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    How short is too short?

    Hiya! A few months back I refed after 3.5 months on Exante. I have through generally healthy diet and exercise managed to keep the majority of the weight off, but put a few pounds on over holidays and feeling less comfy in my clothes. My question - is it okay to 100% Exante for 2 weeks...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk day 48
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    honk if you were 100% today

    47 honks baby!!
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk day 46
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk - day 45
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk for day 44!
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    Simple Solutions Thinspiration needed!!

    What inspires you all to keep going? I'm 42 days into Exante TS and I'm hitting a wall. I'm flagging at work and feel like my IQ has dropped about 20 points coz I just can't concentrate anymore!! I had planned to keep going for another 27 days, then lose the rest of my excess baggage more...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Day 41 Yawny honk
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Does SS mean TS? If so then yep!! Today is day 40 and still cheat free. :-)
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    Advice Please not losing weight

    I thought there were approx 3 pints in a litre no? Think that if you're not drinking enough water then you'll retain a lot of what you do drink as this diet leaves you quite dehydrated. It'll show up as weight on the scales I think... I stand to be corrected though as I'm absolutely no expert.
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk - day 39 :-)
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    taking lt shakes on handluggage of plane?

    Hey nessie25 - I'm on exante, just popped over here for a nosey as I tried LT a couple of yrs ago. I fly at least once a week with work and so always have my packs for the day (and extras in case I get stuck somewhere) in my hand luggage. Not so much as an eyelid batted at me yet. You'll be...
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    How slow can you go?

    I'm drinking 3 litres of water a day and most days I'll have one coke zero / dr pepper zero. I've got 2-3 stone to lose ... Haven't fixed a definite goal for myself. So there should be some easier losses at this stage... Guess everyones different. What's the story with the water? If I drink...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk for week 5! Phew!
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    How slow can you go?

    Thanks for the support girlies. It's just a flippin nightmare when you go to such extreme lengths with a diet like this and don't see the tangible results!! You're dead right Babystar, it's all going in the right direction anyway. I was home in Ireland over the weekend and knew I could rely on...
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    How slow can you go?

    Hy guys - I know we all lose weight at different rates, but I'm just wondering are there any super-sluggish losers here? I've been following Exante TS for 4 1/2 wks now, and have lost only about 3/4s of a stone... If even that (only my 2nd time weighing since I started). It's a bit...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk for day 30!
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    Toilet troubles

    Re-dosed with ducolax. It thankfully worked, but not sure the stomach cramps and then the physical pain of it (sorry tmi) outweighed the benefits
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Guys I'm gutted!! In my teens I was skinny with big boobs, so I kind of thought the same would be true for me this time round - but I seem to be losing most of my weight off the top half :( On the bright side - completed week 4 today. Phew! It was a rubbish day - I got over-emotional and...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk for the end of week 4!!
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    Toilet troubles

    Oh that explains that! Thanks for the tip - I'll be crossin my fingers for tomorrow
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    Toilet troubles

    Frustration- held off for a week to give my body the opportunity to do it's thing, but nada!! So took a ducolax last night (don't plan to make a habit of it, but thanks for the advice guys) and one full day later - STILL NOTHING!! Come on digestive system - work with me here!!!!!
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Boobage fail!! Someone remarked to me today that my ample cleavage is no longer so emm 'generous'. Gutted! I love my boobs! Hope they don't get too much smaller :-(
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    Whoop Whoop Broken the 100lb mark!!!

    What a great motivator! Congrats!!!
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk day 24!!!
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Thanks Joanne! Just back in from the ceilidh and had a great booze free and food free night with my colleagues who cleared the food off my plate for me and happily drank my drinks. Nothing like support!!
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk day 23!!
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Started week 4 today! Seems I'm hanging in ok! I've gotten a recent wave of energy and positivity that's helped me through the last week and the days have gone by in a blur. I've been given some great and hugely absorbing projects in work so I've been able to bury my head in them so much that...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk - day 22
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    Toilet troubles

    Hey hur575 - unfortunately I'm not so lucky. I drink at least 3litres and get about 30 mins excercise each day, but it has no effect. Small price to pay for all the benefits I guess!
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    Not a weigher-Anyone else out there not an avid scale stepper?

    Hey Esther! Day 8 - congrats! How're you finding it so far? I actually meant to buy a scales last wknd, but didn't get to the shops. I get back home to Ireland approx once a month where I have a scales, so I figure I'll call that my weigh in time.
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    honk if you were 100% today

    HONK - 3 weeks baby!!!
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Thanks Joanne!! I have a bit of a shindig to go to of Friday night too - it's going to be a very boozy evening for my friends, but I plan to go along for the fun and not the food or drink... Just have to figure out how to look inconspicuous at a 5 course meal not eating *cue rediculous game of...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk - day 20 :-)
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    Delivery to ROI

    I'm in the UK now, but got my first delivery to Dublin at the beginning of Jan -No probs at all, just takes a little longer to get there. Good luck!!
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    pain killers?

