The last couple of weeks I have really been playing with the idea of incorporating Protein shakes into my diet... the high protein thing is seemingly working for me and I have really seen a loss since doing it... really this year so far hasn't been great for me with weight loss as I have only lost 14lbs since February and 7lbs of that was lost in 2 weeks while on holiday in April and the other 7lbs I lost since starting to eat high protein...recently I have been using Slimfast shakes as I bought some a few weeks ago but they are high in carbs and not so focused on the protein things.. also when I was comparing the shakes.. I was shocked to read that the carbs in Slimfast are all sugars....Anyway... I decided on Maxitone... I looked into things and although there so many different powders out there I think Maxitone is the best option for me as a beginner...the others do look quite professional and scary... and I will be honest I have seen it advertised alot in Zest Magazine and Womens Health Mag....
I decided on the Sculptress as I want to use the shake as a meal replacement and this one seems more substantial than the Protein+. At the moment I have a hefty breakfast normally of either chicken, fish or turkey with a 2 egg omelette maybe some hummus and veg sticks and occasionally a muffin or something... my breakfast fills my up big style, is high in protein and keeps me going nearly all day.. then for lunch I will normally have a shake and if I am feeling hungry just something light like a plain salad... it works out at around 650cals for the day which leaves me another 850 for dinner if I need it.. I have set my limit at 1500 but try to come in between 1200 and 1500 ..this keeps me going right up to dinner where I then relax a bit but still try and have meat and veg or just veg and stay away or have minimal white carbs.
So I have bitten the bullet and decided to try out Maxitone... I went to Holland and Barrett as the Scupltress was £3 cheaper than at Boots, I got 2 tubs.. one of Strawberry and the other of Chocolate...here is hoping I like the flavours.. Now to be honest each tub is £24.99...which is quite an expense...and I bought 2... so spent £50 in 10 minutes...they say that a tub will last a week as they recommend having 2 shakes a day in between meals... but I am having one shake a day (weekends I might have 2) which means I should have enough for a month.. so each shake for me would work out at about £1.60...not too bad I guess....
I was going to start them today but decided to wait until Monday as I want to be at a place where I can really see the results.. I weigh-in on Monday so can compare my weight from week to week for the next 4 weeks and see what the result is after 4 weeks... there is a whole plan online that you can follow and the way I am doing it isn't the recommended way so be no way take my results as a be all and end all but it will be interesting to see if I have a change in my weight and/or appearance... mixed with going to the gym I really do hope that this will aid me in getting down to my 161lbs...Also it will be good as I go on holiday (South of Spain for 1 week...can not wait) in 4.5 weeks, so a good time to see if I can get my body looking better so I am not totally ashamed wearing a bikini!! Would like to see myself at 175lbs but know that that would be a stretch so realistically I would be happy at anywhere between 175lbs and 178lbs....
Will keep you all updated on my progress....
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