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noted joanne - I know what you mean - it is a money pit. It is really for my parents to spend time with the kids. When they said they were wanting to take us on holiday, we thought fab, Spain, Italy or possibly Greece. Mum and Dad really surprised us by suggesting Blackpool. Ah well. It's a...

My word - christmas is fast approaching....had to go the supermarket tonight (so the family can eat - not me!!)and there were two whole isles full of food and nonsense. Had a good day, no extra bars required - appetite seems to have sorted it's self out. Of down to Blackpool on monday with the...

delighted for you joanne.well done - a good week, eh??!! xx

hi all got through the cheese and wine evening......had one pack and half a bar today...had some cheese tonight. Not bad though. and some wine. but it's liquid and doesn't count, right??!! Apart from that all ok. Hubbie and kids down visiting the grandparents so home alone for a few days as I am...

I have also ate my emotions for years...Happy? - I eat. Fed-up? - I eat. I would feel lost in this blur of feeling bad about myself/eating/feeling disgusted/feeling bad/eating..... I love that I now have control over my eating. I have fallen of the wagon, but now realise that instead of...

ok - a savoury type bar - with peanuts/peanut butter a shake - like the idea of a butterscotch 'angel delight' flavour! a soup - carrot and corriander mmmm!!!

well done on the fab loss!! - and fingers crossed you something soon.

porridge would be good....would be something a bit different. I really don't mind the flavours. I keep thinking that the sooner that the flab comes off, the quicker I can start to add other things to my diet. so, for now I'm sticking to it!!

Bless!! well done you. I'm the same - done x factor and strictly and going to watch a film now as I've had my bath and not tired. I think trying to keep yourself occupied is the trick!! Working tomorrow (joy..) so will make the mammoth decision of veggie or thai chicken soup for lunch. fab, eh...

Joanne, you have done soooooo well up till now!! Keep focusing on what you have acheived so far - just stay strong. Watch t.v, have a bath, look at some clothes that you want to fit in to - do something positive to keep focused and motivated. It is hard and I struggled for a few days as you...

will give it a whirl!! hx

Do you know, I never thought of making it in a pan....have always just boiled the kettle and had a cuppa soup!! Does it help with the lumps?? Still think the chilli flakes in the thai chicken are fab and the curry powder in the tomato gives it a real curry flavour. It all helps!! heidi

They aren't that bad!!! To be honest, I couldn't care what they tasted of either....if I stick to it and it does what it says on the tin, then I am a happy bunny. Look at it as a fuel to keep your metabolism going - not as a treat or 'food' as such. Besides, you get used to the taste...and it...

cheers all - still at it and over the worst - the day three thing is a killer, eh? Looking forward and focusing on christmas....want to look foxy on my nights out. Not looking so foxy at the mo, let me tell you!! Will get there. Weight - strangely, still 12st - before the mega fall of the wagon...

Back again!! :wave_cry: ok. day 2 after falling completely off and getting stuck underneath of the wagon!!!! Feel just like I did at the very start and not very good about myself, but here I am. Work has been crazy mad and I have had holidays, nights out, weddings.....you all know what I mean...

good that you have got your packs!! Good luck with the tomorrow start:D

cheers. Feeling like I've totally let myself down - y'know that feeling??...:sigh: I suppose that it could be a good thing that I suffered so much - I certainly will not be tempted to do it again.....I actually felt like I had done something to my insides....it was quite unbelievable. So, day 1...

I've been baaaaaaaad!!! oh dear. oh dear oh dear oh dear...... I have been really bad. What started of as a fri evening treat run into a weekend marathon of food. Pizza, choc, scones, butteries the list goes on. Chinese, sticky toffee pud, muffins....tablet....oh dear. Then, something happened...

