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Can't say I have ever had fun with it to be honest but it does get results and fast x

I have just started once again and also just walk. I have in the past competed level 1 of the 30 day shred and would like to get back to it. However, I won't try it until I am at least 2 weeks into the diet x

Thanks. Previously had amazing loses. Unfortunately last time I lost 4 lbs in 3 weeks on exante. Hopeful for better results this time round starting tomorrow

Been in and off exante I went back to ww 2 weeks ago due to very slow weightloss on exante. Do you think 11 days on ww is long enough to sort my losses out so I have a better loss on exante?

Oh not sure about hints. I have a paty to attend mid June and it's a school reunion my worst nightmare!!!! I like school but though I wasn't fat at school I was never a really skinny girl. Unfortunately, this time I am really fat so trying hard to get to 12st for then. Though hoping for high...

Can I join? I just reached the 13st 13 lbs today at long last. I have been 100% the last 3 weeks but have mucked about with it for months. Weigh in is sat so hope to be 13.10 for then. I have been slow in loosing this time round so hoping this is my week to have a big whoosh :-)

Good for you. I am ok today little disappointed as I haven't hit the next stone mark and I only have .07 lbs to go. I think because I mucked about with the diet for a few weeks before I got 100% it's affecting my loses. But plan to stick with it

Stay strong :-)

Need to get myself one for summer when I am out and about :-)

Ohhh I need to get the DVD ASAP !!!! I will let you no how I get on x

Hi thanks for the reply. I am on exante have done it several times with varied success. As a result my losses have been a bit slower this time. That is unless I get a huge amount of on sat. I can but hope. Getting 3lbs loss per week which is still much higher than ww. You have done so well!!! I...

Are the shakers any good? I blend my shake with hot water and decaf coffee in a choc shake it taste really good :-)

Can I ask how you found the 30 day shred and how often do you do it and when did you start. I am so impressed with your loss so far you are really keeping me motivated :-)

Well done on getting into the 14's it was only a matter of weeks since I got to the 14s so you will be out of them soon. Glad your finding it better on the shakes. I have also started measuring my water out as I had stopped focussing so much on it and as a result was starting to feel the horrid...

Thanks for your reply. Sorry I didn't relies they had changed the advise. What I do no is if I have a bar at breakfast I suffer afterwards. However, if I have shake at 7am then at 5 ish and my bar at 8pm I am not hungry and do much better. I also keep a bottle of water next to my bed and guzzle...

I hear you it isn't always easy on this diet. I have been back in the diet 100% for the past 3 weeks and have lost 3lbs each week. Not amazing but better than any other diet. I do notice a big difference in my shape thank god. Unfortunately, I need it to change a lot more before I am at a...

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Can you tell me the points value of no added sugar butterscotch angel delight made up with skimmed milk. Whole pack :-)

An someone tell me the point value in a whole butterscotch no added sugar angel delight made up with skimmed milk Thanks

I am glad to hear it. I am now on day 5 so lasted a bit longer than I have done in previous attempts lol well done downwards we go :-)

I plan to start next Monday but only on the treadmill at home. Weigh me luck lol

Anyone doing exante and training to do a 5 k? How did you do it? When did you start and did it affect you weight loss???

An I drink red bush tea on ts Thanks

I wouldn't stress about it keeping going and I am sure next week will be better. I have stopped all caffeine 2 weeks before I started as I no it's so much easier to do this if I don't drink coffee or diet coke. As it stops me feeling hunger. I also can't have sweetener as that stalls me too...

Thanks going to bed now so day 2 has been a success :-)

Well done, you must be in ketosis if you started on Sunday. I am on day 2 and the demons are starting to creep in need to stay focused :-)

Omg that's amazing. Well done xx

Thanks Katie, well done on sticking with it. How much have you lost to date x

Watching supersize v super skinny to keep my motivated :-)

My aunt ask me if I would like a dress that doesn't fit her then prompting looked at my belly and said it might be a bit big. She gave me the dress today it was a size 20. I am a 16/18 do I really look like I am bigger than a size 20!!!! Thankfully the dress is too big but omg what a first day!!!

Glad your feeling better. I hope I get to day 4 without to much pain lol one time I did exante I was so ill I had to take to my bed. Hoping for a hassle free ketosis. Well I can but hope lol

So far so good. Thank you all for your reply it's good to no I am not alone :-) half way through day 1 :-)

Good luck I am restarting today first shake down. How are you getting on?