    Thanks hun, that's exactly what I picked up for myself. Not as strong as I normally like my painkillers, but it got me through the worst of it and doesn't seem to have affected my kt. X
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    Exante vs Lipotrim - views please

    Only teasing. Delighted other people are considering Exante over LT. From my perspective as I said - same benefits, better options, less expensive. Exante all the way!!
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    Not a weigher-Anyone else out there not an avid scale stepper?

    I actually meant to pick up a scales at the weekend - just so I could have a monthly weigh, but didn't manage to get to the shops. Happy enough to pass through till next weekend and see where I am after 3.5 weeks of Exante.
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Bouncing around the place with energy today! Hoping it's not just coz I had a super lazy weekend, but cracked through loads of work and still had the energy to have some fun and banter in the office. I also joined some work friends for drinks at the end of the day and happily sat there with a...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honk for day 19 - yay!
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Honkitty honk honk - Day 18. Woop!
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    Exante vs Lipotrim - views please

    Good PR tactics ;-)
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    Bouillion

    I couldn't get my hands on the low-salt one either, but I would assume that so long ad you compensate with a bit more water, the salt shouldn't make a diff. The shop I was in had a regular or a vegan option of the marigold bouillon. I picked vegan coz the other one has lactose ... Seeing as...
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    C25k - Anyone fancy the challenge with me?

    I love the sound of this Terri! Is there a phased approach and running schedule or do you just gradually build up to the 5k?? I'm keen to get stuck back into exercising properly and this looks like a good way to get started. I'm in!
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    variety

    I ordered the bumper pack to get me started, but I'm not overly keen on the soups, so I've ordered a boxful of shakes and a box of bars. Both yum!
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    Zero Dr Pepper

    But re. The high juice- don't they have fruit flavourings? Won't that be disastrous for KT??
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    pain killers?

    Hey all - what kind if painkillers can we take that wont knock us out of ketosis?? I know nurofen liquid caps have glucose, and i think regular nurofen (the round ones) taste sugar coated. Anyone know for sure? It's my TOTM and I'm in need of some pain relief (pref w codeine), but I'd rather...
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    Exante vs Lipotrim - views please

    Tried LT for about 6 wks a couple of years back and found the weekly weigh in and buying a total pain in the ass... Not least because when planning a long holiday I knew I wouldn't be able to have enough supplies to keep it up. LT - more expensive as we've established. Exante has a better range...
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    Not a weigher-Anyone else out there not an avid scale stepper?

    Me too Plymgirl - I feel it in my clothes and for the moment, that's enough to spur me on. Surfhoney- I reckon I'd be too easily discouraged if the scales didn't show what I expected. It's that bit of added pressure that I could do without for the moment.
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Thanks Missbiker & Toots: conf call over & loadsa water downed. Time to curl up in bed with a hot waterbottle. Am wondering why I'm so hungry all of a sudden though. Can the bouillon or coke zero knock you out of ketosis?? Had 2 weak mugs of bouillon and a can of coke zero this afternoon -...
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Oh man I'm feelin hungry today!!! It's my TOTM, so that might have something to do with it, but finding it so hard not to get something substantial to eat! Would crawl into my bed if I could, but I have a conference call at frickin 9pm tonight. Left my bouillon in the office. Looong evening...
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    Exante shake muffin :-)

    Think it was me posting it before. Yes be careful not to burn - if you make them into smaller flatish discs you can also enjoy come cookie-type things. Am ditching the soups and sticking with muffins and bars from here on in!!
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    Exante shake muffin :-)

    Yay for the muffins!! Not half bad eh?! I love the banana muffin and even the strawberry and vanilla are nice. Sometimes I add a bit of espresso to the vanilla ones. Mmmmmmm
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Thanks Joanne - hoping tomorrow will feel a lot more positive. I've had a weird anxious feeling following me around all day... I'd say it was 'The Fear' (hangover paranoia) if I wasn't off the booze. Body probably just still adjusting. Week 3 - I'm ready for ya!
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    My box of hope arrived !!!!

    Wait till you see yourself Est- you'll be diving in front of the camera in no time. Good thinking ordering the box of shakes- I think I'm going to ditch the soups and do that next time round too. Much yummier, The cereal bars are great too. Good for energy I find and (once you get used to the...
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    Toilet troubles

    Thanks Est! Best of luck with day one, and the rest if your journey. Make sure you keep us posted and let us know how you get on!!! X
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    Zero Dr Pepper

    I had my first one the other day Mia- hadn't tried fatty or zero DrP before and I hafta say - it was grand! Took a few sips to get used to the sherbet taste, but it's got more flavour than coke zero so I'm delighted with it! ...that said, I've also developed a taste for Exante cereal bars, so...
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    Toilet troubles

    Thanks Starlight - relief (literally :-) ) Have some already as am not the most regular in the world anyway, so this kinda diet really throws me outta wack. Hope it doesn't effect my being in kt! Bye bye bloating
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    Toilet troubles

    Hey guys - I know there's a thread from Nov about this side effect, but wanted to ask specific Q about ketosis-friendly laxatives. Will those Ducolax tablet things interfere with ketosis or are they ok? Was on LT briefly ages ago and they said we couldn't even use Fibogel... It may have been a...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    14 days of cheat free HONKs
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Bleuch - rubbish day today. Didn't have enough energy to be on my A-game in work, really felt like having something to eat...or at the very least - a skinny latte. I consoled myself with bouillon and Dr Pepper Zero. Feeling frumpy and not so hot... Maybe TOTM... Time to buy a scales so I can...
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    Not a weigher-Anyone else out there not an avid scale stepper?

