Yes, exercise is recommended on this plan, but walking is just fine. It makes you feel so much better. After the first 17 days, you get to add in healthy carbs, so it's not forever.Quote:
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Yes, exercise is recommended on this plan, but walking is just fine. It makes you feel so much better. After the first 17 days, you get to add in healthy carbs, so it's not forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seastar
be aware of the Seastar french fry
I tried the 17 day diet. After 17 days I threw the book in the garbage. I have since lost 35 lbs on weight watchers. Eat protein at every meal and load up up on fruits and veggies. For protein just take the skin off the jerk chicken. Fish is great just don't fry it. Bake it instead. Protein keeps you full. And like kaycee says Water Water Water. I also do soda water with just a splash of cranberry juice. Don't deny yourself the things you love or you with binge on them. Just eat a small portion when the craving hits and make sure there is no more in your house. I do still eat the "white" stuff just in smaller portions and not every day. Walk any chance you get. 15 minutes is better than not at all. Good luck with your weight loss. It is definitely a life style change.
M&G, excellent points...esp. the portion control! The biggest help is eating more fruit, veg, fish and chicken and plenty of water. Minimal if any, processed foods. Eat more of what Jah gave us and less of what man has made. Good luck, you are already on the right path. As mentioned above, exercise is also needed, walk as much as possible and don't forget dancing. Great exercise right there....dance around you home while cleaning, etc. :)
my husband needed to lose weight as his health was starting to deteriorate. We just decided that day that we would make an honest effort. In the last year, he's lost 85 lbs, and I've lost 20 lbs. Yes, men seem to lose easier, but yet he had a lot more to lose than I did. If you totally deprive yourself, you'll give up. I totally agree with MofromMonroe, more fruit, more veggies, salads, protein every meal, avoid junk. You know what junk is.... our worst time of day was evening, around 9pm munchie time. Try a Riccola throat losenge. If you dont crunch it, it can last a half hour or so, by then the craving is less, just go to bed. Or if you have to have salty things, try Special K chips. Count out 18 chips (see label), with a diet soda. Not toooo bad.
We only eat french fries on Friday nights when we go out to eat. We only have a "reward" desert on Saturday nights. The rest of the week, we're good.
Crave ice cream? measure out a half cup....
Moderation. dont deprive yourself too much, but change your habits. Use calories wisely. Drink lots of water/tea. Eat breakfast, but GOOD breakfast, eggs, oatmeal...
This is my best advice.
Okema
Add me to your club - I started on May 3rd and vow to be 50 lbs lighter when you see me next February. So far I've dropped 12 lbs. I'm staying away from the starches and sweets. I'm also taking Zumba class twice a week and walk 30 minutes at lunchtime almost every day (when it's not raining) also doing 10-15 min of pilates when I get up in the morning. There is a great website you can join up (for free) and get lots of ideas for meals and you can monitor your weight and measurements as you go. They even have a message board where folks can encourage you along. SPARK PEOPLE link is http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/l...asp?wherefrom=
You go girl !!!!! We can do it!!!!
Donna
of Donna and Charlie :)
Hi Okema,
I have had great success with a website that tracks food intake calories and exercise. I love this website, fun and it has a great support system through the message board very much like this one. Feel free to look me up and please add me as a friend so we can chat and give each other some encouragement. The website is www.myfitnesspal.com all you have to do is make a profile and it will tell you how many calories to eat each day in order for you too be able to lose weight.. etc. Anyone interested we could have a Jamaica, Seastar group. Anyone who has done (WW) weight watchers online will love this FREE website.
Carmen (mrswpg) is myfitnesspal name too
As someone who has lost & kept off 50-55# for decades, I would suggest you don't look at weight loss as a temporary effort. It's a lifestyle change. I could go on & on about this but will keep my suggestions to a minimum. Exercise, move, do something you like. If you're a stress eater... yoga or pilates, yoga especially, will be very relaxing & make you more aware of how your body responds to different foods. Eliminate meat, processed foods (someone else suggested this, too). Processed foods have lots of hidden suger. Read the labels because you want to avoid sugar as much as possible. No flour. For a quick spurt weight loss... eliminating sugar & flour has always worked for me. Think about everything you put in your mouth. Am I really hungry? Do I really want this? It will become a habit. No eating after 6-7 p.m. Pick a few & look forward to a new you. You can do it. Unless your body has created extra fat cells at some point in your life, your goal shouldn't be that difficult. If you have the extra fat cells (I do), it'll just take longer.
Hey Donna Thank you for the advice. It's just that I feel so depressed sometimes especially because my clothes don't fit anymore. Now I just have to wear the crappy ones i have left that can actually fit. It sucksyou know. But I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and do something about it. Today I had mainly fruits and some protein with veggies. I feel a little lighter already...lol...psyche. I have not gotten any execise in yet but i plan on doing some Zumba in the morning. I really hope I can keep this up. I miss Ice Cream. OH ICE CREEEEEAAAAAM I MISS YOU SO MUCH.....I NEEEEEEEED YOU. Ok let me get a hold of myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by irie always
I've lost 103 pounds since 2007, maintained it and am still losing.... I lost my 1st 52 pounds with no exercise, by following Dr. Ian Smiths plan. 1st book was/is called the "Fat Smash Diet"... Dr,. Ian was on VH-1 TV's Celebrity Fit Club and started something called the 50 Million Pound Challenge. The plan was pretty easy and perfect for the jamaican lifestyle... There are no pills, only fresh food. The 1st 10 days are a detox. You eat as much Fruit and veggies as you can. Every fruit, except Banana's and dried (concentrated sugar)fruit like raisins were/are in play. Every veggie except potatoes and Avocado's were in play. After the 10 days he reintroduces meat into your diet, in the proper portions, along with other things...After 90 days your whole lifestyle has changed. Since he wrote his 1st book, "The Fat Smash Diet", he's written 6 other's including his latest, "The Shredd". Keepin it real, the reason he got to write those was that his 1st book was such a winner! I went to pick up the FS book, not the Extreme Fatsmash for a friend last year. Although it came out in 2007, it was still selling for the same price as in 2007... That rarely happens with books these days... My lifestyle now is all about fresh! As a Radio guy, I've had all the programs that are offered over the Radio and I got paid to do them! I found the Fat Smash on my own, have never made a penny touting it and have had tremendous success.
Although a lot has changed on the website since it 1st started, as an accommodation to his latest books, http://www.doctoriansmith.com/the-50...und-challenge/ remains an excellent resource for a real and doable lifestyle change...No pills...No surgery... Just lots of fruits, veggies in abundance and meats in moderation. Here are the nuts and bolts of the plan so you can see for yourself, before grabbing the book... http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/the-fat-smash-diet
Blessings on your journey...
Sitting on my butt and talking on the Radio for over 2 decades packed on my weight 381lbs-278lbs... 58 waist to 44 and I'm still on my journey..Just lighter and with tremendous energy...Started working out after the 1st 52 pounds, but got side tracked for almost 22 months caring for a loved one!
My goal for our June 2014 trip is to be 225 pounds with a 38 inch waist...Same as I was at 25, 25 years ago,lol!
If I can...anyone can! The best thing is that this lifestyle change only costs the price of the food you eat.
Happy Travels
Skb