Nov JUDDD / Alternate Day (We can do hard things!)

[Leo41]

Michelle-

Welcome back! I was following your woes on the thyroid thread, but then you disappeared, and I was hoping you'd gotten optimized--or at least on the way. Glad you're back with us.

Kisha-
I know how disheartening it is to do DDs and not be able to lose because of thyroid wackiness. But, as you point out, at least you're not gaining, and that's the ultimate horror. I hope you get optimized soon because not eating and not losing is no fun

GrammyPat-
How smart you were to Google, and I think that 90 cal is right because that's the number in their hot dogs--which are quite big and similar in size to the brats, which I had a long time ago. I may suggest to them that they post their nutrition info--or send it with orders--because when I asked about the calories in a hot dog, they e-mailed me an actual nutrition label for the item, so they must have them for other things, too.

I agree with you about Mammapo's advice to "embrace the hunger" because I find there's something strangely pleasing about the hunger I experience in the evening of DDs. It isn't the kind of negative feeling that would impel me to eat--just look forward to breakfast in the morning.

[caramel]

Originally Posted by NoSugarShell

Hey JUDDDers!!

Is there anyway ya'll might take me back? :blush:

I fell waaaay off plan when I started having all the trouble with my thyroid meds, but I have been taking a compounded version and I am feeling a little better everyday. My levels fell extremely low and my TSH was high. It was horrible. I decided that I was gaining weight while doing JUDDD, so why bother.....Well, going off plan and throwing in a DD once in a while wasn't helping either. I haven't had a good week on JUDDD in quite a while.

Then I had some personal issues going on and a death in the family, BUT now I know I need to get back on track. I need it for my health and the weight loss.

I am so glad to see alot of familiar faces, Kisha, Leo, Redeemed, EMandM, Snaggle, Caramel, it is great to see you guys!

Okay, so I am doing a DD today, and going to weigh in the morning and change my siggy weight. I think I am up about 8 lbs from that. I also find I do ALOT better when I am checking in here daily! So, I'm back!!!

I still love JUDDD! It is the one I feel I will always come back to.

Michelle

Hi Michelle Nice to see your smiling face again. I don't post much cause I'm really busy with four little ones at home one of which is a two year old but Juddd just feels so comfortable to me now I just have been sticking with it. It's good to know I can adjust my ud and dd during the holidays and not sweat whats coming up. Today is a DD for me and will end with about 503 cal. Everyone have a very great day!

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by NoSugarShell

Hey JUDDDers!!

Is there anyway ya'll might take me back? :blush:
I fell waaaay off plan when I started having all the trouble with my thyroid meds, but I have been taking a compounded version and I am feeling a little better everyday. My levels fell extremely low and my TSH was high. It was horrible. I decided that I was gaining weight while doing JUDDD, so why bother.....Well, going off plan and throwing in a DD once in a while wasn't helping either. I haven't had a good week on JUDDD in quite a while.

Then I had some personal issues going on and a death in the family, BUT now I know I need to get back on track. I need it for my health and the weight loss.

I am so glad to see alot of familiar faces, Kisha, Leo, Redeemed, EMandM, Snaggle, Caramel, it is great to see you guys!

Okay, so I am doing a DD today, and going to weigh in the morning and change my siggy weight. I think I am up about 8 lbs from that. I also find I do ALOT better when I am checking in here daily! So, I'm back!!!

I still love JUDDD! It is the one I feel I will always come back to.

Michelle

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[GrammyPat]

I didn't have any lab tests but I can pass along some anecdotal health improvements since I've been doing JUDDD. I started in the middle of September (2nd time around for me) and continue to do it. I had a dentist appt after not going for 1.5 years! and all they could find (in my peridontal mouth) was one cavity! Now that is amazing! My pockets in my gums are still a little deep but not as bad as 1.5 years ago. Again, that is amazing! I also have emphysema. In mid-Sept. I would begin every day inhaling from one spiriva capsule, and then inhaling xopenex from a nebulizer. Occasionally, I would have to use my emergency inhaler (xopenex) anywhere from 1-3 times a day. My pulmonary guy gave me some Advair to use; he thought I was using too much of the other stuff. So I started using Advair just once and I was good for a couple of days. Well, now I haven't had to use ANY meds at all (except for the Spiriva; that is a must for everyday) for the past 2 weeks! That is a miracle for me!!! I am so loving this WOE. Tomorrow is a weigh-in day for me so I'll report back my total loss todate after today's DD. Ugh! we have cards tonight and there's always peanuts and M&M's....I'll be chewing lots of gum and looking like a llama tonight! Have a great day y'all!

