Days 1, 2 & 3 of the VLCD

Monday

The diet started very unsuccessfully with a painful gulping down of the whey 'strawberry' shake. The first one I made with 400ml of water which was clearly too much as it was just pink water and bore no resemblance to the gorgeous, creamy, fat-laden McDonald's shakes of my past..... The second one was a little better, but tasted pretty darn bad and I certainly wasn't looking forward to the next one.
As it was bank holiday I had a lovely spare day off so took a trip to the 'dieting food supplements' section of Tesco and was pleasantly surprised by the range they stock! I'd love to be doing the meal replacements such as Slim Fast as they looked so delicious compared to what I'd had that morning but they contain too many carbs and I wouldn't go into Ketosis, which is what I'm aiming for to speed up weight loss.
I found some Breakfast Bars though that are designed for those on a low carb diet and with only 2.2g net carbs (oh yes, I've got all the terminology now!) and 150kcals are great for me and my quest. They don't taste wonderful but are more than bearable and were a relief as I couldn't face a lifetime of those vile watery whey shakes.
Didn't have any caffeine at all on Monday and drank 3 litres of water which is AMAZING for me but I don't think it helped the overall mood on this first day.

Tuesday

Back to work and, after another cringe-worthy effort at downing a protein shake went equipped with whey powder measured out which I could mix into water for my 11am snack. This produced much interest from my colleagues who all wondered 'what the pink stuff is?'. Tried to explain without actually saying I'm on a very low cal diet as I can't be bothered arguing against the well meaning concerns and reasonings etc when they don't know the whole story or the science behind it all. Needless to say I couldn't drink this shake either and texted Mr RB to say how disappointed I am and that I don't think this is going to work as I can't stomach the main food I'm 'allowed'!
Mr RB was w o n d e r f u l (ahhhh....) and went to the health food shop near where he works to buy another brand of whey protein in a chocolate flavour that he'd been recommended by one of his staff. Meantime, back at the ranch, I'd looked into whether milk fits into the low carb lifestyle and found that unsweetened soy milk is ok but allegedly doesn't taste too nice on its own. Thought we'd give it a whirl anyway and the upshot was this: the chocolate shake blended with water is very palatable and, when mixed with 250ml of the soy milk, so is the strawberry shake! Hurrah! Felt much happier with this outcome as they really aren't hard to drink now and it means the diet isn't over before it's begun!
Had a tin of tuna tonight as, for 100kcals, it's perfect - it's portion controlled, I don't get the urge to binge on heaps of it, it's quite filling if chewed lots and after 2 days of not eating real food was delicious!

Wednesday

It's now the end of day three and I think I've struggled the most today with the dreaded carb cravings. I've still ploughed my way through 3 litres of water (which I think may be getting easier?) and enjoyed the strawberry & soy milk shake for breakfast (150kcals), a chocolate one for lunch (200kcals) and tuna for tea (100kcals) but once I got home I couldn't shake the feeling of wanting a big portion of the pasta bake & garlic bread that Mr RB was enjoying so much. I kept drinking my weak squash and plucked my eyebrows to distraction and avoided the pit hole, but it certainly wasn't much fun!
I'm hoping this feeling will fade as the days go on and I get into Ketosis but the mind is a super powerful tool and doesn't like to be overruled!
Need to do measurements very shortly and pop my 'before' pics on here, which I'm loathe to do in case anyone I know comes across it!! But all for one and one for all and all that.....!
xx