New to this program, but seriously!!

[Suepb]

Hi Kathy, have posted on the UK group site how to find our food groups in the ‘create menu’ area, hope this helps. Sue

[Kathy212]

Thanks for the replies I am very grateful. I have sorted out my 1st menu with the foods I have chosen myself hopefully this will get me on the weight lose path. Good luck to one and all.

[RuthMaxwellBryce]

I imagine I just don’t understand this program. I have tried to finish the week one menus-it seems just like each one is a lot of random items grouped together. Is it really necessary to have so many different types of milk, yogurt, ect? I have not lost any weight at all. As a matter of fact, I have gained two pounds- I normally don’t eat all that dairy and fruit. Will I eventually even out and lose weight?

[Kathy212]

I am also worried I will put on weight as I wouldn`t normally eat half the amount of food as told to on this programme. I will give it a go for a week or 2 but will be very disappointed if I do gain weight.

[buzycybill]

Hi Kathy and Ruth,

I can only speak from my experience. I am starting my third week and am down 4 pounds. I am VERY sedentary. It seems like a lot of food but just for my own edification, I totted up the calories that I was given and it is about the same as when I was dieting on my own and starving all day. I have skipped a few snacks, not on purpose but because I simply forgot to eat. Ozzie says to try to make up the fruits and veggies later in the day. I didn’t go out and buy a lot. I am eating what I have and replacing it with healthier as I do my regular shopping. Once a week I plan to add something healthy to my pantry. I’m single so I can’t keep the variety that a family would. It would go bad. I substitute out what I need to and “fudge” the rest, then the next week try to buy something different for variety. If I make a recipe, I size it down for one or two portions and freeze some if possible for a quick meal. Make left over veggies and keep cooked chicken on hand for packed lunches and snacks.

Stick it out and see. Join one of the Groups and you can learn a lot of tips there.

[Jaynemay]

I have just done my first week and lost 6 pounds, I found it hard to work out what I should eat when I don’t follow the my menu, but have a bit more of an idea now, I don’t think I was eating enough before this diet, so I am glad to be doing and I really hope I keep going. Good luck to everyone looking forward to a slimmer me for the summer

[Jaynemay]

Hi, so how do you get to the UK menu please

[Elleoaka]

Hi jaynemay …I just sent this site to my sister in the uk..I’m in Canada,,,is it easy to get the stuff there that’s needed for the recipes,,

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Ruth and Kathy. If you have been on restrictive diets in the past, it may take your body a little while to adjust to eating normal amounts of food. This is an important process because systematically eating much too little (i.e., “half” of what you get here) can lock you into cycles of regaining lost weight. You don’t have to push yourself beyond being full to finish all the food on your menu here, but please do try not to cut back to levels of a “starvation diet”. It really is worth it to give your body time to get used to normal amounts of food again.
A reliable way to give your body a push is to make even minor changes in your physical activity. Try new exercises to wake up new muscles, and add some strength training – even just lifting full water bottles or food cans in front of the television. Getting moving is as good as medicine.

[Littlebiggar]

This is my second day and I feel a little down. I don’t like eating all the snacks. I also eat more vegetables to fill up a little. I am determined bur VERY weak. Looking forward to the weigh in on Sunday. Hope I can keep it up.

[Kathy212]

Hi littlebiggar, I too found the first week impossible in fact I had a complete meltdown until I was told by Ossie that I could choose the food I like from the list provided, this has made a great difference to me, so I started again from Monday this week and have been able to stick to it really well. I weighed myself this morning (sat) and hadn`t lost anything but had stayed the same. I wasn`t put off by this as it had only been a few days and considering I ate badly last week and didn`t gain was good for me. So don`t be dispondent and keep at it, I am going to. Good luck.
Kathy212

[Kathy212]

Hi Busycybill, Thanks for the encouragement it made a big difference to know that someone had lost weight on the plan. Keep up the good work. Kathy212

[buzycybill]

you are welcome Kathy! Check out the successful Beginnings group and you will hear from a LOT of people who have been at this for a while with tremendous success!

[suebrisland]

I’ve been following the programme for five days. I have to agree that some of the food choices seem to be randomly selected. Is there a formula that sets out food combinations or lists what my total intake should be of each of the food groups?

Sue (Hereford)

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Sue. Click on “Exchange view” in the toolbar above your finished menu to see your allotted exchanges for the day, or on the arrow icon to the top right of each meal to see exchanges for a particular meal. In the latter, you can build each meal from scratch. Exchanges related to this list – http://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists.

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