[NoSugarShell]

Good Morning JUDDDERS!

Thanks for the welcomes! I sure appreciate it. I had a great DD yesterday. YES, I was hungry, but I just got back in the JUDDD mindset that I won't die if I don't eat..lol. For a while I just couldn't stand being hungry, so I would eat. It felt good to NOT eat everytime. I weighed in this morning and I am exactly 8 lbs over my low. I think I can get back to my low...maybe by New Year, although that's not written in stone. My body does what it wants to, when it wants to..lol.

Leo - My thyroid woes have gotten better. I was soooo frustrated with dealing with doctors, shortages, and feeling bad, I just gave up for awhile and stopped taking anything. I felt sooo crappy and couldn't lose weight. I went to Labcorp and had my TSH and Frees tested and TSH was high and both T4 and T3 were well BELOW the range. I was shocked how fast my levels went down. I finally called my doc and asked him to write me a compounded script, which he did no problem and also a little raise...I have slowly felt better everyday. I have seen in your past posts how you have to lose the weight once your optimized just as painfully as normal, and I totally agree. I feel much better, but the weight isn't going to just drop right back off.

Thank goodness for JUDDD!!! I feel great!

[GME]

Nice to see you back Shell. I have been in and out myself.

I FINALLY pulled off a DD yesterday. Moday's went OK until a pan of brownies came out of my oven at 8:00 (darn kids that learned to cook for themselves). It wasn't that bad I guess, really more of a med day. But yesterday I was out of the house from 7:00 am to 9:30 pm and that made it a lot easier to do a full-on DD. I'm still above sig weight, but not quite as far.

[CrystalPistol]

Hey'all

I'm feeling pretty fantastic for a few reasons. Mostly because today has been the lowest after UD weight, which means tomorrow's weight should be VFT! I mean, even if it isn't, I have acted like such a little piggie this week -- and although I've been paying attention to it, I def haven't been in total control, either. I forgot how sweet JUDDD is to me.

I decided to def continue JUDDD through December. There are about 5 situations that involve food next month that I totally forgot about. HCG is not forgiving, so I'm not gonna set myself up for disaster on it. Aaaand, I'm going to start doing JUDDD for actual weight loss (which is what I used to do!) during the rest of this month and all of next. If it does as well as it used to (and it seems like it will!) then I will just stay on this for as long as it takes.

I had a funny dream last night. There were JUDDD posters and advertisements everywhere. We were taking the family to a "JUDDD Convention" and everyone was excited. The whole fam was proud to have it as their WOE. It was Nirvana! I don't know where that came from because no one in my fam does JUDDD, but it was kinda neat having the dream.

Well have a good day everyone!

[Redeemed]

1790895ts56cgjfip.gif Happy Thursday! DD yesterday went well. Have today's food all planned out. I'm so enjoying JUDDD this time around - feels good to be doing something about my weight. Have a great day everyone!

[Leo41]

Michelle-

I'm glad you're back on meds because the thyroid isn't like other pills that we can omit without too much physical cost. They are hormones that our body needs that our thyroid isn't producing. When your T3 drops, you can't lose weight, and if it drops too much, you'll gain regardless what you do. But the more serious issue is that your heart rate will slow dramatically (and you won't even notice), and you could put yourself at risk for falling into a coma. I was very worried when you posted that you'd stopped your meds and am very pleased that you're back on them.

Crystal-

We agree. What most of us love about JUDDD is how forgiving it is--AND how it enables us to enjoy special occasions without guilt or gain. Fortunately Thursday is an UD for me, but if it wasn't, I could easily adjust my alternation to insure that I enjoy my Thanksgiving dinner. And for Christmas, I'll adjust to make Friday an UD. This is a miraculous plan for giving a person control over food issues.

[snaggle]

Hi All!
November is turning out to be even more difficult for sticking to plan than I expected, but I am hangin' on by a thread. If it hadn't been for the thurs-sun 4 up day fest last week, I may even be in vft, but alas, I am at 147, up 1 lb from my low.
I am so happy to see the old timers back here: Michelle, mammapo, Redeemed etc.
Welcome to the thread new judders and others who have lurked and popped in.

