JUDD/JohnsonAlternateDayDiet Feb 2009

[dasiey]

sexy we just keep following each other around. But I think this is the one. I stick with every other day also. so far it has worked out for me. today is dd so far 1 lc slimfast

[soontobesexy'ntx]

(hip bump)

[dasiey]

as anyone been on this plan for along time and how much have you lost?

[soontobesexy'ntx]

one day weight in is Monday
Fri and Sat are UD Sun is DD

[Leo41]

Kisha-

I just wanted to say that your DD calories are great. You should be down in the hundreds in no time. Don't worry too much about the scale. Often when calories are low, the body replaces the fat with water-temporarily--and you can show no loss or even a gain [shudder]. I KNEW I'd see a loss this morning because yesterday all I seemed to do was pee, and I was right. So you'll see the effect soon.

[Ilpirata]

So you'll see the effect soon.

Thanks Doll! I am confident.

As for my results I have been on this plan since a little before Christmas. I had a few off days when I went on vacation for new years. Here are some stats from ******:

Past week: minus 1.6 LBS
Past two weeks: minus 2.4 LBS
Past four weeks: minus 3 LBS

NOW, this looks not so stellar on paper however I need to add that I am Hypothyroid and have a VERY difficult time losing. i have had two three month stalls over the last year and my average for the last twelve months is only .34 pounds per week. JUDD FAR surpasses my prior weight loss capabilities.

[Leo41]

Kisha-

I think both of us hypos MAY have found a plan that works for us. I, too, am seeing a gradual loss when for the past year I lost and gained the same 5 pounds over and over. Let's hope this continues for both of us.

I had a brief phone conversation with my endo (to go over blood test results), and he said that he has patients on "all sorts" of diet plans in order to lose. He wasn't being negative but seemed to suggest that people just have to find what works for them. I'll be seeing him for an office visit in a couple of weeks, and I want to discuss JUDDD in more detail then.

Oddly, when I first read about JUDDD, I thought it would be difficult to follow, but I'm finding it relatively easy, I don't feel deprived at all, AND I'm getting a sense of real control over my eating for perhaps the first time in my life.

I just had a square of 85% Lindt chocolate for 'dessert' (an UD). It's only 50 cal. and about 2gcarbs for the square, and the chocolate is so rich that it's satisfying in that small amount. (I ate it with about 4 walnuts halves.) Interestingly, I tried this a while back when the health benefits of dark chocolate were being touted, and I thought it was too bitter. But I think JUDDD has refined my taste buds because it now tastes scrumptious to me.

[mammapo]

I don't tell anyone. I simply reorganize my eating schedule, eat pleenty of salad and veggies when out, and take small portions. No one hears about it, and no one asks, As long as they see me put something in my face, they assume I'm 'normal'. Salads are truly a blessing!

I try to do 'fun' days on UDs - like eating out or going to a friends' house.

Remember that you can have up to 2 UDs in a row each week, so if you really get stuck eating somewhere or with someone, make it an UD and then do the next Day as a DD.

Just Alternate UD DD UD DD... as long as it's not more than 1ce per week, you should still be okay.

I have had that happen twice, and I still am losing weight consistently.

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

It went pretty well. I had the "craving" for something about 9:30 last night, so I threw an atkins strawberry shake in the freezer. It was kindof slushy when I drank it. It was cold, slushy, sweet..... was the perfect "dessert". So at the end of the day, I think I was about 400 calories (150 atkins shake, 165 for chicken and I'll say 70 for the cabbage soup). 391 was my goal. It was really a good day and I felt great.

I was in the neighborhood of my favorite place CHIPOTLE yesterday at lunchtime. I told myself that I could have it today. I have a burrito bowl sitting in front of me right now. Typically, I could eat the whole thing. I'd be beyond stuffed, but I could eat it. I am shocked that I could barely eat 1/3 of it and i'm FULL! It was nice to know that I could make it thru yesterday knowing that I could eat whatever today.

