April was a very difficult month for me. I am struggling with my old eating issues and have gained some weight. I can feel the reaction in my body when I overeat something that I shouldn't. I have attempted a P1 reboot a few times....can see immediate results since I am retaining so much water...but then I fall off. I am committed to starting anew in May (actually TODAY). I will focus on being compliant, adding exercise into my sedentary life by walking and taking some fitness classes. I will actively work on overcoming these self sabotaging behaviors so that I can conquer this. I will understand that all of this is part of the process and not look at a set back as failure or a reason to give up on the process. Thanks for the support this group offers. I may not post much...but I follow very closely.
Well that clears up a lot, and I just have to say I'm glad we're all in agreement about keeping up our Summer Starters thread.
As for sharing on the Daily threads, I no longer comment on more than a superficial level - I'm happy to cheer folks on, say welcome, etc. When people are made to feel like their input and experiences are not valid or welcome, that makes a person (or me at least, I don't speak for all people) uncomfortable.
Congrats on inches lost!! I'm sorry the stupid scale isn't budging for you, but sure that surely must mean you're due for a whoosh any day now!!
Just curious, now that my coach has me on a "it's not about the # on the scale" kick, how are you feeling? Overall, health-wise? I know you're having a lot of NSV's, are you taking time to really celebrate them? Celebrate YOU? Inches lost means you are shrinking sister!
My appointments got moved to Wednesday when I switched clinics, so I went this morning. 3.6 pounds gone, my %'s were a bit out of whack but my coach said my hydration level was off this morning - my day was hella-crazy yesterday so I know I didn't get as much water in as usual. So no worries unless we see a problem again next week.
Great Job with the loss! your my hero So my coach is not hung up on the scale number so much. My trend is either a pounds week or an inches week....this week was inches but I really wanted just a simple little pound LOL.. Oh well Yes I celebrate every time I slip into a pair of pants. Lots of celebrating now as all my summer clothes are able to be worn....still have to double check that I am actually wearing a 16!
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Hello! I have been following this thread daily but not posting. I feel I need to respond to the request to consider disbanding some of the individual threads. The whole purpose of message boards like this is to share info and get support from like minded people. We organically gravitate to those we can relate to - with similar issues and journeys. This group started a journey together and have similar experiences based upon start dates, weight etc. We have built trust, credibility and compassion with one another.
Everyone has the right to access and read the threads that resonate with them. No one should have to participate in a thread that doesn't click with them. Each new member of this forum can add info, ask questions and then gravitate to the other members who they connect with. Yes, we should answer questions and help when we have info that can help another member. I just feel like this forum - at one time- was very rules driven ( don't post anything off program on a specific thread, don't ask certain questions on another thread). That can be off-putting and not in the spirit of an organically formed support group.
I like this group and want to stick together, I don't get motivated or supported by reading brand new members posts ( e.g. I'm on my first week and have only lost _____ lbs). There is room for those new members to find their group and grow together.
Great to see you I was wondering where you were! Thanks for stopping by to chat! Your doing great
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Thanks for the sweet compliments ladies. I just find articles I find relevant and interesting and feel that if they are pertinent to me then they will affect others too! Yes, OhZoe, I've always asked a lot of questions when I start anything new. Normally drives people crazy.
Cheryl - those are some really positive changes you've made (way to go on dropping the Sobe), and the realisation that the loss part of our journey is almost at an end and it's time to focus on a different style of body composition. I'll trade you my knees for your shoulders/bust any day. Did I link you the video about shoulder stretches by my new favourite guru? Word, that guy is bendier than a barbie doll !!!
CenTX - Wow, I love that swimsuit. It's so pretty! Can just imagine you hitting up the beach in that!
I think we've all done well with exercise goals (maybe not enough squats though, ladies, hmmm?????? LOL) and being more active. Most of us have lost something, even if it's not a huge amount, so we're still plugging on.
Looking forward to celebrating Sue's Onederland in May! and hoping to come up with some creative summer drinks/sorbets from the IP packets with the weather starting to ramp up (should be in the 90s here in the next two days). Nothing beats a sorbet or flavoured ice tea in the heat. Picked up some different variety herbal teas to experiment and will update you.
