August's Uber-Hot JUDDDDers!

[mistydisa]

Just checking in...

I'm still following the plan using a "true alternation." I'm almost done with week 2. This week, I'm afraid some of my UDs may have gone a bit overboard, so I'm anxious to see what the scale says on Monday....

I'm curious to try an AWF one day soon and I was wondering if diet sodas are allowed? I know artificial sweetners aren't a healthy choice, but I was thinking something with some flavor (like a diet soda) may help during an AWF....

Also, does anyone eat sugar free Jello on DD's?

[Agee]

Hola!
Back from my beach trip and I ate like a pig...ready to get going on this thing for real!
(Before the beach tried this out - made it through 2 DD just fine).
I am not interested in weighing myself at all. I am very afraid what I'll see. I think I'll wait until I have 2 more DD's under my belt, so to speak.
Excited to clear out my system tomorrow by eating lightly!
Quick question - why do some of you try to undereat on DDs? My calorie limit is 500 - but so many of you seem to be going for 200 or so - is this advantageous? Why not just eat nothing? Would there be any point to that?
A

[EmandM]

Originally Posted by Agee

Hola!
Quick question - why do some of you try to undereat on DDs? My calorie limit is 500 - but so many of you seem to be going for 200 or so - is this advantageous? Why not just eat nothing? Would there be any point to that?
A

Dr. Johnson says in his book that ideally people should completely fast on DD's but that was too hard for most people, so that is why he came up with the percentages (eat 20% of your UD calories on DD's). Some people eat 35% on DD's and on maintenance you can eat 50% or more. I think it has a lot to do with personality. Some people find it easier to not eat anything, as eating even a small amount makes them hungrier (this happens to me sometimes depending on what I eat though). When I was losing (I am now in maintenance) I would try to eat as little as possible on DD's but if I was super hungry I would eat all 500 cals. I think a lot of people on this board have had success with AWF's both physically and psychologically.

If I have had a few UD's in a row I don't weigh until I have had at least two DD's under my belt as well. I am very accurate at guessing my weight based on how my body looks. I am usually never off by more than half a pound. It's my hidden talent!

[hotmama_007]

Hi Everyone,

Haven’t posted in a few days because I’m coming off of a 3 day TOM binge….ay!

Per rotation it’s an up day for me today so I’m trying to enjoy and not beat myself up about this last week. I’ll go for a DD tomorrow.

It’s totally apparent to me now what an emotional eater I am. I have obvious associations with food for relaxation, entertainment, coping with any feelings (ok, this isn’t news to me). I’ve been looking for a book on how to manage compulsive eating and looking online at different sites but would love a recommendation from anyone here if they have any.

Saving my calories for the evening has worked on weekends but I find that on weekdays I don’t function as well mentally if I don’t fuel up. My job requires me to hold lots of meetings and I find myself stumbling over thoughts and words if I don’t have anything to eat. Has anyone dealt with this or figured out a way to deal with this?

Also, I am definitely a night time eater – so it’s almost impossible for me to go without “dinner” or something at night. Has anyone been able to overcome the large dinner habit?

Boy – sounds like I need lots of help…LOL. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

[cherlyndria77]

I'm with you Misty I reckon I've gone completely overboard with my up days this week. Birthday parties, chicken tikka masala, chocolate and champagne - probably not the best choices. The alternating pattern I've chosen means that this week I'll weigh in on Tuesday morning, so I've got one more down day to go! Fingers crossed

[nitenurse]

Been reading the book, lots of data in there, health benefits are impressive; for me that is incentive that I should stay on this the rest of my life, even though I know I will be less than perfect sometimes.
Any weight loss will be just bonuses, if I can get some relief from pain I have from old injuries. I'm pretty beat up. and my activity is limited. Along with the possibility of preventing cancer and heart disease. Very interesting.

