Welcome to the forum, you will find tons of information here and Wuv is to me anyways THE QUEEN of IP she will be able to answer all your questions.
Don't be shy to ask, they will answer!!!
Wow, that's amazing! That is more progress than I have made in total so far! I can only imagine how motivating and encouraging that must feel. Congrats on your success!!
Welcome Michelle, and big congrats Blu!!!
Well it's another Friday morning here int eh northwest.
Cold riding in this morning, I think the warmest it got was 52, which wouldn't be bad but still wearing my summer mesh gear because it's still getting hot in the afternoons.
Totally forgot my water bottles today, I knew I was forgetting something but I just couldn't remember what until I got off the motorcycle this morning and didn't need to take anything with me.
Now I am stuck drinking the water from campus......crap
Plan on riding and walking tonight after work.
Have to get up early tomorrow, making a shopping run out of town for more veggies and meat at Costco.
Wife is going to see her sister about 100 miles from here, first time she will have seen our son since we got him out of the hospital, so they are all excited to get together.
Which means Wayward gets a Sunday ALL TO HIMSELF!!!!!
I just can't make up my mind what I am going to do with it yet lol.
Anyone else with any plans this weekend?
Everyone have a great morning.
Lol. I am here, I am just struggling to find fabulous things to say.
My day has consisted of screaming and more screaming (children), embarrassing behavior in the doctor's office, dismissive jerk of a doctor that made my BP increase further, a headache from all the screaming, etc. I am dreaming of a babysitter and the energy to run about 7 miles. What will really happen is that I will straighten the house and try to ignore the screaming :/ Some days are better than others, eh?!?!
He did say the estrogen could've easily caused my weight gain and while I feel somewhat comforted to have an explanation, that doesn't make the pounds go away so I still have to deal with having spent over $100 / pound at this rate. It is what it is . . . but I am very mad at the estrogen lol!
Anyway...........here's hoping for a great weekend!!!!!!
Hi all (old thread members and new thread members)! Now that I've been on vacation and away from the thread for so long I have so much catching up to do.
My quick recap is that I went totally off IP for 10 days and was very happy (and lucky to find that I'd only gained 1.6lbs back). I got back on the diet immediately (which was VERY hard) and in my 3 days back 100% OP I'm already down the 1.6 and down an extra 1.4. My game plan is to do IP fully until Sept. 5th (or maybe Sept. 1st depending on how the weight comes back) and then phase out using non IP products but the principles. I'll need to stay on the board regardless for support.
Missed you all and looking forward to reading the thread to catch up!
Well i jumped on the scale and lost another pound..which was awesome news! yay!!! I had an oops last night. As i was making test recipes for beverages for the cafe last night that we are opening, i made everyone a drink and then made myself one..i opted to combine an ounce of dairy with some hot water and some sugar free vanilla to make kind of a steamed milky water..but i forgot when i topped it with whip cream that not only am i not allowed whip cream....the whip cream itself is sweetned with a sugary vanilla syrup..which makes it a double no no...so after eating my whip cream..i clued in..and threw the whole thing away.. i figure whip cream was a bad enough oops cheat that i shouldnt continue drinking my 1 oz of dairy mixed with my water..Luckily my hunny isnt holding that oops against me.. You see we have a deal going on right now.. the deal goes like this: If i cheat once before are holidays then im not allowed to cheat on our holidays at all...if i dont cheat at alll...then on our holidays i will be allowed one special cheat...So...it comes down to...one taste now and then nothing for holidays...OR...nothing for 42 days..and then one cheat taste during our anniversary...have i mentioned im not sure what that will be yet??? should it be pizza?? or should it be a slice of chocolate cheescake?? Im dreaming of that night!
Anywho..im looking forward to my clothes arrving in the mail sometime soon...im excited for the bathing suit! i know ive been losing my back/boob fat..so i think it should fit just in time...
Have i mentioned.. i cant wait to get out of the 270's? Im like..4 pounds away from getting into the 260s...which would officially put me at my pre-pregnancy weight! Still a long way to go after that..but hey! it can be done!
Well.. i hope everyone is having a great day..im going out to enjoy the sunshine!
Heya Cher and Coliep... good to know someone else is lurking.
Hope you had a good vacation Cher.
I wish I could say I was only going to be on until Sept lol.
My first mini goal is still to lose 50 pounds by the end of Sept, which I think I am still on pretty good track to do.
I hope to lose the 92 pounds I want by Dec. I then have my annual banquet which I plan on eating at, luckily I am so picky I won't end up eating much there I never do lol.
And now my vacation to see my folks is cancelled because after speaking to the surgeon my mother will not be able to hold my son by then, she is going to be recovering for 6-12 months.
So they said it would be harder on her for us to come down and my son be there and her not being able to hold him.
So we aren't going there, that was going to be our done with diet extravaganza lol.
So now we will just have a week off from work together I guess.
I do think I will probably go down to about 190 in the end, but I am only planning on staying on phase 1 until 205 or beginning of Dec. If I hit that goal early I will see how far I can get down to Dec, but it hopefully should be right about the same time.
Heya Port.... trying to catch back up all of a sudden huh... good for you.
I will say I am not updating my weight day to day, you guys got me checking the scale again dang it.
But not as often as you guys, just like twice a week, but I am out of the 270's I will tell you that, but until my WI it doesn't count.
