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Hi Dani i have a battle against meds too, I'm on tramadol amongst others which is a horrible drug but one I can't do without right now. How are you getting on? I had a 2lb gain last week but I'm on track again and hoping for a loss by next Monday

Hi, I've just started using mfp app again and thought I'd come back here. I did the exante diet a couple of years ago and got really ill, then life just sort of happened and here I am again! I'm doing sensible eating and keeping to 1600 calls a day which seems to be working health wise and for...

yeah well not according to my sweet darling husband.... he's like "oh its probably not, don't worry about it, there's no point worrying unless you know what you have got" It's not what i need to hear right now, you know I'm not a robot, I can't can't turn off from worrying

well my bloods are being taken tomorrow and that will show if the cancer is there, my mum reckons the ultrasound should come through pretty quickly as the referral is to investigate cancer and they generally don't hang around with that. I'll just plod on, stick to my diet as weight loss is...

Hiya, just got back from the doctors. He thinks it is either gallstones, kidney stones or cancer of my womb. I have got to have bloods taken tommorow and he has referred me for an ultrasound which I should hear from sometime soon. I am ok to carry on the diet on 4 packs or working solution...

I know Chelly, the dr and exante customer services were happy for e to do the 4 packs so I get 800 kcal and if that wasn't suiting me I could do working solution but I don't know, something is going on for sure

cor it's alright for some hey? Cruise ships meetings?? lucky thing! You really are back in the zone aren't you?! well done hun you are an inspiration xx

sounds like a lovely day hun, i used to like the toffe bars best but now much prefer the choc ornage ones. The toffee ones can be a bit cardboardy lol

wow mini, get you! what a fantastic week x

I might try that with the banana one, banana custard sounds good! I'm sure you can make a banaana muffin too? def want to try thst

ah well done chelly thats brilliant, also good luck on wednesday honey xx

morning guys, not good news... yesterday I collapsed. I was in so much pain I just decked it. I am seeing the doctor at 11.25 this morning as an emergency. I had my packs yesterday but after I collapsed i nibbled on somemof those breakfast biscuits which are packed full of carbs but hubby was...

totm is always great for messing us up hey? I am peri menopausal so my hormones mess me up all the time

oooh meant to say I am going to try the porridge biscuits too, have you seen the recipe in the recipe section? Worth a shot... how bad can biscuits be????

I really like the pasta as it is but the porridge.... oh god help me I don't know what to do, I will try the coffee bee and maybe cinnamon could help if the coffee is no good xx

ah thanks bee, i know my health has to come first but I keep thinking losing weight is only going to help, do you know what I mean? I'm sure it's just IBS and my pill or something, every time I have had some kind of health scare I panic and it turns out to be something simple, so I'm not...

I need to try making these, I made the porridge this morning and managed about 4 teaspoons before i started gagging so bad i thought i was going to be sick! Hope the biscuits are ok as I have just ordered the porridge and pasta pack :rolleyes:

OMG i just tried the porridge and I can't finish it, it has made me gag. I liked the carbonara and i assumed I would like this too so i ordered the pack on offer. BIG mistake lol I'm going to have to try and make the biscuits and see if I can have those. This is the only pack that has...

wow I am really surprised, exante usually have fantastic customer service! I emailed them a month ago and said I had forgotten to apply my code they had emailed me and they refunded it off the order for me. Never known them to have problems before... strange!

hiya, fell off the wagon big time at the weekend. I had ice cream feast , yumyums and a chicken shish. Hey ho, back strong today and planning on a strict week to make up for it

Hi shrimp, don't worry babes, I've had a crap weekend diet wide. Stuffed loads of rubbish down my throat and feel like a big fat loser now. I'm not gonna sweat it though, it is Monday, new fresh week to pick up and start again. Lets get back on this together hun xx

good morning alia, well done honey, you are doing so well. You have got to be so proud of yourself.. I love hearing about your family, they sound lovely! Ah your daughter will be ok hun, don't blame yourself, sometimes it can be a genetic thing and there's no avoiding your genes... I should...

hi exelante well done on your losses, seems like you are doing really well and in the right frame of mind to really nail this!

Hiya! that's the great thing about weddings, you get pressies lol How are you all doing?

Hi guys, well I have got to go to the doctors tomorrow on an emergency, Kev went on Friday to get his prescription renewed and mentioned to the doc about how #I have spotting and my stomach and back pain, plus every time I eat or drink my stomach swells up like I am heavily pregnant. The doctor...

