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I have done Exante before and agree that there isn't a huge choice, the thing for me really isn't the packs, I don't love any of them though I do like the Cambridge bars, it's the weigh in that keeps me going, I have just ordered 2 months of Exante for about £175, my new gym have a weighing...

Hi all, I have done Cambridge for nearly 4 weeks, i'am really happy with it and have lost about 16lb, I started at 12.9 and am now 11.7, I would ideally like to lose another 2 stone but i'am finding Cambridge expensive, that being said I can afford to do it, being a single mum I always feel...

Hi all, hope you are all doing better then me, I started well on week one and lost over 7lb, week 2 I had 2 packs a day and chicken in the evening and only lost just over the 2lb, week 3 back on 100% but its looking like it will be another 2lb week. On a positive note I'am losing inches...

Hi everyone, I started Ss last week, I have my first weigh in tomorrow, I would love to join in, my first goal is to stick to plan after that I would love to lose 14lbs. Good luck

Watergirl i'am not arguing with anyone, i am pointing out that prehaps not all vlcd's are the same, if you go back and read what i said!! I stated that prehaps exante is different as its NOT medically supervised I started ll with a bmi of 31 and yes i was allowed to get to 23, gp approved it...

I'am not looking at being stick thin, i would like to be 9 1/2 stone and i'am 5"4, i'am currently 10 stone 4 which makes me 'healthy' but for me i'am still over weight. Like i said before when i did lighter life before i was under the gp and had a ll counsellor and got to a bmi of 23.5 without...

I don't believe that to be true, it may well be on exante as you are not doing it under GP supervision but whilst i was on lighter life my bmi went down to about 23.5 and i would of been able to go to my desired 22.5 if i had stuck to it.

I have done lighter life before and have to admit i didn't think exante would be as good as it was a third of the price, it took me a while to get used to the taste but now its fine. I have had good losses on the diet and would say its the same as ll, i personally think it's a great diet and...

I can drink whilst in ketosis with no bad effects, i have drunk 3/4 of a bottle of red on a couple occasions. For me its not worth it as its combined with food and i stay the same weight, so one nt costs we a week. Really not worth it for me but i still do it every now and then.

Hi amyelliex, i have drank wine on a vlcd on a few occasions, the result being i get kicked out of ketosis, i have to say i feel fine but it is dangerous and i always feel i need to eat. I'am also going out 2nt and i will have a couple of vodka and diet cokes but i'am sure it won't be worth it!

Hi jen, i do the same, i tell myself i have done so well i 'deserve' a treat, i actually go as far as looking at menu's and i think of reasons as to why i should order. I now just try and remind myself how bad i feel after i cheat and it's really not worth it

Hi tiger, i have about the same to lose as you, a started about 10 days ago and have lost about 8lbs, i would hope to lose about 2.5-3lb a week from now, i started at 155lb and have about another stone to go Good luck and i think you can lose that in 3 weeks.

lol i did look at the snack bars and think are you kidding me thats a bite! I will head to tesco today and see if they stock them. Thanks again

Sorry guys, i have got the snack bars, is this wrong, should it be the meal replacement bars? I didn't see them. Thanks

Mine arrive this evening, i will try one tom as i'am having my last exante bar today. I'am sooooo worried it will throw me out of ketosis or slow weight loss but i don't think i could do this diet without the bars.

I can't believe the fuss a few bars have kicked up lo, the things we do to lose weight. ;)

Are all of the biggest loser bars ok? I have some coming tom and if i can't deal with just having the shakes i will have them. I have ordered the choc fudge/choc nut and the strawberry ones, any problem with them. Thanks

Good luck on getting back on track, i have had far less make me fall off the wagon.

Just to make it clear i didn't come straight from lighter life. Just packs i had left from last year.

No don't be nervous i was mixing exante and lighter life, i used both at the same time. x

Thanks I don't know why it didn't work but given that when i have done 100% i can only assume it was something to do with doing it with the ll pack, i don't think i was having enough calories and therefor went into starvation mode and held on to the weight, i was also stupid one nt and had a...

Hi everyone I lost a stone in 5 weeks in Jan Feb but messed around a bit and was dissopointed with weight loss, i only 'cheated' once but i tried combining old lighter life packs with exante and it just didn't work. My official weigh in is tom but i weighed in today and in my first week i have...

