chewing gum ?

Thanks for the reply re chewing gum. Got the same in the email.
I never chew after the taste is gone anyway so well relieved! Will stock up on the mint gums for that daily fix.

Gareth, that's fantastic - 4st in 3 months! Did you manage to maintain this loss?
I'm struggling with the chocolate pudding/mousse, literally forcing it down with the water. Other than that always ready for a shake/bar/soup but of course it's early days for me yet. The headache is now gone, hopefully for good.
Good luck to you this time round.

Hi with a VLCD especially in the early days, the diet is about control and therefore it is recommended that you stick only to the products and water. We totally understand this is difficult and many of the tips given below are correct. Chewing constantly for some can reduce hunger for some, it can make you feel hunger, which won't help. There are some chewing gums out there which don't contain citric acid or have minimal carbs and we will look to put these in our Diet Accessories for you.

But it is recommended that you dont use gum especially if requiring to use FMRP for a long period of time because chewing constantly will release stomach acids which can cause errosion of the stomach wall or indigestion as you are eating no whole food as such.

If you are a chewer or you find that the occasional gum will help, we suggest that you only chew occasionally and whilst the gum has flavour. Once the gum has lost it's flavour, stop chewing and remove.

Use sparingly, make sure it is Sugar Free, generally the mint ones are okay ie Trident but the Fruit flavours contain citric acid. If you can read the small print, have a quick check.

Hope this has helped

hi. ive just restarted on the kee plan having lost 4 stones on the lopotrim (very similar) plan a few years ago. it took me 3 months to lose and the feelings of hunger went away after about a week. that said the smell of fresh cooking was always a bit hard and tempting so using will power at times is a must. some days i had to force my self to drink the shakes because i just didnt fancy anything. if you are getting headaches then drink more water. the water is essential as now you are not eating you are missing a large amount that came from your food before. good luck and keep going

It must be difficult to start again. I myself have never tried the food replacement before and have successfully lost weight twice just by eating very little + excersise but since my last pregnancy (and my little one is now 3 and a bit!!) nothing seems to work and I couldn't last on any diet for more than a few days. So this is a new page and day 3 for me though I was on cabbage soup diet until my Kee plan arrived so really coming to an end of week one tomorrow with a great result of -11lbs!

No food cravings for me but I've been feeling very weak, massive headache yesterday, feeling sick and unsocial. Really hope to feel better soon!

May I ask how long it took you to lose the 4 stone before and what plan were you on? And are you adding any food or just the shakes/bars, etc?

Kat

Hi

Sorry, some of us older dieters (that is older as in time dieting, not older in age ) call the support team, the Pixies - should have explained myself better.

Thanks for the kind words, trying to get through my first week of dieting since October really - finding it a little tough, keep thinking of eating and drinking stuff and keep having to talk myself out of it! My husband thinks I am mad due to the conversations that I am having with myself!!

Anyway, onwards and upwards - this is now day 4 and 7 pounds down so looking good

Good luck

Cat

Thank you for your replies.
Cat, I sent an email to Kee support on their website - don't know who the Pixies are... It's good to hear that you still lost weight and so much as well! Really need inspirational stories like that to keep me going.
Will let you know what they say.
Kat

There are 2 reasons for no chewy main 1 being it contains carbs and 2 the chewing action can cause u to feel hungry also not sure about what goes into if it has the likes of citric acid etc in it hope this helps xx

Hi Kat

I know that chewing gum isnt on the list - but I was at one point, first time around, using it to help freshen my breath and it didnt stop me losing the 4 stone in a few months.

To be absolutely certain, can I suggest that you email the support team (The Pixies) for definitive advice, and I would be interested to know what they say :-)

Cat

Hi,
I'm new to all this and only started the Kee Plan yesterday. Really shocked we can't have chewing gum?? I've already cut out diet coke and it might be too much for me to handle losing the chewing gum well. I only chew once/twice a day. Is there any specific type we can have or none at all?
Many thanks,
Kat

Aww neva x

sorry jade no chewing gum xx

are we allowed to chew gum because when i looked at the back of the pack theres carbs in them!!! and ive been so good reducing my carb intake under 20g but chewing gum in between as i smoke. does this mean tht it will affect ketosis :S ?X