Girl, it's not a failure, it's just a setback. Get back on the wagon ASAP before it turns into a day-long gorge! I am so guilty of that... one misstep and I'm saying, "Well, I've blown it, might as well eat whatever I want!" And then it's the next day, I feel sick, and sick with myself. You ate the bar, it's done, move right on to the next IP meal! ;)

When I fell off, I jumped immediately back on the moment I recommited. It happened to be the same night as the cheat. My thought proces was this: Don't let the slope get any slipperier; the sooner I jump back on, the sooner I enter ketosis again and my body starts changing for the better; the less cheat the less expensive this will be.

One slip is not the end of the world. Put the chocolate down - actually throw it out. If you will eat it because it is there, please get rid of it. Go have a chocolate IP shake, its OP and tastes great. Make a chocolate pudding cake from IP products if you need some chew. You won't feel better if you keep eating that bar. You just won't. Food never ever ever solves problems. Go for a walk for the endorphines, too. You CAN do it!

No weight loss for me this morning. A little disappointed, but understandable. We can't lose EVERY day and, considering my cheats this week I am lucky to have seen the 2 pound loss at all. I am grateful for every lost pound and ounce. i struggled to lose them at all before so 2 in a week, 8 pounds total for my first two weeks is wonderful. I will revel in it and dig through my closet again to find something I haven't been able to fit in a while, just as a constant daily reminder to help keep me on track. It worked yesterday - I had no desire for homemade strawberry balsamic dressing, homemade bread, sweet desserts, fruit, peanut butter. Nothing tastes as good as those clothse felt!!

Strawberry/Orange Drink
 

Tried a new mix yesterday it was yummy.

1 Packet Ip Strawberry Pudding w/10 oz. h2o
1 Packet Ip Orange Drink w/10 oz. h2o

mix together, i use Immersion mixer so I don't have any clumps
Separate into 2 mason jars or blender bottles chill in fridge and enjoy!

Glad you put this, think i will have to buy the syrups WF on amazon NOONE here carries them....hence my tempting outing to ALL 5 grocery stores yesterday.....but my buddy kept me straight, texting vs. eating...

BACK ON as SOON as you finish the bar, or you will blow the whole day!!! We all have lapses......hang in there...find a IP bar that is one you really like, and next time, go for it, even if it is not what you want.

Today begins day 4. Today I have to resist office ordered pizza lunch, HH 1$ bellini's, peanut butter cake someone just offered me. Honestly I don't mind the resisting right now because I know that I have a break coming August 5th - when I leave for over a week for a wedding extravaganza. But - because of this short turn around - I'm so badly wanting to see huge weight loss. So far I'm down about a 1lb a day - but I guess I thought there might be possibly even more the first week? But I know that's crazy ... I think today is the day where I'm feeling the most nervous that this won't be enough, and it's all going to be water weight, and I won't be able to keep it off (or even most of it off) while I'm gone. So - still high on discipline but a little low on enthusiasm. :(

Hang in there. Don't get down. I too have an out of town event the same weekend as you. Last nite I wrote my IP menu for that weekend consisting on bars/drinks. Something easy that I can do without upsetting the "party" boat. I'm on Day 13 and you have to hold on to the discipline and keep one eye on the future and one on "a minute at a time". And a pound a day is GREAT!

Thanks so much Celticgirl. Unfortunately I won't have extra bars and shakes for the entire week and 2 days I'm there. I will bring some whey protein isolate powder with me and veggie snacks and make the best choices possible, continue to drink lots of water, and also continue to have small portions to not entirely enlarge my stomach. Then I think I'll get back here and get back on this until I reach my goal weight - which is actually smaller goal then what I have down - I'm going to edit it to my real goal weight, which is 118.

Cherbe...I am on day 6 and I was thinking the EXACT same thing last night, tomorrow is my 1st WI....nervous....

Second week down, second WI down... it was as expected, only a 3 pound loss, quite a difference from week 1, but on a positive note the wife lost 5 this week, I think she was very happy with that.
So wife is at 10 pounds and I am at 13, not bad at all for 12 days I guess :carrot:
So on to week 3 today, I got my cappuccino for breakfast and my chocolate for lunch.
We ended up just having grilled chicken last night, by the time we got back from the clinic we didn't feel like doing taco salad.
But tonight I think it's a go, will be nice to have something a little different.
I hope everyone is doing well, and has a wonderful day.

My Body Fat has dropped 5 points already so I guess I have to be happy about that, and I lost like 2 more inches off my waist this week, so even though the pounds didn't drop the inches still are.

Ha - you'll do fine - we really can only do what is in our control and that's being 100% OP. Even if not perfect, we're all putting in effort. I just can't help but get in patient sometimes and look ahead and worry that for some reason it'll fail - or ... I don't know, I imagine it's inpatience and wanting to magically be 15lbs down in 2 weeks and 4 days. That's likely not going to happen - but I want it to so bad ... :)

You will be fine!! don't be nervous something will come off even if it is just a small loss, its STILL A LOSS!!...remember that....YOU GOT THIS!

Wayward - sound slike you're doing awesome!! Keep up the great work. We never know how the numbers will roll - and that's the scaries part of me because to a certain degree I can still do evrything and have an average or less than average week - but sounds like you're going solid with the TRIPPLE THREAT (weight loss/inches loss/fat loss)!

OMG...I know it might be a little hard to hear in the beginning but...DO NOT CHEAT. I had a planned cheat day two days ago for my bf's birthday party. I was good all day but I planned on the dinner as it was BBQ style and there are some things I just can't resist when I'm faced with them. I have to keep myself away from my own macaroni salad...which I had to make because it's a favorite in the house. I also had to have a piece of "gaga's sky high lemon meringue pie" because it's mouthwatering.

I planned this and I accepted that I would have to live with the consequences...but I never expected to feel the way I did the next morning. My weight is up 2 lbs...my stomach is bloated and I feel like I have a ten pound food baby doing backflips in my gut. I feel way more sleepy that I have to date on the IP plan and now I'm craving sugar like there's no tomorrow. This is my epiphany...my aha moment...the cheat is so not worth it.

Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!

So my week 2 weigh in was not very impressive. Down 0 pounds per their scale, 2 pounds per mine (I went in right after breakfast and a liter of water). And, no real change in measurements except a teensy bit in my biceps and in my chest - oh joy :/ Hips actually measured bigger -- I wonder if its because I am not working out? IDK. Anyway, overall I am ok. My BMI decreased a bit, which is great. My body fat was 26%. According to a chart I found online, this is "fit / fair" for my age group. I would like it below 24% in the slim / healthy or even lean (21%). One step at a time =)

Bought the vanilla peanut butter bar and will have that as my afternoon / pre workout snack!

Feeling a bit emotionally wrought as my 3 1/2 yaer old got the better of me and I left making somewhat of a scene and a huff from a playdate because he set me off with bad behavior. I felt like everyone was looking at me with pity and wondering why I overreacted. Sigh.