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Cathy1985

Fri Apr 11 2008, 09:36PM

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Hi everyone Can someone please tell me week by week what you have and reintroduce each week. I am asking my counsellor tomorrow as I am excited about doing it. I will be eternally grateful. Thanks Cathy

[ Edited Mon Oct 27 2008, 03:55PM ]

Diet Chef weight loss

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I lost 1 stone 8 in seven weeks on my LL refresher (had 2 bad weekends and also antibiotics).

Before starting DC I had a little over a week off and regained my Glycogen so I actually lost 1stone of fat with LL.

Bea

Fri Apr 11 2008, 11:39PM

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Cathy, that\s quite a lot of information as you get given a massive book with all that information in it, but to put it simply:
Weeks 1 - protein only day 1 and 2 (chicken, turkey, fish, shellfish, cottage cheese, egg whites, quorn tofu) and raw green salad introduced from day 3. 3 food packs a day and 1 protein meal.
Week 2 - food from week 1 plus sugar free jelly, low fat dairy products and fat-free dips. 3 food packs and 1 protein meal.
Week 3 - food from weeks 1&2 plus fruit and tomatoes, some additional protein and some fat-free sauces. 2 food packs and 1 protein meal.
Week 4 - food from weeks 1-3 plus additional fruit and veg, which you can now cook. 2 food packs and 1 protein meal.
Week 5 - food from weeks 1-4 plus alcohol, starchy veg, olives and fat free soup. 2 food packs and 2 meals.
Week 6 - food from weeks 1-5 plus further fruit choices (including dried fruit), seeds and nuts for cooking, marmite. 2 food packs and 2 meals.
Week 7 - food from weeks 1-6 plus pulses. 2 food packs and 2 meals.

These are your baseline foods. Weeks 8-12 introduce trigger foods.

Week 8 - food from weeks 1-7 plus pasta, noodles, potatoes, couscous. 2 food packs and 2 meals.
Week 9 - baseline foods plus grains and cereals, plus any food from week 8 that you didn't have any problems with. 1 food pack and 3 meals.
Week 10 - baseline foods plus cheese, plus any food from week 8 that you didn't have any problems with. 1 food pack and 3 meals.
Week 11 - baseline foods plus bread, plus any food from week 8 that you didn't have any problems with. 1 food pack and 3 meals.
Week 12 - baseline foods plus trigger snacks e.g. chocolate, crisps, nust, sweets, jam, plus any food from week 8 that you didn't have any problems with. 1 food pack and 3 meals.

Cathy1985

Fri Apr 11 2008, 11:45PM

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You are a star!

Thank you so much for that!

Cathy1985

Tue Apr 15 2008, 12:11PM

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Can anyone tell me what the best alcohol is that I can drink? As I won't be drinking as soon as it is allowed but it is my friends wedding in June and I would like to have a drink there but am worried about what the wrong stuff is. I hate champagne so I won't be drinking that plus it is pure sugar anyway!

Any thoughts?
Thanks

Bea

Tue Apr 15 2008, 12:33PM

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Cathy - there is actually a table in the RTM book which tells you how many calories are in a glass of each type of alcoholic drink (a lot basically). It's on the week 5 pages, which is the week that you can have some forms of alcohol (mostly spirity, champage, red wine and dry white wine, as well as sherry and liquers for cooking only).

I think the lowest cals is gin and slimline tonic, but they also recommend doing things like making a white wine spritzer, and interspersing each drink with a large glass of water to keep you hydrated and so you drink less. Or doubling up your low-cal mixer so that your drink is longer and there is less of the alcohol in it.

Personally I haven't missed alcohol at all and I do not think I will be reintroducing it back into my diet in any major way. I'm quite happy with my soda water.

Given that I had totally gone off milky tea, I'm not sure if I would even like it any more!

pinkwellies

Tue Apr 15 2008, 12:56PM

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This is so helpful, thanks Bea.

xxx

Minus week 1 = 1lb

Foundation:
Week 1 = 10lbs, Week 2 = 6lbs, Week 3 = 3lbs, Week 4 = 4lbs, Week 5 = 5lbs, Week 6 = 5lbs, Week 7 = 2lbs, Week 8 = 4lbs, Week 9 = 3lbs, Week 10 = 4lbs, Week 11 = 3lbs, Week 12 = 4lbs, Week 13 = 4lbs, Week 14 = 3lbs
Total lost in foundation = 4st 5lbs

Development:
Week 15 = 2lbs, Week 16 = 6lbs, Weeks 17-19 (hols) = 9lbs, Week 20 = 3lbs, Week 21 = 5lbs, Week 22 = 2lbs, Week 23 = 5lbs, Week 24 = 2lbs, Week 25 = 3lbs, Week 26 = 1lb, Week 27 = 4lbs, Week 28 = 4lbs, Week 29 (last week of abstinence) = +3lbs (agggghhhhh!!!)
Total lost = 7 stone 6lb

Cathy1985

Tue Apr 15 2008, 01:38PM

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Thanks Bea - I don't actually have by book yet as my counsellor said it's a bit too early for me yet and I'll probs get it in about 3-4 weeks.
I haven't missed alcohol but I am going to carribean and my fave drink over there is rum and pineapple juice. Yum! I won't be drinking that much anyway.

Cheers X

stevie

Thu May 22 2008, 04:52PM

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thanks Bea... weeks 1-5 look ok.... not sure about re introducing the week 8 to 12 foods. im really looking forward to salads salads.... and fruit smoothies...

great overview im gana see what my LLC has planned for a veggie RTM ,,, think i could happily survive on food from week 1-8

cupcake

Thu May 22 2008, 08:37PM

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Stevie, I think the idea is to show you that you CAN survive on week 1 - 8 foods, but to occassionally have the trigger foods, without depending on them.
I can happily eat a dinner now without rice, potatoes or pasta, but I do really enjoy them the couple of times a week that I chose to have them.
Prior to LL I couldn't have contemplated a day without bread, but these days I only have it once or twice a week.
As for alcohol, I thought I was verging on alcoholism by the end of last year. It felt like a day didn't go by without a glass of wine in my hand (or a bottle!), and I have discovered that wine is a trigger for me and makes me want to pick an nibble all evening. It also gives me an upset tummy now, as if my system just can't handle it very well any more.
So its everything in moderation now, but the mainstay of my diet is the foods from weeks 1 - 8 too.

Bea, you have given a brilliant account of RTM!

cupcake
LL Jan 2008
FOUNDATION: Total Loss 2 stone 11lbs
RTM: Total Loss 5lbs (2lbs under target)
Management since May 08 - Maintained weight well till about Oct, when it began to creep up. 10lbs up by Christmas, and 21lbs up by Easter. UGH!!!!

REFRESHER Apr 2009
Lost 17lbs in 4 weeks.

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annabella

Wed Jun 11 2008, 08:11PM

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Thanks for posting that list.

I've just started in development, but I'm going on holiday in about 5 weeks and would like to be on about week 3 of RTM by then.

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