fairfarmhand Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I lost 9 pounds in about 12 days; This did not involve a nasty stomach bug or hours of exercise either. I cut out white food. (white flour, white sugar, potatoes, pasta, white rice...etc.) I don't plan on eating like this my entire life but I never have trouble maintaining either! It was way easier than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faline Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Congratulations! I have been surprised too at how easily and quickly I have lost weight in the past without exercising, by cutting out nearly all sugar and eating only tiny portions of our regular meals. I need to gather my fortitude and do it again though...:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Awesome!!! You give me hope!! I've been off the sugar, flour, carbs for 3 weeks and I'm afraid of the scale. Things are fitting a lot better but I'm paranoid that the scale will depress me so I'm going to stay off for another week. But I love hearing a success story like yours! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Congratulations! That is wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Humph....I read this after I have a hamburger for dinner. :glare: Must. Have. Willpower. Tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Humph....I read this after I have a hamburger for dinner. :glare: Must. Have. Willpower. Tomorrow. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Humph....I read this after I have a hamburger for dinner. :glare: Must. Have. Willpower. Tomorrow. The hamburger was fine. It was the bun you should have skipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm reading this while eating barbeque potato chips. Just a few, though. Honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Um, so if you don't mind me asking - what do you actually eat? did you sub whole wheat and whole grain or just drop the carbs altogether? I don't eat meat, though I will have eggs & fish. I'm lactose intolerant. If I drop carbs, all that's left is fruit & veg & nuts & sprouts + some eggs & fish. I guess I could survive on that......:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 That's fantastic (and inspiring)!! Congrats... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Here's my plan....3 servings of fruits veggies and proteins per day with 2 servings of whole grains and a healthy fat too (I've been doing almonds). I just have to be really careful that I follow what exactly is a serving. On days that I am really active, I can add in an extra serving of veggies and fruits without causing any trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I love the happy dance! Glad to hear you have lost weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 But what about coffee? one wonders, in a Pooh sort of voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Well, I don't drink coffee, but I imagine you could add it in as long as it wasn't loaded with sugar and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Well, I don't drink coffee, but I imagine you could add it in as long as it wasn't loaded with sugar and stuff. That's ok; I figured it out when I woke up this AM. I'll just use *chocolate* creamer. Then it's not white. :D Only a non-coffee drinker would suggest drinking it w/out the "sugar & stuff." Yes, some drink it black & like it, but we generally respect those differences w/out question. For those of us who like the stuff, it's part & parcel w/ coffee. W/out the stuff, it's like saying, "I like Mary, but she'll have to leave her arms at home." Because w/out the stuff it's purely medicinal. If you add a little cream & sugar, it's like this soothing voice that says, "I know. I'm sorry. It's *not* fair." :lol: More important, actually, than Mary's arms. ;) But I'm having black coffee this AM w/ honey. Because of you. This is the equivalent of running naked through the streets for most people, so a) know you're influential & b) it better work. :lol: But now my ocd self has a million questions: what about yogurt (plain)? Butter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 That's ok; I figured it out when I woke up this AM. I'll just use *chocolate* creamer. Then it's not white. :D Only a non-coffee drinker would suggest drinking it w/out the "sugar & stuff." Yes, some drink it black & like it, but we generally respect those differences w/out question. For those of us who like the stuff, it's part & parcel w/ coffee. W/out the stuff, it's like saying, "I like Mary, but she'll have to leave her arms at home." Because w/out the stuff it's purely medicinal. If you add a little cream & sugar, it's like this soothing voice that says, "I know. I'm sorry. It's *not* fair." :lol: More important, actually, than Mary's arms. ;) But