You guys are so great! I've done some personal inventory type stuff today as a result of the big goose egg on the scale this morning. Ya'll will also be happy to know that I scheduled a massage in downtown for tomorrow morning. :)

Thank you so much for your sweet encouragements to me. Each of you is truly a blessing and I am so honored to walk through this journey with each of you. This week was just a bump in the road. Yeah it stinks, but that's life. I've got to put my big girl panties on a deal with it. :)

14 weeks on IP and....
 

Well I had WI #14 last night and I was in shock - I lost 8 pounds!!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot: I kept saying are you sure your scale is right!!!! This brings me to a total of 52 1/2 pounds and 23 inches lost.

I have no clue what i did last week, but i am definately hoping for another good week this week - I have been working 15 to 17 hours a day, with my full time job and my husband's business, so I am shocked with these numbers!!!!

You all have been such great help with this weight loss journey, i dont' always have access to the computer but i try to catch up on the post, and post when I can.

You all look AWESOME!!!

mmmmm.......

Orange Pancake spread with WF Strawberry Jam....rolled up and eaten like a 'burrito'.......the bestest night time snack ever !!

Have a good night everyone !
Cheers

[QUOTE=Frita;3423102]Well I had WI #14 last night and I was in shock - I lost 8 pounds!!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot: I kept saying are you sure your scale is right!!!! This brings me to a total of 52 1/2 pounds and 23 inches lost.

Ha ha - I can totally relate - last week I was down 7.4 and couldn't hardly believe it either !! It was real and I have been enjoying it all the rest of this week - I hope you do the same !! Cheers to you ! :cheer2:

Go Ellie!!! :carrot:

In my 3 months on IP, I've gone up 4 lbs during my period. It usually went away before my weigh in though. It still puts me in a bit of a tailspin so I look forward to reading others' responses.


WOW-ZA!!!! That is PHENOMENAL! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Fatty coating feeling on tongue and inside mouth
 

Hello - I have this coating like cold lard feeling on my tongue and inside my mouth. I ordered ready made vanilla shake from New Lifestyle because there was no IP available. But even before that I had this fatty coating feeling. I compared the two and they tasted exactly the same,.. So perhaps they made a error in the manufacturing plant, with both and my mouth has felt this way since then. Or I have been to New Orleans and eaten shrimp and crawfish.. so maybe there is oil in the seafood.... just kidding, cause still have the feeling. Does anyone else have this feeling in their mouth?

Scale is not my friend lately but I'll wait to see what inches look like next weigh in.... Why is it that when your so close to a new # it takes so long to get there? :shrug: I'm about to hit the 30's and I swear the scale is just taunting me! :chin: :tantrum:

I ordered a little Lindora product to try it and try to save some $... They had the ready made drinks! I tried Vanilla Pudding/ Vanilla RMD's/ Cherry Jello/ Pancakes/ Choc Pudding (Drinks) and Hot Chocolate & Soynuts. And I remember reading posts that say it took FOREVER to get their order.. I ordered last Saturday and got it today so no complaints here.

Has anyone tried some of the soups?

Have a good week everyone... so many posts it's so hard to keep up w/ everyone!

On a side note, i finally got my promotion at work!! So excited about my new leadership role! :hat::cp::dancer:

Hi all,
Every week I tell myself I am going to post daily to everyone, well my plan isn't working. So I thought I would just do a quickie post.

Erin, Carla, and Kelsey - Great pics, thanks for sharing.
Kelsey - I'm praying you get the job.
To everyone with losses - C~O~N~G~R~A~T~U~L~A~T~I~O~N~S!!!
To everyone struggling - Hang in there, your efforts will pay off, just relax and stay with protocol, you will be happy you did.
To all the newbies- Welcome on board!
To all the beyond phase 1ers - Thank you for sharing your wisdom and sticking around and helping us that are on the phase 1 journey.
Melissa P - Prayers are with you on your surgery.
Rosie

congrats on the promotion dawn and great job frita! send some of that 8 lb loss dust my way!:lol:

My rule of thumb is to drink 1/2 of your body weight in ounces of water, Add an additional 4 ounces for every 15 minutes of exercise.

Nitenic great job on giving of yourself (literally :D)! Even though you weren't able to donate blood today, you still made the effort and took the time to help others - which is what counts. When I donate platelets I bring along a container of veggies to eat afterwards and a shake to drink during the donation (as trima takes longer than whole blood donations). My blood bank doesn't have a problem with me bringing my own food, I'd suggest next time you bring along something to eat (especially if your blood bank is like mine: filled with cookies, donuts, candy, juices... Yes, I know why they're pedaling the sugar/high carb stuff - passing out after donating isn't something you wanna do). Anyways, even though you live far, far, far from me, I thank you for giving to your community. :hug:

Thanks Novak. :) Working towards a healthy BMI is a good goal to now focus on. (anyone know why the variation in BMI ranges?) I've also decided to commit to the MCM 2011!!! Yeehaw!!! This will definitely be a challenge, but one I want and feel capable of. The other day I ordered cold weather running tights and an outer shell (which I hope arrive quickly as I'm already running in mittens:(). My goal/hope is to run outside for as long as possible before the weather turns too cold/snowy/icy (I despise winter, but running indoors on a treadmill is not my idea of fun).

