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Starting tomorrow, I weighed myself tonight and am 12 stone 10lbs. Urgh! I'm going to weigh in daily... Hope it all goes well! Going to dig out my old swimming costume too- the joys! Xx

hellllllo! i am by my own admission probably THE worst dieter in the world, but! on the 1st of August i am going to costa rica for 6 weeks to be with my boyfriend who i wont have seen for 3 months exactly. im so excited i could burst! i miss him dearly.... being in beachy type clothes for 6...

well i didnt restart... im hopeless! but i am back AGAIN to start tomorrow, i have purchased new soups/bars/meals and going to record here EVERYDAY my weight as its the only way that i can keep on track. i'll weigh myself later this evening to check the damage!

urgh im my own worst enemy! weekend of eating pure rubbish which included kfc, the new cadbury oreo bar (amazing) and a full on lamb roast dinner at my parents! as well as other stuff! i should be grateful i was only up to 11 stone 5lbs this morning. *sigh* i hate my reasoning sometimes, its...

just a quick update, down to 11 stone 2lbs today :) so close to the 10's now!!

I know it's great! No doubt you'll be there very soon :)

I just weighed in quickly this morning and I'm 11 stone and 13lbs :)

thanks :) it was worth it aha! but yes back on it tomorrow and going to hit the gym too with a renewed vigour! xx

i suck... wahhhhhhhh!!! for the last two weeks i have eaten everything in sight.... despite what i said in the previous post *sigh* i am getting back on track tomorrow and it is happening!! its a saving grace that i am only up to 12 stone 6lbs i dont even know how that happened, so pretty...

i weighed in this morning attttt 12 stone 3!!! :D literally so happy with this! its not my official weigh in until monday but its 3lbs off since monday and i dont know why but it makes me really happy! plus its also 3lbs away from being into the 11s! im pretty sure that this is weight i got to...

despite eating yesterday i weighed in at 12 stone 5 yay this morning/afternoon. really chuffed with that, i didnt go crazy which im glad about now i really must NOT sneaky peak at the scales! i might hide them in my wardrobe! i dont want to keep on checking everyday especially as the weight...

Stayed the same at 12 stone 6 which I'm happy about, I've just woken up In prep for my night shift! Decided I will eat and carry on tomorrow whenever I wake up haha

i usually have the truffa bar for breakfast at about 9 and then a soup for lunch at 2 and then mix 2 meal packs together to have a bigger evening meal when ive finished at about half 6 :)

i couldnt stand ANY of the exante products!

thank you everyone! ha yes i hated the 'obese' term too... i never really thought i looked like that but maybe that was just me denying how i truly looked! hamish's mum thats a great thing to achieve!! well done :)

oh and i just worked out i have to reach 10 stone 5lbs to get into the healthy bmi range, so 2 stone and 1lb to go! i'll aim for that to be my first goal :) id like to be about 11 stone 7lbs by the 27th of october which is just under a stone in 20 days :/ not sure if it will happen but would be...

12 stone 6 this morning anddddddddd out of the obese bmi catergory!!! finally! official weigh in day tomorrow, so far this week ive lost 5 lbs which i am happy with, if i lose anything between today and tomorrow morning/afternoon then i will be very happy :)

Day 6 completed, I have to do a night shift on Monday 6-8am and I'm not sure what to do to be honest, I'd love to stay on track but I don't want to be feeling tired especially as its a 14 hour shift and as its a one off I was thinking of eating healthy but normal food just to keep the energy...

well done :) thats brilliant!

5/27 done and 6/27 should be completed today too woo! I had a sneaky weigh in... Couldn't help myself! I'm 12 stone 7 now woop! I also tried on the play suit anddddddd it fits! It's a bit snug but Hopefully it should be fine for the 27th of October :)

4/27 Getting there! Feeling really determined and focused for the weekend which is good and I'm looking forward to weighing in on Monday. I like having mini goals, makes it less daunting rather then thinking in a few months etc!

another day done yay weighed this morning and was 12 stone 9 and now i wont peep at my scales until monday morning! only 4 days.... :/

2/27... i dont find this diet too hard at work because i work in a shop and cant eat on the floor so it sort of removes any temptation (thank god), the issues occur when im at home unfortunately! i have a day off tomorrow but I am VERY determined to stick to this mini challenge! a size 10...