I'm having black coffee this AM w/ honey. Because of you. This is the equivalent of running naked through the streets for most people, so a) know you're influential & b) it better work. :lol: But now my ocd self has a million questions: what about yogurt (plain)? Butter? :lol::lol::lol: As for yogurt, I count dairy products like milk (anything w/out sugar, sorry ice cream may have milk, but the sugar knocks it off the ok list) as proteins. Butter, well, mostly I have been leaving it off stuff, but I will use a tiny bit (like a tsp.) on my steamed broccoli. I really hope this works out for you. It took about 3 days before my scale even bumped, but then it was like 3 lbs at a time! You can do it! I adapted this from First for Women Magazine, the May 24 issue with Denise Austin on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I don't plan on eating like this my entire life Why not? and congratulations by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 (edited) :lol::lol::lol: As for yogurt, I count dairy products like milk (anything w/out sugar, sorry ice cream may have milk, but the sugar knocks it off the ok list) as proteins. Butter, well, mostly I have been leaving it off stuff, but I will use a tiny bit (like a tsp.) on my steamed broccoli. Really? So milk is ok? I figured that & sugar were the main things to omit. But I did figure plain yogurt was ok. It's too nasty to be bad for you. Hehehe. I made a green smoothie for b'fast, & while I've been putting sugar on mine (not on the kids'), I went back to honey today & upped the spinach. Not as good, but still good. Unfortunately, though, dh bought a "cool" blender w/ a spout. The spout cap (belly button) was not on well today. It shot itself out at me, & the ONE DAY in 2 wks that I've gotten dressed (in a DRESS no less--2yo picked out my clothes), I got covered in snot-colored goo. But that's not all. After I'd changed & cleaned up the mess? I went to stir it, the spoon got stuck on a strawberry, & pretty soon, I was covered in smoothie. Again. If only someone had been here to see it. I just looked at the super-wonder-figure undergarments size chart the other day, & if I lose 20lb (or 15 if the 5 that just showed up are really imaginary), I go down a whole size on their chart. There's a family event in 20 days that...*sigh*...it would be so nice if anything fit for it. :001_smile: Btw, the coffee was terrible. But coffee w/ creamer used to be terrible, & either way, I won't get a caffein headache now. And I'm even exercising. Who knew it was *you* I've been waiting for? :D Edited June 2, 2010 by Aubrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 That is very encouraging. I am at a point where I have to make some substantial changes. UGGGG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 But what about coffee? one wonders, in a Pooh sort of voice. I did this last year, before getting pregnant, and I'm a coffee drinker. I just cut my 2 tsp of sugar in the coffee down to one. I also decided that if I had a 2nd cup of coffee, it would just have to be unsweetened. After a few weeks I got used to it. I was so pleased about the weight loss I decided it was worth getting used to the taste of coffee with less or no sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Really? So milk is ok? I figured that & sugar were the main things to omit. But I did figure plain yogurt was ok. It's too nasty to be bad for you. Hehehe. I made a green smoothie for b'fast, & while I've been putting sugar on mine (not on the kids'), I went back to honey today & upped the spinach. Not as good, but still good. Unfortunately, though, dh bought a "cool" blender w/ a spout. The spout cap (belly button) was not on well today. It shot itself out at me, & the ONE DAY in 2 wks that I've gotten dressed (in a DRESS no less--2yo picked out my clothes), I got covered in snot-colored goo. But that's not all. After I'd changed & cleaned up the mess? I went to stir it, the spoon got stuck on a strawberry, & pretty soon, I was covered in smoothie. Again. If only someone had been here to see it. I just looked at the super-wonder-figure undergarments size chart the other day, & if I lose 20lb (or 15 if the 5 that just showed up are really imaginary), I go down a whole size on their chart. There's a family event in 20 days that...