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"I've had the best results on SMD. When I was in my 20s I lost 20lbs in two weeks. Unfortunately,
I don't have the will power I once had". - Lee
I am down to my desired weight. Wow! I lost twenty five pounds. I think this diet works
well because of the two weeks on / two weeks off thing. I feel so much better. Folks notice, too. So, it's time to stop, because
seeing shed pounds on the scale every day was getting a little addictive. Don't want to lose any more. Will be going on KT
for two more weeks to lock in the weight loss.
I recommend this diet highly. If you follow it as best as possible to the
T, you will lose, and you will feel healthier, because there is no junk going in. None. It's all good stuff.
For the first two rounds I didn't really follow it strictly, and so had some ups and
downs, but it was a good thing because that meant an all around slower, steadier loss. (10 weeks,
25 lbs, which was about two and a half solid, OFF pounds per week.)
During KT, I jogged, did light weights, and gained some muscle. During SMD, I walked about 2
miles a day. I fit into a size six (not the pre-quitting smoking 3/4 I
once was, but hey,
who wants to look like a heroin user, anyhow?) and
I don't drink anywhere NEAR the alcohol I used to, which saves a lot
of cash. I like it!
Anyhow, I just wanted to post to thank you all for being here".- Anj
Let me share my experience: First two weeks I lost 10 pounds, It took another
three weeks to lose another 10 pounds. Then it took a month to lose another 8 pounds. The next month I lost 12 pounds. The
last two months I lost 8 pounds per month for a total of 5 months and 56 pounds. At the time it seemed like it took forever
but looking back now I can say, WOW, 56 pounds in 5 months! I have 20 more to go, and if it takes 3 months that will be fine
with me, at least I'm heading in the right direction. Don't give up just because it's not coming off fast enough, it will
come off! - Debbie
In the last 2 years I have lost a little more than 110 pounds. I have been alternating
between the Atkins diet, the Scarsdale diet and occasionally Suzanne Somers her recipes are incredible! I find that the Scarsdale
diet requires more discipline because you are required to eat specific foods for every meal. I have found that Atkins works
very fast, but I can occasionally get into trouble because of the larger array of food choices. I also have found that if
I eat the low carb products on the market such as Atkins bars and icecream I run into trouble. Both diets work on the same
principle that you lower your carbs until you get into ketosis. Atkins does that faster if you stick to induction and don't
eat the processed foods. I think I tend to lose more weight when I do Scarsdale because I think I eat less calories. Both
diets are great. I have 19 more pounds to go and plan to do 2 weeks of scarsdale and then 2 weeks of atkins until I get to
my goal. In my opinion the beauty between alternating between the 2 diets is that your body doesn't get completely used to
one or the other. It also alleviates boredom. I think that the body can actually "plan" for how many carbs and calories it
gets and it is beneficial to shake up the routine both by occasionally eating MORE calories and the difference in the level
of carbs between the two diets. I hope this helps!" -Karen
At 19, I was just under 5'2" and over 153 lbs. A pound bag of peanut
M&Ms and a quart of chocolate milk every night will do that to a person. I say over, because I didn't weigh myself
until I had already been on the SMD for 3 days.
During the first two weeks, I got down to about 133 lbs. I discovered
I had hip bones. Never knew they were there before.
After two weeks of KT eating, I was down to about 126. Another two weeks
on the SMD and another 11 lbs came off ( I still have the weight chart somewhere). Then a stall. Nothing. Not a single pound
came off for the next six weeks, despite being on the diet for the last 2 of them. I stuck with KT eating because I literally
couldn't figure out what else to do and started my junior year in college. Before I knew it, I was down to 105 lbs. Maybe
it took another month or 6 weeks. Nearly 50 lbs lost in total.
That was 25 years ago. During that time, I stayed between 105 and 110,
except for the time that I was pregnant, and except for right now. I've let the snacks get out of control, so I'm back on
the SMD and doing very well (Today is Thursday of week 1 and I've lost about 5 lbs of the 10-12 I want to lose). It was the
Drake's apple pies that killed me this time instead of the candy.
The SMD changed my life, and that is no exaggeration. No one can
believe that I was ever that heavy. It changed the way that I looked at food. I still find myself remembering the order NOT
to have bread before dinner at a restaurant (bread and water? what's that all about? prison fare?). It actually feels great
to be eating so well again.
