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Oh wow what a quick load of fab responses! Thank you all so much, that's so helpful!!

Hi All, After losing 3 stone i've joined Slimming world to try and get to my target, as i was flailing on my own - i'm really confused though and it's only breakfast time!! I was looking in the food optimising book at the healthy extras because i wanted Weetabix for breakfast, and it seems the...

Just thought i'd pop my head in and say hello! I lost a fair amount on Exante last year and was quite a regular on here (i think my diary is still floating around somewhere), then came off to have a bit of a break, my TOTM was all over the place, and i was losing quite a lot of hair!! Anyway...

Boooo i didn't like it :( The taste was ok, a bit too sweet but it reminded me of eating raw pancake batter... the texture made me feel really sick! Ah well, good job i like the shakes and the bars :)

Planes are just the worst... the seats are so small, i remember having to squish my bum into one at 7 months pregnant AND have my 18 month old son on my lap for the whole flight as he wasn't allowed his own seat, i could have cried it was awful and i felt so humiliated. I'm all for cheap flights...

Hiya Alex, good to see you're back into the swing of things. I've also found this time round i am not bursting with energy like last time, and i'm also feeling hungry a lot more, especially around late afternoon, whereas last time i don't think i got a single hunger pang after day 4! Still, it's...

Thanks Ali, it's not so much what food to eat that i struggle with, i like cooking and i've done low carb before, it's just like you said, it's like a license to eat... once i've had dinner i don't feel satisfied like when i've had a shake (how weird is that?!) and can't stop thinking about...

Hiya FF, i've only just found your new diary and caught up with events - sorry to hear about your loss, what a bad time of year too. Hoping you get going on the diet quickly and you have as much success as you did last time round, looking forward to keeping up with how you're doing x

That's a great result, always worth sticking at it when complaining, well done you :) x

Well done on your loss, but moreso on your positive attitude - it really is inspiring, i look forward to following your progress on from here :)

I made it this morning for hubby with 200mls and an extra minute, and it exploded all over my microwave during the extra minute! He did say it tasted lovely though, it still looked quite runny to me - i didn't try it as i'd just cleaned my teeth! I'm going to make it for myself for lunch when i...

Well done for being strong and not giving in to your cravings, unlike me! Could you send some positivity and willpower my way please? xx

Urgh so the less said about yesterday the better. Horrible morning at work, doctors in the afternoon, and i've got an ear infection and a sinus infection, and possibly labrynthitis. I have to go back if i keep getting dizzy spells that i've been having. So i'm on anti biotics and now having a WS...

Well done GSQ, i'm glad to see you survived in tact ;) Are you still using the exante products in your maintaining? If so will you be upping their use to lose the 2lbs or lose it just through healthy eating? x

I used to eat the low carb chocolate when i low carbed years ago and it was nice, but my mindset was all wrong - i was replacing chocolate with low carb chocolate, when really i shouldn't have been eating chocolate at all. When i stopped i'd learnt nothing and put it all back on. Part of...

It sure does :) It will be combination of the lack of calories, and your body running out of carbs to burn (hence energy) which means it will soon start burning fat - ketosis!

Ignore that! It's just been delivered lol! Strange i didn't get an email as usual though, but hooray, porridge for tea :)

I ordered a bunch of stuff from Exante on Friday morning. Iknow they don't deliver on weekends but should it have been despatched yesterday (Monday) and arrived today? Or possibly even despatched today for delivery tomorrow? I've had nothing from them, no email to say my order is due for...

I have milk in my tea, and sugar free squash in my water sometimes too. I pay no attention to the no citric acid rule either, as i've done low carb diets before and it's never been mentioned. As long as it's sugar free (no carbs) and relatively calorie free, i drink it, and it's never done my...

I've not had too much trouble with loose skin - the only place i have it is on my stomach but that's just because my weightloss is following the birth of my two children. I'm quite active (but rarely 'exercise') and everywhere else is a bit cellulitey but not saggy. I've always been quite muscly...

I treat myself to new makeup, and spend a little longer in the morning getting ready when i would have been eating breakfast. Looking better is my reward to myself :) I also saved up a bit and had a proper massage, was heaven! I also spend more time on my nails in an evening, if they're wet i...

Exante really messes my periods up, so if it's doing that then it's probably affecting other areas 'down there' too lol, so probably nothing to worry about. Miss Bean, bouillon is essentially stock, so it's a very concentrated drink of veg, and very salty (even the reduced salt one). It's much...

... and 7lbs gone :) That's the xmas gain gone in a week, what a FAB feeling! Onwards and downwards!

Right, week one back on the wagon and 7lbs down! :D So that's the xmas gain gone in a week WOW that is a good feeling!! :D :D Now anything i lose from now on will be a positive loss, i'm lighter now than i've been in years, when i reach 12stone (168lbs) that will be the weight i was when i was...

I'm about halfway there with accepting compliments - i'll initially say thank you right off the bat, but then i always follow it with either an excuse (like you with the chunky cardie) or a derogatory comment about myself. I always think to myself after i say thank you that they must think i'm a...

Aww your new puppy is so sweet. We've always wanted a dog but neither of us has the first clue how to look after one having never had one ourselves so it's unlikely it would ever happen! Well done getting back on the diet and doing so well over Christmas! I initially only put 4lbs back on...

I think this year must be the first year ever i didn't encounter a ferrero rocher - they must be going out of fashion! However, chocolate orange overload, there must be about 6 varieties now - if it aint broke don't fix it! ;) With you on the motivation though, i have no doubt you'll succeed!

Thanks Precious, good luck for your weigh in too! xx

Thanks Emma, it's lovely to see you back too! I was thinking of you when i restarted, i had a look to see if you were around! Very jealous of your money for your wardrobe!! I'm gradually buyin bits as i need them, mostly for work as i can't look too scruffy, at home i'm knocking about in...

Phew, first weekend back on the wagon done - weekends are so much harder as my kitchen is so much closer and i'm not at work to keep me busy! Saturday was looooong, hubby decided to skip brekkie as he wasn't hungry so i said he could have the lie in before work as a reward :) So my children...

