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i'd like to give myself a thousand claps for a fantastic thread title! anyway, back here again in time for christmas for a final push and just wondering how everybody is getting on? probably put a stone on since i was last here due to the end of a long term relationship and the stresses of...

aha! thank you, although i've got my best gormy face on in the new pic tbf!

thanks for your comments, i posted the pic on facebook and like 90,000 bajillion likes so my confidence is pretty peaky right now. if anybody wants help with the trials and tribulations of total solution then feel free to ask for my addy on skype and i'll be happy to talk to you through the...

wahey :D you look so different in your photos and i'm sure in a way you are glad to have posted them up. thank you for joining the inspiration train, you look awesome. #fixuplooksharp

Hello, I have been a member of these forums for over a year now and to begin with I would like to thank you all for the support that I have found within them during my time here. I have never been somebody to post articles about struggles or even keep a diary; instead I kept my head down and...

good luck

good luck, don't worry about your family and friends... do it for you!

lost close to 7 stone since last year and i still don't notice the difference myself! i'm down from a 48" waist to 38" and xxxl to large in clothing so there must be some sort of change :D i think it's hard to see when you see yourself every day but i think you'll begin to realise it when the...

i'm close to 8 stone now, should easily surpass that before christmas. i've had a few months off and meals whilst on plan. i'm a strong believer that a bad relationship with food is what got me obese in the first place so i've taken my time with it with the odd treat now and then.

how's this going now?

good luck mate, if you need any advice man to man with keeping up with it all then you're welcome to give me a shout.

haha, well y'know as a guy i don't think a little black dress will look that great on me no matter the weight i lose!! keep up the good work, you've made a great start.

seven pounds though, that's still a great loss. where else would you get this kind of success on a diet? the main thing that you need to remember is that it has taken your whole life to put the weight on that you have, it's not going to be an instant fix. i've been going for 18 weeks and i'm...

h'away, in my opinion you only live once! you are making a big change in your life being on this diet and when you come off of it, if you are eating healthy and having something naughty once every couple of months then that's only normal isn't it? don't beat yourself up over it all. i'm sure you...

well done, remember this when you are feeling like you can't control an urge. you're doing well!

you'll find that drinking water becomes second nature. i was never a fan of drinking water but now i manage to down 4ltrs daily without any issues, i could probably drink more! you'll be fine though, best of luck.

good luck, sure you will be fine :)

death breath.

i don't see why 2lbs a week isn't possible, i'm aiming for 4lbs a week myself in order to reach my goal by christmas. might be a bit unrealistic but everybody is different.

nice to read your journey so far, keep up the good work. i'm sure that you will reach your goal in no time.

i'm taking my first venture in to breath fresheners tomorrow as i have an important meeting to go to and ever since i went back on shakes rather than shakes/bars my breath has been stonking! haha.

if anybody needs somebody to talk to then i'd be more than happy to help, i know i haven't started recently but i'm a fair way through now with less than halfway to go and i seem to have more focus than i need to have :p chuck me a pm if anybody needs anybody to speak to!

yeah as above, you can do it! i don't personally do it myself but lots of people seem to.

good luck :)

haven't cheated myself out on this occasion by eating anything that would boost me out of ketosis but a few years ago i did lighterlife and would often go out on friday nights, drink a load and probably get a pizza at the end of the night... it would usually take two days for me to go back in to...

they say it's necessary to cover themselves but i find it very helpful personally. i've found that my weight can stall for a few days so i have a light meal and the next day or so i'll have shifted a few more pounds!

best of luck to you, there are always people around if you need support but i'm sure you will be fine! have focus and there is nothing you cannot do.

you'll be alright, just a little blip! was my girlfriend's birthday the other month and i sliced her a bit of chocolate cake then after getting a bit on my finger, instinctively licked the chocolate off it!? sometimes you just do things without even realising... ha.

good luck :) it will be hard at times but worth it in the end.

good luck! stick with it and you'll see the results :)

it's down to preference really but i did lipotrim and thought their bars were absolutely horrid too. can't get enough of the exante bars though, they're great! i'd say get them :)

i have 10 stone to lose or so i think (will probably look better around 15/16st) i'm half way there nearly now, hope to reach my aim by christmas! if i can do it, you all can!

good luck ellie! you'll be fine, just keep a picture in your mind of what you want to look like at the end of the diet and you'll get there, trust me!

