IP Daily Chat Friday 10/7/11
 

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Good morning. Happy Friday! I can't wait for the weekend. I plan on doing some shopping this weekend. I really need some tops. I love layering in the fall/winter and nothing fits from last year - it's such a great feeling!!!

Have a great day.

Good morning and happy Friday!
Shopping sounds fun Stolaf! Especially in your new sizes. Fall layering is fun.
I will be going through my closet and looking for combinations as it is cold here.
Laura: I have the same thoughts..When I maintain I plan to go to a trainer and find ab exercises!

Thin4Me: sorry about the addition..The Zuccini pancake is in FinnSteven Pics
thread. It also might be in the Recipe thread. You basically add 2 c of shredded zuccinin and 2 egg whites to the omelette package. Hope the strips help. You still are doing well with you loss!

ItsaboutTime;40 pounds down is wonderful and your scale moved. Good luck on the not weighing.
I agree with you on the improved immune system. I work in a school and rarely get sick..while co-workers and students always seem to be getting something.

WUV: I would rather be on the beach with you and watching classic cars!!!!
I am not ready for this cold and am madly searching for ways to stay warm.

I am meeting a friend for lunch and have my WF dressing ready for a salad!
Have a great Friday everyone.,

Just checking in to say hello and to let everyone know that I officially started maintenance yesterday. It was scary, but I went to Trader Joe's and stocked up on some great slow carbs plus a ton of veggies. I bought myself roses (hubby had to work late), made a nice pasta sauce with ground chicken and tons of veggies, and ate that with a serving of whole wheat pasta. What seemed like a "little" pasta was actually amazingly filling. I also had a small glass of white wine.

This is a normal dinner in maintenance. I'm terrified at the idea of a cheat day, but I will take this one day at a time and I know the rules.

For those of you who are just starting out, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You can't go crazy (except for your one cheat day each week), but the freedom at the end makes the program liveable.

I just a delightful breakfast, have tons of energy, and am looking forward to the weekend. I came across this quote yesterday and wanted to share it with everyone here on the daily thread as well...

This is very very true... Also, here is another quote that I came across by Novak in the Life After Phase 1 thread when asked for advice about going off plan. I thought this was worth reposting too:

Quote:

It's difficult for me to comment on your situation, since we have clearly not been on the same diet. My advice is as it has been all along: follow the IP protocol, if you want the IP results. That is the program I know quite a bit about. If you don't mind getting different results, follow whatever adaptations you care to make, but I really can't help you with the course that plan may take. Sorry! Source: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/3394251-post180.html

So, here's to a 100% OP weekend for everyone on Phase 1. :coach:

Would you be able to tell us some of the things you had in your cart? ;) Maintenance scares me a little because I'm obviously not used to shopping for it or I wouldn't be here in the first place. Shakes, bars and veggies are easy for me. :D


I have a couple of confessions to make. First of all, I was gone all night last night and when I got home my husband was sleeping and when I woke up he had already left for work so I didn't get a chance to remind him to take my scale. I stepped on like every other morning and was down 1.2 from yesterday. :carrot: This is a number I haven't seen yet. Probably since, oh, junior high days. I will remind him this morning because I really need to see if I can do this. Second, I am sipping a nice hot cup of lemon water. I don't mind the extra carbs the poster commented about yesterday because I'm using a real lemon and I've used half of it in the last 3 days. Not gonna stress about the small stuff.

So far the morning has been great. The scale was down, my girls weren't fighting, there is a nice light rain, and gas was $3.29! I'm super tired but not gonna let that get me down.

PixelKitty..Congratulations on starting maintenance!!!! I really like both quotes. You have to trust IP in all of the Phases!!! Plus earning the cheat day is a good way to look at it.

Good for you going down! Have a great morning with your lemon water. I may have to start that! It is lightly raining here also.

Well, I have reached the half way point in my weightloss. I am really excited. I was also encouraged by PxlKitty4 making it to the maintanence phase. YAY!!!! I bought a sweater the other day, I just grabbed the size I usually do off the shelf. Well, I put it on today and I really need it to shrink! It's funny-I didin't even think about having lost weight. Have a great day all!!!

