Well - I guess I will start the BFC tomorrow!! I have been on a super restrictive calorie reduced low carb diet for the last 3 weeks and have lost 13 lbs and I was going to do it for another week so I could fit back into my work clothes (heading back to work as my maternity leave is ending)!! But I can't do it anymore - it's so restrictive and I'm starving!! ha ha
Anyways rather than wait I'll start this tomorrow - it will be interesting to see what my body does - if I gain a bit at first or if I just keep losing!!... Anyways my menu plan for tomorrow is as follows:
B - 2 poached eggs, 2 pieces of toast with butter (0/2)
L - low carb wrap with pork tenderloin, lettuce and cucumber (2/1)
D - some sort of salad with turkey....
Snacks - almonds or maybe one of the whey shakes...
Good Luck!! My day is planned out simple enough as well;
B - 2 eggs, 2 slices ezekial toast with butter 0/2
S - 1/2 C strawberries 4/1
L - 3 oz chicken breast, 1 oz Feta Cheese, salad with dressing and sugar free jello if I am still hungry 2/0
S - mushrooms and hummus 0/1
D - not sure yet, but thinking a spinach and egg white omellete!
Happy Friday everyone! It's a storm day here on PEI, lots and lots of a snow after 2 beautiful days of no snow and a high of 7 celsius!
So... this is what I ended up with for the day...
B- 2 poached eggs, with 2 toast and butter 2/2
L- 2 baked chicken strips (7/1) and salad 1/0
Snack - handfull of almonds 0/0
D - 2 cracker crumb chicken thighs and 1/2 c green beans 1/1
snack - maybe a protein shake...
So I noticed that I have to make an effort to make sure my sugars mostly come from fruit/veggies - as it's really easy to have crackers or toast etc....
today it was the chicken strips that amped up my sugars.... so tomorrows another day!
I made the shrimp scampi which is listed as a 3/2. I put the recipe in my program in my iphone - Lose it!. I put in all the ingredients and it only came up with the carbs as 18 so how is this 2 carbs
Also, anyone else having problems with the book falling apart. The plastic wire rings just does not keept the pages together. I have had to put the pages back together twice now.
Day 6 - I have lost 7 lbs and and I am not hungry or feel deprived. Hopefully this will last.
I'm not sure, but I know that if u broke that up, about 1oz of the pasta would be a carb and between the carrots, broccolie, and summer squash together they would count as a carb... so I'm thinking that is why it would be 2. but, do u know what? If, I were you, because of the calculation I got, I would do it one more time to make sure its right and count it as one carb. hey why not!
I don't seem to be having any problems with the rings in my book.
I'm getting a little frustrated. The scale isn't moving. It's been since the 14th and granted I had some bad days but since last Sunday I haven't cheated at all. I've lost some inches but I would have expected the scale to be moving. The only thing I haven't done this week is work out.
Maybe should write down everything I am eating and see if I am eating too little.
Yesterday and the day before I had less than 80 total carbs and only 1 or 2 sugars. Maybe that's the problem.
Yes, as we all know, eating too much is bad for us and eating too little is even worse, putting our body into starvation mode and storing every little bit as body fat. You should really aim to get your 15 sugars and 6 carb servings, according to his book. I know some days its hard, but even if you could aim for that 3 out of 7 days or something as a little goal, keeping a food diary would be a great idea for you. You should be losing on this diet. Don't get frustrated tho, just keep pushing along!!! Believe me!!
Ok - hubby is finally on board... he put it off all weekend... he is not a dieter and thinks he won't be able to eat anything - he is a sugaraholic!! I keep telling him no - you can eat... but I think he has his doubts! He has never dieted and really he only needs to drop 10 lbs... but I think cutting back on sugar will be good for him anyways!!
I have been on the Belly Fat Cure for exactly 1 month. I am down 24 pounds!! My grocery bill has shrunk by $50 a week and I could not be happier with the program. I am an over 35 wife, mother, work outside the home woman and here are my observations:
1) The diet is cheap. I went out and bought Ezekiel bread in the beginning and it is still sitting in my fridge. It is delicious, but I have found that I like making sandwiches with the low-carb tortillas during the week. I have found store brand hot dog and hamburger buns that are the store brand, 2 for $4 and have 19 grams of carbs and 0 Sugar. I have found pasta found in Stop and Shop that is on sale has 0 sugar and carbs in the same range as the recommended pasta in BFC. This diet can be as cheap or as expensive as you make it. No different than any other program like Weight Watchers or South Beach. You can buy their products or make your own. Make your own lemonade with Truvia and lemons. Make your own "spritzers" with carbonated water and a dash of unsweetened juice and Truvia. Buy used cookbooks on Amazon..I got one called, Desserts and Xylitol or something like that. Learn how to make you own and save money.
2) The diet is simple. My 15 year old son is on it and he does the diet about 80% of the time as he is a teenager and that is how teenagers are. The weekends he hangs out with friends and he does not go "crazy" but allows himself a few things within reason.
