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I'd love to join. I'm looking to lose 55lb this year.

Yes, have packed my shaker, shakes & bars, fingers crossed I can behave!

Ok, so it's not been a week. I started on Monday, and it's now Friday, but I'm also going away later and won't be back until Wednesday, so wanted to weigh in before I went. So I hopped on the scale and I've lost.... 6lbs! I'm really happy with that, especially since I'm not due to weigh in...

Thanks, how you finding it? Day four today!

Hi people, I haven't ordered any of the meals, just on shakes & bars. I fancy trying them, but do you need to microwave them? I'm one of those strange people who doesn't own a microwave!

Hey, well two days in and I've been really pleased that I've stuck to it 100%, including drinking all my water! I've had short workouts too, just half hour slots, but Just Dance for the Wii in sweat mode certainly feels like a workout, have pretty achy arms and legs today! My mother was never...

Well first day down, I've stuck to my shakes and drunk all my water. It's been easy where work was so busy. I have a really bad headache though, hoping that goes soon! Ldj, I'm looking to lose about the same as you, I want to lose just over two stone. I'm off to Edinburgh at the end of the...

Thanks Sam, will give it a couple of days and see how I feel!

I might just try it and see how I feel. How did you find day 1? How much are you aiming to lose?

I have PCOS. I'm 32, was diagnosed last year, but I haven't had periods since I was 27. The things I find most difficult to deal with are the weight gain, and I suffer from hair loss. I'll go through stages where my hair will just shed and get really thin, I often get a very thin, almost bald...

Hey all, I'm starting this in the morning. Feeling very down about my weight at the moment, so really looking forward to starting. Just wondering, do people exercise when they're doing Total Solution? I love my wii fit and want to carry on doing it, but I know when I tried Cambridge previously...

Toffeeapple, I have reported you as I checked your other posts. What goes around comes around. I'm sure when you're out there looking for some support, some one just like you will come along.

Thank you! I know it sounds daft, but I have been having a bit of a sulk today. I felt like I should have lost more, because other people on here lost a lot more in their first week.

I haven't had that problem. The only issue I had was that I was certain I only ordered 1 bumper box but they delivered 2 and when I checked I had been charged for 2. Not much use as they don't do returns! But still, I'm hoping that 8 weeks worth should mean I don't need to buy too much more!

It's always sad when we lose a friend. It's also sad that she clearly has nothing positive in her own life so has to try and belittle you. I strongly suspect she would have said anything to make her seem more positive. Beauty also comes from within hun, and I'm sure that, despite being a size...

I've just completed my first week. They're pretty tasty actually. Haven't found any flavours I don't like yet. Think my favourites are strawberry shakes, and the vegetable and mushroom soups. I also like both the bars though.

Exante is the same sort of idea as Cambridge, LL, etc. It's a total food replacement but you don't have to go to any classes as they only sell their food packs online. I hadn't heard of it until very recently. I was keen to lose weight, but having moved a long way from my last Cambridge...

Not always the most fun but can you do it just sticking with water, Dr Pepper Zero, etc. I forgot to take one out for lunch the other day and just stuck with water and green tea until I got back in the evening, had my soup, then about half an hour later had a bar.

Hi Roanne, Your charity skydive is very exciting. I did a charity trek last year, and it was one of the best things I have ever done. I also completely sympathise with your story. I managed to get my weight down to where I was pretty happy, about 10lbs from where I wanted to be. Then my...

I'm in Gloucestershire, so not a million miles away!

Hi Lana, Personally I like to start in the morning. Get up, weigh in, then start. But everybody is different. Although I wouldn't go for a final "blow out" this evening if you do decide to start in the morning, it could make the first few days more difficult for you.

Hi Gina, It's still 2lb in the right direction. Definitely avoiding the alcohol should help, as will upping your water intake. I used to find when I was just healthy eating I would always lose more the weeks I remembered to drink more water. But well done for sticking with it and congratulations...

Mine arrived early - the link said my hour slot would be between 2-3pm, and it arrived at 11!

I did Cambridge about 18 months ago, and also got to within a stone of my goal weight. My marriage broke up and I had to leave our house, etc, so ended up coming off it. I stayed with friends for a few weeks before going back to my parents house for a couple of months until I could get a flat...

