Total Solution Double Trouble...The Exante Duo!

Still plodding on nicely here - and the ketostix are saying that I'm back in ketosis :)
Ordered some samples of the new S&S meals the other day to try. I was already having the cottage pie (tolerable) and the chilli (lovely) but I ordered and tried the mushroom pasta the other day with a few sliced peppers and mushrooms, which are allowed on S&S, and it was absolutely gorgeous:D
I still have the macaroni cheese, the new style spag bol, and the new style chilli to try, but I'll definitely be ordering more of the mushroom pasta :D
If only the soups were as nice as the Exante ones - I'd definitely be hopping over to the dark side if they were!

I did another sneaky weigh in a couple of days ago, just to check that things are moving downwards, and they are :D I'm staying off the scales now though until Sunday - daily weighing is not usually something I do, but I just needed a bit of reassurance that the diet was working again!
x
 
So glad it's going well for you, Alex. (What is S&S??) You are looking FAB, must be feeling it too, I'm so proud of you. Watch those life size liquorice allsorts, though, they are a sign you're going mad with hunger! :8855:
 
Woohoo glad u had a good time Flower! Did I see u were in Sheffield? Or was Facebook lying lol

Well done for getting back on it! I'm loving the inspiration an positivity come
From u

Lots love

Xxxxxx
 
KittyBling said:
So glad it's going well for you, Alex. (What is S&S??) You are looking FAB, must be feeling it too, I'm so proud of you. Watch those life size liquorice allsorts, though, they are a sign you're going mad with hunger! :8855:
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Haha yeah, that was a bit mental! Like I said on FB, I'd completely forgotten about Sport Relief, so I did a huge double take when I saw Bertie Bassett walking down the street!
S&S stands for Slim and Save by the way - it's another VLCD similar to Exante, but has a slightly wider variety of products. Since I wrote my last post, I've tried the macaroni cheese too, which was lovely (as far as VLCD products go!)

kae said:
Woohoo glad u had a good time Flower! Did I see u were in Sheffield? Or was Facebook lying lol

Well done for getting back on it! I'm loving the inspiration an positivity come
From u

Lots love

Xxxxxx
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Yeah, I've been in Sheffield a couple of times over the last few weeks Kae - my friend who lives in Glossop is getting married in August and I'm gonna be her bridesmaid (even more reason to lose the lard!!) We went to Sheffield looking at wedding dresses, but we had a wander around the other shops too.
I'd never been to Sheffield before, even though it isn't really that far from me, but I really liked the shopping there - much better than anything we've got around here!
I must admit, I did think of you while I was there - especially when I was walking past all the pubs I see you in on FB :p :D :p
Lots of love to you too :)
xx
 
Almost forgot to say - it was weigh in this morning! I lost 6.5lbs, and the man lost 1lb.
I'm really pleased with that actually - it means that I've only got another 3.5lbs to go to clear my London gain, which I'd like to do before my next week off which is in two weeks time. I know that doesn't seem like much to acheive in two weeks on a VLCD, but I've got another night off next Saturday for a colleague's leaving do, so I'm aiming low.

I know I'm not making much headway at the moment, which is a little frustrating. But I think I always knew it'd be like this in March/April because of all the plans I'd made. In fact when I planned London I never thought for a minute that I'd still be doing Exante, otherwise I wouldn't have planned it so close to our birthday break.

Other than that, there's not much here to report. We had a WS day today and indulged in a cooked breakfast (WW sausages, bacon, mushroom, eggs). It's not normally something we do, but The Man has been struggling with cravings while he's been here this weekend, and I thought it would be better than a pizza! I woke up really hungry too for some reason (maybe from all the exercise yesterday - pruning the bush in my front garden which took a whole afternoon!) so it suited us both to have the fry up (Exante style, of couse!)

Got to try to stay strict now though, because weigh-in will be a day early for me due to my night out on Saturday - Bingo and Beer, can't wait :D
xx
 
We will do this hun xx
 
Well I had a great night at the Bingo - we won the life changing total of £4 each, but had a really good laugh anyway.
Bingo was followed by many, many drinks in the various bars nearby...I'd made the stupid decision to take vokda out with me in my handbag, so while I think had a good time, I was well and truly hammered by the time The Man came to pick me up. I got home without being ill, but I well and truly made up for it once I was in the house...you don't need the details, but I was a bit of a state.
Needless to say, I didn't get back on Exante straight away, I just ate stodge and moped around yesterday but I'm back on it today, and amazingly the scales don't show any damage. I'm not going to get cocky about it though, because I know it could have just been the dehydration keeping my weight down - I drank 2.5 litres of water over the course of the morning today and didn't need a wee until 12 midday! I'll see how things pan out over the next few days, and keep my fingers crossed for a loss!

So, to backtrack a bit, I weighed in a day early because I was going out that night, and I'd lost 2.5lbs. This means that I only need another 1lb this week to get to my pre-London weight of a few weeks ago.
The Man did really well too, he lost 3.5lbs, which takes him within a couple of pounds of dropping down to the next stone bracket. I think he's hoping to do that before we finish Exante for out little break starting this Sunday, but he won't be too gutted if it doesn't happen.

