February JUDDD Newbies chat here

[Librarygirl]

Originally Posted by hot-in-texas

hmmm, I would do this too, but i like everything

Me too, lol. The only thing I can think of would be gizzards, that bf likes, but I don't really know how to cook them. Plus, I probably would be able to stomach a bite or two of fried gizzards on a DD!!

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by mojocat

I agree with what people tell you Berta you don't look 64!!!! Unless that photo was taken 20 years ago.

I don't know what it's like to eat in a "normal" manner. I was either bingeing or restricting. I guess the calories we get from the calculator is a general guideline for what normal should be for us.

I would like to have a normal relationship with food and stop it being constantly on my mind and just get on with life. I want to just eat when I'm hungry and then not think about it. I hope JUDDD will be the key to this and fix this broken signal. It really is so stupid when I think it about it...it's only food - why do I let it rule me.

Thank you no that picture was taken after I lost my first 20lbs on RXHCG last year.

Originally Posted by Kissa

Roberta, you don't look your age at all. 65 is the new 40 you know!

You have proved you know how to JUDDD Natasha. Doing regular rotations especially in that first month is such a bonus, It really gets the Sirtuin going and helps us feel energised and lose more quickly.

Thanks.

I wish I were 40 again. But I probably wouldn't have changed a thing.

Originally Posted by tekla

That is exactly what I was thinking!

Thank you too.You gals make me feel so good but yet embarrased too.I don't take compliments easy.But getting better at it.

[Carly]

Originally Posted by Librarygirl

Me too, lol. The only thing I can think of would be gizzards, that bf likes, but I don't really know how to cook them. Plus, I probably would be able to stomach a bite or two of fried gizzards on a DD!!

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like Cindy with cucumbers- even thought tomatos are the real evil

I can't lie- I've never even eaten a gizzard or a raw tomato, but the thought... oh my... this helps my DD!

[hot-in-texas]

Originally Posted by Carly

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like Cindy with cucumbers- even thought tomatos are the real evil

I can't lie- I've never even eaten a gizzard or a raw tomato, but the thought... oh my... this helps my DD!

OK there are 2 thins I can't eat. Baby corn and warm green peas. These make Mme gag at just the thought. I am gagging right now! Especially the..peas.

[Librarygirl]

ewwwwwwww, mushy peas!!!! That seems to be a staple in England, lol. All my brit friends seem to think that constitutes a fabulous meal. Yucko!

Carly, I will make you a toasted tomato and bacon sandwich that is to die for! You will lose your fear of raw tomatoes.

[Carly]

Originally Posted by Librarygirl

ewwwwwwww, mushy peas!!!! That seems to be a staple in England, lol. All my brit friends seem to think that constitutes a fabulous meal. Yucko!

Carly, I will make you a toasted tomato and bacon sandwich that is to die for! You will lose your fear of raw tomatoes.

I'm practically in a panic thinking about it. To give you an idea, I was in a psych hospital for anorexia when I was 16 for 6 weeks. I never got off "restricted to the unit" or "RTU" status, because you had to eat 100% of your food for x days to earn hospital or grounds privileges. As soon as I got close my tray came with a wedge of tomato on the salad and back to square 1. I was indoors on a small unit for 6 weeks because I refused to eat the tomato and I would do it again...

They eventually had to discharge me because I gained up to where I had to be and did everything else I was required to do. I ended up working at that very hospital for 7 yrs in my late 20's early 30's and there were a few veterans who remembered to tomato fiasco.

[MemoryKeeper]

Hi ladies! I'm definitely a newbie, having started JUDDD/Atkins Combo on January 30th. As a former HCGer I'm used to low calories, so I'm managing well. I will say though, I feel a little more "down" on DDs... maybe I'm just so used to a lot of food on Atkins.

