JUDDD/Alternate Day May 2009!

[jgw]

Originally Posted by Redeemed

Janice: I'm not a member of ***********. I can access their site without being a member - just can't post. Actually there are some very fine low calorie recipes here on LCF under the Weight Watcher Recipe thread.

I love their recipes too. I made a recipe book with my fav. I can only log on at night but like LCF much better.

[Leo41]

Snaggle

Yes, I still eat low carb. Sorry if my post was confusing. What I meant was the before JUDDD, if I put on weight by eating more (and some carbs) on vacation, it would take me at least a month to lose it. Now with JUDDD, I seem to be able to lose those extra pounds in less than a week. That makes vacations less fraught with concern about food issues. Last month, for example, I lost a pound a week, including a four-day vacation in New Orleans.

[kraftymom]

Originally Posted by LBishop

I hit 128.8 this morning!!!! I have not been this weight in probably 20 years! wow! Today is my UD. I'll be busy all day long. Have a great one!

Leisa, you did it! you are in the 120s!!!!!
GOOD JOB!!

[kraftymom]

Originally Posted by stargirl21

Morning! Congrats on the losses everyone!!!

Today is a DD for me. Has anyone else noticed they have trouble sleeping on this WOE?

Yes, on DDs I do...not sure if its the slight tummy rumble or just the increased energy I feel on DD, but I take melatonin. Its a natural herb sleep aid and I have no next-day grogginess.

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by jgw

I love their recipes too. I made a recipe book with my fav. I can only log on at night but like LCF much better.

I like LCF better also - easier to navigate. I plan on having that soup today plus 1/4 slice of canteloup. With my vitamins I should have around 350 calories. I may have some carrot sticks on the side so I can get in 5 fruits and veggies total. Have a great day. Janice you're an inspiration. I love hearing about all the exercise - Pushing 40: thinks I can do hard core cardio Well, pushing 60 here, and no way!

[kraftymom]

Congrats to Kamicryze and MikeA, that is SO exciting...keep up the good work and keep posting to inspire!

Kamicryze, how much harder was the total fast, compared to a regular DD?

My weigh in day is not until Saturday but it was a good DD yesterday and I was SO curious (you know sometimes you just wake up "feeling" thinner?!) so I hopped on the scale to see I am another pound down! It seems every DD gets easier and each week that goes by my appetite is decreased--love that!

I went ahead and signed up for Team in Training and agreed to help raise funds for leukemia by running my first half marathon. Can I lose 20-30 lbs in 5 months? It would sure make that 13.1 miles a lot easier. Anyway, thats my goal...

[Leo41]

SLIM

I've been doing JUDDD for a little over 4 months, and although I used to have shakes on DDs, I prefer real food. I tend to stress protein, so my basics are egg white "omelets" with Laughing Cow cheese (fried in Pam), tuna or sardines on brancrisp crackers, Greek yoghurt, and a LOT of hot, green tea (I drink it plain, so that's free calories).

Some things I discovered about myself from doing JUDDD (some may be helpful to you) :

ALL artificial sweeteners tend to increase my appetite. This was not obvious to me before, but the low calorie DDs made it very apparent, so I've been trying to avoid AS as much as possible.

The more 'standard' the menu, the easier it is on DDs. When I tried experimenting with different foods, I found that my appetite increased, so try to find a group of foods for DDs that you like and stick with them.

Some (most) of the people here eat only once a day on DDs, but I eat 3 times. I just freak out at the thought of not eating all day.

I eat low carb for health reasons and ALSO for appetite suppression. But last Sunday, I had a true carb binge, and I discovered that I could do my Monday DD easily with NO increase in appetite. This seems to be a phenomenon of JUDDD--and I think it's great.

[pushing 40]

Originally Posted by NoSugarShell

Good Morning Juddders!

I am trying not to get discouraged, but I am still 1 lb. above my low. I know I have had some outragous UD's and my MD's have crept up to UD's, so it's my own fault. I have stayed on track this week and am doing a TRUE rotation. I hope that breaks me through to at least 121. My DH is down another 2lbs. and that might be what is bumming me out. I mean I am happy for him, but he is doing JUDDD VERY loosely.

