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Made alternative Indian too! Mix the chicken soup powder with some medium curry powder and then add water to make a sauce consistency. Dry fry quorn and once cooked, mix in the 'curry' sauce mixture, serve on cauliflower rice, great for a Saturday night take-away night lol x

Mmmmm, last night had the cauliflower rice with some dry fried quorn with chinese five spice and then put some soy sauce on, great alternative to Chinese, really filling and my hubby asked me to make it for his tea tonight, de-lish x

I should think so. I obsessed about ketosis and peed on sticks constantly in the first couple of wks, sometimes they were dark purple, sometimes no colour change, but the weight is still coming off so now I don't worry about it. Let's face it, if you are having a bar, a shake and a 400 cal meal...

Good luck starlight, you've done fantastically well before, I'm sure you soon get your mojo back x

Hiya, I had a couple of wks hols and AAM wks 4 & 5 and still lost 6lbs (and I wasn't even 100% as I had a glass of wine here and there, hey I was on my hols!). I'm kinda feeling the same so started this wk on Monday (wk 6) as another AAM week. Having a bar for brekkie, soup for lunch and then...

Hi, I've had 2 deliveries ordered before noon which arrived the next day by courier, very efficient x

Ha ha, loving your pink champagne idea! I'm giving working solution a try for a week as I'm on wk 6 and missing food a bit, gonna do a bar for brekkie, soup for lunch and then chicken salad etc for tea, hoping it won't affect my losses too much, will let you know how I go x

Hi Ladyshopper, think you're being very sensible and at least you're keeping to a plan, I've just had hols and an AAM week and I really enjoyed having food so I'm going to try bar for brekkie, soup for lunch and chicken salad or similar for tea, and see how I go with that, as I've also been...

Fab, that's good to know x

Oh Paula, you're so good, I'm going on holiday for 2wks in August so might struggle to do the 1 stone by September, going all inclusive too but now you're making me think I might take some packs and bars with me and try to be a little bit good lol x

MMmmmmmm, might just be worth feeling crap for the next day, lol, hardly see my mum so might just have to risk it x

Thanks for that, had a look at your post Yambabe and think will use some of your recipes, sound yum. I've never done Atkins before so don't know how to use it for AAM week, but like you, I'm hoping that at the very least I stay the same on my AAM wk so that I'll feel more confident about going...

Hiya, good luck, hope you don't find it too bad and still manage to enjoy your hols, it'll be worth it though to go back to work and have people notice you've LOST weight whilst on holiday. I'm aiming for the same kind of target as you and am now in wk4 and feeling pretty positive so hope it...

Thank you, just noticed the recipe sticky too. Great advice to weigh everything, what I think looks like a small portion is probably massive! Do you need to weigh vegetables too?

Thank you ladies x

Hiya, just looking for some advice as I'm on wk 5 next week and so due for aam. It's worked out quite well as I'm going to visit my family next week and I think my mum would be freaking at me 'not eating amything' so it should be easier if she sees me eating healthy meals. Anyway, my question is...

Good luck you two, my hubby said exactly the same thing when I ordered my first pack ' I hope you're going to stick to it' and I've just ordered my 2nd months supply, I've found it much easier than I could ever have imagined, hope you do too x

Hiya, if the backache is around where you would put your hands on your hips at the back, it could be your kidneys having a bit of a grumble. I've had it a few times and I know it was on days when I hadn't kept my water levels as high as normal. You do need to make sure you drink loads to flush...

Well done, what a fantastic start, very motivating for you I would imagine x

Buffki, that's a fantastic loss especially for someone who hasn't got that much to lose. I lost 10lbs in my first week but I've got over 70lbs to lose so you shouldn't expect to lose as much as us bigger folk, well done x

Wow, that's fantastic, must have taken a huge amount of willpower not to cave on your birthday, well done x

Hi Wendy, good luck, I'm nearly 3 wks in and finding it okay, and I've been on a million diets so feeling positive about this one. I was missing my morning cuppa so much that I now have it black - tasted a bit strange at first but quite used to it now, actually quite enjoy it, worth a try if...

Oooh, that sounds fun, think I'm gonna get me some of those lol x

Happy Birthday, have a fab day, stick a candle in your bar so you can sing happy birthday lol x

Great you're feeling good, good luck for Sunday x

Yeah, what yambabe said, I do so enjoy reading her posts!

OMG just read that post back, not that I'm saying you are obese xxx

My hubby was a bit freaked out when I told him about it but I told him to read up on the info on the Exante website, and there's also quite a lot of good stuff on wikipedia etc about VLCD's. I also spoke to a friend of mine who is a nurse and she told me that a lot of GP's think they are good...

Hi Ladyshopper, I'm the same as you and hardly lose anything usually on my totm week, I'm sure it's a hormonal thing and fluid retention. Stay away from the cheese, very salty and that amount will make you retain fluid too. If it is a bit of fluid retention, I read somewhere that the way to...

