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Anyone doing one at the moment?

I've started exante this morning. Last year I lost 3 stone with Cambridge but Exante is loads cheaper. No meeting though so I need moral support if any one can give it!

Starting weight 249.2lb. Awful I know so no need to tell me.

Thanks you lovely people! Buxton - that's great! Not far at all to 17:7!

I was 12:1.8 this morning. Love my digital scales - every number is a victory!! Also pushed past the cravings stage thank goodness. The draw towards that block of cheese in the fridge is real!

17: 8 ! User 147 - you are so close to breaking through that stone barrier! Don't let one single mouthful of food jeopardise that! I am at work today so it will be a lot easier. Have a good day every body!

I'm hanging on in there! I'm actually at a BBQ - lots of lovely food but I have said that I ate before I came as I was a little late. I have hidden a chocolate finger in my bag BUT I have accepted a Diet Coke. Be honest with me everyone - in your experience how much will this set me back? I am enjoying it to be honest (I rarely drink fizzy drinks) but the worry is there in the background.

Well done Buxton by the way - that's awesome! So close!!!

In my experience, one diet coke will not set you back! Just drink loads of water as well! Enjoy your barbeque!

User147...
I had a couple of diet cokes on a family trip to the pub earlier this week. I have still lost weight. I don't normally drink fizzy drinks but I didn't want to just drink water as people would have commented.

Thanks for the reassurance!

2.5kg off this week which makes up for the small loss last week. Total is 7kg lost so that is over 1 stone.

Goal 2 7/8kg

17 8.2. Not overly concerned as it is not due to overeating! That's fab Chaz! Have a good day everybody!

Well done Chaz! Great results! Having a good day today. No weight lost this morning but it'll go down eventually!

Finding it hard drinking the water today as I'm doing things where I can't take a water bottle with me but trying to make up for it in the breaks! At least I'm too busy to feel hungry!

17:9 the 9 ounces weight gain could be anything, water, weight of food inside
me, so I'm not worried and it's certainly not going to put me off my stride! Have a great day everybody and remember we still have time to make a difference before Christmas!

17:8 It's like my body is hanging on to a magic number. I haven't been 17/7 for a good 8/9 years! Still determined to push on. Have a good day everybody and drink loads of water

17:6 ! Yay, on the move again. Now I have the 16's totally in my sights! I hope everybody is doing well and still motivated.

17:6.8. hanging in there on the right side is 17:7 just about! Have a good day everybody. Hope you are all doing ok and can post again soon.

17:5.2. Guess everybody has gone awol? I will still post though as it keeps me motivated, and if nobody is on the thread they won't mind! If anyone is reading but not posting, hope you are having a good day, and feeling motivated.

I'm here! Work hit me hard this week! So pleased to see that number Buxton! That is fantastic - well done!!

I'm doing really well. Hit below 12 stone (just) yesterday and can definitely see a difference in the way that my clothes fit!

I did have a few drinks last night and and out for a meal tonight for a birthday organised ages ago. I've been wrestling with it but decided that I can have a meal off as long as I'm straight back into it, because, well it's real life isn't it really? There will be occasions where I eat 'poorly' but as long as I don't continue that long term things will be fine. And my husband reminded me that I am unlikely to put a stone on in the space of 24 hours....!

I am reading but I only weigh officially once a week on Sunday. I'm not expecting to lose much this week because I had a large loss last week.

17:4.8 ! Losing half a ton a few ounces at a time. Hi User and Chaz. Nice one Chaz for breaking through the 12 barrier. It's true what you say, we are not going to be perfect; life does get in the way of diets. So many hundreds of times over the years I have given into temptation, blown the diet, then gone totally off course for a couple of weeks. With this diet I have tried so hard after a slip up to just tell myself tommorow is a new day and start it again the next day. By and large it has worked.

I am going on holiday in early November and my target was to be 16 stone by then. If I really tried, I think I could go under that.

And the jeans I bought in Early August and have had hanging on the wardrobe door? It's getting nearer!

Have a good day everybody! Take a photo or two to motivate you, and remember to drink loads of water.

17:6 oops.made some cakes for a friends birthday and had to try them out. Plus I had a huuuge tray of roasted onions courgettes peppers and tomatoes with my chicken breast last night, so that, and all the associated water will keep the weight up for a bit!
Have a good day everybody!

Thanks! It's been a good one! You inspired me to dig some jeans out myself - I never wear them due to years of being overweight and they feel restrictive. Well, they are on - tight, but on!

Just finishing off the water in bed! Night all!

Hello everyone- signing in. I am on Exante total solution and it's day two and I am feeling ok. I don't feel hungry at all yet.

I cut down massively before hand which might be helping. I never bother weighing myself but judge it by the muffin overspill and recently am having to prise myself in my size 14 jeans so time to sort it out.

Ideally I would like to be comfortably in a size 12 and feel passable in a swimming costume to increase my activity levels. At the moment I am focussing on my steps and aiming for at least 15,000 a day. I am over halfway there already today so that is good 🙂. I have managed it everyday for the last fortnight.

Another reason for cracking on is that I am peri-menopausal and am suffering with a LOT of joint pains and the extra weight isn't helping.

I have had a success with Exante before but I do still have Diet Pepsi and (if I need to) ham and tomatoes .

Does anyone find they are really windy though?

I find that crochet is good to keep my mind occupied and my mitts out of the cupboard. However, I have only bought treats in for the rest of my family that I don't like so that helps. 😁👍🏻

Hope everyone is having a good day. I find this is my best time of year for losing weight- anyone else?

Buxton I have really enjoyed following your progress. Keep positive x

Well done user too. Can't wait for mine to slip on rather than be battled with!

17:5.2 so back on the way down again! So near to the 16's! Hi Squashit! yes, wind can be a problem here too! I have the odd diet pepsi, but I use it like a squash and dilute it with water. User, you'll be in those jeans before you know it! I think the jeans will fit properly in about another 7lbs or so, so maybe in a couple of weeks.
Have a great day everybody - keep motivated. Even if we only lose a pound a week, that's a stone off by Christmas.

17:5.2. again! Obviously disappointed a bit that it hasn't gone down, but it's better than going up. And I was reading an article the other day that explained that the reading on the scales isn't necessarily a reflection on the previous day or even weeks intake of food. Basically your fat cells get smaller, but they fill with water temporarily and then after a plateau that's why you very often lose a few pounds overnight. Here is a link: www.theswitchplan.co.uk/the-whoosh-effect/ but if that doesn't work, just google 'diet whoosh effect' and it explains it all, much better than I can!

Have a good day everybody!