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Thanks Frona & LW. Things pretty much back on an even keel this week. OH seems to have turned a corner & is now 'getting on with it' as best he can. I'm on my new meds and seem to be feeling better for it, so Mon & today good DD's, yesterday not too bad on the UD. Fingers crossed that I'm back...

Not been in here for a week, sorry folks. I've been having a few problems with both my own health & the 'other half' who 'freaked out' last week & decided to go off his oxygen ,get slaughtered a couple of nights and start to slide towards depression...and talking about 'giving up'! So eating...

Well yes you are indeed right, and so am I but i don't always explain things very well..this is some research that explains it rather better than I can..my old brain no longer holds facts for long LOL!! Relationship between alcohol intake, body fat, and physical activity

Oh Blow:eek: here we go again, got the 'munchies'! Started the day well with porridge & a walk, but the went shopping, got soaked & annoyed, ate 2 1/2 bread rolls with ham & egg instead of 1 1/2 as planned, then craving chocolate, already halfway through a bar of lidls lush dark choc! I had...

Great guide well done. Sure to be of great help to those that want to 'adapt' JUDDD to suit their life styles.

Well done on the loss, you are doing great. Enjoy the wine & take away. Caution on the alcohol though...if most of your cals come from alcohol rather than food its stored straight away as fat on the stomach rather than used for energy as it has no nutritional value. Your body then uses lean body...

Well done on the VLCD, I lost pounds on Cambridge years ago, but never kept it off, and found it so much harder to lose the next time. Over 40yrs I don't think there is any diet I haven't tried LOL!!! I did the Original HPD diet in the 70's way before Atkins & Dukan, that worked too, but...

Thanks Ladies, yes it is good news re the heart!!! TBH a big relief. Knowing what the problem is, is half the battle really. So today so far I have eaten very 'normally' nothing in the way of treats & not really bothered. I've been for a nice walk and done a couple of stints on my reflex boxing...

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Not been in for a week,heavens, where did that time go Well I've stuck to my guns, good UD's & DD's...so pretty flipping fed up that for 2nd week running I'm on STS!!!! My scales only weigh in whole pounds and I was pretty confident they were trending down, but no not to be. Anyway good news...

Yes back at it, however a bit on the naughty side this weekend, which will be dealt with today with a good DD with a bit of exercise thrown in. I'm going to try to get back to the 'moving my backside' each day a bit. Feel better when I do!!

I think you will find your DD easier if you do have that bit of cheese!!! Protein is ideal as well for staving off hunger pangs!

If you go to the First page of Hann's Diary her schedule is posted there!

Congratulations on the weight loss &:birthday: !!!! Regarding Up Days, then probably, like me you will find that around 1700-1800cals will be plenty on your Up Days after the first few weeks. Sadly us 'older' ladies no longer have the muscle mass or activity levels to burn off 2000 cals! mind...

Well done, thats a terrific start!!!

Is this an Up day or a Down day? If its a Down Day you need to ideally try & get it below 500. I sincerely hope its not an Up day, because that is way way too low, especially if after a Down Day..you need an absolute minimum of 1200 cals after a DD just to prevent the loss of lean body tissue (...

Hope all is going well Hann, you've been very quiet!:)

Hi Everyone, sorry I have not been around much! this week has been unbelievably hectic. Between OH & myself we have had 3 hospital appointments & one GP's appointment! We also had a couple of long standing visits to make in between so simply no time to be on here!! anyway, glad to report that...

Good luck if you go to the party, if you are not well & not going to eat or drink I'd have thought you'd be miserable, I couldn't do it. Take care!

Good Luck, you can do it!

A lot of people don't strictly do alternate days, we (I do this) have weekends 'off' with two UDays . However sometimes we limit our Up Day calories to a deficit say 1200-1600 cals rather than the 2000 maintenance level..so that makes it an 'Intermediate Day' neither Up nor Down! Not strictly...

Wonderful news about your OH!! I'm sure now you have a 'settled mind' you will soon start losing again. I'm not sure the bad weather helps either, but I must not make excuses. We can do this!!

Well done, so glad you have got off to a good start! Like you I find the UD's harder than the DD's, its sometimes easy to get carried away, but you will soon find out what you can & can't 'get away with'!!:D

Welcome to both of you. It really does work! Give it a few weeks and you'll be amazed how flexible it is as well. You really do need to eat enough on your UD's To get you through the DD's.....its never going to be a problem if you fall a couple of hundred calories short on your UD's but don't be...

Love seeing the doubters jump with joy when you lose:D Welcome, give it your best shot, you have nothing to lose but weight! Good Luck. Don't forget to drink lots of water!!!

Welcome, its a great lifestyle and the health benefits besides those of losing weight are excellent! Good Luck, enjoy!

Well done on the loss...thats really good in my book....anything over a pound a week is fantastic...and when you think what we eat on UD's!!!!!

:D New WI day, and success 1lb off!!! Yipee on the way down down down again. Started a bit of gentle exercise as dizziness not so bad the last couple of days. walked up the road to the Farm shop this morning..and took it nice & slowly, but at least I'm moving again. Nothing naughty foodwise in...

Never mind about the scale weight Hann, especially on the back of a sugar fest with the ice cream and sweets. i mean that could be responsible for that small weight increase in stored glycogen alone, so temporary. You are doing so well with the weight training I'm sure you only need a little...

Yes you are in agreement with my GP, she has signed me off for 4 weeks until we have all the test results back. I'm feeling a lot better but things still not completely right! OH & I have decided to change our WI to Sat morning and I'm going to re start my exercise as all this sitting around on...

Wow well done on your weight loss to date. What an amazing job you've done. JUDDD does work! However if you've come straight over from a VLCD you may find at first your weight goes up a little so you might need a month to see results. I do the calendar day version..ie my last proper UD meal is...

I tried the Dukan Diet when it first came out (lasted a week), loved the bran pancakes and lived on those, cottage cheese & prawns. Only lost 2lbs which is par for the course of most diets for me, however had to give up as became totally constipated and needed to resort to some serious...

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:( STS this morning. I might weigh again in the morning as have spent quite a lot of time in the bathroom today IYKWIM!!! I've not eaten much today either, only about 1300 cals and I walked up the village in the snow this morning. I speak to the Dr again tomorrow and I expect she will send me...

