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Low-carb diets

Exante

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FluffyPinkCloud · 11/06/2018 08:07

Today is day 1 of my exante journey. I have 4 and a half stone to lose and i am determined this time. I am doing total solution for a month and then we’ll see where things stand.
Feel free to join in, anybody already on this journey want to offer any words of wisdom?

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Eliza9917 · 11/06/2018 09:59

Don't break your run. It's nigh on impossible to get back on it.

Drink at least 3L water a day.

Space the products evenly and add in a decent fast too, ie first product at 12, second at 4 and last at 8.

Get a decent skin/hair/nails supplement (any that have biotin) to protect against hair loss.

Join the facebook page.

And good luck, I've just switched this morning to low carb higher fat as I just can't get back on the exante wagon, I lost 3st last year but just can't stick to it, I was making some progress but then joined the gym last week and there's no way I can do that on 3 products a day. Its annoying though because I've still got tons of products left.

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FluffyPinkCloud · 16/06/2018 10:30

Well the first week went down like a lead balloon.
I caved on day or 3 and had too much to eat, went out for ice cream on day 4, had a costa yesterday, and now i’m beating myself up. I’ve already overeaten this morning. I had a chocolate spread sandwich at 5, salmon on toast at half 5, a coffee and a n exante shake at half 9. Wtf do i do now? Just scrap the week and start again? Can’t believe i’ve failed so miserably at the first hurdle.

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Eliza9917 · 18/06/2018 14:46

Start again today.

I was doing well on low carb until the weekend (It was my birthday).

I had Chinese on Saturday, vodka & lemonade Saturday night, and an absolute shit dinner on Sunday - fish fingers, potato waffles, beans & sliced white bread & butter, along with nuts, pitta & hummus/tzatziki, 6 bags of skips, 3 mini rolls and half a terry's chocolate orange through out the day.

I'm back on low carb this week and I'm going to try to swim every day this week.

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teddybearbundtfeeties · 21/06/2018 07:25

Hi can I join? How are you getting on ? I am on day 2 with exante x

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Eliza9917 · 21/06/2018 10:49

I've lost a couple of pounds this week, but that's carb/salt bloat from the weekend.

I went swimming on monday & yesterday, will probably go tonight. I was thinking of doing exante again, but with 4 products per day so I can swim, I might try that next week.

But whenever I tried to do exante before while exercising, I didn't seem to lose much.

I could try SW again with the exercise maybe.

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Eliza9917 · 21/06/2018 10:50

How are you finding it so far @teddybearbundtfeeties?

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soapycomb · 29/06/2018 14:38

My delivery arrived today 😳 I’m going to modify a bit as bf’ing but babes are 2.5 and 8 months so slowing down anyway. Which/what products do people recommend? X

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Eliza9917 · 02/07/2018 16:41

The caramel crunch bar
The jam & yoghurt bar
The dahl pots
The sweet & sour noodles

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ThatsWotSheSaid · 02/07/2018 16:50

I like -
Chocolate shakes
Chicken Fajitas
Dhal pots

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Itsmeaga1n · 18/07/2018 10:33

I've tried to do this twice, keeping failing for various reasons, but starting again because I feel so miserable with myself. I need to lose about 3 stone.

I like the caramel toffee and caramel latte shakes, banana smoothie, the jam and yoghurt bar, the chilli is ok, but needs to stand a while or the kidney beans are too hard.

I struggle to drink enough water though. I have a lot of black decaff coffee or tea but still nowhere near 3 litres of fluids.

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imsorrydarling · 12/08/2018 16:17

I’m starting tomorrow.

I have 2 stones to lose.
I’ve been going to the gym for the past month but am still eating a high carb diet so haven’t lost anything.

Hopefully exante will help me control what I consume!

I’ve ordered a 2 week supply so hopefully I can keep it up.

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Eliza9917 · 13/08/2018 14:37

I've been back on exante since last Monday. I lost 7lb last week. It would have been 1-2lb more but I went out on Friday and had a chicken salad & 2 diet drinks, and yesterday I had a bit of chicken and a couple of roast potatoes, crispy skin off the chicken and a quarter of a cheesy courgette.

WARNING: Do not eat higher fat food after a prolonged time exclusively on products. Your stomach will not thank you for it.

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Ohdobakeoffdear · 14/08/2018 20:25

Hello, can I join in please? I started yesterday. I’ve also done it in the past (successfully, but I’m an emotional eater so can put on a stone in one weekend if feeling low, so it didn’t last).
I want to lose 4 stone but not all of it on Exante. Maybe the first 2 stone, then we will see.

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Eliza9917 · 14/08/2018 21:03

I was doing really well, started Monday last week until today. I'm currently on my 4th vodka & tonic :(

Going to have homemade chicken soup (just the broth, no potatoes, carrots etc) for dinner so will hopefully offset it.

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Daydreamer1234 · 14/08/2018 23:57

Hello everyone
I’m considering starting Exante and just wondered what drinks can you have on it. Is it just water. No zero sugar cordial or diet fizzy pop. Coffee?
TIA x

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Eliza9917 · 24/10/2018 15:35

Back on the Exante wagon today, anyone still doing it?

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ThisTooShallPassOneDay · 24/10/2018 18:40

Hey there

I started Lipotrim a week last Monday so am on day 10 of total food replacement. Lost 10lb in my first week which I was so chuffed with.

Please can I join you on the journey as it's difficult to talk to people about who aren't doing it without them thinking you've lost the plot

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Eliza9917 · 25/10/2018 11:41

Of course. What's lipotrim? All shakes?

The wedding dress I want has come up on ebay for £150 (originally £1350) but its a size 14 (12 in high street sizes). I'm going to bid for it so I really need to stick to this now.

Exante do bars & pizzas & fajitas etc but this time I'm going to try to stick to shakes & soups for the first month. I'm already 4lb down since yesterday, its all water & carb bloat but at least it's all going in the right direction. The soups are pretty grim though.

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emma6776 · 12/11/2018 13:12

Also back on Exante as of last Monday. Don’t have lots to lose so doing a mix of man plan/flexi this time. So far so good - not going into ketosis as want the weekends off!

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Eliza9917 · 12/11/2018 13:38

I just had this weekend off.

It was worth it!! I won't be doing it again though now until Christmas hopefully.

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Eliza9917 · 02/01/2019 11:53

Now Christmas is over I'm back on the exante wagon. Is anyone else starting again?

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iloveredwine · 08/01/2019 10:35

I'm starting again today. feel and look awful!

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Eliza9917 · 08/01/2019 10:57

@iloveredwine Join this thread! www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight_loss_chat/3463179-VLCD-Meal-Replacement-on-1st-Jan?

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