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This is true, your muscles may retain water while healing but it's just water weight. When doing strength training or weight lifting it's important to measure yourself as well as weigh as you could get disheartened by seeing the scale loss slow down. At the end of the day, what is more...

Sounds like you are doing great anyway :)

During the day I try and limit myself to fruit or veggies as I know that evenings are when I like a treat lol. I sometimes chop up carrots, cucumber, red pepper and use a low fat garlic and herb salad dressing as a dip for some flavour. I've had sugar free jelly with a Danone chocolate pudding...

I've been having cereal or porridge mostly. This morning I got two chocolate weetabix (the large not the mini) and microwaved 150ml of semi skimmed milk and poured it over. It turns in to a lovely hot chocolatey mush, sounds awful but I love it. That comes in at 216 calories and 4g of fat, I...

I'm definitely going to be trying the others!

I just got this from Asda, was £3 for two small individual pots so not cheap..... but it was amazing!!! Will definitely get again if I need an ice cream fix! The 170g pot has 163 cal and 2.2g of fat. I got the very berry one and it has even some crunchy granola on top, tasted just like ice...

Its similar to Xen but as it's half the strength you have a little more leaway. For my weight it tells me to eat up to 1800 calories a day (although I tend to do between 1400 - 1700), up to 19g of fat in any one meal. It states it best to chose fat free snacks like fruit but says if needed...

Oh yes. Two nights ago I was DYING to eat my fave meal from our local Chinese take away. I know if I had not been on Alli I would have had it but being on this I knew I was not going to give in and face the consequences lol.

Thank you xxx

I can understand them for people who have digestive problems but I think generally the body does ok with clearing itself out otherwise lol. Not something I fancy to be honest. I do know people who have had them done and say you feel great after but don't think I fancy my insides getting a...

Awww really sorry to hear she said no. I am taking Alli at the moment which is the same as Xen only half the strength, but I know my doctor will give me Xen when I go back. It really depends how determined you are to do this. The vast majority of weight loss people have on Xenical is nothing to...

I think the more you do it, the more effecient your body gets at repairing. Basically when you work your muscles, you get teeny tiny tears in the fibres of them. To repair they need to retain some water while they do it. It will eventually dissapear and as you get more effecient, I believe the...

I agree with Lisa. I was at the gym doing weights on Monday night and yesterday morning my weight was up a pound from Monday morning. Today, it's gone down 1.5lb. At least you know it means you have worked your muscles well if they are retaining water as they heal!!

Well I decided to finally do my own diary so I don’t fill the main page up with my boring comments, I can do it here instead lol. So my story... I’m a married mum living in Leeds with two boys aged 4 and 7 and a 15 yr old step son. I’ve tried to lose weight my whole adult life, I have never...

Cottage pie last night made with quorn, sweet potato mash and extra veggies added in. Tonight is a quick and easy baked potato, laughing cow light and beans. Hubby is on a driving lesson so can't be bothered cooking a big meal.

Not heard of it! Please do let us know if you get it, and if it's any good :)

Ooooh, in total just over a mid sized microwave lol (37lb)

It's still a loss so well done! Hope your knee is feeling better x

Wow, that is absolutely fabulous! You are doing so well :) I've also eaten out in the last week, twice which is a lot for me as I usually hardly ever eat out. It also meant that I didn't log it on MFP as it was local pubs not chains so I didn't know how to add it.

Exactly.... by Christmas you will like YAY - 28lbs down!!! :)

Thanks everyone, was very pleased. It would be lovely to get 2.4lbs off this week to get under 15stone but I will be happy with anything really :)

No way is that too much! Kids have no idea at time. Maybe it was the same portion size of something unhealthy it would be too much but WW meal and veggies? I have that for lunch and then a big dinner at night!

LOL, I didn't try them yet! I am going to have a boiled egg for breakfast this Sunday and see how I go.

Hi there! Similar story to me.... tried everything lol. I have finally realised that there is no "quick fix" and no miracle fix that will magically make me slim and healthy. It's going to take a healthy diet and a more active lifestyle with exercise. I am taking Alli to supplement this, when...