I have been on every board numerous time. Have had great success with exante but have struggled to stay on track. I now just found out I have a wedding to go to in just over 15 weeks. It means returning to my home town and all the demons from my youth. The type of people who will take great...

Well done on your loss that's amazing. I am making healthier choices but not as good as I no I should but still sticking to my points. I have lost 1.3k between mon and sat. Changing my weigh day to say so see how I go with a full week. I have bought ready meals for tea for the next 5 days to...

Can you tell me if I will loose me weight if I eat healthily than if I just stick toy points or does it not matter?

Thanks :-) went with the noodles tasted ok but my tummy is not liking it lol

Of out for lunch and need to find some low point options to have in weatherspoons. I use the app but can only find chilli noodles at 12pp if anyone can recommend anything else I would be grateful Thanks x

Sorry about your names my phone keeps correcting or in correcting x

Well done darcey that's amazing I bet you have lots loads. Faye hope you are feeling better x

Made it through day 1. Had to give myself a good talking to on several occasions as my brain tries to encourage a shift in diet to anyone that lets me eat lol. Survived and day 2 is now underway. I am hosting a bday party for a family tomorrow and have plans to bake with the kids most of...

Thanks so much for your reply miss D. You are totally right and I just really need to get in with it. How long have you been doing exante and what are your loses like?

Well more restarts than I care to remember but back at day1. If I can just get through the weekend I no I will be golden. I have little motivation as size shape and no clothes to wear seem surprisingly of little concern. Which in itself is a worry. I have just realise I have become the mum "who...

Well made it through day 1 without to much bother. It is funny how by about 3 pm the voices in my head started to say just do healthy eating don't starve while at the same time working out a justification for eating an entire packet of biscuits all in the name of healthy eating lol. My brain...

I would try following the plan 100% it seems expensive but their are loads if offers on and ww meals will work out about the same price. I am re-starting today and I no that at my new heaviest I will be down a stone in 2 weeks without being hungry. I also get a huge amount of energy after the...

Thanks Katie I weighed today and am up to 100.6k about 15st 12lbs. OMG I am totally out of control. Today I am going to be 100%. I have a wedding in August and have an outfit that my sister gave me but its a 10 and I would love to fit into it. I am not a big lover of clothes but this is a...

Thanks gingersnap how much have you lost so far?

Want to give exante one last shot. Done well before but now have a minimum if 5st to loose. Can anyone tell me what got them through and how they kept it off Thanks

Only went out once last week as I have a migraine which is still there. I weigh 15st 8lbs. If you are going to do it joggy slowly is the key. I have been ok but most people walking fast would pass me lol

I have given up and trying healthy eating as I needed to take painkillers and they made me a little dolally so ended up back on the food. Hope your doing well

Didn't need a crown just a huge filling omg my mouth hurts

Weather is so bad I doubt I will get a run in today :-(

Thanks I am soo hungry and dreading the dentist as my head is already sore and at best it will be a big filling, hope its not to bad :-(

Well have made it through day 1 and just having my first shake. Well hot choc coffee. My head is rather sore and I didn't sleep well. I also have a dentist appointment which may result in me needing a crown. Just what I need straight after Xmas :-( I suffer from migraine and just hope this...

No what you mean about the sore head. I find that if I drink enough caffeine and water that I can sometime ward them off. Good luck :-)

Managed session 1 of couch to 5k. It was sooo much easier last time I did it but I walked for a month for at least 3k a day. So much heavier and totally unfit. However, I managed it, went really slowly and just as well or I wouldn't have survived. 9th march is my 5km run and the following week I...

Has anyone managed this while on TS and when did you start. I have a 5k to do in march and want to loose a lot of weight before then and still be able to run it. Will this be doable????

Good luck! I am on day one as well today so lets get this weight off for good :-)

Well I ended up in a bit of mental binge last few days but Xmas and new year over here I go again . Any support is welcome and I could do with some success story's having read the thread I am keen to get to goal. I haven't weighed today and no I have put on weight this week but dread to think I...

Thanks, first shake down. I mix every one with coffee and hot water so breakfast was a banana coffee. Not everyone's cup of tea but I wouldn't survive without doing it this way. I can't drink the shakes cold as I find the taste rather rotten. Well I have a busy day lots of DIY and decorating so...

