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runnergrl
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Posted: 23 September 2005 02:45 am |
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patticakes- I'd do the meal plan where they tell you what to eat because it's just easier for me, but it's really up to you. You could also use the diets they give you as a guideline to help you plan your own meals! good luck!
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lucebianca
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Posted: 23 September 2005 06:14 pm |
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Okay! Here it is...5 pounds. This is the worst I've done so far on this diet, BUT, looking over the last 11 days I found several reasons why it was only 5.
This brings my total to 19 pounds! I'm still very happy.
Someone recently commented on cheese in the omelettes...she was right. I looked through all the menus I've printed and didn't find cheese anywhere. Looking back, I think I put cheese in every omelette I made. I drank wine 3 or 4 nights. I think I overdid the mixed nuts. I didn't drink enough water. And maybe my suggestion of substituting some meals with something else of the same type is not such a good idea after all. So much for my advice.
But, once again, this is the most successful I've been on any diet. I wish I had taken my measurements before I started. I have gone down 2 dress sizes. My jeans are falling off. The biggest visual difference is in my waist, face and neck. Even my bracelets are looser!
After my 3 days off I will start this next 11-day period with a new vengeance!
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wvpumpkin
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Posted: 24 September 2005 05:44 am |
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| So you have been on this 6 weeks and already lost 19 pounds?? That is awesome. Congrats.
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wannabeless
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Posted: 24 September 2005 06:52 pm |
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Welcome to all new members and good luck.
Lucebianca
I am so impressed by your weight loss! After being on a strict diet for 6 weeks I think it would be pretty hard not to think about cheating here and there. I also notice that on almost any diet you do not consistently lose the same amount of weight each week so if you don't continue to lose 7 lbs. each time, don't be discouraged. Any weight loss is great! I know that we all like to see big numbers. I am so encouraged that you are sticking with it. You are such an inspiration to me.
I have been on the diet since Monday (5 days) and weighed myself this morning. I have lost 4 lbs. I am happy with this loss so far. I have now started my monthly friend and I always gain about 3 pounds when she comes along. I am going to continue with the diet and stick it out to the end. All factors considered at this time, even if I don't lose any more, I will still be ahead of the game! I almost never lose the amount of weight that diets claim you will lose in the first weeks. This is a little bit discouraging but 4 lbs. is better than nothing and at this point I'm hoping I don't gain those extra 3 pounds this time.
I also tried making the roasted veggies using fat-free Italian dressing. They were okay, but not the greatest. I was getting pretty fed up with chicken so yesterday I chopped it up and added some no fat mayo to make chicken salad. That was pretty good.
My husband is so supportive even though when I first told him of this diet he (slim guy that he is, and no need to watch his weight) just rolled his eyes, when I came home yesterday he had searched the web and found a plain jane spaghetti sauce which he made me for dinner. I am really looking forward to today as this is my first day that mixed nuts are on the menu!:D
Good luck to everyone, I can't wait to read your next posts, I appreciate all the advice and support that everyone has given me and is giving everyone else.
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wvpumpkin
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Posted: 25 September 2005 03:15 am |
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| Just wondering if anyone has been doing any cardio and weights/resistance training while doing this diet? If so, how is your energy level, etc. Just wondering cause I don't want to lose lean muscle mass while doing this. One time I did the cabbage soup diet, and I lost weight, but it was all water and muscle, It came back with a vengence as fat urghh!!! let me know? And btw, congrats to everyones weight loss thus far!!!;)
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jewellover
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Posted: 25 September 2005 05:43 am |
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| I'm so glad I found this site.Reading about everyone's success is encouraging. I have just finished day 6, the fruit and veggie day and have lost 4 lbs.I feel energetic all day and this diet was a great way to stop my sugar addiction.The water and the walking are really making a difference for me.The problem I'm having is finding no fat mayonnaise.Can anyone recommend a brand and where to find it?
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wannabeless
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Posted: 25 September 2005 04:26 pm |
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Welcome Jewellover,
I don't know where you live, so this may not apply. I buy Miracle Whip instead of Mayo because I like the taste better. This product is made by KRAFT and called Miracle Whip Fat Free. The jar has a green lid and you can buy it at most grocery stores - Safeway, Co-op, Family Foods, Sobeys, Real Canadian Superstore, to name a few.
If you are not from Canada then I don't know if this product is available where you live. The manager of the grocery store near my home is quite good and if there is a product they don't have, all I have to do is request that they bring it in and as long as it's not too unique, they are very accommodating. Perhaps you could ask your local grocer to bring in fat free mayo for you, I am sure you are not the only one who would be interested in using it.