If you get into the alternate day routine it should give you the tools you need not to regain next time, that way you won't have to keep on re losing the same weight. At least thats what I hope will happen with me!

Well after a good DD on Friday, I've had a pretty naughty weekend. It featured pie & cake on Saturday and yesterday I went totally crazy. I think the cold weather got to me, I ate pastry (again) finished of a large lump of Marzipan left over from the Xmas cake making (445 cals in that alone!:()...

When it comes to maintenance you won't have the same UD DD swings because your DD's although still DD's have more calories & are therefore closer to your UD so your weight will level out more.

I have just come across this Guide put together from the Dr J's own website with additional info and thought how neat & well explained it was::) JUDDD: Dr. Johnson's Up Day / Down Day Diet (sometimes referred to as The Alternate Day Diet) Getting Started: There are only two phases of the JUDDD...

Well done on your restart and well done on the loss! I do Mon/Wed/Fri DD's as well. I never do double DD's because everything I've read leads me to believe that they actually stall weight loss in the long term!! You've found the right place for support here, its great!

Yay to this!! I'm going to try & swim twice this week as signed of work for a week! Actually feeling much better today and feel a bit of a fraud, but who cares!!!

Looking good for tomorrow, got my fingers crossed too!!!

More quickly than you think Hann....:D Apparently our Pizza & Chips can make it onto our hips in a matter of minutes to hours, not days as we might think!!! How Fast Will Calories Turn To Fat? | LIVESTRONG.COM

Start off with 500 on a DD and 2000 on an Up day and you won't go far wrong!!!

Hi, I've been doing JUDDD since August and lost 22lbs, which is amazing for me. I have 500 cals or less Mon/Wed/Fri. The other days I eat healthily with treats. I try to eat between 1500-1800 cals on Up days, but don't worry if I have a few more! Its very flexible once you get started & so much...

Fingers crossed for the 25th!!! Blowing a gale here tonight with a bit of sleety rain but no snow and I think a bit warm for it..hopefully

I think weekly weighing keeps you accountable. Too often and it can be very disheartening if they don't go down quickly enough, to little and we can 'slack off' too easily. You can do it Hann. This year we will all make it happen!

Thanks all. I actually had a better day today. They are referring me to have one of those 24hr heart monitors to see what is happening. The GP did not ring today as planned regarding my sick not so I just told the receptionist that I wanted one as work had already covered my visits as they don't...

Thats great, well done. Hannahs way is doing the business for you!

Don't under eat if you don't need to....one spoiled DD is not a disaster. You are doing really well already this month! That snow looks awful, nothing here...-16 OMG we didn't even make it to freezing yesterday! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Exactly, this lifestyle helps you prepare for the rest of your life not pretend for a few weeks that you don't have one. If you have the calories have the drink, I often do!

Well 1lb is nothing, its just a small delay, you will soon be losing again once you have the results and you can focus on this instead of that if you know what I mean. My OH is still waiting for his Oxygen clinic appointment and quite pleased he has not got it yet. However it will happen so he...

Thanks Lou, you are right no point in feeling guilty and yes I also think that everything has perhaps got a bit much recently, the bad weather does not help either! I notice that you have had a sneaky WI and that you are nearly back to pre Xmas weight, WTG, you will be pounds down by Easter..as...

Glad you had a good trip to Manchester. We were there before Xmas...visiting BIL....always ends up being boozy too!! Soundslike you have JUDDD well and truly ingrained as a lifestyle now, i'm pretty much the same, it just seems so easy. Whilst the loss may be slower, its easy to keep going with...

Well had my bloods done today and now just got to wait to hear from the Dr again tomorrow. Feeling better this afternoon but felt bad again this morning. Very strange goings on! Still its not kept me from doing my DD. Usual menu of oatmeal, fish sticks and homemade soup. Had a gentle walk as...

OK, caught you...what you doing here instead of MFP!!!!! I have 37gms dry weight porridge oats made with a mixture of almond milk & water for breakfast on my DD. Most people on here don't have anything except for coffee!!! The first few DD's are quite tough, but it does get easier. Lots of...

Amen to that!!!

WTG on the blood pressure thats really amazing!!!! The photos are pretty amazing too...(just catching up with your diary) Not only is the top huge on you there is an amazing difference in your legs, wow what a difference.

Yes if you combine the two you need to do as Deb says otherwise you if you eat at a SW deficit Mon-Fri then 'fast' Sat & Sun its not JUDDD but something of your own invention. You will lose weight because you are netting really low, but you will eventually suppress your metabolism, which is one...

I'm a glutton for punishment I do Tues morning! The way I see it is if its the same day each week if I lose I lose..whatever day I weigh on!

Yes, having bad hips at your age is pretty terrible for you, mine are probably the only joints not bad, I feel it in my knees, both needing surgery soon, and both ankles! Fingers also get sore & one shoulder plays up regularly. Really hoping that shedding a few stone will help my limbs at...

You aren't alone feeling like that Louise - I won't go near a pool. I wasn't keen when I was only 10 stone. Its the walk of shame from the changing room to the poolside I dread. OMG 10st, if I waited to be that I'd never see a pool again LOL!! I swam this morning, surprisingly you don't...

So as I've been off work a few days (self certificated) I thought I had better go and see my GP, especially as still not feeling that well. Every time I think I have the Vertigo under 'control' I get another dizzy spell. Anyway see the GP yesterday, not my normal one (a good thing) and she...

Glad your OH has come through his Op ok, fingers crossed for good results from the biopsy!! OMG into the 15's, thats my goal for Easter..WTG you must be so pleased!!! Well done you.

Well done on the losses, you are right back on track. I admire you running like that. I used to run, many years ago, i showed horses, so you had too. I did some stationary jogging in my garage last week and was surprised when it didn't hurt my kness, so may add that into my routine of punching...

thats a shame re not enjoying what you ate, I always feel cheated if I eat something I don't enjoy! I had an upset stomach friday. Not sure if it was a 'bug' or overeating on my Thursday UD!!

Sounds like Hannahs way is really suiting you. don't worry about 1lb up after an UD, think about the weight of the actual food that you ate...:D, its only that in the 'system' plus glycogen re stored in your liver that was used during your DD, if you are going to weigh every day you will see...

