Exante Newbie - Top Tips! + Other Men?

[Spinoza]

Ben I also use miles more water in the soups with a pinch of salt, but probably less water in my shakes. Weird how different people have different tastes, isn't it? I wouldn't consider meals or porridge etc but I know some people here absolutely adore them!

 

[kiwi976]

I won't be ordering any porridge then...

I'm off to a BBQ now... Wish me luck! I have planned to eat just chicken and salmon so shouldn't affect me to much!

 

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With the porridge, I just put a couple of tablet sweetners or some cinnamon in - much better. I also use slightly less water and just nuke it in the microwave. It's the meals that I'm finding difficult at the minute - almost gagging with them - just eating them quickly and washing each mouthful down with a couple of gulps of water. Just over 5 weeks left

 

[kiwi976]

Just had a quick weigh in and lost 9lbs. Good considering I had a BBQ too.

 

[benjamin_]

Hi Waterworks, I haven't experimented with seasoning yet. Will do though. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the porridge tip Jennebel, I'll try that. Can't agree on the meals thought (at least the chilli) I think they're good. Although my #1 are the cereal bars.

Good job Hannah on the 9lbs! My first week weigh in is tomorrow! Lets see how it goes! I was looking at myself in the mirror this morning though and thinking "crikey, where am i disappearing to!?" and I got good comments yesterday and I only hit ketosis on Thursday.

On the exercise front I'm struggling I admit. Even moderate exertion has my heart pumping so hard I can see it through a T-shirt and sometimes it even makes my left shoulder move it pumps so hard. I'm aiming to get the heart rate up twice a day but seeing as that's achieved just by 20 mins of rushing to get out of the house its not much of a goal. Anyone got any thoughts on this?

 

[kiwi976]

Hi Ben!

Thanks!

It's good to keep active but I definitely wouldn't cope with what I normally do at the gym. In fact when I was trying to up my level before, I stopped losing weight because it must have been just too much. I do an hour on the bike everyday and some kettlebell work but that's it. You should definitely give yourself a couple of weeks to settle though and then I'm sure you wouldn't be so exhausted so quickly.

 

[kiwi976]

Shepherds pie is my favourite so far!

 

[Skinnydream:)]

Are we allowed to add things like spinach?

Im literally sat here now with my spag bol finding it hard to get down! Just cant face it. I even cooked it on the hob wid few extra spices and pepper but just cant deal with it. Im thinking now whether I should have just done shakes :-/

Any tips to make them taste better? Or recommendations on best 1s?

 

[kiwi976]

I didn't really like the spag Bol. I did have it with spinach though too. Try the shepherds pie... I really like that. Spinach will be fine though... A good handful won't affect anything at all.