A stone in 2 weeks! :jelous: Very jealous of that weight loss! Congratulations. As for straying, we are all human and make mistakes, what's important is where you go from here. If you are struggling maybe moving to the Working Solution would be a better answer for you. But if you want to...

Hi Andrea, I started Exante a week ago, I lost 6lb this week, but everyone varies (Mrsb2b2012 lost 12lb this week!). I also did Cambridge before and do find this easier as I can just weigh myself, use this site to record and get support and I just have a constant supply at home of what I need...

Hi there, To my knowledge not eating will not stop Ketosis, your body will continue to use fat as it's fuel as you're not giving it an alternative.

Hi Samantha and welcome. Hope your first day of Slimming world went ok. Best of luck with your weight loss.

Hi there and welcome, your story really touched me. My mother is a kidney patient and I wish I could donate one of my kidneys to her. Unfortunately since her condition in hereditary I'm not supposed to give her a kidney as I may have the same condition, and even if it wasn't hereditary, we don't...

Hi Ally and welcome back! Best of luck with your weight loss.

Hi Rachel and welcome, The people here are very supportive and i'm sure you'll find it really helpful, especially if you're not going to a group. I'm doing Exante which doesn't have groups, so I find coming on here fantastic for finding others who are following the diet and they are a fountain...

Hi and welcome. Best of luck with your weight loss journey.

I'm a pescatarian, so still eat fish. I stopped eating meat 5 years ago because of my partner at the time. I wasn't a big fan of meat anyway so we weren't eating it that often. Now I will very occasionally have something, sausages are my weakness! But on the whole I just don't like meat! Also I...

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Well despite having a rubbish week emotionally, I'm very pleased that I managed to stick with it 100% all week. So my first weigh in this morning, and I have lost 6lb! Have gone from 13st 1 to 12st 9. 1 more pound and it's half a stone shifted. Which also means my BMI has dropped from 33.5 to...

6lbs. Not as big as a lot of people's losses on here I know, but still, nearly half a stone! I have been 100% all week too.

honk again for today! That's a whole week of 100%!

Oh yay! I'm a winner!

Best of luck for your first week, I started on a Tuesday, so get to have my first weigh in tomorrow morning. People on here are very supportive and have so much knowledge, really helps to keep you focused.

Thanks so much for all your kind words. Have still managed to stick to it 100%, have no idea how! Still can't believe my gran isn't here any more. Did speak to OH today about how his timing was pretty rubbish to start trying to prove that I shouldn't be losing weight quickly. He did apologise...

Hi there, the amount of water you need depends on your body mass as well as how much you exercise, etc. Generally it's recommended that most women need around 2 litres a day and men 3. I would have thought 3 litres a day for most people would be more than sufficient. Remember not to go too OTT...

Well done! That's fantastic. I also use my wii fit plus as my scales - but they do seem pretty accurate!

Hi there and welcome. I'm on a total food replacement plan too. First week has not been too bad to be honest, just drink plenty of water!

Hi Danny and welcome. I'm also on Exante (day 6 for me, get my first weigh in tomorrow!). I am also a terrible emotional eater, and really use food to push down emotions or to somehow feel I'm "treating myself". The Exante part of the forum is great, really supportive and so nice to have people...

Hi Gemjar, I'm on Exante, which is a different total food replacement diet. Well done on losing 11lb! That's amazing!

That's a lovely motivation to lose weight. Best of luck to you and welcome to minimins

Thank you so much for your support guys. Funnily enough I did tell him that he could google and find people supporting both sides of the arguement for most things, whether it's weight loss, eating peanuts when you're pregnant, etc. I ring my family and friends regularly, have been back to see...

Sorry this is going to be a bit of a rant! I moved in with my OH 2 months ago, this was a huge decision as he lived 200 miles away from me, so I gave up my lovely job, moved away from family, friends, etc. I have gained 2 1/2 stone in the last year, and am desperately unhappy, which he...

I really like the strawberry, but I like them all to be honest. I prefer putting them in the blender with a few ice cubes. They come out really, really thick, cold and tasty! Soup wise I like the vegetable and mushroom ones best.

