Weetabix Diet: Can I just eat Weetabix and nothing else? Stupid idea?

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I'm currently 18st 10lb & 5ft 10'. I have a BMI of 37.5 and according to the NHS website I have more than 6 stone to lose to get into a healthy weight bracket. I have no illusions; I realise that I have no chance of reaching that weight with this diet, and I get that it isn't sustainable long term. I just really need an kick-start to weight loss to help motivate me into believing I can actually achieve a half-sensible weight.

I have tried WW, along with other various diets and I'm awful at them, I have no willpower. I'm a very picky eater. I hate raw veg, most fruit and most 'healthy' foods. I love carbs, carbs and more carbs, and chocolate too. I am aware how bad this is, but changing is very difficult when I hate practically everything that is in a healthy diet.

The only healthy thing I like is Weetabix, in fact I love it! With full fat milk and white sugar (not so healthy anymore!) If I had to pick just one meal to have for the rest of my life, this would be it.

So here is my question, How long could I realistically eat a diet of 12 weetabix a day, a pint of full fat milk and about 30g of sugar? 2 weeks? 4? Longer? Would I need to add anything else in?

I am happy to take vitamin supplements, and I already eat 4 weetabix a day (and have eaten 8 in a day before) with no bowel problems.

Any dieticians (or anyone really!) out there who has any idea?

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portion sizes and snacking are most likely to be your problem

deal with them and all else will follow

Today I booked a GP appointment, but its not for another 3 weeks!

I had 2 bowls of 3 weetabix today with much less sugar than I normally have (1 heaped teaspoon for a bowl of 3 weetabix)

I also ate about 1/2 a banana - I planned to eat the whole thing, but I couldn't do it.

I weighed out a single portion (26g) of chocolate to eat this afternoon when I was desperate for some - I had no idea how little that is!

Tonight we are having pasta (a pack that says it feed 2 people, not 3-4) with a dolmio stir in tomato & veg sauce and with a large chicken breast shared between the 2 of us.

I have managed to avoid eating crisps, cheese sandwiches, toast and more than a single portion of chocolate.

I would love to be able to do proper exercise, I used to really enjoy sports but I have a few injuries that I'm recovering from and my physio is still helping me develop my core strength back. I did ask her what exercise I could do and she told me I could try 5-10 mins of swimming, but not until next week.

Re-reading this I can see how incredibly unhealthy this is, but the reality is that this is what I can manage today.

" but you shouldn't be expecting to love the taste of every single thing you put in your mouth."
This was one of my downfalls. Not every meal has to be a fantastic feast. Sometimes make do, compromise.

Based on the replies on here, I'm getting the impression that Weetabix is really quite unhealthy (or at least it is with sugar?) but I honestly thought it was very healthy and would basically be similar to a 'cereal diet'.

TalkinPeace I just signed up to that study, and it looks really interesting, and the questions gave me some ideas about how I could help myself to lose weight!

ell done op. you're right to keep it realistic. just don't fall into the trap of lying to yourself about how much you've eaten and saying the diet doesn't work. it's easy to do I know

no I don't think it's very healthy
other revelations for me are that pasta,rice, bread etc aren't. fine in moderation but you only need the portions I used to have if you're running a marathon (no exaggeration). apologies if this is obvious to you but it wasn't to me

If you have PCOS/metabolic syndrome/obesity/sugar addiction, I would seriously look at low carb or paleo. A wheat and sugar diet is the exact opposite of what you need.

Have you looked at slimming world? Unlimited potatoes, pasta, rice meat, veg & fruit & controlled snacks called 'syns' I'm doing it online & with the app. I started this week & would love a buddy

For PCOS - as paleo says, cutting right down on cabs and leaving LONG gaps between high protein meals is the way to go.

Pasta, rice, bread, noodles need to become weekend only treats

WEetabix does not keep you feeling full for a long time - only lean protein like fish and poultry can do that.... combined with vegetables you can eat loads but eat well.