April's been a learning month for me. I've discovered that the swimming I could do so easily 5 years ago (with no extra packet or "munchies") is now so much harder for me at 50. Yes, it burns a fabulous amount of calories but holy moly does it ever make me dizzy, weak, aching muscles and totally insatiable cravings for sugar. Binge style was my name for today! and it was NOT pretty. :/
I am focusing more now on the foods that I want in my diet once I'm in maintenance, and trying them on for size. Seeing what effect they have while I'm at least in a controlled diet that the results of loss are fairly predictable so I can gauge what difference they make. I would much rather do this during the loss phase than freak out about it as I phase out.
Shall we make May our experiment with new veggies and hydration month? As many of us have now become addicted to chayote "apples" courtesy of Rainbowsmiles and Frawniemae, perhaps there is a veg that you prepare in a special way that we may all love; and as we can't have fruit yet the IP drinks may be a great alternative for sitting in the garden on a late spring evening or BBQ cookout.
For anyone who loves herbal teas - the Celestial Lemon Zinger is amazing. It's very strong - like a lemon oil base - and I'm going to add a tsp of ground ginger to it next time.
Well done on sticking April out, those who had slowdowns or setbacks. May is our last spring month before summer pokes its head out - and we want to be wearing pretty little tops and skirts and shorts then, don't we?
Yes we will be celebrating my onederland entrance really soon!
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Avalon and everyone else in this wonderful thread….
I remembered one other thing in the NSV that was really great and thought I would pass it along in case anyone else likes to try it.
When I was about 10 or 15 lbs from goal, a friend suggested I go Victoria’s Secret and try a bunch of things on and really enjoy the experience. I shrugged my shoulders a bit, and then one day I got off early from work unexpectedly and was very near a store, and decided to walk in - fairly sure that they wouldn’t carry any sizes that would fit me, but open.
There was no one else in the store, and the clerk walked up very friendly, and I told her what I was looking for (getting to know myself again and how I look) and she asked “what size do you wear” and I said “I have no idea” and she took a bunch of measurements and walked me into a dressing room and just started bringing me item after item. I just jumped over an internal hurdle and asked her if she would look at what I tried on and help me figure out what looks nice on me and what fits (it was a real “let go” standing in front of a stranger in bra & undies). She did that, and was so helpful. We discovered after a while that in many things I was not only not “xlarge” but actually what fit me was medium or in some things small. She kept making clarification comments like “you are just like my sister - your upper torso is petit and your hips are rounder - you need a small or medium top and a large bottom”. And of course my bra size was different than I thought it was - smaller band and also 1 cup smaller.
And I really, really liked several things, and others I really didn’t like and didn’t feel good in - and that was great to know too, because all women (or at least most) feel like that, and over time they find styles that flatter their particular body.
And I LOVE having these beautiful things - it really helped me start to see and hold myself in the new “vehicle” that I have and not be thinking of myself as I was in the past.
Anyway, I really recommend this if you feel any desire for it.
That is an awsome NSV! Good for you....I am still afraid of that store LOL....maybe some day.
So summing up my April in a nutshell, I did not have the best of months. I think I had too much on my plate with work & home stresses. Not that I ate bad, but I never did get to add exercise back into plan and I spend a good portion of the month feeling sorry for myself and focusing my attention on my husbands illness that is still not resolved and not on me. Work has exploded for me which normally happens in spring, but I need to get my head out of my butt and plan better so there are less nights that i pick up food for dinner. Again I don't pick up bad stuff, just not stuff I have cooked so I an control. Too many late nights, lazy, diet fatigue....not sure what is up right not. I need to find the determination that I had last summer when I started. I think too when you first start and your dropping quickly it is so motivational...now with these slower losses I struggle... So for May I will walk more and try to prep more so that I am prepared again for any situation.
Sgrealtor1, I am so thrilled for you getting yourself into Onederland!!! Such a huge milestone. You are right there. Keep up the GREAT WORK!! I love when I see these big milestones crossed.
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Today marks exactly 10 months since I started IP. I am shocked at how far I've come, considering when I started it seemed like such a daunting task - still does many days, I told someone this morning I don't think my brain has caught up with all the changes to my body.
April was a pretty good month for me. My BMI went out of the obese category into overweight, and my body fat % dropped into a normal range. I lost about 10 pounds this month, in spite of an uptick week, plus inches lost. I got some walking in, and a little yoga - my goal in May is to try and do more of both.
