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Lost another 2lb, only 6lb to go till I reach the 14st mark :).

Hello, I thought start posting on this forum again to keep my motivation going to lose more weight. From Jan 2014 I joined a gym and got myself from 16st 10lb to 14st 11lb but hit a snag toward the end of the year and by xmas was 16st 0lb. I'm now back at the gym and down to 15st 7lb so need...

I'm shopping at Leeds for the day so hopefully a day of walking round and watching what I eat will knock a couple of pounds off :) Sent from my HTC One using MiniMins.com mobile app

My motivation is that I was bought some shirts that I could fit into but were extremely tight, when I'm comfortable in these shirts then I'll be happy. Sent from my HTC One using MiniMins.com mobile app

I was 16st 11lb last week and now down to 16st 6lb, I'm not sure how but I'm not complaining. I'll be joining a gym, which has recently opened next door to work so hopefully this'll get me under 16st. Sent from my HTC One using MiniMins.com mobile app

Just been to see Bad Grandpa, a brilliant film. Sent from my HTC One using MiniMins.com mobile app

Hello and welcome!

Just started the rowing machine tonight, managed only 20 minutes but feel positive I can do more tomorrow. As for food, I'm going to try and have low carb meals for breakfast and lunch, hopefully I can overcome my temptation for naughty food.

Same here, which is bad considering I don't like Geordies and come from the same town as Charlotte.

I'm once again hooked on American Horror Story, which is into its 3rd season. What makes it so good is that they use the same actors in each season yet the storyline is completely different and they play different roles.

I have 3 stone to lose so only sure if you can consider it a lot, I've had this extra weight for a few years though so worried that the skin might have been stretched for too long.

If your eating is centred around being at home then why not use your remaining weeks at a gym or swimming baths. Out of sight, out of mind ( I mean food).

I'm struggling this weekend, I just seem to be on a downer and although I haven't ate too much I feel myself slipping to that point.

I watched this a couple of nights ago, a good film but a lot is missed from his biography, which is brilliant. Sent from my HTC One using MiniMins.com mobile app

When I find myself hooked on chocolate I'll go cold turkey for 3 days, once past the 3rd day then I always feel I'm in more control of how much I eat.....I'll then have a bad day and find myself back at square one!

Hello, I'm back on here after a while of being in limbo. A few months back I got to my lowest weight for years at 16st 2lb but now the weight has crept back up to 16st 9lb, which seems to be where I've been stuck for a while. Controlling what I eat isn't an issue, it's the exercise I'm...

Remarkable achievement, I'm guessing you can now pat yourself on the back :)

Done some more weights today and will be on the cross trainer tomorrow morning before work.

Last time I was in the 15st bracket was 2006 ( 15st 3lb on wedding day) so it'll be a huge achievement for me once I get back there.

Good luck.

I'm starting this thread at 16st 5lb. I'm at a point now where I've cut out chocolate and no longer crave it, I'm using MyFitnessPal to control my calorie intake and have started exercising and strength training this week so hopefully it won't be long till I'm in the 15's.

I'll do it, I'm in need of some motivation to lose 36lb by April

Hi, after having my gall bladder removed in February I've gone from weighing 17st 10lb to 16st 6lb, this is down to a mix of things including exercise and dieting (exante). For the last 2 months I've been off the rails, I lack the motivation to stick to a diet and the exercise I enjoyed doing...

Thanks for the advice. My son has celiac so I'm used to shopping for gluten free food, I have managed a lot better with the soups, I think the problem was with how I was making them.

Just starting day 4 and decided to pop onto the scales and I've already lost 3lb. That's give me the motivation to continue with the diet.

I like the idea of being able to take my top off in public if it's hot :)

I'm on day 2 too, I had hunger pains yesterday but they have died down. I'm also swimming so hopefully will see results soon.

My problem is trying to get the soup right, it's either lumpy or frothy. At lunch today I had my first successful soup by pouring cold water into a cup of the soup and making it into a paste, then topping up with hot water. Hopefully I'll see a difference in the next few days :)

Hello, I'm on day one and have finished my second soup but find myself struggling with the taste. I would love to be able to add soy sauce to these soups to give them a bit of flavour but worried about how this will affect getting into ketosis. Are there any soy sauces available that are...

