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8/23/10 9:30 A

Thank you.
Yes, Buglet posted a lot of information. Made my mind boggle

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8/23/10 9:03 A

Angelina235 - Welcome and Bug posted a lot of information that should help you. Good luck.

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8/23/10 8:54 A

Hi and welcome. The reason for the confusion is that many try to adjust the plan the way they want to and then they tell others. I will try to explain a little and then ask us whatever you don't understand.

For the new members who see those of us who do fasting, please do not think that it's required. It's a tool we use to help us break plateau's or lose quickly after an unexpected weight gain. Doing the 500 down day will adjust your body to lower calories and more control over food.
It says in the book on page 244 that the high number is only to get the number of calories we need on the down day. (but then he gives 500 as the down day calories, to make it easy.) It says it's absolutely (his words) not necessary to eat that amount on the up days. He says to eat only until satisfied. The calculator is more to set the down days higher if you want to just maintain. Like 50% to maintain on. I have to use the 500 or less or I can't even maintain. Think about it, you're trying to lose weight, if you're satisfied with a smaller amount on the up days, that's normal..If your tummy is shrinking, that's a good thing. That's the only way to get into the "eat less mode"

JUDDD in a nutshell:
It is a 500, or less, calorie down day and eat until you're satisfied up day. You do not have to eat a lot on your up day. If you stick to the down day at 500 or less, I guarantee a loss of 1-6 lbs after the first down day. Then eat only until satisfied on the up day. Some people join JUDDD because they think it's a license to eat all they want on the up day and some do get away with it for awhile but eventually you will have to tame those up days to continue losing. There is a "honeymoon" stage where you lose fast. Take advantage of it while it lasts.
Dr. Johnson wants us to do shakes on the down days for two weeks to be sure we aren't under estimating how many calories we are eating on our down days. If you do that I would recommend EAS Advant Edge Carb Control shakes. (at Walmart down by the body building stuff) They are only 110 calories and 17 grams of protein and the protein will help you survive the DD. The down days get easier with time and you will soon look forward to them after too many up day calories. Some people do not like to do the shakes but would rather eat food. My advice here is to make your calories count by eating protein and be sure to measure everything. It is very important to drink 8-10 glasses of water not because it's the thing to do but because it helps the diet to work. Some find it easier to wait as long as you can on a DD to eat something. If you do the EAS shakes you can have 3 of the shakes and a couple servings of plain cooked broccoli, no butter just seasonings. Or 4 shakes. Cucumbers and celery are also great to munch on. If you prefer food, a sample down day diet would be an EAS shake for breakfast and 4 oz's of skinless breast of chicken for 120 calories and 2 cups of lettuce with lemon or just seasoning for 13 calories. Some find Walden Farms have lots of no calorie, no carb dressings and other products too. The cheapest place to get them is at Netrition.com. I find it cheaper even with shipping than my grocery store. Then at dinner more chicken and salad. If you have enough calories, add more broccoli plain. Another great tool is hot tea and chicken broth to tide you over in a hunger attack. Another DD menu would be .5 cup egg beaters for breakfast 60 calories. We each have "diet foods" or favorite foods to diet with so it's just about finding the least calories that satisfy you. If you think you are hungry, drink a 16 oz glass of water, chug-a-lug. I drink that before every meal even on the up days.
1 piece of bacon 69 calories,or 45 calorie slice of toast with a cup of green tea For lunch, salad 13 calories with 2 oz breast of chicken, 60 calories, low carb tortilla (50 calories) then dinner, one pouch of tuna or salmon, about 90 calories with a low carb tortilla (50calories) for a total of under 500 calories. So you can see that it is possible to do way under 500. Don't forget if you have hunger drink a cup of chicken broth.
Now for the mindset:
First and foremost, I can eat tomorrow. If I tough it out and keep it under 500, I will see a loss tomorrow. I can do this, it's only for one day. If I follow this faithfully I'll reach my goal. It gets easier as you figure out what food are in the down day range that you like. I'm only dieting half the time. After the two weeks are over you continue the same. It's only the shakes for two weeks, if you chose food during the two weeks then you just keep on doing the alternate days.
See this link to the Dr's site below:

www.johnsonupdaydowndaydiet.com/html/how-t
o-do-the-diet.html

Edited by: BUGLET- at: 8/23/2010 (09:07)

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8/23/10 8:41 A

Hi everyone,

I'm in between jobs, which means I have been putting on weight. My goal is to lose between 24-27 pounds, and come back to my weight of 7st.
I came across ADD late last year, and lost 3lbs over two weeks. That is the only weight I managed to lose.

I have gone back to researching this diet, in case I have been doing it wrong. I came across a lot of conflicting information, and am sooo confused now.
I don't know if I'm following this diet correctly.

I was surfing the web, looking for forums for help and support and found you here at Sparks.
I've struggled with the diet and I'm hoping you can help me clear some of the misinformation I have re ADD.

- The induction phase
Only found out about it on Friday. I'd love some guidelines on this, please.
How many other phases are there? What happens after the induction phase? Which is the weight loss phase?
Is there anything like a maintenance phase, once you have reached your goal?

I'm confused about the Down Days - I thought you were supposed to fast, ie drink water only, but some websites say you should have protein shakes.
Up Days - some websites say eat what you would eat on a basic diet, ie do watch what you eat. Other websites say eat what you want, as much as you want, without stuffing yourself, as song as you are satisfied.

Alternating - should there be exactly 24hours between Up and Down Days? I would have breakfast, lunch and dinner on an Up day, then not have anything until the next Up Day. Yet on the weekend, I came across a website, which said, there should be only 24hrs between UP and Down Days, ie dinner on an UP Day (7pm), then nothing but water until 7pm the next day (Down Day) - then what? Eat? on a Down Day after 7pm?

Please help me clear this mess up for me. This diet would be the easiest diet to follow (given proper instructions), esp for a vegetarian like myself. Many diets do not cater for this group of people.

I am really sorry for all these questions, but I'm hoping with support from you, I can get to where I wan to be, rather than trying to go it alone.

Thanks again for listening to me waffling on for so long