Cambridge Weight Plan - anyone on it or about to start it and want to support each other?

[NickNacks]

I have my first appointment with my consultant booked for three weeks time. I've done lots of research and prepping and just wondered if anyone else was in the same position? I could do with the support!

Helen - check out Exante - they have stuff on offer 70 items for £60 or something like that, works out as 85p an item I think!!!

I hate Exante, I'm afraid to say! Literally only like the chocolate shake and gooey chocolate pudding, everything else makes me heave. I did like the mint choc shake but they changed the recipe (which they confirmed when I emailed them) and it's horrible now. Also, the carb count is higher than Cambridge and SnS so I never got into ketosis on Exante

Ah in that case don't waster your money!!! The puddings are the one things I am not willing to try - I don't particularly like puddings and never eat them, the ones on here would be a total waste of money for me!!!

Weird that we all have such different tastes - boring if we were all the same.

I have ketosis sticks that I pee on (TMI) every few days, and they have definitely gone a darker shade, not as dark as they could but definitely more of a purple than their original cream shade.

After two weeks, I am feeling so much better than I was this time last week. Have a drinks event tonight - however as I am recovering from my cold I will stick to sparkling water and my usual "don't drink on a "school" night" excuse - no ever really questions it, however Easter holidays may be a whole different equation. As long as I have another 14 pounds off though I will be happy to take the hit!

I did have ketostix but DP did atkins for a while and used one every single time he peed so they're all gone

I've just had a coffee and a caramel bar (which was delicious!) a bit earlier than I would have liked but I'm in a meeting 2-4pm. I'll have a cookies and cream shake around 4.30, college is 6-9pm and then home for an omelette and an early night!

Get your DP with that - my flat mate became obsessed with them ages ago - we had a couple of boxes in the bathroom - and every time she peed had to check!!!!

Caramel bars are lovely - not keen on the double chocolate - they are fine but bloody hard work to get through!

Enjoy the early night - I have one planned for tomorrow!!

I need to dig out my sticks, had some when I was low carbing...my mouth does have a metallic taste to it but not really strong.

Hmmm, I ate a 4 th "meal" today, don't feel great about it, but it's not the end of the world.

I messed up today (yesterday) too. Took children out for a supermarket tea. Youngest ate hardly anything so I polished off a kids burger and a few chips. Not worried though as slighly dodgy scales are hovering around 13 stone and when I started they were hovering around the 14 stone mark. I just need to stick to it until the end of the month and I will than have a day off as I have sil birthday meal to go to.

I've lost 4lbs of water overnight which I really wasn't expecting! Down from 14st 2.5 to 13st 12.5. Another 3lbs will put me back at my lowest from a few weeks ago so I'm hoping to get back there by weigh in on Tuesday

Fab helen

Get in Helen!!!! A lower number at the start is always good!!!!!

Brilliant helen you've broken into 13!

Ahh browneyed wish I had your attitude, I'm the kind that packs it all in if I mess up! Need to get a handle on that, I'm very much either in control or not. Haven't found a middle ground.

Pee'd on a stick, although not the first thing in the morning, and came out in the middle, so not that strong. Haven't moved on weight last couple of days.

I wouldn't worry too much about the ketostix as apparently they only go dark pink if you're not drinking enough water. If you're hydrated then it'll show somewhere in the middle.

good to know helen! I'm easily downing 5ltrs a day so I think that makes me well hydrated

question normally I am the one think well I blown it so I might as well carry on eating. For some reason I feel different this time. Party I think as I have to lose weight for surgery and also because I can see real results. I actuslly tried some size sixteen jeans on today and they fit. I haven't been that size for about 10 years. Although tbf I did lose some weight after the birth of my youngest and lost about 1/2 stone in the last 4 months or so. But about a stone in less than 3 weeks is amazing.

it's great browneyed when you get in the zone! and fab news about the jeans. I haven't worn jeans or trousers in years as I have serious thunder thighs, that's the last place the weight comes off which is why I need to get on the treadmill soon!

OK so weigh in today says I am 85.8kg, a total loss in 8 days of just under 4kgs or 8 lbs exactly. My clothes are not so tight but last 3/4 days I have felt a bit "bloated" due to funny tummy rumblings and goings on, anyone else experienced that? I am going to the toilet, although it's sometimes bordering on diarrhoea.

Another win this week, is that I baked some cake and did not even consider tasting it at any point!

Oh and I have 2 packs of Orange & Pineapple (Exante) that I don't want if anyone wants them, happy to post? Too sickly for me!

Thanks question and well done on your loss. I have another question. I am on week 4 of exante and they recommend adding at least 200 calories of real food for week 4. I haven't a clue what to have except avoiding obvious carbs. Had some chicken and grapes so far. Any suggestions appreciated. Thank you

I have what I call farmer legs but live in trousers and jeans.

I would suggest making those 200 Cals low carb, definitely no fruit! Stick to protein and green veg like brocolli green beans etc.

Hey Browney - I start week 4 on Monday and have decided to do the following:

Breakfast - Exante Porridge + banana
Lunch - Exante soup - and some sliced ham
Dinner - Exante pasta/noodles/spag bol and small salad

not sure if this is 200 or more, I am actually quite nervous about this - I like the not worrying and just knowing that one pack of whatever is the right amount and all the counting etc is done for me!!!

Good luck!!

Plums tone I would swap banana with berries if you want fruit with porridge. But ham and salad sounds great.

Berries it shall be!! :)

Hi all! Great to see everyone is still on board and still determined.

My weigh in number 6 and I lost 4lb. Total 24.4lb 😬

So proud of you all, keep going!!

Great work nick. Well I need to go shopping. House is full of carbs.

Inspiring Nick! Determined to get there too!

A busy weekend here, surrounded by all sorts of yumminess, think Nutella, white choc ganache, oodles of cake and even the fruit was staring at me! But I actually did not struggle, I must be in the zone! Woo, gives me hope I can get through March when there'll be even more of this going on.

How's everyone's weekend been?