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Sent you an inbox...did you get it? I also order some hot chocolates, but some have aspartame so you have to read the ingrediants.


Keep up the good work


Scale went up today 1.5 pounds...no reason today is my 8th perfect (I mean perfect) IP day. I guess I will just keep plugging. My rings are tight and I have had TOM for 40 something days straight now.

DARBS....TOM for 40 something days, your a saint I would have hurt someone by now :)

Hang in there the scale will be better for you tomorrow.

Day 4 100% phase II, no phase I cheats

OMGOSH!!! U are a saint!!!Not sure I could handle the 40 something days. has this happened before?

Had some bad cravings a bit ago!!! I did not give in. Yay me!! Instead I filled a one liter bottle with water and put a squirt of MIO Fruit punch. Drank the whole thing and now I feel better. YIKES!!! can''t wait for a few more days to pass. I am usually good by the afternoon of the third day. Tomorrow HURRY UP AND GET HERE!!!

Attaching one of my favorite cartoons... this is how it's been for me lately...

hugs :hug:

I am eating 4 cups of veggies, and try to drink at least a gallon of water per day, I am also eating lots and lots of greens out of my garden with EVOO and cider vin.
I am in week 13, second week of being 174. Maybe the 40 lb. loss is just too much for a while and my body is taking a break. Whatever it is, I'm not giving up! I'll eat fish for a week if I have to! On top of everything else of course. I'm kind of hungry now, I had my RTD during a webinar at 1:30. Time for another big bubba cup of water.:book2: (love this little guy) I'm a librarian.

That is a great cartoon! I love you pictures too, you look years younger. And I love your smile!
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Happy birthday-- 1 day late.

No this has never happened before. I put a call in to my doctor today, but did not get a call back. My yearly is next Tuesday so I will definately have answers then. In the meantime...I am very sick of it.


I am on day 8 of being perfect and days 6-8 are tough for me...day 6 and 7 were okay, but today I am struggling...I ate dinner at 4:10 and just had my night snack (bar) at 5:10. I might have to go to bed early.

Mama ....

I know our bodies like to lose a lot and then lose nothing. Don't lose faith, you'll get there.

A tip that was recommended to me by my coach when I slowed way down, is to have a protein pack instead of your cooked protein. I have been doing it for about 5 weeks now, it helped me. It can be tough to do at times and it you can't hang with that, try it every other day or so.

This is my first real time of lurking on the Threads for about a week, I hope everyone had a good Easter. I am on Phase II now and have almosted completed my first week. I weigh in on Friday and I feel like even though my coach said I should loss some, I am not going to because I am taking in more solid foods that weigh more. I know I shouldn't worry, but I do.

Sorry to hear about your pains Darbs.
I also have been trying to read some of the life after threads, there is a lot of them so I may be finished with phase III by the time I get through them, but on the bright side, it is good to know that there is so much support and advise out there.

You all have a good night.

Protein pack
 

So, if I have a packet instead of the meat, is that in addition to the 3 daily? So I get 4 instead of 3?
It is a different recommendation, so thanks! I'll give it a try.

Yes, if you give up your meat, you will be drinking 4 packets. Also, no restricted items. I hope it helps!

My personal recommendation is to have a nice meal of cooked protein once a week. I just started doing that 2 weeks ago, I'm glad I did. It gives me some quality time at the dinner table, enjoying a nice dinner, while petting the hubby and smooching the doggies... :)

How long have you been on the diet? If it's been a long time (like, more than 6 months) your body could be getting used to the new calorie intake. My doc recommended I go off the diet and add carbs back in for 4 days, then go back on. You initially gain about 2 pounds, but you lose them again right away, and then more. This worked for me for another good 3-4 weeks of steady weight loss.

I think I'll try the extra packet first without the cooked protein. I'm afraid of carbs since I am a bread junkie. I can't be trusted with a loaf of french bread, butter, garlic, and spaghetti sauce. Goodness, I think I've broken out in a sweat! I'm drooling!

lisa- i did about 3 weeks of being kinda atkins, not really having the motivation or emotional energy to stay 100% OP and sherry encouraged me to cheat big for the weekend, then hit it IP on monday morning. I did both! and damn that beer was worth it!!!! he he he he. been back IP 3 days now and the scale is moving. so i think the idea has merit! along with the mental boost knowing that you wanted something, you had it, and now you can be done with it and make some real progress!

mama- oh ya, i had bread too! it kept trying to voodoo me so i threw it out today! who'da thot a little flour and water could be so powerful! :dizzy: we are gonna have to figure it out tho, phase 1 cant last forever... :(