Whoo hooo :) We'll all be super slinky by Christmas. Can't wait. I've got a mini goal which is a two weeks holiday in Fuerteventura in November. I'm hoping to wear a bikini and look half decent lol. We've got a private villa with own pool so will probably wear one anyway as it will only be...

I lost an amazing 7.2lbs in my first week using Alli! I'm amazed :D I know that will drastically slow down but I'm very happy with that as a start. But the boost I needed. Onwards and downwards ;) Aside from a bit of a grumbly tummy at times I have had no problems at all. So just like...

Thanks everyone. I decided to wait until the weekend to try eggs so I have got a toilet right there lol. I will give the porridge a go, thanks!

I agree! If you are paying for the food they should cook it how you want it. I wouldn't go in to the details I would just say that you are following a doctors diet plan so have to have very low fat so can they ensure things are not cooked in oil or have butter / dressings added. Maybe ask for...

I'm wanting to try and get a less carby breakfast and a bit higher protein as cereal and fruit doesn't really keep me filled too long. I was wanting to have a boiled egg with my breakfast tomorrow and when I put it in to MFP it comes up as 6g. So would be within the meal limits but I don't...

Thank you both! So far so good. No problems whatsoever with what I ate yesterday so have a similar day planned today. The booklet that came with the Alli said that for my weight (15 and half stone) I should eat up to 1800 calories a day. Makes sense I think as my TDEE from online calculators...

I'd probably go for either grilled chicken or steak and ask for it with salad or maybe jacket potato and vegetables? Make sure you tell them you are on a low fat diet so hold off on any butter or sauces.

I'm glad people have started to notice your loss. I know we don't lose weight for other people but still makes you happy doesnt it! My theory is that people just foget how big you were before. I know that sometimes people don't say anything to me about weight loss, but then they see a photo...

Wow, 8lbs off and a date! That is an impressive first week, I hope I do as well (well minus the date as I am married lol.) Lovely to hear your story and glad that you've had a good first week on Xen :)

Sounds like you are doing fabulous! Can't wait to hear how you do. I started eating healthy yesterday and taken first tablets today (Alli) so am right here at the start with you. Well done on your weight loss so far, very impressive! I'm quite similar to you in that I had lost 3 stone but...

Ooooh this is a good thread! Tonight it's pasta bolognese for us, works out a tad over 400 calories. Will take a pic later x

Well if the challenge will be 18 weeks long I would like to lose 36lbs by Christmas during those 18 weeks. A challenge yes.... but 2lb a week should be do-able. So I am in. Good luck everyone!

When I did slimming world I would make ice cream from Quark by stiring in a sachet of Options hot chocolate powder, some granulated sweetener and then putting in the freezer. Took about 3 hours to freeze to a kind of soft ice cream (would stir every 30 mins or so) I also used to make a chicken...

So I decided to take the plunge and try Alli before getting Xenical from my doctors. Might sound daft but figured if I didn't like it I wasn't wasting doctors time etc. So yesterday I ate low fat as I was worried about left over fat still in my digestive system when I started taking the...

Well done on not giving in! x

Thanks Pudders! Well the nurse took all my details, weight height etc. She said it's policy at our surgery that before they will prescribe Xenical you have to prove you can follow a diet and lose weight. So she said if I lost 5-6lbs and then made an appointment with the doctor then there...

That is terrible! If you were diabetic or some other problem that meant you couldn't eat just what you like they wouldn't have said it was rude!!

Hi, thanks for your replies everyone. My appointment is tonight so if the nurse can't do a prescription I will see about an appointment with the doctor. I'm hoping I would be suitable as my BMI is still around 37 and I am doing slimming world too so hopefully they will see I am already...

Thank you! Fingers crossed she will prescribe me it then if she is allowed to. I have tried slimming world for 3 weeks and lost 3lbs. I know it's still a loss but I ate exactly the same as my friend who is on Orlistat and we did the same workouts (and she's got about 1 stone less than me to...

