Starting a Newcastle style diet tomorrow

[Deleted member 21371]

I have 194 cals of leeks, courgette, sprouts, and broccoli. I’ve added my 1tbp of olive oil and a chicken oxo cube (20 cals and 3.3 carbs, still under the 600 cal/75g carb) and turned it into a sort of soup thing. Bon appetit fellow dieters.

Is that 194 calories overall?
Just 54 calorie of veg?
Or 334 overall?

 

[Anise]

I have 194 cals of leeks, courgette, sprouts, and broccoli. I’ve added my 1tbp of olive oil and a chicken oxo cube (20 cals and 3.3 carbs, still under the 600 cal/75g carb) and turned it into a sort of soup thing. Bon appetit fellow dieters.

It sounds good! Thanks for posting. I used to really struggle with vegetables and am now finding some tasty ways to cook them, especially as they are, in effect, a small quick meal. This evening it's a few tenderstem broccoli sauteed with mushrooms in oil and butter with a dash of lemon juice.

 

[Madeline]

Dinner is 194 cals total of veg plus 20 cals stock cube and the olive oil at 120 cals. So total is 334 for dinner. Going to try adding a ton of chilli tomorrow, at least I’m eating out the chronic overshop of frozen vegetables.

Plus 4x shakes at 135 cals each. The chocolate was ok, considerably better than the banana, which might have to be mixed with chocolate to render it more edible.

Anise, I’m having a shake at 7am, 11am, 3pm, and 7pm - Metformin with the 7am/pm; dinner at 5pm. I’m now having ‘dinner’ with the dogs.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Dinner is 194 cals total of veg plus 20 cals stock cube and the olive oil at 120 cals. So total is 334 for dinner. Going to try adding a ton of chilli tomorrow, at least I’m eating out the chronic overshop of frozen vegetables.

Plus 4x shakes at 135 cals each. The chocolate was ok, considerably better than the banana, which might have to be mixed with chocolate to render it more edible.

Anise, I’m having a shake at 7am, 11am, 3pm, and 7pm - Metformin with the 7am/pm; dinner at 5pm. I’m now having ‘dinner’ with the dogs.

Watch the "creep"
874 calories shouldn't make much difference in the overall scheme of things though.

 

[Madeline]

Yeah, I might halve or ditch the olive oil.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

It sounds good! Thanks for posting. I used to really struggle with vegetables and am now finding some tasty ways to cook them, especially as they are, in effect, a small quick meal. This evening it's a few tenderstem broccoli sauteed with mushrooms in oil and butter with a dash of lemon juice.

Be careful with the oil and butter.
A tablespoon of each will use up the 200 calorie food allowance on their own.
I dry fried all my veg for that reason.
(That and oil was banned in the original diet)

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Yeah, I might halve or ditch the olive oil.

I dry fried all my food throughout.
The shake I used gave me about 10g of fat in the day, similar to the original slimfast, your's seems to be about half that, but even so, I would still prefer food for the fibre content

 

[Madeline]

I read somewhere that the oil is because rapid weight loss can trigger gallbladder problems - I fit the fair female over forty profile, so I’m a bit wary of dropping any more fat.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

I read somewhere that the oil is because rapid weight loss can trigger gallbladder problems - I fit the fair female over forty profile, so I’m a bit wary of dropping any more fat.

I don't think any problems were reported anywhere in either of the trials.
I have seen it said only on other sites that advocate a high fat diet as the "cure" though, but only by posters that also claim they would never do it to be fair.

It has been recognised by the DiRECT trail team

https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/Patient Info Website Feb 2018.pdf

(comment at the bottom of the last page)

There are some food tips here

https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/The Lean Team No Doubt Diet plan.pdf

and the actual (second) version of the trial.

https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/Counterweight-Plus Screening Dec 2017.pdf

https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/PRO800WeightLossPlanIndividuals.pdf

 

[Madeline]

Thanks, those look really helpful links

 

[Anise]

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Anise, I’m having a shake at 7am, 11am, 3pm, and 7pm - Metformin with the 7am/pm; dinner at 5pm. I’m now having ‘dinner’ with the dogs.

Thanks very much for this bit of information. I need to eat more regularly so you have motivated me.🙂 Hope you find the most palatable shakes; it's a lot of them to drink each day.

 

[Anise]

I don't think any problems were reported anywhere in either of the trials.
I have seen it said only on other sites that advocate a high fat diet as the "cure" though, but only by posters that also claim they would never do it to be fair.

It has been recognised by the DiRECT trail team
https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/Patient Info Website Feb 2018.pdf
(comment at the bottom of the last page)
There are some food tips here
https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/The Lean Team No Doubt Diet plan.pdf
and the actual (second) version of the trial.
https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/Counterweight-Plus Screening Dec 2017.pdf
https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/Documents/PRO800WeightLossPlanIndividuals.pdf

Many thanks for these references travellor; they look very useful indeed.

 

[HOBIE]

Pls let us know how it goes Madeline 😉

How are u doing Madeline ? 🙂

 

[Madeline]

How are u doing Madeline ? 🙂

Hi Hobie, I had to stop as my bloodwork came back wonky

 

[HOBIE]

Hi Hobie, I had to stop as my bloodwork came back wonky

Thks 4 letting me know. Nothings easy is it. Good luck 😉

 

[HOBIE]

Have a read. It sounds a positive thing to me 😎