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I find this diet very easy compared to Weight Watchers and others. I have lost ten pounds and one dress size after 3 wks of P1 and I'm ready to lose the final 6-8 pounds in P2. I work out three times a week and I've stuck pretty religiously to the diet. I can't believe I haven't eaten rice or pasta or bread in three weeks and have no desire to now!
For those of you just starting, DON'T CHEAT on P1. I went on this diet with a group of co-workers and we decided we would all help each other. No more treats to tempt us, where before we had chocolate, cookies, and chips. Now we have cheese and nuts! Anyway, some people spoke of "cheating a little" and having this or that. Then we'd see them sneaking bad foods at their desks. Sure enough, their weight loss reversed.
People, it's only TWO WEEKS (or three) for P1. Please try to stick with it. You are cleansing your body of the cravings and cheating makes them stick around so it's harder to fight them. You cannot cheat badly one day and make up for it the next. You have to "cleanse" all over again. Plus you won't see the weight loss that motivates us to stick to it. And the cravings for the "bad" stuff have all but disappeared.
In a group situation, there's more pressure to stick with it so I recommend support wherever you can get it. Like here! Good luck to all! |
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Sat Apr 10, 2004 1:08 pm |
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| lisa67
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I have seen the same thing at work. I let one of my co workers borrow my sbd book so she could read about it. She wants to try it but she thinks
that cheating is ok as long as you make up for it. She is starting ph 2 tomorrow but I don't think she actually got the benefits from ph 1. I have caught her eating several things that she shouldn't and I really don't look for her to have much success. I really stuck to phase 1 and I have no cravings for the bad carbs. If my co worker succeeds she will have a harder time of it I'm afraid. Thank God for this website. I would have very little support without it. so far I have lost 27 pounds. I have about 100 more to go, wish me luck. |
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Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:36 am |
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| DeeDeeKay60
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I agree with you. I'm definitely one to think it is ok to "cheat" a little on a diet, which helps you stay on it in the long run. BUT NOT ON P1!!!
Anyone out there on P1? It's only two weeks! And it's amazing how those 2 weeks change your hunger and cravings! |
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Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:06 pm |
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| netsurfer
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for the cheaters....
Well, I guess I disagree with the absolute no cheat strategy. I think that people need to choose a diet regimen based on their goals. If your goal is lose the most weight you possibly can, in two weeks, then, of course, cheating is not going to help. With that logic, we would all live on the minimun amount we can eat on this diet, and nothing more. But most of us don't do that. We find we need a little leeway. To me, the more important thing is to set reasonable goals. Remember, most of us are in for the long run.
The problem with making such strict rules about "no cheating" is that people can feel quite defeated when they do cheat. We will all cheat a bit in life, and the key is to recover, pull up your bootstraps, and move on. A strict "no cheating" policy might be fine for some but not for others. For the record, I am thrilled with this diet, and was not completely strict in P1. I lost 6 lbs in two weeks, and was thrilled. I may not have maximized my weight loss, but I set, and attained goals I could attain.
So for all the cheaters, don't despair. Just try again. And learn from the cheating. I saw that one lady said that when she wanted to cheat, she spent 5 minutes on laundry first. She made herself do something before she cheated, to give herself time to figure out whether she really wanted that "oreo, cheese nip <insert snack food of choice>. She has the cleanest sheets in town, but whatever works, right? Seems good to me.
So, my take is, even if you are not P1 perfect you can still succeed on this diet. Again, I think most of us are in for the long run. |
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Sun Apr 11, 2004 1:13 pm |
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| jkallie
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In the context of "cheating a little" is ok while at work, my thought is that if people are cheating in front of their co-workers at work, do you honestly think they are not cheating ALL THE TIME?
I mean, we started this diet at work to support each other and keep the bad stuff away, especially since we're stuck there all day. If someone can't even stick with P1 just at work in a group situation, when they go home to all the food that their kids and spouses eat, do you really think they're not eating that too? I seriously doubt it, and their lack of any weight loss proves it. To me, they were never even on the diet.
I have to reiterate, having a support group really helped me, especially since we all go to lunch together. Nobody brings donuts anymore and no one even wants them now. We can walk through the snack bars and past all the candy bars. We're actually all saving money, too, since no one is eating fast food or snack food. Those mochas add up.
And BTW, "cheating" was eating Egg McMuffins on P1! Yikes. |
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Sun Apr 11, 2004 1:57 pm |
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| Mags7461
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netsurfer wrote: for the cheaters....
Well, I guess I disagree with the absolute no cheat strategy. I think that people need to choose a diet regimen based on their goals. If your goal is lose the most weight you possibly can, in two weeks, then, of course, cheating is not going to help. With that logic, we would all live on the minimun amount we can eat on this diet, and nothing more.
netsurfer,
I think that perhaps you're mistaken on what the goal of phase 1 actually is. It is not to see how much and how fast one can lose weight. The purpose of phase one is to establish that body chemistry that is going to take us the rest of the way through our weight loss and maintenance. While I don't believe that cheating is cause for total despair and/or quitting South Beach, I firmly believe that there needs to be a significant number of consequitive "non-cheat" days to get our bodies primed for success. Certainly one can lose weight even with cheating, but I highly doubt that that person will successfully see this way of life through to the end. If the correct chemistry isn't achieved in phase 1, this diet will most likely fail (as all the others do) because the the cheater will face continuing struggles with cravings and hunger. Will power will help them hang in there for a while..... but then we all know what eventually happens. That being said, I think that because this forum attracts a large number of newbies, it's important that they don't start out thinking that "cheating" is OK. I hope all this made sense!
good luck...
Mags |
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Sun Apr 11, 2004 3:23 pm |
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| lisa67
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In reference to the person I referred to earlier, she is not a bad person.
She just needs to realize the strategy of the phase 1 part of this diet. And
her cheating was a cheeseburger and fries for lunch and peanut butter pie
for snack. I was just stating that if we don't resolve to follow phase 1 as Dr. Agatston prescribes then we are not getting the best benefit of the
south beach diet. No cravings for bad carbs. :wink: |
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Sun Apr 11, 2004 7:18 pm |
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| jkallie
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The person who cheated at my work is also a very nice person. And believe me, no one berates the cheaters when they spot them eating the "forbidden" foods. We do notice it though, and we just continue on as best we can without pointing any fingers.
It really does make it fun when you can notice your clothes getting looser. The day that two different people came up and asked if I lost weight I thought I would never stop smiling!! It's the little things that keep us going. I'd rather have that than a candy bar any day! |
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