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Report after a week on the JUDDD diet
Starting weight 198.6 ending 191.8 - lost 6.8 lbs
This diet calls for very low calorie days followed by normal-eating days with no foods disallowed. It is considered a type of intermittent fasting. On the low calorie days I ate low-carb, 3 meals in an 8 hour time frame. I did this differently than the author recommends in that I ate real food instead of diet shakes or bars. The first 500 calorie day was hard, but by the third one I did just fine with it. When you eat that little you naturally tend to drink more water.
Things I noticed:
-I ate more slowly.
-I didn't eat a full number of calories on the "off" day.
-I ate a lot of carbs on one "off" day and didn't gain.
-Didn't experience low blood sugar on the 500 cal day - maybe due to my low-carb choices.
-I was a little low-energy to begin with, but now my energy is normal.
-Junky foods are less attractive when they are no longer forbidden (or off-limits for 6 months until the weight is lost because they disrupt ketosis). The thought comes naturally that if I don't have this treat today no big deal because I can have it in two days. No tendency to gorge on goodies because it's a normal calorie day.
I decided to try this because I've had real trouble sticking to low-carb because of the "deprivation" aspects. That is totally a head trip because otherwise I feel great on it. After so many years of dieting and regaining I just have a hard time being that strict with myself. Being strict for one day is not hard for me to do. If nothing else, I can see how this type of calorie control could be a great plan for maintenance after weight loss. I will experiment with it for at least another week. I haven't read the book yet (it will be here Monday) but I do know that after a two-week period the program changes, with higher calories on the strict days.
Diet Calendar Entry for 15 April 2016:
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1756 kcal
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Fat: 76.72g | Prot: 80.79g | Carb: 156.16g.
Breakfast: Trader Joe's Greek yogurt lemon poppy seed muffins, Grapefruit (Pink and Red), Cream (Half & Half), Coffee. Lunch: America's Choice Grated Parmesan Cheese, Andy Boy Romaine Lettuce, Litehouse Foods Caesar Caesar Dressing & Dip, Coleman Natural Organic Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Sugar Apricot Preserves, Butter, San Luis Sourdough Sourdough Cracked Wheat Bread (28g). Dinner: Asian Gold Chinese Style Barbecue Pork, Potato Salad, Grapefruit (Pink and Red). Snacks/Other: Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Crisps, Starbucks Caffe Latte (Grande), Carr's Ginger Lemon Cremes. more...
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