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Hey guys! I've been away for a while, just been focusing on the palava that life throws at you, but I wanted to let y'all know that my success story is going on Slim & Save! I can't actually believe I've made it this far because the road has been so bumpy that I didn't actually realise how...

I don't quite understand what you're trying to say :s

I wanna be able to just wear a tshirt and not have to wear a shirt or hoodie over the top of it to try and hide myself

Yeah I've heard a lot of bad reviews of ketostixs :S And I did say in my post further down the page, if weighing in a lot and seeing small losses keeps u motivated then that's perfectly fine, that's what we all want is motivation! It's whatever gets u to where u need to go :) I think the once...

@Scousemouse, I honestly think it's sometimes the only way to keep your sanity! I think everyone has to do what it takes to keep themselves going. If there are some people who get a huge kick out of weighing themselves all the time and they see decent movement on the scale, then that's what's...

Haha! How did you everrrrr guess?! :D

Hi guys. I keep reading lots of posts on here about people getting disheartened or feeling crappy because they think they've done really good and then they get on the scale and BOOM! They've lost a tiny amount. I've been sticking to this diet pretty consistently, and if I've HAD to have...

I agree with the other posters for sure! Even if you do fail one day, just start again the next. The best thing I can say is that if you keep hammering at that wall, eventually it will fall, even if you have to put your hammer down for a bit. Just accept that screw ups will happen and when they...

Yeah if you read the sheet it tells you everything

Are we allowed to ask for swaps?

I kinda wish I hadn't ordered so many meals because I love the shakes way more :(

Yeah i think during the first week it's probs good incentive as there's a big weight loss, but after that I think that weighing yourself more than once a week can be a HUGE demotivator, because sometimes you can feel and see that you've lost weight but the scales just haven't budged and as soon...

Maybe that's why these diets can only be followed for 12 weeks at a time before a break is needed or something. I don't know though, there are many groups of people in different parts of the world who are in a permanent state of ketosis due to the nature of their natural diet as they have very...

Leedsforever, I kind of wonder if (and I'm sure loads of people will wanna jump on me for this) ketosis actually makes your weight loss a bit slower sometimes, than it would be if you ate the equivalent with normal (carb) food. It would make sense seeing as ketosis is meant to be a state in...

Your weight fluctuates a LOT during the day, due to food intake, bowel movements, water movement, etc. That's why you should only weigh yourself once a week AND why you're waist measurement is more important than the number you see on the scale. There can be weeks where you lose inches but your...

Well done!!!! That's so good, i wish we all could resist temptation like that!

That protein thing is a MYTH. Brad Pilon did a whole study on this and the truth is is that it's different for every person cos there's a lot of determining factors, but for a regular guy, between 70g-120g of protein would be enough. I usually add one or two scoops of cheap protein powder into...

Slimmerwithin, I'm a guy (I know u wuldn't think it from my signature, lolll) so what I do might not be what you necessarily want to do. I focus on trying to build my shoulders, my upper chest, my biceps and back. I shoulddd really do lunges but it takes too much out of me to do them because...

I fall into the trap of ordering LOADS of something I like and then being sick of it within two weeks!

I absolutely LOVE the cookies and cream flavour! It's officially my fave!

I want one of these!

Ive said this before on here, but you will not lose muscle if you do weight training as your body will recognise that that muscle is not 'dispensable'. A study was done with putting people on a vlcd and having one group weight train and the others not. The group who trained didnt lose any...

I think a good rule is just to drink when you feel the thirst, don't ignore it. I feel that my body always tells me when I need some water on this diet and I just obey

Ah man, I knew it was too good to be true!

Omg, those shakes are going to effing AMAZING!

Lol, no probs. Let me know how you get on Deez x

Hey Deez! If you do have fewer calories consistently, then what happens is your body reduces energy expenditure in order to make the way it uses calories more efficient, so you will lose some muscle eventually as if you are not in desperate need of a certain amount of muscle mass then it makes...