I'm sure it will be repeated during the week!! It was really funny though:D Weather up here has been really bad - constant rain. At least it is dry this morning - and it is Saturday tomorrow !!! Got new pack yesterday which will keep me going for another month. Feeling kinda hungry at the...

oh. apologies starlight! heidi xx

Oh kebabs....with chilli sauce......ya dancer!!!! hope you enjoyed your soup !!!! I'm going on ebay to help with the clothes situ at the mo - lots of bargains to be had. I don't want to have to spend a fortune on clothes that I hopefully not going to be in for long.

thank you all - you are all fab giving me so much encouragement-I'm rooting for for you all. We'll all get there. Anyone going to watch idiot abroad tonight? - reminds me of me when I'm abroad.....I'm a home bird, really and when I'm on holiday, just want to go home! Strange, eh?! xxx

weigh-in today 4lbs off!!!!!!! thats 12lb in two weeks. Deeeeeeelighted!!!!!:D Ok. will stick to the slimline only - no gin for me. Overnight away has been cancelled so at home now (weather really bad). Sitting watching eastenders that I had recorded with my lumpy veg soup. bliss!! heidi x

do. it's much better....kinda tikka massala (well, kind off!!!;))

Well done!!!! thats a good loss. The tomato soup is not the best, but try some curry powder in it....makes it better!! heidi x

Day 13 and the big weigh in tomorrow. I have behaved like a nun and been so good that I almost feel smug (but not quite). Lets see what happens tomorrow..... Hope I have lost..... Work has been crazy busy and I think that has helped me stay focused and not think about food. In the hospital where...

Hello all how you all doing? Been busy at work, but catching up with the threads. What's happened colly? who upset you? People can be so insensitive sometimes. Let me tell you about the time I got stuck in a dress in a communal changing room in Edinburgh a few years ago. The dress got stuck...

Still a loss anna! A pound is a pound and it is going in the right way!! Good for you Stay strong as you are doing fab.:D My week two weigh in tomorrow...jeez. heidi xx

cheers lucy - will keep you posted....x

cheers! how are you getting on? when is your weigh in?

Day 11...going strong!! Hi all Day 11 and still hanging in there!!;) Was on a short shift today so didn't need to bother about lunch or anything. I am finding lunchtimes hard as people think you have some sort of eating disorder/hangup when they see you having only a cup of soup...anyway...

well done on the weight loss joanne - and getting onto the training course!!!:D heidi x

good for you anna - put it all behind you and move on. A new start tomorrow. Keep thinking christmas parties christmas parties christmas parties.......:D xx

we'll be here, anna. We all know how hard it is and temptation is everywhere - I have a big weekend next week and I am dreading it. Take all the time you need - were are all here to help each other get to goal during the good and bad times. Sometimes I need time out to get my head straight - I'm...

cheers toots - and welcome kina! sure you will have great success on exante. The forum is fab for tips and hints to help you on your way to slimness! as for drinks - I am not a great water drinker either, but you really need to drink your couple of litres a day as the weighht loss can deplete...

thank you all - was just on a bit of a downer, I think because everyone else was eating/enjoying therselves!! (if I am dieting, nobody is allowed to have fun/eat nice food/smile!!!:D) Better today - had half my bar and I'm smiling:) hope everyone else is doing ok heidi x

totally understand - I'm also struggling tonight. Don't do it. You will feel rubbish tomorrow and totally regret it. You have done really well and come so far - the first days are the worst and you are nearly through it. Think positively - how good will you feel if you say no and wake up...

day 10 mmm....hungry today and don't know why. Have needed an extra bar today - and still hungry:sigh: Don't know if it is because it is the weekend and in my other life, food played a huge part of my life - esp at the weekend; we would eat out, get take-aways, have wine and nice things...

you said it lucy - It does impact you and the way you feel - it's just not worth it as it isn't a true reading of how you are doing on the diet. but it is a hard habit to break - sometimes worth getting rid of the scales and going to boots once a week for a true reading - and I totally agree -...

(hehe) well said!! there anna - you'll have colly to answer to!!:D just about there....stay positive;) heidi xx

It is really hard - weekends are a killer!! I would be sitting with wine and kettle chips right now, but I am glad that I have broken that cycle. It doesn't make it easier, but you are moving in the right direction. Baths are good!! I have never been so clean!!!!! It's a great way to waste an...

thanks toots find it hard when I'm out with friends - they are having lattes and scones....;) However, it will be worth it in the end!!!