Also feel like it's flying by this time - it's nice to have the days go quick, i hate January and its such a slow month! Glad you're on such positive run at the moment, everyone on here seems really determined, lets hope it lasts! Try and get that water down though ;) x

Hiya Alex, thanks for commenting :) It's always nice to know people are reading! I don't think you're a wimp at all for worrying about needles, it's a perfectly rational fear - i think that fact that you go ahead and give blood anyway says it all, it's such a selfless thing to do if you're able...

Argh someone told me about the human centipede and I couldn't sleep, i'd be catatonic if I watched it I reckon! We've got the kings speech at the moment from love film, i'll hurry up and send it back! ;)

Yay 5lbs gone already, fantastic :D very jealous of your DVD house day, if i ever get to watch a dvd it's either toy story or cars these days! x

Aww congratulations on your exciting news :) Have a happy and healthy pregnancy x

I'd be interested to know as i think the Atkins ones are quite nice, however my first thought is they probably don't constitute the viatmins and minerals needed for a 'meal' - if you do find out though please post :) x

Lizzy i think you can use any tablet sweetener, so candarel should be ok - i use splenda tablets in my tea but never used them in a shake as i think they're sweet enough. Koody girl how long do you nuke the bars for? I should imagine the chocolate orange one would be quite nice warm, a bit...

I also get a bit light headed, and also my brain gets a bit fuddled and forgetful, with a lack of concentration. It doesn't last but it is annoying when i find myself stood in the kitchen with absolutely no idea what i was looking for :)

You would have been full in the evening of water, shakes/bars etc, always weight in the morning as the others have said, and try to stick to once or twice a week x

OK day 3 down, day 4 today, always my hardest day. I have a light headache and i'm hungry but i haven't had my first shake yet, will get to that at 10. I will confess to having a bite of chicken breast yesterday, there was a bit left over from the one i cooked for the boys tea (as they're only 3...

Ok, ordered :D Hubby was sold on the idea too as he's doing the diet with me at the moment and the thought of something hot that you don't drink was too much to resist! Should be here Tuesday/Wednesday next week as it's Friday today, and i'm having them delivered to work which always delays...

Hi Irishlass, glad you're finding it easy to get back into it second time round - i am too thankfully, i think because the initial motivation and excitement to lose weight is back again! Hope it carries on as positively for you, looking forward to seeing your amazing losses again! x

Funnily enough my hubby and i had the exact same chat last night - about how this diet is teaching us how little food we actually need (and how much snacking we do in the evenings!). I definitely found during December and my time off from the diet that i really had learnt not to eat obsessively...

YUM! To be fair I've seen nothing bad said about it on here, I might go ahead and order a bumper pack as I've got tonnes of shakes, for a bit of variety!

I've never had a pickled egg, I'm curious though!

Everyone is doing really well, fab work :) I found for me last time day 4 was the worst, and today is day 3, but I seem to have settled into it a bit quicker this time, maybe because my body is used to it, so hopefully it won't get much worse! Just getting a headache now though! Off for a cup of...

Get some rest love, no illness allowed! Dieting is yuck enough! How are you managing with the families teas this time? Today wad the first time I cooked properly for the little ones, and I'm definitely.finding it a challenge to not pick, thinking the odd bite or nibble won't hurt, but I know its...

Hi Claire, just make sure you drink lots of water, and vary your drinks if you can too, tea coffee bouillon for a bit of hot and savoury, I find as I only do shakes and bars I really miss savoury bits. So I asked on the Exante page and on here today if I could give blood, and the answer is no...

Thanks for the replies guys, looks like its a no! Wish i'd waited a week to start my diet now, I didn't even think, now I feel horribly selfish :( But I really don't want to go through going into ketosis again :(

Good luck Conor, for me 2011 saw the diet sussed, 2012 is time for the exercise, so i'll be keenly following your progress!

Hi BB, good luck with the diet, and well done with getting on with the exercise straight away - i'm sure that'll really make you see the difference quickly!

What's the taste like? I'm imaginging it to taste like the vanilla shake, and nothing like actual porridge! Could someone have a go at describing it? x

That's good news, i want to try the porridge but i dont want it every day as it's not practical at work, so i don't want 50 of the flipping things! Will keep my eyes peeled! x

3 body pump classes a week seems very intense... are you already at a decent level of fitness? With quite a large amount of weight to lose i don't think i would recommend it. I find that light exercise is manageable on a VLCD and this in itself sculpts and tones when combined with the...

Can anyone let me know if it's safe or unadvisable to give blood whilst on TS? I'm due again next week, and didn't think twice about it until hubby mentioned maybe i should check first, noone likes a fainter! :)

Last time hubby lost weight he was just silly and stopped eating - maybe an apple a day some days, other he'd just graze at fruit and low calorie stuff. It was just before we met and when we got together his eating habits were so poor, i soon whipped him into shape! He was also a lot more active...

I have to say i've never heard of a Cockapoo before just now, you learn something new every day ;) Well done on yesterday, you'll have no problems keeping it up i'm sure! It'll be nice to have some more support. I don't go on any other forums other than this one, but i am really into blogging...

OK day 1 done, 2 shakes, a bar, 2 litres+ of water, a couple of glasses of squash, 2 teas and half a can of coke zero... how's that for specific?! :D Hubby got through day one too, although really unhappily, he was hungry and kept moaning about food - i told him if he is feeling that bad it's...

I meant to ask - has anyone reading tried the porridge? I love porridge in the morning and whilst i'm not expecting miracles, i would like to try it - don't want to spend £60 on it to not like it though!! I know it's naughty but i'm keeping my eye on ebay for a single sachet someone might sell...

Hiya, we had a fab December thanks, really relaxing and a good break, back to work and diet today, the miserable weather is really not helping! I took my decs down yesterday, to be honest i couldn't wait to be rid of them, after the toy expolsion that was christmas with a 1 and 3 year old, and...