I was away for a long weekend again, and missed so much, I've been trying to read and catch up and there is just too much to try and respond to!
Our last snowmobile trip to the cabin for the season was wet but nice. Now we will have to wait until probably June for the ice to clear away so we can go in boat.
It's great to read about the pounds lost and other NSV (size 8 CTC!! YAY!!!!, Great inches lost Sue, sorry you have to wait another week for onderland, I hope you get a big woosh and you enter it like a boss )
We start our soccer playoffs tonight, we have one game tonight and maybe two next week, depending on how we do. We are first in the league right now due to a couple of crazy good players on our team (it's just a rec league, so there is a variety of skill levels). I don't take it seriously though, so I'm just happy to play and I will miss it over the summer.
April has been the start of maintenance for me, and it's been challenging and overwhelming at times. I held pretty steady at first, weight wise, even with some cheat days, but now it seems I'm holding steady a few pounds up. I guess it's my glycogen stores because while I've overindulged occasionally I know I have not had enough to add pounds of fat. I am still mostly eating at a deficit to try to lose some more and get my BFP down.
I do think I should have adjusted my goal and stayed on P1 a little longer. My original goal already seemed a bit of a stretch when I started so I didn't think anything lower could even be possible. But then I reached my goal (almost) and was mentally ready to phase off at that point, even though I hadn't been struggling with the diet, and felt I could lose more. I wish I could be a better example to those who will enter maintenance after me, but I'm not a model example for P4. My exercise has slacked a bit too, I've missed ball hockey because with the snow melt and rain the roof of the training centre has been leaking and the games have been cancelled. Plus I've been really tired and headache-y lately and using that as an excuse not to workout in the mornings.
We all have slips along the way, and I am determined to get back on track! So my hopes for May is to get back on the being active bandwagon, and keep tracking my foods and cut down a bit on the fun days
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JJTx - You are a rockstar! Wear that ribbon like a boss (LOVE that DD!).
Just popping in for a quick hello. Hosting Bunco at my house this evening so will be around lots of goodies. But I am calling it Bunco lite as I won't have near the junk and temptations that I used to. Looking forward to spending the evening with good friends and having fun.
Then I am taking a half day tomorrow to hit the road for my mom's memorial. Looking forward to seeing some relatives I haven't seen in years. Just wish it was for happier reasons. DH and kids will be in tow which will be nice after all the trips back and forth I made down there alone while DH held down the fort and took care of school stuff.
Looking forward to saying goodbye to April 2015. Crappy weight loss month and losing my mom put it in the records of one of my crappiest months ever. Looking forward to brighter (and lighter) days in May!! See you in Mayhem and Sunshine!
Just finished catching up on all of the April accomplishments - Wowee!
For me, April was supposed to be the month when I hit 100lbs down (and I want that t-shirt!). Instead, at today's WI I had a gain - for the first time since I started in late July - up 2lbs. I wasn't surprised, but was disappointed. Many of you are right behind me, so I am sharing my thoughts here.
-I wish I had not started Phase 2 until I actually hit the goal number, rather than when I was really, really close to it.
-Entering Phase 2, on advice of my coach, without having a solid plan in place was a bad idea. I should have put her off for a week while I made plans for all that extra protein (shopping, cooking & preparing)
-For me, the first week of Phase 2 had not enough planning, too much freedom, and the re-emergence of my bratty, binge-y, overconfident & out of control eating. In one week, I experienced the return of "I will eat a little more and exercise later", "I have lost almost 100 lbs... one extra restricted can't really hurt" "I will buy a box of quest bars because they are cheaper that way....I can control how often I eat them". I have to remember that even though the pounds are gone, the craziness that put them there in the first place is not. Time to get my Beck book back out!
- My lean mass went up 3 lbs, my % body fat went down 1.5%, and my measurements stayed the same or went down slightly, so I am not really upset by the number on the scale. I am more troubled by how quickly the old thoughts and behaviors came back.
I did manage to exercise in April - up to about 12,000 steps and about 5 miles per day on my Fitbit by the last week of the month.
So, my goals for May are to continue the exercise, to avoid trigger foods (even IP ones) all together while I adjust to the demands of Phase 2 & 3, and to try not to be focused on the scale number, I would really like to get the %body fat number firmly into the healthy range.