I havent' told anyone IRL about this diet (WOE) yet. I just don't want to hear the criticisms. I'd love to find something that will work for me and show some progress. I was amazed at how well I felt yesterday overall and how easy it seemed to have some control over the food going into my mouth (or really not going into my mouth).

[mammapo]

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

Where do you put your intakes in? Do you use ****** or dailyplate?

Daily plate - I lurve thedailyplate.com

[mammapo]

I'm not LCing along with JUDDD.

I simply alternate UD DD - that way if I get stuck with 2 UD in a row, it's not a big deal, I just throw a DD in the next day without throwing off 'my' schedule and ending up with 3 DD... see what I mean?

I enjoy Special Events, but I only allow a MAX of two UD in a row on any given week. It's not the ideal for me, but I allow it as acceptable. Many people do this regularly, so I figure it's only on Special Days.

Originally Posted by j4Christ

Hi all you Juddders!!! I have been following this for a few months now and posting every so often but not actually starting. The result of that (and the holidays) is that I am 10 lbs. heavier than when I first found you all!

I REALLY want to do this. I like this thread. I love everyone's opinions but on the tweaker's thread there's too much wiggle room for me. Hopefully I will be of some support for you guys too.

I plan to start tomorrow. I have some experience in this. I have tried a few DD here and there, but never stuck with it for very long. I'm sure I will have lots of questions along the way such as...

Are you LCing along with JUDDD?
Are you doing a true alternate day or designating your DD for the week?

I am so excited for you Kisha!! I look forward to seeing everyone else's results (along w/ mine)

About telling people IRL...the only one who would notice would be DH and the few times I have done a DD I just said I am keeping my cals low today. At work I can have a salad w/ low cal dressing and no one notices. They are so used to me dieting that if I pass up treats no one says anything. My only hang up is special events. Do you just enjoy them, or try to stick to a DD if one should occur on a DD?

Tomorrow will be a DD and I will check in with you all. Sorry this is so long w/ lots of questions. Just excited to start! Blessings to all!

[mammapo]

Originally Posted by dasiey

as anyone been on this plan for along time and how much have you lost?

Depends on how you classify 'long' - I've been on 4 weeks, and I'm loving it!

I've lost about 10 pounds of weight, but I look thinner than that for whatever reason!

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

so about 25% (487) more or less on DD
I dont think I would have a prob with liquid fasts I did CAMBRIDGE for 3 months (shudder)
OK if today is DD1 amd tomarrow is UD1
that would be DD's on tues,thur, sat
and UD on Sun,Mon, Wed
???

heres todays menu so far
2 grandmothers cookies 2@1.00 (before I decided to JUDDD)
300 cals
and I have 4 HB eggs with me @ 80 cals each
so I can have 2 HB eggs for lunch to put me at 460
then when I get home just broth and SFkoolaid, tea ect
does that sound right?

I ate a 100 cal popcorn for supper then had sfkoolaid the rest of the night
560 cals for the day
today is UD
BDD's B'day and fri night DATE night

[j4Christ]

Happy Friday! Yesterday's DD went well. Stuck to my meal plan and came in at 385 cals. I was very satisfied (however morning time is the hardest) and even did an hour of yoga with ease. Although I realized that it was Th. and American Idol was not on I had my planned glass of wine anyway!!

My plan on UD is to eat healthily but not necessarily LC. I want to set myself up for "regular" eating when I get to goal. I tend to be a meat/vegie/fat type of eater anyway and can easily give up pasta, rice, potatoes etc. I need to reign in on sweets and wine, though. I will stay away from sweets while losing (unless a VERY special occasion) but will indulge in wine.

I love hearing about everyone's plan. I wish I was better at personals. When I get to know you all better, hopefully I will get better at this. This plan just could be "it" for us, so let's keep each other encouraged

UD today, yipee! 1/2 & 1/2 in my coffee!!!!!

