lose25 you are doing good and to go bathing suit shopping is not fun no matter what size you are.

Thanks lucky girl. I totally messed up today. I had the worst day. Working in a convenient store sucks. I had 5 chocolate bars and i feel awaful

Lose25 - I've done that before.. ugh. You don't realize it until you try and cheat just how much sugar and other stuff is in the food we eat! I often question why I sometimes in the past have cheated with ultra-sugary snacks/chocolate knowing that I won't like it too much and I'll feel sick afterwards. I think it's out of habit and that's going to be something to work out throughout transition and maintenance (my goal is to eat whole foods and cut out as much processed foods as possible after the diet). No matter though, two milk days afterwards will clear that out - it is tough though b/c once you cheat the cravings come back, just be strong for those initial couple days after a cheat and you'll be back to losing!
With the beads, did they give you a chart? I have a know someone who was given a chart and follow the three basic areas off of that chart.
My highest weight was .. 200 (2 years after I lost initially) and have maintained between 170-180 for the bulk, 160's in the recent times. Right now I'm back down to 173 (as of tonight)! Looking to go down to at least 130 and then assess how I feel (never been less than 143, and that was brief) - roughly 3 - 3 1/2 months is what I'm looking at.
One thing with the gym is make sure you keep things light if your body is not feeling up to it. Tea & honey works and def. get one of those 0-cal replenishing/vitamin waters~

Hey Guys thanks,
I feel a bit better today but your righ the cravings are killing me. I hit the gym yesterday and i am going to be doing it everyday. Because really to me the gym makes a difference to my body and tightens me up a bit. I went on the scale today and i am on my second set of beads and i was at 145. So i only gained a lb. But the cravings omg i just want to throw the towel and give up. I had a perfect 8 days. So toay is my tenth day and i am at 145 and hopefully with the second set of beads ill hit below 140 i havent been below 140 in forever. Hope to hear from all of you.

Kee

So i thought i would put some life back into this thread. LOL i dont even know if any of you will read this. BUt so far i am on day 14 and as you all know had one day of binge eating. But i weighed my self today and i am at 141 lbs. I see a bit of a difference but still not so much. Anywaysi really hope i hear from some of you.

Kee

Started diet on 5/11 and I am down 16.8 lbs., with 2 cheat days (dinner and wine on Fri nite) and Memorial Day weekend (went up 2lbs.)....I find that when I really stick to the diet by the letter, that the cheat days don't effect me that badly..I feel like I would go absolutely crazy if I didn't have something to look forward to once a week. Hunger isn't that bad...the honey and tea definitely helped during the first de-tox week. I don't like the yogurt at all, so I just do milk on "milk days." I do 10oz of vanilla milk (vanilla extract, splenda and cinnamon) and chocolate milk (sugar-free choc syrup and splenda), and space out 5 oz at a time at 12-2-4 and 6. It's not easy, but the results are what keep me going!

Hey Jc,
Thats amazing! Congrats on your weight loss. How many more lbs to do you before you reach goal?

Got my beads last night. My stomach was growling this morning, but the weird thing is that I didn't really feel hungry. When I drank my milk at noon, it tasted amazing! I bought the no calorie caramel flavored syrup.

I am looking forward to the week.

Hey guys. So memorial day weekend I had two days of cheating.. and then this past weekend also. Not good. Went from 174 to 176ish. But I'm down to 170 now. Been dieting w/o a cheat since Monday. Feeling great! How is everyone else doing? Gungho are you still on it?
I have an event to go to on the 25th (there is going to be some drinking involved, I'll probably try to keep it to wine or vodka.. very carefully and slowly drank.. & have some sort of grilled fish/chicken & whole wheat bread before - the event is at 9) so I want to get down at least another 10 by then so I can fit into one of my dresses. I think that is very possible. Fought numerous cravings & social outings this week and won - there is nothing to compare to waking up the next morning and FEELING like you lost, then checking to see you're down.

Hi Everybody! So, I'm now down 18 pounds...with a few cheat days in between (social engagements), but I've been really having nothing the first part of the day, except a piece of fruit, and then being very careful when I am at the event. It has definitely slowed my progress, but atleast I am going in the right direction! Anyway, the bottom line is, if I follow the protocol and DON'T CHEAT, I lose, lose, lose...I started at 218 and would like to go down to 140, but I already feel great and may change my goal if I get to a place where I feel like "okay, this is it." I found that there is one specific pressure point that doesn't work for me; I mean it's clear that when the beads are in this one particular spot, I am hungry all week, and I really struggle. So, that's all for now...question: I really, really love avocados, but I'm wondering if I should limit them since they are high in fat/calories...any thoughts?