Good morning everyone. I've had a rough couple of days and a rough weekend ahead. I awoke to a phone call at 6:20 yesterday morning that my best friend's parents had been killed in a car accident the night before. This is so sad and so shocking!! We love them and they were like grandparents to my own children. They were wonderful parents and grandparents and very respected and esteemed members of our small community. My heart heart is absolutely broken for my friends and their childrem. Their loss is so complete. My friend will have to also take care of all the arrangements because he and his father were in a law firm together so there will be no freedom from this even at work. Now the planning begins not for 1 but for 2 loved ones...

I went to work yesterday despite not wanting to but I'm an optometrist and felt like I needed to be there for my patients. We had a staff meeting yesterday and they had ordered pizza hut for lunch. I left. I just didn't feel like I could stay in that office full of the smell of hot pizza. I came back in the afternoon and at the end of the day was feelling hungry and I opened the fridge and sure enough left-over pizza was in there. I even opened the box and looked at it. It took me a long time but I walked away. I wanted it though. Really bad. I just wanted how easy it was and how good I thought it'd make me feel.

I then went to be with my friends last night after work. It was getting to be about 6 so I was getting hungry. I didn't eat enough for lunch. I just couldn't stomach it. I sat down with several slices of deli meat (ham and turkey) and ate that. No veggies were available. Then guess what? Pizza arrived. I DIDN'T EAT ANY! but dammit I wanted to! I truly felt it might comfort my soul. It appeared to comfort others. But my friends know I'm doing this and have been very supportive and encouraged me that it wouldn't be worth it in the end. They had open bags of potato chips out, candy, bread everywhere. All the bad stuff because people were dropping stuff off.

I will cop to eating 1 slice of co-jack cheese and have 1 small glass of wine. We all did and had a toast to their mother because we used to always walk to her house to chit chat and drink wine together on the weekend. I will tell you though that many may not agree with me but my "cheating" could have been a heck of a lot worse.

I'm sharing all of this here because in this tragedy my diet is and should be the least of everyone's concern. I'm not going to bother anyone with my diet nonsense so I was hoping to come here for support. It's going to be a long weekend of visiting and cooking and providing for them so I need someone to tell me I can do this. Tell me it's worth it to stay on plan. I'm close to goal so part of me right now is screaming "screw it take the easy way out this weekend!!" Eat what's easy and everyone else is. It's not about me, it's about them!! It seems so ridiculous to even be worrying about my IP diet at a time like this!! But I"ve worked so hard for the last 11 weeks.

I'm looking for encouragement and advice. Thanks so much for listening.

Allison

I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. Take care of yourself and your friends right now, and do what you can to stay on plan.

Honestly, here is the way that I would look at it. If you eat off plan, your body will regret it and you will feel physically ill. If you stay on plan and eat well, you will feel physically better and be better able to handle the emotional stress. Get some additional IP products that are "grab and go" and take them with you. It's better to have two restricted products in a day than doing an all-out cheat.

If nothing else, make sensible choices and make sure that you are getting enough protein (the cheese you ate is a good example of this... while technical not on program, it won't kick you out of ketosis). Also, take additional potassium and salt to make sure that you aren't lightheaded.

How sad, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your friends, that is a hard thing to deal with. My advise is you know you can stay on plan you just have to prepare ahead. bring a bag of veggies with you or a bar, you will be there to comfort the family it really isn't about you right now but how you can help them. It will be so hard to stay good in a situation like this. do the best you can. You have worked hard and even though this is a hard time for you and your friends you can still be strong and be there for them at the same time. Try remembering the good times, like you wine chats and such, they will always be in your heart and your memories. Take care.

TGIF everyone

Hi Ishbel, thanks for the callout! :hug: I'm always reading but have such a boring life that i really had nothing good to say, lol.

Sandra - It was great meeting you last night, next time we'll get together for longer and chat some more. I tried everything and most fit but for a few, thank you so much again :hug:

Have a good day everyone! Also, for my dessert for thanksgiving, i decided that i'm going to make the jellow and put some WF mashmallow dip on it!

