Day 1
Intro: This is Day 1 on Huel. I decided to start this thread as one, i can give honest feedback on the product and two it will hopefully help me stick to the diet. The initial plan is 10 scoops a day split between 4 shakes, 3-2-3-2 split throughout the day. Maybe its a bit crazy but i thought what the hell, commitment and willpower will see me through lol!
About me: I am male, 32 years old, 5ft 8 and when i weighed myself this morning 18st 4 pounds (256 pounds or 116kg depending of your preference). The goal is to get to approximately 12 and a half stone. My reason for choosing Huel was its a simple way to calorie count. I don’t have the time or energy to weigh everything i eat and to spend time choosing foods based on their nutritional value. I always just give up and eat big meals, lose no weight and give up. I am hoping Huel can be the catalyst i need to stick to a diet!
Thoughts so far. After reading a few forum threads i really had no idea what to expect. So many positive and negative things being said. I was pleased with the purchasing experience, easy enough to order, only minor complaint being that the discount codes you can get don’t work on recurring orders when you place the order, minor thing and you can get that sorted by emailing the team at Huel and they will add the discount to the next recurring order. The only other thing being you have to have your order in weeks. I worked out i will run out in 18 days so either need to have to much or too little. Again not a major thing.
Delivery was fine, no issues like some have mentioned. My Huel was well packaged, had the free t-shirt, shaker and scoops in the box. I felt the included paperwork was not necessary though, the company is very pro environment and what not and includes a booklet and glossy a4 thing with recipes on, that stuff could defo be on the website and was not needed in the box. Maybe thats just me though.
The Shake. Not sure what all the fuss is with the shaker, perhaps having spent a bit of time in the gym and drinking lots of protein shakes i was used to the style of shaker and mixing but i found it mixed well. No lumps or leaks at all. I mixed my first one this morning quite runny and it went down fine. The vanilla taste is quite subtle, more of an oath porridge breakfast cereal sort of taste i thought. I will play around with flavours in the future though. Day 1 just wanted to go natural. Second the same and third little thicker, no issues at all with both going down well. It’s not the nicest thing i have drank but i have definitely had worse.
I have one more shake to go later when i get home but so far so good. I have not felt hungry which has surprised me. I thought being a rather overweight foot lover i would be starving by lunchtime but thats not been the case.
I will try to keep this updated as best i can, sort of blog style. Hopefully it might inspire some others to stick to their diets as well.
All the best,
Gl0bal