I have been used to a large evening meal all my life (country girl). I manage my DDs by being very low carb, the protein shakes for breakfast and evening, some lean meat for lunch and supper, about 3 ounces if beef, 4 if chicken or fish., don't know if this helps, but the meat seems to get me through. Could probably increase the amounts if were going up into 30-35%

[EmandM]

Originally Posted by hotmama_007

It’s totally apparent to me now what an emotional eater I am. I have obvious associations with food for relaxation, entertainment, coping with any feelings (ok, this isn’t news to me). I’ve been looking for a book on how to manage compulsive eating and looking online at different sites but would love a recommendation from anyone here if they have any.

I used to be an emotional eater. I have found the best tools to help me with this and I can honestly say I do not eat through my feelings anymore. The first thing that helped me was to identify them. I have two websites that I use and they are great for identifying your feelings. I will pm you the sites. I had trouble even knowing what I was feeling and these sites list physical symptomd and link it to a feeling (ie. tightening in chest and lump in throat = sadness). Then I would sit with that feeling and sort of talk to it like I would a best friend (it's ok to be sad, this will pass etc). I would delay eating for a fix as long as I could and the feelings always passed. Sometimes I had to distract myself (call a friend, get out of the house) and sometimes I could just sit there and it would pass. It took a lot of practise though, it's not something that happened overnight. The next thing that really helped was meditation. I was totally anti-yoga and meditation until my therapist suggested it and now I can't tout it enough. Meditation makes you aware and present. It is very hard to eat unconsciously when you are aware, kwim? Also, tune in to your physical body and do a quick body scan. Sounds hokey I know, but trust me. So sit for a few minutes and start at the top of your head and go down to your toes. DOn't move anything or force anything, just be aware. So for example when you get to your fingers they might be cold (or warm) or tingly, or your lips might be dry or open. Just notice. I don't really know how this helps but I think again it gets your mind and your physical self in tune and gets you more aware. I hope this helps. I never thought I would not be an emotional eater and am amazed when I think of how I used to be. I hope this helps!

Pam

[GME]

Originally Posted by EmandM

I used to be an emotional eater. I have found the best tools to help me with this and I can honestly say I do not eat through my feelings anymore. The first thing that helped me was to identify them. I have two websites that I use and they are great for identifying your feelings. I will pm you the sites. I had trouble even knowing what I was feeling and these sites list physical symptomd and link it to a feeling (ie. tightening in chest and lump in throat = sadness). Then I would sit with that feeling and sort of talk to it like I would a best friend (it's ok to be sad, this will pass etc). I would delay eating for a fix as long as I could and the feelings always passed. Sometimes I had to distract myself (call a friend, get out of the house) and sometimes I could just sit there and it would pass. It took a lot of practise though, it's not something that happened overnight. The next thing that really helped was meditation. I was totally anti-yoga and meditation until my therapist suggested it and now I can't tout it enough. Meditation makes you aware and present. It is very hard to eat unconsciously when you are aware, kwim? Also, tune in to your physical body and do a quick body scan. Sounds hokey I know, but trust me. So sit for a few minutes and start at the top of your head and go down to your toes. DOn't move anything or force anything, just be aware. So for example when you get to your fingers they might be cold (or warm) or tingly, or your lips might be dry or open. Just notice. I don't really know how this helps but I think again it gets your mind and your physical self in tune and gets you more aware. I hope this helps. I never thought I would not be an emotional eater and am amazed when I think of how I used to be. I hope this helps!

Pam

That is really great information! Thanks!

I had a successful DD yesterday. I came in at 400 calories. I had it all in one meal at about 3:30 and then a SF popsicle in the evening. It wasn't too bad. I could have eaten in the evening, but I wasn't truly hungry.

I have a good DD food find to share- Amylu chicken burgers from Costco. They are 140 cals, 3 carbs & 22 gm of protein. The ingredients are all things I can pronounce and recognize. They are fully cooked and come vacuum sealed in packs of two. I found them with the the lunch meat and other prepared meat in the open top bins near the meat and veggies. Very tasty with a Laughing Cow cheese wedge spread on top like frosting.

I'm down 3 lbs from yesterday, but no VFT. I'm still bouncing around the 4 lbs I gained in July, but I am at the low end and less than a lb from a fresh, new weight.

Have a great JUDDDD day everyone!