*sigh*...it would be so nice if anything fit for it. :001_smile: Btw, the coffee was terrible. But coffee w/ creamer used to be terrible, & either way, I won't get a caffein headache now. And I'm even exercising. Who knew it was *you* I've been waiting for? :D Aubrey you are fabulous! I am so impressed. I would have loved to have seen the green smoothie explosion. The eating plan from the magazine claims a loss of 27 lbs in 3 weeks. So maybe there is hope for your family event! Wouldn't it be great is people came to you there and said "Oh Wow! You look FABULOUS!" I ordered myself a new dress yesterday! Can't wait till it gets here! I guess I got rid of my skinny clothes in the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Why not? and congratulations by the way. because I bake KILLER yeast rolls! Actually, I probably will end up editing my food choices after my 3 weeks are up. Last night I ate a fast food burger. (ok, so I splurged, but no fries!) and I felt absolutely disgusting, like a bloated washed up whale. It was the biggest single meal I've consumed in over a week and it was so fatty that I was just "yuck" the whole evening. I had no idea that fast food was SO gross till I skipped fatty things for a whole week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Aubrey you are fabulous! I am so impressed. I would have loved to have seen the green smoothie explosion. The eating plan from the magazine claims a loss of 27 lbs in 3 weeks. So maybe there is hope for your family event! Wouldn't it be great is people came to you there and said "Oh Wow! You look FABULOUS!" I ordered myself a new dress yesterday! Can't wait till it gets here! I guess I got rid of my skinny clothes in the past few years. Yeah, I lost a lot of wt after #3 was born & got rid of my fat clothes, thinking I'd *never* get that big again. Wasn't small yet, but getting close to reasonable. Then, WHAM! I was pg again before baby was 6mos old, & it was a very different pg. I should have given birth to a...6th grader, I think. :lol: What's really funny? I was too stressed to get wedding pics made when dh & I married, & until about a yr ago, I was still holding out hope of getting those done. Which obviously requires wearing the dress. Right before the wedding, I'd *just* dipped down to a size...3, I think. I know I wasn't more than a 5. Ah, the single-digit days. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 So here are some typical meals Breakfast: Boiled egg , Peaches Lunch: 6 slices Oscar Meyer Deli Selects Chicken Lunchmeat, 1 cup steamed Broccoli, Applesauce Snack: Almonds, Apple Slices Supper: Grilled Chicken (careful of portion size; 1 protein is the size of a deck of cards) Green Beans, Carrots OR Breakfast: 1 cup high fiber whole wheat cereal (I like Fiber one flakes) 1 cup lowfat milk Lunch: Boiled Egg, Banana, Carrots Snack: Apple Supper: Large Salad topped with some kind of meat and cheese; (I very sparingly use some ranch dressing, but that really is cheating a bit) My milk products count as one of my proteins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 But I'm having black coffee this AM w/ honey. Because of you. This is the equivalent of running naked through the streets for most people, so a) know you're influential & b) it better work. Bleh, I wouldn't bother (not the running naked - that sounds kind of fun) but really - honey has the same or more calories as sugar. I'd dump the sweetener altogether (or reduce it by half) & keep the cream. Sprinkle a bit of cocoa on top. Not worth polluting a good cup of coffee with honey. Honey in tea - yes. In coffee - absolutely not. :cheers2: (that's a low fat cappuccino btw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Yeah, I lost a lot of wt after #3 was born & got rid of my fat clothes, thinking I'd *never* get that big again. Wasn't small yet, but getting close to reasonable. Then, WHAM! I was pg again before baby was 6mos old, & it was a very different pg. I should have given birth to a...6th grader, I think. :lol: What's really funny? I was too stressed to get wedding pics made when dh & I married, & until about a yr ago, I was still holding out hope of getting those done. Which obviously requires wearing the dress. Right before the wedding, I'd *just* dipped down to a size...3, I think. I know I wasn't more than a 5. Ah, the single-digit days. :tongue_smilie: I miss single digit days too. I remember being so self conscious about how "bad" I looked in high school! If I had known how BAD things can get after 4 kids.... Aubrey I love your blog. Peeked at your profile and we have some stuff in common! I too love chalk pastels and Michael Card...I got some prismacolors for Mother's day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Bleh, I wouldn't bother (not the running naked - that sounds kind of fun) but really - honey has the same or more calories as sugar. I'd dump the sweetener altogether (or reduce it by half) & keep the cream. Sprinkle a bit of cocoa on top. Not worth polluting a good cup of coffee with honey. Honey in tea - yes. In coffee - absolutely not. :cheers2: (that's a low fat cappuccino btw) I wouldn't *love* it, but I could go w/out the sugar, if I kept the creamer. I'm w/ you on the honey, except I like milk in my tea, too! The idea, though, was to stave off the caffeine headaches while making coffee more of an enemy than a friend. Enemies can be weaned; friends, when it comes to hard days & long afternoons, become crutches. So in an hr, when my littles are pulling tp off the holder, ds has soaked dd w/ the hose while watering the garden, & I look around at the laundry & dishes, the coffee pot will be slurring like a drunkard: "Hhhoney...hehehe." And I'll look for something else. Then I'll be down to a cup & a half a day. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I miss single digit days too. I remember being so self conscious about how "bad" I looked in high school! If I had known how BAD things can get after 4 kids.... Aubrey I love your blog. Peeked at your profile and we have some stuff in common! I too love chalk pastels and Michael Card...I got some prismacolors for Mother's day! Thank you! I've been really in the mood for potato printing lately. What's up with THAT? :lol: Michael Card is my hero. Dh & I write music in the same style & adore him. Then we found out that he's got 4dc (like us) that he & dw hs (like us) & he went to seminary (like dh) because he wanted to preache (like dh) & has never seen music as his primary ministry (duh). If we could just move in w/ him & his wife & copy them, we'd quit seminary & count it as a move up. But, really. I already know what he'd say. Read your Bible. Over. And over. And over. So I figure it's cheaper to just read my Bible. :lol: Less annoying for MC, too. Anyway, we went to a concert he did a while back, & he was playing music from every book of the Bible, but he skipped Leviticus. He thought it was very funny that he couldn't find a song in Leviticus. What did I do? Went straight home & wrote songs from Leviticus. :lol: If dh would just record them, I'd send them to MC. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Last night I ate a fast food burger. (ok, so I splurged, but no fries!) and I felt absolutely disgusting, like a bloated washed up whale. It was the biggest single meal I've consumed in over a week and it was so fatty that I was just "yuck" the whole evening. I had no idea that fast food was SO gross till I skipped fatty things for a whole week. I submit for your consideration the possibility that the fat was not the problem. :001_smile: Fast food burgers have a lot of refined carbs: white bread buns and sugar in the ketchup, etc. A Big Mac has 44 net grams of carbs. When I'm eating the way I know I should, that's about the amount of carbohydrate I consume in an entire DAY. To have that all in one sitting? :ack2: The reaction you described, feeling bloated, yep that's classic carb reaction for my body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 I submit for your consideration the possibility that the fat was not the problem. :001_smile: Fast food burgers have a lot of refined carbs: white bread buns and sugar in the ketchup, etc. A Big Mac has 44 net grams of carbs. When I'm eating the way I know I should, that's about the amount of carbohydrate I consume in an entire DAY. To have that all in one sitting? :ack2: The reaction you described, feeling bloated, yep that's classic carb reaction for my body. That could be it. It tasted pretty good going down, but I think next time I will simply halve the burger or buy a Jr. Meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Anyway, we went to a concert he did a while back, & he was playing music from every book of the Bible, but he skipped Leviticus. He thought it was very funny that he couldn't find a song in Leviticus. What did I do? Went straight home & wrote songs from Leviticus. :lol: If dh would just record them, I'd send them to MC. :001_wub: :rofl::rofl::rofl: I'm not much of a songwriter, but Leviticus.....hmmm.....some interesting titles come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3and3 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I can NOT live w/out my coffee! My DC would never survive if I didn't have at least 1 cup in me before they wake up.;) When I went on South Beach I just used artificial sweetner and sugar free vanilla creamer. I lost 15 lbs in first 2 weeks!! I still need to loose 5 more to reach my goal weight but have fell off the wagon lately but at least I am not gaining:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 That could be it. It tasted pretty good going down, but I think next time I will simply halve the burger or buy a Jr. Meal. That's a good idea. If it's a nicer burger place (where you get a plate instead of a paper wrapper!) it's easy to just order it without the bun. And that would let you know if it's the carbs your body is reacting to. Of course, eating a fast food burger without the bun is not an easy matter. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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