Have a look at these pictures to decide which foods will fill you up for the best results ....
www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

I started my weight loss journey at 18st 9lb.
Because I find it hard to jump straight in with good plans and eating I start with keeping a food diary and logging everything that I eat, weighing out everything but not necessarily restricting. Just getting that awareness of what food i was consuming was really an eye opener.
This made it easier to make some changes and start cutting down on either quantity (portion size is an issue for me) or some of the worst culprits calorie wise.
I found an app that made food logging simple (lots of products already loaded and easy to add new ones) and told me what calories I should be aiming for for a slow and steady weight loss - higher total for higher starting weight as being larger requires a bit more calories to sustain.
I was able to introduce exercise as well so that helped - walking to start with them going to a gym and finally discovering that I love running.
I lost 4st gradually over a year,paused to maintain weight for a year or two and now I'm having another go at getting the rest off.
I give myself realistic small targets as thinking about the total weight loss required is still too daunting.
I've still got lessons to learn in eating the right kinds of food rather than just limiting calories, but I'm getting there.
Good luck with your journey.

Insulin resistance diets are recommended for people with PCOS and pre diabetic symptom ( basically insulin resistance). There was a thread on here somewhere. You can still eat bread and some carbs but you need to balance it out with protein and fats. There is a book on amazon that they followed. HerdyHerdwick was on that thread and was very successful.

Bumply I'm amazed at your weight loss and then maintenance! So impressed!

namechange I joined Slimming World tonight. I think I can stick to any diet that allows me to eat a reasonable amount rice and pasta! I get more 'Syns' than they advertise because I'm so heavy I would love to be buddies

I know that I should be eating a low carb diet, and people have suggested it to me before, but I have tried this before and cannot stick to it. Not even for a month!

I'm thinking if I can do something to reduce my weight now, then I will have learnt better habits and be doing something positive. If I can learn more good habits over time then that will be far more achievable than trying to change everything overnight. Fingers crossed

If you have PCOS and you are pre-diabetic, then the course that you have decided upon will only make things worse.

I know you say you are a carb fiend, but it's the carbs that are your enemy. Seriously.

The next low carb Bootcamp starts on 11 May. Why don't you do some research into low carbing and its benefits, and come and join us then? There will be lots of people who will be able to support you and keep you focused.

BIWI If I can follow a diet (any diet!) that allows me to lose weight at about 2lbs a week, then surely that has to make things better than not changing a thing about my diet.

If I follow the slimming world plan then I will still have to reduce the quantity of carbs I eat (particularly Weetabix!) as lots of the foods I typically eat are only allowed in very limited quantities.Rice and pasta are pretty much the only carbs I'd be able to eat much of.

I have looked at the low carb bootcamp spreadsheet and can tell you now that there is little hope of me managing to follow that regime. Maybe by 11th May I'll feel more able to do low carbing, at least for a day or two each week, but right now I just want to make smaller changes step by step so I am able to keep it up.

Not sure if this will help or not, but I lost 5 stone and the only way I could do it was to religiously write everything down.

WW and slimmingworld didnt work for me. My weight loss stalled, so I gave up and ended up yo-yoing for years.

In the end (after a very frightening chat with the doctor about my dodgy back) I downloaded the fitness pal app and started to log everything down. Its frightening how much you can eat without even realising it!! I steadily lost 1.5 to 2lb a week just by cutting out the crap.

It was hard and I did have a few hiccups, but as I got slimmer, my back pain started to improve as did my mood. The cravings got less and my IBS almost dissappeared.

My sweet saviour was sugarfree jelly made with the flavoured sparkling water. It make the jelly taste nicer and still has the pleasant fizz on your tounge. It gives you that sugar hit without being bad.

I do have ocd, so perhaps that helped me with religiously writing everything down, although I am sure at one point I did become ever so slightly obessed!!

Also portion control is very important. I cannot eat half what I used to and this has helped me maintain the loss, give and take a pound or three!

Go for it, and I wish you luck. One other thing, what works for one may not work for another. My sister lost stack loads on slimming world, but it did nothing for me other than make my ibs worse!! Its all about finding what works for you.