And that's about all my news!
x
 
Thanks KB :) I felt like life could have been a LOT better on Sunday when I was at death's door with my hangover, but I'm fully recovered now, and back on the wagon.
Not hoping for great things at this week's weigh in, but a STS or slight loss would be lovely :)
X
 
No work for 10 days, and I'm going to indulge in a bit of retail therapy :D
Really need to find something to wear for my birthday, which is fast approaching.
I don't usually eat til 11am but thought I should eat before I go, so I dug out an old S&S porridge that I had lying about. I really had forgotten how vile it is....literally had to force every mouthful down, whilst chanting 'fuel, not food' in my head like a maniac!
X
 
Me too Alex, the S&S porridge is yuk, however the original oatmeal is luverly.
Stapo
PS I'm sure ur birthday suit is lovely (Ooer Missus)
Lol
 
Hi Alex how are you both doing? Enjoy your shopping, hope find something nice xx
 
Stapo60 said:
Me too Alex, the S&S porridge is yuk, however the original oatmeal is luverly.
Stapo
PS I'm sure ur birthday suit is lovely (Ooer Missus)
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Lol thanks Stapo! I actually found two birthday suits ;) One for our trip to Chester, and then another for when I go out with my friends locally next weekend.

nursetubs said:
Hi Alex how are you both doing? Enjoy your shopping, hope find something nice xx
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Hi Ali, not doing badly at all thanks! Got to Derby for my shopping trip at 11am on friday and didn't leave until after 5pm! Talk about shop til you drop!
I ended up spending £82 in Primark, which I didn't even think was possible! I think I'm kitted out fully for the next couple of months though, so it was worth it. Also splashed out on a lovely new top from Wallis and a really pretty kimono style jacket from Evans of all places! I always swore that I'd never shop there when I didn't *have* to, but my feet are still pretty wide and so I went in looking for shoes. Ended up without any shoes, but with the jacket and 3 pairs of knickers!

All the exercise must have paid off because I lost 3.5lbs this week, taking me lower than my pre-london weight, and back into the 'overweight' category!
The other big news is that I saw a number on the scales that I don't think I've ever seen before! When I stepped on this morning, the scales read 11st 13.75lbs!!! It's not 'official' as such, since we always round up to the nearest quarter of a pound, but it was nice to see that number on the scales :D The man lost another 1lb, but didn't quite meet his target of dropping into the next stone bracket. He was a bit dissapointed, as he was only 0.75lbs away, but he knows he'll get there.

What's slightly fristrating is that I always seem to meet these little targets and milestones when I'm about to have a break from Exante and undoubtedly put weight on! Today is the start of our week off, and whilst I want to enjoy myself, I don't want to go crazy and gain absolutely loads of weight this time. I've only just recovered the damage from my London trip/week off a month ago, so it's not like I'm absolutely desperate for a break. It's just that we've had this week planned for ages (including our birthday trip on Thursday/Friday) and the man hasn't had a week off since Christmas so he's really ready for one.
So our food breaks so far have been totally the different - The Man started his day with toast, and then a couple of sausage and egg sarnies (made by yours truly), but I skipped breakfast, and just had a single toasted sandwich with ham, cheddar and pesto for lunch. I know cheese isn't the best of things, but believe me, that was very restrained for me. We're having lasagne tonight (yet to be prepared) which again, I know isn't the healthiest of things (more cheese) but normally we'd have a take away or something equally unhealthy so that's a bit of progress!
I know I'll lose the plot and end up overindulging at some points during the week, and that I'm looking at a gain of between 7-10lbs (based on previous form!) but I'm just trying to cling onto some element of self-control by my fingernails, for as long as I can until the birthday celebrations start in earnest!

And that's that!

Except that I forgot to say that we did our measurements today, and since starting Exante in September I've lost 10 inches from my waist, and The Man has lost 10.5! :eek:
 
Hi Alex, hope you and the man have a great week off...enjoy x

1st goal - get into 12 stone bracket!! DONE
2nd goal - get into 11's
 
Hi Alex, hope you and the man have a great week off...enjoy x
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Thanks Shelly :) I'm having a nice break so far thanks, although I'm working myself into a bit of a state about food though. It's probably because I've had a couple of breaks just lately (including Christmas), and hated gaining so much weight in a short space of time, but it's almost like I'm scared of food at the moment!
I've been shopping and bought a fair bit of lovely food - not junk, but not particularly low calorie either, and the plan was just to eat what I fancied but in moderation. The trouble is that I'm not the best at self-control or portion control, and I'm almost scared that if I start, I won't stop! I was supposed to be going out tonight with some friends for tea, as it's my birthday on Friday, but I've ended up re-arrranging so we can do something not involving food! The thought of going out for tea just filled me with dread, which is so unlike me...normally I just can't wait for an opportunity to eat out.
And so far I can't pinpoint what's bothering me so much - is it the idea of gaining weight before Chester, and not feeling comfortable in my clothes? Or is it just the thought that if I overindulge before Chester as well as in Chester, then the weight gain will be enormous?