Yep haha! I'm visiting Uni friends for Halloween so would be nice to look good!!

Day 1/27 completed First day down and only 26 to go :) doesn't sound too bad when it's said like that!

Thank you! Good luck to you too, hope it all goes well :) xx

12 stone 11 this morning which I'm fine with, I ate a fair bit but I'll have that off in no time as I plan to be 100% for 27 days :)

i will be 100% for the whole of october until the 27th!

i was 12 stone 9lbs this morning (saturday), wooooo! ive hidden my scales so i wont be tempted to try and look at them during the week ahah, hopefully this week will bring a good loss! xx

thank you for your support, its really appreciated!! writing on this diary really keeps me on track! just realised i am 2lbs from losing 3 stone and also 4 lbs from getting out of the 'obese' bmi range, wooop! will have a weight in tomorrow morning before i go to london to meet my friends, i...

Thank you :) I wouldn't say it's great aha, definitely had a lot of ups and downs but when I look at it I've lost nearly 3 stone in 3 months and this has been with an almost 6 week break and a lot of events during this time! Good luck to you too! I'd be on cloud 9 if I could reach my goal for...

thanks you :) xx

I'm 12 stone 13lbs now, finally Into the 12s! Getting into the 11 stone bracket will be fine (hopefully) but I never seem to be able to break through into the 10's! I think it's cause I look 'slim' at about 11 stone ish and my motivation is shot, but! I plan to succeed this time, no slacking off...

veryyyy much enjoyed my night out last night! the food was ok, i had a small portion of noodles with chicken and a lot of drinks :/ no hangover though hurrah! back on to slim and save tomorrow :)

13st 5 lbs this morning woo!

Weighed in at 13 stone 7 this morning which is good :) going to weigh tomorrow morning before I have my evening off and then not check for a few days! I was going to have the whole day eating regular food, but Im actually going to have a bar and a pack for breakfast and lunch and then see what...

Really enjoyed my meal, went to prezzo and it was lovely, back on plan today- no problems thankfully :) ordered a bunch of new bars today too for breakfast, I find them so much easier, then porridge! Onwards and downwards :) the next goal to focus on is a Uni reunion at the end of October, the...

i havent updated in agesssss but......13 stone 10lbs now, im happy with that! i *might* be having a meal with my best friend tomorrow night, its only a might at the moment and i will eat because i havent seen her in forever so will be good to do something together! if i dont, i will of course...

Hmm! I'm still undecided about it, there were times when the cambrige diet porridge made me feel a bit ill! Might just stick to the bars for breakfast!

Another day of rain boo! Sticking to the diet though which is always good! Not going to weigh myself daily anymore, it just ends up frustrating me when I don't get what I want aha Hope everyone has a lovely day xx

Weighed in today at 14 stone 2, woo! Had a bar for breakfast and going to go to the gym and for a swim in a bit, not a very nice day today weather wise! Xx

Oh ok thank you for your reply, didn't realise you could do it individually! Xx

I haven't ordered any porridge from slim and save before and was just wondering what they were like as I only have two weeks worth of bars/ Cambridge porridge left for breakfast and don't want to order a bulk amount to discover I don't like it! Is it similar to Cambridge diet or lighter life...

Thank you :) had a really great day, hit primark to buy some bags/jewellery/ shoes! Somethings that don't change with my weight aha. Had a bad lunch and dinner but to be honest I'm not going to beat myself up over it, don't see my family as much now so it was great to catch up with them. Back...

Sorry meant tomorrow, In Brighton with my family and other half! Will weigh again tomorrow morning so I have the most accurate figure

3lbs up, not so bad considering! Back on the plan today :)

back home now, had a really lovely time and saw some of my old uni friends i havent seen in years!! will see in the morning what damage has been done and crack back on with the plan! xx

thank you! i guess im just expecting too much from it haha, maybe after this wedding and the eating that'll come with it will kick start when i restart on tuesday!

Sts today, quite gutted actually! Really wanted to be in the 13s before the wedding so hopefully tomorrow will be the day! I know it won't make much difference physically but mentally it will! If I don't lose tomorrow then I'll only have lost 4lbs this week.... I'm putting that down to having...

