For the last ten days, I have been trialling a new yoghurt drink. I have done loads of diets that encourage you to eat yoghurts as a nutritious and filling snack or as part of a meal but I usually have a problem with them. They are either sugar free and so laden with fat or fat free and have more sugar in them than a chocolate bar-neither option appeals to me.
So over Christmas, yes, you heard that right, I swapped all daily snacks with a 200ml glass of Optiwell. That was it.
Some days I had it for breakfast with nuts, seeds and fruit. Some days I had my ordinary breakfast and just had a drink of Optiwell mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
I tried the strawberry and raspberry flavour along with peach and apricot.
Both varieties are fat free and have no added sugar-something which really appealed to me.
It can be difficult to resist temptation-especially at Christmas but by swapping any naughty snacks with Optiwell, I can honestly say, I have entered the New Year feeling much better than usual.
I am not saying I was totally sin-free. I still had my Christmas Dinner, had a few alcoholic drinks, went out for a meal on our wedding anniversary and, if I’m honest, had my arm in a tube of Pringles on a few nights but?
Over Christmas, I lost four pounds. I can hardly believe it myself. It was without trying really. I do think I was mindful. The Optiwell yoghurt drinks did make me feel healthy-you know that clean feeling you can get? I think this probably helped from total over-gorging. I do wonder had my hand been surgically removed from the Pringles tube, could I have done even better?
The answer is almost certainly yes but if I use my ten day trial as damage limitation over the festive period and continue with my Optiwell #smallchanges in the New Year, I honestly feel my own #smallchanges will have super big results in the long run.
The great thing about Optiwell is it is long life so you can bulk buy when you do your shopping without fear of it going off. I often think long life dairy can taste creamier so this definitely wins for me in the taste tests.
You can buy it in large 1 litre Tetra packs to enjoy at home but, like many busy mums, especially when Boo is at school and I have to dress myself and two children to be out of the house for 8.45, I often have to miss breakfast meaning I am ravenous by the time the school-run is over and end up making poor breakfast choices.
Not any more. Optiwell also comes in handy 330ml bottles to grab on the go.
The whole point of my trial was to show that by making #smallchanges to your diet, can leave you with big results. If I can lose four pounds over Christmas, imagine what we can all do now that the festivities are over and we are all being bombarded with adverts to book holidays.
If we all switched to Optiwell and swap our usual snacks with this tasty, yoghurt drink, we might all be bikini ready by summer.
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*We were given the Optiwell pack for the purpose of this review but all opinions are my own.
My #smallchanges is to be more active
My #smallchanges goals are to eat less carbs and drink more water 🙂
My small change is to start my own blog and business, maybe not so small
My #smallchanges goal is to make the effort to be more sociable
To make sure a go to the gym more regularly!
#smallchanges To get out more and enjoy the countryside.
walk more
Really would like to cut down on sugar, also my exercise levels are dreadful so would certainly benefit from being a little more active x
My small change is to take more walks
I’m going to slow down and enjoy life a bit more
Less bread and pasta! Carb overload is not good #smallchanges
I aim to try and walk more.
My small change is to start hula hooping in my living room!
Oh I would love to do that!!
my smallchanges goal is to eat a greater variety of fruit this year
#smallchanges to eat fruit as i rarely eat it
#smallchanges always take the stairs instead of the lift
in the process of trying to quit smoking!!
oooo good luck with that one 🙂
#smallchanges to live healthily to make a big difference
eat less chocolate
#smallchanges Live, laugh and love more <3
#smallchanges walk the dogs twice a day.
#smallchanges is to be more tidy
Just to try and be a bit healthier!
Amazing blogg I can’t w8 to try this x
to be more focused and keep to timetables
My #smallchanges goal are to eat healthier and take more time with my kids x
My #smallchanges is to make sure I eat more healthily and turn my back on food I know is bad for me.
As always to lose weight
My small change is to have a healthy nutriblast in the morning
To drink more water cut down on sugar xx
My #smallchanges goal to lose weight and keep it off
I’m to take the dog on longer walks
trying to eat more healthier
Eat healthy, get fit and lose weight
My #smallchanges is to get of the bus two spots earlier and walk the rest of the way.
To reach for healthier snacks rather than chocolate
I’m going to try to cut down on caffeine, and rather than 4-5 large mugs of strong black coffee each day, I’ll try to drink more water and fruit or herbal teas
My #smallchanges goal is to stand in front of the mirror every day and something positive about myself, as I suffer from confidence issues
#smallchanges to live a healthier lifestyles by watching what I eat and exercising more
Having a handful of mixed nuts after my daily gym and swim 🙂
I am going to start walking to work instead of relying on public transport #smallchanges
To get off the bus a stop early and walk home
To drink more water
To do more walking.
#smallchanges goal is to laugh and smile more.
My small change is to try to get to bed earlier. I think a bit more sleep would make me feel more motivated and lively