Glad to see you back :) I'm restarting today also! I feel like you most times when ichangemy hair colour (which is a lot!!) but i find a wash or two afterwards and you're used to it - if not, just use a medium brown dye over it, the red will still show through in the light but it will tone it...

Hiya Sarette, just caught up on your diary after a month or so away myself, back on the wagon today! You seem to have your head in the right place now and i think you'll be flying in no time! As the others have said your xmas weight will be gone in no time (that's what i'm hoping for myself...

As if coming back off holiday wasn't bad enough, coming back to the cold and Exante shakes is just the worst! I'm restarting today, will follow how you're getting on, good luck!!

Vicky you sound like you're in a really positive place hun, you're right you have to do things for yourself, if you aren't happy it won't rub off on those around you :) Your post really hit a chord with my, as a mum i can't imagine going through what you have been through, so you must be a tough...

Woo go girl back on the wagon once again! You're a day ahead of me, but i reckon you'll be at goal in no time!! Looking forward to catching up again, how was Christmas? xx

Happy new year to you all :D Hope you had a fabulous and indulgent Christmas, and are back on the wagon ready to shift the excess - i definitely am! Weighed in this morning at 12st 11, TSing all the way to goal! I have a little buddy with me this time, hubby is also doing the diet hoping to...

Rd sorry to hear you've been having such a rough time of it - i've not been around on here much as i've been slacking a bit on the diet front, will be back with gusto in the new year. Anyway i just popped on here because i found a russian doll necklace, not sure if it's what you were looking for...

A word to the wise... do not go out for a giant curry, then get your period, then weight yourself in the morning - 12st6 today, urgghh, back on the WS for a few days!

Aww welcome home Lucy, i'm sure she and Biscuit will have loads of fun!

Ahh Ali *hugs* i've only been away for a few days and missed so much!! Glad you have your positive head on though, all will work out in the end xx As for EBay, if she was going into hospital and wouldn't be able to see the transaction through she should have either not put the dress up for...

Another great weekend, took the boys on the Santa train on Saturday then out for a lovely lunch afterwards. Sunday was spent baking Monkey Biscuits in the morning (banana & cinammon), then had all ther family round in the afternoon for a big dinner and catch up. Weight still at 12st4, so doing...

Well done, another great loss! You'll look fab at your xmas parties this year!!

I'm hoping NO for snow! I know it's such a bah humbug attitude but i really hate it, it ruins my plans every year, i'm terrified walking in it for slipping over and i get totally cut off if the roads are lethal, with little ones it's not much fun! Plus there's nothing better to do than eat...

How exciting! Am thinking about getting one in the new year, worried about typing on it though, little netbooks are so cute but just not as cool! Have fun!

Fantastic first week loss, well done :) It really makes you think about portion size and eating when you shouldn't doesn't it! I've also cut down my toddler's portion sizes recently, and when i have eaten i've really eaten much less, we don't need half as much food as we think we do! x

That's a great loss Harriet, well done you, you've had a tough week! Fingers crossed you're back on your feet in no time :) x

Hope you're feeling better today love xx

12st4lb today - holding steady which is good! Yesterday was a bar for breakfast, then i went out after work to do my xmas shopping and pick up the boys bits i'd reserved from Argos so i grabbed a quick bite at Subway, 6" low fat lots of salad sub and a coke zero, NOT the footlong meatball i...

I stayed the same this week, so 8lbs this month. Not what i was hoping for, but i weight over half a stone less than i did at the beginning of November, so i'll take that. I'll be back for the January challenge to smash it ;)

Actually, that's not 100% true... i could eat chocolate until the cows come home :D (but wont!!)

Sounds like you are having a lovely week! If the diet falls down for a week, as long as you don't go too mad i'm sure you'll do no harm. It's funny how any other diet, a jacket potato would be considered a saintly lunch whilst out shopping, right now it's the worst thing ever! But calories-wise...

Hey RD, just caught up with your diary after having a few days away, and you really sound like you're in a much better place (by that i mean you sound positive again, and your food plan sounds like it's working for you). I am also all over the place with the diet, due to being on antibiotics for...

Oh Ali don't get ill!! I started with a sore throat, ignored it, and look at me now! Stuck in a rut! Can you take some paracetamol and warm drinks, see if that helps? Or a teaspoon of honey if you're desperate! xx

I don't know why people tell you to stop dieting as soon as you have lost a bit of weight, it really makes your mind have to work harder than it needs to to stay on track! I have a colleague who keeps telling me i'm so skinny and too thin, i'm still a size 14/16 and i still have a way to go yet...

Weigh today 12st5 (again!) How can i have put on 1lb since yesterday?! All i ate yesterday was a bar in the morning, a tuna sandwich at lunch and a 2 egg omlette at dinner. Loads of water too. I think TOTM is due, so hopefully that's why. Stupid body. Stupid food :( I just can't seem to feel...

Hi Hazel, Try soaking some cotton wool in milk and rubbing your feet with that - it's gentler than scrubbing them and it will take some of the colour off :) x

Should have said, i'm on antibiotics which is why the switch to SS, not just because of the illness themselves. Typically yesterday morning we had the first frost, and the boiler gives up. It's our first winter in this house, it better not be a sign of things to come!

Well done for staying 100% and sticking with it, it's sure to shift eventually - probably when the constipation does ;) x

It sounds like you are fairly content with things the way they are at the moment, and if it helps you stay in control over chiristmas then all the better! Hope your pains continue to improve too, that's all you need with your busy lifestyle! x

What a night... boiler broke yesterday morning so no heating or hot water. Boys bedrooms were measuring about 9 degrees at bedtime, we shivered in extra clothes and extra blankets all night, i think i must have shivered away a few calories overnight! Hopefully it'll be fixed this afternoon and...

