I'm new....and not losing!?
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I'm new....and not losing!?
| Fri, 01-30-2004 - 9:30pm |
Hi, I'm Nancy....just joined today. I'm 49, married with two teens. I would like to lose 10 pounds. Since I'm 5' 1" and started this diet at 120, I felt like 10 lbs. was enough. I'm on Day 10 of Phase I at the moment. A couple of thoughts about this whole diet thing. I've never been on a diet before....never needed to be. But now I'm nearing menopause, and my body is holding on for dear life to fat! Yuck! I recently bought a new scale and it has a body fat index monitor. I was shocked to see my body fat at 31%!! That means I'm a short, relatively thin FAT person. Weird combination I know. Anyway, I bought the book, read it and it made sense to me. Plus I know enough about nutrition to know that basically the SBD is a diet that changes how you think about food, and in the long term helps you to eat more healthfully. I've been SO disciplined which in itself is amazing because I do love my bread, pasta, etc. I cheated in that I have weighed myself. Turns out it is a good thing, otherwise I would not have noticed my 3 pound weight loss last week. Now I'm back up to 118 or 119. I'm disappointed to say the least. I've eaten what I'm supposed to, exercised some (this is somewhat hit or miss with me...mostly hit though), and I really haven't seen big changes either in the scale, or in the way my clothes fit, etc. I can say that I notice the fact that there is no longer a lot of bloating in my stomach....my system feels emptier than it used to when I'd eat a lot of bread. Any suggestions?? I'm not going to give up, but I sure would like to think that I would lose something in the first phase!!

Just a side note though - to lower body fat%, the BEST way to do it is with strength training 3 times a week if you don't already exercise.
Becki
Nancy
I am 36 and a thin fat person too!!!!
I am 5'4" and weigh 111 but still have a belly and "jiggy stuff" on my hips and thighs. My legs and upper body are strong though. STRANGE!!!!
I started at 120 as well and I did take off 5 pounds in two weeks and then another 5 in the next two weeks. Stay with it and you will see results. I have been "cheating" for the past few weeks and have not lost ... I am at a very "Liberal Phase 3" right now. I need to buckle down and find a happy medium between P1 and P2 and really stick to it for a while... I keep saying I will, and if only I would!!!!
Jessica
Melissa
Texas