Started this diet
 

Hi I started the you on a diet last friday. I have taken off 5 lbs in 1 week and 1/2 inch in the waist and I have never felt better. The first few days I was so tired and barely making it but today I don't know what it is but I think It might be the salmon and spinach salad I ate for dinner but I feel good. I feel like that heavy fog has been lifted. I'm not tired but actually alert for the first evening in a long time. I llike this feeling I hope it keeps up. I have read the book on audio cd but have not gotten the book yet.
I hope I can stick to this. Good luck to all of you.

what is "you on a diet"? I am new here and I have never heard of it.

Sorry, that's ok. I just saw the book off to the side and went to amazon to see about it!!

Mary - welcome - glad to hear from another person who's loving this diet!

Please come join us on the Support thread for our daily chatter. We love YOU:bies!

Debylynne - the YOU: program is great - it's a bit restrictive, but once you get used to that, it's really no big deal, and the results are wonderful! Those of us here who have been on it since January have seen very consistent results - and have lost anywhere from 20-40# since starting. Pretty good for 4 month's work. I encourage you to read the book and join us!
Cindy

I can't believe the energy I have after just one week. I have read the book on audio cd but haven't been able to afford to buy the written book yet.

Where is the daily chatter I'm confused.

Maryccc it is You On A Diet Support Thread #5. By the way, welcome and come and chat.....new You:bies always give some of us older ones a booster shot in the arm.
Kim

My Progress
 

My Progress
http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/maryccc/my-progress/
Well I have good reports this morning. I weighed in after a week on this diet at 237. My measurements were 41-40-45. I have lost 7 lbs and 1 inch on my bust, 1 inch on my waist, 1 inch on my hips.

Friday 05/04/07
Weight 244
Waist Inches 41

Friday 05/11/07
Weight 237
Waist Inches 40

I have lost 7 lbs and 1 inch in the waist.
I lost the size of a baby. You don’t think 7lbs is much weight but it is. It’s a lot easier to walk without those extra pounds.


Friday 05/18/07
Weight 234
Waist Inches 39

I can’t believe in 2 weeks I have lost 10 lbs and 2 inch in my waist.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

I haven’t had to starve. I’ve just been eating a lot of whole wheat, salads, and only oil and vinegar on salads, turkey, chicken, nuts, bannanas, berries, vegetables, and lots of water. and I still get chocolate. and ounce of dark chocolate a day.

Congratulations Mary! :cheer2:

That's what is SO great about this diet - it seems easy at times, and you don't have to go hungry and you still lose weight!
Cindy

Yes I like that. I am never really hungry at all.

just bought the book YOU : ON A DIET
 

Congratulations on buying the book Chubbystress,,,,I started near the weight you are now...you can do this!!! Come join us on the regular thread ...you will get great support here

I lost a total of 15 lbs in 5 weeks so far and feeling and looking great.

congrats! i hope i am down that much in that quick of a time! have you lost more inches as well?

i have lost 15 lbs and 3 inches

Wow!:carrot: That is a steady but impressive weight loss! And the inches are just as important as the pounds. I will be thrilled if I can achieve what you have!

stick with it and anyone can do it.

I am so amazed I lost 2 more lbs this week.
I weighed in at 227 and 38 and 3/4 inches.
I started May 4 at 244lbs and 41 inches.

i had started YOU back when the book first came out, but since then I have fallen WAY off track, I wanna get my butt in gear again. I have a problem though, Im moving in a month or so and my book has been packed away. Can someone please refresh my memory?

This is what I remember:
Less than 4g of sugar and sat fat
YOU turns
30 minute walk everyday
I also remember it being more of a whole foods way of eating

I was interested in YOU originally because no matter what I eat i get awful stomach cramps, and I remember reading in the book that thats a signal from my body about what im eating, im very frusterated with feeling like I cant eat because i get a stomach. Id really apperciate if someone could refresh my memory

This is the best diet that has ever worked for me. My diet usually consist of for breakfast whole wheat toast with pb and a bannana. Salads for lunch and yogurt in the afternoon. Nuts for snacks. Dinner is usually a protein with veggies or a salad.
Drink lots of water and make sure you walk. I have lost 17 lbs since may 4 on this diet.

Another 3 lbs
 

I lost 3 more lbs this week. Woohoooo. I am down to 224 wow. I started this diet at 244 on May 4. I think it helped that I have walked 7 miles since monday. My walking is getting so good. Monday and Tuesday I walked 1 mile each day. Wednesday I walked 2 miles and Thursday I walked 3 miles.
I just love to walk now.

Wow Ladies! Sounds like you are having wonerful progress. I have been on the Atkins thread for a long time. I have lost about 40 pounds in 5 months on that diet which was great. The problem is I am tired of eating that way. I have already put back on 20 lbs and want to try to figure something else out before I find myself start completely over again. I was thinking about weight watchers( although have never been a big fan) then I came across this thread. You have really encouraged me! I"m embarrassed to say that I even have the book, just never read it. I am on my way to dust it off and start reading! HOpefully I will be joining you ladies here shortly! Oh by the way, I remember him saying on Oprah something about the first 30 days not really chaning your eating habits or something to that effect. How important is it to do this step? Did you all do it? I would really love to just jump right in there and start losing and feeling good!
Thanks
maggie

hi, all... totally new here; just found this site and registered today. I haven't read this book, but I have requested it from my library and I'm waiting in a long line for it.