Lovely weekend, te kind you don't really want to end - Christmas craft fayre on Saturday with my little ones, then Christmas shopping and boat spotting at Gunwharf Quays yesterday. Not a 100% weekend, but a healthy one. Day 3 12st 5lb Day 4 12st 5lb

Thanks Hazel - once the boys are in school i plan to do just that, drop them off and head straight to a class, got a while to wait until i can do that yet though, so need to do something in the meantime!! Day 1 Completed 100% TS Day 2 12st 5lb

Hi Junebaby :) I enjoyed reading how you're doing so far - you seem like you're coping brilliantly. You're a stronger person than i am when it came to the biscuits, i can't have anything yummy in the house at the moment! I have two children, ages 1 and 3 and anything they have that's like a...

Good luck, glad you decided to go for it, i'm sure you'll have no trouble your head seems like it's in the right place :)

I always keep a bar in my bag, just in case. Originally it was in case i came over 'a bit funny' and needed something in me, due to lack of calories etc, now it's just always there in case i end up somewhere i didn't plan to be or i forget a meal, no excuses then! Enjoy your meal out, a...

I hate going to a&e - they always make you feel like you shouldn't be there unless your arm is hanging off! Maybe could you try and get in with your gp for an appointment? Then if he/she tells you to go to a&e you can tell them you were sent by your doctor! Either way if you know it's not right...

The thing is that when i DO go i really enjoy it and feel great, it's just lazyness, pure and simple. I had a period when i was doing Weight Watchers when i was going to Zumba and it was fantastic, i don't know why i stopped going, it was so fun, but now i've stopped i don't seem to be able to...

I'm hoping for 7 off too - although that means i have GAINED 3 since Tuesday, which is not good :( Anyway, that will see me at a nice 12stone exactly, which i have not been since i was 16 :eek: I do NO exercise, it is shameful. I am busy through the days with the boys (even weekends as hubby...

:eek: I expected more from you!!! ;):D

2lbs off is 2lbs in the right direction like you said, which is fab!! Well done, i could do with a dose of your motivation and willpower right now! xx

Two weeks today is hubby's xmas do, and the start of my Christmas season - i've got 2 christmas do's, hubby's birthday, my birthday, Christmas (obviously) and a 3 day break at Butlins. So from now until then, i will be doing a final push to my break, where i hope to maintain as best i can until...

I am full of cold!! I knew i was coming down with something, at least it's just a cold (touch wood) and not something worse, just drinking lots of water and keeping busy! Had to get up to littlist man at midnight as he was all snotty and blocked up and couldn't suck his thumb (probably not a bad...

All sounds lovely - winter is definitely running a bit late this year over here too, although it does tend to all of a sudden turn and be bitter, we had snow this time last year too but so far i'm still in a jacket and not a winter coat - praying for no snow this year, it ruined all my christmas...

It's SO lovely and such a motivator when other people start to notice. You will definitely be in that dress by your xmas do (and we all want photos!!) xx

3.5lbs is great, don't be disappointed it's a lot to lose in a week, you're doing fabulously:) x

We've got ben and jerry's frozen yogurt in the freezer at the moment, i swear it's got a little voice that calls me from the kitchen!

Excellent, well done FF - it's so good when you reach little milestones like that, it's what makes it all worth it :)

I'm still not sure where i want my ultimate goal to be - my current goal is 11st6 which is the top end of a healthy bmi for my height, when i get there i'll then decide how i feel and if i want to lose any more - i'm thinking around 11 would be great, but one day at a time!

It's so lovely when the scales co-operate :D Enjoy the film!! xx

Not much to report today, just checking in really. Didn't really feel hungry at all yesterday, then ate at dinner time and felt really sick with tummy ache all night, and have a sore throat today so i hope i'm not coming down with something. Littleist man has reached his 7 days post MMR which is...

I'm finding it's working for me too - i have the odd meal and the odd bite and i'm no longer suffering from the headaches and the hunger pangs, so i don't know if i'm staying in (or out!) of ketosis, but the weight is coming off and that's all that matters!!

Hehe yes come on over - i'm a celeb AND diet shakes, boy we know how to live ;) x

The amount of times i have found myself in bed at 8.30pm just so i don't eat! I just think of the beauty sleep :)

I think in order to do a vlcd diet you have to make the decision to abstain from food - so liquid is really the only way you are going to get your nutrients. If the thought of a majority liquid diet puts you off then a vlcd is probably not for you. I personally find it hard to moderate when...

...3lb's down :)

3lb off for me this week - looking unlikely that i'm going to make my target but i'll keep pushing for it :) Ally2069: 14lbs down 7lbs to go (21lbs) chiefdave: 22lb (-14, 8 to go) Ellie: 10lbs FakeFrowns: 14lb (14-7.4-3.2=3.4lb to go) fuggedaboutit: 14lb harriet: 14lbs Holliepop: 14lb...

Hugs, feel better Rd xx

I can imagine parent evening being very frustrating... my two are only young but it must feel like you're banging your head against a brick wall trying to make them realise their potential and the importance of their futures! Mine get parents evening at nursery, but at 1 and 3 it really only...

Thanks Chubbers, good luck with your journey - it definitely helps keeping a diary :) Em i know a WHOLE YEAR until the next one, i actually can't wait! Although the bit i really wanted to see was the bit when she had the baby, and that's done now, so i just want to see all the vamp nookie in...

Hope you get your energy back soon love! It could be the Exante, but i always find if i'm on holiday/days off, i seem to have much less energy than when i'm busy, so perhaps it's just lethargy? Eitherways, hope you find your vavavoom soon :) xx

Well done on the 2lb loss, fab news. As for the boxer dog story - so scary!! I'm not particularly frightened of dogs but knowing what they are capable of always makes me a little nervous, i don't know what i would have done. My sister-in-law has a dog, no idea of breed but i know it is cross and...

Eek hope you're feeling better soon! That's the last thing you need!! You definitely need to demand some 'me' time and get your feet up xx

Glad you had a lovely evening, the film was fab wasnt it?! Have you read the books? I liked the book better but the film still had me on the edge of my seat for the last half an hour!! That must be a great feeling to almost be at your smallest for 17 years!! I'm sure you'll have no problems...