Thanks for your reply. I am going to start tomorrow so fingers crossed

I am re- starting tomorrow and need all the help I can get. I have ballooned over the years and my skinny sis has done the same. However, this year she started running 30min each day. She has been amazing and has went from a size 20 to an 8. We have agreed to do a 5k together in march and I need...

Can't stop eating crap :-( Bowen all my points so exante here I come. As you can see I am soo committed for oh 5 mins lol. New day new diet lets see how it goes lol

I am sure you will do it. Haven't yet started the running need to get started but I am sooo lazy. Have stuck to my points since sat so pleased with that. Atkins sounds good I did it a few years ago and did so well. You need to stay under 20g of carbs a day. I would recommend the fit day app for...

Hi Amy, I have decided to give ww another go. I am pointing my shakes and bars so as not to waste them. I have also decided to do couch to 5 k. My big sis has went for 18st to 12 it has taken her some time but she made the biggest change when she started running last yr. she runs every day for...

Hi Amy weigh in tomorrow but I haven't been good the past few days. Well done on your loss. 13's here you come :-)

Thanks Amy, how are you getting on today, so far so go for me. Though I have been a little emotional but guess the sleep deprivation can cause that ll

You did do well yesterday and that's a great loss so far. Totally agree it is so hard with we ones. I would love to be in the 14's I am currently 15st 5lbs can't believe I have let it get do far out of control. Unfortunately, if I cheat is normally with vast amounts of sweet rubbish which I...

Well done on making it through the day. I am 100% today as I stumbled last night. However, feeling a bit more in the right head space today. My kids are 3 and 6 still a bit under the weather but getting better I hope. What about yours how old are they?

Hi Amy, another sleepless night but no more excuses I have had my first shake. Hot choc with coffee. I have coke Zero in the car so all set for a caffeine full day to keep me going. I don't have a lunch at work because I find I am starving at night so will have another hot choc when I get home...

Well I was up all night with my kids both have a bad cold and temperature so ended up eating today mainly to survive. So back to work tomorrow and 100% on plan. Hope your day went better than mine x

I hear you I am exactly the same. I did exante a year or so ago and lost 3 st. Unfortunately I gave up and maintained for some time. Unfortunately I am now at least a stone and a half heavier than I have ever been now as a result of a lot of hellish life getting in the way. If I have no control...

You give me comfort when I have none. You are my welcome treat on a sunny day. You are their to keep me going after a sleepless night. You give me instant joy with ever bite. Yet you are the biggest sadness in my life. You are the habit I can not break You are the thing I think of most You...

Made it past day one. Go me!!!! I have ready meals sorted for the kids tea to make it easier for me. Don't like giving them ready meals but I need to get through this week then I will be fine cooking. My OH is not in till late so he can't cook but I am sure the kids won't mind lol

So I have bought enough to do a 50 day challenge all choc shakes and choc orange bars. So who fancies joining me :-)

Wow 3 months is excellent. I didn't last the day my excuse being a tonne of stuff I had to do for work. Crap an excuse as it is I have done all my work and have started afresh today.

Has become a bit laughable how often I start and stop this diet. However, my friend and I are getting real and giving it our all till Xmas. I plan to have coke zero and some black coffee to get me through the first week of what most often can only be called pain. Well here goes nothing. Skinny...

You can have coke zero. People tend to limited to no more than a can a day. I am on day 5 and for the last few days I have had 3-4 cans. I have done this to keep me on plan and I had a wee jump on the scale yesterday and I have lost 5lb so happy with that. Guess it depends on your bodies...

Hi I am on day 3 have been really busy and felt a bit ropey at time but survived. My breath is so discusting which is a good sign ketosis is on its way. Fingers crossed :-) Keep posting as it helps x

Thanks waterworks, day 3 not a good day. Was up all night at the hospital with my mum. She calapsed while our for tea with my dad. I got to her and took her to hospital as the ambulance took so long. Nightmare situation but she seems ok today. Waiting to see if she gets out of the hospital...

Well 2 shakes down and feel a little rotten but staying strong :-)

Day two- am I skinny yet???? Lol. Kind of how I feel every time I do this diet, daft I no but it is how it is. Trying hard not to weigh and as its day 2 you might think that would be easy but as a daily weigher not so easy. Trying to think skinny thoughts and hoping that keytosis flu isn't to...

