First 2 weeks

[hybrid222]

My first 2 weeks are up, and in the first week I lost 4.5 pounds and the second week I lost 3 pounds.

I checked the food log that I am keeping and I spotted some mistakes I was making in the second week that may have accounted for the smaller loss. Of course I understand about the plateaus too.

This week I am trying hard to eliminate all the wrong things I was doing and will see how that changes.

In all, I'm pretty happy with this plan ... it beats anything else I've ever tried!

[GettinSkinny]

Welcome hybrid222, glad to have you in our group. And you are absolutely right, it DOES beat anything else we've ever tried!!! I have tried alot of diets over the years and this is the first one where I have been able to continue losing weight after the first month of dieting. It's great that you are keeping a diary -- it should help you spot the trouble areas. Good luck and happy dieting!!!!

[bitten]

well done, hybrid-

can you let us know what mistakes they were, so that others may be wary not to do the same?

bitten

[hybrid222]

Sure ...

I have one chicken option in Meal 2 and and two chicken options in Meal 3. I was eating chicken every weekday but had the wrong amount of chicken with the wrong amount of veggies, so the balance was off there (I later figured out I was having two Meal 2's and no Meal 3 on those days).

Also I had a few ingredients that were not exactly right for the program, such as eating red pepper instead of green, and certain salad greens that aren't exactly lettuce, and eating flavored crackers. I found out about the flavored crackers on a thread in the Support section of the forum. People should really read the posts, esp. those from the moderators, to learn a lot that is not mentioned in the Customer Guide!

I should probably re-read the Customer Guide a few more times until it really sinks in, and refer to it more often than I have been. I just bought a new digital food scale, as the other one I was using was not digital and I had to calculate the weight of the container, etc., so it was probably not accurate enough.

Also I need to reorganize some things in my schedule. It is SO worth it that I will make the extra effort!

[AmandaJane]

You are doing great! Keeping the journal sounds like a good idea. I also was using some no no's at first. I didn't know about the red pepper thing. That is why I love this forum. I found out all the things I was doing not so right here. Like did you know your apple was supposed to be 175 grams? I sure didn't! Anyway, you sound like you have this thing covered. Keep on truck'n and before you know it 12 weeks will be gone! :weights2:

[bitten]

thank so, so much for sharing all this info. i really wan to get it right & your experience is really helpful.
i'm impressed!!!

many thanks-
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[Shasha]

{hi} there Hybrid222

{goodjob} on spotting those mistakes and eliminating them {pan}

The more accurately you follow your eating plan, the better your results will be!!

Well done on having already dropped 7.5 pounds! Can’t wait to see your 4 week results {cheerleader}

[NewfieNightingale]

Congrats on the progress so far....I have also been finding these forums helpful to determine the amounts of certain foods.

Thanks for sharing the 170 g for the apple...I did not no that. Out of curiousity is there a weight for an orange?

Kristy