My 1st week - 7 pounds lost!
 

I recently started the "Eat to Live" lifestyle program by Dr. Fuhrman 10 days ago. My first weigh in was three days in at 288 pounds. Today I weighed and now I am 281!

I cannot believe the results! :D The only thing I have changed so far is what I eat and increased my activity only slightly. Walked/Hiked for about 30 minutes three times during the week.

Can't wait to see what week 2 brings me.

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thats awesome hun!! Congrats!! Keep it up!! xxx

Great job!! 7 pounds in 1 week is sure to keep you on the right track! Congrats!

Congratulations, that first dip is always nice and great motivation to keep the weight loss going. Keep up the good work.

What a wonderful start! Don't get discouraged if it slows down. You're doing a great job!

That's awesome! keep up the good work :) Like Rox says, keep on and realize it might slow down a bit, but you'll have consistent losses anyhow. GREAT JOB AND CONGRATS!!

Thanks everyone! I'm going to keep working at it, no matter what. =)

Awesome! :carrot: Love your avatar, btw. :D

Thank you :D It is one of my drawings from long ago

Awesome!~ even if it's water weight....I had similar loss and I'm on the Medifast program but I am not discouraged as I'm down over 20 pounds so far.

Wow congrats! I have "Eat to Live" too. It did help me to incorporate changes into my life but to be honest I found it sooo hard to follow since a vegan diet was 'out-there' for my family. It did get me eating more beans and nuts though and I do get guilty for not eating enough vegetables.

I think Dr. Fuhrman is spot-on with his research..but I just find his diet really hard. Let us know how it goes for you!

So far it's going great! I have had no cravings since I started it. My boyfriend will eat some of the things I make and he says he'll try my diet out eventually =) This diet doesn't have to be 100% vegan. After the initial 6-8 weeks you can reintroduce fish, poultry, and pork 2-3 times a week, and red meat once a month. I prefer to stay vegetarian through and through. I would do vegan, but my "splurge" moments are not vegan. By splurge I sometimes use teriyaki sauce or small quantities of other things that aren't vegan.

I am really starting to become quite the chef. =) I try to accommodate what my boyfriend wants to eat, so sometimes I am making multiple things at once. I made stuffed peppers the other night with quinoa instead of rice, and used mushrooms instead of meat, and my boyfriend liked it. Since I make multiple dishes it isn't hard to meet the needs of everyone. =) If someone wants meat, I'll make a meat dish and then also have veggie only dishes. It works great that way.