[Alison]

Originally Posted by Carly

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like Cindy with cucumbers- even thought tomatos are the real evil

I feel the SAME way. I've gotten used to eating them in probably 2 instances - caprese salad and tacos (they're usually pretty hidden in tacos) but if there's any seedy/slimy stuff, it makes me want to

[Alison]

Originally Posted by hot-in-texas

OK there are 2 thins I can't eat. Baby corn and warm green peas. These make Mme gag at just the thought. I am gagging right now! Especially the..peas.

I totally love baby corn, so any you don't eat, I will eat for you!

[Alison]

Originally Posted by Carly

I'm practically in a panic thinking about it. To give you an idea, I was in a psych hospital for anorexia when I was 16 for 6 weeks. I never got off "restricted to the unit" or "RTU" status, because you had to eat 100% of your food for x days to earn hospital or grounds privileges. As soon as I got close my tray came with a wedge of tomato on the salad and back to square 1. I was indoors on a small unit for 6 weeks because I refused to eat the tomato and I would do it again...

They eventually had to discharge me because I gained up to where I had to be and did everything else I was required to do. I ended up working at that very hospital for 7 yrs in my late 20's early 30's and there were a few veterans who remembered to tomato fiasco.

Same thing with me! UGH! I refused to eat/drink animal products (totally vegan) and they would hold me down and force me to drink Ensure with a tube. I was NOT a happy camper, and I was on restriction constantly. :/

[hot-in-texas]

I will gladly send it your way blech

[Librarygirl]

Tomatoes are beautiful things. I have no real complete food horrors, although I refuse to try chitterlings.

[Librarygirl]

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

Hi ladies! I'm definitely a newbie, having started JUDDD/Atkins Combo on January 30th. As a former HCGer I'm used to low calories, so I'm managing well. I will say though, I feel a little more "down" on DDs... maybe I'm just so used to a lot of food on Atkins.

Memory, you will probably experience the "DD high" soon. It's amazing. I still don't look forward to DD's, although after a week of UD's recently I was ready for one. But, sometimes when I go for a long time without eating on DD's, I experience a feeling of euphoria and increased energy. Definitely a plus!

[hot-in-texas]

Hi memory keeper, your transformation is amazing! You did so well on hcg, juddd will be a great way to maintain!

[scalestepper]

Originally Posted by Kissa

Scalestepper, I am currently reading his book The Fast Diet. It answers so many of the questions here. It is more up to date than the Alternate Day Diet although he mentions ADF a lot.

I think the program did so much good.

Thank you Kissa, I agree, that program was awesome. I will research his book. I have seen all of you on JUDDD and wondered how you did it, I think this is a good stepping stone for me. It gives me jiggle room to learn to adapt if I need it. I lose so slowly even being strict on Atkins, I'm hoping this helps. Thanks again!

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by Librarygirl

Memory, you will probably experience the "DD high" soon. It's amazing. I still don't look forward to DD's, although after a week of UD's recently I was ready for one. But, sometimes when I go for a long time without eating on DD's, I experience a feeling of euphoria and increased energy. Definitely a plus!

Thanks LG! I'm looking forward to THAT DAY!

Originally Posted by hot-in-texas

Hi memory keeper, your transformation is amazing! You did so well on hcg, juddd will be a great way to maintain!

Thanks H-I-T! I have 16.5 pounds to goal. I can see it just over the horizon, and I'm very excited. I opted out of another round of HCG for a variety of reasons, and my friend Natasha was telling me about JUDDD. I wanted to give it a try. I really like my LC WOE so I think putting them together will work for me.

I need to change my signature...maybe tomorrow if I have time.

[Carly]

Cindy, I love your celery ticker. My co-workers use to ask me is it a food day or a celery day? That was before I fasted till bedtime. Now they just ask is this a food day or a no food day? The other day I said oh it's and Up day and they started laughing like I made that up they really think it's the food/ no food diet

[Librarygirl]

LOL, Carly! My co-workers no longer bat an eye when I say, I won't be eating today. They know that I do eat, but it's minimal. I thought you might like the celery ticker.

