I am in the same boat and get discouraged! If it wasn't for people on here cheering me on, I would have given up. It really urks me, because I am following protocol to the "T" and then some get on and say well "I cheated, blah, blah, blah" I have not cheated at all since day 1, didn't have any restrictied until week 3 and now have cut back to no resticted veggies or packs and I am still losing way slower than they advertise. I do have an appt. with doctor (not until Sept 8) to recheck my thyroid, to see if the meds need an adjustment. I think it is very hard to pay all this $$, stay OP and lose way less than others. But, with that said, I am sticking with it. I am going to change to alternatives in about 3 -4 weeks, just because I can't afford to keep buying the IP products.

Me too, I am SO nervous about tomorrow's weigh in. The fact that it is a day earlier than my normal weigh in makes me even more nervous. I haven't cheated on the program either since I've started and yesterday it took everything not to have a little nibble of something crunchy (popcorn), glad to say that I didn't. Tomorrow is WI #3 for me, I also have not had any restricted items as I'm just getting to week 3 and it's been a slow loss for me. If I continue to lose 1lb/week I may go look for a different program as it'll take me forever to get to my goal this way. Fingers crossed.