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Day 26 PV B - chicken and egg B2 Oatbran porridge with hemp hearts L- D- Going to bed early last night solved the eat fest problem I battled yesterday. Today isn't much better and it's only just past 6am! Taking each moment as it comes. I saw a picture of a fellow Dukan-er this morning...

Question's in the title! I've spent all day fighting the eating demons. I want to succeed on this journey, so why is my mind turned against me today? I'm pleased with myself for holding fast, but I'm not going to test my will power any further and go to bed as soon as I can! Any thoughts please?

Day 25 PP B1 Slice of chicken B2 Oatbran porridge and hemp hearts L Bredsaola and dried beef D Chicken Lost between half a pound and a pound overnight, a real bonus as I had that night off. Scales can't quite decided so I'm recording a half pound loss and I'll take the rest another day...

Day 24 PP B1- Eggs B2- Oatbran porridge with hemp hearts L- Chicken D- Chicken Back on the wagon after last night's excursion. I thought it might be tough but it's been surprisingly easy. Think I'll do a couple of PP days to ensure I'm back in to ketosis. I've surprised myself by returning...

Thanks Maintainer for looking in to my diary, pleased to get some advice and encouragement. I've definitely started Dukan with the spirit of marathon, not sprint, so the odd lapse isn't a disaster. I do chew gum but worry about how many carbs are in that too! I guess it's likely to be less than...

Thank you everyone. In the end I decided to go off plan so I could have a few drinks and nibbles. I almost never go out in the evening (yesterday was the only time this year!) so I chose to be relaxed about what passed my lips. I'm right back on track this morning, I'm thankfully not feeling...

I've got major munchies, which combined with a girly night out (a once a year thing for me!) is making the naughty angel on my shoulder encourage me to go off plan. I'm holding out, haven't given in yet, but as tonight edges closer it's going to get more difficult to hold firm. Please send...

I'm sorry to hear that you have a cold, that really sucks. I hope you get better soon.

My brother showed me his kindle and pdfs don't render well on it. Yes you can put them on there, but they are tiny and you cannot view a whole page, it enlarges about a quarter of the page at a time only, very frustrating.

I'm chilly today, sat at my pc with a microwaveable bean bag to keep myself warm.

Day 23 PP B1 - Steak and egg B2 - Oatbran porridge and hemp hearts L - Turkey and egg D - I have got the major munchies today, can't quite identify why. I really want to go nuts and stuff my face, however I'm holding back. Having lunch early and making it big to try and satisfy myself.

I think that if we don't eat enough then the body thinks it's starving and starts to raid it for things it's not getting as food. I do find this aspect of Dukan difficult, I'm not hungry come tea time and it is hard to force a meal down. As an early riser, what I have noticed though is that...

Hey Ellie! Congrats on doing over a hundred days, great determination, well done :-)

Day 22 PV B1 - Lean beefburger, egg and courgette tagliatelle B2 - Oatbran porridge and hemp hearts L - Chicken and pastrami D - Steak, egg, courgette tagliatelle and broccoli Another busy day ahead, filled with children related activities. Will need to be organised to make this a PV day...

I love that I can still enjoy eating. Dieting before has always been about deprivation. Dukan, for me, is not about that at all. Yes, I'm restricted in what I can eat, but there are still 101 things I can enjoy without worrying. For breakfast I just had a lean beefburger, egg and courgette...

Day 21 PP B- Oatbran porridge with hemp hearts L - pastrami and chicken D- Lean beefburger & egg Didn't get around to dinner last night, was feeling meh and went to bed at 6pm. Think I'd probably eaten enough anyway. Lots to do today, going to make a special effort to get a decent dinner in...

Day 20 PV B1 - eggs B2- Oatbran porridge L - bacon, sausage, egg and mushrooms S- two eggs D- Three coffees, two pints of water Today had to be a PV day as I've ended up doing a couple of PPs in a row due to lack of planning. Lost another pound overnight, jeans are getting ridiculously big...

Day 19 PP B1 - galette with LF yoghurt B2 - scrambled egg L Tuna and cottage cheese D Tuna and cottage cheese Sneaked a few cashews and a couple of cocktail sausages at my kids' Xmas party, off plan but not disastrously so and TBH I'm not sweating it. I'm in charge of what I eat now and I'm...

Day 18 PV/PP B Oatbran porridge with hemp hearts B2 Scrambled egg S Chicken breast slices L Chicken breast slices D Steak omlette Today might turn in to a PP day as I'm out and about lots and portable veggies are a challenge. My husband has noticed my success and is now keen to jump on the...

What rating microwave do you have? I'd like to do that but want to make sure I don't singe it!! Thanks :-)

Day 17 PP B Oatbran porridge & hemp hearts L Pastrami and chicken S The children's chicken nuggets. D Going to force down an omelette if I can face it. If I can face it... Feeling meh today. Had a late night babysitting for a friend which has left me tired. Had a coffee with semi-skimmed...

I used butternut squash, but very thinly spread. It was so yummy!

