Posts by jetlee1222

Hey! I need to lose 7 lbs, so I will hop on board!

Height: 5'4"

Highest Weight: 167

Lowest Weight: 123

Current Weight: 132

GOAL WEIGHT: 125

Calorie Limit: 1400-1500

Exercise: 4-5 days a week

Gooooood Luck everyone!!

Thanks for writing everyone.

It does seem rather crazy that I was following SB during a flu bug. The struggle to manage my weight has been all consuming for a long time and it never relents. This is obviously  a deeper issue that I have to deal with. The immediate issue at hand for me is finding a safe, manageable way to get down to my GW and then maintain it. Given my reaction, it might not be for me.

The metabolic typing diet looks interesting. "Carbo type" describes me perfectly...does this mean I can eat carbs again ;)?

I really do need to figure out a way to come to grips with my weight-I understand that people often fluctuate between 5-10 lbs but getting down to 125 has become my obsession. I feel like I will not be satisfied until I hit that number.

I AM SO FRUSTRATED. I just finished week 1 of Phase 1 of the program, weighed myself...and lost a measily 2 lbs. TWO POUNDS. I have followed this diet pretty much to the letter and am ready to give up.

Two things:

1)I have a horrible cold this week and have either been at work or in bed and thus unable to exercise.

2) I have been perpetually nauseous since starting phase 1. It's at the point where the thought of eating another egg, piece of chicken, or piece of cheese makes my stomach turn. I force myself to eat, then feel sick to my stomach after. Pre-south beach I had my morning oatmeal every day and really looked forward to it...now I wake up in the morning ready to vomit (no, I am not pregnant).

My story is that I hit my goal weight over the summer when I was studying for the bar exam. During that time I did not exercise, drank buckets of coffee, and ate fast food (albeit healthy fast food, no french fries or milk shakes or anything like that). Since the summer my weight has steadily crept up from 123 to 132 and I am literally at my wits end. Every trip to the scale is filled with fear and trepidation.

I exercise at least 3-5 times a week, keep a diligent food journal, but unfortunately have a desk job. I try to take the stairs every where, park far away so I can walk, etc. The SBD was my last ditch, "enough is enough", effort to get down to 125. Needless to say I am disenchanted...I know that once I move on to Phase 2 the weight will come right back on and that I am pretty much destined to never be my goal weight and struggle for the rest of my life to manage my weight.

I am so sorry for the long post but I am really at the end of my rope here.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Jane

Thanks for the advice ladies! Instead of my  usual oatmeal and fruit, I started my day with egg whites, fat free cheese, light wheat toast. and lean turkey bacon. I packed a chef salad for lunch with some high protein greek yogurt and string cheese...hopefully all the added protein will help keep me fuller longer.

Thanks again!

Safina- Thats so sweet of you. I know I won't see him there because he moved out and I know he won't go to the same gym. It's just I know I will be reminded of him every time I walk in there. I actually have thought about moving to NYC, its a mecca for lawyers :) If I end up down there, I will def let you know.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Part of my fear about going back to the gym is the fact that he was my gym partner-we would go to the gym together almost every single day and he was my biggest motivator and supporter when it came to losing weight and exercising. So while I know that I need to get back there, to go alone feels weird and I know will be really painful. I guess I'm just going to have to suck it up and try to get through it. I guess Monday will be my first day on my own at the gym...we'll see how it goes.  

Thanks again everyone.

keb~ I agree, I am not too worried. But it's fascinating how your body reacts to a sudden change in diet.

lalabanana~great article!

any updates on people's weight/measurements?

I'm still up 5 lbs from starting the program :(

No loss in weight, but no change in measurements either, so I don't know what to think. As much as I want to keep up with this, I'm really grappling with the increase on the scale when I worked so hard to get down to my original weight...

Have any of you guys experienced weight gain while following this plan? I was going steady at 127 and then this week went up to 129 and this morning I was 131. I haven't seen 131 in almost 9 months and am getting nervous about this diet plan. I have been following it pretty well, but had a few slip ups this past weekend (halloween, bachlorette party, adn then bridal shower in three days) and am currently experiencing some problems with my birth control. But I'm working out at least 5 times a week (3 times lifting, 2-3 times cardio) so it's impossible for me to have gained 4 lbs of fat right? It's also impossible for me to have put on 4 lbs of muscle in the past few weeks. Advice??

