Phyllis' Refeed

[PhyllisRis]

Hi All
I started my refeed this morning after reaching 145.2 pounds! My refeed days are: 4 to 8 and then 10 12 13 16 17 20 21 24 25 27 29 30.
Because I have a bunch of pre-weighed meats still in the freezer I will be using some of the packages of meat pieces (that I would normally have used for stir frys) to bring the other cuts up to weight....if there's still some left over after re-feed my hubby and I will be having some meals with a couple of filet mignons each (or whatever works!)...nothing is going to go to waste...OR waist!! ;)

Today's food:
Breakfast: Zucchini Pancakes, 100g new fruit-- blueberries (roughly 1 cup or 2 large handfuls)
Snack: Plum
Lunch: 140g filet mignon/sirloin pieces (to bring the filet up to the proper weight), 130g mushrooms sauted with beef, and celery sticks (I added my additional amounts of meat and veggies to this meal instead of spreading it between two meals. As the weights continue to grow I will start dividing them between lunch and dinner)
Snack: 12 saltine minis
Dinner: 110g Tilapia with fresh dill, 115 g asparagus and a wedge of tomato with garlic and fresh chopped basil
Snack: 12 saltine minis/grapefruit

Phyllis

[Dayanira]

Phyllis,
CONGRATULATIONS!!! :party1: You crossed the very "THIN" line that divides the diet and Refeed. I'm so happy and proud of you!

Wow! So much fruit to eat!!! Yumm!!! I don't know how I will cope with the fruit during Refeed. As it is right now, most of the time I only eat 2 fruits a day. Only on those very hungry days I've eaten 3.

I'll be reading this thread religiously, since I'm hoping that I'll be chasing you soon!!!

Congratulations again!!!

[jgiolas]

You made it!!!! Good for you! :party1:

[MelissaE]

Phyllis, maybe you can explain to me the "new meat". I'm not really a meat eater so when it says "any meat with no fat" what would that be? I'm not sure what kind of meat to add when we start adding "new meat".

It also says "any part of a chicken or turkey" so would that make ground turkey okay?

[sdp126]

YAY!!! Congratulations on making it to refeed!!! I'm so happy for you.

Suzanne

[jgiolas]

:nerd:Question: During the diet we trigger the HGH. After refeed is that still triggered for a while? Is that the purpose of refeed??? I'm so Happy for all you going into refeed!!! I hope I can understand all this better and make it someday. I'm only day 12 and really admire those of you who stuck to this for so long! I feel like it's been FOREVER for me lol!

[PhyllisRis]

Melissa
"New meat" includes lamb and pork!! And any part of the chicken....and any kind of fish. Isn't that exciting??
Phyllis

[MelissaE]

So pork doesn't have fat in it? Is there a certain cut I should get? I'll probably stick to chicken but it would be good to get some variety in there. (I don't know much about meat...)

[Ann Anderson]

Hi Phylis, Remember me Ann in Pinckney, I have been away for some time and realized how you reached your goal and wanted to tell you how proud I am for you. What a blessing to be at your gaol weight. I have really fell of the wagon I lost initially 27 pounds in 2 1/2 months stopped at the end of my 12 weeks and now have gained back alomost all of it since march, I started again last week and have dropped 7 lbs so far. Pray that I will reach goal this time and keep it off. You inspire me to try and keep going. Thank you:party1:

[Ann Anderson]

My ticker is old and I am not sure how to change it can someone clue me in, I am not good at computer knowledge, Thanks

[Dayanira]

Hi Ann!
Welcome back! Get on the wagon, but this time wear double seat belts! So, you can't get off easily!