[Trishagrrl]

I was going to make today a DD and get back onto my Sun, Tu, Th DD schedule but it's become a MD. I guess this week my DD's will be M, W, F again. It's nice when my husband is home on the weekends to be able to eat with him!

Gina- So glad to see you back! Yay for a 3 pound loss after your first DD. Hopefully, since your break you'll start dropping the pounds again

Hotmama- I am also a night time eater. Eating is a very social thing for me and I like to be able to eat with my husband and kids in the evening. The only way I've been able to stick with this diet is by saving most, if not all of my calories for my evening meal. I'm also a night time snacker. So I try to save a few for a couple pickles or some cucumbers or a piece of fruit after dinner.

Agee- Welcome back from the beach. Good luck getting back into the groove of things!

Misty- I've eaten sugar free jello on DD's, but it's not really a staple. I think you can certainly use diet soda on your AWF. I know on the 2 times that I've been able to pull one off that I've drank them. Artificial sweetner seems to give some people cravings, so you just might want to make sure you're not one of those people, thus making your DD and AWF even more difficult.

[Agee]

DD#1 almost done. Boiled eggs are my lifesaver!
So - here are some questions I want answered from those of you who've been doing this a while. And by 'a while' I mean 1 month or more.
How long have you been doing this?
Wow much did you weigh when you started?
How much have you lost?
I find this kind of information VERY motivational!
A
p.s. I weighed myself this a.m. after my beach debauchery...not pretty! But I'm already down 1.8 lbs halfway through the day so it was obviously water weight brought on by too many cocktails and chili cheese fries. I'm so glad I have a good WOE to follow that'll help me bounce back!

[giJ]

My last 2 UDs have probably been more like MDs, but I haven't been very hungry, and I'm eating to hunger.

With one exception: when I was HUNGRY last night at midnight, I didn't eat. Today was going to be an UD (I usually do MWF-DD, TRSS-UD), so I figured it would be ok. Well, for a number of reasons, I went with DD today. I'm beginning to think that was a bad idea, but I will deal with it. (And if I get too hungry, I will make today a Fast Five style UD, and that'll be that.)

The only thing that's bothering me? I've only had about 75 calories today (half a Carnation Instant Breakfast low sugar shake), and the scale is showing me UP.

[GME]

[QUOTE=Agee;12357508]
So - here are some questions I want answered from those of you who've been doing this a while. And by 'a while' I mean 1 month or more.
How long have you been doing this?
Wow much did you weigh when you started?
How much have you lost?
I find this kind of information VERY motivational!
[QUOTE]

I have strayed from JUDDDD, but when I did it faithfully I lost 14 lbs from mid April to the end of June. I went from 198 (+4 bounce pounds) to 184. That is an average of a little more than 1 lb a week, which is huge for me- I am one of the. slowest. losers. ever.

Unfortunately I stalled out and actually gained 4 lbs in July. It isn't JUDDD though, that's just how I roll. I historically have to change plans every couple of months or so and my thyroid may well be wonky. I'm combining a couple of plans now and hope an occasional DD can get the scale moving again.

[giJ]

Originally Posted by Agee

DD#1 almost done. Boiled eggs are my lifesaver!
So - here are some questions I want answered from those of you who've been doing this a while. And by 'a while' I mean 1 month or more.
How long have you been doing this?
Wow much did you weigh when you started?
How much have you lost?
I find this kind of information VERY motivational!
A

Hey Agee,

I didn't see your questions until after Gina responded.

I started JUDDDD in the middle of June, after 1 cheat (1 meal - and frankly, still not a major cheat: split a high carb appetizer and had 1 mojito) on Atkins during a conference led to a 7 lb gain. From June to July 2, I lost the 7 lbs I gained (from 193 to 185). In July, "only" lost 1 lb - not bad considering I went off JUDDDD completely for about 3 weeks (from July 16 or 17 til this past week), maybe more. This past week, I got back on track, with today as my 3rd DD. I was down 3 lb after the first one and 1 lb after the second. I'm figuring that things will go down to a lb or 2 a week after this.