:D thanks girls! Had a blow out at the weekend so gotta get sorted this week and stick to it

Think of it in terms of packs of butter....... my hubbies tip to me. When you look at a pack of butter and think I've just shed that from my body, 1 and 2 pounds seem pretty bloody good lol xx

Good morning! Aww worrying about me? Thats sweet xx I kind of fell off the wagon a bit the last couple of days, had a couple of chicken drumsticks and erm... a yumyum :sign0007: Weighed in this morning and I've lost 3lb and now I am in the 15's !! I'll have to be good next week to make up for...

Well this morning I have dropped a zone woo hoo. I am now in the 15's working to get down to 14's So anyone else in the 15's, jump in and get chatting xx

I'M IN THE 15's HOORAY !!

Good morning! weigh in today- 15st 13 thats a loss of 3lb :)

not had the thrush problem but the hard poos ouch! Thats why i take the lactulose as it softens it

aww thanks guys :bighug:I'm much better today. I have only just have had my second sshake and it is 5 pm so I have left something to pick at this evening in front of the telly. Have had much more water today which has stopped me feeling hungry and helped me hold off for my shakes Thank you for...

great going mini, keep it up xx

ahhh sad to see you go, but it's what is best for you right now that is important. I really think having your partner doing ww with you will be a great support and I've no doubt you will reach target easily. Take care hun and get better soon xx

hi mini how did your first day go? I'm struggling baaaad today, am tempted to just say stick it as im not losing anything and gained quarter of a pound since i weighed in

ive had ibs since i was a child, only constipation, never the runs! Do none of you ever use senna and or lactulose? lactulose is good as its a stool softener so it makes it easier to pass

that sounds like dehydration alia x

Im in my 16's wanting to get down to 15's Eventually I want to get to 11's

lol i know laura, it's bizarre!

ooh nik thats a lot of dulcolax hun, ouch

thanks, i guess i need to leave off the chicken then. I know i shouldn't weigh more than once a week but it's hard not to lol

:553::553::553: well done hun that's fantastic xxx

lol yes dulcolax means stay near the loo for sure I'm gonna take senna and lactulose tonight and hope that a clear out helps my losses as I'm not doing great at the moment

no way? me too!! I just thought it was my hormones again! I've got the odd ones on my chest, back and tops of my arms too

hi girls, thank you. I haven't cheated despite feeling like I just want to throw in the towel. I haven't had another bm and not taken laxatives for couple of days so maybe you have a point there. I'm probably not drinking as much water as I should be either tbh. I've had little mouthfuls of...

oh what is the point? I weighed myself sunday and I have put on quarter of a pound, still the same today.... all this for a gain and stay the same? Whats the point? I did better on sw, and i could eat loads on that pissed off

hey just think when you get into the habit of eating healthily, with all that exercise you'll easily be able to maintain xx

ah men and their moods, he'll get over it lol If you don't feel well then you don't feel well. Can't be helped! I feel like I could go and eat the entire contents of my kitchen today, if i had the energy to get off the sofa lol

Great diary mr mojo, I love how you have broken your day down to show when you have had drinks and packs. It's nice to compare I guess. You are doing really well, you obviously have very strong motivation xx

Hi Laura, how are you feeling today hun? xx I'm so tired, I've literally got no energy

cw thats exactly the attitude! Feeling guilty just leads to saying sod it and coming off altogether. Best way is to pick yourself up and start again strong the next day xx

Hi my little boy didn't want to go in the end as it was too busy, he is autistic, so we gave it a miss. We went to homebase and spent loads of money on stuff for the garden and had a lovely afternoon in the sunshine instead!

lol greedy moo, you should have taken her burger just to teach her a bit of portion control lol. Has the diet coke messed up your ketosis or are you ok?

yeah that would suck on your wedding day

what????????? I love chocolate and cadbury's cream eggs, I could eat 10 of them I reckon

lol I know, it's shocking huh? It's compassion in world farming... not against lol

lol I remember seeing a documentary on hot dog sellers in london years ago where they were storing and cooking raw and cooked sausages together and pickingtheir noses and all sorts... put me off cart sellers for years lol

thanks chelly, 2 a month ugghh you poor thing! When my pcos was at it's worst I was bleeding for like 6 weeks at a time with a couple of weeks break, it was hell lol

when we used to every sunday it was a fun day out, we would always have a hog roast............ohhhhh dribble

yep me too, our treat cupboard was overflowing with cakes, yum yums, chocolate bars..... you name it Can't believe we used to eat so much crap, hubby is slim so doesn't need to diet but hehas stopped eating crap to support me, and our little boy is having less which can only be good for him...

oh my god this is like a fitness thread, how are you guys not size zero lol

yeah some of the members can be a bit extreme lol I support them quietly I suppose, with the odd donation when I can afford it and signing petitions and stuff. I like compassion against world farming too, they aren't quite as extreme as the peta guys! Don't worry, ketosis will come soon hun...

