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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I started out about 30 pounds over my ideal weight. Started getting serious about exercising about 2 months ago and I work out for 40 minutes, 5 days a week at my office gym. I stopped making excuses and just started going. Now, it's my routine and I enjoy taking that break in my day. Even with the new plan and cutting back (but not as much as I probably should've), I lost about 4 pounds in 1.5 months. It was SLOW going.

I decided to start juicing during the weekday. Yesterday marked me entering my third week of my new plan and I've lost an additional 8 pounds. I love the flexibility of sticking to this plan during the week and relaxing a bit on the weekends (without overdoing it). Going to continue with this method until I reach my goal weight loss and switch to juicing for breakfast only because I enjoy getting tons of veggies/fruits in a quick way. And my skin has never been clearer![/quote]
Great job! When you do your juicing do you get any other food or just juice?[/quote]

Thanks! I should also note that while I've lost 12 lbs, I *really* see the difference in the way I look. My face and thighs are much slimmer. I haven't taken my measurements, but I can feel/see the difference.

What I usually eat during the week:

Juice consisting of some mixture of the following: kale, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, pineapple, mango. I don't use all in one juice blend. I use various combinations, but the goal is to use more veggies than fruit.

I drink my juices 3 times a day and also have:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread 
Dinner: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread. Lately, I've really been craving something sweeter so instead of chicken/fish, I'll have: yogurt, peanuts and apples. It's really good and filling.

While it may not seem like a lot, the juices REALLY fill you up and you won't be hungry after the first 2 days or so. I enjoy the taste of the juices (and the knowledge that I'm taking in veggies/fruits) so much that I even do it on the weekends for breakfast.

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This looks miserable. I could never sustain this long term.

I did WW for 3 months and then switched to MFP. I did both religiously and steadily lost weight. Now I can eyeball my food and know how much I need to maintain. I eat whatever I want, just now how ever much I want.

The above diet is simply a reduction in calories, just looking at it a different way.[/quote]

This is what I do too.  It's really the only thing sustainable long-term.  [/quote]

How much weight have you lost and over what time frame?
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40lbs, took me 8 months and it has been 3 years now.

Studies show that rapid weight loss leads to long term failure. If you are using some sort of gimmick, then you are not training your brain for the "real world". Great article about the fat cell and even a note on calorie counting and chewing.  The chewing aspect really makes sense because for a while I tried meal replacement shakes and found that no matter what, I still was never feeling full. Chewing sends your hormones signals.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-kirkpatrick-ms-rd-ld/maintaining-weight-loss_b_942701.html

calorie counting also helped me gravitate low carb foods. This is because high sugar foods are very "expensive" in terms of calories  or points. If I can eat high fiber or high protein foods, I can eat more to fill up my stomach, vs. a bag of chips that hardly made a dent in my hunger, but cost a ton in calories or points.

However, at this point, I pretty much know how much and what I can eat. I only go on MFP if my weight creeps up by 5lbs. And even then, it takes me about 3 weeks to take it back off.
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Sounds great, but what I will caution against is criticizing what works for others. ANY weight loss method (including low calorie diets) have the potential for failure. The goal is to find what works for you and then work hard at maintaining the weight loss after you've reached your goal. [/quote]

There are plenty of cheerleaders for all the diet gimmicks out there. Looking at statistics of what works best is prudent. People don't want to hear itbecause they get quick short termrresults, unwilling to consider success rates.

Good luck! I sincerely hope you end up on the winning side.[/quote]

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