The Miracle Whip Fat Free has 15 calories per tbsp. which may be more than is suggested on the diet, but it has 0 fat grams. It doesn't seem to be slowing down my weight loss at all and my family perfers the taste of it. I have lost 5 pounds to date, been on the diet for 6 days. Hope this helps you. :)
Good luck in your quest for fat free mayo!
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MiaWilliams
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Posted: 25 September 2005 04:31 pm |
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| Starting my 2nd round of the diet lost 8 1/2 pds the first time...So here we go again!:chew: Last edited on 25 September 2005 04:36 pm by MiaWilliams
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MiaWilliams
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Posted: 25 September 2005 04:34 pm |
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bzlife1967 wrote: Hi guys, It is so nice to have this sight. I have finished day 8 and am down 7lbs. I wasn't so good over the weekend as had some friends stop by and had a few beers and went out to dinner and that was on my fruit and veggie day so was a little afraid to step on the scale this morning..... but YAY!
I agree that the mixed nutt's are a great treat. I look forward to my mixed nutt days.
This is the easiest, most satisfying diet I have ever been on. Truly by the time my 4th meal comes I sometimes think of skipping it.
I saw on one of these that someone said they added cheese to their omelete?? I didn't see anywhere where cheese was allowed?
My very favorite is the Orange and Pineapple smoothie, I add a little splenda... tastes just like an orange julius! yum
 Where it tells you how to prepare everything as far as food, you can add cheese to your scrambled eggs...Cheese is okay as far as I can tell...(per food prep instructions)
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wannabeless
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Posted: 25 September 2005 04:50 pm |
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MiaWilliams,
WOW!!! That is great! 8 1/2 lbs! Keep up the good work.
I read the diet the same way, that you can add cheese to your scrambled eggs but not to the omelet. I don't know why it would make a huge difference? But I guess it would depend on how much cheese you are putting in, alot, or a little.
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gonnaloseit
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Posted: 25 September 2005 07:36 pm |
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| I just wanted to say hi to everyone. This is my first day on the "Idiot Diet" and I am really excited. It sounds like all of you have had great success so far. I am a little concerned about losing the weight so fast, though. I am thinking of making minor adjustments here and there so I don't lose too quickly. Has anyone else done this?
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wvpumpkin
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Posted: 26 September 2005 01:15 am |
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| Just a thought, but if the diet generater/menu changes up everyday, wouldn't this get expensive buying all different types of foods etc. Also wouldn't alot of food get wasted. Like for example, If I had cottage cheese one day and didn't have it again for eleven days or whatever, it would go bad, do you see what I mean? How often do the menus change, and how many different types of food are there on it? Thanks for your patience!!!
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MiaWilliams
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Posted: 26 September 2005 03:17 am |
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Wv - I was thinking that too...It seems to waste quite a bit of food, and you have to go to the grocery store all the time...But I guess it is better than paying every month for a weight loss program...like weight watchers..or something...
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wannabeless
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Posted: 26 September 2005 07:16 am |
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I find this diet a little bit expensive myself, as well. And I seem to find myself at the grocery store fairly often, but I don't care because I am happy with my weight loss (yahoo!!!). The set of menus that I have for this 11 day period call for cottage cheese on 5 different days. I bought the 2 cup size and I had to buy more today. I think if you look at the diet and figure out how many times you are going to need a certain item over the 11 day period you will be able to judge how much to buy. If I'm not sure how much I will eat, then I buy the smallest size available so I won't be wasting food by throwing it away because it has expired.
What I find is that the food is not going to waste in my house, instead, my husband and two boys (one is 15 1/2) are eating all the stuff I need! When my 15 1/2 year old saw me making a banana milk shake, he wanted one too and so did his brother! Although, they don't like cottage cheese very much so I probably won't have a problem there!
wvpumpkin
There is a different menu for each of the 11 days. But quite often you will have one or more meals that require the same items. For instance, on day 5, 6 and 7 chicken was on the menu for each day. In this case I cook enough to have leftovers for the next day. You make your personal choices before the diet generator generates the menus for the 11 day period so you have a choice of what you want to eat. When the diet generator is finished generating your menus, then you find out how often you will need to eat certain foods. That will help you at the grocery store.
gonnaloseit
There are two different diets to choose from. The diet generator and the 10 idiot proof rules of weight loss. If you want to lose weight more slowly, it says in the handbook that using the 10 idiot proof rules of weight loss instead of using the diet generator, might be the way to go for you. I don't know how much slower you will lose weight as I have not tried that plan. It would be interesting to see if it is alot slower, it seems to use a similar carb and protein concept.
