Re-Feeding On LT could someone tell me a bit more about it?

[ravenbeauty5]

I was just reading some reports on the Lipotrim website which is sooooo bad its not even funny. With the amount of money they are getting out of us you would think they could afford a better website.

Anyway it mentions a bit about re-feeding for a week and I know I can probably ask at my chemist but to be honest I get better information on here.

Sam I know you have done it or are doing it so could you or someone else tell me what is involved ie what you can eat etc please?

Cheers!!

[Sedalia]

Here is the refeeding leaflet

Lipotrim Refeeding

You have lost a considerable amount of body fat during your Lipotrim regime, but you have also depleted your glycogen stores, along with their attending water. If you jump directly from TFR into a high carbohydrate meal, your glycogen and water stores will fill up exessively, causing an immediate weight gain that may be as much as 7-10 pounds. This is not a fat gain - it is a fluid gain - but it is demoralising, nonetheless. That is why the transition plan introduces carbohydrates in a controlled way, so that such a weight regain should not occur.
During your TFR regime, you ate nothing in addition to your Lipotrim servings every day and drank enough water to float a small tanker. During this time, your palate, used to a steady diet of salty, fatty, oily and surgary foods, has had enforced rest. Something very interesting has happened during that rest : your taste buds, reprieved from fat/salt/sugar entrapment, have undergone purification. This palate retraining is one of the most profound results of your TFR regime. Do not throw this perception away by eating your way into the same old problem foods again, just because you used to like them. Changes have to be made to previous eating behaviour and now is the time to take positive action.

The plan applies to both men and women

Follow exactly - do not add extras and, more importantly, do not miss out any steps. You may have milk in your tea and coffee, if required, and you can now have diet drinks again. Avoid fruit juices (simple sugars) until the end of the week. No alcohol. Try to drink plenty of water. Most people do not drink adequate water and now you are in a habit, stick with it. At least 2 litres per day.
Day 1
Have 2 Lipotrim servings and one meal, as follows (men continue to have 2 servings as before, while women take 1 less serving of Lipotrim).
At lunchtime or evening mealtime you may have some skinless boneless chicken breast or white fish fillet, or some skinless turkey (about 406ozs). The fish or chicken may be steamed, microwaved, baked or cooked with a little water in a non-stick pan. Season with salt and pepper. Or you may have tuna fish in water or brine (drained). Vegetarians may use tofu or quorn.
You may also have either a moderate serving of salad (small breakfast bowl) from any of the following: lettuce, onions, peppers, beansprouts, celery dressed with a little lemon or lime juice or wine vinegar (try balsamic vinegar), or if you prefer, a moderate serving (2 heaped table spoons - no more) of some cooked green vegetables. You may not have bread, grains (rice) or pasta until day 4, and fruit should wait until day 4 at the earliest (later if you have carbohydrate problems).
Day 2
You will have only 1 Lipotrim serving and 2 meals as described for Day 1.
Day 3
Same as day 2, but you may also have - at one meal only - an 8 ounce potato, plain boiled, mashed or baked, but with no addition of any fat. You may like to top with some skimmed milk, plain yoghurt or very low fat fromage frais and a sprinkle of herbs.

Days 4-7
each day have a Lipotrim serving for your breakfast plus..............

• Up to 3 servings of fruit (if you suffer from an insulin resistance problem, then eat these late in the day and do not snack on them during the day).
• Up to 2 slices of bread or 1 pita or 1 roll or 1 bagel (without fatty spread).
• Any vegetables you want except avocado, 1 or 2 servings with your meals (2 tablespoons per serving).
• Any of the skimmed milk products.
• Fish fillet (any size) or 6 ounces of chicken or turkey, as described before, or one tin of tuna in water or brine, drained. Vegetarians may use tofu, textured vegetable protein (TVP) or quorn.
• Lean meat with all visible fat trimmed off.
• Low fat recipes prepared with low fat sources - e.g. lean mince with tomato Bolognese sauce.
• Medium baking potato or 6 small potatoes or one serving of instant mashed potatoes (the kind with no added fat - read the label). Instead of potato, you may have 4ozs of rice or pasta (cooked weight).

This schedule may be continued for several weeks - especially if you have lost a lot of weight - 5/6 stones or more - as you will need time to adjust to a different eating behaviour and quantities. Check your weight every week at Prestwich Pharmacy; if it is going up, then action must be taken to address the types and quantities of foods eaten. The maintenance food products are advised during this time to add extra control whilst adjusting to your new eating behaviour.
The main point to understand in following the plan is not to have added fat in your food or in it's preparation.
There is more than adequate fat for daily requirements naturally occuring in a diet chosen from a wide range of foods. There is no benefit to adding fat in preparation - only to add weight back on.

[mapcr77]

[quote=ravenbeauty5;326733]I was just reading some reports on the Lipotrim website which is sooooo bad its not even funny. With the amount of money they are getting out of us you would think they could afford a better website.
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I thought that!!! If not for this forum, I'd kept the impression it was all too dodgy to be trusted as authentic. Why don't we offer to revamp their site in exchange of free shakes? My knowledge of html is limited but I certainly can come up with a much better website!

Charlotte, thanks so much for that post, it must have taken you forever to type!

[ravenbeauty5]

Charlotte you are a wee gem!!! Were did you get this information!!

[ravenbeauty5]

Im up for that Mapcr77!!

[Sedalia]

Hehe I didn't type it I cut and pasted it from one of the participating pharmacy's websites.

[Bea]

Thanks Charlotte - thats really kind of you and it makes a really good sensible read....

I agree girls LT could do with investing in their website image its a bit 1970s.....

[ravenbeauty5]

Its just not very professional looking. I wouldnt think they get many people to do LT by the website alone!

[Bea]

Nope..the video/CD isnt very slick either....its got a good reputation with being used in clinics / docs etc...which gives me confidence...but it could do with an image change!!

[ravenbeauty5]

We should all end them an email!! Lol

[mapcr77]

the video is apalling!!! it's embarrasing to watch! and frankly, they way I was tended at the chemist was not great either... hmmm... that gave me an idea Rachel... why dont you do a trip to england, do a tour to every single chemist in your way to sign up to do the lt (if they're as rubbish as the one I went to, you'd get away with it) and buy a week or 2 of sachets in each one and off you go!

[Bea]

sorry am a bit lost.....must be another conversation....it 12.45 and need to get to bed!

[mapcr77]

Rachel is charged £44 a week in NI, that's it

[ravenbeauty5]

LOL Mapcr77 if I could be bothered that would be a really good idea. Anyone up for a bus trip????

[nixx]

I've just started refeeding this week, and the only info/instructions you get are those in the above post. It's very specific for 3 days, then from day 4 onwards gets infuriatingly vague, just saying "low fat meals from low fat sources" but not offering any suggestions or any complete no-nos. Eggs aren't mentioned anywhere and neither is cheese. Portion sizes are vague too. Menu plans would be really useful. Let's face it, we got in the mess we were in because we ate all the wronfg stuff - some suggestions would be great because refeeding is very daunting, even scary, when you've had the security of such a limited choice for so long.

I really feel you're cast out alone once you're refeeding and have to do a lot of work finding out stuff for yourself, which I feel is a shame after we've worked so hard and had such good support while we've been losing weight. It's almost as if they WANT us to fail at refeed.

There is a website/forum that I use (not sure if I can mention it on here) which is very supportive of Lipotrim and has many experienced users at various stages. If someone tells me I can post it, I will. I've found the help and advice around refeeding invaluable.