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watermelon
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Posted: 9 August 2008 07:49 pm |
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Hi sunshine,
I may have written a bit unclearly and I think you misunderstood, what I meant was tiny amount of food total, as in throughout the day. Not per meal. Like for an egg meal I'd have like 5 eggs and such. But the whole days worth of meals didn't compare to my usual days of eating loads of pizza, cookies, chocolate, and junk every minute of the day. So it was very difficult for me, as this diet was the lowest I've ever been on sugar.
But thank you for the concern! : )
Have you tried the diet?
-watermelon
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sunshine
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Posted: 9 August 2008 09:09 pm |
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Yes...I have been on it 7 months...and am now thin and trim and healthy.
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webfairy
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Posted: 12 August 2008 04:29 am |
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I am new to the forum and this is my story… I kept gaining weight and it seemed the more I gained the more tired and less energy I had. My doctor kept saying it was my age. I love when they blame age for everything! I began to feel bad about my appearance and avoided things like my high school reunion, parties, etc. When I went to buy new clothes sometimes I would breakdown in the dressing room because I was so unhappy with myself. I hated buying “big” clothing and I couldn’t even stand to look at my body in the mirror. Even my face looked fat (as my oldest daughter so kindly pointed out one day).
So after about 2 years and 40 lbs. I demanded my doctor do “something” . He ordered blood work and discovered I had hypothyroidism. I knew there was something going on, as I didn’t eat large portions or overly fattening foods. I ate small portions of healthy food and still gained weight! Also my cholesterol was super high and I kept saying I don’t eat fried foods, and the things that are associated with high cholesterol. Anyways, I went on meds and my cholesterol went down to normal after 3 months and my thyroid, which was almost inactive, is now normal, as well. But I was left with the ugly task of losing all this weight I gained. Uggh! The things I tried were very hard and nothing seemed to work. I stayed the same, but did not lose weight. I was very discouraged, to say the least.
Then I found FatLoss4Idiots and thought, what the heck. I began my first 11 day session on June 16th and I lost 8 pounds. I was ecstatic! I went back on after the 3 day break, and then blew it on the 4th of July weekend. I was mad at myself, but I stayed on it for the remainder of that session and still lost 6.5 lbs. After my 3rd 11 day session I lost another 7 lbs. Now, I did gain 1.5 lbs on each of my 3 day off breaks, but I lost it every time, in addition to the weight loss I noted above. I have lost 22 lbs total off my original weight when I first started this diet. I did NOT exercise and still had these results. AND I also drink one glass of wine almost every evening (I’m Italian… my excuse).
Observations: I noticed that the sessions that I did not drink the recommended amount of water I lost less weight than when I drank 8-10 glasses per day. Also, the first 11 day session I only drank wine every other day. But the point is I have been losing weight consistently and faster than I thought was possible. You know how when you get so much over weight it feels like it will be forever before you can feel thin again? That feeling totally disappears once you see the results on this diet. I have lost 2 pant sizes and in this short amount of time. I would recommend this diet to anyone who really feels hopeless and wants to lose weight. The only days that were hard for me were the fruit and veggie days (only 2 of the 11 days). I felt a little hungry, but knew what the reward would be so toughed it out on those 2 days. It really isn’t that bad since you really never starve yourself. You just may not feel as satisfied shortly after eating, in my experience (on the fruit and veggie day only).
I have made up some recipes for some of the same foods I keep picking – to make them more appetizing and less blah. I will check out the recipe forum here and see about contributing. I am sooooo happy I found this diet! People have really noticed the change the weight loss has brought about, but even more so... I feel great about myself again and I am only a little over half way to my goal. Stick with it everyone! It is so worth it! =)
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watermelon
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Posted: 12 August 2008 06:11 am |
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Wow, congratulations webfairy!!
You have just helped me stay motivated, to go on a second round, I was just about thinking about quitting the diet since I just gained all my weight back (over the 3 day period where I consistently stuffed myself) Just before I read your post I had an entire box of cheezits in one sitting along with some pizza and I thought this diet was useless now that I've ruined it. But... now I'm inspired and think this weight will come off once again! and again, super congrats to you. That is an incredible success story... 8 lbs!! wow.
