The 10/60 Diet: How to Lose 10% of Your Body Weight in 60 Days. (3 page)

a. I’d have to say pasta. I’m Italian and grew up with it.

8. Which types of food did you eat on splurge days?

a. Cereal in the morning, a bagel or sandwich, pasta or sushi rolls.

9. Did you drink alcohol? If so, which types?

a. Yes, but I’m a light drinker. I typically have one or two glasses of wine or a rum and diet cola. Sometimes I’ll have a light beer.

10. How many cups of water do you typically drink in a day?

a. Not as much as I should, but I got into the habit of bringing my 24oz. water bottle to the gym, which helped. I always order an ice water with my drink at bars. I’d say five cups a day.

11. What is your typical weekly workout regimen?

a. I lift weights for 45-60 minutes, do 10-15 minutes of cardio (steps, bike, treadmill), and sit in the sauna for 20 minutes or so, four days per week. I also play baseball on weekends.

12. Did you change your workouts? If so, how?

a. Not really. I experiment with different workouts to keep from being bored. I try slow reps, heavy reps, and abdominal work with Bosu balls and inclined benches.

13. How did you feel/react when you strayed?

a. After the first few weeks, it didn’t bother me at all, because I knew the weight would drop off quickly. It was easy to stay on track.

14. How soon before you started seeing progress or people began noticing?

a. I lost over five pounds in the first ten days and people already noticed and complimented me, wondering what I was doing.

15. How did this diet compare to other diets you’ve tried?

a. This one was easy because I saw immediate results without making any drastic changes. I could tell from the beginning that I could use this diet anytime I wanted to lose a few pounds.

16. How much weight did you lose in how many days?

a. I lost 22 pounds in 60 days.

17. What parts of your body lost the most weight/inches?

a. My waist and oblique areas. I wore 33-inch waist jeans and now my 32-inch waist jeans are loose.

18. Have your meal choices changed since you dieted?

a. Yes. I avoid the bun whenever I can. I also order veggie sides instead of fries.

19. Have you been able to keep the weight off?

a. Yes. I put two pounds back on the next month because I feel most comfortable at around 175.

20. What hints, suggestions would you give someone considering the diet?

a. Try it. Within a few days, you’ll be amazed at the weight dropping off. Make sure you weigh yourself daily, record it, and brag about it. It encourages you to stay on track.

Testimonial – Connie, Female, 40

1. How much weight did you want to lose before you started?

a. 15 - 20 lbs.

2. How difficult was it for you to stay away from carbs?

a. The first week was difficult. All I could do was think about food and that I was hungry! It got easier as I went along.

3. Did you splurge once a week? If so, how much weight did you typically put on?

a. For the first six weeks, I didn't splurge much. Once I had lost most of the weight I would take a day off and never put weight back on but didn't lose any either.

4. Did you notice any side effects?

a. No.

5. What did you eat for snacks, primarily?

a. The program I did had protein bars (equal carb/protein, low-sugar).

6. When you ate out, what did you typically order?

a. Lean steak, chicken and veggies or salad no dressing (discovered olive oil and lemon). No bread rice, pasta!

7. Which types of food did you miss the most?

a. Cheese! I love it and fruit.

8. Which types of food did you eat on splurge days?

a. Cheese! But most of the splurges were based around alcohol! Wine or a beer or two. Chicken wings!

9. Did you drink alcohol? If so, which types?

a. Only on splurge days, not for the first six weeks.

10. How many cups of water do you typically drink in a day?

a. Two three-liter bottles.

11. What is your typical weekly workout regimen?

a. Cardio every day, resistance workout three times a week.

12. Did you change your workouts? If so, how?

a. Added resistance training.

13. How did you feel/react when you strayed?

a. Sometimes great because I just needed a break, most of the time (like when I splurged on cheese) I would have stomach issues.

14. How soon before you started seeing progress or people began noticing?

a. I noticed clothes fitting better about two to three weeks in, and people started commenting after about four weeks.

15. How did this diet compare to other diets you’ve tried?

a. It was easy once I got used to the program and quit obsessing about the things I was missing, which more than anything were habits. I was traveling a lot and was used to grabbing snacks in the airport and eating out of boredom.