If the flavouring is too sweet it's because ur using too much, just put about half a teaspoon or less in ur glass

Lol, omg i always wanted a soda stream but im always plagued by the thoughts of 'what happens if the company eventually goes out of business and i just have a useless machine with no canister refills?!!!'.

Lolll, awww man! Well try it with the Lemon Spritz, i tried it and it honestly did taste like lemon fanta, lolll

I read it in someone elses post and decided to try it for my water allowance, and whoever it was who suggested it, THANKYOU! Honestly, it makes drinking water a piece of piss. 17p in Morrisons for fizzy tapwater: result!

I haven't read any of Johnsons stuff, sorry :(All I can say is that Brad first published his book back in 2006 I believe, and he DEFINITELY brought it to the forefront in the fitness and diet world. He fully ackowledges he didn't 'come up with it' because it's been around since forever, but he...

No problemo! I just really respect this guy and I know that his work could really help out anyone who wants to maintain or lose weight a bit slower than a vlcd would do

Deezer, how did u find taking a break every 12 weeks? Was it hard to not go wild and binge?

Yep, 'Eat Stop Eat' is an eBook. I have talked about Brad before, but I'll give you guys a quick run down of him: Brad was an ex bodybuilder and he used to work at a supplement company, but he left and went back to college and got a Phd in nutrition and started doing research on the effects of...

Guys I honestly think that if you feel like this, you should check out 'Eat Stop Eat' by Brad Pilon, I reckon it'd really help you out. I kinda idolise this man cos he's so normal yet so clued up. Google him or youtube him or look on his facebook change, it could be the answer to your fears I think

I would end up going to sainsbuyrs after work every day and spend like 3 pound on choc and sweets, and sometimes more, and all my pay cheque would end up going on food!

Well done! You look great! xxx

I'm EXACTLY the same. I can't just eat one bit of chocolate, I have to eat the whole thing, I physically cant control myself. I think the freezing idea is the only way this would work for me

I might buy a few and then freeze them so i cant have more than one at a time!

Maybe the carbs in two of them would cause a bit of a spike in your blood sugar or insulin levels, enough to maybe knock you out of ketosis or create a craving? I reallllllllly want these, but I don't know if i'm setting myself up for failure by having them because i'm scared it might make me...

I think the Hazelnut shakes are the most amazing shakes in the world, they taste phenomenal!

Deezer, you're such a bloody inspiration. Honestly, you push me on when I feel like I can't do it!

Lol, I've wanted to go to Disneyworld my entire life, so i couldn't be more excited!

I love that quote! And yeah, let's crack this and achieve it man! :D

I think 4 packs a day is probably better in terms of controlling yourself as you don't need to think about food outside the plan. I have messed up when I try to have to small protein and veg meal instead of a 5th pack (i'm a guy)

I can't see it on the website anywhere :(

Ok guys, I am ON IT like a car bonnet. I, very wisely, invested in a 100 day countdown calendar a few months ago to countdown to my holiday in Florida on Setpember 1st. Yesterday was day 100 and I restarted the diet AGAIN and I have to say i can't believe how much resolve I have now that I have...

BMI charts are SO unreliable because they were designed to give an average indication of a WHOLE country, not an individual person! I follow this guy called Brad Pilon who has written the book "Eat Stop Eat" which talks about the benefits of intermittent fasting, and he's an ex bodybuilder and...

Maybe you should try putting a spoonful of coffee into one of ur shakes in the morning, it might really help :)

I know, I didn't think I could do it, but I have and I'm so proud!

Have you're measurements changed? Sometimes you're measurments go down but your weight doesn't, so don't worry too much about the scales.

I think as long as you're not feeling hungry and have the 'ketosis energy', then I wouldn't worry about it, because it's the calorie defecit that makes you lose weight, it's just the ketosis that makes it easier to stick to.

Ok, well i've woken up this morning and I don't feel hungry at ALL, so i think ketosis is setting in. I think what it might've been is the slight sweetness in the drink made my brain sort of go 'hmmmm, sweet!'. I am a bit wary of it tho, i think it might just have to be a small, small glass...

