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[chrianna]

i've been thinking about this all day and these thoughts were provoked by saggi girl's post about gratitude and my own landmark event today: a pair of pants i've hung on my closet door as "inspiration" for the past year fit this morning.  i'm wearing them right now.

i find it hard to believe i've been doing SLD for 7 weeks.  i haven't stayed this long on any diet for the past 9 yrs.  and i've always been trying to diet in those years.  i've bought all of the books, done lowfat & lowcarb, thought seriously about diet pills.  i'm always good for the first two weeks but its all downhill after that.  i've even read and tried the anti-diet stuff.  when i opened a thread about SLD on another board in early june, i was like "uh-oh, here we go again!  and the name of this diet is even lamer than all of the others."  :lol:  i'm glad i scrounged up that miniscule ounce of hope i had to read the thread and then get the book.

i'm happier and more hopeful than i've been in a long time.  i'm a nicer human being.  i'm wearing makeup again.  two people in the past few days didn't recognize me when i greeted them.  nothing was said specifically about my size and i wish i would've stopped and said "wait!  is it my smaller bum you don't recognize?"  but i'm pretty recognizable around these parts as well as my body parts  :wink:.

i have a profound appreciation for good food now.  i was supremely satisfied by an excellent home-cooked meal last night (scallops and fresh string beans sauteed in butter, sesame seeds and salt for inquiring minds).  i'm no longer eating large quantities of worthless junk.  using the dessert plate for dinner on doesn't feel like a futile exercise but its actually how i want to eat.

here is the thing that may guarantee the long haul for me:  SLD has quieted my diet snark.  part of my problem with staying on a diet is that after my two weeks probation on it, then the snark runs the show.  i start pushing boundaries to see if i can cheat or twist around the diet so that it doesn't actually feel like dieting.  SLD has eliminated that part of me that wants to re-work the plan because, i'm assuming that flavorless calories have tremendous influence on the mind and body. 

ok, i've said enough for now and i'll probably think of more reasons to love SLD and be grateful for seth. for the guests and newbies, persist with SLD!  it is worth it even as you figure out your oil/sugar routine.

[splitbamboo]

A grateful thread... I like that.

Heeeere we goooooo....

I'm a middle-aged male that went from 160 in college to as much as 220 3 months ago. It took me 20 years to get there. I've always thought of myself as fat but 220 was too much. I found SLD and since then it's been down hill.

I snuck out of work yesterday and tried on a pair of 32 inch waist levis at a store. I got them on and buttoned and someday soon I will actually buy them. I really did not think I could say that again.

I see a lot of hope in this hoky method.

Thanks, Seth, for publishing your work.

[saggi girl]

Chrianna, that was a great post.  I found myself nodding my head as I read along.

There is a cute denim skirt hanging in my closet, my favorite skirt.  I haven't fit into it for about 2 years.  It will feel so good to be able to put it on again. 

[Seth Roberts]

You're welcome, both of you. There's no point doing the work and writing the paper (or book) if no one reads it. In the case of SLD, there's no point writing the book if no one tries the diet. Thanks to you and others like you, people will try the diet. And quite apart from that, it's wonderful to see my work helping people. Chrianna, I will send your post to people at Penguin and my agent. I am thankful to them.

"While you were typing a new reply has been posted." Make that all three of you.

[falconcy]

Yep, I think I'll add my gratitude here too. The inches are coming off the middle slowly but surely. I cannot say exactly how it works and I'm sure even Seth can only theorize why it works and I suspect nobody really knows why it works. This has got to have been the easiest diet to stick with that I have ever tried. I'm amazed at just how little food I can get by on.

As many of you may have realized, I like food and enjoy trying out new ideas. The one drawback of the SLD that I have found is that I often think of doing one thing for lunch or dinner and when the time comes, I feel it is too much and end up making something else instead. But hey, that is not an issue, I eat what I feel I need to eat. Take tonight, I thought I'd nuke some Mr Brains Frozen Faggots, but when the time came, I made a smoothie instead, even drank it without the noseclips.

Thank you Seth, I don't fully understand what is happening here, I don't think any of us really know, but what I do know is that whatever it is, it is working.

[Ann H]

Hear, hear!

To add my bit, in addition to the benefits I share that others have already mentioned, I'm especially grateful for the sense of control over my fat, and the resulting disapearance of fear. I can now choose how slowly or quickly to lose weight, maintain, or even let it rise depending on temporary life circumstances, knowing that I can lose as quickly as necessary (well, certainly at least 1 pound a week, with a big blast of 6 or so pounds in the beginning week) when I'm ready to do so. I can get pregnant whenever I wish and not fear the pregnancy weight. Wonderful!

And, I also love being able to eat much less. If more of humanity could eat this way, it would be far better for our earth: beyond less need for active-use growing hectares (let the earth rest a bit and regain fertility) and less water use, it's also good savings in food storage and transport, which is much better for reducing the impact on our overheated atmosphere. Also, if I'm down to 1 to 2 meals a day, I can really afford to eat high-quality and organic food, resulting in better nutrition for me, increased demand for premium-price (eg Fair Trade) produce and thus better wages for growers, and a far better environment. Good all around!

Not to mention increased personal health from moving out of obesity and overweight, and the positive effect this will have on my loved ones and lifestyle, and all of our loved ones and lifestyles ...

Hip, hip, hooray!