This is my thinking too... i worry if i lose it too quickly my body won't adjust and when i start eating again will grab onto whatever it can! It's as much about the mind as the body too, we need to come to terms with being totally different people in our bodies and our attitude to food, and...

Glad you had a good weekend, you've certainly got your motivated head on! I can't believe it's only 5 weeks until christmas, i have such poor self control around chocolate and there is so much of it about! Argh!!

Sounds awful, perhaps just a tummy bug or something you ate? At least you've had a good clearout after the problems this diet can cause... every cloud has a silver lining hey? ;) Hope you're feeling much better soon, keep up the fluids and take it easy!

Has a lovely weekend! Really enjoyed the cinema on Friday night, Breaking Dawn was A-MA-ZING!! I was on the edge of my seat through the whole thing :) Was fairly good on my diet through the weekend, i will confess to having a couple of choccys each evening. Spent the day yesterday with my...

My goodness the weight is just falling off you!! 6lb's after an AAM week is amazing, are you going to go back to TS or carry on AAM? You should be proud of yourself, over 4 stone in under 2 months is incredible!

I know! And my punishment was it cost me £3 for the privilege!

Yay! Your determination to be good paid off!! Here's to another week :D

Much better night last night... he was quite unsettled but we did get a few hours uninterrupted sleep, he's back to his cheeky little self this morning :) I actually managed a 100%TS day yesterday! No nibbles, no sneaky meals, lots of drinks. Hooray! Popped into Starbucks this morning...

Your AAM sounds fab - can i ask how you made the celeriac chips, and what they tasted like? I'm not really a veg lover and have to be quite inventive to get it into my diet so i'm always interested when i hear about a new way of eating it!

Oo that sounds yummy! I'm having vanilla tomorrow, will definitely be trying cinammon. Might also try the sweetener in the choc shake, it used to be my favourite but recently it's the one i'm dreading - i tried a sweetener in the vanilla once but found it way too sweet, but maybe the choc might...

Woohoooo :D 3lbs is fab, well done!

Very jealous of you with all these new clothes! I need to get myself to the shops! Have a lovely night out, enjoy :)

5lbs off in a week is fab - and your total weight loss in the last 5 weeks is amazing! I'm with you on the Turkey, i cannot wait for my xmas dinner!

Haha food porn!

Oh RD we've all been there and done that - why can't vending machines have something half decent in them eh?! Fingers crossed you get back on the diet today with not too much bother and the scales will still be kind on Saturday. Also, you have far more willpower than me, i would have been ALL...

Fantastic Conor, getting into the next stone bracket is always such a boost, and well done for not stopping and 'rewarding yourself' - the scales wouldn't have thanked you the next day ;) Keep up the good work :) x

I agree about the food adverts, it's all about christmas food at the moment, getting people to buy too much and stuff their faces then throw half of it away - i fall victim every year!! I have however found a new love for cookery programmes since being on this diet. I never really watched them...

Fantastic loss - well done :)

Hiya FF, i've not commented before but last night i sat and read through your diary, and i think you're doing great. I finished reading just after you posted about eating the Pot Noodle, but couldn't reply as my phone was playing up, but just wanted to say that i think instead of looking at it...

I think you've hit the nail on the head there FF - the desperation to lose weight has gone because i feel good, but i've decided i want to look my best!! :D You've just cleared it up in my head there totally, so now i know what i have to think to myself when i'm feeling lacking in motivation...

I always think NYE is such a let down anyway - overpriced and a long old evening. I'd much rather be at home snuggled with my loved ones watching Jools Holland any day!!

I also take mine with shakes in the way that RD describes (as it was RD who let me know about them) and i really rate them. I also wondered about the meal advice, but again i think that it would apply to solid food and not liquid soups or shakes. They also contain zero carbs, so could not take...

That must be a great feeling, being halfway there - you know you can do it now! I'm planning on similarly refeeding during December slowly, then getting back on Exante in Jan, as i've got so many parties and work get togethers etc that i want to enjoy myself, but take it easy hopefully too!

I'm the opposite to the others, i was fine for the first few weeks and am ratty now! Can't work out if it's mental or physical (as in lack of food related), but i hope i snap out of it soon, my poor hubby and kids are going to throw me out otherwise.

I find it really hard when you know you're going for a night out to actually stick to healthy choices or even ts! My friend who i'm going to the cinema with has said to me that because i bought her ticket she's going to buy me a tenners worth of ice cream and snacks!! She doesn't know i'm on a...

I have definitely been neglecting my diary, which i think in turn makes me neglect my diet - i need to organise my thoughts and remind myself why i'm doing this, so i'll be back to posting daily from now on :) Feeling really low the past few days, no idea why. Got a lot on at home with in laws...

Hey hun, I'm not 100% all the time at the moment, life is definitely getting in the way and i'm feeling really down in the dumps. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it, and you shouldn't either. Just eat healthily if you eat, and Exante will always be here (as will we) when you feel up to...

You're sounding busy busy busy :) I'm sure your new plan will be working, the advantage of being busy is that you have less time to think about hunger/food/dieting, you just get on with it. You also must have the patience of a saint being a secondary school teacher - my sister taught p.e and...

Well done, you're doing fab - it's lovely wearing new sized clothes that didn't fit you before :) Hope you enjoyed your salmon and brocolli, that's one of my fave meals! x

I know what you mean here - i was brought up swimming and am a strong swimmer, and could swim lengths and lengths of breastroke 'till the cows come home, but one length of front crawl and i'm blowing bubbles! So well done you! ps. I like your new avatar piccy, pretty top and necklace!

Hi Hazel, it's lovely to read you feeling so positive and doing so well - on days like today when i need a bit of a kick up the bum just reading your diary has made me feel much more positive! I really need to clean my kitchen cupboards out too, they're overflowing since i haven't been eating...

I think it sounds very sensible and very workable. I used to do a diet led by Curves gym (the women only one) which was low carb led, and our carb limit per day was 80, which is more or less what 4 bars/packs a day add up to, so i think you should be fine. Even if you aren't in ketosis, you are...