SugarRox said:

<<This is what I remember:
Less than 4g of sugar and sat fat
YOU turns
30 minute walk everyday>>

Are there more rules than that? If it looks interesting, I may just buy the book, but I've bought *SO* *MANY* health, weight-loss books, I promised myself I'd get this from the library first before I spend more $$ on something else that won't work.

Can someone give me the basics of this plan/diet?

Currently doing WW, and lost 8 lbs in the last 4 weeks, but I'm still looking for that "miracle diet" I guess....

TIA
jo

Jo,
You can get the following excerpt from the discovery health website at:
http://health.discovery.com/fansites...xcerpt_03.html

Remember that waist is more important than weight.
Belly fat is one of the strongest predictors of health risks associated with obesity. Ditch the scale in favor of the tape measure.


Know your body.
Understand the beauty of your internal organs to appreciate what you can do to influence them.


Stay satisfied.
To lose weight, you need to eat.


Add support.
Enlist a friend, family member, or new cyber buddy as your partner.


Know that it's OK to make mistakes.
As long as you quickly get back on the right road, you won't travel too far down the wrong one.


Eating Strategies for YOU


To help make eating automatic, pick at least one meal a day to alter and have the same foods every day for all other meals.


Eat throughout the day so that you're constantly satisfied. The less you eat, the more likely you are to sink into starvation mode and make your body want to store fat.


Inspect food labels. Limit saturated fats to less than 4 grams per serving, and avoid all trans fats. Don't buy foods where high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), or another simple sugar, is more than 4 grams per serving, or one of the first five ingredients. You're avoiding simple sugars in foods not just because of the calories but because they induce highs and lows in blood sugar that put you into a cycle of craving more high-calorie foods.


Eat foods with fiber, healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated), whole-grain carbohydrates, and protein, as well as fruits and vegetables. Eat a little healthy fat before your meal (like one handful of nuts) to allow the satiety signal to go from your brain to your stomach, so you don't overeat during your meal. Eat fiber in the morning to help control afternoon cravings. Eat anti-inflammatory foods to help counteract the effects of obesity. Anti-inflammatory foods include green tea, omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish and walnuts), coffee, vegetables, and fruit.

Drink a glass or two of water before you eat. Your perception of hunger signals may actually be thirst signals.


Keep on hand emergency foods and items that can help you kill cravings, like V8, carrot sticks, an apple, or even Listerine breath strips.


Keep a log of how hungry you are on a scale of one to seven (one being famished, seven being gorged). Try to stay in the three to four range at all times by eating moderate amounts of food throughout the day.


Two spices have been shown to aid in waist management: red pepper and cinnamon.


Realize that it's OK to make mistakes. The key is getting back on the right road, not beating yourself up over them. Use YOU-Turns to right yourself as soon as possible.


Use nine-inch plates for meals. Smaller dinner plates equal smaller portions.

Activity Strategies for YOU


Walk thirty minutes a day every day. No excuses. Then call your support partner after you do it.
The YOU Diet and Activity Plan

Who Woulda Thunk It Strategies for YOU


Get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Lack of sleep promotes hedonistic eating as you search for something to boost chemicals in your brain. Your brain needs sleep to regenerate these chemicals, and sugary foods help release the diminished supply of chemicals you have, to make up for the lack of sleep.


Play video games. Keeping your hands full keeps them off the coconut muffins.


Have healthy, safe, monogamous sex. Satisfying one appetite center of your brain can help satisfy another.

Measurement Strategies for YOU

Measure your waist. Ideal is 32 1/2 inches or less for women, and 35 inches or less for men.

Ask your family what your parents and grandparents looked like when they were eighteen, to give you a sense of what your ideal body should look like.

Get tested: blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and certain hormone levels, depending on your weight situation.

Medicine Cabinet Strategies for YOU

Take two aspirin (162 milligrams) every day to decrease arterial inflammation and health risks associated with obesity. Consult your doctor first.

See your doctor about prescription drugs associated with weight loss if you hit a waist plateau on the plan (see appendix).

The following supplements have been shown to have effectiveness in some aspect of waist management: chromium picolinate, grapefruit oil, Garcinia, Hoodia, 5-HTP, L-carnitine, coenzyme Q10, turmeric, jojoba beans, simmondsin. Consult your doctor about which ones may be appropriate for you.

Start a strength training program focusing on core muscle (legs, abdominals, and upper body) in the form of twenty minutes two or three days a week.


Stretch every day after physical activity to keep your muscles loose and pliable, to help you prevent injury.


Do this exercise any time you want: Suck in your belly button and squeeze your butt as if you're pulling up tight jeans. It helps with posture and strengthens your abdominals.


Get up and go. Anytime you can move at work or at home, do it.

Welcome everyone - please come join us on the July monthly thread when you want chat!

Maggie - the 30 days thing is for the Bob Greene diet, not YOU:. It's easy to mix things up when Oprah promotes both of them!

Kim, thanks for sharing all those details - that's a nice reminder for those of us who have been doing this a while.
Cindy

Kim,

That really does sound like a plan that's sane and workable. Thanks so much for posting the info and URL!!

jo

Interesting thread, I subscribed to follow this .