LE diet for 2 weeks

[hopingforsaskia]

I'm enjoying my diet -- it's been a great change for me. I love the food I'm eating and I'm not hungry after I start eating for the day.

I am however, constantly dizzy (low blood sugar I'm assuming) and rather grumpy and listless.. I don't have much physical energy at all. That's ok, I'm fine with it, its just a very noticeable difference.

I have managed to lose nearly 5 kilos already (11 lbs) but haven't lost a thing in 3 days now. I'm annoyed with it, but I guess its all averaging out ok! I still have a fair bit of weight I can lose (I'm looking pretty good right now but can afford at least another 5kgs).. Maybe I should stop weighing myself for a few days until I start losing again.. Jump of the testosterone train.. Lol..

Anyway -- just sharing.. Hehe. xox

[HopeandDreamG]

Yes for sure stop weighing yourself. It will come off again. Btw: u do not look like u need to lose any!

[hopingforsaskia]

Haha thanks... Looks can be deceiving.. I am 8kgs more than I was when I got married...

[dreamingpink77]

Good luck, hope you get your kgs off I'm cheating a lot and I'm afraid of going on the scale, so I won't weigh myself until I start taking the diet seriously again. Is that you on the avatar picture? if so you look really pretty and really don't look as if you have to lose much

[hopingforsaskia]

Day 4 of literally no weight loss.. Surely 1200 cals should be producing better results than this? I drank cayenne pepper this morning in lemon juice just to try and get my metabolism working. I've also upped my cals by 100 just in case 1200 is too low for some reason!

It is me in the avatar, but my face and butt fatness vary greatly.. Hehe. I'm a classic pear, bigger thighs and much smaller up top (probably am a size 8-10 bottom US size, and 4-6 up top) but thank you very much for your lovely compliment. xx

[jennaesue]

I've been on the diet for a little over 5 weeks, and I initially lost 5 pounds really quickly (in 8 days), but then my weight loss slowed. I would recommend upping your calories to 1500, drinking lots of water, and taking the fiber supplements if you aren't already. I finally started to lose again, and now I have lost a total of 10 pounds. I'm very happy with my weight loss - I am thinner than I have been in a long time.

[atomic sagebrush]

Day 4 of literally no weight loss.. Surely 1200 cals should be producing better results than this? I drank cayenne pepper this morning in lemon juice just to try and get my metabolism working. I've also upped my cals by 100 just in case 1200 is too low for some reason!

It is me in the avatar, but my face and butt fatness vary greatly.. Hehe. I'm a classic pear, bigger thighs and much smaller up top (probably am a size 8-10 bottom US size, and 4-6 up top) but thank you very much for your lovely compliment. xx

I'm right there with ya - tiny on top and badonkadonk on the bottom!

What I would try is NOT cutting back more, I would try cutting out the empty/simple carbs and limiting to 2-3 servings of
whole grains a day. Make sure you're getting the 40-50 g protein. GEt your cals from proteins, fats, the 2-3 servings of whole grains, and then get the bulk of cals from fruits/veg. You may be a little bit insulin resistant and it's keeping the weight on.

[hopingforsaskia]

Hmm ok.. So if I'm eating white rice for dinner as an example, should I change that to brown rice or shiratake noodles and loads of veg? I find it super hard to get enough cals from veggies. So I add jelly snakes or skinny cow ice cream etc.

Here's what I had yesterday...

Lunch (@1pm) corn tortilla with low sodium tomato paste, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, capsicum and mozzarella cheese; a small (150g) tub of low fat, probiotic yoghurt; cucumbers and 2T of hommus; 2 serves of marshmallows. Metamucil.

Dinner (@6.30pm) 1 cup white rice, 2 large mushrooms, 10 g Parmesan, 10g light butter, 2 boiled egg whites and a large banana. 375ml can of lemonade. Metamucil.

All up, close to 1300 cals, 39g pro, 27g fat, 700mg sodium and 1600 potassium (hence the need to take a supp.)

What do you think of that?

[hopingforsaskia]

... And weighed myself... Still nothing, on fact put on 200g.

[jennaesue]

Give yourself some time. It'll come off.

Now, about "jelly shakes." Not sure what they are made of, but if they are gelatin you should probably avoid that. It can raise testosterone. Also, white rice if better, I believe, because it is less nutritious than brown. Also, with the whole arsenic scare involving rice right now, I'd stick with white because the processing removes the outer layer, which means it likely has less of a chance of containing high levels of arsenic.