I bought and read the book and then began my first 3-day hack on Wednesday, March 28th. While a bit dull only eating potatoes, it was still pretty easy and I focused on things other than food for a change. I was 5 pounds lighter when I weighed myself Saturday morning. On Saturday, we went out to eat and over indulged on both food and drink, which made me nervous Sunday morning when I got on the scale. But to my surprise, I had lost another half pound. I started another hack Tuesday, April 3rd. I had regained some weight from the prior 3 days off, but lost all of that the first day back on the hack. This morning, I have now lost a total of 6.5 pounds and I also measured myself and find that I have lost an inch from all of my measurements.
This is ridiculously easy for me and, as a woman who has not been able to lose any weight since going through menopause, I didn't think it was possible for me anymore as nothing else I tried had worked. I intend to do a hack each week until I reach my goal of 35 pounds (28.5 left to go). Then, I will keep an eye on my weight and simply do a hack whenever it starts to creep up again.
4/16/18 - Update - I have lost 10 lbs in 16 days and am beginning my 4th hack today. I regained 1.6 lbs over the weekend, but that doesn't concern me at all. I have noticed that there is always a small gain after being off the hack for 3-4 days, but I have been losing that after just one day back on the hack and then I go on to lose some more. It's amazing to me how easy it's been. I don't feel deprived and I am serious when I say that I am not sick of potatoes. I haven't even done all the variations that many other people do. I've kept it very simple: boil what I need for the hack, keep it refrigerated and microwave whatever I need for each meal, adding a little salt and pepper. One thing I tried for a bit of different flavor was to sprinkle malt vinegar on the potatoes (because I've always loved fish & chips with malt vinegar) and it's really good.
It's fun going through my closet and finding clothes that were too tight before now fitting. Also, I have never felt better. I feel great and in a good mood. I feel very calm about food in general and for the first time in a long time, I feel in control of the weight situation. I have 25 more pounds left to lose and I know that I will do it.
5/1/18 - Update - I've lost 14 lbs. in 4 weeks doing a hack each week and enjoying regular food Friday thru Sunday. It's so easy for me that I like hacking through the week days. Last week, I only hacked for 3 days and ate regular foods for 4, but only gained 1.4 lbs. over the 4 days. I lost it plus a little bit more after the first day of my potato hack. By tomorrow morning, I will have lost a total of 15 or more.
It continues to be easy for me and I wanted to point out something else that is fantastic about potato hacking. Tim Steele tells you in his book how anti-inflammatory potatoes are for your body. I was hopeful but skeptical that it would help me with the arthritis I have in my fingers. I have had to take Aleve once or twice a day every day to subdue the pain. I worried about the damage this could be doing to my liver and tried taking Rose Hips instead. The Rose Hips worked but I had to take 2 capsules 2-3 times a day to keep the pain at bay and that got a little pricey having to buy Rose Hips so frequently. 2 weeks ago, I ran out of Rose Hips. I planned to buy more but was busy and didn't get around to it. Then after a week had gone by, I realized that the pain in my fingers was simply gone. And I mean gone 24/7! It feels like a miracle to me--it truly does. And for this reason alone, I would do the potato hack for the rest of my life even if I never lost a pound from it. But, I am steadily losing weight as well as pain free.
Later this month, I am scheduled for my annual blood work & physical check up. I will let you know if things have improved from last year's.
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Tatertot Chronicles
It was over three years ago that Tim came to my blog to pitch me on posting about what he'd found out about diet hacking with potatoes. Turned into dozens of posts and thousands of comments from hackers giving their test results, lots of various preparations, simple recipes, etc.I received a review copy of the first draft and even that was fabulous before Tim went and squeezed in another 100 pages.This is an easy tool almost anyone can use, and use anytime, and from any single meal, to days, to weeks, depending on need. This book leaves no question unanswered. The easiest and surest lifetime weight maintenance hack you'll ever have, the last one you'll ever need.
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