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    Giantrobot's Exante progress

    After being stuck at 19st ish for a few years now (which is no healthy weight for a gentleman not far off his 50's) I've decided to take the plunge with the Flexi solution. Started last week, shake for breakfast, shake or soup for lunch and then a basic meal of meat and veg in the evening...
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    Psst... Something NEW is on the way!

    There's been a few suggestions on the WW boards, most of them uncomplimentary! Someone suggested a new range of Asda meals based on the colours in the advert. I can't imagine they would be changing the points system again, a good indication would be if calculators and scales were being reduced...
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    Recommendations for low-carb recipe book?

    I've been browsing Amazon but there's a lot to choose from and some of them are American which I want to avoid due to weird measurements and ingredients :-) The best one looks to be the Big Book of Low-Carb recipes by Nichola Graimes but it's only available 2nd hand and at stupid prices. Can...
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    Wayne's World of Weight (loss)

    2lb off for me this week. Not as much as I was expecting but I did drink a lot of water before my evening weigh in, doh! But I can feel the difference in my clothes so I know the weight is going. And 13lbs in three weeks is better than I did on any other plan!
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    Wayne's World of Weight (loss)

    Aww thanks, fortunately all is well at the moment. He had his op yesterday and had two tumours and some lymph glands removed. As of this morning he's recovering OK. It's been somewhat stressful over the last couple of days as the vet basically gave us all the worst case scenarios. Better to...
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    Wayne's World of Weight (loss)

    Second weigh-in last night and have shed another 4lbs, making 11lbs in two weeks. Pleased with that considering I'm still managing to eat a meal each day. Also, I can finally try the bars! Only had the peanut crunch so far, tastes a bit unusual and very stodgy but not too bad. As for our poor...
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    From LL to SW to CD - In One Week !!!

    No, it's real! Maple and Pecan, personally I love 'em.
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    Wayne's World of Weight (loss)

    Terrible day today, just found out that one of our dogs has cancer. I know he's an old boy at 10 (good for a boxer) but he's been my companion for such a long time I can't bear the thought of losing him. And I ended up eating a load of rubbish for lunch because I felt so stressed out. It's...
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    Wayne's World of Weight (loss)

    Thanks for the replies! I'm looking forward to trying the bars although I'm going to restrict them to just a few per week. I used to buy the WW low-point bars but a whole box was too tempting unfortunately :-(
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    Wayne's World of Weight (loss)

    First week of 810 and lost 7lb! Yaaay! Bit daunted when I first tried this diet and eating so little did feel strange to begin with. But now I'm used to it and I feel confident I can stick to it. Been trying all the flavours of shake and soup and there's nothing that I haven't liked so far. I...
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    Little request (no intention to upset or annoy)

    I can sympathise with this thread. I started 810 yesterday and already I've noticed the temptations everywhere! Queuing up at the Sainburys petrol station along an aisle lined with trays of sweets Watching my colleagues eat breakfast at their desks Watching those same colleagues eat lunch at...
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    Am I the only Bloke here?

    Another chap here. Just started doing 810 today. Had the Maple and Pecan porridge for brekkie, it wasn't too bad! Fell off the wagon last Xmas (WW) and the weight has slowly been creeping back up since then so have decided to start again. I chose Cambridge because I can't bear to spend all...
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    Fat Experiences

    Perhaps you should practice what you preach, rather than looking down on other peoples insecurities. Yes, you've done well and congratulations on that. But some of the things you've said are hardly positive. It might sound motivational in your head but it sounds like the same old crap we get...
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    slim fast offers

    The only offer I've seen recently is £5 off when you spend £25 with Boots (online only). By the time you add £2.95 postage, it's not much of a discount! Although if you spend over £40, postage is free.
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    Is Reductil off the market now?

