Hi Mat
I can understand your point of view and maybe for you this has worked. However if your saying that someone may find it restrictive, surely having 2 shakes and a bar plus the water flavouring is still restrictive isnt it

The diet by nature is restrictive whichever way you look at it.
As I mentioned before for some/most people having bars etc in the first week or so can make going into ketosis a slower process and therefore they will feel hunger for longer, therefore putting more pressure on themselves.
I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. I'm glad this way has worked for you but I think it wouldn't work for a lot of people.
It's all mindset really, it's a bit like having a planned break, some people cope well with this and get straight back on track, others fail to do so and struggle.
Best of luck with your weight loss
Tracey
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