Hey Sherrie, how are you doing? xxx

Well done for getting back on the wagon after your lovely chinese! You are so good 99% of the time i think one meal won't do too much harm, and was well deserved :) xx

Oh your poor hubby!! I couldn't help but laugh, the look on both your faces to find him in the garden like that must have been a picture! I would have been laughing at my hubby too, although i'm sure he would have been much less composed. Poor ickle mouse, what a way to go!

Fantastic loss! Hope you carry on being so positive, it's definitely working for you :) xx

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Haven't managed to get on to update much this weekend, been really busy running around visiting the in laws who landed this weekend, and my youngest has been off nursery and up all night with an ear infection, so pretty shattered. Managed to stick to the diet mostly through the week, i did eat...

Yay! 3 is fab and more than you were expecting right?! Goodbye first stone! :D

Well done 7lbs in your first week is great going :) Exercise is definitely something i have yet to attempt, but i think on a vlcd it would make a heck of a difference, just take it easy to start with ;)

I just made myself a Cadbury's highlights hot chocolate - 40cals and 4 carbs. I'm having major weak willed moments of needing chocolate today, the office is full of chocolate cake, donuts and posh cookies due to lots of birthdays this week, so i'm hoping having this hot choc won't do too much...

Aww your poor little girl, hope she's feeling better and she didn't pass it on to you! How exciting to possibly be in the 10's by xmas, but even if you're not you'll get there in the not too distant future, you're doing fab xx

Chicken and salad is nothing to worry about hun if it keeps you going, like RD said you'll still lose a lot of weight doing WS, and so mixing TS and WS depending on how you feel is definitely the way to go, if the alternative is giving up and potentially putting on weight, like we've all said...

Well done Maybabe so far - you're right it does become easier as the days go by, it just becomes part of your routine xx

At least this time when it comes off it comes off for good - so it's short term suffering for long term gain ;) I know what you mean about people with eye popping results though - however we'll all get there eventually :) Hope the scales are kind to you today xx

Lol!!! Feeling your pain... :rolleyes: 2lbs this week is fab, you are certainly in the zone! The market smells from food vans ALWAYS tip me over the edge, they are irresistible! I think with your xmas outfit you should go to the shops if you can and try stuff on, you might be pleasantly...

2lbs is great, and your bigger picture certainly is phenomenal! You must feel like a different person after just 4 weeks! Your head certainly seems to be in the right place, keep up the good work :D

Had a teeeny tiny slip up yesterday - was at my mums for the afternoon and took my shake with me, it got to about 5pm and the boys were eating their tea and there was a little Bounty celebration chocolate sat on the side, and i ate it! Naughty me! Tasted yum though :) At least it was just the...

Aww how nice is your hubby! I saw some really nice boots in clarks the other day, but they were really simliar to ones i already have so i didn't get them - i have a boot problem!! But like Sherrie says, if i took every £20 i spent on takeaway pizzas and spent it on clothes, i would have a...

Ooo i LOVE Toby carvery, not been there in years! That's a good idea for a place to go as you can have your meat and then unlimited veggies to fill up, although i don't think i could avoid having just 1 roastie, they are my favourite!!

Hiya, good luck you sounds like you're doing really well. TBH your water intake sounds fine to me, Exante recommend 2 - 3 litres per day which is what you're reaching easily - hope you carry on as successfully :)

Hiya Sarette, just caught up on your diary - you're doing really well :) Funnily enough i had a look at the slim and save website (after everyone talking about it on here) and was lusting after those too! When i've been in a real pickle over missing chocolate i've had an atkins chocolate bar...

I just figured out what ACFH is i think - health centre? Lol ignore me!

All the talk of sausages has made me get the slow cooker out and make sausage casserole for the boys dinners - i've never tried it before so i hope it comes out good! How are you feeling today? Nice and positive i hope - remember it might not come of quickly but it IS coming off!

Hubby is currently on a diet, bless him he's not one of those blokes who loses easily! He lost 7 stone about 8 years ago and mostly kept it off but gained a bit the past few years as since the beginning of 2008 i've either been pregnant or breastfeeding, which has meant a lot mroe food in the...

That's a fab idea for christmas, it's always so lovely to receive a gift that you know someone has thought about and put a bit of effort into. I used to knit and sew when i was little, but totally forgotten how to now... once i've got a bit of me time again i'll definitely endeavour to pick it...

I think we are a forum of cold women - ketosis and losing the extra padding at this time of year, we must be mad ;) Yay for another 100% day, you are most definitely on a roll! x

Yay!!! Wooohooo first stone go you!! I knew it wouldn't be all bad this week ;) Onwards and downwards :D

Fab positive post :) I love New Look's clothes too but am really out of the habit of shopping after a few years of hating what i see - i will have to get back into the habit for a new winter wardrobe! We're quite a similar height and weight at the moment so that gives me hope that if you look...

Bouillon is allowed - i bought some to try but found it too salty to drink (even the reduced salt one). I tried to kid myself it was soup but it didn't work! If you can get along with it it would be a nice change, especially now the weather's turned wintery :)

Hungry too this evening! Had some green tea which I don't really like but it kills my appetite, now sipping at a coke zero which keeps my mouth busy as I can only drink them slowly! Definitely got food on the brain though, hope you're keeping strong xx

I'm rubbish at getting water down if I've been out the house a lot like I was this afternoon, need to be a bit better as I'm hungry tonight and I'm sure its 'cos I haven't drunk enough. Asked someone to get me a woggle for my birthday which is a water bottle with a built in filter, so no...

I think a lot of people get an upset tummy in the first few days - it seems people either go one way or the other if you know what i mean!! I think it's something to do with the concentration of vitamins upsetting your stomach, just think of it as having a good clearout, your system will get...

I also drink a lot of that water too! Do you mean you make up your shakes with them? I've thought about it but don't want to waste them if they taste gross! I love the Tesco strawb water and the sainbury's blackberry and rasberry water, and the s'burys fizzy strawberry and kiwi - makes such a...

