have had a cdc on here telling me the reasons behind the 3rd pack...so will make a mousse(or try) to have after my tea......at least it will feel like a pudding or even swap my bar at lunch for a shake and have the bar as a pudding...
I started with chicken and leaves and broccoli exactly as the book said. I also tried tofu in stir fries and made my way through the entire repertoire of Quorn (I absolutely love the sausages). I've eaten most kinds of fish & also really love prawns.
However after a few weeks and once I was safely in ketosis I have started to experiment with a few items that are not on the Cambridge list. I understand that the list exists because some people are extremely sensitive to carbs and even small amounts will tip them out of ketosis, but I figured I wouldn't know unless I tried & thankfully I find I have a reasonably high threshold & stay in most of the time.
So i have extended my vegetable selection to include occasional carrots, parsnips, sweetcorn, pease etc. because I love them so much. I have a serving of one of these veg off the list every couple of days. And I have extended my protein selection to include eggs occasionally (I really love omelettes!) and also the very occasional piece of really lean steak which I adore. I've also thrown the occasional handful of nuts & seeds into my salads & stir frys.
I'm not having any starchy stuff - no bread, potatoes or pasta, and no sugary stuff, including fruit.
I guess I'm just the kind of person who always kicks back at any rules that are imposed on me. This is why so many diets I've tried have failed in the past - tell me I can't have something and I have to try it just to prove you wrong. But thankfully this time, I'm managing to have a few treats and yet continue to lose weight. This plan rocks.
Hi Lily,
Sorry its taken so long to get back to you - I've been on holiday. And please don't ask what I ate - let's just say I took a break but I'm back on it now.
If you can stay in ketosis easily then SS+ or even 810 are just great programs. I lost about 3 pounds a week following them (and I mean following them roughly as you can see some of my cheats on the thread you found).
I know 3 pounds a week doesn't seem much to a dedicated SS person, but I just saw it as more than I had ever managed to lose on any other diet except Cambridge and as a result I am completely happy with it.
I was fairly sure I didn't want to do SS. I love food, and always enjoyed eating healthily - my weight problem came from the unhealthy snacks that I ate on top of my healthy meals.
So the rules I followed exactly were:
- Only one meal a day - usually dinner, occasionally lunch and once even a cooked breakfast!
- Three packs a day, spaced as evenly as possible through the rest of the day - even when I didn't feel like them.
- As much water as I could stomach throughout the day (less than 4 litres but at least I tried)
- Absolutely no sugar, including fruit, or starchy carbs, bread, potatoes, rice or pasta. I found the sweetness of the packs, particularly the chocolate more than made up for my sweet craving.
With this in place I relaxed on the exact content (and quantity) of my meal, and looked forward to it daily. I found the rest of the diet very easy knowing that I had a real meal to look forward to every day.
I've stopped doing 810 now, after 3 months and with only a stone left to lose I've decided to work up the programs and say goodbye to ketosis. So I'm now trying 1000/1200 calories. And racking up the exercise. Wish me luck.
im so glad i read this...i struggle to do ss lily will shout at me if i say i cant. ive been bad today had a slice of cheesecake...i NEED my evening meal, i take it you never weighed your food??? i dont weigh mine either, i have thought about only having 2 shakes but was told i need the 3 ...the meals im having are really good ones ive had prawns today with courgette, just shoved in a really hot frying pan with a tiny bit of spray olice oil and garlic, they were lovely but dont conform to the list of food on the list. were you still in ketosis on 810??? im finding that when i wee on a ketostix in morning its pink but then come the afternoon its thew sandy colour.....i need to loose at least anothr 2 stone on cd, im gonna try and stick to ss but is so hard!!
ive ss today only coz of the devil food i ate yesterday thou...official wi tomorrow so time will tell....im goona stiick to an evening meal unless im not hungry....lily with regard to chicken i use spices...scwartz do a chargrilled chicken one....lovely...ive got a gas bbq so i shove stuff on there too. also turkey breast and white fish. i do have dressing on my salad thou