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I'm stuck at work and just realised I've forgotten my exante !!! No lunch hour and no shops near to even get an alternative ! Cry cry

I've done most vclds ( but I don't add the extras, just stick to the packs) and find my losses consistently similar on all. It's really only a decision based on cost and taste and also find it easier on 4 packs a day x

4.4 loss. Totalling 2 stone 9! Last weigh in next sat morning as I'm taking my Xmas break then. So not quite going to make the 3 stone I'd hoped for. But I'm not complaining about a couple of pounds on the scales cos I feel fab x

thanks guys still going strong, but must admit the psychological cravings are kicking in, as i'm on countdown now till i finish phase 1 of exante on the 10th dec because of surgery and xmas. I'm determined to stay strong until then tho and also get back on it in the new year. x

Try psyllium husks. 2 teaspoons in water every day and I go like clockwork every Single morning x

well done Irishlass, you will go down in history as an exante legend!

week 5 weigh in and another 4 down. Total 33 pound ....happy bunny:)

And thanks haywee. What day are you on now ? X

Thanks koody and chubbers, yes I've been 100% no deviations. Haven't so much as licked a stamp ! X

week 1 -15 week 2 -6 week 3 -2.5 week 4 -4.5 In total, just over 2 stone at my weigh in last Monday. I've got 2 more weeks to go then im coming off it for xmas but also because i've found out i've got to have an operation on the 21st dec and i need to refeed for a week before the op...

I was always lead to believe that when doing a vlcd, your body halts it's natural hair shedding process because due to the lack of calories that 'hard times are ahead. When you refeed, the that would've come out before all starts to come out at the same time. So in theory, whilst on the diet...

Well done ! Your losses are staggering x

Thanks midnight. How you finding the other packs ?

Whoop whoop ! Lost 4.84 pounds. !!!! Total for week 4 so far 28.6 ! Just over 2 stone in a month. Very happy!

hi saveloy and welcome, i look forward to hearing about your progress. Can't help you on the blogging bit as i still don't have a clue what i'm doing or how it works! lol x

I am Pleased to report, although I'll spare you the details, that I attempted the husks again last night, this time with water flavouring in. The result was the most pleasant trip to the loo this morning that I've had in a long time lol My skinny bf also took some too as they are also supposed...

My p husks arrived to day and just in the nic of time let me tell you! However, the first attempt of taking them wasn't too successfulas they hadn't hit my stomach before they came back up (sorry lol). I will attempt the wall paper paste er i mean husks again tomorrow! x

you've still got that pot noodle?! x

oooof! So, i'm half way through the first goal i set for myself. Day 24 ts of my planned 48. This takes me to the day before my works 'do', where i plan to have a light meal to prepare myself and then take it steady on the do. I have to come off ts that week anyway as i find i have to have an...

Morning nt. sorry you're off colour today x

hiya and welcome, you can do it crooky as you've proved when you've done it before. good luck, let us know how your first day goes x

you said you were putting the pot noodle in the bin! lol. open it up and tip it down the loo. they're full of crap, not to mention carbs, fat and gazillions of calories! you can do it, you can stay strong xx

thanks nt x

i agree bin em! when i did ll i found mine only ever went dark pink when i hadn't drunk enough water and always showed negative with in an hour or so of having a pack. They're a waste of time honest x

Honnnnnnk

Good luck. You can do it x

Glad it's going well. When's your week 1 weigh in ? X

2.5 loss this morning. That's not too bad looking at it as 2 pounds since Friday. Thanks for all your encouragement guys x

2.5 pounds down. Slightly disappointed but not letting it get me down. It's still just shy of 24 pounds in 3 weeks and thats not to be sniffed at. Going for a good 4 off this week to take me to 2 stone and going to get some p husks to help get things moving, if you know what I mean :) x

Think I'm gonna get me some husks .... And a sponge bob cup :)

I may sound like a complete freak with what I'm going to say, but then again it might help. I'm on day 21 ts, and I'm embracing food, it how I get my 'fix'. I watch tv cookery programs, read cook books, smell food, bake and cook lovely dinners for my oh and if he's eating something I eagerly ask...

well done Hazel, fantastic!

it certainly does rd. still staying off the scales until tomorrow morning :)

ahhh thanks so much for your words of wisdom, you've cheered me up, plus i've been to visit a friend today who probably won't be here at xmas as she so poorly and that has made me have a word with myself and realise i've got f all to be bloomin moaning about!! So i'll not be touching the scales...

thanks honey, I'm on day 19 and for the first 2 weeks i've had good weight losses. I think i got on the scales this morning to make it seem worthwhile that i'm missing my best friends birthday meal out tonight. so it was a bit of a kick in the teeth to find i'm missing it because i'm dieting AND...

btw, as it's a bit quiet on here this morning i was checking out the rest of minmins. Does anyone know why we can't access the strictly ss forum? I'm intrigued now as to what goes on in there lol as i can't get in

Why, why, why o why did i do it??? I'm usually really strict with myself and only weigh in once a week, as then i know the scales will (hopefully) show a reasonable loss. My weigh in day is Monday and what have i done?? yup, couldn't resist i've popped on the scales this morning. Now i am...

still honking

ff, you can have coke zero too, its because they don't contain any citric acid

wow, are you all doing exante? i'm doing ok, just putting my head down and getting on with it. although i have to confess my life feels very boring at the moment :( . i've had to turn down my best friends birthday c***y tomorrow night. oh well it's not forever. I too don't like the choc shake...

