My 5 week plan

Hello guys and girls,

My CDC has put me on a 5 week plan, 2 weeks on step 1 (SS+), 2 weeks on step 2 and 1 week on 3. By that time i should lose my 2 and a half stone. As im looking around on this forum im finding everybody is remaining on this diet for much much longer. Is this something i need to worry about? Do you have to do all the steps?

I would hate to lose the weight to then put it back on again in 5 weeks time.

what do you think?

Um...

I hate to be the voice of doom - but 2 and a half stones in 5 weeks??

I'm sorry hun, but that's pretty unrealistic. A stone a month is kinda the norm... Are you sure that's what your CWPC meant? Or is it possible that she meant for you to repeat the 5 week plan a couple of times?

That does sound a bit off the norm. Where you start usually depends on your BMI and how much weight you have to lose. Some people "step down" from 810 to SS+ to SS to "ease" them in to SS if that is the plan they need to go on. A stone a month is the average (although some people do a bit more than that the first month due to the first week's loss).

Once you hit goal you then work the plans upwards to eating normally again to re-educate yourself about portion sizes etc. The people who skip this part tend to increase the risk of putting the weight back on.

Did you get your booklet? I'd have a thorough read from cover to cover and then maybe have a chat with your CDC again?

It did seem a bit to fast. Maybe im reading it wrong. To get into a healthy bmi i have a stone and a half to lose. But i do want to take it further and lose a stone more, maybe i added the extra stone to the plan by mistake.

5-6 weeks to lose a stone and a half sounds much better! The only reason my CDC advised me to work up to step 3 is because thats what she did then after she ate sensibly and managed to keep most of it off.

I dont really know much about the steps and i only have the sole source booklet.

Thanks for the advice everybody! Much appreciated!

Ask your cdc for the other booklets to. So you can prepare yourself in your mind what's to come....

Good luck