B - Oatbran porridge with hemp hearts S - chicken L- Steak with brocolli and asparagus D - Salmon and egg with broccoli, asparagus, BNS and pepper. Another half a pound down this morning. Yay! Yogurt maker great, got a kg of yoghurt already, the low fat is good and even the kids will eat it...

Day 15 PP B- Oatbran Porridge with hemp hearts L- Supermarket roast chicken S - Egg D- Chicken Omlette Lost another half a pound overnight despite my pigout last night! Busy day today, work and child related activities mostly. My hubby bought me a yoghurt maker for my birthday, so we got...

Thanks both, my husband came home and ate the rest saving me from myself! A useful lesson though, I will still pig out. Gotta keep working on will power :-D

Just made a delicious Dukan friendly spicy shepherds pie type thing. It was so delicious I had three helpings! Feel stuffed now, and as much as I'm mad at myself for pigging out, at least it was all on-plan. Now I know why I tend to stick to boring food - otherwise I just go off on an eat...

Day 14 PV B - oatbran porridge and hemp hearts S - boiled egg L - steak salad D - spicy shepherds pie (Dukan friendly) Planned to be all adventurous with veg today and then realised I'm really busy! Lost another pound while I was away, delighted with that. Had my hair and brows done too, so...

Wow Ellie, your picture! Down south I haven't even started wearing a coat yet. Talk about a different world :-D

Day 13 PP B - oat bran porridge L - chicken & scrambled egg D - scrambled egg and smoked salmon S - trout Another good day, feeling strong. Ate out today, pleased I found something suitable, that's another hurdle jumped. PV day tomorrow, will make an effort to be more adventurous, have...

But who were you before?!

You've done amazingly, what an achievement! Be proud of yourself :-)

If you've a lot to lose that's not unusual. I have a bit more than that to lose and am losing at a similar rate. Experience has shown that this rate does drop off eventually. Well done on your loss so far!

Day 12 PV B - oat bran porridge L - haddock and courgette tagliatelle with quark, boiled egg D - chicken and broccoli in a garam masala & total 0% sauce S - eggs Skipped dinner last night as my throat infection has gone to my ear, didn't fancy forcing anything down. Feeling better today, so...

Day 11 PP B1 - oat bran porridge with hemp hearts B2 - Salmon fillet and boiled egg L - Salmon fillet and boiled eggs D - S - Chicken Was another half a pound down this morning, not bad after a PV day. Off for a weekend away sans children! Bliss. Going to do lots of lovely exercise and...

Thanks for the book recommendation, I've just downloaded it for Kindle and it's going to be really useful.

B1 - Oatbran porridge with hemp hearts B2 - Lean pork chop with courgette, egg and lettuce L - Lean pork chop with courgette and yellow pepper,with a total 0% herb dressing. D - Chicken with Dukan curry sauce, carrots and broccoli Feeling good. Have lost 7lbs over the last 10 days and am...

Totally determined that Christmas isn't going to stop me losing weight. I both need and want to be a healthy weight, I'd be a fool to let the party season stop me getting where I want to be. This is the first time in 9 months I've been well enough to even attempt this lifestyle change, so I'm...

Day 9 PP B - steak with egg L - mackerel with total % and egg D - Salmon and herb scrambled egg S - 2 eggs Really enjoyed my first PV day yesterday, mucho looking forward to that again tomorrow. Lost another pound overnight, so feeling pretty chipper. :) Still have the horrible ulcerated...

I was tempted today. Had my porridge this morning and then tonight wanted galette so I could do fajitas with the family. Didn't do it though! Must look at the carb content of oat bran and see if it's a go-er.

Hi Katnav and Welcome! I'm a newbie at Dukan but I have a feeling it's no veg at all on attack, so the onion would have been a no-no. But I could be wrong and it's not worth fussing over. Hopefully one of the more experienced Dukaners will look this over and comment. Days two and three are...

PV B1 - Oatbran porridge and cinnamon L - steak with a salad (lettuce, cuke, & red pepper) D - Turkey and a salad (as above with mushroom) S - Total 0% with cuke Over the last seven days of attack I have lost 5lbs. Absolutely delighted with that, especially bearing in mind that I was ill for...

So, you messed up. Dust yourself down and carry on. It's not all ruined for good or anything, you won't have put on all the weight you've lost by a few days off plan. Ok, getting back on the wagon won't be fun, but think of it as a lesson learned. Next time if you have to have something not...

Day 7 - final day of attack B Oatbran porridge S - 2 boiled eggs L - Chicken and ff cc D - Chicken and egg There isn't going to be much scope for exercise today, I'm at school this morning and working this afternoon. I'm am comprehensively not hungry, if you look at my menus, do you think...

You have done brilliantly, definitely a reason to say 'well done you!' :party0038::party0038:

Menu day 6 attack B1 - Total 0% B2 - Oatbran porridge L - 4 boiled eggs D - Chicken and ffcc Two cups of coffee with skimmed milk Boy do I have spots! :mad: The back of my neck has broken out and it's hot, red and itchy. Ugh. I have to wear my hair up to keep the area cool, but that means...