Hope this helps!:D
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patticakes
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Posted: 26 September 2005 04:24 pm |
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 Hi, everyone. Today is my first day as well and I'm hoping I'll be able to do this plan. I was Somersizing for quite some time and lost about 35 lbs but gained back about 12 or so since going off the plan. It's not that Somersizing doesn't work, it's just that I got so tired of the same food all the time. I needed a change and a jump start. I'm looking forward to sharing "success" stories and ideas with all of you. I'm glad I found this board as well. Anyone know of another board or chatroom where people are doing this diet for support? Thanks to all!
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lucebianca
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Posted: 26 September 2005 06:55 pm |
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wannabeless - Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm right there with you on the monthly thing. With me it can be an extra 5 pounds. Good idea on the chicken salad. I'm getting a little bored with chicken, too...but love chicken salad. Looking back on what I could've done wrong this last diet period...I also realized that I was not taking the skin off of the chicken. I bought the rotisserie chicken. Of course that's where the moisture and all the flavor comes from! I've also taken the big jar of mixed nuts and divided in into baggies. This way I won't be tempted to over do it. I started my next (and 4th) 11-day period today and will not waver this time. I learned my lesson.
Lucky for me, I too, have a supportive husband (who is also slim). Stinker! He has really made a big deal about my weight loss, and often comments on how good I look. He even comes up with recipes for me. When I came in lamenting that I only lost 5 pounds this last time, he said "are you crazy! that's great!" …”you can’t expect to keep losing 9 pounds each time.”
Good luck and thanks again for your comments.
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lucebianca
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Posted: 26 September 2005 06:59 pm |
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| wvpumpkin - I think any excercise is good but they mentioned several times in the rules that walking is recommended because it is the best exercise for burning fat rather than more labor-intensive work outs.
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lucebianca
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Posted: 26 September 2005 07:03 pm |
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MiaWilliams - Good for you! Good luck on round 2 :D
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heaterguy
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Posted: 26 September 2005 11:02 pm |
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Well today is day one for me. In all honesty I am hungry. However I have drank enough water to float the QBII.
I know where they are going with the exercise recommendation. During high intensity exercise your body will go immediately to its glycogen stores for energy. However, research has shown that exercising longer and slower will burn fat.
So, if you want to do a stairmaster or elliptical the trick is to start off slowly for about 20 minutes and then go into your normal routine for about an additional 25 minutes.
I rode my bike 12 miles this morning but instead of taking off like a bat out of h___ I just kept my mph at about 12 then jacked it up to 15-20 and retained it for about 50 minutes total.
What they don't mention is using resistance training along with cardio training. Research has shown that working out with weights will burn more calories. Albeit you will gain some weight initially as muscle weighs more than fat.
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wvpumpkin
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Posted: 27 September 2005 04:06 am |
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| So should we weight train at first or not? I would say go ahead, if your really not concerned about the number on the scale, because if you actually are burning fat on this diet, even if you gain muscle, you may stay the same weight, but lose inches, which in turn make you slimmer, Am I right????
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wannabeless
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Posted: 27 September 2005 07:36 am |
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Has anyone tried using shrimp or scallops instead of the fish fillets?
Heaterguy - I am hungry sometimes too but you would think drinking all that water wouldn't leave room for hunger! Good luck with the diet!
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heaterguy
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Posted: 27 September 2005 04:09 pm |
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You may want to wait a week or two into the diet so you won't get discouraged with the weight gain.
When you lift you will add weight. However, in the long run with diet, resistance training and the walking you should have great results.
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lucebianca
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Posted: 27 September 2005 08:39 pm |
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heaterguy - sorry to hear about the hunger...are you eating until you are 'almost' full? I have been hungry on EVERY diet program I've been on - with the exception of this one. Maybe you should eat a little more. Or it could be that all the muscle is utilizing the food faster. There must be a good reason.
It seems you have the exercise thing down...so you should have it made. Thanks for the pointers on the weights. Did you take your measurements?...since you are probably all muscle and only some fat to lose.
BTW, how did you fare through the Hurricane? I have friends and family in Houston and Dallas. Can't reach one of them, the others were okay.
Good Luck on the diet...hope you're only hungry today...
