Hello - 84lbs to go!!! - Wanna join me?

I would love to but I am not on that diet. I wish you luck, though

I would love to join you! I was watching that show last night, the one about Marci. It is totally incredible. Give me the details on what you have in mind and tell me a little about the diet your on and I am totally in. :happy:

Hi there - I just googled Dr. Ian Smith and found this interesting site:

http://www.50millionpounds.com/pdf/50MMPoundChallenge.pdf


A lot of the suggested meal options are what I already eat. I have already lost 45lbs, but I'd love join in for encouragement and accountability!

love that show... it is totally inspiring... I dont know about that diet? tell me more.. even if i dont do that diet.. im in on the support bandwagon

I can do it too! I have 89 lbs to go, ugh... I use my ipod touch everyday. Let's GO!

Hello , I have lost 31 and I have 30 more to go for my first goal that is... good luck and stick to it

Good job. We can so do this. I will post my update later today.

I would like to join ya'll. I have lost 4 lbs since last week and I 50 lbs to go. I have post pregnancy weight that I need to loose (baby is 4 months). It's seems like I get stuck at a certain weight for a while and I get discouraged, so I need people to keep me from giving up.

Goal date 9/2/11
Starting weight: 184
Goal weight: 130 (never weighed that in my life!)

Hey everyone. I have been counting down and it looks like today is day 107. How is everyone doing on their diet? I hope ya'll are doing better than I am. I was doing so good this whole week and then BAM i just totally messed up. Has anyone ever tried those peanut butter cups from Trader Joes? Well they are absolutley addicting and a coworker brought a container for us to work yesterday. I kept reaching in and grabbing a couple every hour or so, towards the end of the day I must have ate like 10 of them. I felt horrible. And it totally showed up on the scale. I gained back two pounds.:sad:

On the bright side, I have worked out for an hour+ for the past four days. Today is my only off day. Tomorrow I'm walking to the high school by my house and I'm going to run/power walk around the track for an hour. We grocery shopped today and I stocked up on fruits and veggies. I also have bought the fat smash diet book and I will start the fat smash 9 day detox tomorrow. Le t me know if ya'll want the guideline.

I was also thinking it would be better for all of us to weigh in biweekly. I think weighing in each day can be seriously depressing especially when the numbers on the scale don't go down or go back up a pound or two. (Trust me, I speak from experience) .I also think we should set specific goals to help us reach our goals better.

Right now I weigh 217 lbs. My goal weight is 160 lbs. I have to lose 57 lbs. I have 107 days left to reach my goal weight. We all have a different amount of weight to lose in this 111 day period. I think everyone should set out to lose an attainable amount of weight every week or two. This can only be done by eating right and working out 5-7 days a week.

For me, I made 8 mini goals aiming to lose between 5-7lbs every two weeks. Here is what it looks like:

1st weigh-in 1/26/11: Goal weight: Between 209-211lb
2nd WI-2/9/11-GW: 202-204LB
3rd WI -2/23/11-GW: 195-197LB
4th WI-3/9/11-GW: 188-190LB
5th WI-3/23/11-GW: 181-183LB
6th WI-4/6/11-GW: 174-176LB
7th WI-4/20/11-GW: 167-169LB
8th WI-5/4/11-GW: 160-162 LB

I also will cut out all white bread, potatoes, white flour, CANDY , and all processed foods. I will also eliminate unnecessary things like cakes, brownies, pastries, and mochas. I will cut out all fast foods and fried foods.

Hopefully doing all these things and continuing to work out 5 days a week, and using portion control, will help me reach my goals every two weeks.

What are your thoughts? Does anyone have any better suggestions? Please let me know.

Good luck to all of you. Now lets go and kick some but!!!

hello best of luck on your journey

Hi,

I just started the Fat Smash diet. Know anything about it.

Thanks.

Hi Graceann! Welcome abroad. The Fat Smash diet is a 90 day program with four phases. Phase 1 is the detox phase and it lasts for 9 days. In this phase you will eat mostly fruits and veggies and clean your body of toxins without fasting. Weigh yourself in the nude or a swimming suit the morning you start this phase. Then don't weigh yourself again until the morning of day 10.

In this phase you eat 4-5 meals with unlimited amounts of fruits and veggies. Remember to not stuff yourself, because you want to establish good eating habits. Eat until you stop feeling hungry, but stop before you feel stuffed. I hope that makes sense Here is a list of what to eat and what NOT to eat:

Foods ALLOWED in Phase1:
All fruits (any quantity)
All veggies (any quantty) except no avocados and no potatoes.
Protein: chickpeas, beans, tofu, lentils
Brown rice-2 cups a day
2 cups low fat /skim/soy milk
as much water as you like
Oatmeal-1 cup per day
All herbs and spices
6oz low fat yogurt (2x per day
4 egg whites per day
2 cups herbal tea per day

Foods NOT ALLOWED in Phase 1:
White rice
Meat
Fish
Cheese
Bread-all types
Raisins
Nuts
Dried/preserved fruits
Candy/popcorn/chips
Ice cream
Alcohol
Juice
Soda-regular OR diet
Coffee and all coffee drinks
Sports drinks
Milkshakes
Whole eggs or yolks
Fried foods
Fast foods

You also have to do at least 30mins of cardiovascular activity 5 days a week.

Good Luck with it. Remember this phase only lasts 9 days. And let me know if you have any more questions!!