Congrats on all the NSVs and SVs today. It sounds like it has been a great week for many!
Just a quick note on the inches lost. Please know that not every coach measures the same way. My coach measured 6 locations and didn't double the inches lost for arms/thighs. Other coaches measure more spots (neck, ankle) and may double the total inches for each limb in calculations... so don't automatically assume the fact you lost 3 inches in a week is less than someone who lost 5!
It is hard not to compare yourself to others, but remember we are all different. Have a great weekend.
Last edited by Lucky Chick; 08-05-2011 at 02:04 PM.
HEY! FINALLY! Someone who is using the nestea splenda sweetned stix for water!!! yay for you! we are canadian!! no wonder! Maybe they dont have it in the states yet?? lol.. Yah.. they are my saving grace..only i use 1 stix for 1 litre instead of 2 cups..Its diluted but it goes further and i still get the taste! It hasnt affected my weight loss at all!
I use it in 1l too, i always did anyways otherwise its just too sweet. Maybe it is a canadian thing, lol.
I was a size 22 in that picture, and currently I'm in a loose 14
You look AMAZING!!! It shows sooo much. Good job!
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Originally Posted by Pxlkitty4
Oh, by the way, I was promoted. YAY me!
I did pilates yesterday for the second time
Congratulations on the promotion! I am strarting yoga/pilates this week... now I am wondering if I should up my protein. I wasn't going to because I thought that was only for people who did really hard workouts... but now I am wondering if i don't know what I am getting into... maybe pilates/yoga IS harder than I thought. Any thoughts?
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Originally Posted by coliep
Good Morning Everyone! I love reading about everyone's victories, but sometimes it is bittersweet for me. I am progressing at a decent rate (average of just under 3 pounds per week), I am fitting into smaller clothes, I can see more muscles in my quads, arms, calves than I could prior to IP BUT my measurements aren't really changing.
Looking at your height and weight, you probably aren't losing the same inches you see on others here because you simply don't have as much to lose. You are in a good range for your height, so your body probably wont change as drastically as other people who have a lot more weight to drop. But if your clothes are fitting better, you are losing inches. Maybe just not right where you are measuring.
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My clinic made me wait at least 5-6 weeks.
Wow. Thats pretty strict. My clinic had me start one a day from the very beginning, and I don't think it has slowed me down.
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Originally Posted by ItsAboutTime
They normally make comments about how they wish they had my will power or how they don't know how I pass everything up day after day.
People keep saying this to me too! "I wish I had your willpower..." lol I have never been accused of having willpower before... I like it.
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Oh gosh, I forgot to tell y'all I am very excited my cousin is going to start the program next week.
Thats awesome! Good for you for helping him change his life. I have a friend, we have always been about the same size and supported each other (I actually think it was a bad thing... we were both big because we had each other there to convince ourselves that it wasn't that bad) and now it is weird when we hang out because the difference is obvious. I really am trying to talk her into the program because she could really benefit from it and she gets really down on herself when she sees that I have lost weight and she hasn't. Hopefully I can talk her into it.
Location: MA, USA (but in my mind....DISNEY WORLD)!!
Posts: 493
S/C/G: 233/184/165
Height: 5' 7.5"
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Oh gosh, I forgot to tell y'all I am very excited my cousin is going to start the program next week..
Wuv....that is so awesome!! God Bless you for offering to cook for him (I wish I were your cousin)!!Just think of how much easier it's going to be for him to breathe as the weight falls off!! I imagine he will get much motivation (in addition to watching your success) as it gets easier and easier to stand those long days in a salon!! Please keep us posted on his success!!!
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You look so different. Amazing job you have done. Way to go.
Thanks!!
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I got my first compliment today - other than my boyfriend ( his count most BUT it's nice to hear from people other then the ones you live with ) Anyways, "Wow, you lost weight ! you look awsome ! " 2 seconds later turned into, " You were BIG before" haha way to counteract the compliment! LOL would have been much better minus that last part, but i'll take it! Some people just don't have the filter installed in them ...
But I am feeling "skinny" my parts are sagging, but thats how I like them
I am however fighting the urge to eat the sugar cookie my co-worker bought me, sure does look delicious I keep arguing with myself back & worth whethor to eat it, but as i'm typing this up, I realize i've got the will power not too !!! ; "NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS SKINNY FEELS!!!" SO that being said, the sugar cookie will be wrapped up in a tissue, placed in my draw & brought home for at least my hubbie to enjoy !
Hope everyone has an awsome weekend !!!
