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11-14-2012 02:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by KeirasMom
(Post 16078368)
You don't get a signature until you've been a member for 25 days and have 25 posts. So get posting! :D Then it will be in your control panel.
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Ahhh, that makes sense! Ok, give me a few days, I'll get it! Until then, I'm nameless...that could be fun!
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Originally Posted by Mabel_418
(Post 16078655)
Hello! I posted last week and introduced myself. Although I haven't responded until now, I want to say thanks, I appreciate all the responses I got!
I was going to start last week, but things got in the way. So, Monday was my first UD and yesterday was my first official DD. I surprised myself and did really good too! I have some leftover protein puddings from another diet, each has 80 cals, 7 carbs, and 12g protein. I had 3 yesterday for a total of 240 cals! According to the calculator I'm allowed 404 cals, but I really had no desire to have a fourth pudding. The crazy part was that it wasn't even that hard! Before bed last night I started to want some food really bad, but during the day it was a breeze. I've even used my nordic track skier the last two days for the first time in years (even though I can only do 15 mins on it right now).
I have a question though... Monday morning, the beginning of my first UD, I weighed 220 pounds. I weighed my self this morning after my 240 cal DD, and I weighed the exact same. I was really bummed and started thinking maybe this won't work for me, although I know it has only been one day. I just thought I would see some loss! Does this sound normal?
Thanks!
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When I lost a bunch of weight on south beach, the scale never ever made sense. I'd say it's normal! Hang in there! I'll be griping with you, I'm sure!
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Originally Posted by svenskamae
(Post 16078771)
I'm about 3 weeks into JUDDD, still finding the down days challenging but getting easier.
Based on experimentation, it seems easiest for me to have coffee with a little cream on DD and then wait to eat until 4-5 pm. Eating more, such as a couple of boiled eggs, early on doesn't actually prevent mid-day/early afternoon hunger for me, so I might as well save my calories (I'm aiming for 300-500 on DD, but sometimes go a bit higher) until dinner time, when i'm really hungry. Does that match anyone else's experience?
I sometimes eat less than the JUDDD calculator suggests for my up days--I hate getting into the habit of eating when I'm not hungry, since I've been working against that habit for the past year. I figure that as long as I'm getting more than 1000 more calories on my up days than on my down days, it will maybe be okay. Does that sound reasonable? I know we all have to see what works for us as individuals, but I'm curious about whether others are also frequently eating under the calculator-specified number of calories on their up days.
Thanks for the advice. This board is certainly very supportive and helpful.
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Obviously I have no knowledge of how this works, but I can tell you that I'm only at 1100 cals today and I'm stuffed. Ugh. Maybe the down days are the world's best appetite suppressant! As for not eating on down days until later, i'll be doing that tomorrow, too. Yesterday (my first DD) I was really hungry by 2ish and had a cheese stick. Bad idea, I was more hungry afterwards. I'm used to eating protein and snacking alot from SB, gonna take some adjustments!
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Originally Posted by KeirasMom
(Post 16078837)
Some do fine eating less than the calculator gives. I slow down or stall if I don't get close to my UD calories. If you're having a hard time getting close and want to try it for a while, adding highly caloric foods seems to work without making one feel overstuffed. Think higher fat meats, add butter to your veggies, choose items like nuts, avocados, nut butters, etc. I often make up whatever I'm lacking in . . . wine! I can do some caloric damage with wine. :o
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Originally Posted by DesertGurl
(Post 16079042)
Caloric damage for me = beer. :yummy: I guess I'm just not refined enough to do wine LOL
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Not a wine or beer girl, but I love me some rum & diet coke...or margaritas. Good thing I didn't start back up over the summer when I madly love frozen margaritas. Yea, that could easily be my calories for up days!
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