A bit disappointed today. I had my Week 2 weigh in... and it is exactly the same as when I checked it early on Monday.
It is still a good loss. 3lbs in Week 2 (well in the first 3 days...) and a loss of 12lbs in total so far, but I did want to hit the 1 stone mark today for a mental boost.
Hoping that the lack of change is due my body holding water and that the 'whoosh' effect kicks in by the end of Week 3 or 4.
The only difference since Monday is probably additional stress from work as I have some big meetings/events coming up, an extra cup of coffee a day and adding mushrooms, peppers and spinach (no oil) to my meals to make it more filling.
@Vickywasntavailable Way to go - that shows some amazing self-control!
I had the same question before. From what I understand there were changes in EU regulations to make very low calorie diets healthier, which is why the shakes are slightly different from years ago and people go on Step 1a or 1b in the first instance. The 'hardcore' original is still available that is more restrictive in choice than Step 1, but I think it is rarely offered.
From research, you can still go into ketosis if you are on Step 1a (and do not have any milk, etc.) as your carb intake for the day will range from 60-90g (some shakes/meals go up to 30g carbs), but I do not think this happens in Step 1b due to the 4th meal taking me up to 120g of carbs.
This is fine as weight loss is weight loss and the first time I did the Cambridge diet years ago I felt terrible for the first few days and had lots of food cravings. This time no issues at all and as long as I am losing weight I am happy.
In terms of why they stopped focusing on ketosis - I don't know. I assume that when they re-marketed 1:1 diet they wanted to focus on it being about the support of the consultant and creating life long changes with an increased focus on the different Steps back up to eating normally. I think keto diets are too strongly associated with crash diets, which is what they want to get away from. Positively, that is great for 1:1 diet helping people make life long changes and not be a crash diet...
The cynic in me also thinks it is a great way to keep customers longer term (i.e. Step 1 for 3 months, then spending months going back up the steps until maintenance, which could carry on indefinitely). Saying that... my consultant (and the one from years ago) has never been pushy about this and focuses on it not being a crash diet (i.e. not to just do it for a month).
@SpiritEssence Glad to hear it is going well. As mentioned I add mushrooms, peppers or spinach to the meals and cook them on the hob which tastes better.
Although speak to your consultant. Step 2 involves having one calorie controlled meal a day instead of a sachet. There are also Step Up meals that you might like instead that cost a little more.
I was tempted by Step 2, but knew I would not be able to keep to 200 calories for a meal and be satisfied.