First day done

[nicci79]

So after a bit of a rubbish day (delivery issues) i managed to get hold of some Exante products from a friend and my change over from CD has begun. I can honestly say the First shake was delicious!

one thing i would like to ask about is the week4 food week! is it optional? i know the NICE guidelines state the when on a VLCD after 12 weeks you need to introduce a bit of food for a week then you can carry on.
is or has anyone got an opinion about this? it is just that mentally i have prepared myself total abstinents from food and i am scared of eating!

I am sure there was another thing i wanted to ask but i can't remember what it was!

Thanks for your time x x x

 

[littleangel123]

Well done ! Im on day 2(not my first time on exante i just keep giving in), I think that the food week is reccommended but it is optional not to sure though. Good luck

 

[nicci79]

Thanks littleangel123

 

[Naomi_]

hiya, you are doing very well....my first day done aswell (just posted in diary)... just saying hello

 

[nicci79]

Hello!!!!!! x

 

[Susie58]

I think Exante say we should add a meal because we aren't being monitored as with other vlcd likes LL. Not everyone on here adds a meal. I tend to add a low carb meal at the weekend & that tends to work with me apart from the occasional blip. Some people also find that adding a meal after a while can sometimes boost their matabolism once their weight loss slows down. Best really to wait & see what works best for you.

 

[handbag-annie]

Good for you.

I get great support from a dietician at my hospital. I didn't want to have the food week as was frightened it would put me on a slippery slope. He didn't see a probllem with me not having one.

I finish 16 weeks tomorrow. I have been TS all the way, especially the first six weeks. I then started having the odd meal when out with friends etc but always stick to salad.

How do the Exante products compare to Cambridge? X

 

[nicci79]

I think i will see the 12 weeks out and then add a bit of chicken and salad for a week and then get back to TS, The Exante shake that i have had so far (Vanilla) was lovely, the orange and choc bar was nice although the orange was a bit potent! but i will get used to it, it was nice and chewy. x

 

[evil weevil]

I've not done full AAM week - I've had on average one ketogenic meal each week due to social events/work. This week was number 5 so I took the opportunity to have a couple of small meals to use up the fishcakes in my freezer so just bought 2 little gem lettuces and had one each day with a fishcake (close date so grand total of 40p!). Despite this I've so far lost 3lb this week and I don't weigh in til Friday I figure learning to eat well and make good choices ought to start as early as possible, so that I am already in good habits before I refeed, so haven't avoided socialising at all. I would struggle a little if we had chinese (probably chicken wings then a stir fry), but indian (tandoori mixed grill) and english/italian (steak/chicken/fish with salad/veg) are all easy.

 

[Briar Rose]

I was thinking of doing this too so Im able to socialise if I have too.

 

[nicci79]

omg i could have a tandoori mixed grill!??? i haven't even thought of meal ideas yet lol!!

 

[evil weevil]

No, you can't 'have' it while on exante and it's a choice you'd have to compensate for elsewhere even when in maintenance - it's 700kcal, and not balanced. However, if you have a social engagement that includes indian food it is one of the good choices you could make because it is ketogenic so won't sabotage your efforts. Any of the dry meat dishes should be OK, and you can have a small salad too.

NB this is not the same situation as thinking 'oh I can't be ar*ed I'm getting Indian' which is not a good choice at any point!

 

[nicci79]

thanks for explaining that honey, i would have been there in week 13 thinking i could eat some lol x x

 

[nicci79]

Hi there week 2 on exante and lost 4.6lbs!! so chuffed!!

 

[headdown]

well done x

 

[LizDesigns]

Congrats, that's a great loss especially with totm

 

[kimmi1982]

That's a brilliant second week weight loss- well done! I'm dreading my wk2 weigh in!! X

 

[nicci79]

Week 3 on exante and another 4lb gone! really liking these results!xx

 

[Safia]

Well done on your losses x

 

[nicci79]

Well i had a laps!! and took the week off. i start again today. heres hoping i can get in the swing of things again, good luck everyone starting today too x