| rosenkilde1
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I lost about 4 kg in the first two weeks and still stick pretty much to phase one (on my 5th week now) although I have introduced berries and a bit of fruit into my diet. Don't tend to eat meat, but a normal day for me looks like this:
2 egg omelette with tomato or spinach
15 unsalted cashew nuts
lentils with greens
low fat cheese (babybell light)
Salad with humous, falafel, tomato etc.
low fat youghurt
I am not sure why I am not loosing weight anymore as this is still healthier than my diet before the SBD. However I am not gaining either off course.
My motivation lies in being able to see the weight loss as well off course, and although I still don't really crave the bad food, I am starting to think that it doesn't make any difference?
On top of this I have for the last 3-4 days been extremely tired, to the point that I go straight to bed when I come home from work, although I do get up again - yesterday to play badminton. I do try to do some sort of excersice every day, but am so tired I am struggling through my work day.
Help please. |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:14 pm |
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| DebbyC
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I know when you started, you indicated that you didn't want to deal with measuring things....
"if it gets too scheduled for me I will rather not do it, I am sure for everybody else it is very important to do everything by half cup, cup 10 or 20 nuts, but I am quite happy taking the tools of a healthy diet and listening to my body."
...but I think a lot of people end up getting portion "creep" when they listen to their body - after all, one of the reasons we're here is that listening to body didn't work!!! BUT you are eating healthier types of foods...and that's a good thing!
As far as the energy, one of the reasons for moving on to p2 [is so you lose weight] and to add back nutrients from fruit and grain that you miss in p1.
It might help if you post a couple days menus with amounts that includes all your dairy [seeing 1 yogurt in the list above], what you're drinking as far as amount of water, alcohol, sodas, etc; you mention the falafel, but not amount or whether it is traditional deep fried, or if you're making it yourself and not frying it....all those things in bits and pieces will sabotage your "diet" |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:18 pm |
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| rosenkilde1
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| The first phase when I didnt measure was when I did lose weight. I off course wouldn't do something as stupid as deep frying my falafel, and off course I only have ingredients in my diet allowed on the SBD otherwise I wouldn't have a question in the first place as that is common sense. |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:30 pm |
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| Ditdah
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Well, not to everyone. Plenty of people get confused as to what is and isn't on the diet when they're new. That's why we ask.
You need to get more fruit and grains into your diet at some point. These good carbs help give you energy. Staying on P1 will stall your weightloss and kill your energy level over time. Much of the weightloss in P1 is water loss, and you can't keep that up. Once you're fully into P2 your weightloss will continue. |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:58 pm |
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| rosenkilde1
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Many many thanks, I will keep going. I do eat a lot of lentils, quinoa, lots of veggies not just salad and seafood too, really trying to vary my diet, and get the things that give me energy. Nuts or seeds every day.
I do drink up to 4 liters of water a day too, which is a lot, but I am and have always been very thirsty.. - have been checked for diabetes and don't have it. Thanks, your answer is valued. |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:09 pm |
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| RedRox
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rosenkilde1 wrote: Thanks, your answer is valued.
Unlike the one from DebbyC apparently... :lol: |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:31 pm |
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| DebbyC
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I'm going to quit giving honest answers...I still think if people don't want to hear anything but oh you've done such a good job, pat pat patting on the back. They should put it in their signature.
to the OP - I'm sure you are doing EVERYTHING right, it must be something else ... otherwise you would have dropped 50# already
No need to bother responding - I'm too stressed at work to be a novel writer of goodness....my new goal - to never answer another what am I doing wrong post again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:00 pm |
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| Ditdah
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| FWIW Debby, I really appreciate your input and I love the fact that you seem willing to answer SO many questions, even though many of them are the same ones over and over! Don't get frustrated by the people who don't like the "real" answers! |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:31 pm |
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| DebbyC
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s'okay....I got so much help here before as well as this time and it was pretty darn straightforward - so it stuck in my head
I'm the type that would rather have my friend tell me that dress made my butt look big than to not say anything until after I bought it... or my son remind me at the restaurant that I really can't have that deep fried shrimp [for your own good, mom!] |
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:34 pm |
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| sparky_Danny
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4 kg in the first two weeks is about 9 pounds. THen zero pounds in the next three weeks. That's 9 pounds lost in 5 weeks, or 1.8 pounds per week. You are doing great! I believe that if you stick with what you are doing the scale will eventually move down again. You have to ignore the scale variability from week to week, and look at it from month to month.
Good luck! |
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:30 pm |
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| sweet_angel79
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Me, too
It's been 3 weeks and never lost a lb |
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:07 pm |
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| sparky_Danny
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| I chart my weight loss on a graph, and I frequently see stalls of up to four weeks, followed by a sudden deep drop in weight loss. If you are sticking with your plan, you should see the weight come off if you have patience. |
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:45 pm |
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| goof9j
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I am in the same boat. :( I started July 29th, lost 7 and then 2 more the next week. Nothing since the 3rd week. But tonight I am going back to the gym. I haven't been there in 3 months or more :oops:
So, that is that. I am not in a big hurry to lose the weight, but like others, seeing is believing. |
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:00 pm |
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