I started this a couple of months ago and have lost about a stone, but mainly I've noticed that I've got more energy and don't need to eat as often. I'm only doing it 80% of the time though I reckon. I still have porridge for breakfast but before I used to have sugar on it but now have some chopped apple. It was the sugar that was the hardest for me to give up but after a couple of weeks your body gets into new habits and now if I do ever have a biscuit or something it tastes really sweet and chemically.
I eat a lot of nuts and have a piece of dark chocolate every day but it's not really costing me more money, or time. I make a big cottage pie with mashed cauliflower on top instead of mashed potato and that lasts a couple of days. I have fried strips of courgette instead of spaghetti and for a quick meal at home will have put some cooked ham or chicken in the bottom of a dish, pour chopped tomatoes on top and grate a tiny bit of cheese on top. I eat a lot of hard boiled eggs too. It's just a case of finding a new routine and then not feeling too guilty if you have something 'off limits'.
