Hard time restarting.
 

I'm sure there are others out there like me. I started IP almost a year ago and did so well. Started to feel comfortable at where I was at. Around Christmas time, I took a break that I never should of done. I was within eight pounds of my goal.

Well, here it is almost nine months later and I have gained a considerable amount of weight back. Close to 20 pounds. There I said it. I hate admitting to it. I keep saying I am going back on plan, only to get lazy and stop after 2-3 days. So many excuses. I know I have to get my mind wrapped around this plan and make it a life plan.

I have never started a thread before, and was almost embarrassed to post this. I wake up every morning upset about where I am at. If you too are where I am at on this plan, please join in the conversation. No more hiding behind the screen and just reading. Maybe together we can do this! I know we can.

I was in the same boat up until last friday. I started IP June 2010 and lost 70 pounds by October. Kind of hit a stand still about then. Couldn't really afford to continue with it either. Decided I would try alternate products and did that for a few weeks and lost maybe another 5 lbs. Then I decided I needed a break. I took one that lasted up till this last weekend. I had gained back 30+ lbs because I hadn't phased off properly and went back to my old eating habits. I was rather disgusted with myself back to feeling sluggish and kind of depressed because I had worked so hard to lose it and then I destroyed half of my progress with apathy and carelessness. I have been back on program 100% and feel so much better than I have in months already. I'm not stopping until I hit my goal this time and when I do hit my goal I will phase out properly and maintian.

So I know exactly how you feel. But I know I can do this and I'm sure you can too!

I too feel your pain. I started Sept 1 2010 and was doing good till oct 30 and then got off track. I had restarted about 3 times since then and found excuses also. I started back 07/05/11 and this is my 7th week. I also gained 25 lbs back over that time. I was miserable too about it. You just need to tell yourself that there will always be some excuses and you just need to do it for yourself. Once you are back on for a week or so and commit to doing it you will be good to go. I know that first week is so hard tho when it is your second time around. Have faith. I know you can do it :)

You totally summed up my thoughts and experience, Iowa! I started IP in May 2010 and lost 45 lbs in 6 months. I went from a tight size 14 to a loose size 6 pants. Having reached my goal, I started to relax and indulge every once in a while. At Christmas, I totally let loose and ate whatever whenever. Unfortunately, since then this has been the norm.
I have gained back 40 of the 45 lbs that I had lost...ugh!!! I'm now a size 12 with a muffin top, disgusted with myself and miserable. Since June I have tried repeatedly to go back on plan, but like you it would only last a few days and then I'd cheat and give up.

Last week I decided that enough was enough. I also decided that I want to go south this winter and be able to wear all the cute beach clothes and bikinis that I bought when I reached my goal. I started back on IP (alternative plan) this past Monday and am determined to lose the weight again. No cheats and down 5 lbs so far. We can do this! We did it before and I know that we can do it again. :hug:

Hello,

I am not exactly in your situation, but on Wednesday, I had my 1st cheat in 7 weeks on program and I felt bad.

I wrote in here and got lots of encouragement to come back to the program and move on.

So, I am here just to give you some positive energy, I know you can do it, you already did, and think about it this way, even though you gained back some weight, you are still lighter from when you originally started. Besides, I know that 20 pounds might seem a lot, but seriously, not with IP, I mean, I lost 11 pounds on my first week and heard about lots and lots of people who did the same if not more. So, just take it one day at a time, stay focused and you'll lose all what you gained in no time.

Good luck.

This really scares me.

Everyone I tell about IP and rave about it to asks me the same question: "But what happens when you go off of it. Will you gain it all back?"

I always tell them there are 4 phases and they wean you off. But sometimes I feel like I'm lying and misleading them when I read posts about people who HAVE gained a lot of it back.

Is that the norm really? Can someone reassure me?

No this is not the norm at all. I failed myself. The diet doesn't fail if you stick to it. I started eating everything in sight months after I stopped. I didn't phase out properly. If you phase out properly and follow the plan completely, it has great success. I am sure you will do great!

