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Into the 13s!!!! :bunnydance: You're going great guns lady!

OK, week 3 weigh in and another 4lb off - fab, esp as it is TOTM this week. However, TOTM arrived early this month. When I started Exante, I was really worried it might affect my cycles and I think it might have. Since I want to try for a baby this is the last thing I need, so am going to...

Hi Keely, glad you like the other soups too, now you only have to have minging tomato once every 4 days! :p

:8855:If it was me I'd probably crack and there'd just be a pile of crumbs where the bread display once was :17729:

Awww :patback: Antari, you're doing SO well, your losses are brilliant. I understand completely how you feel and you avoided temptation, which is pretty blooming marvellous! Just think back to where you were 3 weeks ago, and then where you'll be in 3 weeks time. You can do it :party0011: (I...

Hmmm, that's interesting Antari, Morrisons is obviously a bit hit and miss. I got them in a one I was passing last week, which was a huge store and they only had one measly battered looking box of them. I interrogated the store manager today :giggle:in my more local one and he said they didn't...

Hi Dance Magic, you're doing really really well! Does the supermarket you work in pump that freshly baked bread smell around :eek:??

Hi Keely! :wave_cry: Thanks for popping over! That made me laugh about the tomato soup, it is an abomination, colour, taste, everything! I stuck fresh basil, chilli flakes and loads of pepper in the last one I ate - a minor improvement but erm, not much :D

Aw thanks Sue and Valentine :thankyou: Valentine, I am going to start trying for another baby next month, so I was just going to limit the Exante to 4 weeks and then wean off and pop back onto SW. Not sure if it would affect anything baby-wise if I stayed on Exante, it wouldn't seem to be the...

Over half a stone in 2 weeks isn't to be sneezed at Sue, it would have taken me about 2 months to lose that on SW! Good luck for week 3 x

Yes! Hands and feet were like blocks of ice last night, I had to go and sit in bed with the leccy blankie on, and even that didn't do much. Feel the same today. Am in week 3 and this is the first time I've noticed it....

Amazing, I bet you couldn't believe your eyes seeing that on the scales! Well done you :party0011:

Hi Keely, just wanted to add my agreement that it does get better! I was very spaced out for the first few days, had a headache and no energy, but towards the end of the first week I started to feel fine and now have no hunger and bags of energy :D I totally agree about the tomato soup :yuk...

Wow, for "before" pics you're looking pretty hot, lady! Really good luck with it, enjoy your last supper of cheesecake :D

You're doing BRILLIANTLY Valentine! So impressed with your losses and it sounds like you've definitely got the willpower to see it through to the bitter end now, yay!

Yay!! Well done you :happy096:

You know what, I was only going to do Exante for 4 weeks, but I think I might extend it to 6 weeks, losing weight this quickly (compared to SW where it crept down) is quite addictive!

Day 15, weigh in this morning and have lost 4 1/4 lbs :woohoo:. I won't count the 1/4 for official purposes but every little helps. Total weight loss over 2 weeks is 12.75lbs, I wanted to lose a stone in a month, so this is fantastic! Off to update my stats.....:)

Well, I thought I'd got away without the bad breath aspect of this diet, but the past couple of days it has definitely hit, my mouth tastes horrid :yuk: Today is day 14 100% on TS, finding it much easier than I thought, so hope I carry on like this! Tomorrow is weigh in number 2, it seems to...

Hi Valentine, just popped on to say you're doing brilliantly and good luck for the 2nd weigh in - mine's in the morning too, it better be good is all I can say!

Wow is all I can say! Amazing :worthy:

Let's all have chocolate shakes to celebrate! Happy Eggxante Easter (been dying to say that) everyone!

I managed 11 days on it a couple of months back until my knees gave out (she doesn't really allow any time for a proper warm up/cool down and you have to rush so much to keep up that there isn't time to check your positioning properly), it's totally hardcore :eek:

Well done for resisting the drinks - hard as it may be, just smile and nod at your friends and let it wash over you. You'll have the last laugh when you're all slinky ;). They don't sound the best support though - can you avoid them for a bit??!

Well done Emily :clap:, good luck for week 2

300 ml is my preference too - still thick & creamy, but there's a decent mug-full

Hiya, I think they're all nice too! My favourite is probably the banana though...

