 thanschke 12 years ago | I’m Treena (live in New Brunswick, Canada) and I started this program 12 days ago. I’ve lost 10 lbs. I have tried diets for the past 11 years and have never lost this much so soon. I know the weight loss will slow down…may not even lose for awhile, but I feel great and so do my kids. I can’t believe the change in all of us! Eating many times a day is my biggest challenge, and have yet to reach 6 times a day. Unlike my previous attempts, this program doesn’t stress me out. If I’m unable precisely follow the menu, it still works.By reading/researching everything before I got started, I feel comfortable making the right choices for substitutions. I think the most important part is the natural food (and portion control…another challenge of mine!). My focus this time is healthy eating, not how fast I can lose weight. Surprisingly this is how I have lost the most weight so far. Mike Geary’s book (which I found through the emails from TrimDownClub) is a great read. Nutrition wise, he is generally similar to this program, with minor differences. What I found great is he goes into detail about how to properly exercise and what foods enhance your work out efforts. I have always been somewhat active (walk my beloved dogs most days…not today its -32 Celsius!). I use an elliptical and ball and free weights in my home. When I tried his workouts, I could not believe the difference. Workouts tough but gives you different levels from beginner to advanced to progress through. Very doable in the home (most exercises I use ball and dumbbells, or my own body weight) for those like me who don’t go to a gym, however it gives gym workouts as well.
This ends my very long introduction! Nice to “meet” you all! |
 Norunyan 12 years ago | Hello everyone,Another good morning.My sugar down 4 more points.It is getting better! Yea.Cant see any weight off yet but right now the sugar matters most.
I have somehow messed up the avatar and cannot download a picture change.Probably mashing a wrong place.I was slow learning the computer and sometimes just do not understand what to do .I am 75 now .Maybe that can be my excuse Ha. Have been on and off a diet all my life.I am hoping changing the way I handle what I do eat will keep me at a reasonable weight. |
 Yvonnebaker 12 years ago | Question please. Both my husband and myself are about to start the Trimdown diet, The plan is based on my statistics, do I need to amend the portion sizes for my husband who is somewhat heavier (and older),
than me. eg. Do men need larger portions to maintain their health. |
 Monz 12 years ago | Hi! I am about to start the programme and I was wondering what the policy is on alcohol? Can I have a glass of wine every so often or is there none of this allowed? Also coffee? Can I have coffee with milk and sugar or do I only drink black? Thanks 🙂 |
 Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, MaddiStealFox. Sunnyvale Everfresh is a very organic, clean product and fits well within this program. No worries. |
 maddistealfox 12 years ago | ossie….on ebay i can get sprouted wheatgerm organic bread…[expensive] but was put off by the name. it is Sunnyvale and it says ‘ by everfresh’.
it sounds like preservatives to me? welcome newbies ….
my metabolism has been seriously messed up by many [45] years of very strict dieting.
it was a huge leap of faith to eat so much more.
for over 2 weeks i put on a few pounds.
Have just started to slowly lose.
but I am happy as i know this time it wont go back on.
I go to curves and have for three and a half years.
You can cut out any machine you want to.
I seriously damaged my knee a year ago and i still used the one you push out with your feet….but very slowly and carefully.
I my knee got better more quickly than it had when it happened years before.
welcome Bear….I am also a fussy eater.
I have just picked the things i like.
My main shop list is fresh fruit and veg.
chicken and variety of fish.
spelt -barley-red rice .
nuts and dried currants.
and rye crispbread.
I aim to introduce some of the great recipes soon.
I aim to be aboard this cruise ship forever. 🙂 |
 bearymonsta 12 years ago | Hi I’m Bear. Im new to this site. I am not overweight but I want to lose my belly fat. I am a fussy eater so I struggle with a variety of foods. any suggestions???? |
 Seaborngirl 12 years ago | I went through that area many years ago Elislaw….can’t remember much about it, but love the NSW coast. We avoid driving through the cities like a plague, we drive down to Albury to visit a daughter and her family along the Newell (the quickest) and New England Highways….
Yes…it is a shame about Curves…I loved going there 3 mornings a week…but never mind…life is like that! Now I try to walk each week morning down at our esplanade or along the river. I have a bad foot which is making it very hard…but I will keep trying. At this stage I can only do every second day because of it….