Sheryl
Hi everyone... your stories are so inspiring - its really amazing how we all
go through the same thing, no matter what part of the world we come from, isn't it? I've used this diet with incredible success
several times - after college I lost about 30 pounds, and found the "4 pound limit" idea to be the best long term tool in
the book. I did it again after my 3 kids were born and easily lost another 42 at an average of 3 pounds per week. I discovered
that I ate breakfast SMD-style for the rest of my life, but after 20 years of marriage, I also found that I really knew how
to put on a terrific wine and cheese buffet for friends, and I did it twice every weekend for more than a decade! Now, I have
jeans in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and up to XL overalls! We just put a pool in the backyard last year, and at 212 pounds, I
only went in after dark, although we kept having fabulous pool parties every weekend. I promised myself it wouldn't be that
way this year, but last week I weighed in at... 212 pounds again! Something snapped, and I returned to the SMD with a determination
I haven't felt in years. I've been on for only 4 days, I've lost 4 pounds, only a mere 68 to go! I'll check back with you
all on a regular basis... and I'm going to make a public commitment right now that, with 72 pounds to lose overall, I should
be celebrating my metamorphosis in 24 weeks, which is November 2004. That's exactly when my husband is going to book our tickets
for a Mexican cruise, and it's going to be like a dream come true to not hide behind my kids whenever the camera comes out!
jane
Hello everybody :
I just wanted to share some thoughts and experiences since
I am in this diet. In the beginning it was hard, I was taking medication that was
making the weight loss a bit of a challenge... Because of that medication, I was having periods every 2 weeks :( and the weight
wasnt coming off as fast as I wanted...in fact. it wasnt coming off at all. I was around 185 pounds then.
I also was a
bit stressed, had to go to the hospital for some tests I had a lumbar puncture that went a bit wrong and well, that didnt
help neither. For about 10 days nothing happened. I was following the diet but couldnt lose anything. As I mentioned before,
I had a lot of support
around me ( and a lot coming from people in this forum) and I didnt give up.
Today, 2 months
and a week later, I am 155 pounds, still have more to lose, but hey, I feel so good and so proud of myself! Not giving up
just encourages me more to stick to the diet till I lose another 15/20 pounds. For all of you who are having a hard time with
the scales, not seeing the weigh coming off as quickly as you want, just a simple message: DONT GIVE UP!! Talk to the people
here in the
forum, share your experiences, shout and cry if you want but stick to the diet, it will work out just great
at the end of it :) Good luck everybody ! And stay positive!
- Monica
"Dear all, I am happy to tell everybody that I reached my goal of 118 lbs (I am
5'3''). I am so happy. I did 3 weeks of Atkins, but a low fat version of it , and I lost 17
lbs. Then I did a sort of keep
trim-Atkins for 2 weeks and I kept my weight, then 1 week of Scarsdale ( I wanted to safely reintroduce good carbs, like fruit,
more vegetables, whole bread and cottage cheese), and I lost 5 lbs. A total of 22. I feel very good and look great in my size
2 clothes. If this can be of any help to anybody, I found that a low fat version of Atkins at the beginning was suiting me
more ( I had a lot of days out of home and could not garantee those fixed menues). Then I wanted safely go back to good carbs,(
beside I need some changes to stay motivated...) and went on my beloved Scarsdale.
If I can say my 2 cents worth idea,
there is an intelligent way of doing Atkins that is very very close to Scarsdale. For sure, our knowledge about good fats,
bad fats has increased since the time Dr. Atkins wrote his book. Beside, also in his book the very strict fase, the one that
limits vegetables and cuts fruit, is only for 2 weeks.
After that he reintroduces whole grain, fruit and more vegetables.
Anyhow,
I am very happy. The best thing is that I got rid of that incontrollable desire for carbs that was obsessive, made me think
of food the all day long. If you remember, when I joined the group I was talking of my compulsion to eat and I felt like I
had an eating disorder. I feel so much in controll now. Sometimes I indulged, during those 2 weeks, but nothing like those
terribile crazy eating
explosions of the past. And probably because not too much sugar had enter my blood, the following
day I was back on a diet with no problem. In the past, the day after was an unbearable sense of failure plus incontrollable
cravings, that would push me to binge again.Good luck to everybody
- I.S.
HI, I'm 41 years old, 5'7 and weighed 261lbs in October 2004. Now I weigh 206 - lost 55lbs. My goal
is to weigh arround 175 lbs.
It's becoming a struggle to stay on the diet. In the beginning of April I plateaued and since
we went on a vacation for a week I decided to take a break and eat regularly (anything that I liked). Monday after vacation
I had deceided to go on the SMD again and in one week I lost the 6 lbs that I had gained.