That's so true chelly as much as we have our struggles on the diet, it really is the easy bit. I have gained so much insight into my comfort eating when bored and stressed etc, so when I go back to eating I will have to remember not only to eat healthy food but also to look out for my danger...

weirdo :D

like chelly says, plain salad, steak and chicken are your best bet, burgers are on the safe list but depending on the quality they might be bulked out with something carbalicious lol have you seen the sticky threads on what foods are ok? If you have a slip up don't dwell on it,just start strong...

~I just went into the bakers and had to endure watching my son eat a gingerbread man and my husband tuck into a steak bake... was secretly wishing hubby would choke on it l0l Iwas very good, despite drooling over a Viennese finger I nibbled on my toffee bar!

jael, I think that's the key isn't it, are you seeing exante as a starvation diet to lose weight and then go back to what you were doing before or are you seeing it as a way of not just losing weight but identifying when you want food, why you want food and what food you crave at certain times

morning ladies and hi muffin, well done for trying again hun. I too have found there actually is no such thing as a right time, we will always have obstacles and parties etc, it is just up to us to make the right choices and be sensible. Stay strong, and keep posting x

can you just buy singles to try? That's a way of me getting some pasta and porridge without hubster going doo lally at me over money

lol that's the kind of advice I was referring to! Thanks JAel you are a gem of knowledge

lol I wouldn't dream of talking about this stuff ordinarily but somehow on here it feels ok, like we are a little bunch of mates that get together for a good old gossip lol

lol. do you guys belong to PETA? Although I'm not a veggie or vegan I am am member of them as they do al lot of work against stuff I feel really strongly about like anti fur, bullfighting, fox hunting etc I'm the token tree hugger / nutter/ hippie of my family lol

Good morning Exanters, another lovely sunny day here in Essex. I have had my morning coffee and half shake. We are going to a vintage fayre today for a walk back in time, will be really good for little man to see history in action!! There will be people dressed up in period costume and stalls...

lol you poor thing, book yourself into a luxury hotel for a peaceful nights sleep on your own!! Have a lovely day hun xx

:553::happy096: well done !!!!!!

hi hun, you've been working hard today! Have a lovely day tomorrow xx

hey thats what wr're here for. If you see some of my pots you will see how i've come to realise how much i crave food when im bored or stressed or upset

theres a really good sticky thread called how do other vlcd's compare to exante that should answer any questions you have, haven't done lipotrim so can't help x

lol kitty i am on slow release tramadol, naproxen, paracetamol and duloxetine for neuropathic pain i rattle when i walk

blimey thats some motivation you got there, the run and resisting the brownies. well done xx

hiya, welcome to the happy farm lol well done on starting your jourbey and I look forward to chatting with you xx

lol, you're a veggie aren't you? Isn't it weird for you eating meat flavoured stuff? Are you just gonna get the shakes n bars pack next time like i do?

well done, thats great will power. Only you have the power to make changes and you DO have that power. Try to distract yourself when you get cravings, post on here for support and stay strong. You can do this hun xx

funnily enough i was just reading getslimquicks post in the maintainers section, she has done really well. Have a look and at the success stories

oh ps heehee much better ta lol x

thanks kitty, yeah i will, this pain my lower back is driving me crazy, like a dull ache

Thanks for sharing with us gsq, it is very inspiring to see how someone has been on the exante diet and experienced all that we are right now but to have managed to keep it off too

my body gives up from bending down to put the exercise dvd in the player

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes ​God bless senna and lactulose

hi cw, just popped in to say hullooo! Ozlozz don't give up hun, we all have good times and times where we really struggle, there's always someone on here to chat to and get support though xxxxx

hey don't feel bad or guilty. Those food choices were spot on, if you get desperate then having a little of the ketogenic foods is not going to hurt you too much. You should still be in ketosis hun. Could have been a lot worse like you said, chinese-not good lol xx

step away from the fridge and cupboards as someone said to me last week lol you don't need food, have a drink, bath, fag whatever is your thing lol

STOP

lol there is no way i could drink it without, its got to be hot coffee though x

lol were you craving a cigarette when you wrote that?! Now losing a stone in a day is a diet I need lol ( just read your thread from the beginning) How have ypu found the other flavour? If there are some you are not keen on then take a look at the sticky thread- what do you do to your...