Ok, enough being down. I am planning on a GREAT, HEALTHY UD today!

Michelle

Same for me shell. I pound over my lowest for a week now. I have up until now always been able to manipulate my days to get that back off, but it is not working this time. I was discouraged too but since I am fitting in all my clothes I am trying to not stress over it and really start trying to think about maintance. I wanted to lose a few more pounds just to give my self some leeway but maybe I should just try to do straight maintance for awhile and see where that takes me. I'm scared though that I will gain back. Good Luck

[jgw]

Originally Posted by Redeemed

I like LCF better also - easier to navigate. I plan on having that soup today plus 1/4 slice of canteloup. With my vitamins I should have around 350 calories. I may have some carrot sticks on the side so I can get in 5 fruits and veggies total. Have a great day. Janice you're an inspiration. I love hearing about all the exercise - Pushing 40: thinks I can do hard core cardio Well, pushing 60 here, and no way!

Redeemed I was rushing this morning and forgot my vitamins. Today is a UD for me and I will eat more fruit. I have 2 oranges and apples for my snacks.
Lunch will be a lean cuisine.
I made it to Onderland Saturday and I want to stay there.

[GME]

Originally Posted by MikeA

Howdy! DD today...will end up under 400 cals. again. I lost another pound as of yesterday morning so that makes 11 lbs. in 16 days for me since I started JUDDD. I'm definitely noticing some difference in how my pants fit me.

Wow! That's really great!

Congratulations!

[CrystalPistol]

Originally Posted by kraftymom

Congrats to Kamicryze and MikeA, that is SO exciting...keep up the good work and keep posting to inspire!

Kamicryze, how much harder was the total fast, compared to a regular DD?

My weigh in day is not until Saturday but it was a good DD yesterday and I was SO curious (you know sometimes you just wake up "feeling" thinner?!) so I hopped on the scale to see I am another pound down! It seems every DD gets easier and each week that goes by my appetite is decreased--love that!

I went ahead and signed up for Team in Training and agreed to help raise funds for leukemia by running my first half marathon. Can I lose 20-30 lbs in 5 months? It would sure make that 13.1 miles a lot easier. Anyway, thats my goal...

Thank you! I'm inspired from everyone here too!

Well, this was my first total food fast and it was not hard at all. But some days I wake up ravenous and others I don't even think about food. I can't say they all will be this easy, but so far, that was my easiest DD. I was pretty yesterday, though.. and that makes me rarely care about food anyway.

Either way, I decided I will probably use a total fast when I mess up a UD. (And I did, just the day before). I think it will help me even out the calories and makes me feel like I made an atonement for my "sin".
I plan to keep 500 cal DDs for the most part. I'm leaning towards using fasts for "fixing" the previous day or for when attacking a stubborn NON-self-inflicted stall. (Which I haven't encountered yet.)

Congrats on your loss too! And can you lose up to 6 lbs a month?? (30 lbs in 5 months) ABSOLUTELY! I'm confident that you WILL with this WOE, too! Good luck!

[GME]

Originally Posted by kraftymom

I went ahead and signed up for Team in Training and agreed to help raise funds for leukemia by running my first half marathon. Can I lose 20-30 lbs in 5 months? It would sure make that 13.1 miles a lot easier. Anyway, thats my goal...

[GME]

I had kind of a hard DD yesterday. The day was fine, it was the evening that was tough. I think it was because my family was all out after dinner and that's a weird time to be home alone for me. I "grazed" a little and probably came in close to 700 cals. I woke up this morning UP 3 lbs from my low. I'm retaining more water than Hoover Dam for some reason right now, so I'm not going to sweat it yet.

Great losses everyone!

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by jgw

Redeemed I was rushing this morning and forgot my vitamins. Today is a UD for me and I will eat more fruit. I have 2 oranges and apples for my snacks.
Lunch will be a lean cuisine.
I made it to Onderland Saturday and I want to stay there.

That sounds great, Janice. I'm setting a goal for tomorrow's UD: fruits and vegetables, real food; and no sweets.

[Ilpirata]

Good Morning JUDDers... UD for me today... still hanging around my low low sig weight. Official weigh in for me is on Saturday. My goal for UD today... NOT GO OVER!!! I will stay under 2000 cals and 50 carbs.
period.