I heard of lots of people who did not gain at all after doing all the phases.

I gained back the weight because I didn't phase out properly. That and I ate very poorly as well. I got back to my old habits of going nuts with carbs and junk food. I'm not sure why, I guess old habits are hard to break. But I know so many people that have kept the weight off I have no doubt that I can. It just has to be a lifestyle change not a diet. You have to retrain yourself to eat healthy and excersize once you get to your goal. Follow the maintence plan and it will work.

I feel that if I had done it they way I was suppose to rather than just abandoning ship I would have been within 5 pounds of where I stopped.

I guess at that point in time I was just half way ready to commit to a healthier me for life. Now I'm 100% committed to it and will succeed, I have no doubt. I think anyone can keep the weight off as long as they make the right life choices. Which for me is why I gained back the weight. Never again.

So I wouldn't worry to much as long as your ready to make that change in your life you should be fine. There are so many people that have done this and maintained for a long time that we know it works its just a matter of personal choices.

WELCOME BACK!!! :hug:

I know you would rather be here under different circumstances but, this is a support forum not a testimonials group. Please don't be embarrassed. You did what others also do/have done, you stepped too far back into old habits. So did I.

I think getting back on track is harder because, we aren't as desperate or committed as we were the first time. We also know what hard work it will be, what we may go through, or what we will give up. I find that I have to reject those thoughts or feelings as they come up and focus on the why I felt good, why I felt excited, the success of losing, the joy of being able to say "I can" and "I did".

I found, for me, the way I was able to get on track was to commit just to a day on plan. Then if that was hard, just to commit to making the next snack or meal on plan. I thought, If I can string all of those together, I will be there in no time. After day 4, I am finding I have more control. My goal now is to just make it to the end, phase of properly, and accept that, although I may not respond as badly as I used to, my body does not like high carb levels. My old lifestyle and habits will take me right back here every time if I don't stay with a low carb lifestyle like phase 4.

I wish you lots of luck coming back. I know you will have lots of support and no judgement from those of us who are right there with you, recognizing as early as we can we are making decisions that aren't helping us maintain and taking steps to correct it.


The truth? Yes, this is normal. It is always normal when you don't maintain a lifestyle change in your diet that, if you go back to what were your old "normal" habits of eating you will get the same results.

IP does not change your dna, it doesn't correct your emotions or mental processes. It can't even permanently fix you. It can give you a chance to understand how your body works, realize that your body does not process carbs well, realize that in the presence of too many carbs and too high fat in your diet you will become insulin resistant, a person with hyperinsulemia, or both. It allows you a means to correct that process but, if you go back to what you did when you reach maintenance, over a period of time, yes, you will get the same results you did with your prior habits/lifestyle.

Is it normal that all IP dieters get to here? I don't know, I have certainly seen many that have had issues. I know that many people have even owned up to it and come back here to try again. I know of some in the past 2 years that have had that one time slide into old habits and it was all they needed to realize, this has to be for life. They get back to where they want to be and then they really have maintained. (again, my experience with people on the diet is only a 2 yr span of time)

Here is the thing. When you get to maintenance you have to choose a lifestyle that supports what you have achieved. Several things have contributed to getting here and the success we have - reduced calories, low fat, frequent fiber, lots of water, low carb, and not repeatedly spiking our insulin through the day, every day. To maintain, you have to keep almost everything accept you can add more calories and a bit more carbs and fat. If you add too many calories, your body will still gain weight. We have to use what we eat or we get fat that is just the way it is. We also have to remember what our body functions best with. If we step away from that we can become unbalanced and unhealthy and fat again.

Part of one of your questions was "when I go off program", if you choose to make this your last diet (diet being what you choose to eat), you will NEVER be off program.