you should be happy :)

i ended up doing that 30 day shred video on youtube, managed the first 10 minutes and squatted myself into not being able to walk properly for three days afterwards! fun! i find doing a proper clean around the house makes me lose a few pounds but then i'm just a lazy sod to do anything concrete :p

you can do it this time! i remember that you have plenty of support here if needed.

sounds like you are doing great! everybody is different, i have the odd headache now and then but didn't find the first days hard at all! six weeks in and i still feel fine. you must have strong focus :)

best of luck to you, stick with it and anything is possible.

have you given yourself a realistic goal to lose the weight? my aim is christmas day, which is still a good five months away... although, it's taken me 23 years to put the weight on, i wouldn't expect to lose it all in seven months. remember slow progress is progress after all.

i'm on my sixth week now after measuring every day, there have been times in the past few weeks where i have felt a little bit demotivated because of the losses not going down on the scales! so i've decided today that i'm going to weigh weekly, no matter how hard that will be! haha. probably the...

good luck all, stick with it and you will be fine :)

you may get there without having to wish! :p good luck

i'm male and on my fifth week. my losses have stalled over the past few days, just stayed the same! it's been disheartening but i'm having a light meal for a few days over the weekend to see if it boosts anything. not done my food week so it will make up for it.

nice one, keep it up lisa

i personally don't feel like i want coke zero or dr pepper zero anymore even though i had it for the first couple of days but no, you can really drink as much as you want and losses won't be affected.

glad you're doing well so far

26 pounds, 1.8 stone or bloody amazing loss.

mr. motivator, what can i say?! :D

hiya, best of luck to you on the start of your journey :) this will help in regards to what you can and can't drink - http://www.minimins.com/exante/197219-what-can-you-drink-exante.html

good luck :)

my girlfriend has done exante for two weeks now, she doesn't have a lot to lose but she was an absolute monster before when she was hungry! god forbid you were around here if she hadn't had her dinner for whatever reason but she has done really well, she's got a picture of what she wants to look...

nobody will be able to do this for you, it's all got to come from inside of you. find your focus, make a picture in your head of how you want to look by christmas. what clothes are you wearing? how do you feel? put yourself into the thinner you and how would your present yourself? what would...

looking fab, well done so far!

good luck :)

best of luck to you, stick to it and your losses will be fab :)

i did lipotrim before exante and thought their chocolate shake was great. then i tried exante, the first day i hated it, the second day and ever since i've loved all of their shakes. not a fan of the soups though!

good luck, you can do it this time! :)

well done

good luck

stick with it and you will be fine! we promise!

good luck peeps.

i lost 10 pounds in the first week mossy and am losing a pound a day since then. i'm drinking quite a bit of coke zero/dr pepper zero so that's not going to affect your loss. everybody is different though, stick to it. i'm A LOT heavier than yourself so it's no surprise my weight loss seems a...

haven't had any for a few days, don't really miss it or feel it's a necessity to have.

good luck, stay positive and you'll be fine. i'm just imagining myself in a trim winter coat whilst doing the christmas shopping! that's spurring me on.

the numpty went and bought 50 vanilla shakes, what can you expect? vanilla is the blandest of bland of all the vlc's. whack a bit of coffee in there and you're set! i read this review before i did exante and being a seasoned fish and chip eater, i found it tasted nothing like fish and chips ;)...

best of luck to you, you'll reach your goal no problem.

well done man, quality achievement

you can do it, keep positive

looking good lad

i found the shakes pretty horrible in comparison to lipotrim on day one but i've found i've got used to them pretty quickly.

day three and four for me were quite strange in terms of feeling weak but through it now. you'll be fine!

top post, inspiring.

you can do it :)

been doing exante since tuesday, felt horrible and weak yesterday but got through it. not feeling too bad now, weight is falling off pretty quickly too.

dyiiiing. any suggestions on what i can do or take to combat the flu? away to the mrs parents for christmas and i can't be sulky!

awesome, you look great!

week 3 sucked for me too. however, the following weeks are great. stick with it. finally understand what totm means, foolish.

i would but i dropped coffee on my keyboard so have to use the on screen one. so annoying.

still going well!

still going strong, great to fall out of the 300 pound barrier! that was a pretty horrid feeling but well on the way.

five days without updating? hey, wanna be anymore rubbish at this?! i've been doing okay, had a little cheat at the weekend but ended up losing weight still so basically, i'm a weight losing machine. still having bouts of impatience about the whole thing but the rewards are coming slowly...

i love lipotrim, my periods are fine! ;)

i messed up a treat the other day, had toast and chips! ended up losing a pound the next day. magic! you'll be fine.