:) thank you! Just tried the mushroom pasta and it was AMAZING by far my favourite food pack so far!

Another pound down, literally right on the brink of bein into the 13's!

Thank you :) Today I had porridge for breakfast, made it a bit too thick actually, felt a bit ill trying to finish it! Had the chocolate Truffa bar and it was amazingggg, and had a cambridge diet soup for dinner which was nice :) I'm 14 stone 1lbs now and so close to the 13's I can almost...

2lbs down today woo!

8oz down today, happy with that! Think I'll try the mushroom pasta today, I've heard good things about it!!

Drunk soooooo much water today, been to the loo more tunes then I can count! Good job I'm not at work!! Been another successful day woo. Tried the spicy spaghetti and macaroni cheese today, both really nice and had the porridge for breakfast. I'm surprised at how filling the meal packs are...

1lb down this morning so 14 stone 3 :) I don't think I'll be getting the amazing loss a lot of people get in the first week because I had been cutting down for a few weeks before I started, BUT at least the weight I lose I'll know will be fat :)

Yes that would be great need all the motivation I can get! Good luck to you too :) hopefully we'll both drops the pounds quickly!

i havent updated this in agessssss and to be honest ive been messing around with it on and off pretty much since i wrote my first entry! :( i have lost a stone and 4lbs which i guess is good but not where i wanted to be. im doing s n s again and started it today! going well :) had porridge...

nice one :) im hoping to stay 100% until saturday night, i have my best friends hen party from university in bristol, the day should be fine as i will be travelling so will have a cambridge porridge for breakfast and then a sns bar for lunch as i'll be on my train and we are going for a meal...

Weighed in this morning and 15 stone 2 :) I know it's water weight etc but so nice to see the scales go down!

Thanks! Today's gone well,100%! Not enough water though, it's quite hard cause I work in retail and we aren't aloud to have water on the shop floor, I try and make up for when I'm at home and or my break!

Thank you, I'm a bit nervous, I'm not sure why? Maybe I'm scared of being hungry but that sounds so stupid, I read once that a lot of people these days don't realise what hunger really is, so it'll be nice to relearn everything again. I HATE that I'm back here again. Buuuttttt Mini goals to...

Got my act together and I'm doing this tomorrow, plucked up the courage and weighed myself, 15 stone 8 lbs- gahhhhh. Gonna weigh in daily to keep me on track and joining the gym after pay day in a weeks time when I'll hopefully be getting used to the packs and can exercise a bit more :)

Helllllllo :) im starting on weds now, boyfriend and i have gone away until tuesday evening for a bit of a break, getting a bit of sea air!! was a bit of a surprise bless him :) i'll weigh in on tuesday evening, urgh, pretty sure it wont be great esp after today and the next few days but im...

Thank you :) x

Hi everyone, long time vlcdieter here coming back to start again! I've done lighter life before with great success and lost 8 stone in 5 months put 3 back on and then tried the exante and Cambridge diet which was great but life got in the way, my partners mother died and I found out I was...

Hey guys apologies for not being around for a while, unfortunately my partners mother died early last week, luckily we were able to be with her as we knew she was ill and has been for a while :( I've been off plan for the last few weeks, really didnt want to have to think about dieting and was...

5lbs gone and never coming back! well done everyone :) xx

I'm still here! Weighing in on tuesday morning as usual :)

im having a day off the plan today, it was my best friends 21st (makes me feel old as im turning 24 this year!) and we are going to go for a meal and a few drinks later! i do feel a bit guilty about it but to be honest i made this decision and im going to enjoy myself and the get straight back...

ha this always happens to me! the first few times it did i woke up with the absolute fear that i was sleep eating and had ruined my diet lol!

Congrats :)

I think with a vlcd it happens a lot, you are so determined to do well and keep on getting big losses every week that when you have that moment of weakness that everyone does, you beat yourself up over it continuously until you do something you never thought you would. Personally I haven't done...

I'm all about the lbs! I'm actually starting to decrease my exercise as I find it affects the number on the scales, especially being weighed weekly I much prefer to see a big drop on the scales, saying that I do like seeing the inches go, I've lost 5 from my waist, 4.5 from my hips, 2 from the...

