I'm very intrigued by this idea. I really like that the book is based on whole foods and a lot of science that I've been seeing in bits and pieces over the years. I'm 205 pounds and 41 years old (5'7"). I really should lose 60 pounds, but I'm eating based on losing about 40 pounds (so, 1.5 portions).

I just started the first day today, and I'm hoping we can all share recipes and other ideas in this group. I lost 30 pounds following The Biggest Loser 30-day Jumpstart (followed it for about 2 months). Two years later (after I'd regained), I did HCG and re-lost about 20 pounds. I have regained that now as well (thankfully, I'm not going past my original weight). I haven't tried anything since last summer, though I considered a few things in the meantime. I just really feel discouraged, and this plan sounds like something I could do for 28 days.

I do need to figure out things that I can make for my family. My husband tries to cook once a week, but most nights, he's working during dinner. So I'd love any recipes you all can share!

Hello everyone. My sister & I just bought the book and started on monday the 15th of april.. I sure hope I am understanding the portion correctly.. My sister is 58 & I am 59 5'7" & 5'6" she weighing 220 & me at 182.. so both trying to lose 50 60 pounds.. wish us luck. we both lost 22 pounds doing medifast..I kept 10 pounds off after a year but she has regained that plus more. so we are trying yet again...
wish us luck as I do you all. and I sure hope I am reading the portions correctly.. is a portion per meal or per day.. I am doing per meal..hope I am correct:sad:

Hi! I'm Irlene. I bought the E book and the app for my iPhone . I started this Monday. I can't believe all that we eat, so much. I am having trouble finding top round beef which is organic to make beef jerky. Has anyone made the beef jerky yet?

I'm a wife, mother, grandmother. I was a busy professional for many years, until Thoracic Outlet Syndrome forced me into early retirement and onto SSD. After that, I struggled to adapt to new restrictions on what I was able to do. Pain management helped. But the abrupt change in lifestyle took a toll on my morale and my health declined. It's hard to get back up when life knocks you down. Retiring before I turned 50 was not at all what I had in mind. That is when I was introduced to Vemma, a liquid vitamin, mineral supplement and antioxidant.

I've experienced fantastic results in my health since I began drinking Vemma. After over 20 years of taking statin drugs that didn't work, my Cholesterol is down from 224 to 162! Triglycerides down from 273 to 138! LDL down from 152 to 101! I have more vitality and less pain than I have felt in years! My glucose levels are back in normal ranges too (5 years of glucose intolerance reversed)! My next move was to start the Vemma Bod•ē™ Transformation Challenge on May 9, 2012.

Starting any Transformation Challenge with an "invisible" disability is a bit of a reach for me. I say invisible because you can't tell by looking at me that I live with chronic pain daily. My good days with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome are real bad days for most people and it can get worse after exercise. So I wasn't even sure I could finish one challenge, much less succeed. I found out the rewards from working the Vemma Bod•ē™ carb cycling program go way beyond how I look to others. It changed how I look on the inside. After 11 months of carb cycling and eating cleaner 5 times a day, my cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose levels are better than they have been in 20+ years, even after discontinuing the statins.  I lost and kept off appx 30lbs and 17" (from 16W to 12 Misses), but now that I'm approaching my 1 yr anniversary of getting healthy, my progress has stalled. 

I'm halfway to my goal, so I have more pounds,  inches, and challenges to go.  I upped the ante by increasing the intensity of my work outs with Ten Minute Trainer by Tony Horton using resistance tubing. It's a great workout, but after a month, the upper body strenght training started to flair my condition. Traditional weight training with free weights are not an option for me I'm afraid. The  only way to get the muscles in my shoulders, neck and bank to stop spasms is resting them. I am wondering if the Fast Metabolism Diet is the answer I've been looking for, however, I am concerned that I will not be able to take Vemma while I'm on it. I can live with out the Bod•ē™ Products if I have to, but the vitamins and aloe in Vemma really help with inflamation and I don't want to give it up.  It contains mangosteen fruit and organic decafinated tea and is sweetned with fructose. 

I am 54 years old and currently weigh 154 and I am 5'3". Hopefully my age and weight won't continue to match after 28 days! I started the diet on Monday April 15 and am down 1.8 lbs. I have always been a small person so any extra weight really shows. And thanks to genetics I look like a barrel when I gain. I was diagnosed with diabetes in June of 2011 so my diet has been restricted. I think part of the reason I have such a hard time losing weight is I tend to eat the same things. My choices are "safe" and I don't have to think about it. I definitely need to get my metabolism going. My husband is very supportive. He is retired and is my personal chef He takes excellent care of me. We have 3 children(20, 25, and 27) and he is still the love of my life. I want to lose 20 lbs because our oldest daughter Hillary is getting married in June and I want to look FABULOUS! Ok maybe I will settle for attractive. I walk everyday for an hour because it is my time to destress from my job. I am blessed to live on the Blue Ridge Parkway so walking isn't a hardship. On weekends my husband and I hike. It is very frustrating to be physically active and on a restrictive diet and still not lose weight. I have high hopes for this plan and am thankful to have found this group!