Hi everyone! This is my first post on this board.
I'm a 23 year old student studying in Oxford. I'm planning on starting CD or LL next week, but I have some questions that need answering first before I can go ahead with it.
1) I have been doing Slim.Fast and only taking in 500 calories a day for 3 days now, in preparation for cutting down completely, but I feel awful. I'm absolutely shattered, I ache and I am actually fantasising about food. After two days. I caved in and ate a pitta bread just now, and now I'm annoyed, because if I was on CD or LL, it would have ruined my ketosis. Do the cravings and hunger disappear for real, and do you feel OK on such few calories?
2) Is any food allowed on the diets, even like celery?
3) How do the shakes/ soups/ tetras/ bars taste? The powders are made with water, right? Are they watery or are they palatable?
4) I know alcohol isn't allowed on the diet, but what are the consequences if you were to get drunk? You go out of ketosis? Massive hangover?
5) I'm in two musicals this term and have an exam in a month. I'm going to be busy and having to study a lot. On such low calories so far (on my preparation Slim.Fast plan) I am unable to concentrate and I'm getting woozy if I'm too active. Basically this term is going to be crazy busy, will I survive?
6) What happens if you actually do end up eating something?
7) I've been in touch with LL and CD counsellors in Oxford. I'm not sure if I need the CBT/TA of LL, and it is a lot more expensive (for a student, this is important). Does anyone have any views on the neccessity of the CBT/TA in LL vs. CD?
OK. Well, I've left enough questions there! I'm quite excited about this, but I'm worried I'm getting into something I won't be able to finish, or something that will make me suffer.
Thanks for all your help, I'm hoping to get a lot out of this.
John
I'm a 23 year old student studying in Oxford. I'm planning on starting CD or LL next week, but I have some questions that need answering first before I can go ahead with it.
1) I have been doing Slim.Fast and only taking in 500 calories a day for 3 days now, in preparation for cutting down completely, but I feel awful. I'm absolutely shattered, I ache and I am actually fantasising about food. After two days. I caved in and ate a pitta bread just now, and now I'm annoyed, because if I was on CD or LL, it would have ruined my ketosis. Do the cravings and hunger disappear for real, and do you feel OK on such few calories?
2) Is any food allowed on the diets, even like celery?
3) How do the shakes/ soups/ tetras/ bars taste? The powders are made with water, right? Are they watery or are they palatable?
4) I know alcohol isn't allowed on the diet, but what are the consequences if you were to get drunk? You go out of ketosis? Massive hangover?
5) I'm in two musicals this term and have an exam in a month. I'm going to be busy and having to study a lot. On such low calories so far (on my preparation Slim.Fast plan) I am unable to concentrate and I'm getting woozy if I'm too active. Basically this term is going to be crazy busy, will I survive?
6) What happens if you actually do end up eating something?
7) I've been in touch with LL and CD counsellors in Oxford. I'm not sure if I need the CBT/TA of LL, and it is a lot more expensive (for a student, this is important). Does anyone have any views on the neccessity of the CBT/TA in LL vs. CD?
OK. Well, I've left enough questions there! I'm quite excited about this, but I'm worried I'm getting into something I won't be able to finish, or something that will make me suffer.
Thanks for all your help, I'm hoping to get a lot out of this.
John