I made a decision last year to
go on the SMD because I know that I can lose weight (a lot and in a relativly short time) with this diet. I don't say that
it is the ultimate way of staying slim but it is practical because you
can plan your meals ahead and if you just eat enough
you don't get hungry. By that I mean that I find it essential not to become so hungry that you can't control you eating and
therefor I eat a bag of vegetables (I'm not very fond of it but make myself eat them) every day - that way I don't feel hungry
all the time and lose control and eat the wrong food.
I use SMD to lose weight because I failed to do what I really should
do - change my habits, eat less food, eat the right kind of food, stay away from sugar, fat and white flour and excercise
more. The best thing for you body -
if you have a lot of overweight - in my opionion is to loose slowly 2-6lbs a month.
I find this impossible so my plan is to loose down to my goal with SMD, then live by the Montignac method: "You can eat anything
but not all
the time", and if I fail to stay trim I will go on the SMD until I have lost to my goal 175 lbs.
I think
SMD is good for me and I don't lose patience because I know that if I stay relatively close to the SMD-plan I do loose weight.
I feel well, but then I also listen to my body and when it over and over again says to me: I
want carbohydrates - I take
a break with a set date to go on it again. It happens once every 3 months (I figure).
SMD works for me! - ani
Hi, everybody,
even if I have not posted anything lately, I have been keeping
reading
your messages. I want to wish good luck to all of you and
repeat that if it has been possible for me, it is possible for
everybody.
I have reached my goal weight for the first time in my life about a
month ago (115 lbs, 5'3", "on a
diet' or "in state of breaking the
diet" since I was 14, I am now 39 and in the last 6 years I had 4
kids). I found
myself buying clothes size 2. I have lost 30 lbs. I
feel happy and ...relaxed : for the first time I don't feel in
tension
to reach something that is not there...
And I have succeded in keeping the weight at 115 for this entire
month: in
the past I have never been the same weight for more than 3
days: up and down and never at goal.
I am a compulsive overeater:
It's more difficult for me to eat only a
square of chocolate than not to touch it at all.
For me moderation is very
difficult. So this is my way: I plan in
advance the day in which I eat "bad" food, and for the rest I stick
to the
diet. But the joy of wearing my beautiful new clothes and my
jeans (I had never had jeans before), makes me go back to
be good.
And I keep exercising every day.
Good luck again
Irene
Well, end of next week I'll have been on this diet for 12 weeks and
I'm pretty sure by then
I'll have lost around 30 pounds (at 26 now). I
gotta say, I really can't believe it. This would have taken me 6-9
months
on Weight Watchers.
I've been on (unplanned) KT more weeks than I should have (mostly from
overindulging in wine
or bites of birthday desserts, which I don't
even like), but I'm thrilled with losing around 10 lbs a month anyway!
There
have been lots of plateaus and even a few gains, so all I can
say to those who've been gaining is please try to stick it
out! I know
those times are so frustrating, and no amount of encouragement can
really cheer you up until the scale finally
moves downward.
What's really surprising is I haven't even missed my beloved pasta,
beans and tortillas. I'm still
in shock about this. I don't even want
to go back to "normal" eating. I like my diet of steak and seafood and
lots of
great fruits and veggies. Today I made a beautiful grilled
chicken salad for lunch with fresh butter lettuce, apricot slices,
a
few nuts and white balsamic vinegar dressing. Beats fast food any day...
Well, thanks everyone for all the advice
and encouragement. Got 24 lbs
to goal now.
-Simone
Well I got back from Sardinia this weekend and expected the worst,
...but to my suprise I
was the same weight as the day we left!!! as
this is our KT weeks this is OK.
Thought we had really gone to town
but on reflection we made
healthy, low fat choices... most... of the time. We spent a lot of
time exploring
etc so lots of walking as well which is bound to have
helped.
Any way back to it now and as I didn't gain I can
look forward to my
2nd week of KT before back on a week today.
- Caroline
"Hi everyone, it seems everyone is doing so well. Hello, to all the
new
people here!! I am on my third week of SMD. I have lost 9 lbs. It
could have been more but I slipped a bit. I'm back on
track now and
heading for summer! When I get a craving for something sweet I have a
diet pepsi. It seems to do the
trick for me. Ben, about the gym thing
my husband had a shoulder injury at work and decided in order to be
able to
make it to retirement without causing permanent damage he
neede to build strength. He found in the classifieds a weight
bench
and some used weights and bought the weight lifting for dummies book
and has had really great success with doing
this. Something you could
think about. I just have to say I feel so much better without all the
starches and am actually
enjoying comming up with new ways to add
interest to my meals. Talk to you all soon!!"- Angela
Hey everyone!