YOU can make this your last diet but, not diet in the sense of means to lose weight. It has to be your diet in the sense that Phase 4 is the way you will eat forever (or something very close to phase 4). In that sense, yes, it will be your last diet and NO, you will not gain the weight back. Each of use who gained and is back to try to get it right, we lost sight of the way we were supposed to eat and went back to old habits.

For me, I maintained for a year an almost 90 pound loss. My issues were when I was emotional stressed (death of loved one and move out of BF) and I started to use my old habits when I was on the run and that, combined with emotional eating, put me up 25 pounds. I know I have food allergies (I can put on 3 pounds overnight if I eat wheat products), I know I am very sensitive to carbs (I fall out of ketosis if I get to 45 total carbs per day; some very rare people can stay in ketosis to 70 carbs a day), I know that I do best and feel best if I have more protein in my day. If I don't learn to live with those restrictions I assume I will always have issues maintaining.

Not to scare you or be a down but, the reality is IP is only a permanent fix if you choose to follow the maintenance program or something like it as a long term change.


Nice to see you again, Christina! :hug: Glad to hear you are having some good success.

Remember this is a lifestyle change. Not a diet. If you go back to eating the same stuff that you were eating before you started IP, you will gain weight back. There has to be a change in your eating habits that continues after you have phased off.

I've been in maintenance for 5 months. I gained 5 lbs back. I monitor my weight every couple of days, I'm a dessert lover by nature, so if I went back to the way I ate before IP, I would gain all the weight I lost back! So I stick closely to a phase 2 or 3 life during the week and on sunday - I indulge. If the scale says I'm up I might stay on phase 2 for a couple of days.

I made the choice to lose the weight, and I'm making the choice to keep it off. Hope this helps.....

Don't be embarassed, this happens...Just take it one meal at a time, then it will become a day, then a week, and so on. You are strong.... You can do this!

Showgirl - I think that is very well put. I am still early and off/on the program (not a role model for IP), but I do think that something that is not stressed sufficiently in many clinics is that this will, in fact, be a lifestyle change. Phase 4 is for life unless you have committed to another lifestyle eating plan that works for your body. Any return to "life as usual" without breaking the habits that got us to IP in the first place is going to cause the same result. So, you might gain it all back, just as you would with any program, if you don't make permanent lifestyle changes. There is no miracle diet and there is no miracle fix -- we each just have to find what works best for us!!

I think it might be wise if IP makes you look at Phase 4 before you start the program to ask if you think you can live this way . . . I know that I didn't know anything about the "lifestyle" when I started the diet and perhas I should've taken a deep look at it!

You are being very strong in confronting your situation. Many of us here like myself have lost and gained.
By posting and acting on your problem, you are beginning the steps of going for your goal. You do have the strength to do it and have done it before.

[QUOTE=showgirlaz;3997414]WELCOME BACK!!! :hug:

I know you would rather be here under different circumstances but, this is a support forum not a testimonials group. Please don't be embarrassed. You did what others also do/have done, you stepped too far back into old habits. So did I.

I think getting back on track is harder because, we aren't as desperate or committed as we were the first time. We also know what hard work it will be, what we may go through, or what we will give up. I find that I have to reject those thoughts or feelings as they come up and focus on the why I felt good, why I felt excited, the success of losing, the joy of being able to say "I can" and "I did".

I found, for me, the way I was able to get on track was to commit just to a day on plan. Then if that was hard, just to commit to making the next snack or meal on plan. I thought, If I can string all of those together, I will be there in no time. After day 4, I am finding I have more control. My goal now is to just make it to the end, phase of properly, and accept that, although I may not respond as badly as I used to, my body does not like high carb levels. My old lifestyle and habits will take me right back here every time if I don't stay with a low carb lifestyle like phase 4.

I wish you lots of luck coming back. I know you will have lots of support and no judgement from those of us who are right there with you, recognizing as early as we can we are making decisions that aren't helping us maintain and taking steps to correct it.




The truth? Yes, this is normal. It is always normal when you don't maintain a lifestyle change in your diet that, if you go back to what were your old "normal" habits of eating you will get the same results.

