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The cookie recipe didn't have any flour - almond meal, chia, almond butter and coconut. She said if we passed almonds we should be fine, but something wasn't right for me.
but I've know I have problems w/ gluten, so wasn't surprised about the bread, but you are right, I was definitely much more aware of my reaction today.0 -
Hi Renny,
Welcome to the group! I agree that the book can be confusing and difficult to follow, but I find it to be a really different approach that seems to work well if you can stick to it. I think that the benefits of perhaps identifying foods that are creating health issues is a great use of The Plan.
While it sounds like you've been eating a healthy vegan diet, you may find that there are specific foods that are problematic for you. For me, I've found that tomatoes are an issue. Since I ate them frequently, that was an important thing to find out. I now avoid them when I can and if I do have them, at least I know to expect some indigestion and weight gain. Sometimes it's worth it!
Regarding doing the preparation before the 3-day cleanse, that is important to do since you won't be sure of how your body will react to the cleanse. For me, I had a severe reaction and the last thing I wanted to do was cook!
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Hello fellow planners! I am Ginger.
I am on day 1 and was excited to start. When making the foods last night (I prepped for the 3 day cleanse) I was looking forward to the foods today. Although, I almost puked after eating the flax and coco milk this morning. Disgusting. I like the flax granola by itself but once I added the coco milk it became gross. Maybe I will try rice milk. I am craving salt and bread! This is going to be alot tougher than I thought. Plus I started on a Monday at work. Yuk. I wish I had some coffee. :ohwell:0 -
Hi Ginger,
Welcome to the group! I certainly craved bread, coffee and salt during those early days of The Plan, too. I also dislike the flax granola with coconut milk, which I have grown to enjoy now. I think the caffeine withdrawl I experienced caused a lot of stomach issues for me so almost everything I ate disagreed with me. I've been buying the Trader Joe's or the So Delicious brands of the coconut milk, the vanilla flavored versions. While these are not the brands recommended by Lyn-Genet, but I like that they are no as thick as the brand the author recommends. The consistency is more like real milk.
A few other good things I've noticed is that I am not as completely addicted to caffeine as I was and require less salt in my food. While the cleanse has a real purpose, the good news is that by Day 3 things seem to get a bit easier for most.
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Thanks for the wonderful welcome! I made it through day one. I was so tired last night by 7:00pm, I couldn't wait for my 1 year old, and 4 year old to go to bed at 8:00pm. Seemed like forever. The funny thing was, it took me awhile to fall asleep but once I did, I slept through the night! I havn't done that since before I was pregnant with my youngest. Also, I felt much better this morning. My basal temp. was 77.00 (It has been consisitanly 95.25) and I lost 3.3 pounds.
This morning I decided to try the rice milk with the Flax. Way better! Actually, I ate the flax like a granola or trail mix (dry) and then drank the rice milk seperate. I loved it! Maybe Coco milk just isn't for me. I can't wait to see what tommorrow is like. I am looking forward to my salad and ginger/carrot soup for lunch! :flowerforyou:0 -
Okay...after day 2 I have lost an additional 1.1 pounds for a total of 4.4 in two days. I felt better yesterday, but didn't sleep as well last night. I am looking forward to Cream of Broc. soup today!0
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Hi Ginger,
Sounds like you are doing really well! Much better than I did on the cleanse. Congratulations on the weight loss and the good sleep. I can appreciate how hard it is to get a really restful night's sleep with little ones around. Many people find that they sleep better on The Plan. I think you will like the cream of broccoli soup.
As I am writing this, I'm having my plan-friendly lunch: an open face sandwich with avocado and zucchini, a spinach salad with leftover sauteed vegetables, and sunflower seeds--easy and tasty. This is a far cry from what my lunches used to be, even on those days when I was trying to be healthy. But I've grown accustomed to eating this way and find that it's both satisfying and tasty. While I do stray from time to time, know that I can count on eating Plan foods to lose any weight I pick up. That's reassuring and takes some of the guess work out of weight loss for me. When I lose or gain, I usually know why. The every day weigh in really has helped put me in touch with the connection between weight and diet. It goes way beyond the calories in vs. calories out that I used to try to monitor so closely.
