Wendy Chant Crack the Fat Loss Code for October 27th

[Lynda04]

Hi Everyone! I had my carb up day on Friday so I decided to weigh this morning and was down another lb. so that makes 15 now in 3 weeks. Even though it was only a lb. what a huge difference in my clothes this week. This morning I tried on a pair of slacks that were tight last Monday and they were loose! I was amazed. I'm not sure just how this WOE works, I just know it works. My energy level is back up to where it was and I feel great. One of my daughters is getting married next July and at this rate I'll be more than ready. I have 15 lbs. more to go so I'm halfway there.
Have a good week everyone!
Lynda

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Tyler'sGM

Connie,
I have e-mailed Wendy's website twice with several questions (yours was one of them) and the only response I've received is an e-mail saying that "someone" will get back to me.
Wildcat, congratulations on getting an actual response from Wendy's site.

I think they are so overloaded - not ready for the big time yet! I got a response in a couple of days when I emailed.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by carla70

I just had lunch - lettuce, cucumber, celery, chicken breast with the acv/evoo/slenda dressing. I think I ate too much because I am very full. So I will have to learn to stop when feeling satisfied. However, my next question.. is there an amount of veggies such as the lettuce and cucumbers or celery that we limit it to a day on week 1.

Just don't exceed your 20 grams of Carbs for the day and you are fine.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by cdnhockeymom

Hello fellow crackers! I'm on week 3, day 1 and really enjoying the plan. Just have a question for anyone with the same problem I had. My first carb up day was on Saturday, weighed myself Sunday morning and was up 3 pounds! ERH! Has anyone else experienced this on their carb up days? It was so discouraging, but overall, I have gone down 10, could have been 13......I didn't overeat and I stayed within the menu provided in the book. Any advice out there. Thanks ladies.

I see someone doesn't listen to MEAN OLE ALISSA and MEAN OLE ME! DO NOT WEIGH YOURSELF FOR AT LEAST 2 DAYS AFTER CARB UP DAY - My goodness, you are stressing yourself for no reason it is water weight. YOU CANNOT gain 3 lbs overnight!

THE SCALE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND DO NOT USE THE SCALE TO MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS. THIS IS A FAT LOSS DIET NOT A WEIGHT LOSS DIET!!!!

Use a tight pair of pants for your gauge!!!!! Do NOT make me come over there and steal your scale

[teachermom]

Originally Posted by vicki lynn

good morning everyone. well i had my first meal on week 1 day 1. i am used to eating toast with lots of p butter and jelly for breakfast and this morn i made the wendy's egg cheeseburger out of the book. it was really good. my dog sam could smell it and he sat by me and hoped that i would drop something on the floor for him. told him no way. it was alot and filling. my problem is portion control so i now am the prowd owner of a digital scale and measuring cups. it is amazing how much i ate. enough for 4 people. i do better to follow some kind of menu also. that is why i like the book. at least for now i will probley be following it. as i learn this thing i will be able to venture out and try it on my own. so far so good. i also had coffee with my breakfast. i drink it black/ is there a limit on how much to drink? i never drink it after 10 am cause then i'm up all night. i do not like the weel water that we have so i buy bottled water. they are 20 oz bottles. so i figure 4 will be the min. i wear 4 bangle bracelets on my left wrist and transfer 1 for each bottle i finish to my right wrist. it helps to make sure i drink enough water. can i add something like those little packects of crystal lifght to the water? it makes it go down much easier and they have sooooo many flavors. thanks to all who welcomed me and i look forward to all the tips you have. week 2 kind of scares me. but this is one day at a time. every one have a great day gotta go get in the shower.

I your idea about the bangle bracelets! I'm going to go buy some and do the same thing. That makes it more fun and decorates the wrist, too! What a great tip.Thanks!

Julie

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Pat in Mich

I had that problem with my first day of week 2...was up and then up again on the first day of week 3. This is the first day of my fourth week. Someone suggested weighing on a Tuesday or Wednesday instead of right after a carb up day....I've almost talked myself into not weighing again until the end of my first set of 8 weeks....I feel better. Still haven't taken my measurements but my pre CTFLC shorts were fitting much better.

By the way....I'm a hockey grandma...just went to Fort Wayne, Indiana to watch my 12 year old grandson play a couple of games on Sunday. He's a 96 Peewee, but plays on the house team...so a second year peewee. He's always played offense and has been the high scorer, this year his coach asked him to play defense, we only had two defensemen. It's sort of boring for him, but he's doing ok. Once in a while he "forgets" he's on defense and goes with a break away...but so far it's always resulted in a goal so his coach is pretty lenient about it. Playing defense has improved his backward skating so not all is bad! Ha! One of the nicest teams we ever played was a Canadian team (if that's what the cdn stands for). They brought each of the kids a token that said Canada on it, it was so nice. They were excellent too by the way!

