thanks for the ideas, I’m limited physically so it’s tricky to increase the activity but I will should things improve. I do have a monitor at home, my last hba1c was 59, up from 53 but down from 79 and the diagnosis result was 117 so in the right direction mostly. My morning levels average around 8.3. I know the right things to eat just my brain gets in the way!
Hi. Pistachio sounds lovely. I picked from the "meal replacement" list in the Newcastle literature and Optifast as this was what was being prescribed by the NHS. I've tried the veg and leek and potato soups which are "Ok" - like a thick cup a soup. Not supposed to hotter than 50°C though (warm) so I prefer them cold. Chocolate and Coffee shakes are both nice. I may swap after the 4 boxes of 8 for another meal replacement brand on the list - Exante perhaps
Well it's the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence according to Oscar Wilde.
Hi, thank you. I appreciate the welcome .
I’m doing Exante, had my fist weigh in today and lost 10 lbs, so relieved. I didn’t think the Optifast had enough choice to keep me focused but it’s good to know they are ok. I’m mostly sticking to the shakes at the moment but the chicken and leek soup is ok. I got the book by Prof Taylor so will only use the ones they mentioned to be on the safe side too now. The Puriton was horrid by the way.
Thank you, very kind of you
It worked for me.
Hi @Bumpywitch - I ended up buying an Exante 4 week box as well. The amount of stuff in it was impressive. I decided I wasn't into the cereal bars, pancakes, porridge etc, so I shared them out with the family. It would probably have been better to just buy soups and shakes rather than the box. The range of flavours in the box is impressive (49 soups and shakes):
| Butternut | 3 |
| Veg Soup | 2 |
| Red Thai | 2 |
| Porridge | 2 |
| Chicken & Leek | 2 |
| Cinnamon Swirl | 3 |
| Salted Caramel | 3 |
| Vanilla | 3 |
| Banana | 3 |
| Strawberry | 4 |
| Coconut | 4 |
| Chocolate | 4 |
| Berry Yoghurt | 3 |
| Cherries and Berriies | 3 |
| Cheese Cake | 4 |
| Caramel Latte | 4 |
Oh, and now it's sunny I add ice cubes for a bit of novelty
A very good friend of mine used to say that to me frequently lol. I agree, I’m usually quite jokey and i think it can come across as sarcastic more often that it is.
I couldn’t last on 4 flavours either, so far I’ve been buying from the website but also from eBay so it keeps it varied. I’m slowly learning which ones I like plus have a decent set of vegetable combinations now for the 200 Cals.