[j4Christ]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

I ate a 100 cal popcorn for supper then had sfkoolaid the rest of the night
560 cals for the day
today is UD
BDD's B'day and fri night DATE night

WelcomeSoon! I, too, have saved my DD cals to have popcorn (usually a full bag for 200 cals.) and a glass of wine (can you tell I love my wine). Can't do this all the time, but still, it's not necessarily the unhealthiest choice of cals.

[soontobesexy'ntx]

for my SF koolaid I buy the oldfashion kind you add sugar too
make a picture without any sweetners added then add 1-2 splendas to each glass I find I use less that way than if I sweetened the whole picture

[kind]

Hi Every one.
Well today is week 1.{Lost 2lbs.
BUT couple days ago I was 4lbs lighter. So gained 2lbs. Instead of worrying about it and eating more. Im going to start a new week.
Yesterady was be be a dd and was going to do a fast but Instead didnt even do a Dd or really not even a ud.Just didnt diet.
So u can say I Missed up.
Today will do a Dd but not a fast .Just stay as low as I can and no more then 400cals.
Welcome Sexy. You and daisey and I seem to follow.ha.
This way of life seems like this is what I will stay with. Still have yet to get the book.
Take care.
kind
Hopeful I will get back on track and learn more. I will post often If you all will have me.??
A new day for my body .

[soontobesexy'ntx]

kind (hipbump)
did you do the formula on the JUDDD website??
for me 20%-30% is 387 to 487 cals to I'm just doing 500 cals on my DDs
(gotta have "wiggle" room)
ps
did you know a whole(small) box of diet jello is ONLY 80 calories??
and egg drop soup 1 bullion cube, 1 raw egg, and a "splash" of soy sauce is
85-90 cals (depending on the brand of bullion cubes)
SF gum (orbit, extra ect) is < 5 cals each piece
celery, carrot sticks, just about any raw veggie is - cals
(takes more energy to burn than it provides)
and my diet soup recipe (if you ever looked for 'souping yourway thin threads") have about 45 cals a bowl

wekendothis!!

[mammapo]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

kind (hipbump)
did you do the formula on the JUDDD website??
for me 20%-30% is 387 to 487 cals to I'm just doing 500 cals on my DDs
(gotta have "wiggle" room)
ps
did you know a whole(small) box of diet jello is ONLY 80 calories??
and egg drop soup 1 bullion cube, 1 raw egg, and a "splash" of soy sauce is
85-90 cals (depending on the brand of bullion cubes)
SF gum (orbit, extra ect) is < 5 cals each piece
celery, carrot sticks, just about any raw veggie is - cals
(takes more energy to burn than it provides)
and my diet soup recipe (if you ever looked for 'souping yourway thin threads") have about 45 cals a bowl

wekendothis!!

Hat eto be a party pooper but on JUDDD you don't want to count veggies as negative calories. ESPECIALLY carrots (which don't burn more calories than they have for sure). It's really really important to count ALL calories as viable calories on down days.

1) We tend to underestimate what we eat

2) We tend to overestimate what level of activity we have

3) It is VITAL to stay UNDER 500 calories for weight loss on JUDDD. Not counting can lead to overeating.

I'll give you a for-instance. I too, thought that lettuce, celery, cucumber etc. were freefoods because on every other diet they are for one reason or another. Imagine my shock when my 'free' salad that I've been making at my local salad bar every day for lunch turned out to be around 250 calories - all from "free" veggies! I wasn't meaning to go over my limit by 250 calories, but there it was, and once I started counting them, my wieght started coming off again.

Those of us who are hypo or have tendencies toward that MUST count every calorie on DDs minimum.

This isn't exactly like every other WOE, and new rules apply. Please, please heed my advice on that.

[Leo41]

I'd like to second what mammapo says about counting EVERYTHING consumed on a DD. It's so easy to "ballpark" way over your calorie limit.

That's why I don't consume anything that I can't count accurately (from package label or other reliable source).

