Exante newbie lots to lose!

[missslinky]

Hi Alli have so much weight to lose! 9stone actually. I really want to start, have all my packs ready but every day I get up and I just can't so it! Anyone got any tips for people like me that have failed soapy times in the past that now I fail before I even try! Thank you x

 

[carrieclaus]

Hi and welcome, you've came to the right place, why don't you try cutting carbs for a f days before you start the shakes? That way you'll already be into/going into ketosis and it's so much easier when your there. Normally takes 3 days. Bob from the biggest loser said don't focus on the challenge ahead focus on today and what you can do today. Hope that helps xxx

 

[missslinky]

Ah thanks that sounds good, it's like I really want this more than anything and then I can't face doing it! So will cut out carbs for next few days and then start. Would you as use cutting out fruit as well? Xx

 

[fayfe]

I'd start trying to get off the fruit too, makes it a bit easier, well did for me anyway - I did Atkins for a few days before coming back on my packs last time round

 

[carrieclaus]

There is a lot of natural sugars in fruit so I'd lay off them as well, just to make it easier xxx

 

[missslinky]

Ah brilliant thanks xx

 

[princessjojo]

hello im just waiting for my items to arrive i have around 6 stone to lose need all help i can get

 

[missslinky]

Ah good luck , I have between 9 and 10 stone to lose but as I've never been slim in my adult life I have no idea really how much I should lose! I'm just gonna see where I feel comfortable. A size 12 would be my ideal. I've started the no carb thing today and all I've had us two eggs, finding it difficult to find things to eat! I think I will start on the shakes on Thursday so I should be entering ketosis then x

 

[rocksteddy85]

hello, i started today, shake, bar and a soup. Been putting it off the last few days due to a family dinner, I also have about 9 stone to lose! I was born bug and stayed that way, tried atkins a year ago and lost 2 stone but never maintained it.

 

[Flowergirl83]

Im on day 5 and have lost half a stone! The first couple of days were hard ( i felt hungry) but its now easy and I dont feel hungry at all. am drinking 2 - 4 litres of water a day - have a can of coke zero everyday (its my treat). I was skeptical but after reading success stories I decided to take the plunge and so glad I did. Seeing the scales ready half a stone less has really motivated me to carry on!! Good luck xx

 

[missslinky]

Wow half a stone already! That's great! I've done we'll on no carbs today, starting to look forward to starting on the shakes on Thursday now x

 

[princessjojo]

im starting tomorrow i have dne c d before and lost 3 half stone i need to loose six stone i put all the 3 stone i lost with cd bk on as i became ill and had to have a few months of steroid injections but am off them now am still poorly but i will deal with it i have to do this as being 18 stone isnt healthy how much does everyone else weigh? my ideal weight is around 10 stone i think i wish u all the luck please keep in tough and let me no how u all getting on ßecause it wud b gd to have a few friends to help me through this xx

 

[missslinky]

Princessjojo I hope you are ok to do the diet and not too poorly? I weigh 20stone! I got down to 15 stone with slimming world last year but over the last year I gained 5 stone am currently suffering from ever anxiety and depression which is worse due to my weight so an trying to sort this out. Good luck to you Hun xx

 

[princessjojo]

aww misslinky i comp understand where u r coming from i get anxiety with my illness i was diagnosed with ME around a yr ago but they think i have had it for quite a while i often get anxiety because i cant do what i used to b able to do and i panic also sumthing i never really did before. wow u dne excellent with slimming wrld what made u try this vlcd to that? ive dne ww n found the weight loss so slow n i was obsessing bout points lol i much prefer to just stay away from food its not a temptation then i have a very sweet tooth n love to pick especially at night when kids r asleep. r u doing comp food packs? 600 cals in aday? this is heaviest i have ever been n dnt wanna b like it anymore wud b gd to here how u get on on a day to day basis im sure we cud help eachother through it xx

 

[princessjojo]

hi rockssteady gd luck on ur journey day 1 is nearly up let me no how u get on bring on the next few days u will b fine n do g8 im sure

 

[rocksteddy85]

Hello Princessjojo, well into day two and much better than yesterday! Tried a strawberry shake for breakfast and had a thai soup for dinner, added some pepper and thai spices to perk it up. I am also finding adding extra water helps.

Has your pack arrived?

 

[princessjojo]

hello oh yes it did so im def startin tomorrow im remembering exactly how i felt last time i did cd lol and i take it that this diet will b the same. day 2 whoo hoo well dne u how much do u weigh currently? ( if u dnt mind me askin? ) have u got a goal to head for and a time u want to do it in? i have to loose at lease 6 stone before july as am going on hols just hope that the days my illness is bad i dnt want food in confort like i do now. gd luck for tomorrow day 3 ur doing excellently once ketosis cums in place u will b flying let me no how u get on

 

[missslinky]

yes sounds great, Id love a diet buddy
I just couldnt face going back on slimming world, slow weight loss but also the thing that really gets to me is I constantly think about food and it takes up so much of my thoughts and my energy and time! I hope I cant stick to this though as I have so much to lose that Im worried Im gonna get fed up and give up! xx

 

[mancunian-tubster]

Misslinky, that's exactly the reason I wouldn't do SW or WW again. I became obsessed with food, everything that passed my lips would have been planned with military precision and it became too much! I think the principles are sound and it obvs does work for some people but it's not for me.

I like exante because as I'm rushing out of the door in the morning I just stick my hand in the box and pull out two sachets! A lucky dip every day! Much easier!

 

[princessjojo]

thata great misslinky well i had a crap day yesterday fell off the wagon last night had cheese sweets n crisps soooo peed off but have wiken up this morning thinkin by sat i shud b in ketosis then it will b easier i wasnt doing well yesterday my body was very bad with my ME so i had lots of painkillers n felt quite ill but today im slightly better just cant stand for too long. anyway how r u doing?