OMG..why would you feel embarrassed about being seen at the pool, you are tiny by comparison to me...infact you are at an almost 'normal' weight! I started swimming at 20st....and I was by far not the biggest in there..but who cares anyway...at least I was and am trying to do something about it...

Hate to say it but if you are not going to eat properly on your UD's you are following some other diet NOT JUDDD because that is the whole principal of the lifestyle!

Mine came down to normal after about 3 months of JUDDD. You could not tell what effect any diet was having on your i health in less than a few weeks and certainly not after a week! Eat healthily & it will come down!

Not really getting the point you are making regarding eating with or without alcohol versus water weight! Because there are other factors in play you can't really draw any solid conclusion; it depends how many calories you normally have over the weekend with or without drink whether you put...

Yes on occasions, obviously the odd drink will never be a problem on any Up Day, however its very very easy to add up a huge number of calories with alcohol, so if you go mad you will wipe out any calorie deficit your DD has created..in that way this plan is no different to any other...booze is...

Sounds like you all have one of those many bugs that are doing the rounds, bad luck, hope you all feel better soon. Hanna#s way will probably have to wait until you feel better, no point in making yourself feel worse, take care!

Yes, drinking lots of fluid will help lots, I also fing low salt beef oxo cubes are a great DD pick me up. Once you have done a few DD's you'll find it gets easier & you will also find you can go much longer on 500 cals or less. In the Horizon programme on fasting theres a 90 year old man that...

Welcome Angel (can't call you Dopey;)) Glad you are enjoying JUDDD, feel free to lurk or join in, I'm very easy going LOL!! So today, well actually so far its been a very good one. normal oatmeal breakfast, 15 mins Leslie Sansone in the Garage, 15 mins on my punch bag, into town to do my...

Hi, sorry you had such a bad DD! The symptoms you describe most certainly sound like low blood sugar. Right don't panic, if your GP has checked you over & nothing shows up then this diet IF you can settle into it might just be your savious as it really does help with insulin resistance & insulin...

You have just learnt how important one of the only rules JUDDD has...eat all your calories. If you don't eat well enough on an UD, your body cannot cope with the DD. Also perhaps you need to split your 500 cals up a little and not save them all for one meal. a cup of homemade or skinny soup at...

If you are struggling with the DD's it may well be the answer for you..at least you get to eat a proper meal each day. i'm not prying or anything and only tell us if you want too, but do you have a lot or just a little weight to lose..and also what age are you? I only ask because things like...

Its always amazing to me how quickly we become unfit...I was puffing a bit whilst swimming last week after missing just 2 sessions over the holidays. My UD has had a few naughties bacon, egg, bubble & squeek for dinner & pie & chips coming up for tea, but still pretty good on calories..will...

No, any 2 from 7, makes no difference!

aw bless you Louise, sadly WI still showed a 2lb gain for the Xmas period, however I'm still pretty please as most years I start in the New Year heavier than I was the previos New Year. This time I'm 19lbs lighter and thats all down to JUDDD! Once you are settled into a good routine you'll be...

Hi LD..Welcome....Its the first time i've done this and I really amazed myself..not only was I no more hungry than any other DD, I also went on to do some punch bag work & had a short walk..so I would have to say more energy. I had a good weekend after too, both UD's & both working mornings. I...

well done on the kickstart to the year, bet you can't wait to JUDDD and have real food AND weightloss!!!!

Very good article and a subjective one! It appears to be aimed at those who are under pressure to fast for Religous purposes and in no way recommends or advocates fasting whilst breastfeeding. It also mentions adverse biochemical changes and that that there may be future adverse effects. This...

Yes it does work & like Daisymae I have lost 21lbs since August and that also includes holiday periods when (2) where I gained a few pounds. However the difference with this lifestyle ..and it should be thought of as a lifestyle is that I was able to get right back on track after my hols & now...

the protein content should out weigh the sugar content, however I seem to remember that in the Horizon programme they warned that high protein on a fast day actually caused some metabolic problems, however I can't remember what they said.

Liking the sound of the new scales, might have been a shock finding out you were heavier, but great for future tracking! Quite a success over Xmas though.....we all put on, its not Xmas otherwise:D Anyway glad you are joining the Mon/Wed/Fri fasters!!! Just going to bed now after a really strict...

Another good fast day today and swam as well this morning so actually had a negative calorie day, wow!!! I wondered if I would go on alright because I ate fairly low yesterday as well. Will make up for it over the weekend as making a lasagne tomorrow after work. Yuk back on early shifts after my...

Good Luck for the WI Hann, leaving mine until Tuesday as need a few more 'good days' to repair the Xmas junk damage LOL!!!

The 5:2 Diet is not really about losing weight but about improving health & longevity. Weight loss is often a result of reducing calories through fasting 2 days a week, but not everybody will lose weight. I fast 3 days a week Mon/Wed/Fri and have lost weight steadily. I do eat 3 meals on a DD...

DD today and trying to make it a really good one! Had my usual porridge. plain crayfish tails for lunch and theres a pot of tomato bean soup a bubbling on the stove as we speak for tonight. Will end up about 450 cals! Not getting on the scales until next Tues am. I was tempted this morning but...

Welcome and good luck!

Do they???? Are you for real?

Yes, Happy New Year folks!! DD today, right back at it!

Happy New Year!!!!! Lets make it a good one!

Good Girl, have a wonderful New Years Eve, and lets all of us have an amazing 2013, I certainly intend to live everyday and cherish every moment with my OH as we don't know how long he has...Like most people we have wasted so much time saying things like.."next year we'll do that..or when I...

I started off today undecided whether it would be UD or DD....in the end its been an ID of around 1400 cals. Tomorrow will for sure be an UD as out to dinner! Tues will be an UD but not terrible as I am cooking ,so can control what I eat. Happy to say that all the Xmas rubbish has now gone...

Nice to see you back MrsG. I just re read November before you went AWOL & I really think it was the double DD's that pushed you off track. After 5 months of seeing people try it I think that Dr J does know best when he says they can do more harm than good!!! If you really want to succeed by...

Hi, Welcome to JUDDD and well done on getting off to a flying start!!!! If you have not done JUDDD before then prepare yourself for a roller coaster ride on the scales if you like to daily weigh! It tends to fluctuate a lot.

