Diet meals delivered........any experience?
Discussion
So I'm working away from home during the week and have been an absolute nightmare in eating well and keeping fit, hence the weight is piling on....a few beers after work followed by a takeway is my normal evening.
Anyway, in Jan I want to start taking a bit more care of myself and as I'm unlikley to cook for one, I was thinking of ordering a load of those meals for thr freezer covering the week / month with a varying menu.
eg http://www.dietchef.co.uk/diet-food-delivered
Does anyone have any experience good or bad?
Any recommendations?
The ones I Have found on Google seem to need a microwave for lunch which is not great as the office I'm in doesnt have one. So does anyone know a company that can offer these with a no microwave option for lunch?
Cheers....fatness
Anyway, in Jan I want to start taking a bit more care of myself and as I'm unlikley to cook for one, I was thinking of ordering a load of those meals for thr freezer covering the week / month with a varying menu.
eg http://www.dietchef.co.uk/diet-food-delivered
Does anyone have any experience good or bad?
Any recommendations?
The ones I Have found on Google seem to need a microwave for lunch which is not great as the office I'm in doesnt have one. So does anyone know a company that can offer these with a no microwave option for lunch?
Cheers....fatness
My partner bought the dietchef ones. The food was not that bad, but the portions for breakfast are miniscule (I guess that's the idea!) He also got very bored as they only offered either a shake or soup for lunch. The dinners are quite nice, but they do recommend you add vegetables to them, so by the time you have done that you might as well have cooked anyway! Also, quite alot of the food looks like sick.
Edited by Lippitt on Monday 12th December 11:29
A friend of mine was considering this and asked me to look over it.
I don't know who designed this diet, but it looks like a nightmare. It would work, but it is a very difficult way to lose weight.
If you're eating at a calorie deficit, the key is to have a high protein intake. Protein provides a lot of "bang per buck" in that - it's very filling for few calories, it provides what your body needs to growth and can be used for both building and energy. The last thing you want to eat is sugar - sugar will spike your bloody sugar and make you feel hungry and give you cravings like nothing else.
The ideal diet plan is as follows:
Protein + slow carb breakfast (porridge)
Small snack (slow carb)
Protein + salad/veg/small amount of carbs
Protein snack
Protein + carbs
As little sugar as you can possibly eat. If you eat decent portions then this won't be too much of a challenge at all. You won't spend a lot of time being hungry and you'll be eating a healthy amount of food.
The "Diet chef" plan is as follows
Sugary small Breakfast - Not enough food and high sugar to really kick your arse with some horrible cravings by 10am
A sugary carby snack - just to make sure your cravings wern't bad enough
A very low protein high carb soup/shake, to make sure you're really having to use your willpower
Another sugary snack!
Small portion of protein and some carbs
I would literally be crawling up the walls by that point. I can't actually think of a more challenging way to structure a diet.
You can test this yourself. Take 2 days, day 1 eat according to my plan and day 2 eat according to the plan diet chef advocate. I can tell you from a lot of experience which you will find easier.
I don't know who designed this diet, but it looks like a nightmare. It would work, but it is a very difficult way to lose weight.
If you're eating at a calorie deficit, the key is to have a high protein intake. Protein provides a lot of "bang per buck" in that - it's very filling for few calories, it provides what your body needs to growth and can be used for both building and energy. The last thing you want to eat is sugar - sugar will spike your bloody sugar and make you feel hungry and give you cravings like nothing else.
The ideal diet plan is as follows:
Protein + slow carb breakfast (porridge)
Small snack (slow carb)
Protein + salad/veg/small amount of carbs
Protein snack
Protein + carbs
As little sugar as you can possibly eat. If you eat decent portions then this won't be too much of a challenge at all. You won't spend a lot of time being hungry and you'll be eating a healthy amount of food.
The "Diet chef" plan is as follows
Sugary small Breakfast - Not enough food and high sugar to really kick your arse with some horrible cravings by 10am
A sugary carby snack - just to make sure your cravings wern't bad enough
A very low protein high carb soup/shake, to make sure you're really having to use your willpower
Another sugary snack!
Small portion of protein and some carbs
I would literally be crawling up the walls by that point. I can't actually think of a more challenging way to structure a diet.
You can test this yourself. Take 2 days, day 1 eat according to my plan and day 2 eat according to the plan diet chef advocate. I can tell you from a lot of experience which you will find easier.
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