HONK - even though I have felt really low all day and could easily have stuffed my face.

Day 6 today, and have had 5 100% days so far. But not in a good place this morning. Mum rang late last night to say my grandma had just passed away. Don't know what to do with myself at all. Really want to be with my family, who are 200 miles away since I moved 2 months ago. On the plus side I...

I love stand up comedy! I went to see Eddie Izzard when he was still touring and he's got to be one of the best live comics! Have seen Victoria Wood (several years ago!) Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Mark Watson, Dylan Moran, Ed Byrne, Jack Dee, Frankie Boyle, Dara O'Brien, Simon Amstell, Howard...

I adore Glee - just downloaded the new "Warblers" album! If I had a choice, I'd have Britney's body, Mercedes' singing voice, with Quinn's face and Emma's wardrobe! Oh and I'd be dating....Artie! Love him, he could serenade me all day!...Or Will.

Hi Lisa and welcome. Personally I love this forum, everyone is very friendly and supportive of each other. There's lots of sections with in it for people following different diets and weight loss plans. I personally am on Exante, a total food replacement diet, so tend to post in there lots. If...

That's wonderful, I'm so pleased for you! You must be feeling so much better with your blood pressure under control.

From a ketosis point, chorizo is not likely to do much at all as it is very low carbs. It's amazing when you realise all the extra food you end up eating normally without realising it! I'm sure you will be fine.

Don't worry, it doesn't sound like you did too bad. Tomorrow is another day and another chance for you to be 100%. Unfortunately I know it's easier for everyone to say "don't worry" than it is not to worry! But I'm sure when you're svelte self is making it down the aisle you won't be worried...

Hi - there are a few guys posting about on here. I think it's great you're doing it together. I feel a bit bad for my OH, in as much as I leave it to him to chose what he eats for dinner now, which has consisted of things like beans on toast and Burger King!

Hi there, fantastic name by the way!

I know - I am loving this website - bit too much I expect! I think I have probably got a lot more info from here than I have from Exante's own website. Also being on here keeps me nice & focused!

You look amazing! I've just started on Exante, so you are fantastic inspiration for me. Thank you for sharing your photos.

Hi Paul, Not on SW I'm afraid, but I can't tell you how lovely it is to hear how supportive you are to your fiancee. It makes such a huge difference when you have a supportive partner. Keep up the good work!

Hi Jackie, Whereabouts in the Mediterranean are you? Must be lovely having access to all that fresh fruit & veg! I consider myself fortunate just to have a reasonable farm shop nearby!

Glad to hear you're feeling a bit more positive. If it's any consolation my OH things I'm bonkers at the moment! Here's to 100% behaving! :clap:

I think it partly annoys me because often the original covers are beautiful (The Water for Elephants one has a stunning front cover), and the movie ones are always just random overly airbrushed shots of the actors.

MissyJo you sound like me! I went on CD before, and almost got to goal weight, when my marriage broke down, had to move etc. Ended up comfort eating and going right back up to panic weight! Came across my CD cards and found I had gone back up to 1lb more than I was last time! The problem for me...

I would agree, a small tattoo probably wouldn't be to bad, but more than an hour or two is likely to make you feel pretty rough. I've always ended up having fairly high sugar foods mid session for my bigger tattoos. Maybe just wait until you're off your VLCD.

Thanks Mini & Divster, was worried I was missing out on vital information - but it doesn't really tell you much does it? Was hoping it would give me some more info about tha AAM weeks!

Well done Emily, I hope I can do as well as you!

:happy096: :happy096::happy096: That's fantastic! Well done! You must be so so pleased!

Can I join a team too please? It's day 4 for me today, so first weigh in is on Tuesday for me.

Ok, this might sound really dim, but I thought I would get a booklet about the diet with my order, I rechecked my boxes but definitely no leaftlet. Was I supposed to add it to my cart? And is it just the same as the one that's on the website?