My focus now is on finding more foods that are safe so I can expand my repertoire. Testing eggs, asparagus and sweet potatoes in the upcoming days. Lots of delicious summer produce will be in season soon, and I'm looking forward to going to my local farmer's market to find some new things to try.0 -
Hi,
Glad to find a support group. I tried to get both my mom and my sister, who are both over-weight and saying they want to lose weight to start The Plan with me, but both declined (sigh), so not much support from the family network.
Both are giving excuses to eating healthier, so I am not going to worry about that. I have to start focusing on myself and getting myself healthier.
I am on day 6, the protein test, and have lost 10 lbs. so far. I was lucky that I had tried flax seed before starting The Plan and knew I liked them. I felt so bad the first day and a half of the detox but by the 2nd half of the 2nd day, I was feeling much better. I have found that I am sleeping better now and have not had any of my normal stomach issues (yea!).
I did test reactive on the day with the rye cracker so I did a rest day and re-tested the cracker day using a rick cracker instead. Worked out much better for me. Good luck to everyone, and please remember it is easy to go off plan, but then so easy to go right back on, don't get discouraged if you have a mess up day or weekend.0 -
Hi Dorene68,
Welcome to the group. Sounds like you are doing really well. Congratulations on the 10 lb loss. I think that your advice about getting back on the plan if you've fallen off for awhile is great. When I do this and gain weight, I now know what I can do to lose that weight again. And I don't have to starve myself or workout for hours every day, just need to eat my safe foods and drink the right amount of water.
In the process of doing that at the moment, had a stressful week and ate poorly, up about 3 lbs but I think I will be back on track soon.0 -
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I'm Lynda. I'm 69 years old and have been struggling with my weight for many years. I decided to try the plan because it seems to make sense. I'm going to start on Sunday, because my husband will be gone for three days, and I think it will be easier not to have to cook for anyone else during the cleanse. More than the weight loss, I"m hoping for better sleep and less pain. The reports from people who have started to feel better even before the weight loss have me very hopeful.0 -
Hi one and all! I'm Paula, an empty nester and I'll turn 59 later this month. Since January I've been pleased to lose 30 lbs. on a tried and true weight loss program, but an old friend started telling me about The Plan over the weekend. I was so intrigued because it sounds like there are actually answers to some long term questions I've been asking myself: How can I eat 'right' and my weight is down 2 lbs. one day and up 1.5 the next? Why is it that sometimes shortly after a meal, I can hardly hold my head up? Do I really have to live with IBS for the rest of my life, not to mention Fibromyalgia flare-ups?
So my book arrived from Amazon yesterday and I'm reading away and testing for low thyroid function (family history). Tomorrow I'll shop, Friday do the prep and Saturday I'll start the journey to finally find the answers to my questions. And along the way, I expect I'll lose that last 10 lbs. Who knows, maybe more
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Hello guys! My husband and I are doing the Plan. Today, is day 2. We are hoping to learn alot about our bodies. My husband has allergies and eczema, and I get a bloated stomach many days that make me look pregnant (4-6) months.
Anyways, we are optimistic that we might figure out our unique problems.
Right now...we are incredibly struggling with the flax seed for breakfast. Yesterday, we forced ourselves to eat it, but it was simply awful. I think maybe I cooked it wrong???? Any suggestions, as to a approved breakfast substitute would be incredibly helpful!!
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Hi teresaknightm,
So sorry you don't like the flax seed. According to Lyn's website, there is a blueberry & pear compote you can do instead of the flax. Here is the web address: http://lyngenet.com/ and you have to download The Fall Cookbook 2012 (different from The Plan Cookbook 2012). Once on the site go to Blogs and scroll down until you see the blog entitled: Fall Newsletter & Fall Cookbook, there is a link to download The Fall Cookbook for 2012. Good Luck to you and your husband, Dorene:+)0 -
Hi everyone,
I'm on day 3 of the plan and I can't wait to have my glass of wine tomorrow night!
