So awesome, ladies! We're all so proud of you!

We had a great week/weekend. It was my daughter's Baptism, and my family and hubby's family were all in town. So we got lots of great family time, and were surrounded by great friends as well. I even stayed away from my Dad's dirty rice, which is soooooo gooooood!

where is the PDF file of the book available at?

Well good afternoon all...

Sigh... i did the stupidest thing imaginable..or at least i think so...

See i started into day 2 and cheated last week, and decided to take a step back and just decide if this is right for me.. I realized yes it, however, i wasnt ready to start again..So i took a week and a bit off...and then decided that i was ready to go back to it..so i started this morning.. But the stupid thing was...last night i was thinking to myself "oh it would be good to start off with a cleaned out system"...So.. first i got an ex-lax..cause ive been...ehem...a little backed up..So i took that last night..and it didnt seem to work today..so then i read online that you can do this thing called an internal salt water bath by which you drink 1 litre of warm water with 2 tbsp of un-iodized sea salt and a squeeze of lemon juice in it..and drink it as fast as you can in one sitting and then wait for it to "work"

So i took my ex lax last night..it didnt work..then chugged down the most disgusting tasting warm salty llime water(no sugar or fake sugar to make it sweet) and have waited for it ito "work"....Well..it worked all right..it took an hour and then all of the sudden OMG!!!!!! I was running to the bathroom over and over again..it was sure cleaning me out alright... I still havent stopped going.. But im sad cause i still feel very bloated and not as light as i would have liked to feel..Well anyway...i know it certainly took my cravings for anything away...i just about puked up my water (tmi) It makes you feel horrible ...so ya dont want to crave anything...Lol...

Well anyway..im starting today..100% OP..i also weighed myself and i am not weighing myself for a whole week!!!

I feel very motivated..cause im going with friends to a wild play element park and you have to wear a harness and it has certain maximum measurements and i want to be able to fit into it..so we are doing that in september..so i want to lose enough weight to be able to go in my harness!

So...anywho..talk to you all later!

Another great WI this morning: Lost 3.8 lbs!

I have not started my marathon training yet so staying on the regular phase 1 still. We went away for the weekend and ate out a lot but I made OP choices and it paid off...I even went to 2 Italian restaurant! Guess what? The bread basket no longer calls my name!!! My hubby is so proud and supportive!

I decided to buy some white summer capri pants and I was so jazzed that I can now wear a size 10! I dropped 2 sizes...

A big congrats to everyone that's here--whether or not you have lost. Every week is different especially when TOM is heading our way, right?

Lastly, can I tell you I have a new restricted favorite--the peanut butter crunch bar!

What does your coach say? Mine did the BMI test with the machine and computer, and we deduced that I need to add another protein, since all of my weight loss was lean body mass. Perhaps you should ask your coach about adding a protein pack, or you could do it yourself with hard boiled eggs/ egg whites.

Also, she has offered to move me to Phase 2, which would slow weight loss, but "trick" my body. I've decided to go w/ the extra protein.

That is so inspirational. I am going out of state for about 10 days-water park, family reunion. The thing that I think will bother me more than anything is not the chips, pasta salads, etc., but the having some toddies by the lake in the evenings. We'll see what happens but that would be fun. (the toddies):dizzy:

Congrats!! :woohoo:

MInewgoal -- you look amazing! Although I still want to see you SMILE!!

YAY!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your new picture, Mary.

Congrats!!! :woohoo:

Yes it really does work!!!

Big time kudos, absolutely Yay for you! Nice job.

Wow! You look terrific!

IP does rock, but so do you!

wow

I am scared! I had an extra packet today, I am in week 4 and have not done that, but I am discouraged in that I am up 4 lbs from last friday weigh-in and I have not cheated. I felt hungry, so I decided that an extra packet would be the best idea, along with some dill pickles. I can't imagine the scale being up 4 ( my scale is the same as the clinics) and it has not budged downward in 3 days. What is going on?

CONGRATS to all the "losers".

Just HAD to share something cuz I know you all can appreciate it. This morning, I fit into the dress that I wore for my college graduation!!!! That was almost 20 years ago!!! Woo hoo! And it is a timeless dress so I am looking forward to wearing it somewhere soon. I don't know what got into me, but I figured what the heck and tried t on. It actually looks better now. Yay me!!!

What an amazing feeling!! Congrats!