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I am so sorry for your loss, indeed it is a tragedy losing both parents at the same time, I can't imagine the sadness of your friend.

I am not quite sure what to say to make you feel any better, all I want is to give you some encouragement through this hard time you are going through. Passing away is part of life, a hard part, but a part we have to live and learn to accept.

I know that you would not be able to even think about your diet in this hard period of time, just take it one day at a time and think about being as strong as possible for yourself and for your loved one.

My prayers are with you.

I am so sorry about this tragedy. I immediately put myself in your place when I read this, as my best friend's parents are like parents to me.
Such a hard time. But, you should not feel guilty about worrying about IP. This is a huge lifestyle change for you and you are struggling with your past habits trying to "comfort" you. Just remind yourself, sadly, eating the cake Aunt whomever brings over or the pasta dish cousin whomever makes, will not bring them back or make you or your friends and their family feel better. And then you will just make yourself even more upset that you went off plan.
Honor those you lost by taking care of yourself. Bring some gum, sip some tea and coffee. chop up some veggies to munch on when you are visiting, and bring a bar or ridges or puffs. it's always better to have more IP products than required than to give up temporarily.
:hug: to you and thoughts and prayers for everyone.
Stay strong and OP!

Busymomx4, edit your post now! Lol. She could be reading without joining.

It was a terrifying experience. I was very lucky, though. My pilates instructor had to cancel my class, so I went to TJs without my 4-yr old. I decided that was fate and that it was time to really read labels. Here are some of the things I got and/or plan to buy next time:

Meat: Grains:Vegetables and fruitDairy: Other:Read here about Glycemic Index. Ah, if only the United States had such a labeling requirement. http://www.glycemicindex.com/ Check out the database on the left-hand side. Look at the GI number rather than the GL number... They have a little info on the difference in the FAQ section, but the GI number is what you want. The lower the better...

Some information:The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with a high GI are those which are rapidly digested and absorbed and result in marked fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Low-GI foods, by virtue of their slow digestion and absorption, produce gradual rises in blood sugar and insulin levels, and have proven benefits for health. Low GI diets have been shown to improve both glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes (type 1 and type 2). They have benefits for weight control because they help control appetite and delay hunger. Low GI diets also reduce insulin levels and insulin resistance.

Yeah i did, thanks, didn't think of that!

Soccermom, I'm so sorry for your grief and your loss. Try not to think of the food as a comfort, just as fuel to get you through the weekend. Make sure you have some water available everywhere you go and don't let yourself get too hungry. I agree with the easy IP food to take along with you, but if all else fails, dump a packet into half a bottled water and shake like crazy. Make the best choices you can. I am going on 10 weeks of IP. I haven't had any dairy since day 2, not even in my coffee because I couldn't taste it anyway. The other day, I put 1 oz of milk in my coffee and I felt like I was going to die for 2 days. The abdominal pain was horrific. You do not want to feel like this, especially when your friends need you. You can do this, you can stay OP because your friends need you to.

Sandra, you also need to edit your quoted post for busymom.

Hey :) Did you try the marshmallow dip yet? Let me know if it is any good. I tried the syrop you bought me yesterday on my blueberry pancake today and it was yummy :)

Pxlkitty, congrats on maintenance. I can't wait to have cheese again. Thanks for posting that info for us. Maintenance does seem scary, but I can't wait to get there. Your cart contents sound so good and not too hard with some planning. We all can do it!

Allison,

I am so very sorry for your loss, your friend's loss & the entire communities loss. I feel when such tradgedy strikes, you do what you have to do. I think you will physically feel better by staying as close to the program as possible. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Busymomx4 - your husband needs a talkin' to and "no" you are not being petty.

ItAboutTime - congrats on your WI and I am no better than you about the scale, I will be good for a day or to, but then I get curious. I don't comprehend how people can stay off the scale. lol.