Thanks Smallerme. 2 more days of attack. Looking forward to a vegetable next week :)

Day 5 Menu day 5 attack B1 - Salmon B2 - Chicken and Total 0 % L - Boiled egg and chicken S - Total 0 % and ground cinnamon D - Oat bran porridge (yummy yum yum yum!) Had a skinny americano today, discovered I only like coffee with lots of creamy milk! Oh well, one day... Cycled to work and...

Blooming well done!

If you tap the profile icon then it will give you an abbreviated profile, but it's nowhere as good as using Minimins on line. It also drives me nuts that I can't update my stats on my iphone. Oh, and welcome! :) Well done on your loss so far.

Day 4 Menu Day 4 of attack B1 - sliver turkey breast B2 - total 0% and oat bran S - sliver turkey breast L- Egg and salmon D - Salmon and cream cheese Feeling great! Why do I never remember how good I feel off carbs? Have done half of the first C25K run, would have done more but I had to...

Day 3 Menu B steak and egg L oat bran muffins D turkey and egg Exercise 20 minutes of brisk walking with toddler in pushchair and lots of chasing children around the park. Today has been a joy! Carb withdrawal headache gone, not hungry, loads of energy. Made the oat bran...

I'm saving money left, right and centre because I'm not constantly going to the shop to buy treats, the kids aren't getting treats either (which has to be better for them) and I'm not going out for lunch all the time. My bank account is actually in credit!

Day 1; B1 Chicken B2 Chicken and an egg L Prawns and FF cottage cheese (CC) S Total 0 % and cinnamon D Steak, egg, FF CC Drink water and Coke Zero No oatbran as the Supermarket didn't have it, will get some tomorrow. Mild headache from carb withdrawal, but not too bad. Haven't been...

Do not leave half a steak for later on the breakfast table. The cat will eat it. Little beggar had the nerve to growl protectively at me when I found him yumming up my food! *face palm*

I've decided to beat the rush and return to Minimins before Christmas! :) I was doing Exante at the beginning of the year but had a flare up of a chronic condition and was too ill to continue. I've decided to adapt my eating to Dukan, it seems to me I can fit it in best with my lifestyle...

I have a feeling Lemon isn't ok! Might be worth checking the Stickies, Buxom Barrister did a good one on ketogenic foods which might help?

Restart - Day 4 Another 100% although I had to fight DD2 for my TFN bar! She loves them so I only get what she leaves. :rolleyes: Keeping it short as I'm having a hair cut now!

Restart - Day 3 100% today with out much difficulty - yay! I can't believe how easy I have found it to get back on the Exante wagon. I reckon it's because I'm in the zone for losing the next chunk of weight. A sneaky peek at the scales showed that I've lost all that I put on over my weeks...

Restarting - Day 2 Took an Exante break because I wasn't in the right place mentally, which added to some unexplained bleeding made me think I'd be better off eating some food. Had about two weeks off in total, didn't go mad at all, my stomach must have shrunk as I couldn't eat much. :)...

When I started I got awful sores at the back of my neck, under my hair. They were very itchy and sore, but only lasted a week or two. You have my sympathy!

Exante are in Poole. I reckon you could just go to the Warehouse & save yourself the postage. Worth ringing them to ask anyway!

Thanks Spyro. I had a soup with a boiled egg and that's helped a lot. The diet devil is sat on my shoulder constantly reminding me that the children's sweets are in the cupboard! I'm ignoring him.

Day 30 I am finding it bl**dy hard today. I don't understand why. I am tempted to binge, I don't want too, but my brain is messing with me. Aarrgghhhh it so hard. I've eaten my bar already, and had a shake, so there's not much left of today's food and it's not even 11am. Going to be...

Day 29 Well, not sure how to rate today. I'm on my last AAM day and I added a meal and then added another one! It was only ham and cucumber that I ate, but it was much much more than I should have done. Not able to pinpoint why I had major munchies today, especially as I've had what...

Add a meal week. :)

I am starvin' marvin today. Could eat a horse with the jockey on. I'm on my last day of AAMW and today I just want to scoff. I've split my meal in to two portions and I've had 2.5l of water already, but still I've got the munchies. I'm only going to have low carb food but I'm not going to...

Reading others' posts, week 3 seems to be a slow one for most people. As you've done 4 weeks it might be worth thinking about doing Add A Meal Week, (AAMW) so that your metabolism speeds up again? Have you been measuring yourself? I've had a smaller loss this week than in previous weeks, but...

Check out my diary for my week 4 loss!

Day 28 - Weigh day #4 This week I lost 3.5lbs! :) Over the moon with that, especially as inches seem to have disappeared too, what didn't fit me last week is fitting me this. Yay! I'm in the middle of AAMW due to TOTM, so I'm hoping for an even bigger loss next week... 1900 100% WS How...

Day 28 100% WS 4pm I've made it through the day. I told my husband that I was struggling and why, and he stepped up to the plate with lots of support. I really didn't want to wear the too big clothes to the Christening, so I went through my drawers and found a pair of smart cords that...

Day 28 7:11am Have woken feeling out of sorts, and wanting to eat. Had a eureka moment and realised that I wasn't hungry but I am stressed about whether my children will behave at this Christening. So, I'm allowing myself to feel that stress, after all I've got to learn not to smother my...