Hi, from August I have done 3 DD's full 24-36hrs a week, Mon/Wed/Fri, Tues & Thurs tend to be full UD's and at the weekend I try to only have one Full UD & make the other around 1200 cals if I can. Since Xmas I have managed 1 true DD and 2 1200-1400 cal days. It looks like I put on 5lbs, could...

No I actually don't think this will be suitable for her! Quote: "Studies have shown that most healthy breastfeeding women maintain an abundant milk supply while taking in 1800-2200 (or more) calories per day. Consuming less than 1500-1800 calories per day (most women should stay at the high...

Welcome back. we all do it, slip that is, I've done it all my life..LOL, hoping this is the last time! I actually never have a problem with my DD's..its the Up days that cause me problems. I'm either eating too little or I go mad & eat far too much. Still got a whole year to work on getting it...

I personally count my calories on an UD, but thats personal preference as I like to know where I am so that if I have a good loss I can look at the calories. Its surprisingly easy to increase 1300-1500 cals to 2000. Just increase each meal a little, especially breakfast. You will find the DD's...

Yes I agree that until we can get New Year over & get one good week of alternate days in we won't really rid ourselves of the excesses of the last few days. Its damage limitation for me at the moment & just reminding myself that I actually like the discipline of a good DD!!!!

First DD today since day before Xmas. Will end up about 600 cals as having an Options drink before bed, but pretty pleased with myself as cut out all sugar and most carbs today and its not been nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. Sat will be an UD but will try & keep it sensible, then...

Hey Hann don't let him get to you, sounds like he's sulking because you are not falling into his arms or at the very least fussing over him!!! Sorry about the Hypo, could be the fasting after the feasting has put your insulin out of whack..a few days & it will settle. My first fast day today...

Well thats it Xmas is over............:Christmas02r: Had a lovely day yesterday after a rotten Xmas Eve!! Ate thousands of calories, and heading that way again today, despite having been out to work this morning. It only takes a slice of Xmas cake & a Baileys to send the calories soaring!! So...

:4616::Christmas02r::48::xmastree::xmassign::xmascheers: A bit late, but Merry Xmas for yesterday!!!

Well done, you have done an amazing job. Now enjoy your Xmas!!!!!!

Sounds great, you are doing better than I am....started today as a down day, went to drop a card at a friends and was tempted into trying her home made Stollen....that was the end of my DD, now just going to try & keep it a low day & the same tomorrow!!! Have a great Xmas!

Well done for checking first and Congratulations on the Blood Pressure!!!

Hey Hann, forget the scales, they really don't mean much when you are strength training. You will show a weight loss over a longer period of time, but reducing body fat is much more important and that is what you will be doing. You won't be one of those awful 'skinny fat people'..that actually...

:D Thats an 'Up & Over Day:D :D

Sorry to hear your news, however a great attitude. You have a wonderful Xmas & try not to dwell on what is to come. Once Xmas is over then you can face whatever has to be faced. This will be our attitude too. We are on our own for Xmas, but have booked a Hotel & Dinner for New Years...

Sorry about your friend & colleague Hann, Xmas time sadly is one when those with deep problems find themselves all at sea, which is why the 'true Xmas Spirit' of friendship & support for all is so important. finding it too easy to Liking the pic of your 'hearts desire', definitely tasty. In...

Here you go our Hero Dr Johnson can explain it much better than I can UpDayDownDay Diet™ Plan – How to Succeed Also if you read a few of the diaries on here you will get a good idea of how different people do it, its very easy to personalise to your own life style

Fantastic on the running you are rightly proud of yourself. Wow keeping it up right up to the wire is truly amazing..I'm pretty much already into damage limmitation mode until after Xmas. Every day seems to have something planned, although so far today am keeping to a strict DD & planning...

You are doing an amazing job, I am having a rubbish month. Totally in awe of your dedication to the task!! I'm going for damage limmitation at the moment. If I can complete the month STS I will be very happy!!

Sorry things are a bit tough at the moment, you hang on in there. I think it gets to us all in December, even more so when you have 'Domestic' priorities to deal with. However this is life and we have to learn to work around it, so just cut yourself some slack and work on getting the occasional...

OMG, yesterday I ate like a genuine pig I ate Porridge, Bacon & Egg Bap, Quality Street at Team Meeting, then Filo Prawns followed by Roast Beef & all the trimmings and Clotted CreamTrifle for Desert (Your fault Lou!!!) All washed down with a pint & a Half of Cider...groan............just soup...

Aw thats really sad Hann, but if he really is the right Guy for you it will work out OK. A true friendship will survive anything you can throw at it and is a great, if not the best basis for a long term relationship, so just keep lines of communication open and tell him you are still his friend...

OMG I love the Ups, off to have a shower in a minute then off out for my Xmas meal and a few ciders as being driven tonight!!!!! I don't think not eating will be a problem tomorrow!!!! :D

Sounds to me like a normal JUDDD weight fluctuation. The scales can be very strange when you first start this plan, but it nearly always settles down after a couple of weeks. I'd be very surprised if it does not show a loss or at the worst a STS after 2 weeks!!

Had a lot to eat over the weekend, naughty me.....I gave up tracking the calories at 1800 each day as I knew it would upset me too much to know the 'real' total!! Never mind, probably no harm done as I have been working and a bit of walking. Just had a very small porridge this morning, fish...

5:2 certainly works as it gives a calorie deficit, however I personally feel happiest on Mon/Wed/Fri Down Days, the remainder eat normally. There are lots of ways to do it, but they all aim for a calorie deficit. 5:2 was actually a plan for health NOT weight loss as featured in the Horizon...

Great thread Nanny, I set my 1st Goal for next year last week, because like you I need to focus over the Seasonal Festivities on not damaging too much the work already achieved. I aim to lose 19lbs (or more) by Easter (29th March) which will see me under 16st for the first time in nearly...

Wow, you are doing really great, well done on a great loss. Think I'm going to have a one off attempt at a double DD myself just before Xmas on the Fri/Sat as from the Sunday its looking a bit full on with Social Events so need a good deficit to take me into the 'eating period!

Nice to see you back at JUDDing...I'm sure your weight increase will be temporary...I had a mega 5 day holiday break from JUDDD put on 4lbs, lost 2lbs after one DD and the other 2lbs have gone since Tuesday (2 DD's 1 good UD)...so sure you'll be ok. Anyway it still gives you a one stone result...

