Hello! I’m excited to finally be joining you.

My husband and I have been looking into this diet for a few weeks and we’re going for our official first consultation today (in just a few minutes) so we’ll be starting the diet tomorrow. I know we made the right decision to wait until after Thanksgiving, but I feel like I’ve been waiting forever to get started.

I found this forum in my initial internet searches and I’ve been lurking ever since. It’s nice to go into the meeting with a wealth of knowledge from all of you to back me up! I’ll be interested to see if I hear anything new or different from the coach.

Anyway, nice to meet you all!
(hope this posts in the right place)

:welcome3: Looking forward to getting to know you.

Welcome Ruby, this is a great site for information. You will notice that there are a lot of differences in the coaches ways but you go with your own coaches suggestions. We know what works for us, I have been on the program now for 30 weeks. You will learn a lot, and you may even bring something we don't know to the table as well. Share as much as you can, this is how we are all going to get through this journey together. Welcome to the IP family :)

Newbie here
 

Hi Everyone

My name is Jennifer I'm from Ontario, Canada. I am the proud momma of three great kids 15,13 and 8.

Just about to embark on my weight loss adventure and really looking forward to it, I have been reading on here for a few days now and am encouraged by all the sucess stories. I dont have a whole lot of weight to lose but its more the inches that I would like to see gone.

I look forward to getting to know everyone on here.

Make it a great day!
Jennifer

Welcome Jennifer, You will be surprised at the inches and how quick they come off. Some weeks you may not have big numbers on the scale but will have big numbers in inches but its all LOSSES no matter what....Good luck to you :)

Hi Everyone!!

My name is Jessica, I live on VA with my husband and 2yr old little girl. I started IP Nov 11th at 231, I am now down to 211. I love this program it is the easiest one I have done so far. I feel GREAT have a ton of energy and have no desire to cheat!! Can not wait to meet everyone, this site has been very helpful!! Thanks to all in advance! Jess

Welcome Jessica, I am glad this program is working for you AND you are having success with it. The idea of you not having a desire to cheat is outstanding!...Congrats on that. Lots of information, recipes and tons of support, welcome to the IP family :hug:

Introduction
 

Hi Everyone,

I've posted a couple of times, but I'm really just getting going on IP and 3FC. My name is Sheryl and I live in Reston, VA. I'm an engineer and work full-time for a consulting firm. I have a great spouse and two teenage boys - 13 and 15. They are a pain in the neck but a joy just the same. They eat constantly yet both are slim and trim due to teenage hormones and athletics.

Anyway, I've done every diet known to man and read all the diet books. I've never had so much success with a diet before. I'll be 50 in 9 days, and while I'm happy now and feel in control, I'm annoyed that I wasted my 40s overweight and frustrated. I've lost 14 lbs so far but need to lose another 40. At least now I know I can do this!

Thanks for all the great inspiration and tireless support you all give. :)

Welcome and the 50's are the new 40's so you haven't wasted them away yet!!...you will be a healthier and happier 40 yr old :)...congrats on your losses so far and good luck in your continued journey!!....welcome to the IP family:hug:

Hi Everyone!

My name is Nadia and I am from Kingston, Ontario. I just started the IP diet on Thursday, and I almost quit on Monday...but I decided I can't keep quitting on all my diet attempts and was promised by my coach that I would see amazing results if I just make it through the first week. And I have to say, if it wasn't for your supportive comments on this forum, I would have probably quit already. Im 25 yrs old, starting at 210lbs and Im only 5'2". My goal is around 120-130 lbs. Im very excited but also skeptic about actually reaching my goal weight after years of failed diet attempts. Im hoping this is my last diet. so far today is Day 7 and Im down 7 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I commend you all on your BRILLIANT progress!!!!

Welcome Nadia, I am glad you didn't quit and stuck with it...Have you ever loss 7lbs in 7 days before???....YOU CAN DO THIS!!!....don't be skeptical, have an open mind and look at it as an adventure to a new lifestyle. You will feel much better and you will be near your goal sooner than you think. Take pics of yourself even though you may not like looking at them. I take Monthly pics as you can see, so that EVERYONE not only myself can see that this program WORKS!!!...Don't think of your PAST failures at Dieting...THIS ONE IS YOUR LAST ONE!!!!!....lots of information, recipes and TONS of support....Welcome to the IP family :hug:

Hi! I've already posted a few times but just found this thread.

I'm Pam and I'm from "warm" CA. (not so warm now. We're having a bit of a cold spell...yes I know, we're wimps when it gets below 60 degrees) :-)

I'm married nearly 25 years, a 13 yr old DD and an 18 yr old DS at home. I've struggled with my weight my entire life, usually about 20 lbs or so. I used to be able to lose it easily, but always gained it back.
Fast forward about 7 years ago...weight starts piling on every year. No matter what I do (and I've done everything) can't get it to get off. I'm now the biggest I've ever been with about 65 pounds to lose. I have "weird" health issues as well that have gotten progressively worse over the past 7 years. My gut (no pun intended) tells me it's all related to food, inflammation and weight. I'm praying this is the answer I've been looking for.
I look forward to sharing our experiences and successes together!

Pam

Welcome Pam, After the first week you will start to feel better and then after a month you will be asking yourself why you didn't find this program earlier. Welcome to the IP family :)

Hi, I'm Tracey. Mom of 2 teenagers who is about to turn 40 at the end of February. My goal is to lose 40lbs. I started on December 1, 2011 and I weighed in at 175lbs. My first week weigh in, I lost 5.4lbs and 6.5 inches. I feel great! This diet is so easy!!
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Congrats on your first WI!!...welcome to the IP family. I am also a Feb baby but I am in the middle of the month. I am hoping to be pretty close to my goal by then but we shall see where I am. Good luck to you!