Lost another pound, making a total of 6 lbs. lost in a month on JUDDDD .

The weirdest thing happens - at the end of a DD when I'm a little hungry and can't wait for the next morning to eat, I wake up and don't even think of food . How crazy is that !

I must be crazy cos I DO think of food !! LOL!!

LOL, Pati! Of course, I'm on a DD now and I am anxious for lunch to get here !

I'm on a DD today too. Do you exercise, C/B ? I'm thinking of starting today to see how much faster I can lose it. Only 3 pounds in 7 days...some think that's enough but if I can speed it along then I will...

ONLY 3 lbs. in 7 days?? Girl, that's fabulous!! That's how much I lost the first week. It's taken me 3 weeks to lose 2 more (had a 1 lb. gain in between). I've lost 17 overall, but that is something I started a year ago (counting calories).

I do exercise - at least 3 times a week and strive for 4. Some weeks, like last week, I only got in 1 day due to various reasons. In my case, the exercise doesn't seem to be necessarily helping speed up the weight loss, but it is helping in losing inches. I may have to toy with upping my calories a wee bit on my DD if I exercise on those days. I hate having to tweak things, but it appears that most everyone doing JUDDD has to end up doing that, so I'm sure my time will come!

I lost these SAME 50 lbs back in the day & I was doing low-fat and lost a lb every other day,like clockwork . I guess that's what it's doing now. I didn't put it on over night so I guess I can't expect it to come off every nite . I was reading a Kevin Trudeau book the other day he has another weight loss book out. I'm thinking of getting that as well. I need to get rid of this poundage....I HATE being fat.

The reason i gained it back so quickly this time is because i completely stopped exercising and was eating alot of fast food and cooking really unhealthy food and eating big portions(probably 5,000 calories or more a day).The first time i lost 65lbs i was more active,didnt eat as much and kept it off for 4-5 yrs.I went on vacation on the 12th and just got back yesterday.Before i left i was 174lbs and i ate alot of boardwalk junk food and ate all you can eat breakfast and dinner every day,but did alot of walking on the boardwalk and beach and now im 175lbs so im gonna go back on my strict diet and get down to 170lbs and then i might try this JUDDD diet.

Pati, I can certainly relate. The pounds I'm losing now are pounds I've also lost - and regained - a hundred times. I AM glad to finally start hitting numbers that I haven't been at in a few years, though. But, I still have a ways to go. Our weight loss goal is about the same.

JUDDD is the easiest thing I've ever done to lose weight - I just hope it keeps working!

Mike, let us know how you do on JUDDD.

It's the easiest thing I've ever done too but it appears that I'm not losing it as fast as these other JUDDD'ers...

Ah, another thing I can relate to, Pati. I have never lost as fast as anyone else on any other diet plan. Ever!! Talk about frustrating. When I first found JUDDD and began reading through this entire thread, I was hopeful I'd have the big "first week losses" that everyone else seemed to be having. Like you, I lost 3 lbs. where most people were losing almost 5. But, I was grateful to have lost at all because I'd been stuck at the same number for weeks.

Let's hang in there together and not let our slow-moving bodies win .

every body is different (yes everybody and every body). You are almost certainly not the slowest loser but it's the ones with staggering numbers to report who come bounding on here and get all the wows and congratulations, while the ones who have only 2lbs or so report it with less fanfare or get a less whoopeee response.

I am losing soooooooooooooooooooooo slooooooooooooooooowly. REALLY slowly but I AM losing. I go up and down a LOT and it drives me nuts but I know I'm losing. I started this in February and have lost 6-8lbs so in 5 months I've managed to shift what some others have lost in one WEEK. Sure I'm annoyed about it but then again I know without JUDDDD I'd be 6-8lbs heavier than I am now so I worry less about how fast others are losing and concentrate only on what MY body is capable of shedding.

Heather, maybe the slowness is because you have less to lose than some?

Well, not exactly that--he was quoted in an article under the "science stuff" thread on the JUDDDD group and said that the effects of SIRT-1 would last for at least ten days, but how much longer than that he wasn't sure. I can tell you that it certainly is possible to gain weight if you stop dieting for ten days. However, it could be that he was referring to some of the other health benefits of JUDDDD.

That could be part of it. I lost a lot right away, but I have a lot more weight to lose total than Heather does. Actually, Heather's dedication often inspires me to stick with it when I get discouraged. I'm always glad to read her posts!

Hi, wow the thread was so long I couldnt take it all in-interesting subject! In a nutshell, how much have you lost since january Beth and how have you found the diet.

Thanks!

Beth, thanks for clarifying.

Hi i just wanted to let everyone know, i will no longer be a member of the JUDDDD team, this diet is not for me. I quickly gained all the weight i had lost back plus 1 extra pound, so unless you are willing to commit to this form of eating for life, then it is nothing more than a quick temporary fix, like many of other fad diets. My best advice to long term weight loss and management is to portion control, healthy eating, and exercise. I have tried all sorts of diets and they all lead me back to eating healthy and exercising. Though i do not want to put a damper on the rest of you continuing this diet, i wish you good luck.

