Mike,
All I can say is to be patient. This isn't one of those miracle instantaneous weight loss programs. Those types of programs always fail. This is a way of life. My doctor firmly believes the slower you lose weight, the better chance you have of keeping it off. My doctor reminded me that each pound I gained took time to put on, and it’s going to take some time to loose those same pounds. She reminded me that even if I lost only 1 pound per week, in year’s time I’d be 52 pounds lighter
We’re a generation of instantaneous gratification. However in all my years of losing weight I’ve come too realized with instantaneous weight lost comes instantaneous weight gain. No where in Roger’s book does it state you'll loose all that weight in
x days. It may take years – just like it took years to put the weight on.
Think
LONG TERM. That’s what I am doing. Remember the old adage “Slow and steady wins the race”. Even if it take me over 5 years to loose all the weight I want to, I know in the long run I will be happy and healthier.
Another suggestion: for the first week, keep a journal of what you are eating – not the amounts, but exactly what. Then post it. In the beginning I too swore I was eating the correct things. I learned after I posted what I was eating, I needed to adjust my “menu”
See:
http://www.letsdolunch.com/boards/http://letsdolunch.com/boards2/viewtopic.php?p=4918#p4918Finally, make sure you are careful with the ingredients in the items you are eating. Personal example, I read in the book that we can eat refried beans – so I went out and bought cans of refried beans. I wasn’t loosing either, and couldn’t figure out why until I READ THE LABEL. The refried beans I purchased had lard and sugars in it. I switched brands, and I started losing. Roger always states, it’s “ingredients in, ingredients out” – meaning if you eat products with fat in them – they will cause you to be/remain fat.
