Help...I'm not losing!
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Help...I'm not losing!
| Sun, 01-25-2004 - 11:06am |
Hi there,
I'm in the middle of third week of PH1, and I'm not losing (I have about 20-25 to lose). This is what I ate yesterday:
B--
2 eggs poached over spinach
6 oz V8
Sn--
couple of slices of Sara Lee turkey breast
L--
tuna over lettuce
2 sliced tomatoes grilled with 2 slices of reduced fat cheese
jello
Sn--
15 almonds
D--
Grilled chicken breast
zucchini and mushrooms sauteed in olive oil
Sn--
Ricotta
This is pretty much it. Maybe 1 or 2 more slices of turkey breast here and there. I'm not exercising (no time!). But shouldn't I lose something?
Thanks for any advice you can give.
I'm in the middle of third week of PH1, and I'm not losing (I have about 20-25 to lose). This is what I ate yesterday:
B--
2 eggs poached over spinach
6 oz V8
Sn--
couple of slices of Sara Lee turkey breast
L--
tuna over lettuce
2 sliced tomatoes grilled with 2 slices of reduced fat cheese
jello
Sn--
15 almonds
D--
Grilled chicken breast
zucchini and mushrooms sauteed in olive oil
Sn--
Ricotta
This is pretty much it. Maybe 1 or 2 more slices of turkey breast here and there. I'm not exercising (no time!). But shouldn't I lose something?
Thanks for any advice you can give.

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1 hardboiled egg
1 container of the above yogurt
1 string cheese
3 turkey rollups (for lunch) with lettuce and mustard
30 pistachios
1 string cheese
1 container of the above yogurt
dinner with approved meat and steamed veggies
ricotta cream from SBD book
Sometimes I also have a soup or something. I have one of those scales with the fat monitor and I have definitely not lost any fat. My clothes aren't any loser. So many people seem to be doing so well on this diet...I don't know what gives! I like eating this way...Ph1 has been pretty easy for me...so I'll stick to it for awhile. But I must say that I am starting to get depressed!
Sorry I can't offer advice. But I feel your pain! ;)
I totally feel your pain. I don't know where to go at this point. My portions are normal size...if anything below normal. Should I be watching my olive oil intake? It's just so frustrating b/c so many people lose weight on this diet very easily, and I don't. I frankly don't see too many changes, other than the fact that I'm less obsessed with food. Do you think if we stick to it, the weight will come off?
Sally
Metabolic Typing implies that we all have different metabolic types and those are protein, carbohydrate, and mixed. There is a reason that SBD, or Atkins, or Weight Watchers, etc. doesn't work for everybody. It's important to figure out what 'your' indivicual needs are for 'your' body. This is something I recently learned myself and it makes so much sense. People tend to give me a hard time for eating a lot of protein and not eating flour of any kind and even very little fruit. Yet when I do that, and eat lots of healthy oils like coconut oil, flax seed oil, olive oil, etc. I feel great and my body is in great shape. This book is $15 in book stores and well worth reading. Even if you just read the intro do get the main idea, and then do the self-test to figure out what type you are, it will be worth the investment. Or get it in the library and then return it when you are done.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against SBD AT ALL. It works for many, many people, but it doesn't work for others. If you go to the Atkins board you will see the same thing. Most posters there are incredibly happy and seeing great results and then you have the occasional person who is loosing nothing or gaining.
I hope this helps.
We're alike in so many ways!!! I too did WW. Lost 17 pounds, gained 10 back, counting everything was driving me nuts. I also did the nutritionist thing, the 1200 cal a day plus heavy duty exercise thing. I think I've spend the past 9 years on one diet or another. I like SBD. I'm going to stick with it for now, and keep my fingers crossed. Good luck to you!!!
I woke up this morning totally depressed because I have seen zero, I mean, ZERO change in my weight or size. I don't have a lot to lose - 15 lbs, but I'd be happy with 10 - and despite following the diet and exercising daily, I've got nuthin'.
Like you, my cravings are gone, and I'm satisfied with this menu, but long for results. Even a pound or two would rev the engine! I'm on week 2 of Phase I and hoping that I'm one of those "fat hoarders" who drops a bunch the 2nd week.
Anyway, I wanted to say that I feel better, not that other's aren't feeling great success, but that I'm not the only one who doesn't immediately have a bikini body upon starting this lifestyle. It's just good to know I'm not alone in the experience.
Good luck to all of you, I'm sure we'll see some successes soon!
Sunny
I found that I could lose weight if I had 2 quiche cups for breakfast and 2 for lunch and then just chicken and veggies for dinner and a dessert of ricotta cheese and lime. I use only substitute eggs and non-fat cottage cheese in the quiche cups. I make some of the quiche cups hot and spicy with hot sauce.
I exercise everyday. 30 minutes on the treadmill daily. Still does not stop me from gaining if I don't watch everything that I put in my mouth.
I cut out nuts, olive oil, margarine, real eggs. I only eat the lowest saturated fat foods that I can find.
At this point, I have just 12.5 pounds to lose. I think that has a lot to do with it. When I had 80 pounds to lose, the weight could come off with a lot less effort.
There really is a lot of food that you can eat on this diet. I suggest eating only the lowest calorie foods allowed and see if that doesn't help a little. Feel free to eat LOTS of veggies. They can keep you full and from starving.
Irene
P.S. I'm glad I'm not the only one that has a hard time losing even on this amazing(?) diet.
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