Yasmine's Refeed diary

[harriet2]

£3.00 yes and most of them do taste nice especially the bars and the chocolate mousse...it is definately harder losing weight way though, they dont seem to curb your appetite like being on full LT does which is why i came back to it and didnt go down that route. obviously if youve not much to go then its a good way to get those last few pounds off.

hope that helps (with my vast experience lol)

h x

 

[summergurl]

lol thanks!

I'll have a stone to lose on refeed so thats why i was thinking of just sticking to the shakes - probably have 2 shakes a day and a meal untill last stone is off (after my hols!) and then refeed for the two weeks properly and bam bob's my uncle - healthy eating and calorie counting for me lol

 

[Michillinwoman]

Maintenance shakes

Just to add girls be aware that the maintenance shakes are a different consistancy to the LT (Very Gloupy) .The flavours are different too.!!! The Bars are yummy (Too Yummy for me ) . I would try the samples before you invest in a lot of them.

 

[Yasmine]

I gained 1lb this week. I feel absolutely disgusted with myself. **** this ****, I'm doing another week of refeed :cry:.

Seriously, what did I do wrong?

 

[Yasmine]

Breakfast
Lipotrim Chocolate Shake - 141 calories

Lunch
1 wholemeal pita bread - 140 calories
Laughing cow cheese triangle extra light - 21 calories
Weight watchers forest fruits Layered Fromage Frei - 61 calories
50g Cherry Tomatoes - 8 calories
50g tuna chunks - 108 calories
15g lettuce - 3.25 calories

Afternoon snack:
apple - 59 calories

Dinner
100g cherry tomatoes - 18 calories
50g Lettuce - 7.5 calories
30g cucumber - 3 calories
8oz potato (baked) - 246.34 calories
50g Henna's very Low fat Natural Yoghurt - 20.5 calories
4oz tuna flakes in brine (drained) - 117 calories
Tomato - 15 calories
Light Balsamic dressing - 33 calories
25g carrot batons - 7.5 calories

Evening snack:
Weight Watchers Toffee Yoghurt - 49 calories

Total - 1053 calories

 

[KD]

Oh yasmine Please do not panic! You can't have put on 1lb of fat. It's impossible on what you have eaten.

You are going to find this hellishly difficult if you constantly measure your success by the scales, rather than on what you are doing in between weighing.

Please Yasmine. Don't make the mistakes that I've made over the years :cry:

 

[Yasmine]

But what did I do? if it's not a fat gain it must be a fluid gain, but how? it's doing my head in

 

[KD]

But what did I do?

You are blessed with a healthy body. It's doing what it should do.

if it's not a fat gain it must be a fluid gain, but how?

Loads of things. Most of which are out of your control. You could have a sex change I suppose. That would help. And make sure that the scales are absolutely correct by taking them to a lab.

Of course, the few carbs will help restore the glycogen in your muscles....fab :clap: If you don't want that restored and would prefer not to have the extra quick energy release when needed, you could cut out carbs for the rest of your life. Not recommended. Or you can just keep going and that pound will probably just drop off again.

it's doing my head in

Because you are misreading the results. Weigh ins are important, but more important to interpret what they say correctly. You're are doing brilliantly. Relax and enjoy the feeling that you've been successful for yet another week.

 

[Michillinwoman]

Hi Yasmine

If its any consolation I put up 2lbs this week according to my weigh in today (2nd week of Refeed too) but I know going on what I ate this week thats impossible. I thought I was down by my own scales and went in quiet happy with my week to find they had moved the scales out to a corridor . Dont know if that made any difference but the way I look at it is My cycle is very short (21 days ) so I could be retaining fluid (Drank loads of water this week) .Felt sort of bloated all right. But I am not going to get freaked out about it and just carry on.

Its a fine balance between eating too much and not eating enough to keep your body out of starvation mode so I reackon its going to take us a while to get it right . Dont panic because of a pound or two . Body weight will always fluctuate.