I can't wait to be the size I should have all my adult life.

Day 27 100% WS Another good day, have eaten and drunk well. Loving the diet and the way it helps me feel in control. Just realised that I've not taken my anti-d's for ages, but feel just fine. Confirms a long held suspicion that sugar affects me negatively. Another great reason to avoid it...

Hold fast! Between the salt and being due on, I reckon you're full of water. Keep at it, once TOTM is over then I reckon you'll see a big loss. You can do it!

Day 26 100% WS Struggling to get the water in today, despite being busy. We had a lovely family day out, lunch in the pub where I had a chicken salad, and I couldn't even eat a third of it! Have transformed this week in to AAMW due to TOTM, a week early is unlikely to change anything and...

Day 25 100% WS Had a WS day to keep the TOTM munchies away. Didn't get to eat much of it between DD2 and the cat though! A sneaky peek at the scales shows I've now lost 2 STONE! Not too shabby for 24 days :) 97.5lbs left to lose and I'm feeling positive and in control. My outlaws commented...

Off the top of my head I'm not sure, but there's a sticky about which foods are ketogenic and I have a feeling that the Exante leaflet which comes with the food packs tells you how many calories for working solution and simple solution. HTH,

Check the stickies, there's a good list of ketogenic foods which will help you decide what to eat.

Day 24 99% plus a bit of cucumber. TOTM gives me the munchies, the only ketogenic food in the house was cucumber so I had a little bit. Could eat the whole thing and gnaw my own arm off, but I'm going to resist! Lesson learned: when TOTM approaches I need to plan AAMW in. That way I'm less...

Day 23 100% and loving it! Busy again today and finding doing the diet no problem. I've been able to put up 4 pieces of my Ipad jigsaw, that's a fifth of the way to my goal weight. :) Feeling pretty perky about that I can tell you! Just booked a trip to Center Parks at the end of March...

I reckon the scales in your Drs surgery would weigh you. You could get your weigh in there? Some Chemists have the old style machines with dials that go above your weight. Or there's your local hospital? If you've got real will power you could not bother weighing! Lots of people go by how...

Not much help to you now, but it might be useful if we had a sticky where we had scanned images of the nutrition info from each of the Exante packs? Then at least we could compare quickly through here if needed?

Here they come... :vibes::vibes::vibes:

Check out my diary for my week 3 loss!

Day 22 - Weigh day #3 Lost 6lbs this week. Over the moon, especially as week 3 seems to be a slow one for many people, and I've had a raging cold that slayed me. That loss has meant I've passed the 100lbs to lose barrier and am sneaking up on achieving a 10% loss. Yay me! 7.39pm 100% again...

Day 21 100% :) Made it through another day, the weekends are definitely the hardest because I'm least busy. Feeling better today, over the worst of this cold thankfully. Yesterday I went through all my clothes that no longer fit and bagged them for charity. I don't have much in between size...

I'd assumed that now I'm on TS and am not eating any sugars, that I might not get Thrush. However, I awoke this morning to that familiar sensation. Grrrrrrrrrr. Have treated it now and am just waiting until the symptoms ease. Any other Thrush sufferers out there? Did TFR affect your bouts...

have you gone off a TFR diet? I'm just about to start my fourth week of TS and am looking at what might factors might make me fail. I'm aware that boredom is one of my triggers for eating, so I'm keeping an eye on that. I'm quite looking forward to AAM week as I want to test my resolve and...

Thank you. Mwah mwah (Couldn't find a kiss smiley!)

I keep reading that drinking alcohol and being on a VLCD is a bad thing. I think this needs to be made clearer with the reasons why. Please could someone in-the-know post a sticky with the all the reasons etc. It would never have occurred to me that there might be a problem, and I'm sure that...

HONK - day 20

Day 20 100% Well, actually I still have a soup to go but I will be 100% today, it's just that the kids are out and I have time to update my diary. Feeling a lot less awful today, not perfect but at least functioning. :) Been peeking at the scales, as a result I can exclusively reveal...

Day 19 100% WS not TS due to illness. Bleurghhhh!

Day 18 Another 100%. It wasn't fun but I'm proud to say I did it. Still struggling with this cold, my sinuses are blocked and I feel like death warmed over. Combine that with two sick grumpy children and you've half an idea what I've been up against today! Fell asleep with the children...

HONK - day 18

I'm not suffering but my sister, who is also on Exante, is. The bloating has been so bad that she's had to stop. She can't work out why either, as the individual contents wouldn't normally affect her.

Day 17 100%. But it oh-so-nearly wasn't. This cold is a killer and all I wanted to do was sit and scoff. I considered an extra shake or soup and in the end held off. I made it through by sheer willpower and bloody-mindedness. Didn't want to waste 16 days of 100% just for a cold...

Honk - day 17. It was hard but I did it!

Thank you. I think I'll have a warming soup and see how I get on.

My cold is making me feel grim and I want something extra. What would be worse, a shake, a soup or a bar? Help please!

Think you might be on to something there. My box had a tracking e-mail, but the out of county one I ordered didn't.