IP does not change your dna, it doesn't correct your emotions or mental processes. It can't even permanently fix you. It can give you a chance to understand how your body works, realize that your body does not process carbs well, realize that in the presence of too many carbs and too high fat in your diet you will become insulin resistant, a person with hyperinsulemia, or both. It allows you a means to correct that process but, if you go back to what you did when you reach maintenance, over a period of time, yes, you will get the same results you did with your prior habits/lifestyle.

Is it normal that all IP dieters get to here? I don't know, I have certainly seen many that have had issues. I know that many people have even owned up to it and come back here to try again. I know of some in the past 2 years that have had that one time slide into old habits and it was all they needed to realize, this has to be for life. They get back to where they want to be and then they really have maintained. (again, my experience with people on the diet is only a 2 yr span of time)

Here is the thing. When you get to maintenance you have to choose a lifestyle that supports what you have achieved. Several things have contributed to getting here and the success we have - reduced calories, low fat, frequent fiber, lots of water, low carb, and not repeatedly spiking our insulin through the day, every day. To maintain, you have to keep almost everything accept you can add more calories and a bit more carbs and fat. If you add too many calories, your body will still gain weight. We have to use what we eat or we get fat that is just the way it is. We also have to remember what our body functions best with. If we step away from that we can become unbalanced and unhealthy and fat again.

Part of one of your questions was "when I go off program", if you choose to make this your last diet (diet being what you choose to eat), you will NEVER be off program.

YOU can make this your last diet but, not diet in the sense of means to lose weight. It has to be your diet in the sense that Phase 4 is the way you will eat forever (or something very close to phase 4). In that sense, yes, it will be your last diet and NO, you will not gain the weight back. Each of use who gained and is back to try to get it right, we lost sight of the way we were supposed to eat and went back to old habits.

For me, I maintained for a year an almost 90 pound loss. My issues were when I was emotional stressed (death of loved one and move out of BF) and I started to use my old habits when I was on the run and that, combined with emotional eating, put me up 25 pounds. I know I have food allergies (I can put on 3 pounds overnight if I eat wheat products), I know I am very sensitive to carbs (I fall out of ketosis if I get to 45 total carbs per day; some very rare people can stay in ketosis to 70 carbs a day), I know that I do best and feel best if I have more protein in my day. If I don't learn to live with those restrictions I assume I will always have issues maintaining.

Not to scare you or be a down but, the reality is IP is only a permanent fix if you choose to follow the maintenance program or something like it as a long term change.



Carla..That was expressed very well. I very much agree with your thoughts about long term change and IP. Thanks for a very informative post.

I have not read all the others replies.

You need to get excited about this journey.
Go read Dr. Tran's Book.

http://www.trantiendiet.com/site/IMG...re_Dr_Tran.pdf

I am reading it right now and getting new found strength.

Boy, I'm sure glad I posted this thread! So many positive and supporting replies! I checked in here every so often today and it finally struck me. I can do this! Look at all these people who don't even know me, helping me out. How awesome is that? I am happy to report that I have made it through the day on program! I just kept thinking back to all of these replies. Thank you all so much.

Carla....I saw the other day where you were back on here. I am so happy you are back! When I saw your posts I started thinking about where I was on this plan and where I want to end up. Thank you for coming back!

Together I know we will all succeed at this and make it a life time commitment.

Thank you everyone! Let's keep each other on track!

I almost forgot.....I am hiding the scale. I am tired of jumping on it every morning and when I don't see good news I feel like throwing in the towel. I am almost tempted to tell my coach not to tell me how I did next time I weigh in. I will be able to tell if I lost or not by the way my clothes fit.

:hug:

Good attitude!

I am doing like you. I am not using my scale all the time. Not even sure where I stand today. I know this isn't a game of how much I can lose each week this time. I just have to know how my close fit (looser this week btw :) ). I will weigh sometime next week to keep a check on how things are going but, the scale is no longer my goal. My goal is to look and feel good, wear smaller clothes, change how I eat forever no matter what the scale says.

