26 lbs lost - 6 weeks on Eat to Live

I'm actually following a similar diet. I eat a mostly organic whole foods plant based diet. I've lost 19.5 pounds in just 48 days. I can attest that eating a plant based diet makes me feel satisfied, happy, and healthy.

@vegangirl102, if you are able to exercise, you should definitely do so regularly (regardless of your impending trip) and it will probably help with weight loss. Exercise is important not only for weight loss but also overall health. It is important to do cardio and strength exercises that are appropriate for your age, weight, activity level, etc. For example, moderate strength training helps maintain bone density, which depletes as we age and is why older people break their bones more easily. Also, everyone looks better when they are more toned after major weight loss!

I read Eat to Live while I was injured and couldn't exercise. Once I was able to be more active, it only helped: I felt and looked so much better adding in exercise!. Your goal is ambitious and the amount of weight that is realistic for you to lose healthily depends on your current weight. I lost 10lbs in a month, but I wasn't very overweight to begin, maybe by 20lbs.

Also, if you read the book, Dr Fuhrman explains how your body will continue to drop the pounds and getting to an ideal weight. The book goes beyond 6 weeks. Some of the responses/reviews I've come across, make the book sound like a short-term diet, when it is about making lifestyle changes.

Anyway, be careful with any diet/exercise routine you adopt and good luck

im so excited to try this!!! anyone have an example of what they ate in a day on this plan?
like breakfast, lunch, dinner,snacks

its also hard because im a very picky eater-i dont like fish, eggs, and alot of veggies (my mom was a picky eater growing up so we didnt eat a variety of things, now that im older i cant get into a lot of things)

i do like chicken, lettuce,broccoli, peas, carrots, potato, yam, bean sprout, peppers,

i wanna stay away from breads, pastries, cheese, pasta, beef -some of my weaknesses that I can live without because they make me feel yucky after i love them.

any help is greatl;y appreciated!!!!!!!

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I've been dabbling in it - I am on Day 2 of the Aggressive Plan ETL.... we'll see... :-)

Welcome!

Awesome News Fit50Grandma! come join us in the Fuhrman February blog! I am on Day 9 and have lost about 4 pounds I know tomorrow will make 5 - and what is so great about this is you don't have to kill yourself in the gym you can use it to sculpt your body as you lose through strength training - I will probably continue doing cardio every other day for 30 minutes - but no more long hours like I was doing... Adding Friend Request too!


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I'm reviving this thread! I lost about 35 lbs in 4-5 months on ETL a couple of years ago, but gained most of it back because I got lazy. I have stuck with the vegan diet all along, but ate way too many grains, oils, and processed vegan foods.

I'm now a month back into ETL and down 15 lbs! The best thing, though, is the energy. I just keep going all day long with no fatigue, and I find myself in a great mood almost all the time.

I'm happy to share recipes and ideas. I love to cook and have a stash of recipes that I've blogged about at http://caitlineats.wordpress.com/.

And I hope to be better about blogging my new recipes at my new blog, http://www.thewellroundedlife.com/

I feel like ETL is a magical potion for weight loss, energy, and happiness! Good luck everyone!

I am actually day 8 into eating without meat...just eggs. I feel so clean, no bloating however I have been eating wild rice so I don't know if that counts...I am planning on starting from tomorrow the ETL lifestyle and see how my body responds to it. I have been reading a bit on the subject and I am now ready to start. The good thing is my public library has the book so I am planning to get it from there and see where it goes

This is all so great! I've been vegan for years and briefly tried the strict ETL plan last summer.... that didn't last so long. I'm now doing what I call Eat to Live....ish. Its working so great and I'm so thrilled to not count calories or weigh my food. I've not had any great magical moments from eating this way but I have been sleeping better.

Caitlin, I look forward to following your blog.

I started one to mostly just log what I eat on a daily basis to give vegans and other ETLers menu ides http://eattoliveish.blogspot.com. I hope others join in and share how good food can be while treating your body well!

Congrats. That is a great start toward your goal. You must be excited.