AMEN

thanks, hoping they get bigger! maybe just stick to walking and some light yoga until your body is in ketosis. Keep your fluid intake up, 2-3 litres if you can, I know it's hard though as I really struggle drinking so much! I'm sure you are going to see some good losses though hun, just give...

Hi, your story is so similar to mine. My mum took me to a dietician when I was 8 years old as I was always overweight, mind you I grew up in a home where you were either rewarded with food or comforted by it! I did exante last year and had a great loss but didn't stick with it until target so...

Try the banana one, half a pack in coffee with sweetener. you know how much i hate the nana one but its drinkable in coffee xx

you could really get them back and torture them with the banana shake for pudding :9529:

I only lost 5 1/2 lb which although is more, is nowhere near my 13 lb loss i had in my first week last year. It's frustrating Iknow, but a loss is a loss and you know somwtimes the loss shows on the next week. Don't be disheartened, keep at it and see how next week goes. I would suggest maybe...

oh right thanks jael, i might have to try them then. Mind you I love the exante bars, I would happily have them even if I wasn't on the diet lol

thanks shrimp, i am going to ring gp tuesday morning and get checked out to be on the safe side xx jael i bought the paul mckenna gastric band book and cd it didnt work at all and i said to my hubby what am i going to doand that evening there was an email from exante saying we miss you, have 20%...

lol i do that laura, coffee and shake togetheer to save time in the mornings! In fact I on't think I've actuslly had a coffee on its own since starting the diet lol. I haven't even had a cup of tea and usually i drink like 6 or 7 cups a day. Its all this water I'm having!

i would highly recommend Menorca, it is a very small and fairly unspoilt island. We go nearly every year with our son who is autistic. There are loads of things to do with kids, trampolines and bouncy castles in the cafe's , a couple of water parks and beautiful sandy beaches with shallow...

i like the idea of using chicken stock cubes with noodles, I might try that when i come off plan, I've been having a think about different meal ideas. Chuck some beansprouts in too and bobs your uncle

ok so would you just have one instead of your exante bar then?

Ok so being on this diet for just over a week has really helped me see some stuff I didn't pick up on last time. I have big time discovered that I crave food when I am a, stressed or peed off and b, bored So my question is this.... now I have identified this what do I do about it? I mean it...

lol thats great news! That can be your special treat now xx

big hugs to you and candypie, in fact anyone going through a rough time. You will get through this, but you need to put yourself and ypur boys first. lots of love xx

yeah i thought they were good value too, even better when i got a 20% off code because they said they missed me lol

it bloomin well wants to be! That is the pack I have!

Thanks girls. yes it is vaginal spotting, if it was anal i'd just think it was piles. I think because of the family history it is a worry. It hasn't been that long since I had a smear, ayear maybe. It,s this pain that is weird too, I am in pain every day because of my illness but this is so...

That's a relief, I didn't know if anyone had experience it whilst they have been on the diet. I'm going to go and get checked out at my gp's to be safe. Not sure about this pain, need to get the ok

I'm ffeeling really anxious. When i went to the loo i saw i have had some spotting. I don't have periods as i a peri menopausal and on the mini pill. I have had a band of pain round my lower back and tummy for a few weeks now too and i k ow these are all symptoms of cervical cancer which runs...

you're so lucky having horses, thetpy are supposed to be really therapeutic for autistic kids so I'm always trying to get my son interested, but they just don't interest him!

burgers are ok i think, they are listed in the safe foods on the sticky thread on ketogenic foods. Chicken is your safest option though xx

eat low carb meals, high protein. Take a look at the sticky thread of allowed ketogenic foods. It is a good way to start offxx

or serve them the tomato soups yuk, tell them it's a special new luxury brand ha ha ha

thats what i got hun, week last friday

girls can I get serious a minute? I'm a bit worried, just been to the loo and I'm spotting blood. I don't have periods as I am peri menopausal and on the mini pill. Could it be the diet do you think? low cals causing hormone change or something? It's just that I have had a band of pain...

ah it's always the way! Are you having a good day hun? I'm doing alright so far but mostly due to being out the house. We took Thomas bowling and then went on to mooch round our local garden centre, had half a shake for brekkie then took out a bar, so still got my 2 shakes left and it's...