3)Exercise. Although Jorge does not recommend it. FOR ME, it just feels better to be moving. I do no less than 10 minutes and no more than 45 minutes 5 days a week. I went from being a "semi couch potato" on January 1st to a now energetic intermediate exerciser because (1) I finally have energy to work out! On other diets, I was starving, cranky and lethargic. ON BFC, I had so much energy and no aching bones, that I FINALLY could exercise with some regularity. Do you know how "freeing" that is?? I was doing a Jari Love video the other night and there is this section where a nutritionist talks about "nutrition" when working out and Low and Behold, she said something that went right back to what Jorge said. She said where Atkins diets failed, "CONTROLLED CARB" diets are addressing the needs of people who work out. I am sure that this nutritionist is no way affiliated with Jorge, but I was like YES! Exactly!! Again, you don't have to workout per the diet, but I feel so much better and with average of 30 minutes a day of exercise, that is nothing!
People stop me and ask what I am doing. When I explain it to them; they don't get it because we have been programmed to "diet" a certain way. I am done explaining. I give them the name of the book and let them look at my results. End of story...It is all that I would hoped it would be! Good luck to all!!
SistaDiva - that's great - you've done so well - keep up the good work!!
Had a good day yesterday but I ate too much I think - stayed within my sugar/carb count and was 11/6 for the day - but did too much snacking at night... so going to reduce that today!!
I am truly amazed at how this diet is working for me. I'm almost two weeks in on this diet and have more energy now that I ever have had with past diets and I am feeling really great!
I also noticed today that just about all of the bloat from my stomach is gone- it's weird because I haven't watched my sodium or counted calories just stayed within the 15 grams of sugar and 6 servings of carbs- yet my stomach is looking and feeling lighter! Clothes are getting loser around my stomach area as well. Such a nice feeling and even a better one that you can still have your favorite foods on this diet and not pay the price of gaining weight!
The last three days I've been exercising because I have lots of energy right now! Instead of dreading working out I actually look forward to it now. Maybe all that sugar zapped my energy in the past even when I was dieting?
Give this diet a try. Even when the scale doesn't move the inches literally melt off. Well worth buying the book in my opinion!
Oh and one thing that has tremendously helped me on this diet- I don't eat any carbs for breakfast at all. I just stick to eggs and bacon; omelets; chicken; tuna; etc without the carbs as that seems to help with my appetite control.
I have one veggie carb with my lunch- usually a low carb veggie like celery or mushrooms- although I have had broccoli with my lunch but that seems to trigger the hungries for me in the afternoon. I save almost all of my carbs for night time- dinner and snacks to which some nights I really don't need a snack as I am very full from dinner.
3) (1) I finally have energy to work out! On other diets, I was starving, cranky and lethargic. ON BFC, I had so much energy and no aching bones, that I FINALLY could exercise with some regularity. Do you know how "freeing" that is??
Too funny- just read this after I made my post. I said the exact same thing- the energy is just amazing! I have NEVER had this much energy before- on a diet or not!! I can't believe how much I can do for exercise yet I am not exhausted the next day and any soreness I have is very minor and doesn't last long.
As far as the money goes on this diet- I haven't had any difference in how much I buy to eat. If anything I am eating less and am saving a few bucks a week. I've found a lot of substitutes like you did in the store- he recommends things to us but we don't have to necessarily buy that product or else you'll fail! LOL So long as you watch your sugars and carbs nothing is really off limits on this diet folks.
Hi everyone - I just bought and read the book & am going to give it a try.
Right now I follow WW & need a change. For you Canadian gals - I found
a sugar-free, carb-free "buffalo wing sauce" by Presidents Choice yesterday,
so was exciting about that.
Hello all. I have been following the BFC diet for about a month. I was surprised that there weren't any forums about this diet. Not sure if its because it is too new but I was happy to find this one to discuss with other people that are following the same regimen. Prior to following this I ate a relatively good diet however I always had a sweet tooth and ate the kids junk food, cookies and tons of sugared juices. I never did weight myself when I first started because my scale was broken but I am estimating I lost about 15lbs. My clothes does seem to fit better and the same with shirts around my neck. I am at about 198lbs now and my goal is 180lbs. I did buy some of the recommended products such as the eziekel bread, truvia and almond milk. unlike some i eat my carbs in the morning then start to dwindle it down during the day. I also drink a soy protein shake for breakfast I used to get urges to snack because I used to do it everyday but that has subsided. I think the one thing I did have a problem with was getting my fiber intake to normal. I started taking benefiber to help supplement it. I also found some dry roasted edamame at costco and picked it up to replace the almonds I would normally eat. It has tons of fiber (about 8g per serving) and protein. I do have a question about the sugar intake. I dont take the 15grams of sugar daily and only about 3-4 servings of carbs. Do people try to reach those recommended limits or is staying under ok. I find it hard to get the 15grams of sugar if I am trying to cut it off. Thanks to everyone