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heaterguy
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Posted: 27 September 2005 10:37 pm |
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Lucebianca:
Yes I think I have come to the same conclusion, I am not eating enough. However, I have a big appetite. I am sure I will find the middleground. I miss nibling on stuff throughout the day. Particularly fruit and nuts.
This morning I made an omelette and it was good but an hour later I was hungry. Plus I am up so early and eating that by the time my second meal comes along I am famished. My second meal is my lunch meal because I am out making sales calls and I never know if I will have to take a client to lunch.
No, I am not lean and muscular. I am lean in the upper body and legs but I carry all my weight in my abs. My wife says I look like a stick figure when I wear gym shorts.
Years ago I lost over a 120lbs and have fought to keep it off. However, the weight comes and goes and always lands in my abs. Its genetic and I won't be able to do anything about it but I will die trying.
Part of loosing the weight was studying nutrition and exercise. Even when I was fat I was active but I was doing the wrong things for the right reasons.
Up here in the Dallas area we did fine. Houston lucked out. The west side got barely a drop of rain while the eastern portion got some rain and wind. Power is out in some places but other wise nothing of significance.
The counties and cities and towns east of Houston, like Beaumont, Pt. Arthur and east did not do too well. Lots of wind damage and flooding. The refineries will be down about three weeks so drive slowly gas is going to stay high for a while.
By the way, this morning omelette, I used some portabello mushrooms in it. Fantastic.
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patticakes
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Posted: 28 September 2005 02:23 am |
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| Hi, everyone. Today was my second day and I, too, was famished. Maybe I'm not eating enough or not doing something properly. Please, if someone could tell me, when it says on the generator menu "chicken" does that mean you can have a chicken breast and some vegetables or just chicken? Also, for other meals, like the omlette, I know you can add veggies but how about ham or bacon? I think I'm not understanding the diet correctly. Help....
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gonnaloseit
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Posted: 28 September 2005 03:06 am |
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patticakes ~
You can add:
Ham
Chicken
Turkey
Sausage
Bacon
Onions
Bell Peppers
Tomatoes
*Any other veggies may be added into omelette also.
I think for the chicken you can only have chicken, unless it says chicken with mixed vegetables. I have that on my menu one day. Other days it says chicken with mixed fruit. When you view your diet, click on the menu item and a box will open that explains the meal. It is also listed at the bottom if you print it. Hope that helps!
I am on my 3rd day. It has been so hard. Today I decided I have to have something more to eat, even though I have already lost 2lbs. The problem with my menu is that chicken is on there almost everday. I like chicken, but not everyday! I am happy with my 2lb. weightloss, so tonight I am going to generate a new menu and hopefully be able to stick to it! Wish me luck and good luck to you!
wannabeless ~
I checked out the idiot proof rules for casual weightloss. I think I will try it in the future, but I am going to try the generator for now because it is so conveinent.
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patticakes
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Posted: 28 September 2005 04:01 pm |
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Hi, all. I'd appreciate any advice or help that I can get from those of you already doing this diet. I really do want this to work. I still don't know how you can fill up on just a piece of chicken, with no veggies or salad or anything else and it's hard to eat more of just one kind of meat.
Gonnaloseit-Thanks for your help. I think it will be helpful to encourage one another and share ideas. I appreciate your input.
It would have been nice if there was either a help board or customer service or something like that with the diet to get ideas and direct questions.
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wannabeless
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Posted: 29 September 2005 04:12 am |
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Just checking in to see how everyone's doing. I seem to be eating a lot of boring chicken and tuna salad on this diet. So how about this idea, on the days where it says you can have chicken and vegetables, try this:
Cut the chicken into cubes, cut some peppers, onions, and cherry tomatoes and thread them onto skewers for shishkabob! My husband did this with steak the other night and it was fabulous! He barbequed and basted the skewers with teriaki sauce (I don't think that's on the diet but maybe there is a fat free or fat reduced version) but what about basting with low fat Italian dressing or no-fat Italian dressing if you can find it. You could probably just use barbeque sauce, too. That wouldn't be quite as boring as a chicken breast (again!) and broccoli and cauliflower. Anyway, it's just something different for the chicken and vegetable meal.
Patticakes - I never eat just one piece of chicken when chicken is on the menu by itself otherwise I would be too hungry. Try to eat enough of that one thing so that you feel satisfied. It is a little bit boring but others seem to be doing really well on the diet. I have also chopped up the chicken and added mayo to make chicken salad for a change. No fat mayo is on the diet.
