07-10-2014 15:07
07-10-2014 15:07
07-10-2014 19:41
07-10-2014 19:41
I just bought the book and am excited to try it! It looks promising. I hope to sit down and read it this weekend. Have you bought the book? Has anyone had success on it?
Diane
07-10-2014 19:49
07-10-2014 19:49
07-10-2014 20:02
07-10-2014 20:02
Oh my goodness! Can they do anything about your tumor? I can't even imagine! I did buy the app for it and it is easy to operate. I think I am going to buy the cookbook too. I was going to look at Barnes and Noble tomorrow. What I have read so far it makes sense. I have been looking at her website too. Keep me updated. I just got my fitbit yesterday. Trying to figure the ins and outs on it too.
Diane
07-10-2014 20:19
07-10-2014 20:19
08-21-2014 17:00
08-21-2014 17:00
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08-22-2014 21:43
08-22-2014 21:43
Dropping stress related water weight is first good sign you are eating better.
Always be realistic though with fast gains or losses like you had, or you can be setting yourself up for more stress later, and since that's the root of the issue. It is water, no way around that.
2.5 lbs in 3 days, if you think fat weight, would mean:
2.5 x 3500 = 8750 calorie deficit / 3 days = 2917 calories daily eaten less than you burned.
I'm betting you didn't even burn that much daily, and you probably did eat, so impossible to reach that deficit daily - indicating water weight is only result, perhaps a tad bit of fat there.
But if your prior stress on body from undereating and worrying about weight loss was causing your body to adapt and retain water - what a great relief.
Welcome to the wonderful world of reasonable deficit for amount to lose and activity level.
Not only should you see your stress level go down if you are really ready for this, you should see your workout performance increase.
And as body is more comfortable, drop fat weight too. Congrats on good choice.
08-23-2014 20:49
08-23-2014 20:49
I followed it pretty imperfectly for about 4-5 months and lost two dress sizes (I found a $25 wedding dress size 12, I was then a sixteen)--the commitment to the dress was very motivating. I found the diet somewhat cumbersome, and hard to reconcile with my very thin ice-cream eating husband's diet (mostly vegetarian, only food during day is protein drink, loves ice cream and sweets), but I learned alot about nutrition and would recommend the diet to anyone. Added dairy and soy and summer corn back in and have gained 4-5 pounds. Enter fitbit and tracking w/Sparkpeople.
08-26-2014 15:01
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Anything having to do with Dr. Oz makes me cringe. I don't have anything to say about the diet, but I do think that this video is worth a watch. 🙂
08-26-2014 21:05
08-26-2014 21:05
01-10-2015 07:31
01-10-2015 07:31
I am starting FMD again Monday. I had good luck with it last year and I must say, it is not an easy diet to follow but if you read the book you see there is a lot of science involved. it explains how your body works and why you are eating the way you are. I feel soooo good when I eat this way so for me it works. I feel good, lose weight, heartburn goes away. It also tells you how to maintain it after you reach your goal, which I failed at. BUT this is another year and I will be better!
04-10-2015 08:03
04-10-2015 08:03
I'm doing good! I have struggled through the H Burn, it wasn't great but I do believe it works. I want to do it again. I also did the D Burn, in case you didn't know these are also Halie Pomroy short diets to heal what ails you. H Burn for hormone balancing and D is for digestion. I cheated and bought the shake mixes so I didn't have to do all the cooking and it has been great. I really do believe in this way of eating, my biggest problem is I just get tired of all the cooking. So when I get inspired I spend all day cooking my meals and freezing them, sometimes one meal will carry over through several weeks of phases, that helps me tons. I found recipes that I really enjoy even for phase 2, I like the spinach turkey bacon onion and mushroom breakfast, my fav, I even eat it when not on phase 2. Stick with it, it works and great for your health.
04-10-2015 10:27
04-10-2015 10:27
Hi! I tried the diet and lost about 8 pounds. The only problem I foud with it is you have to contantly eat and once you introduce carbs back in you can gain it really fast. My husband also claims I got really mean and cranky while I did the diet! I mentioned trying the diet again and he cringed and asked me to try a different diet. Good luck with the diet!
04-13-2015 09:13
04-13-2015 09:13
@hallcl wrote:Hi! I tried the diet and lost about 8 pounds. The only problem I foud with it is you have to contantly eat and once you introduce carbs back in you can gain it really fast. My husband also claims I got really mean and cranky while I did the diet! I mentioned trying the diet again and he cringed and asked me to try a different diet. Good luck with the diet!
Hi - you have really interesting feedback - I agree that it is different to be constantly eating, especially since my husband eats like 1 meal a day and his attitude when I need to eat more often makes me want to feel guilty, like I am overweight because I eat too much. I am working hard at not letting that bother me. Your comment about the carbs is the opposite of what I'm experiencing - I don't know when I have eaten so many carbs! Even on phase 2 I am still eating unlimited veggies, on my carb restricted diets I have to account for every cup of veggies as well! Thanks for the encouragement; I am losing weight slowly. I'd like to lose faster, but I'll take what I can get!
04-13-2015 09:30
04-13-2015 09:30
I find I don't gain it back when I go off the diet unless I ad back the beer or wine. That is my downfall so as long as I don't drink alcohol I maintain just fine. I lost 12 pounds the first time I did it and I only was on it three weeks. Maybe his meal should be mostly veggies like yours, he may decide he needs to eat more than one meal a day.. I will say you will be healthy and feel better by eating all the veggies and using the cooking methods she uses. I find that I get favorite recipes and even when I'm not on the diet I still eat these things, maybe that helps to keep the weight off. Sometimes I don't eat everything I am supposed to, but I find it still works. I think you will have to look hard to find a plan that is healthier. We need to just go with the plan that works for us. This one works for me, I like it so I stick with it. If you can, do some workouts or add some walks to help speed things up, it does really help.
05-04-2015 10:10
05-04-2015 10:10
I am so glad you are liking this plan! I really believe in it and the other programs she has. I bet you will make the best choices you can, you may still even lose some! So happy for you!