I came over from lighter life and to be honest i didn't like the Exante products, however after a while i got used to them and now enjoy the bars and shakes but can't stand the soup!

Thanks Starlight, do you have the bar on top of your 3 packs or instead of 1?

I'am not going to do it, it will really annoy me if it throws me out of ketosis, that being said i have a weeks left of exante bars and if i really struggle without them i will give it ago!

Hi Lenni, i still had a stone to lose when i came off at the begining of feb, i decided i would do diet chef, messed around for a few weeks before i started, then started diet chef and lost a few lbs but kept cheating, back here 6 weeks later re starting exante the same weight and i have lost 6...

Easy tiger! Iam neither a dietician or a nutritionist so no i don't think its common sense!

Thanks i re read it and thought i might have taken it the wrong way, having a blonde moment!:)

That surely defeats the purpose? Wouldn't you then be having an extra 200 calories a day? I guess it might be fine if people need an extra something on some days but i was hoping to have one every day and only 2 exante packs.:confused:

For me it wasn't about convenience or wanting to go off plan it was about wanting one bar a day and not having to top up my bumper pack and nearly doubling the cost.

It's a bit worrying that different people get told different things, it will be interesting to see how they reply to your email. I really hope it's ok to have them as i split my bar through the day and find it really helps, not sure how i'am going to cope on shake only. I think with alot of...

Yes i spoke to them this morning, they basically said because its not from a vlcd it could replace a pack as it wouldn't contain all the vitimans nutrients etc needed. The lady was very helpful, i suggested they should do the bumper packs with shakes and bars or soups and bars as there seems to...

Hi all i did Exante in Jan but made excuses and stopped been back on since Mon and going well, my problem is i'am going to run out of stock soon, i can't stand the soups so do the bars and shakes, it really annoys me that i can't buy bumper pack of just these 2 products. Anyway having read on...

They didn't send me a diet guide but its on there website. Like peple have said i think we will spend the first month finding out what we like and dislike. Good luck.

Hi Dreamer, i didn't have a big loss week one. I had a nt off the day i stopped Exante and had a pizza and a bottle of wine and have also had a nando's (didn't go too far over my calories as i didn't eat much else that day). I have put on about 1-2lb and have been on diet chef for 5 days, that...

Hi all i have been doing the exante diet for the last month, i have lost a stone but find it so difficult to do, i know my weigh loss will slow down but i have decided to give diet chef a go. I started today and am amazed the food tastes so good. I'am even wondering can i really lose weight...

Wow thats fab!

Thanks that makes sense.:)

When i did lighterlife last year i was told i could do it till i got to about 9.5 stone and a bmi of about 23?? Can you not do that on exante? i started off in the overweight catergory but not obese like i was when i started LL. I'am not getting the losses on exante i did before i got down to a...

I was just wondering if you have been on your anti d's for long as i'am sure you know it takes a while for them to kick in. I personally think that these vlcd can play with your emotions at the best of times let alone when your feeling fragile already. To state the obvious thats really not a...

I am finding my losses on Exante are less than on lighterlife and i'am starting to wonder the same thing, its my forth week and i don't think i will have even lost 2lb.

I feel the same, i had a choc shake today and it smelt like wet cardboard, arghh. I have done 30 days and keep thinking i can't do another day but i know i will not get losses on a 'normal' diet so keep at it. Keep strong it's worth it.

Thanks Daisydoll, i don't mind putting a bit back to start as i know this will happen for the reasons you state, i just hope that i can lose after being on such a low calorie diet, i just don't want to do such extreme diet for so long this time round. How are you finding the food on dc?

Hi all i did lighterlife last year and lost nearly 4 stone i very stupidly put nearly 2 back on, can't blame it on the diet it was all my own doing. New year and a new start and i have lost a stone from some old ll packs and then switched to exante which is a vlcd of about 600 calories. I wanted...

Hi all, i have been doing exante for 27 days and have lost about 12lb, i did cheat once and that probably lost me a couple of lb. Anyway i have 3 weeks worth of packs left so i'am hoping to lose another 9lb, that will take me to about 7lb from goal. I know that diet chef is about 1200 calories...

