I have been trying to lose weight and be healthy for a long time.
I have previously been 12s7 on a heavy set frame at a height of 5ft9. This was a good weight for me and one I really want to get back to.
I had managed this loss from a weight of 16s7, so I know the theories of weight loss. This however has not stopped me from putting it all back on and some more on top…
The trigger point of starting the gain that time was a family loss. I literally went back to how I ate as a child! (badly).
At the same time I also had a career change into a much more sedentary job too. So a lot of things conspired to make the upward trajectory of weight pretty easy.
Fast forward 7 years later and I have not found the motivation/eating plan that works. It has all been down to me not getting a grip obviously, nothing has seemed to click though.
This has all spiralled to make me feel unhappy, anxious and stressed. That in itself makes losing even harder.
Then enters Huel…
I am quite frankly amazed by the stuff. I have had protein powders before and meal replacements, but not like this. Not something made from really food!
I am going to log my experience here. Thanks for listening to the ramble…
Oh, and it you fancy £10 off your first Huel, here is my link:
Have been keeping to the same schedule and doing breakfast and dinner Huel style.
Did 50 mins walking yesterday too.
I am not strictly controlling calories at the moment while I am losing.
I am pretty much having no alcohol, no takeaways and having sensible dinners. I have a rough idea of calorie consumtion which is around the 2000 a day mark.
I am “lucky” in that I have a high BMR due to my weight.
On a very sedentary day my Fitbit is reading 2500 cals.
On more active day, walked to and from work (20 mins) and a 10 min walk at lunch it reads 3000.
If I walk to and from work and walk for 50 mins at lunch I can hit 3500 cals plus.
So as long as I keep to my simple rules I will lose no problem (keeping to those rules has been a problem before!)
I will have to adjust as I lose weight and my BMR adjusts, but for now I hope being moderate will ok.
Day 6 - 18s8.8 - Loss 5lbs
The weekend was a little freer and easier as would be expected!
I had a shake per day over the weekend which fitted in well with the change in activities over the weekend.
Feel pretty happy not to have gained or lost over the weekend, normally even on a traditional diet I would gain!
Was also a massively productive weekend, got stuff done that had been on our mental todo list for a while😇. I normally lack motivation to get stuff done like that due to tiredness.
I can see I was tired because I was not giving my body what it really needed!
First weight loss aim is 18s. Targeting to get there by the end of September💥
So it is coming off thick and fast, and maybe a little too quickly!
I was aware of glycogen and how it depletes when you are in deficit, but have read a bit more. Including the water that binds with it, it can account for 10lbs of weight!
My daily intake (Mon-Fri) is:
2 scoops Berry for breakfast (310cals)
4 scoops Coffee for the rest of the day (620cals)
Normal meal (~1000cals)
My average energy usage is around 3400cals, so a deficit of 1500 cals a day or about 3lbs of actual loss a week.
Although I am not hungry, I wonder if I might need to add a little more Huel to slow the loss.
I ended up having a bit of a blip on Day 7. Some “grape juice” was drank along with a minor food binge.
The Huel let me know the day after that was for sure! I won’t say anymore…
I have heard from another user that if they stray, that the resultant reaction can be quite interesting. I would agree, and say that it will put me off doing it again.
Overall, still loving how it makes me feel, and my weight is in a downward trajectory.
I don’t feel I am on a diet, and I feel less stressed around food in general, which was becoming a problem.
I have been Hueling every day still. Some naughtyness and a bad cold have meant I am not doing as well as I would like. My fault though, can’t blame the Huel on that one!
I slipped back to a Huel a day but today I am replacing breakfast and lunch again and will continue with that.
I feel like it makes returning to being good again easier, as I have still be consuming it even when I have been a little off track with my normal food.
