Good morning, just an update. The group is as we thought, based on the same principles as GI/GL. The lady running it is a qualified chef and nutrionist and is lovely. She is full of energy, glowing skin and hair - a fantastic advertisement!
So she recommends eating every 3 hours - 3 meals and 2 snacks a day - a lean portion of protein with each meal and if having nuts as protein to ensure you have no more than 6 in a day due to the high calorie content. You are also allowed 1/2 pt of skimmed or semi skimmed milk to use throughout the day and to have no more than 3-4 cups of tea or coffee a day as they are a diuretic. And of course lots of water!
Another thing she recommends is having at least one serving of oats a day - either in porridge, oat bran pancakes, oat bran scones, oat cakes etc. I can't remember exactly why this is apart from the fact that they are good for you.
She uses the Tanita scales which shows you loads of information (probably too much for me LOL), including your fat mass, total body water etc.
Her 10 superfoods are: Brocolli (and any green veg), Mango and Papaya, Nuts, Oats, Seeds, Beans, Tomatoes, Berries, Live Yoghurt - there was one other but I can't remember it!
This is the 3rd week (2nd weigh in)she has held the class where I went and 2 of the girls that I know going to it have so far lost 8lb and 7lb in the 2 weeks. Both girls are walking every day and have been following the plan strictly.
She gave some simple recipes for oat bran pancakes and wheat free scones. If anyone would like them I'm happy to share them.
Good luck everyone.
