Anybody else doing Exante or some other VLCD and wants to buddy up?

[ShyOyster]

I started Exante on Monday so on day 4 now. I'm not in ketosis yet though, which I find odd because normally it kicks in roundabout day 3 (I've done plenty of ketogenic diets before).
I don't have anyone in real life who wouldn't totally condemn me for doing a VLCD so looking for someone on here

Only 500ml I think it is. I'll find the link.

Same here!

Advice regarding coke zero on exante is somewhat vague, to say the least. They seem to be advising against it since the recipe change last year and it's sweetened with different sweeteners.
I am a total rebel and still drink it. I find that once I'm in ketosis, sugarfree drinks don't affect it at all. I know how unhealthy they are but ffs I'm only human and really, if that's my only treat then I don't care.
I had a sneaky weigh in today and FINALLY I'm below 16st. It really cheered me up.

No Coke Zero or anything remotely fun on Cambridge

Evenings are the worst...I'm so bloody hungry! I'd normally be drinking wine and grazing all evening which is why I'm fat

Hello. May I join please? Signed up for Cambridge last wk and considerably heavier than you all

Weighing in on Tues evenings.

And have job surrounded by food SURROUNDED by it as well as 3dc so this seems to be best way for me.

Fingers crossed ladies

www.sns.co.uk/drinks-list.html

I'm only on day 2 so not in ketosis yet but have had coke zero yesterday and today. Does that mean I've delayed ketosis? I really hope not .

Stuggling a tiny bit today, especially as I bought some doughnuts today for my little ones and they smell so good and there's still some left downstairs. I hope I don't end up eating them in the middle of the night, half asleep

Well done on your weightloss so far shyoyster.

I have a cupboard full of biscuits after a play date yesterday

disappearing it's my understanding that the citric acid in some fizzy drinks can delay ketosis. That may be wrong, however.

I'm doing slim and save. I really like the things I've chosen and don't ever feel hungry really. I have chosen a shake for breakfast, meal for lunch, chocolate bar for tea and 100g meat 200g veg at supper.

Started 26/07 at 98.8kg and I've lost about 9 kgs I think. Which is about 19lbs. I'm so glad I've found a thread on this. I'd like to get down to 70kg which is 10.9 stone but I'd be better off at 60kg but that seems such a huge amount to loose. And to keep off.

No cheating here apart from one glass of champagne.

Yesterday I found a rib!!

wally that's incredible. Well done.

We're having a BBQ today. I WANT A STEAK, DAMMIT.

So glad I had found you all! I have just started Exante today. Have order 4 weeks bars and shakes. So far they are basically gross! Any tips for making them more palatable?! X

That's why I went for slim and save - they are mostly nice - some are actually bloody delicious. The mild curry tastes like a really good lentil curry (the name escapes me). I'm also sleeping really well - possibly because at the end of the day I'm just out of energy.

I'm using MFP and I have a misfit - so I'm making sure I'm always doing 10000 steps or equivalent exercise too.

Thanks. Annoyingly I'm committed for the next 4 weeks, although am finding the bars ok, just the shakes that are weird.

Just noticed the rogue X on my last post - don't know what came over me. Must be weak with hunger!

Cambridge is bloody delicious. I'm really, really impressed actually.

I blend the shakes with ice which makes them nice and thick. Doesn't alter flavour. You can add herbs to the savoury stuff which is nice; I've been putting chilli in the spag Bol.

Back again! 1st week on ketosis I lost 7lbs

Weigh in this morning first time in home scales 90.2kg so down 8.7kg. Less than I expected so disappointing but clothes are fitting better. I'm a 16 instead of 18.

That's an amazing result!!!
Congratulations

Thanks Shy.

89.7kg this morning. So nice to be in the 80s. Might have been the 4 liters of water yesterday that helped.

Riding this morning and swimming this afternoon. So hopefully good news tomorrow. I've done the 4 liters again today and im peeing less finally.

And someone noticed I'd lost weight which is nice too.

Hi everyone,

Can I join the thread? I'm doing exante but am losing weight via their 'maintenance diet' (I know that sounds odd..) so having 1100-1200 calories a day. Have lost 18lb over last couple of months.

Am getting married in 5 weeks so would love to be another stone lighter by my wedding day. Slightly madly bought a wedding dress a size too small - am nearly in but another 10-14lb would make it perfect.

Also another stone is my goal as would take me out of obese BMI and into overweight. I know that's still not great but one step at a time..

Well done on other peoples weight loss! You're all amazing!

Hi ladies, can I join you? I've had my first delivery if exante today so will be starting tomorrow. I've never done a meal replacement diet before. I've got about 2 stone to lose and I think i need the control of only being able to eat specific things. I put on 6lb last week on holiday and I feel like a right lardy. I've got my birthday night out on 17th sept (I will be coming off the diet for that) and id like to have lost the 6lb I put on last week by then. Is that likely? Also, Why is ketosis so important? Thanks.

Hi I am starting tomorrow I have had the packs for about 2 weeks now and they keep mocking me from the cupboard. I have done a vlcd before I lost 3 st for my wedding then got pregnant and piled it back on.

I have a wedding to attend in a couple of months and would love to be 2 st smaller by then. I am currently 14st 10. I am so fed up of being fat that I am prepared to go through the pain of getting into ketosis.

I don't want to spend another Xmas dress shopping trip in the changing rooms nearly crying because everything looks shit on. However I have said this for the last 3 yrs. This is a good time of year to do it before the madness of Xmas and family birthdays.

Good luck everyone

Hi pixi. You MAY lose 6lbs in a week it's not unheard of but it's water weight and not actual fat. You could easily lose 7-10lbs by the 17th. The first couple of weeks are when you tend to see a big drop.

Ketosis is important as it means you are using fat as your primary fuel and it naturally reduces your hunger so you shouldn't feel too hungry. I tended to get a gnarly empty feeling rather than fainty starving feeling ifyswim. It also means you should lose about 3lb a week in weight. Its the getting there that is the challenging not - that's why I have been putting it off! Good luck

88.4kg this morning so 22lbs down in 5 weeks.

Thanks princess. So I've started today, so far just had one exante bar, raspberry and white chocolate, bizarrely salty. Can anyone advise if all the bars are salty. I've ordered a month's worth or bars/shakes/cereal so I hope they are not all salt flavoured!

Hello everyone! I'm 4lbs short (or fat..) of achieving my 2 stone holiday target. I'm not slim but feeling much better about myself and have a better selection of holiday clothes. And I am going to wear a bikini! . Still a week and a half to go.
Well done on other people's weight loss!

Hi all, does anyone else feel really tired doing exante? I feel exhausted all the time.