[PhyllisRis]

Hi Ann...
Welcome back...this time MAKE IT STICK! Be 100%....and I MEAN 100%! Don't cheat....consider your food as your medicine and don't take more (overdose) or less (underdosing). Treat other people's food (and their leftovers) as THEIR medicine and not yours!
There....that's enough tuf love! I hope you really steel yourself and go for the long run! I KNOW you can do this diet...if I could, YOU can, too! Be determined and don't let others (who are probably secretly jealous of your weightloss success) derail you from what you know deep down in your heart is the right thing to do!
YOU GO GIRL!
I'll be here for you....in person, too, if you want to get together.
Phyllis

[PhyllisRis]

Ann...
I would recommend creating a whole new ticker....remember to save the web address they give you once you've created the ticker. You could copy and paste the web address into your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and then bookmark it for easier editing later.
Phyllis

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 2 (Cohen's day 5)
DATE: July 15, 2009 WEIGHT: 145.8

Breakfast: 1 medium egg scrambled with green pepper and onion, tomato slice, 100g. blueberries, 1 slice of toasted whole wheat bread (with some of the blueberries folded into the center of it to create a "blueberry sandwich")
Snack:
Lunch: 140g chicken (pan sauteed), 135g salad with raspberry vinegar, 170g melon/nectarines, Diet Pepsi
Snack: Plum, 8 saltine mini's
Dinner: 140g Tilapia and 3 shrimp (to make up the allowance) sauteed with garlic, 135g cooked cauliflower
Snack: grapefruit, 8 saltine mini's

[Noras]

Congrats Phylis!! I do hope you stay on the forum after you have finished it all you are such a great supporter!! I think I speak for all the newbies!

[PhyllisRis]

WOW....I updated my ticker and it now says "I have reached my goal..."!!! I remember looking at my ticker the first time I created it and thinking, "It's going to take me FOREVER to get to the other end of this thing!" Well, for all of you starting out....take heart, YOU, TOO, CAN REACH YOUR GOAL!!! Like the tortoise...slow and steady wins the race! Stay the course!!!!

BTW...today I lost another pound putting me officially at losing HALF OF ME! My daughter posted on Facebook the other day that I've lost HER! We now weigh the same weight! NO WONDER I FEEL SOOOOO MUCH BETTER....I'M NO LONGER CARRYING MY 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON MY BACK!!!! LOL
Phyllis

[KMac]

Hello Phyllis,
I just noticed the "I have reached my goal" on your ticker and thought I can't wait till mine say's that- Thank you for the words of encouragement- you are awesome. :)

[MelissaE]

Wow - you lost a whole person! I never thought of it that way. Can you do that thing where you stick your whole body in one pant leg of your old pants?

[Evolution]

Phyllis~the friend that got me involved in this diet (who I have referenced in another post)told me that she and her sisters celebrated and honored their combined losses (20, 40 and 60) by burying a pair of their old jeans! They got a big chuckle that their loss equaled another sister!
I will celebrate and honor your determination tonight by sharing your story with my family! Congratulations.

Ev~

[Mei Mei]

Phyllis,
Wow. You are truly an inspiration to all. thank you for being so faithful to yourself, and to this forum. You prove that dedication, hard work, and sticking to the plan works. She also show a bit of sheer will. wonderful. I wish Pumba could see you now. You look fabulous!!!!!
blessings,

Mary

[Dayanira]

You are a hero!! I'm so proud to have joined this journey while you were doing it, too! And I'm so happy that I'll be literaly "following" your steps soon!

Thank you Phyllis!

[Key]

Can't say it enough - Phyllis, you are amazing!

Dayanira - I just looked at your ticker... you're closing in on the finish line, too. Keep up the great work!

