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Healthy weight loss?
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I've been on the SlimFast diet for just over a week now. I'm enjoying it, and feel fine on it (I love Slim Fast food to be honest), and am aiming to lose 35 pounds overall, which I've accquired over the last year. I don't really have a target for when I want the weight gone, though I'd like as much as possible off for my holiday at the end of June.
Anyway that's not my question, I'm just rambling :rolleyes:
I weighed myself yesterday (a week since I'd started) and I'd lost 9 pounds. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, and I don't particularly want the weight back, but is losing 9 pounds in a week a bit much? I don't want to suddenly start coming down with millions of illnesses or anything daft. I didn't do anything excessive, I just stuck to the diet and drunk slightly more water (but that fizzled out as I can't stand tap water). I did no more exercise than usual, and the only real thing that changed was my method of contraception, since that had put a large amount of my weight on - but even that was a bit quick for that to take effect.
Anyone got any advice as such?
Anyway that's not my question, I'm just rambling :rolleyes:
I weighed myself yesterday (a week since I'd started) and I'd lost 9 pounds. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, and I don't particularly want the weight back, but is losing 9 pounds in a week a bit much? I don't want to suddenly start coming down with millions of illnesses or anything daft. I didn't do anything excessive, I just stuck to the diet and drunk slightly more water (but that fizzled out as I can't stand tap water). I did no more exercise than usual, and the only real thing that changed was my method of contraception, since that had put a large amount of my weight on - but even that was a bit quick for that to take effect.
Anyone got any advice as such?
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The losses should now get slower and slower. Let me know how it keeps going
They recommend 1-2Ib a week to keep it off.
Don't live on shakes though!
Try vanilla. Obviously I don't know what brand you have, but the majority of vanilla shakes over here are my favourite. I can't stand chocolate :yuck:
And thanks everyone for your advice. I doubt I'll lose that much weight again this week (still not sure how I lost that much last week!) but I just had a worrying moment
ETA: And I'm not strong enough to live on the shakes dont worry . I do as they say for the lunch and breakfast, (not always shakes, mainly smoothies and bars really) but i do take it to the limit with my dinner - I've found a pizza that comes in at litewrally 4 calories under my limit, and the WHOLE PIZZA will be my dinner I can't wait. I didn't look at the fat content, I'm boired of soups and other healthyness!