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Hmmm....bit of an eyeopener today. I decided to have a WS day so for dinner made quorn and stir fry but ate waaaay too much. Now I didn't eat anything that I wasn't meant to but I did eat far more than necessary, I could have finished half way through but didn't. So, I've obviously not learned...

Excellent loss Mr Mojo, and well done for getting back on track:D

Well I started the day with a petulant flounce:cry: as I had only lost 2lb this week. Thankfully some of you lovely peeps gave some good advice and no one told me to put my petted lip back in and grow up:). So, grabbing the bull by the horns, I set off to the gym this morning which was...

Oh another Scot here too, I'm also from Lanarkshire. Wondering what this says about us Scots, we are either really good or really bad:D Well done on sticking with it Scotminx, sitting through a chinese take away must have taken some willpower, big pat on the back for that one. I'm sure...

Oh no, hope your ipod survived!:eek: A few months ago I fell flat out in the slush in front of the Rogano in Glasgow with all the beautiful people watching, my worry....was my handbag ok. The Big Issue seller was the only person who helped me up, god love him!

You look AMAZING!:happy036:Well done, you are an inspiration to us all, you must be chuffed to bits (and rightly so!)

Thanks for the reply Starlight, think I was just on a self indulgent whinge:). As usual I'm expecting too much too soon which has been my downfall in every other diet I have been on (and there have been many!). I went to the gym and had a good workout, home, showered and in a much better...

Well done Messy Freckle, thats a fantastic weight loss, you're off to a flying start:D I know what you mean about sleeping, I sleep like the dead these days, might have something to do with the absence of wine:whistle:

A loss of 2lb:(. On a 'normal' diet I would be jumping through hoops but I am really unhappy about this. Meant to be my AAMW but decided to keep that until next week when I am on holiday. I've had 2 WS days and the rest 100% TS, I've been to the gym twice and Zumba once and am really...

Sorry Jen, but I laughed at that......a lot!:D:D:D

Hey Well done on biting the bullet and restarting. Another day or so and you should feel fit as a fiddle. I was quite lucky, I didn't suffer too much other than a few stonkers of headaches. Feeling great now and have even started to exercise:eek: again. Good luck getting your first week...

Oh sorry to hear you've had the wobbles Cybill. :( I think we will always have doubts and fears and just have to be realistic about this. Many of us have been long term dieters and it will be a huge adjustment when the time comes when we need to maintain. You have done amazingly well and...

Thanks Gareth, I think we all need some luck here. Don't know if you've heard of it or indeed have it, but the book Beck Diet Solution is a pretty good read and is good for referring to. A lot of it is good common sense but it is worth the six pounds it costs. I would recommend it. Good...

On the countdown to my hols now:D. Had a great day in town, got my eyebrows threaded for the first time, the verdict.....brilliant! Had a mini facial at the same time (thank goodness for Groupon). Then went and got my haircut, woohoo and had coffee with my mum and friend so a lovely girly...

I resisted Littleone but it was a struggle, quite proud I managed it though:D. Thanks!

I've just made OH and DS cauliflower cheese and it smells devine! I'm sitting literally drooling wondering if a 'small portion' would hurt, the answer.........of course it would you daft tart!:cry:

I know that I am a long way off from this but something I have been thinking about for the last week or so. Once you have gradually reintroduced food, do you think that you should be using all the low fat stuff, ww yoghurts, breads etc or actually just be using 'normal' products but be eating...

Once you are a week or so into it the shakes, bars and soups become surprisingly tasty:). Agree with the coffee in the vanilla shake, I have mine cold served over ice and it is delicious. Good luck with it all, and well done for being smoke free, guess you are going for it all at once!

Hoping that I have a good loss this week. Hubbie and I joined the gym again this week and so far have been twice and I was at Zumba:banana dancer: tonight which was fantastic. I am so enjoying the exercise, it's almost like having some form of control over whats going on:).

Hi Sorry to hear you have been having a rough time of late. I'm only 5 weeks into Exante and it is my first VLCD but I have nothing but high praise for it. After the first week, things start to settle down and it does become easier though the first week is tough, you really just have to...

Following on from Cybills Advantage List thread, I decided it was time to refresh my memory with the Beck book and actually put my own down. So here is what is important to me at the moment. I will look and feel healthier I want my husband to feel really proud that I'm his wife I will be...