April was a very difficult month for me. I am struggling with my old eating issues and have gained some weight. I can feel the reaction in my body when I overeat something that I shouldn't. I have attempted a P1 reboot a few times....can see immediate results since I am retaining so much water...but then I fall off. I am committed to starting anew in May (actually TODAY). I will focus on being compliant, adding exercise into my sedentary life by walking and taking some fitness classes. I will actively work on overcoming these self sabotaging behaviors so that I can conquer this. I will understand that all of this is part of the process and not look at a set back as failure or a reason to give up on the process. Thanks for the support this group offers. I may not post much...but I follow very closely.
Have you identified what the trigger points are for the old eating issues? Is it a particular food, a specific flavour, being hungry and seeing availability of foods that have been off the menu for so long, is it tiredness or mental/emotional state?
You can get back on the horse and do this! It's a blip on your journey.
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Originally Posted by Sgrealtor1
So summing up my April in a nutshell, I did not have the best of months. I think I had too much on my plate with work & home stresses. Not that I ate bad, but I never did get to add exercise back into plan and I spend a good portion of the month feeling sorry for myself and focusing my attention on my husbands illness that is still not resolved and not on me. Work has exploded for me which normally happens in spring, but I need to get my head out of my butt and plan better so there are less nights that i pick up food for dinner. Again I don't pick up bad stuff, just not stuff I have cooked so I an control. Too many late nights, lazy, diet fatigue....not sure what is up right not. I need to find the determination that I had last summer when I started. I think too when you first start and your dropping quickly it is so motivational...now with these slower losses I struggle... So for May I will walk more and try to prep more so that I am prepared again for any situation.
Sometimes I think we're all just a little too critical of not having "successful loss" every week. Today I've been thinking about how to define success at this stage of the journey - and it's not just the loss element. For me, there is some success in not gaining. Going back just a year ago, before IP, I wouldn't have been able to stop the gains and now I can. I may indulge and have foods that I know I shouldn't, but I know where AND how to draw the line (except after swimming LOL). So, be kind to yourself, you ARE successful at losing or maintaining, even with that long list of stressors.
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Today marks exactly 10 months since I started IP. I am shocked at how far I've come, considering when I started it seemed like such a daunting task - still does many days, I told someone this morning I don't think my brain has caught up with all the changes to my body.
April was a pretty good month for me. My BMI went out of the obese category into overweight, and my body fat % dropped into a normal range. I lost about 10 pounds this month, in spite of an uptick week, plus inches lost. I got some walking in, and a little yoga - my goal in May is to try and do more of both.
I'm ready to roll into May, let's do this!!
Wow, you have had SUCH good stats this month - I'm really proud of you and happy for you at the same time. We really need those 100+ down stickers to celebrate. Also some Onerderland ones!
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Hi IPeeps,
It's great to read about the pounds lost and other NSV (size 8 CTC!! YAY!!!!, Great inches lost Sue, sorry you have to wait another week for onderland, I hope you get a big woosh and you enter it like a boss )
We start our soccer playoffs tonight, we have one game tonight and maybe two next week, depending on how we do. We are first in the league right now due to a couple of crazy good players on our team (it's just a rec league, so there is a variety of skill levels). I don't take it seriously though, so I'm just happy to play and I will miss it over the summer.
April has been the start of maintenance for me, and it's been challenging and overwhelming at times. I held pretty steady at first, weight wise, even with some cheat days, but now it seems I'm holding steady a few pounds up. I guess it's my glycerine stores because while I've overindulged occasionally I know I have not had enough to add pounds of fat. I am still mostly eating at a deficit to try to lose some more and get my BFP down.
I do think I should have adjusted my goal and stayed on P1 a little longer. My original goal already seemed a bit of a stretch when I started so I didn't think anything lower could even be possible. But then I reached my goal (almost) and was mentally ready to phase off at that point, even though I hadn't been struggling with the diet, and felt I could lose more. I wish I could be a better example to those who will enter maintenance after me, but I'm not a model example for P4. My exercise has slacked a bit too, I've missed ball hockey because with the snow melt and rain the roof of the training centre has been leaking and the games have been cancelled. Plus I've been really tired and headache-y lately and using that as an excuse not to workout in the mornings.