Really enjoying reading your diary, so inspiring! You are doing brilliantly :) I so hope my doctors will give me Xenical!! Sounds like just the thing I need to help get motivated.

Hi All, I am looking here at this forum as I am at the end of my tether really. My sister was diagnosed with early menopause last year after her and her hubby has been trying for a baby for a number of years. They needed an egg donor to undergo IVF and I offered to be a donor. The clinic...

Yeah add some peppers, onions, tomatoes to that pasta and its absolutely fine! Sometimes if it's something that I don;t want to add veg in to I will eat a piece of fruit as a kind of starter to fill me up a bit more before a meal. I am only on 2nd week but its working so far :)

Thanks everyone! I'll definitely be pulling my socks up this week. The hormone injections make me feel like its star week every day at the moment but am snacking on fruit and had a big salad with my soup at lunch to fill me up. I'm going to get hubby to buy a curley wurley for me tonight for...

Thank you!

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WOW! I still managed to lose 3lbs at weigh in tonight. I am very very happy with that :) Goes to show that SW definitely works, I lost weight and only followed it to the book 5 out of 7 days :)

Congratulations! What a beautiful ring.

Well I started off really well last week. Weighed in on Monday morning (usual weigh in will be evening but was morning due to bank holiday). Mon - Fri was great, stuck 100% and averaged 8-10 syns a day. However on Friday night I started my daily injections of Gonal F which is a hormone based...

Are there many people on here who do red days? I have PCOS and my doctor said that a diet that is lower in carbs would be better for me to lose weight. I guess that a red day would be lower in carbs than green or extra healthy but I struggle to find ideas for meals. I don’t mind salad but...

Oooh , love the idea of adding an options and having it for a dessert!

Oooh, glad I could help some of you :) I have been pouring over the books trying to plan our evening meals :)

Definitely up for this. Started slimming world Monday just gone so have gone in for a whopping 10lb loss challenge. Might not make it but certainly gonna try!!

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Junebug I only started at SW last Monday but I know from past experience I find weekends difficult. Have been trying to plan in advance what to have so I don't end up raiding the fridge and eating rubbish. Plan to go swimming on Sunday morning and a nice long walk on Saturday too, should be...

Hahaha, 6 stone by morning would just about do me too! :) Like you say, as long as you stick to it you know it will come off. I don’t really have any events planned until October so I’m quite happy to plod along losing a lb a week and before you know it, it really adds up. When I have...

Weather is a bit warmer today but could have done with this last few nights with the wind and rain! Real stodgy winter food :D

Whoo hoo! Thank you, really looking forward to it. And can save half for me and hubby tomorrow night so an easy cooking free night tomorrow too :)

I'm still fairly new to SW so can anyone please confirm if this would be free on Extra Easy? Wanting to make a chicken and Leek cheesy pie. I was going to fry chicken, leek and chopped cabbage in fry light. Then add a bit of chicken stock. Then mix it all up with a tub of quark. Put that...

Sounds like a fun way to drop the inches! Let us know how it goes please :)

It's really difficult to say. Some people have a really big loss in their first week, like 5-6lbs or even more. Some will lose 1-2lbs. It totally depends on the individual. The average would be 1-2lbs a week, so if I had to guess I would say if you stick to the plan 100% you could lose 6lbs...

For some great free strength workouts you can follow at home, search for Nerd Fitness, that is what I used to do before I started going to the gym :)

It's all about calorie restriction really. If eating in an 8 hour window means you eat less calories than you normally would, but still enough to keep you satisfied and give you energy for whatever you need to do, then that is all you need. Good luck with it One thing I would say though is if...

It's just intermittent fasting and has been around a long time. Even the whole 5:2 thing has been around a lot longer than the Horizons, Dr Mosely thing. It's just a tool to help people stick to a diet. It doesn't suit everyone, just like there is no perfect diet for everyone. If people are...