I have been doing the SMD on and off for about four years now and it has worked
great. The first time was when I weighed 190+ after high school and I got down to 149 lbs before I was happy. Then I met a
hottie, got married and had two kids--ended up gaining alot of weight with baby #2. I topped out at 234 lbs! Back on SMD and
lost 100+ to 133lbs!! Lower than I was in high school. I gained a few over the holidays and am back on it to lose the four
lbs I gained, but this diet is great. ......
As of today, I am back at 133...my lowest since freshman year in High School.
Still not in bikini shape though--maybe the pilates will help with the tummy. Two kids really do nasty things to our midsections,
don't they? Anyway, the question was, how long have I sustained my weight? Well, I have held steady between 133 and 138 for
almost a year now. But this was the second time I have used the SMD to lose lots of weight. The first was in 1998 when I was
around 190+, and after watching my weight shoot up in college, I decided to make a lifestyle change. My mom gave me the book,
and then I lost most of the weight (down to 149 lbs). I started swing dancing and met my husband taking lessons, we got married
and had two kids--during which time I gained it all back and then some--topped out at 234!! Having the baby and waiting 6
weeks knocked it down to 200, but I went on the diet and w/in 5 months I was at 133. I have gone on and off the diet as needed
for when I indulge my pasta cravings and my sweet tooth. The pounds jump right back on if you aren't very careful. You can
get away with a small sundae after a long
bike ride w/o worry. But not 1/4 a cake with ice cream!!!
(Birthdays, what
can I say?) I learned THAT the hard way.
However, the only time I cheated during my reduction phase was movie
popcorn
about three times in the 5 months...and then I skipped either lunch or dinner and had no butter on it. (I don't recommend
doing this, but I did not gain any weight when I did, I may be lucky when it comes to popcorn!) Other than that I stayed within
his guidelines. You can have alcohol if you must, but wouldn't you rather use those calories on something more tasty? Just
stay within the one drink limit per day--one glass of wine or lite beer. I am
not really much of a drinker, so I can't
help out alot here.
As for extra portions, I don't know what you mean--snacks or what?
You aren't
limited really by the SMD or keep trim with portions (expect for bread and eggs and some veggies and beans) SO long as you
obey the No-No list, and don't stuff yourself to the breaking point--you will still lose, just not as fast as the SMD. If
you are going to add, and veggies--they will fill you up and are good for you, and you lose weight...how great is that?
....I had access to this diet for three years before I really decided to "do"
it. I sort of tried it for a few days and felt tired and saw my best friend stuffing her face with candy and not gaining a
pound. Hate those girls with fast metabolisms! Anyway, I gave up and shelved it for awhile. In the meantime, I gained another
25 lbs! One day, I saw the movie "Titanic" and I liked it, as many did. I thought Kate Winslet was just beautiful. Anyway,
a few weeks after it came out, someone came into the store where I worked and said I looked just like the girl from Titanic
(and not the Titanic itself!!) I thought to myself, "Gosh, she isn't that skinny...maybe if I lost just a little weight I
could be as pretty as she is." That was in February 1998. I decided to try to lose as much as I could so I could dress up
as "Rose" for Halloween. I got out the book and started with day 1. I didn't cheat once those first two weeks and lost 20
lbs. I started getting more and more compliments. I saw Titanic a few more times in the theatre, and people kept looking at
me and coming up to me asking if I knew who I looked like. That gave me even more encouragement. By the time summer hit, I
bought a new bathing suit and started to have guys asking me out all the time. This was weird for me as I was in a bit of
a dry spell since college. I started doing more social things and starting swing dancing--then I met my current husband.
Cut to the most recent time, after the two kids--that was easier, because I
knew the results I could get. I knew I could lose the weight quickly and I couldn't wait to fit into my "skinny" pants! Anyway,
that's what motivated me. I was tired of being a wallflower, tired of sitting home alone at night, and tired of eating raw
cookie dough from the tube! I decided I would rather look good and feel good than enjoy what I ate. It was THE best decision
I have ever made. It is worth every passed up cookie and ice cream sundae. It is worth every hefted dumbell. You will look
in the mirror and not cringe at yourself. And I must say, the sex life does improve if you care about such things! ;-) Hope
that inspires you a bit! Everyone has their own thing though. When you are ready, you will do it. It is never ever easy though--and
it's an everyday battle. Hope that helps...
Octavia
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