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Originally Posted by hlfoster9290
I need some motivation and some serious tough love I think. I did so good on my first month on IP and then...I got lazy I guess. The tempation was just too much! The first month I dropped 17 lbs and was so freaking excited. Now I have gained 6 lbs this past month! It started as "just one bite" and now I have been off program for the last month and that scale is creeping back up. I know what it takes to get the weight off because when I did good it just came falling off, but I just dont have the determination and the self discipline to say no to those fattening treats that I love to hate so much. Everyday I tell myself (and my husband) that I am going to do this right, and that I am going to start over, but no sooner than lunch and Ive screwed up. Even if its just a little oops I turn the whole day into a big oops. Any suggestions on threads or tips for overcoming food addiction. My husband is actually a recovering drug addict and we have discussed the similarities of my feelings and actions with food to his battle with drug addiction. It truly is scary to look at it that way and see how similiar the addiction really is. That whole thought process of just having one more bite and not thinking about the consequences until after the fact, and then hating yourself for doing it. HELP ME!
All I can give you is to share my experience of IP. I am not expert, I am still just a learner with all of you. I really had to muscle my way through those first days of IP, and even long after I was in ketosis, temptations were still all around. IP, ketosis, etc, is not a cure for our food addictions, but I like to think of it as an extremely helpful tool. It really helps when faced with those carb addictions, but it doesn't do all of the work. I like to say it gave me a little extra "umph" when challenged with something I really wanted to eat. IP for me is as "auto pilot" as any diet for me has ever been. Indeed it is the only diet that worked! Weight loss surgery is now off of the table completely. But IP is not magic. You have to work with it a little. Sometimes, a lot! When you work with it, it works, and works amazingly well. There are a multitude of success stories that prove it. I work with several people that are doing IP, and it has never not worked as long as the protocol is followed.
I don't know if this is quite the advice you were looking for. But it was the answer that I had in my heart for you. I wish you the best. Be sure to log in often and read for motivation and encouragement. There is no shortage of that around here.