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3wks and 4 days in had some protein and green salad this week, feeling really good, bellys are reducing, have more energy, and 19lbs down!!! Work dress hung better today over belly area, lost a smidge on my legs and wrists (?) ha ha. Motivation is on fire!!!! Starting to hate the savoury meals...

15.8lb lost so far, been on it 3 weeks tomoz, jeans are getting loose

weight loss has stalled a bit the last couple of days but total loss 13lb in 15 days really happy with that just going to keep going. I wanted to loose a stone by tomorrow I'm so close, i will do it this week just need patience. Bought some more packs yesterday decided not to subject myself to...

So i Needed some motivation and found this- totally freaked me out!!! http://m.imgur.com/gallery/zTqtzbs And...

Cross section of person weighing 250lbs (17st 8lb ish) and where their fat is-scary stuff but its motivating me!!!! Cross section comparison of an obese and fit person. I'm gonna call shenanigans on the whole "beautiful on the inside" thingamajig. - Imgur And What does your % body fat mean?

Good luck Hun you can do it, seriously 12 weeks to Xmas arghhhh!!!!

Hi Chris, sounds like a plan to have a bit of time out from the forums we all need to do our own thing. Sometimes we just get down for no reason it seems. I hope you feel better soon :)

Well done love the office story too what a contrast it must be to when you were at your heaviest you sound buzzing. I love a good rainbow too :)

Good luck you can do it xxx

So day 11 and 11lbs down so far, feeling much better had to sit with sister eating a curry with popadums and nann and kids with fish pie whilst I ate my carbonara was surprisingly easy!!! I'm averaging 1lb every 2 days now so that means I could be 1st lighter by next wed!!!!!!! Whoopers...

Im making the chilli at work and trying to do it without anyone realising im having sachets - they are too nosey! Day 9 now my processing plant has reduced and i can see my storage facility belly now, i feel like im carrying myself differently too. Tights went on easier today too. Bought...

Day 8 ive 8.9lbs so far really happy with that, weekends are tough but will try and plan the next one better. Have managed two nights without getting up for a billion wees in the middle of the night so thats good news ha ha

Thanks xKatiex well done on your progress thats fantastic i cant wait to get some size 14 jeans from next! My first experience with shepherds pie was not good it was the consistency i found difficult, do you make it as per instructions? I add black pepper to everything too!

Just had to sit in greggs with hubby and little one whilst they had lunch and i had choc shake had a wobbly moment kept spilling shake all over myself trying to get it in a bottle to mix up then dropped lid hubby was really sweet and it made me have a wobbly lip moment. Its hard on a weekend...

Day 7 just had blueberry pancakes which were nice feel better today. need to drink more water today and stay hydrated. Going to have a think about how im going to be incoporating some exercise too.

Day 6 ketosis fairy arrived freezing now had hard day yesterday and today ive been sluggish need even more water me thinks. Im 8lb lighter than i was last sat woop!

Honk, Honk, Honk, Honk for 4 days honking my way through today!

Day 5 felt crud this morning fuzzy headed and tired, drank more water feeling a bit better now need to keep up the fluids cant believe how quickly you can dehydrate on this diet. Thought i would be in ketosis by now.... Staying strong it will happen. Spaghetti ok just red bean chilli and...

Day 4 still going strong except have slowed down the water today and suffered for it with headaches and grumpyitis. Gotta stay positive and strong. Im doing this for me, for my health, for my hubby and son, for my career, to wear my hoodie thats too small, to buy a c cup, knee high boots that...

Your doing great Chris every time you think of a negative try and counter the thought with something positive, its hard to keep up normal exercise in the first few days until Ketosis so don't beat yourself up. I have decided to weigh daily,I've downloaded an app called Happy Scales which is...

Sept 2014 - Back again, day 3 on exante, was doing sw but it took about 5 months to loose 1/2st, i had a lot of stress (and excuses)! Feeling good only had a headache on day 1 had 4 bouts of cravings so far but fought them all. Doing a bit of CBT on myself this time - Read beck diet solutions...

I like the choc, banana, strawb and vanilla shakes and plain and apple cinnamon porridges but found the shepherds pie really hard to eat. Carbonara is ok too but v rich and a bit salty for me. Got a mixed bumper so hoping my taste buds change and i like the meals more.