Yesterday was effectively day 1 of restart for me too, and i found it quite easy too - hopefully because our bodies are quite used to it we won't find it too hard this time round, just gotta get through these first few days!

Well i had a sneaky look at the scales this morning and the 2lbs is gone - although i know it's just water weight i've got until tuesday to get a bit of a loss to hopefully get me back on track. Found yesterday suprisingly easy - i thought i'd be hungry and really lethargic but i wasn't...

Haha!! So true - sounds bl**dy awful in writing! Thank goodness for little treats, make sure you're treating yourself to some 'you' time! xxx

Aww girls, big hugs for everyone! Em that sounds awful! I've been quite lucky with my pcos, it has settled down since i had my boys - it was really bad before and took 18 months to fall pg with my oldest, but bang first try with my second ;) ;) When the scanned me with my littleist i had one v...

Well done you're all doing fab so far, if you're feeling so positive so early on i don't think you'll have a problem at all continuing with the diet, it's great and it works :)

I agree with Kira, just treat them like medicine to get you slim and get them down. At first i had to make them up with as little water as possible, so there was less to swallow (200mls) and just chug them down. As time goes by your taste buds do change and they become much more palatable, and...

I think as time goes by your body gets bored of the same flavour. Your tastebuds do definitely change and adapt, but i think in your case it's probably just that you need a change. Could you drink something other than coke zero? Some fizzy fruit flavoured water, or 'cola' zero, like a...

Aww *hugs* sometimes it really helps put things in perspective to write them down! Have another crack at it, take it one day at a time, and write on here lots for the support!! x

I think that whilst people say being a daily weigher is bad news, i also think in a way it's a good habit to get into, for once you've lost your weight and are maintaining. You're taking responsibility for your weight by monitoring it, and if you start to go off track you can do something about...

How did it go yesterday? Did you manage to ignore the voices telling you to eat? I'm rubbish at ignoring them, they always know just what i want!

It's so nice this time of year to have things to aim for, like xmas do's - i've got one on the 9th and one on the 15th, i just hope i don't undo all the good work! Will have to do some dancing to negate the calories!! How was your day yesterday? Still on for 100% ts i'm sure! xx

Thanks everyone, feeling a little more positive this morning about my diet, still really peed about the in laws! Am really relieved to be back on TS for the next 4 weeks, i didn't enjoy having the responsibility of food again, worrying about gaining and feeling guilty about everything i put in...

Just managed to catch up on your diary hun, how are you feeling? xx

Just caught up on your diary after a ruuuuubbish weekend, not been able to get time to post. 3lb's is fab, a stone in a month is brilliant! Glad you enjoyed your little treat the other night and have gotten back on track so easily, that's what makes the difference i think to doing this long term...

Well done that's great :) x

I'm back on tomorrow, someone save me a seat. I need cheering up and motivating though, be warned!

That's great, i always try and eat low GI but like you say it's about control... it's something i'm still struggling with and i need to master, or all this will have been a waste of time and money x

Good luck on your first day - like Connor said planning your days out really helps, i always get all my shakes and bars out in the morning to avoid me looking for food later. Try and keep busy too, it's when i find myself at a loose end i start to look for food :) Oh and yes, drink drink...

Good luck - i've also got to get back on it this week after fartin about for a week or so, such a waste of time and packs. I wish i could just get on with it and get it done - don't know why we do it to ourselves! Great idea with the before or after pics, you can see such a huuuge change in...

He sounds so sweet - i know absolutely nothing about dogs (or animals in general having never really been around any) but i can tell that he's going to bring you lots of happiness. Well done on the loss this week too, you're such a soldier after the couple of weeks that you've had and your...

Rings getting looser is such a great feeling isn't it?! I find shoes getting looser/too big also a good one, albeit too expensive for my liking!

OMG your losses are amazing! 3st in 5 weeks is incredible... you must be feeling fantastic :D

Urgh what a sh*t few days - i could cry, i really could. Firstly my little boy (3 years old) got admitted to hospital. Nothing serious, he had balanitis which is an infection in the 'man bits', it was so swollen he couldn't wee and they were considering doing a circumcision becuase of restricted...

Hi, great diary, i think you send out a really positive message that slow weight loss is still weight loss! People seem to think that 1/2lbs a week is not good, when it all adds up! Re. the psyllium husks, i would really recommend them. I wasn't in so much discomfort as you are, but i felt...

Lol Vanilla is my worst! Like melted ice cream! I'm a choc/strawberry girl :)

Sounds like you have a lovely busy day planned! Hope the weather is being kind to you, it's freezing and wet here!! Someone posted once 'the more you drink the more you shrink' - it's quite an annoying phrase but i try and say it to myself when i really feel like i don't want to drink any...

Wow your weight loss is fab, well done for getting as far as you have done so far! I think keeping a diary really helps - even if noone reads it, you keep yourself motivated and i think it really helps to organise your thoughts and keep focused. I'm doing my AAM week at the moment and it's...

LOL Em i landed on my feet with hubby, both his parents are pro chefs and the boy can cook!! We both love our food, he lost 7 stone about 8 years ago now and i has kept it off, so we're always struggling not to just indulge our love of food!! I am SO hungry today! It's TOTM, and i am always...

3.5lbs is fab, well done hun!! The thing is, i think that if you tell yourself you can't have something, it makes you want something more. You also feel like you're cheating. I think that this diet is so extreme, that occassionally if you want to eat something, you should. You know the...

Sorry you were having such a hard day yesterday... i think we all undrstand how you feel, and we all have days like that. The difference being that you still managed to say no, which is brilliant!! Hoping you have a good day today and enjoy your daughter's birthday :) xx

Haha what we talk about eh?! With regards to the morning shake, could you swap it for a bar, or have it later? I used to have to have brekkie or I couldn't function, but now I'm not really hungry I find it really hard to stomach a shake too, so I've swapped and now have my bar at work instead...