Hello and welcome! You can do it :)

Day 16 100% but it was hard! Woke with a cold, so today has been one long fight not to nibble at anything. I almost caved at lunch when DD2 refused her egg and soldiers and I had to throw it all away. Noticed today that I'm having to do my belt up more tightly, won't be more than two weeks...

:) HONK day 16. :)

FWIW I got a tracking email with my first box, but nothing at all with the second that I ordered for my sister.

I've got the munchies! Have eaten all my bar - grrrrrrr. Going to be knocking back the water and bouillon all afternoon to get through.

It's vital to drink 2-3 litres a day. If your body thinks it doesn't have enough water it will reduce your weight loss. Well done on your loss, 6 lbs down is good & much better than 6 lbs up! Keep it up, you can do it!

My DD2 has kindly shared her cold with me, :sigh: I've awoken to a sore throat, earache and a snotty nose. Bleurghhhhhh. Colds are the time when I would sit down with masses of chocolate and biscuits and crumpets and stuff myself. Any good tips to keep me on the Exante path please? Thanks,

My boobs have gone too. Gutted. I've always had a magnificent cleavage, but no more!

Good luck, you can do it! I started with 9 stone to lose two weeks ago, and I've already shed nearly 1.5st. Be strong and you will do it.

Well done & good luck!

I have my shake at 8am after two pints of water, then half my bar at 12pm after a pint of water, then the other half at 4.30pm after one or two pints and my soup about 7pm, chased down by a pint of water. And that's my Exante day!

HONK for day 15 :)

Check out my diary for my week 2 loss!

Day 15 - weigh-in #2 This week I lost 6lbs! Delighted :D My totals are a bit screwy as I changed my start weight during the last week, and added in some weight that I'd lost before I started, so as to record the whole journey. Complicated but it means I can see the whole picture. 6.42pm...

Brilliant work! It's all downhill now ;) I'm hoping I can work the same magic next week or the one after. :)

Day 14 Another 100% :D I've been stressing a bit about getting enough water down me, but I'm on the last 250ml of my 3l now, so I've done enough today. Went to my wardrobe and tried on the last fat smart outfit that I bought but could no longer fit in to. It's fine now but in three weeks...

Honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk! 14 days continuous 100%. Weigh day tomorrow!

I was reading about this yesterday and it seems that the less you drink the more likely your body is to hang on to any water that it has got. Together with your cold I reckon that's why you've temporarily put on. It'll come off once you're feeling better I'm sure. Hope you're feeling better...

The bar definitely is big enough! I couldn't eat it whole, and that's something coming from me. I cut mine in half then cut that half in to 10 pieces and slowly nibble on it. Lots of people make the soup with more water than is recommended, so I reckon if you like the weaker flavour it would...

Try here http://www.minimins.com/exante/189296-exante-faqs.html

Mind you, mine is now yellow, so not sure! Perhaps that's because I'm on my iPhone not the pc?

I assumed it was to do with whether you are online or not. I may be wrong!

Day 13 100% again. Yay me! Another good day, it's taken more effort to get the water down today, but nothing worth doing is done without effort, so I'm chugging for England. My exciting clothing discoveries for today are that I now fit in to a pair of knickers that I wore pre-pregnancy and...

I have my shake at 8am, then half a bar at 12-1pm ish, the second half at 4.30-5pm and my soup around 7pm. I would snack in the evening so I make sure that I spread them it out so I'm not tempted!

Hi Lisy, I started almost two weeks ago and haven't found it too bad at all. I had a bit of a headache for the first 3 or 4 days but I wasn't climbing the walls with hunger or anything. I think it was because my head was in the right place. I have 9 stone to lose, well just less than 8 now...

Honk day 12, I think. Counting never was my thing!

Spurred on by your leg hair observation I got off my butt and shaved mine this morning. Here's hoping mine stay smooth for more than 48 hours!

Wow! Congratulations to you both!

Day 12 I think, and another 100%. It's been an interesting day! I normally eat & drink about the same times each day as I like the routine. Today I was hungry out of synch with those times, I was trying to hold out as I worried I'd be hungry again later with nothing to eat. Then I thought, why...

HONK day 11 or 12! Can't quite remember :confused:

Well done!! You can do it :)

Honk for day 10 yesterday. I forgot! Duh.

Equipment To mix your shakes and soups you can buy a shaker with ball whisk from Ebay from around 99p. These are available on the high street and supermarket for around £4. These are great for when you're out and about. I use a stick blender to do my shakes and soups, though some people...

I'm on day 11 of TS and my skin has broken out in small sores, fortunately it's on my hairline at the back and between my cleavage so not very visible but it's horrible all the same. I wondered if this down to TS and my body getting rid of nasties with all the water I'm drinking, or just one of...

I'm reading Beyond Chocolate which is helping me learn to control what I want to put in my mouth, then I plan to do low carb, as I feel better off sugar and carbs.

Day 11 5.35pm 100% again today. :) Felt a bit snacky this afternoon as we were at home rather than out at activities, but I resisted sharing the apple that the kids were eating and chugged back a bit more water. I'm sneaking on the scales once a day, I'm incapable of holding off for a...

FWIW I like all the soups. I was dubious about the mushroom as I like them as a food but not as a flavour, however, it's fine. Same with the banana shake & that's delish too!