    I did a short course of these about 4 years ago. Didn't work for me at all and I had a fair selection of the side effects from the leaflet. Apparently, you are supposed to have your blood pressure monitored while taking them. My doctor didn't bother and it's only when I tried a home monitor and...
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    Fat Experiences

    I can't believe how rude people can be after reading through this thread. If I'd received comments like some of the ones mentioned here, I'd have clouted someone! I used to get ribbed at school although it was generally good-humoured and I would just smile and ignore it. The worst occasion was...
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    Low carb shakes?

    I'd avoid Slimfast as they contain sugar and are not really low-carb. If you want shakes, try Exante.
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    Best Distraction Books?

    I get this every time Lee Child releases a new one! I can't make it last, it simply has to be read right through. Must admit I couldn't get into the Steig Larsson books. I'd read more crime and thrillers than I can name but these left me cold.
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    vampire advice wanted

    I'd recommend the Brian Lumley books too. They are pretty visceral but great stories. They're based around a character who develops a psychic link with the dead which allows him to learn all kinds of skills (hence the name 'Necroscope'). Best read in order though.
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    Fav Animated Film

    The Incredibles is my favourite by far. It's simply fantastic.
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    Breath Mints?

    Chewing parsley is good for curing bad breath. I have one growing in the kitchen and I chew a couple of sprigs when it gets bad. But you do have to beware of leftover green bits in your teeth!
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    How hard is this drinking water malarkey!!!!

    I can quite easily get through a 1.5ltr bottle at my desk during the day. I think the air-conditioning in the office helps as it tends to make my throat dry.
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    sleep

    I find I'm sleeping OK but then I get up at 6am every day so I'm ready for bed around 10pm ish. Losing weight has improved my snoring (so the missus says, I never heard it!) which has almost certainly improved my sleeping too. I have found exercising too close to bedtime does affect my...
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    Poohtime

    Yes I am jealous! I've been baking one since yesterday afternoon... Actually all this talk reminds me of a story a colleague told me a while ago. He was working in a warehouse in his student days and they had all sorts come in and out on a temporary basis. One day, an older fella started and...
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    Poohtime

    I find it's the perfect time to catch up on magazine reading, usually 'Classic Rock'. However, when it gets smelly then I have to vacate and quick. Cue a bollocking from the missus for leaving my odour behind! Apparently ladies poos (and farts) don't smell....
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    Laxatives

    I was suffering from this as well, probably because my evening meal has been purely protein and veg. So I've factored in a bowl of All-Bran for 'pudding' each evening and it's had the desired effect! I have a phobia of taking tablets so couldn't do laxatives unless I was really desperate.
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    What's up with 30 day shred?

    I was hoping this would be about a plan where you eat Shreddies for 30 days :D That, I could stick to!
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    Help neeeded now!!!!! :-)

    I've watched so many Embarassing Bodies now, I can't believe how bad some people can let their weight get. Ultimately though, the advice they get is always the same. 'Do you eat too much?' 'Well, yes' 'Then don't. Do you do any exercise?' 'Erm, no' 'Then do some. Next please!' If they're...
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    Total Solution Does anyone do just soups and bars?

    Interestingly more people seem to prefer the Exante shakes to the soups! But there's no reason why you can't do the plan without the shakes. The Slimfast shakes are different in that they contain sugar and so are much sweeter than the Exante ones.
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    the bits in the soups

    I don't understand why they bother with tiny, freeze-dried bits of mushroom and veg. It doesn't add anything to the soup other than bits to rinse out of my mug (and teeth) afterwards! I don't mind any of the soups and the shakes, although I don't find any flavours especially strong as my sense...
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    MOOBS?

    I haven't looked at your pictures as that website is blocked from work, however I had similar concerns as my 'mosoms' seem less reluctant to shift than the rest of me. I spoke to the GP and she said that when you lose weight, the chest is one of the last areas it will go from. And it doesn't...
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    Mixing shakes/soups

    lol, mmmm can't beat a nice mushroom and vanilla shake!
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    Mixing shakes/soups

    Using the shaker cup that I do, it seems to work much better when I add the soup (or shake) after the water. I think the sooner you mix it, the better.
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    Mixing shakes/soups

    I was wondering what methods you folks use to mix your shakes and soups. I tend to have mine at the office so without a kitchen, it's a bit tricky. My method involves one of those protein shake mixer beakers and I then add either hot or cold water from the vending machine. This is alright for...
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    What your weight loss is equal to...

