650 kal a day

[Differentstarts]

For 2 months iv been on a vlcd consuming 650 kcal a day and lost 2 stone - AMA

@Differentstarts 3 weeks on the New You plan (despite the forbidden fizzy pop) and I’ve already lost a stone 🎉🥳💃

Well done that's amazing. I'm so happy for you 💓

Three weeks on the plan today and I’ve lost 6kg and am a dress size down. Only(!) another 24kg to go, and I’ve just had the delivery for the next four weeks.

I'm actually finding this much easier than I’d thought too - I like the simplicity of it, and not having to think too much about it. I don’t feel that hungry either. Glad I found this thread - thank you @Differentstarts 😊

Do you guys still have to make meals for others in your household (kids etc)? Is that not massively difficult when you can't eat 'proper' food?!

Also I can see how much you've lost (@Differentstarts, @MaryMack and @abbey44) - do you mind me asking to how that relates to your starting weight? Guessing it would be easier to lose a lot quickly if you're starting from a higher weight vs lower? Though have absolutely nothing to base that on!

I'm really giving it serious thought (am currently 98kg ) but have health conditions - guess would need to speak to doctor first or is that something the plan supplier could help with?

No you’d need to speak to your doctor the plan wouldn’t take responsibility for that.

I would check with your GP first if you have health conditions. NYP admin aren’t healthcare professionals as far as I know.

I don’t do any meal prep for others, DH and DS cook for themselves so I don’t have that problem of getting tempted by “real” food. I’m finding it really easy because there’s no food shopping or menu planning.

I haven’t told anyone at work. As far as they’re aware, I’m having instant porridge for breakfast and a mugshot for lunch. I don’t want any negativity about VLCD. A workmate is on Ozempic (prescribed by her doctor as she was over 22 stone and had a myriad of illnesses) and you’d think she was mainlining heroin the way people talk. Slim people prefer us fatties to stay in our lane, I think.

With regard to weight, I have 4 - 5 stone to lose. One stone off so far. I’ll review it when I’m 4 stone down and see if I need to lose any more. I was a similar starting weight to you 3 weeks ago.

One thing I find bizarre though @Differentstarts is the people on the FB group who make complicated meals using 3 or 4 sachets - I’m not sure I could be bothered with all the faffing about!

If you do decide to give the plan a go, good luck!

I was 93kg when I started and want to be 60kg eventually. I do have a health condition, but I talked with my GP before I started this plan, and apparently, because my BMI was “only 33.8” (his words) I didn’t qualify for anything on the NHS (I would have needed to be 34 I think he said). After a frustrating and fruitless discussion when he said I was too old to lose the weight, I wasn’t that overweight anyway and should just wait 3 or 4 years and see if the injections would become cheaper, I realised I was on my own, and asked about this type of plan. He said it was worth a try if I felt it suited me, and to just let him know how I got on. Really supportive…🙄

I live on my own, so that makes it easier in practical terms, as I’m not having to prepare or see food with other people. I did have my sons round for lunch last weekend, and just had a salad - we were talking a lot, so I don’t think they particularly noticed.

I do expect the rate that I lose the weight will decrease at some point, but I think for me, seeing results and feeling better are very motivating. I’m also finding it easier to be active again, and that makes such a difference, both physically and mentally. Cutting the cravings for bread (my particular weakness) is a relief and I hope that continues.

You do have to be determined to see it through, but for me it’s been a huge turnaround. If you decide to do this, I hope you find it suits you too - good luck!

That's amazing well done 🥰

I still cook for my kids but we all eat together I have a lot of medical problems my drs are fully on board and monitor me. I started at 14 and half stone I think that is 93 kg

Yeah I never faffed about but some people just like cooking and creating recipes I'm not one of them people

It just seems daft to me, to use several packs to recreate a “real” meal. I prefer to space my 4 packs out evenly throughout the day and end it with a sweet shake, hot or cold. Well that’s what works for me anyway! And I’m also losing weight despite drinking fruit tea and zero calorie pop. I might go completely rogue and add some green veg next week. 😀

How is it going OP - it is now more than 3 months later. Would be interesting to hear an update.

Really well thankyou I'm of the diet now but still losing I weigh myself weekly and am calorie counting. Cooking from scratch more, batch cooking and still have the odd takeaway even on a bad week I'm still maintaining. So it was just a really good kick-start.

Glad you are now counting calories and it is working for you.

What made you decide to do this, as opposed to implementing a smaller caloric deficit?

My drs wanted to put me on statins so I made a deal with them to give me a few months and I will lose weight and bring my cholesterol down which I did. I needed something that would be quicker and give me a kick-start so that I would be motivated to keep going in a more conventional way which has worked for me.

Hi Op, how is the diet going, have you managed to keep the weight off and if you have how much maintenance calories are you on

Surely you are having a lot of sugar in your diet?