Me too! It's taken me over a week to get to my pre cheat weight, it's rubbish.:cry:

Well done you thats brilliant. Keep bup the good work.

In have been doing lighterlife and this for the last 3 weeks and have only lost 10lb, part of it is my fault as i cheated one day and it took me 5 days to get back to my pre cheat weight. I did it last year with more to lose and had much bigger losses.

Hi all i'am just wondering if a stone a month is possible if hou haven't got much left to lose? I'am currently 11 stone and 5"4 so def overweight, i have 3 weeks left of packs and am hoping at the end of this i will be about 10 stone 4, i'am wondering if it's worth doing another month (i want to...

I did the same at the begining of the week and no i haven't lost anything. I'am going to remember how pi$$ed off i'am at myself and never waste another week. Don't beat yourself up, get straight back on it but do remember this feeling. Hopefully it will help us in the future when temptation...

I'am the same, cheated Tue and despite staying in ketosis I'am still a bit heavier than i was Tue morn! It was so stupid a a total waste of a week. Have a great nt!

I did LL last year and should know better, the couple of times i cheated i paid for it. I'am a daily weigher and its so frustating, the worst part is having to spend 5 days doing the diet to recover the loss. Why do we do it?? I had all the excuses, you deserve it, you have done so well, you...

Right thats it i'am not going to cheat again. For those tempted it really is just a waste of time, i cheated on tue nt, i had a take away and half a bottle of red, i'am now 1.5lb heavier so if this takes me 3 days to get rid of it will be a completly wasted week STUPID! So angry at myself...

Well i just had the choc shake and think its the best of a bad bunch, hoping to get used to them!

Hi starlight, not hungry at all, just having my first pack and struggling. It's showing on the scales, iam terrible and weigh everyday. I do feel like i'am still in but can't believe it's possible.

Hi all, i was really stupid yesterday i could make excuses but the long and short of it is i had a take away and half a bottle of wine, i have just checked (16 hours later) and i am still in ketosis (dark pink) have i been very lucky or do you think i could still come out of it? I really don't...

I second that, cheated lasted night and now so angry at myself, hoping ketosis comes quickly. It's really not worth it.

Lol i was just about to say the same about your post!;)

I have spent the last 17 days using up old lighterlife pack and have lost 10lb (had hoped for more) today i have started exante and i have to say i'am really going to struggle, the packs taste so so bad, tom soup tastes like frothy vomit (sorry) the vanilla shake is pretty bland, i was hoping...

I think they would be foolish to as i think it's what draws alot of people initially, personally i would do ll if there wasn't such a big price difference.

Well done chick, we will be skinny(ish) again in no time.

It's my fav pack, i actually look forward to it in the evening, i have to admit i have to put a huge amount of tabasco in it to make it a bit more interesting.

Its brilliant for fears and phobias!

However she should be able to help with yr sweet addiction or look at were that comes from, if she really gets to the root cause of that then it could really benifit you in the long term for not putting weight back on.

Hi muppetgirly, i'am a hypnotherapist and yes it can help people with motivation and will power but i personally believe a vlcd is far more effective as you get the big losses in the begining and also it helps you look at your relationship with food. I'am seeing a client this week who is already...

Thx all, i learnt last time on ll it's not a diet to play with. To begin with i was having 2 ll packs and an exante bar as i didn't have any ll bars. I then did 100% ll but only 3 packs as i didn't feel like eating. I have been in ketosis since day or 3 so thats not the problem, i need to just...

I agree jcjazy that exante isn't as nice but i keep telling myself it's about £180 a month less and i don't have to sit through the lighterlife cbt which for me is a complete waste of my life! I only have to get through 6 weeks so will hold my nose and get through it.

Well done on all your fab losses.

Thanks ladies, i don't like my lighterlife counsellor so feel i'am paying £70 pw for the packs and the 'therapy' side of it is wasted on me. I don't feel hungry on it so going down to 3 packs doesn't worry me, i have to say though i have tried 2 of the exante packs and felt like they were some...

Hi all, i had about 2.5 weeks of lighter life packs left over from last years efforts, next week when they are finished i will move on to Exante. I did lighterlife for 3 months last year and lost 3 stone. Just wondering if anyone has done both diets and if there weight losses each wk were...

Lol i could have called you worse. I shall re phrase, thanks lady and gent.