Novak, did I read your post correctly? You use to run marathons and half marathons when you were overweight, but now that you're Miss Skinny Minnie you don't run? Heck girl, even if you aren't running long distances, you need to hit the pavement just to show off your hot body! You could get one of those running skorts and look real girly - girly. Just think of all of the jealous looks you'd get. Put on those runners and get out the door Novak!

ROFL... too funny. No, Unless I have a booty like Erin's it isn't going to be published as my avatar! LOL

Thanks! I still look and think "that's ME! I am doing that!!!"

Good! I hope you can at least keep reading. We will try to keep your spirits up! Thanks again for the compliment. I really do appreciate them.

You really look FABULOUS, Dahling! :) I can only hope to look as good as you do. NO ONE would look at you and think you have had 2 babies in the past 4 years!!!


REALLY??? She said that? Obviously she doesn't know the details of lindora are like the old IP rtd shakes. That would mean that anyone who regularly used the IP shakes was essentially on phase 2??? NOPE!



ROFLMAO... :rofl:


Sorry you weren't in love with the interview. :hug: You looked GREAT! Thanks for the compliment.

I look at everyone's pictures and I think we are all a very handsome/beautiful crowd.

OH YES!! Definitely, measure and take pictures. You will be STUNNED by the amount of change you go through in 16 weeks.

Thank you, Doxi! It is a bit liberating. Unfortunately, It is still hard for me to see myself as the girl in the pictures. In my mind, I am still me and that person never looked like EITHER picture! :) (and, with that comment, I am feeling a bit like Sybil! :dizzy:) I am still trying to adjust. I have a picture of myself in high school and my face is actually thinner now than it was then. Strange!


I have been allowed yellow zuchinni, yellow summer squash, and yellow crooked neck squash since the beginning. I was told, there are too many veggies to put on the protocol sheet and, if it is equivalent enough to the other veggies and has a similar glycemic index/load, it is ok. I used it several times a week during the first 10 weeks and lost 40 pounds.

YOU WILL! Stay to the program. Don't doubt it or doubt yourself along the way. Stay focused on the little goals. I never looked at more than 10 or 15 pounds at a time and as it slowed down 5 pounds. I put this on over years! I can afford to take it off over 1 or 2 if I must. I prefer faster but, not as much as I prefer the fat be gone! :) Having the little goals keeps it manageable and moving. As Jordanna once said, "I can't lose 120 pounds but, I can lose 10 pounds 12 times."

Thanks Stacey!

:carrot: So happy for you!! WOO HOOO! 125 here you come!

Not to worry! I gain 7 to 9 pounds that week and it always comes off plus a few! I just don't weigh the week TOM. I used to but it is pointless and I don't need the added stress or frustration. I know I gain like crazy and then it drops off. I just keep doing the program every day/week. For me, I only lose 3 weeks of the month. So, I weigh those weeks then check my monthly average. It works just fine.

That is fantastic!! You must feel so elated!

Congratulations on the promotion! Great news!

Yeah, the scale does that to all of us at some point. Don't worry about it. When you least expect it you will break through! :)

You look SMASHING! (and did you take the martini glasses to the interview? because in that case you've got it cinched!):D

my coach also said it's allowed--assuming we are talking about the thing that looks exactly like a zuchinni except it is yellow. That is not the same as crook necks or a lot of others--the numbers are identical to zuchinni, I think--I remember looking this up once before.

I went through a couple of months with a weirdly coated tongue thing. Coincidentally, I had an appointment for a dental cleaning during this time. My dentist took a look at it, and had me come back a month later to look at it again (by which time it was fading). He said it can often happen to people during a significant change in eating habits. Mine was all patchy, he called it "geographic tongue" which I thought was a nice way of saying it. You could try rinsing with lemon water (but rinse with water after, you don't want to leave it on your teeth):?: and be sure you brush your tongue when you brush your teeth.

Amazing work this week. Carla's and Erin's photos are AWE INSPIRING. Proves that women can be trim and still curvy! Lots of successes this week, but also a few "downers"...so sorry to those who are struggling.

I have not had a weigh in since 7/20 (been on the road) and I don't own a scale. Now my coach is gone till next Thursday. I hope I am not headed for bad news, and the suspense is killing me...

Steph - TOM is our diet enemy! Please take a look at the Progress photos thread when you get discouraged. Remember that we are all struggling through the same trials and tribulations and we can ALL be successful if we stick together. Read, read and read again. Your fellow IP'ers are full of tips, information and encouragement. :hug: You will get there!

That scale definitely taunts us! Congrats on the promotion!

Where do you live?? We've hardly had a day all summer that wasn't over 90 degrees and humid. It's been miserable for getting outside to exercise... :hot:

Glad to hear you're signing up for the MCM next year! You'll have to keep me up to date with your training status!

Are you saying that doesn't make sense? :?:

To be honest, it's only been the last few years that my weight shot up. During my marathon days, I was much lighter, and certainly more fit. :lifter:

I'm not a good hot weather runner, particularly when I'm just getting started again. Last weekend was the first stretch of consecutive nice days we've had in a long time, so I did get out. I think we might have a couple decent mornings coming up this weekend, so I'm hoping for a repeat performance. :)

Thanks for the :kickbutt: