Dean Bourke wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I’ve just completed my first month of sugar detox; however I have not lost any weight.
I have noticed a significant decrease in my sugar cravings to the point where I barely notice having them. I have also noticed a very distinct feeling of being full when I have had enough to eat and that my portion sizes are decreasing.
I am currently 100kg and given my height and build I should be around 75kg to 80kg (looking to loose 20kg to 25kg).
A typical day in my new eating habits is as follows:
- •- Full cream large coffee (I used to have 2 sugars, now I have none).
- •- A hand full of pistachios around 11am.
- •- Lunches consist of 2 toasted ham, cheese and tomato sandwiches.
- •- A hand full of pistachios around 3pm.
- •- Dinners consist of steamed vegies (carrot/broccoli), mashed potatoes and chicken (or sometimes beef/lamb).
- •- Weekends are similar, however I have bacon and eggs for breakfast and usually a BBQ dinner.
- •- I have substituted all drinks with water/coffee/sparkling water.
- •- I have cut sweets/deserts/ice cream/etc. out of my diet
- •- I have cut fruit almost completely out of my diet.
- •- I don’t have any sauces/condiments of my food any longer.
- •- I no longer have any fast food.
I have also taken up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu twice a week, which is approx. 2 hours a week hard exercise.
I know I am early in my new lifestyle; however I would have expected to see a change in my weight after a month of such a drastic change.
Any ideas why I have not seen a change in my weight?
There's an old saying to the effect that men who don't drink, don't smoke and don't consort with wild women don't actually live longer . . .it just seems longer :-)
You certainly are pushing all the right buttons. Your sweet tooth has gone and your appetite-control system is working as it should. But there are no hard-&-fast rules about this process. And no ideal timeline - everyone is different. Being anxious about lack of progress may also make it seem worse.
If you still aren't losing weight after say 3 months you might try emailing David directly, from the SP web site. When "unexpected weight gain" was a subject on this forum he suggested going low-carb
for a while. Maybe that would help you.
Meantime, you are doing very well, even if you are not experiencing weight loss. So do persevere. BTW you should also be aiming for a waist measurement of 94 cm max (80 for women) to avoid a build-up of fat around the vital organs.
JohnN