Thanks ladies, thats what i'am starting to think, its the not having all the packs as my water intake is very good. Will start from today and make sure i have the 4, it's 1 o'clock and i haven't had the first yet, better head to the kitchen...

:wave_cry:I re started ll on the 2nd of Jan and have only lost about 4.5lb in 10 days, i did ll last year and lost 3.5 stone, i was over a stone heavier starting but remember lossing double in the same amount of time. Its really making me miseable because i have stuck to it 100%, the one bad...

It was £70 pw when i did it last year, i was hoping it was a better promotion than that lol. Thanks

I'am an ex ll but thinking of re joining as the exante packs are awful, i have seen on the ll website they are running a promtion for the next 3 months, can anyone tell me what it is please?:)

Thanks ladies, i finished LL a little early, i really want to stick to the exante total for the next 6 weeks, i'am hoping to lose 1.5 stone in that time. Well done to all of you.

Hi everyone, I finished Ligther Life back in April and having lost 4 stone I have put 1.5 stone back on (all my own doing) I am hoping to lose 2 stone. Started a yesterday and am already in ketosis. Good luck to everyone.:wave_cry:

Hi, I'am a fellow LL'er. I have lost about 3 stone and would be happy to maintain or lose another stone. I started ww a couple of days ago and am soooooo nervous about putting the weight back on. Good luck

Well done you, i am going on holiday on week 13! having lost 3 stone with one to go. I don't think i will have your will power and fully expect to put on!

Hi Alexmummy, the LL do a 12 week programme to re introduce food, i don't feel i can do that. I'am fully prepared to put some weight on to start from glycogen etc but there after really want to maintain and not just keep putting it on. I'am really nervous about it.

Thanks Anthony, congrats on your loss, cambridge and LL are pretty much the same thing so its great to hear you have had success with ww, I'am the same as you i want to lose a bit more weight but mainly i just want to keep the weight off i have already lost.

Hi all, i have just lost over 2.5 stone on lighter life and am now thinking of switching to WW to shift the last stone, i just wondered if anyone has done WW after a very low calorie diet? Iam worried i won't lose any weight as my body is used to so few calories? :confused:

Thanks guys, my LLC is going to check with the medical team to see if the boullion is doing it. Pete you are right, i tend to be a night time eater, i'am a single mum and when i put my little one to bed thats when i eat, i haven't really broken that cycle as i normally have 2.5 packs after 8 pm...

Hi Pete i haven'y checked my ketosis levels since about week 3, i haven't been losing much and decided to check today, i have kept checking since about 8am as i keep thinking its going to be pink this time! My LLC has said the bouillion could have kicked me out because of the salt. I'am so fed...

I'am on week 9 and had my meeting on Mon and was in ketosis i checked again today (4 times through out the day) and i'am not in ketosis? i have been really good and the only thing i can think of is the bouillion, i have had 3 cups yesterday? can anyone tell me if this has happened to them? My...

Good luck to you Billie. Hopefully in a few weeks a comment you don't like won't send to to the fridge. To be honest though you say you knew the reply you wanted so why bother? I think we all sometimes look for excuses to eat and yours this time was the response you got and didn't like. Do this...

Billie i have done 9 weeks on the programme now, i played with it twice, once like you i had 3 packs and a lll meal. It doesn't work, both times i had bad losses. I'am not sure if you have knocked yourself out of ketosis but put it behind you and learn from it, remember how you felt after you...

No pete, def the water flavouring, she even said "every little helps". I did cut back put now just use what i want.

My LLC is really strict, she told us 3 a day max.

As far as i know its 3 level teaspoons.

Oh dear i have just realised how many treats i have had, new agent provocateur perfume and underwear, 2 bikinis for when i'am skinny. Bubble bath and candles, new books, a facial and massage. Oh and a colonic but not sure that counts as a treat lol. I have also just booked a holiday for just...

Bekimo hope your ok and well done on a fab loss this week.

Hi all, had my week 5 weigh in last nt and lost 3lb, thats a 21lb loss and my valentines day challenge complete.

I have to agree with Daisy, i had a really very minore slip up one day and my LLC said it cost me about 3-4lbs that week, if you do it for longer you will have to spend those day's getting back into ketosis and i would imagine after a week off it would be tough to get bak into. From experience...

