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How fast will I lose weight on the Don’t Go Hungry Diet?
That depends on your individual physiology. Some people may lose 4-8 kilograms a month and others may lose half to 2 kilos a month. This may seem slow compared to conventional diets which encourage weight loss of around a kilo a week. However, pushing yourself to lose weight so quickly usually results in a strong Famine Reaction that causes unnecessary hunger, weight loss plateaus and rebound weight gain.
In contrast, when you follow the Don't Go Hungry Diet, you work with your body, not against it, so your Famine Reaction never gets wildly out of hand. You lose weight with less effort because your body remains in its optimal fat-burning metabolic state. So, although losing weight by this method may sometimes seem slow compared to conventional dieting, when you look at it in the long term you actually lose the same amount of weight in the same amount of time. Because this strategy takes less effort and is more sustainable than conventional dieting, the results are more likely to be permanent.
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"Hi Amanda, Thank you for replying to my email. I thought I would just give you my two week update of experiences as you mentioned. It has been a great couple of weeks. I have felt positive, lighter, and more healthy. I have also noticed that I have not felt deprived of anything and not had cravings for huge amounts of foods like chocolate or sugary cakes. I have even had a couple of squares of chocolate that is in my cupboard without feeling the need to eat the whole block - a major achievement in itself. I have also found it much easier to excercise each day than I expected - going to the gym or walking and managing at least the 10 000 steps a day without too much effort. I do still wonder how it will all be once the enthusiasm of the initial time wears off - but I somehow feel this is all achieveable as an ongoing thing. The diary is an excellent tool and keeps me focused. I have learned that I previously ate even good food until I was really full, not thinking about how much I was eating at a meal. I have found that I need smaller amounts of food at a time and am generally more hungry mid mornings to mid afternoons than at any other time. I also get more hungry after going to the gym, and rather than not listening to that and not eating any more, I have more good food, until I satisfy my hunger! In terms of the statistics - I am amazed and happy. I had set a goal of losing 10 kg by the end of the year as I thought it was reasonable and acheiveable. In my two weeks I have gone from 117 kg to 113kg and from 123cm around the waist to 119cm. Amazing considering I feel better than ever and don't feel like I am missing anything. So, thank you. I am really looking foward to continuing on this journey and feel like I will actually reach my goal. Lisa "