YIPPEEE!!!!!!!!! So happy for you!

Here we GOOO!
 

Hello Fellow Dieters:

Tomorrow morning marks my first day on the Ideal Protein Diet. As a young mommy of two and former college athlete, I am ready to trade in the rolls and gain some confidence and respect for myself in this process. If any of you have any advice, I would LOVE it. I am so thankful to find a place where I can get some information and insight from people who are going thru what I am.

Looking forward to new relationships with all of you and a great 1st week!

~t

They aren't bad - pretty good with coffee in them. I found that there seemed to be just a hint of something... coconut maybe, that I was tasting in them. I wish they were a little bit thicker, but I think that they will be great for using in iced lattes! Add a little ice and a couple of shots... Yum. I hope your Costco has them! I still like the IP ones better, but I think the IP makes good creamer and these will make good lattes.

WTG on the measurements - that's awesome. I'll have to write down what my starting measurements were... My coach has them all written down, but I never bothered. :D

tough week
 

This has been a tough week for me (week 2) I LOVE that I log onto this forum "lurk" into everyone's IP journey and then log off my computer feeling re-charged and ready to push through this tough week! For those of you who offer encouraging words, recipe ideas, and survival strategies... THANK YOU! I don't think you realize how many people you are helping! :)

I have never written down the measurements before, I just thought a 3 mo comparison would be nice to see. It is nice to see the side by side before and after though!
MMM I love coconut! I love flavoring my coffee with that anyways, so maybe I'll be able to skip that step.

My coach asked if I'd email her my before picture (the one shown here) and she'll take a pic of me when I'm done. At the store, they have a bulletin board for people's success photos. I am honored to be apart of it!

Congratulations!

I am right there! I took an IP pause and found I was very attracted to the things that made me fat in the first place. Bad choices and fast food! Everyone says your tastes will change on IP and you won't like the fats and sweets...WRONG! For me anyway, I still love the sweets and fats. But I LOVE LOVE LOVE being thin better! Welcome back!

WOOOHOOO!!! Great job!!!:carrot::broc::cheer3::woohoo::bravo:

Thats awesome keep up the great work. :bravo:

That's great keep up the great work.:carrot:

celebrate that success!!!!

Thats great keep up the great work. :broc:

I feel absolutely great full of energy and not as tired as I was. I am just amazed what taking a little weight off will do for you. My wife has said I don't snore anymore as well which has made her really happy.

Hi all,
I'd like to join in for daily chat- if i don't live and breath it i tend to let things slip if you know what i mean. a few friends at work started out with me doing misc programs, but they have dwindled off only after 2 weeks. I'm 43, mother of 2 teen boys, wife of a chronically skinny husband and work full time in an office on my butt 8 hrs a day. I started my IP type protocol jan 3rd. my starting weight was 189 and i'm down to 175. I am using protein substitutes, including lindora, nashau nutrition items, muscle milk and EAS. I do not have a medical provider or coach but it hasn't bothered me so far considering i'm down 14 pounds in 15 days! i'll read up on everyone from page one over the next few days and here is to a great rest of the week for everyone!

You had me at INSURANCE SAID YES!
I am so very happy for you, I wish they would do the same in the reverse! I am completly deflated! So I know not the strain on the back etc. but I do know about looking and not liking what you see!

My favorite veggie addition to eggs is asparagus and a little sea salt. Love it! I have a hard time getting my veggies in so i have come up with an easy solution- the spinach smoothie! i put about 1/2 portion vanilla shake, 2 cups spinach and a bit of water in the blender. taste is pretty ok really, and if you used a tropical or berry powder it should be alot better. i used to do spinach with fruits and vanilla pp but of course, no fruit on IP. :(

A good source for alot of WF products is netrition.com. i live in a very rural community and we have no WF here. i can usually google up a coupon code or order enough to get free shipping. they have reviews as well to help decide what you might want to try, which i think is super helpful!

Breakfast for me is always pp in my coffee. At least that's an easy no brainer to get me started in the right direction. put the pp in a small jar, add a splash of cold water (hot makes it glob up) and shake to a smooth consistency, then add to hot coffee or tea. yum!

Congratulations. I am also on the waiting list to get mine down. They told me it could be 8 months before I can have it...unless I go for a tummy tuck at the same time but that part isn't covered by insurance. We'll see if the next couple of months I can sock some money away...it would be so awesome to have that done as well.
:carrot:

Breakfast: Choc Drink with peppermint stevia warmed up.
Lunch: grated cauliflower, turnip chips and salmon romaine lettuce salad with roasted garlic and basil olive oil and dijon mustard dressing
Dinner: protein drink (not IP) more romaine and broccoli
Snack an hour before bed: protein drink.