Juddd is my favorite woe/diet I have ever done. It works for me and it is so forgiving of my off plan weekends. I just wish I could get in one good week of true alternation, but I just have too much going on and I have SUCH a hard time saying no.
Last night we had our bunco group which includes wine and appetizers. I had nothing all day and hoped to just have one small glass of wine and a couple of bites, but ended up having two glasses of wine and probably about 300 cal worth of tasty stuff. I am such a sucker for dips!
I did resist the little puff pastry things, but I wish I could just say no to everything.

I love reading everybody's insights, etc. and am looking forward to perusing the other Juddd board that Leo mentioned.
Have a great day everybody!!!

[Redeemed]

Snaggle: There you are! I thought you ran away. You sure are fortunate to have so little to lose. This is a very difficult time of year to stay on plan. Just do your best until you are able to get in a few weeks of good alteration UP and DD's. You're almost there! By the way...I'm on the other JUDDD thread. I'm sure you'll figure out which one I am. However, this thread is much better. This thread is more personable, and not as superficial as the other. The other site is hard to navigate; and they don't know anything we don't know.

[NoSugarShell]

Originally Posted by Redeemed

Snaggle: There you are! I thought you ran away. You sure are fortunate to have so little to lose. This is a very difficult time of year to stay on plan. Just do your best until you are able to get in a few weeks of good alteration UP and DD's. You're almost there! By the way...I'm on the other JUDDD thread. I'm sure you'll figure out which one I am. However, this thread is much better. This thread is more personable, and not as superficial as the other. The other site is hard to navigate; and they don't know anything we don't know.

Where is the other thread?

[vanillayo]

I am truly loving this WOE! I have never "clicked" with a diet like I have with this one. My first goal is to get rid of the weight I gained after having a hysterectomy. I am half way there! I am going to have to adjust for Thanksgiving but that's ok. It's nice to be heading into the holidays and knowing that I can enjoy it!

Crystal, I have had dreams about diets also, lol. It was more like a nightmare! Trying to schedule when I going to eat and what I was going to eat. I would wake up during the night and then go back to dreaming the same thing. I guess I was really stressing about it!

[EmandM]

LOL about the dream. I once had a dream that I ate my way through a DD, and when I woke up I realized it was actually an UD that morning, so it was probably just the food party going on in my head for what I was about to eat!

I also love this woe. I never had much to lose, and have great respect for those who persevere in spite of hypothyroid and being slow losers etc. But I was an emotional eater and would gain and lose the same 15 pounds depending on what was happening in my life (when my mum died I was only 15 and actully gained closer to 30)! Anyway, I worked on my emotional eating but would still relapse but since JUDDD I have not turned to food during emotional stress once, and it has been a year since I first started. I feel free. I guess my body and my brain figure I can eat whatever I want so I can delay my responses to food and to stress for that day. By the time the day is here I no longer need the emotional fix. Love it!

[Leo41]

I think we're all so satisfied with JUDDD because for some reason this affects us psychologically, as EmandM has pointed out. Personally, I've been an emotional eater, and I think I also ate "for entertainment," but JUDDD has changed all that. I feel in control of food for the first time in my life, and it's no longer the center of my life. No other 'diet' has done that for me.

For example, I had lunch today (UD) with a friend that I haven't seen for a long time, and I knew I could have anything on the menu. Yet, I avoided all grains and had a simple protein-based meal that was absolutely delicious and didn't feel the least deprived.

I just love JUDDD.

[nitenurse]

Made it through my DD yesterday with a salad at Subway, really filling. Next time I am going to take my own salad dressing, the ones they had were unknown or awful. Rest of evening went fine.
Today my up day had some shake and soup until this evening, and then some lowcarb, more than I planned for supper. But tomorrow will be ok, too. Planning ahead. Thanks for the help.

[Ilpirata]

Originally Posted by nitenurse

Made it through my DD yesterday with a salad at Subway, really filling. Next time I am going to take my own salad dressing, the ones they had were unknown or awful. Rest of evening went fine.
Today my up day had some shake and soup until this evening, and then some lowcarb, more than I planned for supper. But tomorrow will be ok, too. Planning ahead. Thanks for the help.

yeah their dressing is GROSS! Have them put vinegar on tho fo sho

[Leo41]

OK--I caved--but I think it was the right thing.