[Leo41]

Mistydisa-

I used to practically live on diet soda a couple of years ago when I was still working (I'm retired now), but the low calories on JUDDD DDs showed me how much all artificial sweeteners stimulate my appetite. I was really shocked. So I've eliminated all artificial sweeteners. If you can tolerate them, and they don't make you hungry, I think both diet soda and jello would be a great asset on DDs.

Hotmama-

One writer who has several books on compulsive eating in Geneen Roth. You can check out her things on Amazon. I like that site because of readers' reviews that I often find helpful. There's also a book by a man (don't have the name) who is affiliated with OA, and it's supposed to be good. If you search Amazon under "compulsive eating" or OA you might find his work, too.

Agee-

I've been on JUDDD almost 8 months, starting just about Christmas 2008. Keep in mind that I'm the world's slowest loser, since I'm both post-menopausal and hypothyroid. I came to JUDDD after losing on standard low carb but being stalled for almost year, gaining and losing the same 10 lbs. On JUDDD, to date I've lost 37 lbs. I truly think that the key to JUDDD is being faithful to your DDs.

[EmandM]

Originally Posted by Leo41

One writer who has several books on compulsive eating in Geneen Roth. You can check out her things on Amazon. I like that site because of readers' reviews that I often find helpful. There's also a book by a man (don't have the name) who is affiliated with OA, and it's supposed to be good. If you search Amazon under "compulsive eating" or OA you might find his work, too.

Leo, thanks for the reminder. Geneen Roth's books are great. I have the one about compulsive eating. It is full of good info and she talks about intuitive eating and not dieting. She has written many but the one I read has hearts on the cover and the jacket is white. There is also a great book called The Love-Powered Diet by Victoria Moran. She deals with emotional eating from an OA standpoint (the 12 steps) but the second half is about a vegan diet, which I happen to follow 80% of the time, but most on a low carb forum don't! lol But the first half is very very helpful.

[Agee]

Agee-

I've been on JUDDD almost 8 months, starting just about Christmas 2008. Keep in mind that I'm the world's slowest loser, since I'm both post-menopausal and hypothyroid. I came to JUDDD after losing on standard low carb but being stalled for almost year, gaining and losing the same 10 lbs. On JUDDD, to date I've lost 37 lbs. I truly think that the key to JUDDD is being faithful to your DDs.

8 months and 37 lbs sounds fantastic to me.
All of you all think you're the world's slowest losers...I have never lost ANYTHING on straightforward (not calorically restricted) LC, even at 6 mos. at a time. This is for 10 years. So this sounds good to me.
If I lost 37 lbs. in 8 mos I would be at my goal by next summer.
A

[mistydisa]

Thanks for the input on diet sodas and SF jello... I guess I will just have to try them to see if the artificial sweetners give me cravings...

Tomorrow's weigh-in day.... Very anxious.

Does everyone here monitor their UD calories?

Wishing everyone well and lots of pounds lost!

[Monkee]

Hi everyone.
I am not doing JUDDDD, but decided to visit your thread to ask for some suggestions, since you all have DD's on your plan.

My schedule will be changing next week. 3 days (TU/TH/FRI) a week I'll be busy from morning until night without access to a refrigerator or microwave. I also won't have time to drive anywhere to pick something up. I can probably sneak in a quick snack, if it's portable.

Do you have any suggestion on what I could eat/carry with me to get me through the day until dinner?

Should I try to just go without food or should I try to have snacks? I know it is a YMMV type of thing, but what has worked best for you?

Thanks for your help.

[giJ]

Hi NurseMonkee!

First, I want to say be VERY careful on your Friday rotation. Going too low on calories 2 days in a row -- even if you did do JUDDDD -- is bad. (I'm tired, or I might even remember what Dr. Johnson says about it... hopefully someone else will chime in.)

My DDs tend to be a salad with some rotisserie chicken, Babybel cheese, Special K protein bars (probably too high in carbs for you, but they're the only ones I've been able to find that I can stomach), things like that.

No microwave OR refrigerator will be tough. Can you use ice packs to keep packed food cold? How many hours/meals are we talking about?

Good luck with your new schedule!

[mistydisa]

giJ---Dr. Johnson says something about how it takes as little as 40 hours of restricted calories to send your body into "starvation mode" where it starts hoarding energy instead of burning it....