Key

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 3 (Cohen's Day 6 )
DATE: 7/16/09 WEIGHT (lb): 144.4
Breakfast: scrambled egg with green pepper, onion, and mushrooms. 100g blueberries
Snack: nectarine
Lunch: 140 g filet mignon and sirloin pcs./135g sauteed mushrooms and celery sticks/ 170g cantaloupe
Snack: 8 saltine minis/ 8 saltine mini's (at least 2 hours apart from each other)
Dinner: 135g sauteed shrimp/ 155g salad/ 1 slice garlic toast (sprayed my toast with butter flavored cooking spray and then sprinkled on the garlic powder)
Snack: grapefruit

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 4 (Cohen's Day 7)
DATE: 7/17/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.8
Breakfast: 1 med. egg, scrambled/ tomato slice/ celery (eaten at 5:30AM)
Snack: plum
Lunch: 140g shrimp/155g salad/ 170g mango,kiwi/ 1 slice garlic toast (eaten at 11:45am)
Snack: 100g blueberris (at 1:00pm)/ 8 Saltine mini's/ apple (6:00pm)
Dinner: 140g grilled chicken/155g cauliflower/100g raspberries (eaten at 6:45pm)
Snack: Diet Pepsi/8 saltine mini's

Hi....
The reason I ate breakfast so early this morning was because a close group of friends were meeting today for brunch at 10am. Knowing that I wanted to be eating something while they were eating high carb/sugary food I ate bkfst early so I could then eat my lunch with them at 10:30. It worked out quite well and I was totally fine! My friend (the host) made toast for everyone so I had her toast one for me without any butter and then I sprayed it with butter flavored cooking spray and put garlic powder on it! It made me feel like I was part of the party!
Phyllis

[Dayanira]

The reason I ate breakfast so early this morning was because a close group of friends were meeting today for brunch at 10am. Knowing that I wanted to be eating something while they were eating high carb/sugary food I ate bkfst early so I could then eat my lunch with them at 10:30.

You are officially the Master Planner! :party1:

As I'm reading your Refeed diary, is it Ok to eat carbs twice in between meals, as long as, they are 2hrs. apart?

What else can I say? {goodjob}

[PhyllisRis]

"As I'm reading your Refeed diary, is it Ok to eat carbs twice in between meals, as long as, they are 2hrs. apart?"

I certainly hope so!!!! Considering that I could have eaten all 16 mini's at one time to equal my 2 cracker servings, I think I'm safe. I did the 2 hour spacing just for myself...not sure there's an actual rule about it....
Phyllis

[Aqua Eyes]

Congrats on making it to refeed Phyllis! It was a long hard battle that you fought and won. What a great feeling you must have to start getting other foods again. I hope you will give us progress reports of your maintenance after you finish refeed.

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 5 (Cohen's Day 8)
DATE: 7/18/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.2
Breakfast: 1 med. egg, scrambled/tomato slice/celery (6:30am so as to be able to eat around 5pm at birthday party for great niece)
Snack: plum
Lunch: 140g tuna/155g celery (eaten in car on way to Ann Arbor Art Fair with friend who called at the last minute to go with her)
Snack: Peach/minis
Dinner: 140g grilled chicken breast (leftover from last night's meal in which I planned ahead for this meal)/2 leaves leaf lettuce/1 slice tomato (both used in sandwich)/1 pc. bread in the form of sandwich thins (created a chicken breast sandwich along with "special" sauce that I created using 1tsp. lofat mayo, ground mustard and balsamic oregano-basil vinegar)/cauliflower/celery/100g blueberries
Snack: 8 minis/grapefruit

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 6 (Cohen's Day 10)
DATE: 7/19/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.4
Breakfast: 1 med. egg, basted/65g sauteed mushrooms/0.5 slice bread (1/2 a sandwich thin)/ 100g blueberries
Snack: plum...8 minis/ later 0.5 slice of toast (sandwich thin)
Lunch: Stir fry with all my extra protein in this meal: 200g filet-sirloin pieces/155g zucchini-green pepper-celery-onion-mushroom/ Diet Pepsi
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Grilled Cheese sandwich (sandwich thin and mozzarella cheese)/175g veggies (cucumber & celery)/ 100g raspberries (mixture of red and black)
Snack: 8 minis....later grapefruit

I get to add a "bad" fruit tomorrow....STRAWBERRIES!!! The next day BANANA!! Whee....