Good luck ladies! I'm only on week 5 so still pretty new, the advice I would give you is to bite the bullet and not give in on week one which is the toughest, once you've got that under your belt and seen your first loss, it does become much easier.:)

Brilliant! Thanks missy:D

Absolutely LOVE your advantage list! What a brilliant list of things that are important to you. I've yet to write mine and you have given me some great ideas and inspiration. Thanks for sharing them:D

Good Luck!

Hi I'm off out with the outlaws for dinner tomorrow night and we are going to have indian food. I'm going to avoid the buffet like the plague but does anyone have any suggestions for a dish I could have that would work in with WS. I assume I will need to avoid sauces of any kind? Any advice...

Oh boy I was hungry today, real grumbly tummy the lot. I have no idea why, I've not done anything different today but I really wanted something to eat:sigh: Anyway, got through it, had my soup and legged it to the gym and had a bit of a workout. The downside of this......being a bit of a...

Hey! Lovely to 'see' you! I have fallen off more wagons in my time than I've had hot dinners (actually that is a huge exaggeration). If your head isn't in the zone then it's just not going to work. I think the SS sounds perfect, you have done amazingly well, time to be kind to yourself...

You have had a lot of changes in a short space of time and it is only natural that your head will take a while to catch up. The good thing is that rather than completely lose the plot you are realising that you will need time to adjust and (hopefully) aren't being too hard on yourself:). You...

Excellent loss, well done Mr Mojo, cracking loss of inches too:D

Well apart from the sink episode this morning at weigh in which left me looking like a Klingon for most of the day, today has been a great day:D. I'm 3lb down this week. Up early...ish, had a walk round Strathclyde Park which is around 4 miles then off trainer shopping, now have a nice pair of...

Thanks Cybill, great advice and it's good know that it's not just me who has been disappointed with food:).

Wow, what a loss! You are a real inspiration Jen:party0011:

Brilliant, well done! x

Weekly WI today and again I took my specs off, just in case they added anything, couldn't really read the scales so leaned forward, cracked my forehead off the sink and have a nice red weal across my forehead so have spent the day looking like a Klingon:D On the plus side, I lost 3lb, making a...

Well done on the 10lb loss, what a fantastic start!:D

Today was my planned WS day, had a bar at lunchtime and then had planned for dinner mushroom omelette with stir fried quorn and veggies, I was sooooo looking forward to it. Made it, ate about half and was stuffed and I wasn't really fussed about eating it, it wasn't really the rip roaring event...

Hey, well done for getting back to it again today. What fabulous words of widsom from Marge too, I'm going to cut and paste all these threads to have a look at when the going gets tough. I suppose we also have to realise that even when we get to where we want to be there will still be good...

That's a horrible feeling, I had it on Monday where I really wanted to eat. The upshot was I didn't as I was a grumpy moo and therefore had an argument with hubbie and stomped around the house instead (not that I'm advocating winding up your OH just to keep out the kitchen:D). Try to stick it...

Today is a good day for me because I have just taken out a joint membership for me and OH at the gym:D and I'm determined to get my moneys worth.

I'm just coming up to 4 weeks on TS, once you get past the first week then it does get much easier. Well done on resisting the champers at your function, good luck for a good loss for your holiday:)

Can't believe that it's now nearly a month since I started this diet. I'm finding it pretty easy just now but I'm already a bit concerned about AAMW, which should be next week but I have other plans:sign0151: We go on hols in 2 weeks and what I plan to do is, have a WS day this Saturday then...

Glad you managed to keep your skirt up:D! The 10 week gym trial sounds perfect, we are just about to join again as I get a discount as I work for NHS. I do love the classes, Body Pump is great, though expect to be really sore after the first time:). My favourite is Body Combat, gets rid of...

Fiestywoman has a Eureka moment.. Was feeling really glum and fed up yesterday (I'm definately grumpier on this diet) and was on my way home deciding that I would have a meal instead of my soup. However, having mooted round my Beck Diet Solution book I kind of stepped back and realised that I...

Cybill, it's a slippery slope once you join Ravelry:D. You'll end up like me with all these patterns in your queue and yarn stashed all over the house. Hope you enjoy, my name on it is Jannie if you fancy a nosey at my page.