What is your favourite thing to do with Quark? I've never used it before but bought a couple of tubs. I want to experiment a bit at the weekend so thought I'd ask what everyone's favourite Quark recipe is??

Fantastic results in 3 weeks, wow! Well done x

Hi everyone! Just joined SW last Monday. Weigh in at 15.7 1/2 so would love to join you all in here until that half a stone drops me to the next group xx

Oh yeah! I'd love to get 3 (maybe 4) stone off by Christmas! Wonder if it's do-able.... how many weeks to Christmas??

Can anyone please confirm the syns in2 x chocolate weetabix? The large ones, not the mini ones? I’m looking online and have found it saying you can have it as hexB plus 2 syns, but then I also read they can’t be had like this anymore and need to be just synned. Can anyone please confirm?

Fantastic achievement hun, you are going brilliantly and can really see your hard work paying off xx

I think you need a new doctor! What horrible things to say. I am sure you realise that it would be healthier for you to lose weight, there is no need for her to be nasty about it. And you have already lost a stone! Which goes to show you do not need a gastric band! I was size 24 when I was...

Hi everyone! I am joining a local weight watchers class tonight so will post my progress on here from next Monday. I managed to lose 50lbs during 2012 by calorie and portion control with exercise. But then I went on holiday (all inclusive!) in December and then with Christmas I never really...

You've done the hardest bit, admiting it to yourself and taking that first step and going to class. Well done, the only way now is down (in weight!). You can do it!

Thanks everyone. I really enjoyed it, am looking forward to the next ones. I didn't think the 3D was that impressive really but enjoyed the film.

Had a pasta bolognaise made with extra lean mince, passatta, onions, mushrooms and red pepper. Very yummy and enough left to take for lunch tomorow.

I once had bleeding that went on and on for 10 weeks! I had swabs and was all clear of any infections or anything else nasty, I even had some tablets that were supposed to stop it but it didn't. I was referred for ultrasound and I just had an inflamed / irritaed cervix. It eventually stopped...

Am taking hubby to see it tonight in 3D, really looking forward to it. Am taking some watsits and a curley wurley as a treat :)

I've got loads of these to use up in the cupboard so just wondered how bad they are please if anyone knows? I will be making some free or very low syn soup once these are gone but dont want to waste them. Think I have tomato, country veg, carrot and lentil and chicken and noodle. Thanks!

Oh and is it ok to split your healthy extra like that? I think I could have had 40g of cheese as it was reduced fat but only used 15g and I am sure I had no more than 100ml of skimmed milk in 3 cups of tea (just a splash).

Hope this is ok to post here. I joined slimming world on Thursday to help me lose the second half of the weight I need to shift. I managed to lose 50lbs last year without going to any classes or anything, but I gained 10lbs of that back during the whole month of December :eek: But I have...

WOW! Amazing results x

Oh wow this sounds good! Think I will be investing in scan bran at class next week! Shame I have to wait until Tuesday (normally monday but bank holiday....)

Pork casserole (3.5 syn as not lean, just using up the stuff in the freezer), carrot and suede mash and some other veg, not decided what yet.

Tuna salad with extra light mayo, Asda low fat cherry yoghurt and an Alpen light bar for me.

Great thank you. Original day for me today so not too bad really.

I have these in the freezer and don't really want to throw away just because its not lean pork. Can anyone please help work out the syn value for this pack? I'll then decide if it's worth me eating it! Nutritional values are (its a 454g bag) Typical values (ovenbaked) Per 100g Energy...

Does anyone know the carb content of onions please? I generally buy the lazy version of diced frozen onions from Asda.

I'm new to WW but from other diets maybe try upping your food a little. Also drinking lots and lots of water helps me. Hope you find something that works, nothing worse than trying your best and not getting the results you want x

That is brill, well done. I'm just heading down to size 20 so hopefully not too far behind you!

I'm ok thanks, it's sore on a night and muscle twinges wake me up but it's ok through the day now. How's the shred going? Did you do it over the weekend? x

They look fab! How did you do the pizza and how many PP please?