16.8.8 this morning, have been getting stuck at 16.8 for the last few months on sw so cant 'weight' to sail past it on exante. Well done everyone keep going x

16.10 want to go down ⬇️↘️↙️⏬

I have just discovered and converted to Aldi, I have been a morrisons and m and s girl but the fruit and veg is great and so much cheaper at aldi...

Ooh yes me too years ago, I remember eating just slices of beef and beetroot on one too, crazy! Amazing on reflection, why does it ever seem like a rational idea at the time ha ha...

I feel like I've done them all and got no t-shirt, the worst for me was definitely the Dukan diet. I ate extra light philly on seaweed for days.... So confusing and so ridiculous, I realised when I tried to explain to hubby how good it was that it sounded insane! Would love to hear what...

Lost 1.5lbs on SW, very happy, hare and tortoise....

To be healthy and feel more confident in myself. No more denial, no more guilt, no more negativity just getting on with it! Would also love my legs to look like two legs instead of a joined up mega triangle, oh and my jeans to stop wearing away at my thighs. To feel sexy ooh er! To drop a...

Well done stylish kid your doing great xx

Hi I'm 15 13 have been on exante/low carb eating for 9 days, not sure what weight I started at as I was so annoyed with myself that I just woke up and forced myself to start. Reckon I have Lost about half a stone going to weigh in on sun morn next. Have tried exante a few times and I always...

Day 10 feeling good had to have a fee nibbles on chicken etc to help me through but ive lost about 9 lbs so far really happy with that. Head is in good place decided i like the vlcds cos they give me quick results and i find my weight to loose to much to bear and get my head around. If i stick...

6 days completed and still at it, have had to do a bit of juggling this week to stay on track so have had a couple of carb free meals, before starting this i nearly delayed it for a week so i could get through some events, had a word with myself and worked out a bit of a strategy and this is...

Good luck on your journey, look on the bright side it might be lumpy but at least there is something to chew on x

It's bloody horrible being overweight not only do you have to deal with life like everyone else but you have this baggage affecting the way you deal with things too, you are doing something so positive if your ex cannot see that and support you then they never will. If your friend was in this...

Ok so im back again, have been lurking for a week or so and thought i would pick up my old diary. So im on day 4 of exante and im in ketosis cos my breath is like a gone off vegatable breathing dragon - can breath spray in excess pull you out of ketosis? Last time i was doing exante i lost...

Hi I dont really like those sachets of sauce either and have tried experimenting with water, sweetner, chilli powder, herbs such as star anaise, chinese five spice and i thicken it up with cornflour. Sometimes i put some pineapple in for a sweet n sour type sauce. I have also tried using the...

I have been using philly extra light it says in the book you can have extra-light cream cheese I don't understand???

Hi I'm a newbie Dukaneer on day 4 of attack (day 3 was a nightmare total fish and chip craving meltdown!) anyhoo just wanted to share some of the things I have tried so far 1) Sushi - 1 seaweed sheet, spread with philly extra light and then top with turkey slices or crabsticks whatever you...

Doh wrong thread - although there is muffin related information!:doh:

Hi I'm a newbie Dukaneer on day 4 of attack (day 3 was a nightmare total fish and chip craving meltdown!) anyhoo just wanted to share some of the things I have tried so far 1) Sushi - 1 seaweed sheet, spread with philly extra light and then top with turkey slices or crabsticks whatever you...

Hi Im a super yo yo dieter and have been doing a VLCD since before new year, I took a week off to 'eat sensibly' lasted 3 days like an angel and then totally lost it, I'm talking pizza, fish fingers, 3 portions of chips, white choc chunk cookies etc, yesterday I promised myself to start my...

Oooo people can be sooo evil, just reading your posts has made me really angry! I went to the doctors once and she got out a chart and said look your here in the fat category, it actually said fat on the card - I was dumbstruck and then she said oh sorry no your actually in the very fat...

Hi Alex I've just been having a nosey at your journey and your photos are fab! I really sympathise with your slump in the weight loss race, I had exactly the same thing happen to me, I lost 13lb really quickly and then had about 10 days of yo-yoing the scales kept adding on a pound everyday...

Hi Gillclark1 - well done for fighting on, I don't understand what it is about loosing weight that is so hard, if you were an alcoholic or drug addict you have the option of abstaining but with food you cant, you need it to live and are constantly exposed to it so the battle continues - unless...