Well had to shakes so far and feeling not bad. Work was mental and so easily could have comfort ate but I resisted and feel quite pleased with myself. Went and visited my friend and she confessed she is waiting for her exante order only to be told by me I started today woohoo some extra support...

Waterworks that is an amazing amount in such a short time. Getting excited about my soon to be huge first week loss. However, I am also considering not weighing for as long as possible if I last the week I will be doing well lol

Oh dear didn't complete my exante day yesterday. However, back to work today and am in a better frame of mind than yesterday. So here I go again but with real motivation as I have bought a lot of clothes having lost weight over the summer but can't now fit into them. I hate going shopping mostly...

Thanks for the reply soontobeskinnyminnie. Hope i can slide back into it so easily need to get a grip lol

Wow you look amazing and have really motivated me. Hope I have the same results in 3 months time xx

Thanks waterworks. Well done on reaching week 8 that's amazing. How much have you lost in that time?

Well I am back on the wagon again. I have done this diet before and got down to 11.13lb was feeling great. However 1 year on I am at my highest ever of 15st 10lbs it's Mental I think I have gone totally mad with food. I used to get near 14st and freak but at the min I don't seem to care what...

Thanks for the replying. I am moving house at the end of the month so it's easier for me to keep busy. The house we are moving to needs loads of work so busy bee at the moment. After that I hope to start some exercise classes as I will be used to vlcd and hopefully be a good bit lighter :-)

Thanks for all your reply. Now all I need to do is stick with it. My head isn't in it just now. I do well all day and binge at night :-( . Making Sun a day to start fresh :-)

I am currently 15 stone and 5 ft 5inch and just and no more fit into a size 16 trouser. How much weight will I need to drop to get to size 14?????

Not sure about the iron levels. However, I have really bad TOM and vcld makes it worse. It does settle down a but after a month or so but I know others have been the same. Don't want to out you of it maybe different for you but thought I would share my experience x

Was so ill yesterday I had to give up. I have done this diet a tonne of time but have never felt as bad as this. Thought I might end up at out of hours doc. Don't no if my body is just not accepting theis woe or a bug or something but doing ww and feeling a but better. Still lost 2 lbs this week...

Day 3 got up and nearly passed out ended up going back to bed, I felt really sick and have sore head. Also have pmt which is not helping. I have don't exante before and never felt nearly this bad any other time. I am wondering if the weather is making me worse. Hubby has been great and has...

Can we have stevia in tablet or granules?

Well on day 2 and boy am I tired. Unfortunately, I couldn't get to sleep last night and am now paying the price. I normally turn to food when I am tired but today I must be strong. Sleek way in and I am down 1.6 lbs great motivator as my bmi has went down a bit :-)

Clearing the house out I already have one big ikea bag full of stuff to be shredded/ burned and 2 off rubbish. Busy day but feeling the hunger. It's also TOM and I have really back cramp all the way up to my back :-( who said getting skinny wasn't painful ;-)

That's for your replays. Made it through day 1 ok but failed miserably yesterday. It was our wedding anniversary so we ate out for lunch and tea. Oops back on track today :-)

Well I have posted here many a time usually at the start of my journey. I have been on many a trip but all lead to weight gain. Well today I have set some new goals. I am off on holiday for the next 4 weeks but not going anywhere so starting today I am on TS. I weigh a shocking 14st 10.7lbs and...

Hi I am in centre parcs on holiday and have brought food with me but plan to go out to east 1 night. Does anyone know how many points would be in a sweet pancake with a topping of say apple rasin cream and syrup. I have all my weekly's and 14 activity points so hope that will cover it. Thanks x

Well I did really well till my oh came home and asked if I wanted take out. Crumbled at first hurdle back on track today and have told him not to mention food to me lol. Grip here I come. Thanks for all the replays, great advise I am now going to follow it :-)

Well fell of the wagon and have gained 4 lbs. however I have drawn a line under it and plan to rule this woe for at least the next 2 months. I can and will do this x

Hi can anyone tell me how they have found the level of weightloss. I know it won't be as fast as some woe but I want real life not just from the book results :-)

Thanks for the reply. I have been on exante vlcd diet which I love but struggle to stick to so hence moved to I F but want to use shakes as I find it easier that way.

