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Oh dear must get back on track, not stopped by here since before Christmas. I have only lost a couple more pounds since Exante in December, put on a bit over the festive season then lost that again and lost a bit more from being more active. Time to get onto a plan again. I have some exante...

Week 4 - STS. Not good but I'm ok with that at this time of year as haven't been on track this week. Just far too much temptation about and too man functions to attend. Think it will be the new year before I'm 'in the zone' again. Best wishes for the festive season folks x

Congrats Lux - proud of ya x

Great result NRG3 - congrats to you!

Hi triage. Just read your diary - congrats on your losses! I'm just into week 4 of Exante and don't think I can carry on long term so am considering Atkins or Weight Watchers in the new year. Your food pics have had me salivating and I've just about had it with the TFR. Good results but it's a...

Thanks NT - will check out the links. I have 8.5 stones to lose (1.5 gone in last 3 weeks though so better than having 10 stone to lose), and want to feel that I can commit & stick to a plan as I'm in it for the long haul x

I have a week of food packs and think I'm going to do WS til they run out, enjoy Crimbo and then review diet plans for the new year. Exante has given me a great kick start but thinking of switching to Weight Watchers or Atkins in the new year. As good as the Exante results are I'm struggling...

Hey Moonbeams - hope all is going ok for you what with the surgery & everything. Look forward o hearing from you x

Lol Sarette!

Thanks Pinkelle. Yes Exante is total food replacement and has been good to kick start my weight loss. I have done SW & WW successfully before but have always returned to poor eating habits as soon as I come off the plan. Not this time, this HAS to be the final time I have to go through this...

Wow Pinkelle - your losses are amazing. Well done cherub x I'm thinking of switching to WW after christmas. I have been doing Exante for the last 3 weeks and boy is it tough! I'm going to keep going for another week (as I'm a skinflint and have a week of food packs left that I have paid for...

Week 3 and another 3lbs off. Dont feel so bad for veering off track for bacon and eggs now! Final push until Christmas with the week of food packs that I have left. Exante is really tough though and I'm not sure if I will restart after the break or join Weight Watchers in the new year...

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Incredible! Well Done!

Wow a size 14. That's wonderful. Its great to go down one size but you you must be thrilled to have lost a few sizes so speedily. Congrats!

Sending you hugs Lux and Hazel. Be proud that we are even following the plan at all this close to Christmas. We can all shift another couple of pounds by the 25th if we keep each other motivated. I'm back 100% today and am taking it one day at a time up to the Xmas break x

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That drafted pound will be gone forever on your next weigh-in. Congrats on your fab achievement to date x

You look fab & have def lost weight. You are much closer to the camera in the 2nd pic x

Well done for staying strong. As you know I succumbed to bacon & eggs this morning but determined to get back on track. I do worry that breaking over Xmas will mean it will be really hard to get back into the zone in the new year but lots of people want to make good changes at new year and...

Thanks Lux x

I cracked and had bacon & eggs. No carbs but still feel bad about coming off plan before I intended to. Planned meal out is next Sunday & I was hoping to keep 100% until then. Never bother, have to dust myself down and get back on the Exante Wagon.

I need to stay away from daily weighing, I'm on day 5 of week 3 and the scales have STS every day. It's doing my head in, demotivating me & making me have naughty food thoughts!

You can get back on track no probs atomic. Learn from your mistake but don't hold onto the guilt. Exante obviously works well for you, congrats on your losses to date.

Great news! Congratulations to you and your chap. Enjoy the festive season!

Your mind is in the right zone - you will be back in K before chestnuts can be roasted on a fire! I read your posts last week about your OH - a big cwtch coming your way cherub. At least he is in a positive mindset about the future. My OH is starting to snooze on the sofa now that he has as his...

I'm so impressed you were home by 8.30! I think I would have allowed myself to go off the rails until the early hours. I was made redundant in July but have been fortunate enough to do contracting/consultancy ever since - a perk of of this regime is no work events to attend. Therefore it is only...

Honk! Temptation all around but Honk Honkety Honk here!! X

Looking forward to hearing your tales of your night out - you have the attention of the whole bus Ali! X

I'm delighted you had fun and had people notice your slimmer frame - well done cherub! I, on the other hand have been stood next to my chap in a freezing beer garden all night sipping soda water. I actually enjoyed being out though and felt pretty sociable - and I just said I'd had heartburn...

