Yesterday marked 3½ months since I’ve started the ETL diet. I’ve lost exactly 40 pounds during this period.
Unfortunately, I’ve fallen a bit off the wagon in the last few weeks with the season’s holidays and accompanying food. I’ve only lost 1.5 pounds during that time, instead of the 3-4 I was hoping/planning to lose. Overall, I am very pleased with my progress, losing 8 during December vs. the planned 10 pounds.
I plan on posting our favorite ETL recipes over the next few weeks/months.
Today marks the completion of the six-week Phase I of the ETL diet. I lost a total of 24 pounds and about 4” in waist size in these six weeks.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised, and on some level, underwhelmed by how quickly my life became normal with the new diet. Aside from a period of initial adjustment I blogged about here, I can’t really point out any one thing that changed for me. Probably the biggest challenge was figuring out what to eat when visiting people. The best thing I came up with is making sure to eat a big snack or a mini-meal before visiting, and picking out only the legal food once at guests.
Now I am embarking on Phase II of the diet, which will hopefully last the rest of my life. It’s just like phase I, except I will add 12oz of animal and dairy products weekly into my diet.
Special thanks goes out to my lovely wife Anna. It wouldn’t have been possible without your support!
So I read the book “Eat to Live” a few weeks ago and knew I had to go on this diet (or rather, lifestyle change). I finally started the diet last Monday. After a week, I lost seven pounds. Here are my observations:
The Good
- I lost seven pounds!
- I did not feel hungry, except some days about an hour before lunch or dinner.
- I feel light even when I am full.
The Bad
- I have this low-level mental fog that started the second day, got worse, than improved two days ago. However, it has not disappeared entirely. I was planning to self-medicate by going to one cup of coffee, but I will give it one more week.
- I did not feel well in general the first few days. However, I think this had to do with a head cold that I came down with in the second half of the week.
The Ugly
Conclusion
It’s too early to make any conclusions. More blog posts to come on this topic…