-watermelon
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webfairy
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Posted: 12 August 2008 06:30 am |
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Watermelon, that makes me so happy that you are going to stick with it. I will be supportive of you so if you feel like giving up, maybe I can find a way to give you my email address and you can email me and I can give you a pep talk! hehehe
This is the easiest diet, it is all planned out for you... all you have to do is follow it. And best of all, it absolutely works! Just stick to the food choices you made, drink your water and try to walk, if possible. You can do it! I make my food the night before and take my 3 meals to work in my little lunch cooler I bought, I have my 4th meal when I get home. I don't keep "bad" food around so I don't get tempted. Every time I start feeling like I want to blow it, I think about how far I have come and how close I am to reaching my goal. When, not if, I reach my goal, I will keep in mind how I felt before and how I now feel.
Tomorrow is Day 2 of my 5th session of 11 days. Let's do this together and challenge eachother. If you goof up, just keep on going - don't be hard on yourself. But try to be strong when those donuts (or whatever your poison) are calling out "Come and get me?" ;-)
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buttons
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Posted: 12 August 2008 08:00 am |
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Web fairy what a fantastic journey, you really have made me think even more positive about this plan (if that was possible).
On day 6 today of cycle 1 and feeling really great not craving anything the last couple of days, just focusing on my end result. Please keep posting to keep us all inspired. 
Water melon- Please dont go  . I am really worried about my 1st lot of cheat days, maybe you just have a lesson to learn from this time so that next time you stop eating when you are full, only eat 4 meals and drink the water. We are all human and i have read many posts from losers on here who went off the rails on occasions but they just dusted themselves off, learnt from it and went on to loose huge amounts of weights.
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watermelon
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Posted: 13 August 2008 01:45 am |
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webfairy and buttons- thank you for your support, I have decided for sure I will complete at least another cycle. Best of luck for us all!
And webfairy, I noticed you are from ca, i'm from sac! That's pretty neat I think. Well... I guess I'll update in a few days how things go! And once again you guys have all inspired me, keep on going! : )
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sunshine
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Posted: 13 August 2008 01:56 am |
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Webfairy and Watermelon...please come introduce yourselves and tell us your stories on the discussion forum....there are lots of great people who would love to hear all about you and encourage you and share their stories with you as well! There is alot of support and great tips given daily on the discussion...and you'll find even more diet buddies...especially when you need help and no one seems to be online...we have people from many time zones.
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webfairy
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Posted: 13 August 2008 03:25 am |
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| Great! I am on my way... thanks!
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webfairy
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Posted: 13 August 2008 03:29 am |
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watermelon wrote: webfairy and buttons- thank you for your support, I have decided for sure I will complete at least another cycle. Best of luck for us all!
And webfairy, I noticed you are from ca, i'm from sac! That's pretty neat I think. Well... I guess I'll update in a few days how things go! And once again you guys have all inspired me, keep on going! : )
Hi Watermelon. Yes, you are not that far. I grew up in Sac! Now I live in San Jose. Let's move to the other forum Sunshine suggested. I will see if Sunshine knows a way I can give you my email address for support. Sunshine????
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sunshine
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Posted: 13 August 2008 03:34 am |
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You can safely give your email address by clicking on the persons name to the left of their post...a box will come up with options...click on PM(personal mail) and write a private post with your email in it. I would write it out..such as...jenny at email dot com...as an extra precaution
See you both on the discussion!
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sweedy
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Posted: 13 August 2008 04:40 am |
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sweedy wrote: i am very pleased i invested in this diet.(FL4I). I'm about to finish my fourth cycle.Shhh....can you imagine;i could fit into a size 7 jeans(today at the mall in the juniors section. That is always where I have been shopping. Thanks to whoever came up with this diet. From size 13 to size 7.....hurray.
This is the best diet so far..... Am on my third cycle now; and am a living testimony. I just want to get to my goal and then tell how much weight. I have lost so far. Thanks for success story. I was am motivated.
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webfairy
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Posted: 13 August 2008 04:52 am |
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| Yay Sweedy! That is great!!!! You are an inspiration!
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sweedy
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Posted: 13 August 2008 02:22 pm |
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| Thanks webfairy.!!!! We can do it. Let us support each other.