[firecat]

You are indeed an inspiration! I hope to start my refeeding in another week. I only have 4 more pounds to lose. The amount of food you're eating seems like to much :thinking:. I'm having a hard time ating all I am allowed to eat now. But looking at the exciting new foods you get to eat is wonderful!
Keep up the good work!:party1:

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 7 (Cohen's Day 12)
DATE: 7/20/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.2
Breakfast: (9:15am) 1 egg, basted/1 slice bread, toasted/ 65g asparagus/150g strawberries (bad fruit)
Snack: Plum
Lunch: 155g beef cubes/155g celery/ 172g cantaloupe/ 1 slice bread
Snack: 16 saltine minis....nectarine
Dinner: 155g chicken florentine/ 175g veggies (spinach, onion, tomato, mushrooms)/ 0.5 slice bread/ 100g blueberries
Snack: 4 saltine minis

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 8 (Cohen's Day 13)
DATE: 7/21/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.3
Breakfast: (7:30am) 1 egg, basted/ 65g asparagus/ 1 Banana (which I did not enjoy as the sugar affected me greatly! I used to LOVE bananas!)/ 1 slice bread, toasted (to sop up my egg yolk with!!)
Snack: plum
Lunch: 155g chicken breast, sauteed/ 175 g veg (salad with lettuce, spinach, onion, tomato)/ 1 orange
Snack: apple, 0.5 slice toast
Dinner: 185g filet mignon/170 g veggies
Snack: 100g blueberries

[PhyllisRis]

MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF STARTING 1PD

REFEED DAY 9 (Cohen's Day 16)
DATE: 7/22/09 WEIGHT (lb): 144.8
Breakfast: (8am) 1 egg, basted/ 65g tomato/ 0.5 slice bread, toasted/ 1 plum
Snack: -
Lunch: tuna sandwich with sandwich thin, lettuce, tomato slices, celery, Diet Pepsi, pear (yummy!)
Snack: apple, 16 saltine minis (the equivalent of 0.5 slice bread)
Dinner: 160g shrimp, 40g scallops (new protein)/ 180g zucchini with onion
Snack: 150g strawberries, 16 saltine minis....then much later a nectarine

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 10 (Cohen's Day 17)
DATE: 7/23/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.6
Breakfast: (7:00AM) French toast with 1 egg, water (filled up the empty egg shell halves), cinnamon, dash of nutmeg/ 80g sweet cherries (pitted before weighing!!)
Snack: grapefruit......later, an apple
Lunch: (3:00pm) 170g chicken breast (pan sauteed), sandwich thin (1 slice bread)/ 215g veggies (leaf lettuce, tomato slices, red onion thinly sliced...20g)/ cauliflower/ celery sticks/ Diet Coke (at Bob Evans restaurant, Ann Arbor, MI)
Made a really good "special sauce": 1 tsp. lofat Miracle Whip, 1 tsp ground mustard, ~1 tsp white wine vinegar, dash of garlic powder. Mix all together and then spread over the chicken breast before covering it with the "bun".
Snack: pear, 16 saltine minis, plum
Dinner: (8:30pm) 150g filet mignon/ 40g boneless pork sirloin (new protein)/ 195g veggies (cauliflower, cooked)
Snack: Diet Pepsi, 16 saltine minis

I get to add CARBS tomorrow!!! Gonna be a pasta dinner!!! Whoo-eee!

[Evolution]

Happy Anniversary Phyllis! :applause:

Ev~

[Dayanira]

Happy Anniversary Phyllis!!! 1 year, WOW! You are the best exemplar of steadfastness!

[OrlandoOz]

Congratulations Phylis on reaching your goal.

Enjoy your refeed!

[Layne5]

Happy Anniversary Phyllis!!{bdaycake} I have a question...How does everyone get the .2 or .6 or whatever on their weight? Is that from a digital scale? All I have is the regular dial scale...what brand of digital do you recommend?

Thanks!