I also started putting my meals a little closer together. I eat breakfast and I am finished eating at 7:30 plus I drink 3 glasses of water before I leave for work. I have my next meal at 10:30 - 11:00 and I drink another 3 glasses of water throughout the morning. I go or at least try to go for a walk on my lunch break. At 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. I eat my next meal and I drink another 3 glasses of water during the afternoon. Then I have my last meal at about 5:30 p.m. with my family when I get home from work. I realize this schedule won't be realistic for everyone, but my point is that when my meals were further apart (and it still happens somedays) I seemed to be hungrier because I was waiting too long between meals. I also try to go for a walk after supper. Hope that helps! Good luck and hang in there!
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daahling
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Posted: 29 September 2005 02:37 pm |
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Hi everyone!
Am new here! Just ordered the Fat Loss for Idiots Program and I plan to start this Monday, so my three "free" days will coincide with the weekend! At a glance there doesn't seem to be much food on this diet! Oh well.. we'll see. I have 5 kg to lose, that would be around 11 lbs.. but it's always more difficult when one doesn't have that much to lose I find.
Question: Re mixed nuts: can these be roasted? or do they have to be raw?
Looking forward to chatting with all you people also on this program!!
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wvpumpkin
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Posted: 29 September 2005 02:47 pm |
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| I still havenot ordered, still debating. What do you mean there is not much food. You mean not much to eat in a days period, or not much variety on the menus???
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Posted: 29 September 2005 02:50 pm |
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| I meant not much to eat in a day's menu .. but I guess that's where eating until you're almost full comes in...
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2BHealthyAndFit
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Posted: 29 September 2005 03:45 pm |
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| :)Hi, I've also just started this diet and im on my 5th day, i have been enjoying it so far, i like the idea of choosing what you want for your 11 days and also trying to balance all those different foods, so your not always having eggs and fruit for 3 days in a row but a mixture of fruit, mixed nuts, salad and a roast beef sandwich on one day then banana milkshake, ham & pineapple, omelette and then a hamburger? i enjoy the taking of 10 glasses of water and the brisk walks i do every day since i've started, which is a huge feat for me, i have found it hard sometimes because i have such a "sweet tooth" and when i do have a craving i really focus on the bigger picture and that my first week will probably be the hardest as my body is in shock from the extreme change, i haven't cheated yet and dont plan too but if i do, i know not to be too hard on myself as im not perfect and just get myself back on track, im quite determined and really want to say to every-one on this messageboard that im thankful for all the honest comments because it's encouraging and good to see real people doing it and losing weight and people sometimes feeling hungry and maybe having abit of a hard time, so lets keep this going, keep the comments coming in and success to everyone participating...haven't weighed myself yet, my plan is to do it every 11 days then weigh, night all! Time: 12:45am(NZL):)
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patticakes
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Posted: 29 September 2005 06:04 pm |
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Hi, all. I do appreciate this board and everyone's advice and tips. That does help. I had a "not so great" day yesterday and blew it in the afternoon with a little popcorn. I was starving and couldn't last until I got home for dinner. I think maybe I'm not eating enough at one time.
I'm going to try some of the suggestions like the chicken and mayo, etc. Hopefully, that will help. I think I took the "stop before you're full" instruction a little too seriously and maybe I need to eat a little more.
I do like the idea of the menu planner and that part of it. It does make it easy. It's just staying with it.
Has anyone switched off meals from one day to another or is that something you shouldn't do?
Thanks again for the help.
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wvpumpkin
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Posted: 29 September 2005 07:34 pm |
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| Do you get some sort of essential fats everyday, such as nuts or fish oil. Your body need these everyday. I take fish oil, so can I still take that every day???
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justamom
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Posted: 29 September 2005 08:49 pm |
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| Hi! I'm new to this forum but joined just because of this very subject. Let me give you a little background, I have always been overweight and to top that off I am the only one in my family!!! I lost about 40#s after I had my third daughter, with my own diet and exercise. Basically starved my self. I gained it all back after I quit smoking. So this year I tried it again, I started watching what I ate and lost 10#s. Then that stopped, so in June I started exercising and ate once a day. I didn't lose anything. One day I was surfing the net and stumbled across the fl4i diet. I figured I have spent more money on other stupid diet things so, what the heck? I started the diet on Aug. 3rd. I have not done the diet straight through because mine and my dh's birthdays, our anniversary, and my TOM. So far I have lost 20#s without feeling deprived. It has come off consistintly when I am faithful. I weigh myself everyday, I know, but I have found that on the fruit & veg day I gain 2#s and so did my mom, and I was still hungry. I decided to cut that day out and just wing three meals for that day using the foods they give. To answer the question about only eating chicken, I cut up cucumbers or tomatos with FF dressing and have that on the side. I haven't stopped lossing because of it. Sorry this is so long. First time I have had very much success on a diet w/o starving. I have been looking for people to discuss this with on other forums but they just poo poo it. Thanks for listening
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patticakes
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Posted: 29 September 2005 10:17 pm |
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:D Hi, Justamom - It's so good to hear from you. Continued success. Sounds like this plan is working for you. I so, too, want it to work for me but have to get over a few hurdles.