I'm back on program too. :) After many false starts over the past year, I have finally dragged my sorry self through that painful first week. I feel great & the willpower is strong. i just have the feeling that i can get it done this time. Thanks to this thread, I have the courage to stop lurking & jump back into the forums.

Glad you are back on program and made it through the first week which is always hard. I too was lurking and finally decided, what the heck...I'm jumping in and getting back into the swing of things again.

Together we CAN do this:)

Welcome back and you will so rock it to your goal. Just have to ask, are those your bikes in your picture?? I love all the chrome and black.

This is exactly how I plan to be. I have a friend who has been maintaining for a little over a year now and she eats Phase III or close to all week and then takes the whole weekend off and she hasn't gained anything back. I even saw her eating deep fried oreos at the fair a few weeks ago. :o The key is getting back to it right away again before it gets out of hand.

I've had to learn that if I eat "junk" at a meal during the day, that usually means for the rest of the day I eat clean and light. It has been mostly an experimental thing for me. When I first phased off I kind of went on a carb binge - thinking - "all I have to do is get back to phase 1 and lose it", but carbs are like cigarettes and alcohol, once you indulge, it's hard to give them back up. So I try really hard not to indulge during the week, and allow myself that luxury on Sunday, so far it has worked.

This is tough, it's a decision that I make every meal. So I'm trying to be really honest and let you know how my journey has been after phasing off. I travel a lot for work, and I have had to learn to eat out alot! I don't want to be held hostage by food.

I think about starting back to lose an additional 10 lbs, but right now I have to be content to maintain the loss that I have. I have to know that I can maintain and not gain the weight back. I will only do phase 1 to lose additional weight and not to relose the weight I've already lost!

Carrie C
 

Thanks to all of you.
I woke up early having my coffee- reading paper on line and have been struggling gained back 20lbs-and for reasons unknown- clicked on website and found all of you. So thanks- I am restarting this journey and I like most of you went off the rails. I have no one to blame but myself. Didn't phase off went back to old habits-tried to modify the diet-tried using other diet plans- but the bottom line is IP works. I know it is going to be hard because I have tried to restart several times. I found this site when I started IP the first time and it helped so I came back, and am glad to have found this thread. So back to school for the kids and back to IP for me. Thanks

Glad you are back Carrie!
I was like you. In 2009 I did IP and didn't phase off... now I am wiser and know it works. It's almost like we need that HUGE mistake to realize how good we felt and looked and take it more seriously this time. lifestyle NOT diet. older and wiser.
:D

Happy to report that I have been on program since my restart. I had no plans today and that's usually when the trouble starts with munching on no-no's. I decided to get off my fannie and work in the flower beds. Kept me busy all day which is a good thing.

Had my first weigh in this morning since being back on plan and am down 9 lbs!!! For the first time in a long time, I'm feeling good about myself and confident about my success. Wishing everyone an IDEAL week!

Thank you and yes they are a couple of my bikes that I've built and enjoyed for several years. I recently sold one of them and got something different to tinker with.

YES! Good job! That has to feel so good! Sounds like you are back with it again. That first week is always so hard. Once we make it through it, there's no stopping us now.

It looks like we are around the same weight and have the same goal. I'm a planner and am hoping to be at goal and through all the phases by December 1st. That's a year later than I had planned when I started IP last year. I guess better late than never. I put a chart up on my frig that has total weight to lose. I'm marking down the pounds and somehow that makes it easier than having my weight up there. (Also, maybe I don't want my family to see what I weigh like they can't guess by looking at me)

I'm hoping to get to my clinic today or tomorrow. Depends on what today brings for me at work. I am so looking forward to marking down some pounds on my chart.

Keep up the good work!

