Since I have no vices left to abuse...
 

I say this half-kidding, but really at 56 (and religiously following IP since 8/11), I am left with caffeine-which I'm lucky if I can drink 2 c. of java MAYBE a day. Talk about curses vs blessings....
But here's a question for y'all: have you noticed that codeine (as in Vicoden) has the side effect of water retention? I've had to take a few doses for carpal tunnel over the past week, and am pretty sure that come Tuesday, when I weigh in and get measured, that my losses will be minimal at best. Input?

I had to laugh at the way you worded this!:) Just FYI, Vicoden isn't codeine though they have similar affects. (I stop breathing for codeine (usually in Tylenol 3) and can take Vicodin (hydrocodone) just fine--though I understand there is something they have in common in the way they are made.)

That being said, I haven't taken it since I've been on IP, but I did discover that the two weeks I had major dental work done and was taking large doses of ibuprofen I didn't have as good of weight loss. I don't know whether I would attribute it to the meds, which I normally don't take, or the added stress on my body dealing with the pain and torture inflicted by my dentist.:devil:

Since Vicodin works by binding to receptors in the brain and nervous system and lowers a chemical that causes pain, it is quite possible that it would affect other chemical reactions occurring in our bodies, i.e. ketosis.

I think you are on to something marion. I have been taking T#3s this week and I really notice that no matter what I do the scales don't budge...and it is not due to constipation.