Had my WI yesterday, down 2 more pounds, tonight I am struggling and really wanted a treat so added diet jello to my ip jelly - hope it doesn't mess me up, but sure tasted good.
It's normal. If you want, you can buy a cheap grinder. You can also use French sel de mer or Hawaiian pink sea salt. Both are more nutritious than the RealSalt but pricier (and taste better).
Thanks!! I would rather spend the $ then deal with the grainy feeling when I chew.
Hopefuly my temptations to everything that has to do with food will go away!
Is it normal that I am looking at A LOT of recipes...for a long period of time and thinking about food A LOT also?
I am always saying okay so I can cook this and I can do that with this and that. It looks as though I have an obsession with food...
You're not alone - I have a tendency to think about food all the time too (or at least I did for the first couple of months). I don't look at the recipes though because it makes me struggle. It's funny - for a year before I started IP, we were trying to get pregnant and that was all that I could think about. Now we've been off the wagon, so to speak, for 3+ months and my obsession has shifted to food and my diet. :-)
Well, I weighed in today and was down 3 lbs! After last week's disappointing loss, I thought it might be bigger today, but it is TOM and either way, I'll take it! I am now below my driver's license weight (which I sure as heck wasn't when I got it!) and am NO LONGER OBESE! At least not according to the BMI charts - I am merely overweight.
Well, I weighed in today and was down 3 lbs! After last week's disappointing loss, I thought it might be bigger today, but it is TOM and either way, I'll take it! I am now below my driver's license weight (which I sure as heck wasn't when I got it!) and am NO LONGER OBESE! At least not according to the BMI charts - I am merely overweight.
Well, I weighed in today and was down 3 lbs! After last week's disappointing loss, I thought it might be bigger today, but it is TOM and either way, I'll take it! I am now below my driver's license weight (which I sure as heck wasn't when I got it!) and am NO LONGER OBESE! At least not according to the BMI charts - I am merely overweight.
Isn't that a lovely feeling. (And the other side of me recognizes how hilarious it is. )
I was told to use RealSalt All Natural Sea Salt and a little sample came in my package when I signed up that goes good in my purse. It says that it is all natural sea salt mined from an ancient sea bed in Utah and it contains 50 natural trace minerals. It is not the white sea salt that you see in the stores, it is a sandy color and I had to get it at a health food store.
I have the same salt, and no, you aren't imagining things! Thank you, cause I thought I was!
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Well, I weighed in today and was down 3 lbs! After last week's disappointing loss, I thought it might be bigger today, but it is TOM and either way, I'll take it! I am now below my driver's license weight (which I sure as heck wasn't when I got it!) and am NO LONGER OBESE! At least not according to the BMI charts - I am merely overweight.
Well, I weighed in today and was down 3 lbs! After last week's disappointing loss, I thought it might be bigger today, but it is TOM and either way, I'll take it! I am now below my driver's license weight (which I sure as heck wasn't when I got it!) and am NO LONGER OBESE! At least not according to the BMI charts - I am merely overweight.
Had my WI yesterday, down 2 more pounds, tonight I am struggling and really wanted a treat so added diet jello to my ip jelly - hope it doesn't mess me up, but sure tasted good.
The problem with "diet jello" is the aspartame in it. which, it is my understanding, the body responds the same to aspartame as it does to sugar. (correct me if i am wrong, it is quite possible)
The problem with "diet jello" is the aspartame in it. which, it is my understanding, the body responds the same to aspartame as it does to sugar. (correct me if i am wrong, it is quite possible)
I think you're right, and aren't you due for an update picture? Or are you just being kind -- so we won't be jealous?
I just needed to report my evening here.. Tonight I had a night with one of my friend talking and drinking coffee.. and then at 9 p.m. he was hungry and he order 2 big cheeseburger with fries.. pffffff I didn't cheat, not even one bit. I was proud of myself.. and then he got a little sick because of all that junk food.. I way prefer my IP packets to this enormous amount of food !! anyways and tonight I was about to cheat at my home with chocolate or anything I just needed some food.. But no resisted and took an other pack of IP and it calm me down. And now I'm about to go to bed and i'm glad I resisted so well tonight.
I just needed to report my evening here.. Tonight I had a night with one of my friend talking and drinking coffee.. and then at 9 p.m. he was hungry and he order 2 big cheeseburger with fries.. pffffff I didn't cheat, not even one bit. I was proud of myself.. and then he got a little sick because of all that junk food.. I way prefer my IP packets to this enormous amount of food !! anyways and tonight I was about to cheat at my home with chocolate or anything I just needed some food.. But no resisted and took an other pack of IP and it calm me down. And now I'm about to go to bed and i'm glad I resisted so well tonight.
Thanks for your support!
haha
ok Linden pictures
12/29 10/6 (some how I loaded the backwards I have lost not gained!)