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

Hi ladies! I'm definitely a newbie, having started JUDDD/Atkins Combo on January 30th. As a former HCGer I'm used to low calories, so I'm managing well. I will say though, I feel a little more "down" on DDs... maybe I'm just so used to a lot of food on Atkins.

Jeannettte
Nice to see you here!!! You will do great I just know it. I'm liking JUDDDD thus far.Be a week Monday,so we will see where I am then.

To everyone else... I love chicken gizzards, livers, pork rinds,cucumbers, peas and tomatoes.I honestly can't think of any food I hate. So that is how I got fat.Well I don't like raw onion but grilled or onion rings

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Carly

Cindy, I love your celery ticker. My co-workers use to ask me is it a food day or a celery day? That was before I fasted till bedtime. Now they just ask is this a food day or a no food day? The other day I said oh it's and Up day and they started laughing like I made that up they really think it's the food/ no food diet

My poor kids are confused I tell them it is an "eat what I want day today, but I cannot eat tomorrow" . They just look at me like I have followed so many plans, been off them and on them that they just don't have a clue anymore. But it is funny when I tell them if I can eat or not that day

[MaryN]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

My poor kids are confused I tell them it is an "eat what I want day today, but I cannot eat tomorrow" . They just look at me like I have followed so many plans, been off them and on them that they just don't have a clue anymore. But it is funny when I tell them if I can eat or not that day

My husband is the same. He just rolls with it but I think he has private doubts.

[MemoryKeeper]

Thanks Berta!

Dawn and Mary, are you planning on a complete fast on DDs? or are you going to do low calorie?

I am TRYING to LEARN to weigh once a week, because as I've read on this forum, the weight really bounces. I'm not used to that. I have to look at the overall picture. I will not weigh again until Monday and this week that's after an UD.

This may sound weird, but I really like the "skinny feeling" on DDs.

Have a great day all!

[dawnyama]

Jeanette--I am trying to get by with as little food as possible. I had 3 cups of coffee, this for lunch : Amy's 30 second protein cookie and for dinner a small portion of chicken/broccoli. So I eat, but not a whole heck of a lot!! Trying to keep to those 500 calories, and if I can get less--even better!!

[hot-in-texas]

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

Thanks LG! I'm looking forward to THAT DAY!



Thanks H-I-T! I have 16.5 pounds to goal. I can see it just over the horizon, and I'm very excited. I opted out of another round of HCG for a variety of reasons, and my friend Natasha was telling me about JUDDD. I wanted to give it a try. I really like my LC WOE so I think putting them together will work for me.

I need to change my signature...maybe tomorrow if I have time.

JUDDD actually works as an appetite suppressant for some(maybe even most), so hopefully you will be one of those! When I first started JUDDD I was debating whether or not to stay low carb, coming straight to JUDDD from atkins induction,but that went out the window the first day when I had ravioli.

[MaryN]

I ate food yesterday but I think tomorrow I am going to do Atkins shakes. They fill me up
and would be easy to count.

[Cindy-lou]

You guys are all nuts
Peas are my favorite .....so pass them down
Tomatoes are pretty good too
BUT CELERY? ummmm NO Thanks! I would rather eat tree bark thanks

So today is Friday and my youngest DD and I go out and do our shopping every Friday....
Usually we go out for a lite lunch somewhere first...
So last night we are sitting in the hot tub and all of a sudden she looks at me in horror and says "OMG Tomorrow is DD for you"
I swear it was a look like it was my last day to eat EVER lol

I am not worried about it one bit...I had so much food yesterday that I will be good for a few days (all that I was allowed that is)

[hot-in-texas]

[QUOTE=Cindy-lou;16247377]So today is Friday and my youngest DD and I go out and do our shopping every Friday....
Usually we go out for a lite lunch somewhere first...
So last night we are sitting in the hot tub and all of a sudden she looks at me in horror and says "OMG Tomorrow is DD for you"
I swear it was a look like it was my last day to eat EVER lol

QUOTE]

[Sammyann]

Originally Posted by Alison

Question: I'm noticing drops, stalls, and drops again on JUDDD, and while I'm almost at my 1 month mark (4 more days!) I definitely noticed how breaking rotations (be it two UD in a row or two MD in a row) can really bite me in the butt!