Hiya Sue, yes the bars are pretty grim too, they have a really weird texture. I did manage to force a tomato soup down last night, but can report no improvement in the flavour. I do really quite like the others though. Here is my soup league table (yes, I am a bit bored) 1. Mushroom (weird...

Brilliant, well done!

Hi Emily, I have the same water flavouring and had it on a few occasions last week (my first week) and lost 8.5lbs, so I don't think it had any major effect. Am sure someone more experienced than me can give you a definitive answer, but as far as I am aware, those ketostix aren't very accurate...

Resist, resist! Just think of the surprise of it when you hop on the scales after a week! I had a couple of sneaky peeks to tide me over the first few days, but now I think I'd rather see one big loss than lots of teeny ones.

Thanks Jubbly and Sue :D. To be honest, I didn't have any choice as to whether I ate it, for a 2 year old she is extremely forceful! But yes, I love her up to the moon and back :heartpump: Nothing exciting to report from today, was meant to have tomato soup for dinner but couldn't face it...

:woohoo:Wow, that's flippin' amazing! A great reward for all the suffering, and so glad you're feeling better in general. On to week 2......

Hooray, well done Sue! :clap:

Thanks Sammeh and Sue! Sammeh, if I get losses like yours I'll be over the moon. Now then Valentine, there's a question. I can't seem to PM anyone, maybe I haven't posted enough yet? Am I allowed just to say where I got it on here or not? It's no different to saying you went to Sainsburys...

Sue! I thought you must have fallen off the wagon :eat:! Only joking, good to see you back and still on track. Making 2 crumbles and watching everyone else eat them is actually quite heroic. I do think the malic acid is fine, it doesn't seem to have harmed me, and lots of people with amazing...

Amazing loss Valentine, you must be delighted! A good reward for all the suffering! :happy096:

Keep going Chazz, you're being really strong as it sounds like you're not having an easy time of it. I kept feeling hungry until day 7 then suddenly it went and everything became much easier, so hopefully the same will happen to you. The soup and shakes seem to taste a bit better as time goes...

Thanks ladygaga and Chazz, am feeling really motivated now, the hunger has gone and I feel really good. I know the losses after the first week aren't as big, but I'm well on the way to losing the stone I wanted to get off as a mini goal, hurray!

Day 8 - weigh in! Well, when I initially stepped on the scales it revealed a 4lb loss, I nearly fell off them as it had been 6lb a few days ago! This must have been a blip, I weighed again 3 times and all 3 showed........8.5lb loss :bliss:. Yours sincerely Thrilled of Leeds :D

:8855:Well done on resisting!

Well done! I'm all for a sneaky peek at the scales!

Thanks Starlight, I was a bit confused at first, but definitely got the meal replacement ones. Roll on breakfast! :17729:

Oh yes, and bought some strawberry and kiwi fizzy water from Sainsburys (one of the ones with malic acid that we're ok to have) and YUM is all I can say, highly recommend!! Minimins is great, you learn so much :)

Hi Chazz, hope your headaches are gone for good, mine have (I think). Well, this is day 7, and the first day I haven't felt hungry, hooray! Was out and about all morning, took a bar with me and realised about 11am I hadn't eaten it! So far, I've been counting down the minutes until I can have...

Lots of luck!

Yoohoo Valentine, I'll be doing my first week's weigh in tomorrow too, so good luck! I'll pop back to see how you got on, fingers crossed for a good loss for both of us....

PS not sure on the Asda ones as I don't live anywhere near one, but the same rule will apply (i.e. substitute your Exante bar for an Asda one)

Valentine, I have presumed (hope I'm right coz I've excitedly bought some now!) that they are the Biggest Loser meal replacement bars, to be used instead of the Exante bars (so, as I have all 3 varieties of pack in a day, I'd have 1 shake, 1 soup and 1 BL bar or 1 exante bar). I won't be trying...

Thanks for asking this, I wasn't sure what was allowable with other bars, and not being a huge fan of the Exante ones, I'm off to Morrisons to try the BL ones - quite excited, such is my boring life...

Fantastic, well done you :D

Really well done, enjoy your SW food!

I think you'll be fine, I've come from SW (where I only lose weight very slowly, but it had been coming off for around 3 months) and have a couple of stone to target. Been doing Exante for 6 days and after 4 had lost 6lb, although I haven't weighed myself since. I do think it'll come off for...

