I was freezing for months, but not now in maintenance.

This is probably a TMI sort of NSV, but today I was able to JOYFULLY throw out a whole bunch of baggy granny panties!.. looking forward to getting a whole new batch of itty-bitty ones...

hugs :hug:

i am areally struggling today.

i have absolutely no appetite and have have 2 shakes today and don't want anything for dinner. i feel so uncomfortable(mentally and physically) eating food when i am in no way, shape or form hungry. i used to eat when i was bored, emotional...blah,blah,blah. and now i feel i've tamed that unnecessary *need* for food with ip. so, i'm not really sure how to handle to idea that i'm suppsed to be eating 10 ounces of meat everyday plus 4 cups of veggies, a ton of water plus 2 packets. it all just seems a little too overwhelming for my stomach.

anyone else been through this? what's a girl to do?:?:

Yay!!

I had to go buy some new ones too over the weekend, the old ones were getting a little too saggy. Isn't it great? :carrot:

Seems like I am always cold at work

I was just about to write in and say something similar to this :) I am the same exact way. This whole week I have not been hungry at all. I get in my packets at the times I am supposed to but I am having trouble getting my water and vegetables in. I drink/eat my packet and I am so full I do not want to eat any more. Do I have to force this down me? I am sipping on water and forcing myself to eat a pickle here and there. Hmmmm.....

Funny everyone is talking about being cold. I thought maybe I was getting sick. I have been wearing socks to bed every night because I am freezing :dizzy:

I did not report in yesterday and it was my weigh in. I lost three pounds :D Went from 223.6 to 220.6. I hope to kiss the 220's goodbye this week!! Great job on all the losses! Everyone is doing great :)

Sorry you're not doing that great. You know I have had long weeks of basically the same weight. I love IP but it does teach you patience. When I expect to lose I don't many times and then suddenly I am surprised by weight loss I didn't expect. I've learned to try not to cheat when I am struggling. When I don't, a big reward comes when I don't expect it. Sorry but I never did extra potassium. My IP doctor felt it would be too much. All I ever did was increase the olive oil and lately I am wondering if it isn't time to cut back on it. It's all kind of a guessing game in many respects. Maybe someone else here lost 7 lbs overnight. I would love to be that person but I am not. Hope you get to the big 50 ASAP!

EXACTLY HOW I'M FEELING! i just don't want it, i think it may have to do with i am a natural stressaholic, i stress about everything. used to i'd eat when i was stressed, now i just want to lay around and do nothing-especially don't want to spend 30 minutes cooking food that i just don't enjoy. i don't even think i'd enjoy off *PROTOCOL* food today. blah.

congrats on the loss!;) i am thinking i will have not lost anything by tomorrow morning, i did the mag citrate and senna tea last night, went *a little* this morning and was up at 167, am back down to 165.8 somehow now(i always though i was the lightest in the morning..maybe not?)

woe is me.

About being cold... this is just my brain churning, so don't take my word for it... but if I noticed being cold, I'd think maybe my internal furnace wasn't burning hot enough, in other words, my metabolism was down... how to fix that?.. maybe add another teaspoon or two of fat?.. I don't know, maybe somebody else has some ideas...

hugs :hug:, from somebody who'd welcome a little coolness!.. too hot here in west Texas...

Me too with being cold, my husband thinks I am a little crazy because I keep checking to see if the A/C has been turned up. And I started wearing socks to bed too.:dizzy:

And thanks for the welcomes everyone!

i wish i was cold, i'm ALWAYS HOT. don't know if it has anything to do with the texas heat or my birth control and the fat loss(and estrogen getting dumped into my body) combination. i feel like i'm always having those so called hot flashes. i'll wake up in the middle of the night with our AC on a perfectly comfortable 78 and be soaked in sweat. thank god we have a good mattress protector, yuck!

Loved the first weigh in with great results...Keep up the good work:)

Hey, everyone! I just started on 07/13/10 and I've lost 5 pounds already! I've spent the last few days trying to catch up on the previous threads, and I've only gotten through mid-December!

Just went out for dinner and ordered a garden salad with a chicken breast... The menu didn't say it had carrots, but when it came to the table...:carrot: shredded carrots! I picked them off the best I could, but there were a few I missed... Do you think this will kick me out of ketosis? I'm worried... I haven't cheated yet and would hate to be kicked out over some carrots... I would have rather had something like chocolate be the culprit! lol

Welcome amylew! I am new too and just started on here this week. I am also trying to catch up on all of the wonderful information. I hope you do well and I look forward to finding out more about all of this.
Smiles,
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