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Originally Posted by Lesley
Carla I tried your g'mas recipe - delish!!! I used 1/2 C WF Ketchup instead of the BBQ sauce & I added a pack of the salt & vinigar crips crushed up to see if it would hold it together better (And I dont care for them plain and needed to use them up) - It didnt (lol) but it sure tasted good! It almost tasted like sheperds pie without the potatoe!!! (which I have also been craving!) mmmmmm.....will be added to the rotation for sure!! Thanks again!
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I am so glad you liked it. Even more happy that it filled in for a craving!
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Originally Posted by Rachie404
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to stop in for a quick hello. I usually don't get to read the threads until nighttime, and by then there have been so many posts, it's hard to reply back to each of them. So, I usually don't reply back to them because I don't want to be unfair and not reply back to all of them because I would feel bad! However, I still want to stay apart of this wonderful community, and wanted you all to know that I usually get to read most posts (in the daily thread) and my thoughts are with you when something is going wrong (and when things are going well!). Take care!
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Don't if you can't respond to everyone. There are a large number of us and we can all work to take care of each other. Please, do what you can, even if that is to just let us know how YOU are!
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Originally Posted by uglycold
I have a question. I've been on the plan since the end of October and I've lost 18 lbs which is awesome. Everyone has been talking about being in Ketosis and I never was sure if I was or not. I bought some ketostix and found it isn't showing anything above negative. Any idea on why I'm still losing and not in ketosis. Thanks for the input.  |
HMMM... what have you had to eat or drink in the past 48 hours.... All of it big or small.
If you are very hydrated it will not show accurately. If you are getting too much protein, it may not show. If you are exercising or doing anything that can cause you to sweat a lot or breath hard might be causing you to get rid of ketone in one of those ways. Ketostix only read ketone elimination in urine. They do not tell what is happening in the blood, sweat or, breath.
If you are not losing, I would worry. However, if you are not craving, not very hungry and losing, my guess is the stix are out of date or in some other way wrong.
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Originally Posted by JonathanandZeus
Someone told me that when you take antibiotics your body retains water and you don't lose weight?
Truth or false?
I welcome all answers!!
Thanks!
L
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It depends on the formulation. For some, it is true.
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Originally Posted by Rachie404
So I'm kind of having a "wanting to eat" kind of night. I had some WF chocolate dip and caramel dip to try and fix my sweet craving, and then too many Altoid smalls (zero carbs, sweetened with sucralose--this is for a serving size of 1 though). I just had a low sodium pickle to try and curb the cravings, and now I'm having another cup of herbal tea (with a tiny bit of sugar free 4C lemonade mix *sweetened with splenda* as a sweetener). Although I am able to say "no" to my cravings (something I couldn't do before I got the sugar out of my system), I still have cravings quite a bit. That's one of the things I really don't like about this diet--the fact that we are COMPLETELY restricted/deprived from almost everything, and not learning yet how to deal with cravings by having small portions in a moderate fashion. But I understand that this phase isn't forever, and just want to be done with losing and finish off losing my weight, so that is why I stick with IP and hope that I soon get back to losing a few pounds per week as opposed to being in this plateau. So anyway, I figured posting might help me stop thinking about food and forget about my cravings.  Let's hope so! |
I hope the writing worked. I am sorry to hear you are hungry. It does happen. I understand that. It usually passes. Let us know how you did!
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Originally Posted by hawndragon
Hello, my name is Pat and I am brand new to IP. This is day one for me. I have been started on the Alternative Protocol for week one due to a couple of medical conditions. I am so inspired by you all.
Does anyone have advice for the Alternative Plan? It just has a few more choices added than the regulard IP protocol.
I can't wait to share some of my successes with you.
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I can't speak about the alternative protocol. I know there are those that have used it and done very well.
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Originally Posted by CBG
Whooo Hooo! Down another 2.6 lbs today making a total of 24 lbs in 8 weeks. Onto my next mini goal of getting into the 60's before Christmas.
Also...just one lb to go to meet the 15 lbs by Christmas challenge.
IP works and is worth it!
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Congratulations!!! Keep it up! That would be such and exciting thing!
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Originally Posted by Mrs Diettrich
Carla, I believe that Couts is a guy - I think he mentioned that in the Intro to IP members thread.  |
OH MY!!
That can't be good! I didn't realize. Now the numbers make so much sense! Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Mrs Diettrich
I had an NSV of my own today at work - there is a neuro monitoring tech that occasionally does monitoring in our surgeries. I hadn't seen her in at least a month and a half until we did two cases together today. We were talking for a while when she stops me and ask me if I have lost a ton of weight. I told her that I had and how much I had lost so far. She told me that it took her a while to realize it was me when she saw me in the hallway. :-)
I was so completely blown away by that! When I look in the mirror, I just don't see the changes as much (probably because I look myself in the mirror every day) and to hear that from someone who doesn't even know that I am on a diet meant a lot.
I went to the store today and bought Stevia. :-) That is some expensive stuff! But I'm looking forward to having my legal jello jigglers (stupid Splenda...).
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WOW! That is a real compliment.
It took me quite awhile to catch up with my weight loss. I kept seeing the "me" I always saw for a very long time. Yes, stevia can be very expensive. It is also very sweet. It is not a 1 tsp equals 1tsp type of product. You can use SOOOO much less. be very careful how much you put into something. The first time I used it I ruined my rhubarb because I used a little that was still too much!
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Originally Posted by mlseward
I'm a little nervouse to ask my coach why she recomended it? She said no more than five days because it's hard on the body. She said any packet five times a day and if i wanted I could have some iceburg lettuce. I also maintained water and vitamins but that was it.
I found that it was easier to follow vs the regular? not sure why. My regular everyday is what you have for boot camp? I'm not eating any restricted vegies, I have the occasional speggettie or chillie. none of the bars or anything. I mainly dring the chocolate, strawberrie cappachinio and vanilla puddings made into a shake.
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Yes. Your regular everyday is bootcamp. The real program allows for restricted foods from day one. It allows occasional vegetables from day one. It has been found some people can lose well and stick to the boot camp everyday so, many coaches are using it as the everyday program.
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Originally Posted by Peanuts Mom
Ok, I am not getting this bootcamp thing. From what you explained Carla that is the normal protocol that I am on already.??? Am I doing something wrong?
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Nope!... It is just what people do. You don't have to be that rigid all the time. I didn't know it either when I was first on phase 1. I thought I couldn't ever have occasional veggies and couldn't have any restricted. I lost well. I nearly died of hunger a few times but, I did ok!
The truth was, I could have had some occasional veggies and some occasional restricted bars and I still would have been on phase 1. It is not absolutely necessary to be rigid and very very low carb to succeed.
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Originally Posted by kaarin
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YOU DID IT!!! Way to go! Did you just stare at the number for a minute? I couldn't stop getting on and off. I was so excited!
I may have been bloated? i dunno. Has anyone had that result. I lost 3 pounds and I lost inches in my thighs and arms but my waist and hip, I gained 1/2 an inch? A bit confused.. But still happy.