DD today, and as some of you know, I've been experimenting this week with eating only between 10 am and 2 pm on DDs. Monday and Wednesday, I had no problems and ate about 100 cal below my normal DD level.

However, this morning, I got up at 4 am (usual time), but by 5 am, I was starving. This wasn't the rather pleasant hungry feeling that I get at the end of a DD, but a feeling that I needed food NOW. I haven't felt like this at any time during my almost 11 months on JUDDD.

It seemed inexplicable because I had a relatively normal UD yesterday--nothing excessive but satisfying, and I could not account for this terrible hunger. However, JUDDD has taught me to pay attention to my body (usually understanding that I'm not really hungry when I just 'want' to eat), and I thought to myself:

1. The goal is to keep the DD--not necessarily to preserve that window.
2. This is definitely a physical hunger, not emotional.
3. I've been doing fine with regular DDs, so why 'torture' myself today by trying to preserve that window?

So I had a bison hot dog (90 cal) in an eggwhite omelet (70 cal), and I'm hopng that will keep me satisfied until this afternoon. From my perspective, it's fine to "tweak," but it's equally important not to get obsessive about all this. Doing a good DD is accomplishment enough.

Tomorrow is my weigh day, so we'll see if this week is any different from my others.

[Redeemed]

1130162ney5u2jkoi.gif Good morning everyone!

Leo: I think it's good you were flexible with the time-frame for eating. For whatever reason, your body wanted nutrients early in the morning. You mentioned many of us enjoy JUDDD for emotional reasons. I truly believe I am enjoying JUDDD more this time around because this time, I am being treated properly for thyroid disorder. I'm optimized with my thyroid meds. I feel so much better, and I'm losing easier. But, I also love the idea of being able to eat what I want everyother day. There is a feeling of not being locked into a strict dietary plan. I am deeply grateful to you and Kisha frequently sharing about your thyroid experiences. This is what made me suspect I might have a problem.

GrammyPat: I am so happy you have been helped with your respiratory issues as a result of JUDDD. The children I care for have respiratory disorders and are usually trached and on vents. I am very familiar with the regime of respiratory meds you mentioned. How WONDERFUL you are able to use natural means (JUDDD) to lessen your need for chemical intervention. I'm so glad you're feeling better.

DD here. We have a guest speaker at church tonight I want to hear. So, I am going to wait until 5 PM and eat a double serving of oatmeal with a cup of strawberries, a cup of unsweetened Almond Breeze and NuStevia Blend sweetner. That way I will feel very satiated, and will be able to enjoy the conference tonight.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[CrystalPistol]

Hi everyone.

Good news, good news! I'm at siggy weight today! That's the ticket! I was hoping for VFT because I can usually predict the loss following a good DD, but seriously, SIGGY WEIGHT is AWESOME. Aaaaand that makes today officially the start of weight loss mode in JUDDD.

I'm having to change my UD DD schedule to meet December with ease. Sun,T,T are DDs and M,W,Sat are UDs. Friday will be my MD. I actually think that schedule will be quite easy to manage. I rarely find myself eating on Friday nights, so I can be somewhat free with my lunches. Plus, it really doesn't work any other way for me, unless I want Saturday to be a MD and Fri a UD. I think making a Sat a MD is a plan for failure for me, though.

Wish me luck! MD today, so I have up to 1200 cals to play with.

[Redeemed]

What's siggy weight?

[CrystalPistol]

That's the weight I have in my stats and on my ticker in my signature (aka siggy).

I was up from Saturday's indescretions, and I didn't post the gain because I hoped it would come off quickly. Which it did, YAY!!

[Leo41]

Redeemed-

That sounds like a good plan for tonight. I'm glad that my experiences and Kisha's helped you get treated. As you probably know, I spent about 5 years trying to get diagnosed (and being told I was 'normal'), and it wasn't until I came to these boards that I found out how common my experience was. I'm always trying to make people aware of this issue so that they don't have to suffer unnecessarily.

I think one way JUDDD helps is when we actually have some celebration, as you did recently for your anniversary. In the 'olden days' of strict low carb, when I was confronted with a holiday like Thanksgiving, I'd not only feel I had to go 'off plan,' I'd gorge myself with the 'forbidden' foods, often for several days.

