I was following the SP plan to the letter for about 10 months. I went through her testing and got to talk with her and her nutritionist. I was in total adrenal burnout. She was very clear that I would not begin to lose wt. until I had recovered from burnout. Let me tell you, to go 10 months and not lose one pound was very discouraging, but I was hanging in because I was beginning to feel better. Then last December we took a long trip to visit my son and his wife, who are professional ballet dancers, and who have to eat huge amounts of food. Needless to say, each day it got harder and harder to stick with it. By the time we got home both hubby and I were off the wagon. In the year past we have stuck mostly close to the basic framework, but have not been strict. And true to Dr. S's prediction, I have not lost one pound. I am feeling very discouraged, but in the last few weeks I have been really sick and landed in the hosptial. I got diagnosed yesterday with clinical depression and anxiety disorder. I have never taking SSRI's but the doctor is really pushing me. My BP is up and I feel horrible. So, I am going to restart SP, even though I am very, very discouraged. I wonder, is success taking anyone else this long? It's very disheartening to look at the success pictures and have made no progress myself, yet I am convinced a contrived diet of low fat low cal in unnatural and therefore not the way to go. The priciples of SP make such good sense.
Carolyn