fingers crossed for you joanne - really hope you get it:vibes:positive thoughts coming your way;)

oh joanne...I hate interviews!!! I get a neck beamer when I start to talk and it slowly moves up to my face and I turn purple...:( Hope it has all gone well - keep us updated. heidi x

oh anna.... Come on chick - keep looking forward and stop weighing yourself!!!!! I gain/lose around 1-1.5lb everyday...I know because I used to check myself everyday and made myself ill as I felt like a failure when I didn't lose everyday...not a good place to be. At the most, do a sneeky...

day 9 Hi all (welcome to simples!) I am delighted that I lost so much - hoping for 2-3lb this coming week. Day off today, so I met a friend for coffee (no latte today - black with splenda...:sigh:) then went to a work meeting at 12. Really wasn't hungry at all, but had a bar to keep me going...

anna come on!! You are nearly there!!! Mind you, it was only chicken....at least it was low carb!!! Put it in perspective, it wasn't a catering size chocolate cake - it was chicken. Not the end of the world. I fancied some pork rinds (sort of low carb crisps) the other night so I had them. I new...

Day 8 - doing fine Another really busy day at work - couldn't have a lunch break, so I had a soup on the go. Thai chicken - not my fav, but had it anyway. Feeling really tired at the moment - possibly my body trying to catch up with the diet, I don't know... Anyway, day 8 and I still feel...

Hi Pixie - welcome !! I am day 8 today and loving it! You will get use to the shakes and the soups and get lots of hints and tips on the forum. Best of all you will get lots of friendly encouragement and advice which really helps when you are doing a vlcd like exante:p see you round heidi x

2lb 5 is fab. It's your second week and it's a great loss! I think there is only 1lb 5 between us now...!!! Both aiming for 10st!!! :D I daren't post photos of me at my brutal worst - I would need a panoramic lens to get the whole of my backside in view and I may run the risk of being barred due...

Blimey anna....have to agree, you were gorgeous before also. The after photo is quite amazing....what weight were you there? I find before and after photos quite amazing and really motivating. I also am aiming for 10st - 2st4lb to lose and counting. I can remember being 10st and feeling really...

oh, it'll get better - just hang in there. After day 4/5, I felt masses better and not hungry anymore. Which is good!

yahoo!!!!! found the thanks icon....!!!! will update photos, etc to something less boring soon! xx

cheers colly x Have found the thank you icon now :D hope you are doing ok and feeling ok

was thinking of you today. Joanne's right - that's the worst bit over and although it may not feel like it, it will get better. Just think of all the lovely times and remember her that way.x.

thank you all - will thank you all personally when I hit 50 hehhe!! I'm really chuffed...that feeling when you stand on the scales is fab - better than any chocolate or kettle chips....(kind of);) so, my goals for this coming week: *lose 2-4lbs *replace diet coke with water/reduce consumption...

hi spyro how are you getting on? I'm finding exante really good - no probs yet!:)

Hi anna I think I am being a bit of a do-nut here, but have searched the whole reply box area and can't find it! Have hovered the mouse over every icon to no avail...:confused: Will continue my search !! Weigh in this am - 12st 4lb week 1 loss - 8lbs...........!!!!!!:D:D:D How happy am I ? 8lbs...

omg...didn't realise that you couldn't have citric acid...I was trying to cut diet coke as I feel bloated on it. I take it citric acid can take you out of ketosis? oh me...!:sigh: ok, will weigh in tomorrow and find out the damage. Can anyone tell me (as technical I 'aint) how I thank people ...

day 6 ...FAB!!! hi all day 6 and I feel fab!! not sure what is up with me but I feel really good - no hunger at all, which I think is amazing as I am living off a bar and two sachets per day... Walked miles at work today and was really busy so that helped me with the exercising bit, drank lots...

I'm in Elgin, Moray. x

definately. Small steps, a bit at a time and we'll all get there. Might give the claire from steps dvd a miss tonight as I am knacked. Must have walked 10 miles today at work and my legs are tingling. HOW unfit?? er, very.:( Oh well, it's something we will work at!

Hi Lucy Day 6 today and I feel fab. No hunger and and need to remind myself to eat. Unheard off!:D I am sleeping really badly too. Usually, my head hits the pillow and that's it-goonight vienna. Now, I'm awake to the small hours and am waking up also. How are you getting on? How much did you...