NurseMonkee---I had a Special K Protein Bar (180 cal) on Friday around 9 a.m. and was not hungry again until about 3. I was highly impressed! I also like the packets of Special K Protein Water (30 cal) to add to a bottle of water. Although it doesn't exactly keep me "full" for any amount of time, I enjoy the flavor. It tricks my brain into thinking I'm consuming something.

Other ideas: unsweetened applesauce cups (50 cal each), 100 calorie packs (cookies, crackers), an apple, orange, or banana....

[hotmama_007]

EmandM and Leo - thanks very much for the info. I will definitely be checking out the websites and the book.

I've finally gotten through a pretty successfull DD @650 calories. I know that's quite a bit higher than most, but I'm happy with it. I did step on the scale this morning and I've only gone up to 159 after all those days of eating into the night so I realize it's not all that bad as long as you catch yourself in time! :-) Someone else mentioned that it's nice that if you go off plan (intentionally or not) you don't get the overnight 5 pound gain as you do with Atkins! That goodness for that. I still stick to low carb but well over induction amounts so perhaps that's what's keeping the weight in check.

Anyway, happy to be back in the saddle. :-)

[Leo41]

Nurse Monkee-

I understand from some of your other postings that you're diabetic. In his book, Dr. J cautions diabetics that the fasting element of JUDDD may not work for them. And I know that Dr. Eades has posted a caution that Intermittant Fasting can cause blood glucose problems. My advice is to find things to eat consistent with the plan you're currently following.

For example, someone might suggest fruit as a good, portable food choice, but as a diabetic, do you eat fruit? (I'm not diabetic, but I don't eat fruit.) What about hardboiled eggs? They're really a perfect food in many ways.

I've always relied on nuts when I travel (no access to refrigeration or micro), but that's more for snacks rather than meals. I wonder whether a good meal replacement bar might be good for your situation?

Netrition sells Ostrim sticks that I used once when traveling for a good protein source, but they have nitrates, which I try to avoid. I find almost everything has a downside, but you may have to compromise because of the difficulty of your situation.

[Leo41]

I'm on a DD (my usual) after TWO super UDs, and I'm hoping that JUDDD will work its magic over the next week to counter all my dietary indiscretions.

My sister and niece visited for the weekend to celebrate my 68th birthday, and we went out to dinner twice, and while there was no "birthday cake," I had dessert at both meals (worth every calorie!). A business associate had sent something called "Kringles" which are like a delicate Danish pastry (mine were filled with pecans and raspberries). We had slices with coffee for Sunday morning breakfast, and they were totally decadent and delicious.

But for someone who never has sugar, I feel almost "hung over" this morning after two days of such indulgence, and am really relieved to be having a DD. Someone asked if anyone watches calories on UDs, and I always do [except for these two days], but I'm going to be especially careful this week, as I need to counter the effects of this past weekend.

When I think that at one time in my life such eating would have been 'normal,' I'm appalled and thankful that I'm in a difference place these days. I don't feel deprived on JUDDD but happy to have found a plan that has helped me gain insight into my eating and learn to love eating healthily with calorie restriction.

[mistydisa]

Well, Weigh In Day not going so well.... I've somehow GAINED 0.6 lbs., and I've had 4 DDs this week, every single one of them below 500 calories. I don't understand.... I'm so disheartened, I could cry. Oh, who am I kidding?? I AM crying....

[weasel!]

Hi folks, just a quick note to say that I'm still on my MWF plan. My period came a little early and took me back up to 140 again. As of Saturday I'm back down to 138. Today is another Monday and another start of my weekly DD cycle.

[Agee]

Misty -
Look at Vesna's stats, below you. She stalled, persevered, and is now in VFT!
Next week you may drop 5 - you never know!
A

[homestretch]

Originally Posted by hotmama_007

Hi Everyone,

Haven’t posted in a few days because I’m coming off of a 3 day TOM binge….ay!

Per rotation it’s an up day for me today so I’m trying to enjoy and not beat myself up about this last week. I’ll go for a DD tomorrow.