I told about 300 people that follow me on twitter :) My wife knows, I'll be letting my family and friends know from Monday. I eat infront of people on a daily basis so I'm sure some will start gettin a bit curious when they see me pulling out a sachet 3 times a day.

That's the inspiration I need to stick with this (once I start on Monday).

What's the reason you can't drink cranberry juice? I drink black coffee so that's fine. Is there a difference between drinking diet and zero soft drinks, if yes then why?

I'm starting the Exante TS diet Monday but forgot this Thursday I had plans to go out for a meal and few drinks with work for a birthday. I'm able to skip going to the meal but need to show my face after so what's my options for drinking. I know alcohol is a big NO but what other drinks can I...

Great, thanks for the advice!

I was under the impression that you could have 2 packs and a main meal (I'm probably wrong). Are the Exante packs filling as I can't imagine wanting a meal after 3 packs?

Hello, I've bought my first pack off eBay today and hoping to stick to it with no hiccups, after the first pack is gone hopefully it'll give me a better understanding into whether this is the right diet for me. Do you have 3 meals a day or 2 and a "proper" meal? I've bought only soups so I was...

Well done, doing a 5k run is one of my goals so reading this has inspired me to keep pushing myself. Are you feeling a lot of pain doing it, also where did you run; on a track or path?

Try a cross trainer, it'll allow you to exercise without putting a strain on your legs.

I've taken various fat burning pills in the past and the sad fact is that it was just a waste of money. The only way for me to lose weight is diet and exercise, nothing more.

Just done the Kettleworx fat burn for 10 minutes, legs are throbbing but surely that's a good sign :)

Billy Blanks I'm guessing. This is the DVD I used...

Years ago I dropped a lot of weight from doing the Tae Bo DVD, which only cost £3 from Amazon. The first few days of doing it killed me but after a week I felt a lot fitter, after 2 weeks I was doing it twice a day (workout is 20 mins) and looked more toned and lost over a stone in a month...

You think you have it bad, try explaining to directors why they can't use the word "cum" in their emails when talking about cumulative.

Managed 30 minutes tonight and burned 320 calories, I haven't been perfect this weekend with the amount of junk I've ate (although I am under my calorie intake) so it's given me the extra push tonight. Roll on weigh in day tomorrow.

Have you seen much weight loss since starting?

After reading these posts I think Exante is the best thing for me. Right now I have little structure to my food intake, I am down to 1600 calories a day but that doesn't stop me from eating like a pig (like yesterday for example). 3 set meals a day sounds tough but I feel like I'd have more...

I think once you've posted to a threat then it'll show in the subscribed section (it does for me).

I'm on the edge of 17st, done well today so I think I may be in the 16's tomorrow :)

Well done, I'm tempted to try exante and seeing such good results from others has given me faith that it can only be a good thing.

Well done, keep it up!

Very good taste in music :)

I love my trash rock and metal, I rarely listen to the new stuff and tend to stick with the music from my teens (late 90's) so: Deftones Slipknot Pantera At the Drive In Papa Roach I have been listening to My Chemical Romance lately (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge).

What are you doing to lose the weight?

Good luck!

Good luck!

Project X, every review I've seen slates the movie but I really enjoyed it, so much that I got the soundtrack the next day.

The Walking Dead for me although it's been a bit disappointing lately.

Not sure if you can class this as something to collect but I'd love a vintage car to restore.

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Chilli, could eat it all day and never feel sick.

Sunderland, England ( I think the avatar is a giveaway).

Hello and good luck, one day you may be the one giving newbies advice.

I've always felt if you want to cut something out then once you're passed the 3rd day then you know you can do it for longer. Well done!

I would always weigh myself weekly (usually Monday) but the last month I've been weighing myself daily as I read somewhere this way you can see daily how much you're losing (assuming you are losing weight).

Persistence is the key, anyone can have a moment of weakness but at least you've admitted it hasn't been a good week. Move on and lose that 4lb. Good luck!

