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Post by lovemybigfamily on Jan 30, 2015 18:54:37 GMT -5
I have been on thm since August of 2013. I lost 48 pounds within 9 months and have been mostly stalled since then. It is a lifetime commitment for me, so I don't have binge times or falling off the wagon weeks. I may have an off plan food every once in a while, but I am back at it 3 hours later. I did come from a diet of sugar and white flour to this diet to begin with. I weighed around 200 to begin with. l am in the upper 150's. I am 5'6" and have a goal weight of 130-135. My prekids weight is around 115-120, so I am not shooting for that after 13 kids and being 45 years old. I am not very active other than keeping up with my supersize family. I have begun doing planks and squats this week. I also own many ttapp dvd's that I have done in the past. I am feeling very discouraged and haven't been successful in any research I have done to find out why.
Thanks for any input, Heather
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Post by steffanie3 on Jan 31, 2015 17:43:40 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that. Would you want to post some menus for a few days (with times and fuels) to see if we can help trouble shoot?
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Jan 31, 2015 18:16:17 GMT -5
I will begin posting menus tomorrow. I am considering doing another fuel cycle. I have done 2 but it has been a few months amd they weren't terribly successful.
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 2, 2015 15:22:56 GMT -5
Sunday menu Breakfast: coffee with h/h and stevia drops, scrambled eggs with a little cheese (less than 2 eggs-made a big pan for family) Lunch: about 1/2 cup of spaghetti squash casserole (squash, homemade spaghetti sauce, mozzarella and ricotta), veggies (sugar snap peas, broccoli and peppers) and yogurt ranch. Snack: yogurt (oikos triple zero) and some homemade low carb granola. Dinner: one small Joseph's pita, a fried egg, 4 pieces of bacon, two slices of roma tomato, a small amount of light mayo. Snack (over 2 1/2 hours later): 2 cups popcorn and hot tea
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 2, 2015 15:32:41 GMT -5
Monday: Breakfast: two fried eggs, 1 sausage party, coffee with 1 tsp mct, 1 tsp butter, splash of half and half and stevia drops Snack : 2 crisp & light wasa crackers with some natural peanut butter and sugar free high fiber jam on top. Hot tea. Lunch: sesame encrusted salmon cooked in butter, zucchini, onions, peppers and baby bella mushrooms cooked in butter.
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Post by susieq on Feb 2, 2015 18:25:20 GMT -5
How many E meals do you have per week? On average the past 6 months? I don't see E meals here and that might be something to add more of. Otherwise, my eyes see yummy food!
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 3, 2015 18:26:43 GMT -5
Before this week I did quite a few e meals. I actually was eating oatmeal almost every morning. I would say almost 50% of my meals were e. Then I did some research on plateaus and read about doing an egg fast and thought I would increase my egg and s meals and try to lower my carbs for a while to see if that helped. We got a new scale around Christmas which isn't near as kind to me as my old scale. I thought I weighed almost 10 pounds less than I do. UGH! we are all kinda foodie here, and I have been doing thm for a year and a half so I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what needs done. I just wonder if once the body gets used to eating this way it stops the weight loss and adjusts to the new way. I just was hoping for this not to occur until all the weight was gone.
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 3, 2015 18:39:46 GMT -5
last night's dinner: sirloin steak cooked as gyro meat and served in joseph's pita with homemade tszaziki sauce and fresh chopped tomatoes. Cucumber vinaigrette salad, roasted Parmesan broccoli and caesar salad. Then low carb brownies with peanut butter frosting for my daughter's birthday. breakfast: bullet proof coffee and one egg scrambled with cheese and ham.
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Post by steffanie3 on Feb 5, 2015 22:46:20 GMT -5
I agree everything looks pretty good. Maybe a Fuel Cycle would be a good idea to try again with some support from the ladies on your menus. The only thing I do want to mention is your one snack would be a crossover unless about a tsp of peanut butter on on your Wasa and the Light and Crisps aren't recommended on plan, the light Rye is the best you can have 1 for S, 2 for FP, or 4 for E. I was going to mention Es as well, many mamas find they need at least one a day. Have you tried any of the new drinks? GGMS, Singing Canary, The Shrinker are all found in the Pearl and Serene chats, tips, pics, etc area as well as new recipes since the book came out
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 6, 2015 10:59:40 GMT -5
The crisp and light wasa aren't on plan? They are low fat and lower carb than the other wasa which makes each cracker about 4 carbs.
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 6, 2015 11:02:14 GMT -5
I have tried all three drinks. All through December I had at least one ggms a day and one cranberry wassail a day (we were fighting major sickness ). I probably do one shrinker a week. I usually drink oolong every day.
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Post by Blessed Beyond Measure on Feb 6, 2015 14:26:48 GMT -5
Sorry think have slowed down for you. You mentioned you have 13 kids. When we the last one born? Are you nursing?
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Post by steffanie3 on Feb 7, 2015 3:09:30 GMT -5
The light rye is recommended because it is gentler on blood sugar
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Post by lovemybigfamily on Feb 7, 2015 8:38:28 GMT -5
My youngest is 3. I have been done nursing since before thm.
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