The Man is the complete opposite - his theory is that he's on a break and he's going to enjoy himself no matter what. He's not even trying to restrict himself, and has no guilty feelings whatsoever. I used to be like that, but I don't know what's changed and why I feel so het up about it. After all I KNOW I can get back on plan afterwards and re-lose whatever I gain, because I've proved that I can.

Half of me is worried about my obsession, but half of me thinks that in a round about kind of way it might be a positive thing.
For those of you who know me from way back (KB, Kae etc.) you know that I'm quite capable of shutting my eyes to the damage I'm doing to myself, and in the past I've been prone to very self-destructive eating behaviour. I'd get so far on a diet, do really well, feel untouchable, and then something would flip the switch and I'd be off plan for months, gaining stones rather than pounds. When I was in one of those phases, eatinng healthily would be a disappointment, and a missed opportunity to binge.

Maybe my worries now are just a sign that I'm reversing some of these patterns? Or just that I'm worried about repeating them? Hopefully I'll find a happy medium at some point, so that I can enjoy food in a guilt-free way, without extremes in either direction.
But isn't that what we all strive for!!!?

Sorry if this is all a bit deep for a Tuesday morning, but I do find writing about it very therapeutic. In fact, I hadn't even considered the last part of what I wrote (about this worry being a progress thing) until I'd started writing and thinking about it all properly.

Off to the shops again this afternoon! Need shoes to go with my new outfits :D Any excuse hey? ;)
x
 
I know what you mean....I'm very similar as I do well then go into self-destruct mode and can't stop.

I think this diet is supposed to make you think about what you are putting in your body and that can only be a good thing. I'm more wary now and like you I put on loads when I was off plan the last few times. I'm glad the gains are not too bad but I now keep within 2-3lbs....at least I know I can maintain now!!!

Enjoy the good things...but in moderation x x

1st goal - get into 12 stone bracket!! DONE
2nd goal - get into 11's
 
Deep and meaningful indeed, Alex! I think it's natural to get a bit like this although it's probably a balancing act, not go too far on either side. I am still in that place where one small thing tips me off the wagon and I go completely mad, no moderation in this house! Of course it wouldn't be a good thing to go too far the other direction and be afraid of food and eating, that is a whole other set of problems that nobody wants. You have come really far recently and have seen numbers on the scales that haven't been seen for many a year so maybe the fear is just of ruining that, catching a glimpse of those numbers and then losing them again. At least you recognise that the fear is there and you're exploring the whys and wherefores of it all which is good.
Try to enjoy your week off, you'll be kicking yourself if you don't. I thought your trip to Chester might coincide with my trip to Nantwich-now there's a party just waiting to happen!-but I have another few weeks to wait for my trip.
Now I'm off to haul myself back on that wagon, strap myself in tight and get on with it. Again.

Kb xx
 
Thanks for your thoughts KB - yeah, I think a happy medium is something I've yet to acheive. I don't want to become so weight-obsessed and scared of food that I develop even more disordered thoughts about it, but I'm glad I seem to be starting to part with some of my patterns (binge eating, self destruction, and the ability to block out the harm that I'm doing)
I guess 30 years of abnormal thinking about food isn't going to vanish overnight though, but I suppose like you said, it's good that I'm thinking it all through.

You'll be pleased to know that I did relax a little as the week went on, and didn't think about calories/weight much at all while we were away. On Thursday we had lunch, followed by shopping at Cheshire Oaks and then a lovely night out with food and drinks in Chester. Unfortunately we couldn't spend the day there on the Friday due to some very sad and upsetting news within The Man's family (in respect of their privacy I won't go into any details), but we'd love to go back there when the time is right.

So the last couple of days I've really lost the grip I had on food at the beginning of the week - I've eaten too much in general, and far too much of the wrong things (junk rather than the foods I really enjoy). Still, I knew what I was doing, knew that I'd have to face the scales this morning, and knew that I'd have to lose it again quick-sharpish (no danger of pressing that self-destruct button just yet!)
The result was an 8.5lb gain for the week, which I was actually quite pleased with (!) given that I gained 3-4 pounds after the first day of eating 'normally', which was presumably my glycogen stores.

The Man isn't planning to get back onto Exante until the beginning of May, as he wanted a three week break like we had at Christmas, but my plan is to start again tomorrow :eek:.
I've put another order in for S&S products, which will hopefully arrive on Tuesday, and I think they'll be the boost I need to get myself re-motivated for the next push. I don't have any more occasions coming up until a hen do on 26th May, so I'm planning that as my next official break, but I might waver slightly over the next couple of weekends if the opportunity arises to have a nice meal with The Man.

So I'm thinking that I might need a new target weight now, since I've been hovering around my original one for over a month now! I knew March and April would be pretty up and down weight-wise because I had two seperate weeks off-plan, and that's why I didn't adjust my target weight. I'm glad that I seem to have broken even, but now I can finally start making some headway again, get back into that overweight category and stay there for more than one weigh-in! :D
x
 
Sorry to hear you had some bad news.
Glad you're back on plan with us tomorrow. Have you decided on a new goal?

I have my 2nd phase head on so hopefully I'll be able to be a support to you again xx
 
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