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webfairy
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Posted: 13 August 2008 09:17 pm |
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| Hi Sweedy! You can bet on it! It's nice that so many people with one common thread can be supportive of eachother even though we don't know eachother. We don't always have others in our immediate lives that we can effectively talk to about weight issues, and here (in this forum) we all can relate, for the most part, and help each other through those times. I love all the ideas people have for fruit & veggie days since those seem to be the hardest. The recipes are a big one, for me anyways, in trying to not veer from the menu.
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Nir
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Posted: 11 September 2008 07:56 am |
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| A possible success story here.
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MSWILEY87
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Posted: 11 September 2008 05:24 pm |
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Hello to all, I just wanted to introduce myself and get involved. My name is DeVon and I am 20 years old. I've put on about 25pounds in the past 2 years and it is really showing on my short body. I lost both parents back in 05' (RIGHT AFTER I HAD MY SON.) so it was a HUGE emotional roller coaster for me. I gained weight then I lost weight, then I gained even more then it wouldn't go away. I've tried tons of diff diets and nothing has worked. I always give up when I don't see results. I've tried exercising, but just don't have the motivation. I felt like I would be fat, i would never be able to get rid of my weight and my fiance would never look at me the same. I thought of quitting myself over and over in the beginning, but I didn't. My fiance said to me please dont quit, you always quit and they hurt. I dont want to known as a quitter. I want to show him I can do this and I will. I am doing this for myself so I need to stick with it and get the weight GONE. So far I have lost 7lbs. So it's going great. I am just worried about the next cycle... we will see how it goes.
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JaspreGal
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Posted: 11 September 2008 08:22 pm |
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Hi MsWiley,
Keep up the good work. I am sure you will loose those 30 pounds in a matter of time.
Like you, I have about 30-35 pounds to loose too. We are on the same boat
I am on my 2nd cycle - 8th day. Do hope to see you on this site as you melt away. 
Cheers 
JaspreGal
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sweedy
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Posted: 11 September 2008 09:33 pm |
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| ms wiley; just stick with these success stories and you can do it. Every body loves my new body. Thanks to the great founder of FL4I.
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MSWILEY87
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Posted: 11 September 2008 11:23 pm |
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Jaspergal and Sweedy,
Thank you for the motivation and support. I love having this forum, without it I would have quit for sure by now! At first I got huge cravings and just couldn't stop cheating. I cheated 3 times over a 2 day period, so I just decided to start over. I am now on day 7 tomorrow is veggie day 8, I'm looking forward to it. I have a really good minestrone soup recipe. I will keep you posted with my progress.
Jaspergal I'm only one day behind you so we can do this together. My last day is Monday, which worked out great for me because I work all weekend then Im off on tuesdays and wednesdays so YEA!!  I weighed in, in the middle of the week, but I just had to, will let you know the final on Tuesday.
Sweedy thanks for the support, I was just wondering, did you exercise with this diet? How much weight have you lost? I know that we dont HAVE to exercise on the DG, but I feel like if I don't my stomach will look saggy. So I have this 8min Ab video, and I am goin to start walking.
Last edited on 11 September 2008 11:34 pm by MSWILEY87
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JaspreGal
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Posted: 12 September 2008 10:59 am |
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Hi DeVon,
I had a good Veggie Day yesterday. I had made a lovely pot of Tomato Veggie Soup. It was really yummy and I can't believe that all the ingredients were on the allowed food and condiment lists  .
Anyway, just wanna send you a cheer and hope you have a good veggie day too.
Cheers
JaspreGal
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sweedy
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Posted: 12 September 2008 11:23 am |
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Ms. Wiley: Today will be my 11th day out of 5cycle. I swim once every week as my hobby. I'm glad we don't need strenous exercise for this diet, since am a medical student. I don't have that gyming time.
Goodluck
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JaspreGal
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Posted: 13 September 2008 04:03 pm |
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Hi DeVon,
How was your Veggie Day? I am completing my second cycle tomorrow and will start Cheat Day on Monday. I will most likely start cycle-3 on Wednesday, as I would like to adjust my cheat days to weekends.
Anyway, do hope all is well and look forward to hearing from you. Will let you know how much I have lost on Monday. Yet to check the scale .
Hi Sweedy, do join us on the general discussion.
Have a lovely weekend.
