The people who’ve been the least supportive have been those who are also striving (somewhat unsuccessfully) to lose weight. I personally see it as wanting me to be more like them. I comparatively was and continue to be disciplined in what I eat. I stick to my rules: no whites, no sugar almost without exception. This is the first time in my…[Read more]

I am an emotional overeater and food obsession was a huge issue when I started this diet . It took me 7 months to lose the weight and I’ve been maintaining now for 2.5 months. The chatter in my head still remains. Sometimes the chatter is intense, particularly during the holiday season, and sometimes it disappears in the background, but I…[Read more]

Margaret, I had to laugh reading your response. When people ask me how I lost weight, I get dismissed as soon as I say I gave up white flour, rice, white potatoes and white sugar. The typical retort is “I could never do that.” Even though I lost 50#, very few congratulated me. Mostly I get when they still see me eating healthily “You’re…[Read more]

I’ll join you and say ”WOW!”

Wow! What a year. Congratulations on achieving so many goals during the year!

Janine, Sorry that you had such a terrible time. I can relate. Even though I reached my goal weight one month ago, my relationship with food remains a constant struggle. Since Thanksgiving, it has only intensified because this is the season for indulgent eating. I’m surrounded by food everywhere and by people now telling me I can “afford”…[Read more]

Thank you for all the kind comments. I only had to follow the basic plan and consider myself fortunate that I was able to deal with my weight early before any health problems set in. In fact, it was my brother’s heart attack last year that got me started to wonder what in the heck was I waiting for to get started to practicing good health…[Read more]

Consumer Reports cites that quinoa has not been tested for arsenic levels. Since millet has no gluten, I am going to try adding that back into my diet. I will continue to use quinoa until informed otherwise. I’m not not to follow recipes but will need to until I figure out how to change my diet, again. I’m very blessed that I’ve never had…[Read more]

Envious?! You and Nicole have been my inspiration!

I’ll add my two cents. You comment that “when I face these stalls, I use them to scrutinize my eating habits…and see where I went wrong.”. The human body is far more complex that that. As Nicole said and as written in the book, this diet is to change the habits of chronic dieters–being obsessed with all the numbers and learning how to eat…[Read more]

The best part of a free pass to the gym is the opportunity to try out all the machines. Rowing is great, but it is very demanding. You might find it more motivational to add a couple of machines to your work out repetroire. My favorite is to mix the stationary bike (upright) with rowing. I do them on different days or 10 minutes on one and 20…[Read more]

Have you considered meeting with a licensed nutritionist face-to-face to go over your diet, your supplements, etc to evaluate what might be working and what might be working against you, especially if you bring in a food diary. There may be something that needs to be tweaked given your particular medical conditions. Or, signing up to talk to…[Read more]