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Originally Posted by Shawniebear
Thanks for the help.
I have 2 non-restricters per day (chocolate drink) and one bar in the morning.
I usually eat chicken or beef with the recommended amount of veggies. I *try* to get in my water, but I will admit that is a struggle for me.
What is "bootcamp"? I may need to give that a try. I do go to weigh in every Saturday. They suggested eliminating crystal light, which will be tough because it's my only form of sanity on this diet. I admit, eventhough I've lost almost 20lbs, I've never lost the "guaranteed" 3lbs per week.
Thanks for your help!!
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There are a couple of suggestions you could try:
1). Definitely eliminate crystal light or cut it down to 1/2 of what you are doing. There is another flavoring out there called Mio, and I believe it is not made with aspertame, the way crystal light is. You could try that instead.
2). Bootcamp. This would involve doing a week with no restricted packets.
3). You could try adding a 4th packet for a week.
4). Lemon in your water. It will help with the flavoring of your water so you can cut down on the fake sugar.
5). If you are eating a lot of Walden Farm products, try cutting down on those as well. Even though WF & CL are 0/0/0, there are still trace calories and carbs, and if you eat enough of them, it will add up.
6). Start exercising. Some walking or light yoga or something.
7). Salad, salad and more salad in addition to your veggies.
I have had steady losses, but my averages don't come close the the "guaranteed 3#". I don't really care though, because I have never been on a diet and lost this much weight in this amount of time!
Oh- one more thing. The 2 chocolate drinks you are having, are they the packets or the ready made? Because the packets have 9 grams of carbs each and they are borderline restricted. So between your 3 packets you are getting around 34 grams of carbs. Maybe try switching into some lower carb packets, like the puddings (can always be made into a shake with 10 oz of water) or the other drinks? Or if you really want chocolate, maybe get the ready made since they are only 4 carbs each?
Hope any / all / some of these suggestions help!