Your post is just what I was looking for. I think the one thing lacking in the diet is support and communication with others so that you can share ideas. That's kind of what I was looking for in this board. It would also be nice to have a chat room or something like that.
I feel that when you can encourage one another and share tips. recipes, etc. it makes it so much easier to continue. Thanks again for your post. I look forward to more of the same!
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2BHealthyAndFit
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Posted: 30 September 2005 02:07 am |
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| :)I too totally agree with having this messageboard as support and encouragement, it helps everyone who is doing this diet to realise that there are other people out there doing it, enjoying it and struggling with it, it keeps us motivated and gives us an incentive to keep going because of the great testimonies, we should understand that we are not perfect, we may slip but we can absolutely do this, keep looking at the bigger picture, we're woman, which means anything is possible!
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Posted: 1 October 2005 03:29 am |
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Hello again! As Monday approaches I was wondering if you could please answer a few questions for me:
Mixed Nuts - Are roasted and salted ok?? or do they have to be plain and raw?
Alcohol - If I do not take my daily glass of red wine, could I "save" it all for the weekend? Can I for example on the weekend then drink a few glasses if I haven't touched the stuff all week?
Bread - As I live on the small island of Malta in the Med, I sometimes find it difficult locating particular foods, like oat or bran bread.. is there anyone out there from Malta and if so, have you found this anywhere? Same with Fat Free Mayonnaise, as all I seem to find is reduced fat.
Olives - Can I incorporate these into the diet? As I typically like to use them in salads..
Hope you all doing well on your diets! I can't wait to start on Monday and see how this works.
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jewellover
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Posted: 1 October 2005 06:26 am |
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| Hello fellow dieters-I made it past the first round-down 6 lbs-was hoping for the advertised 9 but I'll take 6.My clothes feel looser so that's a plus.I'm anxious to start the next menu-picked the melons and fruit salad this time around.I just have to get through the remaining 2 free days without overdoing it.Maybe I shouldn't weigh myself everyday.I do get discouraged when the scale goes up slightly thanks to my weight watcher scale that shows fractions of pounds.I'll check back in when I get to 10 lbs. :D
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wannabeless
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Posted: 1 October 2005 07:53 am |
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Hi everyone,
I just finished first 11 day go round yesterday. I am totally thrilled! I lost 8 lbs. I could barely believe it when I weighed myself this morning. I did not expect to lose this much as I did weigh myself a couple of times and after I got down 4 lbs. the scale seemed to be on vacation. I am also thrilled because I had to make a few substitutions on my diet. Because my particular diet had eggs on it so many times, I found by the end of the first week that I would get very sick everytime I ate eggs. I have noticed this before but never to this extreme. I must have developed a slight allergy or something because the pain I had from stomach cramps was unbeliveable. I would feel quite sick until after lunch when I would start to feel ok again. (I guess the eggs had cleared my system by that time.) Just to make sure it was from the eggs, after not eating them for 5 days, I tried them again with the same result but not as severe. I have now generated menus for the next go round without any eggs so hopefully I will be as successful the next time.
Each time I was supposed to have eggs, I substituted another protein. One morning I had mixed nuts, one morning I had cottage cheese and another time I had some chicken. This seems to have worked in my case. I have two more free days and then I will begin again on Monday. I am watching what I eat on these free days but not to the same extreme as when on the 11 day part of the diet. I still ate 4 meals today, but one of them was cereal, so we'll see after the weekend if on the 3 day off period I gain 3 lbs.! I also had a taste of my son's birthday cake today.
