A DD Hack

[Textemale]

Originally Posted by adillenal

I wish. I am out and my local stores have stopped carrying it. In fact, the next large town over didn't even have it last time I checked. Bummer. I had to hide it in the back of the frig anyway so DH didn't drink it all down. I kept his up front so he never looked past the door. Yea.

Adi, you sound just like me!! (Is it a Texan thing? lol ) My hubby never thinks about dieting, it's always me battling the scales. Whether I'm LCing and frying up a huge cast iron skillet of bacon, or making some luscious cheesecake, he's right there to sample and eat the goodies I've made. I also have been known to place my cooked goodies out of immediate sight. You'd think we had a houseful of kids around!

~Pat

[j4Christ]

I've been reading through this thread with interest!! My plan for the New Year was to do an hcg round, then I thought why not try both?!! I'm usually a rogue hcger anyway. So now my plan is to do 500 cals of potato while on the drops. Maybe 250 cals of potato during the day and dinner with 3 oz. meat and some vegies. For me it's all an experiment!!

Best to all!

[WJS]

Second day for me and I plan on doing it for at least 10 days. Does anyone know if it's ok to drink diet sodas and chew sugar free gum while doing the PH?

[Truffles]

Question about cold resistant starch... I know once they are cooked and cooled it is activated... But what happens when you reheat the potatoes??

[Truffles]

Originally Posted by ouizoid

hey divine! how interesting and many thanks for digging that up--

I made richard nikolay's most recent version (free the animal). OMG. soooo good. Slice a few taters into thinish slices and lay in ovenproof dish, heavy S&P on layers, cover with two cups of broth (I used chicken with a teeny weeny bit of white wine). Bake for 70 minutes at 400. Top is brown, bottom is creamy and absolutely delish.

This sounds delish! Will be trying this soon!!

[sunday]

Originally Posted by WJS

Second day for me and I plan on doing it for at least 10 days. Does anyone know if it's ok to drink diet sodas and chew sugar free gum while doing the PH?

Yes, it is okay. I would limit the amount of soda, simply because of sodium, but it shouldn't negate the fast.

Originally Posted by Truffles

Question about cold resistant starch... I know once they are cooked and cooled it is activated... But what happens when you reheat the potatoes??

Somewhere this has been answered and I believe it is at the beginning of the thread. I can't remember who?!? Probably PJ.
I believe and so does Quis, that it truly doesn't matter much unless you are worried about BS issues. It is much higher GI when heated, but remember that the science to this fast, is that you are not consuming any fat or sugar. So, unless you have diabetes or suffer with pre-diabetes, I am not sure that the temp matters.

[WJS]

Originally Posted by sunday

Yes, it is okay. I would limit the amount of soda, simply because of sodium, but it shouldn't negate the fast.

Thank you Sunday, that is good news.

[sunday]

good luck to both of you! It is a fun experiment.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by j4Christ

I've been reading through this thread with interest!! My plan for the New Year was to do an hcg round, then I thought why not try both?!! I'm usually a rogue hcger anyway. So now my plan is to do 500 cals of potato while on the drops. Maybe 250 cals of potato during the day and dinner with 3 oz. meat and some vegies. For me it's all an experiment!!

Best to all!

Oooh, I am going to watch this!! I was wondering how it would work with hcg too. I mean we are eating low fat while doing the hcg, so would this work I seem to think, but will let you experiment first I really need the craving suppression--I am struggling mightily with that right now. I need to quit eating chocolate while on plan. Just makes me want more. Let me know how it goes and what you finally decide to eat. Are you posting on the hcg thread for this too? Let me know......

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by sunday

Shelby, I noticed the same thing with cravings, although, mine are typically for nuts & wine instead of sugar.

Oh that's not to say that I don't have cravings for nuts & wine... If there is a jar of almond or peanut butter in my house, there had better NOT be any spoons, is all I'm sayin'... Those seem to have calmed down too for me.

[JKat]

Originally Posted by j4Christ

I've been reading through this thread with interest!! My plan for the New Year was to do an hcg round, then I thought why not try both?!! I'm usually a rogue hcger anyway. So now my plan is to do 500 cals of potato while on the drops. Maybe 250 cals of potato during the day and dinner with 3 oz. meat and some vegies. For me it's all an experiment!!

Best to all!

I am also really interested in this. I did round of hcg and lost 15 pounds and kept it off. I wonder if combining the two is ok?? I guess it should be seeing there is no fat

[sunday]

shelby, I believe this is the reason that I like the tater only DD. It isn't a lot of taters but then when you are eating so little anyway? Calm and the hunger is minimal which is wonderful.