1sunny1, congrats on the half way mark, big accomplishment

Hubby returned late last night from San Fran, but since it was 3 hours earlier on the west coast, he couldn't sleep (that means me either) and now he is sleeping in, even though he told me he wanted to go to work early, I am not waking him....

Had fun fabric shopping yesterday. I really need to shop for some pants, I only have 2 pair that fit at all. I wore too big of ones yesterday and the girlfriends told me to get some new clothes. My bras are so big that I just might as well not wear one. yikes :|, so I might pick up a cheapo today. I made a note by my WI today, this was my first week of alternatives and I switched to a morning WI, so that is why the loss seems like alot. I probably only lost about 1 lb., but next week will be a more accurate number. Have a great day, will check in later :)

Thanks guys, you are all right and I just need the pep talk right now. It's helping already, I promise. I already know these things but I also know you ALL understand the negative internal talk that we do to ourselves!!!

Lauren, thanks for your words. I literally got chills when you said eating those things won't bring them back and it won't bring my friends comfort. Wow! Ultimately it won't bring me comfort either because I WILL beat myself up over it! I did feel a bit nauseous this morning when I woke up so I wonder if it was the cheese??

I'm going to take today to get myself organized for the weekend. I'm going to take plenty of food for everyone but it will be OP food that I can have also. I can do this even now.....

These are the friends I'm going to Mexico with next month to celebrate my birthday with (Big 4-0). One of them was just telling me last night that she really admired my willpower and determination. No sense in blowing it now. They're beautiful supportive non-sabotaging friends. Several of them even said "Al, don't do it!" to the wine toast because she said it's not worth it after how far you've come. But I told her it's ok, I'm having the wine. That will be it though:D

Thanks again, for the support. It's what I needed and what I come here for even though I'm not a frequent poster. I'm an everyday reader though!!

Allison

lol, now both of you should be deleting what you just wrote :) good luck

Yay it's finally Friday. It has been such a long week but the good thing is that even though it was TOM I still lost 2.75lbs. that really made my week a little better knowing that I was that much closer to my goal. I think the best feeling was went I went under the 200 mark.

No, i haven't. Last night after getting my eyebrows and nails done, i got home it was 9:30 so i just had a quick dinner and this morning had the yogourt drink so didn't think it would be a good match.

I'm going to Maxi tomorrow morning so i'll see if they have the maple syrup there and if so, I'll get it for you. Glad you liked the caramel syrup, try it in your coffee instead of splenda, its soo good, even dh uses that too now so i should've gotten another bottle last night as i saw this morning that its almost empty (dh usually makes my coffee so i hadn't noticed, lol).

Congrats, that's a great WI, especially when TOM is around.

YAY on getting under 200, i can't wait for me to get there.

Oh me too ! I re-started obsessing about going under 200! I stopped thinking about it a little bit once I reached 205, but then I had a big cheat and I gained about 4 pounds, then I lost a couple of pounds which brought me back to 207 and I am glad to report that now I am 100% OP so I guess I will go to Onederland pretty soon :carrot:

Good morning!!

Thankfully I'm feeling better today. Still have a killer sinus infection, but at least everything else is pretty much back to normal. I really think it was the lack of vitamins that led me to being so sick. I was planning on going to alternative vitamin products, but that makes me nervous now.

Stayed completely OP yesterday. Thank you so much to everyone for the tips!! I'm actually making soup tonight (thanks for the recipe!) for the family and will probably dish out some for myself before I add the rice in. Something about hot soup sounds really good tonight.

Hope everyone has a great OP day!!

Congrats on getting into maintenance!! One question though. I've heard of going back to P1 for a day after a cheat day, are you supposed to go back to IP products or do they have suitable alternatives listed for the P1 day?

You're totally fabulous!! Good call on the roses :D

I'm so sorry to hear about your friends parents. I'm sure there will be a lot of food around the next couple of days, just keep your water around at all times, and easy to eat IP products in your bag.

You'll be there before you know it!! Good luck getting through the weekend, I know it's a tough time for you. Please post if you need any encouragement!!