I joined a class on Wednesday so next week will be my first weigh in. I've lost some weight through a variation of different diets (slimming world and low carb) but wanted to try WW. I'm finding it quite confusing at the moment but sure I will get the hang of it eventually! How has it been...

Does anyone know the points for this please? And if it's worked out by 30 or 40g does anyone know roughly how many little pieces that is? I started on Wednesday and am really confused. Got through the last couple of days eating mostly weight watcher products with the points on but have some...

This is a great DVD. I got to about day 4 of level 2 a few weeks back but then hurt my back in a car accident - nothing serious just muscle damage but can't do it for a while. Am looking forward to being able to do it again and make it through to the end.

I just joined WW last night at 16.6 1/2 so will let you all know how I get on next week :)

I'm having some bolognaise with cauliflower rice. Never tried the cauli rice before, don't really like cauli but am giving it go as I figure the bolognaise with mask any flavour of cauliflower. Well that is the idea anyway lol.

Does anyone have a recipe for a low carb stir fry sauce please? I love a chicken stir fry but used to have the Asda Hoisin sauce and think it's pretty high on the carb values.

Wow, that is absolutely fabulous, well done you! Congratulations. And thank you so much for sharing with us, losing weight can feel like a long slog but seeing posts likes yours gives us inspiration and hope that we will eventually be reaching our targets too! xx

Well this is my first week doing low carb (pretty much same rules as Atkins but not bought book or anything) and I had a sneaky peak on scales this morning. My first day was last Wednesday and I had lost 5lbs this morning! Well done on your weight loss so far, you are doing FAB!

Hmmm, think I will be trying this!

Well done for getting back on track and hope you haven't done too much damage x

I am new to low carb and am missing something "bready". I think it would just make lunch choices that much easier. What recipe did you use?

That is an excellent start! Well done. I've also decided to start doing calories counting and exercise. I lost 3 stone on CD but gained it back. I struggle with slimming world as I am a big eater and you are supposed to eat plenty of the right things on there but I end up eating too much...

I would love to have the willpower to go a month without weighing. I think sometimes you get on the scales expecting a nice loss and if you don't see it (water retention from time of the month or whatever reason) it can dishearten you and make you want to give up. My weight seems to vary day...

i did the same on a weekend away with hubby, I gained 3.5lbs and got back on track 100%. At weigh in last night I had lost 3.5lb! So off in one week and can now get on with losing more. Good luck for this new week xx

Thank you! So.... about 5 syns per slice..... not too sure I could stick to just one slice to might have to give it a miss. x

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me syn this out please? I have made it before and its absolutely amazing. The ingredients don’t sound too bad but I don’t want to make it if it will be too high in syns as its hard to resist lol. Serves: 12 200g (7 oz) plain flour 50g Splenda 25g caster...

So once the pasta and sauce is ready you just mix 4 eggs, add them in then pour in to quiche dish and bake? This sounds great to take for lunches! Add in some tomato, onion, peppers to bulk it out a bit. Maybe even HEXa and a bit of grated cheese on top??? Hmmmmm!

Think I gotta get myself an ice cream maker! Will try freezing the mullers first though.

Do any of you have any hobbies that you use to keep yourself busy. Before Christmas I handmade a tree ornament for a friend out of felt and loved it so much that I started making little things out of felt and fabric. I was pretty rubbish to start with as have never been shown how to do it but...

They look great!

Just from my own experience I know that 2L a day works great for me. If I drink a glass of water before eating I don't eat as much and drinking between meals helps me stop snacking. Plus the exercise of up and down to the loo every hour is great lol. I wouldn't worry too much about drinking...

This is a cracking idea. I have just come back to slimming world and am so skint since Xmas. It was my step-son's birthday in December and my youngest son's birthday in January. Got the car in for MOT this month so keeping my fingers crossed it isn't too bad! I am going to budget £300 for...