It’s totally apparent to me now what an emotional eater I am. I have obvious associations with food for relaxation, entertainment, coping with any feelings (ok, this isn’t news to me). I’ve been looking for a book on how to manage compulsive eating and looking online at different sites but would love a recommendation from anyone here if they have any.

I was the worlds worst compulsive overeater and had been for 20+ years (although part of that time I was bulimic). I became friends with a recovering anorexic who recommended the book, "Seat of the Soul" by Gary Zukav. She credited this book for aiding her in her recovery and gave it to me. It was the only book that ever really made sense to me and broke me out of the binge behavior. There is such an empowering section on addiction. I read the Geneen Roth books when I underwent treatment for this in the 90's and they just did nothing for me but Seat of the Soul gave me the strength I needed to face my demons and take responsibility for my eating.

[homestretch]

Originally Posted by mistydisa

Well, Weigh In Day not going so well.... I've somehow GAINED 0.6 lbs., and I've had 4 DDs this week, every single one of them below 500 calories. I don't understand.... I'm so disheartened, I could cry. Oh, who am I kidding?? I AM crying....

I am not really thrilled with my weigh in either. I lost 3.5 pounds since last Monday but here is the rub. I was way up on the scale last Monday due to a party where I ate and drank way too much on Sat. I am actually right back where I was before I had that episode. So I guess I spent a week repairing the damage I did one day.

I looked back at your posts and you said you were worried because you had some big UD's. Well I was concerned also because I have not had really good UD's or DD's my days have been more moderate. In fact I think the last 3 days I have averaged 700-1200 calories which really is not ideal for weight loss with this plan. For me I have to face the fact that I need to be more careful with the plan. Maybe you will have to watch your UD's more closely??? Anyway we both have room to improve what we are doing and see if that makes the scale move so hang in there with me. Who knows perhaps we are both on the verge of a whoosh!

[homestretch]

I need input puuuuleeeease

Okay, per my above post I am not doing JUDDD the way I should be but today is the start of a new week. My kids are back in school and I am ready.

Here is my question: Friday I averaged 700 calories, Sat. 1200 and yesterday 900. Should I make today an UD or a DD? Since I was off plan I do not know what to do. Part of me says do an UD to avoid slowing my metabolism and the other part of me says to stick to my MWF DD's. Any thoughts?

Last but not least....Anyone see the article in Women's World about Dr. Johnson? Picked it up at the store last night and I never buy it, low and behold it was the diet story of the week lol!

[Ilpirata]

LEO!!! YOU ARE KICKING A$$. Such an inspiration for me right now.

Originally Posted by Shrinkme

Hi. I'm new here. I read about the diet in a magazine and went to get the book. Barnes and Nobel didn't have it so I had to order it. I won't get it for a week. I'm planning to try a DD on Monday and just stay under 500 calories. I'm guessing that if I try to keep my UD under 1500 I should be okay at least until I get the book to read. Any advice would be appreciated. I was really interested to see several people here have thyroid problems. My TSH just came back at over 150 (not a typo) so I started medication. I hope it helps I feel really draggy. Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

WHAT!!! TSH over 150!!!! OKAY that is freaking nuts. nuts nuts nuts. So you just started on meds? Which meds are you on so far? When will you be retested for med increase. It usually takes quite awhile to get the meds optimized so that you can lose weight... wow girl!

Originally Posted by nitenurse

Haven't been posting, have had the flu for 4 days, yuk. So have been living on soup, not sure whether to go for a DD today, I seem to be a little better today, will see how the day goes. Really have a sore gut with this, hurts to walk, so am staying pretty quiet, except for sprints to the BR. More than you needed to know.
Wish this would make me lose wt, but I know better. lol.

Well I would just take it easy and eat what seems comfortable until you are 100% well. Once you're well I'd do a nice UD after all those soup days. Then get back on rotation.

Originally Posted by GME

Leo, that is fabulous!!! I have new hope. Maybe a loss is in the air.