Good morning ladies!! I have been on maintence since May and did very well with a vacation and Vegas. Noticed last week that the scale is creeping up. I am a snacker and it shows. I love how easy my life was on this program
I just strayed a little. I keep to a Phase 3 day and if I "cheat" it is usuallyt: just a meal not a whole day. Decided today to jump on the Phase 1 wagon and get my head on straight. I really want to lose 5 lbs to get back where I was but now know that I have to watch what eat every single meal of every single day. I was relived to know that I have the tools to get back on tract!! I am not ashamed but proud that i didn't put it off one more day! Today is a new Phase 1 Day and I can do it for today!!:carrot:
Needed to read these comments today!! We are in this for life!!;)

How's this for IP!!!! First off I didn't have a lot to lose. Just hyper aware of the number on the scale. I have given myself about 4 lbs and if I go over I know I need to get my butt in gear. I WILL NOT GO BACK TO WHERE I WAS!!! Anyway, the scale crept up (all my fault). Monday I stared back Phase 1 and today was back down to my comfort zone. Now it was only 6 lbs but I know that I have the tools to get right back on the wagon. Just wanted to let people know that this works and it work for life. Good luck to all and watch those pounds melt away!!!!

How is it going for all of our restarters and 2nd round participants?? :) I hope everyone is having a great week!

Congratulations!! You deserve a big pat on the back for sticking through the first week! Great job. :hug:

I can't wait to hear your results. I just know you are going to do well and get to goal this time!

Thank you! That is so reassuring and encouraging. :) Glad you made it back to your comfort zone so easily.

Well, I am doing ok. Going a bit slower than I wanted but moving at least. I will weigh in on monday for an official number. :)

I finally peeked back at the boards and found this thread. So glad I did. I have a story much like several of you. I maintained well until the holidays hit and a slow creep started. I have made several attempts to get back, but not fully engaged. I now have 15# to get back where I was.

I know it was my own fault in not realizing how deceptively strong the carb cravings would be when I ate like I used to for even a short time. One day became the next. I feel bloated and don't like how my clothes fit. Also, I am embarassed when I see those people who just knew I would gain it all back. I don't want to be that person. But above all, I don't feel as good as I used to.

It helped me to come to the boards last time, and I am sure it will help me this time. I need to find a way to celebrate with family and friends without getting out of control. Thanks everyone!

Welcome Back, Yin Yang!

So glad I stumbled into this thread! I too have the same story. I lost 43 pounds on IP last year and fell off the wagon at Thanksgiving. I was so proud of myself that I never thought I would be back where I am today, 31 pounds heavier! :cry:

I know there are many questions about maintaing your weight after IP. As many have said in this thread, you cannot think of it as life after IP, but forever after with IP.

Honestly, my problem is that I am a compulsive and emotional overeater! I hate to write that because I know that writing it means I am "claiming" it and that is bad kharma or something like that. Overeating truly is a disease. My addiction to food seems very much like the addiction of an alcoholic or drug addict.

I think of IP as my "tool" to get to a weight that is comfortable for me. I do realize, however, that I will never be successful on maintenance until I learn to control my addiction. I actually went to an Overeaters Anonymous meeting once. Maybe I should have gone back!

Anyway, that's my story. I wish there was a diet plan that really worked with the underlying disorder while you were losing weight. It seems like we focus all our energy on the diets themselves that we forget to address why we got here in the first place...

BTW: I just made it (almost) through day four. After many attempts to get back on plan, I think I got it this time!

Thanks everyone for being here and sharing your ups and downs!

Me too
 

Same sort of story. Sept 2010 started IP, 30 lbs in 10 weeks and with all the nice things being said to me I thought I was good. 7/8 lbs away from my goal and I quit. :mad: Over the year, I tried for a few times to start again but since I hovered gaining only between 4-7 lbs with exercise and eating healthy I thought I was good. Well did a vacation at the beginning of this month at an all exclusive and got back and in a matter of 3 weeks put on 10 lbs so I said Oh No when my clothes were getting tight. I actually gave away my larger clothes over the last year as I was the 45 lbs (did WW before IP) for 20 years so really don't want to go back there. Day 2 today and I actually am OK. It's been hard during the day as I think I have strep throat so started antibiotics so I rested today. But knowing I've started and already have seen the scale go down I feel like I can to this to the finish. So cool to see some of the same people are still here. And so glad to find this thread.