[retroworx]

Originally Posted by Maryposa

Good points, Retroworx, I haven’t finished the book yet but one interesting thing is that they recommend 150g carbs for those with adrenal issues but I don’t understand why. Like I said I haven’t finished the book yet though so maybe it will become apparent later. They do suggest some things I have not yet tried… one being organic produce and only grass fed hormone free antibiotic free meat… (expensive!). They are looking at stall breaking from the perspective that the “crap” in our food often is causing the stalls and metabolic problems.

I am concerned about the “no counting” factor. They say if you stick to their list of veggies (similar to Atkins list) at one cup a day, 3-5 cups salad veggies, 1 serving of their “safe list” of fruit OR 1 serving of carb consous grains and 2 squares of 85% cocoa chocolate a day, you will automatically be at the right level of carbs and if you eat their suggested meat serving sizes you will automatically be at the right protein, and if you eat regular cuts of meat (not lean) and add max 4-5tbsp fat a day to your salad or veggies, you will automatically be at the right fat level.
I can see how a plan like this will help me maintain but I dunno about losing. I am skeptical.

Hey Maryposa, thanks so much for the fuller book report. I'm a bit skeptical too, now, and I'm also not particularly a fan of diet plans that say "just follow this list of what to eat, you don't need to do any work by learning calorie counts or macros, etc." I get that these folks think most people can't be bothered, but I believe this is really a disservice. Drove me crazy when my Dad was on Jenny Craig and ate all their prepackaged stuff -- he never learned calories or carb counts in the meals, and therefore was at a total loss when he went off their plan. Killed me that he had learned nothing in all that time.

But anyway step 1 for me is to actually get TESTING done which arg, I haven’t made an appointment yet which this time I can’t blame on the insurance.

[COLOR="Red"]Girl, get thee to a doctor!![/COLOR] (Is there a scold emoticon on here, lol.)

[Trishagrrl]

Kamicryze: Thats great! Keep up the good work. I am thinking about trying a total fast for my DD tomorrow. We'll see if I can make it.

Kraftymom: Way to go! Thats so wonderful that you see another loss and are feeling like it's getting easier.

My weight today was the same as my weight this past Saturday. Kinda a bummer, I was hoping I'd keep losing at a higher than normal speed for a couple of weeks. But, I am happy that it's not all come back. Maybe I can see a pound loss for this week on my weigh in day on Saturday? It would be nice :-). I'd really love to have a goal to be 199 by 4th of July, but I don't know how realistic that is. Especially, given the difficulty I tend to have with weight loss while nursing.

I am SO hungry today. I've found that on my UD I'm incredibly hungry. I'm guessing that nursing has something to do with that. I'm not counting my UD calories, just trying to eat till I'm full. I figure I probably need a few extra calories than the calculator on the JUDDD website gives me for breastfeeding anyhow. I keep second guessing myself though and wondering if maybe I should try to keep under a certain number of calories...

[snaggle]

wow everyone is kicking bootay!

Redeemed-- Love the sound of your soup, and have an idea-- what about roasting the cauliflower instead of steaming?? I only say that because I find that my roasted veggies get a more wonderful "intensity" of flavor over steamed. Just a thought.

Janice-- yay you on hitting onederland!

No sugarshell--Don't you just hate when the hubby loses faster? I have the same thing going on right now with mine. Also can relate to the bummer of not getting back to low wt. I hit 163 15 days ago and have yet to hit it again........................grrrrrrrrr!

Kamicryze---wow such great losses.

Stargirl, YES!! I am having sleep problems too, especially after downs. What is that about? Maybe just too excited for breakfast to sleep......LOL.

Leisa- you are my hero and I can only hope and pray that my body will get past this "plateau" (albeit mini) and start WHOOOSHING like you!

Happy Judding to all and to all a good night, (especially us that are having a hard time sleeping!)

[Cherry Blossom]

It's been two days since I checked in. I had a great DD yesterday. I stayed within my goal. So....I was disapointed this morning when I was the same low I was on my last DD.