The first 2 days were hell, physically. I really felt the detox symptoms which was surprising because I though I ate really "healthy"
So far I am down 1.7kgs (over 3lbs) very happy with that!
I wasn't reactive to almonds which has made my day
Hope everyone is doing well,
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Finding I'm quiet hungry today, on day 4.... I think I'm missing my soup at lunch. The cup of vegetables and spinah wasn't very filling.
Does anyone drink tea (normal black tea) wih rice milk or coconut milk?
I finally gave in and had one today, wasn't sure if we are allowed regualr tea but I was missing my cuppa0 -
Hi! It doesn't look like much action has been happening in this forum...but I hope to hear from some of you fellow Planners.
My husband and I started the cleanse on Tuesday and have just finished supper from Day 4!! Wooohooo for some flavorful cheese. (I am hoping I am not reactive.) As of this morning I was down 4 lbs. I was hoping for 5lbs but I'll take the 4! Hubby is down 7+lbs...so happy he's doing this with me otherwise I don't know if I'd be doing so well.
As far as the flax granola--it takes me 45minutes or more to eat breakfast!! I'm glad I'm reading on here that i'm not the only one having difficulty with it. I don't like it at all...I know it's good for me and that's about all that gets me through it. I might try the compote in the next few days. I'm also finding a hard time (today it started) with broccoli. I have been on the verge of gagging, and the orange oil doesn't help it in anyway for me. The chicken tonight even was making me gag....I don't know what it is??! Today, by far I felt the worst yet...Has anyone else had the same experience? I had a big headache on day 2 but this morning (day 4) I felt like I was faint and kinda weak. My knees have felt achy, but no other joints, and I still lost .8 of a lb....so I don't know if i had a reaction or if it was a detox thing??? I tweeted Lyn-Genet and her response didn't seem to help... Soooooo, we'll see what tomorrow is like?? I was wondering if I should have had a rest day today...I'm hoping I didn't screw it all up, but right now I'm feeling pretty good...Must be that OUNCE of dark chocolate I inhaled!
I'm hoping to successfully do the 20 days....wish me luck. I have been super confused so far (I didn't think I was so daft!! :ohwell: ) as there are discrepencies btw the book and online stuff...then it's been cold here so I was doing the winter menu, and now I'm doing the spring one...I don't know if that's bad or not!? Oh well...so far I've been losing so I'll take the bit of confusion....hoping it gets easier as I go on. There is so much preparation too, with my 3yr old and 11month old running around, I'm continually screwing things up!! Thankfully the grocery store is only 2 blocks away!!
I'm so happy I've found a support group for The Plan!!0 -
Hi KweenJosephine,
Good Luck to you and your husband.
I was not a breakfast person to begin with and I struggled with eating a full cup of the flax granola as well. I found I was throwing out about half and wasting it anyway, so I cut the serving down to a 1/2 cup, which worked much better for me. That did not adversely affect me and I still felt full even by lunchtime.
I have lost around 17 pounds so far (been about a month on The Plan), however the weight loss has slowed a little bit now as I am testing more often than recommended. The book recommends to test about once every 5 days, but I was reactive to so much, I need to get more friendly foods on my list so there is some variety.
I am glad I only went by the book as I have heard that there are discrepancies between the book and the website. I only go on the website to download the free recipe books, Dorene.0 -
Hi Grace,
Here is what Lyn's website says about other drinking options:
What else can I drink besides water?
Peppermint tea, Chamomile tea, and Roobios teas are all fine to have included as part of your water intake. You may also have Green or Black teas but I would limit those to 16 oz daily because of their acidity.
