Fat Bastards Unite!

**Grunt** · 17th January 2016 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Jazz18

Been thinking about doing this but don't even know anyone who's done meal replacements with shakes before. He do they work and what do they taste like? What do you mix the powder with? I'm assuming cold water.

Cold water. Not bad I prefer the chocolate strawberry and banana flavours. I do them for breakfast and in fill afternoon tea if hungry.

**Jazz18** · 17th January 2016 09:05 PM

Thanks heaps Grunt. I thought the breakfast and arvo tea meal plan suited me best too. Cheers mate

**BenM** · 17th January 2016 09:10 PM

Cold water Jazz. I am having them for breakfast and lunch. It's my third time doing meal replacement diets, I've lost plenty of weight each time by being disciplined but have always slipped back into old habits eventually and put it back on again. They definitely work though.

**Jazz18** · 17th January 2016 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by BenM

Cold water Jazz. I am having them for breakfast and lunch. It's my third time doing meal replacement diets, I've lost plenty of weight each time by being disciplined but have always slipped back into old habits eventually and put it back on again. They definitely work though.

Thanks Ben. Good to know people are having success out there with them.

**Courty** · 19th January 2016 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by Courty

First weigh-in for me too. 101.7kg, so a first up loss of 2.3kg for the week. I know that the losses plateau a bit to around 1kg per week, but my first up goal of sub-100kg for VIC Champs looks like it will be easily achieved.

Yesterdays weigh-in was 100.5kg. Well on track.

**WBennett** · 19th January 2016 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Courty

Yesterdays weigh-in was 100.5kg. Well on track.

Onya Courty

**BenM** · 19th January 2016 08:40 AM

Yeah good work Courty.

I was a bit disappointed yesterday to find I was stuck on 101.1 and hadn't lost anything in 4 days. I had a slightly bad weekend foodwise but not terrible.

Anyway I'm a bit lighter this morning (or maybe it was the massive poo I did) so hopefully back on track this week.

**mrbluu** · 19th January 2016 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by mrbluu

First week a success (placebo), down to 83.1kg for this morning's weigh in.

After a week of gluttony of beers, schnitzels, more beers and no exercise, I'm pretty happy to still be 83.1kg this morning. I did start the week (yesterday) well with a good healthy home made lunch after a good lunch time swim and followed it up with no beers.

Hopefully I can continue the good form for the rest of the week.

**The Chopper** · 20th January 2016 02:11 PM

You can do it...

Originally Posted by mrbluu

After a week of gluttony of beers, schnitzels, more beers and no exercise, I'm pretty happy to still be 83.1kg this morning. I did start the week (yesterday) well with a good healthy home made lunch after a good lunch time swim and followed it up with no beers.

Hopefully I can continue the good form for the rest of the week.

**BenM** · 20th January 2016 02:18 PM

If chop chop says you can, you can. And if you don't you might get a hot blowtorch to your feet.

I feel lighter already.

**Courty** · 25th January 2016 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Courty

Official weigh-in this morning (first thing every Monday morning). My starting weight is 104.0kg. Not the heaviest I've ever been, but 15kg more than I'd like.

Originally Posted by Courty

First weigh-in for me too. 101.7kg, so a first up loss of 2.3kg for the week. I know that the losses plateau a bit to around 1kg per week, but my first up goal of sub-100kg for VIC Champs looks like it will be easily achieved.

Originally Posted by Courty

Yesterdays weigh-in was 100.5kg. Well on track.

99.8kg this morning. I was concerned I would go backwards as I had a birthday dinner & a couple of other outings during the week. It's nice to confirm that you can live a little and still maintain/ drop weight.

**Wardy101** · 25th January 2016 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Wardy101

80.7kg so down around 0.8kg. Was expecting a gain as it was a big weekend

80.5kg after two weeks isnt a great outcome but not unexpected given food intake and lack of exercise.....will have to work harder this week

**BenM** · 25th January 2016 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by Courty

99.8kg this morning. I was concerned I would go backwards as I had a birthday dinner & a couple of other outings during the week. It's nice to confirm that you can live a little and still maintain/ drop weight.

Nice work Courty. I am 99.5 as of this morning (give or take - I have dial scales) so I'm going ok too.

Took today off and played golf, will do the same tomorrow, I figure golf + nothing but shakes and fruit/nuts til dinner is working ok. I think I only had 2 beers last week too.

The missing 6kg is noticeable.

**KristianJ** · 25th January 2016 05:56 PM

111.1 on my weigh in this morning. Still eating sensibly and finding different snack options that work. No strenuous exercise, but I'm planning to get the bike serviced in the next week or so and start doing some riding.

And MyFitnessPal is great for keeping check on my calorie intake. Anyone using it who has paid for Premium at all? Is it worth the investment?

**AndyP** · 25th January 2016 07:39 PM

What is premium meant to give you? It works fine as a calorie counter and weight tracker without it.

**Courty** · 25th January 2016 10:23 PM

I didn't even know there was a premium option.

**damoocow** · 25th January 2016 10:58 PM

Manshake delivered some samples via contacting them through the website. Flavours [Banana and Vanilla] were meh but drinking them just felt too different to get used to - has anyone mixed them with milk? - The whole water thing is just too weird.

**BenM** · 25th January 2016 11:29 PM

You get used to it - I wouldn't mix with milk since they're formulated to give you a certain number of calories etc and milk would throw that out of whack.

**AndyP** · 26th January 2016 10:29 AM

I find the chocolate optislim nice enough tasting, but the strawberry tasted artificial. I'm not having issues with it being a water mix though. Yesterday was the first time that I replaced two meals.

**WBennett** · 29th January 2016 07:01 AM

4.5kgs lost in January by limiting my alcohol intake and avoiding chocolate and takeaway (except for a solid 4 day blowout last weekend)

I may not live longer, but it sure feels like it.

Bring on the 5 day binge to bring it all undone next week.

**Peppas** · 29th January 2016 07:28 PM

I'm still at 68kg I think. But here's something for you guys...

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**Hux** · 30th January 2016 11:59 AM

4kg plus so far in January. I didnt weigh myself at the start of the month and was a week back into the new(old) regime before I did so I know I have dropped at least the 4.
I broke my beer free January early last night - with a 34C day and felt like 100% humidity I really felt like a nice IPA (or 4 as it turned out).

Using Lifesum to track calories and rough exercise helps.

**BenM** · 1st February 2016 10:34 AM

98.2kg this morning. That's about 7.5kg so far.

Really should be under 98kg but the family roast last night combined with a couple of beers and a couple of glasses of wine when I got home may have been a bit too many calories!

**Courty** · 1st February 2016 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Courty

99.8kg this morning

Another kilo down this morning: 98.8.

**KristianJ** · 1st February 2016 12:19 PM

110.3 this morning...even though the weekend had next to no meaningful physical activity and I was at a BBQ on Sat night with steak, snags, some other processed meats and a smorgasbord of desserts.

I've got my week's lunches and fruit/nut snacks planned and in a cupboard at work, so looking forward to a productive week!

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