Ooh I'd like to join too please! I have 50lb to lose, so August Bank Holiday weekend would be a great goal to aim for my 50lb! Cybill - 54lb (6.5lbs gone, 47.5lbs to go) Emilyj- 58lb Contingencyplan - 54lb Mia - 25lb Chunky Madwife - 40lb - 2lb, 38 to go! Valentine -54lb (-5lb 46lb to go)...

Wow! 8lb on day 4! That's amazing. Silly but I'm almost a bit jealous that you get to weigh in tomorrow, I have to wait until Tuesday :( Good luck for tomorrow, let us know how you get on!

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: A trilogy in five parts. No matter how bad or lonely I got, I could still have a giggle, as long as I had a towel as well. For those who love Douglas Adams, don't forget it's officially Towel Day on the 25th May!

I'm reading Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, unusual story set slightly in the future where people's social status is set by the colours they can see. Have just bought Water for Elephants though - and managed to find a copy that had the original cover rather than the movie one, which always...

Good luck Nonnibear. I've just started day 4 on Exante. Rubbish timing for your TOTM with you starting your diet. If you're feeling a bit wobbly, just think about how lovely you'll look in your bridesmaid dress.

Hi Jerseygirl, Really don't know what to do! Might see if my partner's mum can find out about the food situation, as she's friends with the bride's mother. She's also making the wedding cake, so have to hope she won't be offended that I don't eat any of it! I think ultimately, I probably just...

I think my OH is a bit confused. We stopped off at Burger King last night, I didn't have anything (will shine my halo later!), and he opted for an XL Bacon Double Cheeseburger. We sat in the car and he said "stop looking at me like you're going to steal my burger!". I took the opportunity to...

Losing weight is never easy, if it was we would all be thin and diets wouldn't exsist! I thought I would share with you a great quote from The Rules of Life by Richard Templar, where Rule 3 is "Accept What's Done is Done", and he says "You could let these things get you down, fizzle away...

Well I have managed 3 days of 100%, yay! Feeling pretty good, although woke up hungry this morning. Am being good, sitting in bed with the laptop and a big glass of water! It was my partner's mum's birthday at the weekend, and we had bought her tickets to a comedy gig, so we went yesterday. I...

HONK for yesterday - first 3 days all 100%. Wahoo!

Fantastic website, thank you so much for the link. You can't just ask people "you my height? how much do you weigh?". Was lovely to look at some of the people who are near my goal weight as well. Fantastic motivation!

That's awful. I always think it's sad when someone dies young. I'm 29, and I feel I'm only just beginning to live my life. As for the restaurant, I guess they're pretty honest with their advertising! I find it worrying that you could actively sell food saying "our food is really bad for you...

Hi Mrs C2B, 9 weeks left till your wedding, you must be getting excited! I don't know much about Dukan, but a friend of mine tried Slimfast with good results. He actually switched to the Tesco own ones after the first couple of weeks, but still have a good weight loss on them.

Hi there, I've always been a bit fascinated by Atkins, although I haven't tried it myself. I think unfortunately I'm just attracted to it as I have a serious cheese addiction I'm always trying to control! How are you finding it? Is it very difficult to eat out?

Hi Pamela, glad to hear you have found a diet that works for you and makes you feel so good.

Thanks guys. I am quite desperate to start work, although where I'll be working is very small (there are seven people!). My partner has a very small group of friends, who I have met. One of them I'm hoping will become a good friend, but she's just had an operation and isn't up for too much...

I LOVE Adam Lambert! Was starting to think I was the only person in the country who knew who he was! I still like listening to Panic! at the Disco's album when I'm working out. It's been a favourite for a few years. My music tastes are pretty diverse. On my work out playlist I also have: I...

My friend was on Slim Fast and switched to Tesco's own, I think mostly because they were so much cheaper! But he found he got the same sort of weight loss from the Tesco and the Slim Fast ones.

I'm with you Hanna, I set my goal weight as being the top of the healthy weight range. It would be nice to go for a medical and not be told "you're weight puts you in the obese range". Needless to say my current BMI is in the obese range. I like to set myself lots of mini goals on the way to...

I've had a few over the years. I wore a new dress to work which I had bought because I felt it skimmed all my bumps, but was promptly asked "are you hiding a baby under that tent?". I think the two most humiliating were sitting on a train, and a group of school kids getting on, their teacher...