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Julie and I started the plan 2 weeks ago. I hate vegetables but I suffered through the cleanse days. Had horrible headaches and was a total martyr. However on day 4, all pain I had in my foot that broke and my knee joins was gone. I was sleeping, felt energized, and was sold on sticking with this.
I ran into reactivity on the day I added white bread. Within an hour, pains all came back and headache. Dang! I love bread.
So back to safe days...I've lost 11 pounds and am ready to try a new food. I snuck a bite of an onion, peppers and black bean salad and immediately got a headache and so tired. So now I add black beans to the list.
I'm curious if any of you know if Rye bread would be safe since the rye cracker was ok? I want to have bread...or is there a good gluten free bread?
Thanks and so glad to find a group to talk with!
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Thank you Dorene for your response! Your 17 lb weightloss is amazing!! Congratulaions! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one struggling with the flax. I think that I will also cut the flax back to half a cup, because I do end up throwing probably a quarter cup out...and it would be less gagging in the morning! Ha!
I might try doing the breakfast compote on Monday...switch it up a bit. I kinda wish I would've just stuck to the book Dorene, but I tweet her often and don't want to get "yelled" at again! :happy: Some of the days online seems yummier to me too, and now that it's finally hot outside I'm better with colder type food.
Today was the most enjoyable day for me yet...nice apricot glazed chicken, cheese, rye crackers, and chocoate!! Tomorrow I think we're going to introduce steak if all goes well. So far no headaches, aches or weird things for me.
This might be a TMI issue: But my husband had to URGENTLY go to the bathroom to have a bowel movement, but it wasn't diarrhea...would this be a reaction? He feels ok otherwise, just tired as our babies are NOT sleeping well at night. Grrrr. I would love to know what some extra sleep would do for our systems!!0 -
You are most welcome and thank you for your kind words.
Let me know how you like the compote as I have not tried that, but might just to switch things up a bit.
I tested reactive to the rye cracker, but found I could do a rice cracker ok. When I got to the day to add cheese, chocolate and coffee, I went up a pound. I did a friendly day again and only added the cheese and coffee and was fine, so figured it must have been the chocolate (I love chocolate, sigh). I did wait a couple of weeks and tested the chocolate again. I emailed Lyn's group and they suggested it could be because I have yeast build up that has not gone away yet, so there may still be hope for chocolate for me, yea!
Glad to hear you are not having headaches. I only had them the first day and a half of the cleanse, but have been fine since.
I loved the apricot glazed chicken. I used sriracha instead of the adobe peppers as that was what I had on hand and did not feel like buying the adobe peppers. I also loved the Indian spiced chicken (day 15). I like cinnamon ok, but put less in spice mixes than what the recipe calls for as to me cinnamon gave over power the other spices. Good luck with the steak, that is on my list to try as well (probably on the 4th of July, will grill steaks).
No, you are fine and not TMI as it helps to ask if other people have the same symptoms. I found that I get this too in the AM after the cereal and the coffee, so I have just gotten used to it. I just think of it as the flax cleaning me out and getting rid of waster quicker. I don't think it is a reaction, as I feel fine the rest of the day and have weight-loss for that day.
Yeah, sleep is important as not enough can throw your body off. I don't have kids and find that there is a lot of prep work, so I give extra kudos to people who have kids and have to do all the prep work. I think it will be worth it if we can get healthy and lose weight at the same time, Dorene.0 -
Hi Julie,
Keep up the good work! I reacted badly to the rye cracker, but found I could do a rice cracker. I also reacted to the white bread, but have not given up as I love bread too.
I think you should test different breads you like, because even though white bread got me, I tested fine with pumpernickel and I also tested the sprouted grain bread and was fine with that. I am going to try testing sourdough and then eventually wheat.
LOL, can you tell I don't want to totally give up on bread? Good Luck and let us know how the Rye bread test goes, Dorene.0 -
Hi, so happy to find this forum to discuss TP!! I need to lose some weight (10-15 lbs. at least) that I'm never able to get off successfully. Plus, I JUST had some arthritis flare up and can't seem to mitigate that so far with supplements. I am a Type 1 diabetic, so wasn't sure exactly how closely I'd be able to follow the plan, but it's working surprisingly well and my insulin amounts have decreased by about half. I NEVER used to be able to eat breakfast (other than an egg) without my sugars going wild.
I'm only on Day 4. Did you all lose every day on the cleanse?
Have a question however and am hoping someone will answer. I lost half a pound on day 1, 1.2 lbs on Day 2 and then this morning was the same. I followed the cleanse pretty carefully.
Is staying the same meaning I am reacting or is it okay to go ahead????
I decided to go ahead with Day 4, mainly because my two older children are doing this with me (ages 23 and 22) and so I am preparing foods for the three of us (hubby and the two little girls aren't). I don't relish figuring out how to cook for three separate groups for meals!!
Thanks in advance for any help!!!
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Hi Ruth,
Good Luck with TP!
I lost 4 the first day, 2 the second day and then 4 on the third day.
You could be reactive to the chick peas because Lyn's book says that when you test and you don't lose .5 you are considered reactive.
I believe in Lyn's book, but I also believe that we are all different, so everyone's standard weigh loss can be different. After the cleanse, I was consistently losing .4 each day, not the .5 like her book says (when I did not test reactive to stuff that is).
I think that everyone's body is different just like Lyn does, so I also think that the weight loss can be different for everyone. Be sure to check that there are not other things that kept you from losing that day, like drinking your water too late, to little or too much water. If you can't put your find on what made you not lose, then you could be reactive to the chick peas, Dorene.0 -
Hi Dorene!
Thanks for your reply!! After going ahead and having hummus this time (with the possible reactive chickpeas), I lost .8 lbs., and I lost .8 lbs again yesterday. I have lost a total of 4.4 lbs.in five days.
So I'm guessing that something else was responsible for the no loss day. I'm being careful to drink all my water before 7:30.
I am so sorry you aren't able to do chocolate right now.
Interestingly enough, I did fine with the weight loss and my blood sugars with the chocolate inclusion, but maybe that's because I added the wine too. I rarely drink alcohol, so it's not that it's a fav at all, but apparently wine does decrease blood sugar (as attested to by some type 1's that I googled). Not too sure that I'm eager to try the chocolate without, since my blood sugars might spike (which they've rarely done so far on the plan), but I'm sure I'll need to try that.
Keep on keeping on!!!
My kids both lost weight the first three days (and my daughter doesn't need to lose but the five she lost are okay), but both have now stabilized weight.
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Thank you Dorene!
I made the compote and it was alot easier for me to choke down...still not my favourite but I'd probably choose it over the granola given a choice It's a bit of work but not bad. Hubby didn't mind it as well...the change was a beautiful thing for our discouraged-flax-eating-souls! :happy:
So much of The Plan is confusing me....Monday was our day 7 which she states is a no test day (or you can do chickpeas which we had already tested...) but there were potatoe chips for a snack which we hadn't had before....so that's confusing to me...anyway, hubby was up .6 yesterday morning...so he was bummed...and I only lost .4lbs...I don't think I was reactive although I didn't lose my .5lbs. I'm wondering if anyone knows how PMS factors into this?? I am expecting my period any day...and I've always gained while having it....THIS morning I was only down .2 and that was AFTER yesterday's rest day. ?? I'm confused...I think I mentioned that. :explode: So now with my back aching and not much for loss, I'm questioning whether goat's cheese WAS reactive even though up until my rest day I'd lost on it. ACK.
I've been drinking way more than half my body weight in oz of water....as she says add an extra 40 ounces if you're breastfeeding and even more if it's HOT out...which it is...so yesterday I had 130+ ounces of water....maybe that was too much?? I see how they tell you to get a consultation...too bad it's too pricey for my blood. :indifferent: Sleep is still an issue...kids!