[PhyllisRis]

Yes, I bought a digital scale....I don't remember the make or model...but I know it was less than $30. It's important to be able to weigh in 10ths of a pound so that you can more easily keep track of how much weight gain/loss there is....especially during refeed. I think you deserve to buy yourself a new scale.... :)
Phyllis

[Chris68]

HAPPY Anniversary!!!! Do you realize that you have lost what you now weigh? It truly is amazing and inspirational!!!

Chris

[PhyllisRis]

Yes..... my daughter tells me that I've lost a whole HER!! And then I say no WONDER I feel so much better and have sooooo much more energy...I'm not lugging her around on my back anymore! Isn't that amazing??!!

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 11 Cohen's Day 20
DATE: July 24, 2009 WEIGHT (lb): 145.6
Breakfast: (8:30pm) 1 basted egg (the yolk broke when I put it into the pan...rats!), 1/2 slice toast, 65g asparagus, 80g. cherries (pitted)
Snack: plum (10:00)/ apple (12:30pm)
Lunch: (1:30pm) 125g tuna/ 195g veggies (celery, tomato, onion)
Snack: (4:30pm) pear
Dinner: (7:30pm) 130g shrimp/80g lamb/ 80g old veg/40g new veg (broccoli)/ 50g carb (bowtie pasta)/ 1 slice bread
Snack: grapefruit

Sauce for pasta and shrimp:
cooking spray, fresh basil, fresh garlic, fresh oregano, fresh thyme, tomato, green pepper, onion. Cook together with some water in sautee pan. Then transfer to blender and blend until mixed. (I cooked a couple of fresh mushrooms...sliced... with the shrimp). Add the sauce to the cooked shrimp in the pan to warm. Pour all over the pasta. It was really good!!

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 12 Cohen's Day 21
DATE: July 25, 2009 WEIGHT (lb): 146.0
Breakfast: (9:00am...hey, it's Saturday!) 1 basted egg (didn't break the yolk this time!! LOL), 65g tomato slices with garlic powder, 1/2 slice bread (half of a sandwich thin) toasted, 80g cherries (bad fruit)
Snack: 12:00pm plum
Lunch: (2:30pm) 110g filet mignon, 175 g. veg (including 10g onion) (tossed salad), Diet Pepsi, 1/2 slice bread
Snack: 150g strawberries
Dinner: (8:00pm) 120g scallops (about 4), 110g T-bone steak, 50g brown rice, 40g raw carrots, 160g zucchini cooked with 10g onion, 1 slice whole wheat bread
Snack: grapefruit

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 13 Cohen's Day 24
DATE: 7/26/09 WEIGHT (lb): 146.0
Breakfast: French Toast (1 slice bread w/ 1 med. egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, and dusted with Equal), 150g strawberries, 65g asparagus
Snack: plum
Lunch: 95g filet mignon, 180g cauliflower, pear, Diet Pepsi
Snack: apple
Dinner: 160g salmon filet, 70g shrimp, 175g old veggie, 80g new veggie, 50g corn (carbohydrate), 1 slice bread with margarine!!
Snack:

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 14 Cohen's Day 25
DATE: 7/27/09 WEIGHT (lb): 144.4
Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg, 65g tomato slices, 80g cherries
Snack: apple
Lunch: grilled cheese (mozzarella) sandwich, 150g strawberries
Snack: plum
Dinner: 160g pork chop grilled, 60g filet mignon, 120g broccoli, 155g salad, potato (50g carb). This was an amazing amount of food and I was VERY full after eating it all!! Because I wanted the grilled cheese sandwich for lunch I saved up all my new protein and veggies amounts to use for supper....should have split them up!! Was sure I'd gain weight with this amount of food!!!
Snack: grapefruit