Daahling - I eat salted mixed nuts on the diet. I don't know if there would be a huge difference if you ate unsalted nuts or not. I guess if salt tends to make you retain water then you might want to use the unsalted ones. I never switch around the whole day on the diet for another whole day, only because I thought that the diet generator is picking the foods for you in a certain sequence and switching the days around would mess that up, but maybe that's not how it works, I don't know. Looking over my copy of the vegetables for mixed salad and dressing I do not see olives listed. However, on the fruit and veggie day it says you can eat any vegetables you want, so I guess it depends what meal you are eating. When you eat mixed vegetables it just says to make sure you eat at least 3 different ones. I didn't drink on the diet but only because I don't usually drink. We are celebrating our anniversary tomorrow so I may have a glass of wine. As for "saving up" your wine, that may not be a good idea. Good luck with your first time around!:D
Jewellover - Way to go!!! Congrats on the weight loss and keep up the good work!
I love reading about everyone's success no matter what the number is or even if it's just getting through the fruit and veggie day successfully. I also like reading where people are from. I think it's great that I can talk to others using the same diet from all over the world and get advice, tips, and ideas. Thank you to everyone for all your support. I felt like giving up when I had the problem with the eggs, but reading everyone else's posts really helped me see that I should keep going. Thanks again and I'll let you know how I do over the weekend.
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heaterguy
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Posted: 1 October 2005 04:37 pm |
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Hello everyone:
My wife and I have just completed 5 days of this diet and both of us have experienced a 5lb drop.
We both have felt this diet to be a struggle but we realize the results are accurate according to the people that have produced it. Today is our fruit and veggie day and I have just completed my fruit breakfast.
Basically, I have found this diet to be a low carb low fat diet interspersed with some higher calorie meals. We have both been, at times, extremely hungry. My problem is I am an outside salesperson and don't always have the luxury of sitting down to a homemade meal. Twice this week I had to eat plain chicken breast in restuarants while customers ate to their hearts content. Is that jealousy?
On Monday and Tuesday I have to fly out of town and have no idea how I am going to handle the meals. Particularly eating four meals a day. I am committed to the eleven day period as I am using this diet to fast start a better balanced diet.
Bottom line is if someone asked me if it works I would have to say yes.
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lucebianca
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Posted: 3 October 2005 08:50 pm |
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daahling - Malta! I live no where near it...but have heard it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. I had a friend years ago that went there on a vacation with a bunch of other girls. Four of them fell in love, got married and never returned to the States. They said all the men were beautiful!
Oh, and now for the diet...I get the roasted, salted mixed nuts. If you can't find fat-free mayo, get the next best thing. They don't tell you not to drink wine...just suggest not to go crazy. As far as the bread, unless you make it from scratch it's not easy to find. I'd say just buy bread you like and eat it sparingly. I can't speak for everyone, but eat the food slowly and don't over-stuff yourself....I haven't ever been hungry while on the diet. In fact there have been some evenings that I really wasn't hungry. Don't forget to drink lots of water.
Good luck!
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lucebianca
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Posted: 3 October 2005 09:01 pm |
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wannabeless - Congratulations on your weight loss! In spite of the egg problem. Maybe you do have an allergy (or are just plain sick of them!) It certainly does help having this 'support group' via this site. I like learning what others are doing and recipe ideas. I've not lost as much as some others...though I'm still down 20 and holding. One time I only lost 5, but credit that to being just a little bit too creative with the menu. Good for you!:D
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lucebianca
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Posted: 3 October 2005 09:11 pm |
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heaterguy - Hang in there! You're off to a good start. Maybe the hunger part will get easier as time goes by. It's nice that you and your wife are doing this together. I have had to improvise a few times and it's not easy especially since you are at restaurants instead of home. But I found that many places now offer a lot of healthy alternatives. Judging from what you've mentioned about your exercise regimine...you seem very focused. So just remember the award event that's coming up and how you want to look in that photo. You can do it !
I have a family matter that's come up and had to stop in the middle of my recent 11-day plan. I haven't put any weight back on and hope I can keep it off until I start it again in about a week. I'm crossing my fingers!;)
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daahling
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Posted: 4 October 2005 01:23 am |
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Hi Lucebianca! Thanks for your nice reply!
Yes Malta is quite a nice place to live, especially in the summer I find... as for the men.. hmm.. not sure many Maltese women would agree with you there! LOL Mind you, I've met the love of my life around 6 weeks ago and he's Maltese (though of English descent) and I ain't complainin'!!
As for diet: Today was Day 1!! Felt comfortable right up until mid afternoon, when I got stuck at office with nothing to eat (had already had my lunch, which was just cottage cheese) and ended up leaving work a good 2.5 hours later than i usually do. Needless to say the moment I got home I darted to the kitchen and bunged a chicken breast under the grill (covered in nice herbs and spices for flavour). I then chopped the chicken into fingers and made a little dip of light mayo and ketchup for dunking. This tided me over well into the night. Was not sure at around 10pm whether I was even going to have my last meal of the day which was tuna salad, but thought I should so as to keep my metabolism going.