Hellllooooo.....anybody there???? Come back, Carly is sounding scary:whip: :D

Hang in there! Hope you don't have to wait too long until ketosis kicks in.:) Huge well done on resisting the cake, especially if you made it yourself, I'd find it hard not to stick my head in the bowl to lick the leftovers (and I wonder how I managed to put on so much weight as well:sigh:)

Oh yes please, a weigh loss fairy would be marvellous, a cleaning fairy is most welcome and if we can stretch to a hairdressing fairy that would really top it off....I've been out on my bike today and I think the Worzel Gummage hairstyle went out a few years ago, I'm sporting one now:D Love...

Thanks Shelliewoo, I'm going to lose 54lb altogether, so I'm off to a good start. What about you, how much are you aiming for?

Good luck with your restart, you sound pretty determined:D

And a loss of 4lb making it just over a stone in 3 weeks, I'm absolutely delighted, looks like my first mini goal is achievable:D:D

Woohoo....weigh in day and we have a loser, grand total of 4lb down, so thats just over a stone in 3 weeks and I'm delighted.:happy036: Have had a grand day so far, a bit of a potter this morning then out for a cycle for an hour, have made the 'can't cooks' their dinner so off to Zumba :banana...

Hey, how is your weekend going? How have you found the Beck book? I got mine a couple of weeks ago, haven't got past the part 'how thin people think' when I answered yes to all but one of the questions which then said 'if you answered yes to any of the above then you find it difficult to...

That sounds like a really nice meal, how lovely of him. x

Stuggling a bit today:cry:. I really want to have a meal tonight but I'm determined not to, I have to be really strict with myself. I think I'm just feeling sorry for myself, OH is so hungover that he is still in bed, my mum dissed me, I asked her shopping but I'm in the bad books for reasons...

Awww, don't be too mean to yourself, we are but human! Love the sound of your low carb veggie book, I've been gazing longingly at my Yottam Ottolenghi book for the last week:sigh:. Well done to your DS for getting the exams under his belt without the need of thumbscrews (I speak from...

Fantastic news, I love your new balloon. Ive said it before and I'll say it again....you are a real inspiration!! Well done on your loss.:D

Stick with it, you will find they become tastier as you go along. A great tip I got for the vanilla shake was to add a spoon of coffee to it and serve over ice, it's really tasty. Good luck, if there are 3 of you doing it you can always gee each other along:)

No, the film isn't until Friday, will help me get through my toughest day of the week:). A bit tired and wabbit today, the weather has been shocking for about a week now and I think it just gets you down. Have been on a bit of a sniffathon today, all food smelled delicious (well with the...

Yay, I love crochet and baby blankets and just great fun aren't they.:D I've just finished a shawl called Tropical Breeze which was gorgeous and not too difficult. Do you use Ravelry? ps I've done the watch removal too:D

Well the WS went ok although I was worried it would knock me out of ketosis but all seems to be ok. I do feel a bit hungry the last few days but I think it might be because TOTM is looming..hey at least I'm not craving chocolate.:D I'm finding Fridays the hardest as that always heralded the...

Hey, comfort eating with low carb biscuits is a definate plus so don't beat yourself up over it, I think you're doing fantastically well.:clap: Have you still got a bit of the glums? Not long until your OH joins your town and then you can be 'comforted' :D. Good luck to your DS for tomorrow...

Namaste......naughty naughty!:D Carly, I'm sorry but you did ask, it's a cardiac surprise in a cardboard box. FOOD TALK ALERT*** It's a 12" pizza box filled with donner meat, pakora, chicken chaat, chips, covered in sauce...oh, and salad, the bit that's always left. It is a great Glasgow...

Wow! Fabulous that you've broken another milestone. You are a real inspiration, really really well done:happy096: x

Two weeks in today...yoiks! Todays weight loss was 3lb, can you believe I was disappointed with that:eek:. I had to give myself a good talking to, I've lost 11lb in 2 weeks, I should be swinging from the lights:happy096: On the plus side, since I had my weigh in I've defuzzed my legs and I'm...

Love it.....ambitions of middle class:8855: Your boy seems to make a habit of making yummy things, think you'll need to wrestle him to the ground and explain the rules:D. I'm ok, my son lives on completely barftastic food, he had friends over last night and they had munchy boxes, oh jeez the...

