A pound a day- that's crazy, my friend. On the plan I'm pseudo-following, I take in about the same amount of calories for two-four weeks [1280] then up the caloric intake. However, I havent lost anything yet So, I may be converting to your plan quite soon- what kind of foods do I choose from for your plan?

hey!

If you want next week, I'll tell you how to log in and download one. You can just do it from my user page and it will be free. IM, call or message me orivately and I'll tell you how. For now, check out the website:

Fat Loss 4 Idiots / Weight Loss and Diet Center

I actually GAINED a pound tody...must have been the walnuts! LOL!! Just kidding, I know you're not supposed to weigh yourself every day because of fluctuations...yadda yadda yadda but I started doing it to monitor what was going on during the fast and it just became fun to see the weight fall off daily.

I weigh myself daily as well and I'm not pleased that I'm staying at stupid 163. For three weeks I was staying at 161 then it went up thanks to my trip and won't go back down damnit! Going to have to be even stricter..

I'll check out the site now- that would be awesome if I could create my own via your username. I just need to find something that works for me. I've tried everything and nothing seems to be working- its so discouraging! I think I have literally tried every eating and diet plan on the planet.. And I work out 5-6 days a week- PLEASE SHOOT ME

Speaking of shooting...how devastating is this Virginia Tech massacre? I've been near tears all day- its just so traumatic.. I feel so horrible for those students families..

Just checked out the website- send me the info whenever you have a chance- I'm super interested! Read some pretty incredible reviews on it... How many calories do you intake? It sounds intriguing- do you think its a 'fad diet' or something you could stick to? X

Hi Becka,

It's something I could stick to...but not everyone can. It's not meant to be long term, just to drop weight rather quicky, which it seems to be doing quite well. it's just too weird and seemingly random to be condusive to anyone but somebody screwy like myself. You get down to the weight you want, then maintain it with other methods. You can make menus with my username no prob.

Not to let everyone down...but I kinda blew it today. I was halfway there...but then I had a client meeting which threw me off the wagon. As far as caloric intake..I did a mean average a few posts ago....but if you click on my FitDay report in my signature, you can see exactly how each day breaks down. Just look at all the other days and you'll see everything.

Part of the plan is that you eat until you are not hungry..but not completely full. You are not supposed to stuff yourself. Right now I am laying on the bed...pants unzipped wondering why I ate so much. OH WELL...I have been really diligent thus far. I can't control everything!

DAY 6
starting weight 178.4lbs / body fat 30.2%

OK..here is what the plan called for. You can eat these meals in whatever order you want as long as there is 2 1/2 hours in between them

meal 1: orange pineapple smoothie/ fresh grapefruit
meal 2: fresh grapes/bowl of baked beans
meal 3: shrimp/cheese slices
meal 4: orange roughy/walnuts/frozen yogurt

Ummmmmmmmmnot exactly how it happened. What I did was:

11am
bowl of baked beans
fresh grapes (good so far)

4:30pm
English cheddar cheese slices
diet Barq's rootbeer

7:30
6 blackened shrimp
6 boiled shrimp cocktail
steamed veggies
spinach salad with almonds/mandarin oranges/apples and balsamic vinegar
glass of pinot noir

10pm
frozen yogurt with carob chips/yogurt chips and raspberries

Not TOO bad....but I know that blackened shrimp are fattening and veggies and nuts were not on the menu today. Nor was carob or yogurt chips for that matter...but HEY! it was Pinkberries. That place rocks. Totally worth me standing out on Merose for 30 minutes waiting in line in my silver strappy Coach sandals and Pucci gown sucking my gut in. The scooper guy told me I looked really pretty and that made my night.

The yogurt there is tasty AND healthy. Each ounce only has about 25 calories and no fat!! If you haven't had it, this is NOT froyo. It's actual frozen yogurt, not "yogurt flavored" soft serve ice cream. It has that tang of cultured yogurt.

I'm not sure if I could do it, Blair! My appetite seems to be a bit too intense to have 'cheddar cheese' for lunch- but once you give me your username, I'll take a look- it coudlnt hurt! Scale still did not budge today despite my restricted and balanced caloric intake. Gosh darnit!

I spent most of last night and this morning watching the news. I just can't believe the casualties from the massacre yesterday. It's so tragic...

The fro-yo sounds wonderful! I'm allergic to dairy so I live for fro=yo- it's my favorite thing in the world! Have a good day! xxx

I know!!! I am just so depressed about it!! I can't believe that happened. I'm gobsmacked!!! Check your private messages!

Oh, and I was supposed to have more than cheddar cheese..I just was busy and not hungry. This plan gives you ingredients you can have for each meal...and you can do whatever you want with them. If you look at the list above what I ACTUALLY ate..you'll see what my optons were. There was more than just cheese! LOL

DAY #7
starting weight 179.2lbs / body fat 30.2%

12:00
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 cup roasted cashews
1 can diet Barq's rootbeer

3:00
hard boiled egg
pastrami slices

5:00
stirfry with chicken, broccoli, red peppers, spring onion, garlic in olive oil

10:00
7 strips bacon
plum with Cool Whip

Well done! I think if i tweek this plan a bit it could potentially be a quite healthy eating plan- going to research it a bit more tonight. Great job on the weight loss- my stomach 'issues' have inhibited me from even getting on the scale today but I've stayed with my restrictive caloric intake so,..we'll see.

How are you feeling today?

I wish I had an account there lol. Sounds like a diet that'd actually work.

DAY #8
starting weight 179.0lbs / body fat 30.1%

OK today was a day of all veggies and salad. NO protein, no carbs...nothing but veggies or salad for 4 meals. You can have a tablespoon of parmesan cheese or low calories dressing with EACH meal.

9am
raw spinach
1/2 tomato
low cal raspberry walnut dressing

11am
salad with same dressing, iceburg, zucchini, tomatos
1 diet Barq's rootbeer

2:30pm cheating (*see below)

8pm
grilled crispy brussel sprouts and asparagus w/touch of olive oil


11:30pm
BIG salad with (all raw) iceburg, spring greens, tomatos, red peppers, zucchini, white onion, fresh parsley and same dressing


*OK....I cheated a TINY bit....I was running around like crazy today being very physical AND worked out hard with a personal trainer for an hour. Just afterwards my best friend had serious drama so I went to meet her at a café where she had already ordered her lunch..I was so famished having not eaten in a while and jonesing for protein or fat that I had to nibble a little off her plate...not much, but it was:

about 8-10 small shoestring fresh cut fries with parsley
about 1 tablespoon sundried tomato mayo dipping sauce
1 small piece buffalo mozzarella
3 tablespoons gourmet macaroni & white cheese with breadcrumbs
1 glass unsweetened iced tea

Stlll...even with all that, my TOTAL caloric intake for the day was less that 600. I'm just telling myself that I burned all that extra nonsense with the extra workout I did today. BUT..it's not part of "the plan" and I most likely will have to pay for it.

Heya love-

With a daily caloric intake of 600, you probably shouldnt have even exercised today! I don't know how your body managed to stabilize itself long enough- I doubt you will be seeing anything but a drop in your weight-

Five days of hard work and a half a bloody pound- how depressing is that!? ARGH. Had a good workout yesterday as well! I swear my body is on protest!

You need to check this during the day! I get bored not talking to my twin!