Sounds like a good laugh, will check when the other nights out are at work, etc and post back. heidi x

Good that you liked the 'tikka masala' flavour!!! It gives us another choice, doesn't it? Whats everyones' goals for the coming week? I want to obviously lose weight at weigh in on thurs, but I have a goal of doing my 'claire from steps' dvd (stop laughing, please!) everyday. It's kind of hard...

It's a great feeling, eh? compared to the other day when I was tearing my hair out with hunger!! Oh well, thinking long term. Just watched the programme on diseases caught abroad on tv....may never venture further than Elgin again!!:wave_cry:

cheers toots x

day 5...a good day Day 5...and I am not hungry. I can't believe that I am writing that - every diet I have ever been on, I have experienced hunger, but not this one. Was working today, so I think that helped keep my mind on things a bit and also even though I am just day 5, my uniform felt...

well done joanne!!!!:D What a fab first week. You have done brilliantly and if I lose anything like that this week I will be chuffed to bits. Keep going! heidi x

lol !! Yeah, thats my thinking too...at least I never bought anything smaller than a 12 ... Finished my soup - actually my fav now. Can def taste the curry powder (1tsp) and it's spicy. A nice change. Oh well. better get the kids sorted and off to bed soon. packed lunches to make and clothes to...

hi lucy good luck and nice to meet you;) You'll get lots of support here to help you reach target. heidi x

Sitting here with it now.....it's not bad:giggle: !!! Better get to like it,eh?!! You have lots of time till June - did you lose with atkins ? Having a goal of going abroad and knowing you will be on a beach/round a pool is a great motivator. Good for you. Have you been tempted to buy any...

Cheers colly! You doin' ok?

Hi mud There are many of us that are new to vlcds' here in the forum. I also have 2-3 stone to lose and after lots of research have found exante to be (for me) the cheapest, quickest and safest way to lose the unwanted pounds. I would say drink lots of water to keep hydrated and also keep your...

Hi Joanne Originally, Edinburgh but work brought us to Elgin. What about you? I did have a lot more than 2- 3 stone to lose, but did SW, atkins etc and lost a couple of stone. Now doing this as a 'final assault' to get rid of the rest and find a way of maintaining. You seem really determined -...

day 4...getting better had a dreadful day yesterday - really hungry, couldn't settle or sleep and thought I would starve (obviously not as I could live of my hump for at least 6 months). Not a happy bunny. Today is better, actually. Feel that I am not food-obsessed and after a bar for breakfast...

Enjoy the weekend with your friends - at times like this, being around friends and people that care is really important. Will be in in my thoughts on wednesday. Take care heidi x

fab tip babystar, thanks. will try the tomato and curry powder.:D love heidi x

cheers joanne Think it's just one of those days - it'll get better! having my veg and lump soup at the mo - couldn't face tomato (the only one I haven't tried yet) and it's actually ok. Family have taken pity on me and are going out for fish suppers instead - they will now take them to the beach...

anna just noticed how much you lost last week....!!!! well done! Is that the average? I suppose it depends on the person, right? Thai chilli soup wasn't that chilli-ish and haven't geared myself up enough yet for the tomato. Don't know if my palate is changing or I am just thankful for food to...

Well done Nico - hang in there and the weight will be off before you know it! heidi x :)

good luck! I have found the forum fab for tips and support- use it! love heidi x

Hi all Day 3 for me and today I am utterly starving. Keep going into the kitchen and saying I can't do this, then I remind myself how disgusted I will feel about myself if I give in. I think it's just one of those days where I have time on my hands and the kids are eating nice things, been...

So sorry to hear of your loss colly - you're in my thoughts. heidi x

Owup, you are doing fab - bet you can see a difference, eh? Stick with it. I need to lose 2-3 stone and get to 10st. Doing it in 8lb chunks and thinking really positive to get through it. Doesn't help that my family are food mad and my mum thinks I am eating disordered as I am only having a...

Thanks for all your advice - Finding the bars ok (possibly because it is solid and I am hungry!). The soup took a tragic turn as I didn't whisk enough and verging on tears, had to force it down as I was hungry and refused to waste it (can laugh about it now...not so funny yesterday!!) Shakes...

