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We're lucky to have a nice, bright and crisp day here and I'm very happy to have discovered Dukan porridge...yum yum!

Well done all on your losses so far. On my second week I'm pleased to have lost 1.25lbs especially as I have been out for two Christmas meals.

I've just borrowed it from the library and it looks good to me.

Vickki - sorry to hear you had a bad time with the op. I hope you are recovering nicely now? I feel grim today :( I have 4 layers on and the heating on full blast. It's me rather than the weather though as it's still fairly mild outside. I am really surprised that feeling this way has not left...

PP for me... B lean ham omelette with 10g Oatbran L braised calves liver in skimmed milk with some onion D chicken, some onion, curry powder and light soya sauce S muller light vanilla yoghurt with 20g Oatbran, some slow cooked beef.

Do you weigh yourself every day or just once a week? If it's once a week, could you have a "weigh-in uniform"? ie wear the same clothes each weekly weigh in day?

Well done Trudy! What week are you in? Today is my first weigh day and after 6 days attack and 1 day PV I'm very pleased to see that I've lost 9.25 lb. I'm absolutely made up as I haven't felt deprived once, I'm not hungry in between and I seem to have, so far, lost cravings for sweet things...

Thanks for your replies and you're all completely right. I had another look at the book last night and Dr Dukan writes a bit about when to come off attack especially for people like me, talking about the fragility of willpower to diet I guess. He says "the best way to maintain it (willpower) is...

Glad I posted yesterday then ;) My son and I went to a 3 yr old's party this morning and all of the things I would have normally yammed were there but I just didn't want them at all. Had a lovely lunch of smoked fish and egg and tonight will be having nasi goreng without the rice. Your...

After getting my free weight loss chart from Dr D it says I should do the attack for 6 days. Can anyone tell me if there are any drawbacks to doing it for 9 please? Thanks in anticipation :)

Thanks Ellie :)

have you shown OH the dresses? does he have a preference? I'm sure your confidence will increase by March and you'll have a fab time. Will you get yourself pampered in the lead up, ie nails done (I bite mine!) hair do, girly stuff like that? I feel excited for you! :)

wow, they are gorgeous!!! I don't wear dresses (no confidence) but if I had to choose they would be in the following order... 1st picture 3 2nd picture 2 3rd picture 4 4th picture 1 but I do like them all. You're gonna look fab!!!

Hang in there whitey, sounds like you're doing everything right (I'm a novice but it sounds good to me.) Those dukan fairies will be flying your way tonight, I'm sure ;)

Started day 3 of attack today. So after only two days I have managed to lose 5lb so far. Well pleased :)

Not sure if this is the right place to introduce myself, but here goes... I'm a 41 yr old mother of two young boys. I have tried every diet going. Most recently it has been exante. I had a huge amount of success with Lighterlife which is a VLCD but my head couldn't catch up with my body and I...

Sounds lovely. Here's some more info... There are themed cruises for epicureans and oenophiles (that’s lovers of food and wine to you and me), for jazz aficionados, ballroom fans and more. And now there is a diet-themed cruise. French nutritionist Dr Pierre Dukan, the man behind the Dukan...

Well done shellyn! Keep up the good work :)

Excellent start MT :) keep up the good work!

That's an excellent loss for your first week! Well done. :)

2lb down is great! Tiredness doesn't help and I know for me it's a trigger. Take care of yourself as much as you can this weekend. With the nights drawing in I think it makes your body want to hibernate more. Have you got an underactive thyroid? I know someone posted about a thyroid problem...

Well done RD for picking yourself back up and not berating yourself too much! I can imagine how hard it was not to stop at MaccyD's and just round the whole blip off, but you drew the line under what you did have and made yourself that bit stronger by reinforcing the fact that you wasn't going...

Well done Harriet on your weight loss and a bigger well done on not caving!!! That inner saboteur can be very hard to ignore (I know!) so kudos to you :) Keep it going.

Thank you AMW! Yesterday didn't go so good :( I pinched a sultana from no 2 son's scone. Then later I had some sweetcorn and 3 small bits of pasta. Not good but not a massive binge so I'm pleased about that. Got lots of exercise last night but failed on the water too by only having 1.70 litres...

Sorry Harriet, just asked you about your running in my diary too. I find it hard to keep up with the posts. Is there an easier way? I did do some "waddling" using the nhs couch to 5k podcasts. They were really good with uplifting music and a nice lady encouraging me (and anyone else who...

