and DM's brains about CD if i could :o Don't know if you read my other post but am going to try CD after my month on Exante mainly for the variety and cheapness aspect because i can choose whatever i want...

Well done on your 1lb loss NB fab result after 2 days off and still brings you closer to your goals! :) Did you do anything nice with your two days off?

I did use soya milk before but didn't realise it was actually better than skimmed when on a vlcd so was sticking to skimmed milk as thats what the rest of the family have. I really enjoy it in my tea, but have you found anyway to stop it going funny when making a coffee? Its still drinkable...

Welcome to the forum Ebony, i think you will probably get your order through monday morning. Well done getting through the first day after a couple of weeks it does get much easier :) Gaynor- I really don't like the choc shakes, so i decided to try it as a hot choc with one tablet sweetner...

Not a lot in all honesty! :o Love swimming but bikini is no longer flattering so thats a no-no lol I help with kids riding lessons at the stables and ride once a week thats good exercise but once a week i don't think it really counts :rolleyes: Need to start walking more tbh used to walk for...

Just to update this for anyone whose interested i'm using soya milk again now and it only has 0.5g of carbs per 250ml compared to skimmed milk which has around 12g of carbs per 250ml, so theres quite a big difference.

If i can get 10lbs a month off thats fine by me! I don't really want to combine CD/Exante products as i'm guessing they will each contain different amounts of my RDA so not sure how it would work, plus it wouldn't be worth doing another order just for bars as i'd have to pay for them...

You look stunning DM, you did so well and you can do it again, it won't be long til your putting new pics up and get back to feeling great about yourself again!

Sorry Emily somehow missed that you had posted your weeks loss :eek: 6lbs very impressive, congrats :)

Thankyou i tried a couple and have found one now, so have said i will get back to her and arrange a meeting in a couple of weeks. If i were to do the 810 plan what kind of losses could i expect? whats the average?

Thanks girls! Sounds like its not going to affect weight loss then so i may switch after my month on Exante however i will have to see at the time how much i weigh because your not allowed to do sole source if your under BMI 25 so if i am then its a no go although i may do the 810 plan instead...

Just wondering if anyone here has any experience of CD (i think DM has mentioned it?) Is there any difference in losses etc? I am thinking of swapping to CD after this month on Exante, purely because they have a greater variety of mealpacks and its cheaper, plus the fact that i think the...

CD is also around £35 a week, is this still too expensive? Maybe you could look around for a better Meal replacement available on the high street however they weren't really designed for total meal replacement so i'm not sure how this would affect your health :confused: Could you talk to your...

Well done DM :) You've stuck to it for a month and lost almost 2 stone in that time, its fab how well its working for you :D

Hiya, i'm in no way an expert but i would think that consuming that much sugar would knock you straight out of ketosis anyway so you would not get the same weight loss results as a proper VLCD and i guess having that much more sugar thean your GDA wouldn't be too good for your teeth/health etc...

Thanks all, i'm having real difficulty finding a counsellor in my area sent a few emails to people off the cambridge site but noone has got back to me. Does anyone know of any counsellors in the staffordshire area?

Forgot to say in my last post DM no i don't take my measurements because i don't have a measuring tape or rather i do but its disappeared :rolleyes: So it is possible that i have lost inches rather than weight this week :) I'm feeling quite positive again after everyones encouragement so roll...

Thanks DM, fingers crossed for a great loss for you tomorow, good luck :)

First off HUGE thanks for all the support ladies, i know your right and i'm sticking to this, not going to throw in the towel because its GOT to come off at some point surely! Also congratulations in order for Sarah and Gaynor 6lbs what a fab loss for you! :) Sarah 2lbs is great on simple...

:wave_cry: Weigh in today and i'm completely gutted :( I honestly stuck to TS 100%, although i do have a wee dash of skimmed milk in tea/coffee as i have said from the start. In my second week i have lost a measly 1.5lbs :eek: and as i don't really count 1/4 1/2 3/4 pounds it only really...

ahh right, looks like i'm out then unfortunately :( Shame because i liked the idea of having a greater variety of flavours etc. But i'm not a stone over bmi 25 so that means i won't even be able to start on the programme doesn't it?