Hi Lucy Started officially yesterday (had been using up old atkins shakes,etc since monday to get me into the swing of things). Had a bar - which took ages to eat. For tea I has a soup, which went tragically wrong somehow. Lumpy, thick and grew a skin on the top. Will add more water and borrow...

hi sorry to hear you had a rough night with the leg cramps. When I did atkins, the cramps were terrible. The book (atkins)said that when you go into ketosis, you lose water and salts, however, as people are different we all lose at different speeds. I think that if you lose a lot of water at...

Well, they arrived today:) (after being delivered to the wrong address!). I was very eager to find out what I would be living on for the next wee while and had a chocolate orange bar for lunch. They were actually quite nice! I think they will be handy at lunchtimes when I am at work and don't...

Just read you posts thinking of you heidi x

Hi Lucy Well done in getting this far. The headaches and hunger do tend to hang about till day 5-6 with me ( I haven't any experience with exante, but have with other ketosis inducing vlcd's). People are different though, and I found that around day 6, the hunger pangs went and I felt that I...

Lol! Nice to know your'e not alone! I'm terrified that I breathe on a patient...they would pass out, I swear. I read that the pains in your legs could be due to losing water (you lose water-you lose salt/sodium) - it can cause cramps, etc. Try a little bit of salt in your soup - I know that in...

Thank you all!! I think it's great that there is a forum that is there for people to support each other...no public humiliations of weigh-ins, just friendly support and advice. lovely! So what are everyone's goals??...any special events coming up?

good for you - you seem very determined! I need to lose around 2-3 stone. If I think of it in 8lb chunks, I'll get there.:) I could say I also have baby weight, but my wee one is now 6.....!! heidi x

Good luck - I'm also fairly new to all this and trying to find my feet around the forum. STILL waiting on my packs arriving...have been told they should arrive tomorrow. Using some old shakes at the mo. My breath honks, I'm constipated, constantly thirsty, peeing for Scotland and have a...

thanks - any tips and hints welcome. Will pop back tomorrow and update how I'm doing (atkins shakes are not so good..actually can't wait for the exante shakes to arrive - hope they are better) I'll say goodnight - nice to chat to you both ! heidi x :)

Hi all! Very new to all this, briefly, though have 3 stone to lose. My pack should arrive on thurs...I hope! Anyway, can see you are in a conversation and don't want to interupt, but thought I'd say hi anyway! Will no doubt see you both around the forum heidi x

hi Hi all New to the forum - been posting in the newbie thread, but when I seen what appeared to be a Scottish gathering, thought I'd also say hi (I'm in Elgin!). Waiting for my exante pack to arrive, so currently using up my atkins supplies. heidi x

mmm. Have heard the shakes are quite nice. Read the posts re putting coffee and ice in the vanilla shake and making it into a frappe type drink....shut your eyes and you could be in starbucks:p

lunch time Hi Lucy Definately determined to do it! It's great that there is a forum like this that can help people support each other - it's all new to me! Have been busy tidying out my wardrobe....full of items with labels on that I have bought and thought 'I'll get into that if I diet' or...

new to exante Good for you! Nice to hear that you are not finding it too difficult - I just want to get started! Are the soups ok?

packs Hi Lucy Thanks for reply. What made you choose exante? Have you a goal/event coming up that has made you decide to do it now? Whatever it is, good for you - just think a couple of months down the line how fab you will look! I think the first days will be hard, especially when my family...

waiting for pack... Hi ! So, I only ordered yesterday am, but looking out the window in the hope it magics it's way to me today...however, as I live in the far north of Scotland, I don't think it will happen today! Using up my atkins bars till my exante pack arrives - one for breakfast...

thank you! I just want to get started now - hope my pack comes tomorrow! I've calculated that I have around 14 weeks to my christmas night out.....I think if I keep my head down....( and do my Claire from steps fitness dvd everyday) I might be able to make a fair go of it !! Will let you all...

new to exante Hi all The thought of facing another christmas night-out in a dress that covers everything up and being too self-conscious to get up and dance was too much, so I have also bought the exante bumper pack today. I have been on every diet and lost weight, only to put it back on...

Hi all - I've been reading all the posts and I am inspired to do something!! Have decided to to try Exante in the hope of losing a good couple of stone for Christmas - currently 12st 12lb. Just ordered their bumper pack. Hope it is ok. Have tried every diet known to man - no problems getting the...