We all have slips along the way, and I am determined to get back on track! So my hopes for May is to get back on the being active bandwagon, and keep tracking my foods and cut down a bit on the fun days
Sonds like a great plan for May already! With the weather improving I'm sure you'll want to be outdoors as much as possible, too!
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Originally Posted by CenTXChk
Just popping in for a quick hello. Hosting Bunco at my house this evening so will be around lots of goodies. But I am calling it Bunco lite as I won't have near the junk and temptations that I used to. Looking forward to spending the evening with good friends and having fun.
Then I am taking a half day tomorrow to hit the road for my mom's memorial. Looking forward to seeing some relatives I haven't seen in years. Just wish it was for happier reasons. DH and kids will be in tow which will be nice after all the trips back and forth I made down there alone while DH held down the fort and took care of school stuff.
Looking forward to saying goodbye to April 2015. Crappy weight loss month and losing my mom put it in the records of one of my crappiest months ever. Looking forward to brighter (and lighter) days in May!! See you in Mayhem and Sunshine!
Hope the Memorial for your mom is beautiful and a coming together of the family and friends who loved her and want to celebrate her life. I actually found the wakes for my parents more cathartic than anything else - knowing that so many people loved them. Cry happy tears, hug, laugh and remember your mom with love.
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Just finished catching up on all of the April accomplishments - Wowee!
For me, April was supposed to be the month when I hit 100lbs down (and I want that t-shirt!). Instead, at today's WI I had a gain - for the first time since I started in late July - up 2lbs. I wasn't surprised, but was disappointed. Many of you are right behind me, so I am sharing my thoughts here.
-I wish I had not started Phase 2 until I actually hit the goal number, rather than when I was really, really close to it.
-Entering Phase 2, on advice of my coach, without having a solid plan in place was a bad idea. I should have put her off for a week while I made plans for all that extra protein (shopping, cooking & preparing)
-For me, the first week of Phase 2 had not enough planning, too much freedom, and the re-emergence of my bratty, binge-y, overconfident & out of control eating. In one week, I experienced the return of "I will eat a little more and exercise later", "I have lost almost 100 lbs... one extra restricted can't really hurt" "I will buy a box of quest bars because they are cheaper that way....I can control how often I eat them". I have to remember that even though the pounds are gone, the craziness that put them there in the first place is not. Time to get my Beck book back out!
- My lean mass went up 3 lbs, my % body fat went down 1.5%, and my measurements stayed the same or went down slightly, so I am not really upset by the number on the scale. I am more troubled by how quickly the old thoughts and behaviors came back.
I did manage to exercise in April - up to about 12,000 steps and about 5 miles per day on my Fitbit by the last week of the month.
So, my goals for May are to continue the exercise, to avoid trigger foods (even IP ones) all together while I adjust to the demands of Phase 2 & 3, and to try not to be focused on the scale number, I would really like to get the %body fat number firmly into the healthy range.
Let's get May started!
Sounds like the gain was a healthy one though - those are excellent body comp stats. Are you going back to P1/2/3 to shed, or just hoping to be more consistent with losing a little more in maintenance? We're right here with you whichever way you go.
So many good accomplishments and, best of all IMHO, you all have hung in here and we continue to support one another! I love this best of all!!!
My official weigh in was another 1 lb uptick.... I guess it could have been worse, but I expect it might be better by morning. And, tomorrow I leave for California. I will be checking in while gone, but probably will miss you all tomorrow.
Amanda is going to kick off a new thread for us tomorrow -- look for it, and I'll see you there soon!
So many good accomplishments and, best of all IMHO, you all have hung in here and we continue to support one another! I love this best of all!!!
My official weigh in was another 1 lb uptick.... I guess it could have been worse, but I expect it might be better by morning. And, tomorrow I leave for California. I will be checking in while gone, but probably will miss you all tomorrow.
Amanda is going to kick off a new thread for us tomorrow -- look for it, and I'll see you there soon!
Safe trip, Cheryl. Don't worry about that one measly pound - we all know it's water weight. See you soon!
So my coach is not hung up on the scale number so much. My trend is either a pounds week or an inches week....this week was inches but I really wanted just a simple little pound LOL.. Oh well Yes I celebrate every time I slip into a pair of pants. Lots of celebrating now as all my summer clothes are able to be worn....still have to double check that I am actually wearing a 16! 