Today I am working real hard to stay in my UD limits. I'm not worrying about carbs so that will be interesting. On my DDs, I'm about 20 carbs and my UDs are starting to be around 150 carbs. I feel fine. I just went down a pant size last week and already they feel like they are falling off my hips...so I know this is working.

Some days I feel so sad about my weight, sad about the years that have passed and the fun things I've missed because of weight-related problems. I still have 37.5lbs to go. Here I am 42.5lbs lighter than I was 5 1/2 months ago and I should be happy!!!

I know I feel better physically but as I have lost weight, I've realized how heavy I had really gotten and how unattractive I've been and that I still am. That makes me sad. I wonder how I could have been in such denial.

I feel sad that I'm still not where I want to be. I want so bad to reach my goal weight....for myself, my husband, my kids...

I guess it's just one of those days that are sobering and I have to keep telling myself to keep at it. My husband started LC two months after me and has lost 60lbs already...20lbs more than I!!! This week he is resting from the strict LCing he's been doing. I can't afford to rest. I feel like a turtle just plugging along and hoping I'll get to the finish line. And not only that, I have been very diligent in keeping track of every carb and calorie the whole 5 months! He doesn't keep track of anything. I'm glad of his success and he looks great. He encourages me constantly too. It's just so disheartening sometimes that I have to be so diligent to get the results I get. I guess that might be another reason I feel sad.

Well, I guess I feel a little down today, if you couldn't tell. I can't stay this way too long though...the family will start coming home soon and I need to put on a smile. Thanks for letting me ramble and feel bad a little. O.k. now I'm done feeling sorry...:blush:

[pushing 40]

Originally Posted by Cherry Blossom

It's been two days since I checked in. I had a great DD yesterday. I stayed within my goal. So....I was disapointed this morning when I was the same low I was on my last DD.

Today I am working real hard to stay in my UD limits. I'm not worrying about carbs so that will be interesting. On my DDs, I'm about 20 carbs and my UDs are starting to be around 150 carbs. I feel fine. I just went down a pant size last week and already they feel like they are falling off my hips...so I know this is working.

Some days I feel so sad about my weight, sad about the years that have passed and the fun things I've missed because of weight-related problems. I still have 37.5lbs to go. Here I am 42.5lbs lighter than I was 5 1/2 months ago and I should be happy!!!

I know I feel better physically but as I have lost weight, I've realized how heavy I had really gotten and how unattractive I've been and that I still am. That makes me sad. I wonder how I could have been in such denial.

I feel sad that I'm still not where I want to be. I want so bad to reach my goal weight....for myself, my husband, my kids...

I guess it's just one of those days that are sobering and I have to keep telling myself to keep at it. My husband started LC two months after me and has lost 60lbs already...20lbs more than I!!! This week he is resting from the strict LCing he's been doing. I can't afford to rest. I feel like a turtle just plugging along and hoping I'll get to the finish line. And not only that, I have been very diligent in keeping track of every carb and calorie the whole 5 months! He doesn't keep track of anything. I'm glad of his success and he looks great. He encourages me constantly too. It's just so disheartening sometimes that I have to be so diligent to get the results I get. I guess that might be another reason I feel sad.

Well, I guess I feel a little down today, if you couldn't tell. I can't stay this way too long though...the family will start coming home soon and I need to put on a smile. Thanks for letting me ramble and feel bad a little. O.k. now I'm done feeling sorry...:blush:

[COLOR="Magenta"] Cherry Blossom, So sorry this is laterally a DD for you mentally. It happens to all of us. Try to only view the past as that the past, we can't change it but only learn from it. Turn those negative thoughts into positive thoughts by thinking about all of the things you will be able to do now and in the future because you are finally doing something for yourself. No regrets - they will get you nowhere but your actions will. Just think where you would be today if you had done nothing. In my opinion it is never to late for anything and take pride that you have done something so positive for yourself.

It is frustrating when the men in our lives don't have to work as hard as us to get better results and that it is more widely accepted to be heavier as a man in the first place. But it is what it is and all we can do is be happy for them and take pride that we had something to do with their successes as well as our own. You have done great and we JUDDDDers are super proud of you!