I hope this question doesn't get lost in this long reply...but I'm really confused as to all the talk about milk, peanut butter, jelly, ice cream, yogurt, etc. I thought we could never have any of the foods unless they were listed on the substition list (except for the cheat days and high carb days in Maintenance). Even page 141 says to substitute if desired from the list in Chapter 6....I know Wendy can't list every food for Maintenance, but exactly what are the guidelines for this? I just don't want to screw this up because I think it's a way of life for me that I can live with but sure would love to have a peanut butter sandwich some day again and feel like I'm still following the plan...Thanks for anyone's help...I need it. Week three went OK, Week 4 is exciting because after this week I'll start the accelerated fat loss weeks....It's going much more quickly than I anticipated. So glad I got my book though before Oprah mentioned it!

PB is considered a fat not a protein so if you use it count it as a fat. You can have that on some ez bread with a little low sugar jam on your baseline days. Milk and ice cream only on carb up, high carb and cheat days. You can have your fudcicles on baseline for that ice cream craving.

I'm confused what you mean about only on cheat and maintenance days. You can have pretty much anything on carb up days after your first 3 weeks. Take a look at my menus on the menu thread and you will see I thoroughly enjoy them.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by jkvetter

Got up this morning, went to work, went to dentist to get my teeth cleaned, went back home to have lunch afterward and to see how much I weighed.

We have a shop back of our house and we have a huge, industrial scale that is very, very accurate. That is what I weigh on. However, this morning, I went out to weigh, and realized I didn't have my glasses with me to read the scale, so being in a hurry, I went ahead and left and went to work. At lunch I said to my husband who was in the shop, what do the scales say? He said 219.5.

10.5 POUNDS!!! : up: Oh my gosh!

I am so excited! Plus, when I looked back at my weight last Monday morning before I started this program, it was 230, not 229, so I have to adjust my stats!

What a wonderful feeling!

Congratulations to everyone else also who hung in there and who are hanging in there, helping all of us, week after week!

Way to Go!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Pat in Mich

One more question today...is there any way to print the entire thread...I want to go back and read from the beginning and thought I'd download, but I've only been able to do it one page at a time....takes a long time to do that....thanks for any technical help!

OMG - you are insane to try that. That is a whole lot of paper!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by driving_mrs_daisey

Happy Monday to all my girls!!! Geesh - I'm gone a couple of days again, and there are like a zillion posts for me to catch up on. I just skimmed thses 5 pages - so........Happy Birthdays, Congratulations, Yeas and Woo Hoos to all the celebrations that I've missed!!!!

Starting my maintenance week 7 (second round) today. I must admit this second round has been FABULOUS!! Pound loss has not been substantial, but inches lost has been incredible. My C25K training had a big impact on my losses, and my body is loving me for it LOL! I did a 10 minute run last night, my longest so far YEA!!!!

I've missed you all dearly, but I hope to be back to my normal routine this wee, (on other words, NO LIFE LOL!) so hopefully I can help the oldies out with answering newbie questions. We need to assign shifts now since we have so many new faces - I love it!!!

XOXO................

Originally Posted by DRM

Hell. I'm sick again.

As soon as my oldest stops asking me for 8,000 things, I'll be back.

Hi Ladies - miss you both! Sounds like you are doing great Renee and Melissa so sad you are sick again. Can't wait till the first freeze to kill some of these bugs!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by alwaysdancing

Hi, I see everyone is doing great and right on track! My daughter is already complaining that there won't be any birthday cake. brother, it might be harder then I thought keeping the others motivated.

She's on meal 2 so hope to distract her. A couple of days and she will feel the reason to go this route.

Welcome Spydermonkey, you are with week 3 group and I've lost count of who we are. I think some have decided to do week two over.

Don't let the scales get you down. I was pleased with my 2 pound lost this week but would have been ok with nothing as my pants are almost ready to go down a size.

As for peanut butter, I had that on my toast twice this past week for breakfast and it didn't hurt me. Spread real thin of course.

I'm heading to the gym, haven't gotten to the yard as planned as the kids and I are watching scary halloween movies. I'm a nervous wreck!

Yeah - at least you aren't letting the scale get you down. My RANT is for those ladies who get depressed when the scale doesn't budge but their pants are around their ankles!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by DRM

OMG, if this cold does not go away, I might just lose my mind.

I did lowerbody yesterday and ran.

Today, I did an all over body workout and almost vomited...so, I left the gym.

