She is so sweet and i can understand adding to your workload. I have 4 kids and work fulltime and when i get home I often make 2-3 different meals for dinner for everyone than i make mine when everyone's done so i can eat in peace, lol. I still get them pizza and McD cause i don't find anything tempting anymore so it will get easier.

I can't wait to be out of the 200's too!

Hopefully I will get to the point of not being tempted anymore. I did cook them a frozen pizza last night. That was ok but I really want a nice pizza hut pizza. I have 2 girls and work part-time as a school bus driver and go to college full-time.
I am sure the cravings will go away soon. Only thing that is keeping my hand out of the chip bag is the results of this diet. I am already a size smaller and i feel so much better.

I didnt lose any weight this week at my WI but i didnt care because after 3 weeks of no inches lost, i finally lost 3 inches!! Finally, my going to the gym paid off. I imagine the no weight loss is due to the fact that i probably gained some muscle. I know the bad lbs(fat) will come off....
Have a great weekend everyone!

Well I just scored! I woman in my city had placed a classified ad on kijiji like craig's list. She is pregnant and cannot do ip anymore. I got 22 pouches of puddings, drinks, spaghetti, and bars. Also a brand new bottleof 1000 islands dressing and a brand new bottle of liquid cal mag. All this for $55. :). I was so upset yesterday having to buy another bottle of dressing at $8. And this just comes to me! Yay! I'm so excited. I'm happy she didn't quit the program for no good reason. When I went to pick up though she looked like about 120lbs and 4 months pregnant:o

Looks like we had a lot going on this morning already at 4 pages and its just noon for me, that is great. Lots of support going on which is wonderful and had a few awesome WI's which is fantastic!! I figured I would write my part up here before I start commenting on a few post and writing a book...haha. My youngest is coming in from college for the weekend, already have a big pot of red beans cooking for supper tonight, its what he asked for and since his birthday was on the 27th I figured I would make it for him. Found out yesterday the EX is coming in town from La so spend time with him as well, so I will probably just stay home and let them go do something. The ex still see us as a family and it is TOTALLY not like that!....anyways I hope everyone has a wonderful 100% OP day!


My coach said we can any type of sea salt just make sure it wasn't bleached. How can you tell? if it is solid white, if you notice the real seal salt we get from IP is a tannish color and has some darker grains of salt in it.

Sandra you just have to put your MIND in the right place YOU can go and enjoy yourself and NOT eat the bad food or drink the wine. Bring yourself your own wine glass and add some water with lemon or lime or add some MIO to it and no one would ever know the difference.

Thanks! I am really thinking hard about it, REALLY hard! I dont' really know about the lemon thing I think I would do it the night before my WI and the morning of my WI. Will have to try it next week. :)

It is great how so many people have taken your lead, seeing how well you have done on the program. I am sure you are helping them by just doing so well with your progress, Congrats for hanging in there and eating all of your food!

I honestly don't think it matters just as long as you are getting what you need in. I would split my protein up with lunch and dinner, I don't think I could eat 4 cups of veggies at one time....lol...I have a hard enough time eating the 2!

The cravings will go away but you will still SMELL that food and it will tempt you BUT you have to be stronger than that smell and resist it. Once you reach your goal you can have a piece. Just think of it as a reward once you reach your goal. We will have lots of food that will face us head on everyday, we just have to rise above it and CONQUER that feeling!

great attitude to have, inches are just as good as pounds going down! How many packets are you eating a day when you go to the gym? If you are only eating 3 you may want to up it to 4, just a suggestion.

[QUOTE=odirish;4053630]I am from Reading Pa!

I buy the Real Salt at my grocery store and they have it in a big bag, so i just refill my container.

I started TOM too. we are on same schedule. Joy. Don't take the gain personally if there is one. you know it's not you. :) I might copy your warm water and lemon.

I think you are okay with having the IP product instead of your protein. Just don't do it all the time. Or add an egg if you do it. Just to make sure you get enough nutrients. Have the IP is better than not eating any at night at all. :)

:bravo: to you sis-n-law! She is so lucky to have you as a support system and living proof that it works!!!