Anyway…must go and sort out another meal!!! lol….hope you can eventually go back to Curves….enjoy the cruise! Bev. |
 Elislaw 12 years ago | Hi Seaborn thanks for your comments. I am in the Hunter Valley near Newcastle. I used to go to Curves too. I have tried lots of gyms and lots of diets. I want to rejoin Curves as I like their machines, but the Dr said yesterday to wait til I go to the specialist first. Its a shame you can’t go anymore. |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Elislaw….good on you for trying this…I hope it works for you…I reckon it will, considering how I feel on it. I was going to Curves a few years ago, and lost 7 kilos, until they got 3 new machines in and one of them made my back worse…my doc and chiropractor convinced me to finish up. They also sent me for x-rays, scans, etc, and found I had degeneration in the lower back, hips area, and then in my shoulders and neck…all from accidents from wild living!!! Haha! I wept for 3 days, but then out of desperation got onto Tony Ferguson (he gave me my dream…I always wanted a pill to take instead of food…only because I hate preparing it…well his was a shake which was just as easy!) and lost another 13 kilos…my husband lost 30! But it all came on again, so I avoid all those things…this is good for me…tells me what to get and when to eat it…love it!! Like having “Super Food Nanny” in the house!!!
Anyway, hope you enjoy the cruise….where are you in NSW? |
| Elislaw 12 years ago | Hi everyone, I have just joined a couple of nights ago. I am 54 years old and live in New South Wales Australia. I have been struggling with my weight now for about 10 years. I am only short and cant afford to put any more weight on as I am the heaviest I have ever been. I was always average to a bit under weight until I turnes 40 and then it started piling on. I need to lose about 20 kgs. I lost about 8 kgs about 5 years ago but put it back on again. My health is starting to deteriorate as I have high blood pressure and spent a night in hospital last week with suspected heart problems so I have to lose this weight and improve my heart health. I have tried so many diets (and spent heaps of money)over the years and found this one my accident when researching heart health. I thought it sounded promising so signed up. I have been more or less following it for the last 2 days. It seems easy to follow and I like how the menus are based on foods you like and things can be swapped. Some of the recipes are a little unusual to me but some look lovely. I havent cooked any yet but have ingredients for the lemon muffins. I have loved reading through all the posts and have learnt a lot. I feel like I know some of you already. Still need to read heaps more. Congratulations to those who have lost weight. It does seem like a lot of food to eat but I love eating so will manage it all. Good luck to all on this cruise (love that idea)to healthy living. |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Goodmorning girls…and men…it feels like I have been away for ages…I have had a few other things to attend to, as well as helping a friend with some ancestry research…that takes time, but I love it. I have just been reading through the forum and seeing how you are all sailing. Jackiee it was great to “blether” with you love…no doubt we will do it again!LOL! Cheryl67…it is wonderful to see that you have organised yourself to begin this new lifestyle by reading through the info before starting it!!! Good on you! Hope it all goes well for you.Hehe…I never ate breakfast either…no wonder I have been so tired for so long!!! Hope it all goes well for you, especially with those meds you are on…. Misfit2013…good on you…hoping to have another pound off next Monday too! I have been planning on trying some recipes this weekend, and like you I hate cooking! I need a bigger kitchen….I have never had the kind of kitchen I need to feel comfortable in…I am sure that makes a difference to people who don’t enjoy food prep much! But we have to feed the tribes, and we can’t always have what we want, so we just get on with it…allbeit with the idea of getting out of there as quick as possible!!!! Lol….so what are you looking at trying first? My husband doesn’t like the quinoa so I thought I would make the Quinoa Carrot Patties for Saturday lunch….see how he likes it that way! I am used to it now and eat it everyday in place of bread etc. Norunyan….that is wonderful that your sugar is down like that…I must share this with my husband…he keeps his down, but he might be more inclined to eat more of what we are eating when he hears that! Keep up the good work love.Upside down you look like someone I know…might have to check you out later! lol… Chia…I feel for you love and I will be praying for you to get that rosacea sorted! Welcome aboard our cruise Sylvia….yes it is slow to start as you read up and sort out foods….a real learning experience! But very enjoyable with all these lovely people cruising with us. I haven’t lost any more weight yet…maybe Monday will show a loss! But I am feeling much better in myself…more energy and moving and walking much faster than I have done for a long time. The lifestyle change has been worthwhile, and just what I needed. Okay…got to get back to the geneology research….And, it actually rained quite a bit here last night….must have been most of the night…which is great. There is a small cyclone up north (well smaller than others) and we can always rely on getting some rain from them where we are….but we all need a whole lot more in this dry parched country at present.It is our wet season so it should be coming!!!Have a great day crusing everyone…Bev. |
 smh4christ 12 years ago | Hello everyone, my name is Sylvia and I joined right before Thanksgiving but just now getting started. I have enjoyed reading all the posts. I have learned a lot from you guys. It is a lot to take in so this is going to be slow going for awhile. |
 jackiee 12 years ago | Hi Cheryl, must be fate, glad your on board and hope the plan suits your needs and medication, (sorry I have never heard of it) but good luck. CONGRATULATIONS Misfit2013 on the weight loss, hope you have fun trying out the recipes 😀 |
 CHIA 12 years ago | OSSIE: My rosacea has gotten so bad with sores and my skin itches and is sore and inflamed. I’ve got to do something. The meds don’t help very much. That’s why I think it’s coming from within my body.
Again, and again, thanks for your help 🙂 |
