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Hi LED I think I may skip the AAM week because I dont need any extra temptation at the moment. I do declare that today is the end of my nibbling! 3rd weigh-in tomorrow morning so think the disappointment may be the kick up the bum I need :-) Hope you have got your head around it all again this...

Hi LED Thanks, not very well as you ask. Still having my 3 packs per day, but can't seem to stop nibbling in-between! Am hoping to have lost something this week but just don't know what's going wrong :-( I'm fine when everything is normal & routine but as soon as routine is disrupted, I just...

Hi Gareth Just wondered how it's all going with you? Hopefully all OK, but just shout if you need some encouragement :-) I think the boredom has set in with me so am going to mix n match flavours - see what that does for me! Hope all is well :-) Sarah x

Thanks! A good and a bad day but onwards I plod, undeterred! :-)

Thanks LED. I have drawn a line and, like you say, tomorrow is another day. I just need to be stronger and not let the voices in my head persuade me otherwise. Still it's all good practice and hopefully if (when!) it happens again I can think about how disappointed I feel this evening and maybe...

Ha ha - weighed myself this morning....starkers, after pee and before mahoosive long drink....and I've lost 4lbs. Now that's more like it! On a more negative note, the whole b'day c*ke thing has been playing on my mind today....and I just blew it! All c*ke gone, thank goodness, but the little...

Thanks Gemma - will def do Monday morning weigh-ins from now on, makes much more sense! Well done on the md's thing - we CAN be strong when we want to! :-)

I suppose because I started it on a Monday morning so I figure the eve before is just about 7 days. But now I've written that, it sounds like absolute rubbish! I should weigh on Mon morning, shouldn't I?! Thanks Dust Queen!

Well, I made it through the birthday celebrations & party of my youngest without a hitch - phew! Have weighed myself this eve for my 2nd weigh-in, and I've only lost 2lbs ???? Is coming up to that TOTM so that's what I've put it down to.....Have to say I'm a little disappointed but it has not...

Just a quick update - have successfully negotiated the birthday cake making and icing without so much as a lick of the spoon :-) Tomorrow we have the trip to McD's and b'day cake eating to negotiate :-/ Cracking on, off to work soon xx

Wow Gareth! Fabulous result, this time 2 weeks ago you were a stone heavier - just think! Keep it up & glad you are enjoying the soups (:-/) ha ha! Sarah x

Hi Gareth Yes, it's going fine thanks - all just seems normal now, like you said :-) However, I have a big challenge this weekend.....gotta make my son a birthday cake (without so much as licking my fingers :-( Then on Sunday, after his birthday party, we are taking him & some of his friends...

Thanks LED - I just love the support on here, really appreciated :-)

Thanks so much DustQueen - still going strong!

Brilliant Gareth! It's lovely to feel your clothes loosening and even better when the 'regime' becomes part of your normal routine. Are you finding the energy to do things that you didn't do before? I have been blitzing the house - it's never been so clean! Keep up the good work Gareth! Sarah x

Thanks Gareth. Definitely worth all the hardwork! Interested to hear what you think of the soups......:-) Bye for now Sarah x

Hi Gareth Glad it's just not me then! Had my 'soup' before cooking tea today - was fine then, not tempted by any of it. Anyway...... Weighed myself this evening and I've lost......8lbs!!!!!! Very chuffed (so excited, I nearly forgot to post it on here!) Thanks for checking in! Sarah x

Hi Gareth - glad you found me :-) Things are good thank you. Day 6 today and I had a wobbly moment at tea-time. Was really hard making tea for everyone else, I SO wanted to pick at things BUT I didn't. So I just stropped around a bit like a spoilt child that had been denied something! Anyway...

Hi Gareth Wondered how it's going for you as we haven't heard from you for a while? Hope all is OK? Maybe you're just too busy to fill us in! Sarah x

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Thanks LED. Mum has been diagnosed with Guilliame-Barre syndrome and is undergoing treatment now. It's been a stressy few days but my diet hasn't suffered as a result, so I am very pleased with myself :-) Lots more hospital visiting to do over the next week or so - thank goodness I have this...

Thanks so much - good luck with your weightloss too. We can do it!!!!

Thank you - so far so good! Sarah x

Now on day 5 and things are tickety-boo :-) Having 4 mini-shakes per day and nibbling at my bar over an hour or so is certainly the way forward for me (not to mention gallons of water - OK, litres, but feels like gallons! Energy is through the roof and no lethargy - wonderful! Am feeling better...

Thank you Misskim81 - very kind of you! X

Have discovered something great - mushroom soup but COLD. It's delish! Am gonna try the other soups cold over next few days to see if it improves their flavour ? Today has been a rollercoaster of a day but have stayed 100% total, so am very proud of myself. Emotional upset would have seen me...

Hi Gareth I'm still here but have started a diary under Exante diaries (funnily enough!) Have been having a few problems but am still 100% on it - been a rough week but I may just be over the hump now ( I hope!) Your loss is amazing - am hoping mine is going to be that good too? Catch ya...