Thanks for the replies, i think i might swap to the soya then :)

Thanks for the reply as soon as i posted i thought doh they're bound to have a website explaining so have now found it :) It doesn't really tell you the different flavour mealpacks though could anybody tell me the choices that are available please. Also are you allwoed to stick to SS after...

Hi all, I was just wondering if there was a minimum BMI for starting CD, around how much it costs per week and what you get for this. Thanks x

Hi all, I'm veggie but would like to go vegan in the future anyway i was just wondering which milk is actually better whilst im following exante alpro soya light or skimmed milk? I think soya is lower in cals slightly higher in fats and skimmed is slightly higher in cals slightly lower in fats...

Thanks NB, here i was saying how the second week is soooo much easier than the first, got to yesterday and its been so hard last two days, not hungry or anything just feeling like its a long journey back to my ideal weight :( I hope your right and that the second week is the worst, i'm not...

Congrats on your 3lbs off NB what a fab result after having a day off as well. Hope you enjoyed the birthday celebrations :)

Just been able to see the pics on your sig for some reason :confused: WOW you look amazing, huge congrats on your weight loss, bet you feel fab!

hi all, How are we all doing today? Feeling a bit rubbish today, just fed up with my weight for some reason today its making me feel miserable plus im due TOTM so think thats probably why tbh :( May have to go to have a nice bubble bath and go to bed in a bit, its a shame as the day started...

I have taken paracetomol and other painkillers whilst on it, as far as im aware you can take pills but try to avoid liquid medicine :) Only did it one day early on as i too had a headache couple of neurofen and it went within half an hour been fine since so i'd definitely take some before it...

Hey Gaynor im with you there can't wait till weigh day so we can see our results :D Just been down the stables for three hours today and i am completely shattered now haha so unfit! How are u feeling today?

Hi lisa Good luck with your exams and healthy eating, don't think i could be swinging one of those for half an hour let alone an hour, your braver than me lol Think i'd collapse in a heap after about 3 reps!

Glad to hear your feeling positive again Gaynor, i only weigh myself once a week for exactly that reason its a bit soul destroying when you get on more often and the scales dont move :rolleyes: I'm sure if you keep at it though you'll get good results on monday. Bex- Good luck on your TS week...

Just looked at the website soooo gutted, the promo pack now has 7 shakes 7 soups and 7 bars :cry: no fair! lol

It was very kind of you to offer but with buying the promo packs then strawb shakes i cant really afford to buy more shakes now so will have to wait, never mind these things happen, it was obviously just a one off :)

Thanks for letting us know whats going on sarah your a star :D Wish i could've waited til friday but daren't risk it, oh well at least next time i order i should be able to get whatever i like.

ahhh i see thats what i thought but got confused somewhere :o lol easily done. It is hardest the first week but once you get past that the second week is much easier, well thats how it worked for me anyway

lol at least you resisted it, luckily i don't have to watch people eat very often, there was chinese in the house the other day and i could smell it, that was a bit like torture haha but soon wore off! I'm sure you'll enjoy your 2 days off, just wondering when you have a planned break (i think...

Thanks for replying sarah i was hoping you would!, i think i'm going to move from ts to ws then ss and hs to finish but if i lose most of my weight on TS i may just miss WS out, not sure yet though :confused: Its great that you can give Exante the feedback from us all, they may even give us...

Just wanted to say welcome to the boards and look forward to hearing how you find Exante next week :)

Hopefully it should be sorted soon. If you have tried diety type soups before and like them then its not a problem its just that i like one shake one soup one bar as a bit of variety in the day tbh and like shake for breakfast. Let us know when you've ordered your Exante and how you find it :)

Ahh hopefully its just a one off then if you've never experienced problems before. hows your week going? I'm feeling suprisingly alright but dont want to curse myself! :rolleyes:

Hiya, i'm not sure but it wouldn't let me buy the vanilla choc or banana shakes individually as apparently they're all out of stock :confused: yet they do have the choc and vanilla ones in the variety packs so not sure whats going on there tbh. I would've held off ordering as well but needed to...