I know , starlight only commented the other day that a tin of Heinz Tom soup is only a few calories more so why can't they make ours nicer lol

You're doing so well hazel. Can't wait for your weigh in tomorrow and yes, I get bouts of Alzheimer's lol x

Lol. I'm not! I put it all back on over a space of 3 years, but had good fun doing it :). Until I reached the point where I was totally grossed out with myself, which isn't any fun. So I'm now doing exante. Lost 15 in the first week and 6 on the second. Im feeling in the swing of the diet now...

Honk !

hiya Lisa, I can only tell you my personal experiences. I did ll and lost 5 stone, after the first 2 weeks big losses my weight loss was pretty steady every week ( around 4 pounds ) and didn't slow down. Similarly i can only advise from my own point of view, in that every time i eat while on a...

4 lbs in week 3 is fantastic! well done

honk! another one ticked off

think they're on offer until mid december

Only trying to help

Is it going ok hazel ? Btw get a tongue scraper, it works wonders on that manky mouth feeling x

Don't give up. I too don't like the soups for the same reasons as you. Add chilli powder, Tabasco, herbs ,pepper anything to get them down. It will be worth it. I also make the shakes with only a little water so I can neck em and get on with life

Think noble is right, you have to drink the shakes and soups pretty much straight away. Perhaps you could nibble on a bar while your at work ?

Oo chocolate shake with coffee, I'm gonna try that too

Honk!

thanks ff, it's going really well so far. Keep us posted on how you do.

hello lark1234, have you done a vlcd before honey? and when are you starting?

You can do this Amzie. o and i forgot to say, i haven't used my tens machine for my sciatica or taken a pain killer for all week!

Lost 6 pounds !! That 1 and a half stone on two weeks ! Spent yesterday digging the next size down clothes out of the wardrobe. V happy

btw Hazel, i loved your use of the word 'gopping', it didn't half make me chuckle, i haven't heard it in ages :)

i did lighter life in 2008 and lost just short of 5 stone in 12 weeks. Then i have spent the last 3 years putting it on in glorious style. I'm hoping i've learnt my lesson in what not to do after finishing a vlcd. So after a few false starts i'm back on it and really feel on a roll. I'd like to...

goodness me Hazel, you've been through the mill abit!! good luck, you can do it xxx

It's my first week on exante and tbh i'm finding the soups a little unpleasant, too clawingly creamy and tasteless. Because of this, (i'm probably in the minority) i prefer the tom and basil. But i've hit on a brilliant plan! I roughly chopped up some garlic, chilli, ginger, lemon grass and...

hi folks, i don't suppose anyone can think of or recommend an exante friendly cough remedy?

I'm on day 3 of exante after a week of ll. I must say I'm struggling going from 4 packs a day on ll to 3, even if I split them. Not tried all the flavours yet, but the ones I have all seem very creamy but lacking in flavour, which doesn't bother me too much. Just seem to be clock watching alot...

how about ginger ( i know she's not ;) or bourbon or hob nob? lol

I have to agree with rd. I've tried vlcd and had meals off, that turned into days off, then weekends off. I think it takes more willpower to keep doing day 1, than just staying on the diet however difficult. But good luck whatever you choose honey x

i think worcestershire sauces has sugar and citric acid in it

if my memory serves me right, government NICE guidlines state that a vlcd should be no longer than 11 weeks (or was it 12?). When i did lighter life they said to add milk to the soups, shakes and coffee so it upped your calorie intake without introducing real food,although i can't remember the...

Sounds like you've had similar experiences to me kg. off to bed now, my tummy is feeling particularly empty tonight

hows your first day gone?

i'm on my first day of exante but have just done 1 week on ll packs so it is a bit confusing. the peanut ones were always my fav koodygirl. salsa, i've come to the conclusion that if vlcd's tasted that good, the whole world would be on them lol. but really, if they make me lose weight i don't...

hows day 1 gone? i had raison bar this morning, verdit- scrummy i had choc shake for lunch, verdit - hold nose and get down my neck, as i'm used to having 4 packs on ll and cd, i decided to split the shake to have some about 3.30 and probably made it a bit watery. As a consequence i felt...

It's ok lastslim, i'm about as fit and healthy as fit and healthy can be at my weight and on no meds. He's just a very stroppy gp that doesn't agree with vlcd's, but signed the form anyway and also charged me for it. So i was loathed to return to ask him to sign another one, especially as i'd...

OMG! first weigh in and lost .... 15lbs!!!!!!!!! So thats with my lighter life packs. tomorrow i begin on Exante. And omg! again, my exante parcel has just arrived and i can't believe the size of the bars they're huge. I know alot of people on here don't seem to be keen on the bars, but i'm...

Can i join? i started ll last monday but i'm changing to exante. my packs should arrive tomorrow. After my first wi on monday, i'd then like to lose 14 pounds in November

hi everyone firstly i'm new to sites like this and i'm not really sure what i'm doing, whether i'm blogging, threading or doing a diary! i re joined lighter life last monday, but was told i needed to get a new health form signed as the old one had expired. as my gp doesn't support this...

thanks vanda, it just peeves me that i've got to pay 40 quis to someone that doesn't know me or my medical history from adam and that my ll councillor tells me that my nearest particpating superdrug, is a 25 mile drive for me. Unless anyone out there knows if there is one in the sheffield area...

I joined lighter life 3 half years ago and lost 4 half stone. I've steadily gained back most of the weight i lost ( but had fun doing it:)) And after a few failed attempts, i've rejoined and attended my first meeting tonight (although i started diet this morning, as i'd got a few cd shakes...