Bespoke weight loss food plan

What was your health like before the personal meal plan?

I have been in a bit of a rut with my overall health, fitness, and wellbeing lately. I know it is the lamest excuse out there, but I really have just been so busy. That can mean things like exercise, yoga, mindfulness have been not made a priority, and it all makes it easier to reach for the junk food and things that I, wrongly, will give me some energy.I have also been vegetarian for a year and a half now, and when I made the decision to do it, it was kind of overnight. And as such, I didn’t really look into the nutritional side of things, rather, I just stopped eating meat or fish. And while I know you can get protein from plants, having been a meat eater for my whole life until now, I wasn’t sure what the best quantities are, especially for protein to help with weight loss. So with all of this adding up, being able to work with a qualified and registered nutritionist has been perfect timing. Getting all of the right information of what I should be eating, the right nutrients to have, as well as my goal to improve PCOS symptoms and lose weight, has been amazing so far.

What has the results been since following the meal plan?

I have had two weeks of using my meal plan, and have been really pleased with it. I lost four pounds in the first week, and one pound in this second week. I have felt more energised too, which has been a massive thing for me.

I know it can be hard to get out of the energy slump cycle, but I have been quite lazy with food and meal planning before, so the difference it makes to energy levels by just planning ahead with the right foods is amazing. It is a bit early days to see if it has impacted PCOS, but everything is looking like it is going in the right direction.

Did you like the recipes?

As for the meals themselves, I have not felt like this is a really restrictive diet or anything, which is great. There is plenty of food to eat, it is just the right things that my body needs. The breakfasts have been nutritious and filling, the snacks are quick and tasty, and the lunches and evening meals have been quick to prepare too (another thing I mentioned in my bespoke plan; I didn’t want things that took a while to cook).

I like how Melissa has created some of the meals to be batch-cooked, so that something I have for dinner one evening will be for lunch the next day, meaning that the cost of the food isn’t crazy, and there is very little waste.

Overall thoughts

Melissa provides a shopping list too, which has been really handy for taking with me to the shops. I have found the plan clear and simple to follow, and as the results have shown, I have been losing weight, so it is working. I don’t feel I have restricted myself either; I had ice cream at the weekend and there has even been some dark chocolate put into my plan. So it just shows that you don’t have to completely restrict yourself to lose weight. I’m really pleased!