I'm switching teams! Best weight loss strategies from pink diet masters?

[zanacal]

25lb in 2 weeks! Tell me you mean 2 months?!! It is good - I'm only a few days in but I've lost around 4lb of my post LE diet blow-out bloat!!

I think after a week of no breakfast it gets a lot easier. Good luck Lola :-)

[Alexis2007]

Nope I'm definitely not swaying anymore! I gained 15lbs since April. I'm off the diet but still trying to work on my cm. No more temping, opk's, or testing before AF is due. We are kinda semi-NTNP lol. Gonna let God take control and let it happen when it happens. In the mean time, I need to lose some weight!! And FAST!! Thinking about trying Adipex again since I had good luck with it last year (lost 35lbs in 2 months), but I don't think it would be good to take while TTC.

[LolaInLove]

25lb in 2 weeks! Tell me you mean 2 months?!! It is good - I'm only a few days in but I've lost around 4lb of my post LE diet blow-out bloat!!

I think after a week of no breakfast it gets a lot easier. Good luck Lola :-)

Um, yes, 2 months it was. Sorry about that! I know, I'd want her secret, right???? You should enjoy eating now, lol. Thanks!

[LolaInLove]

Nope I'm definitely not swaying anymore! I gained 15lbs since April. I'm off the diet but still trying to work on my cm. No more temping, opk's, or testing before AF is due. We are kinda semi-NTNP lol. Gonna let God take control and let it happen when it happens. In the mean time, I need to lose some weight!! And FAST!! Thinking about trying Adipex again since I had good luck with it last year (lost 35lbs in 2 months), but I don't think it would be good to take while TTC.

Yea, that is me also. Trying to lose the weight, but still taking vitamins and drinking green tea, just dieting though, no blue diet at all. What is Adipex? Some weight loss aid? I have been thinking about that also, just for a month or so. If I get a bfn this month (which, uh, I'm sure I will), I may pop some pills for a couple of weeks, maybe even take next month off and just shed this crap. Alexis, maybe we should make a thread for the "barely swaying" crew, both pink and blue? Or you need to come hang out over on the blue thread again. Miss you!

[atomic sagebrush]

My weight loss secret is also good for boys - eat nuts for breakfast. I eat 1/2 c of nuts every morning for breakfast with tea (have done this for years) and not only is it a super healthy meal and easy, but it keeps you from getting hungry for hours afterwards. There are actually less calories in 1/2 c of nuts than you might think - only around 500 or so - and it keeps you going until lunch, with a little willpower.

Healthy fats of any kind are actually beneficial for weight loss because even though they have calories, they are more satisfying and keep you feeling full longer than carbs do. A mashed avocado mixed with salsa is both boy friendly and a good lunch for weight loss.

Also, studies indicate that eating calcium-rich foods, which you may or may not have been avoiding as part of your sway, helps with weight loss. I love the Yoplait light yogurts for a snack or dessert and if you mix the yogurt with 1 cup of blueberries, it's also pretty filling.

[LolaInLove]

Thanks, Atomic! What kind of nuts do you eat? A mixture? I have not been avoiding dairy at all. I didn't buy that part of swaying with IG much, to be honest. I was having a greek yogurt or a cottage cheese serving every day, but now I think I am going to switch to low fat or maybe 2% fat products at least. And you got me hooked on the Fakamole a long time ago, lol! I do love that. Actually, I've lost about 10lbs in the past 2 weeks just going back to my regular diet (which kinda sadly includes no breakfast, but I have been eating a Larabar at about 10am because of the growling tummy at work). I am so gonna do the nuts for breakfast, love that idea.

We're just taking it one day at a time, not losing hope, but changing our mentality to "this may take a while." I am hoping that once a fresh sperm cycle comes about with 3 months of the fancy vitamins in his system, we may see some luck.

Thanks for your input, everyone!

[Alexis2007]

Adipex is a weight loss pill. Also known as Phentermine. I got the prescription from my obgyn last year. Lost 30lbs in 2 months but it stopped working for me at the end.

[zanacal]

I might try nuts for breakfast too - I'm starving all morning!

[zanacal]

Congrats on the weight loss too Lola!

[begonia]

We're just taking it one day at a time, not losing hope, but changing our mentality to "this may take a while." I am hoping that once a fresh sperm cycle comes about with 3 months of the fancy vitamins in his system, we may see some luck.

Lola I have to say I'm rooting for y'all like none other!

Really just wanted to say congrats on the weight loss though! That alone is going to help with perspective and make you feel better in general; all good things