Hi Jackie,
This is how to refeed using Lipotrim and which is the same rules for all vlcd's so as not to over fill your glycogen store.
Instead of LT Pack use your CD pack.
The plan for Refeeding applies to both men and women...
Follow exactly - do not add extras and, more importantly, do not miss out any steps. You may have milk in your tea and coffee, if required, and you can now have diet drinks again.
Avoid fruit juices (simple sugars) until the end of the week. No alcohol. Try to drink plenty of water. Most people do not drink adequate water and now you are in the habit, stick with it. At least 2 litres per day.
DAY1
Have 2 Lipotrim servings and one meal, as follows (men continue to have 2 servings, as before, while women take 1 less serving of Lipotrim)
At lunchtime or evening meal time you may have some skinless, boneless chicken breast or white fish fillet, or some skinless turkey (about 4-6ozs.) The fish or chicken may be steamed, microwaved, baked or cooked with a little water in a non-stick pan. Season with salt and pepper. Or you may have tuna fish in water or brine (drained). Vegetarians may use tofu or quorn.
You may also have either a moderate serving of salad (small breakfast bowl) from any of the following: lettuce, cucumber, cress and watercress, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, peppers, bean sprouts, celery dressed with a little lemon or lime juice or wine vinegar (try balsamic vinegar, it is quite special), or it you prefer, a moderate serving (2 heaped table spoons - no more) of some cooked green vegetables. You may not have bread, grains (rice) or pasta until Day 4. Fruit should wait until Day 4 at the earliest (later if you have carbohydrate problems). You can have milk in tea/coffee
Day 2 You will have only 1 LT serving and 2 meals, as described for Day 1.
Day 3 Same as Day 2, but you may also have - at one meal only - a 8 ounce potato, plain boiled, mashed or baked, but with no addiction of any fat. You may like to top with some skimmed milk, plain yoghurt or very low fat fromage frais and a sprinkle of herbs.
Day 4-7 each day have...
A LT serving for breakfast plus...
up to 3 servings of fruit (if you suffer from the insulin resistance problem, then eat these late in the day and do not snack on them during the day)
up to 2 slices of bread 0R 1 pita OR 1 bagel OR 1 roll (without fatty spread)
Any vegetable you want except avocado, 1 or 2 servings with your meals (2 tablespoons per serving)
any of the skimmed milk products.
fish fillet (any size) or 6 ounces of chicken or turkey, as described before, or one tin of tuna in water or brine, drained. Vegetarians may use tofu, textured vegetables protein (TVP) or quorn.
Lean meat with all visible fat trimmed off
Low fat recipes prepared with low fat sauces - eg lean mince with tomato bolognese sauce
medium baking potato or 6 small new potatoes or one serving of instant mashed potatoes (the kind with no added fat - read the label) Instead of potato, you have have 4 ozs. or rice or paste (cooked weight)
This schedule may be continued for several weeks - especially if you have lost a lot of weight - 5/6 stone or more - as you will need time to adjust to a different eating behaviour and quantities.
Source Lipotrim Pharmacy Programme
Refeeding after Lipotrim TFR Without Excessive Weight Regain.
If you follow this you will avoid over filling your glycogen stores.
