going from a vlcd(food) to slimming world

[rach1987]

hi there just wondering ive been on a 800-1200 cal diet over the last few weeks as ive got stuck with sw and wanted to shift some weight fast. im going to try to stay on it for a few more days, but im wondering when i try to get my head into healthy eatting mode again with sw again next week will i pile on the pounds i lost ?

 

[determinator]

a little confused , have you been on a VLCD or just eating very low calorie ? if you have been on a proper VLCD you need to introduce food , in particular carbs very slowly , start on red days and you may gain a few lbs in the first week but then start loosing again
if you have just been eating very low calorie then you should be fine , you wont gain ( unless you were low carbing ) hope that helps a little

 

[rach1987]

a little confused , have you been on a VLCD or just eating very low calorie ? if you have been on a proper VLCD you need to introduce food , in particular carbs very slowly , start on red days and you may gain a few lbs in the first week but then start loosing again
if you have just been eating very low calorie then you should be fine , you wont gain ( unless you were low carbing ) hope that helps a little

hi ya , ive been eating low cal food , why would i gain if i havent been eatting carbs and start eatting them again , my main worry is the cals intake if ive been consuming no more than 1200 a day and then stat sw again which i think is very high in cals, im worried ill gain it all back x

 

[determinator]

your body stores carbs in the form of glycogen, glycogen also stores 4 times its weight in water with it , so a low carb diet depletes the stores so you loose a hell of a lot in the first week , but once you reintroduce carbs it beuilds up the stores again ......
SW isnt very high calorie , if you actually sat down and worked out the calories of a typical SW day you will find its much less than you think , you should not gain weight if you stick to SW

 

[vanessal]

I've been using my fitness friend to log my food this last week and I'm eating well with the sw plan and lots of veg and fruit and I was surprised I'm averaging about 1350 a day. So that's not much more than your 1200. Eating 1/3 super free with EVERY meal and sticking with the plan really does work. And this week im on the red plan and sticking to about 10 syns and I feel less bloated. Just remember to eat until satisfied and not stuffed.