Dede, the one minute muffin sounds great.

JKV lost 10.5 pounds??? Great job!

Hi Renee, how are you?

Ok, for some reason I can only see page 5 of the posts so I'm sure Kelley and Alissa and Tam have checked in....but, I cannot see it. Hi everyone!

Hi Gemini, Carla!

One day I'm going to be back when I'm not loaded up on Sudaphed.

Melissa

Melissa love the new Avatar!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by sarab118

Kelley could you clarify the peanut butter before running? I asked on the exercise thread but will ask again here.

I found that I run best on carb up day, but no mid-week carb up day this time since it is maintenance again. I usually have dinner at 6 p.m. and run around 7 p.m. Not sure if I should try the peanut butter, and if I do, do you have it right before you run?

Thanks,

Sara

Hey Sara - I usually eat a spoonful 15 minutes before my run!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Lynda04

Hi Everyone! I had my carb up day on Friday so I decided to weigh this morning and was down another lb. so that makes 15 now in 3 weeks. Even though it was only a lb. what a huge difference in my clothes this week. This morning I tried on a pair of slacks that were tight last Monday and they were loose! I was amazed. I'm not sure just how this WOE works, I just know it works. My energy level is back up to where it was and I feel great. One of my daughters is getting married next July and at this rate I'll be more than ready. I have 15 lbs. more to go so I'm halfway there.
Have a good week everyone!
Lynda

Lynda! See it is not the pounds lost but the inches that matter!

[mammapo]

Originally Posted by tamjlm

Thought you guys look Jewish, am I right?

LOL! I thought the same thing. My hubby's always all "you can't go around saying that!" to me. I think it scares him (he must 'hear' shades of the whole Nazi racial profiling when I say that)... but it's so true. I can usually 'see' someone's heritage (not just Jewish, mind you) up to the third generation of 'mixing' before they get too homogenous/random for me to pinpoint. Of course, I've got insane visual acuity....

I've a friend who I swore had French ancestry, even though she insisted not... until it was confirmed by her Grandmother.

Anywhoodles.

Just had to laugh when I saw that comment.

[livinagain]

hello everyone week 2 day 1
You guys are a chatty bunch I cant read that much lol
I lost 9lbs week one.
Sooooo more questions
I bought Ezeikel bread today do you have to keep it in the fridge and way cant you have other bread with the same carb count.
Nina

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by kelley17

Do NOT make me come over there and steal your scale

Please, please, please..... come take it away.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by livinagain

hello everyone week 2 day 1
You guys are a chatty bunch I cant read that much lol
I lost 9lbs week one.
Sooooo more questions
I bought Ezeikel bread today do you have to keep it in the fridge and way cant you have other bread with the same carb count.
Nina

Nina - Hi on the 9 lbs. Remember this is NOT a low carb diet. This WOE is about eating healthy. EZ bread is allowed not because of its carb count but the type of carbs it is. It is made of sprouted grain NOT flour. You do not need to buy low carb anything in fact if you read the book you see she discourages low carb products because they are often full of chemicals. If you live in a cool climate the EZ bread would probably be fine out, but I keep mine in the fridge and just grab a slice and toast when needed. Hope that helps.

[teachermom]

Hi All!

I'm so glad it's Monday evening. Monday at school after the weekend trick-or-treat (ours was Sunday) is always crazy with 6th graders chomping secretively on the stash of candy in their lockers. What's a teacher to do? I only made one kid spit out what I think was a snickers because he came into the classroom chomping on a cheekful like a cow chewing its cud. Like I wasn't going to notice????? Really, they are so funny...they try to see if I can catch them chewing gum in class, which they are not supposed to do at the middle school at all. They never win! I've been doing this for 27 years and I have seen every possible way of them trying to hide it. The more they try, the more obvious it is! I love sixth graders!! They're truly a hoot and NEVER boring! Anyways, moms, check backpacks before you send the kiddos back to school after trick-or-treat or they are going to have a SUPER SUGAR day at lunch!

How do I email Wendy? What is her address? I have an idea for a restaurant chain for her plan if it really takes off.

Making red snapper and broccoli with a nice arugula salad for dinner. Tomorrow is carb down day for me-W3D2. Can't wait for D3--Carb UP!

Later,
Julie

[alwaysdancing]

I keep mine in the fridge, I love bread and this tastes great. It is flourless. I'm getting ready to go to the movies but this was sent by a friend and wanted to share. I think Audrey Hepburn was the author. Enjoy!

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.[/COLOR]

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

Please, please, please..... come take it away.

