Hi John,
My losses were very quick indeed, but also coupled with a lot of days feeling pretty miserable. I use the chocolate powder as well and looking at the label right now, one scoop of powder will yield 0.5g net carbs. This puts you at 1.5g net carbs for your 3 shakes a day. At least for me, I think this contributed to my bad days. I think I did strict isopure shakes + dinner (no snack) for about two months then started adding in some more variety in place of the shakes plus a snack/restricted. This included old formula quest bars and products from nashua nutrition. After incorporating these it upped my carb/calorie count and I felt better, losses still the same.
There were still bad days which I think just go with the territory of being so low calorie and carb depleted. These were mostly days I did extensive field work which, since I'm a field biologist, were a lot of days! In retrospect I wish I wasn't so stubborn and would have just added more stuff sooner. Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to get at is through your journey, make sure that you pay attention to how you are feeling...especially using the Isopure products. I frequently felt fatigued, nauseous, and had noticeably decreased cognitive function being so low in calories/carbs. This wasn't completely, but mostly alleviated by the introduction of other things. But again, not everyone is running around in the woods, with loads of equipment, heavy PPE, in 90° F + temperature for days at a time.
My menu was pretty boring and didn't stray too far from recommended choices. In the beginning, a normal day for me was 2 isopure shakes (1 scoop each, then upped to 1 1/2 and then 1 scoop). A salad or random approved raw veggies throughout the day. Dinner was a lot of eggs with veggies, or sirloin with asparagus. That was mostly it with a few 'experiments' thrown in lol. Did I mention I'm not that great in the kitchen? Another reason I enjoy meal replacement drinks/bars!
If you're not doing a restricted, I would try one a day and see where it takes you. Could help shake things up, plus it sounds like you've got some activity to warrant it. Also, if you don't mind sharing, it would probably help everyone else provide insight if they knew your height and goals.
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