Guys, please help me outtt: I went to sainsburys to get the diet cola, and then noticed they had this fizzy cherry drink. I looked at the back and it was made with malic acid but it had 2% fruit juice in it. I compared the Nutritional info with that of the cola and the cola had 0.4 grams of...

Well I was 100% today again, and the sugar cravings weren't there but the emotional cravings were, which was weird as it's the first time i've felt it without the sugar craving on top. I don't know if the chromium has began to work after only the second day, but i think it might have.

If you feel really, really hungry, drink some water. If your stomach kind of hurts after you drink it or feels really empty still then you're defo genuinely hungry. If you feel hungry and you actualy concentrate on your stomach when you feel it, you can usually feel if it's real or not. I think...

Yeah this defo the most 'fun' diet to be on, everything tastes nice and you don't feel too badly deprived of food because the meals are super and the treat bars are nice too. I wish you all the luck in the world, I hope you reach your goal!

I've bought Psyllium husks and I was planning on taking one a day in the morning. Has anyone else had good experiences with them? I'm reluctant to try any breads or anything as I don't want to derail myself

Yeah it probably will take a few days :( I wanted instant effects, lol! I have two bottles of it, so I'm going to take them every day

I did it today guys! I had a MASSIVE temptation and I was so on the edge of getting a whole bag of Caramel Nibbles and a caramel RIce Krispie Square, and I took about 5 minutes to struggle with my brain pushing me to get it, but I resisted! It was honestly the most difficult food related thing I...

Yeah everyone on this forum has really pushed home to me how important it is to carry on. As long as you keep on moving forward, you WILL lose weight. It might be a bit slower if you fall down along the way, but if you carry on being commited to it, you will lose it. It's when you give up for a...

Lolllllll! Whats the silica complex for?

Ok, I'm defo gona try these! I need to really get myself together as my time is runnning out!

I read about that chromium stuff, does it genunely work? Like are your cravings noticeably less? And do you feel more in control? I feel like I may need these. I remember I took those infamous 'Fruta Planta' tablets before and they completely stopped my appetite but i started to get a really...

This seems like a really good idea you know, it might take a proper concentrated plan in order prevent me from making sugar mistakes. I feel like it's just controlling me at the moment. It's this whole thing of 'food is the only thing that makes me feel better', yet it's the thing thats...

Ok so I keep stop-starting since I restarted S&S, because I just can't control my sugar cravings. My mum isn't on a diet, so she still has things in the cupboard and I literally can't stop myself from having some, it's like something overtakes my brain and I can't resist it, even though it...

Noooo, the sainsburys drink isnt allowed now?! I love that drink aswell! :(

S&S have a list of what drinks are allowed on their website in the FAQ section, it's quite a decent sized list

Lollll, you'll probably be able to put it up tomorrow or wednesday though! :)

Scales are so unreliable though, like honestly, after reading and watching so much about weight loss, it's become clear that even if the scales have stopped moving, you probably have lost cm's and inches from around your waist and other body parts. It's the measurements that matter! Try just...

When you really look at it, it is technically easier to lose weight than it is to put it on. It's all the emotional baggage that makes it so much harder to us! If you stick to it 100% you should lose a stone a month. I need to lose 3 stone by September 1st!

A lot of first week losses are due to the water you lose as your fat stores are beginning to be used and glycogen being pulled from your muscles for energy. I did read like 1lb of fat carries 1.5 lbs of water or something like that, so you start to lose the excess water really quickly in the...

Wow, 12 weeks, well done! Was having the break as enjoyable as you thought it would be? Or did it kind of make you realise how your relationship with food may have changed? I hope tomorrow goes well!

Thankyou so much for the advice and tips, i'm going to try and follow your example. The thing you said about writing down all of your achievements is something that I think no one really says to do and it could be a real game changer. I imgaine that looking back on that in moments of weakness...

That is friggin amazing!!!!!! WELL DONE!!!!! :D :D :D And you've almost done it in the time you set yourself in your info under your avatar, that's super impressive! You inspire me to do it man, you really do. I'd love for you to do a little post on hints and troubleshooting. It'd be great to...