I think it is a gift, either you can do it or you can't..... i am without the knitting gene lol jael you come from super creative genes lol

its your life, your decision hun, don't be ashamed to say you are doing exante, just explain how much it is helping you regain control over food and your weight Also feed them chicken cos you can have a bit without feeling bad xx

is that brighton area?

oh wow i have read loads of books based in south carolina, would love to go there too lol

def keep taking ep oil but i would be worried that extra iron could be too much as it is in the packs already. Too much will cause bad constipation among other things x

absolutely wetting myself at alias post, congratulations my darling pmsl

oh cool, I really need to learn how to use my machine so I can make stuff like cushion covers etc even just hemming up trousers would help! I tried to do knitting once, but I had to have someone start me of and all i could do was knit in straight lines lol i was told i was doing pearl stitches...

its been a lovely day in sunny essex too, where are you? xx

hi hun, my weigh in was this morning, 5 n half lb sounds like you're steaming along, go you!

lmao yezh its usually me or you laura

lol, medical people describe them as being the size of grapes........ after doing this diet mine are the size of f###ing watermelons :eek:

lol. Where in America are you from? Everyone always wants to go to Florida and Miami, but our dream holiday would be flying into Vegas for the lights and shows etc then going to the Canyons for a massive sensory change, then Yosemite, San Francisco, Alcatraz, LA and home. I have read that...

The typos in my posts are dreadful lol

I have just made a balance beam out of some wood we were given by a local carpenter for my son's adventure trail I am making. He is autistic so he an't alwzys go to ones where there are other kids as he doesn't handle crowds and noise and stuff. We are about to start making a clatter bridge to...

thanks hun, my hobbies i can only do when i'm not in pain...gardening, making stuff, meditating I have got a couple of books on my kindle app ive not read yt, plus a free one i got with my last very order good thinking batman :D

what an advdnturous lot you are, chelly stick your leg out the cage and you'll lose a good few lbs that way mate lol

we can do this, candiepie i feel for you doing nights

I'm so bored!! I'm sure thats when my eating is worstbecause all i can think about is eating right now. Trouble is I've done a loadmof washing, filing and gardening and i can't do anymoremas my pain has kicked in so got to rest on the sofa. might scan the discovery channels to see if theres...

are you american? why on earth would you leave and come here? not that im complaining tho cos your posts have me cracking up!

Don't apologise to us or yourself, you've let no one down nor have you let yourself down. It takes time to get your head in the right place and hiccups and slips happen. This is not a problem, I promise you. You can get back on track and start afresh xx

also take a look at the sticky thread- how does exante compare to other vlcd's

my husband has just walked in the room and seen me sitting here cracking up, he's like what?? oh god this thread always make me laugh

oh hun thats tragic, never again though no way would i be like that now chel but just miss how confident i used to be, du know some days i cant even answer the phone cos i feel like i cant face the world, its ridiculous

thats pretty cool! I want one where you get a virtual model to go up and down according to your current weight and goal weight

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yeah I guess you're right, I have put them into one box now which shows how much they have gone down already

:rotflmao: this thread goes from bad to worse. It's the farmers that get to me, I should take out shares in anusol lol

:cry:just realised how incredibly sad it is to have changed so much and lost so much of "me"

It's funny cos when I was a size 12 many years ago, young and single, I used to walk into my regular pub and I would have guys lining up buying me drinks, handing me a cigarette, someone lighting it for me and offering me a seat etc!! I used to love it lol I had long auburn hair and used to...

lol I love the bars, I would have 3 a day if I was allowed! Mine came a week ago and tasted pretty much as I remembered them. Maybe you could email exante customer services? You never know they might send you some more!

ha ha ha that is hilarious, I could actually picture it as I was reading it!!! My little puffer will be here soon yay!! Blimey I was reading about your one, they are savage lol Cute though! My one is a little figure of eight. I got some killifish eggs through today from Thailand, so I have...

oh bless your heart, that is one of my biggest fear, I hate attention on me or feeling embarrassed. That is why I often just don't go on things as I am scared I'll be too big. Last time we took Thomas to paradise park, I jumped on a go kart as I thought no I'm not gonna miss out, really...

pappy i like it!

