[jennyandaarons]

Hello!!!

My title describes what is currently bothering me! lol!

I have yo-yo'd with my weight since high school and am now as heavy as was post-giving birth to each of my boys...the problem is, I haven't given birth in over 10 years!!!

My Dad got me interested in the Ideal Protein diet after he lost 100+ lbs at the age of 58/59 y/o. We have the same habits, body type, and dietary issues, so I thought this would work the best for me.

I'm not paying $$$ going to a clinic or buying their products, thanks to this community website, I was able to find all the information and alternatives to buy for FREE!!!

So far I have lost 8 lbs in 13 days, and I can tell and smell its fat coming off (smelly keto breath). I am getting a little bored of the chocolate and vanilla protein shakes, so I'm off today to find some new flavors.

A weird thing that I experienced recently is that l was extremely PMS'ing yesterday. I read that as fat melts off, it releases extra estrogen into the bloodstream as fat cells store estrogen. Some women can have messed up cycles...JOY!!!! I guess I get what I deserve, punishment from eating at Taco **** too much!

Last night I dreamt the entire night that I was eating food I wasn't supposed to be eating...I woke up thinking I was eating a 1/2 a sandwich and crying because I wasn't supposed to eat bread (and it was the super healthy bread in my dreams!) Then I was staring at these cookie bares with my mouth watering! LOL...this diet may make me go insane as well!

Good luck to all!!!!!!!!! We are each other's biggest (literally) cheerleaders!

[Jacqui_D]

Jenny! I'm afraid I have no solution for the bad breath except the usual ideas of chewing mints, cloves, gum, etc. But congrats on the 8 lbs down so far! Keep going and good luck!