Hang in there, i am sure it must be challenging. soon you will enjoy cooking the forbidden food for family and not crave it at all!! maybe chew gum or fill tummy with water or tea. Maybe have the white cheddar curls when you crave cheese or doritos.

:broc: that's so exciting for you! good idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great find. And even more exciting that she still looks good. :) encouraging.

Good for you :)

I love Kijiji, we can find everything on it, can't we?

What is EAS? Is there anything special I need to look for on the shakes? Do I replace them for IP? I used to use Jay Rob before I went on the program his stuff is pretty good and very high in protein. :carrot:

well, Tom has arrived. (hate these weeks while on IP).
I have a Gala tomorrow, but since I know the event venue manager, I explained my diet and he said he will take care of my plate and make sure it's OP. :) I love drinking water in a wine glass too. Everyone should do that at events and parties. I might just drink my mango shake out of the wine glass after dinner, I have no shame now. :hat:
I must say Tampa Bay is rather excited about our Rays Baseball team. I got tickets for Mondays game so I will have to reschedule my WI. ...tempting to want beer at the field, but I'll just chew gum and take pepper slices and water. It will be nice to not feel fat at a game for once and feel cute in a Rays t-shirt (they make those team shirts so darn fitting!)
Go Rays :cheer3: (sorry Red Sox fans)....

My husband was busy and I went shopping he wanted Wendy so I picked it up for him and it smelled soooo good but all I can think is how fatten it was and that why I'm in this spot now and keep it moving. He makes yummy stuff and I just eat my salad. My brother were eating chinese the other day and I wanted some so bad but I was just sitting there telling them they are eating a lot of calories and trying to convince themselves it wasn't back I was just laughing saying ok think what u want because it was fatty stuff in sauces and rice and egg rolls it really changes my mind about food. The only thing I really want is my Mexican food I love on the border salsa and tacos. I will wait for my day when I'm down to my final goal for that......

It takes strength and we all can do it ;)

yes you can change your lunch and dinner around but you should be having 2 cups of veggies at lunch and 2 at supper, even though you don't see it as a big deal it is and it is suppose to help you stay full until supper.:hug:

Great find there for sure!!

Ya know, just because you are on a diet doesn't mean you can't fancy your food up as well. Decorate your plate when you eat it by that I mean spread your food out make it look tempting. When I fix my food I just don't plop it on my plate I make it look appetizing. I'll have my meat, veggies, cut a cucumber in spears and put around my plate or I use pickled okra. Drizzle your salad dressing instead of pouring it on your salad.

When I first started I went eat Mexican with my boys and had the Fajata salad with no sour cream or guacamole, no cheese only the spices from the meat and that was enough for me. Order it the way you want too, You can have salsa in moderation! When you go out to eat just remember what you can have and order it that way. My boys laugh at me when I order a salad and start saying I ONLY want this and that. Then once I get it I pull out my salad dressing out of my purse and use it, also went I go out to eat I will bring my MIO and order water then put 1-2 squirts in it. Its all in your mind, if you put your mind totally into it you can accomplish anything!

I am SO glad to be home. I had the best sleep ever last night. Travelling was tough this time as I was not able to hold any food down on Monday but I'm feeling a lot better now. I did weigh myself on Wednesday on my sisters scale and was very pleased to be down another 4lbs. I can't get over how well this program works when you stick to it.

Still no cheats and don't plan on having any in the future either. My hubby and kids were eating rolo ice cream, pizza and spaghetti yesterday. I wasn't even tempted at all. I have to say, I think I'll be too scared to eat stuff like that due to stomach aches and weight gain...lol.

Happy Friday and have a great OP day!! I can't wait till my official weigh in next week.

Glad to see you are back, you were missed!! and down another 4lbs that is awesome. I am like you I think I will be afraid to eat anything I used to eat once I get to goal. My brother made it to goal and was on phase 2 this week and when he weighed in he gained 2 lbs. He did have a tiny piece of cake and a 1/4 of a chicken salad sandwich at the wedding. His coach said it was ok, so she put him on phase 3 this week to see what he will do.