Meal Replacement Diet

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Hey all,
I have decided that I am going to do the meal replacement diet,the formula that you make up and drink instead of having a meal,i feel that i havnt got any options left and that this is the only way im going to get what i want.I need to do this for my children and my family but most of all myself.I want to be healthy and look good and take pride in my body but right now i dont have any.I will still be eating some salads and fruits in between the drink/meals.The drink has all the replacement minerals and vitamins that your body needs.

At the moment i weigh 71kg and 155cm tall and my % body fat is around the 28% mark.My goal weight is 55kg i think that is a healthy weight but i will be happy if i lose 10kg.

If anyone has any information about this sort of diet please post for me ill be very
greatful but if no-one knows anything about it i might google TIA.

So everyone wish me luck,and may i have the strength to do this:yes:

[veve]

Tony Fergusons has one (just go to any Terry White Chemist .. ) - although I didn't look where you live .. sorry!!

they run the program with you .. you get weighed there (in private) and measured .. and they monitor your weightloss..

DH and I are doing it... in three weeks .. I've lost just less than three kilos (doing the diet in a half arsed manner) and he is doing it properly .. and has lost about 10 kgs in three weeks ..

I find that the breakfast is the easiest to replace .. so I just eat ok meals at the other times - and it seems to be working for me ...

good luck
xx
JEn

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Hi Veve,
I live in Perth,do you know if there are any here?I would be very interested in doing that.If you have the website that would be great!!
xx Jaclyn

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Ahh just found the website!
Very interesting i must say.

[damien's mum]

:fingerscrossed: Good Luck with it hunni, i know it means alot to you.. And thanks for the link, i'm seriously thinking about it.. i need to do something i'm sick of living this way.. and missing out on the things with ds that i want to be a part of :hugs:

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

:fingerscrossed: Good Luck with it hunni, i know it means alot to you.. And thanks for the link, i'm seriously thinking about it.. i need to do something i'm sick of living this way.. and missing out on the things with ds that i want to be a part of :hugs:
Good luck to you to hun:fingerscrossed:,we need to be healthy for our kids,and for ourselves too:yes:

[damien's mum]

Good luck to you to hun:fingerscrossed:,we need to be healthy for our kids,and for ourselves too:yes:

Yup i hear you... that's the breaking point for me, i think

[Seekrit]

Jac - Check out breastfeeding and using meal replacements before you jump in and do it. I'd be seriously on Tony Ferguson if it wasn't for the wee one attached to my boobs.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Seekrit -I will be asking about it dont worry,im sure it will be fine anyway because you have all the vitamins and minerals in the drink anyway and you still eat 1 meal a day plus fruit and veg in between meals.

Edited to add my doctor recommended me to do it i don't think she would have recommended me to do it if she thought it wasn't good for bf.

[Lirael]

its hard. and it really isnt healthy. safe weight loss is of 500 grams to one kilo a week.

I have tried many diets. just be wary that stuff like this, the weight usually comes back with company.


it also really goes of body shape and bone structure. my 'ideal' weight for height is 54- 68 kilos. big bloody gap. you cant have a bigger frame and expect to be wafer thin. it would look odd.

[Lirael]

just had to add, a body fat of 28 % is not bad. you should be only really wanting to get that down to 25 %

[Lirael]

sorry to triple post...

Can I go on Tony Fergusons if I am pregnant or breast feeding?

Women who are pregnant or breast feeding are unable to go on our program as there isn't sufficient energy and nutrients to sustain both mother and baby.
taken direct from their website.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I know what weight i should be,my bone structure is actually quite small and light,and i always have been skinny, until i got diabetes 7 yrs ago,i have looked in to things and to me the positives out way the negetives.

[Lirael]

well ok. good luck.

I cant tell you what to do, though I would be concerned about the breastfeeding thing. perhaps you could eat a little more than they say so it doesnt affect feeding?

ETA I didnt mean you have a big bone structure I was talking in general. just so you know, dont wanna offend

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

If i cant do it,it dose not matter i WILL find a different way to lose weight.

[Lirael]

I know how you feel. I am 25 kilos off my goal. man it sucks.

[SweetSerenity]

Hey Jac!

Just want to say well done for wanting to be more healthy :D

Also, with the Meal Replacements... they do work as long as you stick to them but also, once your at your goal you will have to learn to eat helthy and incorporate exercise to keep it off...Otherwise it will come back on if you go back to your old eating habits...