I also fell off the wagon about a year ago. I started IP April 2010, and lost about 60lbs. Last August I ended up having my gallbladder out unexpectedly, and had 3 days that I wasn't on plan while I was in the hospital. Right before I had surgery I was planning to start phasing off IP because I was getting a bit burned out on it. I attempted to restart the program until October so that I could phase out properly, but just couldn't get myself in gear to stay on plan. The pounds slowly started creeping back on. Then this past April I had surgery and packed on some more pounds while I sat around home for two weeks recovering. So, this past June I decided enough was enough and called my IP to get started back up again. I was able to get in the same day I called and jumped back in right away. I'm not going to lie, the first week was hard, much harder than the first time I started. It really sucked walking back into that office and getting on the scale again and seeing that I had gained back 25lbs. On the other hand I was really excited because I know IP works, and I once again had hope that I would make it to my weight goal. As of my weigh in 2 days ago I am 2lbs away from re-losing the 25lbs gained back. I'm thrilled to almost be done with losing this weight for the second time and achieving my next weight loss goals so I can phase out and maintain properly. This time around has been a struggle. I'm not losing near as fast as I did the first time, but I'm committed to doing this and doing it right. I wish all of you restarting the best, and really appreciate everyone sharing their story.

I'm restarting IP again as well. I started October 20, 2010 and ended beg of May, 2011 with a 50 pound weight loss. I was so sick of the diet and not exercising, I had to get off. Well, here I am 3.5 months later and I am sick of losing the same 7 pounds only to gain it back. I have maintained my loss (save 4 pounds), but only through running/jogging and working out at the gym 4-5 days a week and low carb dieting on South Beach. I have come reread the IP diet book and a light went off (again) about how losing weight is unnatural to the human body and how you need an unbalanced diet to pull energy/fuel from your fat storage. So, I am going back on it to get these last 40 pounds off so I can phase out properly. This is truly the only diet that works for me and I know many others feel the same way. I felt better on it as well-even though I felt psychologically deprived, when I chose to indulge in the foods I thought I was missing, I ended up feeling bloated and sick with joint aches (exactly like I felt before I went on IP last October). I learned my lesson. I'm back on until I reach my goal and determined to phase out like the book outlines.
I'm grateful for this forum and come here for support :) I'm also happy to see Carla on here-I remember you and your positive energy and great posts :) Happiness to all!
Rachelle

Welcome Back EVERYONE!!! I am so glad to see you all. I truly hope we can keep each other motivated to re-establish, meet goals, reach new goals, and FINISH what we set out to do. :)



I am so right here with you! All week I have been wondering if they have a carbaholics anonymous group and would the overeaters anonymous accept me anyway.

I am an emotional eater, stress brings out the worst for me, and although I can learn what to do with diet, I think I need to spend a little time addressing the emotional part of what makes me eat too!

Congrats on making it through day two!! I am really looking forward to hearing your weigh in success next week! I know you will do great!

Unfortunately some of this sticky bits of life, like surgeries, pregnancies, accidents, illness, etc. happen but, you are here now and that is what matters! I am so glad you are rejoining us! Welcome back! :hug:


WOO HOO!! :hug: WELCOME BACK! So nice to see you again. It really does become so obvious that, no matter how much time goes by, you must always be working to stay on maintenance! I will be right there with you reaching goal this time! ;)

I'm glad I'm not the only one that is back and trying again. Well I'm not glad that any of us have gained back way but its nice to not feel like I'm the only one. I'm through about 1.5 weeks back on IP and starting to feel much better already. This really works and I'm going to stick to it until I reach a weight that I haven't been at since I was in the 14 years old. So i can be healthier at 31/32 than i was then.