Since my last weigh in, I've been on HMR 500 shakes. These shakes are still equivalent in nutrition to the 800's but are only 100 calories per shake instead of the 160. At first I resisted going on these shakes for fear that I would be forced to reduce my PA. But this week I have discovered a few things.
First is that I cannot go longer than 2 - 2 1/5 hours on just one shake. The calories are too low and my blood sugar dips into the 70's and I get really hungry really fast. Second, I quickly realized that on the lower calorie shakes, I need to either drink more of them or include other in-the-box foods to manage the hunger (and sugar levels).
The meal plan I established on the 800 shakes was 3 liquid shakes, 2 muffins (equal to 1 shake), and cereal for dinner. The plan B that I allowed myself to do twice a week max was 4 shakes, 2 muffins, and 1 meal replacement. This gave me between 870 (plan A) - 1050 (plan B) calories per day. If I add a power bar that day or a soup, it could get as high as 1200 calories.
On the 500's I had to change things up a bit so my new meal plan is 3 liquid shakes, 2 muffins, 1 cereal, and 1 MR for dinner. All this food turns out to be about 900 calories. Adding the occasional power bar or soup only kicks it up to 1060. I am going to try my new plan this week and keep my PA levels normal. I will be very happy with this plan since it allows me to have a greater variety of food on a daily basis. I see this as a step towards incorporating normal food back into my diet. If I can continue my weight loss momentum on this meal plan, I can continue the diet for much longer than I originally thought.
Let's see how it goes at my next weigh in.
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