So maybe while you're on the meal replacements, just do your research on what you should be eating in order to maintain your weight so you're prepared at the end of it :)

After i had peter i weighed 82kgs....that was AFTER i lost all my blood, fluid etc... before peter i was 70kg...

So i went on weight watchers and lost that 12kg in 3 mths... im glad i did it as it has taught me how to eat healthy and what to do to maintain my weight...

1 and a half years later im only 73kg... so ive managed it pretty well :)

Just a handy hint ;)

love Nat xxx

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Hi Nat,
I actually have an appointment with Jenny Craig i have decided that it will suit me better with the diabetes and bf,they have a plan especially for it.My appointment is Thursday night cant wait!!
Luv Jac

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

And my bmi is 29% and it states clearly that i am overweight which i already knew,my weight is not ok,especially with my health concerns.

[SweetSerenity]

Hi Nat,
I actually have an appointment with Jenny Craig i have decided that it will suit me better with the diabetes and bf,they have a plan especially for it.My appointment is Thursday night cant wait!!
Luv Jac

Good on you :)

I think it would be better too as your changing your actual eating habits too :D

Let me know how your appointment goes...

[Lirael]

And my bmi is 29% and it states clearly that i am overweight which i already knew,my weight is not ok,especially with my health concerns.

these things are subjective. mine is 44%. thats bloomin overweight. you really are not that overweight but obviously youre gonnna keep arguing with me:D

good luck with jenny craig. they are pretty good.

[SweetSerenity]

these things are subjective. mine is 44%. thats bloomin overweight. you really are not that overweight but obviously youre gonnna keep arguing with me:D

good luck with jenny craig. they are pretty good.

My bmi is 24 and i know im not overweight but i want to still lose a few kgs:o

[Lirael]

My bmi is 24 and i know im not overweight but i want to still lose a few kgs:o

yep, thats cos noone is ever really happy with their weight. how tall are you?

[SweetSerenity]

Im 174cm and 73kg ...

[Lirael]

nat, that is a very good weight for your height.

[SweetSerenity]

I would love to just go back to what i was before peter... which was 69kg...

Id be ultimately happy with 67 - 68kg... but im definately not depressed with my weight at the moment, just not content....:)

[Lirael]

yeah, I know. for me if I could get to 75 kilos I would be alot better off. and my weight is starting to depress me.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I would be happy if i lost 10 kg.

[Lirael]

lol Jac, same. even though I would be extremely happy just to get to your weight.

[SweetSerenity]

yeah, I know. for me if I could get to 75 kilos I would be alot better off. and my weight is starting to depress me.

Have you still got no motivation hunny??


I would be happy if i lost 10 kg.

Just think, with being on Jenny Craig for 2 months you could be 8 - 10kg lighter :)

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

lol Jac, same. even though I would be extremely happy just to get to your weight.
i bet you not as short as me though

[Lirael]

Have you still got no motivation hunny??





no motivation, no babysitter, just generally crabby to be honest. th ex did a pretty good job of stripping my self esteem to nothing, and I cant get it back

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Here (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n315/Bellamumma/DSC01031.jpg) is me at age 15

Here (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n315/Bellamumma/DSC00802.jpg) is me today

[Lirael]

i bet you not as short as me though

nope, but not far off. I weigh 85.2 kilos. I am 25.2 kilos of my goal or almost 30 off what i should weigh depending who you ask. I have not been under this weight for 4 years.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I have put on 30 kgs in 6-7 yrs.30 kgs difference to me that is big.

[Lirael]

Here (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n315/Bellamumma/DSC01031.jpg) is me 7 years ago

Here (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n315/Bellamumma/DSC00802.jpg) is me today

you have had kids. and you were a young teenager(13). I was exactly the same. our bodies change. you cant expect to have 2 kids and look like you did 7 years ago, I wish I could, at least I would have perky boobs lol

I think you shouldnt go by that photo at 13. you were 13. thats wayy young. not even fully a woman KWIM

[Lirael]

I have put on 30 kgs in 6-7 yrs.30 kgs difference to me that is big.

I was always 60 kilos or under. its so overwhelming to me. hence the depression about my weight.

and 41 kilos aint healthy if you mean you went from 41-71?