Oh Want2beme your reasons sound all too familiar... I too have always been a great fan of eyeliner which I was led to believe (by my own head) makes you appear very slim! I got to this point too, bloody sick of being fat and not really acknowledging it, with an unhealthy dose of apathy thrown in...

So Im still going, its been 5 weeks tomorrow and I feel great, this is the lowest I have weighed in about 3 years. I have lost 20 lbs and my size 18 work trousers are baggy and due to start looking ridiculous soon - I can't wait! My bellies have reduced loads, my hubby said yesterday the dyson...

20 lbs down and 68lbs to go. Need to loose 31lb by the end of March. This year is ours xx

Hi Up until 10 days ago I had lost 16lbs since 28th Dec but in the last 10 days or so I have steadily gained, lost a little or stayed the same and it was only this morning that I started to loose again so I am currently at 17lbs loss. I know I am having no more than 600-800 cals a day (as I...

Hi its Day 23 and Im feeling good, I have jumped on and off the scales and each time Im not happy with the number as it has been going up a 1lb each time, I have been eating a bit of lean meat or fish and sometimes not having the 3rd shake cos Im full. I have been having multivits to compensate...

Day 17 and I last weighed yesterday and Ive lost 16 lbs Im really happy. I have been eating some protein on an evening such as a steak and egg or a piece of salmon to keep in ketosis but I was really struggling with feeling drained. I have been doing this since last sat (6 days) and im defo...

Day 14 and still going, I have eaten a bit of chicken and a bit of salmon to keep me from quitting as I have found it quite tough the last few days but other than that have been ok. I think returning back to work and having loads of stress there really threw me and I was struggling to keep...

Hi well its Day 12 yey and Im feeling good, weighed myself this morning and Im 13 lb lighter than my highest weight on 28th Dec Im so happy I've stuck to it so far and feel great. Yesterday I allowed myself a treat and had a piece of salmon and an egg scrambled with just pepper in replacement...

I dont have any wise words to make things better but here's a hug xxxxx

So Day 10, I can't believe I have made it this far! Although I nearly buckled about 30 mins ago and made some toast however I put it back and said No out loud to myself and prepared my shake. I was a stingey Yorkshire lass and bought the bumper packs of exante which worked out better value if...

Sorry your suffering I had some really tough moments too but Im now on Day 9 and feel fine. I know you've probably drunk loads of water but try and drink some more because I found that a bit more really did help. Why not see if you can treat yourself too, something positive that you enjoy to...

Hi Muffintop, well done for taking the plunge and going for it. It sounds like you've made some really great decisions about how you want to be this year. It was tough for me the first week but Im on Day 9 now and the symptons do go such as headaches etc. Have you thought about if there is...

Thanks for your replies, soooooo... I've had a horrible day at work which resulted in me having a blub in the loos and trying to hide my blotchy face. This is exactly the kind of thing that would take me over the edge usually and I would normally have something like seeded toast with melting...

I cant wait to buy some nice underwear sets in smaller sizes, I used to love buying pretty underwear until the last time I went to get sized in La Senza - years ago - and their sizes weren't big enough so they sold me a bra extender!

Hi I have done 30 minutes on the Wii everyday since I started exante and have been fine, the first few sessions I stuck to yoga and balance exercises so very low energy, yesterday I did about 25 mins of step aerobics - but very slowly and I intend to start a couch to 5k running program next week...

Day 8 and first day back at work. I feel great today, I havent felt hungry for ages but did have mental cravings last night, hubby ate 2 WW Curries next to me and they smelt gorgeous!!! I like them even if Im not on a diet (which is always ha ha) anyhoo he also ate some jelly meerkats from M&S...

Well the end of Day 7, I am so pleased to have done a week woop woop! Back to work tomorrow after 13 weeks leave :( but going back at least a stone lighter than when I left :)

Well its Day 7!!! Wow I cant believe it has come round so quickly, I feel good today although a bit bunged up - anyone had fibergel or senocot whilst doing a VLCD - will they interfere with ketosis do you think? Another reason I want to loose weight - Being able to buy kneehigh boots in...

Im glad you posted this because I feel exactly the same, I was staring at food in tescos whilst hubby picked his dinner earlier (feeling increasingly grumpy!) and just wanted to dive into everything there and then. I can still hear that cornish pasty calling my name - I never eat them normally???

