Special K diet

Has anyone tried the Special K diet? I'm still well within what my GP has said is the normal weight range for my height (5'7"--I started off slim), but I want to lose about 25 pounds. I don't typically overeat, but I have a slow thyroid, and I can't do much in the exercise department. Anyone want to join me with the Special K deal?

i did it and HATED IT

it is in no way enough food.........

Yeah, I agree, Aimiloo. Even if I believed in diet, this one doesn't look altogether healthy. I'm more for keeping active to stay fit myself.

I have just attempted it, depends on which one you are trying. There is the lose 10% deal where you just replace one meal with Special K, eat lunch and dinner as normal and replace any snacks with Special K bars or the one where you just do breakfast & lunch as Special K and then a normal dinner for a larger weightloss.

Aimiloo is right, there isn't enough food (or not the way I did it) and the special K bars are crap (Fitnesse ones are nicer) but they are so sugary and cardboardy. I did drop about 5 lbs, but I found it hard to sustain and although I have a fridge at work, I don't feel like soggy cereal at my desk!

I get the impression you don't work (I could be wrong!) I think it's easier if youre at home a lot more, that's when I just did it after knee surgery because I couldn't exercise as normal.

Good Luck though, I think any effort deserves support.

New Dawn, that's the one I'm talking about....

My entire life, I've never paid attention to weight-loss tips because they didn't apply. Now I've gained 25 pounds I don't want, and I can't exercise other than with my arms, because one of my hips is f--ked up. I thought this might be worth a go.

Which one? The first or the second ?  I think if you are able to satisfy any "sweet tooth" moments with the bars or if you can get a lot of your varied food at lunch and dinner, then definitely give it a go.

One thing it does do, is take a lot of guesswork and hassle out of it, especially for someone not on the move a lot, or needing to grab something healthy from a store and there are a lot of different Special K options, I personally can't stand peach/apricot and berry flavoured cereals, so that limited it for me.

One of the reasons I suspect it can be effective is because of the milk, milk/calcium has been shown to aid weightloss and I think a lot of women don't get enough of it.

Is there any chance of swimming with your dodgy hip or is getting to/from in/out of a pool the issue? There is a health hydro pool near me I am going to try (and I know you live fairly near me) it's heated for therapeutic exercise and it might suit you?

oooh see i thought it was the bowl for breakfast AND lunch one

that one just would NOT work for me.

amy needs food!

amy needs food!

LOL, New Dawn does too 

LOL, New Dawn does too 

Heh. Hence your avatar?    Really good advice, New Dawn. Even a little bit of movement is better than fad diets.

Now I've gained 25 pounds I don't want, and I can't exercise other than with my arms, because one of my hips is f--ked up.

Suzanne, could you do light swimming as an exercise?

Heh. Hence your avatar?    Really good advice, New Dawn. Even a little bit of movement is better than fad diets.

LMAO! Unfortunately I lurrrvvveee cake, lots of cake, gooey chocolate cake.

BUT, there is one thing I love ABOVE cake and it's beauty products, even better, beauty products that- SMELL LIKE CAKE 

http://www.cakebeauty.com/cakebeauty/

 PS) I wholeheartedly recommend the buttercream flavoured lip balm/gloss, it's better than (ssshhhh Lush) *runs and dives for cover*!

omg i would freaking eat the stuff not wear it!

i love cake!  i want a big fancy piece of cake for my birthday!

Oh, shite! There goes my disposable income!


Come to me, o whipped body spread, come to me . . .

Oh, sh*te! There goes my disposable income!
Come to me, o whipped body spread, come to me . . .

*nods knowingly*