Motivation weight loss clinic

Selling protein bars is just a money making scheme tbh. I have a protein bar recipe from boards that I've used and it's just fine, and you can buy whey protein for about forty euro for a massive tub, which would do you for a few weeks. 15g of protein isn't a huge amount.

Mitzy24 wrote: »

The protein bars
aren't compulsory so u can make ur own no hassle. I don't at the minute
but will prob do it soon

I know they're not compulsory, but some reps seem to be really pushing them on people, which is why I pointed out that there are cheaper alternatives.

Mitzy24 wrote: »

It's interesting that those commenting negatively have no idea about the programme!! It's a diet just like weight watchers but u don't have to cue with loads other people. So why don't u go criticise those doing that instead of bad mouthing something that you clearly have no understanding about!!

I hate all weight loss groups equally.

..and how do you know we know nothing? You don't.

Tbh, I don't understand the mentality behind encouraging people to eat protein bars when they're trying to lose weight.

The only reason you'd need a huge amount more protein than usual is if you exercise a LOT and are cutting down on carbs. I eat plenty of protein because I do high intensity work outs all the time.

However, I don't bother my arse with protein bars. For the same amount of calories, and just as much protein, I can make lean meat and steamed vegetables. Much more filling, healthier and tastes better.

Diets are a short term fix. what the Motivation clinics are offering is essentially a diet, what with the X week courses and pushing protein bars. If you want to keep weight off long term, change your eating habits and work out regime and make damn sure it's sustainable. That's what I did, and i've lost 11 and a half stone in 3 years, and have kept it all off, and am still losing, slowly but surely. I'm also toning like crazy and never go hungry, have a drink or a pack of crisps whenever I want one, but because i'm used to eating healthily all the time, I simply don't want junk food because i'm no longer used to it.

I DO pay for trainers, to keep me motivated on the exercise front, and I do various types of exercise to make sure I never get bored (I currently do weights classes, TRX, boxing, circuits and abs toning classes, and run a lot).

changes like those which I have made are sustainable, and a hell of a lot cheaper than Motivation. Motivation's regime might see you lose a few stone in a short space of time, but that's a crash diet. Long term weight loss should be slow and steady.

Zoey Ambitious Story wrote: »

Fook :eek: Listen to this person folks, thats amazing.

:pac: Not really, shouldn't have let myself get that far gone in the first place tbh. I was just undoing all my bad work!

But, since I have to admit it is a huge weight loss, I sure as hell didn't pay anyone a fortune to give me protein bars and put me on a faddy diet. I stuck rigidly to a healthy eating plan set out by my trainers, which fills me, is all fresh, healthy food, doesn't cost anything extra in my shopping bill, and is sustainable, most importantly.

As for paying my trainers, I pay them a fiver an hour because I work out in a group and get one on one advice for free from them if I need it, by Facebooking them.

The other thing that helped me were the stickies here on boards. There's seriously no need for fad diets, spending a fortune and then gaining back some weight when you find out that what you're doing isn't sustainable long-term. It CAN be done in a more healthy way.

I have weeks where I pig out or drink too many cocktails, and I might gain a pound or two back, but I lose it again the next week, so in all, my weight is staying off and still dropping, albeit slowly because I only have 2 stone to go.