[sterlinggirl]

So what about Coffee with splenda and ff creamer? will that work on this hack too?

[sunday]

Originally Posted by sterlinggirl

So what about Coffee with splenda and ff creamer? will that work on this hack too?

Yes Kimberly! It works well! good luck!

[sterlinggirl]

Hey Dear.. So now tell me this.. IS is every day just potatoes? or is every one doing only DD just potaotes? How has it worked for you ?? Sunday?

[sunday]

Yes! It works. I did only potatoes & drank some broth the first time. Lost 5 lbs. in 4 days.


The 2nd was after Christmas and I lost 3 lbs in 4 days and I had some protein for breakfast waited 4 hours before eating ONLY taters. I also tried to JUDDD.

Just now realized that I lost better without the protein and without JUDDDing.

Best wishes Kimberly! It is fun and the best part is that it compensates nicely for the UUAD of Christmas/NY.

[Babsbabs]

Thanks Sunday for summarizing your results. I was wondering if changing up the hack would affect weight loss. I think I will stick to the original potato diet for a fee days and then slip back into my regular JUDDD rotations when I am finished. Hopefully back to maintenance JUDDD for my mini-vacation.

[sterlinggirl]

oh this is great news actaully i am stopping on my home tonight for what?? POTATOES~ Look forward to what tomorrow brings~

[sunday]

It is also such a cost effective plan. I mean what could be cheaper than taters and more taters? I tater soup also. I believe Adi makes hers with gluc, so it will go further. I just add a cup of chicken broth and it is like heaven. In fact, it is a wonderful dd dinner.

[JKat]

Originally Posted by sterlinggirl

So what about Coffee with splenda and ff creamer? will that work on this hack too?

Sunday I never thought to use fat free creamer. I have been drinking it black or waiting 4 hours to eat

[sunday]

I use Land of Lakes ff creamer and it has been my "go to" when I need to stay low fat. Only 20 cals in 2 tbsp! It seems to be just the ticket.

[Kissa]

Enjoying my PDD

[adillenal]

Originally Posted by sterlinggirl

Hey Dear.. So now tell me this.. IS is every day just potatoes? or is every one doing only DD just potaotes? How has it worked for you ?? Sunday?

I am only doing the tater thing on DD's. Still can't cut a whole UD with just taters. Seems to really distress my digestive system and not in a good way.

I have coofee with HWC and one egg for breakfast, then a cold boiled tater for lunch if hungry and faux cream of potato soup for dinner. Not having losses but am finding it pretty easy to stick to this for my DD's so I can maintain which is my ultimate goal anyway.

[C'Marie]

I am starting another potato hack Sunday, probably 5 days, attempting to undo the holiday damages. I bought 5 pounds red, 5 pounds yellow, both of which I will use boiled and cold with malt vinegar, and 5 pounds of the crinkle fries which I see some of you have used once a day for variation even though it contains some fat. I may or may not use protein 4 hours from potatoes on what would be UD.

[sterlinggirl]

Oh great.. Thing is, im so addicted to the coffee that i live on for my DD i may have to just start drinking less cream and eat more tators lol

[JKat]

I am on my way to the store now for ff cream!!

I made two recipes today. Soup from Dottie and oven baked potato with fat free chick broth from ouizoid. Both where fantastic. I am bringing soup for lunch tomarrow.

[Su11]

I really love this hack. I am now going towards an inflamation free diet (aka Virgin Diet) trying to do up and down days with that. I think I might have overdone the nightshades with the 14 day PDD hack (I was pushing to get weight off for a particular reason) since I had a long spell of gastric upset AFTER the diet. I'm still not sure that was it, but I'm doing probiotics and am using rice (white mostly) as my protein starch as I start back into some form of this method.

I'm going to try making sure I peel the potatos when I do this again. I LOVE bone broth with the boiled yukons, or really any type of potato. I also made a great up day potato oven roast(yukon and blue potatos) with rosemary, onion, brussel sprouts, and olive oil on New Year's. So, I'm not stopping the PDD, just being a bit more selective for my tummy's sake.

[Kissa]

How much did you lose Su, if I my ask?

[Su11]

Originally Posted by Kissa

How much did you lose Su, if I my ask?

I lost about 15 lbs. It isn't something I'd recommend that anyone do. A week at a time is plenty for a pure potato hack.

[Kissa]

That is amazing. As you say, perhaps not to be recommended but you had a reason, and it worked for you. I don't think I could do it, but what an incredible tool this is.

Hope your gastric issues are all better now.