Good luck, you can do it! Im a bit worried about when I need to start eating again but I'm only on day 6 so plenty of time to figure out a plan. Have you thought about how your going to tackle it when you start eating again this time round to avoid it happening again? It would be great to...

Good luck, once you are through the first week apparantly it gets much easier. I am on day 6 and have already lost 11lbs if that helps.

Wow your weight loss has been fantastic and your tackling your small gain and getting back on the wagon, dont beat yourself up, just look forward now because you cant do anything about the past. Best of luck xx

Well done on day 1, I think that is the hardest day, when you have done a few days (Im finally on day 6) I think you have more reasons not to cheat, I feel like its now not worth it as I dont want to go through getting into ketosis again! Best of luck, stay positive and strong!

Good luck on your journey, I have about the same to loose and Im trying not to think about the bigger picture just taking one day at a time. I dont know about the coffee as I have used instant by making up a tiny bit with boiling water to dissolve and adding it to my shake.

Thanks all. Today has been ok, I stuggled a bit this afternoon because I was shopping alot and think I over did it as I became really sluggish - more water I think next time. I am becoming an expert at where the nearest loo is when I am out already! Hope that I start feeling more energetic...

Well done Springermad you sound really positive. I felt like you too with regards to past 'failures', I think we need to draw a line under it and concentrate on getting through one day at a time and the future and before we know it we will be where we want to be. Good luck xx

Feeling great this morning -day 6 and I have just weighed myself on the wii and have lost 11lbs so far which I am so pleased with! I have been pretty moody for the last 5 days and havent wanted to socialise or anything so its nice to feel more myself. Hopefully the headaches are over with now...

Hi all, I'm 32, married to lovely hubby and have a gorgeous 1 year old boy to run around after. I went on my first diet at 16 when I lost about a stone succesfully and since then have yo-yo'd between size 12 to 18 although I havent been in a size 12 for 8 years! I'm blooming well sick of...

Hi, Im starting today too from lunchtime, psychologically it seemed easier to get through day 1 that way. I am weighing later on the Wii and will take measurements too but Im currently a size 18 and very unfit. I have written a list of 15 goals to achieve this year to help which include...

Hi Lunar Jim, I have bought some Bio Oil today which is supposed to be fantastic, too early to say unfortunately as it says massage in twice a day for at least 3 months but might be worth a try....?

hey how did everyone get on with the Podrunner? Im now training for a 10k Im doing the Great Yorkshire Run in Sept in Sheffield I have managed to get up to 5 miles once and it hurt for 3 days after but Ive still go the running bug.....

Well done, your prob building muscle keep up the good work and remember why your doing it, Im sure you feel better now than only a few weeks ago!

you go girls!

Hi Justin, I have read a couple of your posts and just want to say how refreshing it is for someone just to say it how it is, I think you are spot on with your comments, I am 30 years old and I went on my first diet when I was 16 and ever since I have had a nightmare with my weight thanks to...

Hey chicken dont worry I decided to take up running in March as a size 18! I used podrunner which is a beginner to 5k workout programme over 9 weeks, its fast dancy/techno music and signals you when to run and walk, it is so gradual but in 9 weeks you WILL be able to run 5k without dying. I...

Try drinking a couple of pints of water together that should do the trick within 1/2 an hour or so! Cambridge diet trick!

I dont know but I would be interested.....anyone???

Hi I love mild chedder myself and dont mind phili but for strong cheese taste why not try mixing some parmesan and phili together? you dont need alot of parmesan and its strong? also to bulk out cheese (we all love a big filling) I've heard that mixing cheese with grated carrot works..... the...

Evanesco, you can do this dont give up! Just trust that if you do it one day and then rest one day and do it again it will work, it's so hard to get motivated I've been on a diet for 14 years, Im approx size 16-18 and I can do 25 mins non stop running now (I look just like a baywatch lady as...

well done Yummy Mummy and everyone else, I've just finished week 7 a 25 min non stop run and carried on running for a couple of mins afterwards, 7 weeks ago I was a slug now I've got the running bug!! Ha! Ha!

Im big boned but thats cos my bones are coated in junk food! :( Also my jeans are heavy..... My hair weighs alot.... My socks are quite thick... He! He! If you want to be a mini mim you will, go for it girl!!