I'm pretty comfortable at the 500 cals on my down days, should I stick to that another month and see how that takes me? Or should I be dropping down to my DD that the calculator suggests?

I'm VERY nervous to only have 300-ish cals to work with on DD, the 500 is tough too, but I'm definitely accustomed to what I can and can't have, and am managing it pretty well on the 500.

Or, should I wait until I have ~10 days of good rotations and a stall on the scale to drop it down?

Allison, I decided to stay with 500 cals on my DD's because I was happy with my rate of weight loss. I figured why risk burning out if what I was doing was working just fine. I made it all the way to goal eating 500-600 calories on most DD's. I did have maybe 3-4 DD's in the 400 cal range just because I was less hungry those particular days. I say if it isn't broke don't fix it.

I do think sticking to my rotations strickly helped me make it goal so I'd definately try to aim for that.

[dawnyama]

I was quite shocked when I woke up today and did NOT want breakfast. I know this happens pretty frequently on JUDDD, but not usually to ME LOL. I totally thought that eating so little yesterday would have me ready to eat this morning, but noooo!!! So glad to see that it happened for me.

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by MaryN

My husband is the same. He just rolls with it but I think he has private doubts.

My DH would never say but I think he thinks OH NO another one, how long will this one last? Well he needs to try one too, so there

Originally Posted by dawnyama

My poor kids are confused I tell them it is an "eat what I want day today, but I cannot eat tomorrow" . They just look at me like I have followed so many plans, been off them and on them that they just don't have a clue anymore. But it is funny when I tell them if I can eat or not that day

I am to the point I don't tell anyone but DH that I have switched plans.

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

Thanks Berta!

Dawn and Mary, are you planning on a complete fast on DDs? or are you going to do low calorie?

I am TRYING to LEARN to weigh once a week, because as I've read on this forum, the weight really bounces. I'm not used to that. I have to look at the overall picture. I will not weigh again until Monday and this week that's after an UD.

This may sound weird, but I really like the "skinny feeling" on DDs.

Have a great day all!

Jeanette
Not trying to boss you or butt in but the books tells us to weigh after a DD only JFYI My first weigh in is Tuesday I was 245.8 yesterday after a DD and today 247.2 after an in between day.But I have lost 4lbs so far and it will not be a week until Monday!
And just think I have had pizza,cookies,pork steak,chicken and noodles,homemade buscuits w/butter& honey,green beans with onions & bacon,M&M'S and other things with NO GUILT!!! HALLELUJAH

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I was quite shocked when I woke up today and did NOT want breakfast. I know this happens pretty frequently on JUDDD, but not usually to ME LOL. I totally thought that eating so little yesterday would have me ready to eat this morning, but noooo!!! So glad to see that it happened for me.

I am finding since HCG I am not nearly as hungry and I am in the habit now of not eating until 2-3:00 so my DD are a piece of cake.
I am also not getting in all my UD calories as I am eating all I want. But it just doesn't add up to all those calories. I did eat all of them the first day (Almost all) but not since then.I am really enjoying this plan thus far!!
I feel I have found my lifetime plan FINALLY And I LOVE the no guilt feeling

Originally Posted by MaryN

I ate food yesterday but I think tomorrow I am going to do Atkins shakes. They fill me up
and would be easy to count.

I am having a shake today too for lunch. I had an in between day yesterday and will every week because I need a set schedule for my lifestyle!Plus we go out every Sunday after Church and Friday nights are game nights and dinner with friends!!!Tonight it is here at our home.So Ineed to get busy.

Hope all my Judd Buds have a WONDERFUL week-end!