Good luck, the flavours def grow on you, I'm only on soups and thought they were pretty gross to start with but now I quite like them, add lots of spices, not sure about sweeteners although is does say they're okay on the exante site x

Wow, that's fantastic, Rose, such motivation for others (including me) to keep at it. Are you doing AAM?

Hi Starlight, I am on day 17 of the diet and have lost 16lbs so far. I had never done a diet like this before but failed miserably at all the usuals so decided I needed to take some drastic action. Having done a fair bit of reading I decided to give TS a try and so far I'm actually enjoying it...

Hi Jo, I'm new to this diet too and am in my third week so can't offer you as much advice and info as the other guys who seem to know everything!!!!! However, I have noticed that on the days I don't keep on top of my water intake, I feel pretty rotten, so drink loads of water. I don't like...

Hiya, don't know about the numb bellybutton but I can so relate to the floppy feeling, I've had that a couple of times when I've been particularly active, almost as if I've used too much energy at once?!?!? I've also noticed that if I haven't kept on top of my water intake, I feel quite weak and...

Hi Miss Bliss, loving your daily updates, keeping me entertained. I gagged when I first tasted the soups and I don't like shakes so was seriously worried, however, now I positively salivate when it's soup time. I liberally add white pepper to the tomato, vegetable, and mushroom, and chinese five...

I think part of learning about our relationship with food is dealing with situations like this. Don't give yourself a hard time about it and feel negative, this is attaching too much negative emotion to food. I agree with Quak who made a positive out of enjoying being a bit naughty and then got...

2lb off is 2lb off, still a lump of fat the size of your fist. I think that every loss is a victory in the battle of the bulge and should be celebrated so well done x

Not yet, I think I've got a bit to go before anyone notices, I'm going home to Scotland in a few weeks though and haven't seen my family for a while so I hope they notice!

Thanks x

Hi, just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction of how to add a ticker and goals etc to my profile, I'm not very hot at that kind of stuff, cheers Karen x

No need to apologise ladyshopper, unlike my good ole hubby, I don't faint at the mention of the time of the month, lol lol! I'm expecting that next week as I always seem to bloat up when I'm pre-menstrual, as well as turn into a crazy hormonal maniac! More than anything though, I'm interested to...

Just had my wk 2 weigh in and that's another 6lbs shifted, sssoooo chuffed, over a stone in 2 wks, I've never been so commited to a programme before and seen such fab results. I know it's gonna slow down and get tougher but I think one of the most important things I'm learning about is how...

Don't be so hard on yourself Elvira, you're doing something about it now, that's all that matters. I have struggled with my weight all my life and spent a long time being disgusted with myself and that got me nowhere except down! This plan is the most positive thing I've done in a long time and...

Well done, that's fab, and very encouraging as I'm off to Scotland in a few weeks and although I intend to stick to the plan, in the main, I still want to enjoy myself, so if I can maintain that week I'll be well chuffed. Good to get an idea of how hard/easy it will be to maintain in future...

Don't fret, it took me until day 11 to kick in and i have a bar for breakfast every day as I don't like the shakes and don't really fancy soup for breakfast! Hope it happens for you soon x

Isn't it fab, this is the first time in my life I have felt so uninterested in food, just been for the weekly shop with my hubby and the kids and wan't bothered in the least by what was going in the trolley. Does this feeling remain as long as you are in ketosis?

Funnliy enough, the day after this posting, ketosis kicked in, boy what a buzz that is, I was at a wedding yesterday and found it hard to eat the little chicken breast and salad that I had on my plate - first time ever in my life that I've struggled to eat anything!!!!!

Strike that delete key. You are letting someone you don't even know very well bring you down. They may be losing weight but they are abusing their bodies and that can't carry on forever, what you reap, so shall you sow, and all that!!

Thanks guys, and thanks Mark, I just found a previous post of yours which Ladyshopper might also find encouraging! Ketosis Myths and Facts Hi Everyone, those who are not up to speed with Ketosis and do not understand the condition please read the below article. Just to make one thing clear...

Funny you should mention that because I got some ketostix today and I'm am not in ketosis so am now wondering if that's why I feel so hank marvin. How long does it normally take to 'kick in' and why, if I have been sticking rigidly to the plan, am I not in ketosis?

Def don't want that lol x

Hi Dee, no I've just been sticking to 1 bar a day as I read that more than one can cause constipation and I def don't want that! thanks Karen x

Thanks Rose, just wanted to check, it's probably my stomach protesting about lack of wine lol x

Hiya, just wondered if anyone can think of anything I might be doing wrong. I'm on Day 10 and have stuck to the plan rigidly, drinking at least 4 litres of water a day and peeing for Scotland. Today I have had the most rumbly tummy from the second I woke up at 5.30am and even after I've eaten or...

I'm happy to take part, just didn't think I would be of particular interest since I've just started but if it's an ongoing thing, then, cool, I'm up for it, it's another reason to keep motivated x!