Im a Podrunner and I love it! Beginner to 5k in 9 weeks - I should be on commission as I keep going on about this but it's so good, and free, try it everyone its great!! Just over 6 weeks ago I was a slug now I can run 25 mins non stop - and still improving!! link below but also free on Itunes...

Wear something bright and neon so you stand out like a beacon! I always aim to look like a Christmas Tree when I go out, be safe be seen!

Im undecided I think possibly both!

A minute on the lips a lifetime on the hips, urghh so true!

Good Luck curly wurlies you can do it!!

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Soz like I'm the winner!! Yehhhh!!!

Hi wanna be a yummy mummy, just wanted to say well done on the podrunning, I'm doing it too and today I have just completed week 6 running for 25 mins non stop, it feels like a millions years away when you think you will be able to achieve these things but 6 weeks ago I struggled to run for 1...

Hi Lumpyroo, yes go for it, I never stick to anything usually and have just finished Week 6 on Podrunner and I am so motivated I have signed up for two 5k's in June and 6 weeks ago I couldnt run for a minute without feeling like I was going to collapse, tonight I went for a run IN THE RAIN...

Hi I've got two suggestions 1) Aussie Aerobics DVD - its got 6 different workouts on it, Aerobics, Bellydancing, Salsa, Fitball, Yoga and Pilates, they are as hard as you want them to be and because there is a variety you can do something different everytime, I thought I would just do Yoga and...

Hi Im still doing the podrunner, Im up to week 4 now, this is when it starts to step it up (ha! ha!) but feeling good my goal is to get to 5k by my 30th birthday at end of May so provided I dont fall over again (twisted my ankle owch) I will just make it, if anyone is wanting to do some...

Hi chocolatecat just had a look at that website and logged myself in Im eating healthily and trying not to have too much processed food and doing a bit of exercise, its been coming off really slowly but having looked on the food focus sight I can probably see why, I eat good stuff but toooooooo...

I've just finished week1 thanks I never knew that you could get a pod runner workout so after reading your thread I downloaded it, I have done it three times this week and looking forward to getting stuck into week 2! Feeling good.....so far.... :)

Hello Everyone, I thought I'd share my Sweet N Sour Sauce recipe having accidentally made it earlier and it was really nice and almost dare I say authentic in a low fat kind of way, also low in WW points/core etc 1 Onion chopped and fried in spray oil until browning add half red and half a...

hello, I tried all the bars and absolutely hated the cranberry one but choc one, fudge one and caramel one was good I added 1 a day from wk 3 it was just nice to finally eat something other than chewing on my pillow in my sleep...

Cambridge costs £35 per week which I started on (if cost is an issue) or if you love eating there is always Atkins which I am now doing, I had jelly and cream for breakfast today yum yum! I have lost 2 stone since April and another 4 to go. minimins is fantastic everyone is hear to help, I...

I was having a nightmare with CD in the end so started adding the odd atkins style meal and still managed to stay in ketosis for over 2 weeks (until I drank a load of Rose!) if you are going to fall off the wagon why not try low carb/atkins and you might be able to keep hanging on along that...

water, water, water will get you through!! When the ketosis kicks in you wont be feeling hungry anymore just freezzzzzingggg........(but secretly happy about it too)

Hello, I have 4 stone to loose too and since I started in April I have lost 2 stone, firstly on CD and then an Atkins/CD combo with a bit of Slimfast thrown in - indecisive is not the word! Anyhoo I think you just need to get on with it and try not to look at the bigger picture, take one meal...

thanks everyone Thanks for all your nice welcomes! Hope you are feeling good today, the suns out and Im going shopping for clothes for my new job starting Monday! Arghh...:)

hello I have just started Atkins (with the odd CD to get rid of them) and cant really believe what I can eat on Atkins, but then I can never believe I will stick to a diet so Im just going to do it and not obsess too much, I say buy the book, mine is a bit out of date (1972!) but reading...

i win! me me me!!!!!!:sign0151:

Hi Everyone, I have been reading MiniMins for the last few weeks now and I am completley addicted, I started on CD and managed nearly 4 weeks but started getting heartburn and wanted food, I then started replacing the odd shake with an atkins type meal and lost for another 2 weeks and after a...