Wow, thank you for your time and support ladies!
You all seem to think this is a terrible idea; so maybe I wont do it! Im just being impatient because of how down my weight is getting me. I'll stick to the 1200 but relaly up my water and fruit and veg intake! Decided to weigh in at Boots on monday morning too so I know how I'm doing really!
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I was really impatient too! I found that the reason I failed at so many diets was that the results were too slow for me. I'd get 7-10lb off but then get bored waiting for the rest to come off so I'd slip back into my old, comfortable habits because it was "easier"!
This time around I did things differently. I did a food replacement diet (Lipotrim) which is less than 500 cals per day, but provides all your vital nutrients. It puts you into Ketosis from about day 4 onwards so your body starts breaking down your fat and you don't feel hungry anymore. Yes, you crave food but you don't actually "feel" hungry if that makes sense?!
Anyway, I sound like an advertisement for them (I'm not)!
The average weightloss is 1 stone a month. I lost just over 2 stone in 7 weeks and have been calorie counting since I finished. I am now approx. 4lb away from losing 3 stone altogether! I am a healthy BMI, a size 10, and I couldn't be happier. Or healthier!
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that this is something to consider if you are impatient for your weight to come off. Dropping your food cals to less than 1000 is dangerous. You probably won't go into Ketosis (unless you avoid all carbs), and you certainly won't be getting the right minerals, vitamins, etc. Not to mention you will be starving!!
By the way, there are lots of different food replacement diets. Exante, Slim and Save, Cambridge etc.
Calorie counting is definitely the healthiest option out there, as long as you eat enough. It can take a whole to get your balance but I've recently upped my cals from 1200 to 1560 (my TDEE minus 20%) and I seem to be losing more quickly! Will know for sure at weigh in tomorrow morning!!
