Total Solution Samprand's Exante Diary - It's Time To Make Some Changes: Goodbye "Fat Me" :)

[notsoskinnymarge]

That's a great loss Sam !
Well done
If adding a small bit of protein, or doing WS keeps you on track, then its worth it.
Any loss is better than none in the long run

 

[Samprand]

That's a great loss Sam !
Well done
If adding a small bit of protein, or doing WS keeps you on track, then its worth it.
Any loss is better than none in the long run

Thankyou hun Those are my thoughts exactly, even doing WS full-time still gives some really good losses (normally 10lb a month I think, whereas TS is around 14lb-ish?) So either way, really impressive losses, and I should be fine as I'll only be doing WS 4 days out of the month, the rest will be 100% TS. And I intend to up my exercise as soon as I get these few simply EVIL uni essays written and out the way! x

 

[notsoskinnymarge]

Aye, upping your exercise will help too Sam
I add in more WS days when I exercise

 

[Samprand]

I suppose if you exercised a lot without having a little more to actually eat you could end up feeling faint x

 

[tubbynomore]

Adding a bit of protein would be fine hun, if this keeps you on track then go for it xx

 

[notsoskinnymarge]

I suppose if you exercised a lot without having a little more to actually eat you could end up feeling faint x

Yes, which is what you dont want eh ?
But a WS day more often does help , and keeps your energy levels up, so you can exercise in the first place
I expect once you have finished your uni work you will be rating to go on the exercise front

 

[Hazel115]

In other news...lol does anyone else experience strange feelings your ears? Kind of like they're 'full' or need to be popped or something?

OMG I was only chatting to nursetubs about this the other day! Surely it can't be connected to exante?! Bit too much of a coincidence though. I wonder if there are others. I'm sure I read someone's diary who had ear and sinus infection, plus labyrinthitis (however you spell it lol)
Hazel x

 

[Samprand]

Yes, which is what you dont want eh ?
But a WS day more often does help , and keeps your energy levels up, so you can exercise in the first place
I expect once you have finished your uni work you will be rating to go on the exercise front

Yeah, my exercise bike might actually get used instead of just gathering dust lol x

 

[Samprand]

OMG I was only chatting to nursetubs about this the other day! Surely it can't be connected to exante?! Bit too much of a coincidence though. I wonder if there are others. I'm sure I read someone's diary who had ear and sinus infection, plus labyrinthitis (however you spell it lol)
Hazel x

Bit weird that a few of us Exante-er's are getting the same feeling, it's definitely not something I ever remember feeling before. Feels very strange x

 

[norwegian girl]

Hi all, what great news about the weight, Sam. I am on the diet now and have managed 2 days, I have told all my colleagues and they are so supportive. I did weigh myself yesterday and nearly fell off the scales, 236lbs, more than I have ever weighed before. Today has been a good day, day one was a nightmare, my stomach rumbled so much, whereas today I have only had a few hunger pangs. I am going on holiday with friends in February and would like to get half a stone off by then. I will be weighing myself on Tuesday 24th January, NOT before and have decided that I am going to totally stick to this - although I do allow myself 2 cups of coffee with a splash of skimmed milk.
I wish all of us a successful journey and really appreciate that this forum is here to chat and just read. PLEASE, please please everyone on here stay with it - we can do it!
Julia

 

[Samprand]

Hi all, what great news about the weight, Sam. I am on the diet now and have managed 2 days, I have told all my colleagues and they are so supportive. I did weigh myself yesterday and nearly fell off the scales, 236lbs, more than I have ever weighed before. Today has been a good day, day one was a nightmare, my stomach rumbled so much, whereas today I have only had a few hunger pangs. I am going on holiday with friends in February and would like to get half a stone off by then. I will be weighing myself on Tuesday 24th January, NOT before and have decided that I am going to totally stick to this - although I do allow myself 2 cups of coffee with a splash of skimmed milk.
I wish all of us a successful journey and really appreciate that this forum is here to chat and just read. PLEASE, please please everyone on here stay with it - we can do it!
Julia

Well done on getting started, taking that first step is usually the hardest one! By day 4 you should be over the worst and the hunger pangs should be stopping. Losing half a stone by the time you go on holiday in February is definitely possible Let us know how it all goes xx

 

[trulyteen]

To be honest I've found it easier than I thought I would, I thought I would have loads of headaches and mood swings and generally just feel ill, but I haven't - so far anyway - with the exception of a few mild headaches. But it's impossible to say whether I'd have got those headaches if I weren't on Exante anyway, I might have, I might not, who knows.