Well today has been a bit of a blur! Didn't get my first bar until around 1ish then had my soup at 7, got a banging headache and feel a bit odd. Probably have a shake in a bit to see if it makes me feel any better. Anyway, enough of the wallowing! Got Father in Law staying with us for a...

Fantastic!!! Well done for getting through the 12 barrier, hope you enjoyed your soup x

Hey, as you say it could have been worse, at least the mince is protein. Good luck with your weigh in, I'm sure you'll still have a good loss this week:D

Sorry! Been busy trying to wrap up at 19year old son after posting him on ebay....unfortunately a) he wouldn't stay still enough (should have got him when he was on the xbox) and b) even with a starting bid of 99p he remains unsold;) and my driveway is still in a mess.:D I'm doing really well...

He'll graduate sooner than you think! x Once this has taken place, they are still stinky messy grunty things......only bigger and more expensive:D

I've had a good day Namaste thanks:D Very strange cravings mind you, todays was a white crispy roll with butter and HAM!....whats all that about? Been keeping busy ebaying tonight which is all for the good, more pennies towards the 'driveway fund':eek:. I'm trying as hard as I can to...

Well that's week one done and dusted with a stunning 8lb loss:happy036: (originally posted 9lb but guess what - I can't count!). Have to say I've not found it as awful as I thought I would although I'm prepared to face demons ahead. The thing which has surprised me is how supportive friends...

Hi AmZie Well done on getting through a tough day:D. I do like that smug feeling you get when you've managed to resist. I did my first Zumba class on Day 4 on Thursday and didn't find it too awful and I felt ok during and after. The Moonwalk last night was perhaps not such a splendid idea...

Could be worse, we are only 2 weeks into June, so you've got another 2 weeks to clock up a loss. Good that you've got a goal on the horizon, I always think that having something to focus on makes it a bit easier to stay on track. Good Luck:cross: O/T - our friend had his 50th 'gathering' at...

Hi My low point was day 6, I could have eaten the leg of the table but that may well have been as it was a Friday which I've always looked at as start of the weekend and time for treats. OH and I went bowling instead and I got through it. If you can, maybe try to focus on it just being that...

A loss of 9lb!:D:D I am absolutely thrilled although strangely I don't feel as if I've lost a pound. I've stuck to it 100% and did a Zumba class and the Moonwalk last night. Honestly, I feel like doing an Oscar speech I'm so pleased:clap:

The Edinburgh Moonwalk last night, I just did the half moon which is just over 13 miles, did it in 3hrs 50mins although mile 3 to 6 was a real struggle. This was my first week on TS and I was worried I would keel over or something but all went well. I took 2 bars with me and ate one and a...

Sorry to hear your daughter has this condition. A lady I work with had Cohrns (sp) and she isn't too bad but her son has it too and he has a really awful time. Must be tough for you too! Hope the WS goes ok for you this weekend but if it doesn't heyho, you can start again next week, don't...

Woo Hoo! I've made it through the day. My lovely husband suggested we all go bowling tonight which we did, me armed with my two cans of Coke Zero (my first) and oh my it was bliss, felt as if I was having a proper grown up drink. Won the second game of bowling but broke most of the nails on...

I've struggled today too but have stuck with it and will get to bed tonight 100% TS. Stick in there, the horrid feelings will pass and you will be so glad that you persevered. x

Good Luck! I'm only on my first week and struggling a bit today. Well done on resisting the pasta.

Really struggling today and feeling a bit down:sigh:. Can't seem to shake the hunger and my son was eating some bread and butter and I'd have poked his right eye out for it and I don't even like bread and butter! Hoping this feeling passes soon, I'm kind of close to caving in:wave_cry:

It's the day 5 update. Still feel ok, but seem to be getting pretty hungry and not even pseudo hunger, big rumbly tummy hungry BUT I've not been tempted so far. Was really starvy marvy tonight so when hubbie came home I put out their dinner and legged it to my first ever Zumba class, yay, I'm...

Hiya Hope your daughter got on ok today and has the meds she needs. What a pity they have some side effects:(. Did you have a good TS day?

I am really really hungry tonight so off to bed, starting to eye up the dog and I'm a veggie:chores016:

Woohoo! Well done for your 100% today:clap:

Hi Jane You sound pretty determined which is a great start. I'm new to Exante and to VLCD, this is the first, I'm 4 days in and can honestly say I've not found it too difficult so far although I am hungry tonight for the first time really. Good luck, hope it all goes well and we can all help...