I started back on the accu bead diet on Monday 6/14 & I was 271 on Monday & as of yesterday morning i am 261! Down 10 lbs! In 2 day! I know that the numbers aren't going to be as extreme when your bodies done going through "shock" but still you are guerenteed 15lbs a month on this diet! So no matter what 15 lbs will be gone every month & having talked to many woman who have dropped ALOT (over 100lbs) on this diet, most of them said they lost more between 15-20lbs each month & that was with ZERO CHEATS! So my advice to you jc3acny is just try not to ever cheat b/c it will slow the progress down & it will be harder to stay on track, trust me i learned that the hard way. My best friend was the one that put me on this diet, she lost 40lbs in 2 1/2 months& she cheated often(she wud go out drinking like 2 x's a week) but she still lost that weight but I remember Dr. Schwartz told her she wudda def lost it quicker of she hadn't cheated. So thats just some tips I can give from talking to alot of people on this diet that have been very succesfull.

& the avocado I had the same feelings you have about em so I just told myself I'll allow myself to have 1 small one once a week. HOPE I HELPED!

Lost 9 1/2 pounds the first week. weighted in tonight at the end of week 2 and only lost 2 pounds. Got discouraged and ate junk food. I am really annoyed at myself. Really wish I hadn't cheated.

Hey guys! Congrats prettyinpink for the loss! Jc3any - have you talked to the doc about this? It just may need to be adjusted.
I'm down to 165 Yes - cheats REALLY mess you up, slows you down..
But I will tell you one thing, if you have a cheat, don't do what I've done in the past which is feel immensely guilty and throw the whole day away. Or if you MUST cheat - do it with something as clean and lean as possible like chicken or grilled fish with no oils.. for some reason if I cheat with grilled chicken I still lose the next day - not as much mind you, but still a substantial amount like .5 or .8 lbs. Actually since my last post, I have lost 5 lbs, would have lost more but the thing is I had two days of cheating but it was with chicken and whole grain rice. Next day it was tuna & cheese. I was really full with only a little bit of it.. pay attention to that if you cheat b/c sometimes your mind wants to keep eating b/c its used to eating more, but your body is full. Bottom line is this - don't get discouraged if you cheat! This is what I've done and it is just a downward spiral. If you cheat, pretend it didn't happen, drink a LOT of water, have some tea, coffee, etc and then start over tomorrow. If you do this, the stall is short-lived.
I actually have avocados fairly often and I still lose the next day. I think they are great because remember that even though its "fatty" it's healthy fat and will only support the body, especially with a diet this low-cal I think avocados are perfect. I usually make a guacamole and mix it in with salad or use lettuce to "pick up" the guacamole. It's a very indulgent experience for the senses, but not on the scale!
Oh - 3 weeks in, total of 13 lbs lost. Not bad given that I cheated about 4 times..

Thanks starrynight as of this morning I am down 15lbs since Monday the 1st day I started! Im soo happy! Now I know after the 1st week the lbs will be less but as long as I stay on track to the T..i will be losing!& Gungho4chigong dont feel too bad just get up, dust yourself off & get right back on track & don't think twice about you messing up. Do you know how many times I attempted this diet & messed up? ALOT! at least 5 times...but once you have it in your mind that you WILL NOT mess up again & YOU CAN DO IT..you will be good to go. Anytime I feel like I want to cheat I just think about the words Dr. Schwartz said "Nothing taste as good as thin feels". Its a great saying & it does work! Good luck you can do it!

Yay, congrats Pretty! Yeah I've tried this diet many times too, succeeded in it once but didn't continue on with the last 10-15 lbs and instead just started picking up bad eating habits in college (ugh). Gained it back over the span of a year!
Your taste palette changes completely once you enter into your 3rd - 4th week. Cravings are GONE! You feel grossed out when you see something with high sugar and all the processed foods (at least I do) and if you cheat and eat something like that, your body HATES IT! You taste every chemical and ever gram of sugar and it feels gross! You feel instant bloat and it sucks. You just want to go back to eating "clean" and if you have cravings it will be for something fresh and simple like maybe grilled chicken or fish. It's not that your body will be like this forever obviously, but its great because when you transition you can basically train your body to like a new palette of food that is much healthier and makes your body feel good. It's great bc now you really see the differences in food and how it affects your body/mind.