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How much weight?
| Wed, 11-05-2003 - 3:38pm |
How much weight has everyone lost on this diet? When do i start seeing results and how much can i expect to lose.?
Amy
Amy
| Wed, 11-05-2003 - 3:38pm |
My only theory is that since a lot of initial weight lost on SBD and Atkins is water weight. Since I was already well-hydrated before beginning SBD (and thus had little "water weight" to lose) that my weight loss is minimized. I have also been too busy to exercise (I am a law student with finals approaching and a huge writing assignment due Friday). I did exercise Monday night, but that's it. Any thoughts?
Becca
On the Beach Since September 8, 2008
I have about 30-35 pounds to lose, so I am not one of those people where 2 pounds is 1/5 of my weight loss!
I know it is not my thyroid because I recently had a problem with PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) where my heart would "skip a beat," and after several heart tests turned out normal (two EKGs and an echocardiogram), the cardiologist had my thyroid levels checked. They were "perfect," according to her. (BTW, PVCs are quite common and can be brought on by stress and high amounts of caffeine, among other things. But they have since gone away, and I am fine. All I have to say is thank God for insurance companies!)
Becca
On the Beach Since September 8, 2008
I started on 10/2/03 and I've lost a total of 16 lbs. I've even gone off track just recently because of Halloween and still lost 2 more pounds. However, it may differ for you. I lost a lot of weight at the beginning then when I went to phase two I started to lose the weight slower. But still I look at the BIG picture and think losing 16lbs in a little over a month is not bad! Good luck!
Amy
Karen
I agree with the other posters, it really depends on a lot of factors, including how much you need to lose. My total weight loss goal is 83 pounds. I lost a lot (I actually can't remember!! I think it was 9 pounds! I should really write this stuff down! LOL)in phase 1, the vast majority of which came off in the first week. For the last five days of phase 1, my weight didn't budge. Once I started phase 2, I started losing again, almost immediately. Who knows, really, why that happened, but my gut feeling tells me that for me, phase 1 wasn't enough food. Of course, everyone is different, but my gut reaction to anyone considering doing more than 2 weeks of phase 1 is to suggest that they move on to phase 2 first. JMO!
Anyway, in total I've lost 28.5 pounds since Aug. 28. And my DH has lost 29.5 pounds in the same time period.
Good luck Amy!! Much success,
Jill K.
(phase 2)
(228,199.5,145) *all-time high of 242