16. How much weight did you lose in how many days?

a. 15 lbs in six weeks.

17. What parts of your body lost the most weight/inches?

a. Hips (love handles) and waist.

18. Have your meal choices changed since you dieted?

a. Yes.

19. Have you been able to keep the weight off?

a. Most, I have been traveling a lot lately and put on a few pounds but have gotten back on track to lose most of them.

20. What hints, suggestions would you give someone considering the diet?

a. Just stick to the program. It works and it is easier than anything else I ever tried!

Testimonial – Chuck, Male, 51

1. How much weight did you want to lose before you started?

a. I started with the goal of 35lbs. After seeing how easy it was, I increased my goal to 40 lbs.

2. How difficult was it for you to stay away from carbs?

a. There was an adjustment period of about a week. Within two weeks, I found that I didn't miss them at all. In fact, I still limit the carbs in my diet without missing them.

3. Did you splurge once a week? If so, how much weight did you typically put on?

a. I didn't spurge when I was early in the diet and excited about the amount of weight I was losing. After getting close to my goals, I found splurging occasionally worked without experiencing large variances in my weight.

4. Did you notice any side effects?

a. I experienced cramps in my legs and arms early on. An adjustment to the amount of water I was consuming and the institution of a daily vitamin cured this temporary side effect.

5. What did you eat for snacks, primarily?

a. I found that eating a couple nuts (peanuts) and snacking on pickles curbed my between meal hunger.

6. When you ate out, what did you typically order?

a. I typically ordered lean protein (chicken, pork, and beef) along with some type of vegetable. I would also order a small dinner salad with a low-calorie dressing. My favorite dressing has become extra virgin olive oil with fresh squeezed lemon.

7. Which types of food did you miss the most?

a. I miss cheese the most. I still think about eating pasta but I find it easy to alter my menu choice to eliminate the unnecessary complex carbohydrate.

8. Which types of food did you eat on splurge days?

a. Splurge days might include popcorn at a movie (without butter). The diet makes it easy not to fall off the wagon and my splurging was minimal.

9. Did you drink alcohol? If so, which types?

a. I am a beer drinker. On weekends, after the first month of the diet, I would allow myself a beer or two with friends on the weekends.

10. How many cups of water do you typically drink in a day?

a. I will typically drink a minimum of eight cups of water a day. I found it easy to keep a glass of ice water next to me at my desk helping me curb my appetite and quench my thirst.

11. What is your typical weekly workout regimen?

a. I had good weeks and not so good weeks for workouts. Typically, I would work out four or five days a week. Most of my workouts included some form of aerobic activity and weight training. 

12. Did you change your workouts? If so, how?

a. As the weight started to fall off, I increased my intensity in the aerobic areas (walking, running, and yoga).

13. How did you feel/react when you strayed?

a. Surprisingly, I felt a huge sense of guilt when I strayed. Because of the great results I found in this diet, I felt that I owed myself more discipline and self-restraint.

14. How soon before you started seeing progress or people began noticing?

a. I saw and felt progress as early as two weeks into the diet. After three weeks, just about everyone I knew recognized the change and requested information about the diet I was using. 

15. How did this diet compare to other diets you’ve tried?

a. This diet has you eating every two to three hours. Other diets I have ever tried had me not eating as much and constantly counting calories. Also, this diet worked and it was extremely easy.

16. How much weight did you lose in how many days?

a. I lost 40 pounds in less than 12 weeks.

17. What parts of your body lost the most weight/inches?

a. I didn't take initial measurements but I lost most of my weight in my mid section (both stomach and lower back).

18. Have your meal choices changed since you dieted?

a. I still enjoy eating meals that would be acceptable on my diet. I occasionally stray but I have changed my way of eating and I enjoy the results.

19. Have you been able to keep the weight off?

a.  I fluctuate about five pounds from my goal weight. When I do put on a couple pounds, I just go back to my ways of eating on the diet and the weight just comes off again.

20. What hints, suggestions would you give someone considering the diet?

a. Believe. This diet works and it is easy. You never go hungry and there aren't loads of rules to follow … just lose weight.