Even eating healthily with portion control, regular exercise and good old fashioned calorie counting is a 'quick fix' if you don't stick with it for life. It's not a fad diet since you are expected to keep to JUDDDD for ever (unlike say with a grapefruit diet). JUDDDD is designed as a complete, PERMANENT change. If you start JUDDD with an end in mind then it's not going to work. No diet keeps on working when you come off it.

Shame it didn't suit you but only you can know which eating style is one you can continue with in the long haul. I wish you much success in how you choose to continue. Juddding isn't the only way to go about it so I hope you find a way that fits you better. Good luck

I'm another really slow loser, but it is happening for me on JUDDDD. Like everyone, I wish it was coming off faster, but I am pretty pleased with it all when I remember where I started and what the alternative would be.

Starla, I'm sorry that JUDDDD wasn't what you were looking for. I wish you great success with your healthy eating and exercise program. The thing is, I do plan to eat this way for the rest of my life. I've been doing down days long enough now that they are just second nature and I don't think much about it. I've lost 36 pounds since November - 22 pounds so far on JUDDDD. I started JUDDDD Feb. 19, so that isn't fast weight loss at all. I took a 3 week break from it for a vacation and only regained 1.5 pounds, which came off in 2 days.

I love eating this way. I'll take slow weight loss on JUDDDD any day over equally slow weight loss having to weigh and measure and count every calorie that goes into my mouth every day for the rest of my life.

I feel the same way, Sue.....

well good luck to ya all, and i dont plan to count every calorie and what not that goes into my mouth just knowing when to stop eating, its all about balance

I lost almost 2 more lbs. yay! I, too, plan to keep on eating this way for life. I've tried every other diet, every other calorie-counting/portion control plan and nothing has worked as easily or quickly for me than JUDDD'ing. My lifelong "dream diet" was to be able to eat what I wanted and lose weight. I've finally found it and it's working better than anything I've ever tried. I can eat healthy and have my little "forbidden" goodies as well. Certainly, it's not for everyone. But it's working for me, I don't feel deprived of anything, and have felt nothing but great .

Pati, how'd you do this week?

Works for me, I've lost 34 lbs since Jan 07. No diet keeps you thin when you go off it. Juddding helps me pick healthier foods just to be able to stay within my limits. It's easy because you only have to stress out one day out of two. And really my down days have become easy for me. I've lost plenty of lbs but after I lose and go off the diet, because I can't stand the stress of dieting every day, I gain it all back. With JUDDD I've gotten control of what food I put in my mouth. I'll never stop Juddding...

Best wishes to you, Starla--I hope you find just the right thing that works for you!

You will find info on many people's weightloss in the JUDDDD group in the thread "Total Pounds Lost by the Collective."

I have found this diet by turns great, nutty, difficult, easy, exciting, annoying--you name it! It feels great to see my blood pressure normalize, to see my allergies/asthma show some improvement, and to have lost 27 pounds over the last few months, even with a very loooong stall in the middle of it. I have found that for me, eliminating simple carbohydrates helps me lose weight better, and waiting until later in the afternoon on down days helps me control my appetite better.

I am SO PROUD of you, C-Breeze!!! You've put in the effort and the results are showing.

Aw, thank you Beth!!

I have always thought that getting and staying at a healthy weight IS part of increaseing life span and helps with anti-aging effects.......also most people do NOT do the 20% weight loss mode, and when you reach you goal weight you will be in maintanence mode, which will be 50-60% of your daily intake of calories.

I applaud people who can stay at the gym 3-4 hours a day 5-7 days a week, ride 5-10 miles on a bike everyday, but I simply do not have time to do that. I have a husband, 3 kids (7, 5, and 7 months), and a house that I have to take care of. I am sure my 7 month old would be very understanding of missing a bottle because mommy feels the need to exercise 3 hours without stopping I started JUDDDD on March 16th and I did overeat on my UD's in the beginning, but now my appetite has been cut dramatically and there are some UD's that I have to actually make myself eat more to get my daily recommended calories. JUDDDD has completely changed the way I think about food and eating. I control food now, it no longer controls me. I can walk by my used to be trigger foods and not even give them a second thought. JUDDDD has been amazing for me, not just because of the 29 lbs weight loss, but more importantly because of the mental changes it has brought me. JUDDDD has taught me portional control and the weight loss has inspired me to exercise to tone my body up. Some people have the concept that we JUDDDDer's are just starving our body on DD's and shoveling food in on our UD's, this is simply NOT true. I feel satisfied on my DD's, and eat reasonable portions on my UD's (can not overeat on UD's it makes me feel sick and bloated).

I would not discourage anyone from doing a diet that they want to try and if someone has a post that says "not to be discouraging, BUT...." then maybe that person should just keep it to themselves, no one wants to hear discouraging comments about what they are trying to do.

Your whole post was wonderful, Kim. I think what you said here needs to be extra pointed out .