But last Christmas when I had just begun JUDDD, I found myself eating freely at dinner but temperately--sort of like a thin person does. Because nothing was 'forbidden' and I was not eating 'off plan,' I didn't experience any urge to overeat. That has held true consistently throughout these months on JUDDD. I think someone like me with serious food issues is actually learning to eat 'normally' on JUDDD.

[Redeemed]

Crystal: Now that I know: Congratulations on your siggy weight!! You certainly seem to be rolling right along with JUDDD. I think some people have an easier transition to JUDDD for whatever reason.

Leo: I remember from the book, Dr. Johnson said a lot of people find themselves not wanting to overeat on UD's. He said at first a lot of people eat sweets and foods they felt deprived of, but then started choosing healthier foods.

[Ilpirata]

Originally Posted by Leo41

OK--I caved--but I think it was the right thing.

DD today, and as some of you know, I've been experimenting this week with eating only between 10 am and 2 pm on DDs. Monday and Wednesday, I had no problems and ate about 100 cal below my normal DD level.

However, this morning, I got up at 4 am (usual time), but by 5 am, I was starving. This wasn't the rather pleasant hungry feeling that I get at the end of a DD, but a feeling that I needed food NOW. I haven't felt like this at any time during my almost 11 months on JUDDD.

It seemed inexplicable because I had a relatively normal UD yesterday--nothing excessive but satisfying, and I could not account for this terrible hunger. However, JUDDD has taught me to pay attention to my body (usually understanding that I'm not really hungry when I just 'want' to eat), and I thought to myself:

1. The goal is to keep the DD--not necessarily to preserve that window.
2. This is definitely a physical hunger, not emotional.
3. I've been doing fine with regular DDs, so why 'torture' myself today by trying to preserve that window?

So I had a bison hot dog (90 cal) in an eggwhite omelet (70 cal), and I'm hopng that will keep me satisfied until this afternoon. From my perspective, it's fine to "tweak," but it's equally important not to get obsessive about all this. Doing a good DD is accomplishment enough.

Tomorrow is my weigh day, so we'll see if this week is any different from my others.

EXACTLY LEO! I've done a couple of "tweaks" to my DD... namely AWF (Almost Water Fast) and Fast-1 (Like Fast 5 but where the eating window is just one hour). I have felt that they were benefitical and my best losses were during a month where almost every single DD was AWF (about 300 cals) or Fast-1; HOWEVER... It has to be the DD that is the priority. Letting go of the tweak is totally fine. And never never compromise a DD' success by pursuing a tweak that will ultimately be out of reach on that particular day

Originally Posted by Redeemed

Attachment 25996 Good morning everyone!

Leo: I think it's good you were flexible with the time-frame for eating. For whatever reason, your body wanted nutrients early in the morning. You mentioned many of us enjoy JUDDD for emotional reasons. I truly believe I am enjoying JUDDD more this time around because this time, I am being treated properly for thyroid disorder. I'm optimized with my thyroid meds. I feel so much better, and I'm losing easier. But, I also love the idea of being able to eat what I want everyother day. There is a feeling of not being locked into a strict dietary plan. I am deeply grateful to you and Kisha frequently sharing about your thyroid experiences. This is what made me suspect I might have a problem.

GrammyPat: I am so happy you have been helped with your respiratory issues as a result of JUDDD. The children I care for have respiratory disorders and are usually trached and on vents. I am very familiar with the regime of respiratory meds you mentioned. How WONDERFUL you are able to use natural means (JUDDD) to lessen your need for chemical intervention. I'm so glad you're feeling better.

DD here. We have a guest speaker at church tonight I want to hear. So, I am going to wait until 5 PM and eat a double serving of oatmeal with a cup of strawberries, a cup of unsweetened Almond Breeze and NuStevia Blend sweetner. That way I will feel very satiated, and will be able to enjoy the conference tonight.

Hope everyone has a great day!

OMG hon! Did you tell us about this? Forgive my silly mind I'm trying to remember... thats just great that you are being properly medicated! Thats the B*$@# about hypO... you have just about ZERO chance of ever losing a pound if its not treated right!

Originally Posted by CrystalPistol

Hi everyone.

Good news, good news! I'm at siggy weight today! That's the ticket! I was hoping for VFT because I can usually predict the loss following a good DD, but seriously, SIGGY WEIGHT is AWESOME. Aaaaand that makes today officially the start of weight loss mode in JUDDD.

