[Ufkkrxcq]

Ok, I've lost 21 lbs in 26 days. I think that's really good, don't get me wrong, but I'm wondering if I can do anything to speed up the process. Someone mentioned that walking is a good idea and I think I'm going to start that. I'm not crazy about the apple day at this point. Any other ideas?

[ResuNezily]

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I am staying totally clean. I am alternating my meats and veggies everyday. I take natural calm almost every day. I am not eating cabbage, tomatoes, ground beef, eggs, or cottage cheese. I started walking today...

[Elitiachirl]

I don't understand the need to lose it all today....sure I want to be at goal too but to me stabilizing is more important. We didn't gain overnight...losing overnight isn't going to happen. As wonderful as this diet is it's also very hard on your system. Your body is working overtime burning toxins and fats and now you're wanting it to work harder. Walking, stretching and such are all great...I think everyone should do it. But apple days, all protein days, mini-steak days and such are just going to confuse your body - think yo-yo dieting and where that got us.


Just my two cents.

[c-cialis]

Apple days are really only for stalls. Walking is a wonderful way to tone up, I try to walk 60 minutes every day. I honestly don't know that it speeds up the protocols you lose the weight so quickly as it is....I'm not sure that would be healthy....just my thoughts

Jenni

[mygalinasoo]

ITA Robbi! I think, though, that towards the end some of us get creative when maybe the best thing is to get cleaner! I am lazy and would like to eat the same exact thing every meal, so I am challenging myself by making sure that I alternate and stay disciplined!

[ThzinChang]

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I am staying totally clean. I am alternating my meats and veggies everyday. I take natural calm almost every day. I am not eating cabbage, tomatoes, ground beef, eggs, or cottage cheese. I started walking today...

Why are you avoiding cabbage? I bake or broil it. Just put whole leaves in a pan and put it in the cooker for about 15-20 min. It's incredible.

[in4wikiu]

I love cabbage too, but I think it might contribute to slowing down, for me personally. I am really not sure, but I am avoiding it for now. I might try it again at some point next week, but not right now when my losses are good.

[padlabtard]

I don't understand the need to lose it all today....sure I want to be at goal too but to me stabilizing is more important. We didn't gain overnight...losing overnight isn't going to happen. As wonderful as this diet is it's also very hard on your system. Your body is working overtime burning toxins and fats and now you're wanting it to work harder. Walking, stretching and such are all great...I think everyone should do it. But apple days, all protein days, mini-steak days and such are just going to confuse your body - think yo-yo dieting and where that got us.

Just my two cents.

I just want to get down to a weight where I can stand myself. I'm being impatient in one sense and in the other sense, the diet does say that you can average one pound a day of weight loss, so I figured I might be able to amp it up a little since I'm not losing that much. As I said, don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with my weight loss so far. Just wondering if I can speed things up a tad.

[bestformaldress23]

I just want to get down to a weight where I can stand myself. I'm being impatient in one sense and in the other sense, the diet does say that you can average one pound a day of weight loss, so I figured I might be able to amp it up a little since I'm not losing that much. As I said, don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with my weight loss so far. Just wondering if I can speed things up a tad.

I just want to kick those marketing folks that claim you can lose a pound a day. It's just not the case for most people. Having a lot of muscle is the only way you'll lose 1 pound a day or more. Which is why males tend to lose faster...they have more muscle mass. Just don't set yourself up to be frustrated when the "tips and tricks" don't work for you.

[Nabeqiv]

I just want to kick those marketing folks that claim you can lose a pound a day. It's just not the case for most people. Having a lot of muscle is the only way you'll lose 1 pound a day or more. Which is why males tend to lose faster...they have more muscle mass. Just don't set yourself up to be frustrated when the "tips and tricks" don't work for you.

Ok. Good point.

[Gabbavnf]

I don't understand the need to lose it all today....sure I want to be at goal too but to me stabilizing is more important. We didn't gain overnight...losing overnight isn't going to happen. As wonderful as this diet is it's also very hard on your system. Your body is working overtime burning toxins and fats and now you're wanting it to work harder. Walking, stretching and such are all great...I think everyone should do it. But apple days, all protein days, mini-steak days and such are just going to confuse your body - think yo-yo dieting and where that got us.


Just my two cents.

as a someone in R2P2D32 I could NOT agree with Robbi more. I am bummed that I won't make my # that I wanted to make in this round but I have lost 25lbs in 31 days....so I can't complain. I TOO would rather stabilize and KEEP it off than try to loose it all at once. If that means I don't make my goal, so be it. It will be the first of summer when I DO make my goal and that is just fine. I want my body and skin to catch up in a good way....

I want to do this right so I never have to do it again!

[kaysions]

I just want to kick those marketing folks that claim you can lose a pound a day. It's just not the case for most people. Having a lot of muscle is the only way you'll lose 1 pound a day or more. Which is why males tend to lose faster...they have more muscle mass. Just don't set yourself up to be frustrated when the "tips and tricks" don't work for you.

You brought up a good point. Aside from when I flat-out stalled, I average 1 lb per day, mostly because I have this fat suit resting on ginormous muscles I developed from 2 years of intensive gymnastics when I was little, 8 years of dance 8-hrs a week, and a whole lot of swimming, plus the 1+ hours I would spend briskly walking to commute to and from work and school. Years of doing crunches despite a burgeoning belly would explain why my doctor always compliments me on my abs when I'm on the exam table. I think I will place more emphasis on protein from now on to improve muscle tone and decrease the frequency of stalls.