You'll be there before you know it!! Good luck getting through the weekend, I know it's a tough time for you. Please post if you need any encouragement!![/QUOTE]

It would be a super duper tough weekend since it is my stepdaughter's birthday and Thanksgiving, Thanks for the encouragement :hug:

Soccermom, sorry for your loss, my thoughts are with you. Sounds like you have very supporting friends to watch over you and will help you through this time. Just stay positive for both yourself and your friends, YOU can and WILL do this.

Bella, who cares if your loss is because you switched to alternative its A LOSS and a BIG LOSS....AWESOME! I'm going put it in the spreadsheet!!!

Glad to see everyone is feeling better today, Its going to be a great weekend so lets everyone stay POSITIVE and have a 100% OP weekend!!!

Have fun shopping!


Congrats on the weight loss.

YAY that is awesome, I reached my half way point this week as well and am so excited about it.

I am SO sorry for your loss, I do find it harder when it is unexpected like that. Sounds like you have an amazing group of friends.

Congrats on making it to maintenance, I can't wait but like everyone else I'm nervous about it too. Not so much initially but 1-2 years down the road.

Nice!! Great job on the weight loss.

Have a great OP weekend everyone, I most likely won't be on much this weekend as the fam and I are driving to Calgary tonight after work to celebrate thanksgiving with our families.

Looking forward to having a great weekend. Someone mentioned on another post that they can't wait to have s*x with their husband once they've lost their weight. I normally wouldn't post something like this but my husband hasn't been able to keep his hands off me. I can't imagine what it's going to be like when I've lost another 30lbs.

Bella, congrats on the great WI!

Morning everyone! Just wanted to wish all us Canadians a Happy Thanksgiving weekend and good luck with staying OP. My family all knows about my diet and they've been calling making sure that they have things that I can eat and that the other nthings they have won't bother me and I'm telling myself that I'll be just fine. It hasn't bothered me at home being around food I can't have so I'm hoping the same thing happens there.
WI# 2 today and still so excited. Have a great weekend everyone :)

So sorry for your loss SoccerMom. -hugs-

Congrats on NSV and SV's everyone! Another rainy October day here on the prairies, doesn't do much to lift my mood at all. #1 son has "chronic tonsillitis", did a throat swab yesterday and started round 3 of antibiotics. He is also still dealing with the bully issue, just constant picking now not anything really bad just the fact that the kid is in his space seems to be enough atm. We will speak to a counsellor on Tuesday to see if she can give him some strategies to help his reactions to the snot nosed little f#$%er. Sad thing is we have established that the bully is getting his behaviour encouraged by this (insert nasty word here) mother, who we just happened to have to sit next to at the Drs office yesterday. If all this doesn't shove me off the OP wagon, nothing will ;) The bully has asked my son if I hate him, my son says he never answers which is good. I hate what his mothers choices have done to him and I am saddened by all that has happened but my children ALWAYS come first. That's the bottom line. Anyways....sorry for rambling, I needed to vent apparently....
Have a great OP day!!!

SoccerMom - I'm so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Be sure to take good care of yourself first so you can help to take care of others. You will make it through this!

Yesterday was our first WI! I was a little worried since I am on TOM but I lost 7.8 pounds! :spin: My fiance lost 10.6 so we couldn't be happier. We are both anxious to stay strong and OP and to see those numbers keep dropping!

Have a great weekend everyone!

I am so sorry for your loss. It is so great you have such wonderful supportive friends to be there for you. I agree with the others if you need extra food take a extra IP packet even if it is 2 restricted in 1 day, and make sure to get your water in so that you don't get dehydrated, and take all your vitamins and supplements. Take care

What a nice family! Have a great time at your holiday dinner! I went to a family party last night where the only thing there I could eat was the salad I brought and there was nothing I could drink but water. Not that I expect them to cater to me (way too difficult with IP) because I don't at all. I just think it's nice that your family is so supportive!

I had what should have been a NSV this morning. The scale finally moved and I fit right into a pair of size 10 jeans that I've been saving for no less than 10 years to fit into again. They slid right on, and I looked in the mirror to find: UGLY! They looked terrible. Go figure... guess I need to buy something new and in style!