Dodgy scales?!? I really feel for you it must be so frustrating :( had you been following a low cal/carb diet before you started? The only thing I would say is keep at it, it might not seem worth it esp as the scales aren't moving but eventually your body will catch up with what your daily...

Oh thank you :) I wouldnt say that I'm inspiring just yet... Still have a while to go! But getting there week by week x

Oh thank you :) that's really nice of you to say! I'm so happy with it!

Sorry to hear that, the cash and time aspect can be pretty tough, I know I've had to cut back to afford it. There is an alternative though, the exante diet works out 25 quid a week if you buy a months work and you can order it online so there's no meetings involved. Good luck with whatever diet...

4lbs for me :)

Sts Is still good! I'm not sure of mine yet, will pop on in the morning and update, im Sure it won't be as good as the last two weeks though!

Every day I'm afraid! I think it is something I would like to continue even when I'm finished, not everyday but every so often so that I can keep my weight in check and NEVER go back to a vlcd

Thank you all :D xxx

Thank you :)

Into the 12's woop woop! Started off on the 10th jan as 14 stone 9lbs, so very happy :)

:D:D woop woop! thank you guys! really chuffed its all going the right way ahah congrats to everyone on their weight losses, every little counts!

10lbs gone!! Going to work with a spring in my step :) xx

I'll be weighing in in the morning, not expecting great things though due to totm, wah! :( Hope everyone has had a good week :)

I think I probably will do soon it's just it's all very new, we've were seeing each other for a while and now it's all official (i hate dating terms btw! Why can't it just be simple lol) he would be supportive if I explained the reasons etc I just don't want to get too deep too soon! Re...

Probably a common one for most! But how does your partner feel about you being on the Cambridge plan? I haven't told mine... We have only been together a few weeks and I dont want to burden/bore him with my diet! He's a massive foodie, he used to be a chef so I'm not sure how he would take it...

Thank you guys! Really happy with my loss, onwards and downwards! :) :) Well done to everyone, we all did brilliantly no matter what the losses were! Also thank you surfhoney for organising this, it must be a lot of work for you but it's much appreciated xx

Lost 13lbs this morning :))

This might sound silly but which team am I on?! Couldn't see a team list on my phone! Weigh in for me tomorrow morning! My official one is tomorrow evening but i don't think I'll be back before 8 so wouldn't want to miss the deadline :)

Good luck to you :) I checked the scales this morning andddddd I am a in the 13's!! A couple of pounds into the 13lbs! So happy :)

Well done! :)

Congrats :) 9lbs is brill! I'm hoping mine will be similar next Tuesday!

I think I might give them a go! At least one anyway that way if I dont like it I can force it down and carry on my week with soups and porridge! Day three 100% some more running and weights done tonight too, I can feel my running getting better each day, I'm hoping by the end of the week I'll...

I did interval periods of about 2 minutes running and then 2 minutes light jogging/ walking for about half an hour, not sure how far I went but I imagine maybe 2 miles? I used to be able to run for an hour on a previous vlcd with no problems so hoping to build up to that when I lose a few stone!

Hello I got your message and sent one back but I'm not sure If it sent! I'd love to join :) Start weight- 14 stone 9 Thank you for letting me know!

Day 2 completed- hurrah! No headaches or feeling of hunger apart from a pang earlier so just downed some water, mouth feels a bit blurgh so I'm hoping ketosis will happen soon! I'm feeling really positive about it all. I find it really weird that if I was just doing a healthy eating plan I would...

Oh no don't worry that's fine :) if anyone drops out though please let me know Thanks for your reply :)

Hello, sorry im a bit late would it be possible to join? I weigh in Tuesday evenings! Emz449- 14 stone 9

Hello! I'm 5'4- close enough to compare :) I lost 8 stone on lighter life before, hoping to lose 5 this time and go through maintenance which I didnt before, I think that was my downfall! First day went really well! I don't like the shakes so only had the porridge and the soups, I went by my...

Thanks for all the good luck :)) ! Really can't wait to start and share in all the successes with everyone

Hi guys I'm starting the Cambridge diet tomorrow, very excited, I can't wait to get started and start losing the pounds. I weighed in at 14 stone 9, wah! I've done lighter life before and it was amazing but I didn't like the counselling side of it or the cost!! I met my cambridge counsellor...

