26 lbs lost - 6 weeks on Eat to Live

I did ETL's six week plan in 2012 and went from 196 to 172. I followed the plan as it's laid out in the book with the exception of a few glasses of wine on Saturday nights. I've had so many girlfriends tell me they're not losing and when I ask them about their food they're not following the plan. They eat an extra serving of whole grain, they add cheese to their enchiladas or they pour Sriracha on their food (which has oil, sugar and salt). If you don't follow the plan it's not going to lead to the success stories you hear about.

The biggest struggle is maintaining. I started with the six week plan and then continued with a plant based diet for the next four months. I lost nearly 50 lbs and then celebrated by returning to my old ways. I put back on every single one of those pounds through eating out and ordering delivery. ETL can help you lose the weight if you can maintain it but you have to be committed to the choices as a lifestyle. I'm 11 days into the six week plan again to try to mitigate future issues like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, etc. I've struggled for the last six months getting back up to 194 lbs and going on and off the plan. Now I'm seven days further than I have been in the last few months. When I started this time I was down to 186lb and this morning I weighed in at 175lbs.

Stay strong, it's worth the commitment no matter how daunting -- it's better than death and regret.

Great job! I also was very sold on those documentaries as well as Vegucated. Glad to see someone else in the same place as I. Keep up the great work!

Thanks, I just read Eat to Live last week, and it truly made sense. I am currently working towards a plant based diet, but the Hubs is totally unsupportive, and pretty much mocks everything I try. I am hoping that when I have success, he will be motivated to try it as well, since he is right around 300#, and he isn't that tall.

Thanks for all the input!!

Sharon

I am in week 5 of the 6 week eat to live program. I went in 100% on day one. I have had one kind of cheat meal, but other than that I have been on. I had 5 days of bad caffeine withdrawal - headaches, body aches, restless legs, etc. I honestly didn't know if I was going to make it through it. I did, but it was rough. After that thing has gone pretty smooth. I really like eating this way. BUT - I would not say that it is easy or simple. It is very hard to eat out or at friends houses!!!!!! Honestly, I have to always be prepared. I pretty much prepare all my food and just take it with me. The upside is that I am not hungry. I still do crave thing and I really really miss coffee. Now that I have kicked caffeine I really don't want to go back on it, but every morning still I want it. I also had to increase my sodium in take a little more than he suggested. I just had a hard time with the low low sodium, nothing tasted good. I bough pink Himalayan salt and have tried not to go crazy. I am 5'3 started at 153 and today weigh 140 (day 2 of week 5) and have lost 4 inches on my waist 3 inches on my love handles and 2.4 on my hips. I am thinking I'll stay 100% until I am down to 130# and then I need to figure the life plan out. I would like to have a little more flexibility when I am out with friends and families. I was working out, but honestly since I started this I haven't worked out. I feel good and more confident I am starting to get my workouts back in.

I wanted to post this because I have been reading this thread since I started the 6 week program and love to hear people actually experiences to keep me motivated. I started this to lose weight, but after reading the book I think I am motivated to eat for my health.

Good luck everyone. If I can do this - you definitely can

I just started ETL on Aug 15. The first week was hard due to toxic hunger, withdrawals, etc. This week I feel great! No more craving and desire to eat junk. I even took off coffee. I lost 5 lbs in the first week. I love this ETL lifestyle and am reading the End of Dieting book. I will keep it up.

First, congratulations on your 26 pounds.

I'm with you on the plant based diet. I did low carb for a few years, kept losing a few pounds, gaining a few, etc. I went to see a new doctor, a natural holistic one, and she recommended based on my blood type (AB-) that I give up most of the meat, increase my carbs, incorporate grains, beans, legumes, fruit and veggies. I'll be honest with you - it took me about a year to make the transition. I am gluten and dairy free as well. I feel amazing I have never felt this good ever. I'll have a treat here and there that may include gluten and/or dairy, but I've made a pact with myself that as long as it's homemade (not store-bought junk), I can have one piece, enjoy, not worry about it, and not binge after. I'm mostly vegan right now. I won't give up eggs or honey. Or at least not yet

Continue on with your healthy journey. And once again, congratulations! :flowerforyou:

Thanks Topsking2010. I plan on it!

if you're going to go vegan you MUST supplement with daily iron and B vitamins, otherwise you will become anemic- that happened to my daughter. I think plant based is a healthy diet, but you need to look at independent reviews of shows like forks over knives, etc because I believe they skew their results. I also believe that because we as human beings are omnivores, we NEED food from all sources- not just plants- our bodies actually need it. I always laugh at the cat food commercials that talk about having fruit and vegetables in the cat food. Cats are carnivores- they don't need that stuff. But since we think it's healthy we are going to think it's healthy for our cats.

Hi. Are you interested in an E2L pal? I'm in week two. I'm following the plan to the letter. I have lost five pounds and I am thrilled.

Hi. I would be grateful for an ETL pal. I just completed day 4 and have lost 3 pounds. I would love to lose another 27, but would be happy with 17.

Hey group! I'm just starting the ETL diet this weekend. Going for overnight oats with protein powder for brekkie, bean pasta with roasted veg for lunch and a salad with bean burger for dinner. My trouble areas will likely be the 'no snacking between meals' rule, and the one carb per day. I have 10 stubborn pounds that I would like to erase from my body stat.