If you love Weetabix can you swap it for Oatibix/- much more filling.

I think it's worth you giving SW a try given your likes and dislikes. I join in Jan and have slowly lost just over a stone though I had about a month off when I was not well (not weight or diet related) I have less than 2 stones to lose in total but was finding it very hard on my own.
There are people in my class who have lost huge amounts of weight. Try to stay to the group session rather than just doing the weigh in, it really does help. And give it a few weeks. It took my body a little time yo adjust.
Good luck!

But do you even know what carbs do? It's not just about the weight gain (although obviously that's also very significant), it's about the continuous need for your body to produce insulin to deal with the rise in blood sugar every time you eat them. When you eat them in huge quantities, as you will be doing, your pancreas needs to produce huge quantities of insulin - and eventually this is what creates the ideal condition for diabetes to develop.

You need to, at the very least, lower the carbs that you're eating - even if not to Bootcamp levels - so that your blood sugar levels are more stable, to take the pressure off your pancreas.

Which means more fat and protein and less carbs.

There's no point doing low carbing on just one or two days - it's something you need to commit to.

It makes no odds to me if you choose Bootcamp or any other low carb plan, but with the health issues you are already suffering from, it's an approach that makes most sense for you.

Great
What did you have for breakfast?
I had a pancake made with 1 banana, 1 egg & a few oats.
BIWI I completely agree with you about insulin etc but if you can't stick to it what's the point. Any diet that you can stick to will work?

So after joining slimming world yesterday and listening to everything people have been saying I have eaten this so far today:

2 weetabix, 150ml whole milk, 1 tsp sugar, a bowl of strawberries, raspberries and pear with 100g zero fat greek yogurt (comes with honey in it) a 3 egg omlette with spinach, 40g low fat cheese, 20g low fat feta type cheese, a hard boiled egg and lots of no sugar squash.

I did a big food shop and bought lots of fruit, veg and protein and have been slaving away in the kitchen preparing it all so it is ready to eat and looking appealing. I also made a huge chilli con carne sauce based on the slimming world recipe (I added chickpeas like the Jamie Oliver recipe)

Oh and I have bought the low cal spray, WW low fat spread and semi skimmed milk too.

Tonight my plan is chilli and rice. I can't eat dinner without carbs, sorry!

Low Carb is the only way I ever lose weight. I spend all my time on other diets - well, in the past - counting the hours until my next meal. And I'm always ravenous.

If you're addicted to carbs, you just crave more no matter how many you have. I've got a horrendously sweet tooth and love cakes and biscuits but three days on LC and I honestly couldn't care less about them. I forget to eat. Just not that hungry and even when I do get hungry - genuine, proper, "healthy" hungry - it feels totally calmer and gentler than carb craving hungry.

Other benefits I found on LC - no bloating, even at period time. Periods are in fact lighter and far less painful.

Good luck on your diet but if you find it isn't working I can honestly recommend LC.

Wow honestly lol
Just u go and read a book called wheat belly ;) that's all I'm gona say..

I know this thread is like nearly 4 yrs old, but all the posters have given you the wrong advice. It's not intentional but it's because they've all been duped by the same system as you were. You need to stop eating all animal products and bi-products and be vegan. And secondly, you need to travel from A-B by bicycle. It's that simple. Exercise and eat plants. No or very little oil. And that's it. Don't be duped by the sugar scare either. It's rubbish.

look up "forks over knives" on netflix.

Have you heard of Jason Vale? He has a book called Super Juice Me - 28 Day Juice Plan? It’s excellent and a great way to kick start a diet. I’ve done it and lost 2 stone. It gives you’re body a rest and clears it out ready for your new life on a healthy diet. Whether you like fruit & veg or not the juices are all really tasty. It also help bring down my cholesterol from 10 to 3.6 and stabilise my diabetes which had be risen to an HBA1C of 110 down to 68. My GP was so staggered she phoned me in amazement to ask how I did it. I hope this helps.