    Good grief, I'm missing the equivalent of an elephant's dick. What a strange way to measure 60lbs! Who thought of putting one on the scales originally? I bet it took ages to get him to stand still for it!
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    Total Solution Email from exante re Ketosis and TS with the new water flavourings

    That's good to know. Unfortunately my other half seems to react to even the smallest amount. It's not until you have to cook for someone with a citric acid intolerance you realise how many things have it in. Tomatoes are an obvious one but I didn't know about potatoes, brocolli, onions and...
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    Total Solution Email from exante re Ketosis and TS with the new water flavourings

    For those wishing to avoid citric acid, unfortunately these powders all contain it. Although it's not mentioned specifically on the packaging, it contains additive E331 which is a source. I know this because my wife is allergic to citric acid and if she has even a small amount, she gets...
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    someone help me please!

    My motivation was to look at myself in a full-length mirror and that made me feel so awful that I was determined to do something about it. 8 stone might seem like a lot, I know as that's how much I need to lose. But as you shed those lbs each week, it soon adds up over time and before you know...
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    peoples reaction to weight loss

    It's odd how women seem to react so differently to men over diets. Whenever I've explained what I'm doing to people at work, they're all quite interested. Most admit they wouldn't/couldn't follow a plan like this but then most of them either go the gym regularly or have no need to diet anyway...
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    When is the RIGHT TIME to WI during the day????

    I also weigh on a Saturday morning as that's when I used to do my WW class. But not quite naked, just my jimmy-jams. I don't want to embarass the scales!
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    24 male time to change ;)

    Good luck mate, you're doing the right thing by sorting your weight out now. Don't do what I did and ignore it until you reach 40!
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    Struggling

    Hi there, on Working Solution you should be on three Exante soups, shakes or a bar PLUS the 400kcal meal. No wonder you're feeling hungry! I'm following Simple Solution and I have a shake around 6am, a bar around 11am and a soup around 3ish. Then my 600kcal meal (which is practically...
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    Heart Palpitations?

    I suffer from these as well, probably about 8 years since mine started. I'm pretty sure it was work stress that caused it originally and now it just comes along every so often. About a year ago, the doctor got me on beta-blockers to control it but I'd rather not have them as it slows everything...
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    How much support do you get ??

    When I told my missus what I was planning she said 'there's no way you'll stick to that'. Which is fair enough because I do have a generous appetite (I wouldn't be doing this otherwise). However, I've been following Simple Solution for a couple of weeks and I think she's seen that I can do it...
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    Where do you lose weight first?

    Ironically my man-boobs or 'mosoms' are annoyingly persistent!
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    Simple Solutions Question about Simple Solution

    I don't think many people are following this particular plan but in case anyone is, I had a question about how you plan your food. I've tried to space everything out so I'm not having Exante at the same time as my evening meal. A typical day is like this; Breakfast (around 6:30am) - Shake...
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    Help How does Exante Compare

    You can always try the one-week variety pack before you commit. I think it's around £40 with the postage but at least you can be sure you'll like the products before you spend any more. I did this before starting as I've never tried a meal-replacement plan before and was pleasantly surprised at...
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    A little bit annoyed...

    I thought it was just me who had this problem! People seem to think it's dreadfully unheathly to replace meals with packet soups and shakes. Then they go out for lunch and have a pie and chips with a pint of lager! Pots and kettles methinks....
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    Simple Solutions First weeks weigh-in and....