Next picture on 1/29 (ish) maybe at goal......... *fingers crossed*
[QUOTE=Mrs Diettrich;3654354]Well, I weighed in today and was down 3 lbs! After last week's disappointing loss, I thought it might be bigger today, but it is TOM and either way, I'll take it! I am now below my driver's license weight (which I sure as heck wasn't when I got it!) and am NO LONGER OBESE! At least not according to the BMI charts - I am merely overweight. [/QUOTE
Happy Friday. Here comes the weekend which is always hard for me. I've decided this weekend I'll stay busy inside the house since it's so cold outside. Bought three gallons of paint for my office area and laundry room at my house. Picked out a brick red for the office. Hopefully that looks good with the hardwood floor. That should keep me busy ALL weekend. Gosh, how many more weekends left this winter? I should have my whole inside of my house painted by the time spring arrives!
Have a great day everyone.
That sounds like a nice plan! I picked a shade of brick red for my office too. I love it! I actually have a lot of red through my house. For now, it is a color I am enjoying. I hope working with the red give you a bright, energetic weekend!
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Good morning to all! Hope you have a wonderful day and stick with protocol. I am on day 5 so I am still very new to the diet. Hope all have sucessful days and WI's!
Congratulations on making it past the first few days! It gets easier from there!
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Good morning! Another snowy day here!!
I did my weigh in this morning and am down another 3 lbs. That makes 10lbs in two weeks!!! This is the easiest meal plan I have ever followed. On any other plan I would have been off the wagon in the first week. I have not even thought about going off this protocol. For once I want to do things up right!! I want to reset my pancreas and keep this weight off for life.
I also get to try some different foods this next two weeks (i get my IP stuff in the mail so order two weeks worth at a time).
Anyway, hope everyone has a terrific day!
10 pounds is great!! The statements you made remind me of some things I wrote in my journal when I began. Isn't it such a great feeling! Congratulations on your wonderful start!
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Happy Friday - I just wanted to thank everyone who posts with tips, comments, words of inspiration and hope. I had my first weigh-in last evening and I lost 10 pounds!!!! (this is a first for me it took me 2 months to loose that much at WW) Reading,and rereading some of the posts helped me get through those rough days and helped me redirect when I wanted to throw in the towel and quit. I was skeptical this would work, and for those of you who are new and skeptical - I can attest that it does. (so can many others in this group). Just wanted to thank you all for having the courage to put it out there and to be as candid as you are - it has helped me and I am grateful to all of you.
ANOTHER 10 pounds!! You are having a wonderful beginning to this! It is so very different than WW, South Beach, or Atkins! I have done all of them, lost with some, gained with others and, IP is by far the best and easiest for me! I am so glad you didn't quit. It is often a rocky beginning but, once you get into a groove and past the first days, it is well worth it!
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Had my WI today. Am still at the plateau. No loss
This is the day where I always manage to screw up, discouraged at no loss, that seems to rationalize a cheat for me, which turns into the weekend, then back on Monday. This cycle has to break, and today is the day! If I can make it through today and tonight, I should be good......I hope......I can! I know I can do this! I even cancelled a dinner night with my friend tonight, just because I knew that a big meal and some wine would be way too enticing!
Gonna keep busy cleaning house, and getting my clothes ready for The Bahamas! Seriously, everytime I think I might cheat, I go and look at my clothes! LOL!
Have a great day peeps!
Sorry things are slowed down a bit. I hope you made it through the day on track. Many people have found that the stalls are often accompanied with inches lost. I hope you are seeing that. Stay on target and you will be enjoying the Bahamas at exactly the best place you could be for yourself.
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HOW TO EAT LETTUCE
1. choose favorite type (i prefer head lettuce)
2. wash (do you know who touched it before you? was he/she a bum scratcher EWWWWWW!)
3. chop (i like chip size peices)
4. put it in a bowl (your favorite chip or popcorn bowl should do since it hasen't been used in so long)
5. spray or drizzle with oil (olive or grapeseed)
6. sprinkle with salt and your favorite seasonings (mine is Mrs.Dash southwest chipolte)
7. munch crunch and enjoy... mindlessly eat like you used to...
This recipe is great for movies or tv watching while your blogging or facebooking even while you cook supper drive in the car party with the friends lol. Try it you will be suprised how much lettuce you can consume in a day and it will become your go to snack of choice!
I loved this! Very cute way to make lettuce fun.
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to all the Newbies!! You have made a great decision on the journey to great health and a much better life!!
to all those with loses this week, you are doing fantastic!!! Keep up the great work!!
to those of us who didn't have a lose this week....we will do better next week, after all that is what IP has taught us, right!!!
Being down at our winter home has put some different challenges in front of me, but after a couple of weeks I seem to be settling back into a routine and getting back on track!!! I love that I can go for a walk without putting on a heavy coat, just go out the door and enjoy the sunshine!!!! :hug
Yes, lots of wonderful sunshine! Have your allergies kicked in yet? I swear, all I have been able to do is sneeze!
and, IP is by far the best and easiest for me! I am so glad you didn't quit. It is often a rocky beginning but, once you get into a groove and past the first days, it is well worth it!
to all those with loses this week, you are doing fantastic!!! Keep up the great work!!