Thanks BL, i guess having the bigger losses in the begining were great but can't be maintained, i just feel that i'am having so few calories that i can't understand that i have lost so little. Hopefully it will pick up and i will just concentrate on what i HAVE lost.

Thanks guys, bar once 2 weeks ago i have stuck to the plan 100%, i very quickly learn't that cheating and LL don't go together. I only have about 3-3.5 stone to lose so always knew my losses might not as big as others who have a lot more to lose, but if i continue to loss 1.5lb a week i won't...

HI all, i have now done about 5 weeks, my 1st 3 week i lost about 15lb the 4th week i messed up and lost 1.86lbs now i have my 5th weigh in coming up and think i have only lost about 1lb again. Does weight loss pick up again or do you think it will continue like this for the next 9 weeks? I...

Wow you have done amazingly, keep up the fantastic work!

I have told the world and his wife, i find it easier to be honest when at social events. Also i feel by telling everyone i feel that i really have to stick to it and get results, also it's great to hear people say how well your doing. For me personally it was the only way but everyone does have...

I agree, i thought it would be a fav for me, i tried one then returned the rest, really bad after taste and didn't taste like it was mixed, yuk!

Hi Drama I have now completed week 3 and have to admit for the 1st time i gave into that devil, all i can tell you was it was not worth it AT ALL, i only had someting small but my weight has been the same for 5 days now. I agree with the above distraction is a great way to take your mind off things.

Pete i honestly don't know how that day was any different, i haven't been hungry since about day 4, maybe you are right and i wasn't really hungry but it felt that way. It really wasn't worth the guilt i felt. I guess I'am not the only one to have done it, i have been lucky to stay in ketosis...

Daisy i will not look at it like i have been lucky i'am thinking i could have seen lower numbers on the scales had i not have done it. I don't know what happened yesterday, like you say I'am going to move on and learn from it. Thanks again.x

Thanks Daisy, it was a really small sandwich, i have used the ketostix today and they show that i'am still in ketosis, as for the scales they are showing the same as yesterday morning. I'am so angry at myself.

Hi all, i have just finished my third week on LL, i have stuck to the plan religously and have lost 16lb, last nt however i was hungry for the 1st time since going into ketosis, i have to admit at about 22.30 i gave in and made myself a sandwich. I have woken up feeling awful about it and I'am...

I love them, got 7 this week but my LLC ran out and some people didn't get any, i may cry if she doesn't have any next week, it's what gets me through the day!

Just got back from my third weigh in and have lost 5lb, Thats 15lb in just under 3 weeks, very pleased. Well done everyone.

I would shout as loud as you can, that really is great. Conrats.x

Thank you pheonix you have had amazing results.

Thanks Claire, we didn't do too bad huh!x

Thank you sooooo much ladies i'am delighted with that and it's such an encouragement to stick with it, i know i won't lose anywhere near as much in the upcoming weeks but for me its a great start.

Melarnz that does make sense as that is exactly what i have been doing and it was confusing me even more. So am i correct that if i have lost 4kg it is about 8-9lb? Thanks ladies.

Hi all, i started on Lighter life 8 days ago at 81.8 kg my LLC told me that was 12stone 12lbs, I'am now 77.6 and i work that out to be about 12 stone 2.5lbs however if i google it most sites tell me that 81.8 kg's is about 12 stone 8lbs. Sorry if i am rambling but i really want to know how much...

Marine i feel really bad for you and have to admit i don't know what i would do, as you say it's a fab opportunity, i put a post up recently about 'cheating' and got some great advice. I'am sure you will have a fab time whatever you decide.

Hi tryin again, i think the only reason i will loss wait is iam spending so much time on the loo i won't have time to eat! good luck

Hi Janey i am on day 4 and have to say it's got easier, i feel like my brain is a bit fluffy and i don't have my normail concentration levels but thats it. Good luck to you too.

Thanks ladies, i'am in ketosis and finding things alot easier today, i was just looking forward to sitting down with a cup of coffee and a bar. The first few day's have not been as tough as i thought though i have been fairly tired, again hopefully this will pass when my body adjusts.