Lol sorry I sounded really aggresive in my last post, I didn't mean to!

Well done on getting back on it :) Life happens sometimes, you just gotta roll with the punches. Well done for not regaining anything!

I asked Rob at Slim & Save if the flavourings would take me out of ketosis and he said no, they're safe. If you feel unsure, then you contact Slim & Save and ask him yourself, he might be able to give you more information

Is this to be expected then? To start feeling queezy around a month into the diet? Does it pass eventually?

I contacted them about this and they are made with malic acid, so it's fine to drink as much as you want

^^^ Yeah I'm defo gona take it easy :D

Yeah I'm going to give this my all, I have to. I just want to get into ketosis! And I won't workout too hard, I'll just do my best to maintain the muscle I do have and focus on losing the fat. Thanks for the well wishes guys, we're all in this together :)

Ok, so I totally fell off the wagon like a week after getting slim and save. My problem was that I weight train, and I noticed HUGE drops in how much i could lift and how many repetitions I could do whilst on Slim and Save and so I started adding food back in and then just gave up completely...

I think the health risks of obesity FAR outweight the short term use of microwaves

You know, I have to kind of backtrack on wot I sed earleir, becauuuuse when I did exante for 3 days, I lost quite a lot of weight, altho it was probs nearly all water. But i've been having 5 packs a day of slim and save or 4 plus a meal, because that's the recommnded amount for men, and I swear...

Hey, I posted about this before, the flavourings are AMAZING I think and they make it piss easy to drink 3 litres a day, lolll

I wouldn't worry about your vitamins too much if you just missed one shake today. Most of us were malnutritioned from the way we ate before we started S&S, so we're getting way more genuine nutrition and vitamins from these shakes than we would anyway! Missing a shake today isn't going to kill you x

Atkins has a slower rate because ur eating proper meals with higher calorie content. The whole point of a liquid or meal replacement vlcd is that they can pack the nutrients ur body needs to stay alive into a super low amount of calories. The protein plus low calorie content will put you into...

I'm on day 4 now (in terms of like following it completely 100%) and I've stopped feeling hunger but I feel the energy deficit, like hugely :(

That's honestly the best thing to do, I find if I think about it as a longggg journey then it becomes overwhelming. Just complete one day and be proud of it then start the next one the day after :)

This sounds good, I'd like one of these

Omg, that's so gonna happen :(

You know, I'm waiting for the nasty surprise from S&S, because this diet is just too good to be true! The meal packs and shakes are so buff and now they're introducing more bars! Im waiting for someone to tell me that this diet actually kills you in the end, lolllll

I defo decided to take the leap again after researching her weight loss. I hope she doesn't go back to her old ways, because it is so easy for any of us to put it all back on if we don't keep ourselves in check.

I experience this sometimes, but I always drink a huge gulp of water after a food pack because the concentration of stuff in it can be a little hard for the stomach to digest in one go, so it helps to dilute it straight away

I know right, it makes you realise how much eating fills up time in your day. Ive always thought that if I had an ultra amazing social life and was always busy that I wouldn't eat crap at all

Starlight's not judging anyone for screwing up, she was just saying that she doesn't understand why some people seem to be perfectly okay with undoing their ketosis and eating whatever they want just because it's 'Easter Sunday'.

yeah, i do feel like that with food. I eat to make myself feel better but the feeling doesn't last so i eat and eat and eat then i lose control of it and carry on eeating even when I don't want to

You know, that is so true it's unbelievable.

biggusburdus that is bloody EXCELLENT advice you've posted there! I'm going to copy and paste all of that into a word document and print it out and stick it to my wall. You're so right, I need to plan, plan, plan and have 'In Case of Emergency, Break Glass' things in place. If this happens...

I will remember the awfulness of today and I will do my everything to not let it happen again. Tomorrow is going to be 100%, it just will be. Thankyou everyone for your support! It always means the world to me, it really really does! x

Thankyou so much for your support, I'm quite emotional right now (as you can imagine, lol) and you've made me get a bit teary-eyed. I'm gonna try what you've suggested with Coke Zero, it might really help things. And you're so right, I can't let this become a routine or a habit. I can't even...