Personally I tried to stay away from the bars as I found them too nice in a way, especially the cranberry one! I lost mostly 5lbs a week regardless though :)

Twas Pay day last week and the inevitable drinking and meals were planned and.... I caved :( so depressed about it. I want this so much why do I always fail when I get to this sort of size! I'm not particularly happy looking like this and need to lose maybe two more dress sizes AND I ruined my...

hello, i was on vlcd and had to have an emergency surgery so couldnt prep myself for it but the only thing that seemed to be effected was my potassium level for which i had to have potassium supplements for before the operation so nothing too drastic really! i was advised to come off the plan...

Thanks! It's going well so far, I'm even thinking of getting up early to go for a run before work, I've set my alarm for half 6 tomorrow so we'll see how that goes haha xx

also oxo congrats on your first weeks loss, thats great :) xx

thank you, you too! a great thing happened tonight! i destroyed my scales hurrah! so now i dont really have any option to weigh myself :) im extremely all or nothing as many people on this sort of diet are and it will be weird weighing once a month or maybe not at all! maybe i shouldnt be so...

right starting tomorrow, i have my packs, my 2litre bottle for work, my running gear and 30 day shred. ha i actually didnt count too well its now more of an 88 day count down until my christmas party which is still loadddddddddddds of time and should hopefully put me in my goal bracket :) i'd...

i read something that your hair shows the effects of how it was treated three months later which for me was true! hair was fine the majority of the time through vlcd towards the end though it did start to get very thin and when i started maintaining and eating normal food again it got worse BUT...

well done thats amazing :) you'll be fine, i try not to think of it as food as such, just more like petrol. im always on here if you need support :) im hoping to start this saturday after i get better and then it will be 100 days exactly until the christmas party-bit scary thinking how quickly...

Waaaah I have a chest infection :( I could feel it coming over the last few days, sucks cause it makes my asthma really bad, I've antibiotics for a few days so will start exante after this batch and hope it clears up soon! Think it's due to this horrible weather too many walks to work in the...

first weigh in 12 stone 13 lbs.... wahhhhhh! at least it will come off quick i guess! thank you for your good lucks! i hope it will go ok, oxo i hope yours does too :D xx

right im back.... again! but with a renewed vigour. its about 100 days until my christmas party at work and that seems like a good incentive to get slim, healthy and enjoy myself sensibly. i did well on this diet about 2 months ago, lost over a stone in my first week and then more in the second...

i was unbelievably 13 years old, we were told nothing about it until we got home from school which i believe is wrong personally as people could have had family as i did- my uncle worked in one of the buildings next to the towers, he had to be evacuated through the horrendous dust and debris...

Hello, I believe you are referring to add a meal week which is when you have your three packs as well as an additional low carb meal such as chicken and salad, its suggested due to the low calorie intake the other weeks you are 100% on plan :) , personally I don't do it just because it's easier...

bacckkkkk :) had a brill time and yep didnt eat all that great but never mind, i didnt drink though! back on exante tomorrow, just water and soups, sort of looking forward to it, will skip weds weigh in and weigh on friday instead, hoping for 11 stone 6-4lbs which i would be happy with :) oh...

will be off track today and tomorrow for a wedding party staying overnight in a hotel hence being off track tomorrow! not going to weigh myself to see the damage but will just carry on on the packs on tuesday which leaves 4 weeks exactly to my holiday so any damage done will be well and truly...

thank you all :) really happy! re the no smoking... hmm not so great, the job i have and the people i work with are very much you 'smoke on your break', its all too easy to get out of the office outside and have a cigarette and relax- its quite a stressful job and for a healthcare company too...

11 stone 8 this morning, 18lbs down yay, another three and it'll be a stone and a half, hoping this will happen by weds, because then it'll be in 2 weeks and will still have another three weeks to possibly lose another stone which would be brill. STILL havent heard from the hospital yet...

Had a cheeky peek this morning, 11 stone 9lbs which is good, another 2lbs down! Whenever I have restarted exante I always seem to get get to 10stone 13 but wanna beat that and be able to get into the 9's hospital pending!

i did lighterlife a few years ago and actually lost more weight on my first week with exante then lighterlife so if anything i prefer it :)

hi laura, congrats on your loss too, you must be chuffed! well i havent really donne much exercise since monday to be honest! i tried to go swimming on tuesday and its 'kids swim' after i finish work on tuesdays and thursdays which is a bit annoying and i was going to go yesterday but had a...