Thanx Harriet. Struggling with the water a bit today. It takes some effort for me to guzzle that amount! Flylady is all about keeping your house in order using babysteps and a timer. The timer bit is good for me as you are meant to do 15 minutes and then when the timer goes you move onto the...

Day 3 already! Today I commit to: - drinking at least 2.5 litres of water - having a bar, a soup and a shake - going to badminton

Honk and honk for yesterday too :)

Thanks Lord LuLu, will give that a go tomorrow :)

Well done Irishlass. Hope you are feeling better now? You may have been asked before but are people commenting in any way on your weightloss that you meet in real life?

Today's been a good day! I've managed to: - drink 3 litres of water - exercised for 23 minutes on the bike - had my tfr quota - got a load of clutter sorted (yeay!!!) - booked haircut for Friday. Onwards and upwards :)

Well done - you must be thrilled! :) I can't wait to reach the targets like you.

I'm loving the virtual dressing room link but gutted the only way you can keep it is to share it with facebook!? Anyone found a way round this?

I love the mushroom and the thai chicken soups. I don't mind the vege soup but I detest the tomato soups, even the colour puts me off. :tomato:

Hi Ally. Sorry you're having a difficult time. It's very hard when the little ones are poorly and your's and their sleep is disrupted. If you haven't weighed yourself yet then don't as it's very late in the day and your weight can fluctuate so you won't get a true reading. Is it your weigh in...

Keep going...you can do it. Are you drinking enough to stave off the hunger? After a day or two you won't feel hungry so hang on to that thought. Good luck :) ps I'm on day 2 too

That's it MayBabe, head up and get back on track. I've had quite a few blips and this is only day 2 for me but I feel better about it. You're doing so well, keep up all the good work you've done :)

Wow Dave - your weight losses are amazing!!! 38lb in 4 weeks is cracking! Well done you :)

Hiya Haylo, keep up the good work and keep up with the water :) I'm just concentrating on one day at a time but I know it works and it will work for you too if you carry on the way you are :)

Well done on your weight loss Harriet! Sounds like a good plan re exante/food over your birthday/Xmas time. How's the running going?

Well done Russian Doll. 15lb in 3 weeks is amazing!

Thanks Russian Doll :) Today I commit to: - having a shake, a bar and a soup - doing 16 minutes on the exercise bike - drinking at least 2.25 litres of water also - not dietwise but just sorting my life out - book a haircut - do 1 hour of flylady Hope you all have a great day!

ps ignore my ticker in last post. I am back to where I started - must update it all but too tired now to tackle the ticker!:zz:

Thank you all for your replies of support. You've given me a great boost. Today was an unusual day as I went to work (don't usually work during the week) and I took my bar and a huge bottle of water, so I could keep track of how much I was drinking. Came home picked up my 5 yr old and his friend...

Hi anyone who has a read of this. I have been doing terribly over the last few weeks and everytime I put a goal date in mind I blow it big time by sabotaging myself. So I have decided to just commit to one day at a time and use this as a kind of accountability. Here goes... Today I commit...

I would say ignore it as a blip as you've weighed yourself so late in the day...as Sherrie says it's most likely to be the extra water. Don't give yourself reason to stray by maybe saying "what's the point?" It's impossible not to lose weight on this VLCD eventually, even if you've stayed the...

Well done! Great going in week 5!

I look forward to seeing them once I've reached 50 posts :)

So in a week you've got to goal? You must be well chuffed.

Congratulations! You look great and such a lovely smile. Well done...you have inspired me. When and what is decision time?

Excellent result :) well jell as they say in TOWIE.

Well done Midnight! Keep up the good work :)

I would say don't do it Sherrie. Once you have a taste it is so difficult (personally speaking) to keep on the straight and narrow. Your daughter won't notice if you have any cake or not. Getting fit and healthy is a much better birthday treat! (Hope that doesn't sound like I'm preaching? I just...

Thanks Steph :)

Can I join in please? I'd like to lose a stone by the end of November. Will this include my weigh in on 27 October? If not I'll lower my target. Midnight-Sparkles : 14lb Maia Riley: 21lb The trigos: 12lb Holliepop: 14lb Russian doll: 14lb Slim1day: 14lb Jayne289: 14lb kenshin112...

croissant!!! I was offered a lovely croissant for my tea break. I had already brought my bar to work to have with my coffee and decided I wouldn't have the croissant in the morning. However, when it came to tea break time I began to waiver. I argued with myself for a good two minutes and I...

Congratulations LED, super job!