Thanks Karozel! Another question: can I continue to do a spinning class during stage 1? Or am I forbidden from doing any kind of endurance exercise during the first stage? Were any of you gus even able to get a run in during the first workouts?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm really excited to start!

I know this has been discussed on the thread, but how many of you cut 300 calories from your maintenance amount? He said that if you must stray from maintenance calories, you should not cut more than 300 calories, and this is my plan for now...has anyone else done this? What results?

First of all, congrats not only on the weight loss, but the healthy diet and exercise. Changing your lifestyle is no easy task. Plateaus are really frustrating but often inevitable as your body adjusts to less calories. I would first calculate your basal metabolic rate here:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

Then multiply by your activity level and subtract 500. With your activity level, I would say that you are very active, especially given the physical activity at your job. I work a desk job, usually get some walking in a day at work, and then go to the gym or do some kind of vigorous physical activity 4-5 times a week and I put myself as "lightly active."

Hit that calorie goal and you should be good! Keep up the good work.

Went out to eat last night. I had chicken teriyaki with brown rice and sugar free fat free ice cream with fruit for dessert...and what do I see this morning? 128.8. AAAHHHHHHH. The frustration is maddening. I think I've hit that this is the point where I get out of maintenance mode and into diet mode. I'm looking at the green line on my weight log and it is starting to go up. Great. Is this how I am going to have to live the rest of my life? Constantly weighing myself and dieting? It really sucks. 1200 calories, here I come...

I know I probably sound really whiny and that I'm feeling sorry for myself (I guess I do feel sorry for myself haha) but the fear of gaining weight, any weight, is unreal. When I was studying for the bar exam this summer I lost weight from stress...maybe I should try that again?

I do understand that weight fluctuations are normal but I am starting to get concerned that this is legitimiate weight gain. My clothes fit exactly the same but who knows. I have this image of my mind of me when I was fat and I just can't shake it.

So there's my therapy session for the day, I am off to the gym. Thanks for the advice guys, I appreciate you putting up with my incessant whining about my weight fluctuations especially since I know we're all going through the same thing in some way.

Any more suggestions are definitly welcome :) Good luck to everyone else in their weight loss journey.

I should listen to my own advice...but I would suggest cutting some carbs and replacing with protein and veggies. I would say 1) have one packet of oatmeal (Quaker Oats Weight Control is great-made with Splenda so virtually no sugar as compared to other types of oatmeal) and replace the other with some scrabled egg whites. 2) The simple Harvest Oatmeal bar has a lot of sugar...have you tried some of the Special K protein bars? Or there's also think thin bars that have virtually no carbs or sugar but 20 grams of protein. I am also a big fan of muscle milk light or myoplex light (150 cals with 30 grams of protein). 3) Dinner looks okay but I would say try replacing Barilla plus with the Dreamfields pasta (5 grams net digestable carbs and it tastes great!) and throw in a side salad with light dressing or more steamed/grilled veggies. Even if it's just the frozen kind! 4) Get rid of the matzo cracker if you can and replace with something more nutritious...some reduced fat string cheese, a piece of fruit, carrot sticks and hummus...you get the idea.

I struggle with my carb consumption daily but am aiming for 20% carbs a day. Its tough and I don't always meet it but just remember how important lean protein and veggies are for weight loss and your health.

Good luck!

Hey all! I decided during my second year of law school that I had no more excuses and that the college weight had to come off.

Height: 5'4"

SW: 167

CW: 125

I honestly would like to lose maybe another 5. But my weight seems to have leveled off here and I am content at a size 2/4. Right now I am working on toning up and building muscle! I lift weights a few times a week, cardio the rest, and I throw in a spinning class for good measure.

The way I lost the weight was the good old fashioned way: counting calories and exercising. I am convinced that weight loss is 80/20 diet and exercise. I have completely changed how I eat and live. No more booze, no white carbs, no sugar. I eat small meals every few hours and try to limit carbs to only brown, high-fiber, complex carbs. I give myself one meal off where I can have WHATEVER I want to eat!

I think the key to weight loss is considering it not as a "diet" which is temporary. It has to be a new way of living.