trkrsyf

Sounds like a plan, might work for my kids. The manners part I mean. Feeling pretty good thus far. Lots of water and veggies.

pinsninks

Have you ever watched eating contests on TV? Contestants with a huge mound of whatever (hamburgers, hotdogs, pizza) in front of them and then the buzzer goes off. Now, that's pretty gross to watch. Can't even imagine how their stomachs can handle so much food in a short amount of time and what the person must feel like. That certainly cannot be good for the gastro system...

I want to get off the yo-yo-ing I have been doing..down yesterday-up today...next thing I know I am at the same exact weight I was a month or 2 ago. Grrrr. It's really frustrating when I thought I was doing everything right.

I need to go take another drink of water!

Xylie55

I think we do lose inches sometimes,and not so many pounds.I know I do.I did medifast once when it first came out and all lost more weight than me,but I lost more inches than them,so really I was ahead thinner wise.Which is what we're after,all of us.And the cereal is a good idea.See,that's why we like this board.

Xylie55

Leann

Wanted to tell you about my successful May. It did not start that way. Anytime I cut sugar and caffeine from my diet, my energy level crashes. The 17 day diet went further and cut starchy carbs from the first cycle.

Allowed foods,,,all the egg whites, tuna, chicken, and turkey you can eat; 2 yogurts, 2 select fruits before 2pm, unlimited select veggies. The plan recommends 2 fats, 20 min walks, 8 glasses water, and 3 servings green tea daily - these I did not follow. By the end of this first 17 days, my energy was returning and I was resuming my workouts. My stomach had drastically shrunk.

The 2nd cycle was mostly like the first except you lost 1 fat and gained 2 starchy carbs, carbs eaten before 2pm and the addition of lean beef and shellfish. By this time, I am walking around 10 miles a week. I am still not drinking all the water nor tea, nor adding fat. I don't have all the carbs, as DH shuns them. I like oatmeal for breakfast every other day.

The 2nd cycle alternates cycle 1 & cycle 2 every other day.

We are just finishing day 7 of the 3rd cycle. Food choices are expanded with an emphasis on portion control. You are also allowed carbs after 2pm and optional alcohol.

I have averaged a half pound loss daily since beginning. I am grateful for the quick results. I pray I am diligent to maintain. My cholesterol at the blood center was disappointing, but it was not a fasting reading. I have to shout to the world how much better my knees have felt since coming 30# off my heaviest weight.

I have made my next chart and thought I'd share my first one. I work real well with visual aids - charts, lists, etc. My marks are pound and pound.4....ie 140.0, 140.4, 150.0....my scale only does 2/10 increments.

And then this is a photo of me heading out for a walk in the 100 degree heat. My son has been taking lots of shots of me since I am not in any of ours. He actually caught me at a time when I didn't look wilted.

Thanks for listening

Leann

And I don't know why my photos are so gigantic

pinsninks

Lynne: Did you mean to say the 3rd? cycle alternates cycle 1 and cycle 2 every other day.? Maybe I should check here and see what you ate, and then eat that. Great pic of you, btw. Maybe sometime you can show us how you look AFTER a sweaty 5 mile run..:-) Charts are a great motivator (espec when you see the dots and lines going down, down, down. Not so much when they just go up and down straight across the paper. Not inspirational then, ask me know I know..!

Xylie55

Yeah,good for you.2.5 pound is great.I've lost about that much too.

irishrose

Lynne, you've done very well. I have a good deal of admiration for anyone who can stay with a restrictive diet. I could at one point in my life, but have trouble now. Looking good!

I have a list of things I should be doing, but I worked too hard in the flower garden today and my 'get up and go' got up and went. I am just so thankful that I can do it. I did take the dogs for a long walk. They like going to the park so much. We ran into a couple of bikers and Moira didn't try to eat them. That's always a plus.

Today is the 3rd. How many days do I have to drop the 5 pounds, Xylie??

Xylie55

Well,we eat the pre-made breakfast's and dinners.It only takes 4 minutes pr person to make.Breakfast,from Walmart frozen section is $1.60.I also buy the 24 pk blueberry pancakes that are about 4 inches wide.And their good.I sometimes give toast,or pancakes with the breakfasts.Same with dinner.My hubby and I split 1 dinner,add a salad.And he has bread,I don't eat bread too much tho.I use butter flavored spray like pam only walmart brand,for butter.Now I know some may not like them,but,in 3 1/2 yrs both my hubby and my blood work has been spot on,perfect.He's 84 and has had a 4 way by-pass 22 yrs ago.And had high cholesterol,sodium,you name it.Now,he's been perfect for 3 1/2 yrs.And mine is perfect too,where before it wasn't.Now days the frozen foods etc are nutritional and taste good,most are around 350 calories.I've lost 90 pounds eating them.Fast,quick,cheap,and are both good for you,and tastes good.Works great for us.Kids can have OJ with their breakfast.We have just coffee.And I drink lots of water.That's why I'm teetering right now,I got off the dinners,and also made 4 cakes.Not working.So,got a bunch of different dinners,and green salad,and am back on now.Already lost 2. pounds.So,know it works.I got the idea from those diet dinners they sell that are so expensive.I thought,I can do that way cheap with TV dinners.So I did.90 pounds ago.