Tesco ultra slim

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xx1chloe5xx6426
xx1chloe5xx6426 Posts: 12 Member
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Has anyone tried the liquid fast or the ultra slim replacement shakes. I’ve baught some today and they taste delish I’m going to try start them tomorrow but I’m only going to have 2 a day and then a fruit smoothie for nutrient. Has anyone tried these and had any luck??

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  • katiesmith0310
    katiesmith0310 Posts: 3 Member
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    What's vcld?
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
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    katiesmith0310 wrote: »
    What's vcld?

    "very low calorie diets"
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
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    xx1chloe5xx6426 wrote: »
    Has anyone tried the liquid fast or the ultra slim replacement shakes. I’ve baught some today and they taste delish I’m going to try start them tomorrow but I’m only going to have 2 a day and then a fruit smoothie for nutrient. Has anyone tried these and had any luck??

    How many calories are you planning to eat each day? How long are you planning to do this? Will you get all your macro and micro nutrients in (especially protein and fiber)? You need to get in enough calories and nutrients to fuel your body or you will feel like crap and eventually crack and regain whatever weight you lost.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
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    ruqayyahsmum wrote: »
    Ive done a medically prescribed, closely medically monitored shake diet

    Yes I lost a lot of weight........ and my health. At month 5 my vitamin levels tanked, I was severley deficient. I then took a chest infection that due to my immune system taking a hit because of the deficiencies I couldn't shake off

    The gym banned me for my safety and thier insurance.... they don't want to be paying out if I injure myself when I had no buisness being there

    I had to be put on suppliments, drips, build up shakes and 5 courses of antibiotics before they got me healthy again

    With that treatment came all the weight I had lost plus a couple extra stone

    It took a further 6 months for my hair to grow back in, I then had to have it cut to Bob length as i now had a weird layer effect from the 2 lengths with everything from chin length looking ratty

    I really really wouldn't recommend Tesco ultra either. It's basically sugars to keep your energy up, a little protien and some vitamins

    Much better off inputting your details here, having mfp calculate your calorie goal based on a reasonable deficit and eating up to the calorie limit it gives you

    @ruqayyahsmum

    This makes me even happier that I gave up on shakes after 2 weeks (I was so hangry all the time that even I didn't like being around myself anymore). I hope you're now on a good road to recovery and eating things you like on top of it :smile:
  • mandrewes
    mandrewes Posts: 24 Member
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    Actually research shows that people keep more weight off on faster vlc diets.
    http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/5/579.full - although a second meta study shows a very slight but not statistically significant advantage to vlcds http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2006.146/full

    Given that 80% plus of people regain their weight whatever speed you lose weight you need to have a very clear maintenance strategy - see the national weight control registry for tips that have helped successful maintainers. http://www.nwcr.ws/research/published research.htm

    I was of the opinion that a more gradual weight loss was better. But for some maintaining a strict diet for say 2-3 months will be more motivating and easier than a smaller calorie deficit for longer.

    There is evidence that for type 2 diabetics/pre-diabetics that 800 cals for 8 weeks has a very good effect on blood sugar and blood sugar control. But should only be done in consultation with your doctor.
    http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#overview

    The risk with vlc diets is gallstones but there is evidence that eating 30g of fat a day eliminates the risk. Obesity is also a risk factor for gallstones. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921672/ although the meta study above does not indicate any increased risk of gallstones for vlcds

    Vlc tends to cover several different things which are in themselves very different.

    500 cals or less a day which were fashionable several decades ago and then got a bad press and had just a few grams of fat.

    800 cals which do have some gallstone risks probably negated by eating enough fat but good for blood sugar control and motivating for those that find them doable.

    And just below or around 1200 cals.

    The second worry with vlc diets is that one will lose more muscle as a percentage of weight lost. I am not aware of research on this. But the best bets to prevent muscle loss seem to be exercise including some light strength exercise and eating enough protein of around 50g-100g day. For exercise see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25333384

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