Just wondering... did your coach have you move to Phase 2 at 80%? I waited to until 90%, so I'm not sure how to predict the course your path will take. I know week one was slow for both my sister and me, as well as Wannabe, but I also think we were all well beyond the 80% mark.
my goal with my coach is 157 so i can be at 160 once my glycogen stores rebuild-normally 3 lbs. the 155 is where i'd like to be but she's insisted i don't go down anymore because she thinks i'm fine(this is also my boss so it's hard to argue with her-if you know what i mean) she's said that if stay on maintainance for awhile and still want to drop any more once my body adjusts, that i can go on phase 1 for a couple of weeks and get there. she does 80%..
Pita, have you been using any ground-up foreign mushrooms to season your food? Just asking....
Made me laugh! I do not see anything either.
Finally found some rhubarb today. I tried the recipe with vanilla, cinnamon and splenda. That is really good, but very tart. Almost tasted like lemon. Really enjoyed it for a change. Has anyone had any luck freezing it? I thought I would clean and cut into small pieces and then seal and freeze in two cup portions? Any tips or suggestions?
I found out that I can't resist the IP items that are "snacks" (the vinegar soy chips, and the choc covered soy balls). Took me right back to my "old life" where I wanted to snack from after dinner till I went to bed. One pkg wasn't enough for me. The pudding shakes don't cause this behavior...or even the bars...My coach gave me one bar to try and I cut a 1/4" piece off of each night to have after my pudding shake...it lasted me over a week....so I encouraged my coach to see if any of the other patients wanted to trade packages so we could all get a taste without buying 7 pkgs at one time.....and, yes, a lot of people liked the idea and I was able to trade my no-no item for things I could resist. Hope sometime to be where I can control that "snack" urge!!! I wasn't happy with me!
my goal with my coach is 157 so i can be at 160 once my glycogen stores rebuild-normally 3 lbs. the 155 is where i'd like to be but she's insisted i don't go down anymore because she thinks i'm fine(this is also my boss so it's hard to argue with her-if you know what i mean) she's said that if stay on maintainance for awhile and still want to drop any more once my body adjusts, that i can go on phase 1 for a couple of weeks and get there. she does 80%..
ellie, no guy, but is he cute?!?!
very cute but he plays for the other team
so you are 163 now? that is only 3 till your actual goal, isn't it? I am not downsizing your anguish but I want you to know that I only lost 3 pounds for the 3 weeks I was on phase II...I went into it at 132 and my goal was 130. Your results are not unusual and unfortunatley you had the gain that you fought with this past week.
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Finally found some rhubarb today. I tried the recipe with vanilla, cinnamon and splenda. That is really good, but very tart. Almost tasted like lemon. Really enjoyed it for a change. Has anyone had any luck freezing it? I thought I would clean and cut into small pieces and then seal and freeze in two cup portions? Any tips or suggestions?
I have no luck! I posted to you just before the last thread closed - AGAIN! Then I tried posting yesterday and my computer froze up. I feel like Kelsey with her laptop headaches.
You are doing soooo GREAT! 55 lbs. WOW! I'm still stuck at 48 lbs. PLUS, you have been so good - only 3 cheats. One thing you can take from your 3rd cheat is that you know you don't need suger anymore!!!! I've cheated too! nothing major, but after 22 weeks I'm still sticking to IP. Keep up the wonderful job!
ChelleFL Well thanks so much for your perserverance in answering my post. YOU are doing great too. 48 pounds is a huge amount of weight. I wonder what makes us struggle so much to lose the weight and then not really jump for joy when we have accomplished it??? We need to focus more on our success so far. Yes we both have more to go BUT we are incredibly successful right at this moment. So yea to 48 and 55 lbs. I'll still be here with you in September. Thinking I may go to phase 2 when I am at 100% of goal and I'm not sure if I've made my goal low enough so I know I have weeks left of phase 1. Are we having fun yet???
ellie-my REAL goal is 155, coach gives me crap about going further. no actually that's ok tho hear about 3 lbs in 3 weeks, at least i'm not just doing something wrong. any loss is a good loss but i just feel horrible this past week-with the cheating weekend, bloating, constipation just feeling HUGE. trying to cut back on smoking before i quit for qood has made my slightly cranky-understatement of the year.
i have posted a new set of progress pics in that section. it's hilarious to me that 22 lbs(loss from week 3- week 13), the weight of my 17 month son make THAT little of a difference on my 5' 8" body. aggghh!
BUT, i do like that my arms and stomach look significantly smaller-so i'll take it
I had my second weigh in last evening. Down 6 lbs and...20 inches!!!
I am very excited!
That is a total of 14 lbs and 31 inches.
I would also like to thank everyone for all of the helpful advice. My advice so far would be to make sure you have water by your side all of the time and drink, drink, drink. I add lemon to mine and I love it.
Smiles,
TLE
wow that's a LOT!! we must have started the same time cause I had my 2nd week weigh in today! ( I previously posted results) I'll have to catch up .. we started at the same weight too!!
Good to know.... I have some in the cupboard and figured they were bad so didnt even investigate further... thanks. For lunch today I had the chicken soup with 1 cup mashed turnip salt & pepper it was really yummy, the whole office was after my lunch, I know alot of people dont like the soups but this was good.. oh yes my fav allowed veggies are kale chips, riced cauliflower (can use it in anything), rhubarb, mushrooms, zuccini, bean sprouts .... you know I really do like veggies
Oh cheddar seasoning on my turnip fries or mashed cauliflower... I think I am in love
Ok I need to know- how do you make your mashed turnips??( do they stink up the house when cooking??)
Ok, wearing smaller clothes REALLY helps people see your loss. I've hit the 30 pound mark, bought a medium t-shirt (yes, I am still excited about that, I considered the large for about half a second before I said, NO!), but had it covered up most of the day with a jacket that's too big for me and a skirt that's a size 14 (I'd worn all my smaller clothes earlier in the week, and I only have so many left...) When I took my jacket off, that's when I started getting people commenting.
I, however, am NOT going to buy a bunch of clothes until I get close to goal. No way am I having a bunch of stuff that I can't wear. I'm giving a bunch of stuff to my mom this weekend...she's considering IP, but not there yet. After she sees me, maybe I'll be able to convince her!
I do not see anything either.
