March Newbies Chat Here

[Lori_:)]

Thanks Ladies! It's funny, I feel like I should have shown a couple pounds lost this morning. Not giving up, I love this WOE!!!

Lori

[LoCarbGal]

You're not whining Lori. We all have had those feelings. I believe if you feel lighter and like you should see a loss, then you have lost fat, and there's something else going on like water retention or inflammation. And yes, I HATE MDs! It seems like they just confuse the whole process and can prevent good losses for the week. Finding your sweet spot is key, and you will!

[Carly]

Lori, are you counting your UDs?

[Lori_:)]

Yes...though sometimes its hard to eat them all! I think the MD is what did me in. This week I can stick to AD's

Lori

[Carly]

Originally Posted by Lori_:)

Yes...though sometimes its hard to eat them all! I think the MD is what did me in. This week I can stick to AD's

Lori

Yeah, I hate MDs!!!!!

[LoCarbGal]

Originally Posted by Carly

Yeah, I hate MDs!!!!!

Me too! But I think I'm going to have to do one Tuesday to get an UD Wednesday. Normally I would just to 2 UDs in a row, but Wednesday is my brother's birthday, and likely to be an UUAD, so I hesitate to do that. I'll decide Tuesday morning I guess.

[JMBM]

Originally Posted by Shari4

Thank you!

Happy Anniversary Shari!!

[Kissa]

Even after all this time I don't understand why MDs seem so discombobulating. But they really are.

[JMBM]

Originally Posted by vickismc

Hello I am a newbie. Wasn’t sure if I should post this under the Newbie sticky or on the Newbie March thread, so here I am.

I am coming from HCG maintenance like a few of the others. I lost 40lbs on HCG with one long round and one short round from May – Sept 2012. I still have 20lbs to lose to be where I’d really like to be as I am getting married in July. I was maintaining really well until Jan. and then I went up a few pounds and am now 2.5lbs over my set weight.

In Feb. I decided I really needed to get serious if I am going to lose these 20lbs before July! I usually do well on just LC but I am having a rough time of it and seem to be gaining and losing the same 4 darn pounds. I will only go back to HCG as a last resort but the thought of eating chicken and fish makes me nauseous!

I saw this WOE and thought it might be a good option me. I figured I really only need to lose 5-6 lbs. a month and I am willing to go with slower weight loss but I would like to be downward instead of playing with the same 4lbs.

I started with a DD on Tues. and lost 2.4lbs. and ate right around the recommended calories from the calculator of 339 cals. It wasn't too bad, I'd rather eat almost nothing than plain chicken breast. Yesterday was my UP and I kept it to around 1400 cals even though the calculator says my upper limit is 1694 cals sticking with LC for now. I am on my second DD and I’ve only had coffee and water so far and I am trying to just drinks shakes to be sure that I am accurately keeping my cals to 340 or lower.

A couple of quick questions, is it okay not to eat all of the calories on either days? And how do you all do with exercise? I usually try to do some type of cardio 3 -4 times a week but have lost my motivation the past month and want to get back to working out.

I look forward to learning more about you all and this WOE.

Vicki

Vicki! Yep ditto on the UD cals. At least get as close as you can. Congrats on the wedding, and I think you'll really like JUDDD. I've been here a little over a month and really like it.

[Carly]

Originally Posted by Kissa

Even after all this time I don't understand why MDs seem so discombobulating. But they really are.

I know, it doesn't make sense really, but they are just so unnerving! I have found that on my last 2 DD Fridays, dinner things came up, so I fasted till dinner and just ate whatever, but I wasn't counting so I really don't know where I came in. Today was an UD and I also never had anything but a 25 calorie hot chocolate until dinner at 7:30pm, so who the heck knows

[Carly]

I'm actually just now starting to think that I may not be eating enough, but I guess I have a few fattening dinners each week. We still don't keep much in the house to ward off any sleepwalking disasters, so if we don't go to the grocery store for a few days there isn't much to snack on, especially on the weekends if we stay in most of the early part of the day... Hum, need to think about this.

[alexinme]

Well, my first DD complete (well, I'm headed off to bed). I had about of an Atkins shake...tried to suck it down, but this flavor was awful (the flavor I like, I should have just had, but I know better for next time). I also had a tuna to-go cracker set. So I'm going to estimate that I had 345 calories (240 plus an estimate of 100 for the shake, since I didn't precisely measure how much of the shake I had, and I had a piece of SF gum). Not bad for my first DD. It wasn't too bad. I thought of food when my family was munching on the delicious pasta I made last night as my good by Atkins Induction/UD meal and when they had fast food for dinner (taco salad from Taco Bell for the DD and DH had popeyes). My hubby who is such a bad influence brought the ice cream in bed this morning, but I stayed strong (he knows I gave up sweets for Lent, so I couldn't have had it anyway, but he was just trying to taunt me).

So that was my first DD. Overall, I didn't feel too hungry and it was a good day. Excited to see the scale go back down tomorrow.

[BaileysGirl]

Hi Alex! Try the Pure Protein shakes. I found them at Walmart. I liked them a little frothy put in freezer for about 20 minutes or so. Never tried the Atkins shakes.