Cheers
JaspreGal
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Whatsitallabout
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Posted: 23 September 2008 03:04 am |
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webfairy wrote:
I am new to the forum and this is my story… I kept gaining weight and it seemed the more I gained the more tired and less energy I had. My doctor kept saying it was my age. I love when they blame age for everything! I began to feel bad about my appearance and avoided things like my high school reunion, parties, etc. When I went to buy new clothes sometimes I would breakdown in the dressing room because I was so unhappy with myself. I hated buying “big” clothing and I couldn’t even stand to look at my body in the mirror. Even my face looked fat (as my oldest daughter so kindly pointed out one day).
So after about 2 years and 40 lbs. I demanded my doctor do “something” . He ordered blood work and discovered I had hypothyroidism. I knew there was something going on, as I didn’t eat large portions or overly fattening foods. I ate small portions of healthy food and still gained weight! Also my cholesterol was super high and I kept saying I don’t eat fried foods, and the things that are associated with high cholesterol. Anyways, I went on meds and my cholesterol went down to normal after 3 months and my thyroid, which was almost inactive, is now normal, as well. But I was left with the ugly task of losing all this weight I gained. Uggh! The things I tried were very hard and nothing seemed to work. I stayed the same, but did not lose weight. I was very discouraged, to say the least.
Then I found FatLoss4Idiots and thought, what the heck. I began my first 11 day session on June 16th and I lost 8 pounds. I was ecstatic! I went back on after the 3 day break, and then blew it on the 4th of July weekend. I was mad at myself, but I stayed on it for the remainder of that session and still lost 6.5 lbs. After my 3rd 11 day session I lost another 7 lbs. Now, I did gain 1.5 lbs on each of my 3 day off breaks, but I lost it every time, in addition to the weight loss I noted above. I have lost 22 lbs total off my original weight when I first started this diet. I did NOT exercise and still had these results. AND I also drink one glass of wine almost every evening (I’m Italian… my excuse).
Observations: I noticed that the sessions that I did not drink the recommended amount of water I lost less weight than when I drank 8-10 glasses per day. Also, the first 11 day session I only drank wine every other day. But the point is I have been losing weight consistently and faster than I thought was possible. You know how when you get so much over weight it feels like it will be forever before you can feel thin again? That feeling totally disappears once you see the results on this diet. I have lost 2 pant sizes and in this short amount of time. I would recommend this diet to anyone who really feels hopeless and wants to lose weight. The only days that were hard for me were the fruit and veggie days (only 2 of the 11 days). I felt a little hungry, but knew what the reward would be so toughed it out on those 2 days. It really isn’t that bad since you really never starve yourself. You just may not feel as satisfied shortly after eating, in my experience (on the fruit and veggie day only).
I have made up some recipes for some of the same foods I keep picking – to make them more appetizing and less blah. I will check out the recipe forum here and see about contributing. I am sooooo happy I found this diet! People have really noticed the change the weight loss has brought about, but even more so... I feel great about myself again and I am only a little over half way to my goal. Stick with it everyone! It is so worth it! =)
Thank you for posting this. It seems this is about my story.
congratulations to you and everyone else to your weight loss.
I am on my 3rd round and have lost 23 pounds so far. I like feeling lighter
I have noticed that if I sort of keep up with the 4 meals a day and watch what I eat and keep up the water intake, I don't gain during my 3 cheat days. Really, this diet is melting away the pounds, I actually don't feel like cheating. I want to keep going, but I realize that even those cheat days are important to keep that fat monster guessing.
Keep going everyone, it's a whole new feeling when pants don't fit because they're too big
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sunshine
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Posted: 23 September 2008 04:02 am |
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Welcome Whatsitallabout....congrats on your wonderful losses!! Do come over to the general discussion for fl4i and introduce yourself....just click on fl4i at the top and then click on the general discussion...we'd all love to meet you and hear your inspiring story....that is where we fl4iers are all hanging out.
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Whatsitallabout
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Posted: 23 September 2008 12:25 pm |
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sunshine wrote:
Welcome Whatsitallabout....congrats on your wonderful losses!! Do come over to the general discussion for fl4i and introduce yourself....just click on fl4i at the top and then click on the general discussion...we'd all love to meet you and hear your inspiring story....that is where we fl4iers are all hanging out.
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sunsine, thank you! I will as soon as I get a minute.