I really want to order the porridge and pasta now but after spending £100 on sheks and bars, my hubby will kill me if i buy more just yet lol

no way i thought she'd go on til she dropped lol. I guess it's old reruns I have seen on sky then. I know they aren't in order cos sometimes she's lovely and slim in tight fitted clothes and other times she's huge in loose flowing clothes!

add a meal

lol funny stuff in this thread, made me chuckle... and agree with a lot of the reasons. I want to be able to use play equipment with my son, have photos taken of me, look in the mirror and not feel disgust and wonder where my face has gone..i look so different. I want to be able to wear...

lol clearly you guys don't watch oprah.. she is always on about pma! Mind you I havent watched her show for years!! PMA is a very good tool actually, I used to be a mental health nurse before I got my illness and I used to drill it into my patients !!

excellent thanks, Ive got to go to asda

ah well done simi, that's better than medicine to make you feel better hey? Plus retail therapy too!!

also meant to say toddlers love going on the bus as they see it as a big adventure!! My little boy used to love it. We go everywhere by car now as my husband is my full time carer so takes us in the car. I have meaning to arrange a day where we take the train and bus to give him a change!

if you are new to laxatives be careful, start on low gentle doses or you will be doing a chelly getting dead legs from sitting on the throne all day pmsl senna and lactulose are good, dulcolax is evil so if you get it take 1 not 2 xx

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lol dead legs, that's the worst!

Hi sweet, I have pm'd you back again but am having trouble with pming at the moment for some reason. How is your head today hun? Nearly ketosis for you!! My loss was ok, 5 n half lb. I'm sure yours will be much more though as I had some extras and have to do 4 packs which is more than you xx

hiya, that's good! I'm a beggar for daily or every other day weighing, it's the worst habit but it kind of turns into an addiction doesn't it? A fiver says you check it over the weekend too lol

Glad ur feeling bit better Chelly, How are you today Simi?

pmsl nix and chelly, we've all been there! I'm so sorry but I have got to share..... I had the biggest poo this morning and it was f***ing wonderful!! I'm sure it contributed to my weight loss. sorry tmi again :o

ah well done, that's showed you how much you can control the food and not let it control you which is brilliant!!! It is weird, I would usually be craving chocolate and cakes etc but since starting all I want is savoury stuff... strange lol Weighed in this morning and have lost 5 n half lb so...

well done hun, you are doing brilliantly xx

thanks chelly its not as much as i'd have liked, but I guess those extras messed me up a bit. But I am happy, 5 n half lb is cool, I am going to really stick to it next week and start increasing my walking to boost weight loss xxxx

Good morning everyone, Starting my weigh in today........ 16st 2lb which is loss of 5 1/2 lb

hey hun, just pm'd you back x I'm pooped so I'm off to bed but I'll talk to you tomorrow, keep your fingers crossed for my WI xxx Keep up the good work

thanks shrimp, how are things with you?

ive gotta google fahaka now to take a look

lol thankfully we have good solid covers! I have bought them an activity centre cat tree thingy that they love and keep them occupied with the laser light and fishing rod! Did a water change today on the little tank and its knackered my arms lol

lmao nix.. you're crazy!!!! How did you not lose valuable organs ? lol

ok what chelly might have read... exante is the only vlcd that has no aspartame in its products it seems all sweeteners are fine Trina so we're good hun xxx

the only thing i found on sweeteners is that tablet ones are ok, its in the faq's. i would assume therefore that all of them are ok...... i hope so anyway cos ive been having my stevia ones in all my coffee shakes ooops

yeah i know what you mean, i was like well i started on the friday so do i do it fridays or thursdays as thats 7 days lol But i started on a friday so im weighing in on a friday!

is aspartame best avoided cos its horrible side effects though or is it to do with ketosis chelly? i dont have it cos it can worsen muscular pain and depression

in the sticky faq's it just says tablet sweeteners are ok so i assume thats all of them

hiya, hate to tell you but i've been told on here that chewing gum is a no no. I use stevia tablets but i think ccandarel is ok but please dont quote me on it. Take a look at some of the sticky threads as there are bits of info in there, maybe the faq one?

awww :bighug: hope you feel better soon. I thought you had been a bit quiet today Chel Personally I would stick to it and see how you go, if you get really rough then maybe add a meal but listen to your body xx

well I'm having a pat on the back moment. I am just having the last half of my milkshakes plus I still have 2 little slices of my bar left..... no extras today, just 3 shakes and my bar. for those who don't know, my disability means I have to have 4 packs which is 800 kcal This it it now, I'm...