I too have to watch DH eat Popeyes chicken and such on my DD. It's dreadful but I just grin and bare it. I just think about it as if I keep going when I get to maintenance I can maintain by only doing 2 DD a week which won't be nearly as bad as 3 or 4 a week!

Good luck on the scale in the morning!

[alexinme]

Natasha, I agree...short time sacrifice for long term gain....I can have what I want today!!! That's the beauty of this diet.

BTW, I'm from Atlanta...born and raised.

[Carly]

Originally Posted by alexinme

Natasha, I agree...short time sacrifice for long term gain....I can have what I want today!!! That's the beauty of this diet.

BTW, I'm from Atlanta...born and raised.

I'd love to relocate to the Atlanta area at some point.

[sloppail]

Just finished my first week on JUDDD...am down 7.0 pounds

I have an UD today...looking forward to it!!

Have a great day today fellow JUDDD BUDS!!

Kim

[Carly]

Originally Posted by sloppail

Just finished my first week on JUDDD...am down 7.0 pounds

I have an UD today...looking forward to it!!

Have a great day today fellow JUDDD BUDS!!

Kim

WTG! KUTGW!

[Yennie]

Originally Posted by sloppail

Just finished my first week on JUDDD...am down 7.0 pounds

I have an UD today...looking forward to it!!

Well done Kim!
Isn't it great to lose weight dieting only EOD?
Keep it up!

[sloppail]

Yennie...I love it! I can't believe I can lose weight eating the food I love...the DDs are easier already and when I am doing one I am thinking "I can have anything I want tomorrow"...I am so happy with this WOE so far Thanks for the support!!

Hi Carly!! Thanks so much! Your stats are impressive...your success is one of the reasons I started this WOE As well as others too... This WOE is just so "doable"...

Kim

[Lori_:)]

I am SO in awe of those of you who lost 7 lbs the first week! My body is still getting used to this whole new WOE, but my mind loves it!

I had been dieting pretty strictly since the beginning of January when I started JUDDD on 3/5, so I guess I couldn't expect a big loss right away. I feel like I've lost more than the scale says....I suppose it'll catch up eventually.

DD today and I'm looking forward to a good JUDDD week!

Lori

[taghag]

I lost 5 lbs my first two weeks. Slowly closing the gap between now and my goal.

Going to keep DDs at 500 or less, will work towards the less part. I do like that DDs are so easy, no thinking about what you are going to eat since you don't eat much. Minimal planning for the meal. It hasn't been as hard as I thought, rearranging food and all. I kind of like DDs because that hunger reminds me I am achieving my goal and I am going to be just fine!

[sloppail]

Hi Lori . You are so close to onederland!! Awesome . I started JUDDD because I was getting bored w LC and was slipping...needed to change it up and I must say...I love JUDDD so far!! I have always been able to lose weight easily (luckily) but keeping it off has always been my problem... Hopefully JUDDD will help me do just that

Kim

[Carly]

Originally Posted by sloppail

Hi Lori . You are so close to onederland!! Awesome . I started JUDDD because I was getting bored w LC and was slipping...needed to change it up and I must say...I love JUDDD so far!! I have always been able to lose weight easily (luckily) but keeping it off has always been my problem... Hopefully JUDDD will help me do just that

Kim

I have found maintenance to be effortless. I think juddd is great way to lose and be be an even better way to maintain!

[sloppail]

Carly...I hope I'm the same way . It's honestly been effortless so far...

[mom23kids]

Originally Posted by sloppail

Just finished my first week on JUDDD...am down 7.0 pounds

I have an UD today...looking forward to it!!

Have a great day today fellow JUDDD BUDS!!

Kim

[Corvettebuff]

I have a question. We travel during the warm months. I thought this will be easy on my DD I will do an Atkin shake. Today is my first DD and I drank the shake but ended up in the bathroom way too much to travel and do this. If I remember right years ago I tried slimfast shakes and they did the same thing to me. So now I am worrying what I will do on DD traveling. At home no problem in fact today so far has gone pretty easy. Any ideas? Thanks!

[Carly]

Originally Posted by Corvettebuff

I have a question. We travel during the warm months. I thought this will be easy on my DD I will do an Atkin shake. Today is my first DD and I drank the shake but ended up in the bathroom way too much to travel and do this. If I remember right years ago I tried slimfast shakes and they did the same thing to me. So now I am worrying what I will do on DD traveling. At home no problem in fact today so far has gone pretty easy. Any ideas? Thanks!

I fast till a bedtime snack which is about 150 calories. The DDs get way easier and you may find by summer that you don't need much of anything on DDs.

[Kimmietoo]

Originally Posted by Carly

I'd love to relocate to the Atlanta area at some point.

Atlanta is terrific!


Kimmie

[Carly]

Originally Posted by Kimmietoo

Atlanta is terrific!


Kimmie

I bet it's not snowing there... unlike here!

[Kimmietoo]

Originally Posted by taghag

I lost 5 lbs my first two weeks. Slowly closing the gap between now and my goal.

Going to keep DDs at 500 or less, will work towards the less part. I do like that DDs are so easy, no thinking about what you are going to eat since you don't eat much. Minimal planning for the meal. It hasn't been as hard as I thought, rearranging food and all. I kind of like DDs because that hunger reminds me I am achieving my goal and I am going to be just fine!

Exactly!!!