I have put on 36 kilos. went from 60-96. now stuck at almost 86

[SweetSerenity]

What a knob he is emevity... try not to let him get you down.. if you want motivation do you want me to pm you every week?? he he ;)

Jac, dont compare yourself to when you were 13 hunny... you weren't even completely developed as a woman hun!!!

You will never be as small as you were when you were 13.... but i think its good your setting a realistic goal of 10kg :yes:

[Lirael]

Nat, I think I need a round the clock trainer/whip person to motivate me right now.

[SweetSerenity]

Nat, I think I need a round the clock trainer/whip person to motivate me right now.

Well i can try my best :D:smiliedance:

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I was 15 in that photo and i was completely developed,i just put on the weight,yes i weighed 45kg back then,no it wasnt healthy,yes i ate,no i couldnt put on any weight,until i got diabetes.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I dont want to be that skinny again,i want to be a healthy weight for my height which would be 60kgs but my goal is 55kg.

So yeah id be happy with 10kg weight loss.

[Lirael]

you said it was 7 years ago, your 20 now so that would make you 13 in the photo:confused:

ETA I could have ur age wrong..

[SweetSerenity]

I was 15 in that photo and i was completely developed,i just put on the weight,yes i weighed 45kg back then,no it wasnt healthy,yes i ate,no i couldnt put on any weight,until i got diabetes.

sorry thought 13 as you said 7yrs ago....

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I weighed 43kgs 7 years ago but was 15 in that photo.

Sorry my mistake.

[Lirael]

ah ok. I dont have any thin pics of me:crying: I could use the motivation.

[SweetSerenity]

Well anyway good luck with your weight loss and keep us posted :)

[SassyMummy]

Good luck with Jenny Craig! I think it's far better to be using that than TF or meal replacements for that matter.

The whole reason why TF manages to get people to lose weight is that it is so low-calorie and low-carb that your body goes into a mild starvation mode and therefore eats the fat from your body. It takes about 2 days of the process to begin, so if you even MILDLY stuff up, then that's 2 days wasted. It also can't be too healthy on your body to be in a mild starvation mode!

Hopefully Jenny Craig will teach you good eating habits which you can continue AFTER you lose the weight. I'm on Lite n Easy, which is different to Jenny Craig, but I do believe it's a similar concept. I've been on LNE for 3 weeks and already lost over 6kg (without much in the way of exercise or anything either).

Good luck, and good on you for doing it the HEALTHY way.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Good luck with Jenny Craig! I think it's far better to be using that than TF or meal replacements for that matter.

The whole reason why TF manages to get people to lose weight is that it is so low-calorie and low-carb that your body goes into a mild starvation mode and therefore eats the fat from your body. It takes about 2 days of the process to begin, so if you even MILDLY stuff up, then that's 2 days wasted. It also can't be too healthy on your body to be in a mild starvation mode!

Hopefully Jenny Craig will teach you good eating habits which you can continue AFTER you lose the weight. I'm on Lite n Easy, which is different to Jenny Craig, but I do believe it's a similar concept. I've been on LNE for 3 weeks and already lost over 6kg (without much in the way of exercise or anything either).

Good luck, and good on you for doing it the HEALTHY way.
Thanks Sassymummy a bit of encouragement is what i need :hugs:

[SweetSerenity]

Hey Jac!

Just want to say well done for wanting to be more healthy...

Also, with the Meal Replacements... they do work as long as you stick to them but also, once your at your goal you will have to learn to eat helthy and incorporate exercise to keep it off...Otherwise it will come back on if you go back to your old eating habits...

So maybe while you're on the meal replacements, just do your research on what you should be eating in order to maintain your weight so you're prepared at the end of it...

After i had peter i weighed 82kgs....that was AFTER i lost all my blood, fluid etc... before peter i was 70kg...

So i went on weight watchers and lost that 12kg in 3 mths... im glad i did it as it has taught me how to eat healthy and what to do to maintain my weight...

1 and a half years later im only 73kg... so ive managed it pretty well

Just a handy hint.

love Nat xxx


Good on you :)

I think it would be better too as your changing your actual eating habits too .

Let me know how your appointment goes...


Thanks Sassymummy a bit of encouragement is what i need :hugs:


Hey Jac,

Hope you didnt think i wasn't being supportive or encouraging as that was my intention by my posts (as quoted)..

:hugs:

Love Nat xx

[tickle]

Ok, I will just close this one now. I may reopen it after cleaning it out.
Keep it nice please ladies.

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