Jumping into JUDD!

CharlotteChick · 03-27-2012, 06:15 PM

So excited to be here!

I'm new to posting; hope I did this right.

Thanks to the wonderful HcgDieters Yahoo group, I lost 20 pounds via hcg -- ending the diet the day before Thanksgiving (that's what I call timing!). Since then, I've struggled to stabilize. I'm at 147#. The low end of my last weigh-in was 141; I'd like to get back down to that (at least); I hope JUDD will be a forever WOE for me.

Today was my first DD (at 500 calories) which was a piece of cake (after all those 500-calorie days on the hcg diet). I just read today, though, on the johnsonupdaydowndaydiet website that I should have started at the 25% weight loss mode? (which would have put me at 458 calories).

I appreciate you all already. It's good to be here!

krow134 · 03-27-2012, 06:18 PM

Welcome!!!! So glad you had a great first day!!!

Dr J said 500 to start for the first 2 weeks is ok. So your still ok!! If you can eat less by all means go ahead!!

CharlotteChick · 03-27-2012, 06:35 PM

Thanks, Tayna!

sunday · 03-27-2012, 06:55 PM

Welcome!!! Congratulations!!! And YOU are going to love it here!!!

JUDDD is amazing!

Beeb · 03-27-2012, 07:30 PM

Yup, that 500 calories is just fine!! You seem to have the hang of JUDDD already so here is a big

and glad to have you join our JUDDD family!!

b_lou_who · 03-27-2012, 07:38 PM

sophiethecat · 03-27-2012, 07:49 PM

to the JUDDD forum, CharlotteChick! We're very glad to meet you and have you join us here.

Good job on that first DD. Enjoy your UD.

2BoysMom · 03-27-2012, 07:55 PM

Lots of folks hang out around 500 cals for DD's - and especially right at the beginning - you are just fine! WELCOME!

gotsomeold · 03-28-2012, 02:13 AM

CharlotteChick!

Don't panic about a few calories. Many of us start and stay around 500 cals/DD and lose at a rate we find most acceptable. After the sirtuin enzymes kick in, you can adjust your DD cals if you decide you want to. Many of us only adjust if weight loss & inches loss stalls and it becomes clear our metabolism needs the reduction.

Now, good luck on your UD!

sterlinggirl · 03-28-2012, 02:26 AM

This is the place to be! So exciting to share your journey with you

KeirasMom · 03-28-2012, 04:57 AM

sazzie · 03-28-2012, 05:15 AM

CharlotteChick

As a post HCGer, I understand the jump from LDW.......was very frustrating and then I found JUDDD! I was in my 4th month of P4 when I started.

Am steadily maintaining and it still amazes me!

Hang tight and ask questions because the gals here are the friendliest and most non-judgmental group I've encountered!

Sammyann · 03-28-2012, 05:39 AM

theredhead · 03-28-2012, 05:42 AM

Welcome! I, too, lost weight with hCG but had trouble stabilizing. JUDDD has taken me below my goal and I've been maintaining easily. It's been absolutely amazing! You're going to love it!

Jbinme · 03-28-2012, 05:57 AM

to the party!!

mykidsteacher · 03-28-2012, 06:15 AM

Welcome! We love getting new JUDDD BUDDDs around here. Can't wait to celebrate your trip to maintenance, and then hang there with you. It's a great way to maintain, forever.

CharlotteChick · 03-29-2012, 12:27 PM

LOVE your profile pic!

03-27-2012, 06:15 PM	#1
CharlotteChick Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 96 Gallery: CharlotteChick Stats: 164/147/140 WOE: Post-hcg/high fat/low carbs Start Date: JUDD: March 27, 2012 :-)	Jumping into JUDD! So excited to be here! I'm new to posting; hope I did this right. Thanks to the wonderful HcgDieters Yahoo group, I lost 20 pounds via hcg -- ending the diet the day before Thanksgiving (that's what I call timing!). Since then, I've struggled to stabilize. I'm at 147#. The low end of my last weigh-in was 141; I'd like to get back down to that (at least); I hope JUDD will be a forever WOE for me. Today was my first DD (at 500 calories) which was a piece of cake (after all those 500-calorie days on the hcg diet). I just read today, though, on the johnsonupdaydowndaydiet website that I should have started at the 25% weight loss mode? (which would have put me at 458 calories). I appreciate you all already. It's good to be here!

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03-27-2012, 06:18 PM	#2
krow134 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 1,429 Gallery: krow134 Stats: 207 starting weight in 2012 WOE: Low Carb/JUDDD	Welcome!!!! So glad you had a great first day!!! Dr J said 500 to start for the first 2 weeks is ok. So your still ok!! If you can eat less by all means go ahead!!

03-27-2012, 06:35 PM	#3
CharlotteChick Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 96 Gallery: CharlotteChick Stats: 164/147/140 WOE: Post-hcg/high fat/low carbs Start Date: JUDD: March 27, 2012 :-)	Thanks, Tayna!