Although I prefer real food, I've only been eating [egg white/laughing cow 'omelet'] with my morning coffee and having low carb shakes the rest of the day to both be precise in my calories and boost my protein. I rely on hot, plain green tea to help with hunger.

[Ilpirata]

So I'm trying to religiously track for an entire week. I want to REALLY see exactly what my caloric AVERAGE is for the week. Here's my UD totals for yesterday:

Calories 2,282
Fat 159.1 1,402 62 %
Carbohydrate 31.8 123 5 %
Dietary Fiber 10.8
Protein 177.3 739 33 %
Alcohol 0.0 0 0 %

I obviously didn't hold back! I had a breve (made with 1/2 and 1/2) latte after work too. SO GOOD. I would like a slightly higher fat percentage and also higher on the carbs... I'd like to get closer to 40-45 on UD. All in all though I thoroughly enjoyed my UD.

And get this - I'm looking forward to my DD again today! The last two DDs I have eaten hummus, raw veg and laughing cow light cheese. I'm out of the delicious Trader Joe's spicy hummus so today I think I'll mix it up and just do EGGS cooked in spray olive oil... and maybe a cup of broccolli.

I'm chiming in to agree to be SURE to count all veg! I was shocked to see that my broccolli had like 70 cals per cup and I couldn't just eat 3 cups of it on DD on top of my eggs.

REALLY hoping for a new low low on the scale tomorrow a.m. I only weigh the morning after DD

[Ilpirata]

Good job Jenny and Soon! Sounds like you're right on track getting going with JUDD.

Kind... don't worry at all about yesterday. Yesterday is over. Thats the beauty of this WOE. you just start fresh the next day! One day at a time.

[retroworx]

Originally Posted by Ilpirata

Thanks Doll! I am confident.

As for my results I have been on this plan since a little before Christmas. I had a few off days when I went on vacation for new years. Here are some stats from ******:

Past week: minus 1.6 LBS
Past two weeks: minus 2.4 LBS
Past four weeks: minus 3 LBS

NOW, this looks not so stellar on paper however I need to add that I am Hypothyroid and have a VERY difficult time losing. i have had two three month stalls over the last year and my average for the last twelve months is only .34 pounds per week. JUDD FAR surpasses my prior weight loss capabilities.

Kisha:

Thanks for sharing your stats. This looks very encouraging for me because as you know I share the Hypothyroidism and impossible weightloss.

I have just completed my 2 month experiment of cheat-free, very low cal/low carb eating. My ****** stats for the 2 month period show avg daily calories of 914, with net carbs at 34. Weight loss was NADA!

Looks like a JUDDD experiment is imminent. . . .

[Ilpirata]

Kisha:

Thanks for sharing your stats. This looks very encouraging for me because as you know I share the Hypothyroidism and impossible weightloss.

I have just completed my 2 month experiment of cheat-free, very low cal/low carb eating. My ****** stats for the 2 month period show avg daily calories of 914, with net carbs at 34. Weight loss was NADA!

Looks like a JUDDD experiment is imminent. . . .

UGH!!! That is just heinous! 914 cals a day average and no loss. God this hypO is BRUTAL! You just amaze me with your dedication and determination. It is so hard not to give up when you're not getting results.

I am BEYOND thrilled with my JUDD results so far. I have always claimed that if I could just average .5 LBS lost per week I'd be over the moon thrilled and I think JUDD can give me those results. And last week i lost TWO POUNDS!!! I haven't had a two pound loss week in who knows how long. PLUS - I am eating 2000+ calories every other day! The DD have gotten easier and easier and frankly with the way you've been eating now will be a piece of cake for you! You've got all those great low cal recipes in your aresenal. I'm so excited for you to come on board and eager to see if you can get results on a month of JUDD. I THINK YOU CAN!

[eok2008]

I would like to join in with this group. I have been lurking and reading for a while now. I have been doing this woe since Sunday. I have not weighed yet. I have a tendency to be obsessive with the whole scale thing. So I have gave myself a two week date before I weigh. We will see.