Stick with it Catherine - it gets easier, I promise! I turned a corner on day 4 or 5 and have been fine since x

Hope it all goes well maintaining - best wishes for Christmas & the New Year x

Great result - well done Papillon x

Wowsers - fabulous result Irish Lass. I'm proud of you x

Well done Spotty! My partner claims he is being supportive but I think he is a secret 'feeder' as he has also decided to eat the most calorie laden things in front of me daily since I started over 2 weeks ago. Pizza, chips, cheese, curry, toasties, chocolates, crisps - you name it he has...

Chin up Lux, food will still be there when you get to goal. And in the meantime its not long to go until your work meal in week 5 and Christmas days off in week 6. I know what you mean though, stinks of lovely grub in our office and I'm finding it ever harder to stay strong!

Well done Sarette - a great result when you think how far you have come in 8 short weeks!

Have you drunk water or had a food pack inbetween weighing? I normally weigh first thing and dont compare weight again until the next day or a few days later (generally check daily though!). I think as long as you weigh at around the same time each day, with similar clothes on each time, you...

Hi NRG3. Congrats on your losses during your first 2 weeks. I was really impressed with the results on week 1 and 2, and for the first week I managed to avoid the scales. However now that week 3 is here I find myself getting up, immediately getting the scales out of the airing cupboard and...

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Yay! Way to go Lux x

Have a fabulous doooooo tomorrow - you will look and feel great in your new dress x

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Sellers can't leave buyers a negative feedback rating so don't worry about that flower x

Thanks babyonion. Stick with it, each day feels a little different where sometimes you feel you could do Exante forever and other times you think you are ready to give in after 10 mins. Am rooting for you x

You're very welcome x

I'm on with you dolly!

How are you getting on with week 2?

How is your OH finding it egginabap? Are you keeping each other on track? Hope you are feeling more positive about sticking with the VLCD now. I'm on the final push to keep going until the Christmas break x

1.5lbs IS good cherub - equivalent 3 packs of butter/lard that have melted off your frame forever x

Pleased the dress arrived in time. I would def leave low stars feedback in the P&P, Communication and Despatch categories though - a poor show by the seller!

Well done Pinkelle - a great result!

I was thrilled when I hopped on the scales this morning to note that I had lost 4lbs during week 2. I found this particularly pleasing as I had a planned night out on Saturday and freely indulged in lots of meat and white wine. I can only think that the fact I stayed away from carbs...

Yup indeedy! I did stick to a low carb menu (meat frenzy really!) & white wine so we shall see what the scales of justice have to report in the morning. Might get weighed in the nude and see if that helps the situation - trouble is I will have no sleeves left with which to hide my tricks up in...

Thanks Lastslim x

Tough day today, couldn't get to my stop without you guys for company! Week 2 WI tomorrow and not feeling like hopping on the scales after the Christmas Doooooo on Saturday night. Time will tell....

No worries Lux - just been looking at your thread. Good luck with your Christmas goal x

Firstly congratulations on making it this far - your weight loss is amazing so you have proved you CAN do it and control yourself. Don't beat yourself up, allow yourself this slip up and move on. How about trying to think about what your triggers will be when you reintroduce food full-time and...

You are doing really well Lux - well done for staying strong with all the temptation around you. Fingers crossed you get the result you want on Thursday x

Fabulous news - you must be thrilled! Well done cherub x

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Stay strong Hazel - you CAN do it cherub! Fingers crossed that our scales are kind to us too x

Good luck too NCA x

Thanks for the review KG - I will look out for it x

I enjoyed my night out and being off plan. I had a fair few pieces of different cuts of meats but stayed carb free. I ended up drinking rather than driving though and matched each glass of wine with water. Didn't feel overly drunk and feel remarkably well today so have resumed 100% TS (until the...

So sorry to hear this Ali, wish I could give you a cwtch. Emotions do have an impact on our eating but you could have one far worse than what you had - think I would have careered off in a spectacular fashion had I received that news. Keep strong lady x

Well done GSQ - you seem to have cracked it! Very proud of you x

Thanks! Diet only really - no additional exercise but do plan to start getting more active as the plan goes on

Don't beat yourself up. It is a marathon not a sprint. It can be easy to go off the rails because of one small slip up and before you know it you can undo so much of your hard work. Temptation is going to be around us everywhere - especially during December. Just take it a day at a time and...