Welcome! Hope you're felling better soon.

about who you'll be once you've reached goal? I was hanging up a t-shirt this morning and my first thought was 'I'll be so pleased never to wear this again', swiftly followed by a panic that I've hidden behind my fat and my big clothes all these years and I'm not actually sure who I'll be when...

Welcome and good luck starting Exante! It's well worth taking Rachel's advice and upping your water and lowering your carb intake before you start.

Well done you! You've made a good start, keep it up, you can do it.

Just wanted to wish you good luck with starting Exante!

Day 10 6pm Another 100% day. Feeling confident in my ability to stick to this diet. I am not hungry at all and am chugging my water easily. I am in the zone! Noticed today that my jeans are beginning to hang off me, I actually need the belt I'm wearing. That is a novelty. :) I'm also...

HONK! 100% on day 9.

Great loss, well done!

Well done, that's fabulous work! Way to go!

Welcome! I'm self-employed and a SAHM to two under 4's and I didn't find it too awful to cope with the first couple of days. With kids there is no time off and no volume switch but it was do able, with the odd pain killer. The best tip I had was to cut down on carbs and drink lots of water in...

How about we collate all the vital Exante info here and ask for it to be made a sticky? It might be useful for all the new people like me, who need answers to the how much, how long, and what can I eat, how much water questions. Etc etc etc. If you like the idea, please add your useful info!

HONK for day 9.

Day 9 7.08pm 100% on day 9. Go me! Another day whizzed past like greased lightning. I really don't know where the time goes. Ate and drank today as I should, TFR is beginning to feel like normal life now. I have my meals and get on with everything else which is great. I'm feeling...

That is a result - well done!

Well done on resisting! Keep it up, you can do it.

Blooming well done, that's a fabulous loss and I can see why you're over the moon. What a start!

Well done for getting back on the wagon - you can do it!

HONK for day 8. Woo yay!

Just hang on in there. People say day 5 is the worst so you've almost broken the back of it. Be strong! You can do it. The hunger will go and then you'll be getting skinnier by the second. Eyes on the prize Esther. :)

Check out my diary! :D :D :D Week 1 - 9.5lbs Week 2 - 6lbs Week 3 - 6lbs Week 4 - ?????

Day 8 - first weigh in 5.34am I've lost 9.5lb this week and I am thrilled. :D Blooming chuffed as nuts. (And I had to do a best of three on the scales as they were thinking about going lower.) On previous diets with LOTS of exercise I could lose about half to one pound a day, so to have...

Well done on staying 100% so far! The amount of time it takes to get in to ketosis varies person to person, some say 3 days, some 5. Hang on, it will come. You can do it!

I am trying not to be a scale hopper but I am. I always have been! I'm limiting myself to one weigh a day, first thing in the morning and that's it. (Or best of three if it's not sure!) I only allow myself this if I don't get all stressy about what the scales say. It's definitely easier said...

Welcome & well done on your decision & determination! The one thing I'd recommend to help this diet along is a blender or stick blender, it really does get the lumps out of the shakes & soups. The shakers aren't too bad and I suppose it's a bit of a work out trying to get the lumps out, but a...

Honk day 7. Where is everyone else? Is there a rule that we don't honk at weekends and I've just breeched it?!

Day 7 6.55pm Another HONK for 100% :clap: Oddly, this has been the most difficult day so far, but I aced it all the same! After a long walk this morning I was starvin' marvin all afternoon, I split my lunchtime bar as usual but gave in and ate the second half at half three, instead of...

Welcome to Exante, it's great here and there's loads of support no matter how you're doing or feeling. I've been thinking about doing SW after I've lost the weight, but think maybe Atkins might suit me better. I feel so much better off sugar and carbs. I guess that you can put on weight with...

I'm trying to learn that if I have a small food slip up that there's no reason to punish myself with more food and thus making myself feel guilty & useless. It's not easy but I think it will make the inevitable slip-up less of an all round disaster. The other thing that's helping is pausing...

HONK HONK! Day 6. Where are the rest of you? The honk zone is quiet tonight!

Day 6 1852 Another 100%. :clap: Really getting the hang of this now. HONK It's amazing not to be tempted by food at all. Even drinking 2-3 litres of water a day isn't terribly taxing. Why oh why didn't I do this before I got as overweight as this?? I've tried all the Exante food now and...

Well done on your loss! Have you thought about doing Working Solutions instead?

Yay! Bet you're glad you hung in there :)

Well done you for getting back on the wagon. You can do it!

I think they're both fine but I do notice that Coke Zero makes my tummy growly too.

Great that you didn't put on! Have good night out and then hope back on that wagon. You can do it.

Day 5 7.01pm It's been a busy day with the kids, no time for my usual mid morning update. No probs today with the eating and drinking, 6 pints, a shake, a bar and a soup and I'm 100% HONK! My headache is almost gone, just catches me at odd moments. I'm not hungry, in fact, I had to make...

HONK! Day 5 and going strong. Yeh baby!