I've just finished a digusting binge guys :( I'm so damn ashamed. Honestly, I've eaten like how I see bulimics eat in films, just without the being sick part. I was doing fine today, I was feeling good off of my totally clean day yesterday, I'd lost 5lbs (water weight obvs, but still), and then...

HAHA! Sorry! This was meant for the other thread! Lollll

I don't know if this is bad advice or not, but maybe if you're not going to be 100% this weekend, it might be worth just eating as sensibly as possible with normal food over the weekend and saving your packs until monday or tuesday.

And sugar free red bull has citric acid in it and there's no way of telling how much :( I guess I'm gonna have to try putting coffee in my shakes if I need to :(

^^^ Dee, that's an excellent quote!!! And guys, I was back on it with a vengeance today :D Obvs the day isn't over, but I feel like I've got cast iron willpower atm. I got really depressed at work and almost had a bit of a cry in the office. The one thing the absence of food makes you do is...

I think sometimes people just need to be called out on the things they say. I honestly think people say mean things because they know you're not gona say anything in return. If somebody says something to knock ur feelings like that, just say to them 'd'you really think it's ok to say that to...

Yes, I weight train 3 times a week. Im just in the first stages of S&S, but I could barely lift the weight I'm used to working with, I had to stop. I'm hoping that when I eventually do go into ketosis that I'll be able to work out as normal

^ Omg I totally went to bed early and woke up early today feeling not tired at all, for the first time ever I think, lolll. I guess the lack of sugar and carbs made me rest better

Ok, I'm going to start again tmrw and take it really easy over the long weekend and hopefully, I'll go into ketosis by monday and then I'll find the energy that all of you are raving about, lolll. I won't believe it til it happens to me! I will e-mail slim and save now and ask :)

Is ketosis really that energizing? I wanna believe I'll be bouncing around with energy, but I am skeptical, lolll. Sugar Free Red Bull is sweetened with aspartame, and obvs has caffeine in it. I think supermarket brands have 0g of carbs in them. Surely it'd be ok :S

Thankyou guys for your support :) Honestly, this is the best forum I've ever been on. You are right, i guess everyone has had a slip up at some point. JessicaRabbit, ur right, I would be saying the same if it were the other way round, lolll! And Abigail, I think ur right also, beating myself...

Ok, I trust what you tell me, I'm gonna just get right back on the wagon. You've lost a huge amount of weight, so I know you know what you're talking about!!!

^ I know you're right :( I need to just dust myself off and try again. It was the lack of energy, that's what just tipped me over. If today had been an easy day at work, I think things wouldve been completely fine. You're right tho, you can't fail until you stop trying

I was doing FINE then work today was really laborious (I had to take so many deliveries and the physical work literally made me want to pass. out.) and I was so faint and I just went to McDonalds and then got a bar of chocolate. I felt instantly better then i felt like ****, I felt so, so...

^^^ Yeah, I wish they would do a follow up too. I LOVE that that anorexic woman is in recovery. She does look a bit oddly proportioned now, but she's done so well for herself and I'm so happy for her because I really wanted her to make a change for herself, and she did! I love watching the...

Thankyou! xxx

A day without anything wont do you any harm (you can go 3 days without food before your body starts using any muscle to supplement energy and nutrients, and even then it's a tinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnny amount). Just get back on track today and things will be ok. Life happens man, sometimes you just...

Is it safe to use an aspartame sweetener, like Candarell, without affecting my ketosis?

I always think the weight losses and gains at the end are so anti climactic. I like the new format of the show though. I kind of would rather watch a whole show of Dr Christian in America interviewing people.

Haha, I couldn't understand this either because my sheet says the same! Quite a few spelling mistakes I noticed. If it wasn't for the support the diet has on this forum, things like that would honestly make me question the quality of the company. On their website there are a few typos, and it...

I want to buy some plain, 1.5 litre highland spring or buxton and just add two or three scoops of powder and drink those throughout the day. I have to ration it out though because I don't want to go through them too quickly.