Wise words indeed on the above posts. I have been on so many diets in my time and am also an all or nothing kind of girl. Something has to change which is why I have gone with Exante and truly hope that this will be the last time I have to lose such a vast amount of weight. I have a Christmas...

Any seats left on the bus? If so I'd love to hop on with you all x

Hi Nursetubs. Just read your diary and you are doing really well - very inspirational and I can relate to a lot of things that you say. So sorry to hear you are suffering at the moment - hope you get well soon cherub x

At first I thought that the bars were truly revolting but I'm surprised and delighted to report that I now really like them. Not sure what happens to your taste buds but I'm pleased I persevered and didnt bin them.

Thanks all - your support is truly motivational. I havent really thought about a Christmas mini-goal but I wanted to get on the plan this side of it rather than put it off until the new year. I have a number of December functions followed by Christmas itself and I'm realistic to know that I'm...

Very useful tips - ta! I dont mind any of the soups at the mo but may get bored so these ideas should help to keep me interested x

Hi and welcome. Exante and LL are much the same really except Exante can be done for a third of the price (when you get the monthly bumper packs it works out at £25 per week), and it is up to YOU to control the speed of your plan, your goals and your weigh-in's. I have a friend who is doing LL...

Well done cherub - you keep getting back on track and slowly but surely you are heading towards your goal - its not easy with all this temptation around at this time of year! x

Good stuff egginabap - congrats to you! x

Great result - well done you x

Well done honey - it's all going in the right direction and these losses all add up. Not long now til Christmas - and you will be in the healthy BMI range by next week if you keep up the good work x

Well done mrsblobby - you will have to change your username soon as you are now mrsslim lol x

Super news June - well done you! x

Well done nix - the rewards speak for themselves and the benefits outweigh the negatives on this plan x

Good luck tartansam. Just completed week one and managed to lose 14lb. The first few days are a bit of an emotional struggle whilst your body adjusts to being on the plan, but then the hunger subsides and you get 'into' being on a vcld. It's tough but the rewards are worth it and keep you...

33 in 5 weeks - thats fabulous, you must be thrilled, well done x

Thats a tip-top result - well done! x

Thats great news - well done! Makes doing such an extreme diet well worth it as the rewards are fantastic x

A full stone has been lost from my frame after my first week on Exante. I know people tend to have good losses in the first week (of any diet) followed by steadier losses as the first week loss contains lots of excess water retained by your body. Nevertherless I'm totally over the moon...

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Oh Tony I have been there many times and I feel your pain! At least it is only half your weight loss and you are getting back on the horse. My trick is to put it all back on and an extra stone or 2 before trying to take control again. I have just begun my journey and want this to be the LAST...

Add A Meal! I see - makes sense now. Thank you x

It's your body and your journey so its up to YOU to decide where you are happiest weight/shape wise. She who paints the 'Sh*t house' door shall choose the colour of the paint!

Wolfe - even a pound a week is over 3.5 stone in a year. 2 pounds a week is nearly 7.5 stones. You cant force these things - everybody is different.

Crazilyblondie - well done for getting back on track. You can get back to where you want to be again cherub x

Cheese - 3, Wine - 3

I have booked a holiday to Egypt next July and am determined to be comfortable on the airplane. The chair and belt felt pretty tight when I last flew and was 4 stone lighter. And so the journey begins...

Thanks for sharing your story - how is your journey going? x

Just shows it can be done if you put your mind to it!

Well done Sarah - you look fantastic!

Happyhealthy - I'd just like to say that I'm God damn proud of you too! You are stunning and have emerged a happier soul, well done for choosing life - you are a great inspiration to me as I begin my weight loss journey.

Thank you so much for sharing your story on here. As a large lady who has 10stone to lose you really cannot underestimate the value of success stories such as yours. You look AMAZING!! Congratulations on learning to love yourself and love life x

Wowser Karlos - a totally new you has emerged! Well done cherub x

Hi all - good luck and well done for making a choice to do something positive for yourself. Im on day 5 of my (v long) journey and have found this site to be absolutely fantastic for motivating me since joining last weekend.

Wow - this thread is just the job to show to keep a girl on track. Well done on your transformations!

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Hobby of the week for me has definately been getting to grips with Minimins - has helped to keep me out of trouble for sure!

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Hi - I'm still on my first week. I know to have a break in the 5th week and think thats what posters mean when they refer to being on a AAM week. But what does AAM stand for please? Many thanks

Best of luck RD, take good care of yourself. Even a pound a week will get you to goal by next summer. Take the safe route and remember it is a marathon and not a sprint x

V true and wise words of wisdom Phoenix & Chief. When I fall off the wagon it can take me months of excuses before I get back on it again. Getting back on the v next day seems like a strategy for success!