 

[LisaLisa]

just wondered if you were still drinking 2 lts of water a day?

restricting water intake would cause water retention, especially after your body has got so used to you gluggng bucket loads of the stuff - maybe the reason for a gain???

 

[Yasmine]

You are blessed with a healthy body. It's doing what it should do.



Loads of things. Most of which are out of your control. You could have a sex change I suppose. That would help. And make sure that the scales are absolutely correct by taking them to a lab.

Of course, the few carbs will help restore the glycogen in your muscles....fab :clap: If you don't want that restored and would prefer not to have the extra quick energy release when needed, you could cut out carbs for the rest of your life. Not recommended. Or you can just keep going and that pound will probably just drop off again.



Because you are misreading the results. Weigh ins are important, but more important to interpret what they say correctly. You're are doing brilliantly. Relax and enjoy the feeling that you've been successful for yet another week.

So it's all normal? , I'm really scared.

 

[Yasmine]

If its any consolation I put up 2lbs this week according to my weigh in today (2nd week of Refeed too) but I know going on what I ate this week thats impossible. I thought I was down by my own scales and went in quiet happy with my week to find they had moved the scales out to a corridor . Dont know if that made any difference but the way I look at it is My cycle is very short (21 days ) so I could be retaining fluid (Drank loads of water this week) .Felt sort of bloated all right. But I am not going to get freaked out about it and just carry on.

Its a fine balance between eating too much and not eating enough to keep your body out of starvation mode so I reackon its going to take us a while to get it right . Dont panic because of a pound or two . Body weight will always fluctuate.

Sorry to hear about your weight gain. I just dunno, I'll be watching what I eat again this week and see if my weight changes. What did you do? did you keep refeeding or did you go to maintenance?

 

[Yasmine]

just wondered if you were still drinking 2 lts of water a day?

restricting water intake would cause water retention, especially after your body has got so used to you gluggng bucket loads of the stuff - maybe the reason for a gain???

I haven't been drinking enough that's true. But I get so full from food that I don't want to put anything in my mouth. I'm worried about my stomache stretching again.

 

[Michillinwoman]

I have kinda given up on the maintenance formulas now at this stage because I just dont like them. Am eating 3 meals and 2 small snacks (Like Refeed) and trying to eat healthily and watching my portions. Trying to watch calories but not as good at it as you. Must get a good calorie counting book ......

 

[Yasmine]

How is it going so far? did your weight come back down?

 

[Michillinwoman]

No !!!!!!!!! . I was up two pounds today but I am not going back to two Maintenance shakes a day and one meal as my chemist suggested.

Reason 1. Dont like maintenance shakes

Reason 2 . I feel that now my will power has never been better so I will eventually have to eat normal food and control my weight so I am going to make it happen now and work out whats right for me.Do you know what I mean. (Lipotrim has got me to here . I have to go it alone now )

 

[Yasmine]

I totally understand what you mean and well done to you for taking control. I think, I'll do refeed for one more week, just to see if my weight changes.

 

[Yasmine]

For tomorrow

Day 15:

Breakfast:
Ready Brek Original - 108 calories
150ml skimmed milk - 50 calories
1/2 banana - 50 calories
1tbsp golden syrup - 15.5 calories

Mid-morning snack:
Nothing

Lunch:
wholemeal pita - 140 calories
Laughing cow cheese triangle extra light - 21 calories
50g Cherry Tomatoes - 8 calories
15g lettuce - 3.25 calories
2oz tuna - 57 calories
Weight Watchers strawberry Fromage Frei - 50 calories

Dinner:
4oz tuna chunks in brine (drained) - 117 calories
4oz Basmati Rice - 155.23 calories
25g iceburg Lettuce - 3 calories
100g very low fat Natural yoghurt - 41 calories
Tomato - 15 calories
25g carrot batons - 7.5calories
100g cherry tomatoes - 18 calories

Evening Snack:


Drinks:
Must drink at least 2 litres


Total - 859 calories

 

[kered]

Thats very low calories Yas.

 

[Yasmine]

Oh, is it too low? I thought it would be ok to have some low calorie days, or would that risk my body into starvation?