I am on day 5 of Lipotrim and today is probably the easiest day of the week so far. It didn't help that I was coming down with flu in the days before starting Lipotrim. Day 2-4 have been incredibly difficult. Immense hunger. Hunger pains. Headaches. Feeling cold. Feeling sick. You name it. Today, day 5, things seem to have settled down a bit and whilst I am still hungry - it does feel some what manageable.
This is the second VLCD i have tried. About 3 years ago, I went on Lighter Life for 2 months and lost about 3 stone. I was coping well with not eating food. Then after a stressful day of a partner being in hospital and not eating anything all day, I decided to eat real food again. From then on it was a downward spiral. Psychologically because I had been deprived food for so long - I felt that I had to carb load and consume as much as possible before going back on. I never did go back on. Looking back it is what everyone says about these diets, that once you go off them in an uncontrolled way you put all the weight back on quickly and more. So why am I back on it again?
Because I think food is an addiction in many ways. When I am sad or stressed I use it like a drug to relieve the emotion I am feeling. Food numbs me. I can lose myself in eating food and the problems of the world disappear momentarily. These diets which take food out of the equation allow you to distance yourself from food emotionally. There are no healthy food choices to make except opening a packet and pouring water into it. No dilemmas over which food contains the most calories. The decisions for my day are all mapped out in front of me. There is something easy about that even though it is a hard diet. In some ways its the easiest diet you'll ever do. I think it is good to withdraw yourself from your relationship with food. Step back.
I remember when I started re-eating the last time. Food tasted different. My tastebuds had altered. Gradually, as food numbed me again, I ate bad food and I think returned my old ways. I always said I'd go back on but you never do, I'd try with sachets from Celebrity Slim but would manage a day before bingeing on something else. You really need to be in the right frame of mind.
This time, I feel focused. I didn't really like the group sessions from Lighter Life. I found them patronising and the time commitment was annoying. Also, it was really expensive - about £70 a week and you had to commit yourself for 14 weeks. What I liked about Lipotrim was that there is supervision but its not this americanised therapy session where we have to sit in a circle. I want to be weighed and have a short chat but I don't want to have to go home and make picture out of magazine cuttings for the next session. I have a life.
I must say that I have lost weight over the last 2 years, about 48 lbs in total. Small bursts and yo yo dieting. And even not dieting have enabled me to shift this weight.
Now I weigh 15 stone 7 pounds and this after being on Lipotrim for 5 days as well - which I think has probably caused me to drop at least half a stone just in that time.
I exercise daily, which I never did before on previous VLCD's. I exercise for an hour a day on the cross trainer and burn about 400 calories. This really difficult, exercising with very little energy - is hard and sometimes I feel lightheaded afterwards. I am hoping that this temporarily and will sort itself out.
I am looking forward to being weighed on Tuesday. 2 days away. Even after 5 days, I feel different, my stomach feels flatter and different. My face even looks noticeably different. There is also a feeling you get and I'm assuming this is what people describe when they are in ketosis. The hunger really isn't that bad, its manageable. And in restricting myself, and saying no and feeling like I have willpower where once I thought I had none - is somewhat exhilarating. It makes me feel like I have power over my life and myself.
I've decided that I will only tell those people who really need to know. There is so much judgement about these diets and its not for me to be their defender. I want to do it and not have to answer to anyone. The truth is, 450 or so calories is low and may be too low, it doesn't sound healthy but maybe we don't as much as we think we do.
In terms of the shakes, they are so so. I got only chocolate although may try the chicken soup and vanilla next time. In contrast to Lighter Life, you only get 3 instead of the 4 and they don't do bars - just flap jacks. In terms of calorie intake, it is slightly less than Lighter Life. I find that I need a blender to mix them, without a blender I just can't drink them. I think really the idea of having them on go is only going to work if I take my blender with me.
One thing I've noticed is that I am really really thirsty. Parched. My mouth is like the sahara. I can't believe the amount of water I've been drinking. This will probably and hopefully enhance the weight loss.
So yeah here goes.
This is the second VLCD i have tried. About 3 years ago, I went on Lighter Life for 2 months and lost about 3 stone. I was coping well with not eating food. Then after a stressful day of a partner being in hospital and not eating anything all day, I decided to eat real food again. From then on it was a downward spiral. Psychologically because I had been deprived food for so long - I felt that I had to carb load and consume as much as possible before going back on. I never did go back on. Looking back it is what everyone says about these diets, that once you go off them in an uncontrolled way you put all the weight back on quickly and more. So why am I back on it again?
Because I think food is an addiction in many ways. When I am sad or stressed I use it like a drug to relieve the emotion I am feeling. Food numbs me. I can lose myself in eating food and the problems of the world disappear momentarily. These diets which take food out of the equation allow you to distance yourself from food emotionally. There are no healthy food choices to make except opening a packet and pouring water into it. No dilemmas over which food contains the most calories. The decisions for my day are all mapped out in front of me. There is something easy about that even though it is a hard diet. In some ways its the easiest diet you'll ever do. I think it is good to withdraw yourself from your relationship with food. Step back.
I remember when I started re-eating the last time. Food tasted different. My tastebuds had altered. Gradually, as food numbed me again, I ate bad food and I think returned my old ways. I always said I'd go back on but you never do, I'd try with sachets from Celebrity Slim but would manage a day before bingeing on something else. You really need to be in the right frame of mind.
This time, I feel focused. I didn't really like the group sessions from Lighter Life. I found them patronising and the time commitment was annoying. Also, it was really expensive - about £70 a week and you had to commit yourself for 14 weeks. What I liked about Lipotrim was that there is supervision but its not this americanised therapy session where we have to sit in a circle. I want to be weighed and have a short chat but I don't want to have to go home and make picture out of magazine cuttings for the next session. I have a life.
I must say that I have lost weight over the last 2 years, about 48 lbs in total. Small bursts and yo yo dieting. And even not dieting have enabled me to shift this weight.
Now I weigh 15 stone 7 pounds and this after being on Lipotrim for 5 days as well - which I think has probably caused me to drop at least half a stone just in that time.
I exercise daily, which I never did before on previous VLCD's. I exercise for an hour a day on the cross trainer and burn about 400 calories. This really difficult, exercising with very little energy - is hard and sometimes I feel lightheaded afterwards. I am hoping that this temporarily and will sort itself out.
I am looking forward to being weighed on Tuesday. 2 days away. Even after 5 days, I feel different, my stomach feels flatter and different. My face even looks noticeably different. There is also a feeling you get and I'm assuming this is what people describe when they are in ketosis. The hunger really isn't that bad, its manageable. And in restricting myself, and saying no and feeling like I have willpower where once I thought I had none - is somewhat exhilarating. It makes me feel like I have power over my life and myself.
I've decided that I will only tell those people who really need to know. There is so much judgement about these diets and its not for me to be their defender. I want to do it and not have to answer to anyone. The truth is, 450 or so calories is low and may be too low, it doesn't sound healthy but maybe we don't as much as we think we do.
In terms of the shakes, they are so so. I got only chocolate although may try the chicken soup and vanilla next time. In contrast to Lighter Life, you only get 3 instead of the 4 and they don't do bars - just flap jacks. In terms of calorie intake, it is slightly less than Lighter Life. I find that I need a blender to mix them, without a blender I just can't drink them. I think really the idea of having them on go is only going to work if I take my blender with me.
One thing I've noticed is that I am really really thirsty. Parched. My mouth is like the sahara. I can't believe the amount of water I've been drinking. This will probably and hopefully enhance the weight loss.
So yeah here goes.
x
