Welcome! Lots of encouragers on this site!

Welcome Stella, we are all just one big extended weigh losing family.

Well ive survived the first night of what i call "all over again"

GREAT job Port!

Frig..its like 1:31 am my time..and im just starving!!! to the point of it keeping me awake but ive already drank 4 litres of water and have eaten everything i can for the night...arghhhhhh.. i hate these kind of sleepless nights..someone shut my brain off so i can sleep a little! i cant stop thinking and stressing over work!

Port, I know this reply is a little late, but wanted to share. I was craving salty/greasy last night. I made the kale chips and they totally satisfied my salty craving. I only used a tsp of olive il with my big mac in a bowl so had another left. I admit I used slightly more than a tsp for the chips. They were SO satisfying sprinkled wit the sea salt.

I have always been a very slow loser, but this program works for me like none other. I think blood type might have something to do with it. Type O's especially do very well with high protein diets. I have NEVER lost like this before, except for the first few months after my separation from my husband when i just could not eat. I'm also realizing the importance of not getting into a food rutt and changing things up a lot....Hoping we all see losses as we enter into a new week!

Port, everytime you have carbs your body has to go through this all over again. It is the awful withdrawal from carbs you are going through.

After many years of work and raising a family when I look back the only thing I regret is time spent worrying over work. Those are mostly other people's problems. You will have enough to think about with taking your courses and looking after your little one and spending time with hubby. Those are the things that will impact you personally. Let the owner stress over the work issues.

Pat

Justamom,
I am so very sorry to hear that you are going through such hardships. Life can be so unfair sometimes. You are a brave soul to be able to share and get support where you can. I can't imagine how you are feeling but you are doing something for yourself and that's awesome. You can do this!!! I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes:" We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other"
Hang in there and stay strong. I will keep you in my thoughts

Justamom,

YOu are in my prayers. You have alot going on.

Welcome Stella...I am a very new member (joined this week) really enjoy this group! Great bunch of people!!

Well..Good morning..im frustrated!!! I was supposed to stay off the scale...last night i had major hunger pains..like growling hungry tummy..and i followed the program to the T and the result this morning is no change on the scale at all! Im used to seeing it go down at least some time???? argh!!!

Hope all my Southie friends are doing alright after that hurricane!

justamom, all i can say is hang in there.

thanks for the welcomes everyone. so far, i'm fine. i never realized how much i was accustomed to eating and how often i did eat until i couldn't anymore. really eye opening. while the first day passed without hunger pangs, i had random cravings for textures, not flavors. like hard and crunchy or soft and chewy. i'm a night owl, so that's when most of my snacking use to go down. i broke protocol last night and had an extra snack, a carmel nut bar. it was either that or something not ip because i felt like i would loose it if i didn't chew on something. luckly i threw out all my snacks, but i can get pretty creative in a pinch. now i know to stock-up on sugar free gum until i get over my oral fixation.

Thanks all, i feels good to talk to others who know what this feels like.

Just realized that the chewable papaya enzymes i've been taking have sugar in them. Granted it's less than 1gm per serving, but I don't want to start off on the wrong foot. darn it. i knew there was a reason i looked forward to them after my meals.

i'd taken them years ago when i worked at a health food store, so when i started ip, i bought a bottle. I just had lunch and took a serving as suggested, and then it hit me how sweet they taste. Checked the ingredients and sucrose is the first ingredient.

i was really hoping to have at least one chewable supplement because i hate swallowing so many pills after eating. oh well.

Well i caved in and now im..screwed over yet again for another day...i couldnt deal with the hunger pains and i gave in and ate crackers... i was so hungry!!!!

The last time i re-started IP, i was eating bacon for the first week to help get me over the hunger pains and the cravings..for some reason it helped me get by and got me through to ketosis so i wonder if i should try that approach again even though its not protocol? Just to get me through?