Tue, Jun-04-19, 11:12
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Senior Member
Posts: 856
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Plan: Protein Power, IF
Stats: 238/204/145
BF:53.75%/46.6%/25%
Progress: 37%
Location: PNW
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Welcome to the forum!
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Originally Posted by LyninSC
I am a 64 y/o F who is in my 3rd week of SBD. I have been trying to follow the diet fairly closely for phase 1 and I have only lost about 3 # in the 3 weeks! Did anyone else have a hard time starting weight loss at the beginning of this diet. This is my first diet ever. I used to eat whatever I wanted with no problems until I entered menopause.
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First, you should probably anticipate that weight loss after menopause will not be fast and will require every trick in the book. Even younger women on very low carb diets can't really expect to lose much more than 1–2 lbs./week over the long term and South Beach is more low to moderate carb, I think. So, you're doing great! Congratulations!
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Originally Posted by LyninSC
I am not accustomed to eating 3 meals. I used to eat a large meal at lunch time and something small maybe for dinner.
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This is actually a really good habit and I suggest you go back to it. The longer that you can keep your insulin low by not eating, the faster you'll probably lose weight. I'm not really familiar with SB rules, but if you could switch up what you're eating to just two meals and no snacks, it might help a lot.
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