Anyone doing "The Insulin Resistance Diet"?

thepickerills · 08-09-2008, 11:05 PM

Hey COXFAM03! I have been on the diet since 8/4/08 (monday) and have lost 5-6 lbs and that is just by changing what I eat and not exercising!!! There are some really good recipes in the book and havent tried them all yest since I havent been on it long but I just google "low carb" recipes. The Chicken Dijon in the book is really good.. I also made up one..

Mac-n-cheese, chicken, and broccoli casserole

2 chicken breasts (cut into cubes)
Block of velveeta cheese
broccoli (steamed)
whole wheat macaroni

Boil macaroni according to package
Add together all ingredients
Put in baking dish and bake for 10-15 minutes @ 350 degrees
Serve alone or with salad

Hope this gives you a start!!!
Good luck to you and everyone else and keep me posted

angelmomma210 · 08-10-2008, 12:45 PM

Morning all...I am back from vacation. I did have a wonderful one...spent time with my brother and neice. Then we wend to dh's family and did alot and had fun. After that we went to dd and sil's . I did gain a little but that is okay as we did eat out alot. I knew that I would gain some but did not gain as much as I thought I would. I am so ready to get back to some kinda routine until school starts. Well need to go and unpack. Will try to check in later.

thepickerills · 08-10-2008, 01:54 PM

I can't believe how easy this diet plan is!! U can almost eat anything you want just watch out for how many carbs it has. I am about to add exercise to my routine to get things really going. It is too freaking hot here in Texas to go walking outside so I work at a hotel that I can use the fitness center in. Hope everyone had a good weekend and keep me posted!

coxfam03 · 08-10-2008, 06:44 PM

Hey THEPICKERILLS, that is so awesome that you already lost 5-6 lbs!! Great job. I really hope it works that well for me. Thanks for the recipe that sounds really good. So i will give it a try! I am really looking forward to getting rid of all this weight! Keep it up and hopefully I will report good things in a week!

Loriann7 · 08-12-2008, 09:49 AM

Hello all. I'm not following IR plan, but I am following Southbeach. If you are looking for meal ideas pop on over! Southbeach has a "detox" two weeks initial phase, which for me, is key in order to not crave those nasty carbs! In Phase 2 you reintroduce foods with 100% whole grains, and fruits. The meats are lean, and I've learned to enjoy beans and legumes!

Anyway, South beach helps with the insulin factor! So all the meals should be acceptable to your IR plan!!!!!!

thepickerills · 08-14-2008, 09:47 AM

So how is everything going to for those of you doing the diet? Lost anything yet?? I lost 5 lbs the first week and this week I am kind of at a stand still

Oh well... I am about to start working out about 3 days a week so maybe that will speed things up. Welp, keep posting!

coxfam03 · 08-16-2008, 12:03 PM

Well I am doing good at sticking to the diet and doing good on it. I officially started Tuesday(the 12th) and have lost 2 pounds. I wish it was more but i am still sticking to it. I was a BIG sweet tea drinker and haven't had any tea since Saturday(the 9th). All i am drinking is water. And i have increased my exercise. I do the treadmill for about 30 minutes and then do some leg and arm exercises with weights. So i was really hopping for better results since I am really trying hard. But hopefully it will all pay off. Dinner is the hardest thing to come up with. Trying to find something that everyone will eat. (I have a 2 kids one is 6 and the other is 3)

That stinks you are at a stand still this week but hopefully you will move past that. Adding some exercise should help. Well keep it up! Hope everyone is having success!!

coxfam03 · 08-19-2008, 11:41 PM

Well today was the official end to week one so I lost 4 pounds in my first week!!! I am happy to have lost that! Lets hope it keeps coming off!!

thepickerills · 08-20-2008, 12:05 AM

I have slipped up a couple of time but I still have the 5-6 lbs off that I lost on the week I wasnt cheating. My doctor prescribe me Metformin again for my PCOS because I told him I wanted to TTC again and it helped me conceive my son after 6 months and lose 25-30 lbs!

CoxFam- Congrats! and good work. Keep it up. Do you have any favorite meals?

allabouttheskinny · 08-23-2008, 08:10 PM

I kinda got off track the past couple of weeks but I'll be getting balanced again with the same principles of the IR diet. I also feel a lot better when I'm eating more protein, less carbs and balancing those carbs with protein in general.

coxfam03 · 08-23-2008, 11:24 PM

Well I am at a stand still on my weight. Still just the 4 lbs. from last week. I don't know why because I am still working out hard and balancing everything. So hopefully I will start losing again. I haven't really found any great recipes. It is hard. I have just been eating a lot of tuna, turkey, or peanut butter on a slice of bred! LOL And vegetables. But I hope everyone canget back on track and ose more!! Everone is doing great! And hopefully I will start losing again!

sandy7507 · 08-25-2008, 01:49 AM

Hi all! I was diagnosed w/ PCOS in March 2006, was put on Metformin 1000mg/day. I bought numerous books from amazon pertaining to PCOS and read them but there is so much information. I'm a nurse so I thought it would be easier for me to understand but apparently not

Anywhoo....one of the books I have is the IR Diet and I for the life of me can't figure out why I didn't start this earlier. I am planning on reading the book again and going grocery shopping later in the week to start this program on Labor Day. I hope this forum is really supportive and active!! THANKS!!!!

coxfam03 · 08-25-2008, 08:26 PM

Well I hope you like the book (again)!! I really enjoyed the book. It made so much sense to me. I have been doing really good at sticking to it. It is really easy to stick to. So i wish you the best of luck. Tomorrow will be week 2 for me so I will do a weigh in! Best of luck to you and if you ever need anything just ask. The group isn't extremely active but i normally check it every day and can give my support!

thepickerills · 08-26-2008, 08:32 PM

Hey ladies!

CoxFam- I am glad that you are doig well on ur diet and I am curious to see ur total weight loss so far. I have messed up quite a bit but DH and I have decided to trying to conceive again so I have to buckle down. The doctor put me back on Metformin so that should help with some weight loss.

Have a great week everyone!

coxfam03 · 08-26-2008, 09:16 PM

Well I am not happy with my weight loss this week

I was doing good. I had lost 2 lbs as of Sunday but then we went and got ice cream as a "reward" (my first since i had started) to me and my family for helping me out. And I just had a very small cup. But that made me gain a lb. And i still hadn't lost it this morning. So I only lost 1 lb this week

I am very sad but hopefully I will do better next week. I just feel like my matabolism is non existant. Beacuse I have stuck to the diet strictly (except for that small ice cream) for 2 weeks and I have been working my butt off at the gym. I mean I don't want to it fall off to fast and I know it is a lifestyle change I just wish i would see a little better results. I guess i am just down today but i will hope and pray next week will be a good week and I guess I can't "reward" myself!

THEPICKERILLS: Has the Metformin helped at all? Is it only given if you are trying to concieve? I go back to the doctor in September so I was just curious.