Is 600 cals a day to much on a fast day?

Well made it to day 3 but the start of the weekend. However, I am feeling very tired been up and down all night with my daughter she is only 3 and was very restless last night. On a positive note my stomach is feeling better I have ibs and vlcd helps it no end. Unfortunately, healthy eating...

Good thanks shrimp, busy day and really tired by the end but nearly Friday so all good. What about you how you getting on?

Thanks for all the responses. Just having a lunch time coffee and its help stop me thinking about the fridge lol they do say reading is good for you. I am going to read and post my way to skinny lol

Lol oh I dream of those day when my muffin tops are gone. Bit concerned that mine will never really go after having 2 big babies my skin can only take so much lol. My real aim is to get into a little dress my sis gave me. It is sooo gorgeous and a size 10 seems so far away when I am a 16/18 only...

Thanks shrimp x. Well made past day one!!! My head is a little sore but I am taking no chances I am straight on the painkillers. I suffer from migraine the last one lasted nearly 2 weeks and resulted in my GP giving me a jag and some heavy duty tablets. I am not keen to repeat this so taking...

Thanks Lynnonexante, that's excellent how much you have lost. Hope I can do as well xx

Day one is tougher than I had thought but I haven't caved yet :-)

I am on my way to loosing 4 stone. I pop in here every time I do exante and have even posted a few times. However, I find it hard to share this journey and I think this is part of my problem and why I yoyo. So today at a silly weight high I am back on ss I am planning on accepting the support on...

Well done chelly. I haven't been near tesco it 2 weeks. Hope I don't need to avoid it for the next 3-4 months lol

Thanks everyone for your advise. I think I may give myself the day off but as its planned I will be straight back on. Guess its good practice for 'real' life as I must learn to have an occasional fancy meal and the not decide to eat half of tesco lol

Hi I have done this diet more times than I care to remember. First time lost 2 1/2 stone but have put it back on. Had many false attempt but now in week 2. I was really upset with myself as my brother gets married next sat and I let it until 3 weeks before to start. I have 4 stone to loose :-(...

Thanks for the reply :-)

Silly Iphone should say bars not bats lol

Hi can anyone tell me if they had better weight loss just using shakes instead of shakes and bats?

Thanks x

Can anyone tell me the points for a baked potato and five bean chilli on f&h. I have it as 14 but that's if doing pro points thanks :-)

I have been on and off diets including exante for the last 5 years. Over the last year I have lost 3st. Unfortunately, I have put 3.5 st on. Can't believe the abuse I subject myself to. I need to get a grip and treat myself with the respect I deserve. Do I have a new box of exante that arrived...

Thanks. I plan to be doing this diet until the end of April so any variety would be a benefit :-)

Hi all I am restarting on the 3rd jan and was wondering if I can drink dowel egburts flavoured coffee. It tastes amazing. Hazelnut, vanilla or caramel. I add coffee to all my shakes and have them hot. The

Hi sparkle, yeah I got 2 stone off then went to ww and continued to loose but kind of lost my will power and piled it back on over the last year. However, been on sw for the past few months and done ok but as ever looking for a quick fix. I am off work for about 10 days so can laze around...

Thanks sparkle. How long have you been doing this diet and how have you found it?

Have been on various diets all with great success including exante. That is until I have a binge. But today I plan to do exante till jan 1 st when I go for a weekend break with my hubby. My hope is that by them I will be down from 13.8 to 11.7. Would love to have lost a bit more but fingers...

Hi I am currently around the 13 st 6lbs mark and desperate to get to 10st 10lbs. Is anyone else in the same boat and how long did it take you to get to goal. Thanks

Thanks for your responses. It's a tricky situation and I guess I need to face it head on and one day at a time. I am not going to let stress at work upset my whole life and comfort eating is not the way. May take up moaning and see of that helps lol ;-)

I have a rather stressful job and as I comfort eat dieting has become a way of life. Over the past few years I have yo-yoed in terms of weight. I do feel I am winning the war and am eating a lot better. However, I have started suffering from anxiety. Ended up getting meds from the doc and they...

I know that this may sound strange to some but I love scan bran and have better results when I use it. I do mostly EE or green days. Does anyone on green have 2 healthy extra as scan bran :-). Or any other advice to speed my weightloss along would be great. I have sts for 2 weeks and the only...