Last night I dreamed I ate a quarter of a piece of toast with peanut butter, finishing off the children's supper. In my dream I was a broken woman once I realised what I'd done! I woke in a cold sweat was both delighted and relieved to find it was all a dream. Wow! Now I know what it's going...

The great thing about Minimins is that there's always someone here :) Well done on getting through day 1, what you've drunk sounds fine. I aim for between 5 and 7 pints of water and then any other fluid is a bonus. You do know that you can have Coke Zero, Bouillon and leaf teas too? Keep it...

Toots, keep on with it, you will lose weight if you've been 100%. I bet you're losing inches not pounds. Hang in there, you can do it.

Hugs hon. Draw a line and carry on - you can do it!

What a great start! Well done, keep it up.

Great loss :) - well done and keep it up!

HONK Day 4. I'm the bees knees, me!

Day 4 11:22 I've made it to day 4 - Yay me :) Not hungry which is wonderful, though I notice habit tempts me on and off, need to watch that. I am resisting! I'm feeling the cold big time so I must be well in to ketosis. Will be looking for my gloves once I've finished this. Enjoyed the...

Keep your chin up chuck. :hug99: If you're staying 100% you will lose, I reckon you'll have a good loss come Monday.

Well done on your loss and your positive attitude! WRT changing your goal weight, it depends on how you're motivated. If you can change your goal and not be demotivated, then go for it. If not, wait until you get to this goal and then re-assess.

My step-mother had the surgery and for her the recovery was horrendous. She was sick for months and months, and even now if she doesn't sit straight after eating it's very painful for her. But, her eating problem was so bad that she tried to kill herself, so the op was the right answer for her...

Well done Guy, that's fabulous, keep it up!

Good luck Joanne!

I can totally relate to what you say about it being easier with your husband away. My H is at uni and with him not here I only have to cope with the kids' food, and that's a doddle. He obviously feels the same as he's dieting at uni!

Hi Esther, welcome to Exante & support central! Well done on taking the big step towards losing your weight, you can do it :)

Or is it a myth that as you eat less the volume that your stomach can hold reduces? If it is true, how does the volume of water we have to get through affect stomach size? Wierd question I know, but gotta do something with the time I'm spending not eating!

Well done on reaching one of your goals Terri - top work! I love that you've chosen a Buddha. :D From sneaky peeks I know that I've earned 1/20th of my goal reward iPad this week, and that's after three days! Hoping to have earned a second 20th by weigh day. :)

HONK! Day 3 absolutely tootly 100 percentos. Woo yay!

Hiya Carly, well done on your great loss and welcome to support central! Keep up the good work :)

Just spanx and nothing else may mean you are a little under dressed! LOL

Step away from the chips lady! Stay strong. You can do it. :)

Day 3 12:04 It's all going good so far! I've had all the water I'm supposed to already so anything else is a bonus. I still have the headache but it's not continuous any more. My breath is starting to be a bit bleurgh and I'm not feeling hungry so I guess ketosis is here. :) Seems early...

Bummer! Lessons there for all of us. Hoping the K-Fairy is back soon for you!

I'm finding my hands are cold, and today I've had to put a fleece on. It's really strange because I'm normally a person who runs hot.

Well done Mark! :talk017: That's fabulous and I'm very envious. :jelous: That'll keep me motivated to be 100%. Keep it going :innocent0002:

Today I admitted to a family member that I have emotional eating problems, it's not like they didn't know already, but it's the first time I've said it out loud. I'm proud that I'm taking charge of my eating.

Winner!

I remember when I did Atkins years ago, that the scales would be stuck for ages but my clothes were suddenly too big, then I'd have a decent loss the following week. Hold on in there - you can do it!

Hi Lazymumma, welcome to life on exante and good luck! :)

a) my headache goes? b) I get in to ketosis? And which days do you think are the hardest on this diet? I've just done day two and not found it particularly difficult. When I was hungry I ate and drank and the day just passed by. I wonder if it's because my head is in the right place just...

Fabulous work, well done! I said I wouldn't weigh each day, but I already did and I'm only on day two. I figure daily weighins are better than going off on a blow out, which is what I'd do if I had to wait a week.

Well done on getting through the first day. I'm not keen on the chocolate shake, but it's have that or be fat, so I'm sucking it up, both literally and metaphorically! On one of the other threads today there was link to things you can do to make it tastier, might be useful?

I'm sorry you've had a tough day, :grouphugg: well done for not going off on one, that's an achievement in itself. I hope tomorrow is brighter for you.

I want to be healthy. I want to do exercise with my children. I miss out on doing lots of things because of my weight and I want that to stop. I want to look my FIL in the eye and dare him to give me a smaller portion than everyone else!

Honk :D Day 2.

I am fat. I do not want to be fat. I want to be a good example to my children as I do not want them to be fat. TFR is giving me a chance to resolve the issues I have surrounding food.

Day 2 It's just coming up to lunch time on day two and I'm 100% so far. Haven't needed so much bouillon or Coke Zero today either. Have low grade headache, but it's not bothering me too much. Was planning not to weigh myself but I couldn't resist the lure! Last time I dieted I was a...

Hugs but congrats also on your determination! Nothing worth doing is ever easy.

It's me!