If I would have known, I think I would've bought another two because I think I'm gonna go thru these too quickly :(

^ They are SO friggin nice! The mixed fruit one is a pretty standard summer berries type drink, but the lemon spritz is like sweet lemon, it's kind of addicitive, lolll. I tell you now though, it made drinking 500ml of water a piece of p*ss and not an ordeal, lolll

Ok so I emailed them and they said the flavourings are made with malic acid, not citric acid, so they're fine :)

I bought the Lemon Spritz and Mixed Fruit water flavourings, is there a limit to how much of them I can drink?

Omg and you know what's horrible with moeny, is realising exactly how much you've wasted on pointless food. Like ive realised so much of my wage would go on me going to sainsburys and just buying tons of sweets and cakes to go home and binge on to make myself feel better. I think we can make...

Thankyou so much for this, I'm about to start S&S and you've really, really inspired me with this post. Thankyou!

I think everyone here has been on at least 5 or 6 diets. The problem I think most of us have is that when things go bad, the only way we know how to make ourselves feel better is to eat something nice. It's a coping mechanism, and I think we're just part of the group of people in this world who...

I'm starting tomorrow because that's when my delivery should come. I'm very excited and nervous. I'm honestly hoping I can withstand the stresses at work, because I won't have food to turn to this time round :(

I've always wanted to lose weight (like everyone), but for me, it's been the realisation that my life is never going to be any different if I'm keeping myself in this 'fat cage'. My weight stops me from wanting to do anything, from going for the things I want. I don't want to spend another...

Oh excellent! I'm hoping that the ready meals taste great enough that I don't feel the need to swap them out for a protein meal. I guess you're right, I will play it by ear and see how things go. I would love to make it all the way to week 12 on just the 4 packs a day, then I could just go up to...

Hi guys! I've just ordered my first lot of S&S. I've tried Exante in the past but Exante was far too hard, S&S looks so much more doable. I know that on Exante, they said that every 4 weeks, you have to add a meal and up your calories to 1000 a day for a week. I'm assuming you have to do the...

Lol, most people think 'fasting! ur gna die!' but it's only like 24 hrs twice a week, it's got all kinds of health benefits to it. The guy who wrote the book i read 'eat stop eat' was a former bodybuilder and he went back to uni to get a degree in nutrition and this is what he found out basicaly...

Eek, I'm sorry! I just thought it would be better to have all the updates right at the beginning.

New update guys. Rmbr, I'll always edit the first post so that the update is the first thing you see xxx

Haha, I'm unemployed at the moment, so it really isn't that cheap for me! It's good that your weight loss was the same, that makes me feel defo ok about it, lol

@notsoskinnymarge, I only have like a tiny bit of coffee, like half a teaspoon, it's not enough to split it really. Plus I would just end up having the second half within the next half an hour anyway, I know what I'm like, lolll @Rebirth_Lozza, I guess you're right, 800 calories is still 400...

I'm so glad I'm not the only one, lolll. I can't make it a habit cos I do not want to like leave myself too short by the end of the month. I guess you're right, it is better than eating something that could 1) take u out of ketosis, 2) possibly lead you to munching lots of other things. I'm...

Ok, that's a big relief. I am hoping that by the end of this week I've gone into ketosis and I don't feel hungry at all.

Hey guys. I had 4 shakes again today :( I had 4 on Monday, 3 yesterday and then today I really felt hungry (first time so far) and I was like 'Ok, I need a 4th one'. I feel better that I had, but I feel like it's bad to do this, cos other people seem to do fine on just the 3. I had coffee in...

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GSQ's advice has really worked for me so far: water helps EVERYTHING. I'm on day 3 now and haven't found it a problem at all. The times I felt a bit sick or got a headache, I hadn't had a drink of water that hour, so as soon as I had a tall glass or two, I was fine :) Let's hope things stay this...

Well done! I'm so happy for you, I'm glad that you have reached such a huge milestone, let's hope it just gets better for you!