That's I am excited to have the choc milk in my coffee :-)

Need some advice. Can I have soyal alpro natural yoghurt as a HE also is flavoured soya milk a HE as there vanilla light is lower cal than rice milk? Any advice on dairy or gluten free products would be a great help :-)

This isnt listed in the book. If anybody could tell me the syn value of this i would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance Per 100 grams 170kcal 7.6 g protein 15.2 g carbohydrate (of which sugars 0.9) 8.4 g fat (of which 2.7 g saturates, 4.3 g mono-unsaturates, polyunsaturates 1.1 g) 1.3...

Can anyone tell me the syns value in a tesco finest Tuscan sausage and meatball pasta fresh meal. Thanks

Wow 9lbs is an amazing loss. I am trying to get my hubby to join us be he isn't having any of it. Life would be a lot easier of he would lol. Thanks for your support x

Have had soooo many false starts. This time their is no excuse I am giving myself a kick up the backside and just doing it lol. Would be good to no others are doing the same. Good luck all x

Thanks so much. They are having a snack and I can almost taste it :-( . Today has been far tougher than any other time I have tried this diet. I am arguing with myself as to wether I should stick it out or do healthy eating. Wish my brain would shut up lol

Thanks, really finding it hard today but must stay positive x

I am starting today. 1 shake down and 2 to go. I put coffee and hot water in all my shakes and to me they taste so much better as I couldn't stomach them cold. Good luck x

Well I have been faffing about with various diets including exante for about a year and got as low as 11st 13lbs which I then had to sabotage. 1 year on and weighed today at 14.2 soooo gutted but no one to blame but myself. I am going for an op in oct/nov just waiting for a date and am...

Have officially weighed today and have been the heaviest I have been since loosing over 3 stone. So today I am announcing my start weight of 13.9 3/4. I had been down to 11.13. Then self sabotage set in big time. So here I go again. This time I will not going to give up. I am also going to try...

I am re starting again tomorrow. I have several attempts to get to grips with this diet but tomorrow is my official last diet start day. Can't wait to try the dr pepper ice lollies :-)

Thanks everyone x. Suzie58 stress usually work related is my biggest downfall as I comfort eat. BUT NOT ANY MORE. I can and will get my BMI down to healthy :-)

Congrats, the same thing happend to me with my first child. I am very please for you both x

Well as you can guess I am re- starting. I given up twice and went completely mad. I am disappointed that I am now back to my pre exante start weight. However, today's a new day and the sun is shinning and though I have said it before I am this time going to do it. I am putting my weightloss as...

Just wanted to wish you luck. I restarted on Monday. I am taking it one day/ hour at a time lol I can't wait to see our first week loses. X

Thanks Bub71. After read the replays on here I have now agreed to go to my works night out at the end of the month. It's dinner so will either do add a meal day or tell them I have a little dodgy tummy. As I don't plan on telling anyone what I am doing. I told them a few yrs ago that I was doing...

Thank you Susie58 nice to know that I am not alone in feeling this way. You are completely right I need to get back out there and enjoy myself lol

Omg that is amazing. I aspire to be in the 10 :-)

Thanks for the encouragement :-) I have coffee in all flavours of shake and use warm water. Goes down so much better but I miss sweetener but they kill my tummy :-)

Well day 2 is coming to an end. I am having my second shake warm with decaff coffee. I half a bar for lunch and rest at about 9 pm. I have been a little low the last few weeks. Usual, work, family daily life been a little difficult to deal with. However, I believe that it is as a result of my...

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How are you feeling today?

Well first shake is done. Hot choc with coffee I do I spoon reg one decaf. Total coffee mad but trying to cut back slowly. Last time I did ts I drank a lot of coke Zero and it made life a lot easier and didn't affect my lose. However, the sweetener doesn't agree with me. This time round the only...

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Sorry auto correct on my phone :-)

Thanks suzie :-)

I feel like that monthly lol. I tend to watch a weepy. I had ps I love you on last night cried my eyes out but felt much better for it. Hope you feel better tomorrow x

Thanks Darcy15. You have excellent losses, great motivation for me :-)

Tomorrow I will start 100% ts. I had lost 18lbs a few months ago put on 11 lb. starting again and hoping that if I participate in this forum rather than just lurking in the background that I can get the support I need to make permanent changes in my life :-(