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 15 Cohen's Day 27
DATE: 7/28/09 WEIGHT (lb): 144.6 (WOW....only gained 2 ounces after that huge meal last night!! AMAZING!)
Breakfast: zucchini pancakes (using crackers to use up 1/2 piece of bread), pear
Snack: apple
Lunch: 115g turkey burger, 155g spinach salad
Snack:
Dinner: 200g new protein (scallops), 80g less old protein (30g shrimp), 120g carrots cooked with old veggie (80g cauliflower), 50g brown rice (carb), 150g strawberries with Equal, AND....are you ready for this?? A LEMON DROP COOKIE!!!!
Snack: grapefruit

ONLY TWO MORE DAYS OF REFEED AND THEN I'M FREE!!!! Wow....I'm not sure I'll be able to handle this freedom!! It's gonna be scary!!!! LOL
Phyllis

[Key]

Oh my god, Phyllis... 2 days to the real world - FANTASTIC! Truthfuly, I have only been thinking about getting to refeed and haven't really thought much about being on my own in the world. I know I'm going to be scared when I get there too!

I hope you come back and check in on us occasionally. Yes, I know every bird has to leave the nest and find their own way, but Phyllis, you have been such an inspiration to me and I'm sure everyone who reads your posts. Thank you so much for your insights and for sharing your journey. You are living proof that we're here for each other.

Key

[KMac]

Think of it more like the 1st day of the rest of your new life- thats exciting.
You are so knowledgeable of DC, that this is a part of you.
2 days- wow-- there is a light at the end of the tunnel for all of us :)

[Dayanira]

Wow, Phyllis!!
2 more days and you will graduate!!! I would be a little bit scared too!

You wouldn't leave us, would you?

[jporter513]

Wow you are doing so good! I can't believe all the stuff you are eating in your refeed. You must feel like you are in Heaven.

[PhyllisRis]

REFEED DAY 16 Cohen's Day 29
DATE: 7/29/09 WEIGHT (lb): 144.8
Breakfast: 62g ham, 1 basted egg, 1 slice toast, plum
Snack: Pear
Lunch: 110g chicken, 115g celery sticks, 40g cauliflower, 1 sl. bread (whole sandwich thin) with margarine, Diet Pepsi
Snack: 50g carb POPCORN (it was a HUGE serving....almost the whole normal size bag of microwave popcorn!!). It was 95% fat free and it tasted good! Also, Diet Pepsi
Dinner: 140g pork chop (new protein), 20g sirloin (reg. protein minus 80g), 160g broccoli (new veggie), reg. veggie portion (zucchini and onion), 1 sl. bread, cookie (lemon drop)
Snack: 150g sliced strawberries sprinkled with Equal

[PhyllisRis]

MY LAST DAY!!!!
REFEED DAY 17 Cohen's Day 30
DATE: 7/30/09 WEIGHT (lb): 145.0 (my exact goal weight...that's uncanny!!)
Breakfast: 1 basted egg, 54g ham (new protein), 1/2 sl. toast with margarine, 80g cherries
Snack: apple
Lunch: 70g chicken (40g less old protein), 100g zucchini (old veg.), 100g carrots (new veg.), plum
Snack:
Dinner: 146g grilled salmon (new protein); 70g ground beef cooked with 50g zucchini chunks, 45g tomato, fresh basil, fresh oregano, ground pepper, garlic, and water to desired consistency....added 50g cooked bowtie pasta (this was very good!), A GLASS OF WINE...Chardonnay!!! (had to deduct a slice of bread from daily allowance), 1 sl. bread, cookie (lemon drop).
Snack: grapefruit, 16 Saltine minis

