What a gripping post! You did the right thing ordering the packs...........yes, it's expensive but worth it to have what you need to make this as painless as possible. You can only really handle one pack you don't like per day max I think. Think of all the money you'll be saving by being able to get into your old clothes again! I really think you should become a vlcd chef! Your talk of orange chocolate puddings, and now possibly the sweet porridge cookie?? Even the language you use is your own......like "cutting" the porridge with a shake! What exactly does that mean? Half and half...........or in your case probably a quarter and a quarter because you are the Half Pack Queen I remember lol!
Hang in there to Monday and don't fret..........just up your water a little if you find yourself eating a little too much protein, or if you can get to any supermarket or Boots they all seem to do their own shakes and bars these days....to tide you over?
the cookie from the porridge I'd seen in the s&s recipe thread. Though some say it still sucks as a cookie.
I had to smile cos I actually did cut a quarter crispy shake with the same amount of hazelnut to make it go further.
the language is from the class a drugs world, I have no experience of except from crime programmes. Have heard it being used in the context of a powdered drug being 'cut' with talc or cement dust to make it go further
so yup, I cut my shakes, mixing the superior tastes with the ones that make me go bleugh!
i have still to make the porridge taste okay. Good job I've only a couple of them left.
Roll on Monday. My shipment mainly consists of crispy shakes, maple fruit and dark truffa bars with a big handful of cottage pies and a smattering of mushroom pasta. I seem to have loads of chilli and spagettie left over this time. I like them but gravitate toward the other packs given the choice. Am looking forward to the range of choice again.
also good news, have had the whooooosh I needed, am comfortable in size 16s and I look a whole less bloated than 24 hours ago. Like ever other step of this journey, I have to keep my head down and just keep moving forward. Sometimes avoiding the mirror or the next size down, sometimes revelling in the feeling of being thinner.
im actually proud today I've got this far and steered my way through the choppy seas of a vlcd. It's never just about the food or how much you weigh. I felt better about myself at 18 stone and in denial than when I was 15 stone and acutely aware of how far I still had to go.
i think this time I have been vigilant for the signs that I am struggling. I have also not got complacent. It's the key to where I have gone wrong before.
Okay, Nuff of me, little un is wanting to get up and I need that cup of black coffee I left on the range. Toddle-pip hope the weekend isa good one