Diet shakes or fat-loss pills first?
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The Dukan diet worked well for me last year and I want to go back on it again, but due to a bit of impulse shopping I have a box of Lipo-bind, and 2 weeks worth of Celeb-slim diet shakes on their way to me!
I've never tried either thing so I have no idea how effective they are, so does anyone know which order I should take them in, two weeks of shakes first, then fat melting pills, or the other way around? And I suppose it would be silly to take both simultaneously?
I've never tried either thing so I have no idea how effective they are, so does anyone know which order I should take them in, two weeks of shakes first, then fat melting pills, or the other way around? And I suppose it would be silly to take both simultaneously?
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What, you mean no pills that make you shit pure lard at all? :eek:
OK, so I was reading this thread again this morning and now I am wondering. I thought Dukan was about change of lifestyle. Long term change, not yoyo dieting ?
You really need to find something that is going to work for you for the rest of your life. This is why I don't think shakes or pills are a good idea. You definitely can't take pills for the rest of your life and same with shakes tbh.
This may involve some fundamental lifestyle choices about what and how much you eat and how much exercise you do.
I am following the lunch box diet which is simply a healthy breakfast, carb free large lunchbox filed with healthy foods like veg, salad and fruit and a balanced evening meal with wholegrain rice, noodles or pasta and fruit for later. This plus a litire of water each day, 20 minute cycle ride and hour of kettle bells a week, the weight is dropping off just as quickly as any crash diets I've done but this time I know what I'm eating and it's healthier. It's also much more sustainable since I know I can carry on with and suffer no side effects.
Unfortunately, there are no miracle pills or tricks to lose weight fast. If they existed with no major side-effects, the said pharmaceutical company would be billionaires in the matter of weeks/months. As it goes, the more exercise you do, the more you are allowed to eat.
If you choose to do less exercise, then controlling the calories/fat is the only way forward.
I've decided to take control of it and have so far lost 2 and half stone and feel great for it.
I've done this with calorie counting and watching fat intake. I've taken it slowly and not deprived myself. It's a lifestyle change for me now. I'm not on a strict "diet" until the weight has gone then going back to normal. I'm eating healthily all week and enjoying a treat or a nice meal and a drink at weekends.
That's the only realistic long term way forward. It's bloody hard at first but once it starts coming off and people notice you feel great.
That's boring - people nowadays want a quick fix! But you're right - it's the only way really
I've been doing something similar since September, and it really is working. I got a bog standard exercise for £60 from Argos and began biking half an hour every evening in front of the telly, going from a pace and difficulty a baby could manage to pounding the top level every night by Christmas.
Diet-wise I was already eating a healthy and minimal set-up brekkie, because I hate eating early in the morning, and I phased in a salad lunch, with a tuna or chicken wrap or pitta. For dinner, I follow the simple rule of maximise the healthy parts and minimise the unhealthy ones.
I'm allowed a big old pile of carrots, broccoli etc, but only a small portion of the sauce!
I've now joined a cheap gym as I'm in training for a 40 mile walk (and a beach holiday!), but the program I was on before was working like a charm.
Do these pills come with the advice to eat less as well? If they do, its probably the diet rather than the pills that are helping you to lose weight.
You'd be better off buying Frijj milkshakes and having one twice a day and maybe a vitamin supplement too. Much cheaper and just the same. Then have a normal healthy meal in the evening (fish is good - as long as it's not fillet o' )
Weight-loss the long and boring way then:p
Phew
yes, there is some very good advise on that thread. There is a web site that many people seem to be using, can't remember its name.
This is by far the best way. I would be careful to get some fats in your diet, because as you know the body needs some good fats to function and cutting these out can be counter productive.
After a while you get a good sense of how much you are eating and can work out your "calories so far" during the day to get a rough idea.
I am afraid I have seen countless people start to diet with various shakes and fad diets but not one has managed to prevent their weight creeping back on when they have to go back to normal foods. They haven't learned how to eat healthy foods in healthy portions and how to eat all things in moderation.
I absolutely guarantee they will be back to their old size and then some when they inevitably have to stop this silly diet.