Gosh you are brave resisting the Fish & Chips, but its all worth it! Amazing run, you are doing great. I have just set my first target for 2014, I need to have a goal now before Xmas, because as you say anything gained has to be re-lost, so I want to talk myself out of eating for the sake of it...

Yay:D Those 2lbs are gone. i'm back down to 17st 5lbs again as I was before my break. To keep me on track over Xmas & New Year I have decided to set my New Year goals now rather than wait until next year. I'm determined that by Easter I will be under 16 stone. I have not been in the 15's since...

Great workout Hann, you are doing great. Really liking your healthy choices foodwise! Wow really restrained eating & drinking for an evening out!! Very impressed. You are going to have an amazing weigh in next week!!!!

Well done on the running, you are doing great. Hope you got your mince pie and enjoyed it. Not had one yet! You are doing an amazing job, I think you can bet good money that your weigh in next week will be great. Our Xmas Party for work next Tues & I've still got to lose last weeks mini break...

I don't like to appear to criticize..I'm only commenting but double DD's are not really the JUDDD philosophy, and although one or two people have found they work, I have noticed whilst following a lot of diaries over the last few months, the majority of people seem to find that it actually...

Well I'll give it a try to motivate you because I have self destructed all my hard work so many times over the years and its such a waste. I think you need to approach JUDDD slightly differently than 'other' weight loss regimes. Take it one week at a time. Decide when you are going to start with...

I'm up 2lbs...but I'm not altering my stats as pretty sure it will be off in the next few days....on my second Down Day since returning to work and had an UD of only around 1400 calories yesterday. I'll have a proper UD tomorrow..as have a fancy for a nice seafood platter..yum yum!!:D

Great advice Thanks Hann and just the mental kick up the backside I needed....I was right back at it with a super low 'fast day' today...only had 360 cals since 8pm last night and won't now eat until 8am tomorrow morning..sooooo 'back in the groove'...and as you say..last year I would have...

Well, had a few days up in Manchester with my Brother-in-law & his family. So I've had 4 consecutive UpDays.......I'll WI tomorrow morning but expecting I'll be UP a couple of pounds:(. However I'm right back at it today with a really low 360 cals DD, so hoping that will have at least got rid of...

WTG Hann both on the weight loss and also for the way you are attacking the gym and exercise plan. I'm in awe of the fact that you are not weighing for 2 weeks, that is truly amazing, well done. i've just had 4 days 'off plan' as we've been travelling visiting ' Rellies ' delivering /Xmas...

I think you are right you need a good mix of both Strength & Cardio for sustained weight loss. You are doing really well though so don't be too hard on yourself. The main thing is still to be able to enjoy what you are doing, both Gym-wise & eating-wise because thats what makes it a sustainable...

Well done on the great workout Hann, you are really doing great. I bought a vibro plate like the Flabeloss off Ebay yesterday. Its really for OH as his circulation needs boosting and he can't do cardio as he has severe COPD...but looking at the exercises I think it will suit me & my joint...

You have done really well this week....so glad you have enjoyed all that 'real food!!'.....Don't worry you'll do just fine with JUDDD because your attitude is just right and you are sticling to your DD's......let JUDDD work its magic and you will be a convert very soon, well done.

Yep, averages out at about 1.2 lbs a week, including my holiday 'break'! It works...and it works over an extended period which is the most important thing. This year for the first time I'm looking forward to a 'guilt free' Xmas..because I can eat then JUDDD and know it won't be a two week 1stone...

I agree with all the above. I have yo yo dieted for 40yrs, each time I have regained the loss with an extra stone added for luck! I found JUDDD after watching the Horizon programme in August which also coincided with a major health scare. I have not looked back since. Steady weight loss. Not...

WTG on the weight loss, you really are shedding it big time!!! I agree that if you can stay off the scales its a very positive step. I used to WI not just daily, twice even three times a day, but I have tried very hard to stay off them since i started this regime and now I really do only get on...

I was going to reply to you not to worry about your Friday WI as you had done a hard work out the previous day or so, which meant your muscles needed to retain water to heal..and this would soon be released..but you now know that as you beat me to it & had a sneaky WI..and have found that...

Been a bit bad at writing my Diary recently, but only because I've been busy with work & home, however I decided to WI this morning to complete November..(Tues my normal WI).... however I can report yet another 1Lb loss, so I'm logging it, and I will just have to make sure I behave over the...

Yesterday After one of my chocolate & cider UD's yesterday to celebrate my 1lb off,ended up about 1850 cals. I have had a good DD. I changed it a bit today, still had my porridge but for dinner I had 3 crispbread with brown crabmeat & this evening had potato mashed with carrot with more sliced...

Thats a great start ....welcome to our happy band!!

Gosh you are doing well, especially on the one slice of cake...OMG serious yum!!! You can see a tremendous difference in your two photos, you look not only slimmer but so much more toned, you will be amazing by Xmas!!! Got to love this JUDDD!!

Indeed we will get there and I am over the moon to report being another pound nearer my goal....starting to add up now...:D Happy, happy happy!!!!

It is a known thing about not eating and not being able to stop once you start eating. Its similar in effect to alcohol , drugs & smoking..if you do not have it its easy, but have one drink, cigarette etc..you are back to square one. Food is no different, to many of us its an addictive drug, the...

In the end I was quite well behaved yesterday in that I only had the pie and did not bother with the chips or mushy peas, so a pretty controlled weekend! Today is a super strict DD to make up for the two UD's so porridge, oxo cube with mushrooms and tomato bean soup is my lot today!! Less than...

Glad you are feeling better & back to work, take your mind of food!:) Normal routine always helps me! Liking your twice weekly weigh in plan...if you can do it, its a positive move and shows you are progressing away from 'diet' mentality to a normal healthy lifestyle. WTG..you can do it!

You are fasting for a longer period when on the full day rather than the 5 til 5, maybe that accounted for your 'hunger'. I've been more 'hungry' over my relaxed weekend than I am when fasting. Weird!!

Hey P lovely to see you, looks like Dukan is doing the biz for you, well done! Having a restrained UD today because I didn't do much at work today and I've been rooted to the sofa since I came in LOL!! Porridge & prunes for brekkie, crabsticks with bread roll for dinner, Youngs fish in...

Not as sad as me. I have a book with weekly weigh ins for OH & myself going back to 2004!! Not every week has entries but at least 6-8 months most years !!!

