BadgerPixie
Member
Hi All,
Thought I would pop in and stop lurking, say hello and post for anyone that was like me - that is someone comletely sceptical about the whole 'food replacement' thing.
Sceptical because a) I love food and HATE synthetic pants shakes (ala Slim Fast) b) Have very little money c) Still have a man in the house to feed and d) it seems too easy for someone like me.
Having read for ages and ages on the different diets, and having the same old story of being overweight for years, not being able to loose it, loosing it, gaining it, faffing around and finally being ready once and for all to loose it forever (in my head), I was struggling with just the normal dieting thing with the OH around. So for ages I had been thinking about LL or something, but was worried about the cost and what him indoors would think, so put it off and put it off. I was also worried it would taste absolutely vile.
Have to say, if you are worried about that, with Exante, don't be - I *really* love my *really good* food, tried Slimfast years ago and gagged on it, but this is completely different. Yum yum yum. The shakes and bars taste like they have very little sugar/sweetness in them, which I personally prefer, don't leave that nasty synthetic taste in your mouth, leave you *really* full, and the variety of bars, shakes and soups I like as I feel like I have had 3 proper meals each day, one of each (usually).
I know I have only been on this for 6 days, but so far I have lost 6lbs! (I know I shouldn't weigh this early, but got all excited!). To be fair - I feel soooooo tired, but then I don't get much sleep as we have two very naughty kittens and a snoring partner, so this doesn't help. But obviously, the far lower calorie intake is making me feel weary tired - not great, but livable with (I'm just holding off exercise for a couple of weeks).
I have not felt hungry at all, I miss mouth food sometimes, but the bars for brekky (for me) help with that, and other than that I am SOOOO happy.
For me, I can abstain easily from things really (I found giving up smoking from a 40 a day habit so easy by completely quitting one day (with the Allan Carr book!) purely I think because I wasn't smoking at all), which I have found a struggle with dieting before as obviously you can't give up food completely. With this not eating 'proper' food thing you can, which was the appeal in the first place.
The reason I finally took the plunge and went for it is because me and the OH are getting married in 6 weeks time, we just went a bit mental and booked the registry office having been engaged for over a year and together for 6, and I decided I did not want to look back at wedding photos and cry being so fat.
So, if anyone is reading about Exante and thinking 'should I, shouldn't I?' - get the small week's pack and try it. Yes it is expensive (if you are on a tight budget like us), but if it works (or at least, so far is appearing to), you can then purchase the larger packs to make it cheaper than it would be to buy proper food from the supermarket.
Good luck to everyone else on their journey, however you may be doing it, and thank you to everyone here who answered loads of my questions without even knowing it
Thought I would pop in and stop lurking, say hello and post for anyone that was like me - that is someone comletely sceptical about the whole 'food replacement' thing.
Sceptical because a) I love food and HATE synthetic pants shakes (ala Slim Fast) b) Have very little money c) Still have a man in the house to feed and d) it seems too easy for someone like me.
Having read for ages and ages on the different diets, and having the same old story of being overweight for years, not being able to loose it, loosing it, gaining it, faffing around and finally being ready once and for all to loose it forever (in my head), I was struggling with just the normal dieting thing with the OH around. So for ages I had been thinking about LL or something, but was worried about the cost and what him indoors would think, so put it off and put it off. I was also worried it would taste absolutely vile.
Have to say, if you are worried about that, with Exante, don't be - I *really* love my *really good* food, tried Slimfast years ago and gagged on it, but this is completely different. Yum yum yum. The shakes and bars taste like they have very little sugar/sweetness in them, which I personally prefer, don't leave that nasty synthetic taste in your mouth, leave you *really* full, and the variety of bars, shakes and soups I like as I feel like I have had 3 proper meals each day, one of each (usually).
I know I have only been on this for 6 days, but so far I have lost 6lbs! (I know I shouldn't weigh this early, but got all excited!). To be fair - I feel soooooo tired, but then I don't get much sleep as we have two very naughty kittens and a snoring partner, so this doesn't help. But obviously, the far lower calorie intake is making me feel weary tired - not great, but livable with (I'm just holding off exercise for a couple of weeks).
I have not felt hungry at all, I miss mouth food sometimes, but the bars for brekky (for me) help with that, and other than that I am SOOOO happy.
For me, I can abstain easily from things really (I found giving up smoking from a 40 a day habit so easy by completely quitting one day (with the Allan Carr book!) purely I think because I wasn't smoking at all), which I have found a struggle with dieting before as obviously you can't give up food completely. With this not eating 'proper' food thing you can, which was the appeal in the first place.
The reason I finally took the plunge and went for it is because me and the OH are getting married in 6 weeks time, we just went a bit mental and booked the registry office having been engaged for over a year and together for 6, and I decided I did not want to look back at wedding photos and cry being so fat.
So, if anyone is reading about Exante and thinking 'should I, shouldn't I?' - get the small week's pack and try it. Yes it is expensive (if you are on a tight budget like us), but if it works (or at least, so far is appearing to), you can then purchase the larger packs to make it cheaper than it would be to buy proper food from the supermarket.
Good luck to everyone else on their journey, however you may be doing it, and thank you to everyone here who answered loads of my questions without even knowing it