was funny, usually drink 4ltrs a day, drank 2ltrs yesterday and found i lost a few extra pounds :/

i've lost 18 pounds in the past two weeks, woop.

still here, still on the wagon, still doing really well. not noticing the difference as much anymore but the scales are showing it, lol. keep forgetting to update this but will try harder, lol.

firstly, congratulations on your weight loss cat, that's a fantastic result! :) secondly, helloooo chocolate shakes! i decided against them in the first week because i'd heard they weren't the best but got a couple the other day and i'm very impressed. not really a big chocolate eater but i...

p.s what on earth does totm mean? i'm seeing it everywhere and although i'm 23, i'm not down with this abbreviated lingo!

haha, can't believe you're all having a pop at guessing. well, the story is that i went to another pharmacy today that's closer by to where i live and they recorded that i've lost 7lbs but i'm not convinced by that whatsoever, especially due to the fact it's my first weigh in when you lose...

apologies for the non-update, still going well. weigh in later so we shall see how much has gone! have had a dislike of chicken soup recently but have realised the packs that i have been eating have been out of date!? what a joke. felt awful last night because of it!

thank yaa. didn't even fancy my first shake this morning as i wasn't hungry at all, forced it down though, haha.

the evening hunger pangs have disappeared which is great news! might be able to get to sleep easily tonight, we shall see.

really have problems sleeping at the minute, can't help but thinking of everybody's reaction when i go back hope as mr. slim! ha. good news this morning, can re-button a shirt that i previously had to wear open! waheyy.

i'm making a last ditch effort of being called up for the england squad before i'm 30!

about to start day three now, it does get better though as i've done lighterlife before and the first few days were difficult and the rest was easy enough until i just gave up because a lure of a pizza was just too much! never again though. good luck with the rest of your journey!

you can do it!

my favourite saying is that carbs are the devil, the mrs says "they're not in moderation" - does she know that it's impossible not to eat more carbs once you start?!

don't feel bad, however, if you do it again you must feel really bad. deal? :D

cardifffff

having the same problem at the minute, that being said, i'm that hungry i could possibly eat a spoon? haha

inspirational read this, considering i've just started this myself, it has given me more motivation to continue on. well done :)

thanks peeps, had some paracetamol and felt okay after. one thing i'm going to struggle with is having early nights as i'm a bit of a night owl! going well though, going well :) hunger is kicking in again because of the late night boredom mind.

thanks lou! getting headaches quite a bit though, read they are common? you're all going to say drink more water, aren't you? i've had three litres already today!!

thank you, brochmor. last time i'll go on the scales now until my actual weigh in! promise! ha

just had a cheeky look on the scales, claims i've lost 4 pounds already... in a day... haha

is that alright to split the shakes by the way? lot of different information around. i don't see why not but then you never know.

i don't think i could stay on it full time, thinking of splitting the shakes today and having one later in the evening. i used to binge on the late night snacks beforehand so might make it easier, that being said... this morning i haven't felt hungry at all, in fact i feel much better! long may...

thank you for the comments people, really appreciate it. stomach feels sore at the minute, i don't know whether it's because i'm hungry or not but fighting through it. thanks again! i quite enjoyed the chicken soup by the way, shock after reading people's views about it on here. different tastes...

although i don't want to get too carried away, lou. i think i should hope to lose close to that in the first week considering how well everybody else seems to do :) yes, yes... the water, the water!

i have drank close to two litres already today, it's a tremendous amount more than i would usually drink in a day! i think i would have normally had a glass of squash and a couple of coffee's in a day and that would be that. my weigh in would be monday, i feel somewhat better already but...

thank you, dee! i don't think i'll miss food because i liked the taste of things, i think i just ate and over ate because i didn't know any better. i'm looking forward to the first weigh in, even more so the faces of people when i go back home, really spurring me on! although, getting the...

i started today as well, we're all in this together!

just had my first shake, strawberry, had a unusual taste but i found it quite nice, ended up putting it in a pint glass and was quite alright, felt full afterwards. i think the main issue with me is impatience, i want results to happen instantly although i know they won't!

haha, thank you snakes. i tend to always sound as if my head is in the right place, doesn't mean that it always is though!! i think my biggest challenge will be getting used to drinking water again, i absolutely hate the stuff. also, i think the fact i have no idea what the shakes and soup are...

good morning, i have come on here with the intention of keeping a diary recording my weight loss every few days and hopefully i do that because after visiting this site for the past few days, precariously snooping on other people's threads, i've seen that some of the support has been dynamite...