Hi Lisa, Good luck with your exams and if your doing a low cal diet you should lose some weight anyway and at least when you come back to Exante you can concentrate on it and give it 100% and lose any weight you have remaining. You should definitely stick around here though, your really...

Not a happy bunny now lol Just went to order my next fortnight of Exante and the promo packs have changed and have no banana shakes which are my fave and only 4 shakes in each pack per week anyway so wasn't impressed with that! Then i though oh well i'll just order some banana shakes on top...

Have i missed something Gaynor, have you already completely first week Exante? If so how did it go? I am finding my second week a hell of a lot easier so hopefully it will be the same for you and i agree with Bex you really dont look like you have 5 stone to lose from your pic! Bex- Sorry to...

NB- Thats fab news about fitting back into the dress, bet you were chuffed to bits and its always good to get nice comments to its a real boost and keeps you motivated. Sugashaker- I'm relatively new here as well and i have to say everyone is lovely and always there to answer any questions and...

Wow well done DM very impressed, the results on WS seem to be really good i am going to consider swapping to that after a month of TS but going to see how im feeling and how much i've lost etc first. Thanks sarah and NB - I think your right about 5lbs being good, i wish i could lose huge...

Yes DM definitely needs more detail for the management stage but who knows by the time i get there maybe there will be, not sure if exante would be able to send out some more information if contacted them by email or something, shall have to see when i get there and go a bit by trial and error...

Thanks for clearing that up DM :D Yes i'm planning on doing it all gradually step by step till im back to my pre-bulge diet! lol Just had a wee panic reading through the exante website thinking noooo i'm going to be low carb forever :mad: haha The website on FAQ's says "we recommend that you...

Hey Gaynor :) Glad to hear you've recieved your packs and are feeling motivated, sounds like your going to be getting plenty of exercise in, thats something i've really got to improve on, its a good job i have a fairly active job! lol

Hello DM and Gaynor, I'm not sure if i made myself clear in original post DM :o I get that you gradually move up the plans and return to conventional food etc what i was worried about is that with the conventional food does it still have to be low carb to prevent weight gain? I don't really...

Just come across this, Dogs are fab and if you are sure you want a collie then take the advice above good breeder/training/exercise etc but personally from what you've said i would've gone with a lab or something especially since its your first dog. Don't get me wrong collies can make fab family...

The RDAs do look pretty impressive actually, definitely going to consider these when i've lost my weight and trying to maintain unfortunately thats a long way off or at least feels like it :rolleyes: Hows your day going today? Have you struggled at all so far? I reckon day 5 was probably my...

Ooo they look really good do they contain a percentage of your RDA if you know what i mean. Are they meant for meal replacement in a slim fast sort of way? I may look into using these when i get to maintainance stage and but am still using one shake a day for example would work out a lot...

I'm also looking forward to seeing our losses on monday its extra motivation for some reason knowing that theres other people weighing in and getting results also. I've never seen the tesco shake things how many calories/carbs etc do they contain and also do they contain a percentage of your...

I know i'm asking this way in advance but is there any more information anywhere on switching to maintenance and what kinds of foods you eat at which stages? Theres a basic guide in the booklets i've recieved but i find them really lacking. For example when it says 2 conventional meals and two...

Thankyou vakwi :) Good luck for the rest of the week, we'll be celebrating your results on friday only 4 days to go and you should get a really good loss with it being your first week. Which diet have you done before? Your weight loss already is really impressive!

I mentioned in another post somewhere that i haven't had any problems with going to the loo on Exante. I have tried LL in the past 2 weeks then put it all back on (but the least said about that the better!) anyway i had real problems on that not regular AT ALL so have been really impressed with...

Thanks Gaynor, i'm pretty chuffed with it really so hoping this will keep me motivated for the coming week at least! Looking forward to next monday already lol Its good that we have a couple of us weighing in on the same day now.