03-27-2012, 06:55 PM	#4
sunday Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Heartland- smack dab in the middle Posts: 4,527 Gallery: sunday Stats: 225/145/ ... WOE: Perfect Health Diet- 16hr Daily Fast Start Date: JUDDD - 2/01/12 Began at 200, Goal 130	Welcome!!! Congratulations!!! And YOU are going to love it here!!! JUDDD is amazing!

03-27-2012, 07:30 PM	#5
Beeb Why wait, just do it NOW! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Where Super Storm Sandy Wiped Out All My Childhood Memories!! Posts: 11,758 Gallery: Beeb Stats: 152 WOE: Thintuition - Intuitive Eating	Yup, that 500 calories is just fine!! You seem to have the hang of JUDDD already so here is a big and glad to have you join our JUDDD family!!

03-27-2012, 07:38 PM	#6
b_lou_who Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: heaviest 200.4 Posts: 1,827 Gallery: b_lou_who Stats: 2013 177.3/169.3/159 5'7" 43 WOE: whole organic low-sugars intermittent fasting Start Date: 1997

03-27-2012, 07:49 PM	#7
sophiethecat Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maintain Lane Posts: 5,202 Gallery: sophiethecat Stats: 170+/135-138/145 5'6 39y pcos/IR/metformin WOE: WL=LC then JUDDD/IF; Maintenance=IF/75%+ "healthy" Start Date: LC 6/11; JUDDD 10/11; Maintenance 11/11	to the JUDDD forum, CharlotteChick! We're very glad to meet you and have you join us here. Good job on that first DD. Enjoy your UD.

03-27-2012, 07:55 PM	#8
2BoysMom Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,379 Gallery: 2BoysMom Stats: 197.5/146/145, Back in Feb '13 187.4/187.4/145 WOE: Atkins first time around, now Low Carb My Way Start Date: 1.26.2004 - 1st time. This time 2.3.20113	Lots of folks hang out around 500 cals for DD's - and especially right at the beginning - you are just fine! WELCOME!

03-28-2012, 02:13 AM	#9
gotsomeold Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Asheville, NC / Marietta, Ga Posts: 3,287 Gallery: gotsomeold Stats: 175/127.6/GOAL at 128, size six fits! 5'4, 60yo WOE: JUDDD, PHD Start Date: LC/EFGT - 9/15/11, JUDDD - 1/1/12	CharlotteChick! Don't panic about a few calories. Many of us start and stay around 500 cals/DD and lose at a rate we find most acceptable. After the sirtuin enzymes kick in, you can adjust your DD cals if you decide you want to. Many of us only adjust if weight loss & inches loss stalls and it becomes clear our metabolism needs the reduction. Now, good luck on your UD!

03-28-2012, 02:26 AM	#10
sterlinggirl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Midland. Michigan Posts: 1,911 Gallery: sterlinggirl Stats: 225/166.8 5'9 46 age 155 End WOE: 4-2013 Searching for new WOE/JUDDD Start Date: Jan 2012. Name Kimberly	This is the place to be! So exciting to share your journey with you

03-28-2012, 04:57 AM	#11
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,331 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13

03-28-2012, 05:15 AM	#12
sazzie Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 3,929 Gallery: sazzie Stats: Maintaining ±4 lbs.	CharlotteChick As a post HCGer, I understand the jump from LDW.......was very frustrating and then I found JUDDD! I was in my 4th month of P4 when I started. Am steadily maintaining and it still amazes me! Hang tight and ask questions because the gals here are the friendliest and most non-judgmental group I've encountered!

03-28-2012, 05:39 AM	#13
Sammyann Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: midwest Posts: 539 Gallery: Sammyann Stats: 162/137.0/maintain 135-139 WOE: JUDDD Start Date: March 2012 re-start Dec. 2012

03-28-2012, 05:42 AM	#14
theredhead Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,407 Gallery: theredhead Stats: 229/147/145 WOE: Atkins/hCG/maintaining EASILY with JUDDD Start Date: 09/04/03	Welcome! I, too, lost weight with hCG but had trouble stabilizing. JUDDD has taken me below my goal and I've been maintaining easily. It's been absolutely amazing! You're going to love it!

03-28-2012, 05:57 AM	#15
Jbinme Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,608 Gallery: Jbinme Stats: 180/130/125 WOE: LC&JUDDD helped me get here now NK to get to goal	to the party!!

03-28-2012, 06:15 AM	#16
mykidsteacher Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,280 Gallery: mykidsteacher Stats: 152/124-126/125 5'4" WOE: Primal as of Aug 2011/JUDDD (started 1/13/12) Start Date: Aug 2011/I've been maintaining since April 2012	Welcome! We love getting new JUDDD BUDDDs around here. Can't wait to celebrate your trip to maintenance, and then hang there with you. It's a great way to maintain, forever.

03-29-2012, 12:27 PM	#17
CharlotteChick Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 96 Gallery: CharlotteChick Stats: 164/147/140 WOE: Post-hcg/high fat/low carbs Start Date: JUDD: March 27, 2012 :-)	LOVE your profile pic!