Well done on the 4lb loss this week, thats really amazing, but you've earned it with your great exercise regime!!! You've lost more in a week than I have in a month...note to self...must try harder!!

Have a great Holiday, enjoy every meal & every drink...:D

OMG that looks to die for, wish OH liked choc puddings then I could make some...but if I do I'll have to eat the lot myself......:D

An interesting question, I had to think about it because yes how I 'feel' hungry has changed quite a bit..or at least my perception of 'hungry' has changed. Like both of you at first i used to get lightheaded, feelings of emptiness and a real 'desire' to eat! Now as yesterday it didn't feel any...

Just think retained water with all that inflammation from your cold....next week will be fine:)

Kids are just wonderful like that they never cease to amaze LOL, made my nephew cheese and tomato on toast and he refused to eat it, said he didn't like cheese anymore. Asked him what he wanted instead & he said Pizza!!! You have a good weekend too!! Hoping for better weather!

What a miserable day weather wise. It was so bad down here in the West Country that my bosses cancelled all rural non essential visits, so I only had to venture out for one early evening visit. The wind has died down now and the rain has pretty much stopped. I have had a nice UD which has...

20yrs ago would have suited me LOL!!!! Never mind, we've got it now....this time its all the way to target & maintenance, for once I KNOW I CAN DO IT!!!!

Sounds like you have got this lifestyle really worked out and that its suiting you!! Its funny how it tames our appetite isn't it? I also find that I am making much better choices...but still like my treats:D

Poor you, renovating plus having a cold would have sent me totally off the rails so well done for sticking too it, hope you feel better soon.

Thanks all, slow and steady wins the day!! DD today and just porridge & soup, so dead easy! Its like second nature now keeping to it. Although the tummy rumbles its not really a problem and I wouldn't dream of breaking the routine. Its also no longer a problem working on a DD, not even the late...

Glad you are feeling a bit better Hann, but if you are not come Friday you get yourself a med cert, it does no good to go back to work too soon! listen to Auntie Jill!!!

WI this morning.:) 1lb loss again..which is great because I thought those LoveTubs might just do for me this week.... Anyway, swam this morning so just had Banana & prunes for breakfast, Crayfish tails with marie rose sauce & a wholemeal roll for dinner and chicken left overs pie for tea. A...

Well thats the Lovetubs out of the way. The chocolate one was actually quite lush, very rich as well so had to have some Kellys clotted cream ice cream with it just adding another couple of hundred calories LOL...I mean 600 cals for a really small desert..that won't be on the shopping list...

Get Well soon Hann!

Update on the 'LoveTub' Desert, don't bother..the sticky toffee pudding I had last night was nice but not worth the calories and I still have a chocolate one to have! i'd get OH to eat it but he hates choc deserts! For 400 cals I could have 2 packets of maltesers!! They would last longer & I...

Thanks Jacci!

Sounds like you are doing really well, making good food choices for both UD's & DD's....swapping days around to suit work & social events is the true beauty of this diet lifestyle and I personally think of it more as a lifestyle. It took me about 8yrs to put the weight on so if it takes me 2yrs...

Wow thats a brilliant result, well done..yay to JUDDD its simply the only lifestyle for me!!!!

Spot on.....less can stall weight loss in the long run

Well done on your NSV!!! JUDDD really rocks, it really does seem to hit the mid area fat that other lifestyles seem to s truggle with, why I don't know. The scales will catch up eventually..but there are too many variables to rely on them on a weekly basis, over a month seems more accurate. Yes...

Hope the 2nd Biopsy goes well for your OH, its always a worrying time. At least as you say you can relax and enjoy your break. You are doing well, a downward trend is all we really need to see to say we are being successful, especially with the very relaxed UD side to our lifestyles. I only saw...

Good DD yesterday with just porridge & soup all day. Today as weekend off has been quiet. I walked up the road for my papers & a few groceries from the local farm shop. Now vegging infront of the TV and on here (Obviously:D) Porridge & fish finger butty eaten so far & fish again for tea just...

Well done on the fabulous loss this last week Hann, you are doing an amazing job, and especially as you are not feeling well, because personally thats when I comfort eat.

Hope you feel better in the morning, and Good Luck with the 'official' /wi...not that you need any Luck the way its gone this week!;)

Annoying isn't it with the men & their weight loss!! Anyway had a good day today, porridge breakfast with prunes & yoghurt added as a little extra treat. /fish finger buttie for dinner, poached salmon & veggies for tea. No extras today, nearly bought some brownies when at the Post Office but...

Don't let the scales dishearten you, you are doing all the right things so you will show a downward shift in the end on this eating pattern but sometimes it takes a bit longer. As you were already on a calorie deficit before starting JUDDD you won't get the first week water loss effect. Just be...

Never a truer word spoken, and I am very happy with my one lb, if only OH wouldn;t keep losing more than me LOL....no honestly if I can continue to lose weight & eat this way then it will do for me because I won't regain what I've lost, after all I've no 'diet' to break when I get to do that...

This bloated don't like being this full feeling is exactly how I felt after the pie last week Hann, its really an amazing revelation to me that I felt that way because in the past if I didn't eat until bloated I hadn't had a good feed. How this lifestyle is changing us..I think it must be how...

This way of eating will not be for everyone just as any diet or lifestyle does not suit everyone. Eating a calorie restricted day of 500 whilst a bit tough on the first few days you do it, is not 'starving', far from it...nor do we all 'overeat' on the other days..but for me personally it works...

WI this morning another 1lb lost forever. Its slow but at least its consistent. OH ..typical man lost 2lbs and thats a stone he's lost since he joined me on JUDDD..that just 7 weeks ago...grrrrrrrr..must try harder, thats the competitor in me coming out. Going to go for it this week. Swam this...

Wow wow wow Hann even more weight off OMG you are doing an amazing job..I've only lost a pathetic pound again this week...note to self, must try harder, less treats!!!!:D

Thanks Jacci, OMG you've had the flushes really badly to have them so young. I used to faint with mine sometimes...thank God its all done with now bar the odd one!!

Louise-You are doing really well it sounds as though you are getting into the routine of UD DD really well. Maccalenny, I tasted some tinned rice pudding the other day when OH had some, OMG I have a sweet tooth but it really did taste un naturally sweet. If I have some it will have to be the...