{boing}
ALL DONE!!! Now, I'm on my own....what a scary thought! BUT, I am up for the challenge. My first post-1PD lunch or dinner will be FRIED CHICKEN (no skin), mashed potatoes and a piece (a SMALL piece) of my daughter's leftover (been in the freezer) graduation party cake from last summer! And, of course, I'll have some kind of veggie, but since I've been able to have so many throughout the journey, there is none that I've been especially craving. I've actually become a veggie lover through all of this!
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ME ALONG THIS LONG ROAD TO HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AND SKININESS!!! YOU ALL HAVE BEEN GREAT!!! SPECIAL THANKS TO SHASHA WHO IS ALWAYS THERE TO OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT AND CORRECTION!!
YEA.......YIPPPEEE......WHEEEEEEE.......
I will keep checking in on all y'all! So....DON'T CHEAT!! :)
God bless you all as you complete the path before you to your goal! Keep being strong and remember: NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS THIN FEELS!
My NEXT vice that I'm going to work on: quit biting my fingernails...then I can start getting manicures!! :)
Love you all!
Phyllis {grouphug1}

[BaD_cApS]

Oh my gosh Phyllis! You are the most amazing person ever! Thank you so much for all your posts during your diet and especially during your re-feed! I don't post that much, but I read alot on these forums. I'm gonna miss your ubiquitous postings! It won't be the same without you! You have been an inspiration. I think I have about 2 more months until re-feed (or more if my weight loss slows down), but the thought of it has been daunting. I know it's a long way off, and I shouldn't think about it yet, but your posts made it seem not so scary. Congrats again! You deserve to enjoy yourself!

Lots of well wishes!

Diana

[CohenInAz]

So proud of you!

Can't wait to see you check in!!

[KMac]

Good luck Phyllis,:flying:
It has been a pleasure to be on this journey with you and I am happy that I am here to see you finish up. Dieters come and go but you were always a constant and I will miss you.
God Bless you and your family,:clapping3:
:love2:
KMac..aka Kellie

ps I'll get the avatar picture someday..lol

[Dayanira]

:clapping3: GRADUATION DAY! :clapping3:

I'm so proud of you Phyllis! You have been an inspiration to all of us!

:hungry: Your 1st meal fried :chicken:! Yummy!!! And how appropriate to have your daughter's graduation cake from last year is so significative for your Graduation, too!

Awesome job, dear lady!

May God shower you with all His blessings!

[Rose Marie]

Phyllis,
You are a wonder! You have been such an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for all of your support. I wish you and your family every good thing in this exciting new phase of your life. You deserve it!:clapping3:
RoseMarie

[shoegal]

Congrats on completing your refeed! You truly are an inspiration!!

I will definitely be following you on your new journey!

[jgiolas]

:clapping3: I am so happy for you! Thank you for your posts! You will be missed!

[PhyllisRis]

Hey Gang...
I'm not planning on GOing anywhere soon....I'll keep coming back as often as I can! You guys are like part of my family, now.... and it's hard for me to let go of people who mean a lot to me!!
It's been 3 days since my "parole"!! Friday morning and Saturday morning each showed a 0.2 lb gain.... and I was worried that I would keep gaining like that that eventually it would never stop! And I was worried that the cake that I had Friday night totally derailed me.... BUT...this morning I was down 1.6 pounds!! I was a little bit worried until this morning...whew!
I had a strange thing happen yesterday. I had some fund-raising cookie dough in the freezer....double, chocolate chunk, to be exact. So I decided to bake them yesterday. I sampled one of them and then about 30 seconds later my body felt weird!!! It wasn't nausea or anything, it was just a weird feeling (I can't find the words to describe it). I thought, "Oh, no! I can't eat chocolate anymore???" BUT...the cookie tasted so good! So...today I decided I should try to "condition" my body to accept chocolate...so I had another one right after my lunch (you're supposed to eat sweets no later than hour after a protein/carb meal) just to see what reaction I'd get...THIS time I didn't have that weird reaction! Whew....I mean, what would life be without chocolate at least once in a while???? :)
Tonight for dinner my hubby grilled boneless country spareribs with bbq sauce. I hadn't had bbq sauce in well over a year and it tasted just fine! We also had asparagus and I had a small amount of mashed potato (left over from Friday night!).
So far, so good!
Tomorrow night we're hosting our church Council's picnic...we are grilling burgers and marinated chicken breasts. I'm going to buy regular hamburger buns AND some sandwich thins. I'll have onion slices, lots of leaf lettuce, and tomato slices as burger/chix additions.... I'm trying to keep things as healthy as possible for all concerned. One of the men at our church is going to do 1PD...he'll be here tomorrow night so I'll work on him to sign up soon!!! (why is it easier to get guys to do this diet than the women I know???... LOL)
Behave yourselves all you guys still on the diet....hang in there....stay 100%....there really is a light at the end of the tunnel (and it's NOT an oncoming train!!)!
Phyllis