Wow! Well done, that's fantastic. I must admit I'm terrible for hopping on the scales early!

Yay! I couldn't stand Hurt Locker, couldn't believe it won so many Oscars! Although I think one of the worst films ever has to be House of a 1000 Corpses. Love Hurts, Richard E Grant really let himself down agreeing to that one. Also I don't like any of the Date Movie/Dance Flick/Meet the...

Sucker Punch at the cinema on Monday. Ooh, but I did watch a slightly strange film on Sky Movies called My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, with Alyssa Milano as a woman who ends up dating two guys! It was ok at best, but did have the guy who played Henry in Ugly Betty in it.

Met my other half, and after several months of us travelling up and down the country, decided to take the plunge and move here. Do miss the sea a bit, don't really think about it until I go to the riverside! I don't think I realised how daunting it would be, I figured I'm an outgoing person...

I'm not in Wales, but in the Forest of Dean, so am about as close to Wales as England gets!

I have been looking at doing a beginners Spanish course, but couldn't decide if I should do an online one, go to college evening course, etc. Are you following a specific course?

I've just started doing cross stitch again. Used to love it but hadn't done one for several years. I've just started a lovely picture of Cleopatra. However, it has some gold threads which look lovely but are an absolute pig to work with. The metallic gold bits somehow get tangled all the time...

Personally I love tattoos, as long as they're done well. I have planets and stars over the top half of my back (they're the planets from my birth chart), a pair of old navy swallows on my chest, and my absolute favourite, I have a sleeve down my right arm of Alice in Wonderland, with alice...

Nope - haven't seen a menu of any kind - so not even sure if it's a buffet or sit down meal. If it's a buffet people don't normally pay any attention to what you're eating, I can take a bar with me and be fine. If it's a sit down meal I think I'll stick out like a sore thumb and I just want to...

Thanks Jodie. Funnily enough I moved from the South East! I was in Eastbourne in East Sussex! Nice to have such a friendly reply too. Having taken the plunge and moved am feeling a bit isolated at the moment, so thank you very much, your post made me smile!

Hi all, A relative of my other half's is getting married at the end of the month and we have been invitied to the whole day. I haven't met most of his family as yet, we have only been together 8 months and moved in together 2 months ago. Does anyone know what happens if you have a meal off...

Well I started on the 3rd, and have behaved 100% so far. I had been dodging the scales for some time, but when I finally plucked up the courage to get on them I was 13st 1, which considering a year ago I was 10st 7, I was clearly upset. I have been a bit naughty in hopping on the scales this...

Honk Honk for last two days! Ok so they're also my first two days, but still, I stuck with it!

Like Carly said, we've all done it. Try not to be too hard on yourself, what matters is what you do today. Breaking patterns of behaviour is not easy. Hope today goes better for you.

Glad I'm not the only person who does this! I started on Tuesday, so will try and weigh in every Tuesday. But I did have a cheeky look this morning - must try and behave and not get on the scales until Tuesday!

I'd like to join too please! I started on Tuesday but only found this website this morning - hoping for 14lb in May Cybill - 14lbs Gemma - 23lbs Mini - 8lbs namaste - 14lb Chicken - 14lb Flab-buster - 19lbs Fabat40 - 16lbs Carly - 16lbs Emily - 14 lbs Nearly30 - 16lbs Lozoo -10lbs 3lbs gone...

Hi Felicity, Lovely name - I have a sister called Felicity too! I'm also on a meal replacement diet, Exante, started Tuesday, so fingers crossed on being good all week!

Hi Catherinealice, Good luck with your Cambridge diet. I did it before and it worked really really well for me. For the first few days I found making sure I always had my water bottle on me really helped. That and I used to pour over magazines and websites looking at clothes I'd like to wear...

Hi Gina, I'm new too! What kind of singing do you do? One of my best friends is an opera singer!

Hi all, I started on Exante this week, and you guys definitely seem to have the biggest forum for chatting about that! I'm 29 and recently relocated to Gloucestershire. Having battled with my weight for some time, I finally managed to get down to a nice weight, wasn't 100% where I wanted to...