I've been having one at least every other DD.....they are yummy!!!

Bad luck on the 'hot flushes' I too had them really badly & they lasted about three years!!! I'm about 5 or 6 years pot menopausal now & still occasionally get one. I also find that its usually after I've had a 'carbs' blow out so convinced they are linked. Well done on the whoosh by the way. I...

Serious DD today as WI tomorrow and really over indulged over the weekend. Porridge for breakfast, Oxo cube with mushrooms for dinner & chicken & asparagus soup for tea. Made a big pot & will freeze 3 portions for future DD's. Kept busy today went into town to the Bank & Post Office then...

Only just catching up today...Yay Hann thats the Whooooosh factor, well done,and double well done for keeping at it!!!!

Sunday Dinner sounds great, never seem to get one these days myself, must make a plan LOL!! Oh 7 re your signature..don't waste your money on slimming Pills, over 40yrs i have tried most of them including prescription ones..nothing works except eating less than you burn!!!

Much more controlled day today after stuffing my face yesterday..LOL....Porridge & prunes as usual..(got to keep things on the move;)) then dinner today was a favourite of mine which is guaranteed to make many heave, mushrooms & lambs kidneys on toast, yum yum yum.....tonight its a homemade...

Great attitude!!!:) Plus this is just the place to vent!!!

Sorry about the WI Hann, but as Lou said it really is water and Glycogen storage thats to blame for the weight increase & not fat...its one of the down sides of daily weighing and you've just got to take it on the chin and move on. I'm still betting on that whoosh moment this week, so hang on in...

That sounds like a plan, good luck, I shall look forward to hearing how you go!!!

:mad: Wish i hadn't had the pie now, I'm stuffed and my tummy hurts. Eyes bigger than belly for sure. Got to learn to reduce my portion size to my new way of eating, my mind needs to learn what my body now appears to have....groan...OMG is it Monday yet I need my DD!

OMG I can't imagine doing those sets, might have done 20yrs ago but not now!! The cross trainer would have been enough for me LOL!!!

Hi, JUDDD is very flexible.. it can be modified to fit most lifestyles. I can see no reason why you shouldn't have DD's & eat healthily on UD's it is after all what we all aspire to. You should however increase your intake a little on your UD;s so as to reduce the calorie deficit that you might...

Never mind Jacci, it will come off in the end...I was a lb down this morning now I have to keep it off until official WI on Tuesday...I must try & keep a little in check this weekend LOL. Good luck for tomorrow

Well done on the weight loss Mumma, and yes exactly right, exercise is the key to keeping your body burning those calories...and with JUDDD we can get away with so much more than on other lifestyles. Enjoy your weekend

Right attitude re the WI Hann, lets face it 0.8 of a lb is so little as to be written off as water retention..which as you are exercising regularly is going to happen whilst your muscles are healing. I'd like to make you any bet you like that this week will be a whoosh week with big...

Having a proper UD today as have loads of calories to spare having walked this morning, done my boxing earlier & I'm working this evening. I'm off out shortly on my rounds.... I had my normal porridge breakfast, favourite fish finger buttie for dinner & we are having home made meat & potato pie...

Yes its a lovely feeling. I'm having a pie with pastry crust tonight. Something that has been banned from my 'diet' for years before JUDDD. normally I watch my husband eat his pie 'with' and mine is without...then later on I would probably have picked at about s many cals as in the crust because...

Welcome back & good luck!

Well done, thats a great loss in your first couple of weeks. As you have identified its the DD's that are the key, get those right & you will be fine. The UD's are fairly forgiving, even for eating out..i've had a few 'blow out UD's..but have been losing steadily since August. It really is about...

Great hair Hann....and just keep in mind that weight loss as you already know is not linear, it comes off when it wants, how it wants and not when we expect it too...just keep the faith and doing what you do...remember we are not obsessing about food now, so we must not replace that by obsessing...

Regarding eating with Family why not have a soup or something when you want to eat with them. You can make lovely home made ones very low calorie. You can tell them you are not hungry because you had 'X Y or Z for lunch or with a friend etc and are not hungry. Or save your calories for the...

Welcome, give it a go, you've nothing to lose but weight, and lots to gain, including us lot as supporters!!! I admit to having the odd glass of cider & a few chocolates on my UD's, after all if I've got the spare calories why not!!:party0016:Cheers

We've all done it, but remember that JUDDD is pretty forgiving. Can I suggest you don;t make it too hard for yourself by trying to do 2 DD's over the weekend? Why not just aim for one & plan it well so that you get it right..then you will be set up to have a good week knowing you can do it.

This is me too, I was put on a calorie controlled diet for medical reasons at 9 1/2 yrs old until 12 yrs old. I have seen photos and I was not fat..but the /medics wanted me 'under weight' so I could have knee surgery & recovery...by the time I was allowed to eat 'normally' i had a terrible self...

I've lost nearly every week since August except the week I had visitors & was on holiday and then I had a small gain, I've lost 17lbs 7 couldn't be happier!!

Not sure what a LT diet is, however I do know that JUDDD is a lifestyle & not a quick fix diet. You won't lose super quick on it after the first couple of weeks, but you can lose steadily & set yourself up to keep it off rather than losing it fast, getting diet jaded & putting it all back...

I can relate to the sugar & caffeine to get you through...when I'm working about 50% of my time is in the car..and a bag of sweets or crisps was always in reach..don't even miss them now. Also inflammation much improved despite the bad weather, joints less painful, blood pressure reduced by 20...

Had a lovely up day yesterday which included a fish finger butty, Roses choccies and a drop of cider. I was still comfortably under my 2000 allowance..yum yum. DD today and exactly as Monday just porridge, oxo cube with mushrooms & bean soup plus tea & coffee today for around 450 calories. A...

You'll be fine.....the tummy might rumble a bit...and you might feel like chewing your arm..but you'll be ok...you are making good choices..well done

Brilliant..and I know what you mean, I put a large aggressive looking man in his place for Queue jumping whilst I was trying to buy a lottery ticket this morning. Had a go at a very frightened looking young man who had ordered the wrong light fitting for me, then snapped at the OH when he dared...

The resounding answer to your question is yes..DD's get incredibly easy..infact I now look forward to mine. I find UD's much harder to balance over eating & under eating. Lets face it anyone..and I mean anyone can go without food for 24hrs.I mean the worst thing that can happen is you feel...