Think of how you felt last year about yourself and how you feel now. Stick with now!! Keep up the good work and you will make it to goal. Even if it is slow, you will make it. [/COLOR]

[CrystalPistol]

Pushing 40 said it! Especially about men losing faster and being more accepted heavy.

I have had a few days like that Cherry Blossom. I lost 50 lbs (gained a little back) and I'm still not happy. Or maybe I should change that to say I'm not SATISFIED. And essentially, I shouldn't be until I'm at goal. But I totally hear you. Most of what you said is how I feel on my blue days.

I just tell myself not to stop because doing nothing gets me nothing. And I can't stay this way anymore. I'd rather snail along than stay still. At least some progress gives me an inkling of hope.

You're just having a bad 'tude day! We all get 'em. I hope you find a way out of it soon, hon!

[CrystalPistol]

In the Tweakers thread I wrote:

BTW, if I may.. I was doing research on what activates SIRT1. LOTS of studies said [COLOR=#016798]Resveratrol[/COLOR] primarly activates it, which is found in the skin of grapes and in wine and other plants, but it's impossible to get enough Res that way. So there's pills (and I think Dr. Johnson has them on his site?) that activate SIRT1.

In addition to Resveratrol, calorie restriction and exercise can activate SIRT1 (according to the studies I read). I guess that's why the diet helps activate it, but there was overwhelming bias towards Resveratrol. I'm thinking of adding this in at some point. Has anyone used Resveratrol yet?

Did you know, per Wiki... "In mouse and rat experiments, anti-cancer, [COLOR=#22229c]anti-inflammatory[/COLOR], blood-sugar-lowering and other beneficial cardiovascular effects of resveratrol have been reported." Not to mention longevity!!

I've just been finding all of this very interesting.

[NoSugarShell]

Oh, I found the Hebrew National hot dogs 97% fat free at Walmart. My hubby and I tried them yesterday and they are awesome! So at 45 calories a piece they are an awesome DD food.

[Maryposa]

I wanted to share that my appointment is set for May 18th.


I mentioned here that I most likely have some metabolic issues since I can't seem to lose any more weight. (Kisha will remember for sure! )

Actually I made 2 apts. One with GP to see if I can get testing (thyroid/adrenals/full hormone panel) and/or referal to an endo, and I also made an apt to talk to a midwife at the obgyn office to discuss other BC options, since after surgery and before taking the pill again (I got pregnant and then lost the pregnancy) I remember that I pretty easily lost 9 lbs and I was not exercising and that was in a few week's time. Since starting up the pill, nothing!!!!!! Up/Down the same couple of pounds.

[CrystalPistol]

Regarding my post before, I realize it sounds like I was looking at Resveratrol to lose additional weight. Let me clarify:

My 2nd Tweaker thread post regarding Resveratrol:

"I was looking at [COLOR=#016798]Resveratrol[/COLOR] more like a healthy supplement than a weight-loss pill. I'm already losing weight, so I don't feel the need to force it more. I've just read alot of studies (non-promotional ones of course) and the info seems undeniable that it has very good health effects, and not in just one field. Kinda cool!

As a matter of fact, it's not advertised as a weight-loss pill at all! It's like St John's Wort or [COLOR=#016798]Fish Oil[/COLOR]... just a supplement or vitamin. Most places I've seen it are talking about cardio benefits. But if it activates SIRT1, then we're talking lots more benefits as I noted before.

If you want my honest opinion, I don't think activating SIRT1 has anything to do with weight loss on JUDDDD. Mostly because the studies don't seem to mention anything about SIRT1 helping with weight loss. I think the calorie restriction and calorie-cycling does that."

[mammapo]

Originally Posted by Maryposa

I wanted to share that my appointment is set for May 18th.


I mentioned here that I most likely have some metabolic issues since I can't seem to lose any more weight. (Kisha will remember for sure! )

Actually I made 2 apts. One with GP to see if I can get testing (thyroid/adrenals/full hormone panel) and/or referal to an endo, and I also made an apt to talk to a midwife at the obgyn office to discuss other BC options, since after surgery and before taking the pill again (I got pregnant and then lost the pregnancy) I remember that I pretty easily lost 9 lbs and I was not exercising and that was in a few week's time. Since starting up the pill, nothing!!!!!! Up/Down the same couple of pounds.