Hi guys sorry for all the questions, tom will be day 4 for me and my LLC hac said i can start having bars, is this ok in the 1st week? also going forward how many are you allowed a week? I was sooo looking forward to chewing something tom but don't think it's worth it if it will decrease the...

SB and mel you have both done amazingly well, it makes me realise that i have it alot easier than others and it IS more than possible to achieve my goal, it was day 2 for me yesterday and i found it quiet hard as i was hungry, i was really bad and had an oxo cube in water as i wanted something...

Hi Richard, i just picked up the stix from a local chemist no questions asked, i tested yesterday (day 2) and only small traces, it was very slightly pink now day 3 it is def pink! I personally have found this very encouraging and make me think things are going in the right direction! Good luck

Thanks ladies, most of the people on my course know i want to lose weight as i'am going to be my tutors guiena pig on our weight loss day. Given that it will probably be easier to just tell them what i'am doing.

How do i join in? I would like to lose 21lbs as well.

Thanks lou its not helping that people keep telling me that i need to have treat day's to get it. when i say that i'am not going to drink for 14 weeks they say thats not realistic (i enjoy a glass of red wine) and better to do it for a couple of weeks. I do feel that i need a complete break from...

Well done Karma, great start.

Thanks BL, I'am hoping the hunger will pass and then things will get easier, I think will just have to be honest and say i'am on a diet, least that way i won't have the next 4 months of people asking questions, i really really want this and i guess sometimes in life the things worth having are...

I'am only on day 2, i have removed all social events from my for the near future as i think it will be much easier for me. My big worry is that I'am training to be a Hypnotherapist at the moment and attend college one full wkend a month, a big part of it is going out for lunch on each day to...

Monkerlla, i got some of the water flavouring and have to say they are quite nice and have made drinking the water alot easier, i don't think i could drink the amount of water needed without it. I'am only on day one and like you am hoping certain cravings pass.

Do i put the hot water in and then blend it?

Ok i just made a shake in the blender and have to say it was good, i will have to work on the soup.

Becky i do have a blender so will try it that way, i have a smoothie maker also so will try making the shakes in that, hopefully things will get better.

OMG 12lbs, thats unreal sugarlump, good for you.

Ok ladies and gents and anyone who doesn't fall into either catergory! made my first soup earlier(thai) and i had lot's of lumps of the powder in it. I mixed the water in slowly and mixed well, what am i doing wrong? :jelous:

Well i have started day 1 today after lot's of drama trying to get the packs with the snow! I have about 4 stone to lose and can't wait to get going. Good luck to you all. Paigesmum if i lose 5lb in 3 day's you will be able to hear my shrieks of delight from your house...

Thanks Becky, thanks alot for the offer of support. I personally am dreading it. I think i will have to stick to it 100% or it will all go to pot rapidly! It seem we all have abot the same to lose! I start on Wed, good luck to you.

Just us 2 at the moment then, i bet that changes in the new year!

Thanks Peony, to be honest 14 weeks doesn't seem like a long time to shed what i have spent 2 years putting on but 4 months of not eating (real Food) or drinking the odd glass of wine (who am i kidding the odd bottle of wine) now that is worrying but having said that i just want to get stuck in...

Thank you Blonde logic for you kind words and support, i honestly don't know how you did it for 10 months and take my hat off to you, I have made the 1st step and have bought my start date forward to the 6th of Jan. I think i will have to stick to it 100%, knowing myself if i start to 'cheat' it...

Lol, i will add you now, i have just spoken to sally and am starting on the 6th.

Hi Daisy, thanks, i guess I will do alot of thinking during this journey, it's a bit scarey but i think bad habbits need to be broken and personally i think abstanance will give me the time i need, allthough to say i'am not looking forward to it is an understatment. Just looked at your 'stats'...

HI Guy's, i will be starting my LL journey in Jan, i have a 2 year old daughter and have put on nearly all my weight since she was born, i actually weigh more now than when i was full term with her. I lost my baby weight but ate my way thrrough post natal depression, i stupidly took myself off...

Claire I'am going to give her a call now, i just want to get started, i think are starting weights are pretty much the same, i may jut see you there! Good luck

Hi Hi Claire, I live in Sunningdale and am due to start at the Chobham LL on the 12th of Jan but am trying to find somewhere local that starts earlier, what programme are you doing and where? Karen