Hello, I'm one of those people that struggling to do exercise unless I'm listening to music. My favourite genre is rock but when it comes to workout music I find listening to dance, hip hop and R & B pushes me that step further. So....I think it'd be great for others to share their views on...

Yes, I wish they'd reduce the amount of posts you do before accessing your PM's too.

I've pushed myself to go on this morning, which I haven't done in a very long time (usually because my kids always want attention) and managed 15 minutes / 165 calories, which IMO is good considering how little I've been on.

It's been about 50 days since I last went on and managed 211 calories / 20 mins, along with the 181 calories I burned at lunch time too so I'm really happy with myself :)

Think I'll give it a go for 20 mins and have my music on so loud it'll drown out the squeaks. Wish me luck!

I just never seem comfortable jogging. Jogging on a treadmill gets boring and jogging at a fixed speed gets me tired quickly. I can jog for longer on a path as I can change pace when needed but feel the pain much more.

RunKeeper? I use this daily and love the detailed information it'll give you during and after the workout.

Hello and good luck, this is my first week on here and hopefully I'll have some good news on Monday when I weigh in.

Hello and good luck, this is my first week on here and hopefully I'll have some good news on Monday when I weigh in.

Hello and good luck, this is my first week on here and hopefully I'll have some good news on Monday when I weigh in.

The cross trainer doesn't put as much strain on your body as it's controlling your body movement, the cross trainer also works on your arms unlike jogging.

I've got hunger pains right now, not off forcing myself not to eat but forgetting to bring a bigger lunch to work, I'm stuck here till 18:00 and won't get to eat till the kids are in bed at 20:00, which by then my stomach will have probably ate itself :)

If you have a smart phone I recommend RunKeeper, which will track: Pace Distance Elevation I use it on my lunch and it always motivates me when I can look back at what I've done that day.

I stick headphones on and blast out some fast-paced music, I struggle to exercise without music.

Good luck, persist at it and you'll see results (that's what I tell myself).

Went to go on the cross trainer and it's squeaking like mad, the LCD is also very faded even though I've put new batteries in. Absolutely gutted considering I just paid £180 in Jan for it. Does anyone else have these problems with cross trainers? It's a Dynamix.

eBay have a maximum fee for postage to prevent over-charging, usually I'll send clothes for about £3-£4. Just make sure you honour your dispatch by date, there has been several times I haven't realised I had within 1 day when on average I send within 3 days, I got hammered on the ratings, which...

Well I work in an IT dept and responsible for controlling Internet usage within the company, our reasons for doing this are always justified so don't think of us as horrible people. Once your IT dept finally figure out how to fully block it then I suggest using a proxy server to mask the site...

13lb in a week? Well done! What did you do to lose it?

Bonjour! I'm not following a diet but I've limited my calorie intake to 1500, IMO I think exercise is what I need to drop the weight.

I don't think my camera has enough pixels to cope with the "before" photo, anyhow I'll give it a go and post in a month or so.

My worry of doing 60 mins is the boredom too but I tend to listen to music to keep me going, I was also thinking of watching something while doing it but then their is a chance I may not put in 100%. Reading this thread has given me the push to start again on the cross trainer tonight.

Hello, newbie here too. Does SW promote exercise or just dieting?

I didn't really notice a weight loss when using it but my body shape did change after 2 weeks of use.

I used to have identical pains, which later turned out to be gallstones. If it persists then it'd be worth paying a visit to the GP.

I've got my walk planned at lunch (limited to only 30 mins) then hopefully 20-30 mins on the cross trainer tonight (haven't been on since late Jan).

Cheers, already got my walk planned today and going to push myself to get back onto the cross trainer.

I was in a similar position back in Jan, I bought a cross trainer and in the first go I struggled to even do 5 minutes, after 2 weeks I was doing upto 40 minutes a time. I then had to get my gall bladder removed in Feb and since then been putting it off but know after the first couple of...

I really need to start getting into my cardio again, before I stopped using the cross trainer a month ago I was able to do 40 minutes. Keep the faith!

Hello, I've decided to sign up to a weight-loss forum to help continue with my current weight loss. Since last year I've reached my heaviest at 248lb, in February I had my gall bladder removed and since then I'm down to 238lb. My target is 182lb, time is not an issue but I would be...