[ThekvandoVideo]

PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE - PLEASE take the time your body is telling you it needs to process what it is trying to efficiently do!!!! I don't get this. Why does anyone need to speed anything up? There is NOTHING that prevents stalls, there is NOTHING that guarantees you to lose 1 pound per day straight through. Your body is working incredibly hard and you need to give it a few days here and there for things to adjust. It is what it is. Jeesh . . .

[fygESytT]

Is it semantics? When someone stalls (which I get is normal) people brainstorm with them. When someone says "speeding up" people get defensive. Isn't is the same thing? Isn't it ok that sometimes the only thing we can do to get through the diet is think about the best way to make it work for us?

I don't think I can "speed up" my losses, but I do wonder how I can optimize them. I think it is all the same thing!

[Xlkl9SFd]

PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE - PLEASE take the time your body is telling you it needs to process what it is trying to efficiently do!!!! I don't get this. Why does anyone need to speed anything up? There is NOTHING that prevents stalls, there is NOTHING that guarantees you to lose 1 pound per day straight through. Your body is working incredibly hard and you need to give it a few days here and there for things to adjust. It is what it is. Jeesh . . .

You make a good point, but at the same time, especially for those of us on our first round, we haven't established what's efficient yet. Is it pointless to expect 1lb lost per day? Yes, even if that was the norm for the first few weeks. Is it pointless to try and find ways to improve the quality of the protocol, especially if access to certain foods is limited or if one is not eating enough? Probably not. Everyone's body is different. I've read about so many people here who had even better progress than I've been having, and I've also read about people who are stonished that I manage to drop 1lb a day. I think that it's only human to want to speed a process up or push things along if they're slowing down, even if it's just the whole process. Having ADD and pretty bad OCD, I can tell you that habits like constantly weighing and worrying about pounds lost are stressful to have and extremely difficult to break, unfortunately.

[Draftcasino.com]

Is it semantics? When someone stalls (which I get is normal) people brainstorm with them. When someone says "speeding up" people get defensive. Isn't is the same thing? Isn't it ok that sometimes the only thing we can do to get through the diet is think about the best way to make it work for us?

I don't think I can "speed up" my losses, but I do wonder how I can optimize them. I think it is all the same thing!

Yes, I think some of it is a matter of semantics, some of it is that I'm not patient. Now that I've got this 'high' from losing a lot of weight, I want it to continue. I think 'optimize' is a good word for what I'm wanting to do; and that would entail making the pounds come off faster. Again, I'm thrilled with what I've lost so far but if I can get even better results, why shouldn't I? As someone said to me a couple of months ago, "You don't want to lose the weight too fast." Uh...., yea, that's exactly what I want to do. haha!

[rionetrozasa]

You make a good point, but at the same time, especially for those of us on our first round, we haven't established what's efficient yet. Is it pointless to expect 1lb lost per day? Yes, even if that was the norm for the first few weeks. Is it pointless to try and find ways to improve the quality of the protocol, especially if access to certain foods is limited or if one is not eating enough? Probably not. Everyone's body is different. I've read about so many people here who had even better progress than I've been having, and I've also read about people who are stonished that I manage to drop 1lb a day. I think that it's only human to want to speed a process up or push things along if they're slowing down, even if it's just the whole process. Having ADD and pretty bad OCD, I can tell you that habits like constantly weighing and worrying about pounds lost are stressful to have and extremely difficult to break, unfortunately.

Excellent post. Thank you.

[LindaSmithXV]

A point - we're supposed to be weighing ourselves and worrying daily for the rest of our lives, actually . . . : )

I, too, was one of those who wanted to push the envelope a bit (given the magnitude I need to lose, that's not really surprising : ) I did it, too - I added strength training and Real Exercise to the process, with some doctor involvement. I paid a doc for an office visit and HCG, so I figured I might as well get my monies worth. Given the amount of muscle mass I gained, and still maintained a 1.4lb/day average loss at ~day35, I figure I managed about 2lbs per day fat loss. I ended up panicking about then about something else, and ended vlcd early at that point. Still, I intend on doing it again on my next try. The only thing I insistently advise is doctor involvement, if you're going to try to hyperdrop. : )

[RilmAlime67]

A point - we're supposed to be weighing ourselves and worrying daily for the rest of our lives, actually . . . : )

I, too, was one of those who wanted to push the envelope a bit (given the magnitude I need to lose, that's not really surprising : ) I did it, too - I added strength training and Real Exercise to the process, with some doctor involvement. I paid a doc for an office visit and HCG, so I figured I might as well get my monies worth. Given the amount of muscle mass I gained, and still maintained a 1.4lb/day average loss at ~day35, I figure I managed about 2lbs per day fat loss. I ended up panicking about then about something else, and ended vlcd early at that point. Still, I intend on doing it again on my next try. The only thing I insistently advise is doctor involvement, if you're going to try to hyperdrop. : )

Hmmm, definitely something to think about. Thanks!

[Arexytece]

I have really slowed down in my second week and I am feeling the desire to "do something". I want to know if there is something I can do to get moving again on the weight loss.
I constantly compare myself to others (I fare better than some worse than others-no where close to a llb a day now) and I read all these different "tricks" etc. and wonder if it makes a difference or we just lose the way we lose. This is my third round and I dramatically slowed at the end of all 3 of my rounds. The last round I think I dropped l.5lbs during the last 10 days. I stoppped bcs I couldn't stand getting on the scale day after day and not seeing losses. I thought hey I'd rather eat p3 and not see losses in that case. Right now I am stalled at just a pound below my LIW from the last round, as I gained back 8lbs between rounds. It is like I haven't lost much at all.
I am going to try to optimize as well, and try some weight lifting. Something I didn't do in any of the previous rounds. This round I actually am more energetic and think I can handle it. It seems to work for some, but not others. I hope it works for me.