Knitting group is fantastic, we've been together for 3 years now. Not quite the shreddies 'knitting nanas'. Most of us are in our 40's and it can get a bit raucous at times, there are some very badly behaved girls who go;). Oh the knitting and crochet is quite good too:D Are you a knitter...

Day 4 and I still feel fine - I'm concerned, wonder if it's all going to hit me at the same time. A bit hungry today as I was making the boys Shepherds Pie tonight my hand was a hovering over the potatoes BUT I resisted:0clapper: I had my first vanilla shake today BARFARAMA! Many many moons...

Aww...don't worry too much hon, we are but human after all and we just need to do what is right for us, a few wee bits of pasta isn't going to scupper your loss. Don't beat yourself up over it and hopefully you got on ok today.:hug99: ps. remember your Flash spray trick!

Thanks Precious, I'll give that a try, might be nice for a change. x Feeling very proud of myself as OH and DS had a chippy tonight and although they did offer to eat it in the sun room, I insisted we all sit together (me with my soup). I didn't feel that hungry but oh the smell....I could...

Sorry, it's the Moonwalk, starting at midnight. A half moon is 13 miles walk and full is a marathon. It's not terribly strenuous but the sleep deprivation gets to you and being a bit weaker at the moment might also add to it. But I really really really want to do it. Thanks for your advice...

I'm signed up to do the half moon in Edinburgh on Saturday night but started TS on Sunday so will only be 6 days into it. I feel ok so far, a wee bit tired and headachey but nothing too drastic. I've hardly done any training (but have done a full moon before with NO training), so the question...

Day 3 and I'm still on track woohoo! No really awful feelings yet apart from the back of my right hand is a bit numb, therefore I have managed to convince myself I have MS....oh the joys of hypochondria! It's probably just my body adjusting to things and wondering where the hell the amount of...

Hey Lauren, glad it's going well for you. Hope you haven't tried out the bum measured by hands yet, let me tell you, don't do it, it is so depressing;). Interested in the vanilla shake with coffee, would you have that hot or cold Precious? I've just had my first chocolate shake and whilst it...

Afternoon! Hope you are having a good day. I've been having a nosey through your diary and I can't believe that you've managed a move and everything without completely losing the plot....I'm my eyes, that is a remarkable feat. :) A huge well done. Have to say I find reading the diaries...

Awww...thanks for asking Namaste:D Today has been ok too, I'm actually a bit worried that I'm not feeling crap as yet. First day at work and I didn't make a big deal of it, just got my shake out at break time, someone asked what it was and I just said 'oh it's a diety thing' and nothing else...

Hi Peter! I'm new to Exante too, this is day 2 for me and so far so good. I have a very bad relationship with food so for me hopefully by removing it, this will give me an opportunity to 'reprogramme' myself. Good Luck x

Well that's day 1 done and dusted. During the day was no problem whatsoever, nice long lie, had a shake then out to the garden centre spent the rest of the day planting and gardening. Even made the family dinner and sat with them whilst they ate and I had my soup. Needed to have a toffee, nut...

Fabulous! You must feel fantastic, well done. Thanks for posting this, it's pretty inspirational

Oh that's a great loss, well done!

Thank you all! Great advice. I think that I will 'fess up' straight away in work although I'm not looking forward to all the questions. Great advice about the dinner party, I've only started today and don't quite have my head around eating a meal, I thought that was in the future, obviously...

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I'd love to join in, as a newbie, I'm going for a loss of 14lb. Thanks

Hiya Will be starting TS tomorrow and hubby and my family are behind me all the way but I'm really not sure what to tell others? Work is ok as I normally have lunch on my own and I can have a shake at morning break without too much fuss hopefully. We've been invited out to family for dinner...

Hi everyone! Tomorrow will be my first day on Exante Total Solutions and I'm both excited and scared. Having dieted on and off for years I now have an incredibly unhealthy attitude towards food and hopefully by removing it completely I will work some things out in my head. I had a horrible...

Hiya, I'm just about to order my first Exante pack and wondered if you could help me out a bit. I had intended on getting the variety packs but would I use the bars straight away, I would have thought they would have had carbs in them? Also, can you give me some tips on how to best keep going...