Don't Tempt me - My students were extra bad today, I put them on house shut down - means NO Talking all day long! I teach in a juvenile detention center and boy were those kids a handful today and most of them had such smart mouths. By 9:15 I couldn't take it anymore so no more talking!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by alwaysdancing

I keep mine in the fridge, I love bread and this tastes great. It is flourless. I'm getting ready to go to the movies but this was sent by a friend and wanted to share. I think Audrey Hepburn was the author. Enjoy!

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.[/COLOR]

This! Thank you.

[teachermom]

Originally Posted by alwaysdancing

I keep mine in the fridge, I love bread and this tastes great. It is flourless. I'm getting ready to go to the movies but this was sent by a friend and wanted to share. I think Audrey Hepburn was the author. Enjoy!

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.[/COLOR]

That's beautiful. I'm going to copy it in calligraphy and frame it.
Julie

[teachermom]

Originally Posted by kelley17

Don't Tempt me - My students were extra bad today, I put them on house shut down - means NO Talking all day long! I teach in a juvenile detention center and boy were those kids a handful today and most of them had such smart mouths. By 9:15 I couldn't take it anymore so no more talking!

You are an angel to teach such difficult kids! More power to you!
Julie

[sarab118]

Kelley I am not weighing until Friday too. That is my routine for maintenance. Finally, I started my TOM on Saturday. Better late than never. I am going to try the peanut butter tonight even if its is 45 minutes after dinner. Hope it works.

I can't believe how fast the board is moving and how many new people there are. Its difficult to keep track. Just a month ago I was commenting on how many people had dropped off from the beginning and that I thought the board was slowing down which made me sad. So glad its not.

Love you all.

p.s. my daughter if finally starting tomorrow (she says). She wanted me to ask others if she could skip week 1 and start on week 2. I told her that I am one of the old timers on the board and that she cannot do it that way. She insisted that I ask.

Sara

[sarab118]

AlwaysDancing that is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. I cut and pasted it to a work doc and printed it out to put on my desk and read everyday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

Sara

[teachermom]

I bought two more books...one to share at school and one to send to my sister, who is VERY excited about it since we talked. She is clear out on the west coast (Portland, OR), but we email and call all the time, so we will be able to share our progress. She is an awesome gourmet cook, and I know she'll enjoy the challenge of "Wendyizing" some of her favorite recipes for baseline and carb-down days. Can't wait!
Julie

[dede]

Originally Posted by jkvetter

Got up this morning, went to work, went to dentist to get my teeth cleaned, went back home to have lunch afterward and to see how much I weighed.

We have a shop back of our house and we have a huge, industrial scale that is very, very accurate. That is what I weigh on. However, this morning, I went out to weigh, and realized I didn't have my glasses with me to read the scale, so being in a hurry, I went ahead and left and went to work. At lunch I said to my husband who was in the shop, what do the scales say? He said 219.5.

10.5 POUNDS!!! : up: Oh my gosh!

I am so excited! Plus, when I looked back at my weight last Monday morning before I started this program, it was 230, not 229, so I have to adjust my stats!

What a wonderful feeling!

Congratulations to everyone else also who hung in there and who are hanging in there, helping all of us, week after week!

woo hoo jackie! way to go! Hey,I got my teeth cleaned today too. Maybe I should weigh! ha! dede

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by sarab118

Kelley I am not weighing until Friday too. That is my routine for maintenance. Finally, I started my TOM on Saturday. Better late than never. I am going to try the peanut butter tonight even if its is 45 minutes after dinner. Hope it works.

I can't believe how fast the board is moving and how many new people there are. Its difficult to keep track. Just a month ago I was commenting on how many people had dropped off from the beginning and that I thought the board was slowing down which made me sad. So glad its not.

Love you all.

p.s. my daughter if finally starting tomorrow (she says). She wanted me to ask others if she could skip week 1 and start on week 2. I told her that I am one of the old timers on the board and that she cannot do it that way. She insisted that I ask.

Sara

Sara - you probably know my answer but just in case she wants a vote - my vote is with you!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by teachermom

You are an angel to teach such difficult kids! More power to you!
Julie

Thank you Julie - I usually love my students and can find the good in all of them, but today was rough. I wish I could have a couple glasses of wine tough! I think all teachers and moms are pretty special so back at you

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by teachermom

I bought two more books...one to share at school and one to send to my sister, who is VERY excited about it since we talked. She is clear out on the west coast (Portland, OR), but we email and call all the time, so we will be able to share our progress. She is an awesome gourmet cook, and I know she'll enjoy the challenge of "Wendyizing" some of her favorite recipes for baseline and carb-down days. Can't wait!
Julie

Julie how fun - tell her to join our board too! I kind of want a book for work too. I still go to it every now and then!