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| I just started on this diet on Tuesday the 29th 0f March. I am having a very hard time with it. I find myself thinking about food 24/7. Is there anyone else out there experiencing this??? I would like to lose 10 pounds, 15 tops. I have absolutely no energy, which stinks b/c I work in a gym. At times I almost feel lethergic. I am also pmsing. Do you think this could be causing my stress???? Help!!!! |
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Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:59 am |
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| Kimboroni
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| Sounds completely normal. If you browse through a few pages here, you'll find dozens of similar topics. Hang in there-- the cravings do go away. |
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Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:14 am |
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| crabby
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i feel ya.. wait until next week... you'll really be a zombie.. a real bonifide walkin' dead..
dr A says to give up alot caffine..
easy for him to say..!! that's the only thing that kept my pulse going..had to have it .. strong an plenty..
an forgettabout exercising.. it was all i could do to retrive the mail on the front porch an open the refrigerator door..not to mention closing it.. if i did all that,, at least a 2 hour power nap afterwards..
exercise my foot..!! it's exercise enuff runnin' back & forth to the blame grocery store for diet stuff.. lord forbid running outta ricotta cheese..
but look on the brite side .. it wont last long.. ph 2 will see to that..
( so will a bowl of ice cream with snicker pieces..:) ) |
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Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:24 am |
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| hngry
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| Thanks for the moral support. But b/c I work in a gym, I have to work out everyday which is absolutely draining me. Are there anymore suggestions out there to help me with this dilemma?? :? I am beginning day 5 and wonder if I can make it through. I can't stop craving animal crackers of all things. What's up with that??? |
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Sat Apr 03, 2004 11:21 am |
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| Tubby Teacher
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| If you're working in a gym, is there any chance that you are already fit and are doing SBD to show your cuts? If that is the case, you are going to be exhausted because your poor body does not have the fat to lose. Make sure you are taking your vits, and you may want to jump to phase 2. The more muscle you have, the less you need phase 1. |
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Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:56 pm |
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| SkinnyMinny
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| Add beans - you will almost instantly feel better. This is a real Phase 1 trick that not many people are aware of. |
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Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:04 am |
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| hngry
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Skinny Minny, you told me to add beans in P1 for more energy. What kind of beans?? BTW I am beginning day 6, can you believe it?? I do not know what I would do w/out all of the support from everyone. You SBDers are truly a great bunch of folks. Can't wait to be of some help for others myself. Hopefully soon. I am much happier b/c I just found out I can eat f/f yogurt and have nuts. What a wonderful world we are living in.
I will not give in to temptation!!!!! |
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Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:37 pm |
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| Saraphine
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| You should try adding a little salt to your diet....with the SBD a lot of people tend to get dehydrated and this will lead to a real overwhelming fatigue. By adding a little salt (which so may people cut out drastically because it's "bad for us" :( ) it will help your body to hold in some fluids and this should pick your energy back up. Worked like a charm for me! |
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Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:09 pm |
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| cherylal
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Please tell me if salt is allowed in phase 1. And I can't find out about caffeine. Can I have salt and caffeine? Please. Someone??
How do I count carbs? How many per day?
Help! :? |
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Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:18 am |
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| crabby
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please get/buy/steal/read the BOOK..
it so not about carb counting.. |
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Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:36 pm |
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| DeeDeeKay60
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Cherylal,
I had a heated discussion with a friend of mine last night who is a die hard Atkins fan. All he could talk about is counting carbs and how he snacks on pork rinds (my arteries harden just thinking about that). Anyway, it is a huge misconception that this diet is about counting carbs, but with all the hoopla about Atkins, and some similarities (2 week induction period) between the two diets, it is understandable.
I say to throw out everything you ever heard about carb counting and low fat (the latter I'm still struggling with), and read the book. Don't just read the meal plans, you will miss out on the meat and potatoes (bad pun) of the SB plan.
Good luck!
Dee |
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Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:45 pm |
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:) Hello Dee. Thank you for your insight. I think I just had the 'newbie jitters'. I am feeling better. Still some confused tho. Today was my 7th day on Ph1 and I am hanging in there. It has certainly been difficult for me. I have bought the book and am reading it slowly. I am still counting on you and all the other Beach-buddies to help me. Best wishes to you and yours.
Cheryl :) |
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Tue Apr 13, 2004 3:30 am |
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I saw the following post on another message board and I thought it was a very good summary of the SB diet. Read on:
Here are some of the things that I interpreted the book as saying. This diet is NOT low-carb or low-fat. It teaches you to eat good carbs and good fats, which helps people to lose weight and to have a healthy heart and blood chemistry, which in the end, is more important. There is nothing to count or measure on this plan (with the exception of nuts, and 75 calories for sweets in phase 1). Salad dressings should have 3g or less of sugar. No one should feel hungry. This is emphasized clearly on the first page of the book. If you are eating the right foods, portions and percentages should take care of themselves.
The book also states clearly how important it is to do phase one as it is intended. This is the time where you are correcting the way your body reacts to the foods that made you overweight, and you get rid of (or seriously minimize) cravings. It is only 2 weeks, a small sacrifice to set yourself up for a lifetime of health at a comfortable weight for yourself. Once you get into phase 2, it is flexible indeed. Incorperated into this plan is the realization that you are human, and will eat some not so healthy choices occasionally. "This plan would allow dieters to bend or break the rules, so long as they understood exactly what damage they've done and how to undo it." (p.13)
There is a foods to ENJOY and a Foods to avoid list in phase one. In phase 2, there is a foods to avoid or eat RARELY list. You can eat whatever you like from the enjoy lists. I have never used the meal plans in the book. This is not rocket science. We lose weight because we eat things that are as whole and unprocessed as possible, which keeps your cravings down, keeps you fuller longer, and you eat less. When you add more carbs back in on phase 2, you try to have them with some combo of fat, acid, protein or fiber, which helpes slow the digestion of them. This keeps blood sugar from spiking and crashing, which leads to more hunger. Pay attention to the things that cause cravings for you. Eating one thing or one serving of something isn't going to cause you to fail; eating piles of things due to cravings might.
Read labels. Don't eat things that contain hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils in them. If there are a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce, they are probably a bad choice. Eat things with a high fiber content. Drink lots of water. Eat lots of vegetables. Eat beans! Be creative with food, avoid boredom. Understand that there will be times when your weight stalls as your body re-adjusts. Be patient with yourself, and be kind to yourself. Understand that you don't have to be perfect. Try not to fall into the "I've blown it" mentality, and spin into some self-sabatoging pit. Keep on trying, even if it's hard sometimes. This is not about deprivation, it is a gift - a chance to change your life in a relatively painless way. |
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Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:02 am |
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| kiiat
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| this is my 8th day on the diet and the tiredness and mood swings do go away. I was cranky and had zero engery for about 3-4 days but it seems to have passed. Now I'm finding that my appetite has decreased to a point where I'm not really hungry most of the time. Is this normal? |
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Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:27 pm |
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| DeeDeeKay60
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| I'm on day 13 of P1 and that is what has happened to me as well. Although I get the fatigue on and off still. |
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Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:32 pm |
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