You are so pretty, I'm just waiting for the smile so that you are stunning. I'm sorry your world is weighing you down, and very proud of you for sticking with IP through everything.

I think I might be having a problem since altho I stayed OP all week really tight, I used WF carmel almost every day in my coffee. It seemed like such a great treat, but I think it may have been too much.

i guess we all have to discover what affects us. Maybe it's just very normal to stall out some weeks.

Sorry for the Looonnng reply too much to say.
 

Congrats that is a great goal, you should be very proud of yourself.

That is what I eat every week. I love it as a cheese sauce... maybe that is why I have come to a stall... oh well next week will be better.:hug:

Great pics Minewgoal. You are doing so great even with all the life that is getting in the way... have a great week. and here is to better weeks, and jobs and life.

Congratulations I am happy you have found this place as well. Have a great day.

I just wanted to let everyone know that, even with stalls, you can work through them. This is a great plan. Today was my 23 Weigh in and officially I have lost a total of 70 lbs on this plan.. that is 70 lbs in just a little over 5 months. This last month has been a rough one, my body doesn't want to lose any more weight so it is a fighting battle every week to get the exact amount of veg in and now I am carefully measuring everything. I know I am going to make it through to the 160s, and the 150s and some of the 140s... It may not be a fast battle, but it will be a battle and one I am going to win... at this point it isn't even really about the number on the scale. I just want to be healthy and have IP to thank. So many are now asking when I am going to be finished? How do I explain to someone that it isn't a race that ends? It is a continuous journey for the rest of my life. I know I will always have to watch what I eat, but after all this work, it is so worth it. Enjoy the journey, it may be a battle at times, but we can all push through it.

Have a great week and keep working at it. :hug:

Joanne

Weigh I number 2 only a half a lb, but overall for 14 days my loss has been 10 1/2 lbs ( with one cheat night). I did find out what seems to be causing the headaches. It is s sweetener in a lot of the ip packs called acesulfane- potassium. Apparently there is a link between that ingredient and headaches. I knew I wasn't crazy. I am going to try to stick with the packs sweetened with sucralose only. Had spinach and chicken breast for dinner. Goodnight fellow fat chicks!

I felt just like that second week on ip. Hope you feel better soon!

Sometimes (sigh) it's just like that. Have you been measured to see if you lost inches. Some weeks it's inches lost and no pounds, an other weeks the other way around. The best is when it's both!!! And you did pick the best option for frustration!!!

What an awesome thread to read at the end of my first day. Your victories are so inspiring. Congratulations to all of you.

I'm looking forward to day 2, 3 etc... Now if this minor headache would leave, I'd be a happy camper. At least it's bedtime! :)

Congrats on reaching the big 5-0!!!!

Congrats to you as well mamarix on number 65- that is awesome!

You are so right Joanne... this is a journey that will never end... and all I can do is be thankful that I found the path that has led me to where I want to be... and if to stay on the path I have to be ever vigilant- than I am happy to do so... because I do not want to lose my way again... and so I will not.
Today is the day that I reached my goal that I set in my mind. The goal that I have been trying to attain for what seems like forever and had doubted my ability to do so with every different diet I tried because none of them even got me close.
With adherence to IP I have reached the number on the scale the ever elusive 147. I met my last mini goal. My coach has opted to keep me in Phase 1 for one more week and bump me into Phase 2 next week as I tend to follow a pattern of great loss week 1/ good loss week 2/ low loss week 3 and circle back to 1. Next week is my low loss week and she felt it would be better to start then. 145 is my overall goal so from my understanding I need to get about 3 pounds under that during Phase 2 to allow for the recidivism of Phase 3.
I tried on a couple pairs of designer jeans today and fully expected myself to fall in love with a pair of True Religion ones considering all the hulabaloo that surrounds them and was slightly disappointed to find that the denim is quite thick and heavy- not the best feeling. Settled instead on a pair of Citizens for all Mankind ones that were an absolute steal of a deal at about a third their original cost- and gosh darn it do they ever make me feel like my work was well worth it! Even though I can remember being the weight that I'm at now I can't remember being this size. I don't think I've been an adult and been this size.
For those of you questioning your sanity in undertaking this superstrict diet, for those of you fighting against a craving or a day of cravings or a week of cravings- to be here is worth it. Even if you don't know what you're going to look like at the end or maybe because you don't know what you'll like at the end (like me)- it is worth sticking to the diet to find out. To find out what the skinny you looks like.
The first three days are the hardest, then the first three weeks and if you can stay the straight and narrow for that amount of time then you've created a habit. And that habit of following the program gets you to 'infinity and beyond'. I am probably the last post of the day (as is my habit) and I doubt that anyone will read this but I still wanted to share. Cause today was a happy day for me.

Next time I am in Astor, FL (we take Wildwood exit to get there) I should bring you some WF!! You have to try a few and hate a few before you find some you like. I am liking the thousand Island, Ceaser and Sundried tomato Italian.

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