That's amazing dude! I hope I get similiar results! Can you notice the difference on yourself when you look in the mirror?

My fear is eating a little bit when I have my break, thinking it'll be fine to get back on the wagon and then just bingeing afterwards. I think maybe the key to when you do eat is to try and avoid anything that you used to crave before you dieted. I imagine it would just make it a MISSION to get...

Ok guys, updated.

Lol, I hope i do toooooo!

05/05/11 A week and 3 days Ok guys. So doing the total solution and no carbs was TOO HARD. I fell off it on day 4. BUT, and this is a big but, I have been dieting non stop since I started Exante :) I have kept my calories under 1000 each day and on most days I equal between 600-800 too...

That is an amazing weight loss, that's 112 lbs! That's AMAZING! You're such an inspiration you know, and in less than a year aswell, that's uber cool. You inspire me!

No, I thought about it but then I didn't think anyone would want to read it. I might do it then, even if it's only a weekly update :)

Yeah guys, it's a work in progress as with anything. You only fail at something when you stop trying, innit? I'm starting tomorrow but I'm doing pure shakes, as I know that I probably won't like the soups, AND I know that having that meal bar will tempt me too much to eat other things, so I'd...

Lollll

I don't have a lot of friends atm as I lost contact with most of them when I quit uni, but the ones I do have are really supportive. They know I've been struggling with my weight since I've known them, so they're really rooting for me. My long weekend in Brighton in July is with my two best...

I start tomorrow too!

I think people are SUCH saboteurs, because the moment you tell someone you're on a diet when they offer you/ask if you wanna order food, they say 'Oh come onnnn, it's just a little bit' or 'noooo, you don't need to diet' or 'have a day off'. It just makes it harder!

That's so good that it freed you from the compulsion, like that is what I'm hoping it will help me with, I want to see food in a different way, I don't want to have the 'Ohhh, I'm so upset! I need some chocolate' feeling, I want to be able to find comfort in a non food way. That's why I like the...

I don't think you realise how what you just said has helped me, you've literally lit a lightbulb in my head about the whole 'do something different' thing. It might not work, but I feel excited about the idea you've given me, thankyou! Lollll. I think you're so right about the feelings of...

Oh nooo, believe me, it was almost ten years ago and I've never had a relapse. My main problem, as I think most of the people here, is bingeing when I'm unhappy. Like food has been the comfort, and I want to learn to not rely on food to stabilise my mood. That's why I like the abstinence from...

Hi guys! I made the thread about Fibresure, but i really should've done a proper intro of me first :) I;m Wisney (not real name obvs, but close to it!), I'm 22, I'm male, I'm 5ft 7 and I'm currently 14st :( I've tried many diets over the years (as we all have), but have never succeeded. I was...

Ooh, I'm gonna go get some just in case, lol.

Wow, this sounds amazing! I hope it's the same for me :)

Oh man :( And it says guys can lose 2 stone in the first month, so maybe I could get lucky and lose 2 in the 2nd. I can hope! And what are the no carb alternatives to Fibresure, I'd like to see where I can get them

Hey guys, I'm just about to start Exante :) I'm planning on doing total solution for 7 weeks, then working solution for one week, and then I go on holiday so I want to take a break from it. Plus I just quit my job so I can only afford to maybe get another box of shakes after the one I just...

I'm still a bit confused. On CD you can go 12 weeks if you want, right? Then you do the add a meal week, then you go back. I remember a story in the news about 3 years ago where a woman was on her liquid diet for 6 months straight and she died of a heart attack, so there's obvs a reason why you...

The metabolism kick thing makes sense I guess. I'm going to be doing weight training along with this, so hopefully the metabolism won't slow down too much. It's also the only exercise I like doing, lol. I'm very much 'all or nothing' too, so i guess going without the food will be way easier...

Hi there guys, I'm brand new and hopefully gonna be starting Exante in the next few weeks. I've always wondered why Cambridge has said you can do 12 weeks before you have to add a meal, and Exante says 4 AND 12. I e-mailed them asking and they said that '4 is what they recommend'. Have you had...