I followed a few people on these forums before I decided to start I wanted to see what it was actually like day to day and how they coped with work, hunger pangs, day to day life...

I was nervous before I started too, and excited. I think I was nervous that I'd cheat or give up completely, but I'm so happy that I've managed to be 100%. I've had my temptations, but have tried to busy myself so I'm distracted. There's a list of stuff I do to keep busy on the first page of this diary, feel free to have a nosey and pinch some ideas. I also wrote down some quotes to get me through:

"Craving is just a feeling and you don't have to give in to it. It's a choice - eat and feel bad, don't eat and feel good" I think nursetubs friend came up with that one lol

"What do you want out of life, and what are you willing to do to get it?" Exante isn't a miracle diet, there's still temptation, but I kind of see that as my 'price to pay' to have good losses

Best of luck for Tuesday, are you doing TS? x

Thanks for your encouraging words! Yep I'm doing TS. Started today. My order arrived at noon thank goodness as I was getting hungry!

I'm determined to succeed! We can support each other. Thanks for your tips. x T

 

[Samprand]

Thanks for your encouraging words! Yep I'm doing TS. Started today. My order arrived at noon thank goodness as I was getting hungry!

I'm determined to succeed! We can support each other. Thanks for your tips. x T

Well done on getting started, how are you finding the shakes etc? x

 

[trulyteen]

Actually I'm really enjoying them. I had a vanilla shake, a tomato & basil soup and an orange & choc bar. My least favourite is the bar. But I've never been a big fan of orange & choc. Don't like Terry's and don't like jaffa cakes. But I am overall pleasantly pleased. First day almost done 100% and feeling pretty good!

 

[Samprand]

Actually I'm really enjoying them. I had a vanilla shake, a tomato & basil soup and an orange & choc bar. My least favourite is the bar. But I've never been a big fan of orange & choc. Don't like Terry's and don't like jaffa cakes. But I am overall pleasantly pleased. First day almost done 100% and feeling pretty good!

Great start I wasn't too keen on the chocolate orange bars either but I think they're starting to grow on me x

 

[Samprand]

At the end of day 8 now, and have had a WS day. I put a chicken breast into my thai chicken soup, but it wasn't as nice as I thought it would be which was a bit of a let down, but never mind, I'm sure I'll experiment again Also had some tuna and a boiled egg throughout the day which left me suitably stuffed. Amazing to think that I was full whereas a week ago I could have crammed in probably 5 times as much and still had room for cake lol x

 

[tubbynomore]

Good choices Sam, and filling too. If you want to make more of a meal of it try an omelette. I know cheese is low carb but be careful of the fat/calorie content.

Have you had a look on here what you can have as a meal for WS days?

http://www.minimins.com/exante-recipes/188712-helpful-list-ketogenic-foods.html

 

[bajoleth]

Huge congrats on your 12 lb loss You have done brilliantly, good luck for week 2

 

[Samprand]

Good choices Sam, and filling too. If you want to make more of a meal of it try an omelette. I know cheese is low carb but be careful of the fat/calorie content.

Have you had a look on here what you can have as a meal for WS days?

http://www.minimins.com/exante-recipes/188712-helpful-list-ketogenic-foods.html

If it's possible I think I'm still full from eating it lol I've had a quick look through the list but will have a proper one now x

 

[Samprand]

Huge congrats on your 12 lb loss You have done brilliantly, good luck for week 2

Thankyou You're doing really well too! x