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webfairy
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Posted: 23 September 2008 08:15 pm |
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| Whatsit - WOWEEEEE! 23 lbs in 3 cycles? That is WONDERFUL! Yes, please do come over to the "General Discussion" forum, as Sunshine suggested. Everyone would love to get to know you and you will find lots of support over there! There are many that are "our age" there, too!! (wink, wink) See you there!!
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Whatsitallabout
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Posted: 23 September 2008 08:45 pm |
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webfairy wrote:
Whatsit - WOWEEEEE! 23 lbs in 3 cycles? That is WONDERFUL! Yes, please do come over to the "General Discussion" forum, as Sunshine suggested. Everyone would love to get to know you and you will find lots of support over there! There are many that are "our age" there, too!! (wink, wink) See you there!!
Heehee, I have been over there and posted
Thanks for the welcome
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Denny
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Posted: 5 October 2008 09:38 am |
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Hi everybody:
I am new at this forum. After reading your success stories i decided to get FL4I. I am on my 20s and having overweight. I have tried pills, diets, exercising and much more. I have had some success but right now i am getting some weight back. So i decided not to let this go and give FL4I a try!
I am 5´and 3" and 147 lb. and additionally i am taking apidexin. This is my 5 day with apidexin ( no changes so far.....) I have had great experience on dieting and exercising. I used to weight 176 lb. almost 2 years ago and dropped lot of weight in s year and a half (I was 136) nevertheless i am again abroad and i got 10 pounds in almost 2 months. I dont want to continue increasing my weight and that is why i am here with FL4I.
Thank you all for your stories and i will appreciate any advice and or motivation!!!
good luck with your journeys and cycles !!!
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webfairy
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Posted: 5 October 2008 05:42 pm |
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| Hi Denny and WELCOME! Why don't you come and introduce yourself in the General Discussion area of this forum (under FL4I). Everyone would love to meet you and you will find a large support team there. So glad to have you aboard!!
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KellyAnne1284
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Posted: 16 October 2008 09:08 pm |
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Is anyone willing to share this diet with those of us who have not made a purchase?
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sunshine
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Posted: 16 October 2008 09:39 pm |
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Actually it doesn't work that way... this diet is different for each of us every single week...no one has the same menu with anyone else...this is all individualized by a computer program we access each cycle to print off our personal plan...called the diet generator. If you are really interested in losing weight this will be the best money you could spend....I am now a size four to six!! Go over to the discussion and you can ask some questions of others before you purchase if you'd like. This is NOT a site connected with the FL4I sellers...we are just people who purchased the diet so you will get honest opinions.
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KellyAnne1284
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Posted: 16 October 2008 09:41 pm |
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How much is it?
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sunshine
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Posted: 17 October 2008 01:52 am |
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We bought our plans in different places and at different prices...we are a global group...try googling FL4I and also try ebay. Some paid the extra for the Beyond Calorie plan as an add on. It is a onetime fee for life time access to the Diet Generator. It is very reasonable. I hope this helps!
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sweetieday
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Posted: 8 November 2008 12:56 am |
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webfairy, your post was very encouraging! I have also lost about 20lbs in three cycles on this diet. You can get tired of doing the diet, but I found that adding alot of variety (choosing alot of foods you wouldn't normally choose) helps. I have not been able to lose this much weight on any other diet. I think with other diets there's such a grey line on what you can have. So you cheat without even realizing it! This diet is pretty streight forward, knowing exactly what's OK.
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webfairy
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Posted: 11 November 2008 08:12 pm |
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I thought I would update my "success story" since I recently ended the diet.
I started the diet on June 16, 2008 at 182 lbs. and ended on October 31, 2008 at 136.5 lbs. I lost a total of 45.5 lbs. in 4.5 months. For anyone who is skeptical of this diet... DON'T BE! I felt great the whole time and I feel and look great now! This diet has not only changed the way I look, but it has changed the way I feel and I am happier than I have been... well, since I can remember! I hated going to social gatherings due to my weight, I hated clothes shopping as I looked FAT in everything and nothing looks flattering when you are overweight, and I felt horrible about myself. Now, I can't wait for the holdiay parties and get togethers, I love clothes shopping, and everyday I look at myself in the mirror and I am proud of what I have accomplished and how it has changed my life. This diet works!
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