Like egginabap I also decided to get going now rather than put it off til the new year. I can do 4 weeks TS (as well as a few Xmas low-carb do's dotted throughout December) then have the WS week during Xmas week and can eat low-carb meals then. I have put off doing something positive about my...

Wow your journey has been really inspirational. Rapid results and admirable dedication to the plan. Keep up the good work! X

Great result Darcy!

These WI results are fabulous - hope TS works for me too. Day 5 and going ok at the mo - but have a headache today even though had plenty of water. Hope it passes soon!

Looking forward to getting back into swimming. My OH is doing a diving course and has been in the pool a lot. It has really got me thinking that I'd like to go for a swim. I used to swim a lot before piling all this fat on.

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Very useful indeed - thank you OP

Your gain could have been a lot worse so well done for nipping it in the bud and getting back to the plan! Hope your first week back eliminates most of your holiday gain.

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Thanks for this listing - very useful - will store for my non 100% TS days!

Not heard of it but am certainly interested in reading it now that you have made me aware of it. Maybe you can give us your review once you finished it x

Have you got new ones yet? I got a great black glass digital set which are v accurate and reliable. Made by Salter, battery lasts an age and think they were about £30 from Argos. Has them about 3 years and they pretty much reflect same result as Weight Watchers and Slimming World scales. Think...

OMFG - that is AWESOME - well done lady! Did you do tons of exercise???

Well done Leoren - that's a super result!

Fab news TrueBlue & Chubbers!

Well done! I will be delighted if I lose half as much as that when I have my first weigh-in on Wednesday x

Thanks Lara too! X

Thanks Moonbeam! Think a diary thread might be good but you need to have done 50 posts before you can start things on here I think. Can't look a anyone's profiles at the mo or even review my own notifications. But hey I think I will be on here a lot so I reckon I will get to the magic 50 posts...

Well done on your first WI Lux - great result!

Yeah 4 weeks on 100% food packs then 1 week of part food packs and part low carb meals. Think will be having some 'off' days within the first few weeks too due to Xmas meals planned. It seems to be going ok so far. Good luck with your journey too x

Thanks Ally. Headache gone now and am feeling ok. Still a little hungry but nothing like day 1 so hope I'm settling into it now. Mouth feels like a sandpit so have just cracked open the retardex spray - oh the glamour of my Friday evening!

Good luck all - I'm on day 3 and doing ok apart from a dull background headache. I'm going to have my 'before' pictures taken in half an hour - scary but hopefully will motivate me. I'm planning on eating over xmas as I will have done 4 weeks TS by then, but going to (hopefully!) go easy on...

I bought a hand blender on day one (now on day 3) and am so pleased I did as it makes everything so much more palatable. I'm also taking the bar to have at lunchtimes as dont really want to tell folks at work about the plan I'm on and eating the bar seems much more 'normal' to those around me...

I have just started Exante. I have 10 stone to lose so am def a fat blob at the moment. Determined to succeed though and happy to help encourage you on your journey too x

Thanks for this thread - day 2 and I'm already missing diet coke. Coke Zero isnt much of a compromise so I will treat myself to some of that over the weekend. Cheers folks!

Thanks Lux - we will get there together! Day one has gone ok. Didnt like the bar but enjoyed the veg soup and vanilla shake. Took a tip from here and poured some of the shake into a coffee - v enjoyable actually. Also treated myself to a handblender from Argos on my way home from work and...

Wow - you are doing really well. I'm just starting my journey and stories like yours do so much to help raise my motivation levels.

Hi all. I'm pleased I found this thread. I am on day one of starting Exante, and chose this plan as I have about 10 stone that I need to lose. I'm feeling great to have made the decision to actually DO something about my excess weight but it is going to be a long road to travel to get to...

Hi there. I'm on day one too. I have quite a lot of weight to lose (10 stone) but am pleased to be taking action. I started a blog on here the other day but think that a diary might be better, I found this site quite confusing and didnt really know what I was doing when I was signing up...

Just ordered my packs and will be starting the plan as soon as they arrive. I'm new to this site and have been playing on it for about an hour but am still not sure what I'm up to. I started a blog but maybe would have been better starting a diary - utterly clueless I'm afraid so I apologise...