My boyfriend complains just about every day on this diet. He only wants to lose about 10 pounds and doesnt really care all that much. In my opinion he doesnt need to, he is tall and pretty muscular with a small belly. He has always eaten healthy and exercised 4-5 times a week. (by exercise i mean 4-5 hours of intense basketball and/or a couple hours weight lifting). He doesnt like not being able to have treats and saying no when our friends want to go out 4 ice cream. (ehem last night).
Its just a whole lot easier to have a partner on this diet. He said he will finish off this cycle and see what happens.
Personally, i love the food choices and the way i feel every day. I'm not tempted to cheat and i dont have cravings. I work in a resturant/bakery and things smell good but i feel like i have full control and am content with my packed snacks.
I guess its just that i really want to lose the weight and he doesnt need/want to.

I did mine in October 2007 and am 109 - 111 and 5'5". I have sustained my weight loss. I don't do the diet anymore, just eat very sensibly during the week and give in to some of my cravings for special foods on the weekends. EVERYTHING is done in moderation and you CAN maintain your weight loss after this diet! Best of luck - I know you will be successful!

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wow, I agree, this diet really helps me moderate my food intake and disperse my foodthroughout the day. How much weight have you lost on this diet?

Man that veggie day was hard, but today is my 10th day and i have one more day till break. I must say, i dont really crave anything specific for my cheat days. I am way more excited to see how much i lost. Meanwhile i feel full of energy and im so happy latley.

I'm planning on doing this diet atleast until i go to te keys after mothersday. I am really happy with the way i look and feel, cant wait to go in this beautiful weather and take great pics!

Wish me luck!

Sounds like you are doing well mlucky. Yeah that veggie day is brutal. I didn't like very many of them so I ended up eating green beans and carrots all day, haha. This diet really does eliminate cravings and help you control portions. I would be eating something and notice "Wow I am eating way too much" and stop eating. I always look at the nutrition facts now and I never used to.

I started my second circuit yesterday. Even after 4 cheat days (instead of the normal 3) I did not gain anything. This morning I am down to 239, and I started my first circuit at 253.

All I can say is wow, this diet was worth the money.

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Mlucky....i'm glad your doing so well on the diet...but w/ the regular updates your doing, you might want to think about starting a diary instead??

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Wow Jared, 14lbs in one cycle and no gain? thats amazing. What did you do on your cheat days?

I just weighed in and the results are:
starting end of cycle
153.2 - 147.8 Me
220.2 - 214.8 Boyfriend

So we both lost 5.4 pounds. Its funny because we were both on the same diet menu but he did way more exercise. I'm off to the store to make him a proper breakfast, hope we dont overdo the cheat days.

I'm excited to generate a new menu, this diet is the greatest and your right, well worth the money!

I don't know how fit you and your boyfriend are, but I may have a higher metabolism because I have a lot of muscle mass due to 2 1/2 years of weightlifting. That may explain my higher weight loss.

On my cheat days I ate pretty well for breakfast (usually oatmeal). Then for dinner I would have something bad. One day I had brats, another day I had pizza. Basically I ate pretty well all day except for dinner which I ate some of my favorite foods. I also had a few sodas during those days and chocolate as well. So you can eat pretty bad and not worry about gaining. If you don't have a high metabolism I would still recommend going on a walk during those days.

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We are in pretty decent shape, just stay stagnant at our weights. He plays basketball 3-4 times a week and does pretty intense weight lifting on thursdays. We both went yesterday and wow, I'm really sore but it feels good. Hopefully it will help counter my cheat days.
Otherwise i play ultimate frisbe two times a week and waitress which is very physically demanding.
I have just started brisk walking/jogging every day for 50 minutes a few days before i started this diet so about 2 weeks ago.
I think it was my eating patterns that killed me. I'd have a slimfast in the morning and then not eat again till late where i'd eat too much and mostly some kind of meat/fish with carbs. (if i did eat between there it would be junk food most likely) I also drank a lot of gatoraide and those vitamine waters so i believe cutting those out has helped as well. I'm keeping up with 10+ cups of water a day now so everything is looking good

Yeah that diet pattern most likely screwed you up. I ate the 4 different meals about 4 hours apart. When I wake up for school I would eat (8:00), then I would pack another meal for lunch (12:00), then I eat after school (4:00), and then my last meal at 7 or 8.

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i know we are supposed to eat and stop just before we feel full. But i feel like i either over eat a little or undereat a bit. Do you get that way 2?

Yeah, sometimes. If I don't feel full enough I'll just grab a couple preztels or crackers and eat till I am satisfied.

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Hi everyone,

Had gone through the thread.

Glad to see you making steady progress there MLuckyb85, good work!

Some very sensible advice there JaredDR09.

I was on this diet and achieved my 10lbs loss and been maintaining so far. I opted for the one with the beyond calories included, but have not used that plan.

With all the questions of sustainability going on, I have to say that they do specifically state that the plan can be stopped once your ideal weight's been reached. I currently follow the very general advice on eating healthier to maintain my weight.

So yes, it is a lifestyle change and not some fad diet. The online generated menu is only recommended for faster weight loss (and convenience). There are 2 alternatives offered (1 if you did not opt for beyond calories).

This is definitely not a low cal, low carb diet. How can you maintain a low of both if you do not put in numbers and simply eat till you're satisfied?

To our dieting success.

Cheers

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i made it through veggie day! Wow that was kind of rough. Its finals week and we're trying to sell our house so today was hard. Finally i made some grilled onions and threw it on the veggies with some cheese. That helped so much and i cant wait to weigh in on thurs!

From what I can gather from experience, with any substitution of the menu or addition in your case. It simply slows down your progress for that 11 days period.

Meaning instead of hitting the 9lbs you might be looking at 6-7lbs?

So as long you do not overdo it and negate any weight loss you've achieved.

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