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My Kimkin Diet Plan Progress – Weeks #5 and #6

June 1st, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

I am attempting to catch up to the present on my progress with the Kimkin Diet plan so I can give you more of a live update in the future. Unfortunately, a little thing like my job is getting in the way, but I promise that I will try my best to update you on weeks 7-8 shortly, and then onward in real time.

Just to let you know, I have lost 49 pounds so far and haven’t lost any motivation to keep going. But I did learn an important lesson during the fifth and sixth week – you can’t believe everything you read about low carb dieting rules because it may not apply to you!

The Devil Made Me Do It!

Well even with the best intentions, a slip-up can happen at any time. I was cruising along doing great and thought that I could handle having sour cream and Velveeta cheese in the refrigerator. It all started off innocently enough - I used a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and some Velveeta to make a quick dip for my husband and I decided to do just a “little” taste (Uh-Oh!).

I could rationalize it away since it really didn’t have any carbs. A little taste quickly became several little fingers full and then the sour cream started. I started putting just a teaspoon on “this” and “that” to add taste.

My calories were just a little higher than normal each day. But my weight went up and down with the same pound for a least a week. I finally admitted to myself that I just couldn’t handle having those two ingredients in my house (I blame my husband, of course).

So, I woke up on the Sunday morning going into week #6 and put the rest of the cheese dip and the sour cream down the garbage disposal. We just don’t buy those items anymore - at least for now.

The Kimmer Experiment to the Rescue

The remainder of the second week I stayed on the Kimmer Experiment and quickly lost weight – seven more pounds. I guess in the end I did OK, but I’ll tell you… I learned my lesson and will never do that again.

Luckily, I didn’t do any major damage, but I realized that I momentarily lost sight of the Kimkin Diet goal – fast weight loss! I now log into my FitDay PC Software each and every day and meticulously keep track of every spoonful of anything I stick into my mouth before I eat the next meal. When my calories reach my goal of 500 a day, I stop eating. Simple as that! What I found was that I wasn’t eating for hunger at that point, just chowing for the entertainment value.

Not All Diet Plan Rules Work for Everyone

On another note, I’ve discovered that regardless of the fact that cheese does not have carbs, it still tends to stop the weight loss. I had previously read about several others on the Kimkin Diet site having problems with this, but it was still puzzling to me since both Adkins and South Beach allow at least fat-free cheese. Maybe that’s just one more reason that you don’t lose weight nearly as fast on these diets. Anyway… no more cheese for me!