And in a few more months when we're all on maintenance, we should total up the fat pounds lost and present them symbolically to Seth somehow, neh?

[akhdar]

Oh, yes; me, too.

The total loss for me, at this point, is 16.5 pounds (but who's counting? :wink:), and I keep thinking of the thank-you gift I would like to send Seth when I hit the 20 pound mark! To have lost 16.5 pounds in ten weeks seems like a minor miracle. Just in time for my 20th high school reunion, too!

My voice would like to resonate with the other echoes of gratitude!

Akhdar.

[frenata]

And in a few more months when we're all on maintenance, we should total up the fat pounds lost and present them symbolically to Seth somehow, neh?

Hey, yeah! I wonder how much they would charge for a few hundred pounds of lard?

Ummm...symbolically, of course.

[dgrillot2000]

Including my pre-SLD loss (12 pounds) and my SLD loss (20 pounds) I have lost 32 pounds.  I went to see my cardiologist the other day and when he saw the weight loss and blood chemistry he did cartwheels in the office (figuratively of course).  Sooooooooo, I had to explain to him how this all occurred and I just happened (wink, wink) to have a copy of THE Book which I gave to him.  He said if this wacky weight loss method works, Seth should receive worldwide acclaim.   I agree.  SLD is a major tool in the fight against obesity and the accompanying diseases.  SLD is amazing and Seth deserves all the accolades which hopefully will be coming his way.  I am truly grateful to Seth.  My only reget is that I didn't discover SLD 40 years ago.

[Jenn]

OK, Just found this thread,
  THANKS SETH!
I stuck it out for 7 weeks with no loss, and now I am shedding the pounds....extra credit (eat low GI)
SLD has made it so easy to stay low GI.  Could never bear it for the life of me before!
Hypoglycemic issues are truly under control, no need to take a nap in the afternoon!

5 LBS down!

SLD ROCKS!

Jenn

[spacehoppa]

What a great thread!

I, too, just want to thank Seth. I am now 17 lbs down and am getting close to my pre-pregnancy weight. Along with Ann H, I no longer fear pregnancy weight gain and am very confident of getting my weight down to a sensible, healthy weight and, most importantly, being able to STAY there  .

But I have so much more to be thankful to Seth for. As well as the laughably easy weightloss, I have managed, through taking mega doses of omega 3 oils via the diet, to stop taking my anti-inflammatories altogether and have put my rheumatoid arthritis into complete remission. Now, without my arthritis wonder drug - Humira - this medicated remission wouldn't be possible, and I guess until I come off the Humira again to try and get pregnant I won't know just how much of this improvement is down to the oils in my diet and how much to the Humira. But I am sure that this last leap of my blood results into the remission range is due to the omega 3 as I never achieved these results on this drug alone in the past. So thank you Seth, for making me stick to this daily healthy regime of fish and hempseed oils that my body was clearly crying out for. Without this diet, I know I wouldn't have persevered and it wasn't until I had taken the oil for about 10 weeks that I saw this dramatic improvement in my health. The anti-inflammatories have given me a stomach ulcer, so coming off them is a big deal, and could even save my life.

And it's not just the arthritis that has improved. I took my blood pressure yesterday and it was 117/78 (low for me) and this was whilst I was chasing my baby around the floor. I have a history of borderline high blood pressure and since both my parents have had strokes, having blood pressure within a reasonable range is very important to me, psychologically as well as medically.

And then there's the smaller stuff, like the improved sleep, the brighter mood, the improved ability to concentrate (severely lacking immediately after giving birth  :lol: ), the better skin (my keratosis pilaris - gooseflesh skin -  continues to improve, and my eczema is all but gone), the improved libido and softer hair.

And finally, every single one of my blood test results (I get a full blood work-up every month) has improved and moved into the middle of the normal range, from white platelets, to haemoglobin to CRP.

OK, Seth, it's no wonder I'm grateful is it! You may be single-handedly repsonsible for the biggest health revolution the world has ever seen, if we can only get the word out!

[Stephen M (Ethesis)]

A grateful thread... I like that.

Heeeere we goooooo....

I'm a middle-aged male that went from 160 in college to as much as 220 3 months ago. It took me 20 years to get there. I've always thought of myself as fat but 220 was too much. I found SLD and since then it's been down hill.

I snuck out of work yesterday and tried on a pair of 32 inch waist levis at a store. I got them on and buttoned and someday soon I will actually buy them. I really did not think I could say that again.

I see a lot of hope in this hoky method.

Thanks, Seth, for publishing your work.

I know, isn't it neat.

I've thought of doing a thread on buying cheap pants at Wal-Mart and Costco -- what do I do until I reach my target weight (where I can buy "permanent" pants, perhaps at Target?).

[akhdar]

Oh, Jenn!

I am so glad you are seeing good results! Your dedication has been inspirational, and your encouragement key!

What a happy bit of news!

Congratulations,

Akhdar

[anacara]

Well, what can I say?  Seth Roberts, you have changed my life in a fundamental way.  Thank you.

[Ann H]

Seth, you should create a page on your website cluster that's a "plaque" to you. Text:
               

           Seth Roberts

You have made us lesser people.
                 
         In profound gratitude,

Then we can all digitally sign it, eg, "Ann Hendricks, -22 pounds"



Or maybe someone else has the wherewithall to create this online "plaque"? Then Seth could just link to it. It would be ideal if we could adjust our signatures as we lose more weight.