• Is decaf coffee acceptable or not on the program? I’ve been off caffeine for years (including teas and no sodas). Thanks for a response!

  • Yvonne Kochanowski posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: tanya rigney posted an update in the group Gluten Question? Is Ezekial Bread different than other breads? View

    Hi Tanya – Ezekiel bread is made of sprouted grains and is therefore considered a ’living’ bread. However, the very first ingredient is WHEAT so it’s not on the program! I’ve been searching for a ’substitute’ for bread too, and I think that for the 6 weeks, I’m just going to tough it out on rice and other whole grains!

  • Yvonne Kochanowski posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: SusieB posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi everyone! I am finishing week 5 today and lost another pound this week for a total weight loss of 7 pds! I am so excited that every week when I get on that […] View

    Great job!!! I’m just starting out and I hope to be just as successful, since nothing else is working for me anymore!

  • Went to my first dinner out event last night – a winemaker’s dinner (part of my job) and was able to successfully avoid wine and foods that were on the no-no list! But my weight was still up a pound over yesterday morning today! I know tomorrow it will be fine, but YEEEEEESH!!!

    • Could you be constipated a little bit? My weight changes almost three pounds after i eat four big apples with the peels and all on them. The PGX works a little too well on me with lots of fluids taken at the same time as the PGX. I cant tolerate 5 gms a day as i get loose stools on that dosage of PGX.. I also am forcing myself to get out and…[Read more]

    • Yesterday my weight was down 3 lbs., today it is up 2 lbs. It is water loss and retention that makes the sudden changes. I can see that for the long haul. I cannot focus only on the daily up and down but what it is at the end of a week.

      • Hi, Ivy,
        Those ups and downs can drive you crazy. I step on the scale every day to make sure I am drinking plenty of water to flush out excess fluids and to make sure I stay on plan. I can usually tell by the latter part of the week how things are really going and what I can expect on my Sunday weigh-in. Don’t let the fluctuations get you…[Read more]

  • I was wondering how others are treating soy milk and almond milk on the Basic plan. Are they allowable? I’m having a difficult time trying to figure that out.

    Also, I’m assuming no dairy means no goat milk or cheese as well, correct?

    Thanks for any input!

    • Soy and almond milk are ok. Pl make sure that there is no added sugar to soy milk. in the store where i go, they have soy milk sweetended with cane sugar. this is not good.

    • I do the unsweetened almond milk. In the beginning I thought it was terrible as I was used to the sweetened kind. Now the unsweetened actually tastes sweet and creamy to me. Crazy right?! Yipppee!!!!

  • Yvonne Kochanowski posted an update 1 year ago

    Starting to read the book today – weight not dropping even with low fat, balanced diet and exercise over an hour a day.

    • Yvonne, you found the perfect plan and are in the right place. It was extremely difficult for me to lose weight with a low fat, balanced diet. I had been on WW a few years ago and lost some weight over a year’s time and then it stopped. Nada… would not work for me anymore. I’ve been on the BSS for 7 months and have been very successful with weight…[Read more]

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