Yay another monday person! :D Well done on your losses so far and hopefully we'll both meet our goals for this week. Have you started on exante then? I think i remember you posting somewhere that you were doing TS :confused:

Well week one is over and i stuck to it :) I lost... 5lbs which for a first week on any diet is pretty average but i'm happy with it! :D Hopefully into the tens next week if i manage 3lbs so thats my goal for the coming week, hope everyones having a good day today.

Welcome to the board. I ordered mine after 1pm and they still came the next day so was really impressed with how quickly they're delivered. Good luck with Exante, let us know how you get on.

Maybe i should have read this thread first :p Mathswiz- Your weigh in day is obviously sunday so ignore my other post! lol Well done with the 2lbs weight loss, thats really good especially with a little blip, good luck for next week on TS. Bexster- Sorry to hear your struggling at the mo...

Welcome to the board Emily and well done with the first 5 days! Mathswiz- Do you weigh in on a monday also then? It'll be my first weigh in can't wait to see the results i just hope they're good! Good luck for tomorow hopefully we'll do well :)

Ah i see got mixed up with which week the birthday was, hope you enjoy it and i'll also be interested in how much you lose next week :)

Thankyou, I've just seen that you lost 4lbs this week was that with a day or so off plan? Thats amazing and goes to show as long as you get straight back on it you can recover from the odd day, well more than recover 4lbs wow!

Hi Lyn I'm only new to Exante myself (day 6) so can't give much advice but just wanted to say welcome and good luck with your weight loss. Have you decided which solution your using yet?

Huge congrats to Sarah and NB you both must have amazing will power, bet you feel great with all that weight gone :D Sarah- Could you please keep us updated on how you get on with simple solution and what kinds of food you can add, even though its a fair way off for me at the moment i'm really...

Thankyou, day 5 now :) Your right i can't wait for weigh in on monday just hope i see a good loss to keep me motivated, would love to lose around 5lbs but we will have to wait and see. Don't feel too bad about going off plan a little because most the time the hardest thing for me is putting it...

Well done on your weight loss, i kept trying to see the pics but you just mentioned about having to have 50 posts so that would be why!

You know this might be a little too much info but I was not regular at all when i tried the other VLCD i went once in the two weeks but finding exante loads better on that front :o

NB- Thats really good that you had 2 days off and still lost 1lb, my birthday is coming up and have arranged to go for a meal as part of it but will be having the meal and thats it straight back on track so you've given me hope that i might at least stay the same! :D Sarah- Yes after i've used...

Sorry to hear you've been struggling this week but at least you're back on track now and haven't let it discourage you, thats always the hardest bit for me, slightest stray from the diet and i just have a total binge :o Well day four still going well although im finding it really hard to...

Hiya Day three went quite smoothly didn't have any cravings whatsoever and day four is ok so far but it is only 11am! Just want monday to be here so i can hopefully see some results to spur me on. Don't think i'll lose 12lbs though you must have been over the moon with that result. How's your...

I haven't tried them all but so far i really like the tomato and thai chicken soups, the strawberry and banana shakes are okish prefer the banana out of the two though. Bars- The toffee raisin one is quite nice but really not that keen on the choc orange (which is the one i have more of...

Congrats to you all on your losses, you've all done brilliantly :) Hopefully i will be joining you with a fab loss on monday, fingers crossed!

To be honest i'd much rather have less bars, maybe 3 or 4 a week and have more shakes/soups but the price of the promotional pack works out so much more cost effective so just gonna stick to what im getting in the packs. Hopefully I'm gonna stick to TS for at least a month and then after that...

Thanks for the encouragement, it's been quite hard tonight, hence coming on here to take my mind off it! I know skimmed milk isn't really allowed but it makes the diet more bearable for me and a drop in each drink "shouldn't" make too much difference i hope. I came across exante by just...

Hi all I've managed to pile on 26 lbs in a shocking amount of time and have decided to use exante total solution to get rid of it as its made me completely miserable and i feel massive :( I'm on day one today and its gone pretty well but I know its going to be hard sticking to it, have...