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gretchenlin - I'm only half way, so another 35 lb.
One year later--lengthy stall and going up. Need a jumpstart
Hi, I started SCD September, 2011, have lost 35 lbs. I'm postmenopausal woman. Have never departed from SCD principles even once. Somewhere around July, this year, I stalled. I work out with kett...
Re: Week 72 results - GOAL REACHED!! YEAH BABY! YEAH!! BOOM!
Super wow! Congratulations. Definitely inspiring. I've been on SCD for 52 weeks and am only about halfway to my goal. Sticking with it, however. Thanks for the leadership!
Re: Women and the 4 Hour Body
I see this was started back in January, 2011, so hope people are still posting! I've been on SCD since September 2011 and have lost 30 lbs. to date. During this time, I have not departed from SCD ...
Intermittent Fasting for 9-5ers
This challenge will introduce you a weight loss tactic known as intermittent fasting (IF). Don't worry, it's not a starvation diet, it's simply a m...
Re: I am Giving up
Hi. Sorry you're having trouble with this. I have been on for several months and lose very slowly but I've lost over 20 lbs. now. For me, I discovered I absolutely cannot have tomatoes or I won't ...
Thanks for this. I will definitely check out.
Bulimia and Cheat Day: A Mystery
Here is a puzzle I am trying to work out: on several of the 18 cheat days I have had so far, I have had at some point the urge to binge and purge. Many, many years ago, in my 20's, I had bulimic e...
Re: Stalling on SCD, Severely constipated on the last mile (sorry for TMO)!
Hi, congrats on your results! I've had constipation problems over the years. Usually, they're solved with lots of water and vegetables, especially things like cabbage or brussel sprouts. Another t...
Post-travel assessment
I just returned from 2 weeks in Europe, over Christmas, traveling with my teenager. When I got to thinking about the trip, I was a little concerned. SCD had been going well, if slowly, for me and ...
gretchenlin, I feel your pain. I, too, love cottage cheese. We had it every day when I was a kid. I've tried getting a pint or two to spread over ...
Thank you both for the good suggestions. I've cut out the tofurkey and it was the only soy I was eating, so will see how it goes. Re the water, th...
Tofurkey no more?
I've been slowly losing going on 12 weeks, a total of about 15 lbs. I had, occasionally, included one of the tofurkey sausages in a soup or with eggs with no apparent effect. Last week, I cut up a...
Michael, totally agree that the carbs like those on cheat day are the worst to cause water retention. Still, I definitely retained fluid from thos...
Thanks, Akane. I don't really like any nut butters except peanut butter, which is why I don't get that one. lol So far, it has been easy to restri...
9 weeks check in - yes, almond butter; no, olives
Here I am at 9 weeks. I can't believe how I have followed SCD without struggling. I have had better and worse weeks, but every week I've lost a little. I have lost a total of 12.5 lbs. As an over-...
Re: Confounded- almost to week 7
Please hang in there. Totally identify as I have just completed 5 weeks and only lost a total 5.5 lbs. I too am in a very stressful situation that's likely to go on for the next 6 months or so. I ...
Re: Any slow carb friendly meals at chain restaurants?
Just discovered the "protein-style" hamburger at In-N-Out. I ordered it without the sauce--burger with tomato, onion, and wrapped in lettuce for the bun.
Starting Week 4: Refining my approach
In 3 weeks, I have lost 3.5 lbs. and 7.5 inches. I think I can do better, even tho' post-menopausal female. I've only just learned that vegennaise, which I had been using, has brown rice syrup as ...
What are you eating, desert fox, on cheat day?
Cheat weight sticking
So far, after my first Cheat Day, I gained 2 lb., then the next day another 1.5 lb. Three days later, it hasn't budged. At this rate, I'll still be working on CD weight when the next one rolls aro...
Cheat Day--Delayed Reaction?
I had my first Cheat Day on Saturday and went up 2 lbs when I weighed Sunday morning. I resumed SCD and, this morning, am up another 1.5 lbs.! Wha' happened?! I drank lots of water Sunday, stuck e...
Week 1 Thoughts
Okay. Just finished Week 1 with my Cheat Day yesterday. I don't use number scales, just the ML Retton ones that say cheerily "Yay! You are 4 and one half pounds BELOW your starting weight.&qu...
Give a warm welcome to me!
Member intro: Muscles with fat
I am female, 5'7" and just shy of 200 lbs. A couple of years ago, I started kettlebell training and workout 4-5 times a week. Put on 20 lbs. of muscle, maybe more, and am really strong as a r...
Slow Carb Diet Initiation
This challenge is a must for anyone preparing to being the slow-carb diet. It will take you through all the necessary steps to successfully survive...