    True - I reckon I'll change my mind soon enough... No doubt when I start noticing a significant difference the curiosity will get the better of me!! :-)
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    Not a weigher-Anyone else out there not an avid scale stepper?

    Think I spent too many years monitoring (obsessing) about my weight, and couldn't be bothered right now. I weighed myself about 3/4s the way through my first week - am now only just about at wk 2, but don't actually own a scales where I'm living at the minute and seriously considering not...
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    honk if you were 100% today

    Day 11: Honk Honk!! X
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Thanks Toots. Yay Exante!! X
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Another good day! Still only at the beginning, but approaching week 2 and even if I'm not looking hugely different - I'm feeling healthier, happier and more in control. Not a single hunger pang today. If I can keep the momentum going like this, the next couple o' months will fly on by. FTW!
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    Why Exante??

    Yoyo dieter the last 10 years - sick of obsessing about my weight, so want to kick start myself on the road to good health and get back to being fit and active (without the discomfort and breathlessness that accompanies exercise these days). I'm a famine or a feast kinda girl and find it so...
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Ooh - didn't know we could pop the odd Smint - thanks JoanneM! The nice thing about those listerine strips (recommended on LT diet) was they didn't knock you out of ketosis as all, so they were a nice distraction throughout the day - in addition to helping the breath! Too right Mamakash! I...
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    Thanks guys! Was finding it a bit tougher today as was quite active - so really felt the hunger: but just tried on a dress I love that hasn't fit me for years and not only does it fit - it looks HOT! I'm feeling good again. One thing i'm really concerned about is my breath though. I don't...
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    3-4 stone hurdle

    So - Im setting my end goal of 3-4 stone (want to be realistic) to be achieved by approx May - With at least 2 of those to be knocked off before I have to slip into a revealing bridesmaid dress at the beginning of April. Am 26, Irish chick living in Landan and working in media - in an...
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    Exante in Ireland

    Hiya - am also a Paddy. Living in the UK, but ordered my first bumper pack when I was home in Dublin over Xmas. I had to borrow a credit card coz I couldn't seem to use my laser (nowhere over here seems to accept it). It was a little bit extra for delivery charges, but it arrived no bother-...
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    Swapping an Exante bar for an Atkins Bar

    Heya starlight - then what's in our choc and orange exante bars?..or do I want to know?
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    Swapping an Exante bar for an Atkins Bar

    Just as a matter of interest - as Atkins features lots of low carb, but frequently high fat foods- is there a fairly hefty fat content in those bars you mentioned? Also - how did you find it in terms of being filling? I'm assuming they're supposed to be a snack for the atkins diet rather than a...
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    Energy advice

    Thanks for that. I was actually grand today! Energy seemed to come from nowhere- so maybe my body just took that bit longer to switch into ketosis... I've also figured out that my afternoons are the most demanding on my energy, so I'm doing half a (minging) ceral bar thing for breakfast...
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    Energy advice

    Hey guys- I'm only on day 6 of Exante and going well in terms of weight loss. Noticing a difference in my clothes already! What I am concerned about is my lack of energy. This is only my second day of work after Xmas, so it's taking it's toll on my energy levels anyway, but I've noticed that I...
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    Hello! Tips for discretion and recipes

    Hey Dobs - I just empty the tomato & basil soup into a bowl, add in drops of water (slowly as you don't want it to be runny) and mix until it binds together enough to roll with your hands into a ball shape. Stick it in the microwave on a plate for between 30 secs, then turn it over and return...
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    Hello! Tips for discretion and recipes

    I agree Shimmystar - the bars are really convenient. But Jaysus they taste so bad!! I've managed to turn the shakes into muffins and soups into poppadom things... the tomato soup makes a nice scone/muffin thing... but the aftertaste from those bars is a force to be reckoned with. I'm going to...
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    Hello! Tips for discretion and recipes

    Thanks for the advice everyone! I reckon the bars are probably the way to go for the office as some of you suggested (or half and half)... In fact I may buy a load more bars for next month (assuming I can stand the taste). I work kind of mental hours and frequently have 2 (at times all 3) of...
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    Hello! Tips for discretion and recipes

    Hi guys! I'm a Newbie to the site and new to Exante. I've been reading posts on the site for about a month now and I'm absolutely inspired both by your great achievements, but also the support you all give eachother! I Have just recieved my first Exante delivery, so my new regime begins...
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