[Aqua Eyes]

Phyllis you have done fantastic on this program! It was a long commitment of 100%ness that you went through and you are truly an inspiration to us all here. It has to be a bit scary not to have to be so regimented on a program and getting to eat different foods now. I have found that I am not so keen on wanting to sample sweets now. I am looking at food with a whole new pair of eyes and I see it differently then before. I think having a healthy fear of sweets or whatever my nemises is, will help keep the weight off.

Don't you worry that you will go back to some old habits if you eat some of the foods you used to eat? I do worry about that for myself.

I'm so glad you are willing to share your trials of your experiences outside of this program. It will help me to learn what I need to watch for in myself. Thanks again Phyllis for your sharing.

[Key]

Congratulations, Phyllis. You deserve all the praise in the world for accomplishing such a wonderful goal - and even moreso, for helping the rest of us along the way. You are an amazing woman and I'm so honored to have been a recipient of your knowledge and caring.

Key

[PhyllisRis]

Marie...
Yes, I too share your worries about slipping back into our old bad eating habits! BUT....I think having gone through the 1PD "course" we now have the knowlege we need to COMBAT those bad habits! PLUS...we will be much more aware of WHAT the bad eating habits ARE! If we keep the after diet rules in mind and are conscious of what we're putting into our mouths, I think we'll be fine!
Last night we hosted our church Council's picnic at our house. We supplied grilled chicken breasts (marinated in OJ, garlic, ginger, honey) and hamburgers (95% fat free) and I also had those wonderful sandwich thins along with regular buns. I also had fresh leaf lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and sliced red onion for the sandwiches. Everyone else brought a dish to pass so there was much good food...fruit salad, tossed salad, macaroni salad, deviled eggs, blueberry pie, and Frito chocolate peanut butter bars! And....I sampled (note the word SAMPLED) it all! I even had a small (note, again...SMALL) piece of homemade (by our Pastor) blueberry pie (my favorite pie ever)! But I made sure that I ate the pie within an hour of finishing my meal (which included carbs). AND I drank a lot of water all day and was careful during the day not to overindulge so I could then enjoy the picnic.
The scale this morning showed that I gained a pound, but I'm not worried about that as I've been going up and down within a 2 pound range since being on maintenance.
For lunch today we're having leftover chicken breast sandwiches....
Don't worry about life after 1PD....I think we'll all be fine!! :)
Phyllis

[KMac]

Hi Phyllis,
I have read in a few posts about eating pie, or a sweets within 1 hour of a meal what is that about? I'm just wondering is that the norm on maintenance too?
Have a great day.
;)

[PhyllisRis]

Yup...no more bedtime snacks like a dish of ice cream!!! (whoever started that anyway??). You're supposed to eat sweets within an hour of finishing a meal that contains carbs.
Phyllis

[PhyllisRis]

QUESTION: For the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel....do I fast 12 hours before my blood draw??? I'm planning on getting another blood draw and restarting 1PD....your kind assistance is greatly appreciated.
Phyllis

[PattyA]

Yes, that's what I had to do for my first blood test - fast for 12 hours. Please share with us Phyllis! How is it going? You are like a 1 PD Celebrity on these boards! Would love to hear your experience with maintenance and tips on what worked and what didn't!

[SPDeRosa]

Phyllis, CONGRATULATIONS on completing your re-feed! I'm so very happy for you! Great job!!!

Best,
Shawn