0.4 off this morning, still 11'11lbs this morning but just a bit less! Bit meh about it but still very happy about 15lbs off in a week :D :D I'm not gonna weigh for a couple of days now maybe Saturday just so I won't lose motivation if it doesn't move! Going for a swim tonight, really love...

thanks all :) hoping to get another pound tomorrow which would round the first week off nicely! i think after this first week i wont do daily weigh ins because i know it slows down after this and wouldnt want to get too disappointed! 4 weeks and 5 days until my holiday.... i would love to lose...

Thank you! So happy! Hope your getting on well :) xx

11 stone 11 this morning! 15lbs in almost a week geez! Didnt think it would be that much ever! And still one more day until weigh in for the week :) so happy! Xx

Another pound down, 11 stone 13 now yay to being in the 11's! 13lbs altogether now, another pound to go before weds and that'll be a whole stone :D

just for my own reference... 1st weigh in- 6lbs 2nd weigh in- 3lbs 3rd weigh in- 1lbs 4th weigh in- 2lbs

whoop whoop! woke up today and have weighed in at 12 stone exactly, dead chuffed! 12lbs down now, i really would love to reach the stone mark by weds, that would be amazing :) maybe even possibly beat my lighterlife first week of 13lbs! weird actually seeing as i weighed about 4 more stone then...

lost another pound today, whoop! 10lbs in total, 4 more weigh ins until the week is up, hoping for another 4 :) lauraxx well done on yours too! we're loosing at a pretty similar rate! i love the soups, they are all i have really, just because i couldnt stand the milkshakes on lighterlife so...

had a bottle of coke zero today, whoops and smoked! disaster. quite a stressful day really had the doctors earlier and didnt go very well, have been having a few liver problems- not diet related - was hospitalised for a week a month or so ago and thought the check ups would be better then they...

yeh i guess so, regardless of what you weigh in at the loss is still the same, ive lost 9lbs in two days so im pretty chuffed with that :)

i weighed myself on my digital scales this morning and weighed 12 stone 3 but then weighed myself on normal ones at the doctors and it came in at 11stone13! a difference of 4lbs! quite shocked at it really, would definitely rather see the 11's then the 12's so am considering buying a new set...

Thank you :) xx

12 stone 3lbs this morning, dropped another 3 lbs wwwwoooo! 9lbs total in two days :O xx

heres hoping :) ive decided to start exercising after week 1 just so my body adjusts to it all and i dont get too knackered, i was thinking swimming maybe a bit of running and doing the 30 day shred by jillian michaels, have heard good things about this dvd and inch loss! xx

ah wow nice one! gotta love the first few days haha, good luck with your losses too! xx

Thank you! Well chuffed! Today has been so much better then yesterday, had a bit if a headache and was so tired but today none of that, hurrah! Will record loss in the morning- hoping that there will be one to record!

Oh forgot to put updated weight- 12 stone 6lbs, would LOVE it I I could get into the 11's by next weds!!

Wow.... After one day of being on exante I've lost... 6LBS!!! Yay! I know most of it is water weight but still so so happy! Really didn't think it would be that much after one day :) Bring on tomorrow!

Thank you! So far so good, having a mushroom soup right now, bit of a headache but I'm drinking my water! I really just hope the weight losses are as good as when I did lighterlife lost 8 stone in 5 and a half months back then! Can't wait for tomorrow morning haha

Ooo good luck, I'm sure you'll be fine! I've started today too, finally got my packs yay! I'm doing daily weigh ins just to keep me motivated so will weigh in tomorrow morning, sadly I'm quite excited haha xx

ha no not sad at all! im excited too, i love having a focus on something, im very much all or nothing haha. lauraxx we have quite similar start weights so i'll be looking forward to seeing yours too :)xx

oh wow well done thats a brilliant loss, that would be great :D my package didnt come today either- boooo! tomorrow for sure im told, i'll be late for work just so i can start lol! so excited about it now, stopped smoking today too so its all going on, gonna go for a run and a swim tomorrow...

thank you sparkle :) thought i would write down some goals for myself while im doing this diet 1) lose 2 stone before holiday- 5 weeks and 6 days or 5 if it does come tomorrow 2) planning to stop smoking throughout exante- eek! 3) lose another 2 stone for halloween party 4) get back in my...