My views on the diet so far are that it seems as though the menus tend to be a bit samey... I hope I don't get bored! But just have to keep visualising my goal... that is shedding the extra 5kg i seem to have put on over the past 3 years. Getting into my tightest jeans is also quite a good incentive.
The other snag is food prep.. i hate having to prepare all my food to take to work with me the next day, and I wonder what on earth my colleagues are going to think tomorrow lunchtime when I whip out my tupperware with bits of chopped chicken in it to nibble at my desk!! All I have to say is... he who laughs last.. mwahahahahha
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lucebianca
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Posted: 4 October 2005 06:25 pm |
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daahling - I know what you mean about the preparation...it's a pain. And, yes, I was teased about coming in with the Tupperware. BUT the teasing quickly subsided when everyone saw what I looked like a few weeks later. Now everyone wants to know what I've been doing. As with many offices they pick up their lunches from fast food restaurants...everything is fried and loaded with chemicals, fat and calories. Poison. On Monday mornings my office has hot donuts and pastries waiting on the counter next to the coffee machine. On my last '3-days-off' I had a donut. It was great going down, but a few minutes later I actually felt sick. This surprised me, because I have a weakness for sweets. Bringing lunch already prepared "leads me from temptation".
To date I'm down 20 pounds, not sure what that is in kg...9? This is the first diet I've tried where my metabolism has really kicked in. I have a long way to go, but this loss really shows and has given me great incentive to stick to it. My biggest concern is keeping the weight off once I reach my goal. I think to avoid monotony the best thing to do is to generate diet plans with different foods (each time you start a new 11-day plan). Also, I have found a lot of great recipes and ideas posted on this site... Good luck!
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heaterguy
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Posted: 5 October 2005 02:53 pm |
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Lucebianca:
I awoke Sunday morning with such a blood sugar drop that it made me dizzy. Normal for me my wife said. I just made the decision that this diet wasn't for me. I switched to a balanced 1500-1800 calorie diet.
When I got on the scale this morning I found I lost another pound and I don't feel any where near lethargic as I did on that diet. If it works for you stick with it but for me, even though it took off the weight, I didn't like the way I was feeling.
I started this thread to gain information on the diet and I received that and much more. It has turned into a support group thread that I will continue to look into from time to time and to let you know how a normal diet is working.
Best to you
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heaterguy
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Posted: 5 October 2005 02:53 pm |
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Lucebianca:
I awoke Sunday morning with such a blood sugar drop that it made me dizzy. Normal for me my wife said. I just made the decision that this diet wasn't for me. I switched to a balanced 1500-1800 calorie diet.
When I got on the scale this morning I found I lost another pound and I don't feel any where near lethargic as I did on that diet. If it works for you stick with it but for me, even though it took off the weight, I didn't like the way I was feeling.
I started this thread to gain information on the diet and I received that and much more. It has turned into a support group thread that I will continue to look into from time to time and to let you know how a normal diet is working.
Best to you
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lucebianca
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Posted: 5 October 2005 06:39 pm |
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heaterguy - Wow...sorry to hear about that. I think you're smart in going a different route. Too often people don't listen to what their bodies are telling them. I certainly wouldn't have stuck with this diet had I felt the same way. I do think there's something to the switching back and forth of the types of foods - really tricked my metabolism into kicking in. Maybe you can incorporate that into your diet. Hey, who knows, with your background studies of nutrition and exercize...you could come up with your own 'miracle diet'. Please let us know if you do.
Buona fortuna a lei e sua moglie...
(best of luck to you and your wife)
Ciao
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justamom
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Posted: 5 October 2005 07:52 pm |
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Hi!
Just wanted to check in again. I almost done with the cycle and I am down another 8#s counting the 4# weight gain over the 3 days off. Thats a total of23#s in 2 months.
Heaterguy-sorry it didn't work out maybe you need more carbs.
Lucebianca- How long did it take you to lose 20#s?
How do you guys keep from gaining on the three days off? I try to be good sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't, but no matter what I do I always seem to gain between 3-5#s. I work out doing cardio 6 days /week even on the time off. HELP!!
I love the diet, since I am a stay at home mom, the simpler the better. I eat before I cook for the family ( to be sure I can resist) then I eat again later. The kids miss me sitting down with them but, I just need to put myself first in this instance.
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