Thanks for your reply, I will have a look in to it xx

This is really great for you all to share your experiences. I'm currently doing Exante but am interested in low carb for when I need a break from VLCD. My main problem is that I don't really like vegetable and salad. I know it sounds childish but seriously some make me feel sick. I do like...

You can do it! You have done so amazing so far, just picture yourself at goal this summer, enjoying maintaining where you can have a little of what you fancy. Just stay strong for a couple of months, we're all here to help you xxx

The Exante packs are slightly higher in calories too so I think 3 exante packs is not far from 4 Cambridge packs. Good luck! x

6lbs is awesome and good luck dealing with the foodie situations this week xx

I split my shakes now too. I have the first half of one at 10am and the second half at noon. I just had the first half of my second shake at 2pm and will have the other half when making the kids tea at around 5pm. I then save my bar for when the kids are in bed.

I'm on day 4 and not even in ketosis yet lol. But what's done is done, I wouldn't worry too much about it. These first few days are HARD so don't beat yourself up about that one little slip up, congratulate yourself on all the rest of the time that you could have given in and haven't. Am...

Thank you for all that info hunnie, I am shopping at Asda tonight so will look for it there. Would it be with the other stocks / oxo / gravy etc? And WELL DONE on 10lbs off!!! That is awesome, I hope I can do something similar, my weigh in is Monday morning so will let you know how I get on...

Thanks Precious! xx So it’s day 4 today. Am still feeling very hungry, rumbling tummy all the time so don’t think I am in the magic ketosis yet! I did a ketostick this morning which was negative so hopefully by tomorrow. When I did Cambridge diet I got to ketosis on day 4 so dunno if the...

I'm on day 4 and doing 100% TS. So if I can do it, you can too hunnie! Good luck and keep us updated with how you are getting on xx

Well done hunnie! I am day 3 too, bit headachey and hungry but not too bad. Only had one shake split in to two over today so I can have one when I get home (and am making kids tea) and then save a bar for later in the night which would be my usual time when I would fall down in a diet. Good...

You can do it hunnie, just imagine that weight falling off. Re the weighing, I have had my husband take the batteries out the scales and hide them or I would be on twice a day too! x

Oh no, what a horrible shock, I hope he is ok xx As TaraTeal said, eating chocolate will only make you feel bad later. Try and ignore that craving and get past it, you are doing amazing x

I did Cambridge diet and got a few comments but once the weight started falling off most people were more interested in how to do it themselves! This time around on Exante when people ask if they see me mixing a shake I just say "oh its a bit like slimfast", which seems to be much more...

Well done hunnie, you are doing FAB! I can't wait to see what you have lost. What is bouillion? xx

Good luck! This forum is great for keeping you busy and getting support, everyone is so lovely! I'm just starting day three, it is hard but have managed to stick to it so far 100% so am not going to give up. The hardest bit is almost over! xx

Evenings are hard but I've recently taken up making little personalised padded hearts / trains / rockets etc (kind that you hang on a kids wall) and I put them on Ebay. I hardly make anything on them at all just about enough to cover the cost of materials but the best thing about it is it keep...

I don't know what they are either! lol.

Sounds like the ketosis fairy has visited! Yay!

The only exercise I did was swimming and walking. I think the swimming really helped tone up my arms but other than that I didn't have a problem with lose skin xx

So, day 2 is out of the way and on to day 3!!!! Am not in ketosis yet, am looking forward to getting there are am still feeling very hungry so can’t wait until the hunger pangs fade. I know it’s still hard to stick to the diet when in ketosis but hopefully will be a bit easier. But I have...

I did Cambridge diet for my wedding in 2010 and lost almost 3 stone in just 9 weeks! Althought I had a lot more to lose than you and started at a size 24. You could always do exante for a little blast maybe two months before the wedding and go back to SW after to keep the weight off. But I...

Chewing gum seems to be the same on most very low calorie diet, it isn't recommended although some still do it without side effects. I think its because chewing makes your body think you are going to have food so your stomach starts producing acid in preparation for processing the food. If...

I know exactly what you mean lovinthesummer! I can never have anything without sharing it with my boys lol.

