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Originally Posted by Novak
Careful with that shopping, Bev... seems as I come down the home stretch I'm dropping clothing sizes fast. I bought size 6 slacks, then went back a week later for the same style in another color, and ended up with a size 4. What is that? Size 4? Is that an adult size? My closet has never seen that number without a "1" in front of it.
All I can say is, for all the plugging away through this diet since the end of January, these last couple of weeks have been awesome. I can't believe I look the way I do, and that I can wear all these clothes. The before and after pictures are incredible... my brother in Tokyo woke up his wife at 4:00 in the morning to make her come out to the computer and look at them. Now he wants to go on IP to drop 30 pounds.
If you'd asked me in January if I thought I'd ever be small enough to fit in a size 6 (let alone a 4), I would have laughed and said a size 10 would make me happy. But here I am... less than a pound and a half from my goal (which I lowered 10 pounds from my original target.) If I can do this, you all can.
My advice (though some may think it unreasonable) is to follow the protocol almost religiously. Don't cheat. Don't rationalize that it's okay to bend the rules. I didn't substitute other products (though I purchased my premixed shakes elsewhere.) I didn't stress when I only lost 2-3 pounds a week (I get plenty of stress at work and in my personal life... I didn't need more!) Over the long haul, I've averaged almost exactly 3 pounds a week... including my initial 10 pound loss week 1. Just put your head down and follow the plan. It doesn't last forever, and the rewards are so worth the investment.
Congrats on the size 4!! That's awesome!
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Originally Posted by CanadianMama
Day two for me was really hard also, I thought I would die from the headache. I was also sitting at home waiting for the air conditioning repair man so had nothing to do.
I did cheat a little bit, I had a can of tuna with 1 tbsp of mayo on it for dinner. but I think that was more because there was no way I could eat the Leek Soup, I had to almost choke it down and the after taste , YUCK !!!!
Day 3 today, and headache is till here but a bit better.
Keep up the good work !
No advice but HUGS I know for me I can't start a diet unless I am truly committed.
I too would like to know what to eat when you are truly starving, I ate a head of lettuce yesterday and it did nothing.
On Phase 1 could you have another bunch of veggies mid morning to tide you over to lunch.
I eat my breakfast around 6:00 a,m, so lunch at 12:00 with nothing in between is a long time.
Can I eat half a bar mid morning and the rest in the evening.
Hang in there Kim, you're doing great. Have you tried drinking some sea salt water to get rid of the headache? I've never had to do it, but I've seen many posts here saying it works like a charm. When I was on my first week of IP I was told I could have an extra packet if I was hungry. Once you get into ketosis it should help with the hungry feeling because (from what I was told) ketosis is a natural appetite suppressant. Maybe you could also try drinking some water first thing in the morning so you have something in your tummy and hold off a bit longer on eating (or drinking) your actual breakfast.
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Originally Posted by jordanna
As of this morning it looks like I'm finally down 60 lbs...I've never lost close to 60 lbs on a diet ever...I love IP. I've been drinking about 5 L of water a day for the last couple days to try to get rid of the water weight from this weekend and it looks like it's working!
Update on my dad (he started IP 5 weeks ago) he's lost 40 lbs!! Isn't that crazy! I'm so proud of him, and he really needs to lose the weight, he couldn't even put his own shoes and socks on before he started and now, 5 weeks later he's able to do it again! He's almost half way to his goal in five weeks!
It's almost time to do my 4 month pictures, I'm excited to see the difference Did I mention I ♥ IP?
Congrats on 60 lbs gone! That's so great to hear about your dad's successes too. I must agree with you.... I love love love this diet!! I never thought I could lose this much weight in such a short amount of time unless I was on TV with Jillian Michaels screaming in my face. LOL!
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Originally Posted by nitenic
Hey y'all,
I've been lurking for awhile and saw that some of you are reading Geneen Roth's newest book. I ordered the book last week but haven't started it yet. I know there was some discussion of her being on Oprah this week. Based on the commercial, it looks like today is the day!
I started IP on Saturday and I must admit I was not really liking it... till I stepped on the scale at home today. My official weigh in is tomorrow so I can't wait to get my official results. Seeing the results definitely makes everything else worthwhile. I have a LOT to lose but I'm going to take this week by week and see how it goes. The hardest thing for me this week was no diet soda. I wasn't craving coffee so I didn't drink any and fortunately I only had a headache once, and that was in the middle of the night. I took some advil and went back to bed.
Thanks for all the great support on here!
Thanks for the reminder about the Oprah show today! The first week on IP is challenging, but the rewards you see on the scale and in your measurements are soooo worth it! I was a major diet Coke junkie before starting IP and I missed it for the first few weeks. I have completely lost any craving for it and I have no desire to drink it. The cravings will pass and you will feel so much better. Good luck with tomorrow's weigh in!
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Originally Posted by pitakitten
thank you much! will be calling them today so that they know what I'll be asking for.
Along the lines of TMI, severe constipation here; as in days. My weigh in is on Friday morning and want to deal with this prior.
If I don't drink enough water then I start having constipation issues too. The info I got from my coach says that if constipation persists for 2 days to double up on the cal/mag. However, it does say that calcium can also cause constipation in some people, so if that's the case the recommendation is to go back to taking the 4 cal/mag per day but add 1 Tablespoon of Citrate of Magnesia twice per day until relieved. Then you can use a maintenance dose of 1 or 2 teaspoons a day to maintain regularity.