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    GP referral

    Hi everyone - have many people on this forum gone to weight watchers with a GP referral resulting in 12 weeks of free classes? If so, was it difficult to get? Will be starting ww in a couple of weeks time and am wondering whether to see the doctor first.
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    milk

    Using milk with exante diet affects everyone differently. For some people it knocks them out of ketosis and makes them feel hungry. I drink lots of black coffee but mid afternoon when I feel completely empty, a black coffee doesn't agree with me so I have a cup of tea with semi skimmmed milk...
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    Making bars taste better

    The Bigwigs at Exante have said that their products can be replaced with one Tesco ultraslim bar every day, so that's good enough for me!! Becky 1701 - you couldn't get the rasperry flavour ones because I think I may have bought up the entire UK stock, as was afraid I might not be able to get a...
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    Making bars taste better

    nutritional value of Tesco bars is very similar to exante ones. I've been replacing one exante meal with a tesco bar for several weeks now and haven't noticed any difference. You can't use Tesco shakes, though, as they contain sugar and so way more carbs.
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    Making bars taste better

    £2.99 for a pack of 3 but they are sometimes on special offer. I would avoid the choc ones - just my opinion but they are a bit powdery. Raspberry bars have a yogurt coating and they smell lovely.
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    Making bars taste better

    My top tip is ... don't buy them and get Tesco ultraslim Raspberry bar instead!! I think all these meal replacement bars leave some kind of powdery aftertaste but the tesco bars are really chewy so a lot less noticeable.
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    Pssylium husks- how much of this do you use?

    Hi Aud504 I think it depends on the individual as to how many capsules you decide to take. I find that when I eat low carb I get constipated quite quickly so on exante I am having 6 capsules daily (2 x 3 times). The best thing to do is experiment but do make sure you drink them with plenty of...
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    Tesco ultra slim bars and shakes

    Tesco bars are fine - and very tasty- but Tesco shakes are not allowed.
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    How do you make your shake?!!

    Don't know if this is allowed or not - you will need to check - but tesco Ultraslim is available in a ready made up tetrapack shake. I know we are allowed to exchange the ultraslim bars for one meal a day - presume it must be the same for the shakes? Would be a lot easier and less messy!
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    STRESSED!!!

    Bub - so sorry to hear you're having such a hard time at the moment. I can empathise a bit as the first time I tried Exante I was half way into my second week when my son was rushed in to hospital with a collapsed lung (in the middle of his A levels!). I clearly remember sitting at his bedside...
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    Cambridge or Exante?

    I did Cambridge a few years ago and am now on Exante. I loved Cambridge shakes at the time but think the Exante ones are much nicer. They don't taste as 'chemical' and are definitely less sweet so you can add sweeteners if you want to. Just wish Exante would do chocolate tetrapacks like...
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    Omg i could cry !

    Hi Blimey - I'm in week 2 also. when I felt like you did, I took to my bed and treated it like being ill (having a bad headache or something). It kept me out of trouble and I was able to sleep it off. Our families need to understand that we need lots of support during this diet. Don't be a...
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    Tiny weight loss after 10 days

    have you measured yourself? I often read about people who haven't lost on the scales but have lost inches. Your body may just be going into panic mode and trying to hold onto what its got. give it a month to let the weight loss even out. Good Luck!!
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    Please Help

    I think the liquid intake is a personal thing. I've never been a big drinker and can literally throw up on 3litres of water even if it is spaced out during the day. Go by your wee colour, whether you feel headachey and of course weight loss. Do not feel a failure if you can't manage 3 litres...
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    cold turkey

    Advice please:) Should I reduce my carb intake for a few days before launching into Exante or just go cold turkey from tomorrow?
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    Tastes Odd ???

    I totally agree with you on the bars!! I managed a couple of weeks on them then couldn't bear to eat any more. Hated the choc shake before Xmas but now am really enjoying it hot with a couple of sweeteners, so your tastes do change while you're on this diet.
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    anyone want to swap exante products?

    hi - been on hols so didn't get your reply. i'm happy to just do a straight swap if it means getting those blocks of sawdust outta my house!!
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    anyone want to swap exante products?

    Hi yoyo-girl! i have about a dozen bars (the thought of them makes me feel physically sick!)which i would like to swap for your luscious mushroom soup!! Are you interested? x
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    message for Sarah P!

    hi Sarah - thanks for the reply. Believe me, i've tried every which way to get those bars down without the feeling that they might come back up again!!! Might just hold on to them in case my tastes change (ever the optimist) x
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    message for Sarah P!

    Hi Sarah! I've been watching your success recently and noticed you're based in Milton Keynes. have been on Exante for 8 weeks now but have seriously gone off the bars. they literally make me feel sick!! wondering if you would be prepared to swap for soups and/or shakes (except tomato and...
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    Disappointed with my order

    I can only repeat what the others have said. In my experience Exante products are very good quality and customer service is excellent. I think you've been a bit unlucky - don't let it stop you from trying this fab diet x
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    a little question...!!!??? (but quite long!)

    Hi Pinkbutterfly It might be worth speaking to your CD counsellor as they sometimes have lists of GPs who are sympathetic to vlcds. i think the main problem with people on medication is that they have to be closely monitored because sometimes it has to be adjusted. Before embarking on CD I had a...
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    Weekly weigh in

    Oh well done Quak - it's such a good feeling to get the first week over, and with such a fab weightloss too. good luck for your 2nd weigh in Bexter x
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    Crikey, SIZE 10!!!!!

    well done Gina - it must be a fabulous feeling! I was given some very good advice from a weight watchers consultant many moons ago, which I am only taking notice of now! She said to throw clothes away as soon as they become too big - don't hang on to bad memories and don't use them as a crutch...
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    newbie advice

    Hi Peggy - I'm now into my 8th week on TS. Did cambridge a few years ago and remember people being very concerned about my health when I told them about the diet I was on. So this time it's on a need to know basis and to be perfectly honest, I've become a bit of a hermit although I've got...
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    Exante Support Group - join us if you are on Exante VLCD

    Panic over - all went well! had a diet coke, one chicken leg and a bit of salad and a couple of strawberries. I've never eaten anything so slowly in all my life, but nobody seemed to notice!
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    Exante Support Group - join us if you are on Exante VLCD

    hi all - just about to go round to a friends for a birthday celebration. feeling a bit twitchy about the food. have only been out for a meal once since i started vlcd at beginning of June - that went well, so hope today goes well too! will stay off carbs and eat a tiny amount so i don't draw...
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    Exante Support Group - join us if you are on Exante VLCD

    Hi everyone! finally decided to join your happy band. Have been on exante TS for 6 weeks and am loving it - not easy but doable. 30.5 lbs gone without too many headaches or hunger pangs. Have strangely gone off the bars, though. Really don't think I can stomach one more of either flavour!!
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