Yay on your first compliment!!! And yay on winning the war against that cookie!!! Woot woot!!
Location: MA, USA (but in my mind....DISNEY WORLD)!!
Posts: 493
S/C/G: 233/184/165
Height: 5' 7.5"
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I have a friend, we have always been about the same size and supported each other (I actually think it was a bad thing... we were both big because we had each other there to convince ourselves that it wasn't that bad) and now it is weird when we hang out because the difference is obvious. I really am trying to talk her into the program because she could really benefit from it and she gets really down on herself when she sees that I have lost weight and she hasn't. Hopefully I can talk her into it.
Wow...that's a tough situation to be in....very uncomfortable! I feel for you! I really hope that you will be able to talk her into it!! Fingers crossed!!!
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Hope everyone is doing great!!!!
Today was my first weigh-in.... 5lbs down!!!!!
I did hope to be down a bit more, but it is the TOM for me.
But all in all, IM DOWN 5LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reading all your posts does motivated. Thank you all for the support!
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Hope everyone is doing great!!!!
Today was my first weigh-in.... 5lbs down!!!!!
I did hope to be down a bit more, but it is the TOM for me.
But all in all, IM DOWN 5LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reading all your posts does motivated. Thank you all for the support!
Congratulations! My first WI is monday and i'm so excited and sure wish to have a good loss like you!
Congratulations! My first WI is monday and i'm so excited and sure wish to have a good loss like you!
Goodluck!!!!!!!
Im sure you will!
The first week was so hard. I think this is the hardest thing I've done, yet it seems so easy. I hope to have the same sort of loss next week!
You stinker You are not supposed to figure out how it skews the scale! But I am glad it is working for you. I find that the less stressed I am over what my actual weight is, the better my week is. I am glad that I could share my tip and help!
LOL. Actually I had done this experiment to know how much a glass of water in me weighs, lol, a while back! So I knew that drinking a glass of water is not going to work for me and since I really wanted not to get tempted, jump on the scale and adjust the weight by 1 pound, I realized that I have to foolproof my method, lol.
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Hope everyone is doing great!!!!
Today was my first weigh-in.... 5lbs down!!!!!
I did hope to be down a bit more, but it is the TOM for me.
But all in all, IM DOWN 5LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reading all your posts does motivated. Thank you all for the support!
Porthardy, I am canadian too and it's more of a workplace culture thing - depending on where you work. I work for the government and in one ministry I gained 20 pounds right after I started because of the treats but in this one just upstairs from the first - there's never any except on special occasions if then.
The shop he works in has 2 other women who are teeny tiny and have tried helping him, we all care about him and worry. The last time I was in the shop they asked me about the program and I explained it to them and both of them agreed it would be one that is easy and good for him. They will both be very excited to see that I made progress with him to get him started
I am very excited for him! You will be a great cheerleader for him! Don't forget to teach him about 3fatchicks.com!
Hello everyone and good morning. This is my first post, so I hope I am doing this correctly and the format doesn't appear strange. I just started IP 4 days ago. I was given a variety of packets to try for the first week. My WI day is coming up Monday. I will have to choose 3 boxes to order for the following week. The first day was a little hard for me. I was hungry around 3:00, which is when I would normally have a coffee break. I just drank a bunch more water and kept on keeping on. I woke up the second morning feeling fine and extremely thirsty and haven't been hungry since. I am not allowed any restricteds yet, but I'm okay with that. The worst thing I have experienced so far was trying to choke down the tomato basil soup. I will not be ordering that. I'm so glad I found this site.
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Hope everyone is doing great!!!!
Today was my first weigh-in.... 5lbs down!!!!!
I did hope to be down a bit more, but it is the TOM for me.
But all in all, IM DOWN 5LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reading all your posts does motivated. Thank you all for the support!
yay! woohoo, that is awesome! Isn't it so motivating!!! Enjoy your weekend!
Ok, i'm asking myself about flour... I'm going to the grocery in a few hours and want to make some pancake tomorrow for my breakfast (I'm in Phase 4). The recipe is: ½ cup of flour, ½ cup of 1% milk, 2 white eggs and salt. Not that bad, but i'm trying to find the better flour,4 'cause when I look at the nutrition fact, it's 455 calories for a cup!! :O Is there any kind better than the regular one or something to replace the flour?
Yah.. they are my saving grace..only i use 1 stix for 1 litre instead of 2 cups..Its diluted but it goes further and i still get the taste! It hasnt affected my weight loss at all!