Personally what I would do is cut a bar up in to little pieces and take that and a bottle of coke zero. I have to have something to nibble while in the cinema, its like an unwritten rule lol. The weekend sounds amazing! Hope you have a wonderful time xx

Both are ketosis diets so I don't think it will cause you any problems, sometimes you just want to get started while in the right frame of mind and not put it off don't you! I was so miffed when I got tonsilitis and had to delay starting Exante lol. Good luck! x

I think ketosis can mess with your periods a bit and can cause "spotting" in between periods. Doesn't bother some women at all but when I did Cambridge Diet previously I had issues with spotting for about 2 months but it eventually settled down xx

Well done on getting through the first week! And congratulations on your fantastic weight loss xx

I think pampering yourself is a great way to treat yourself. I find that when I lose weight I obviously automatically look better, but I also feel more confident, so I always want to make an effort with my looks too. So I find I want to use a good body lotion (great for helping stop saggy skin...

I used to get cramps in my legs when I did Cambridge Diet and it was down to something to do with not enough sodium (or something like that!). I was advised to just have the tiniest pinch of salt on an evening and it really did help. Just wonder if this might be causing the aches in your...

Sounds like you are doing great hunnie. I can't wait to get in to ketosis, am on day 2 so hopefully only another couple of days. Still feeling quite good at the moment though! And super well done to the lady giving up smoking at the same time, that takes some determination! xx

Well, on to day 2!! I woke up this morning at 4.30am with a stonking headache and feeling slightly sick. I got up and put the heating on (perk of waking up early was nice and warm by the time I had a shower lol), made a cuppa and took two paracetamols. Drank my tea and dozed in bed until the...

Well I made it through day one!!! Am gonna head to bed shortly with a black decaf tea and a book. Day one wasn't too bad. It was hard cooking tea for the kids, my hubby is working away today so it was up to me. I daftly made them pasta and garlic bread which smelled DIVINE!! But managed to...

Why are you gutted? You have lost almost half a stone in a single week, I'd be well chuffed.

Sounds brilliant, I love readybrek!

Count me in please! Am only on day one so hope that is ok? Catscratch - 34lbs Junkinthetrunk - 24lbs Kenshin112 - 42lbs ScaryBush - 40lbs Petal - 40lbs MashedBanana- 40lbs Midnight-Sparkles - 35lbs Kelly2011 - 42lbs SammyE - 31lbs AaronC - 50lbs finnsmum - 50lbs Phoenix101 - 30lbs...

Wow, 10lb in a week is awesome, well done! Good luck for next week x

Wow wow wow! Amazing, what a fantastic start xx

AMAZING loss in just 2 weeks, well done hunnie. You are doing brilliant, you will be so stunning at your wedding!

Hmmm, think I might have to try some porridge! I ordered the shakes / bars bumper pack but just before they started the pick and mix option or would have added some porridge in there. I love regular porridge but when I did Cambridge Diet I absolutely hated their porridge so assumed the Exante...

Just keep focused on that day when you do get on the scales and see a MASSIVE drop because you know that by sticking to it 100% you will have a fantastic loss. xx

Well done! I am just starting day one so cant wait to be in ketosis! x

Thanks for your replies and good luck to you too! Think this forum will be my little haven to come and keep myself on track! xx

Well done on your first week weight loss! I'm just starting today and have about the same as you to lose so will be following your diary to keep me inspired! xx

Well I was all ordered and due to start Exante on 2nd of January but the day before New Years Eve I came down with tonsillitis! Felt absolutely rubbish so thought it best to delay starting Exante for a week. So that means that today is DAY ONE! I know that I can do this. I followed...

Thank you for sharing your story with us, I wish you lots of luck. You sound very determined to achieve your goals (((hugs)))

Well I have only just discovered Exante. I did Cambridge diet last year and it was great and I lose almost 3 stone in 9 weeks in the run up to my wedding. However once the honeymoon was over I went back to eating the junk I ate before the diet and gained it all back :cry: I was going to go...