yay well done! Im only showing as having a loss of 4 1/4 lbs which is not as much as i had hoped and my official weigh in is tomorrow. But it may even out so fingers crossed

I am looking forward to having a lovely long soak in a hot bath with lavender oil mmmmmmmm

for the attention of laura... i am drinking a banana yuk i mean shake. I have discovered it isnt that bad if i leave out the cinnamon but add 2 sweeteners in the coffee!

ooooh thank you you star! I love cherry coke! I have been drinking water and dr pepper zero but would be nice to have another option

well done bee, i need to remember to take my senna and lactulose tonight, it was my non day yesterday.

lmao, alia saves on the heating I guess! 3 dulcolax???? OMG even if i have 1 its like i have a bug, i get the sweats, spasms and agonising pain in my tummy and im stuck on the loo all night.... its always at night, no matter what time i take the tablets. 3 am stuck on the loo feeling like...

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ah thanks hun, I had my vanilla shake in coffee first half at 7 am and second at 10am. I've had 1 litre of water already! Only just feeling peckish now so going to make a shake, hmm strawberry or chocolate??

as i posted in another thread... dulcolax was invented by the devil and to show people how ill you get when you have food poisining.... in fact i think i would prefer to have a bit of salmonella than take those! I have a pack in my medicine cabinet and that is precisely where they will stay lol

thats a good one, using smaller plates and bowls too, i used to do this on sw. drink water before shakes or bars etc

thanks ava i guess thats true, when i did slimming world i used to jump for joy at 3lb losses, its just that last year i lost 13 lb in the forst week on exante and i really thought i would be closer to that than 4! Thats just the ting chel, i wasnt dieting before, i was trying to stick to 1200...

hahaha you guys always make me chuckle

Oh man..... just weighed myself and I'm 16 stone 3 1/4lb so thats a measly pathetic 4 1/4 loss. It is my official weigh in tomorrow and I thought i would have lost a lot more :cry:

Sounds like a nice day for you, busy too which I find helps I should get off my tablet and get started on housework so I canget out in the garden

hiya, cw... you can come do my house too if you want? I'll make you a delicious shake lol larjag, from what people on here say so often, I would chuck the ketostix. They are apparently notoriously unreliable and it is better to listen to your body. Thats what peeps on here always say ayway...

Thanks Carrie, how are you getting on hun? x

ewwwww sounds 'orrible lol, like old people's biscuits that have gone soft and hairy cos they've been in the tin since 1945 :eek:

lol your response was sooo much better than mine would have been, you know your stuff.... I haven't done Lipotrim myself but I have met on here loads of people who have gone from that to exante and much preffered exante... the shakes are apprently much nicer than Lt.... and I have to say I think...

i just thought.............. we should name ourselves the happy crappers :D

lol I mean hey, they smell of roses right chelly?!

Good morning exanters! It's a brand new day, the sun is shining, I m feeling strong and motivated and starting afresh. Last night I had some chicken too but when I lookrd at one of the stickies, it says beef burger and chicken are both ketogenic foods so I havent completely screwed up. In...

so i dont wobble when i walk!

pmsl carlalilly, i tell my husband in graphic detail when ive had one... im sure it makes him fall in love with me all over again

pmsl @chelly

oh that sounds nice, I love cheese, its my downfall!! Well I'll send my nasty nana shakes to you and you can send me your vanillas lol we'll all be sorted then!!

hows your tummy today hun? I managed to go yesterday evening and this morning woo hoo lol. I have to take senna and lactulose or movicol when it gets really bad, but the senna and lactulose are helping for the moment. I have rotten wind though

Thanks Carrie, although I have a confession to make....... i cheated today :( My husband and son had a BK today and I had one of the burgers out of hubbies bun, I was so hungry and feeling faint. Having thought about it I think I was getting dizzy because I haven't been drinking enough. So...

lol what a s~~t conversation

right then, now i fear i have completely lowered the tone of this thread i shall bid you all a very good night, and talk to you to tomorrow (if they dont ban me lol) xxx

shrimp you have no idea how lucky you are Ive got farmers the size of bloody watermelons

lol both exceptionally good ideas ladies

when i had the soups i used to add basil, rosemary and garlic to the tomato one oh and chilli flakes i add cinnamon and coffee to the banana one to try and disguise the taste of banana as i hate it. Most of us use coffee in the vanilla one and have latte or frapacino

lol i add so much coffee and cinnamon to try and block out the banana taste. Chelly and chez i think it is talk about the porridge and pasta a lot, so I'm going to try those next order x

i have got to add despite still daydreaming of hitting husband round the head with a shovel, he has been very supportive and has cooked his and our little ones dinners since i started. He aint all bad

oooh bacon bagel.... melted cheese on top ARGHHHHHHHH NO MORE FOOD TALK I can't cope lol My weigh in day is friday, 1st one this week, fingers crossed I,ve done well.