I'm winning!

I'm feeling positive and there's a big thunderstorm right outside my window celebrating that fact :)

The one thing I've noticed today (my first day of Exante) is how free and not guilty I feel about what I've put in my mouth. I haven't been worrying that I'm going to pig out on chocolate and that when I do I'm then going to hate myself. That's a real revelation for me. Has anyone else felt...

I think it's part of the attraction for me. I am naturally lazy and I can't do points and weights and whatnot right now. I know that once I've lost this weight and resolved my eating problems then I will likely have to live life on points to stay slim. I'm just grateful for small mercies...

I'm going to start running again, and cycling & swimming. Haven't been able to do those things since before DD2 was born due to SPD, but being a lard tub hasn't helped either!! I'm also going to wear shorts, wear sleeveless tops, wear a swimsuit on the beach, go on one of those harnessed...

I'm the winner! Go me!

Delighted and proud to do my first ever HONK! Day 1 is safely under my belt. Yay me :)

Sounds rough. Hope you get a good night's sleep and are feeling better soon.

Welcome to Exante and good luck! I'm just starting today and I'm finding this board a real help. It's saving me from boring the rest of the world to death with my diet obsession ;) I'm trying not to weigh every day, as I don't think it will help me. Past experience shows that I'll probably...

I'm not a huge coffee drinker and I don't want to get stuck on coke zero (as the dt's from diet coke was awful!) so how much Bouillon can I have? It looks low carb/cal but I see there's quite a bit of salt in it. I saw mention somewhere of a cordial that can be mixed with water. What was it...

I like the first one, but think the last one would be easiest to make. Plus little girls love pink and fluffy!

I'm proud of actually getting to the point of starting Exante. It's taken years to get to this point. Oh, and I just opened a chocolate coin for my daughter and didn't lick the shavings off my fingers!

Well done on your determination! I asked a similar question a little while ago and the advice was to up water intake and reduce carbs. It's well worth doing, I've lost 4.5lbs doing that before starting! I've gone for the bumper pack, it seems fab value. I wish I was as tall as you, I've...

I am the winner!

So this is day one! Great news this morning on my first official weigh to get a start weight, I'm 275.5 not 280, result :D Had my first pint of water and I'm thinking about my strategy for the first day. I'm going to have my Exante when the kids have theirs, that way I will not be tempted...

It's me, I've won!

Well done on 100% today! I admire you going for the fortnight weigh, wish I had that will power. Go you!

Today is the last day before I start TFR. I can't wait! I am so keen to get rid of all this weight, I'm so totally in the zone and ready for this challenge. My first goal is to do day one 100% and then to do each of days 2-7 100%, not weighing myself at all until my Monday weigh day. I've...

I can't help with the question but I'm interested in your answers as I was a keen cyclist, and would very much like to be again once I've lost a couple of stone.

I'm the winner! Yay me!

Hey Buddy! Get back on the wagon now now now. As you said we've similar amounts to lose, I'm using chasing your total down as motivation, so don't make it too easy for me!! I start on Tuesday so not long now...

I think that's what I want, :) I'll give it a go soon. Thank you!

Hiya Babystar, good to have a weight loss buddy and well done on your loss so far! The book I'm looking at on Amazon is Beyond Chocolate: how to stop yo-yo dieting and lose weight for good. The reviews look good.

Go me! Go me!

Never had a thin photo, and as a keen photographer I'm the one behind the lens all the time. I think one of my goals might be to be in good enough shape to have a picture taken!

Plymgirl, have to echo exactly what EvilWeevil says, good advice there and get right back on the wagon, you can do it!

Sending you good luck and *you can do it* vibes so you can get straight back on the wagon. You can do it!

Indeed! You can do it, you've done brilliantly so far, keep it up. :) OneTwoFour (but OTF or 124 is fine too!)

Thanks for your good wishes Cybill, I'm sooooo going to need them, sending some back your way too. :) I think I might have a Paul McKenna book lurking somewhere, will go and rootle in my bookcase and see, it might just help. I definitely feel that I need the break from food, not just to lose...

Thank you! I'm going to need it, but between us all, we can do it :) OneTwoFour (but OTF or 124 is fine too!)

Hi there, thanks for you good wishes, sending some right back to you! CBT is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which is changing the way you feel to change the way you think. I've used it before to help with a chronic health problem. OneTwoFour (but OTF or 124 is fine too!)

Thanks for the welcome and the recommendation Slinky. 124 or OTF is fine, I'm not one to stand on ceremony! I really feel that this place is going to be a lifesaver for me too. :) OneTwoFour :D

Thanks for your kind wishes, sending some right back to you. I'm loving the losses threads and the pictures are incredibly inspiring, really beginning to think *I can do this.* OneTwoFour (but OTF or 124 is fine too!)

Thanks Bobbi, I am so developing a Minimins addiction! :D Going to need the support once the food is out of the equation, scary movies time. OneTwoFour (but OTF or 124 is fine too!)

Right back at ya JoanneM! And congrats on your weight loss, I sooooo want to be where you've got to, I reckon you can see the light at the end of the tunnel? OneTwoFour (but OTF or 124 is fine too!)