We're going to Portugal, can't wait! Bit of a disaster though, my soups Didnt arrive with the morning post :( will just low carb it today And hopefully they will arrive tomorrow and it'll just be 5 weeks and 6 days lol Oo good luck with your weight loss too, I love having incentives to do this...

thank you :) im hoping to lose about 1 and a half or 2 stone which would be amazing! good look on your weight loss too! best bit about this diet is how quick it does work!

Hello, im restarting exante again tomorrow just to lose a bit of weight until my holiday at the end of august, planning to be 100% with just water as coke zero tends to make my tummy stick out (even more!!) Im going to record my weight daily and any exercise i do as hopefully it will keep me on...

congratulations! :D

hi claire, i have dealt with this soooo much having been a very big drinker at uni and when with my home friends, ive just restarted the plan about 3 weeks ago (lost 18lbs now :D) i would say the best thing would be not to go there! i did it once and had a few vodkas with coke zero and the...

ha thats what is so annoying, you could be really muscly/fit and yet be classed overweight! personally i dont think its that great of a system but i guess some sort of line has to be drawn for overweight/normal/underweight!

Just a general query really, how much do people use bmi to determine their weight/healthiness?

everything still going well thankfully, havent succumbed to having coke zero as i would have normally, trying to stay off it cause it bloats me! im going to have my weekly weigh in on mondays due to being away in Leicester this weekend without access to scales, so hoping for a really big loss...

thanks toots, weighed myself this morning and already am shot of 3lbs yay! i love this diet :D

hello everyone, i have just restarted exante today for about the thousandth time weighing in at 12 stone 7 :( i decided yesterday enough was enough after stopping and starting for the last few months and want to get cracking with this to look at my best for the summer months and not feel...

mine stopped for 5 out of the 6 months i was on LL!

im back again, after 2 months or so of some self indulgences including drinking and eating (eek!) i have decided to do start again on total solution, i have about 2 weeks of lighterlife packs that i will be finishing and then will be using exante packs from then on. i want to lose about two to...

hmm i tried it and didnt like it very much, but then i dont drink tea/coffee so may just be me! a friend of mine swears by it to keep her full during breakfast and lunch x

i know living with mine does! he doesnt really get the concept of it... he was away for a lot of the time when i did lighterlife before so didnt really see what it was like, this time however hes been a bit of a nightmare! always trying to make me come off the plan, thankfully i havent yet and...

thanks for all the good luck guys, much appreciated :) its going well so far! just having my thai chilli soup, this used to be my fave flavour before and also have my fruit of the forest water on the go! not feeling any hunger pangs yet, but its still early days, how about you?

Went to see my leader tonight as a returner and she was brilliant, able to start straight away with ease, no medical form needed to be signed or anything and there is the option of whether i want to go to the groups or not which i dont think i will do to be honest, feel like it would be a bit...

hello! i hope to be starting on thursday :) really excited about getting back on the programme and shifting the excess pounds!!

hello! I was just wondering what the flavours are for the soups/milkshakes or anything else that they might do?! its been about a year since i did the programme and i have heard that they got some different packs on the go!

thanks for your responses, i also wanted to ask about the medical forms too! :)

oh no thats not right! i havent updated it for a while!

Hello, i did lighterlife last year and have put on quite a bit of weight in the last couple of months! it isnt near the amount i used to be and i dont think i would be classified as obese but i would like to lose at least 2/3 stone to get to my ultimate goal weight! i have a meeting on thursday...

i used to have mbt trainers which are similar i think, i bought them because i dislocated my knee cap and have broken various bones in both feet so found it really painful to walk, they made a world of difference and helped to strengthen the weaker parts of my feet/knee, probably the best pair...

thank you mark :) day one has gone well so far, ive decided that im going to have thursday as my weigh in day, it was the same day as my lighterlife one so it feels right :D

hm well this week has been completely rubbish, the weekends are my absolute downfall especially with the temptations of going out at the weekend and having one too many jagerbombs! i managed to do a few days but as soon as friday hit it all went to pot! ive made a ticket for the first time as a...

thank you :) no no where near all of it thank goodness but enough to not be comfortable and hate how i look again, it is far too easy to put it back on again and i would have easily been back there if i dont do this now!

