Hi All,
Another first time user experience I thought I’d share:
I received my first 1 week supply of unflavoured last Tuesday. I dismissed the warnings and went straight into 100% Huel- 3 scoops, 3 times (~1446kcal) per day. I’m 6’1", 176lbs, 29 years old, male, and have what I think is classed as a sedentary lifestyle. I do around 7000 steps per day but that’s just my commute and walking around the office all day. Based on the calorie calculator I’m on around a 600-700 kcal daily deficit. My aim is to lose around 10kg to put me somewhere in the first 1/3 of the ‘healthy’ BMI range.
Toilet: Days 0-4 I did have related issues but nothing that really inconvenienced me and it was gone by day 5 (last Sunday).
Mass: My scales only measure in metric and I don’t really trust their accuracy, but I’ve never seen them dip below 80kg before at any time of the day in any situation. This morning they showed 78.8kg. I can’t say I’ve lost 1.2kg as they are ridiculous scales but I’ve definitely lost something.
Hunger: Around 15 minutes after having my meal I feel full for ~3 hours. Then it’s fine until my next meal unless I’m with people who are eating, which can be quite stressful. Nonetheless I push through.
Taste: Just tastes like porridge really. I don’t enjoy it, but it’s fine so I just slosh it down in one then add a bit more water to get the leftovers out. Despite it not being enjoyable I now crave it once I start getting hungry.
General wellbeing: I’ve seen some other people mention this- I genuinely better all round. At no point during the day do I feel sluggish. I wake up around 5:45am (15 minutes before my alarm) and as long as I get out of bed straight away I’m good to go. Then I find it difficult to fall asleep in the evening as I’m just not tired. I’m averaging around 6 hours per night.
Cost: I’ve seen quite a few complaints about the price of Huel. I worked out that if I were on 3200 kcals of Huel (estimated muscle gain intake accounting for the extra loss due to gym sessions) it would still be under £10 per day. Normally I’d spend probably 50p on breakfast, £5 on lunch, and £5 on dinner, plus I’d eat out at least once per week. So I’m spending a lot more money to sustain my weight with normal food.
Downsides: Maybe I’ll die prematurely due to some unknown nutritional deficit. I feel great though and once I’ve lost the layer of fat I’ve had since I left university I will get on the muscle building and just use Huel for 2000 or so of my daily kcals. Carrying it to work is a bit of a pain. Regardless of how careful I am the dust will find a way onto my clothes.
So overall I’m very happy. I’ll follow up with progress in the coming weeks.