pmsl just spat chocolate shake all over my tablet screen!!

hiya! I can'tt stand the banana one lol I have to mix it into coffee and add cinamon! The others are well yummy though. Last year I had the soups but I'm not really a soup kinda gal so just shekes for me this time. When I had them though i used garlic salt, chilli flakes, basil, rosemary...

pmsl killercurls... step away from the fridge!! aww thanks bee, I went and got my new male tabby from his room upstairs and did a little intro with my female, spent ages stroking both of them and giving them little treats! The a hole was doing a water change on our big tank and I made him...

NOOOOOOOOOOO DON'T DO IT!! I had colonic irrigation once and it was embarassing, uncomfortable and made me feel sick. Plus the woman that did itt was really weird she kept saying things like "ooh look at lovely bit of poo coming down the tube now, thats a beauty " wtf? I was scarred for life lol

yesterday i was weighing in at 4lb loss, thats in 4 days. Last year, my first week i lost 13lbs

hey if i can sit next to my little boy and watch him tucking into pizza as i sip a shake then you can do it, trust me..... willpower is def not my forte! Just keep in mind why you are doing this, what your goals are and what it would mean to you to lose the weight. Also tell him to cook his own...

well done, no you aren't supposed to weigh in every day but quite a few of us do! mind you I've only weighed every other day this time rouund... last year i was like a mad woman possessed, its incredible that i didnt have to be surgically removed from my scales lol

mmmmmmmmmmmmm smoked salmon

grrr I've been doing so well but all i wanna do at the moment is raid the fridge and cupboards. My husband just spoke to me like absolute s##t and had me in tears over the fecking fish tank of all things so stupid. So of course my emotional eating brain has gone oh Keely wheres the comfort...

im dreaming of smoked salmon now..... on a toasted bagel, with butter and philadelphia weep weep

pmsl shrimp

woo ooh, count me in! Funnily enough I just posted in your other thread to see how you have been getting on!

hi cw just popped in to see how you are getting on xx

how did you get on today? Did you try new flavours?

chelly pmsl, you do crack me up, i love reading your posts! Jael thanks for that, i will know what to look for now, i might try it as sometimes i really crave salty things

hi poppy you are always visiting my threads and motivating me and giving me support so i thought id come over to you for a change! Sorry to hear about your gain, but you know what its like babes, sometimes you think you have done great and then you gain, sometimes you expect to gain and then...

breeze blocks pmsl. Codeine 'll do that to you too, blimey what a bunch of old crocks we are hey?! I wouldnt mind I'm only 34!!

Thanks! I think the 4 packs are if you answerr yes to any of the questions they ask you about your health. Exante customer services were really helpful when I explained about my illness and my gp was supportive as long as i did 4 packs and not 3. I have fatigue and dizziness at the best of...

thats pretty good will power!

can I also add your losses are fantastic, you should be really proud!

I get like this when I am constipated and have a lot backed up. It feels like when I eat it just sort of sits high up in my tummy. I take senna and lactulose and ahem.. have a good clear out and feel much better and back to normal. Sorry about the too much info reply but if it helps you.......

been out pottering in the garden, I love it when its sunny and warm and i can get up to my eyes in compost! Gonna have my other half of vanilla shake with a coffee in a bit. God bless dr pepper zero, I was getting so sick of drinking water it was starting to make me gag

wow thats brilliant, well done! you'll be in skinny jeans before you know it! Dulcolax was invented by the devil to hurt people and let them know what happens if you get severe food poisining lol

what is this boullion? I see people talking about it all the time, is it like a bovril type thing?

hi ladies, yesterday was good. this morning going well too! How are you all doing?

oooooooooohhhhhh porridge and bsicuits? what are you guys doing to'me?? lol Ive definitely got to get some porridge on my next order, my mouth is watering at the htought of it especially the biscuits!

constipation is very common im afraid, you can take psyllium husks or laxatives to help things along and make sure you drink 2-4 litres of water a day. my ibs causes me to be constipated at the best of times plus im on tramadol which is a nightmare for bunging you up so i have an ever ready...