Happy Tuesday everyone!
I have my WI later today and I am not expecting much progress this week. Not sure why not but I think TOM is due soon and may be affecting things. Joy!
I am still feeling good about IP and so happy that I am doing this! I have adjusted my goal to 135 lbs as that is what I
really want and this diet isn't so bad after all... I wanted to be done as soon as possible but now I don't mind sticking with it a little longer to get where I really want to be. We'll see how it goes! It is my body and my money, so I reserve the right to change my mind (within reason, of course).
Thank you for being there! I couldn't do this without you all!
Originally Posted by Julia 1573
I feel so bad this morning... Last night (second day on IP) I had an emotional breakdown and ate about 400 calories of carbs and sugar. Is it normal to feel stressed out, anxious and out of control? I'm going back to work on Tuesday and I am scared of not being able to stick to the plan. I know that if I can't handle the pressure, I will start eating junk food again. My husband says that it's all in my head, that I'm the one putting everything on my shoulders. Please share your motivational stories with me!
Welcome Julia!
You can do this. You just need to plan it out. I know first hand what it is like to feel stressed out, anxious and out of control. You will learn to adjust and get these emotions under control. You can't control your environment but you can control how you react to it and you can control what you put in your mouth. When you control your diet and your body starts reflecting these changes, you start to feel like you can control the rest of the things that you need to in your life as well and your confidence will go up!
I work full-time and I am the mom of two children. It just takes some planning.
For breakfast, I usually have a drink (RTD vanilla, Pina Colada Smoothie or Pineapple Banana drink with a multi-vita, Potassium and Omega 3 (I usually bring them to work with me and have them at my desk). I put some vanilla RTD in my coffee and I only have one a day in the morning.
For lunch, I usually make a salad to bring to work with me with various veggies in it and some homemade or WF dressing. I have that with a packet (chili, soup, etc.).
At home, I have the same meat, poultry or fish and veggies as I prepare for the rest of my family. I usually prepare a starch for them and I omit that from my plate. I usually have another multi vita, two calcium magnesium and an omega 3 with dinner.
My evening snack is usually a chocolate RTD (and my last two calcium-magnesium), which I find both satisfying and comforting.
Bring extra stuff to work with you to munch on: celery, dill pickles, cooked ham slices (watch out for sodium and sugar), hard boiled eggs (preferably the whites only), cucumber slices, etc.
You can also bring one restricted item per day that feels like a junk food to you (ridges, southwest cheese curls, soy puffs).
Sip lots of hot teas... herbal teas are great!
The first week is the hardest. I started seeing results at the end of the second week and it has been amazing since then!
Just take it one meal at a time... one day at a time... you'll be doing it before you know it!
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Originally Posted by juiceman11
Good morning all my IP friends. Today is another great day to be on the program. We can do it. I have a friend and his girlfriend starting the "John Size Me" IP with alternatives program today. Spent a few hours on the phone with them as they were picking out their supplements and protein powders. They are excited to start, I just hope they can stick with it.
I also have 2 female coworkers that are starting next Monday on the John Size Me program. I feel a lot of pressure to help them succeed with this but ultimately it has to be done by them. I can give them all the information in the world but they have to follow it. One lady has Hypothyroid issues and is on meds for it. I told her to speak to her health professional about doing an IP program with her hypothyroidism.
Could someone tell me what she would need to know, watch for or be concerned about doing IP with Hypothyroid issues? I know there have been posts about it, but have just glazed over since I did not have an issue with this. Is there a problem or issue? What should I tell her, change for her? She said she was still going to call her doctor.
Have a great day all! We ca do it!
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Hi Juiceman!
I am hypothyroid and I take Synthroid (once per day). I normally have to wait one hour after taking my thyroid medication before eating but my coach told me to wait
two hours after taking my thyroid medication in the morning before having any IP supplements or packets as the ingredients may cancel out (or reduce) the effects of my thyroid medication. I don't necessarily lose weight as fast as some other people that I am seeing but overall, I feel that this diet is working extremely well for me (certainly better than anything else I've tried) and has helped with many other issues that I have had (digestive issues, insomnia, anxiety, depression, mood swings, irritability, etc.)!
As she loses weight, she may want to have her bloodwork redone to make sure that her dose is still right for her as it may need to be readjusted along the way (which makes me think of the little "episode" that I had this weekend... duh! Why didn't think of that sooner... Maybe I need to check mine too!). Just have her read the effects of an overactive thyroid and if she has any of those symptoms along the way, she may need to have her dose adjusted.
Other than that, I have not had any issues or problems.
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