[Ilpirata]

I would like to join in with this group. I have been lurking and reading for a while now. I have been doing this woe since Sunday. I have not weighed yet. I have a tendency to be obsessive with the whole scale thing. So I have gave myself a two week date before I weigh. We will see.

Welcome! So since Sunday sounds like you're already on a good roll with this WOE. Did you happen to get yourself a starting weight? Staying of the scale for awhile is a good thing... and most important with this WOE for me is to NEVER weigh the morning after UD. Only morning after DD!

[Doxiemom]

Originally Posted by Leo41

I'd like to second what mammapo says about counting EVERYTHING consumed on a DD. It's so easy to "ballpark" way over your calorie limit.

That's why I don't consume anything that I can't count accurately (from package label or other reliable source).

Although I prefer real food, I've only been eating [egg white/laughing cow 'omelet'] with my morning coffee and having low carb shakes the rest of the day to both be precise in my calories and boost my protein. I rely on hot, plain green tea to help with hunger.

I'm just a lurker here but I was under the impression that green tea is bad for people with thyroid disease. I thought I read that you are hypothyroid, Leo.

[donia]

Hi, everyone! Welcome to all of the new JUDDDers! I've been super busy the last few days and it seems as if that's not going to change for the next couple of months but I really want to stop in here as often as I can. This group of people is what keeps me motivated a lot of the time. I've decided to only start weighing in once a month on the first. I'm horrible about wanting to weigh every day and I know that's not good for me. I'm doing ok on the plan, but I wouldn't say I've been perfect at all. I can't wait for Dr. Johnson's book to be delivered!

Have a great day, all!

[Dreamtrue]

I got my Alternate Day Diet book in the mail yesterday. I need to read it in full. I would like to incorporate this into low carb eating. I did however come across a small passage in the book, where the doctor slams atkins, but of course he was saying atkins is a meat only diet blah blah blah, the same misconceptions that a lot of people have about it. But I do think this will help with my weight loss efforts.

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Originally Posted by mammapo

Hat eto be a party pooper but on JUDDD you don't want to count veggies as negative calories. ESPECIALLY carrots (which don't burn more calories than they have for sure). It's really really important to count ALL calories as viable calories on down days.

1) We tend to underestimate what we eat

2) We tend to overestimate what level of activity we have

3) It is VITAL to stay UNDER 500 calories for weight loss on JUDDD. Not counting can lead to overeating.

I'll give you a for-instance. I too, thought that lettuce, celery, cucumber etc. were freefoods because on every other diet they are for one reason or another. Imagine my shock when my 'free' salad that I've been making at my local salad bar every day for lunch turned out to be around 250 calories - all from "free" veggies! I wasn't meaning to go over my limit by 250 calories, but there it was, and once I started counting them, my wieght started coming off again.

Those of us who are hypo or have tendencies toward that MUST count every calorie on DDs minimum.

This isn't exactly like every other WOE, and new rules apply. Please, please heed my advice on that.

NO!!!
never apologize for keeping me "on the straight and narrow"
I dont have the book yet (looking for it on somewhere cheap like halfdotcom or something)
this May is my 27th wedd aniv and I would LOVE to wear my wedding dress again (all of a size 12)

[Ilpirata]

I got my Alternate Day Diet book in the mail yesterday. I need to read it in full. I would like to incorporate this into low carb eating. I did however come across a small passage in the book, where the doctor slams atkins, but of course he was saying atkins is a meat only diet blah blah blah, the same misconceptions that a lot of people have about it. But I do think this will help with my weight loss efforts.

Hey girl! I think MOST of us do LC (Atkins or other) along with our alternating. I DO! It works very well because ketosis keeps hunger under control on DD. I've noticed that ALOT of diet doctors tend to criticize each other... hey, they're in competition with each other. I believe in Atkins one hundred percent I just need something MORE in order to lose succesfully.