I only use the soups and add white pepper to them all to give them a nice hot kick. Then - Chilli flakes help pep up the tomato. Chinese five spice in the chicken. Garlic in the mushroom. I found them quite horrible at first but I think your tastebuds become used to them and also experimenting...

The enjoyment of the fish and chips would have lasted seconds but the pleasure you'll feel from knowing that you didn't give in will give you a longer lasting buzz, well done x

Def, go shopping this week, all the fab summer sales are on. The dress I bought is one from Monsoon that I've had my eye on for a while and I figured that if I love it that much then I will stick to the plan like mad so that I can get into it. Go get yourself a lovely slinky number (remember to...

Thank you all, just went shopping and bought a 'too-small' dress to keep me motivated - I WILL get into it for my hols x

I can't quite believe it but I have lost 10lbs in my first week and I am so delighted. I know I won't lose this amount every week but what a booster to keep going! Thanks for all the advice and tips I've received in my first week, def made it much easier x

Well, Mark, I think without counelling you pay for is more appropriate as you guys on this forum seem to do a pretty good job as far as I can see x

I totally agree with Mark re the Wii Fit - I dusted the cobwebs off mine the other day and it told me off as it hadn't seen me for 235 days lol! It is quite repetetive and there's no music with the step class so it's very boring. I think the key to exercise is choose something you know you can...

Thanks for that, amazing. I did a lot of reading before starting Exante and it did talk about fab weight loss but I guess I thought it was too good to be so true as I'm used to plodding along losing a couple of pounds here and there. I have taken it very seriously though and have had a great...

These are phenomenal weight losses you guys are talking about here - I've never done a VLCD before - is that just the norm or do you do loads of extra exercise on top of the programme?

Wow, that's a fantastic loss, reading that makes me feel very inspired. I had a tough day yesterday as I felt really sore and crampy and then my hubbie and kids decided to have a BBQ and thoroughly indulged themselves whilst I sat in the house wondering where the support was (then I came on the...

Yeah, I think it's good to know you can have a soft drink as a bit of a treat if you want one - I had avoided them all week but treated myself to a coke zero last night and wow did it taste good - I've made some ice lollies from it as well to enjoy in this glorious weather!

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I posted on this earlier in the week and was given loads of tips - citric acid seems to be one of the things advised to avoid making coke zero okay however loads of people also seem to be fine with diet coke. I also emailed exante and their answer was 'If you are following the Total Solution...

Yes, I decided that if I tried to force shakes down i would probably fail on the diet pretty quickly as even the best milkshakes make me gag so I reckoned that a diet plan shake wouldn't cut it! I don't really have a sweet tooth (crisps curries pizzas etc are my downfall!) so I have half a...

I used chinese five spice in my chicken soup last night and it made a big improvement - I've also used loads of white pepper which really hots it up and kinda covers up the 'sweetness' that seems to be in the chicken and tomato soups.

Hiya, I'm a newbie too, only started on Monday but have had so much valuable advice so far. Not sure about the shakes I'm afraid as I generally don't like them so only ordered the soup packs. I know when I first tasted them I thought they were all pretty yuck (in fact I felt quite sick after my...

I just started on Monday and have already had heaps of helpful info from this forum, it's fab! Good luck, here's to us both being skinny by Xmas lol x

Thanks again for the fab advice - think I will take an extra bar in my bag, check out the meal and if there is low carb and low fat potential then I'll have that, if not I'll have another bar and miss the next day. I will most certainly be shaking my booty burning of some cals on the dancefloor...

I had completely forgotten about a wedding I am going to next week until my helpful hubbie pointed out that I can't exactly rock up and ask them to make up my soup when they start serving the meal! We are going to be away from 10am til 10pm so I will have a soup before we go. I can take my bar...

Fab thanks, I've opted to only use no shakes and have a bar for brekkie and soups for the rest of the day as I prefer savoury so adding a bit of curry powder sounds right up my street, especially, as you say, for the tomato which tastes very sweet to me! Thanks for the info and I'm feeling very...

I've just started Exante this week and because I don't have a sweet tooth, I'm finding a couple of the soups quite sweet? I know the booklet mentions you can season with salt and pepper but can you use white pepper or any other dried herbs or spices to make them a bit more savoury? thanks kaka

No worries, I'm a blonde too so expect lots of questions lol

Thanks again to you all, this forum is fab. wish I had discovered it years ago x

Thanks again for this really useful info. How do I know I'm burning fat? I had just assumed that if I went on the programme it would happen but is there any chance it won't?

Thanks for that, I'm a real novice so any advice much appreciated. I'm sure I'll manage to kick the pop habit but it's nice to know the odd coke zero might be okay x

Hello, I am new to VLCD dieting having previously tried WW and SW a million times. I have obviously done a bit of reading about it and started Exante 3 days ago. Apart from a few headaches, I've really enjoyed it so far. The only thing I am really craving is diet coke or diet irn bru but from...