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Hi, Diet123: it does. Take time, be gentle with yourself–you don’t have to try to be perfect–and you will shed the weight. My husband and I are both doing this and seeing results–on our bodies, as well as on the scale.
Thank you I think I am sticking to the plan it has only been 4 days hoping I will have lost a couple of pounds hy the end of the week. I absolutely love coconut water.
Coconut water’s good stuff! I discovered it as a young woman living in Malaysia–I also love the soft pulp that they add. In fact, I love coconut, period. I’m so glad you enjoy it!
I’m trying to understand how to do all this. I went to menu planner and find that I have to buy all sorts of fancy things that are neither to my taste nor in my budget. I decided to try to go for snacks first, since I have never eaten between meals and don’t really know how. I wish that you could simplify, perhaps by explaining the reasoning behind your choices. What should a ‘snack’ contain? For instance, one orotein, one carb, one fat? This is way too complicated for someone who has always eaten wisely but has put on ten pounds in the last year other for no obvious reason other than perhaps hormones. I am 85 years old. I would like to lose this weight but wonder if
I can find my way through your forest of fancy foods and recipes.Hi, Diet123: a pound of weight gain isn’t really a good measure, for 2 reasons. I do something I shouldn’t, and weigh myself every day. I have a downward trend with gains, rather than a straight downward trend. That may (or may not) be normal for me (this is my first-ever diet) but I’ve heard it’s pretty standard.
If you’ve been on really restrictive (starvation) diets in the past, it can take a while for your body to realize you’re eating regularly–and it doesn’t have to protect you by hanging onto every calorie you give it.
Hi, Miffim. Don’t be intimidated by the fancy foods and recipes. We have purposely included simple foods with generic terms to allow flexibility, and recipes for classic foods (in the Recipes section, put in the search box any of the following: “Classic,” “Basic,” “Simple,” or “Homemade”).
As for the snacks, the Program Guide discusses why meals and snacks can be helpful in balancing hormones to support weight loss. The Menu Planner lays out the compositions of the snacks (click on the third icon from the left in the toolbar above your finished menu to view the exchanges), which are quite similar to what you mentioned – it is especially important to accompany carbohydrates with proteins. You can keep it simple by just getting an idea of the meal structure from the menu, and eat however you wish. If you don’t like the snacks, just be sure to place the calcium sources and fruits and vegetables somewhere else in the day, to be sure you get a total of 3 major calcium sources (dairy, fortified nut milks, almonds, deep green leafy vegetables), and at least 5 fruits + vegetables per day.
If you want, you are welcome to read the articles about some of the foods with which you may be unfamiliar, as there are some notable advantages to them (in the Articles section, type “superfood” in the search box to make it quick).
By the way, physical activity is very important to take control of hormones that are causing weight gain. If you would like some guidance for this, please do repost here, or post in the Fitness forum.I’m new and confused ex: the third snack of the day usually list 3 choices. Do I eat all three choices or just pic on. The same with breakfast. It call for cereal and an egg. Do I eat both. I hope some can help. thanks
Hello. I joined yesterday. And just want to cry. I just can’t go with the menu planner even though I have a fruit snack mid morn and pm, It is all too complicated I work 9 to 5 always take my own lunch but need to keep it simple I agree navigation is not easy. Will keep trying
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Hi, Johnsoncs, you can choose simpler things from the Menu Planner lists like sandwich fixings, nuts and seeds, etc. As for snacks, you can ignore what’s on your menu and take some of our shake or soup recipes in thermoses to work – you can prepare them while you make dinner the evening before. If snacks are still too challenging, you can move the foods to other meals.
Hope this helps,
ErinHi TDC! New starter here. Joined 6 days ago. Not good with comp. yet but had to improve fast for this! Wanted to chuck it in on first day. Info huge, content huge,all just too much. Crosseyed reading comp.so much! Have got passed that now and printed things out (hubby did it for me!) it really helps.(like first week of 123 and food shopping0 Still on week one of the intro. 8 weeks, but started on 123 week simple/super menu 4 says ago. some adjustment I confess but all within the menu as best I can .Used to fresh and healthy and portions too but never have I eaten 6 times a day,However, giving it my all! Been stuck with an extra stone and a bit for the last few years, and 11 stone at 5 foot tall is too much for me personally. Suprisingly I feel really lifted in spirit and eager to get int this 123 initial menu and have feelings of change for the better in myself already. Just done the Food Shopping the proper way this morning(printed it out) and already can see that the tips in there(not only about food but on coping, taking things slow and steady, calming down and trying out things slowly) boy was I pleased to see that! Good luck to everyone. I am going to stay with it and win things over slow and steady ! ( I hope) here goes!!!!
Agree it is all too complicated. Even trying to find where to input your weight is so difficult with the website not being very user friendly.
Disheartened after a week of eating stuff from the diet planner (which is almost as much food in terms of quantity as I eat in a month usually). Have gained 2lbs. Just what I did not want to do.
Don’t have time to sit at a computer for 3 hours a day just to be encouraged to go to a supermarket (need to allow 3 hrs for the travel time included) and buy stuff every week! One shop a month is enough. I hate shopping.
Still love eating nuts, fruit and vegetables (what ever I grow myself)and chicken, but if I continue to gain weight on this programme I will cut back to 3 meals a day and no snacking, which at least kept my weight stable.Hi, DavisHornsby. If you have been on restrictive diets in the past, it may take your body a little while to get used to normal amounts of food again. You can jump-start your metabolism by making some modifications to your physical activity, too – adding some weight training (not a major strain, just something to wake up your muscles), and add some bursts of high-intensity (i.e. 30 seconds of jogging or walking uphill every 5 minutes during a regular walk).
With regard to the site being too complicated, please do take advantage of our customer support team – you can reach them through the “Contact Us” link below. Note that it will not seem complicated forever, and will definitely not take you a lot of time. Just think of this as a one-time investment of effort and energy, and eventually it will become second nature.
If you do cut out the snacks, just be sure to get at least 5 total servings of fruits+vegetables and 3 total servings of calcium-rich foods each day.
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