:asskick::asskick::asskick: thats me kicking my own bum! i wrote a couple of months ago that i was gonna go back into abstinence and to be frank it never happened! but now enough really is enough i cant fool myself into thinking i still look slim and a size 8 because im not. im gonna to do the...

if you cant enjoy yourself on your birthday when can you! hope you had a good day :) im going back on abstinence tomorrow but with exante instead of lighterlife, bit nervous it will be more difficult second time round as have tried to start again before but im more determined this time, ekkkkk!

i think i'll leave it out and just stick to the packs! thanks :)

i was just wondering if anyone had continued to drink diet coke or coke zero while on exante and if it had any impact on losses, positive or negative!? thanks in advance :)

always make sure that you keep on drinking quite a bit of water too, more so during exercise...if your body becomes dehydrated it will hold on to any water it can get and you wont really see much of a difference on the scales even though you will have lost weight :)

im sure it wont :) if you really are determined to do it, it'll be fine x

hello! ha yes nice weather indeed, unfortunately though i did not get on with the milk shakes when i did lighterlife and i thought the same might apply with exante so i bulk bought a months supply of soups! i wont lie it is a challenge having to have soup on days like today and over the weekend...

a big part of lighterlife is the fact that there are the weekly meetings i think, and for me and my counsellor it was a weekly commitment to go to the meetings and get the foodpacks, she wasnt keen on people bulk buying and only did it if there really was no other way, you might want to have a...

yep definitely will be, thanks for the support guys :) dont want to be another statistic for the dailymail's hate campaign on vlc diets! xx

hmmm had not such a successful week, a friends leaving party from work over the weekend meant we went out for a meal and drinks, obviously not abstinent type behaviour woops! however im back on it tomorrow and this time for good, no more excuses and no more letting myself have the odd treat! its...

thanks for your replies :) yeh i do think i am going to have a protein based meal and 2/3 foodpacks so that i can get used to eating again and then when i reach a weight im comfortable with, gradually reintroduce foods properly in an rtm type way! i guess the way im gonna do it is to try and...

hello all, im beginning the exante programme tomorrow having finished lighterlife about 6 weeks ago, i got to my goal weight and was really happy but went a bit crazy with the food so its back to abstinence for me for a few weeks! i think its best to sort out any weight gain now before it...

i started lighterlife in october last year and it really was the best thing i ever did in my life, helped me overcome so many issues that i was dealing with and for the first time since i was 17 i was able to enjoy being young (im turning 22 soon!) and go out with my friends and feel attractive...

but does anyone else absolutely LOVE masterchef?! i cant get enough of it and all other food related programmes like come dine with me! constantly on 4od and bbc i player watching them all! a bit sad i know :D

hi guys, quick question, ive been away for the last 5 days and i brought my food packs with me of course, but! i didnt bring enough for every meal so this evening instead of having a food pack i had an oatsosimple original sachet of porridge.. do you think it will bring me out of ketosis? i made...

thanks guys :D i weighed myself this morning (naughty i know!!) and i was 2lbs down, phew! if it happens again i wont stress out so much :) its such a relief to be able to post on here, dont know why i didnt start 4 months ago when i first began the programme!

thanks for all your replies guys, i know it is ridiculous to get so worked up!! ive upped my water a bit because when i thought about it i didnt drink too much yesterday so hopefully that will have helped :)

morning! this is going to sound so silly, but i am freaking out slightly... i weighed myself this morning and it seems such an insignificant amount but ive put on half a pound, i know its such a stupid amount to get worked up over but its the first gain ive had in 4 months and i havent strayed...

thanks for your replies, they are appreciated! yeah i agree with you both, ive spent so much time trying to build up my fitness and running times that it would be stupid to sacrifice it for the sake of a few pounds on the scales, im guessing as well the exercise helps to keep the weight off when...

hello everyone, first time posting for me after a long time of browsing! i have regularly exercised throughout the lighterlife programme and after losing 6 and a half stone and *almost* reaching my goal im scared that my weight loss is now slowing down :sigh: ive read so much conflicting advice...