[amberj002]

I am in the middle of week two of phase one...will be complete on Monday and I have only lost 4.5 pounds!!!! My scale has been the same since at least Saturday. The only "cheating" I have done is regular cheese (and only an ounce when I have it and only 1-2xs a day). And I usually have an ounce of nuts instead of 15, but I don't have those every day. So today I am not having regular cheese and I counted out 30 pistacios. I usually have two of the egg muffins or two eggs and veggies for breakfast, string cheese or nuts for a snack, salad with chix and veggies and a SF jello for lunch, another snack, then some sort of meat and veggies for dinner...and a SF popsickle or fudgebar. Any thoughs??

[Ruthxxx]

4.5 is just fine! I know the book says 8-13 for Phase I but that's based on people who have not been dieting before and have a lot of water and other weight to lose. You really don't have that much to lose and have already lost more than 25%!

By chix do you mean chick-peas? If not, perhaps you can add some more legumes and also work in some dairy like yogurt or skim milk.

Be patient! It will happen.

[amberj002]

Originally Posted by Ruthxxx

4.5 is just fine! I know the book says 8-13 for Phase I but that's based on people who have not been dieting before and have a lot of water and other weight to lose. You really don't have that much to lose and have already lost more than 25%!

By chix do you mean chick-peas? If not, perhaps you can add some more legumes and also work in some dairy like yogurt or skim milk.

Be patient! It will happen.

Thanks Ruth, sorry...chix is a chicken breast. I don't eat any beans, but will try too add that and more dairy...I do have cottage cheese for a snack occassionally....trying to get past the texture

Thanks for your relpy!!

[browneyedgirl77]

Don't be discouraged. Scales are evil. My husband made me buy one about 2 weeks ago so I can track my progress. I'm thinking of putting it in my car's trunk so I don't constantly weigh myself. What a waste of $20. I think measuring and how your clothes fit is a better gage of weight loss. Besides most of the people in the book have a lot of weight to lose. Like Ruth said it depends on your starting weight. I'm in week 2 of phase 1, as well, and so far have only lost 7 pounds but I feel tons better and have a lot more energy. My beginning weight was about 225 give or take a couple.