I'll be keeping my prayers for you this week and next!!!

did I mention how amazing your new pic is???

[Maryposa]

Originally Posted by mammapo

I'll be keeping my prayers for you this week and next!!!

did I mention how amazing your new pic is???

Thanks!

The avatar pic here or in the ML in my before/current pics (in yellow)? Either way, thanks

[dasiey]

Originally Posted by Maryposa

Thanks!

The avatar pic here or in the ML in my before/current pics (in yellow)? Either way, thanks

your pic. reminds me of a friend from school. and that was years ago. class of 1982

[jfinchster]

Hello everyone--I've been lurking on your thread for a quite a few weeks and thought I would join. You guys are so active you don't really need more people but I want to be more involved than just reading.

So far I've been doing Judd for about 3.5 weeks and have lost 4lbs. That isn't too earthshattering but I have to say I haven't been the healthist eater on some of my up days (although I don't think I've gone over calories per se) and I also missed one of DD during that time.

I'm pretty happy with this way of eating so far although the DD are still quite a challenge for me. I have never fasted all day (unless I was sick or having a baby) and I try to wait to eat as long as possible on my DD, but I usually cave by 1:00 or 1:30 p.m. I eat real food--not the shakes.

I want to lose about 30-40 lbs--I have lost about 14lbs total since early March--mostly due to exercising on my new elliptical (50 minutes most days) and eating healthy. I have lost weight with low carb in the past but will go on vacation and gain back like 10lbs or more in a week or two of fairly "normal" healthy eating (meaning not binging on a bag of chips or something.)

This has been so discouraging in the past that I just got sick of it this last time. Went to Hawaii in Feb--for two weeks and had worked for three months to lose weight and practically gained most of it back in that time! I have eaten mostly low carb for about 5 years and never did lose all the weight I wanted to, although I have to say I feel pretty good eating low carb, but I do missing beans, fruits, whole grains,etc.

I really hope JUDDD is the answer--I have had a weight problem my whole life practically (am 39 years old--had problems since 8!) and have tried so many different things. sigh. Anyways, any tips and encouragement is greatly appreciated.

I have ordered the book but it hasn't arrived yet and I'm thinking that incorporating low carb would obviously speed up my weightloss but I just haven't brought my self to doing that yet.

Yesterday for my UD I ate 2 eggs over ezekial bread for breakfast, rice paper rolls with lots of veggies and small amt. peanut sauce, a drumstick and few bites of chicken breast and stirfried asian greens, then ate Thai food out with my family, didn't stuff myself but ate a plateful--alot of veggies, maybe 1/3 cup brown rice. I was up 3lbs from my DD the day before. (I weigh myself everyday) I know it's probably salt but jeez that's scary!

Sorry if the food description was hurting anyone on their DD (today is mine and it's making me hungry thinking about it, just to write!) Overall I think I'm a pretty healthy eater--cook alot of whole foods from scratch, eat mostly organic, etc. I just need to make sure I don't eat too much which is where JUDDD seems good for me and my lifestyle--lots of family gatherings, friends who like to cook, etc.

Anyways, Thanks for listening.

[Leo41]

Jfinchster

You may NOT want to weigh yourself every day on JUDDD because I've discovered that the shifts in weight are much more on this plan than anything I've ever done. You might get depressed on some of the 'artificial' gains that show up after UDs. Dr. J advises weighing only after DDs, and in my experience it's actually best to weigh just once a week after a DD. If I weigh more often, even after a DD, I'll often show a gain of 2-3 lbs that's depressing, but by waiting until my weekly 'weigh day' I always see a loss--and that's inspiring!

If you've been reading these threads you've probably noticed that some of us have found that JUDDD helps the problem you've had--i.e., gaining on vacation and difficulty losing it. I took my first break from JUDDD for a 4-day vacation and was up 2.5 lbs when I returned. On regular low carb that would have taken me a month to lose, but by the end of the following week, I was down 3.5 lbs--a pound lower than my pre-vacation weight. Others have had the same experience, and I think it's one of the best things about JUDDD.