How goes it Sue? :wave_cry:

Day 5. Today was easier, I definitely didn't feel as hungry and not dizzy or headachy at all, hurray! Having a celebratory Dr Pepper Zero to celebrate :bliss:

Hi Ross, totally agree on the flip flop, good luck!

Haha, the scales are irresistable aren't they - brilliant loss though, well done

Best of luck, keep thinking about slinking around in your wedding dress! I got really slim before my wedding, it was the best incentive :love047:

Oh, and I had a naughty go on the scales this morning - 6lb off :happy036: Will resist for the weekend though, and do an official weigh on Tues morning, which will be a week.

Day 4. Had my 2 best friends and assorted kids around for most of the day, which was good in that it kept me busy and distracted but bad in that I had to make loads of yummy food for them and they'd brought loads of Easter chocolate down too. I stayed strong though, had 1/2 a bar before they...

You've done brilliantly so far, good idea about diverting yourself. I have a skinny husband too, it's annoying!

Hi :wave_cry:. Well done for completing the first week!

Hi! I'm also on day 4, well done for getting this far! Don't think I'm in ketosis yet as am still starving and, so far as I can tell, my breath it ok! Bring on the halitosis though..... Jojo-p, I sneaked a peek today too and have lost 6lb :clap:, hurray for VLCDs!

:8855:"M'lud, I am only permitted 600 calories a day and it is making me see double and nearly pass out. On the plus side I lost loads of weight!" <driving licence revoked>

Hi Sue :wave_cry:, not being able to get off to sleep is just awful, you have my sympathy. Keep at it though, you're nearly through day 2 now, so yay! Water sounds as if it'll be one that's ok, but I'm sure someone better informed can confirm for sure. I've had a couple of moments of coming...

Day 3. I had the mushroom soup last night (with loads of extra water added, the small amount of water it directs you to add seems weirdly low) - it was really nice :bliss:! A huge improvement on the tomato. Minging choc orange bar split out over the morning, strawberry shake for lunch (nice!)...

You're right, I think keeping busy is the key. In fact, I ought to play with my daughter rather than ignoring her so I can look on here! I may have mushroom soup now, you've swayed my decision! Good luck for the rest of the day, I'll pop back to see how you got on

Oh yes, also starving! And shaky and lightheaded and had the mother of all headaches yesterday, what fun! :D No headache today though. Have also just started a diary so I can have a good old rant about all of this. Which soup did you have? I'm having one for dinner, only tried tomato so...

Thanks Sammeh - that's a good way to think of it, just 26 days to go...... Am feeling a bit light headed and shaky, but am really determined to give it all I've got - I've had to cook for my daughter and haven't been tempted to pinch any even though I'm starving. Roll on my delicious dinner of...

Hi Sue I started yesterday so we can be new starters together! Good luck.

Oh, I also had a peek at the scales this morning, despite this being very naughty and a bit meaningless as it's only day 2 and it'll just be water loss etc, but I'd magically lost 2.5lbs overnight, which is spurring me on today! I'm not intending to weigh myself every day but until I reach...

OK, if I keep a diary it will hopefully keep me on track - no-one knows I'm doing this diet apart from my husband, so this can be somewhere to vent! :wave_cry: I've been doing SW but I lose weight very slowly on it, I have every time I've done it. I'm aiming to stick with Exante for 4 weeks...

Fab news Slimmer Bridezilla! I'm keeping a careful eye on my cycle (obsessively, actually!) so will see if it has the same effect on me - hope so! Here's to a happy and healthy 9 months for you.

How fantastic, congratulations :D

Honk for Day 1 yesterday!

Thanks for your responses ladies, that's really helpful (and congrats on your losses, amazing stuff). Completed day one yesterday (yeeek, STARVING!), so am going to go ahead with it for a month. Cybill, once you discovered you were pregnant, did you stop LL straight away?

Thanks Starlight - what's a pain in the backside for you will be good news for me! I guess maybe I won't know until I try, it's just that I'm normally regular as clockwork and TTC asap is hugely important to me

Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have been doing Slimming World for a few months, but my losses were very slow (they always are on SW). I've ordered a month's supply of Exante packs which will arrive tomorrow. I want to TTC in around 6 weeks time - am monitoring my cycles etc and...