Gecko
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Hey guys. First diary post, so expect it to be too long to bother reading!
So, I made a different thread but it was getting off-topic so I figured I'd make a diary. I've been on Lipotrim eight days now. Today I went to the pharmacy for my first results! Eleven pounds is brilliant! The lady just recommend I drink more water. Now, I had a bit of a problem with my first week's items. They only had six chocolate shakes in, so most of my shakes were vanilla. And after trying it, I despise it, but chocolate ain't that bad with some ice. I asked the lady to stock up on various items on the phone, and today found she had done that! She also exchanged all of my spare vanilla shakes (I bought extra at the start to be safe) with chocolate.
Here's where things went a bit pear-shaped. After reading some posts about the "flapjacks", I concluded that they can't taste that bad, surely. So I asked her for six of the coconut ones. She said they'll taste "like cardboard", so after arriving home I happily took a chomp. Then...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
WORST THING I'VE TASTED IN A BLOODY LONG TIME! Cardboard would be a five-star dessert comparatively! Holy. Hell. I spat my mouthful in the bin and the rest of the "flapjack". I am an idiot for buying three days' worth. Here's the "pear-shaped" part: I realised I didn't have enough food left for the week since I won't eat these things. I'd puke them out, seriously. I did get a couple of chicken soups which I haven't tried, so I'm hoping I'll like (or be able to tolerate) these. Even with all that, it wasn't enough. So I have a confession to make. Tonight I got a takeaway. Will there be repercussions? Yes. Will it impede my progress? Likely. Do I regret it? No.
When I ordered the takeaway, I didn't actually have a craving to do so. It was more, "if I don't have this meal I won't have enough food in for the full week", rather than wanting the specific items I ordered. I can't realistically go back and exchange the flapjacks now because the pharmacy is quite far away and I don't drive and go once a week. Taxis cost quite a lot. So I'm not going to mope over this. This is a one-time setback since I won't have any excuses any longer about what foods I will or will not like. Worst case scenario in my opinion is that I won't lose any weight for this week. If I (and I will) stick to my diet for the other six days I don't think that will happen and I'll lose something, since it (on average) takes two days to enter ketosis again. Either way, even if it's a week of progress damaged, that's not a big deal compared to the many months I'll be on Lipotrim.
The only thing that bothers me is that without the "flapjack" I won't have anything to eat on the move. When I was on a TFR shake diet in the past I took shakes with me, but Lipotrim says you must have them very soon after they're made.
That's basically it so far. Summary is that I learnt my lesson from ordering too much of what I wasn't sure I'd like, and that you should avoid "flapjacks" at all costs. I'll enjoy reading your threads as well. Let's do this!
So, I made a different thread but it was getting off-topic so I figured I'd make a diary. I've been on Lipotrim eight days now. Today I went to the pharmacy for my first results! Eleven pounds is brilliant! The lady just recommend I drink more water. Now, I had a bit of a problem with my first week's items. They only had six chocolate shakes in, so most of my shakes were vanilla. And after trying it, I despise it, but chocolate ain't that bad with some ice. I asked the lady to stock up on various items on the phone, and today found she had done that! She also exchanged all of my spare vanilla shakes (I bought extra at the start to be safe) with chocolate.
Here's where things went a bit pear-shaped. After reading some posts about the "flapjacks", I concluded that they can't taste that bad, surely. So I asked her for six of the coconut ones. She said they'll taste "like cardboard", so after arriving home I happily took a chomp. Then...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
WORST THING I'VE TASTED IN A BLOODY LONG TIME! Cardboard would be a five-star dessert comparatively! Holy. Hell. I spat my mouthful in the bin and the rest of the "flapjack". I am an idiot for buying three days' worth. Here's the "pear-shaped" part: I realised I didn't have enough food left for the week since I won't eat these things. I'd puke them out, seriously. I did get a couple of chicken soups which I haven't tried, so I'm hoping I'll like (or be able to tolerate) these. Even with all that, it wasn't enough. So I have a confession to make. Tonight I got a takeaway. Will there be repercussions? Yes. Will it impede my progress? Likely. Do I regret it? No.
When I ordered the takeaway, I didn't actually have a craving to do so. It was more, "if I don't have this meal I won't have enough food in for the full week", rather than wanting the specific items I ordered. I can't realistically go back and exchange the flapjacks now because the pharmacy is quite far away and I don't drive and go once a week. Taxis cost quite a lot. So I'm not going to mope over this. This is a one-time setback since I won't have any excuses any longer about what foods I will or will not like. Worst case scenario in my opinion is that I won't lose any weight for this week. If I (and I will) stick to my diet for the other six days I don't think that will happen and I'll lose something, since it (on average) takes two days to enter ketosis again. Either way, even if it's a week of progress damaged, that's not a big deal compared to the many months I'll be on Lipotrim.
The only thing that bothers me is that without the "flapjack" I won't have anything to eat on the move. When I was on a TFR shake diet in the past I took shakes with me, but Lipotrim says you must have them very soon after they're made.
That's basically it so far. Summary is that I learnt my lesson from ordering too much of what I wasn't sure I'd like, and that you should avoid "flapjacks" at all costs. I'll enjoy reading your threads as well. Let's do this!
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