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By *yldstyle OP Woman
over a year ago
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Just wondering if anyone has tried these meal replacement diets. Specifically how good or bad do the soups and drinks taste?
I'm looking to try one because I'm rubbish at sticking to diets.
I'm not looking for a lecture on healthy weight loss. Just experiences if anyone has any. Thank's xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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These crash diets do work for what they are for, that's quick weight loss in a short time for if your going on holiday etc they are not ment to be used long term, the problem is as soon as you come off them to will gain weight again
I've done them in the past, they did work but I as so hungry on them I have felt dizzy if I've stood up to quick and even passed out, you can't live that hungry forever in my opinion they are doomed to fail at some point |
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By (user no longer on site)
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So alternate day diet... (30 days)
Day one...... Mix One apple diced with one orange diced and one banana diced add half a cup of low fat yoghurt with half a cup of dried oats.......
Day two ...one large grated carrot mixed with one large chopped onion, a third of a cucumber diced, a dozen roughly chopped olives....add a table spoon of low fat mayo .... a table spoon of ketchup , a splash of balsamic vinegar and a splash of olive oil..... season with dried oregano salt and pepper and a teaspoon of mint jelly...
The weight will drop off and you'll be busting with energy and you won't feel hungry...
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Cambridge - just find a local one. Very good... I lost stone and a half, my house mate has lost 6 stone and still going!! X"
Cambridge Weight Plan is great. 
But you have to do it right or you will fail, same as any diet. OP mail me if you want any tips. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just wondering if anyone has tried these meal replacement diets. Specifically how good or bad do the soups and drinks taste?
I'm looking to try one because I'm rubbish at sticking to diets.
I'm not looking for a lecture on healthy weight loss. Just experiences if anyone has any. Thank's xx"
You will lose weight quick. Feel crap. Then put on more than you lost as your body clings onto everything once you start putting it back in. I talk from experience |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Drastically changing your calorie intake isn't good for weight loss, at least long term. Your metabolism will slow right down because your body thinks you're starving.
Caloric deficit will make you lose weight, but if it's not sustainable you will a) give up and get frustrated, or b) lose weight, then put it back on quickly because you go back to the only sustainable diet you know.
Try reducing carbohydrate intake, most people's lifestyles are relatively sedentary and they don't require many carbs. They spike your blood glucose levels and give you cravings, making it even harder to reduce calorie intake. It also affects your mood. Try to make most meals (especially breakfast if not intermittent fasting) protein based and lots of vegetables. You will find you aren't feeling as ravenous come lunch time as you would with a breakfast of white bread/cereal etc. (I know this can sound boring, but there are ways to make it more interesting).
You don't necessarily have to 'go on a diet'. Try to replace what you usually eat with foods that have less effect on your blood glucose levels and establish small habits here and there. Don't divide things into 'diet' and 'regular eating habits', especially if they're drastic low calorie diets, because NOBODY can stick to them. You also approach them with the mentality 'I will get to X weight, then switch back to what I usually eat'.
Sorry for the long wall of text, hope it helps though! If I can give 3 easy little tips that can help and are easy to implement, they will be:
1. When you wake up, drink 2 big glasses of water (hydration improves all metabolic processes, improves mood, digestion etc)
2. Have 30g of protein within 30 mins of waking up (almond butter, eggs, nuts, whatever)
3. Have coffee or green tea in the morning (caffeine is an appetite suppressant)
These will smooth the process of weight loss and establishing new eating habits. Let me know if you want me to elaborate on anything |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" I'm not looking for a lecture on healthy weight loss. Just experiences if anyone has any. Thank's xx"
Sorry, just realised I gave a bit of a lecture. Just replace carbohydrates with vegetables. It may sound boring but I promise your cravings will reduce and you don't need to change much else. |
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