Wow! That's brilliant. I know we all expect the first week's loss to be good.....but that's mega. Certainly makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it! Well done, Gareth, and keep up the good work! Sarah x

Hi LED Thanks for your good wishes. Another day begins and I'm trying something different to combat the sickness. Had 1/2 shake this morn and then nibbled at a bar across lunchtime. Will have other 1/2 of shake later and then split my soup into 2 servings this evening - so far so good. I think...

Oops! Sorry - Jarvisolat (correction!)

Thanks for your good wishes Jarvoslit! LED - thanks so much for your response. Am feeling a little better this eve so don't think it's a bug. I have eaten a slice of ham, however, and that really helped with the nausea. Am hoping it won't have kicked me out of ketosis! Hopefully it's just...

Day 3 ctd....Feel so bad today - tummy upset, been sick plus nausea all the time. This wasn't supposed to happen! Am so close to throwing in the towel :-( Thought I was drinking plenty of water (at least 6 x 1/2 litre glasses)...... Let's see how rest of day pans out :-(

Start of day 3; had strawberry shake for brekkie but feeling really weak today - think I may have done too much yesterday. Boys dropped at school so I am taking my peppermint tea back to bed - need a 20 min lie down. Think I will up my water intake this morn - maybe that will help!

Thanks Jo, start of day 3 for me and feeling tired but I did have a full-on day yesterday so will take it easier today! Good luck with you 100% too! Sarah x

Ah thanks.... defo had a turning point this eve. Have had a lot more energy & just kept going all evening (pottering, doing jobs etc). Would normally have been slumped on settee as soon as boys in bed :-) Tried nut & toffee bar today (delish) and vegetable soup (not bad - better than tomato)...

Brilliant news Gareth! I guess for it to be successful long term, it has to become 'normal' for us. Well done - catch up with you tomorrow! ?

Well, got through preparing my first meal for the children and managed not to lick my fingers or sneak any left-overs! Also, I think the hunger may be disappearing.....hooray!

I wondered about that - might make the long term more bearable. Will decide on week 4 I think!

Thanks very much - the encouragement on here sure is great! :-)

Wow - thanks LED. I'm looking forward to day 3 then :-) It's quite daunting thinking of 6 months with no food, so think I might break it down into 'stones off' - seems more manageable. Thanks again! Sarah x

Well, it's day 2 of Exante diet - Total. Feel more human today than I did yesterday but still a little hungry. Am enjoying the shakes and LOVING the bars (and tolerating the soups!) I have just looked at the Inspiration Slide Show and it certainly is an inspiration! Just got my son to take a...

Thanks Niccy - am determined to go for it. I can do total abstinence, just can't make reasonable choices with food - so no food is good! Sarah x

Just had 'dinner' at 4.25pm - couldn't wait any longer! Was quite yummy - vegetable soup. Have found the hotter you have the soups, the better! When it got to the lukewarm stage, I whizzed it in microwave for another 30 secs - improved the flavour no end! Onwards......:clap:

Hi Gareth So far so good, thanks! Day 2 has consisted of choc shake (with coffee!) and a nut & toffee bar that is LOVELY! Timings have been odd today as I had to be at work for 8am, so I had my first shake at 7.15. So then lunch was about 11.30.....and so 'dinner' will be at 'as long as I can...

Hi Gareth Well, day one under my belt and I think I need to go to bed coz I am starving! Have had vanilla with coffee, tomato soup and banana shake. I am liking the shakes best of all so far. I ordered the mixed bundle and am now thinking I still have 6 more tomato soups to get through! Will...

Thanks G! Have just had the tomato & basil soup - was OK but got a bit sickly towards the end. Still, I was starving so it was welcomed. Your meal times are similar to what I am going to aim for - should fit in with my daily routine I think. Now, more water I think.....! Sarah

Hi Clockworx My food arrived this morn, thank goodness. Luckily it came at 9.30 ish so was able to have my first shake for breakfast - had vanilla with instant coffee in it. Was quite tasty! Am putting off lunch for as long as poss, otherwise it could be a l-o-n-g day! How's it going with you on...

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Thanks MsPiggy! Exante is total food replacement, a bit like Lighter Life. No food til Christmas for me! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi! I am getting to know my way around Minimins and will be starting the Exante total diet when my delivery arrives on Monday. Can't wait to get started - I have about 7 stone to lose and I KNOW I can do it this time, but could sure do with some support along the way :-) Still negotiating this...

So far so good then, sounds like you are doing really well! Not sure about ketostix but I'm sure someone on here will know. I'm frustrated coz I can't wait to get started now! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sounds great, thanks. Can't wait to get started but don't think my sachets will arrive til Monday :-( Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi Clockworx! I have just ordered my first batch of Exante meal replacements so will be starting as soon as they arrive. I have previously lost 5 stone on Lighter Life (all back on now :-( ) so I know I can do this. If I can go all the way, I have about 8 stone to lose...... I will watch your...