I love the apricot glazed chicken too Dorene!! I hope you have good luck testing steak for july 4!! Steak went well with me...loved it...had some pecorino romano with the salad and it all went together YUMMMMMILY!!
I could eat that again....sadly she wants beef limited to once a week!
I'm hoping things start to stabilize again and that I start losing! I wish my reactivity symptoms were more obvious??? I'm living for my chocolate tonight and testing bread tomorrow! I have to have carrot/ginger soup for lunch....wish me luck...I think I'm going to douse it with spicy coco sauce!! Hahaha!0 -
Hi KweenJosephine,
I am definitely going to try the compote, just to mix things up, although I don't mind the flax, but I had eaten it before I started The Plan so is probably why I don't mind it.
I was a little confused by that too, but I am assuming it is because the potato chips are supposed to be non-reactive for about 95% of the people. I can't find salt free chips here and did not feel like ordering them online, but my local grocery store does carry Lays brand that is 50% less salt and I do ok with those. I know Lyn says that anything that is not a half pound loss means you are reactive, but I am consistently losing .4, so I think that is just my body being different from the norm.
I am officially at 19 pounds down as of today, yea! I went up 3 pounds when I was PMSing. I am going thru early menopause so I am not as regular as I used to be so it is hard for me to tell when I am ready to start. Lyn's book does recommend to not test while you are cycling as that can throw the results off cause of water retention.
I really did not like goat's cheese, but am able to stomach sheep's cheese much better. I am hoping when I test the cow's cheese that I am not reactive cause I love most kinds of cow's cheese.
Thank you, I am so looking forward to steak and I wish we could have beef more often too!
LOL, I only made the first batch of carrot ginger soup and had such a hard time with it that I have not made it since, yuck just did not like it. There is supposed to be a cream of broccoli soup that a lot of people like. I have not tried that yet but plan to.
I hope you have a happy and safe 4th, Dorene.0 -
I am SO hoping the potato chips are okay for me!! Love, love, love potato chips (salted would be a bit better)!
I ate at El Torito today with my friend. I wasn't quite sure what to do, but I ordered the chicken tortilla soup minus the cheese (brought my own sheep's pecorino) and told them to hold the tortilla strips. I ate the soup broth and veggies and took out the chicken and potatoes and peppers. About an hour after the meal, I ate my no-salt potato chips...
I know the soup has tomato in it, so I'm really not sure what tomorrow's scale will show. And, unfortunately, I won't know if it's the potato chips or the tomato in the soup?!!!
Happy July 4th to all!! Anybody veering off the plan for the day?
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Hi Ruth,
I am going off the plan for dinner only. We are having a cookout and I plan to have a little bit of everything in moderation.
I have found that it is pretty easy to start right back up when you have a day where you go off plan a little, or even a lot. I have been a dieter all my life because of being over-weight all my life and I think the hardest lesson to learn is to not beat yourself up when you go off whatever plan you are doing for a day or two.
In the past, I always use to be so hard on myself when I messed up that I would just get discouraged and not even try anymore. I have vowed to myself that I won't do that this time, especially as this time it is not so much about losing the weight as trying to get myself healthier, Dorene:+)0 -
Totally agree with you, Dorene!! I want to be healthier too--and am seeing that I look a bit healthier (maybe it's the weight loss, too)!
I stayed the same weight-wise this morning. Wondering if it was the tomato base in the soup; hoping it's not the potato chips.
But I did sleep better last night, and my blood sugars were excellent all day yesterday and today (so looking at the positive side of this).
I'm staying on the plan today just because my kids are doing it as well, and it's simpler cooking the same thing. We tried bread today!! Tasted really good toasted with goat cheese, avocado and sunflower seeds.
I was really, really hungry mid-morning, which took me by surprise. I ate my same flax breakfast and probably had more water early on than I had the seven days prior. Not sure what that was about. Any insight?
Happy 4th!!!!
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