Day 4 was the worst for me, I was over the hunger but I felt really light headed, spaced out, low in energy and headachey. That's not to say you'll be the same, maybe you'll be lucky :)

What week are you on now Sherrie? Would it help to do WS some days, to get you through to your AAM week? x

So I just had my meal, 2 eggs scrambled and some smoked.salmon, it was lush but I really.struggled to finish it! A few weeks ago that food with 2 slices of toast would have been a light lunch! Yikes my stomach has shrunk! I was worried eating might induce more eating, but I feel really...

I think if i had 6 drinks these day's i'd be on the floor! I think Aldershot at night has gone way downhill! I worked at Yates behind the bar for about 3 years whilst i was at college and it was fab back then, now it's like a ghost town! x

I agree with Starlight, i have 2/3 cups of tea a day, mainly if i fancy something hot or i'm feeling a bit peckish, with skimmed milk in and its never been a problem for me x

I think sometimes one of the biggest motivations to lose weight can be to prove someone wrong... ok it's for the wrong reason, but it's not the only reason you want to lose weight, it's just the biggest motivator! For me, my mum is my biggest critic, she is quick to tell me i've put on weight...

OK so 1st November today, and my weigh in day, and i lost 3lbs :) Taking my total for my 1st 4 week cycle to 14lbs! So i'll update the list with my 1st loss of November - 3lbs down, 9 to go! fuggedaboutit: 14lb Holliepop: 14lb Jayne289: 14lb kenshin112: 28lb Luv2BSlim: 14lb Maia Riley: 21lb...

Thanks for reading and replying Ali, was starting to think i was rambling to myself ;) So 1st STONE GONE!!!! Weighed in this morning and despite my weekend, i lost 3lbs! Brings my total for the first four weeks to 14lbs on the dot. I am SO pleased. It really paid off to try and limit my...

Aww glad she settled well for you - i know what you mean about jinxing things - my mum always asks how the boys are sleeping, which i hate because the second she asks and i say they are sleeping well, it all goes to sh*t!! Well done you for resisting all that lovely food... it's funny what we...

Thanks GSQ, I will restart my multivitamin tomorrow, currently in bed feeling like death warmed up so I need the boost!

How did your evening go with your little girl hun? x

Glad you're getting on well... i discovered the tesco bars a couple of weeks back and now i eat one a day, both flavours are so nice! Won't be re-ordering the exante ones, they're yuck in comparison! x

Oh FF i'm so sorry. What a horrible day for you, thinking of you and your hubby today xxx

Aww bless her, best to do it young though she'll forget so much quicker. Be strong, if you give in she'll know in the future you'll give in again, clever little mites!! It'll be a few rough days and then it's done, it's so hard when all you want to do is make them happy. if she is finding it...

Definitely a weekend for food - i blame the bad weather ;) Today is a new day, you can do it xx

Happy Halloween! When's your weigh day? Mine's tomorrow for my 4th week, the jury's out still it's been a mixed week! That's fab that you dress up the front of your house! My house backs onto a cemetary which is creepy enoughf or me on halloween!! I'm dressing my 3 year old up and letting him...

Does anyone know if it's ok to take a multi-vitamin whilst on Exante? I know that 3 packs per day provide everything you need but since i have been on this diet it has been cold after cough after cold!! I'm wondering if a multi vitamin would give my immune system a boost - i'd normally take...

Em i'm in Aldershot too - small world! My little boy was just over 2 when his dummies went to the dummy fairy too. He only had his at night and for naps, but we did what you did - put them in a bag and hung them on the front door when he went to bed at night. He settled really well and didn't...

Had a fab weekend - party was fab, dress was fab, i felt fab :D I decided to come off the diet so that i could have a few drinks (limited myself to three, so i felt tipsy but not drunk enough for a hangover the next day!), and i was suprised how hard i found it to eat food, and to find food that...

You seem very determined and you know what you're doing re. a vlcd so i'm sure the weight will be gone in no time. if you're unsure about the soups you can just order a bumber pack of shakes and bars/just shakes, i can't stand the soup so that's what i do, but i know others cant stand the...

This diet is great, when are you planning on starting? It's a good idea to try the flavours out before you start, as what some people love, others loathe. I try and think of the packs like a prescription, not food, as it makes me drink them even if it's a flavour i'm not keen on - i just take it...

Did you manage to get through day 2 ok? x

Amazing, well done! xx

Your results so far are amazing chick! And don't worry about lack of exercise, being active with all your kids will be exercise enough! On AAM week you still have your 3 packs plus a meal. I'm still not sure whether i'm going to AAM or not, i have really missed food and my resolve is getting...

Well done RD that is a FAB result you should be so proud of yourself! :D

I'm also 5"7 and i will always have boobs and a bum! Embrace the curves, i will never be a stick figure no matter how much i lose! I did the exact same thing this week as a treat, had my eyebrows threaded and tinted (they look fab, makes such a difference to your face when they're neat and...

Glad you're feeling better - hopefully as time goes by your mood will lift and your OH will forgive you the grumpiness i'm sure ;) x

Arg what a night! Well, evening anyway. My oven broke which is such a pain when i'm cooking for two little ones. I cook everything fresh for them, they won't eat nuggets and chips and stuff, but things like chicken breasts, salmon, sausage i like to oven bake as it keeps it softer for them and i...

That sounds good FF - i am still trying to determine my goal. At the moment i have it set to 11st6 as that is a healthy bmi for my height. I'm tempted to stop there - the lightest i've ever been after dieting was 11st3 and i had real trouble maintaining that, although that was partly down to...

Hiya, just a quicky to say good luck - the first week is the hardest and time does drag because it's constantly on your mind but soon it just becomes 'normal' and food isn't such a big deal any more - i'm now on my 4th week and i can't believe how it's flown by! x

You say once she leaves there is no going back, but that's really not the case, especially at further education level. I would encourage her to realise that if she doesn't know what she wants to do, to take some time to decide, then go for it... once she has finished 6th form. I agree there is...

I thought that i was horrible the first week, then i got my period (when it wasn't even due) and i felt fine once that happened. It obviously kicked off something hormonally for me. I have the odd grumpy day now but mostly i feel quite high luckily as i have two little boys to look after, who...