    A whole 7lbs off! Well chuffed considering I'm still having 600kcals worth of food on top of the Exante packs. Expecting the losses to start levelling off now but it feels so weird to notice a change in my body in just a week. Everything has got just that little bit looser!
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    I HATE that ad

    I hate the current banner at the top of the website with the woman spewing a mouthful of lettuce. 'Can't diet because you're useless and have no will power? Why not have yourself chopped about instead?' Unbelievable.
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    Getting to know you thread

    Hi I'm Wayne. I'm 40 now and have been married for 12 years, no kids but three very lively dogs! I've suffered with weight problems since I was a kid. I don't remember eating more than anyway else, I just always seemed to be the chubby one. No bullying as such but I had a series of nicknames...
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    Simple Solutions Starting "Exante Simple Solutions"

    Thanks for that! I've got an Android phone but it looks like they do it for us too. I'll download and have a look...
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    Simple Solutions Starting "Exante Simple Solutions"

    I started doing Simple Solution on Saturday (looks like it's only me then!). I chose it over the other plans, mainly because I was a bit concerned at dropping to so few calories for a bloke my size. My recommended daily allowance is around 2200kcal and I don't think I could manage on 600kcal a...
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    how long from ordering?

    I ordered yesterday morning and it's being delivered this lunchtime according to Interlink's tracking page.
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    New chap

    Hi All, I've recently discovered Exante after seeing a Cambridge counsellor and then getting scared at the prices! I did WW for about 18 months and lost 4 stone but I started to get fed up following points and I've crept back up by a stone :-( But I've decided to take control of my weight again...
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    Nearly all fat people skip breakfast

    I used to have a full English breakfast in the B&B I was staying in during the week every morning. Result: big fat bottom. I now have a big WW-safe breakfast. Result: losing weight fast. Just because some journo asks his mates what they eat, it becomes a national statistic. What a load of...
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    Week 8 Weigh In

    Well done you! I've just had my week 8 weigh in and lost 3.5lbs, I thought it all slowed down after week 2 but this surprised and pleased me.
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    Points value for M&Ms ?

    Cheers, I'm going to get well and truly sobered tonight!
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    Points value for M&Ms ?

    Thanks for that! I'm just under at 33 points a day so not as bad as I feared. Trouble is, I'm in a dieting mindset so I keep thinking I can't have these things and I do find sometimes I haven't used all my points. I'm also trying to find the points for Cobra Zero beer. I can see Cobra light in...
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    Points value for M&Ms ?

    In a moment of weakness, I went to the vending machine at work and had a 45g bag. They were lovely and I made them last around 20mins! Does anyone know how many points I've just used? :o They're the peanut ones BTW.
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    NHS paying for you to lose weight!

    Not heard about that scheme but my health authority are paying for my Weight Watchers classes for 12 weeks. I could have chosen Slimming World or Rosemary Conley but I've tried and failed on SW before and I didn't know anything about RC. Plus if I lose 5% of my weight in the 12 week period, I...
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    Fat Fighting at 33 - Food Diary - 100lbs+

    Well done on a great first weeks loss! We're told at class that you lose more if you use all or most of your points. If you regularly eat under then your body adjusts to fewer calories and the loss will slow. Plus eating does cause your metabolism to start moving just to digest what you've...
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    A fellow says hello!

    I think so! I'm obssessed with numbers and lists anyway so counting food points is quite enjoyable. First thing I did was buy the Food and Eating Out books and calculator so I know exactly what I'm having each day. Worst thing was working out the points value of things I used to eat every day...
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    A big step for me

    I wish you the best of luck mate and you're wise to tackle the problem now and not wait for years like I did. I spoke to my GP about losing weight and the health authority have a scheme where the NHS will pay for 3 months at a slimming club (they send you a book of vouchers). I chose Weight...
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    A fellow says hello!

    Hi all, I've been doing Weight Watchers for five weeks now after being referred there by my GP (with a book of vouchers). I'm finding it quite easy to do, probably because I've got such a lot of points to use! I'm also spending lots on Weight Watchers food at the moment as it's easier to count...
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