Hi KD,
thanks for the support.
thought that I would give you a link to the refeed program. no mention on calories but only last for 7 days. have stayed away from bread & pots as thought that would be bad.
http://www.minimins.com/lipotrim-refeeding/24170-refeeding-after-lipotrim-total-food-replacement-without-excessive-weight-regain.html
Okay, just had a quick skim. A pretty sound introduction to food. Much, much quicker than CD which takes a minimum of 8 weeks though
, but nevertheless, the right idea...just fastforwarded
Blimey...don't agree with the Fat makes you Fat though
Too many calories make us fat...but anyway, I digress.
Bread and potatoes are good
Chose complex ones. Wholemeal or seeded bread (truly yum...can't stand the white stuff now), potatoes in their skins.
Don't be afraid of them. Unless you plan for low carbing for the rest of your life, you are going to have the glycogen gain at some point. With CD, the carbs are brought back whilst the cals are very low to compensate, but you can do it your own way. Just don't be scared. It's not fat regain and if you focus too much on what the scales say vs what you are eating, then this is going to be a very tough ride
Just introduce them slowly though. Maybe a slice of bread one day and a small jacket potato the next? After all a slice of bread hasn't got that many more carbs than the average VLCD shake.
You'll be fine...just need to gradually get your body back to normal levels with glycogen so you can eat 'normally'