Excellent thread, so glad it was bumped and I found it. Thanks :)

Thank you GSQ. Day 2 is going just as well and I managed to resist a lot of my usual downfalls today, so that was good. I need to up the water though. My belly at the moment sounds like a washing machine on a very thorough spin...lots of gurgles etc. It feels ok though, which is the main thing!

I should change my profile slightly in that today is my 2nd full day. I've tried on and off since the 18th October but never managed to get past day one until yesterday when I was given lots of encouragement on minimins. I haven't started a diary. I'll give it a thought.

Welcome Sherrie! We've started around the same time and our stats are similar (although I'm quite a bit older!!! and you're a whole 2 inches taller than me :sigh:) Best of luck! Let's both hope for a good first week's loss :)

Hi Steph...just read your diary. The internal battle in our heads is amazing, isn't it? I can sometimes feel particularly sulky when hubby is having something and I'm not. I try and tell myself that it's not like I'm never going to have that food ever again, I'm just not having it now. Meanwhile...

Welcome Shell :) I've only just started myself (after a few false starts.) Well done for keeping practically all of the weight off! I haven't seen any information here or with the exante literature that says you can't have the a bar a day from day 1, but I could be wrong. Have a nice time...

Excellent start Kaylad, well done!

An excellent result, well done!

Well I've only gone and got through Day 1!! Thanks again everyone for your comments and suggestions. I've used a few today and they've definitely helped. GSQ - I'm going to try the toothpaste one when I get a craving or just before the boys eat. That's a great idea, thanks. Today I didn't...

Thanks PeaceDove...I'm sure you'll do well on it. It's now that time of day when I'm sorting food out for the boys and I'm feeling quite peckish myself, so I'm going to have a lovely coffee and one of my bars. Feeling strong!

That's excellent, well done!

That's excellent, well done!

Thanks everyone for your hints, tips and words of encouragement! I'm halfway through the day and it's going well so far. Someone offered me my favourite biscuit this morning but managed to resist! I've had my soup and am trying to drink lots of water. I'm going to start filling a two litre...

Hi there! Great post, thanks. I couldn't get the link to open on the first page of Triplewhopper's jpg for 100 days motivation. Can anyone help me with that please? http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/1...100percent.jpg Thanks

Can I jump on the wagon please? Don't drive too fast as I seem to fall off the wagon at the slightest bump!!! Have not managed to get through one day yet!!! Well done on your achievements so far ladies x

How sad/bad is this? Every night I go to bed convinced tomorrow is going to be the day I successfully stick to Exante and everyday I let myself down. Either I don't sort something out first thing in the morning or I have a bar in the morning, soup for lunch and then start snacking about 5pm and...

Well done Lesley, keep up the good work! Your post is an inspiration to me.

Congrats RDT - looks like you and Matt are on a roll!

Well done Matt! You'll have to update your stats now. Keep up the good work!

Well done Soph!

Well done Matt. Look forward to seeing your results tomorrow.

Well done Sheila! Hope I can be as successful :)

Well done on your losses so far MrsRR. Keep persevering...you can do it :)

Thanks all :) Had a second bar and it wasn't as bad as the first. Hopefully by bar 24 I will have learnt to love them!

Yes you can and Dr Pepper Zero http://www.minimins.com/exante/19721...nk-exante.html (What can you drink on Exante)

Are you at work? Or can you have a sleep? Do some housework, gardening, reading, go for a walk etc? Nice soak in the bath? I'm sure some other people will be along with some good suggestions. Was you desperately hungry to have all the shakes by 1pm or up very early?

Pleased with this week's weigh in which sees me down another 4lb, so 18lb lost in two weeks :bliss: Obviously I would like to wake up and it all be gone just like that but this is as quick as it will ever be I guess. Does anyone else struggle to have 3 shakes? And any ideas on how to disguise...

Drink some water, coke zero, black coffee etc and if you're really still hungry by this evening I would have another shake rather than reach for anything else. Good luck.

Think I may have to sell my Exante toffee, raisin and nut bars. The taste didn't quite match up to what I imagined it would do. I will try another one today and see if it's any better. Wish me luck :)

I did zumba this morning but my feet couldn't quite do what my brain was trying to tell them! At least I didn't collide with anyone. Hopefully tomorrow night will be better :)

Well done! Keep going :)

I tried to do some running/waddling fast on my couch to 5k programme, boy did I struggle! I felt very demoralised :( Got another cold now so going to stick to Zumba for a while.

Hi Rachel As far as I know it is ok to drink coke zero but not pepsi. HTH