Glad your Dog & Pups are Ok and that you are back & on track!! The scales really are like the 'Devils Advocate', we love them when they tell us what we want to hear & hate them when they don't. if they show a loss they are spot on, a gain and we must need a new set LOL. You are so right that its...

Going to bed early when you do your first few DD's helps, now though after 3 months of JUDDD I actually look forward to my DD's and rarely feel hungry. One thought though, if you are doing WW are you doing a DD after a calorie restricted day rather than a JUDDD Up Day of 1700-2000 cals, because...

Glad its still going well for you, sounds like youve git both the UD's & DD's sorted now, so it should soon become second nature, well done

Hi, and thank you! :) 1lb lost this week and the first of the month. Happy enough with that, slow & steady!! I was also thinking as I was driving on my 'rounds at work' this morning that my attitude to food is changing all the time. i'm not 'picking' in between meals as much as I used to on...

I'm in the Mon/Wed/Fri DD camp...& on the 24hrs thing as well as it suits my work patterns. I agree I like to know well in advance what I can eat when. So far its working fine

Had a really good DD today, decided I needed to refocus my attention on my DD's as they have been creeping up slightly on calories, so although I had my normal porridge breakfast & bean soup tea I decided to just have an oxo cube with mushrooms for lunch. Also I snuck on the scales this...

Hi, Glad I've found your diary. Congratulations on a brilliant first week. I try not to weigh more than once a week because by the very nature of the lifestyle your weight will go up and down like a rough sea LOL.....Its perfectly normal to think you are overdoing your UD's at first. To reassure...

Hi, thank you, I hope you will do well..its a great lifestyle. I've not been in here much this week because things have been hectic this week. Working evenings I really hate in winter, its not the work its the driving in the dark & the rain. Anyway yesterday I was off & had a really good DD &...

Well done on the loss Hann, and your photos are great, you can see an amazing difference. Its very frustrating when the scales bounce down and back like that..but remember that the lowest weight is actually probably your 'true' weight because you can only put water & stored glycogen 'on'...

Surely if you keep to the 24hrs it won't matter if your calories are taken during the night or the day..its still 24hrs which can be started whenever you want.

I have to agree with this, I love my weekends off because I have the freedom to eat a wider spectrum of foods but I rarely go mad and really look forward to my DD on the Monday!!! weird as this may seem..especially as I was a real picker & 'secret eater' before, now I'm the least bothered about...

There you go, thats really brilliant. just shows with this lifestyle you just have to keep the faith & it works its magic even if for a few days you think its going in the wrong direction. well done!!!!

One of the things you learn very quickly on this lifestyle is the difference between genuine hunger & food craving. After a few DD's you will find that you actually fancy less & less on your UD's, its something to do with how fasting regulates your insulin

Hiya P x how are you, yes, slow is best! I had a packet of crisps while driving tonight, boredom pich cos I don't even like crisps and 4 chunks of chocolate, now I'm feeling guilty because they were just calories, not something I wanted as a treat or even enjoyed. mad, because even with them...

i must try a DD DD sometime, but just can't bring myself round to it at the moment, I'm always so looking forward to my breakfast after one DD. Good luck both of you.

Had a good DD yesterday & having a very controlled UD today. Working evenings this week so not really liking the dark evenings!! WI this morning showed another 1lb lost, so slow & steady. Although at this rate I won't make the stone i wanted, at least I'm sticking with it!!:)

Well done on keeping the 'binge monkey' under control Hann! It really is difficult on UD's to get the balance right, between eating enough so you don't lower your metabolism and not going mad. I try to treat myself and not go mad, but sometimes when I think I'm being good I do a calorie check...

:( Oh dear, getting very bad about writing my diary. I'm being pretty good though :) and enjoying my weekend off double UD's, and trying not to go mad. Weekend off work so I've been busy trying to get some old stuff sorted out and onto Ebay to get a bit of money together for Xmas!! Evenings this...

Just been told about this new product, available Amazon...not sure where else. Its a vegetable product like the noodles but available as Pasta shapes & rice. I adore Pasta so have to try some of this stuff Eat Water® Official Site - Zero Calorie Pasta | Sugar Free Pasta | Weight Loss Food |...

Good DD today. Work this morning so porridge at 6am then nothing at all until 1.30pm, not even a cup of coffee, miserable lot this morning LOL. ommlette for lunch and good olf faithful soup at tea. Chicken & mushroom today. Did a bit of my punch ball but not much else as housework needed doing...

Whenever I show a sharp scale increase like that its usually followed by a sharp loss.. so hang in there, sure it will be ok!!!

Hi and welcome. This is a great diet lifestyle and a great group!

Well hottie or not I think you are right Han to run a mile from that guy. I have seen & heard that 'empty relationship crap' many many times over the last 40 odd years and believe me if a bloke 'genuinely' wants out of a relationship..he goes..and never looks back! Bitter..nope..just a fact...

I'm afraid you are going to have to be a bit more patient on JUDDD. The same simple science of weight loss applies with JUDDD as with most if not all other days. 1lb of fat contains 3,500 calories which need to be 'burnt' to lose on the scales. As you;ve been on holiday and put weight on...

Well done on the loss!! When you have those UD's under control you'll be really knocking those pounds off

Funnily enough I did live that kind of lifestyle for many years, horses, ponies, cattle, chickens, cats & dogs all over the place LOL. Now however finally (another story between the farm and now LOL)its a 70's 2 bed bog standard bungalow on the edge of Bodmin moor. Very civilised. for years I...

0.4 is pretty much spot on for the calories you have eaten. I think you can eat what you want when you have lots to lose, but not when you have less. In his book Dr J really recommends UD's to be 2000 or close to it. If you can manage true alternate days that would shift the calorie balance in...

Had great fun on the punch bag. its the reflex ball type thats on a springy post. hit me in the face when I missed it on a couple of occassions:D Got the better of it though and beat it into submission. Made me puff a bit..really fun, and deffo addicted now!

We be drinking Cornish Rattler last night. Made on a farm about 20 miles from here....luverly!!!

I'm on a DD today but don't think I can face a double DD, however I am struggling a little with /my /ud's at the moment ..like you, I've been going a bit mad so intend to be really healthy on Tues & Thurs..but will let my hair down next weekend as my one weekend off this month LOL.