I haven't been here (I have been reading and cheering you all on in my mind) or JUDDDing for awhile. I just couldn't take the DDs with no loss for so long (if you are new here, it is completely me not the plan). I mixed it up a little and did a CAD/Fast5 hybrid for the past couple of weeks. No loss, but no gain. I will freely admit I have not been completely focused and just maintaining is a victory.

I'm popping back in because I am going to give a DD a go today. My family is out of town so I don't have to feed any pesky children or husbands (darn them for wanting to eat every day) and I have quite a few things to do. I made a gallon of my favorite green tea and a big pot of coffee. I have some chicken patties I bought at Costco (140 cals each) thawing for this afternoon. I'll have two if I feel like I need them with some Laughing Cow cheese and spinich.

Wish me luck!

Welcome back Gina! I'm trying to get back on track too right now... At least you haven't gained! I think if you do a week of good solid rotation you'll hit that VFT now that you've had a little break from JUDD. Still running?

Originally Posted by mistydisa

Just checking in...

I'm still following the plan using a "true alternation." I'm almost done with week 2. This week, I'm afraid some of my UDs may have gone a bit overboard, so I'm anxious to see what the scale says on Monday....

I'm curious to try an AWF one day soon and I was wondering if diet sodas are allowed? I know artificial sweetners aren't a healthy choice, but I was thinking something with some flavor (like a diet soda) may help during an AWF....

Also, does anyone eat sugar free Jello on DD's?

I don't personally have a problem with AS... at least I don't *think* I do lol.

Originally Posted by Agee

Hola!
Back from my beach trip and I ate like a pig...ready to get going on this thing for real!
(Before the beach tried this out - made it through 2 DD just fine).
I am not interested in weighing myself at all. I am very afraid what I'll see. I think I'll wait until I have 2 more DD's under my belt, so to speak.
Excited to clear out my system tomorrow by eating lightly!
Quick question - why do some of you try to undereat on DDs? My calorie limit is 500 - but so many of you seem to be going for 200 or so - is this advantageous? Why not just eat nothing? Would there be any point to that?
A

O I see Leo already answered this exactly as I was going to. I think once you've got some DDs under your belt if you're interested in trying a fast you should go for it. They're perfectly acceptable on the plan although absolutely NOT required.

Originally Posted by NurseMonkee

Hi everyone.
I am not doing JUDDDD, but decided to visit your thread to ask for some suggestions, since you all have DD's on your plan.

My schedule will be changing next week. 3 days (TU/TH/FRI) a week I'll be busy from morning until night without access to a refrigerator or microwave. I also won't have time to drive anywhere to pick something up. I can probably sneak in a quick snack, if it's portable.

Do you have any suggestion on what I could eat/carry with me to get me through the day until dinner?

Should I try to just go without food or should I try to have snacks? I know it is a YMMV type of thing, but what has worked best for you?

Thanks for your help.

Well wether you eat or not thats up to you... but its definately best to be prepared with snacks if you DO get hungry. Boiled Eggs, Turky or Beef Jerky, String Cheese, Individual FAGE Yogurts, Nuts (UD), pre-cooked bacon (UD)

Originally Posted by mistydisa

Well, Weigh In Day not going so well.... I've somehow GAINED 0.6 lbs., and I've had 4 DDs this week, every single one of them below 500 calories. I don't understand.... I'm so disheartened, I could cry. Oh, who am I kidding?? I AM crying....

How long have you been on plan again? It can take three weeks for SIRT1 to be activated and quite a few of us experienced very slow weight loss in the first few weeks that accelerated greatly after week two or three.

Originally Posted by homestretch

I need input puuuuleeeease

Okay, per my above post I am not doing JUDDD the way I should be but today is the start of a new week. My kids are back in school and I am ready.

Here is my question: Friday I averaged 700 calories, Sat. 1200 and yesterday 900. Should I make today an UD or a DD? Since I was off plan I do not know what to do. Part of me says do an UD to avoid slowing my metabolism and the other part of me says to stick to my MWF DD's. Any thoughts?

Last but not least....Anyone see the article in Women's World about Dr. Johnson? Picked it up at the store last night and I never buy it, low and behold it was the diet story of the week lol!

I think you should make today UD. Then go for a real good low cal DD tomorrow