I'm having to change my UD DD schedule to meet December with ease. Sun,T,T are DDs and M,W,Sat are UDs. Friday will be my MD. I actually think that schedule will be quite easy to manage. I rarely find myself eating on Friday nights, so I can be somewhat free with my lunches. Plus, it really doesn't work any other way for me, unless I want Saturday to be a MD and Fri a UD. I think making a Sat a MD is a plan for failure for me, though.

Wish me luck! MD today, so I have up to 1200 cals to play with.

GET IT GIRL!!!

I too am hovering right near siggy weight and beleive me hitting it and getting under it will be a total party (and my siggy weight is still five pounds above VFT LOL)

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[BillB]

Still here, still reading. Still on plan, my daily average cals are still dropping. Saw my lowest BG ever (99) this morning.

A lot going on right now, can't really write today. But I will do a real update soon.

Glad everyone is doing so well. Nice to see new folks and returning folks here. I am not going to try to name everyone, because I am sure I will leave someone out.

We can do hard things.

Y'all rule.

--bill

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by Ilpirata

EXACTLY LEO! I've done a couple of "tweaks" to my DD... namely AWF (Almost Water Fast) and Fast-1 (Like Fast 5 but where the eating window is just one hour). I have felt that they were benefitical and my best losses were during a month where almost every single DD was AWF (about 300 cals) or Fast-1; HOWEVER... It has to be the DD that is the priority. Letting go of the tweak is totally fine. And never never compromise a DD' success by pursuing a tweak that will ultimately be out of reach on that particular day



OMG hon! Did you tell us about this? Forgive my silly mind I'm trying to remember... thats just great that you are being properly medicated! Thats the B*$@# about hypO... you have just about ZERO chance of ever losing a pound if its not treated right!



GET IT GIRL!!!

I too am hovering right near siggy weight and beleive me hitting it and getting under it will be a total party (and my siggy weight is still five pounds above VFT LOL)

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I was just diagnosed in September. I saw a list of hypo symptoms you posted somewhere here on LCF, and could check off just about every symptom. I read the Thyroid thread and knew what tests to ask for. Thanks to Pam I was able to intelligently communicate with my doc. I am on Synthroid/Cytomel after switching from Naturethroid because of the shortage. I actually feel better on Synthroid/Cytomel because I can control the T3 better. It's also more of a diuretic for me.

[Ilpirata]

Originally Posted by Redeemed

I was just diagnosed in September. I saw a list of hypo symptoms you posted somewhere here on LCF, and could check off just about every symptom. I read the Thyroid thread and knew what tests to ask for. Thanks to Pam I was able to intelligently communicate with my doc. I am on Synthroid/Cytomel after switching from Naturethroid because of the shortage. I actually feel better on Synthroid/Cytomel because I can control the T3 better. It's also more of a diuretic for me.

SO INCREDIBLE!!!

My experience is like yours... in that I give LCF FULL CREDIT for my diagnosis! If it weren't for LCF I highly highly doubt that I would have ever gotten ANY blood work (let alone the right bloodwork) or ever known what was wrong with me. I shudder to think where I would be today!

[NoSugarShell]

Good Morning JUDDDERS!

Wow, alot of us hypo people here! Pam, also helped me tremendously a few years back. After my primary told me I was NORMAL...I posted the results here and Pam encouraged me to see a specialist. He diagnosed me, but it has been a struggle since to become optimized, mostly because of docs. Now, I have a doctor that is really not very knowledgeable in thyroid, but works with me and lets me get whatever tests I want.

I am back in the JUDDD groove. I had a great DD Wednesday and a great UD yesterday. I am doing a DD today and I could just live in the bathroom. I am peeing like crazy, so I know JUDDD is doing it's thing. I feel so much better already. It's amazing.

I gotta go for now, but will check back later.

[EmandM]

Originally Posted by Redeemed

Leo: I remember from the book, Dr. Johnson said a lot of people find themselves not wanting to overeat on UD's. He said at first a lot of people eat sweets and foods they felt deprived of, but then started choosing healthier foods.

That is exactly how it went with me. I spent the first few weeks after I started JUDDD with ridiculous UD's eating all of the things I had tried to stay away from. But I still lost steadily, and it wore off fairly quickly. I just gradually started to gravitate towards healthier foods.